Gu Jianshe was completely surprised. He did not expect to see his daughter in Yangcheng.
He was on the road all the time. He was in a hurry to deliver the next batch of goods, so he basically didn't rest at the guesthouses in various places, let alone received the call from Liu Shuzhen.
Therefore, he really didn't know anything about the news that Gu Ning came to Yangcheng from Anzhou City.
After hearing the reason, Gu Ning finally understood. She thought for a while and said, "I asked mom to contact you when I left. I guess you missed it."
Gu Jianshe touched his face and nodded. Before he could say anything, two more middle-aged men jumped out of the two large trucks behind them. They looked to be about the same age as Gu Jianshe.
"This is Ning Ning, right?"
As soon as the other party opened his mouth, he recognized her. Without him, this was the daughter that Gu Jianshe talked about and mentioned countless times.
Although these uncles have never met Gu Ning, they know that Gu Jianshe has an extremely outstanding daughter.
Gu Ning was stunned for a moment and looked at Gu Jianshe subconsciously. When the transport team was first launched, they had five drivers. Later, many people cleared the route and went out to work alone.
In the end, one or two people stayed, but Gu Ning didn't know who they were.
Therefore, she didn't know the uncle in front of her very well.
Gu Jianshe next to him hurriedly introduced, "This is your Uncle Xu, your father's only partner now."
Gu Ning smiled at Xu Qinghua, "Uncle Xu."
"This is your Uncle Lu." Gu Jianshe introduced the bearded uncle next to him.
Unlike Gu Jianshe's unkempt beard, the other party's beard was obviously grown deliberately. Looking at the full beard, Gu Ning could hardly see where the other party's nose and mouth were.
"Uncle Lu."
"Hey, eldest niece, I heard from your dad that you were the top scorer in this year's college entrance examination and were admitted to Tsinghua University. Eldest niece, do you have any good study tips? There is a brat in our family who always falls behind in exams."
They are all middle-aged men, and the children at home are also older.
Everyone was worried. After learning that Gu Jianshe's daughter was the top scorer in the college entrance examination and had been admitted to Tsinghua University, colleagues like them were not to mention envious.
Gu Ning thought about it, and she pondered for a moment, "Read more books? Do more questions?"
She just read more books and did more questions. Over time, she gradually formed a systematic learning method. In fact, there is nothing unique about it, other students can do it too.
After hearing this, Uncle Lu next to him couldn't help stroking his beard and sighed, "Forget it, if you want that brat of mine to read more, it will be more difficult than killing him."
Gu Ning smiled and said nothing.
After a group of people entered the house.
Uncle Lu and Xu Qinghua went in to wash up first. After half a month of not taking good care of themselves, there were mud balls all over their bodies.
Gu Jianshe was not in a hurry. He thought about his daughter, how could she be willing to go in and wash up now? Moreover, the rental house was not that big, enough for three people to wash up at the same time.
He simply moved a stool, sat under the tree, and looked at Gu Ning seriously, "Why do you want to come here? You didn't tell me in advance so that I could go back and pick you up."
Yangcheng was no better than Anzhou City. The security here was poor and accidents were easy to happen. Considering the appearance of his daughter, how could he dare to let Gu Ning run out alone.
Gu Ning poured a glass of mung bean water for Gu Jianshe. He didn't mind that his father was unshaven, so he pressed his shoulder and said, "I'm going to find you, but dad, didn't you go to the northwest? We can't contact him later.
Mom, please ask Zhou Zhiyuan to come and give it to me."
"Zhiyuan is here too?"
It is natural for the father-in-law not to like his son-in-law, but if he doesn't like his son-in-law, Gu Jianshe must admit that Zhou Zhiyuan, his half-future son-in-law, is indeed capable and reliable.
Gu Ning nodded and saw that his father drank an entire enamel jar of mung bean water in one go. He couldn't help but feel a little distressed. He went to give him another glass and then said slowly, "Yes, but he came here on a business trip.
Send me to Xiuling, and he will go about his business."
She has been here for two days, but she has not actually seen Zhou Zhiyuan.
I guess the other party is busy.
This state is just right for Gu Ning. They are busy with their own affairs and know that the other person is well. When needed, a phone call or a letter may come.
Hearing this, Gu Jianshe was a little satisfied.
I know that Zhou Zhiyuan takes his daughter very seriously.
The two talked for a while. Gu Ning felt sorry for Gu Jianshe that he hadn't had a good rest for many days, so he asked him to wash up and rest first.
I went to the vegetable market with Wu Xiuling, intending to buy some fresh vegetables and prepare a table for a formal reception banquet for everyone.
In Wu Xiuling's words, it just saves trouble and combines Gu Ning's reception banquet with Gu Jianshe's.
Gu Ning didn't feel that he was being treated poorly. Instead, he thought it was good. We were all our own people, so we could do whatever we could to save trouble.
The vegetable market in Yangcheng is very large, and the one Wu Xiuling brought Gu Ning to is almost one of the largest in the area. Not only does it have a variety of fresh vegetables, but also chicken, duck, and fish, all of which are freshly slaughtered.
There are also various types of seafood caught.
The vegetable market here is close to the pier, and every kind of seafood is fresh, which is an eye-opener for Gu Ning. There are Pipi shrimp, bamboo shrimp, Jiwei shrimp, moon clams, flower clams, and razor clams.
There are even more types of fish.
Gu Ning didn't know many of them.
It was Wu Xiuling next to me who was introducing, "Would you like some bamboo shrimp? I think this shrimp is good."
Gu Ning nodded. She really didn't understand much about this. Even though she lived for more than ten years in her previous life, she was still inland and had never been to coastal areas.
Guests are welcome to do as they please.
"Sure, you can buy it if you want."
"Then boss, here are three kilograms of bamboo shrimps, two kilograms of shrimps, and three kilograms of razor clams." After saying that, Wu Xiuling carried the basket and found the place selling crabs next to it. "Gu Ning, if you like to eat more yellow ones, it's better to eat them with cream."
More? Or meatier crabs?"
Gu Ning thought for a moment and said, "Huang Duo."
"Then the boss will bring you twelve blue crabs."
Gu Ning asked, "Is there too much?" She looked at the blue crabs, they were quite big, each one weighed more than half a catty.
"We have a lot of people, so on average, there are two per person." Wu Xiuling often cooks and she knows a lot about this. "Seafood is something that you always want to eat after you eat it."
"Even, I'm afraid twelve won't be enough."
"However, there are other seafood, so if we go with it, it should be about the same."
This is why she dared to buy like this now that she has money. When she first came to Yangcheng, she held the travel expenses that Gu Ning gave her.
Not to mention buying seafood, she even saved and saved even when eating. Later, when she gradually made money, she began to dare to go to the seafood market slowly.
No, I prepared it in advance, thinking that if Gu Ning came to Yangcheng one day, I could show her her cooking skills.
This is also an opportunity.
Thinking of this, Wu Xiuling became more and more eager to try it. She wanted to cook all the dishes for Gu Ning to try.
Then he walked to the fish selling area and said, "The meat of the yellow croaker is fresh and tender. Would you like to try it? There is also this grouper, which is also good."
Gu Ning raised her head and said, "Xiu Ling, if you buy so much, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish it all."
"What are you afraid of? Uncle Gu and the others are not afraid of running out of food." Wu Xiuling waved her hand, "You can't eat much, so just taste it."
If he couldn't persuade the other party, Gu Ning stopped trying.
I followed Wu Xiuling honestly and bought all the ingredients along the way. I didn't see the other party using the ticket. I just paid to buy these ingredients.
Gu Ning couldn't help but sigh, "The coast is still more developed than Anzhou City. Food stamps and meat stamps are no longer used here. Our supply and marketing cooperative in Anzhou City still uses them."
It is obviously not as convenient to buy things with tickets.
Moreover, when you see the bustling food market here, you can see the difference between the two places.
Wu Xiuling nodded, "This place is developing faster." After saying that, she said seriously, "Gu Ning, in the future, I say in the future, after you graduate, if you have the opportunity, I think you can come to the south to develop.
"
She has only been here for three years and has witnessed too many legends.
This is a world she has never seen in Anzhou City. She hopes that one day, this legend will also include her good friend-Gu Ning.
After all, in Wu Xiuling's eyes, Gu Ning was not only smart, but also quite outstanding.
Gu Ning thought for a moment and said, "I will."
If there is a chance in the future, she will definitely come to the south to develop, but she still has to study for now.
Thinking of this, Gu Ning frowned and realized that during the four years of studying, she would actually miss a lot of opportunities. Instead of doing this, it would be better to seize them early.
However, she had to think carefully about how to operate it.
"After shopping for groceries, I will take you to a time-honored roast duck here. It is said that their roast duck has been cooking for decades and it is very delicious."
Wu Xiuling muttered to Gu Ning, but found that Gu Ning was wandering in her mind, "Gu Ning? What's wrong?"
"It's okay, I just thought of something."
Gu Ning explained casually, and Wu Xiuling didn't ask any questions. This may be the benefit between adults, so that's it.
After buying the roast duck and a plain-cut chicken, the two of them headed back home.
In the yard, Gu Jianshe and the others had already finished washing and were lying down to rest. After driving for many days, they could not catch up on their sleep. For them, being able to lie down in bed and sleep for a while was a luxury.
Gu Ning and the others came back very light and did not disturb Gu Jianshe and the others.
Even cooking is a small step. It is not easy to make a feast. Wu Xiuling bought more than a dozen of these dishes. It would take at least half a day to prepare a table.
This was still the case when Gu Ning was giving the other party a hand, such as seafood.
Wu Xiuling basically did it all by herself, soaking the clams in salt water and spitting out the sand, encircling the shrimps and removing the lines, blue crabs separately spitting out the sand and washing them, as well as croaker and grouper, all of which had to be processed.
Gu Ning actually can't be of much help. At this time, you can see the difference between the inland and the coastal areas.
In places like Anzhou City, Gu Ning was used to river fish, so it was really difficult for him to deal with this kind of seafood.
Gu Ning observed Wu Xiuling and then went to pick vegetable seedlings and Chinese cabbage. These two green vegetables were time-consuming, as well as radish and lotus root joints.
The pork belly was cut into pieces and cooked in a pot. She planned to make braised pork, which was one of her father Gu Jianshe's favorite dishes.
Gu Ning hasn't cooked for a long time, but her cooking skills are still familiar. Braised pork and lion's head are her specialties.
Gu Ning made the vegetables and meat dishes, and Wu Xiuling made the rest of the seafood.
This busy work lasted almost four hours.
Gu Ning made stir-fried baby cabbage, garlic minced cabbage, lotus root slices in vinegar, stir-fried pork slices with radish, braised pork, and lion's head. These are basically the authentic dishes from Anzhou City.
Her cooking method also favored that of her hometown. In the end, she thought about it and made another brown sugar glutinous rice cake.
That was Gu's family's favorite food every time, but the glutinous rice cake must be made with glutinous rice and refined grains. Every time the Gu family made brown sugar glutinous rice cake.
It's not their turn to eat in this room.
Usually it is divided up in advance.
Thinking of the hard days in the past, Gu Ning sighed. When making glutinous rice cakes, she made more rice cakes than usual. She even gave two extra points for brown sugar because her father loved sweets.
The prepared brown sugar glutinous rice cake is golden yellow with a burnt layer on the outside. Sprinkled with runny brown sugar, it looks very appetizing.
After Gu Ning's side was finished, Wu Xiuling over there was almost finished one after another. All she cooked was seafood.
The shrimps are fried in oil until they are light golden brown, and each claw is crispy.
The bamboo shrimp is made in the same way, but the bamboo shrimp is coated in egg flour in advance, so when it is made, it looks a bit like shrimp cakes, but not quite. When it is freshly cooked, the whole house is fragrant.
Gu Ning couldn't help but taste one on the spot. It was crispy and crispy, and the more you chewed it, the more fragrant it became.
As for the prawns, they are eaten in their original flavor and boiled, while the blue crabs are steamed and prepared with dipping sauces.
The small yellow croaker is fried in a pan until both sides are golden brown. This is a great way to go with wine.
Grouper is added with tofu, and the grouper tofu soup is extremely nourishing.
It is especially suitable for people like Gu Jianshe who have been running out for a long time and have not eaten on time.
In other words, for people who cannot eat well, not only nourishing the stomach, but also replenishing the nutrients that the body had previously lacked.
Finally, put the roasted duck and plain-cut chicken that you bought outside on the plate.
Back and forth, more than ten hard dishes were brought to the table.
Six hours had passed since Gu Jianshe and the others took a break. Wu Xiuling and Gu Ning checked the time slot and found that it was almost time, so they called Gu Jianshe and the others up.
In fact, after six or seven hours, they were far from getting enough rest, but it was almost enough to catch up on some sleep.
After finishing the meal, continue to rest.
Good guy, actually, as soon as Gu Ning and the others shouted, Gu Jianshe and the others woke up one after another. However, they were not woken up by the shouts, but by the fragrance.
In that dream, there are all kinds of fragrances.
It's really a greedy thing. You know, during the period when they were selling goods, they basically had to eat and sleep in the open air. Moreover, there were more naan and steamed buns in the northwest, so they were not used to it.
Every time I eat steamed buns, it feels like I haven't eaten anything at all.
When I smell this smell, I feel completely alive.
"Hey, is this a Manchu-Han banquet??" Gu Jianshe held his sleeves and couldn't help but sigh, "Oh, there's also my favorite brown sugar glutinous rice cake."