Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

"what is this?"

The three accompanying officials put on airs and tried hard not to look so greedy, but they didn't know that the look of them with their eyes wide open, their necks stretched, and their constant swallowing of saliva meant nothing to others.

The headman's mouth was filled with noodles, most of which were hanging outside before he could suck them into his mouth. He raised his eyes to meet the official who had come over at some point, and nodded frantically, not knowing whether to swallow or spit out the noodles in his mouth.

"My lords, this is the instant noodles that my daughter made. Would you like to have some too?"

Father Lin had just swallowed the noodles in his mouth, and while holding the golden, fragrant noodle soup, he invited us a little awkwardly.

Although Old Man Lin also thought that the noodles made by his daughter were fragrant and delicious, the other party was an official who had tasted all kinds of delicious food. How could he look down on the rough food of the country people? It was just a casual polite remark, but he didn't expect that the other party would agree immediately.

Old Man Lin was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked his wife to serve three large bowls of food to the three officials.

The three officials had already stretched out their hands to take it impatiently, and did not mind that there was no table or chairs here. They sat on the ground with them. The closer they got, the more intense the fragrance seemed.

After taking a bite, the three of them showed a look of surprise on their faces.

Oh my god, what kind of noodles is this? What does this taste like? What kind of divine delicacy is this?

"It's amazing. It tastes really unique, fragrant and chewy. It's so delicious."

"It smells even better than before."

"There are green vegetables and radishes here? Oh my god, why are there these?"

The three officials wolfed down the noodles in big mouthfuls. The more they ate, the happier they became. The taste became more and more delicious. From their taste buds to the roots of their tongues, they felt the ultimate satisfaction. It was like opening the door to a new world. The noodles were so delicious that they made them want to cry.

Ahhh, how can it be so delicious, my god, compared to this bowl in front of them, the noodles they ate before were all pig food!!!

The three officials were eating so much that their heads were buried in their bowls. They had no idea why their colleagues had encouraged them to come here. They devoured the food in no time. In the blink of an eye, the big bowl of instant noodles was finished by the three officials.

After drinking the last drop of noodle soup at the bottom of the bowl, the three adults were still not satisfied and couldn't help but look at their group of people with sparkling eyes. Although they didn't say anything, silence was better than words at this moment.

Come on, is there more? Another bowl, a bowl full of it.

The fact that Old Man Lin had just taken the initiative to invite the officials was already a rare breakthrough in his life. But now, facing the scorching gazes of the three officials, he was so tongue-tied that he didn't know what to do and kept turning his head to look at Lin Xiaoyue.

Lin Xiaoyue: ...

"Sir, we still have half a pot here, take a look..." The head of the village also felt that the way the three officials ate was a bit exaggerated, but they were officials, so he could not act rudely or say anything. He could only ask uncertainly under the three pairs of sparkling eyes.

"Yes, I want all of them. I'm not full yet."

"I'm not full either."

"You two, get up. Didn't you say you don't like noodles? Don't waste food. I'll make the ones you don't like. You don't have to force yourself."

"Who forced themselves? Who forced themselves? I can still eat three more bowls."

“I can eat five bowls.”

"You two better get out of my way. You're still asking for three or five bowls. Let's play finger-guessing. Whoever wins gets the prize."

"Okay, come on, who's afraid of who?"

……

The three officials staged a drama of snatching and fighting for half a pot of instant noodles. In the end, Team Leader Shen, as a runner of the state magistrate, was slightly inferior to the two soldiers from the military, and he only got a little more than half a bowl of noodles, while the other two each filled a full bowl.

Team Leader Shen: …

After eating and drinking to their heart's content, the three of them were in a great mood, humming songs all the way back to the high ground where the officials were gathered. Suddenly, they saw their disappointed colleagues who were driven crazy by greed. They were loudly accusing each other, and the three of them couldn't help but twitch their lips. It was over, they forgot about others and only cared about eating and drinking to their heart's content.

Colleagues: ... Damn it, so disloyal. They waited with empty stomachs for these three to bring back food, but in the end, there was nothing. It's so infuriating.

If I had known earlier, I would have gone there by myself. I would have been thicker-skinned and would have lost some skin and flesh. In the end, not only did I not get to eat, but I ended up helping these three people. It's so infuriating.

All the officers attacked and surrounded the three men, fighting for a long time, until the three men could no longer bear the brutality of their colleagues who were crazy about food, so they raised their hands in surrender and took out the several pieces of bread given by the other side. Only then did the officers stop and stop fighting them.

Colleagues: ...Fuck, you guys are so dishonest, you are eating and taking things at the same time, you are really rude at all.

Three people: It's not that we wanted to take it. It's obviously that the headman of that group of people got along well with us, and he gave them a lot of advice, both overt and covert, in the afternoon. We just gave it to us out of gratitude.

All the colleagues spat fiercely:...You are so pretentious, and you forced it on us. It's obvious that you are too greedy and others can't stand it anymore, so they gave it to you.

Three people: ...The colleagues this time are just so useless and there is no way to communicate.

The officials, who had been waiting hungry for half a day, finally figured out what to do with the strange-looking dough pieces. After boiling the water, they put the dough pieces and dried vegetable packages in, and finally poured in the seasonings, covered the pot, and waited for half a cup of tea. Then a large pot of beautifully colored, fragrant, chewy and smooth noodles was ready to be served.

This... is too fast.

The temperature was slightly hot, and as I took a sip, the depression that had been choking my chest from waiting suddenly dissipated.

The taste buds are completely stimulated by the unique aroma of the noodle soup, and the tender, slightly soft and chewy taste bursts in the mouth, making it hard to resist.

Some soldiers with quick thinking immediately started thinking about it in their minds and decided to report the matter to the quartermaster later. This bread is much more suitable as military ration than eating cold steamed buns during the march. It is quick and delicious. No wonder it is called... instant noodles.

Sure enough, it’s convenient.

The head of the village silently stuffed a few pieces of bread into the hands of the officers and soldiers. At this moment, he was recalling the scene of the three officers fighting for food just now. He felt that the bread made by the third girl would have great potential if he studied it carefully.

Thinking of what Lin Sanya said to the women and children of each family, after arriving in the town, if the situation in the town is similar to that in the provincial capital, they can do some small business. With Sanya's approval, the men can purify the wine.

However, alcohol has a relatively high cost. Although there is a market for it, it is not a necessity for every household, and it will take some time to promote it.

As for the noodles, he watched the third daughter of the Lin family make them in her spare time during the distillation and purification. Not to mention the vegetable and seasoning packets, as long as all the ingredients were ready, it was just a matter of drying and grinding them into powder, which was not too difficult.

Instead, they have to use two chopsticks to weave the noodles into specific shapes, which is something the men cannot do, so they have to let the women do it.