Four Foods in the Mountains

Cen Ning and the others arrived early, there were not many people in the market at this time, and those who arrived were still clearing their stalls.

By the time they found a place to settle, the seats at the front of the street were almost full.

"It's too cold, go eat some warm food first and then start the stall." Lu Yunchuan said to Cen Ning.

Lu Yunchuan and Lu Yunlang went shopping separately yesterday, and the rest of them stayed in their seats and guarded the two booths, in case someone took their things to go.

When Cen Ning came over today, he naturally asked him to eat something to warm his body.

The hot food stalls on the street have already opened up now. Noodles, wontons, hot soup, steaming hot food are emitting white smoke, and there are everything sold on the street, and there are shouts everywhere.

"Hot noodles, sir, can you have a bowl of haggis noodles? You will feel warm after eating a bowl."

"Steamed buns, fragrant meat buns, thin skin and big stuffing, mouth full of oil when you bite into it."

"A bowl of pork offal soup, a bowl of wontons, and a bowl of hot soy milk."

"Okay, sit down next to you and wait."

Lu Yunchuan and Cen Ning sat down on the small table propped up beside the booth.

The soy milk came up first, and Lu Yunchuan brought it in front of Cen Ning: "Drink a few sips to warm up."

Cen Ning held the bowl and took two sips. The hot soybean milk burned from his throat to his heart, and only then did he feel a little warm all over his body.

He held it close to Lu Yunchuan's mouth again: "You drink it quickly, too."

Lu Yunchuan lowered his head and took a sip, and Cen Ning handed him the bowl: "This bowl is hot, hold it to warm your hands, and your hands will turn purple from the cold."

Lu Yunchuan took the bowl as he said, and Cen Ning touched his red and swollen hands, feeling a little distressed: "I forgot last night, I'll boil water for you when I get home tonight, so you don't get frostbite."

Not saying that he was used to having chilblains every year, Lu Yunchuan looked at Cen Ning and nodded with a smile.

The stall owner's daughter-in-law was cleaning the table next to her, and when she heard them talking, she said with a smile: "My husband is handsome, and he loves others. You are so lucky."

Cen Ning was a little ashamed, but Lu Yunchuan turned around and said something to the stall owner's wife.

Lu Yunchuan sat down and turned his back to the stall owner's wife. The stall owner's wife didn't see his face, but felt that the man was very tall and straight. When she turned around, the stall owner's wife was a little surprised in her heart. Such a handsome man, with that Brother and son are a good match together, no wonder the relationship between the two is so good.

The pig offal soup and wontons were served, and the aroma was tangy. The two of them had driven for so long, and the two egg pancakes they ate at home had already been digested, and they were starving.

There are fresh vermicelli, pork liver and pig heart in the pork offal soup, and the bowl is decorated with chili oil, fried garlic and chopped green onion. All sweating.

Wontons are stuffed with pork and shepherd's purse. The fragrant dried shepherd's purse is paired with smooth dough, which is delicious and delicious.

The two of them went to pay after their stomachs were full, and since Cen Ning came with him today, Lu Yunchuan didn't have any coins to buy food on him, and stood aside, waiting for Cen Ning to take out the money bag and count the money to the stall owner.

The stall owner and his daughter-in-law were getting old, and when they saw the handsome and affectionate young couple, they liked it very much. They smiled and said to Cen Ning: "If you can hand over the family's money to your husband, you are considered a follower." Yes, there will be better days in the future."

Cen Ning pursed his lips and nodded, thanked him softly, and looked up at Lu Yunchuan after paying the money, feeling warm in his heart for some reason.

The two returned to the stall and replaced Lu Yunlang to eat. When Lu Yunlang came back after eating hot soup, there were more people in the market.

The epidemic has just passed, and everyone wants to take advantage of the joy of the New Year to get rid of the sickness, so that everything will go smoothly in the coming year, and there are more people visiting the winter fair than in previous years.

There were shouts all around, but Lu Yunlang and Lu Yunchuan had been bored since they were young, sitting in front of the booth and only talking about the price when others came to ask, and when others wanted to negotiate the price, they turned around and left without saying something nice to keep them.

Thanks to Cen Ning and Yao Chunling's meticulous care of the vegetable garden, the radishes and cabbages look juicy from a distance.

The firewood of Lu Yunlang and Lu Yunchuan was also neatly arranged, and they were bundled into a bundle of about the same size and thickness, which looked neater than the firewood scattered on the cart by other families.

The business in front of the stall was good, as Lu Yunchuan said, the radish and cabbage sold especially well. In winter, the family kept all dried vegetables, so it was inevitable to be greedy for fresh vegetables.

Cen Ning helped to collect the money, and his heart sank when he saw his pack of unsold bean curd candies.

Lu Yunchuan comforted him: "It's still early, and I'm afraid that the children will be frozen, so few people take their children for a walk. When the wind calms down in the middle of the afternoon, there will be more children."

Lu Yunlang also said: "That's right, brother Ning, don't worry, I taste good, and I will definitely be able to sell it."

Cen Ning nodded, but his heart was still a little beating.

When the wind stopped at noon and the sun came out, there were more chubby children in the market.

On this street, there are sellers of fried goods, preserved fruits, and candied haws. The stall owners yelled out loudly when they saw the children.

"Fried sweet potato slices, sweet sweet potato slices—"

"Gourd, gourd, Mi La has a lot of gourd rock candies."

All kinds of cries attracted many children, and Cen Ning opened his eyes wide as he rubbed his clothes with his hands.

He usually doesn't speak loudly, so it's really impossible to yell in the street for a while.

But the candy made with so much thought can’t be wasted like this. He wanted to sell the candy, and Lu Yunchuan took a cart and dragged him along the mountain road for so long...

Cen Ning gritted his teeth and opened his mouth to shout out, when a voice came from beside him: "Double candy, sweet bean crisp..."

Cen Ning turned his head wide-eyed, Lu Yunchuan scratched his head after shouting, "I've never shouted before, and I don't know if it's okay to shout like this."

Cen Ning burst out laughing: "That's fine."

He wasn't afraid of being shy anymore, he followed Lu Yunchuan and shouted out.

One of the two voices was deep and the other clear, and they were ear-catching amidst the yelling.

After shouting a few times, a woman came over with a child in her arms.

"Grandma, what kind of candy is bean halva, I've never eaten it before." The child in his arms asked while looking at the red paper bag.

The woman replied: "It's the candy that Auntie loved to eat when she was a child." Then she looked at Cen Ning, "Is it maltose wrapped in soybean flour?"

"Yes, the maltose and soybeans were also ground this morning." Cen Ning said hastily.

Seeing that the woman wanted to buy it, Lu Yunlang handed him a paper package that Cen Ning had given him, and gave it to the woman to taste.

The woman took one piece and bit half of it, and fed the remaining half to the child.

After chewing a few mouthfuls, his eyes lit up and said, "Well, your candy is well made, and the soybean powder is very fragrant."

A bag of two copper coins, the woman paid the money and left with the oiled paper bag.

For the first order, Cen Ning took two copper coins and showed Lu Yunchuan his palms, his eyes were so bright: "It's really sold!"

Lu Yunchuan also laughed: "It's because you make delicious food, so people will buy it."

Cen Ning put the two copper coins into the purse, feeling high and full of energy, and the voice of yelling became three points brighter.

Fortunately, the elder brother took the paper bag and let the woman try it just now. Cen Ning learned his wisdom and opened a bag of sugar and put it beside him, so someone could come and give someone a taste.

The yelling continued, and many people came to the stall to look at it intermittently.

There were also a lot of people buying firewood from Lu Yunchuan, and Cen Ning took care of the bean crisp candy business by himself.

"Two yuan a bag, so expensive? It's only four yuan for a person's candied haws."

"I have enough sugar from the glutinous rice, and the soybean flour is thickly wrapped. It's not expensive for two dollars. It's also good to buy a pack to coax the children during the New Year's Day. A small pack can last two days."

He has a gentle temperament, he speaks kindly to everyone, he is neatly dressed, and the candies are festively wrapped in red paper.

Buying food is nothing more than paying attention to the taste and price. When buying food for their children, they pay more attention to whether it is clean or not. Many people heard the shouts and came over. Seeing Cen Ning like this, they really took a pack or two and sold it in a short time Go halfway.

An aunt in red and green tasted a piece, and asked for four packs, and said to Cen Ning: "Nowadays, there are fewer bean crisp candies. In the past, when the New Year came, the streets were full of bean crisp candies with burdens. And red rice fruit, I don’t see anyone selling them now.”

Cen Ning handed her the candy: "I can also make red rice fruit, but it's delicious if you eat it while it's hot, and it's not easy to sell it in the town."

Red rice fruit is a rice dumpling made of red yeast rice and glutinous rice. It can be filled with bean paste and sesame fillings. It tastes sweet, soft and glutinous, and looks round and beautiful.

It's just that it's cold when you bring it to the town in winter, and the taste is not good, but you can try it at home at home during the New Year's Eve.

In the morning, there were only a few packs left in the basket of bean crisps.

Cen Ning was extremely happy holding his purse, and his appetite improved even at lunch, and he ate a big bowl of stewed noodles.

In the middle of the afternoon, the firewood and vegetables on Lu Yunchuan and Lu Yunlang's carts were sold out, and Cen Ning's basket was also empty.

Packing up my things and preparing to go home, I had to take advantage of the daylight to go on the mountain road in winter because I was afraid of encountering hungry mountain beasts going down the mountain to look for food.

Lu Yunchuan tied the hemp rope of the trolley to his body, and Cen Ning took a bag of candy from the trolley that he specially set aside.

The bunk next to them is for the old man with his little granddaughter selling bamboo baskets made by himself. The little granddaughter is about the same age as Brother Zhi, wearing some worn-out cotton clothes, squatting next to grandma very quietly, all day Not crying a word.

At noon, I ate cold pancakes with plain water, and I ate them obediently.

Seeing that the hair in his heart was softening, Cen Ning took a packet of bean crisp candy, knelt down and handed it to the little girl, saying, "This is a candy made by my own mother. I saw that you were born beautiful and well-behaved, so I wanted to give it to you. You take Tiantian Mouth."

The little girl was crouching on the ground in a ball. Hearing this, she opened her eyes and looked at Cen Ning with disbelief. After a while, she asked in a low voice, "Give it to me?"

Cen Ning nodded with a smile.

The little girl swallowed her saliva looking at Tang, looked at Cen Ning timidly, then turned her head to look at her grandma.

The old man's face was dark, and the hands of the bamboo basket weaving were as dry as sticks. He looked at Cen Ning a little embarrassed, but seeing Cen Ning's persistence, and seeing his little granddaughter staring at the sugar, he felt distressed, so he said, "Niu Niu, Go ahead."

Niuniu's eyes lit up instantly, she thanked Cen Ning in a low voice, and then happily took the candy with both hands.

Seeing that his little granddaughter had collected the candy, the old man took a bamboo basket from the stall to give to Cen Ning, but the old man insisted, Cen Ning had no choice but to accept it, and only put two copper coins next to his cloth bag while the old man was not paying attention. .