Life is a Game

Compared with the large and small bags of other passengers on the train, Master Huang and Jiang Weiguo had very few things. The two of them took a small cloth bag together, which contained a change of clothes, various receipts and money.

Bubao lived with Jiang Weiguo. He hadn't lived a peaceful life since the fall of Beiping. He was displaced during the war and didn't settle in City Z until a few years ago. Pickpockets and robbers on the train couldn't catch him at all.

Master Huang, who has been staying in a small city like Z City and has never experienced a war, is an ordinary person who is honest, poor, hungry, and suffering. Compared with Jiang Weiguo, he is simply a fool.

The environment in the train carriages was not very good either. All kinds of mixed smells, crowds, adults talking, and children crying all mixed together and caused headaches. But compared with the cabins and tractors that Jiang Feng had stayed in in other memories, this train carriage could already be regarded as a first-class VIP cabin.

Master Huang chatted with Purchaser Wang for several hours without dry mouth, until Purchaser Wang was in a hurry and wanted to go to the toilet for convenience before stopping.

"Xiao Jiang, you're not too young anymore, you're almost 30, and you've settled down. When I go back this time, how about I ask your sister-in-law to introduce you to someone?" Master Huang began to be a matchmaker.

30? ? ?

Jiang Feng couldn't believe his eyes, Jiang Weiguo's face looked like a young man in his early 20s, but according to Master Huang, he was almost 30 years old!

I didn't expect the old man to be so secretive when he was young.

Based on this calculation, the blind date, dinner, and flash marriage between him and Grandma Jiang should have happened during this period.

"Subject?" Jiang Weiguo opened his eyes.

"Yes, your sister-in-law has a girl in the village next door. She is very handsome. She is 17 years old, but the older sister is a little bit more, so they have not talked about marriage at this age. There are 5 girls in their family, and the family is not poor. The child didn’t starve to death.” Seeing that Jiang Weiguo actually answered his own words, Master Huang was immediately excited, “I’ve met that girl before, she can endure hardships and work, and it’s definitely not a loss to marry her back home as a daughter-in-law!”

"Why don't I go back after shopping this time, and I'll talk to your sister-in-law and make an appointment for the two of you to meet?" Master Huang almost rubbed his hands excitedly.

"Okay." Jiang Weiguo agreed. He was indeed a grown man, and it was time to consider getting a wife, having children and starting a family.

"When we get off the train, let's go to the guest house with Comrade Wang first, get acquainted with the surrounding places, and then look for places to buy things." Master Huang began to make purchasing plans, "It's a pity that we are not going to the magic city this time. "The last time Master Liu from the restaurant next door went to Shanghai on business, the things he brought back, he made us so envious!"

In Master Huang's opinion, the two largest cities in the country are Beiping and Modu, and only those who have been there can be considered as having truly entered the city.

"I know where to buy seafood. We have to buy dry goods, and we have to go to the county below." Jiang Weiguo said.

"Go to the county below?" Master Huang was a little confused.

"Yes." Jiang Weiguo said, "I know a place, we can go back after shopping."

"Then...do you still want to go to that treasure building to see apprentices?" Master Huang was a little bit reluctant. This was his first business trip, so how could he go back within two days?

"Go." Jiang Weiguo said.

Master Huang is happy again.

The train kept driving slowly, and stopped at a station halfway. Some passengers got off the train and did not reach the terminal until late at night.

Purchaser Wang led them to the guest house. The waiter in the guest house looked bored and ignored them, asked them to show the letter of introduction, collected money and went through the formalities for them, and then led them upstairs.

"If you want boiling water, you will pay two cents for a pot. If you break the pot, you will have to pay for it. If you ask for it before eight o'clock in the evening, is it too late?" The waiter led them to the door of the room and left.

"Brother Huang, Comrade Jiang, if you have anything to do, come to me tomorrow night. During the day, I will be busy outside. I think I will stay here for three or four days. Just come to me if you have anything to do." Purchasing Wang The staff is very enthusiastic.

"Okay, thank you Comrade Xiao Wang." Master Huang smiled.

The two of them entered the room and had been on the train for several days, and they were smelly without changing their clothes. Master Huang is the one who needs to support his family, so he is reluctant to part with the two cents for boiling water and just plans to get some cold water to wipe his body. bottle.

"Hey, Xiao Jiang, what are you buying this for? It costs two cents a pot, it's too expensive. I'll treat you to steamed stuffed buns tomorrow morning, and let's try the steamed stuffed buns in the coastal area." Master Huang said cheerfully, After rubbing the body, I fall asleep with fantasies about the taste of steamed buns from the coastal area.

It didn't take long before the snoring sounded so loud that it could shake the sky, and it was a pity that Jiang Weiguo was still able to fall asleep.

Both of them were asleep, and Jiang Feng didn't need to sleep, so he just swayed around within the range of his activities.

This guest house is probably newly built, and the facilities are relatively new. The sheets and quilts are very clean, and the buyer Wang is still very good at finding a place.

The two woke up early in the morning on the second day, packed up their things and brought money, each with a big meat bun, asked someone about the location and took a minibus to Lin County.

The minibus was bouncing and bouncing, almost competing with the tractor. Master Huang was a little bit unbearable, and asked Jiang Weiguo loudly: "Xiao Jiang, how long will it take us to get there?"

"It's not far away. I just asked for an hour." Jiang Weiguo said.

Sure enough, the two arrived at the place after more than an hour. Jiang Weiguo asked when the last bus was going back, and led Master Huang all the way to ask for directions and find the place.

After being guided by many people, I turned around and turned into a dilapidated small shop.

Those who sell seafood, and they are all dry goods, the quality is really good. Master Huang is a standard inlander who has never seen the sea, and he doesn't know what those seafood look like, and he doesn't know how to choose. This time, he was able to go on a business trip with Jiang Weiguo to buy things because he had a good relationship with Jiang Weiguo.

It was Jiang Weiguo who picked the things, after all, he would have to cook the dishes when the time came. When he was a child in Taifeng Building, he was used to seeing good things. He used abalone, shark's fin, and sea cucumber.

"Hey, Xiaojiang, you said we finally came to a place along the coast, so we must eat something good, why don't we go to that restaurant tomorrow?" Master Huang was reluctant to buy two cents last night. A pot of hot water, now I have the ambition to go to the most famous restaurant in FJ to have a meal.

"Yes." Jiang Weiguo concentrated on picking the scallops.

He is not short of money at all, he lives in a dormitory, earns money and spends it alone, there is no problem of supporting his family, and he can go out from time to time to pick up some private jobs. Compared with Master Huang, he is really rich.

"I just don't know what this seafood tastes like. You said it's called seafood. The name has freshness, so it must be very fresh!" Master Huang began to talk to himself.

"The two little comrades are going to Jubao Building tomorrow?" The owner of the shop was an old man and asked with a smile.

"Yes, it's the Treasure Building!" Master Huang remembered the name of the Treasure Building.

"That's a famous restaurant in our area. If you go to eat tomorrow, you will be lucky. Tomorrow is the deadline for Chef Sun's apprenticeship. He must be in the restaurant. Maybe you can still eat his dishes!" The owner said, "I just heard what you said, you should also be cooks, right? If the two comrades are interested, you can sign up tomorrow. Even if you can't be accepted as an apprentice by Chef Sun, it would be good to get a few words of advice from him." of."

"We just came from out of town, just to watch the excitement." Master Huang has no interest in asking others to be his teacher, "Old comrade, do you know what dishes are recommended in that Jubaolou?"

"Buddha jumped over the wall." Jiang Weiguo and the shopkeeper said in unison.

"Oh, this little comrade also knows the famous dishes of Jubaolou?"

"I've heard that, after all, Jubaolou is very famous, and Buddha Jumping over the Wall is a signature dish." Jiang Weiguo said.

"What is Buddha jumping over the wall?" Master Huang looked puzzled that I had never seen before.

"The smell of meat on the altar is wafting around, and the Buddha heard about abandoning Zen and jumping over the wall. This dish was originally called Fushouquan, but it was renamed Buddha's Jumping Wall because of this poem. Comrade, do you still have this dried shrimp in your store?" Jiang Weiguo said.

"Some are in the back, and I'll show you." The owner led Jiang Weiguo to the back, "But I'm afraid you won't be able to eat this Buddha jumping over the wall. This dish is in short supply, and it's too expensive. It's not our kind of flat head Common people can afford it. If you have spare money, you can try Shangtangju lobster, which is also Chef Sun's famous dish."

"Isn't that Cantonese cuisine?" Jiang Weiguo asked.

"What Cantonese cuisine?" The shopkeeper couldn't distinguish Cantonese cuisine, Fujian cuisine and other strange classifications, "Do you mean the cuisine of Guangdong Province? Chef Sun learned it in Guangdong Province in his early years."

Jiang Weiguo picked and picked in this small shop, and directly completed the purchasing tasks photographed above. The two of them each carried 30 to 40 catties of dry goods, and they were ready to return.

Taking the minibus back to the provincial capital, the two returned to the guest house with the smell of the sea.

Putting down the things, Master Huang drank a few mouthfuls of cold water and said, "Since I've finished shopping, I'll go buy the return ticket after dinner tomorrow."

Jiang Weiguo nodded.

It's getting late now, and it took a long time to go back and forth to Linxian County. The two of them ate a steamed bun today, and now they rested, their stomachs growled.

"Master Huang, let's order something. If you're right, let's go eat. I just listened to our chat in the front seat in the car. There is a restaurant nearby that has good craftsmanship." Jiang Weiguo said.

Master Huang:? ? ?

Did I just make a fake car?

Or did I grow a pair of false ears?

The two of them took an inventory of the things, and checked the list again. There was nothing missing, so they put the things away, took the money and went to the restaurant happily.

I usually work as a chef in a state-owned restaurant, and when others come to eat in the restaurant, it is really a different experience to switch places to eat in someone else's restaurant.

Jiang Weiguo has a good memory, and he will never forget the road he walked once. He led Master Huang as if he was a local, and found a small restaurant with ease.

The real big meal is to be saved until tomorrow. Although it is a restaurant now, the dishes ordered by the two of them are very ordinary.

One bowl of braised noodles per person, one plate of spring rolls, and one fried sea oyster.

The owner is from southern Hokkien, and the spring rolls are also made in southern Fujian.

Bamboo shoots, peas, bean sprouts, dried tofu, egg shreds, fish, shrimp, diced meat, oysters and carrots, the fillings wrapped in a thin skin are beyond imagination, golden and crisp, very coastal.

The braised noodles are not ordinary braised noodles. The ingredients are very rich, such as lean meat, shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimp, scallops, oysters, razor clams, leeks and red mushrooms. The noodle soup is a broth made from pork bones. Viscous and full of fragrance.

Even Jiang Feng was surprised by the honesty of the owner. When ordering, Master Huang felt a little distressed. He felt that two bowls of noodles, one spring roll and one unknown thing cost nearly three yuan. It's expensive. When the boss brought out the noodles and spring rolls, Master Huang immediately felt that the noodles and spring rolls were worth the money.

Not to mention three yuan, even if it is 13 yuan, he can't make this taste.

The chefs in this restaurant are really skilled.

"This place is really full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, which makes the chefs in small shops so good!" Master Huang sighed, "At our level, you can definitely be a chef."

"Eat the mountains by the mountains, and eat the sea by the sea. The chefs here are naturally better at making seafood than us." Jiang Weiguo said, continuing to eat noodles.

The two of them were snoring, and a large bowl of braised noodles was filled immediately.

Sea oyster fried was served last. This dish is a special snack in southern Fujian. Jiang Weiguo had only heard of it and never seen it.

The fried sea oysters just out of the pan are still hot, and the eggs surround the sea oysters, which can cover the fishy smell of sea oysters while maintaining the original flavor of sea oysters.

Both of them have never eaten similar dishes, so it is difficult to comment, they both tasted something new.

It was also the first time Jiang Feng saw this dish, and he found it novel. He thought about finding some time during the summer vacation to go to the southern Fujian region to taste it and see the world.

If only this store was still around.

As Jiang Feng thought about it, he was amused by his own thoughts.

After eating and drinking, Jiang Weiguo and Master Huang went back to the guest house. Before leaving, they asked the owner where the Jubao Building was, so as not to search around like headless chickens tomorrow.

Jiang Feng knew that Chef Sun of Jubaolou had taught the old man to jump over the wall.

Sun Guanyun is more than ten years younger than the old man. He should still be in his teens at this time, maybe we can see each other tomorrow.

Just thinking about it, Jiang Feng looked forward to what would happen tomorrow in the Treasure Building.

It was getting late, and Jiang Weiguo and Master Huang had been busy and tired all day. They washed up as simple as yesterday and went to bed early.

Jiang Feng didn't stay in the room. After all, Master Huang's loud snoring didn't sound good. Jiang Feng sat outside the guest house and looked up at the sky, quietly looking at the moon in the sky and the stars that would be hard to see again after 50 years, listening to the insects, it was very pleasant.

What will happen tomorrow?