9.2 Premature

The roads in Wuhan are very interesting, and the traffic line in the middle of the road is not the white line like Shanghai and Nanjing, nor is it the kind of separation zone that later generations were. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Solid wood strips are nailed to the ground, forming two traffic line boundary markers. This kind of wooden strip traffic boundary mark separates rickshaws from horse-drawn carriages and automobiles, and inside the wooden strips are the road surface for horse-drawn carriages and automobiles, and on both sides are the road surface for rickshaws.

Since Huang Haoran and his party were walking, they walked on the outermost sidewalk, next to the rickshaw lane. In order to protect Huang Haoran's safety, Xu Zilong deliberately let more than a dozen guards walk on the road at the junction of the sidewalk and the manpower lane, blocking Huang Haoran's figure.

When I was about to walk to the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Wuhan government, both sides of the street began to become bustling, and from time to time there were food vendors who stood up to greet Huang Haoran and his party. Dozens of neatly dressed men are the ones who can eat and afford to pay! No matter whose stall it is pulled to, it is a good business.

"Hot dry noodles! Three fresh bean skins! Face nest nest! ”

"Master Jun! Rulers! Is it too early? I have authentic Xiangfan's spicy paste soup here! There are also tofu noodles and butter noodles! Do you want to be here too early? ”

Xu Zilong just wanted to send out these vendors who came over in line with the principle of safety first, but was stopped by Huang Haoran. Smelling the fragrance wafting in the air, Huang Haoran's index finger moved, he had been in Wuhan for so long, and every day he ate food sent by the guards, and he had not had a chance to try authentic Wuhan food once. Now that he has encountered it today, Huang Haoran plans to try it.

"Go find a stall and sit down, we also learn from the Wuhan locals to 'prematurely'!"

Xu Zilong knew that Huang Haoran was in a bad temper, and he didn't try to persuade his commander to give up the breakfast with unsafe reasons, but turned around and walked towards one of the food stall owners on the side of the road with a few guards.

"Say! Is your breakfast delicious? ”

Looking at the four or five fierce men in front of him, with a "box gun" on his waist, the owner of the food stall who was very energetic just now was a little undecided, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva vigorously, not knowing whether to say that it was delicious or not.

"Also... Still... It's okay, right..."

Under Xu Zilong's gaze, the stall owner squeezed out these words tremblingly, and looked like he was about to cry!

Now in Wuhan, the streets are full of officials! I think that as long as a small businessman like him offends one of them, it will be the end of the family! The vendors all regretted coming forward to steal the business.

Getting such an ambiguous answer, Xu Zilong was obviously a little unhappy! His commander Huang Haoran is a well-known "hero of the Anti-Japanese War"! On weekdays, it is the dignitaries and nobles who come to the post and invite them may not have the opportunity to meet each other, and today you should be greeting your little broken stall! Why does it look like you're still a little unhappy! Thinking of this, Xu Zilong's eyes widened angrily, and he shouted with a black face:

"What do you mean it's okay! A line is a line! No is no good! Give me a good word! ”

Xu Zilong stared, the food stall owner standing opposite him was completely dizzy, standing in place and trembling for a long time, the food stall owner hesitated and said: "Okay.... No, it's up to you, sir! ”

Huang Haoran, who was standing in the distance, listened to the small stall owner's answer, and suddenly couldn't help but laugh! After Huang Haoran finished laughing, he didn't pay attention to Xu Zilong, but walked directly to the small stall owner's food stall and sat down, reached out and took out a pair of chopsticks from the bamboo tube on the table, and then said aloud to the pale proprietress standing behind the stove: "After asking so many questions from people, it's not too righteous to leave without spending some money!" Host! Grab something delicious! Don't ask the price! After I'm done, you go to the guy who talks to you in a rough voice and ask for money! ”

Unexpectedly, the proprietress was a clever person, she had already seen that Huang Haoran was the leader of this group of big men at this time, and hurriedly walked in front of Huang Haoran to make a gesture, and then said with a smile: "This master, all the money you paid too early today is free, and those brothers are also too early!" It's the same penny! Don't embarrass my man! We are all small businessmen, and we don't have much money, but as long as you tell me the number, I will definitely find a way to make it! Don't embarrass my man! ”

Hearing the proprietress say this, Huang Haoran knew that his image was given back to Xu Zilong! He is obviously an anti-Japanese hero who defends his family and the country, but he was tossed by Xu Zilong and became a corrupt official who bullied and dominated the market!

Huang Haoran glared at Xu Zilong fiercely, as if to say, "You kid wait, see how I clean you up when I turn around!" Then he turned his gaze back to the proprietress beside him.

Seeing the proprietress trying her best to protect her husband, Huang Haoran couldn't help but think of his two women. Meng Shiqing will write a "family letter" to Huang Haoran every other day, telling Huang Haoran about her life in Chongqing, although Huang Haoran has already recognized Meng Shiqing's identity, but this girl still adheres to the strict family style of the feudal era, and will not mention love in the letters, if it weren't for Meng Shiqing's frequent feelings revealed in the few words of advice at the end of the letter, Huang Haoran would simply think that the person who wrote to him was his sister!

Compared with the introverted Meng Shiqing, Yu Lianjun's letter from the great beauty is much hotter! The children of the rivers and lakes have never known what taboos are, and every time they read a letter written by Yu Lianjun, Huang Haoran will not be able to calm down for a long time!

These two women, their personalities are simply diametrically opposed, one is like fire and the other is like ice! I really don't know what it will be like if the two of them meet in the future!

Huang Haoran didn't want the proprietress to continue to worry about his man, so he raised his face and smiled to help the proprietress reassure: "Don't be afraid, boss!" My brothers are coarse and can't speak! But not a traitor! Your man will be fine! We will give you the money too early! ”

Speaking of this, Huang Haoran turned his head and shouted at Xu Zilong: "What about you!" What are you doing with other men! Lao Tzu's stomach is hungry! Get out of here and sit down! ”

Xu Zilong shrunk his neck, let go of the stall owner stupidly, and then walked around the food stall with his subordinates, they were standing or sitting, looking like a group of ordinary diners, but their eyes kept sweeping over the people passing by.

Originally, this small stall couldn't sit in the row of people led by Xu Zilong, but fortunately, the quarrel between him and the stall owner just now really scared away a lot of diners who were close to the breakfast stalls.

The owner of the food stall who "escaped" from Xu Zilong's men fled to his wife in shock, and later remembered to come over and thank Huang Haoran under the guidance of the proprietress. Huang Haoran politely arched his hand at the stall owner, and then repeated his hungry words. Unexpectedly, the owner of the food stall stood in place like a chicken, and he didn't even know what to do with this door-to-door business! The proprietress next to her was angry and anxious when she saw her husband looking so stupid, so she could only quickly run over and pull the person away, and then made a gesture at Huang Haoran.

Xu Zilong is a typical old Chinese man, he can't see a man being so cowardly in front of a woman, he first glanced at the stall owner with contempt, and then lowered his voice and said to Huang Haoran:

"Commander! It seems that this guy is usually a person who has no ideas, and most of this family business is run by his wife! ”

Huang Haoran knocked on Xu Zilong's head with the chopsticks in his hand, and then said, "It's just that you have a lot of things!" This is something in someone's house, do you want to ask about it? ”

A few minutes later, the proprietress returned to Huang Haoran's table with a plate full of breakfast, and then put it on the table in the same way, and kept reporting the names of these breakfasts:

"Fritters, noodle nests, roasted plums... There are also soup dumplings, tofu skins, and hot dry noodles! Gentlemen, please slow down! ”

Huang Haoran arched his hand towards the proprietress again, and then thanked him, but returned to the proprietress with a smile.

"The commander is indeed a woman's nemesis! Everyone loves it! I think this proprietress is tempted by you, Commander! If she hadn't married now, she would have followed the commander with a burden! This is a blessing! Tsk......"

Xu Zilong's gossip was changed to a "heavy blow", Huang Haoran deliberately adjusted the chopsticks in his hand, and this time he beat Xu Zilong, Huang Haoran used the thicker end of the chopsticks!

After Xu Zilong closed his mouth, Huang Haoran could finally be "premature" without distraction......

The word "premature" is a common name for breakfast used by Wuhan people. People often say that "what is eaten in Guangdong, what is worn in Shanghai, and what is eaten and worn in Wuhan". Wuhan is located in central China, and its customs and habits are integrated in the southeast and northwest, so there is a saying that "customs have five directions".

Due to the geographical environment and economic activities, people in the Wuhan area have long developed the habit of eating outdoors "too early". Hankou among the three towns of Wuhan has always been known for its prosperous commerce. In the morning, Wuhan people have to rush to the market, and usually don't have time to have breakfast at home, so they usually eat at the snack bar. Wuhan's snack bars are extremely developed, the streets and alleys are ubiquitous, business is booming, and diners are full.

Hot dry noodles are a favorite food of Wuhan people "too early", it is cheap and affordable, and you only need to spend a few cents to comfortably fill your stomach. Moreover, the method of making hot dry noodles is extremely simple, only one stove and one pot are enough. Most businessmen will put these two things in a trolley and attach a few small tables and chairs so that they can be pushed anywhere to do business.

After the introverted boss gets busy, the conversation box also opens. He told Huang Haoran that in fact, it had not been a few years since Wuhan people started eating hot dry noodles, and a few years ago there was a man named Li Bao on Long Causeway Street in Hankou who sold cold noodles and noodle soup in the area of Guandi Temple. One day, the weather was very hot, the noodles were not sold out, Li Bao was afraid that the noodles would spoil, so he cooked the remaining noodles and scooped them up and spread them on the board, accidentally touched the sesame oil pot, the oil splashed on the noodles, Li Bao simply mixed the sesame oil in the noodles, and then fanned the noodles to cool. The next morning, Li Bao blanched the cooked noodles mixed with sesame oil in boiling water a few times, filtered the water, put them in a bowl, and added chopped green onions and other condiments. Someone asked Li Bao what kind of noodles he was selling, and Li Bao casually said "hot dry noodles". Since then, hot dry noodles have gradually become an indispensable food for Wuhan people "too early".

In other places, greetings say "have you eaten", "have you had breakfast", etc., but Wuhan people meet early in the morning and ask "is it too early", which is concise and secretive, with a hazy and busy feeling.

Although it is called "too early", you must not think that it must be eaten very early, in fact, the "premature" of Wuhan people is not early. At seven or eight o'clock in the morning, people all over the street are carrying bowls of hot dry noodles, and they have their own tastes. Some are standing, some are sitting at a table by the roadside, and some are hurrying to work with hot dry noodles held high. The most characteristic is the staff of those government agencies, they often buy bowls of hot dry noodles with newspapers to take to work, or sit on the roadside stalls with bowls of hot dry noodles, eat noodles slowly and methodically, while reading the newspaper carefully, and when they are full, they will start a busy day.

Even teachers in schools can be affected by "prematurely", and usually nearly half of the students are still eating noodles in the first class. The sound of sucking noodles and the aroma of sesame paste in the noodles will affect the teacher's thinking very much. Therefore, many schools have a clear prohibition on premature school. But it's always forbidden!

It is no exaggeration to say that "prematurely" has simply become a local culture in Wuhan!

After Huang Haoran ate a few bites of hot dry noodles, he gave a thumbs up directly to the stall owner! He finally understood why this food was so popular in Wuhan! A bowl of hot dry noodles with sesame sauce and some chili sauce are spicy and full of flavor, and the stomach is eaten in the sound of "sigh and sigh" and "bang and da". It's a very pleasant thing!

In addition to hot dry noodles, Wuhan people's favorite food is fresh bean skin and noodles. Fresh bean skin is a traditional snack among the people of Wuhan. It is to mix mung beans and rice to grind and spread the skin, wrap glutinous rice and diced meat, and then fry it. In the process of making the bean skin, it is required that "the skin is thin, the pulp is clear, and the fire is positive", so that the fried bean skin will be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, oily but not greasy. Among the shops that make tofu skin in Wuhan, especially the three fresh bean skins of Laotongcheng are the most famous, not only the stuffing has meat, eggs, shrimps, but also fresh ingredients such as pig heart, pork belly, mushrooms, magnolia slices, barbecued pork, etc., the stuffing is exquisite, the frying is fine, the oil is shiny after frying, the color is yellow and fragrant.

Although the name of the noodle nest has the word "noodles" in it, it is not actually made of flour. It is made by mixing rice and soybeans in proportions, then soaking them into a pulp to adjust the taste, and then frying them in a kind of iron scoop with convex edges.

The process of frying the noodle nest is very beautiful. Huang Haoran watched the master who made breakfast scoop the rice and soybean milk into the iron scoop, and then put the iron scoop in the boiling oil pot, then the rice and soy milk on the iron scoop bloomed like a flower.

Some eat and watch, and there are folk gossip to listen to! This "early" meal is really comfortable! Huang Haoran doesn't want to go to work anymore! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )