Chapter 99 98. Technician Zhou is a great talker and eater
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Although technician Zhou is only in his thirties, he has been traveling in the countryside for many years and is very good at chatting with the old men in the village.

The best topic to bring people closer together is to talk about history and local customs.

He travels a lot.

I can tell you something about everything.

After serving the tea, he said, "There is a Laojun Temple over at Beifeng Mountain. It is said to be the Taoist temple of Zheng Zizhen in the Western Han Dynasty. There are more than a hundred old Gynostemma pentaphyllum trees on the mountain behind it. I heard that they were planted during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and have been preserved until now. In the early spring, we pick the young leaves and stir-fry them to make tea. When brewed, it is green and tastes sweet with a hint of bitterness. It is a medicinal tea..."

Talking about the water in the back mountain, he said, "The water on your mountain is really good. I have only seen similar water in one place. There is a Bailong Spring in Zhenba, you know? It was the one that produced a mineral water brand but later went bankrupt. That place is actually the Wulong Spring, not only the Bailong, but also the Qinglong, Heilong, Huanglong and something else. Now it has been turned into a forest park. The locals use the spring water to raise small river shrimps, which are small shrimps as big as a fingernail. The river shrimps are baked over a low fire, and they are so delicious..."

It has been a long time since I met someone who could chat with an old man so well. Luo Hongyi chatted very happily and his face was full of smiles and rosy glow.

As they were chatting, Luo Cheng and Luo Xiang came out with a few plates of cold dishes.

The old man Luo Hongyi was very happy, he stood up and called out, "Xiao Zhou, come to the table and have a drink with me."

"Uncle, please drink. I'm driving." Technician Zhou declined.

Let Luo Hongyi pull him up by the wrist.

It's already started, it would be inappropriate not to get up, and the old man didn't force me, so I gave him a way out, "Then you don't want to drink, just eat a few bites of food first, that's all."

While they were arguing, Luo Cheng and Luo Xiang took another turn and served a few new dishes.

Technician Zhou was a little embarrassed. "You are too polite to prepare so many dishes. Brothers, please stop working and sit down."

"You guys eat first, it will be ready soon." Luo Cheng said politely and left.

Luo Hongyi asked technician Zhou to sit down first: "Why are you being polite? They are all grown in our own fields. Xiao Zhou, don't be picky."

Technician Zhou sat down and looked at the table and laughed.

This family is really honest. Even though the table is almost full, it is just ordinary appetizers.

There were smashed cucumbers, mixed tomatoes, a mixture of celery, carrots, cucumbers and black fungus, fried peanuts and a plate of pig ears.

The only meaty thing is pig ears.

But, the red and green colors look really nice, and the dishes used are good just by looking at them.

Technician Zhou smiled and said, "Uncle, your vegetables are grown very well. They look fresh. There is an organic farmer in Laojiaba who supplies star-rated hotels. I think they are not as good as yours."

Regardless of whether this is true or not, Luo Hongyi was happy to hear it, "Come on, come on, pick up your chopsticks and try it first to see if it suits your taste."

How can it not suit your taste?

Technician Zhou had been busy all morning and was indeed a little hungry. Hearing the offer, he did not refuse. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of smashed cucumber and put it in his mouth.

It's over.

The refreshing taste mixed with the rich flavor is rubbed into the taste buds, the dormant tongue is awakened by the delicious taste, and the whole mouth is calling.

[Give me some more, give me some more, this little bit is enough for what? ]

My stomach suddenly started to rumble as if it was on fire.

Before he swallowed the cucumber, his chopsticks unconsciously reached for the tomato.

To be honest, Technician Zhou has been going to the countryside for many years and has seen a lot of good things, so after he tasted this spiritual vegetable for the first time.

After pinching them one by one, he was able to hold back and raise his head.

I couldn't bear to put down my chopsticks.

He couldn't help but praise, "Grandpa, how come your dishes are so good? To be honest, I am well-informed, but I have never seen such quality. I was talking about Laojiaba just now, but I am embarrassed. The food there is not even comparable to yours."

Technician Zhou has seen a lot of new things, but he has never seen the most ordinary vegetables in the fields be made to taste so good.

Luo Hongyi said modestly, "Not that bad, not that bad, just some farmhouse dishes, nothing special, not special at all."

In fact, he was very happy, he was waiting to see this scene.

Even though he didn't perform as well as Technician Zhou yesterday, it doesn't mean he doesn't like seeing other people's shocked looks.

"You're wrong, it's very rare." Technician Zhou took the time to pick up two chopsticks of assorted food, and changed the subject by asking, "Grandpa, do you sell this dish? Where do you sell it? I have to buy some. It's not good to sell this good thing cheaply." "What's expensive? Buy cheap. I'll bring you some before you leave." He was generous, but mysterious, "You can't buy it outside. You're over the age limit."

"Are there any age restrictions for your dishes?" Technician Zhou asked mysteriously in a low voice, holding the dish in his hands.

This is what I was waiting for.

Luo Hongyi pretended to be indifferent, "Well, they are all given to the kids. A while ago, a principal came to our city's No. 3 Middle School and said that the kids at home were eating well. He also said that the college entrance examination is coming soon, and he wants to eat something easy to eat to supplement nutrition and relieve stress. So I sold all my grandsons to the No. 3 Middle School."

"Alas, there aren't enough crops to share. I heard that there isn't enough food even for the senior high school students. Only the top 20 students in the exam can get some."

"Wow!" Technician Zhou was surprised and couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Your grandson must be looking for my Xiao Luo. He handled this matter with great vision."

Luo Hongyi laughed out loud, feeling so happy!

……

After the meal, Technician Zhou's face was flushed.

I couldn't stop eating just now.

Oh my, the smell of leeks is real, pungent, fragrant, really fragrant.

Maybe I was hungry and couldn’t taste it, so it’s okay to have two more.

Oh, enough, enough, why do you give me another plate? You’re too enthusiastic. I can’t eat it. I really can’t eat it.

When you are a guest, it is not appropriate to offend others, so just eat it all.

How can I put it? Dumplings taste different when chewed in different ways. They taste different when dipped in vinegar or not. Dumplings taste different when just out of the pot and when left for a while. You have to savor each flavor carefully.

I’m full, really full. The fillings of the pot stickers are different. I’ll try two.

Wow, the celery filling is so good. I usually don’t like celery, but this one tastes okay.

It's pretty good, crispy, really crispy. Pot stickers have to be crispy, and they are delicious when you bite into them and see a bag of oil.

There are only eight left on this plate. Okay, okay, so that they don’t have to take up another plate and it’s hard to store them in the refrigerator.

Just like that, before I knew it, thirty large dumplings and twenty pot stickers were in my stomach, and I also had a bowl of dumpling soup to enjoy the original taste.

So much so that Technician Zhou can only sit upright in his chair.

Are you feeling uncomfortable?
uncomfortable.

Do you dare to move?
dare not move.

Just move and it will come out.

The belt was tightening around my stomach and it was uncomfortable, but I didn’t dare to untie it.

I had already secretly unbuttoned two buttons while eating, but they would fall off if I unbuttoned them again...

Zhang Guiqin considerately poured him a cup of hawthorn water for him to drink to help digest his food.

Originally, my family didn’t prepare for this, but now that I have experienced it so much, I have gained some experience.

After resting for a long time, Technician Zhou left with two bags of vegetables and a red face.

It was a thank you gift.

When it was given to him, he refused and said he didn't want anything.

Or it was Luo Hongyi who pretended to be angry and acted like a senior and forced the thing in.

The good thing about the Luo family is that they are open-minded. No matter how high the price is, the fruits are grown from the fields. It is fine to eat them at home or give them as gifts.

We are not related at all, but they make several trips just for one phone call. It’s nothing to send some food.

Besides, Technician Zhou collected the vegetables and said that when he comes back, he must get a few pounds of Bailongquan river shrimps for the old man to eat with his wine.

This is what it means to be a human being.

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