In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

infLi Duoyu and Zhao Jialu walked through several streets and came to an old street full of wooden houses.

Li Duoyu glanced at the old street, which was a little familiar but also a little strange. In his previous life, after he returned from the island country, he heard that someone burned down this old street with a "fire" and replaced it with a commercial street.

In this era, the old street was still full of short wooden houses. When he first arrived at the old street, Li Duoyu heard the sound of "clang, clang, clang".

Following the sound, Li Duoyu saw a small workshop with three shirtless middle-aged men stepping on rock hammers and shouting slogans.

"Hey~hey~"

Under the stone hammer is a large stone mortar with rice cakes inside.

Whenever the stone hammer tilts up.

The old man next to the stone mortar will turn over the rice cakes in the stone mortar as quickly as possible, and the big stone hammer weighs at least seventy or eighty kilograms.

If they didn't cooperate well, the old man's hand would definitely be smashed and broken, but with the help of Hao Zi, they cooperated perfectly.

When he saw the balls of white rice noodles placed in the workshop, Li Duoyu had already guessed what they were making.

Zhao Jialu introduced that "the Xinghua noodles made by this workshop are really delicious. We buy Xinghua noodles from them at home."

The "hua" in "Laohua" that Li Duoyu wants to eat is the Xinghua rice noodles originating from Licheng next door. Because Licheng was called Xinghua Prefecture in ancient times, it got the name Xinghua rice noodles.

But for some reason, this Xinghua powder was not very popular in its place of origin. Instead, it became popular after arriving in Rongcheng, and became the "ancient taste" in the mouths of many Rongcheng people.

Laohua is also divided into old school and new school.

The old-school laohua generally refers to the conversion of pig blood. Due to special reasons at that time, the only pig blood that ordinary people could obtain was pig blood.

And even pig blood was a rare delicacy for the people of that era.

The new style has only appeared in recent years, and the side dishes are not just pig blood.

The most common ones that everyone eats are large intestines, duck gizzards, and Luohan meat. Of course, some water spinach and a handful of chopped green onions are the soul of laohua.

Some shops will add a variety of small seafood, such as clams, squid rings, fresh oysters and shrimps, etc. Some shops have even developed new ways of eating, adding various braised flavors into the laohua.

Ever since Li Duoyu came to this old street, he could smell the strong aroma of bone soup and shrimp oil from time to time.

This old street is not very wide, and it doesn't look very clean, but there are really many catering shops on both sides of the street.

There are those selling fish balls, meatballs, and sausages, and the best business is the Laohua shop in front of them, which is less than ten square meters.

Because the store was too small, the owner set up three small low tables at the entrance, so customers could only sit outside and eat.

Although the conditions were very poor, every small table was full of people.

There was a worker who had just returned from get off work in the factory. When he saw someone getting up, he leaned his bicycle against the wall and sat in the empty seat.

"Boss, let me have a bowl of laohua. I want pork liver and water spinach. Give me more chopped green onions."

"Okay, come right away."

Seeing that the business was so good, Zhao Jialu said to the store owner, "Boss, the business is so good, can you add two more tables? Why do we have to queue up every time to eat?"

The boss replied, "The store is so small. If we put it further, it will occupy the territory of the store next door. We will have a fight later. Will you help us?"

A group of customers who were not afraid of trouble all said, "We will help, of course."

"If you want to fight, I will definitely help you."

"Boss, hurry up and buy the store next door. From now on, we can eat your laohua on rainy days."

The boss laughed and said, "No, it's a rainy day, so I can be lazy."

"What's the point of resting? Wouldn't it be better to make more money?"

The boss urged, "Stop talking and eat quickly, there are a lot of people waiting behind us."

……

When ordering, Li Duoyu said, "Flower intestines and pork liver, clams, some water spinach, and a fried egg."

"Brother Yu, you were just full, how could you still eat so much?"

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "People like me who do rough work usually eat more."

In fact, although there is a lot of seafood on their beach, the fishermen can’t get enough of it.

Just like drinking porridge, you will get hungry easily not long after eating. Two bowls of seafood are really not as good as eating one bowl of rice and rice noodles.

In her previous life, her daughter-in-law liked to eat seafood. She said it tasted good, had no fat, and was low in calories, making it very suitable for weight loss.

Zhao Jialu touched his stomach and said, "I really can't eat any more. Boss, just give me some clear soup."

After the food was served, Li Duoyu looked at a large bowl of ramen. At least half of the bowl was filled with ingredients. Unlike in the future, there would be few slices of beef in a bowl of ramen.

Li Duoyu took a sip of the soup first. It was a thick bone soup with the aroma of shallot oil and a very good taste.

But for Li Duoyu, the soul of Laohua is not Laohua itself, but the small plastic jar placed on the table.

Li Duoyu came close to the plastic jar and smelled it. It was salty and fragrant. Yes, this is it.

Li Duoyu brought a plate over, poured the bright yellow juice into the plate, then picked up a piece of Luo Han meat, dipped it in the shrimp oil, and then put it in his mouth.

The moment he entered the mouth, Li Duoyu was startled. The smell instantly brought him back to a past memory.

In fact,

Li Duoyu has not eaten this kind of laohua with many ingredients many times.

During the time when he was selling the goods, this new style of laohua was not yet popular, so he ate more of pig blood.

Later, they were sent in. Not long after I came out, I went to the island country and never tasted this stuff.

The first time he ate this kind of laohua was when Zhou Xiaoying brought him here to eat it.

At that time, they came to Rongcheng to help take care of their grandson, and the two of them took on almost all the housework.

Cooking, washing dishes and laundry

On weekends, the son, daughter-in-law and his family of three often drive out to camp and travel with friends.

Zhou Xiaoying, who was afraid that Li Duoyu would be bored, would occasionally take him for a walk to nearby Yantai Mountain and have something to eat.

The place where the two of them have eaten the most is the Laohua restaurant at the entrance of the alley.

Zhou Xiaoying also likes to eat laohua. Every time she eats, she fills a plate full of shrimp oil.

Seeing how much she poured, the boss would occasionally tease her, "You are the best at eating shrimp sauce I've ever seen."

Thinking of this, Li Duoyu couldn't help but glance at the boss and suddenly asked, "Boss, is your last name Lin?"

The boss smiled and replied, "That's amazing! How did you know my last name was Lin when you came here for the first time?"

"Haha, I was just guessing."

Li Duoyu finished a large portion of Laohua, but people can easily get sleepy when they eat too much.

The two walked out of the old street and came to a street next door with a lot of neon lights. There were many brightly dressed girls on the street.

Maybe because it's summer, some wear short jeans like those in Hong Kong dramas, and some like to tie their shirts in a knot.

There were several girls surrounding a red Yamaha 125 motorcycle.

Zhao Jialu burped and suggested, "Brother Yu, do you want me to take you to the dance hall to relax? It's summer, and the girls there sing beautifully."

Li Duoyu joked

"You're sure it's as simple as singing well."

Zhao Jialu smiled and said, "I've been a good girl for a long time. Of course, I just listen to songs."

Li Duoyu wanted to say that he should be protected and pay attention to safety, but when he thought about it, something seemed wrong.

Before the 90s, China seemed to be quite safe, with only syphilis and very few AIDS.

"I won't go to the dance hall. It's too noisy and my ears can't stand it."

Zhao Jialu frowned and thought for a while, then said, "If you don't want to go to the dance hall, then how about going to watch the video together?"

Li Duoyu asked doubtfully

"Is there a video room now?"

"There are several of them, and many people are watching them. If you haven't watched all the TV series you followed in the past, you can still make up for them in the video hall."

Zhao Jialu laughed and said, "After twelve o'clock, there will be something very exciting."

As soon as Li Duoyu heard it, he knew what it was about. The video studio should be the earliest originator of disseminating pornographic images in China.

Most of the pornographic films at this time still told stories, and occasionally had some exciting scenes.

Unlike the action movies from the island country, the whole movie is about technology and no emotion.

But even if there are only one or two clips, for young people who have never seen it before, it is enough to make them collectively excited.

If there is a video recorder, Li Duoyu thinks that after the new house is built, he can buy one.

In this case, there is no need to stand in front of the TV at a fixed time and wait for the TV station to broadcast it.

"Brother Yu, do you want to watch it? There happens to be a video studio whose owner is my friend. I can ask him to clear the place and show us something exciting."

Li Duoyu frowned, watching pornographic films with a grown man, something felt wrong.

"No, I'm really sleepy. I want to go to bed."

Zhao Jialu was a little depressed. "He doesn't go to the dance hall, and he doesn't watch videos. How can he be like my old man who didn't play when he was young? When will he play? When we get old, we really won't be able to play anymore."

"Let's do it another day. I'm a little tired today."

Seeing Li Duoyu's refusal, Zhao Jialu stopped forcing him and said

"Do you have a place to stay tonight? If not, do you want to stay at my house tonight? Xiuyun and I share a house, and we just have one room available."

Li Duoyu's mouth twitched. How much does this guy like being with me? "No need. I have already booked a guesthouse at the pier."

"That's it...then I'll take you to the guest house."

"No, I'm familiar with Rongcheng. I can go to the guest house by myself."

……

In fact, Li Duoyu did not book a guest house. After returning to Rongcheng Pier, he went directly back to the fishing boat.

Sleep directly on the floor in the cab.

To be honest, the sanitary conditions in the guest house are not necessarily as good as his cab, and there are a lot of fleas and lice these days.

Now that they have children, their home is very clean. Unless necessary, Li Duoyu will try his best to sleep on the bed outside so as not to bring bugs or eggs home.

Around : in the evening, the area around the fishing boat became very quiet, leaving only the sound of the gurgling river water.

In this era without mobile phones, Li Duoyu fell asleep quickly. He didn't know how long he slept before he was woken up.

There are constant sounds of fishing boat engines and various shouting and selling sounds outside.

Li Duoyu, who was woken up, found that it was still dark, but when he looked out the window, he was startled.

Two faces were pressed against the window, looking into his cab.

Li Duoyu took out the long gun hidden in the boat, turned on the light in the cabin and shouted, "Who is on my boat?"

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