Although Yangzhou is not particularly large, the scenery is still good. The current development of this small city is somewhat inferior to other cities in Jiangsu Province. Even Yangzhou was a place where the dynasty vigorously developed in ancient times.

During the Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou was the largest city besides Chang'an and Luoyang.

In the later period, due to its location on a major transportation road and convenient water conservancy, its development became increasingly strong.

But they were all tired now, so they planned to sleep for a while, and then go out together at night. Since they came to Yangzhou for dinner, they naturally planned to solve the problem outside.

There are many things you can say about the aged dishes here.

After a nap in the room in the afternoon, Chen Nian got up and took a shower, then dressed up a little, and threw the clothes he had worn today into the washing machine in the room.

Then, take out a new outfit from the box and wear it on your body.

I took out my phone and made a brief guide, and Chen Nian chose the destination for tonight.

Dongguan Street is quite famous here, although this place is likely to be like Jianshe Road in Rongcheng, Hubu Lane in Jiangcheng, and Huimin Street in Xi'an.

But no matter what, it is a bit lively place.

Then he sent an email to An Hongdou, telling her to go here for a walk in the evening and try the snacks here. An Hongdou quickly replied and said there was no problem.

It was a very early arrival and it was night. It was naturally not easy to go out privately and ask Liu Qingsong to get a car to pick him up and drop him off, so the most convenient way to travel freely is to take a taxi.

After checking the map, Chen Nian found that he was not too far from the hotel to Dongguan Street. He tentatively searched on the salted fish, and then found that there were people selling online car-hailing coupons.

After a brief inquiry, Chen Nian learned that these coupons were directly charged into his account.

So Chen Nian spent only 3.5 yuan to buy 4 5 yuan coupons and two 20% off coupons that can be up to 15 yuan.

Soon An Hongdou also dressed up.

As expected, An Hongdou only wore a slightly loose white T-shirt short-sleeved shorts, while her lower body was wearing a pair of jeans and a baseball cap symbolically blocked her face.

Although he is only about 160 years tall, he is undoubtedly a pair of long and straight long legs like ivory chopsticks. Although he usually eats a lot, his legs still look very slender due to frequent fitness.

However, this outfit is just the dress of an ordinary girl when she goes out, and she throws it into the crowd without any eye-catching points.

"Let's go, how can we go?" An Hongdou asked with a smile on her head, standing at Chen Nian's door.

"Go to take a taxi."

Then Chen Nian closed the door, put the room card in his pocket, and walked side by side with An Hongdou, one high and one low towards the hotel.

"Are you not worried about being recognized by others when you go out like this?"

"What's there to worry about?" An Hongdou's face was a little puzzled, and she took out a mask from the small bag she was carrying and put it on her face. "Isn't this still a mask? You might not have worn a mask, right? Although the investigation is not very strict now, you probably won't be able to enter if you go to such a place without wearing a mask."

"Of course you have to bring masks. How can you not wear masks when you go to public places? And when I came, my mother packed me a large bag of 100, and even one per day would be enough."

On the way downstairs, Chen Nian made an online car-hailing appointment on his mobile phone. When he arrived downstairs, the car was parked at the door.

The driver of the taxi was obviously a local. When he learned that the two were traveling here and on a business trip, the corners of his mouth were slightly curled up, and it was obvious that he was thinking about the relationship between them in his heart.

However, the smile just flashed away, but before the driver could introduce them to Yangzhou in the eyes of locals, where to go to play in Yangzhou, the car had already stopped.

"Okay, if you don't know, you can go back to the hotel and ask. They also know how to play in Yangzhou." After getting off the bus, the driver said alone, which fully made Chen Nian feel the enthusiasm of the people of Jiangsu.

Then Chen Nian took out his cell phone and found that it only cost more than two yuan.

An Hongdou accidentally saw the deduction numbers on Chen Nian's mobile phone, and was shocked: "Why did you spend only more than two yuan? Although you feel that the hotel is not far away when you get in the car, it is obvious that more than two yuan is not even the starting price!"

"I bought some coupons when I was in the hotel before and saved 5 yuan."

"Can you still do this? How can you teach me?"

Finally, Chen Nian and An Hongdou were talking and walking into Dongguan Street. This place was actually a local food street in Yangzhou and a specialty street.

Among the shops on both sides, there are many special snack shops, some shops selling cheongsams, craftsmen sitting at the door of the shop with a small hammer and knocking at a long silver strip on the table, and some shops selling silk scarves and domestic time-honored cosmetics.

In addition, there are some grilled squid, milk tea, candied haws and so on that can be seen all over the country.

Soon they passed by a restaurant selling Yangzhou food, and it was written outside that there were Wensi tofu, lotus root powder balls, large-boiled dried shreds, Yangzhou fried rice, lion heads and so on.

"Why try this restaurant first and see what the difference is between the local one and what you make?" An Hongdou asked.

Chen Nian nodded. Anyway, this place is just a snack bar. I will taste it a little bit, and there will be a long way to go in. I don’t rush to eat as soon as I come in.

And one of my purposes for coming to Yangzhou this time is to see the authentic practices here.

So they ordered a lotus root powder ball, and then ordered a fried lotus root cake, and a Wensi tofu.

Soon the food was served, and they took off their masks. There was a mess around here, and no one recognized An Hongdou.

Chen Nian first took a look at Wensi tofu on the table.

This dish is actually just a soup dish, and its ornamental value and its own significance are far higher than the soup itself.

And this portion of Wensi tofu is only 12 yuan.

Looking closely, the tofu shreds in the bowl were evenly thick and thin, and the length was basically the same, even if they were cut by yourself.

But even so, Chen Nian could see at a glance that the tofu in Wensi Tofu used "technology".

In other words, these tofu are not cut out by hand, but are directly pressed out using relevant equipment.

Chen Nian took a sip with a spoon and found that the taste was actually similar to what he had made, except that when he was making it, he added ham and other ingredients to it.

Others sell only 12 yuan in their stores and only has less than the ones in their own stores.

The taste was almost the same as it turned out.

For some reason, Chen Nian suddenly felt a little lonely in his heart.

Because this is probably because the owner of this store wants to lower the cost. If you are willing to add some auxiliary materials and increase the cost by one or two yuan, the taste will be basically no different from what you make yourself.

But the price of others is much lower than that of their own shops.

In other words, compared to using tools for this dish and cutting it with a kitchen knife, there is actually no difference between the final product.

"What's wrong? Why don't you look very happy?" An Hongdou was a little confused, wondering why Chen Nian suddenly showed this expression.

"I just think that the development is getting faster and faster now, and many machines and equipment can completely replace manual labor. Take this Wensi tofu as an example. The ones pressed with machines and cut them out by my hands are not very different, and the taste is the same.

But the cost of pressing with a machine is much lower than the cost of cutting with a knife."

Youdao is the obsessed with the authorities and the bystanders. This thing that Chen Nian thought was a bit troubled. When An Hongdou heard it, she felt that it was actually nothing comparable.

"Although it seems that their labor and time cost is lower on the surface, you need to know why Honghong Restaurant is popular? It's not just because the food you cook is delicious. Another reason is that they can spend very little money to eat fine dishes that can be comparable to those well-known restaurants."

"Isn't this why you set the block between the kitchen and the outside restaurant into glass? Every move you make inside can be seen by diners outside, whether you are a chef, cut braised pork, or making Wensi tofu.

So this is your advantage. If you put it in the past, maybe only those high-ranking officials and nobles may be so particular about eating. But now people's living standards are getting higher and higher. Even if they use "pure handmade" as a gimmick, people will buy it, let alone you do it in a real way."

An Hongdou said, while Chen Nian was also thinking...

Indeed, there may be many devices that can replace manual labor now, but those devices and machines cannot be as flexible and convenient as manual labor.

Take Honghong Hotel for example. Mr. Niu likes to eat more heavy flavors, so when Chen Nian cooks for Mr. Niu, he will add more salt and soy sauce.

For example, Xiao Jing likes to use the soup of vegetables to pour it on top of the rice and then mix it and eat it. The soup will be more flavorful when you make it aged.

In layman's terms, it is "to look at the dishes."

"How is it? Isn't this much clearer? Even if you go to the vegetable market to buy noodles, you will definitely think that handmade noodles are better than noodles pressed by machines, and you will also think that handmade flowers are better than dough that is alive by machines, and then steamed buns are delicious."

"It seems that's true."

After thinking it through, Chen Nian no longer struggled.

An Hongdou divided the bowl of Wensi tofu, and the lotus root powder and the two of them also divided the group, but in the end, Chen Nian took the majority.

Otherwise, if you want to eat more An Hongdou, you may be full before you finish walking on Dongguan Street.

But the food here is still not satisfactory.

Although Wensi Tofu is already pretty good, it is because this kind of dish is actually not easy to make mistakes, and the store has sold it for so long.

But the other few are a bit hard to describe. The lotus root powder balls are made too thin. Even if they are sold as lotus root powder, they are completely unqualified.

The lotus root cake is fried, and the heat is a bit over. Although the fried one is slightly burnt, it may taste more fragrant, but if you pass that limit, the taste will start to worsen.

Of course, this is also because Aged is doing this business, so he is a little picky about eating it. On the other hand, Anhongdou on the side is very delicious.

After eating here, they changed another store.

This house sells Sixi Tangyuan, and before Chen Nian went in, he saw many elderly people waiting to pack them.

After walking in, I listened to them talking like locals.

Generally speaking, there are not many authentic foods in this kind of food street, but there are many local elderly shops in the same city that taste is not much worse.

So the two looked at each other and walked into the store.

After coming in, a couple happened to leave after finishing their meal, so they sat down.

"Let's try Sixi Tangyuan, too." Chen Nian said, but as soon as he finished speaking, he looked sideways and saw the bowl on the table next door.

Including...the dumplings in that bowl.

"This dumpling is as big as my fist, so I can't finish it!" An Hongdou obviously saw the dumplings, and said in her heart that she was a little unacceptable. If the four dumplings of such a large size were eaten, she would have to hold the wall out in a while.

Chen Nian suggested at this time: "Why... let's have one?"

However, An Hongdou instantly thought of the waiter bringing a bowl of dumplings, which contained 4 pieces, and she and Chen Nian took a bite each.
To be continued...