CHAPTER XX

In the summer, the ground is as hot as a fire. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info A heavy rain just now, immediately illuminated by the merciless sun, and only vaguely visible that there seemed to be water vapor steaming in some places.

I wore a blue shirt with large sleeves, a long black skirt, white socks, and black lace-up shoes. The weather is hot, and the thick hair is braided at the back of the head.

I walked through the alleys and saw vendors selling sour plum soup in the streets, shouting as they walked. Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead, and when they were so much that he wiped the placket of his unbuttoned shirt. Behind him, there was a string of children coming out of the alley, all of them less than ten years old, staring at his burden, some of them drooling, but they were all poor little worms who couldn't even take out a copper plate.

When I think of sour plum soup, I can't help but sigh. In this kind of weather, drinking a sour plum soup with crushed ice is sweet and sour, how pleasant it is. However, although the sour plum soup sold by this kind of hawker is cheap, it is shelved with too much saccharin, and sometimes it can taste bitter, and I heard that it is far inferior to the sour plum soup in the ice drinking place of "Tang Kee" on the street. Their sour plum soup is served in a large round wooden barrel. The barrel was painted with red letters, indicating that it was made in Tianjin. Sitting at a table covered with a white cloth, cups of different colors are neatly arranged in front of them, and a straw is inserted diagonally into the cup. The signboard of his house is a white flag erected high, on which a large word "ice" is simply and eye-catching. This open-air ice drinking place is the most popular during today's hot season, with people seated at every table and often overcrowded.

I walked all the way, thought all the way. I didn't walk for a while, and I was already sweating. I complained in my heart that Yang Renjie had to ask me out on this hot day. When I saw him standing in the shadows on the side of the street in the distance, he also took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat, looking a little embarrassed and cute, but he couldn't help laughing.

"I can't say this kind of weather, you have to come out. I thought you weren't afraid of the heat, but it turned out to be this pitiful picture. ”

"Who knew you wanted me to wait so long, but it was too hot for me." Yang Renjie smiled: "I'll take you to find a cool place." ”

I raised my hand and pointed to "Tang Ji" on the street, my mouth opened, and before I could speak, I was stopped by Yang Renjie. He walked forward quickly, and I was pulled by him and had to trot along. He led me around and came to a cold drink shop.

At the door of the cold drink shop, there is an attractive billboard, what Coca-Cola, Dutch soda, foreign beauties in suits, smiling among the flowers, holding a big drink bottle in their hands, very tempting. When she saw us coming to the door, the young lady standing at the door opened the door and invited us in.

I was hesitating, but I was pulled directly in by Yang Renjie. A gust of wind hit, and the wind of the electric fan brought a slight coolness. There were quite a few people in the shop, and the waiters in white clothes were busy shuttling back and forth like bees.

Yang Renjie pulled me to an empty seat in front of the window and beckoned to the waiter: "A glass of iced orange juice, a glass of sarsashi soda." He asked me, "Would you like ice cream?" ”

Before I could answer, he told the waiter, "Give her another strawberry ice cream." ”

The strawberry ice cream was served beautifully. The pale pink round scoop of ice cream rises with a cool air that is visible to the naked eye. The ice cream is topped with a creamy layer of condensed milk and garnished with a few bright red strawberries. Served in a shallow Japanese delicate small plate, the edges of the plate have quickly covered with a layer of hoar frost due to the ice and heat.

Through the window, watching the crowd hurrying by under the scorching sun, I held a straw, the bubbles in the soda jumped happily in the tall glass in front of me, and then slowly scooped a spoonful of ice cream into my mouth with a small spoon.

I let out a long sigh and said, "It's the first time I've been in a cold drink shop and eaten something so delicious." ”

"We'll be here every day if you like." Yang Renjie saw me eating ice cream, and he seemed to be happier than eating it himself.

I shook my head: "Still don't want it...... Things here are too expensive! Seeing what he wanted to say, I hurriedly said, "Enjoy this kind of thing, only occasionally." It's just that you don't eat it often, so you think it's delicious. Eat it every day, and over time, won't it be boring? ”

Yang Renjie pursed his lips, thought about it and said with great interest: "Why don't we go to the movies in a while." The Carlton Ballroom is remodeled into a large bright theater with air-conditioning, and the movies shown are still widescreen stereo. Several friends went and said it was very good. ”

I hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't go, it's far away, and it's so hot on the road." ”

"You can watch as many movies as you like with one ticket, and we can sit from noon until dusk. Thinking about it this way, isn't it worth the long distance? Yang Renjie smiled: "And when I stood there waiting for you just now, I thought about it." Why do we use it on a hot day? I called my brother-in-law and asked him to send a driver. ”

"Why bother others when watching a movie? If you really like movies, why don't we go to the open-air movies? In fact, I was thinking about the movie ticket price, and it is said that the ticket price of the Daguang Grand Theater is the most expensive in Shanghai: "Why don't we go to Penglai Park in Nanshi to watch an open-air movie." The road is not far, and under the big trees, you can enjoy the shade and enjoy the movie with one stone. The air is fresh and the environment is good. ”

"Don't, don't." Yang Renjie's head shook like a fan: "There are too many people over there." Today, on Sunday, adults and children alike to visit the park. Not to mention the noise, there are no good films to play. And when you go there in this kind of weather, there is only one word: hot! ”

I thought for a moment and said, "Aren't you just afraid of the heat?" I know there's a good place, would you like to come with me?" ”

"Where?" Yang Renjie asked, his expression full of suspicion: "I'm the one who is most afraid of the heat." I declare that I will not go anywhere that is hot. ”

"I know you're afraid of the heat, so I'm going to take you to find a cool place!" I blinked.

"Really? You tell me where it is, so I can have a number in my mind. ”

"If I don't tell you, I'll have to sell it first." I laughed.

Yang Renjie looked at me and wanted to ask again. I said again: "It's not for you to go up the knife mountain and go down to the oil pot, to see that it will make you embarrassed." I stood up, raised my chin and asked, "I'm going to go now anyway." Are you coming with me? ”

Yang Renjie nodded helplessly: "Go, go!" I'll follow you wherever you go, right? ”