Chapter 30: The Night Market
Chu Ting took out his chopsticks and knocked them on the porridge pot, "For example, this raw porridge is made with the most delicious fish belly on the red squid, and eating it can prevent scabies." Then, the chopsticks knocked on the crystal steamed bun, "This steamed bun is made of Yingshan's fatty bird meat marinated with shiitake mushrooms to make meat filling, eating it can not only cure leprosy, but also kill parasites in the body." ”
Every time Chu Ting introduced a dish to Ji Xiaoran, her eyes lit up, causing him to laugh, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, let's eat it directly." ”
After getting instructions to move the chopsticks, Ji Xiaoran immediately added a piece of coconut milk black rice cake closest to him and put it into his bowl.
The black and white coconut milk rice cake overlaps with each other, and the flavors of the black rice and coconut milk are both distinct and integrated. When you take a small bite, the black rice part is softer and more delicate, and the coconut water part is sweet and refreshing.
Immediately afterwards, another phoenix claw was clipped. The steamed chicken feet are soft and flavorful. The mellowness of the sauce and the softness of the phoenix feet blend and linger between the lips and teeth, making Ji Xiaoran, who already likes to gnaw chicken feet, look like enjoyment.
Due to hunger and the fact that the food was really delicious, Ji Xiaoran ate quickly and quickly at the beginning, so not long after the others started eating, she put down her chopsticks and began to drink porridge one by one.
"Actually, if you eat first, you can go around the city." Chu Ting put down the wine glass with a smile, took out a small brocade bag and threw it in front of Ji Xiaoran, which contained coins used in the mountains and seas, "It's not bad to go shopping and buy some gadgets." ”
Ji Xiaoran glanced at Ji Ying, saw him nodded, so he said thank you sweetly, and put away the brocade bag.
"Let's go when you're done with the porridge."
Ji Xiaoran nodded at Zhou Xian, and began to concentrate on drinking porridge again.
Linshui Street, as the central axis street of Chuting City, is the most prosperous and lively street market in the city, and it is naturally very lively tonight, with lights everywhere.
The shops and street stalls on both sides of the road are crowded, and the lanterns of all kinds are colorful and dazzling. The beautiful talents who travel together, choosing lanterns and tasting snacks, are so lively.
The reason why the main street is called Linshui Street is because after crossing the houses on the east side, you can see the black water that runs through Chuting City. After picking up lanterns on the street, people went to the river and put them into the river.
The Blackwater River is full of colors, contrasting with the Milky Way that is beginning to rise in the sky.
Ji Xiaoran saw the river decorated with lights upstairs, and when she came out at this time, she didn't go to Linshui Street, but pulled Zhou Xian directly out of the door and turned a corner to the river. Looking at the colorful lanterns floating in the river, the colorful lanterns led to a little starlight in Ji Xiaoran's eyes, Zhou Xian suddenly chuckled, causing Ji Xiaoran to turn his head with some curiosity, "What are you laughing at?" ”
"Look like you're still like a child, haven't you ever seen this?"
"Of course I haven't." Ji Xiaoran's eyes flickered, "How could Jiang Li allow such a thing?" Maybe someone secretly let it go, but this kind of thing, the scene is shocking! ”
Ji Xiaoran's appearance once again made Zhou Xian feel a sense of familiarity from knowing him a long time ago, and subconsciously said, "Then let's go buy one too?" ”
The two of them shuttled between the stalls in the night market to buy lanterns, and the appearance of selection completely fell into the eyes of the two caring people in the restaurant.
"Are you the future son-in-law you chose?" Chu Ting raised his glass and touched Ji Cheng's cup lightly, "This is the second person you are willing to let him know about you for so many years, right?" ”
The first one is naturally Zhao Ziqing. Ji Ying smiled and drank the wine in the glass, "I just need such a person, and he just makes me feel like I haven't seen it for a long time." ”
"He doesn't have the breath of mountains and seas, does he?"
"No, I probably wouldn't have used him if I had." Ji Cheng looked at the boy who patiently accompanied his daughter from a distance, and felt some emotion in his heart, and even felt a sense of familiarity from the boy that was not outside the realm of mountains and seas.
But as Chu Ting said, not only him, but none of them felt the breath of mountains and seas in Zhou Xian.
Ji Xiaoran finally bought the most common red lotus lamp. Lighting the candle, the slightly beating firelight reflected the red on Ji Xiaoran's face, making her face with a hint of drunkenness.
"I really feel like I've seen you a long time ago."
Zhou Xian's soft nonsensical words fell into Ji Xiaoran's ears, and she who was walking in front looked at Zhou Xian, holding the lotus lantern in her right hand, and raised her left hand, her sleeves slipped, revealing the bell tied to her wrist, "I'm the one who depends on you to save my life, is it necessary to say such old-fashioned accosting words?" ”
Zhou Xian lowered his eyes and smiled, and when he raised his eyes again, he didn't know whether the starlight contained in his eyes was flickering, or the light of the lantern was swaying, different from the tense gaze when he was in the library, the gentle gaze slammed into Ji Xiaoran's chest.
Ji Xiaoran was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around and continued to walk forward, "Let's go, otherwise the candle will burn out." ”
Ji Xiaoran's footsteps brought a panic that was visible to the discerning eye, which made Zhou Xian's smile even bigger, "You slow down, don't wrestle." ”
At this moment, Zhou Xian suddenly felt that he could consider trying to get along with his boss's daughter. It was the first time he had felt for a girl four years since he said goodbye to his first love.
Suddenly remembered that on the day of the book, Zhou Xian raised his hand and rubbed his thumb against his lips.
Zhou Xian followed Ji Xiaoran step by step, and when he saw her coming down the steps and approaching the river, he stood aside and watched her prepare to put the lantern into the river. The light of the occasional lantern floating in front of her reflected the girl's face sweet and ruddy.
"Aren't you going to put the lights on with her?"
A vicissitudes of female voice sounded beside Zhou Xian, and when he turned sideways, he saw an old woman from the country of Li'er who was holding a cane looking at Ji Xiaoran, "The lanterns have to be put together to last a long time." ”
Will it last a long time? Zhou Xian subconsciously pressed his waist, where a small bell was tied.
"Yes, you're right." Zhou Xian nodded at the old man, "Thank you for reminding me." ”
So, when Ji Xiaoran was about to put the lotus lantern into the river, a hand reached out from her right side and dragged the lotus lantern.
Zhou Xian put his left hand on Ji Xiaoran's left shoulder, holding the lantern in a half-hugging posture, his chin was gently resting on her right shoulder, and the low male voice made Ji Xiaoran's hand tremble.
"Let's put it together."