Chapter 118: Watching the Dragon Boat
Didn't she chase him a few steps and ask for credit when he led Liu Dakang and a few people from the Inspection Department to rob the kidnapper?
She had already made a meritorious service, even if they didn't admit it, the facts were there, why couldn't she fight for it?
I have to say here that she seems to be a person who likes to be vexatious.
Jiang Han looked at Zhao Zhu's laughing face with black lines, full of slander, and really didn't think what he said was funny......
Is the laughter so low because the work pressure of catching fast is too much?
Seeing him smiling so happily, whether they understood what he was saying or not, they couldn't help but hook the corners of their lips with him.
Jiang Han glanced at the big guy speechlessly.
It's a waste of her time to get nervous with these people here.
Thinking like this, she cleared her throat and said, "Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao, Grandma Zhao, I'm really sorry, I brought some snacks today, I want to earn a few more pennies while there are people." It's not too early, so I'm not here to accompany you, I'm going to sell things! ”
"The number of dragon boats participating in this year's competition is twice as many as in previous years, it's rare to be so lively, why don't you take a good look at it, what kind of food are you going to sell?" Zhao Zhukuai said angrily, "Isn't your zongzi business doing very well?" Today's Dragon Boat Festival should take a break and have a good holiday! ”
"You made the dumplings?" When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she finally looked at her.
"Yes, Grandma Zhao, do you still like to eat?" Jiang Han smiled politely.
"It's not bad, it's quite distinctive, the old woman hasn't eaten the stuffed zongzi before, but thank you for your heart!"
"Yes, my brother Lu and his brother and sister also like it very much!" Mrs. Zhao also showed her a grateful smile.
Seeing this, Jiang Han finally found an opportunity to make up for the gift.
She smiled and said, "That's good, I also brought some today!" The urgency that came up just now was put in the car, so I'll go down and get some up. In addition, I have to ask my aunt for a few plates, in addition to the zongzi, I also made some other snacks, take some together, everyone can watch the dragon boat race while eating! ”
"Don't be so polite, that's what you used to sell, don't break the bank here, we have prepared a lot of food today." Mrs. Zhao said and pointed to the bags and food boxes under the table.
"Her aunt, just a little snack, you will fulfill her heart, I'm afraid that things are too crude, and you can't get used to it!" Father Jiang said modestly.
Yun Niang also smiled, and said warmly: "Yes, Mrs. Zhao, the things my sister makes are always a little different from ordinary things, you try to give her an evaluation, and she can improve and make better tasting food!" ”
Mrs. Zhao didn't shirk anymore, moved the snacks on the table, and vacated two plates to hand to Jiang Han.
After a while, Jiang Han brought four strings of zongzi, a plate of soybean glutinous rice, and a plate of fried fruits.
Everyone ate her things, not to mention the zongzi, the soybean glutinous rice and fried fruit were unanimously praised, and even Zhao Zhukuai, who didn't eat glutinous rice much, also gave the soybean glutinous rice a thumbs up.
After eating, drinking, and talking about tea, Zhao Zhu quickly stood up and prepared to lead Liu Dakang to Xialifang on duty.
For this dragon boat race, the county government specially pulled up three half-person-high iron chains on the river embankment, and two officials were needed to maintain order every five zhang.
From the starting point to the end point, except for the section where the teahouse and restaurant were built and the side of the steep hillside, the remaining riverbank that needed to maintain order was nearly two miles long, and the county magistrate and other officials also needed a large number of guards around them, so the manpower of the county government was tightened. For this reason, Chen County Ling also transferred some archers from the Luoxia Town Inspection Division.
It is said that Liu Dakang can choose to be on duty near this tent, so that he does not have to be too far away from his family and can take care of it from time to time.
But he has skills, and at this moment of chaos, in order to prevent accidents, people like him will naturally be transferred to protect the county commander.
Seeing that the two of them were leaving, Jiang Han also took the opportunity to confess and left Zhang Luo to buy and sell together.
Yun Niang also wanted to help, but she looked at the layers of people by the river, and thought that she was going to squeeze in it, and she couldn't open her mouth.
Although she can sell things at the dock without any obstacles, she also needs to keep a safe distance from people, and she thinks she will never have the courage to try this kind of sales place in a harsh environment.
Jiang Han didn't know Yun Niang's tangled thoughts.
She followed Uncle Zhao and Liu Dakang back to the side of the ox cart, moved the basket and other baskets out of the car, entrusted the ox cart to Zhao Zhukuai and Liu Dakang to drive away, and shared the task with Song Yaozu.
She chose a basket, a basket and a bowl, Song Yaozu picked a basket, and the two agreed to come back to meet as soon as they finished selling, and they got into the crowd one east and one west......
"Selling glutinous rice cakes, fragrant, glutinous, delicious and cheap soybean glutinous rice cakes, three dollars a penny! Come and eat and watch the game, the game looks even more exciting! ”
Jiang Han put more than a dozen pieces of glutinous rice cakes into the bean flour bowl, and held them in front of his chest while shouting and shook them gently, and the glutinous rice cakes in the bowl rolled around, bringing up bursts of rich bean flour fragrance, which successfully attracted the attention of passers-by.
She didn't dare to squeeze into a place where the crowd was too dense, after all, she carried a big backpack, even if she was always alert, if there were too many people, she couldn't prevent someone from sneaking behind her.
All the way east, she wandered in front of the homes of those with children.
On this kind of festival day, those who can bring their children out to join in the fun are generally distressed by their children, and they are also the customers who are most likely to pay money.
"Little brother, what kind of glutinous rice are you selling? Come and show us! ”
Sure enough, she only walked through three houses, and after shouting five times, someone was interested.
One person bought it, and the other children next to her were greedy when they saw it, and she sold ten yuan of glutinous rice cakes in this place alone, and even sold six fried fruits for one or two yuan in the basket.
Such a good market made her full of energy, and her shouting was even higher-pitched.
In the following period, her business has been booming, the contents of the basket and basket disappeared quickly, and the copper plate in her arms became heavier and heavier.
It was just a short walk east from where their bullock cart had stopped to the end of the track, and there were few people after the end.
She had to turn around and walk back, according to the current popularity of her business, she should be able to sell out before the time, just in time to go back to the Zhao family's tent to watch the game.
But she thought a little simply, as the time approached, more and more people crowded by the river, and gradually she was pushed farther and farther from the shore by the crowd, and could only do business with those in the outermost areas. It's just that most of these people just want to squeeze in, and there are fewer and fewer people who pay attention to her business, and there are several people along the road who sell snacks like her, so after the initial hot period, her sales speed slowly slowed down.
She peddled back and forth along the riverbank line outside the South City Gate, but she didn't meet Song Yaozu once, I don't know where he picked it to sell, and I don't know how it sold, according to the current situation, it is estimated that it is not much better than her.
Now she can't take care of him anymore, she just looks forward to emptying the basket as soon as possible and rushing back to watch the dragon boat race.
When she approached the South Gate for the second time, the basket was empty, but a third of the rice cake remained.
Today's dragon boat race doesn't seem to be worth watching.
Although I can't watch it this year, I can still watch it next year, but after all, this is the first folk event after she came to ancient times, and she has already come to the scene, but she can't see the specific situation of the game......
Thinking about it like this, the regret in her heart can't be stopped!
"Anyway, there's not much left, go back and watch the game before selling, you can sell it out!" Thinking so, she was about to turn around and run towards the Zhao family's tent, when she suddenly heard someone shouting: "It's started!" ”
As soon as the shouts fell, like the sound of gunfire on the playing field, the crowd immediately swarmed and everyone pushed desperately towards the river.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of iron chains suddenly sounded in various noises, and the chains temporarily pulled up by the county government were almost crushed by the crowded crowd. Then, the officials were so high-pitched that they roared angrily: "Don't squeeze, whoever squeezes again will be arrested!" But the roar fell to the ears of the frenzied crowd like a drop of water falling into the sea, and it did not do much. The officials had no choice but to wave their sticks fiercely, scolding and pumping a few fanatics, and only then did they stop pushing and shoving for a moment......
Even that didn't dampen the enthusiasm for a glimpse of the river's excitement.
Fortunately, the three chains were still two or three feet away from the shore, and the stakes tied to the chains were also nailed strongly, otherwise, even if no one was killed in the end, a large area would have fallen into the river and drowned.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Han couldn't help but stop, staring at this group of crazy people, and was stunned by this surging momentum for a while.
Soon she came back to her senses, and she was instantly affected by this warm atmosphere, and the curiosity in her heart kept swelling, and she couldn't wait to run back to the Zhao family's tent again.
Besides, even if she ran over there at the moment, she probably wouldn't be able to squeeze into the stairs for a while.
This thought flashed through her mind, and she thought that since the river was full, she would find a high place to climb up and see what was going on.
Who knows, when she raised her head, she found that she still underestimated the popularity of this dragon boat race - at this moment, looking at it, not only the river bank has three layers inside and three layers outside, but even the large and small trees on both sides of the road, as long as there are branches that can stand people, have been occupied.
She opened her mouth wide and was speechless - how poor the entertainment life of people in ancient times was, a dragon boat race can make the people of the city crazy like this.
Since everyone is crazy, how can she be a maverick?
This dragon boat race has to be watched no matter what!
Determined, she put all the baskets and bean flour bowls in her hands into the basket, and quickly studied the city wall and those large and small trees, and soon picked a tree that grew up near the city wall, rolled up her sleeves, and climbed up slowly.
After the eight people in the tree found out that something was wrong, they had just exited to stop it, and Jiang Han, who was anxious to see the situation in the river, squeezed the first branch two meters above the ground. Before the three people standing on the branch could stabilize themselves, she touched the edge of the second branch. Just as the two men on the second branch tried to kick her down, she fell with one hand on the branch against the wall, reaching for the protrusion in the wall......
The eight people on the tree all breathed a sigh of relief - it turned out that people were not going to go up the tree but to the wall, there was really no craziest, only more crazy!
In the blink of an eye, if someone happens to look up, they can see that on the blue and black city wall, an octopus with a bamboo basket on its back is tightly clinging to the protrusions and gaps between the bricks of the city wall, and is clinging to the city wall, watching the game in the river with difficulty with its head turned sideways......