35 Luoyang eats retort cake in the afternoon
There are people coming and going, and there is nothing unusual about it. Liu Yao had no choice but to turn his head to look at Yang Xianrong, and said softly, "Third sister, where do you want to go?" I will accompany you, and I will always take advantage of the few days I am still in Luoyang, and we will take a turn more. ”
"Okay." Yang Xianrong laughed again, and his eyes were taken back from the door of Sima Ying's palace.
The palace is located in the most prosperous place in Luoyang City, and it is the only way to go between the north and the south, just like the street in front of you, there is an endless stream of carriages, there are black oil carriages of commoners' homes, there are also green mantle carriages of eunuchs' families, and even there is no lack of gold decoration of high-ranking officials' homes. In fact, on this street alone, it is crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder, and the houses are crowded next to each other, exquisite and dense.
Many shops are also here, and it looks very lively, some of the shops can't see where the signboard is, only the words "Luoyang cake", "Luoyang tea" and "Luoyang wine" are written on the huge banners, and of course, there are those who set up stalls, selling seasonal cakes, persimmon cakes, walnut cakes, twist cakes, winter melon soup. The tea-ordering mother-in-law of a tea shop directly opposite the palace was full of silver hair, wearing a few big red flowers, and her face was smeared with thick fat powder, dressed up gorgeously, and sang while selling her own tea soup.
"Want to sit down?" Liu Yao asked, because he saw that Yang Xianrong was very interested in this tea-ordering mother-in-law, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Hmm." Yang Xianrong just finished eating a string of rock sugar gourds, and felt that his mouth was covered with sticky rock sugar, "Let's have a cup of hot tea." ”
"Okay." Liu Yao suddenly felt a little funny when he saw Yang Xianrong licking the corners of his mouth, and added, "I can't eat anymore, don't eat anything." ”
"No, have you ever eaten a cake? This one at your door looks really good, let's have a piece. Just one piece, okay? ”
"Why do you love this?" Liu Yao was a little puzzled, "Don't you like sweets?" There are a lot of these things in Xiangyang, which are passed from Longxi, and are steamed with glutinous rice, red dates or candied dates, which are too sticky. ”
"Taste it." Yang Xianrong didn't pay attention to him, walked straight to the door, and asked softly, "Mother-in-law, how can this be sold?" ”
The mother-in-law who ordered tea greeted with a smile, "Girl, sit inside, I'll cut a piece for you, it's not expensive, ten copper plates a piece." ”
"Okay, let's have a piece, another pot of hot tea, another plate of peanuts, and another ......"
"Third sister!" Liu Yao didn't want to be too fast, and grabbed Yang Xianrong's sleeve, "I can't eat it!" ”
"Oh, that's so much for now, we'll see if I can eat it later." Yang Xianrong liked Liu Yao's anxious appearance, and sat near the door with a smile. There is also a charcoal fire, which is warm even at the door.
Soon, hot tea, cakes and peanuts were served. Yang Xianrong just tasted it, then put down his chopsticks, turned his head and chatted with the mother-in-law who ordered tea. Anyway, it's lunch break, and there aren't many people coming to the store to eat, so she can just sit down and rest for a while.
"Mother-in-law, this is really delicious, so sweet!" Yang Xianrong said this, but pushed this large piece of cake to Liu Yao, Liu Yao was already grinning, he couldn't eat a bite.
The tea lady looks to be in her sixties, although she can't see the appearance of the deity under the heavy makeup, but judging from the figure, this person should not look too ugly.
"If the girl likes it, she can have another piece." The mother-in-law who ordered the tea responded to her with a smile.
"Then don't do it, my eldest brother won't be able to eat anymore, he will give it to me when he comes back, I will be fat." Yang Xianrong also smiled and patted Liu Yao's arm, "Look at my eldest brother is so strong, but he eats very little." ”
"Men don't like these sweets." The mother-in-law who ordered tea also looked at Liu Yao and asked, "This doesn't look like a person from Luoyang?" ”
"Well, he's coming here from Xiangyang to visit relatives." Yang Xianrong just took a sip of hot tea, "I'm going back soon, mother-in-law has anything delicious that can be kept for a long time, let's buy some and take it away." ”
"This ...... It seems that you can only bring some dry goods with you, right? I always bring some dried mushrooms with me, and I can sell them for a good price. The mother-in-law who ordered tea was stopped for a while, and she shouted at the person who sold the cake: "Again, go to the bag of dried mushrooms in the back and show it to the guest officer, don't fall asleep here, and be careful to illuminate it in the cold." ”
He was also a small man, but he could not see the appearance of men and women, because he kept his head down and wore a large cotton hat. He got up and walked slowly to the backyard, and after a long time, he took out a large bag of things and put them on the table.
After the tea lady opened it, there was a smell of dry goods. The quality of these mushrooms is good, and they all look like they have thick leaves, and they are also good if they are soaked in water. "When spring begins, I will also take this to sell some over there, and the price is five times that of this side. Looking at the girl's face today, I will give it to you at the price of one more layer. ”
"No, we can buy it at another store." Yang Xianrong was not happy, "Mother-in-law, it's not good to do business like this." ”
"What? My daughter and I grew these mushrooms at home, and they are so good that where can I buy them outside? If you don't like it, don't ask for it, I'm not willing to give it to you cheaply. ”
The mother-in-law who ordered the tea was also not happy, and made a gesture to re-wrap the mushrooms. Yang Xianrong had no choice but to take her hand again and asked, "Mother-in-law, you planted it yourself?" ”
"That's, it's quite complicated." The mother-in-law who ordered tea looked at the cake seller, "My daughter is careful, sowing seeds, cultivating soil, watering every two hours, and keeping the house moist and warm, which is very laborious." ”
"I see, that's really not expensive." Yang Xianrong nodded, and looked at this again and again, but she didn't look up, and sat back on the edge of her big wooden barrel of retort cakes, and was stunned.
"Don't sleep, go and drink the medicine on the stove in the back!" The grandma who ordered the tea shouted again, "You haven't drunk it today, have you?" Such an expensive thing, must drink! ”
This voice was quite stern, which made Yang Xianrong startled, and he didn't dare to speak more. There were still a few guys in the shop who were busy, and Yang Xianrong saw that the guys served a roast chicken to the others, and he was in a much happier mood, and shouted: "Mother-in-law, I want to eat this!" ”
The mother-in-law who ordered tea immediately beckoned to tell the buddy, but Liu Yao's face was already green.
"Big brother, it's okay, you can give it to Brother Ying in a while, he'll be fat." Yang Xianrong patted his arm again, "Give him the chicken head and the chicken buttocks, let's just eat the chicken wings quickly." ”
(End of chapter)