Resourceful beauty

Chapter 208 Night Tour Shangyang City

"Candied haws, crispy and sweet candied haws..."

"Lotus lanterns, rabbit lanterns, flowers, birds, insects, and fish are all kinds of lanterns, five cents a piece, come and choose..."

"Vegetable and meat buns with thin skin and big stuffing, three pennies each..."

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In the bustling market, with crowds of people, and countless smells lingering on the tip of her nose, Fang Ruxuan seemed to see everything fresh, with a strong interest on her face.

Chu Yuan looked at her dotingly, didn't point out the way, just held her tightly, wherever she wanted to go, she just followed her, walking aimlessly with the flow of people.

The palace is located in the middle of Shangyang City. There is a main road in the east, west, north and south, and there are countless branch roads. If you look from the tower of the palace, you will feel that the whole Shangyang City is like a maze.

It was already night, but because of the countless lanterns lit, the whole Shangyang City was like daytime, and the lively sound of gongs and drums made people's faces overflow with rich joy, making people just look at it and follow their hearts Happy.

At this moment, Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan are located at the East Street, which connects Shangyang City and the east city gate, and East Street is the busiest market among the four main roads.

On both sides of the road are restaurants and teahouses, or the pavement of various other businesses. Next to the base of the adjacent wall are the stalls of small vendors, some selling food, and some selling gadgets. Tonight, there are more Of course it is the lantern stall.

Appreciating lanterns and guessing crossword puzzles have been the traditions of the Lantern Festival since ancient times. Therefore, vendors of lanterns, large and small, were surrounded by crowds.

"Do you want to go and see?"

Seeing Fang Ruxuan standing on tiptoe and looking in, Chu Yuan lowered his head and asked softly.

Fang Ruxuan shook her head, "The most important thing is to go out for a stroll, let's forget about word puzzles."

There were bursts of cheers coming from the front, and there was faint sound of beating gongs and drums. Presumably, there was a juggling troupe performing. Fang Ruxuan glanced around, took Chu Yuan's hand and squeezed to the right side of the street.

"Lady, come and have a look, the best rouge powder..."

Enthusiastic vendors greeted them.

After walking for a while, Fang Ruxuan discovered that Shangyang City and Dayuan Capital City are similar, especially on such a festival, they are equally lively and festive.

As for those lanterns and juggling, I used to watch them a lot when I was in Jiangbei, but now it doesn't matter if I don't see them or not. The important thing is that Fang Ruxuan is also happy to be able to go out with Chu Yuan, even if it's just for a casual walk. .

Therefore, deliberately looking for a place with few people, Fang Ruxuan dragged Chu Yuan along, and the two of them walked slowly.

"Young master, the lady is so charming, buy the right hairpin, the ancestral carver, come and have a look..."

Seeing that Fang Ruxuan received no response from the previous vendors who greeted Fang Ruxuan, a young vendor selling hairpins turned to Chu Yuan's idea.

Chu Yuan really stopped, turned his head and looked at Fang Ruxuan.

Just now in the carriage, all the jewelry on Fang Ruxuan's head was taken off. You must know that any piece of jewelry is priceless. Although it doesn't matter if it is lost, it is nothing if it attracts the attention of the bad guys. Good thing.

Therefore, Fang Ruxuan at this moment has no jewels on her head.

A simple stall with wooden cabinets. All the things are placed on the stall. If you want to close the stall, you only need to put all the things in the box and put them in the wooden cabinet, and then you can pick up the burden and leave. It is really convenient.

And there are mostly small stalls like this around.

Chu Yuan walked to the small stall and looked at each piece.

They are all silver jewelry, not very valuable, but as the street vendor said, the carving is really good.

Even a thin silver hairpin, on the thin silver foil at the top, is painted with auspicious patterns of dragon and phoenix, although it is simple, it is more detailed.

"Young master, one tael of silver is very cheap. Choose a pair for your wife. It will look good on you."

After only one glance at Fang Ruxuan, the young vendor didn't dare to look any further, and took the initiative to pick up the hairpin that he thought was worthy and recommended it to Chu Yuan.

After a while, Chu Yuan's gaze was fixed on a pair of mandarin duck hairpins.

The two hairpins are exactly the same, and at the end of the hairpin is a pair of mandarin ducks cuddling closely together. The feathers are slender and the eyes are agile. Even under the lantern, you can clearly see the eyes of the two mandarin ducks staring at each other affectionately.

"Young master, you really have a good eye. This pair of hairpins is the best pair of carvings on the stall. It only costs two taels of silver. Wear it for your wife. It will look good."

The street vendor graciously held the bronze mirror and said.

Chu Yuan smiled, and raised his hand to give Fang Ruxuan the hairpin in her hair.

The shining plain silver, against the bright light around her, exudes a soft light, coupled with Ruxuan's jet-black hair above, although it does not add much color, it is also unique.

But the pair of mandarin ducks staring affectionately on the hairpin made Chu Yuan feel very desirable.

Smiling, Chu Yuan took out the broken silver from his purse and put it in the hands of the vendor, "Thank you."

"I wish you and your wife fly side by side and grow old together..."

Amidst the auspicious words of the street vendor smiling, Chu Yuan took Fang Ruxuan's hand and continued to walk forward.

After walking for a while, I saw a cloth shed at the corner in front of me at a glance. On the stove in front of the cloth shed, there was steam in the pot, and a faint fragrance floated over.

Although the food in these places is not clean, Fang Ruxuan still swallowed her saliva and looked at Chu Yuan pitifully, "I'm hungry, shall we go eat a bowl of wontons?"

At the dinner just now, neither of them had a few mouthfuls of food, and after walking around for so long, it was inevitable that they would be hungry.

And that small wonton stall must have reminded Fang Ruxuan of the fragrant wontons of the old couple in Dayuanjing, Chu Yuan knew it well.

"Let's go, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

Glancing at the messy cloth shed, Chu Yuan hesitated for a moment, and led Fang Ruxuan into a side alley.

Turning east and west, Fang Ruxuan just felt that she was going to faint, and the feeling of following Chu Yuan all the way forward made her instantly feel that the alleyway she was in was extremely familiar.

This situation is like the appearance of going to Chu residence with Mu Mian that day.

In the capital of Dayuan, the small house where I met Chu Yuan several times was hidden in a quiet and remote alleyway, and it was only after I entered that I realized that there was something strange about it.

And today, what kind of surprise will Chu Yuan give himself?
Full of anticipation, Fang Ruxuan followed Chu Yuan forward with big strides, and walked for another cup of tea. In sight, there was a small shop with cloth banners hanging on it.

Looking around, it seems that there are houses all around, this shop is here, the business can be very good?

Fang Ruxuan was very suspicious.

Seeing Fang Ruxuan's expression clearly, Chu Yuan smiled, without explaining, he dragged Fang Ruxuan into the door, found a remote table and sat down.

"Two bowls of shredded chicken noodles, a plate of fragrant beef, a plate of cold cucumber, and a golden jade hibiscus roll."

Without even looking at the menu, Chu Yuan ordered directly, as if he was a regular customer here.

But Fang Ruxuan was slightly surprised in her heart.

If we talk about chicken shredded noodles and those two dishes, not to mention the restaurants outside, they can be made at small stalls, but the golden silk hibiscus roll is not easy to prepare, let alone the ingredients, it is easy to make. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it cannot be prepared in advance, it must be made fresh to achieve a crispy taste.

Can such a humble shop make golden jade hibiscus rolls?

Looking around at the layout of the store, Fang Ruxuan couldn't help but click her tongue.

Since Chu Yuan pointed it out, it means that the shopkeeper or the chef has such abilities, and such a person, instead of going to a big restaurant, is willing to hide in such a small shop. This in itself is a curious thing. matter.

From this, Fang Ruxuan looked forward to the bowl of noodles and the dessert even more.

When Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan arrived, there was no one in the shop, but after sitting for a while, people came one after another. Similarly, they ordered without looking at the menu, so they came here often.

Fang Ruxuan, who was already a little hungry, was full of anticipation for the simple and small shop hidden deep in the alleyway to have such charm.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the shredded chicken noodles and two dishes were served.

It was a young woman wearing an apron who served the food. She brought two bowls of noodles in front of Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan, and set the chopsticks. Wait patiently, this is a side dish given to you by the store, you should try it."

In addition to the fragrant beef and cold cucumber that Chu Yuan ordered, the store also gave away a small dish of pickled vegetables.

Microgreen cabbage, carmine radish strips.

The entrance is sweet and sour, and the silver noodles cooked in chicken soup are so delicious that you can't wait to swallow your tongue.

After eating a bowl of noodles, Fang Ruxuan's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.

The two bowls and three dishes in front of him were already empty.

"It's even better than the ones made in our small kitchen..."

Fang Ruxuan praised in surprise.

Seeing Fang Ruxuan's contented expression, Chu Yuan nodded very complacently. While talking, the kitchen curtain was raised, and the woman who served the food just now brought out the golden jade hibiscus roll.

It is golden in color, with snow-white icing sprinkled on it. Just looking at it makes people salivate. I took a bite and it was as sweet and crisp as I imagined. Really good workmanship.”

The woman thanked her with a shy smile, then turned and went back to the kitchen to get busy.

Although she was already full, Fang Ruxuan finished a small plate of golden jade hibiscus rolls under the encouragement of Chu Yuan's eyes.

When going out again, Fang Ruxuan felt that she was already stretched like a ball, if it wasn't for Chu Yuan holding her hand, she might have to move forward slowly.

However, the feeling of enjoying the long-awaited food with the one you love by your side is really great.

Of course, if you don't meet people you don't like to see, it will be even better.

Seeing Lou Ya approaching, Fang Ruxuan muttered to herself.

(End of this chapter)