Chapter 336 On a Woman's Intuition
Seeing Jiang Si emerge from the queue empty-handed, Uncle Chen immediately said, "Comrade Jiang, you can sit and rest in the car for a while, I'll go queue up."
“No need, Uncle Chen.” Jiang Si opened the car door and sat in the back seat. “Someone has already arrived before us.”
Did someone beat them to it?
Following Jiang Si's gaze, Uncle Chen quickly spotted a tall and familiar figure in the crowd.
It is Chi Heng.
Seeing him carrying fruit and quietly queuing up, Uncle Chen smiled faintly.
Although Uncle Chen doesn't talk much, he knows how much Chi Heng feels for Jiang Si.
I know Jiang Si is a sensible and good girl.
But Uncle Chen was still worried for Huo Tingzhou, who was far away on Qiongzhou Island.
Seeing how much Chi Heng cares about Miss Chris right now...
He was genuinely happy.
Of course, I was also relieved.
Turning his gaze away, Uncle Chen asked, "Shall we take you home now?"
Jiang Si thought for a moment, "Let's not go back yet, let's go to Dongfeng Store instead."
Dongfeng Store is the later Daoxiangchun, a famous time-honored pastry shop in Beijing.
Thinking that tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival and there will definitely be a lot of people queuing to buy mooncakes, Jiang Si thought it would be better to buy some today and save them the trouble of queuing up early in the morning.
Sure enough, her idea was correct.
Even though it's already noon, the Dongfeng store is still packed with people.
Jiang Si glanced at it and realized that the fillings for mooncakes at this time were not many, far less varied than in later generations.
The price ranged from 0.8 to 1.2 yuan per jin (500g), and each jin of mooncakes required six liang (200g) of grain coupons.
The most common fillings are red or white, and the crust is baked with sesame oil and has a distinctive dark red circle imprinted on it.
The filling contains rock sugar residue, walnuts, and candied fruit peel; one bite is incredibly satisfying.
Then there are red bean paste and jujube paste fillings.
As for the five-nut filling, which most people in later generations dislike, it was the signature filling of this era.
Whether you can buy them or not depends entirely on how fast you grab them!
With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, the shop specially prepared a batch of lotus seed paste and rose paste fillings.
Uncle Huo's family will also be coming tomorrow night.
Thinking that there would be many people, Jiang Si picked out a little of each flavor.
Uncle Chen has been driving her to and from get off work for the past few months, so she should show her appreciation for him during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In addition, Jiang Si also picked out a box of rose-filled mooncakes for Chris.
Compared to other mooncake fillings, this flavor isn't particularly outstanding.
But there was no way around it; most foreigners are allergic to nuts, and Jiang Si dared not let Chris eat them.
If something goes wrong, the trouble will be huge.
After buying the mooncakes, Jiang Si also picked out a few of their signature pastries, such as Sachima, ox-tongue pastries, and jujube blossom pastries.
These pastries were a bit too sweet for her.
However, the elders in the family all liked it very much.
Brewing a pot of jasmine tea and having a snack is quite pleasant.
After buying these items, Jiang Si did not go home immediately, but instead asked Uncle Chen to drive the car to the nearby Dong'an Market.
She's usually driven around, so she never has a chance to take anything out.
It wasn't just that she didn't have the chance to take things; when the children were younger, she could take them for a stroll in the space when she had nothing to do.
Now that the two little ones are older, Jiang Si is consciously paying attention to these things.
Never underestimate a child who is almost one year old, especially since the two little ones have been drinking spiritual spring water for a long time.
Their logical thinking ability is much stronger than that of ordinary children.
In other words, they can't express themselves yet, but in a few months when they can speak fluently, they might suddenly blurt out a sentence.
"Mommy disappeared into thin air!"
"Mommy conjured up Guoguo!"
Then she's really finished.
"Uncle Chen, wait for me a moment. I'm going inside to take a look around and buy some things." Since she rarely comes out today, Jiang Si plans to take more than she should.
Uncle Chen was a little worried. Even though it's only the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow, many families have already started lining up to prepare supplies for the holiday today.
Looking at the bustling crowd, Uncle Chen said, "Why don't I go in with you? I can help you carry some things."
"No need, Uncle Chen, I'm just browsing around," Jiang Si quickly declined.
If Uncle Chen comes along, how will she get it from her spatial storage?
Seeing her resolute attitude, Uncle Chen didn't say anything, but simply instructed, "Then I'll stand guard at the market entrance. If anything happens, just call me."
Jiang Si nodded and turned to merge into the crowd.
She wandered around the market for a while, and when she saw that it was almost time, she found a relatively secluded corner and began rummaging through her belongings.
It's still quite hot today, so she didn't take the pork. There's no refrigerator at home, and she was afraid it wouldn't keep.
Anyway, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and companies usually give out some benefits.
Pork is one of the most sought-after commodities of this era, and it will definitely be distributed when the time comes.
So Jiang Si chose a plump, big white goose.
I've kept this in my space for over two years. It feels quite heavy when I hold it; it must weigh at least seventeen or eighteen pounds.
Crabs are an indispensable part of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Jiang Si quickly scooped up a large bag of crabs, each weighing over half a pound.
We also packed a lot of seasonal fruits.
I also took a lot of other odds and ends. Luckily, I had sacks, otherwise it would have been difficult to carry them all.
Seeing that it was almost time, Jiang Si dragged the sack out.
As for why they didn't carry it on their backs, it's naturally because the items were too heavy to carry!
Uncle Chen had been keeping an eye on this area.
He was startled to see Jiang Si dragging out a bulging sack.
He quickly jogged over to meet her.
Before he could speak, Jiang Si said, "Uncle Chen, wait for me a moment, there's something else."
this……
There's more than just a little bit left.
There are clearly many points.
After making two or three trips like this, until the trunk was completely full, Jiang Si clapped her hands in satisfaction.
"Uncle Chen, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Please take these things back with you."
Besides mooncakes, Jiang Si also brought Uncle Chen a lot of seasonal fruits and an old hen.
She placed these separately in the passenger seat.
"No, no, Comrade Jiang, this is too precious!" Uncle Chen quickly waved his hand to refuse.
Picking up and dropping off Jiang Si was his job, so he felt embarrassed to accept so many things from her.
"Uncle Chen, you can keep it."
"No, I really can't accept this."
Just as the two sides were refusing to speak, Jiang Si's gaze suddenly fell on a figure across the street.
It turned out to be Secretary Yan.
To be honest, Jiang Si wasn't surprised to run into him here.
The staff quarters of the construction department were nearby. Although Secretary Yan was transferred from his original post under the pretext of retiring due to illness, his corresponding benefits were not canceled.
He still lives in the compound.
However, after the penalty notice was issued, he stayed at home and rarely went out.
This also brought great difficulty to the comrades who were responsible for keeping watch.
He finally went out last week.
No one expected that the first thing Secretary Yan did after leaving home was to take the appeal materials he had written himself to the higher authorities.
Only then did everyone realize that he had been preparing for this all this time while he was staying at home.
Before I knew it, Secretary Yan had already boarded the bus with his things.
The car quickly drove out of the station.
Jiang Si wasn't very familiar with Beijing's bus routes, but she could clearly tell that the bus wasn't heading home to her family compound.
Perhaps it was a woman's intuition, but the moment the bus pulled away from the station, she immediately opened the door and got on.
"Uncle Chen, could you please catch up with that car ahead?"
Uncle Chen didn't ask any more questions, immediately started the car, and steadily followed behind the bus.
The car headed north and after about five or six stops, Secretary Yan got off at a place called Tuanjiehu.
Jiang Si had a vague recollection of this place.
She remembered that the Huashikou Hutong where the Tan family lived seemed to be nearby.
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