To be honest, Xue Huan didn't want to meet him yet. She lifted up Yabao, trying to get him to block her face. Unfortunately, Gu Yan had already seen her, and his expression became visibly excited. He pushed through the crowd and walked towards her.
Xue Huan sighed. It was too late to regret not changing her face. It was also too late to change her face in public. Otherwise, it might trigger some shocking rumors.
"Don't come over. Pretend you don't know me. I'll treat you to dinner later." Xue Huan sent a message to Gu Yan.
Gu Yan paused, "Okay, this is what you said, Brother Zhao, please don't disappear without a word again and abandon me."
Xue Huan: “…” She sounded like a scumbag who would abandon her after having fun with her.
She pointed at Gu Yan and said, "Let's pick him."
The stall owner didn't suspect anything. After all, he was the one who caused the elimination, and this young man was a target he chose at random. It was impossible for him to know his plan in advance and prepare for it.
Gu Yan came to the stall and looked over a pile of blind boxes.
If the person who came up at this moment was the one arranged by the stall owner in advance, he would definitely choose the blind box containing the gem, thus making him win the bet.
But now the plan has changed. The stall owner knows how low the chance of selecting the blind box containing the gems without knowing it is, and he is almost certain to lose this bet.
In this way, the blind box containing the gems cannot be kept.
The stall owner quietly reached out and wanted to hide the gem blind box. All the other blind boxes combined were not as valuable as this blind box, so he couldn't give it away!
Unfortunately, as soon as his hand touched the blind box, it was grabbed by a clamp-like hand.
It was the guard who took action after receiving Xue Huan's signal.
The stall owner also had some kung fu experience. When he saw that the matter was exposed, he kicked the stall over, grabbed the gem blind box and ran away in the chaos.
Unfortunately, his skills were totally inadequate in front of the guards at the Prince's Mansion, and he was quickly caught and taken back.
The blind boxes scattered on his stall were snatched away by the onlookers.
From the moment he ran away, everyone knew he was a liar. Since he was a liar, what else could he do?
Ah Man and Wu Qi also grabbed a lot.
Xue Huan held Yabao and stood farther away to avoid being affected by the chaos over there.
The guard took the gem blind box from the stall owner, handed it to Xue Huan, and asked, "Sir, what should we do with this person?"
"Send it to the authorities."
The stall owner was taken away dejectedly.
I think he was regretting that the fat sheep he chose this time was too tricky.
"Is this your son?" Gu Yan came over and teased Pei Yi.
Because Xue Huan put a breath-suppressing talisman on Pei Ya, covering up his ginseng scent, Gu Yan didn't notice anything wrong. He just thought that the child was particularly cute, fair, tender and chubby, making people want to bite him.
Xue Huan shook her head. "It's a friend's kid, I brought him out to play. Why are you in the capital?"
Gu Yan: "The imperial capital is the place where dragons rise. The fortunes of the entire world converge here. I want to try my luck here and see if I can find some natural treasures to help me cultivate. Of course, the most important thing is to find you."
He looked at Xue Huan with resentment, "You know, whether I can go home depends entirely on you."
Xue Huan's heart sank. "Alright, stop being so pretentious. I didn't mean to leave without saying goodbye last time. I just had something urgent to do and had to leave."
Gu Yan said "Oh" perfunctorily, obviously not believing it.
Even if he had to leave in a hurry, hadn't he given him a paper crane to carry messages? How difficult would it be to use a paper crane to send him a message?
Speaking of paper cranes, Gu Yan felt a little guilty. I wonder if he noticed the little tricks he did to the paper cranes.
Xue Huan didn't explain much. Her relationship with Gu Yan wasn't very good anyway, and it was only their second meeting.
Ah Man and Wu Qi each came over with a big bag of blind boxes and saw Xue Huan talking to a strange man.
"Sir, who is he?" Wu Qi asked.
Xue Huan simply said his name: "Gu Yan."
She and Gu Yan were far from being friends, but they were not strangers either. They could barely be considered acquaintances.
Gu Yan joined the next shopping trip.
"Brother Zhao's family is in the capital?" Gu Yan began to inquire about Xue Huan's situation, wanting to know more about her in case she ran away again and he couldn't find her.
"no."
"Brother Zhao, are you coming to the capital this time?"
"Visiting friends and traveling a bit."
"Oh, this child is your friend's?"
"Um."
Seeing that Xue Huan didn't want to talk more, Gu Yan wisely shut up and didn't ask any more questions.
A burst of fragrant floral aroma came. Xue Huan looked and found that the fragrance came from a woman on the roadside. She had a white and soft gardenia pinned in her hair.
It turns out that gardenias are already blooming at this time of year.
The woman hawked, "Jelly! Cool, sweet and sour jelly, quenches thirst and relieves greasiness! Five cents a bowl—"
In front of her was a large wooden barrel covered with a clean white cloth, which was filled with chewy and transparent jelly. On the small table next to it were some simple seasonings, including mint juice, brown sugar water, white vinegar, raisins, lotus seeds and other ingredients.
Wu Qi asked, "What is jelly?"
There are so many delicious foods in the world, and she feels that there are many that she has never eaten, seen, or even heard of.
Xue Huan: "Jelly jelly is a transparent tofu-like food. It's refreshing and chewy, perfect for summer."
Wu Qi immediately said, "I want to eat."
Xue Huan walked over and said, "Big sister, give me four bowls of jelly."
"Okay."
It was inconvenient for Xue Huan to hold the baby, so Ah Man stepped forward to pay.
The woman deftly scooped out four bowls of jelly, added mint juice and brown sugar water, and the cool and sweet taste came out. If you like it a little sour, you can also add vinegar.
Finally, add a spoonful of dried fruit and fresh lotus seeds on top, and a bowl of jelly is ready.
There was a square table next to the stall, so Xue Huan and the other three sat down at the table and tasted this delicious delicacy that could relieve the summer heat.
Wu Qi: "It's delicious! Can you make this, sir?"
Xue Huan didn't eat much herself, but focused on feeding Yabao. The little guy liked it very much and couldn't stop eating.
Hearing this, she said, "I can make it. When I get back, I'll ask someone to get some magnolia seeds and make it for you to try."
The Magnolia tree produces fist-sized, bell-shaped fruits. The fruits are split open, the seeds are taken out, and then dried to make jelly seeds.
When making it, put the jelly seeds into a clean cloth bag, put the cloth bag into a basin of water, and then keep rubbing it, just like rubbing clothes. When it is rubbed to a certain degree, take out the cloth bag. Let the water in the wooden basin stand for a while, the water inside will solidify and become like a large piece of crystal clear jelly. This is the jelly.
When eating, cut the jelly into small pieces and add various seasonings according to taste. Xue Huan likes to mix it with honey and yogurt.
It is best to put it in the refrigerator for a while before eating, so that it will be cool and refreshing when you take it out.
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