In addition to jelly, the group ate as they walked, including snowflake bayberry, lion candy, fried fish, wild vegetable cakes, Hu pancakes, fried ginkgo nuts, cherry pancakes, rice noodle soup, and mutton buns...
I fully experienced the charm of Beijing's West Market snacks.
In addition to snacks, Xue Huan also bought a lot of things, including toys and clothes for Yibao, her favorite jewelry, exquisite handicrafts from other countries, and even several carpets.
The carpets from Persia have intricate and exquisite patterns and a strong exotic flavor.
In modern times, such a small carpet would cost at least tens of thousands of yuan, but here, it can be bought for just a few taels of silver, and you can choose from a variety of patterns and colors.
Xue Huan bought too much without paying attention, but when she thought about the many rooms in the Prince's Mansion, she knew there would be no shortage of them, so she felt relieved.
After making a purchase, Ah Man would pay for the goods and the guards would carry them, or Xue Huan could just give the address and have the store deliver the goods to her door. She didn't have to worry about anything and just had to enjoy the pleasure of shopping.
Gu Yan, a grown man, didn't have much enthusiasm for shopping. After a morning of this, he felt like the soles of his feet were about to be worn out.
"Brother Zhao, it's already noon, why don't we find a place to eat first?"
If he kept walking around, his legs would probably break. He didn't know where Zhao Yu got so much interest from, walking around endlessly like a woman.
Most of the things I bought were women's things.
He almost regretted following him.
How could he know that Zhao Yu was a woman, and women would never feel tired when shopping, especially when they had plenty of money.
If you like something, don’t ask the price, just buy it!
Xue Huan herself was not short of money, and before leaving, Pei Ji gave her a box full of banknotes so that she could spend as much as she wanted.
It feels so good to spend my boyfriend's money.
So she bought a lot of things for Pei Ji, including food, clothing and daily necessities.
Only after hearing Gu Yan's voice did Xue Huan wake up from the pleasure of shopping. She looked up and saw that it was already noon, the hottest time of the day had arrived.
She kissed him on the cheek and said, "Baby, are you hungry? Let's go eat."
Yabao was concentrating on playing with the exquisite ball in his hand, without even looking up: "Eat."
Then a group of people came out of the spice shop.
Here, Xue Huan found a lot of spices for cooking, including cardamom, cloves, pepper, cinnamon... and even chili seeds!
There is a restaurant diagonally opposite the spice shop - Jianghu Restaurant.
The name has a very gangster-like feel, and the decoration of the storefront also reveals a sense of unruly and uninhibitedness. However, there is a constant stream of customers coming in and out of the door, and the fragrance wafting from inside is very tempting.
It can be seen that the food in this restaurant tastes very good.
Xue Huan didn't want to look for another place in the hot sun, so she said, "Let's just eat here."
As she walked over, a man was pushed out of the study opposite her and almost bumped into Xue Huan. Xue Huan supported him with one hand, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Thank you for your help, young lady." The man bowed to Xue Huan to express his gratitude.
Xue Huan was shocked, but remained calm. "Sir, how can your eyesight be so poor at such a young age? I'm not a girl."
The man looked at her face intently, his eyes rolled around, and he suddenly said, "Oh, yes, yes, it's not the girl. Look at me, my eyes are so blurry."
Xue Huan found it funny. This man looked to be in his twenties, so how could he have such blurry eyes?
Gu Yan's eyes shifted between Xue Huan and the man, as if he was thinking about something.
Xue Huan turned to leave with Pei Yi, but was grabbed by the man. "Sir, I see your forehead is dark. You're going to have a bloody disaster today. I have a solution. If you treat me to a meal, I'll give it to you. How about it?"
Xue Huan stopped and looked the man up and down carefully. He seemed to be quite handsome, but she didn't expect that he was a charlatan who had deceived her.
At this time, the bookshop clerk said, "Sir, don't believe him. He just came to our shop and said that eight people would come to our shop at midnight today. Don't you think it's ridiculous? Our bookshop closes at night, so how could there be any customers? Eight? Why didn't you say eighty?"
That's why the guy thought this guy was here to cause trouble, so he kicked him out.
As luck would have it, the man bumped into Xue Huan.
Xue Huan shook her head, ignored the man, picked up Yabao and walked towards the restaurant.
When the man saw the treasure, his eyes lit up with surprise. "Sir, you're showing off with such a treasure in the streets. Aren't you afraid of running into something unclean?"
Just this one sentence successfully made Xue Huan stop.
She looked over in doubt and wonder, could it be that he had seen through Yibao's identity? However, the treasure he was talking about didn't necessarily refer to natural treasures, it could also be the treasure in her heart.
Unclean things can be said to be demons and monsters, or they can refer to people with evil intentions.
In short, it depends on how she interprets it.
This man may not be a master, but his speaking skills are definitely not bad.
"What's your name, sir?"
The man smiled and said, "My surname is Yu, and my given name is 'Huan'."
Xue Huan: "Mr. Yu, please."
Yu Huan didn't hesitate and walked towards the Jianghu Restaurant first.
It was dinner time and the lobby was already full. There was also a private room upstairs, and the group was led upstairs by a servant.
At that time, restaurants and food stalls did not have menus, and it was entirely up to the waiters to write down the menu.
When Xue Huan asked what dishes were available, the waiter quickly listed the names of the dishes, just like telling a crosstalk, without taking a nap from beginning to end.
It can be seen that it is not easy to be a waiter at this time.
Xue Huan was surprised to hear that there was a dish called "braised elephant trunk". "Could this dish be made from an elephant trunk?"
The waiter smiled and said, "To let our guests know, this elephant trunk is not a real elephant trunk, but is made from the intestines of pigs. When it was made, the intestines were tied together one by one with thick ropes and soaked in brine for three days. When they were taken out, the intestines had horizontal stripes like an elephant trunk.
"This dish is our restaurant's signature dish. It's rich and tender, yet not at all greasy. It's even better than braised pork. Sir, would you like to order some to try?"
Xue Huan: "Okay, then we'll have a braised elephant trunk, a roast suckling pig, and a fish stew with basil. What would you like, Mr. Yu?"
Yu Huan: "It doesn't matter what I eat, but I must have some wine. Bring me two jars of your best wine."
Waiter: "Okay, no problem."
The rest of the people ordered dishes in turn, and soon the wine and food arrived.
Yu Huan opened a jar of wine first, picked it up and poured it into his mouth, gulping down half of the jar. A lot of wine flowed down his chin and into his collar.
The way to drink it is quite heroic.
"Brother, is the wine delicious?" asked Yibao. He smelled the mellow aroma of the wine and felt a little greedy.
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