Chapter 362: Night Market Adventure
There were quite a few people sitting inside Quanjude at noon, and as soon as I stepped in, I could smell the rich aroma of roast duck.
Even if you don't come in to eat, you can sit on the doorstep with your bowl of rice and eat an extra bowl of rice just by the aroma.
Gao Xiulan and Xie Dajiao ordered the dishes and sat by the window waiting, while Xie Yi went inside to pick out the duck.
Gao Xiulan saw people coming and waved to call them over.
"Dad, Mom, why are you here so early?"
Lin Xiaotong walked over holding Chengzi's hand.
Gao Xiulan pouted and said, "Xie Yi is treating me, so I have to come early."
Xie Da Jiao didn't even dare to drink too much tea here, saving her stomach for eating the duck.
“This store is still doing so well.”
In addition to roast duck, Xie Yi also ordered spicy chicken, sweet and sour fish fillet, soft-fried prawns, stir-fried vegetables, and a large bowl of duck bone soup.
The main dishes we ordered were rice and lotus leaf pancakes, which were of course the dishes my family loved.
Xie Yi picked out the duck and came out.
Wipe the sweat off your head. It’s really stuffy in the kitchen.
The family was waiting for the food to be served, and everyone was listening to Orange talking about what happened at the small bookstall.
As for the ice cream that Orange mentioned before, let’s buy it in the evening. We’ll save our stomach for the roast duck at noon.
Xie Yi's hands were not idle either, he was playing with his daughter's pigtails.
A few people sat by the window with a ceiling fan hanging above their heads, and it was quite comfortable to feel the breeze.
"Why haven't you served the food yet? Why is roasting a duck so slow?"
Shao Xinming is afraid of heat in summer, and even the bench under his butt feels hot.
The floral shirt he was wearing was almost half wet.
Qin Weihong felt thirsty and drank half a bowl of tea in one breath.
"Master, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry! This roast duck still needs to be in the oven for half an hour before it comes out. Just wait."
Chen Lan also felt a little regretful that she didn't pack up the food to eat at the restaurant.
It was a little bit difficult to get used to sitting on a bench with delicate makeup and a fitted skirt.
It was so hot that her lipstick had melted a little, and she couldn't wipe the sweat off her face with her sleeve like Qin Weihong did.
Sitting in the lobby to eat is really a pain in the ass.
I asked tentatively, "How about we pack it up and eat it at the restaurant later?"
Shao Xinming waved his hand and said, "No, in this weather, the roast duck will spoil if we pack it up and take it back.
Now that you are here, let’s eat here.”
After saying that, he turned around and looked at the person next to him who was already eating roast duck, and he couldn't hide his envy in his eyes.
I couldn't look too much, because some of the men sitting at the tables were shirtless.
In Beijing, during the hottest days of summer, you can often see shirtless "bare-chested men" going into battle.
Qin Weihong and Chen Lan are both from Beijing, so they are not surprised.
Therefore, only Shao Xinming felt embarrassed and had to lower his head and bang his hands on the table, with smoke almost coming out of the tips of his ears.
How can a man here be shirtless? It's really unethical of a man!
"Roast duck is here."
After waiting for a long time, Shao Xinming finally heard these words. He raised his head, picked up his chopsticks and prepared to eat.
His eyes were fixed on the glossy roast duck.
Unexpectedly, the guy passed by him and put the duck on the next table.
Xie Yi scalded the dishes and chopsticks with tea. Lin Xiaotong took a look at the doneness of the roast duck and gave a thumbs up in affirmation.
"Master, please give me a slice."
"Okay, this is lotus leaf cake and sauce."
Orange sniffed the fragrance, sat down obediently, and pressed the hem of her skirt with her hands.
The chefs at Quanjude are not only skilled in roasting duck, but also have excellent skills in slicing duck.
In the end, only a complete duck skeleton was left after the duck was sliced.
"The slices are ready. You can put the duck bones into the duck bone soup later."
Xie Da Jiao took a lotus leaf pancake, rolled a roast duck and handed it to Gao Xiulan.
Gao Xiulan took a bite and sighed, "Son, I wish you could invite us here to eat every day."
Lin Xiaotong took a bite of sweet and sour fish fillet and was just about to give Orange a roll.
But Orange got there first: "Mom, you eat it."
"Thank you, daughter."
Xie Yi sat down, thought about his not-so-rich small treasury, and shook his head honestly.
"Mom, you might as well rely on you to kiss your eldest granddaughter instead of relying on me."
If he ever has enough money from this job, he will really end up in jail.
“Puff——”
Shao Xinming, who was eavesdropping at the next table, couldn't help laughing out loud, his head lowered and his shoulders shaking.
It was the first time he met such an interesting person.
Qin Weihong was almost starving, but she was still laughing so hard that it started to twitch.
She turned her head and was about to take a closer look, but when she stretched her neck, she met Lin Xiaotong's gaze, which scared her so much that she shuddered.
Oh my god, how come I ran into an acquaintance while having a meal?
I had to pull up my short hair and cover my face with my big hands.
I ate a lot in Hong Kong some time ago, and my big face plate has become bigger.
Plus, with her current masculine look, you probably wouldn't be able to recognize her just by seeing her once, right?
Chen Lan also heard the noise and smoothed her hair to cover her face.
Gao Xiulan reminded her, "Xiaotong, what are you still standing there for? Come on, eat, the roast duck is hot."
"Why."
She was just distracted for a moment, and she always felt that this person was very strange.
Why do you react like this when you see her? Aren't you afraid of twisting your neck by moving so fast?
Shao Xinming glanced suspiciously at Qin Weihong, whose head was huddled like a quail.
Why is this person so startled?
"Roast duck is here."
The words in my mouth immediately turned into saliva. Forget it, let’s eat first.
The world is big, but eating is the most important thing.
I waited so long just to have a bite of freshly baked roast duck, so I quickly rolled up a pancake and stuffed it into my mouth and ate it all in one gulp.
I felt that I couldn’t taste anything, so I kept trying.
While Qin Weihong was stunned, the man had already eaten three cakes.
She also started to work quickly. The two of them were like competing with each other. They were still chewing with their mouths while rolling the pancakes with their hands.
Chen Lan also moved quickly, obsessed with peeling shrimps, rolling the roast duck and then rolling the shrimp cakes.
Shao Xinming followed suit.
The three of them finished the duck quickly and drank the duck bone soup that was served.
Then we started to eat the main course, which we devoured in no time.
Shao Xinming and Qin Weihong ate the most, and they finished three bowls of rice with spicy diced meat.
In the end, the two of them had to hold on to the wall to get out, and they could only move in small steps with their buttocks tucked together. If they stood up too hard, they would get bloated and painful.
Gao Xiulan, who was still eating slowly, glanced at the strange group of people several times.
"It's really strange, two grown men with such big bellies!"
After leaving the restaurant, Shao Xinming stood under the shade of a tree, holding onto the tree with one hand and supporting his waist with the other, gasping for breath while speaking.
"Take a taxi and go back to the hotel."
Chen Lan frowned as she looked at the two men's miserable appearance.
"Mr. Shao, you just ate and haven't digested it yet. You still need to take it slow, otherwise you will get carsick."
The smell inside a taxi is already unpleasant on a hot day, and getting in now would be a torture for people with a sensitive sense of smell.
It just so happened that Shao Xinming had this minor problem, which was usually better before meals.
Others compete in drinking at the dinner table, but these two compete in eating rice.
She also didn't understand.
Qin Weihong stood leaning against a tree. She started to feel sleepy right after finishing her meal.
Holding his eyelids open, he said, "Master, why don't we take a nap in the hotel this afternoon? We can do the work tomorrow."
There was a nest of cicadas on the tree, chirping non-stop, making my ears buzz.
Shao Xinming thought so in his heart, but was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
"I told you to come back here to enjoy yourself, right? And tomorrow, we'll go out in the evening.
Vivian, don’t you think so?
Chen Lan was called upon: "That's fine. There are several night markets in Beijing at night, and there are also many people in Panjiayuan."
The main thing is that there is no sun at night, so just apply more insect repellent on your body when you go out.
Qin Weihong curled her lips, lowered her head and said nothing.
When the Xie family came out after dinner, the three of them just happened to get into a taxi.
Gao Xiulan sighed: "They are really rich people. They drive cars whenever they go out."
Although she is making some money now, she doesn't dare to spend it lavishly.
We are all people who have experienced hard times in the past, so we should spend our money wisely.
Xie Da Jiao continued, "The tricycle is also good."
Orange laughed: "Grandma, maybe I can take you out in a big car in the future."
The child, who is only in elementary school, has set ambitious goals.
After hearing this, Xie Yi's eyes almost curved with laughter.
"Oh, my girl, your mother and I will have to rely on you when we go out in the future."
Cheng Zi pulled Lin Xiaotong's watch and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "No problem."
Xie Da Jiao laughed.
Gao Xiulan flexed her wrists and said, "Let's go back and take a nap. We still have to open the stall tonight."
…
The Xidan Night Market is particularly lively at night. Specifically, the place where everyone sets up stalls is in the square in front of the Xidan Garment Building.
Gao Xiulan set up the stall and placed the bright yellow skirt on the shelf.
The popular item this summer is the yellow skirt. In July, an article titled "Yellow Skirts Are Popular on the Street" was published in the textile newspaper.
Gao Xiulan sighed: "At this time last year, I was still selling red skirts, and this year I changed the color."
Lin Xiaotong looked around and saw rows of yellow skirts on the clothing stalls.
In the night, it is like a blooming yellow rose, particularly bright and eye-catching.
As soon as the clothes were put out, people came to buy them. Gao Xiulan's stall was in a good location, right near the outside, so it could be seen as soon as people came in.
Xie Da Jiao also made a simple light sign that read: Beautiful goods from Pengcheng, waiting for you to choose.
The gimmick is simple and straightforward, and of course it works better.
Soon, waves of people gathered around the stall.
Shao Xinming and the other two also came and first went to the food stalls for a look.
Now that I'm here, how can I just stand there and watch? I want to try everything delicious.
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