Chapter 132 Eating Together
In just one stick of incense's time, the onlookers surrounded Xie Zhao in three layers, leaving Jiang Yuzhu just enough space for one person to pass through.
Not far away, the people who were watching the stone being broken on the chest were all attracted and rushed over to join in the fun.
"impossible!"
In the crowd, a man in black stepped forward to question, "This must be a trick, the fire is fake!"
The people looked at each other in bewilderment. Someone responded, "How could it be fake? The firelight illuminated the yellow dog-head mask. It looked very real to us!"
The man in black frowned and said sarcastically, "That bastard is only interested in cheating people out of money and doesn't even dare to show his face. I don't believe there is no trick!"
Jiang Yuzhu was maintaining order. When she heard someone was destroying the place, she sneered and said, "Are you from the chest-breaking stone stall next door?"
The crowd of onlookers was attracted. The man in black came here to destroy other people's jobs when he had no business. It was so unkind.
Originally Jiang Yuzhu didn't want to make a fuss, as long as everyone made money. However, the man in black was meddling in the matter, which only aroused the curiosity of the people.
Xie Zhao noticed the movement around him and took out a piece of yellow paper to start the fire. In an instant, the yellow paper was burned to ashes.
"Real fire, it's real fire!"
Everyone ignored the provocative man in black and turned their attention back to Xie Zhao.
In order to show his rigor, Xie Zhao burned paper and cloth successively and then put the fire into his mouth.
Just swallowing fire was not interesting enough, so Jiang Yuzhu bought a bunch of grapes and peeled them to start the fire.
Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Xie Zhao was dominated and performed a scene of swallowing grapes with fire.
“Wonderful and amazing!”
There was thunderous applause all around. The thrown copper coins once again stimulated the man in black. He stood up and said, "It's just swallowing fire. How difficult is that?"
The copper coins in the bathtub were very heavy, enough to exchange for at least a dozen taels of silver, enough for food and daily necessities.
Jiang Yuzhu had no intention of doing any more acrobatics. Seeing the man provoking her again, she was delighted and said, "Go ahead if you can do it!"
"Just go ahead!"
The man had just that in mind, and strode to the center of the field.
Jiang Yuzhu lit the fire and threw the torch to the man in black: "Dear audience, let's change someone to prove that no one can do the fire swallowing performance except my husband."
She and Xie Zhao looked at each other, and Xie Zhao understood what she meant. He took the bath tub to find the innkeeper to exchange it for silver.
In the middle of the venue, a man in black raised a torch. The firelight made his face look dark and shiny, but there was no fear in his eyes.
The Goutou couple was afraid of being exposed by him, so they wisely gave up their territory and let him take over.
Just swallow the fire and you can make a lot of money!
"Hurry up, swallow it!"
The people were eagerly waiting and urged impatiently.
Seeing that everyone's appetite had been whetted, the man in black raised the torch to the same height as his face.
A cool breeze blew in my face, and a burning smell wafted through the air.
The laughter of the people around was deafening.
The man in black stared blankly at the torch, and when he wiped his beard with his hand, half of it was burnt into ashes.
He refused to believe it and firmly believed that there was something fishy going on. He put fire to his mouth out of anger, gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and leaned forward.
"ah!"
A scream pierced the night sky. The man in black dropped his torch and started running around like a headless fly, covering his face.
The onlookers laughed at the man for overestimating his abilities and were about to continue watching the fire-eating performance when they discovered that the juggler was gone.
"We haven't seen enough!"
"I remember that couple was wearing dog head masks. They were so ugly that they were easy to find!"
So, the whole city was searching for the Dog-Headed Couple.
Here, Xie Zhao exchanged more than twenty taels of silver and two hundred loose copper coins, and took Jiang Yuzhu straight to the snack street.
"Boss, I want a serving of seven-star fish balls!"
Jiang Yuzhu counted the copper coins and handed them over, waiting eagerly.
The fish balls are hand-made, with fish meat on the outside and lean meat filling, dried shrimp and other ingredients inside.
Fish balls can be fried or made into soup, and the aroma alone is enough to attract people.
"Can you eat spicy food, young lady?"
The stall owner skillfully took out the fish balls from the oil pan. The skin was fried golden, plump, and had a circle of small bubbles floating on it.
Jiang Yuzhu stared eagerly: "Yes, eat spicy food!"
The stall owner smiled upon hearing this, and said with a hint of satisfaction: "Finally, there is someone who knows the goods. My skill in making chili sauce is no worse than that of making fish balls."
The fried fish balls are wrapped in oil paper to keep them warm.
Jiang Yuzhu couldn't wait any longer, so she used a small bamboo stick to poke holes in the fish balls to release the steam, and the soup inside flowed out.
Seeing this, Xie Zhao took it and said helplessly: “Yuzhu, be careful not to burn your mouth.”
Jiang Yuzhu exhaled hot air, fanned herself with her hands, and said incoherently: "Try it quickly, it's delicious!"
Food is meant to be shared.
Seeing that Xie Zhao was reluctant to eat, Jiang Yuzhu picked up some fish balls and fed them to him.
A strange feeling welled up in Xie Zhao's calm eyes. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he saw Jiang Yuzhu's hand return the way it had come, and half of the fish ball entered her mouth.
"If you don't want to eat it, forget it!"
Half of the fish ball reveals the meat filling inside, which is shining in color.
Jiang Yuzhu ate and praised the food, licking the soup on her red lips with her tongue.
"lady……"
Xie Zhao's Adam's apple slid slightly, his breathing became deep, and the dark color in his eyes surged.
After being married for more than three years, he had no idea that Jiang Yuzhu was so attractive.
Xie Zhao felt itchy and turned his eyes away awkwardly.
Jiang Yuzhu didn't notice his awkwardness at all, only half a fish ball remained in her eyes.
Feeling a little jealous, Xie Zhao leaned forward and held half of the fish ball in his mouth and said, "The ones that Madam has eaten are still more delicious."
The whole fish ball was too big, so Jiang Yuzhu only ate half of it each time, and the rest went into Xie Zhao's stomach.
To others, they seemed to be a loving couple, but Jiang Yuzhu was the only one who didn't think so.
Xie Zhao snatched her food and ate so much. She will not bring him next time!
In addition to seven-star fish balls, there are also various snacks.
Jiang Yuzhu bought all the novel gadgets she saw, as if she was going to a big market during the Chinese New Year.
"Has anyone seen the dog-headed couple?"
"What dog head?"
"It's a dog-head mask that breathes fire!"
Some people in the crowd were whispering to each other that the news that Xie Zhao could swallow fire had spread to the point that he could spit fire, and people all over the city were looking for him.
Jiang Yuzhu and Xie Zhao passed by, and they looked at each other with a smile, hiding their achievements and fame.
The couple walked to the street and happened to meet Princess Yutan and Jiang Huaiqing.
Jiang Huaiqing was shy like a little wife, but Princess Yutan was generous and open-minded, talking to him from time to time.
Seeing his relatives, Jiang Huaiqing said excitedly: "Little sister!"
He challenged Princess Yutan to a duel, but was beaten in the end. Jiang Huaiqing was unwilling to accept this and was feeling lost.
"Second brother, do you want to eat roast goose?"
This year's Beijing Hundred Flowers Festival has many southern characteristics.
The roast goose skin is smoothed with sugar water, and the taste is slightly sweet.
Jiang Huaiqing stared at the oil-paper bag in a daze: "Is it Honghong's partner?"
In the past two days, Honghong has stopped laying eggs.
Jiang Huaiqing brought Honghong into the bedroom at night and put a small bed for her to sleep on. When he saw the roast goose, he sighed. Not everyone has Honghong's luck to meet such a good master like him.
Jiang Yuzhu was speechless and was about to take it back, but Jiang Huaiqing immediately said, "Eat!"
As he spoke, he picked out a goose leg and handed it to Princess Yutan, and ate a piece of goose meat himself and said, "It smells so good!"
Princess Yutan and Jiang Huaiqing had just finished a martial arts competition and were both a little hungry, so they decided to have some snacks.
Seeing this, Xie Zhao handed over a dog-head mask and said, "There are so many people around, so it's better to cover it up."
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