ask sword 2

Chapter 22 Hairpin
"There are so many people."

"After all, the Dragon Boat Festival?"

As night fell and the lanterns first came on, Li Ang and Chai Cuiqiao were walking on the riverside street.

In the middle of the road is a group of men in red clothes and red caps. They hold dragon dance carts that are connected by benches and tied with colored paper lanterns. All sorts of manoeuvres.

This is Xinliangshe, the dragon cart of the Midian Club.

There are many kinds of mutual aid societies among the people of Yu. Every city has some rice clubs, brocade shops, and gold and silver clubs.Behind the Xinliangshe is the dragon cart of the wine club. In addition to the same bench shape, each of the four dragon claws also grabs a lantern in the shape of a wine pot, which looks lifelike.

Dozens of dragon dancers and dragon carts, accompanied by the lively and noisy drum music, led the citizens to advance from north to south on both sides of the Kuangshui River.

"Dad, please come with two fried dumplings."

Li Ang stopped in front of the food stall, and smiled and bought two fried dumplings—that is, hemp balls.

Glutinous rice flour and water are made into balls, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and fried in a pot. It is crispy, crispy and delicious, just like the taste of campus breakfast in memory.

It is said that eating jiandui is an ancient custom. Nuwa was exhausted in order to mend the sky. People who were born on the ground were worried about loving Nuwa, so every household made a spherical jiandui with flour, tied it with red rope, and put it on the roof to wear it to mend the sky.

'This is the most authentic thousand-year-old food. The production process and taste have not changed at all, and even the fillings are the same. '

Li Ang ate the hemp balls in the paper bag, and glanced at Chai Cuiqiao, who was teary and resentful in his eyes, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became stronger.

After all, the little maid overestimated her appetite. She ate too many zongzi for dinner, and she almost couldn't walk on the road. Now she doesn't have any extra stomach capacity even if she wants to eat.

'Let you eat so much for dinner. '

Li Ang smiled, turned his head and bought four extra sesame balls from the food stall, and said casually as he walked: "I can't eat it now, so I can save myself from eating it. I'll fry it again when I go back in the evening."

"Great!"

Chai Cuiqiao waved a small fist, suddenly shortened the length of his steps, and increased the frequency of his walking. It looked like he was walking quickly, and he kept making a "hey hey hey" sound in his mouth.

Li Ang was confused, "What are you doing?"

"Walk quickly, speed up digestion."

Chai Cuiqiao walked up and down in front of Li Ang in a serious manner. After walking a few dozen steps, she felt tired again. She supported the willow tree by the river and sighed: "The amount of exercise is really big, maybe this is the marathon you mentioned, young master. "

"Pull your head. You're about the same as Malachite."

Li Ang patted his forehead helplessly and amusedly, and followed Chai Cuiqiao's gaze to look at the Kuanshui River below the riverbank.

There are many pleasure boats sailing on the river. Lanterns are hung at the four corners of each boat. Through the thin curtain, you can hear the elegant silk and bamboo music, the intertwining of gongs and laughter from inside.

There was a burst of laughter like the silver bells of the children from the rear. A group of children with yellow wine on their foreheads shuttled through the gaps of the dragon-shaped floats, with duck eggs connected by colored threads hanging on their chests, stopping from time to time to play with grass— Each side takes a piece of grass, hooks each other, and pulls it hard. The one who keeps on wins, the one who breaks loses, and finds a new grass.

Same as a thousand years later.

Looking at all the lights,

In Li Ang's mind, vague and chaotic memories emerged, which led to violent and complex emotions.

joy, sorrow, sadness, and loneliness
Thousands of years apart, the food is the same, the festivals are the same, and the customs are the same.

"Master, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, let's go, the dragon boat is ahead."

Li Ang waved his hand with a smile, withdrew his gaze towards the deep river, and continued to walk forward with Chai Cuiqiao.

Thanks to Xue Gong's improved iron pot forging, plant oil extraction and spice planting techniques, Li Ang also saw a lot of food similar to the snacks of later generations at the food stalls along the street.

Fried Squid, Fried Pigeon, Fried Chestnut, Chicken Skewers
That is, the price is slightly more expensive than ordinary snacks.

Not only because of the festival today, but also because of the added spices.

Li Ang, who had dozens of sticks left at home, finally experienced the joy of a free snack. He bought more than a dozen bags of snacks, but couldn't hold it in his hands, so he asked the store owner to find a string, wrap it in an oil-paper bag, and carry it away. .

When he passed an ornament stall, he glanced at the old hairpin on Chai Cuiqiao's head, his heart moved, he stopped, pointed to a beautifully made copper peony hairpin, and said to the old woman behind the jewelry stall, "Old man Man, please give me this hairpin"

"Grandma, how can I sell this hairpin?"

Almost at the same time, a thin finger also pointed to the copper hairpin.

Li Ang turned his head to look, and saw that the hairpin he was looking at was a little girl about nine years old. Standing next to her was a 30-year-old woman wearing a mid-priced skirt. She had a soft, well-maintained face and looked pregnant pregnant.

Li Ang smiled and cupped his hands, "Did the little lady buy it for herself?"

"no."

The little girl approached her mother crampedly, "My mother hasn't bought jewelry for a long time. I saved a hundred pennies and want to buy one for my mother."

Li Ang nodded, "That's it."

The little girl's mother smiled and asked, "Is Xiao Lang going to buy it for his sweetheart?"

"No, it's my little maid."

Li Ang waved his hand with a smile, grabbed to the side, but caught nothing - Chai Cuiqiao hid to the side, inexplicably puffed out his mouth, and looked at the starry sky angrily.

"A maid? Then, if Xiaolang-jun wants it, I'll give it to you."

Before the little girl's mother could finish speaking, a surprised cry rang out from behind the crowd, "Doctor Li?"

Li Ang looked back and saw the third brother of Shad, who had dracunculiae, and a few guys squeezed out of the crowd, trotting over with a look of surprise.

They were all wearing half-sleeved costumes, with the name of their business name embroidered on their chests with white thread, and at a glance they knew they were going to participate in the dragon boat race tonight.

"Sa Saburo."

Li Ang cupped his hands, "Is your big brother better?"

"It's much better. After returning home, he never had dizziness, vomiting, or diarrhea. And we obeyed your doctor's advice and didn't let him drink realgar wine today."

The third brother Shade replied, "I brought a few guys to race the dragon boat tonight, thinking about coming back first, so that I can be lucky for my eldest brother."

Li Ang nodded with a smile, "Then I wish you all the best of luck."

"Doctor Li?"

The woman in the skirt and her daughter blinked curiously, "Is Xiao Lang a doctor?"

"Of course! Doctor Li Xiao from Bao'an Tang is in Quanzhou. No, he is the best doctor in Jiangnan Province."

Before Li Ang introduced himself, the third brother Sha De next to him patted his chest and said, "My eldest brother's life was saved by him.

There are also the military horses of the Shepherd Supervisor Division, and the fractures of hundreds of people in the city.

Dr. Li Xiao, what do you say in the advertisement of Bao Bao Tang?

Which one is the best to cure all diseases, find the Baoantang on the west bank of the bridgehead in the water.

I'm not just ranting, I'm just a passerby, I just think that Dr. Li Xiao has superb medical skills. "

(End of this chapter)