pastoral fragrance

Chapter 341 Tangyuan Wonton
It rained for two consecutive days a few days ago, and it finally cleared up today.By the time we arrived in the town, the fog had completely receded, and the soft autumn sun was shining on the earth, making me feel warm all over.

Qiulin and Xia Yan walked hand in hand on the bluestone streets of the town. At this time, the market had already opened, and the cries of vendors, the voices of aunts and mothers haggling over prices, the laughter of children, and the sounds of carriages and horses mixed together. It was like a sudden chemical reaction, extremely noisy.

The number of times Qiulin came to the town can be said to be countless. When he was young, he came to the town to sell wild vegetables and baskets for embroidery. Later, when his family became richer, he came to the town to sell fish and lotus roots.Although it has been a long time, the feeling of Qingcheng town this time is very different from the past.

In the past, she came to the town either to sell or to buy things, and every time she came to the town, she was in a hurry and busy; but now she came to the town to go shopping, leisurely and free.

Qiulin held Xia Yan's hand and bounced around in front of him, always stopping to look at the little things with flowers on the head, but he didn't buy them.There is no other reason, I have long passed the time for playing with these things, and it is a bit suspicious of playing with these small things at such an adult.

As time went on, the streets became more and more lively.There are more and more people buying and selling things, and it seems that there are a lot of people in the past.This market usually only opens every three to five days, so it is naturally very lively.There is a breath of vitality in this lively atmosphere, which makes this small town with its original rural charm glow with a different kind of vitality and spirit.

Xia Yan let Qiu Lin lead him, and the two of them walked on the narrow street one after the other. Although the surrounding crowd was bustling with noise, he felt a sense of peace, happiness and sweetness. .

This was the first time he and Qiulin went shopping in a real sense. This time it was only the two of them who came to the town together. It was different from the old days when a large group of people went shopping together.

He watched Qiulin look around like a country bumpkin entering the city, his beautiful glazed eyes burst into amazement from time to time, Xia Yan couldn't help but laugh.He knew that Qiulin was not interested in these things, but excited from the bottom of his heart.

Finally, the two stopped at a tailor shop. Qiulin pulled Xia Yan and said, "Brother Xia Yan, let's go in and have a look!" I was thinking of making a few more cotton-padded jackets, so as not to panic when it gets cold in winter.

This tailor's shop is quite large, occupying three fronts, and the inside is neatly furnished. This kind of fabric has both good and bad during its display period.There are linen cloth on the bottom and silk and satin on the top, which seems to be a complete range.

The shopkeeper of the tailor shop was a middle-aged man in his forties with a mustache. Seeing someone visiting the shop at this moment, he hurried forward to meet them. He swept away the two people who entered the house to watch.But seeing that their clothes are not too eye-catching, but the material is not bad.Another glance at the butterfly jade hairpin on the little girl's hair, it is so moist, it is probably worth a lot.

He has been in the mall for many years, and he has already cultivated a pair of piercing eyes. He also saw that the two were customers who were not short of money, so he hurriedly greeted them warmly and asked them what kind of fabric they needed.

Before Qiulin and Xia Yan could reply, the man took a roll of intricately patterned satin from the counter and introduced it vigorously: "Miss, this roll of cloth is new to our store. Goods, this silk and satin is excellent in texture and intricate in pattern, it is definitely top grade. If you want to buy it, I will give you a discount, 15 taels of silver for a roll of cloth. What do you think, Miss?"

Qiulin saw that the silk and satin looked really good, and it was tight on the body.It's just that wearing this silk and satin, going in and out of the mountains and villages, no matter what, I don't think it fits.It would be fine if this fabric was used to make clothes for the second brother, but the clothes for the second brother are made by the second sister-in-law, why is she worrying so much?The country people in their village should naturally dress plainly!
"This material is good, but it's not suitable for us to wear. We just need cotton cloth!" This cotton cloth is a relatively popular fabric, and it doesn't feel awkward to wear it in the village and the countryside.Qiulin felt that cotton cloth would be fine.

In the end, Qiulin bought several rolls of cotton cloth and about twenty catties of cotton.Clothes for winter need to be warm, so more cotton is sold.After paying the money, Xia Yan left the shop with the twenty catties of cotton and Qiu Huai with a few rolls of cotton cloth.

With this cotton cloth pressed against the body, it is a bit inconvenient to go shopping.Xia Yan looked at the shops in front of him that bought stuffed glutinous rice balls, steamed dumplings, wontons, etc., and said, "A Lin, let's go shopping after eating something." Crowded with the coming and going crowd.

After Xia Yan mentioned this, Qiu Lin turned his head to look at those snacks, only to feel a smell of food mixed together wafting over.Qiu Lin couldn't help twitching her index finger, and quickly nodded at Xia Yan.Sitting on a small stall by the side of the road holding the fabric, an enthusiastic aunt came over to say hello, "Oh, where did such a juicy girl come from, little girl, what do you want to eat, auntie will make it for you !"

Qiulin looked at the people around who were eating deliciously, as if they were eating wontons, smelled the smell, and watched them gobble it up as if it was delicious, the glutton in Qiulin's stomach was completely hooked out.Acting coquettishly, she said to Xia Yan who was still standing: "Brother Xia Yan, I want to eat wontons, uh, and wine glutinous rice balls!"

Xia Yan found a place to put the twenty catties of cotton, sat with Qiu Lin opposite him, smiled and said to the aunt, "I want a bowl of wontons and a bowl of glutinous rice balls made with wine."

The aunt said in a loud voice: "Okay, little brother, don't you want to eat it by yourself? Our wine glutinous rice balls are a specialty here. We make them authentically and keep them delicious! How about I bring you a bowl too." Taste it?" The hearty voice of the aunt who set up the stall overwhelmed the other noisy voices in the market, but it didn't feel harsh and unpleasant to the ears, but had a special kind of intimacy.

Most of the women in this rural town speak in such a rough manner.At this moment, Qiu Lin tilted his head to look at Xia Yan, the aunt was just asking what she wanted to ask, Xia Yan had been walking with her for so long just now, isn't he hungry?

Xia Yan rejected Auntie's kindness. "No."

Seeing that there was a little bit of oil and salt, the aunt who set up the stall didn't continue to insist, so she was busy making wontons for Qiulin, and then busy kneading the wine into the glutinous rice balls into pearl-sized glutinous rice balls.After a while, there was a smell of food slowly wafting over, Qiulin moved his index finger, but seeing Xia Yan who was sitting across from him was not moved at all, and did not look sideways, Qiulin said suspiciously: "You really don't Do you want to eat?"

Xia Yan smiled slightly, and continued to shake his head.Qiulin frowned, feeling a little weird about this matter.Obviously he is a foodie, every time he sees food, his eyes light up, why is it that he is sitting still while smelling the smell of food?Really strange.But she couldn't think of any reason why, so she simply put it aside.

Just at this moment, my aunt came over with freshly baked wontons and glutinous rice balls made with wine, and the steaming heat exuded a mouth-watering aroma.Seeing the very attractive wontons and wine glutinous rice balls, Qiulin got hungry.

After serving the wontons and glutinous rice balls made with rice wine, the aunt quickly brought chopsticks and spoons.He smiled and said: "Little girl, eat slowly, be careful not to burn it."

The aunt at the food stall was warm and thoughtful, and Qiulin smiled, "Okay, auntie, hurry up, you don't need to greet us."

As early as modern times, Qiulin had heard of the name of Jiuniang Tangyuan, and it seemed to be delicious.Too bad I never tried it.Now that he finally had the chance to feast on the food, Qiulin would naturally not let it go.Looking at the round pearl-like glutinous rice balls floating in the white porcelain bowl, and smelling the faint smell of wine, Qiu Lin couldn't help but want to start.

At this moment, he felt a compelling gaze shot towards him, Qiu Lin raised his head suddenly, and stared at Xia Yan intently at him, Qiu Lin felt shy, and stopped the spoon held in mid-air, "Brother Xia Yan , you really don’t want to eat it?” This was the last time she asked him, and she fell down if she didn’t eat it, but she couldn’t wait to taste the taste of glutinous rice balls made with wine!
Xia Yan snorted succinctly this time, and then shifted his gaze elsewhere.

Seeing that Xia Yan had no intention of arguing with her, Qiu Lin was relieved.Scoop up a mouthful of small glutinous rice balls and send them to your mouth.This small glutinous rice ball tastes soft and glutinous, coupled with the unique aroma of wine, it tastes very appetizing.It's delicious, Qiulin praised it in his heart!Scoop up a spoonful and keep going.

After eating several spoonfuls in a row, Qiulin's mouth was filled with the smell of wine.The soft and glutinous taste is smooth and thin, and the taste is simply amazing!As Qiulin was eating, he noticed that Xia Yan's eyes were looking over again.There was a fiery look in his eyes, which Qiulin could not ignore. Qiulin sighed, what is this man trying to do? "Brother Xia Yan, it's really delicious, do you want to eat it?"

It seems that I am feasting here, it is not good to leave him alone?
This time Xia Yan showed a very interested look. He smacked his lips and looked at Qiulin's bowl of glutinous rice balls filled with water and smelling like wine. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Really?"

Qiu Linjian finally aroused his interest, and quickly said with a smile on his face: "Really, what did I lie to you, I just asked my aunt to get you another bowl!" No chaos, she has already seen through his foodie nature!Seeing him finally unable to bear it now, Qiulin laughed in his heart.

Qiu Lin turned his head and was about to call the aunt who was busy, but Xia Yan called her, "Don't bother, there is still more, don't waste it!" Qiu Lin turned his head, but Xia Yan had already He brought the wine glutinous rice balls in front of her to his own, picked up the spoon and started.

Seeing Xia Yan eating so much, Qiu Lin couldn't help but widen her eyes. Where did she say she didn't want to eat it? She obviously hasn't finished eating yet?And this bowl of glutinous rice balls made with wine was something she had eaten before, Xia Yan didn't mind taking it and eating it, which somewhat surprised Qiu Lin.

(End of this chapter)