White Snake Demonstration Walk

Chapter 2

Since the last time Qiao Chenan memorized a thousand-word Analects in one breath, Mr. Wu often mentioned Qiao Chenan, as if he regarded him as a good talent and beautiful jade to train him, and Qiao Chenan also responded well, which surprised him even more, and felt that he If he hadn't misjudged him, although this son was tired and lazy, he was indeed a talented person, and he might really be able to embark on an official career in the future.

It's just that Qiao Chen'an still doesn't like reading, but with the accumulation of more than ten years in his previous life, he can learn things very quickly, which is absolutely unmatched by other children.

Slowly, the name of Qiao Chen'an's "child prodigy" gradually spread among the neighbors, which surprised Qiao Yuan and the two of them. They always felt grateful for the spirit of their ancestors and blessed their descendants with a bright future.

"The third day of March is coming soon, Xiao An, do you have anything you want?"

Inside the house, the mother asked while choosing the vegetables in her hand, "If there is anything you want, just tell your mother!"

Qiao Chenan tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled, "Mom, I want to eat Fengmanlou's Sixi balls, I wonder if it's okay?"

Sixi meatballs are the signature dish of Fengmanlou in the city. I remember that the last time I ate them was during the Chinese New Year. The delicious taste left a deep impression on him, a standard foodie, but the price is reasonable for my family. It is more expensive, and there is usually no chance to taste it.

After hearing what he said, his mother smiled, stretched out her hand to stroke his hair, and said, "Of course, we can still afford a meal of Sixi meatballs. Let your father buy them some other day."

Qiao Chenan nodded, and rubbed his astringent eyes vigorously, feeling puzzled in his heart. These days, his eyes have been throbbing from time to time, and occasionally tears will flow out.

He thought he had suffered some eye disease, but found that seeing things became more and more clear, there was no other change, so he simply ignored it.

Two days passed in a flash, and in a blink of an eye, it was the Shangsi Festival on the third day of March. It was the legendary birthday of the Yellow Emperor. Banquets, or outings in the spring, it is very lively.

Naturally, Qiao Chenan couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart. After talking to his parents, he came to the street together with Xu Xian, who was like a follower. But seeing the wine flags flying on the street, there were vendors everywhere, the voice of selling was endless, and the willow branches were tender green. The peach blossoms are bright red, which is a good time in March in Yangchun.

"Eat glutinous rice balls! One big glutinous rice ball has three copper coins, and the small glutinous rice ball has three copper coins and one!"

There was a loud shouting sound from far away on the street, which instantly attracted everyone's attention, and Qiao Chen'an was no exception, pulling Xu Xian towards the source of the sound.

Under an old willow tree, an old man with white beard and hair was sitting on a small stool with a shoulder pole next to him. The soup in the pot was steaming with white steam, and the round glutinous rice balls were floating on the water. Twice as small, exuding a faint sweet fragrance.

It turned out that an old man was selling glutinous rice balls.

After hearing the old man's shout, the crowd suddenly burst into laughter, and one person said: "Old man, you shouted it wrong! Adjust the price of the big dumpling and the small dumpling, it's right!"

The old man grinned, but he didn't listen to the advice, and continued to shout: "That's right, there are three copper coins for each big glutinous rice ball, and three copper coins for each small glutinous rice ball!"

Among the crowd, Xu Xian tugged on Qiao Chenan's sleeve and said, "Chenan, this old man is so strange, obviously big glutinous rice balls should be sold more expensive, but why is he selling them cheap instead?"

Qiao Chenan shrugged his shoulders, and said to himself, how do I know, but more and more people gathered around, and they all took out money to buy the old man's big glutinous rice balls, and they were sold out in less than a quarter of an hour, leaving only a few The small glutinous rice balls were floating on the water, and no one cared about them.

The old man was still hawking unhurriedly, as if he was not at all worried that the remaining glutinous rice balls would not be sold. Xu Xian saw that everyone was gone, so he wanted to pull Qiao Chenan away, but Qiao Chenan's body was tattooed by this pull. She didn't move at all, and couldn't help but look at him with some puzzlement.

But Qiao Chenan walked up to the old man step by step, took out three copper coins from his pocket, and said with a smile: "Old man, please give me a small glutinous rice ball!"

After the old man heard his words, he glanced at him with a half-smile, but he gave Qiao Chenan a strange feeling, said good, and scooped out a glutinous rice ball with a bowl.

Only then did Xu Xian understand what he was going to do, and hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed his sleeve, and said, "Chen'an, since you want to eat glutinous rice balls, why didn't you buy the big ones instead of buying the small ones after people left?" What about it? This...isn't this a waste of money?!"

There was a bit of resentment in his tone.

Qiao Chen reassured that I was also very distressed. When he was about to leave the house, his mother only gave him six cents, and he threw away half of it just now, but what echoed in his mind at this moment was all the things he had read in the book in his previous life. This kind of "foolish people are blessed with stupidity", and it happened by chance. Since this old man is so strange, maybe he is a strange person in the legend?
Let's just think that he is too boring these few days!

Thinking of this, Qiao Chenan turned his head and grinned at Xu Xian, and said, "Perhaps...the smaller glutinous rice balls are more delicious?"

Even he himself didn't believe it when he said this, and what he got was the idiot-like eyes of classmate Xu. Qiao Chen smiled wryly, thinking to himself that the image of "Guang Weizheng" that he had so hard to erect was collapsed. Well, Xu Xian is not sure how to arrange him.

Only when he couldn't see Xu Xian's gaze, after paying the money, Qiao Chenan took the bowl from the old man's hand, it was steaming hot, a small glutinous rice ball floated on the water, he blew lightly, The glutinous rice balls began to spin around.

Qiao Chen'an lowered his head and sucked the glutinous rice balls into his mouth, feeling indescribably tender and smooth. Before he could react, the glutinous rice balls slid into his stomach with a grunt, as if they had spirituality.

"This……"

Qiao Chen'an was slightly startled, and returned the bowl in his hand to the old man. The latter gave him a smile, then closed the stall, picked up the burden and walked towards the end of the street, humming as he walked:
"Everyone knows that gods are good, but fame and fame can't be forgotten! Where are the ancient and modern generals? A pile of grass is gone in the barren mound; the world knows that gods are good..."

In an instant, the figure of the old man merged into the crowds in the streets and alleys. Qiao Chen'an looked again, but he couldn't find him no matter what.

After the old man left, the two of them wandered around the street. Along the way, Qiao Chen'an was inevitably lectured by Xu Xian, but he went in with his left ear and out with his right ear. His indifferent expression made the latter feel uneasy. Sullen, but helpless against his prickly head.

The two of them had been out for a day, and it was almost dusk when Qiao Chenan parted ways with Xu Xian. He had just returned home when he suddenly felt a stirring in his stomach, as if something was moving. He was startled in his heart. I suddenly remembered the glutinous rice balls I ate at noon. Could it be that thing that was causing trouble?

"Xiao'an, it's time to eat. I have your favorite Sixi meatballs. Come quickly!"

When her mother's voice came, Qiao Chenan responded, feeling that there was nothing unusual about her body, so she didn't take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, at the dinner table, Qiao Chenan looked at the delicious and steaming Sixi balls in front of him, but suddenly lost his appetite, and felt as if he had endless energy all over his body, and said with a smile: "Father, mother, I don't want to eat it." Hungry, eat first!"

"Xiao An, what's the matter with you, are you feeling unwell?"

Mother put down the chopsticks in her hand, touched his forehead with her hand, frowned slightly, and said, "Don't you want to eat Sixi meatballs? Eat it quickly!"

The father also said: "Chen'an, have you been bullied? Tell dad if you have anything to do, don't hold it in your heart."

Qiao Chen'an raised his head and met two pairs of equally concerned gazes. His heart was full of emotion, and he smiled and said, "I'm really fine, but I ate too much for lunch, and I can't eat any more!" abdomen.

"I'm going out to play first, parents, you should eat first!"

Qiao Chen Anan said and ran out in a hurry, and his mother's instructions were faintly heard in his ears, and his heart felt warm. In his previous life, he grew up in an orphanage and lived alone since he was a child. Only in this life did he truly appreciate family love. warm.

There is no such high technology in this world, and there are very few things for entertainment. If you really want to count, there are probably only jugglers on the street and the Red Mansion Painting Boat. The former will become boring if you watch it too much. As for the latter...

If he dared to go to that kind of place, he would probably be beaten by his father and couldn't get out of bed for a few days!
Unknowingly, Qiao Chen'an came to the small bridge he used to go again, looked down, the water was sparkling, with little silver light, reflecting the crescent moon like a silver hook.

The moonlight is cold, sprinkled with cold moonlight, shrouded in the sky and the earth, seems to be telling the resentment and sorrow of parting for thousands of years.

Feeling cold for no reason.

Perhaps it is because the white jade plate hanging in the sky has been the carrier of all these melancholy since ancient times, and even the myths and legends about her are closely related to the word sadness.

Chang'e flew to the moon, leaving only the descendants alone in the boundless night sky to look at the silver moon wheel. There was his beloved woman in it. Was she also looking at him at that time?

A gust of cool wind blew by, and Qiao Chen'an couldn't help shivering. Although it was early spring, the temperature difference between day and night was huge, and he was only wearing a few thin shirts, so it's no wonder he didn't feel cold.

He originally planned to go back here, otherwise his parents should be worried. He had just stepped on the stone bridge, but suddenly saw a lone light on the corner of the street not far away. The dim yellow light dispelled the darkness. The old man he saw during the day was Sitting there, still with the shoulder pole beside him, he looked like an old man in a painting.

(End of this chapter)