"Deng deng" two times, the car window was knocked, and a clear voice came from outside: "Sister-in-law?"
Jiang Shuyao breathed a sigh of relief, got out of the three, and lifted the curtain.
Seeing her sticking out her head, Xie Xun's eyes warmed.
Jiang Shuyao smiled at him, climbed down from the carriage, and said to the three inside: "Sister-in-law and sister-in-law Qingshu, I'll go with him first."
The three inside responded.
Jiang Shuyao pulled Xie Xun's sleeve: "Let's go."
Just after walking a few steps, there was a sudden shout, which startled Jiang Shuyao.
"Sister-in-law!" "Brother-in-law!"
Jiang Shuyao turned around and found the group of people in the East Palace standing behind them.
Lin Cheng looked at the high sign hanging on the snack street, with infatuation and anticipation in his eyes, as if he had met a lover who had been waiting for many years and could finally hold hands and grow old together.
"Finally opened." He sighed faintly.
Jiang Shuyao turned to look at Xie Xun.
Xie Xun's paralyzed face flashed a rare trace of disgust, and he explained in a low voice, "I was looking for you later, but Lin Wenrao found out that I didn't have the way back to the house, and then he shouted, and all my colleagues gave followed."
If Xie Xun came here to support the Lin family's business, Xie Xun would be very welcome, but they ran over so loudly, and they didn't see the steadiness and seriousness that the officials of the East Palace should have. Xie Xun was helpless and felt a little embarrassed.
Lin Cheng sniffed and was about to faint, and said familiarly, "Why didn't my sister-in-law's house open to tell our brothers, we must come to join us."
The thick-skinned reply said, "Exactly."
Although the thin-skinned one was a little ashamed, he still nodded.
Jiang Shuyao glanced at Xie Xun again.
Xie Xun twitched the corners of his brows and silently stood in front of Jiang Shuyao to prevent the intrusion of stupidity.
"Hey, don't stand here chatting, let's go in and eat and drink, drink and eat." Lin Cheng clapped his hands and swayed in, just like he was in his own home.
The rest quickly followed.
Xie Xun stood still, Jiang Shuyao asked, "Aren't you with them?"
"No." Xie Xun said without hesitation, looked down at her again, and said of course, "Of course I am with you."
His tone has always been flat, but after getting along for a long time, Jiang Shuyao can always hear some differences.
For example, now, his tone is inadvertently a little familiar to please.
Jiang Shuyao blushed inexplicably, and grabbed Xie Xun's cuff: "Are you hungry?"
"It's okay." Xie Xun tugged at the neckline, "It's a little hot, but I don't have much appetite." Because he thought about Jiang Shuyao's worry yesterday, he rushed over immediately after he placed his order, wanting to accompany her, but sweating profusely .
Jiang Shuyao and him walked through the crowd slowly: "Then drink something cold and take a breath."
She led Xie Xun to a restaurant with a narrow pavilion, and said to the busy proprietress, "Come here for a bowl of cold shrimp."
After speaking, he looked back at the tall, thin and handsome Xie Xun, and silently added: "The biggest bowl."
The proprietress covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Oh, I understand, it's the sweetest for a couple to eat together."
Jiang Shuyao: ... No, you misunderstood, Xie Xun could easily eat it all by himself.
In order to save face for Xie Xun, she chose to shut up.
The raw material of the cold shrimp is rice. After the pulp is cooked, it is filtered with a colander and poured into cold water to set the shape. It is short and fat, with a pointed head and a pointed tail, floating in cold water, soft and tender, and shaped like a shrimp, so it is called a cold shrimp.
The proprietress used a slotted spoon to scoop out a large spoonful of cold shrimp from the cold water basin, put it into the prepared brown sugar water, sprinkle with red, green and green candied fruit, sesame seeds and peanuts. The black and brown sweet water looks cool and thirst-quenching, full of fun.
Xie Xun and Jiang Shuyao took their seats, the proprietress handed over two spoons, the two took them, and Xie Xun pushed the bowl to the center.
Jiang Shuyao said, "I don't eat it."
Xie Xun thought about the teasing of the proprietress just now, and realized that Jiang Shuyao's silence was not because the proprietress broke his mind, but to save him face.
Well…
Xie Xun poked the soft and fat rice and shrimp with a spoon, sighed inwardly, and became shy.
Jiang Shuyao said: "Aren't you hot, drink it quickly, the cold shrimp is sweet and refreshing, just to dissipate the heat."
Her ordinary concern made Xie Xun happy again, nodded quickly, and scooped up a spoonful of brown sugar water into the mouth.
The brown sugar water is mixed with cold water from the well. It is sweet and cool, with a strong sugarcane fragrance, and the sweetness is sufficient but not greasy. There is a bit of bitterness under the fine product, bitter and sweet, and the aftertaste is long.
Because the brown sugar water is not too thick or too sweet, the taste is a light and shallow sweet taste, so the proprietress is not stingy, the soup is full of a large bowl, just drinking the brown sugar water is also satisfied .
Scoop a spoonful of cold shrimp, the short and white cold shrimp are rippling in the black and red clear sugar water, the entrance is cool, the taste is delicate, and the sweetness is suitable.
As the name suggests, the cold shrimp leaps to the tip of the tongue like a small shrimp as soon as it enters the mouth.
The cold shrimp is made of rice, with the rice aroma of rice. Although the outer skin is slippery, the inside is soft and glutinous, and the muscles are flexible. The tongue seems to be unable to catch the wandering and smooth cold shrimp, let it be in the mouth. It is quite interesting to meet and collide with brown sugar water.
The teeth caught the slippery cold shrimp, took a few bites, the glutinous and cool rice fragrance spread in the mouth, no need to chew carefully, the cold shrimp slid down the throat along the sweet brown sugar water, the coolness swayed all the way, irritable The heat disappeared immediately, and I was refreshed. The heat and exhaustion all over my body melted into this simple sweet and cool taste.
Xie Xun was still strict when eating these soups and waters. The elegant and dignified appearance and sweet water were really against each other, but the more Jiang Shuyao looked at them, the more he felt that there was something strangely cute in this delightful look.
Xie Xun took a few sips before he said, "Very good." Then he received it naturally, "As expected of the recipe you came up with."
Jiang Shuyao hurriedly looked around at the people around him. Seeing that no one heard what he said, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xie Xun, "How can someone boast like this, how embarrassed."
Xie Xun looked innocent, and once again buried his head and quietly drank cold shrimp. Jiang Shuyao saw that he was drinking deliciously and was a little thirsty, so he scooped a small spoon of brown sugar water with a spoon.
Xie Xun was still drinking cold shrimp quietly, when she saw her put the spoon into the bowl and put it in her mouth, her ears turned red.
For him, it was too ambiguous to eat the same bowl, and it was only when he ate half a bowl.
Although he used to clean Jiang Shuyao's leftovers, but... But this is different, this time, she drank the soup he drank.
"Why don't you drink?" Jiang Shuyao asked.
Xie Xun's Adam's apple was itchy, but he couldn't scratch it, so he turned his head to the side: "It's fine." After a few seconds, he felt unwilling again, "This is what I have eaten, don't you dislike it?"
Jiang Shuyao laughed when he heard the words: "What's the matter, you often eat the dishes I used, do you dislike it?"
"of course not."
"Then I certainly don't."
This is not the same. Xie Xun thought, but it seems that this is not a good time to have a heart-to-heart talk.
He was thinking about turning Jiang Shuyao to the lakeside location of the pavilion that often appeared in the book when he heard the loud speaker Lin Cheng's voice behind him: "Bo Yuan, so you are here."
He had the fried skewers in his hand, and when he saw the cold shrimp in front of Xie Xun, his eyes lit up: "What is this, eh, Madam Boss, come here for a bowl, it needs to be this big, I want to take it away, Let the servants come to fetch it later, and they will return the bowl at night."
After he finished speaking, he was able to take care of the business and said to Xie Xun, "We made an appointment to swim in the lake at night, and the boat is set. Are you coming? I have bought all the food in this street, and I will eat it on the boat later." He said to Jiang Shuyao, "sister-in-law also come, the lake is cool."
It was a bit presumptuous to say these words. After all, they were a group of men gathering, and it seemed inappropriate to call her a woman. Just as she was about to apologize, she suddenly heard Xie Xun say, "Okay."
Under the moonlight before the flowers, boating on the lake, Xie Boyuan, this time can't miss the good opportunity again.
Jiang Shuyao had never been on a painting boat, so he was very excited, and urged Xie Xun to finish the cold shrimp quickly and take a carriage to the lake.
At this time, most of the sunset has sunk, and the light is dim. The lanterns are lit on the painting boat, and the tulle is hanging, which is particularly conspicuous on the dark lake. The stars are dotted and the halo is hazy. You can imagine how beautiful it is at night.
Xie Xun got on the boat first and handed his arm to Jiang Shuyao.
Jiang Shuyao supported his arm and strode onto the boat.
Inside, the people in the East Palace were enjoying their snacks, laughing and laughing, making a fuss.
Jiang Shuyao didn't want to go in. The cool breeze with moisture could blow outside, which was much more comfortable than inside.
She hadn't spoken yet, but Xie Xun seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and let her cool down here for a while, and went to the boat's bow to find the boatman.
Jiang Shuyao watched him talking to the boatman, and didn't know what he was going to do, so he turned around boredly, and happened to meet the person on the boat swimming nearby.
The man was a little excited when he saw her, and waved to her.
With the lantern on the painting boat, Jiang Shuyao reluctantly recognized her as his little cousin.
He has always been the helper of Lin's side to do business. It is not unusual to appear here today. He must have just finished his work and came to the painting boat to rest for a while.
Thinking about the excitement of today's snack street and the success of the business, Jiang Shuyao's face filled with an excited smile, and he also waved at him.
Some distance away, the little uncle put his hand to his mouth and shouted to her, "I'll go to the second cousin in a while, and we'll see you on the shore."
Jiang Shuyao roared back: "Okay, see you on shore."
When Xie Xun walked back, he heard the two shouting "See you on the shore".
His eyesight was much better than Jiang Shuyao's, and he could see the face of the man on the opposite side at a glance.
Handsome and romantic, with a little bit of femininity, it was the person who had a good conversation with Jiang Shuyao on the Dragon Boat Festival.
At that time, he wanted to give the golden hairpin to Jiang Shuyao, but because he caught the two talking and felt a little uncomfortable, he withdrew the hairpin and did not hand it over to Jiang Shuyao on the spot.
At the time, I only felt sour and bitter, and I didn't understand why, but now it's clear.
When Jiang Shuyao turned around, he saw Xie Xun standing silently behind her, half of his face sinking into the dark, looking a little cold and terrifying.
She was about to open her mouth to break the atmosphere when Xie Xun suddenly strode over, causing the wooden board to creak.
He frowned tightly, his expression awe-inspiring, and his already cold appearance became even colder, making Jiang Shuyao cringe a little subconsciously.
He said bluntly: "Jiang Shuyao, let me ask you, why did you marry me that day?"
This question was raised on impulse, but after asking it, Xie Xun did not regret it.
The accumulated throbbing, entanglement, loss and other emotions were mixed into a ball, which made his heart feel suffocated.
What's more, if he can wait, can Jiang Shuyao wait? Although she married him, they were not husband and wife at all.
Sure enough, Jiang Shuyao was stunned when he heard this question, stammering and not knowing how to answer.
Xie Xun had long expected that she would react this way. There was no shyness, no attachment to being rescued by him when he fell into the water, no obsession and madness when he was forced to die, only overwhelmed and panicked.
Thinking of her rejection and alienation when she just married, and thinking that she was infatuated with herself, it was all a joke in the end.
He felt hot on his face, recalling all kinds of past events, and his heart was stuffy and very embarrassing, but this embarrassment was more bitterness, disappointment, not embarrassment.
Xie Xun regretted it, regretted his impulse, regretted not continuing to boil the frog in warm water.
Now that the facts are in front of him, he wants to face it and he has to face it, she never liked him at all.
He thought so and asked the same question.
"Have you ever been pleased with me?"