The food served by the elder brother is also very festive. We will make more of the banquet dishes prepared by the chefs of Xiejiazhuang these days. There are a lot of fish and meat. It is difficult to find something lighter. One dish of roasted meatballs, one dish of roasted fish cubes, one dish of sauced meat, and the remaining dish was finally a vegetarian dish, roasted tofu, but one could tell that it was also roasted in broth.
Xiaodong is usually not picky about food, but this time he woke up and was not hungry at all. He picked up two pieces of tofu and ate a steamed bun. The mantou is not freshly steamed, it is a bit hard, and there is a red dot on the top of the big white mantou, which looks a little bit more festive.
"There are a lot of guests from the village?"
"Many, but most of them are ordinary people, and there are not many people who practice Taoism."
"Shall we go to the warm spring tonight?"
Mo Chen nodded.
Xiaodong secretly made up his mind that he must not fall asleep when he goes tonight. Besides, he has been asleep for so long, it is difficult to fall asleep again... right
As a result, reality hit the face hard again.
This time Xiaodong was full of confidence and energetic. In case he was really sleepy, he even brought a small bottle of refreshing incense. Packed in a small porcelain bottle the size of your thumb, it smells like mint, but it's much stronger. If you're really sleepy, pull it out and smell it, and you'll immediately wake up.
As a result, after going down into the water, sleepiness enveloped him like the water in this pool. He did not forget to take the Xingshen Incense, but before he unplugged it, he became a little dazed.
Mo Chen couldn't even open his eyes, and his hands were still groping around his neck: "What are you looking for?"
"Find... incense..."
"It doesn't matter, just sleep if you want to sleep, I will wake you up later."
Xiaodong answered vaguely, and fell forward. If it wasn't for Mo Chen's quick hands, he would have plunged into the water again.
Mo Chen kept his word and woke him up after an hour passed.
Xiaodong was very upset when he woke up.
He obviously didn't want to sleep, but he just couldn't control himself.
Fortunately, this time he didn't ask his senior brother to carry him back. He put on his clothes, dried his damp hair, and helped the senior brother straighten his headscarf. At least he walked back on his own two legs.
"It doesn't matter, it's a good thing to sleep, it means that the spring water has worked for you."
"Ah?" Xiaodong looked blank, "I'm not hurt..."
As for the instability of the mind and soul, it's hard to say.
After all, who among the good-looking people has the experience of being out of body? Moreover, they leave the body once every now and then. If this is not called mind-soul instability, then what is mind-soul instability
Xiaodong originally thought that the elder brother wanted to soak in this warm spring, and he was just a companion. Now that he recalled it, the warm spring should be asked for by his master, and the senior brother should be the accompanying guest.
"Brother, don't you want to sleep?"
"The effect of this warm spring is not so obvious to me. If it were changed to before we return to the sect, the effect may be significantly different, but... I have now remembered where I came from, who I am, and I am determined." The original heart is no longer confused, so whether it is internal injury or spirit, it is not a serious problem."
"Master should stay in Xiejiazhuang for about five days. The effect of this warm spring on people is also the strongest for the first time. After that, it will weaken gradually. After five times, it will almost have no effect."
It has been soaked twice, which means there are three left.
"The crowd in Xiejiazhuang is too noisy. Master went out to hide for half a day today. If you also feel noisy, understand that I will take you around the city."
Xiaodong complied happily.
The next morning Xiaodong got up early and changed into a new set of clothes, usually he was reluctant to wear them because he was afraid they would get dirty or scratched, but today was a happy day, so he had to wear bright and tidy clothes.
As a result... the clothes were spared and I was reluctant to wear them. The result was - why are the sleeves a little short
Think about it, this dress has been made for more than half a year? Almost a year
Of course, the clothes that have been collected well will not shrink for no reason, that is, his stature has changed.
Matters were rushing, Xiaodong didn't even notice whether he was tall or not.
As soon as Mo Chen entered the door, he saw Xiaodong gesticulating by the wall.
"what to do?"
"Eldest brother, elder brother, do you think I have grown taller?"
Mo Chen was stunned.
"It's grown." Compared to Xiaodong who had no reference and no way to judge, Mo Chen knew better than himself, and stretched out his hand to compare: "It's grown so much."
"I didn't realize it myself."
It is a happy thing for Xiaodong to find out that she has grown taller. He wanted to grow up so much, he wanted to solve problems for his master and senior brothers earlier, instead of always being protected by them.
Mo Chen was also infected by his good mood: "Let's go."
The area in the south of the city is very bustling and lively, with many shops, carts and horses transporting goods, and people who come to buy and stroll, bustling and bustling. Xiaodong and senior brother came out purely for wandering. They went to a tea shop and weighed two catties of tea leaves, and then went to a pen and ink shop to buy some pen, ink and paper. Some people are not used to the smell of ink, but Xiaodong thinks it is very fragrant. The books in the bookstore are also divided into three, six, and nine grades. The cheapest kind has thick paper, stinky ink, misprints, ink smudges, missing pages, and reverse stitching. The best ones are of course printed on high-quality paper, the ink is clear, and a book is crisp and smooth in the hand, not to mention reading, just looking at it like this is enjoyable.
Xiaodong couldn't control himself, and bought another bag of books.
Fortunately, they have bags of various sizes to put these things in. Otherwise, it would be impossible to go shopping in this street with so many heavy things on their backs.
Mo Chen didn't think there was any problem with Xiaodong's shopping like this at all. According to him, Xiaodong usually lives too carefully, when a boy of his age should be indulgent and willful, Xiaodong is the opposite, too sensible.
It's rare for him to be happy, so what's the point of buying something? Besides, at first glance, these things were not bought for him. Of course the tea leaves are for the master, things like pens and inks... Mo Chen consumes a lot of them daily. Both Jiang Fan and Ning Yu like books.
There are pancake sellers on the side of the street. The pancake seller uses a brush to quickly brush a thin layer of oil on the hot pan, and spreads out the thin pancakes. The aroma of chopped green onions wafts far away.
Mo Chen watched the person staring at the pancake, and asked softly, "Want to try it?"
"No." Xiaodong quickly shook his head: "I'm not hungry yet."
Just now he was happy about his height, but in a blink of an eye the elder brother wanted to coax him into treating him like a greedy child.
Xiaodong felt that his desire to take responsibility seemed to be a long way to go.
Holding the belief that "I'm already an adult", Xiaodong didn't look sideways when he saw monkeys playing on the road, and even ignored those who were blowing sugar. At noon, the two entered the teahouse and went to the restaurant. I found a seat on the second floor, the teahouse was noisy, and the shop assistants serving tea and water were too busy to touch the floor. (to be continued)