Brother Jiang and his family won't come so soon, but they have to start preparing for the New Year. Chuxia and Jiang Shengnan went to buy New Year's goods together, followed by Cen Huaian, Hu Pandeng, and Xiaohe. Everyone also wanted to go out and play.
Their parents also follow along, and buying New Year’s goods is more lively when everyone is together.
The market hasn't changed much since I came here in early summer. It's still as noisy and crowded.
Everyone buys things in whole bags.
Chuxia and Cen Huaian are most craving for the mutton skewers here. No matter where they eat them, they can never taste as good as those in Ganzhou. They are not fishy at all and the meat is delicious.
Several children followed the two and ate the mutton skewers, their mouths dripping with oil. Normally, their parents would not let them buy such food.
The price of lamb skewers is acceptable for early summer, but many parents would think it is expensive. However, compared with the past, everyone's life is much better now.
At noon, Chuxia and Anan ate Bogeda, which is also a delicacy of Ganzhou. It is made with chicken and flour. It has a rich, chewy, smooth and delicious taste. Chuxia and Anan each ate a big bowl.
The others had all kinds of food, and everyone sat together chatting and laughing, looking very happy.
After returning from the market, the boys who played with Cen Huaian followed him home. They hadn't seen An An for a long time, and they had a lot to talk about.
Chuxia went upstairs while Jiang Shengnan went to work, leaving the living room for the teenagers to play.
"An An, will you participate in the National Mathematics League this time?"
Xiao He couldn't wait to ask, he had already confirmed that he could participate in the physics competition.
"Yes."
Hu Pandeng and several other young men patted Cen Huaian and Xiao He on the shoulders, with a look of admiration on their faces: "You said that everyone grew up by eating, but how did you two grow up with your brains? How are you so smart?"
Cen Huaian looked at him: "It's normal."
He stood next to the pile of fruits and snacks he had bought today, ready to put some dried fruits and beef jerky on a plate for his friends, but was rejected by Hu Pandeng.
"If we want to eat it, we can just catch it ourselves. It's not enough trouble for you to do this."
Cen Huaian still packed the things and said, "This is more hygienic."
"An An, can I ask my uncle to come and watch us play Go? He wants to watch us play Go."
Cen Huaian: "Okay."
Xiao He smiled and immediately walked out to call him uncle.
Hu Pandeng glanced at his back, grabbed a handful of raisins and ate them, then turned to Cen Huaian and said, "You guys are going to play Go again. Xiao He can never beat you, so why are you still so excited to play Go?"
"Because he wants to surpass me."
Xiao He regards Cen Huaian as his goal to catch up with. Every time he plays chess with Cen Huaian, it is not just to win, but also to test whether the gap between himself and Cen Huaian has narrowed.
Section 199
When Xu Lishu followed Xiaohe over, several teenagers had already turned on the big color TV and were watching TV happily.
At the moment, Journey to the West is a hit, and it is the favorite TV series for all children and adults. Many children play outside, pretending to be Sun Wukong with a stick, and pretending to be Tang Monk on his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, which is also the most popular game among children nowadays.
Hu Pandeng found a stick from somewhere, and imitated the Monkey King in the TV series, and said to Cen Huaian: "Master, there is a monster ahead, let me go check it out!"