Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 145 Roasted chestnuts with sugar

At the entrance of the pavilion hangs a polished wooden sign with two large gold-painted characters carved on it: Qingyin.

When we walked into Qingyin Tower, it was very lively inside with many people coming. The play was at its climax and there was a lot of cheering. The atmosphere was warm and cheerful.

There is a big sign hanging at the entrance, and today's song is "Chang'e Flying to the Moon".

The female performer performing above is wearing a cool white dress and has a sweet voice.

Unfortunately, Shen Yu couldn't understand a word she was singing and could only watch for fun.

Because we arrived a little late, the good seats in the front were already gone.

Li and his group squeezed and searched for a while before they found an empty seat in a corner near the wall. From the stands here, one could only see the sides, so few people were willing to sit there.

Li looked at the seats that several people had, and then she sat down with peace of mind. She smiled and whispered, "I didn't expect so many people to come. I would have come earlier if I had known."

Yucheng and Yutao had never seen such a play before, and they were extremely excited. They whispered to Shen Yu who was sitting next to them: "Big sister, the clothes worn by the sister above are really beautiful."

Dun Dun curled his lips and said disapprovingly: "What's so good about this? I..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang interrupted him and said, "Yes, this is the first time we've seen this too. It's really pretty. Is she dressed as Chang'e?"

Dun Dun pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "That should be the case. I don't understand it either."

Li seemed to have heard of this kind of play before. She pointed out: "This is Chang'e. It is really pretty. It is much prettier than the one I saw in the countryside before."

After listening for a while, Shen Yu looked around boredly because he didn't understand.

Near the stage, vendors were walking back and forth with baskets on their shoulders, selling food wrapped in lotus leaves.

Wherever I go, people with children will buy one or two packs, so business seems pretty good.

Shen Yu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he felt so uncomfortable sitting here. It turned out that he forgot to prepare some snacks.

Shen Yu greeted Li and prepared to go over to buy some.

She crouched down and slowly moved away from the crowd of people sitting next to her watching the show.

After spotting the vendor's position, he lowered his head and squeezed towards him.

After finally squeezing to the front near the stage, the vendor was gone.

With the dim candlelight from below the stage, Shen Yu discovered that the peddler with the basket had moved from the front desk to the entrance at some point.

For foodies, any difficulty can be overcome in order to eat the food they want.

This distance doesn't matter.

Shen Yu encouraged himself, took a deep breath, and struggled to push through the crowded crowd and squeeze towards the door.

This time Shen Yu learned his lesson and squeezed forward a little to see if the vendor was still there. Fortunately, the vendor was still hanging around near the entrance.

Finally, he squeezed behind the vendor, and Shen Yu already had a light sweat on his forehead.

She couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, what kind of food are you selling in the basket?"

The peddler with the basket turned around and said warmly, "Hello, young lady. We have sugar-roasted chestnuts and salt-and-pepper broad beans, as well as dried plums, pear strips, and candied dates. Each is three cents a bag."

When Shen Yu heard that there were sugar-roasted chestnuts that he liked to eat, he quickly smiled and said, "Then pack me two bags of each."

The peddler was delighted and beamed with joy. He responded and took the things out of his basket.

Unexpectedly, he looked embarrassed while holding it. After groping for a while, he said with a smile: "Girl, I only have one pack of sugar-roasted chestnuts. Otherwise, please wait for me. My brother also sells this at Zuixianlou next door. I'll go to him and buy a few packs back."

Shen Yu hadn't eaten sugar-roasted chestnuts for a long time. He looked at the lotus leaf bags in the vendor's basket. They were only the size of a palm, so he guessed that there wouldn't be many chestnuts in them. If he took one bag back and shared it among six people, it would not be enough.

Shen Yu nodded and smiled: "Okay, I'll wait for you here, go get some back quickly."

The vendor happily responded, "Girl, come with me and wait for me in the corridor. There are so many people here that it's inconvenient to stand for a long time."

After the peddler finished speaking, he took the lead and walked out.

In order to eat sugar-roasted chestnuts, Shen Yu did not hesitate at all and followed him out the door.

The two stood at the entrance of Qingyin Building. The vendor stuffed the basket into Shen Yu's hand and said naturally, "Miss, wait here. I will be back soon."

Without waiting for Shen Yu to reply, he turned around and ran along the corridor to the pavilion at the other end.

Shen Yu stood there in bewilderment, muttering to himself, "Brother, you really have no worries. You're not afraid that I'll run away with the basket.

Having accepted the basket, Shen Yu had no choice but to stand there and wait with the big bamboo basket in his hand.

I don’t know if it was because there were a lot of people at Zuixianlou, the hawker didn’t come back immediately as he said.

Shen Yu was boredly looking at the carved patterns on the windows of the pavilion, when she suddenly heard someone behind her ask, "Miss, do you have any more sugar-roasted chestnuts?"

Shen Yu felt the voice sounded familiar, so he turned around and saw that it was indeed someone he knew. It turned out to be Lu Lang, the fourth son of the county magistrate's family.

Lu Lang was also surprised when he saw Shen Yu turning around, and blurted out: "Miss Shen? Why are you here? Why are you selling snacks with a basket again?"

Shen Yu quickly squatted down and bowed: "Mr. Lu, how are you? I am not here to sell snacks. I came here with my mother to listen to the opera."

Lu Lang looked unconvinced: "Why aren't you in Qingyin Building to listen to the opera? What are you doing standing here with a basket selling snacks?"

Shen Yu said helplessly, "I came out to buy sugar-roasted chestnuts. This guy didn't have enough sugar-roasted chestnuts, so he handed the basket to me and went to Zuixianlou next door to ask his brother to get some."

Although Lu Lang still didn't believe it in his heart, he politely said, "I see."

After saying that, he turned around and wanted to walk away, but after hesitating for a moment, he stopped and said, "Forget it, I'll wait with you until the little brother comes back."

Seeing Shen Yu's puzzled look, Lu Lang had to explain awkwardly, "My classmates who drank with me today were too eager to persuade me to drink. I couldn't handle it, so I found an excuse to eat sugar-roasted chestnuts and escaped from the party. I have to bring a bag back later to deal with it."

Shen Yu understood and nodded with a smile, then continued to look carefully at the door and window patterns that he had not finished looking at just now.

Lu Lang rubbed his nose and followed Shen Yu's gaze, carefully examining the carved wooden door that looked intricate but a bit tacky.

The two of them stood there side by side, neither of them speaking, and for a moment the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Lu Lang hesitated for a moment and said, "Miss Shen, my father is such a lazy person. This time, I wrongly accused you and made you stay in the women's prison for the whole night. Please don't take it to heart. I will apologize to you on behalf of my father."

As he said this, he bowed earnestly, clasped his hands, and bowed deeply.