NOVEL WEB Chapter 12 Mouse asks for help
On this day, they arrived at Qingyang County, a large city.
This place has entered the Yongning Prefecture area, not far from the capital, and can be reached in four or five days.
There were no big towns further ahead, so even though it was still early, they stayed at the inn.
As soon as they entered the city, they felt that it was very lively. After asking the waiter, they found out that today was the Winter Festival.
"I didn't expect it was already the Winter Festival." General Xue sighed.
"Uncle, what is Winter Festival?"
"Dumplings are all about eating dumplings during the Winter Festival!" Xue Lei interjected from the side, "Does Long Baoer like to eat dumplings?"
"I like it!" The little girl jumped on tiptoes happily.
"When has Long Baoer ever eaten dumplings?" General Xue said with a smile.
The little girl was stunned for a moment, "I haven't eaten it before..."
Even the waiter at the store next door couldn't help laughing, "There are also dumplings in the store. You can order a few plates."
"Okay." General Xue nodded.
Dumplings are a common delicacy here in the north. Most of them are made at home, and some small shops also sell them. Qingyang County is not too far from the capital, so naturally it is there.
"Staff, please make it more refined for us later and put more meat in it." General Xue took out a piece of broken silver and threw it to the waiter.
The waiter caught it excitedly, "Don't worry, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
It was not too late yet. General Xue thought that the little girl must be very depressed being stuck in the carriage every day these days, so he simply wrapped the little girl tightly and took her out for a walk.
Xue Lei naturally stays by his side, but Ma Daochangli mentioned that he has a friend here and will not stay in the hotel today. He will definitely come back before setting off tomorrow.
Naturally, General Xue would not stop him. He sent Taoist Master away and gave some money to his dozen or so soldiers, asking them to go out and relax for a while.
Because it was the winter festival, many shops on the street were open. There are actually many kinds of food eaten during the winter festival. In addition, Qingyang County is a place where traffic converges, so there are naturally traders and footmen from all directions.
Along the way, General Xue saw people selling dumplings, wontons, glutinous rice balls, and even mixed bean porridge.
Long Baoer was lying in the arms of General Xue. Even though he was wrapped tightly, only his two eyes and nostrils were left, but when he saw all kinds of food, his eyes instantly became bright.
Xue Lei followed behind, watching what his sister was staring at, and then went over to buy a pack. Soon he bought a lot of large and small packs. Afraid that these things would get cold, Xue Lei kept them in his arms.
When General Xue finally stopped and turned around to look for his son, he found that Xue Lei behind him seemed to be pregnant with Liujia, and his chest and waist were thicker.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Dad, look, these are my sister's favorite foods." Xue Lei lifted up a corner of his clothes and showed it to his father, "Long Bao'er, let's go back and eat, okay?"
"Okay!" The little girl responded quickly.
"Brother, hug me!" Xue Lei opened his hands, and the little girl was about to go over.
General Xue quickly hugged him tightly, "How can you hold Long Baoer with so many things on you? You should hold it for me as your father!"
"That's okay. Sister, let's go home!"
Long Baoer's attention has been completely abducted, and all he can think about is his brother... the food on his body.
General Xue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Originally, he had heard that there were some celebrations at the Winter Festival in Qingyang County, so he wanted to take the little girl to see the excitement.
As a result, it failed halfway.
But for the little girl, General Xue had no complaints. The original intention was to let Long Baoer relax, so of course he had to follow her wishes.
Seeing the group of them leaving and returning, the waiter came up to them and said, "The guests are back so quickly, and the dumplings haven't been wrapped yet!"
"No hurry, how long will it take?" General Xue asked while holding Long Bao'er.
"There are many customers in the store today, so we have to wait for a while."
"Okay, I'll deliver it in half an hour!"
General Xue went upstairs and was finally willing to put Long Baoer down. General Xue was stunned when he took off his outer cloak.
After walking around outside, why is there still sweat on the little girl's forehead?
"Is it hot?" General Xue asked a little guilty.
"Hey, a little bit." Long Baoer sighed, "But it's better than being cold."
He spoke like a little adult, making General Xue laugh, "It's uncle's fault, I wrapped you too tightly."
Xue Lei had already taken out all the large and small bags in his arms and put them on the table. There were seven or eight kinds of food.
"It's quite a lot. After eating Long Bao'er, there will be no place to eat dumplings in a while!" General Xue sat at the table and asked, ordering the food.
There are peanuts, fried chestnuts, and fried rice balls on the table. Others include roasted pork, haggis, a few roasted eggs, and even a few golden pancakes fried on both sides.
"Eat less and try them all." After Xue Lei opened all the big and small bags, he held a piece of roast meat and was about to feed it to Long Baoer.
General Xue slapped his hand away, "Are your hands clean? Just feed Long Bao'er? Aren't you afraid of giving Long Bao'er a stomachache?"
After saying that, General Xue pinched open a sugar-roasted chestnut and said, "Come on, Long Bao'er, open your mouth! Uncle has washed his hands!"
The little girl put her head in and took a bite of the chestnut meat into her mouth. The soft and sandy chestnuts were still warm and very sweet.
"Is it delicious?"
“It’s delicious!”
Xue Lei washed his hands and took a hot towel to Long Baoer to wipe his hands and face.
Although Long Baoer's hands were clean, he was still young and had short arms and legs, so he couldn't reach them.
The Xue family father and son were in charge of peeling peanuts and chestnuts, while the other went downstairs to get dishes and chopsticks, and put roasted meat and haggis between them and fed them to Long Baoer's mouth.
The haggis is boiled in plain water, with only a little seasoning to remove the fishy smell, and needs to be eaten with salt and pepper. However, children's taste is light and they eat it seriously without dipping.
"Is it delicious?" Xue Lei asked.
The seasoning of this kind of small stall is average, but the ingredients are fresh. The small bowl in front of Long Baoer was piled full by the father and son.
At this moment, the waiter below shouted, "Master, would you like to come down and take a look at the stuffing we prepared?"
Xue Lei stood up immediately, "I'll go take a look!"
Xue Lei was very concerned about his sister.
General Xue washed his hands again and prepared to take over his son's place to feed Long Bao'er, but after a while, several soldiers reported something, so General Xue had to put down his chopsticks and let Long Bao'er eat by himself.
Long Baoer grabbed the meat with his hands and ate it slowly. Suddenly, he found a small thing coming out of the corner of the wall. It raised half of its body toward her, with its two front paws swinging together.
That way, it was like he was bowing to her.
Long Baoer thought for a while and asked the little mouse, "Are you hungry and want something to eat?"