old city newcomer

Although the Spring Festival is in January, we can already smell some spring.

Gu Tong felt that today was not as cold as the previous two days, so she took off her gloves and put them in the pocket of her down jacket, and along the road, you touched my shoulder with Pan Yang, and I bumped your back, running happily.

Behind him was Qi An, who walked forward with a cigarette in his mouth, and Lu Chunze, who had an "old father" smile on his face.

They didn't go through the main entrance, but went straight through the side street.

Gu Tong stopped at the door of the postcard shop and looked inside with his feet on his feet. The lights inside were dark and the door was locked. The shop owner must have returned to his hometown.

The hat shop next to it was still open, but it was deserted during the holidays and there were no customers.

The noisy sound of gongs and drums came from the entrance of Xie Street. Before Gu Tong stepped into the Shinahai Park, he saw a group of people holding poles, bending over, striding forward, half crouching and striding forward. At the front is a strong man beating a gong.

"This lion is not as good as I dance." Pan Yang didn't know when he had three more skewers of mutton in his hands, and reluctantly gave Gu Tong a skewer.

Lu Chunze put away his wallet in relief, with an expression of "children know how to share good things when they grow up".

Gu Tong took it and bit down a piece. It was so fragrant and tender that he stomped his feet because it was so hot.

"You can't even pass the interview. The average height of a person is 1.8 meters." Lu Chunze smiled and patted Pan Yang on the head.

"For the sake of the mutton skewers, I will let you go." Pan Yang glanced at him, and quickly gnawed off a piece of mutton.

Stalls were set up at the entrances of the shops along the lake, and no one was willing to stay in the house, so they all came out to join in the fun.

Mr. Xu was holding the pot and was lying on the rocking chair in front of his house basking in the sun.

Next to the rocking chair is a dirty, fat kitten, whose face looks exactly like Master Xu's.

Qi An took Gu Tong to drink tea soup, and greeted Master Xu as he passed by the door.

Master Xu suddenly became interested, jumped up from the rocking chair, and insisted on following them.

Now there is a lion dance team, there are a lot of people, a few people hid in the tea soup shop to drink a bowl of sweet but not greasy tea soup, and then went out after the group of people left.

The waiter was dressed like the shop waiter in ancient times, with a wide white towel on his shoulder and began to yell.

Gu Tong leaned close to Qi An's ear and asked in a low voice, "Did we bother him to take a bath?"

Before Qi An could laugh, Master Xu next to him slapped his thigh, and his smile was bright.

"Dolls are interesting." Master Xu smiled and poured him a cup of tea: "Is this the first time you have visited a temple fair?"

Gu Tong took the tea, said thank you, and nodded quickly.

"The current temple fair is different from before. Back then I was standing on the side of the street and said "Allegro." Master Xu narrowed his eyes and took a sip of tea and said, "There is nothing now, and the food is expensive."

Gu Tong blinked, put down the teacup and patted his pocket: "I have money."

"Yo." Master Xu laughed: "Then let's try to eat it all today."

Qi An smiled and sighed.

The master who made the tea soup came over with a bowl of prepared ingredients and a large copper pot with a dragon's mouth in his hand.

The spout was slightly tilted downward, and a stream of boiling water rushed straight into the bowl. When it was lifted, the water was flush with the edge of the bowl, exactly, not a single drop of water wasted, and they were told to drink the tea after it was fully ripe.

Gu Tong kept staring at Qi An, and he followed Qi An's movements.

They looked at the five steaming bowls and waited for 2 minutes. At the same time, they lowered their heads and took a sip before putting in the spoon and eating and drinking with the nuts.

The contents here are very rich, and they are all sweet ingredients. The big bowl of fried liver that Gu Tong ate in the morning made him feel a bit salty. I feel much more comfortable.

Sleepy when comfortable, narrowing eyes and shrinking neck, wanting to sleep while hiding in down jacket.

But he didn't sleep well, because Master Xu's cat followed and rubbed against his shoes.

Gu Tong scooped out the raisins from the bowl and put them on the ground. Sure enough, the fat cat was not picky, and rushed over to lick them with relish.

After eating with the cat, the sound of gongs and drums subsided. Pan Yang ran out first, stretched his waist and roared in the warm sun. Several stall owners next to him picked up the snacks they made in their hands and yelled in response to him. With a voice.

"It's so fucking comfortable." Pan Yang shook his body and pulled up his sleeves, revealing the old sandalwood and the cat's eye jasper.

"Show off your wealth." Master Xu leaned over with a smile, "It's the first time I've seen such a big cat's eye."

"Look at how you have never seen the world." Pan Yang pretended to be disdainful and said, "I am more promising than you. I saw you for the first time yesterday, and I don't know how many times I saw you today."

Lu Chunze patted Pan Yang's shoulder and smiled meaningfully.

"Is this handicraft made by Qi Xin?" Master Xu turned to ask Qi An.

"What kind of craft is this?" Qi An replied.

"Hey, there are a few people who calm down and weave these knots in a down-to-earth manner. The calmer the person, the better they can weave." Master Xu pointed to the flat knot on Pan Yang's wrist: "Smooth and tight. , the size is uniform, don’t look simple, don’t look easy, it takes care, none of us can do it.”

"Well said!" Pan Yang applauded Master Xu, no matter how much he praised Qi Xin, it was only for what he was holding, and he felt beautiful in his heart.

Qi An didn't bother to mingle with them, so he dragged Gu Tong to the big oil barrel next to him.

Gu Tong saw an old man in an army green padded coat and a Lei Feng hat standing behind the oil drum, rubbing his hands and squatting on the side of the road from time to time.

When he took the hot roasted sweet potato out of the oil drum, Qi An opened his hands, and when a white ball of hot air came out, Gu Tong eagerly took a sip. The fragrant roasted sweet potato was sweet and soft, with a sticky texture. Where it tastes stronger.

When he caught up with Pan Yang, he was holding a bunch of plastic rings and the prizes on the red cloth and staring blankly.

"Fuck, I don't believe it anymore." After finishing speaking, "Shua Shua Shua" flew out three times, but they missed.

Gu Tong became very interested in this, standing behind Pan Yang stretched his neck and was choosing his favorite prize.

"Rabbit!" Gu Tong was taken aback, he didn't expect that there were "living creatures" in the prize.

He pulled Qi An's clothes, Qi An hit Pan Yang's arm with a cigarette in his mouth, Pan Yang didn't turn his head back.

Qi An took a step forward and asked Gu Tong what color he likes. Gu Tong pointed to the white one that was farthest away from them. up the white rabbit.

The stall owner shook his head with a disheveled face, and handed the small purple cage to Gu Tong.

Gu Tong took it and hugged it in his arms, and when he was about to pick the next prize, the stall owner gave him a glare.

"Come here, come here, you can also come a few." The stall owner handed the plastic ring to Gu Tong: "Ten yuan for three times."

"Extortion?" Pan Yang, who was about to get rid of the plastic ring, stood up straight: "What if I'm not from the old city, ten yuan and five are enough, why not!"

"You, I'll give you ten yuan and one hundred." The stall owner pointed at him.

"You're awesome." Pan Yang glanced at him, and gave Gu Tong the few left in his hand: "Little beauty contact lenses, show off."

"Ah." Gu Tong was a little nervous, but he didn't have any burden to play with it easily. Now that there was pressure, the feeling of looking at the prize changed accordingly.

Qi An didn't help him either, standing aside with his arms folded and a cigarette dangling, admiring his bewildered look, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

Master Xu enthusiastically demonstrated the non-standard movements, and Gu Tong posed according to his appearance, saw a vase, and threw it forward casually.

bingo.

"Ouch!" Excited, Pan Yang was just about to embrace Gu Tong and kiss him, then turned to look at Qi An, and quietly changed it into a hug.

The stall owner didn't pick up the prize first, and motioned him to continue.

He made four of six shots, and all of them were big ones.

The stall owner sat aside and said nothing, obviously angry.

Gu Tong thought he had done something wrong, stood outside the red line and waited for a while, but the stall owner didn't see a gift for him, so he had to turn around and ask Qi An for help.

Qi An threw the cigarette on the ground and crushed it with his feet, walked up to Gu Tong and wrapped his arms around his shoulder, whispering in his ear, "Choose the one you like the most and take it away."

Gu Tong pointed to the red lacquer box, Qi An knew he would choose this one, and it happened to be the cheapest among the five in his set.

The stall owner put the red lacquer box into Gu Tong's hands, and some people watching the fun were pointing and discussing, probably because the stall owner didn't abide by the rules of the business field and broke the rules.Qi An glanced at them, and a group of people pushed and dispersed. When he left, he stuffed 20 yuan into the stall owner's hand, and the angry stall owner blushed instantly.

After eating, drinking, and playing all the way, Gu Tong felt like skating a little bit.

Qi An frowned as soon as these words came out, but Pan Yanggang wanted to say something but was interrupted by his raising his hand. Without any hesitation, he led Gu Tong down the stairs on one side where it was easier to walk down, stepping on the thick ice first. Stepped on it, and after confirming it was safe, he pulled Gu Tong and jumped directly onto the ice.

There are many people skating in this area, Gu Tong took a fancy to the sleigh, Qi An rented one for him.

Pan Yang dragged Gu Tong for a few laps first, and became a mad Alaska from exhaustion. Gu Tong dragged Pan Yang for a few laps again, and he was able to run a few more laps when he was excited.

With a cigarette in his mouth, Qi An put his hands in his pockets and walked over to the wooden table and chairs placed on the ice not far away.

Lu Chunze followed him, while Mr. Xu stayed out of the matter, standing aside, staring at their backs and teasing the cat.

Brother Qiang was sleeping crookedly with the copper stove in his arms, and was woken up by the loud voice of the person next to him. He beat that person on the head first, and then saw Qi An's figure.

"A rare visitor." Brother Qiang showed his big gold teeth: "I've never come to my place, and today is such a compliment?"

Qi An didn't speak, but just showed his face as a greeting.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, Mr. An, there are still half a year left. If you can't find your second uncle, you have to explain to me and that boy Jiang Ming." Brother Qiang finished speaking, and took the thermos from the person next to him. , took a sip of tea, wiped his mouth and patted his thighs, stood up, and walked to Qi An's side.

"I actually admire you very much, but I'm really dissatisfied with your taste." Brother Qiang smiled and looked at Gu Tong, who was playing around not far away, and said, "Good old man, why are you farting on men... "

"Think carefully about the consequences of what you said." Qi An didn't even look at him, and without any expression on his face, he casually puffed out a mouthful of smoke and said, "Money is one thing, but what you said is another son."

Brother Qiang nodded with his mouth twisted, gave Qi An a thumbs up, and said with a mocking smile: "Master Xiao An is just different from others, I admire you."

In just one cigarette, Qi An took a look at Brother Qiang, and walked over to Gu Tong who was waving at him not far away.

Gu Tong was sweating profusely, holding a woolen cap in his hand, Qi An reached out to wipe off the large beads of sweat on his forehead, and took the cap in his hand to help him put it on: "Don't catch a cold."

"Who are you chatting with?" Gu Tong said as he was about to look behind him, but Qi An immediately turned his head back.

He interrupted and asked Gu Tong: "What else do you want to play?"

Gu Tong pretended to be thinking seriously, and pointed to a row of stalls behind him: "It's all for fun."

"Go." Qi An put his arms around his shoulders.

The lively New Year's Day ended when the four of them collapsed on the bed, too tired to even brush their teeth.

Gu Tong fell asleep in the dark, and when he opened his eyes again, it was already three poles in the sun the next day.

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