Chapter 29: Bingtang Mora
There are various fruits on the stall, and customers can choose freely. After stringing them together, the stall owner will coat them with sugar.
Compared with the traditional candied haws, the emphasis is on freshness. After all, the rock sugar and Jueyun pepper are something that makes you explode at the first sight.
"Come on, Guoba~Try this~"
"Lulu~"
Guoba happily took a bite of the rock sugar Jueyun pepper in Xiangling's hand.
Sweet and spicy...
"Lu~"
Guoba covered his mouth, squinted his eyes, and happily ran to an empty corner to perform a fire-breathing show.
Although it likes spicy food, it always spews flames uncontrollably after eating it. It should be that the elemental power dormant in its body is awakened by the chili pepper.
Xiangling also took a bite and was quite satisfied with the taste of the rock sugar and Jueyun pepper. Although it could not be considered a dish, it was still a fresh taste.
"Um... it's Mr. Liu Bai and the little sister~ Good morning~"
After Xiangling tasted the rock sugar Jueyun pepper, she also noticed Liu Bai and Nashida approaching.
They are friends of Mr. Zhongli, so Xiangling naturally has some impression of them.
"Chef Xiangling, good morning~"
Liu Bai and Nashida greeted Xiangling.
"Good morning, hehe...you guys are dressed so nicely that I can hardly recognize you~"
Xiangling responded, looked at the two people's new clothes, scratched her head and said with a smile, after all, before this they were all dressed like foreigners.
"Especially you, little sister Xida~ You are so cute, just as cute as Yaoyao!"
Then Xiangling leaned over and praised Nashida with a smile, saying that she really liked cute children.
"Lulu~"
Guoba also happily waved his short, round hands to greet the two of them.
"Thank you."
Nashida responded with a smile, feeling a little embarrassed but also a little happy.
"Wait, Chef Xiangling needs to talk later, it seems like it's our turn!"
Liu Bai noticed that there were fewer people queuing in front of the stall, so he quickly pulled Nashida forward.
"Well, then you guys line up. When you have time, come to Wanmin Hall for dinner often. I will cook for you myself~"
Xiangling nodded, watched them go up and line up, then left with the rice crust.
Liu Bai and Nashida lined up and picked up two bamboo sticks from the stall.
You can put any fruit on the stalls on bamboo sticks and then hand them over to the stalls to be coated with rock sugar. Of course, if you want to put some of the things you bring with you, that’s fine too.
So Liu Bai and Nashida each took a bamboo stick and started to put what they wanted on it.
Soon, Liu Bai and Nashida came to the end of the queue.
The two couldn't wait to hand the bamboo skewers in their hands to the stall owner.
"...?"
When the stall owner saw the seven pieces of Mora stuck on Liu Bai's bamboo stick, his brain froze for a moment.
Next to Liu Bai's bamboo stick with seven Moras, Nashida's bamboo stick had seven flower buds on it, which seemed to be a flower called "Jie Bo Lian".
"Boss, don't just stand there, wrap me in sugar quickly."
Seeing that the stall owner was stunned, Liu Bai shook a bamboo stick with seven Mora on it in front of him to urge him on.
"This... Hehe, my sir, you have really good teeth."
The stall owner came to his senses and took the bamboo sticks from Liu Bai and Nashida with a wry smile.
Then, under the curious gaze of Liu Bai and Nashida, the stall owner skillfully wrapped the Mora and Jie Bo Lian on the bamboo sticks with boiling hot rock sugar.
With the stall owner's exquisite skills, a thin layer of rock sugar is evenly wrapped on the surface of the Mora and the Jie Bo Lian, making it look as if they are wrapped in a layer of crystal.
After receiving the candied Mora and candied Jiebolian prepared by the stall owner, Liu Bai and Nashida bought two strings of ready-made candied haws from the stall. After all, they couldn't really eat Mora and Jiebolian.
In this way, the two of them held the commemorative rock sugar Mora (Jie Bo Lian) in their left hands and a string of traditional candied haws in their right hands and started eating.
"It's sour and sweet, and the taste is like a tired beast of burden curled up on the ground like a cute kitten to rest. It gives people a wonderful feeling~"
Nashida took a small bite of the hawthorn, then squinted her eyes and commented happily, her pointed ears trembling slightly.
"Indeed, I'll ask if there's any pack animal meat for sale later."
Liu Bai bit off a hawthorn, nodded in agreement with Nashida and spoke.
"Haha, it will be very expensive. After all, there are no natural pack animals in Liyue."
Nashida said this with a chuckle, biting the candied haws in one hand while looking at the candied lotus in the other.
After being coated with a layer of sugar coating as thin as a cicada's wing, the Jie Bo Lian seemed to have become an exquisite souvenir.
Of course, the reason why it remained exquisite was thanks to Nashida using elemental power to protect it, otherwise these lotuses would have died completely when touched by the boiling syrup.
"It doesn't matter. I'm not short of money."
It was time to say his favorite line again, Liu Bai said it arrogantly while holding the rock candy Mora.
"Hey, hey, two people in front, stop, stop!"
At this moment, a scolding suddenly came from the surroundings.
"……Um?"
By the time Liu Bai came to his senses, a small group of Qianyan soldiers had surrounded him.
"Excuse me, what's going on?"
Nashida subconsciously grabbed Liu Bai's hand and took a step forward to ask.
She was a little worried that Liu Bai would have a conflict with them.
"Hmph, you, hand over what's in your hand."
The team leader of the Qianyan Army raised his hand and pointed at Liu Bai.
"……this?"
Liu Bai asked in confusion, holding up the candied haws that was almost finished.
"On the other hand."
The team leader shook his head and pointed at Liu Bai's other hand.
Liu Bai had no choice but to raise the rock sugar Mora in his left hand.
"According to Liyue law, it is forbidden to maliciously damage Mora in improper circumstances. Please follow us to the General Affairs Department."
Looking at the rock sugar Mora in Liu Bai's hand, Captain Qianyan said without hesitation.
After hearing what Captain Qianyan said, Liu Bai stared blankly at the Mora in his hand. At this time, he could barely remember that there seemed to be regulations prohibiting the destruction of currency, but he had never cared about it before. After all, he didn't have enough money to spend before.
Although Mora is an alchemical catalyst and will be consumed in large quantities in certain situations, it symbolizes the authority of the Rock King, and malicious destruction is strictly prohibited in improper circumstances.
"Wait a minute, technically we didn't destroy Mora."
Nashida immediately began to explain.
"As long as you remove the sugar from the top and take it off the bamboo stick, it is still an intact morra. We just made it into a souvenir."
"After all, we can't really eat Mora."
As Nashida spoke, she stretched out her little hand, held Liu Bai's left hand, and took away the rock candy Mora from his hand.
"This... ahem, but openly insulting Mora is also disrespectful to Lord Yan. Please cooperate with my work and go to the General Affairs Department."
Nashida's explanation made the captain of the Thousand Rock Army hesitate, but he continued speaking.
"I see. This is a bit troublesome..."
Nashida muttered something, then turned to look at Liu Bai.
These Qianyan soldiers came at such a coincidence, it must be someone who secretly gave the orders.
After thinking for a while, Nashida showed a wicked smile on her face, stood on tiptoe and whispered something into Liu Bai's ear.
"Okay, we'll cooperate, but please wait a moment..."
Listening to Nashida's words, Liu Bai nodded in understanding, said something to the captain of the Qianyan Army, then turned around and raised his hand towards the air.
He didn't know who his target was, but according to Nashida's request, he only had to attack the air...
“I picked this up!”
"!!!"
As Liu Bai finished his words, a flash of lightning suddenly burst out from the corner, flew away into the distance and disappeared in an instant.
"Hehe, let's go to the General Affairs Department and sit down."
Nashida then said with a chuckle.
As for being taken away by the Thousand Winds Army, he had the identity of a diplomatic envoy as the Fatui executive, and the close relationship between Liyue and Zhidong nowadays, so at most he would just go to the General Affairs Department for tea, and he might even be able to meet the other Seven Stars in advance.
There is free tea, which is not bad...
……