"I really can't eat anymore. Let's go shopping and eat before we continue eating?"
"Okay." Zhang Lihua reluctantly looked away from the meat buns and followed Song Qiu forward.
Pingkangfang and Ankangfang sit face to face, separated by a long river. The market is along the river. Along the way, you can not only see the beautiful scenery of the long river, but also the numerous shops with carved beams and painted buildings on the opposite side.
The buzz is endless, and at this point, there are a lot of people wandering around.
Not to mention the crowds, it was also very boring.
Song Qiu felt the existence of the banknotes carefully placed close to his body without any trace, and from time to time he paid attention to the safety of the money bag on Zhang Lihua and the money bag he was carrying.
Not long after walking, the excitement in front could be heard in the distance, and there were many people vying to squeeze towards the other end.
"Ah Qiu, there's a lot of fun ahead!" Zhang Lihua jumped up and took a look, quickly pulling Song Qiu to follow and squeeze forward.
She is much taller than the petite Song Qiu, so she can see farther than Song Qiu.
The two of them pulled together and followed the crowd to squeeze in. When they got to the front, they could see clearly where the excitement was.
But it turns out that Xie Ji Tangyuan Shop is celebrating its 20th anniversary today, and the boss has held a special glutinous rice dumpling eating competition to add to the fun.
"Ah Qiu, are you listening? You get ten taels of silver for winning the first place!" Zhang Lihua's eyes lit up with excitement.
Song Qiu looked at the countless people on the side who were eager to try, and had to pour cold water on her, "Yes, you have to defeat everyone who wants to participate in the competition and persist until the end."
Those are glutinous rice balls, very sticky, so don’t choke if you eat too much in one go.
Obviously, this was the first time Zhang Lihua encountered such a thing, and all she could think about was the money. She also made her own estimate, glutinous rice balls were her favorite!
It's a pity that every New Year's Eve when she eats glutinous rice balls, she can only share four, which are not enough to fit between her teeth.
Today I have the opportunity to eat with all my heart. If I win, I will get money. If I don’t participate, I would be a fool!
But she is also self-aware, "Don't be afraid, even if I can't eat enough and many people can't hold on to the last one, the second to last one will do, and the second place will also have five taels of silver! Ah Qiu, cheer for me, wait until I win
Yinzi, I will take you to Jingweizhai today to have a good meal!"
She had just heard from the aunts that Jingweizhai was the largest and best restaurant in Panshi Town, and ordering a table of dishes would cost at least five taels of silver.
If she wins five taels, that's just right!
Zhang Lihua is full of fighting spirit.
Song Qiu barely looked at him and couldn't hold back the man who was about to rush forward at any time. He could only hold his hand and said: "Then you join in and join in. Just eat enough. Don't force yourself. I won't care if you eat up your belly."
You."
Zhang Lihua nodded repeatedly, "I'm not stupid. You know I love glutinous rice balls the most, so I'll go and eat as much as I can. It's all for nothing! I'll come down on my own if I can't hold it any longer. Don't worry."
So, Zhang Lihua went up to sign up with her head held high.
Song Qiu looked down and saw that there were several rows of people participating in the competition, not to mention hundreds, but at least seventy or eighty.
There are young and old, boys and girls, but there is only one little girl, Zhang Lihua.
She couldn't help but make a cheering gesture to Zhang Lihua who had just sat down.
Zhang Lihua, who was above her, couldn't understand the meaning of that gesture. She just raised her hand and waved happily to Song Qiu, opening and closing her mouth.
There were too many voices, and Song Qiu couldn't hear her voice clearly. Just by looking at her mouth shape, he could guess what she was talking about. He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, "Come on, kid."
All the contestants were seated, and the waiters from the glutinous rice dumpling shop were seen filing in, placing the first bowl of glutinous rice balls in front of each contestant one after another.
When Song Qiu saw the bowl, he said that even the bowl looked down upon it. The big bowl was almost the same as a small pottery basin.
There are probably fifty or sixty glutinous rice balls the size of walnuts.
When this bowl was served, Song Qiu felt that most of the people couldn't finish it.
If it were her place, she could eat seven or eight glutinous rice balls.
Glutinous rice is too sticky and cannot be digested if you eat too much. Even a strong adult man can eat twenty rice and it will still fill his stomach.
As everyone drank the words of the competition, all the contestants picked up their spoons and started feeding glutinous rice balls into their mouths.
Song Qiu had been looking at Zhang Lihua intently. When he saw that she took a spoon and didn't swallow the jujube wholeheartedly like many other people, but instead took half a bite and ate it slowly with an expression of enjoyment, she couldn't help but nodded secretly.
The body is important, the competition comes second.
What's more, this is not about who can eat faster and who finishes first, but who can finish the portion of the game and still last until the end.
Besides, these are glutinous rice balls, which are sticky and glutinous. If you eat them too fast, you will definitely choke.
Sure enough, not long after it started, several people blushed and covered their throats, obviously feeling very uncomfortable.
After not holding on for a moment, he raised his hand and waved, indicating that he had given up. Naturally, the glutinous rice dumpling shop went to work to help the person down and make sure that the person was okay.
After this experience, many people realized that they should not eat too fast, so they slowed down.
But there were too many glutinous rice balls in this large bowl. Gradually, many women couldn't eat anymore and raised their hands and retreated.
The food eaten in this kind of competition can usually win over a large number of people quickly, and the rest will have to be stalemate for a while.
Song Qiu still hopes that Zhang Lihua can win. Even if she takes second place, she will be happy, right?
So I always keep an eye on my opponents.
I saw that more than half of the field had given up, and there were only about twenty people left. Among them, two people attracted Song Qiu's attention. If you look right, these two people are completely powerful enemies!
I've eaten more than half of this bowl of glutinous rice balls, but my expression doesn't change, which is amazing.
Song Qiu hurriedly looked over to Zhang Lihua, and saw that there was still half of the glutinous rice balls in her bowl, and she was eating. Judging from her expression, she seemed to be relaxed. When she looked over, she didn't forget to wink at her.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, the two leading men finished the glutinous rice balls in their bowls at the same time and raised their hands to signal to the speaker.
Then, a waiter replaced them with another bowl of glutinous rice balls.
This is the second bowl, and the portion is half less than the previous bowl.
Obviously, whoever can persist through the first bowl to this point is almost the winner.
Even the people watching the excitement were cheering for them, as if they were convinced that the two of them were the first and second place in the competition.
Those who were still struggling with the first bowl of glutinous rice balls were quickly defeated by another seven or eight.
There were also two or three people with bulging cheeks who couldn't swallow but were unwilling to throw up their hands and admit defeat. They were lying there, glued to themselves in discomfort.
Seeing that one of the two people eating the second bowl of glutinous rice balls was about to finish, Zhang Lihua also successfully finished the first bowl, burped heavily, took a breath, and looked at herself.
Song Qiu nodded, indicating not to worry, and then raised his hand to signal to the speaker.
The person in charge was surprised to see that the little girl could persist like this, but he didn't show anything and motioned to the waiter to serve rice dumplings.
Almost when Zhang Lihua took the first bite of the second bowl of glutinous rice balls, the big man who was about to finish the second bowl suddenly changed his expression. He seemed to have choked on the glutinous rice balls and patted his chest in discomfort.
Seeing that something was wrong, the people in charge quickly asked the assistants to go up and carry the person down. There were also doctors standing by at any time.
Now, in the second bowl array, only the half-sized man and Zhang Lihua who had just started were left.