Lu Jing followed the smell of malt to the market ahead, and walked all the way to a stall selling sugar melons.
Tanggua is a very common dessert in the north. It is made by mixing maltose with rice flour into a melon or gourd shape, and then coating it with a layer of sesame seeds.
It is delicious and sticky, and is very popular with children. It is also put on the stove during the twelfth lunar month to entertain the Stove Lord to prevent the Stove Lord from gossiping after he goes to heaven.
Lu Jing stood in front of the stall selling sugar melons for a while and observed the vendor carefully. However, he didn't find anything unusual about him. Then he stepped forward to ask, but the vendor knew nothing about Granny Tang. .
Lu Jing planned to test it again, but at this time he smelled another scent of sugar.
The scent of sugar this time is much stronger than that of sugar melon.
Lu Jing walked about thirty or forty steps in that direction and saw a vendor selling peanut and black sesame candies. He was boiling malt candies in a big pot.
The rich aroma of sugar hits your face, making many people passing by stop in their tracks.
There were even many young children eagerly gathered in front of the big pot, waiting for the syrup to solidify and coat the peanuts and sesame seeds inside.
Lu Jing stepped forward to ask again, but the vendor just shook his head.
However, this time, Lu Jing could not find a place with a stronger scent of caramel within a hundred feet.
Until the vendor poured the prepared peanut and black sesame candies into a wooden box to shape and cool, then divided out half of the plate and handed it to a servant-looking person next to him, saying, "Let it cool, cut into pieces and eat."
The servant nodded, picked up the half plate of peanut and black sesame candy, and squeezed out of the crowd under the envious eyes of the children.
Lu Jing's heart moved. He remembered what the little girl said and followed him.
I saw the servant striding forward after getting the candy, just wanting to go home quickly.
In addition, there are many people in the market, so naturally you will not notice that you are being followed behind you.
Lu Jing followed him through two streets, during which the servant also bought some candies and carved candies, and finally arrived in front of a house on the south side of Niuxing Street.
There were slightly fewer people in this place, so Lu Jing slowed down a little to avoid being noticed.
He saw the servant turning into the house and thought that this was where Sugar Man's mother-in-law lived.
So I was ready to knock on the door, but when I came to the door, I smelled another aroma of caramel mixed with glutinous rice flour.
Lu Jingxi twitched his nose twice, then turned around and headed towards the source of the aroma. Finally, he found a pastry shop selling Longxu Cake across the street.
Lu Jing thought to himself, he must have found the right place this time.
He pulled the dizzy Amu over, and there was indeed an old lady in her sixties or seventies sitting in the pastry shop, taking a nap.
"Grandma Sugar Man?" Lu Jing asked.
The old lady didn't react at all and still had her eyes closed.
Lu Jing had to raise his voice slightly, but this time she seemed to hear clearly. She opened her eyes drowsily and said, "Guest, what snack do you want?"
"Mom, I don't want any snacks. I'm here to find someone." Although he said this, Lu Jing still put a few coins in front of the old lady.
After all, money makes things easier.
When the old lady saw this, she put all the six copper coins into the box one by one, and then wrapped two dragon beard cakes for Lu Jing with her trembling hands.
He handed it over and said with a smile, "Guest, your snack."
"Well, I'm not here to buy Dragon Beard Cake." Lu Jing estimated that the old lady in front of him was most likely deaf and didn't hear what he said clearly.
So he raised his voice again, and he almost shouted these words.
It startled two passers-by.
But the expression on the old lady's face didn't change, and she still kept handing the dragon beard cakes. After a while, when she saw that Lu Jing still didn't answer, she pointed to her ear and said.
"I'm sorry, old lady, I got sick a few years ago and I can no longer hear with this ear."
"…………"
Lu Jing didn't know what to say at all, so he stretched out his hand and took the two dragon beard cakes.
He now had reason to suspect that Granny Tang was just playing tricks on him after such a big detour. Lu Jing just didn't know yet whether the other party did this because he discovered the identity of a disciple of his academy.
Although according to Huo Xingsun, that sugar-cracking mother-in-law does not object to dealing with people in Si Tian Prison.
But considering that all the things she did were related to rare objects, if Si Tianjian found out where she lived, maybe some supervisors would invite her to the office for tea.
So if she refused to help, Lu Jing wouldn't be surprised.
He sighed, touched Amu's head and said, "Sorry, it seems our trip today was in vain."
Amu half raised his head and glanced at Lu Jing, but he was not disappointed.
From its point of view, it is a happy thing to be able to come out and have fun.
Although it was very free in the academy, and Lu Jing allowed it to roam around after registering its household registration, but after all, the academy was not as lively as in the capital, and there were not as many interesting things to see and do.
In fact, in order to avoid the current situation, Lu Jing did not tell it in advance why he went out this time.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Lu Jing planned to find a restaurant to have something to eat, and then go home when the black cat came back.
Of course, he didn't give up treating Amu.
If it doesn't work out, Lu Jing plans to ask Huo Xingsun to come forward and take Amu to see that sweet-hearted mother-in-law.
Huo Xingsun himself is a strange object, and he has met Granny Sugar Man before, so he probably won't arouse the latter's vigilance.
Even though Huo Xingsun had just left Mr. Ji's camp, Lu Jing was still a little worried about him.
Amu is very important to Lu Jing. She has been with him almost since he first came here, and he is no different from his family.
This is why Lu Jing decided to bring Amu to meet Granny Tangren in person.
It's just that his identity is still somewhat sensitive.
Lu Jing was walking down the street with Amu. He didn't know if it was because he smelled too much maltose before, but Lu Jing suddenly wanted to try some maltose.
So he looked at the two dragon whiskers in his hand, took out one first, and threw it to a wild cat on the roadside.
The latter stepped forward and smelled it, then licked it. Probably because he thought it tasted good, he finished it in front of Lu Jing.
Lu Jing then observed for a while and saw that the wild cat was safe and sound. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and put the other Dragon Beard Cake into his mouth.
As a result, the next moment Lu Jing felt that the dragon's beard melted quickly in his mouth.
At the same time, an unprecedented strong sweetness also hit his heart!
It was as if a sweet bomb exploded, making Lu Jing's head dizzy. But at this moment, the horn pattern on his arm suddenly became hot, and then Lu Jing regained consciousness.
