The next day.
"Quack! I'm not happy! Why are there only female amulets and no male amulets? Sure enough, there has been gender discrimination since 6000 years ago! "
Early in the morning, Richard landed on the table and used its claws to fiddle with the Encore amulet that Zhang Zian had bought from Lazart's jewelry store. It placed two amulets in the shape of the ♀ next to each other and kept making noises.
"Your Majesty! This must be God's will. It means that Your Majesty and I will be together for a hundred years! "Snowy Lionet excitedly hugged the other two Encore amulets and rolled on the carpet.
Zhang Zian browsed the news on his phone while brushing his teeth. He had no energy to complain about their words.
"Hey, hey! Stingy A-Jeoan! Why isn't there a share for me? I also want a gold bracelet with my name written in hieroglyphics! Those idiots in the live broadcast room don't believe that I'm in Egypt. I must prove it to them! Hey! Did you hear me? I'm talking to you! "
Seeing that he was ignoring her, Sihwa splashed water from the bathtub at him in a fit of pique.
Snowy Lionet and Sihwa had slept in the phone all day yesterday, so they were full of energy. Although Richard had followed them the whole time, it had been standing leisurely on Zhang Zian's shoulder. It was not tired, and it had been making noise since early in the morning.
As for the other elfins, they had strolled around the Khan el-Khalili market in the morning and other nearby places in the afternoon. They were all a little tired, but they had seen a lot of new things and learned a lot of new knowledge, even if the people and things they had met were not 100% pleasant.
Traveling was like that. There would be good things and bad things, but as long as the good things outweighed the bad, the trip would be worthwhile.
The most tired one was Vladimir. It had only returned at night yesterday, and its face was covered in dirt. It had fallen asleep the moment it came back, reminding Zhang Zian of the days when it had first arrived in Binhai City.
After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he announced to the elfins, "Today, we'll go somewhere further, starting from the Great Pyramid. While we're sightseeing, we'll see if there's any way to keep the Holy Cat statue in the pyramid."
One of the main reasons for coming to Egypt was to solve the Holy Cat statue problem once and for all. They couldn't just focus on playing.
"Quack! Who's coming with us today? I saw Jack flirting with you yesterday. Is there something going on? "Richard said mischievously.
Zhang Zian automatically ignored the second half of its sentence and said, "It's just us today. The others have to follow Professor Wei Kang to Cairo University for an academic exchange, but I have to go to their morning meeting first. You guys can wait in the room. I'll bring breakfast back."
"Meow meow meow! You stinky man, the roasted pigeons you brought back for me yesterday are already cold! "Snowy Lionet stared at him and protested.
"What does it matter? When it's cold, just put it under the sun. You don't even need a microwave. "
Zhang Zian's answer left Snowy Lionet speechless. After all, the afternoon sun in Egypt was more than enough to fry eggs on a stone, let alone heat food.
"Meow! There were so many people yesterday..." Xinghai said timidly.
The Khan el-Khalili market was crowded with people. Xinghai had to hide here and there and try to stay as far away from people as possible. There was almost no time to play.
"In fact, the Khan el-Khalili market is not the most crowded during the day. The most crowded time is at night after the sun sets," Zhang Zian comforted. "But don't worry. It's going to be Ramadan in Egypt soon. After Ramadan, the custom here is that you can't eat or drink from sunrise to sunset. You can only eat after the sun sets. Therefore, most of the locals will go out less during the day and lie at home to save energy. They don't come out until sunset to wander and eat. So after Ramadan, there are not so many people outside. "
"Even water can't be drunk?" Famous tilted its head and looked at the fiery sun outside. "Will people die?"
"In fact, many people are not so devout. They only secretly eat and drink less in private, instead of completely fasting during the day," Zhang Zian explained. "Even so, people will still reduce the time they spend outside."
After Ramadan, there would be a very strange phenomenon in the local area. During the day, the city would be deserted. Many shops would close or delay the opening time to nine o 'clock at night, and the closing time would be delayed until three o' clock in the morning. People would eat and drink enough at three o 'clock in the morning before they began to sleep.
Civil servants could not stop work, but they would also end their work for the day early and go home around three o 'clock in the afternoon.
As soon as the sun set, people came out of their homes like hungry wolves to look for food. Not to mention those who secretly ate during the day, those who devoutly followed the custom were so hungry that their eyes were almost green.
The streets were brightly lit, and long tables were set up everywhere. They could even fill up the entire street. This was a free vegetarian meal that the rich gave to the poor. It was like a common banquet for weddings and funerals in rural areas of China. The poor who had been hungry for a day could sweep away all the food on the table within ten minutes, almost like locusts passing through. There was no sound of talking, only the sound of chewing and swallowing, as well as the clanking of plates and bowls hitting each other.
Ordinary people with good family conditions would not fight with the poor for food. Instead, they would order takeout or go to restaurants to eat. They would talk to their neighbors as they ate, and a meal could last for a few hours.
As for why they didn't cook for themselves … They had been hungry for a day, and with the smell of food coming from outside, it was too inhumane to spend one or two hours cooking by themselves. It was simply torture!
For international cities with a large population like Cairo, after entering Ramadan, it would become deserted during the day, while other small and medium-sized cities would almost become ghost towns. It was perfect for filming Hollywood's apocalyptic blockbusters, and there was no need to clear the area.
Ramadan had an impact on foreign tourists, but it was very small, because Ramadan was originally the off-season for tourism. In addition, facilities such as restaurants that were open to foreigners would not be closed. Outdoor tourist attractions such as temples were open as usual, and there would be fewer noisy locals.
Don't forget, there were still 10% of Copts in Egypt who did not observe the customs of Ramadan. If they really could not find food during the day, they would go to the shops opened by the Copts. In terms of convenience, it would not be too affected.
Zhang Zian explained the characteristics of Ramadan to the elfins. The elfins were all amazed by this kind of ritual that showed their piety by torturing themselves.
Xinghai was very happy to hear it. This meant that it could play to its heart's content on the empty streets.
Even so, Zhang Zian still planned to stock up on more food today, so that he would not have to go around looking for food when he was hungry.
He asked the elfins to wait in the room for him to come back, then left to attend the morning meeting hosted by Wei Kang.
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