Lanjiang City's Old Street was an antique building developed in the West District. The most famous thing along the street was stinky tofu. If you walked down the street, you would see nine stinky tofu stalls in front of every ten shops.
Back then, Ye Huanyan and Lu Shen spent a summer to discover the truth at the twenty-six stinky tofu stalls on Old Street.
The old woman at the corner of West Street had the cleanest stinky tofu, but the old man at the entrance of the pearl shop on East Street had the most memorable stinky tofu.
The old man next to the tanghulu shop sold the most stinky tofu, while the old woman next to the sausage shop loved to sprinkle coriander on the stinky tofu. She wouldn't sell it even if they didn't want it.
Except for the cleanest stinky tofu, which was personally tested by Lu Shen, the rest were summed up by Ye Huanyan herself. With his spoiled stomach, he couldn't eat the food on the street. He would definitely have diarrhea if he ate even a little bit. Only the old woman at the corner of West Street didn't have diarrhea.
Now that he mentioned Old Street, the memories came back to her, full of youthful breath.
"Old Street..." she murmured.
She hadn't been there for about two years. She had almost forgotten that there was such a place.
When they arrived, Su Nianhua bought a box of stinky tofu. He drizzled it with spicy sauce and sprinkled a handful of coriander on it. He took two bamboo sticks and handed them to Ye Huanyan.
"Try it and evaluate the overall standard of the stinky tofu on Old Street."
Ye Huanyan didn't want to disappoint him, so she tasted a piece of the stinky tofu.
"It's so salty..."
"Really? Let me try. " Su Nianhua secretly took off his mask and tasted it. He then quickly put it back on. He could vaguely see the chewing behind the mask.
He furrowed his brows and snorted, "It's really salty …"
But with the mask on, he couldn't spit it out. He could only frown and force himself to swallow it.
Ye Huanyan couldn't help but chuckle when she saw his mute appearance.
A light breeze brushed past her cheeks, bringing a few strands of hair and brushing past her eyelashes. She narrowed her eyes slightly. They were like two crescent moons in the water, bright and flawless.
Su Nianhua couldn't help but stare blankly for a while.
Ye Huanyan smelled the stinky tofu and suddenly felt nauseous. She threw the box of stinky tofu into a nearby trash can in front of the boss and bent over to retch, attracting the attention of passers-by.
Her eyes flickered as she shouted.
"This restaurant is too disgusting. I'm going to puke. Seriously, let's go to another restaurant."
A few girls who were about to pay the bill immediately retracted their hands, glanced at the boss, and ran away. The boss's face was ashen. He looked at the backs of Ye Huanyan and the others, as if he wanted to fry them like they were stinky tofu.
Su Nianhua stood at the side and laughed out loud. "Isn't it unkind to tease the boss like that?"
"I'm really going to throw up. That smell is definitely not clean." Ye Huanyan waved her hand. "Let's go to another restaurant."
Su Nianhua only thought that she was joking. In addition, he had been eating well after that, so he didn't take it to heart.
They walked to the end of the street. Not a single stall from ten years ago could be found. However, there was no lack of delicious stinky tofu, but they still couldn't find the feeling of back then.
The sky gradually darkened, and there were more people on the old street. The street lights gradually lit up, illuminating the dazzling line-up of stalls by the roadside.
The joy that those colorful headbands could bring when they were young seemed to be gone forever.
There was no lack of bars in the old street that were decorated in an outstanding style. They were all quiet bars. Ten years ago, Ye Huanyan and Su Nianhua, who were both underage, were blocked outside the door. They could only stand outside and listen to the resident singer sing.
At the entrance of Time Bar, Ye Huanyan stopped and watched for a while.
"I want to drink some wine."
Su Nianhua's eyes flickered. "Let's go. I'll accompany you."
The bar wasn't big. The walls were filled with beer bottles.
On a red brick platform, there was a standing microphone. A male singer with long hair was gently playing the guitar. The plectrum swept across the strings, mixing with the crisp sound of the guitar. This male singer was singing a folk song. His voice was deep and hoarse, very heavy.
"My most beloved girl, accompany me to a faraway place. I will love you forever. You have to believe me …"
As soon as they sat down, the waiter came over with the wine list. Ye Huanyan glanced at Su Nianhua, her eyes asking for recommendations.
"Two glasses of Tequila Sunrise, and a dessert."
Su Nianhua was familiar with ordering drinks. He was very familiar with bars.
This was also related to his experience of singing in bars overseas for so many years.
Ye Huanyan had never been to a bar before. Even when she traveled with her roommates to the edge of Erhai, which was famous for its hunting of beauties, she had never stepped into those brightly lit bars.
She liked the scenery and nature, more than these artificial liveliness.
Two glasses of Tequila Sunrise were served. With a dark blue background, the upper part was a vague orange yellow, and the last part was red. Just like the sunrise, the red half of the sun rose from the sea.
"The alcohol content isn't high, but one glass is enough." Su Nianhua reminded.
Ye Huanyan nodded and took a sip with the straw. It was sweet, and the alcohol taste was very light. It was more like a beverage than alcohol.
"We've been here before. I said that my family didn't support me playing music. What if I came out of home one day without a single cent? You dragged me here."
At that time, Ye Huanyan swore that the bar would earn them a few hundred yuan a night. It was enough for them to eat several McDonald's meals.
Thinking of this, Su Nianhua smiled.
"In the end, because we were underage, we weren't even allowed to enter the bar."
"It's because you're an idiot …" Ye Huanyan interrupted him and said angrily.
"It's all because of you that we weren't allowed to enter. They asked you how old you were, and you said 16. Would they let you in?"
That day, she had specially instructed him over the phone to change into the casual suit he had worn during the school anniversary celebration. Before going to the bar, she took out the hair gel she had brought from home from her bag and combed his bangs into a slicked-back hairstyle, making him look more mature.
In the end, when they reached the bar, everything was exposed.
"Actually, you didn't want to go in on purpose, right?" Ye Huanyan crossed her arms and looked at him with a smile.
Su Nianhua raised his eyebrows. "They say that the bar is very messy. At that time, I couldn't guarantee that I would be able to bring you out safely, so I let it go."
"So it was like that."
Ye Huanyan was still smiling. "I remember that it was raining outside that night. The bar was singing a song related to rain. I can't remember the lyrics, but I think it was very nice."
Young girls' feelings were always poetic. At that time, whether it was eating stinky tofu by the roadside or standing in front of the bar to listen to songs in the rain, she felt that it was romantic from the bottom of her heart.
"Give me a moment." Su Nianhua's eyes suddenly turned. He got up and walked toward the bar singer. He lowered his head and whispered something in the singer's ear. The man handed the guitar to him.
The sound of the guitar was clear and gentle, like the water of a stream flowing over the reef.
Su Nianhua attracted the attention of everyone as soon as he opened his mouth.
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