Chapter 695 Sir, Buy a Box of Matches

Walking through the path lined with pumpkin lanterns, blue tassel-like light chains hang from the trees on both sides. Below the light chains, small maple leaf-shaped yellow lanterns bloom brightly but not dazzlingly.

Looking from a distance, it's like the entire autumn is reflected on the snow. You can reach out and touch the smell of the late autumn sun shining in the woods at noon. The trees in the entire hotel are soaked in light. Many hotel residents take Holding a cell phone, taking photos under the tree.

Walking straight along the garden road, the small fountains along the way play different music. The cylindrical street lights on the seats next to the fountain complete a semicircle at the top, casting round light and shadows on the ground.

Next to the street lamp, in a red trolley that was beautifully decorated like a telephone booth, a hotel employee wearing a thick coat and gloves was enthusiastically selling products.

"Sir, it's snowing. Do you want to buy a box of matches?"

Xu Jiang was stunned for a moment: "Brother, are you a little too old for selling matches?"

The hotel employee sighed: "Our hotel doesn't allow child labor. Sir, please buy a box of matches. Our hotel only has Halloween pumpkins."

"Our boss said he won't let me in until the goods are sold out, and I will have to freeze here."

Xu Jiang was amused.

Xu Jiang doesn't smoke, and he doesn't even have a lighter, let alone matches.

But when he thought of the gift boxes given by the hotel and looked at the layout of the hotel park, Xu Jiang became inexplicably interested in the matches sold by the hotel.

"How much does a box of matches cost?"

"10 yuan."

The hotel staff is one-third the size of a cabinet, with a thin layer that looks very compact.

"Here's a box." Xu Jiang took out his mobile phone and scanned 10 yuan. He took the matchbox and was about to leave when the hotel employee quickly said: "I bought everything, just mark one."

Xu Jiang:???

The hotel staff looked at Xu Jiang extremely attentively.

Xu Jiang:......

By some strange mistake, Xu Jiang unwrapped the plastic packaging of the matchbox and opened the seal.

There are about 20 matches in the box. Each match is very short, only half the length of a little finger, and they are all lined up in a row.

Xu Jiang wanted to take out a match and light it, but found that the bottom of the match was connected to the matchbox and could not be pulled out at all. Instead, half of the match was pulled out and stuck outside, and he could not put it back in. It was quite embarrassing.

"How to draw this?" Xu Jiang asked.

Hotel employee: "Sir, please fold the match in half, press it to the edge of the matchbox and strike it to light it."

"Like this?" Xu Jiang pressed his thumb on the match and easily pressed the match onto the lead. Then he pressed the head of the match with his right hand and stroked to the left.

"Whoa!" A weak flame ignited on the match. After a few seconds, the match went out, leaving no cloud behind.

Xu Jiang’s eyes lit up, it was so fun!

Just when he was about to pull out another match and light another one, the hotel employee took out a pumpkin food box from somewhere and put it on the table.

"Sir, you have just lit the match, so you have received the hotel's limited-time complimentary sloe gin and mince pie. I hope you like it."

Xu Jiang took a closer look and saw a steaming pie and a small can of beer inside the food box. The pie is wrapped with a thin layer of food paper, fried to a golden color and fragrant.

"You can eat it here or take it away." The hotel employee said enthusiastically, "But I suggest you eat it now, otherwise it will get cold."

Xu Jiang looked around at the food box and suddenly realized: "I thought I was buying matches for 10 yuan, but it turned out to be a set meal for me?"

Hotel employee: "Haha, yes, after all, we mainly sell matches, these are all side businesses."

Xu Jiang was amused: "Then how many matches do you still have to sell?"

The hotel employee looked down and said, "There are still dozens more. Once sold, I will call it a day and sell others tomorrow."

Xu Jiang: "Is there anything else for sale tomorrow?"

The hotel employee smiled and said: "Of course, our hotel has prepared a lot of good things for this pumpkin theme festival. If you wander around the hotel tomorrow, you may be able to find good things sold at other mobile stalls."

"It's fun!" Xu Jiang said with a bit of excitement. He hadn't eaten since he got off the high-speed rail and checked into the hotel. Now he finally had food delivered to his door. He grabbed the pie and took a bite.

The crust of the pie is crispy and has a strong meaty aroma. It is soft in the mouth and teeth. It has a full flavor. After swallowing it with a sip of sloe gin, it is extremely comfortable.

Holding the pie in one hand and the wine can in the other, Xu Jiang asked curiously;

"By the way, how to get to the wishing fountain in your hotel?"

Upon hearing this, the hotel employee immediately stuck his head out and pointed in the direction in front:

"As you walk along this road, you can see that the fountain with the brightest lights and the highest height is the wishing fountain."

"There will also be mobile stalls set up by our hotel at the wishing fountain tonight. You can go there to see what goodies there are."

While the hotel employee was talking, Xu Jiang had already finished the pie in his hand. His empty stomach was filled with hot pie, and his whole body became warm.

Putting the food bag back into the food box, Xu Jiang waved at the hotel staff with the wine can, turned and left: "Okay, brother, thank you."

Following the footsteps, gradually, noisy and lively voices came from the front.

In the black night sky, golden, red, purple and pink light balls were strung together like grains of rice, woven into the shapes of various goddesses and musical instruments in mid-air. In the center, a three-headed lion stood among the gods. In the middle, the colorful lights transformed into a flowing fountain in the light and dark.

Xu Jiang stood there, looking at the scene in front of him in shock.

The beautiful wishing fountain on the ground, the three lion goddesses glowing in mid-air, and the towering cafe behind them all appear in front of Xujiang layer by layer like a perspective, like a mirage, the picture opens to infinity. extending in the night.

There was a bright and warm bonfire in front of the fountain. The aroma of wine wafted from the small pot set up on the bonfire. The hotel employee nearby took a small spoon to scoop out the liquid from the pot and put it into the cups of the customers nearby.

Seeing Xu Jiang coming over, the hotel employee enthusiastically handed him a thick red paper cup and poured some liquid into his cup.

"Is this...mulled wine?" Xu Jiang smelled the taste and took a sip to taste it. It tasted pretty good.

Just as Xu Jiang was watching the hotel staff pour red wine into the pot with great interest, the voice next to him attracted his attention.

"Can you do it? If not, I'll find someone to help."

"I can't do it? Don't forget that I'm a barbecue maker! No one knows how to make a fire better than me!"

"Yes! No, there's still me. I used to burn hot pot charcoal when I was a kid!"

"..."

Xu Jiang turned around curiously and saw that he had just passed through his window

Xu Jiang walked over and saw several charcoal blocks spread on the ground. A few small wooden branches were supported around the charcoal blocks to form a small tent-like structure. A young man with disheveled hair was squatting on the ground with his butt sticking out, holding a The wooden stick was being fiddled with back and forth.

After a while, a ray of fire burst out.

"Look! This is a craft passed down from our ancestors! Isn't it awesome?!" The young man turned his head and spoke proudly to the tall young man next to him.

"Awesome." The tall young man said as he took out a marshmallow, squatted on the ground and set up a fire to roast it.

When it was almost done, the tall young man blew it, put the roasted marshmallow in his mouth, took a bite, smashed it, nodded with satisfaction and said: "It tastes pretty good."

After saying that, the tall young man struck back and said to the hotel employee next to him:

"Give me candy!!!"