"A bowl of cooling tea."
At the tea stall opposite Ruyi Tower, a cool, pretty young woman sat down, her green robe fluttering in the breeze and her jade pendant gleaming in the sun. She set her sword on the rough wooden table, adding a crisp, martial air to her bearing.
The stallholder glanced at that Green Jade Jue and hurried to answer. Dropping his work, he hastily poured tea and brought it to Chen Qing Shan, saying solicitously:
"Freshly brewed cooling tea! Enjoy, miss! Our stall may be small, but all our snacks are carefully homemade. We have freshly steamed sticky rice cakes, osmanthus cakes, wood ear mushrooms and lotus root slices tossed in elm-seed sauce, and freshly braised duck parts. They taste every bit as good as anything in a big restaurant. Plenty of regulars come a long way just for a bite..."
"No, thank you." Unmoved, Chen Qing Shan kept her clear, enchanting phoenix eyes on the entrance to Ruyi Tower.
The stallholder could only walk away, feeling deeply disappointed. Seeing Chen Qing Shan glance at the restaurant opposite from time to time, as though waiting for someone, he had an idea. He lifted the lid of an old pot, and the aroma of meat spread through the billowing steam.
The stallholder gave an exclamation of delight, his face full of surprise, then began muttering to himself:
"The donkey meat came out beautifully today! Have this with a little Coarse Grain Brew, take it home for the family to share-heaven! No, I have to save some to take home..."
Chen Qing Shan blinked, looked into the pot, and asked, "Is your donkey meat good?"
"Delicious! Let me serve you a little plate to try, miss. If it isn't tasty, you won't pay a penny!"
"No need to