One tiger and one monkey. The two children were so delighted that neither could bear to eat theirs yet. They held them carefully, planning to take them home to show their friends.
The February Sky in their hands, however, had been exposed to the air for too long, and its surface was starting to turn syrupy. They could not eat it fast enough, so Ye Yaodong opened his mouth and helped them take a couple of big bites. Sugar stuck all around the corners of his mouth, leaving them sticky, and no matter how far he stretched his tongue, he could not lick it off.
Seeing this, Lin Xiuqing led them to a corner by the roadside. "I'll get some clean water from the shop next door so you can wipe that off."
He nodded and waited by the road. With nothing to do, he looked around at the nearby shops, only to spot a familiar face inside the pharmacy beside them.
As Lin Xiuqing wiped the corners of his mouth, she noticed him staring at the pharmacy and looked over curiously too. "What are you looking at? Do you know someone in there?"
"Let's go in and have a look!"
Since he had run into someone he knew, he ought to at least say hello.
The family of four drew the attention of the people inside as soon as they entered the pharmacy. The young man there looked surprised too. "Oh, it's you! What a coincidence. Taking your wife and children to the market?"
"Yes. I just spotted you from outside, Comrade Hong, so I came in to say hello. Are you here to buy medicine?"
Hong Wenle showed him the little box in his hand. "I asked the pharmacy to get this for me in advance. I'm just