Chapter 12 Fire Show
As soon as they entered the town, the two siblings were stunned by the scene before them. The quiet alleys in the past were now crowded with people, as if all the people living in the town had come to the streets at this moment, chatting and laughing, and tasting delicious food.

They had never seen so many people since they were little!

Xu Qing was very indifferent to this. Compared with the spectacular scenes of holiday tourist destinations in his previous life, this was quite deserted. It was really crowded there. Everywhere you looked there were people and you couldn't even see the scenery.

Although there was a large crowd of people, the two siblings remembered Xu Qing's previous warning. Each of them held onto his clothes tightly and followed his footsteps closely, fearing that they would get lost.

Suddenly, a gust of hot wind blew, followed by exclamations and cheers exploding in their ears, like thunder out of the blue, which immediately scared the two siblings.

The juggler in front was breathing out fire, which shot out more than one meter long. The firelight illuminated the faces of the people in the front row. Everyone's face was a mixture of excitement and fear, and they were staring with their eyes wide open.

Passersby on the street were attracted unconsciously and couldn't help but stop to watch.

"Ah Qing, Ah Qing! It's a fire-breathing show! Let's go and take a look."

Liu Keling excitedly pulled at the corner of Xu Qing's clothes.

"I want to go too!"

Amu shouted repeatedly.

Xu Qing was also a little curious about the fire-breathing show in front of him, but what he was curious about was not the fire-breathing show itself, but the faint fragrance coming from the air, which was fresh, elegant and very unique.

"Okay, you two follow me closely."

Xu Qing led them over there.

The people who came to watch the fire-breathing show surrounded the place in three layers, and people outside could not squeeze in, so they had to raise their feet to watch.

Xu Qing and the other two were in a miserable situation. They were small and short. Even Xu Qing, the tallest of the three, raised his feet and could only see the backs of the dark heads. His view was completely blocked at a glance.

"Can you see it?"

Xu Qing shook his head and got down from the footstool.

"What should I do?"

Xu Qing couldn't think of a good solution for a moment.

At this time, some people who had just finished watching the performance were leaving, and the crowd moved to the sides, leaving a narrow path.

Xu Qing seized the opportunity and took the two of them through the small path. Fortunately, they were small in stature and squeezed through the crowd without much effort and successfully came to the front row. As soon as the three of them emerged from behind the others, they were faced with the gushing flames.

"Wow!"

Liu Keling was so scared that she quickly closed her eyes and hid backwards.

"Amazing!"

Amu clapped his hands in surprise and couldn't help but move forward.

Xu Qing quickly grabbed his collar and pulled him back.

Being burned by fire is no joke.

After the flames burned out, the smell of burnt oil remained in the air. Xu Qing twitched his nose subconsciously. The air was filled with a light fragrance, with the unique fragrance of pine trees, but also exuding the unique and charming aroma of animal fats, which was elegant yet mellow, and the taste was very unique.

Xu Qing had also seen fire-breathing shows in his previous life. The show was indeed very shocking, but after the flames burned, the air was filled with an unpleasant smell that made people not want to stay any longer.

However, the oil used by this juggler had a fragrant and charming smell, which might be why so many people stopped to watch and were reluctant to leave for a long time.

The taste seems to be a mixture of multiple oils in a certain proportion.

Xu Qing's keen sense of smell could clearly distinguish the types of oils, but he knew nothing about oil making and didn't know how it was blended together. But he was very clear about one thing, that this oil making technique was completely master-level.

The cooking oil used in Juxialou's kitchen is specially formulated by Chef Abei. Dishes cooked with this oil have brighter colors and richer aromas.

It's not just Juxialou. Any restaurant with a bit of fame has its own secret cooking oil recipe.

On Xu Qing's long journey to Juxialou, he was familiar with the taste of dishes in nearby restaurants of all sizes. When it comes to the complex ratio of oil and ingredients, and the rich flavor, no restaurant can compare to Juxialou.

The oil used by jugglers to breathe fire has a complex and varied flavor, which is really rare and even better than the one carefully blended by Master Abe.

If this technique could be used to prepare cooking oil, how wonderful it would taste.

However, it is a pity that the pearl is covered in dust and the exquisite oil blended with the finest craftsmanship is only used in fire-breathing shows, becoming only the lingering fragrance after it burns out!

The juggler probably knew the person who mixed the oil. After all, such precious oil cannot be bought casually.

After a round of performance, the juggler took a break, and another companion came forward holding a ceramic bowl to ask for tips.

"Dear brothers and sisters, young masters and young ladies, old men and old ladies, those who have money can show their support with money, and those who don't have money can show their support with their presence!"

The man had a kind face, a very friendly smile, and a sweet mouth. He shouted while moving back and forth among the crowd. Whenever the pottery bowl passed in front of him, everyone who had some money in their pocket would throw a few coins into the bowl.

When the bowl was passed to Xu Qing, Xu Qing was about to pay, but the man immediately moved the bowl away and said with a smile: "You don't have to pay for the children. If you feel bad, just shout a few more times for us."

"Oh!" Amu agreed excitedly.

Then Amu really started shouting hard, and by the time the show ended at noon, his voice was hoarse.

As soon as the show was over, the three people who had been playing for the whole morning started to feel their stomachs growl at the same time.

"Ah Qing, let's find a restaurant to eat. I'm starving!"

Liu Keling said worriedly, holding her stomach.

Xu Qing nodded: "Okay. But before that, I want to find someone first."

"Do you know anyone here?"

"We don't know each other now, but we will know each other when we meet."

Xu Qing said with a smile.

"Who is it? So mysterious?"

Liu Keling muttered.

The jugglers were packing up and waiting to start the next show after lunch.

"Excuse me, can I bother you for a moment?" Xu Qing asked politely.

A few people looked back and one of them quickly recognized them: "Oh, it's the three kids from before! The shortest little brother shouted the loudest, amazing! Here, I'll give each of you a small gift."

As he spoke, the man took out three rattles from his backpack and stuffed them into their hands, saying with a smile, "Thank you for your enthusiastic cheers. Thanks to you, the atmosphere today is very lively and we made a lot more money than usual. I bought these rattles for my son. He loves playing with rattles the most. He also said he would give one to every child he knows. My package is filled with rattles."

"Thank you uncle!"

Amu took it and said obediently.

"I'm the seventh child, you can just call me Seventh." The man said with a cheerful smile, "By the way, what do you want to talk to us about?"

(End of this chapter)