But he found everyone staring at him in disbelief.

The old man's eyes were almost squinted into slits.

He chuckled twice. "Little sister, are you taking these eight skewers home for your family?"

"Then I'll wrap it up for you..."

"No, sir, there are several of us eating."

"You...how many of you are eating?" The old man paused for a moment. "Is it two skewers per person?"

“Hmm…” Xiao Wanwan shook her head with a grin, “No, they’re in one string and I’m in another…”

The old man was speechless. It turned out the child looked to be about three years old. He had thought the child was exceptionally intelligent.

The old man sighed and shook his head.

"Young lady, are those five skewers?"

Ignoring the gazes behind her, Xiao Wanwan said in a serious tone, "Uncle, I'll count, you do the counting."

"Brother Money Tree, one string of coins, I'll have one string of coins; Big Brother, one string of coins, I'll have one string of coins; Third Brother, one string of coins, I'll have one string of coins; Brother Stone, one string of coins, I'll have one string of coins. Isn't that eight strings?"

Wow, I'm so smart!

Xiao Rui'an was speechless.

Even the top scholar Shi couldn't help but laugh, and he burst out laughing.

He asked with a laugh, "Wanwan, so when you said eight strings, you meant including yourself every time?"

“Right?” Xiao Wanwan had an expression that said, “A top scholar is indeed different.” “Brother Stone, quickly tell Uncle that he’s wrong…”

"Shopkeeper, could you please give us one skewer each?"

"Okay, sure."

The old man was overjoyed; selling five at once was better than selling them one by one.

When everyone had a candied hawthorn in their hand, Xiao Wanwan started licking her candied hawthorn and counted once.

“I have a string of stone brothers, I have a string of big brothers, I have a string of third brothers, I have a string of money tree brothers, um, eight strings.”

"Brother Stone is still the best..."

Everyone, including the old man, was speechless.

As expected, you can't use normal thinking when talking to a three-year-old.

They had only taken a few steps when the sound of gongs and drums reached their ears from afar.

Yao Qianshu, licking his candied hawthorn, said, "Look, there's a red sedan chair over there."

"This is the first time I've ever seen people from the Canglang Kingdom get married."

"Brother Rui'an, Brother Shi, shall we go take a look?" Yao Qianshu asked expectantly.

It is said that different regions have different customs and traditions.

He really wanted to go see it.

Oh, it's time for the feast.

"Go, go, go! The banquet today looks quite delicious."

When Xiao Rui'an saw that Xiao Wanwan's eyes were starting to scheming again, his legs went weak and he prepared to turn around.

"No, Ruian, it's a rare opportunity to come to Canglang Kingdom. Let me broaden my horizons." Shi Zai Ren saw Xiao Ruian about to leave and reached out to stop him. "We rarely stay for a few days. This is the best time to learn about Canglang Kingdom."

Xiao Rui'an: "..." Can't you hear my sister's thoughts? I'm afraid she'll cause trouble.

Xiao Rui'an had a thousand objections in his mind, but in the end, they all boiled down to one sentence: "Alright then..."

Everyone happily followed the wedding procession.

Across the street, one could see the magnificent procession of the Xiong Guan, dressed in white, beating drums and playing flutes in the street.

The procession stretched from one end of the street to the other, following in an orderly fashion the groom riding a black horse, dressed in a red and white embroidered wedding gown.

The most eye-catching sight was the four white-clad maids behind the groom. They walked slowly, carrying flower baskets and scattering wedding candies and cakes along the roadside.

For a time, people in the streets and alleys were immersed in joy, and children sang and danced along with the procession.

"This Princess Situ's marriage is truly remarkable; it can rival that of a princess."

"Yes, this scene is truly spectacular. I must say, the Situ family is incredibly wealthy. Their daughter's wedding must have a ten-mile-long red procession."

"That's right, I think it's more than that. Look, the rest of the wedding procession hasn't come out yet."

"Tsk tsk, this Princess Situ is really good at keeping things under wraps. She got married right away without a word."

"Who says otherwise? Even His Majesty has to be wary of the Situ family. Our Emperor is truly pitiful..."

"Shh..."