After washing and dressing, Su Ningjie took Xiao Lingyu and Xiao Xier to the dining hall.
In the dining room, the kitchen steward and the servants placed plates of food on the table in an orderly manner.
The kitchen manager glanced at the fat Su Ning'an. No need to guess, this was the eldest son of the Su family who had an amazing appetite. He specially placed ten large meat patties in front of him.
"Master Su, Eldest Young Master, Third Young Master, please enjoy your meal."
After seeing Su Xingyi nod, the kitchen manager did not leave in a hurry but stepped aside. He wanted to understand the Su family's appetite and preferences so that he could tailor meals for them next time.
This was also what Lu Shiyuan had instructed. The Su family had done the Lu family a favor, and he had to serve them well.
"Brother An, if you're hungry, eat first." Su Xing saw Su Ning'an picking up the chopsticks and wanting to eat but trying to hold back, and said distressedly: "Your mother won't say you have no manners."
"No, I want to wait for my mother and sister to come before I eat."
"No need to wait, let's eat." Xiao Lingyu walked in with the two children. "Brother Jie is taking us around the city today. After dinner, I'll put on your makeup and we'll go."
"Then I'll start eating."
After saying that, Su Ning'an picked up the big meat pie and started eating it with big mouthfuls of ginseng chicken soup.
In less than half an hour, the ten large meat patties, two plates of shrimp dumplings, a large bowl of ginseng chicken soup, and a basket of soup dumplings in front of Su Ning'an were all cleared out. He also tasted eight side dishes, which shocked the kitchen manager.
Wow, he can really eat!
"Ang'er, are you full?" Xiao Lingyu asked.
"I'm full, I'm full." Su Ning'an was actually only 80% full. He wanted to save some space for the special snacks of Huayang County.
After dinner, Xiao Lingyu took Su Ning'an, Su Ningwen and Xiao Xier back to the room to put makeup on them.
"Mom, I can go around town wearing a monkey face mask. I don't need to put on makeup."
Xiao Lingyu looked at the little monkey mask that Su Ningwen had been holding in his hand while eating, and wondered if this child had discovered something.
"We still have to put on makeup. We have to take off the mask when we eat on the street, and we can't wear the mask on our face all the time."
Su Ningwen nodded, "Then mother, please put on my makeup."
Su Ningwen watched Xiao Lingyu carefully putting makeup on him and felt that this was not a good idea as it would take up a lot of her mother's time.
Mother is already exhausted from worrying about her younger sister, and he has to protect himself. What should he do?
Su Ningwen thought for a long time, "Mother."
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"I've discovered that I really enjoy wearing masks. Is there a mask that I can wear all the time without affecting my mealtime?"
Xiao Lingyu's heart tightened, and she carefully looked at his face with makeup on.
She was now certain that Wen Ge'er knew that he was also an adopted child.
She hadn't noticed anything unusual about him these days. How did he digest the fact that he had been persecuted since childhood?
He must have been very sad at that time, right?
Xiao Lingyu suddenly felt distressed.
Xiao Lingyu didn't show it on her face. She didn't want him to realize that she knew he had guessed it.
"Yes, yes. Just wear half a mask and it won't affect your meal. When I have time today, I'll draw you a few more nice masks and ask a master to make them for you so you can wear them alternately."
"Thank you, mother."
"Mom, we also need masks that won't interfere with our meals."
Xiao Lingyu looked back at Su Ningan and Su Ningxi, and smiled helplessly, "Mother won't favor one over the other, you both have them."
Xiao Lingyu took another look at the monkey face mask and thought: Wearing a mask really makes makeup much easier. Brother Wen is really smart.
"Xiao Yu." Lu Yuan entered the room and saw Xiao Lingyu drawing eyebrows for Su Ningwen. Her eyebrows were slightly raised. It must be said that she looked different with makeup on.
Even if you run into the criminals who persecute children on the street, you really can't tell who they are.
"Are you packing for the kids so early?"
"It's getting late. We have just arrived in Huayang County and we have to take the children for a walk around the city."
Lu Yuan said, "Then A Yu and I will be your guides. We will go to the Si Mansion at noon. My mother-in-law and my sister-in-law have heard that you are an excellent doctor, and they want to invite you to come to the mansion to take their pulses and help them recuperate. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, so after the pulses are taken, we can have lunch together and then return to the Lu Mansion to enjoy mooncakes and admire the moon in the evening, okay?"
"That's great." Xiao Lingyu said as she painted her eyebrows, "We're not familiar with Huayang County, so I'll let you and your wife take care of it today."
Lu Yuan said, "Since you have come to Huayang County, I will naturally treat you well."
In order to conceal his identity, Xiao Lingyu wore a veil hat before leaving.
At a glance, all the shops on both sides of the street were decorated with various lanterns, and there were already many pedestrians coming and going at this time of day.
The carriage kept stopping and starting and couldn't pick up any speed, so the group simply abandoned the carriage and walked, going through shops of all sizes.
"Mother, what are those white things that look like clouds in the sky?"
Xiao Lingyu looked in the direction of the voice, his eyes lit up, and he quickly led the children over, "Boss, how much is it?"
"Thirty cents each."
It was quite expensive. Su Xingyi paid for it and Xiao Lingyu stuffed it into the children's hands.
"Here, try it, it's sweet and delicious."
After he finished speaking, Su Ning'an took a big bite and swallowed the whole piece in two breaths.
Seeing that Su Ning'an still wanted to eat, Su Ningwen quickly gave him his own food so that he didn't have to take off his mask.
Seeing this, Xiao Lingyu said nothing and asked Su Xingyi to buy a portion of the food that Su Ningwen had not eaten and send it to his room when he returned home.
Then Lu Yuan brought the Su family into Jinxiu Pavilion.
"Xiao Yu, Jinxiu Market sells high-quality cloth and ready-made clothes."
Xiao Lingyu took a quick glance and knew that what Lu Yuan said was true, so he bought two sets of three-layered brocade clothes for Su Xingyi and the children. He also bought winter coats, cloaks, and cashmere boots...
"Shopkeeper, how much silver is this?"
The shopkeeper looked at Lu Yuan and Si Chuyu, but before they could say anything, Su Ningjie said, "Shopkeeper, all this will be put on my account." Su Ningjie turned to Xiao Lingyu and said, "Jinxiu Pavilion is our shop. If our family comes to buy, there's no need to pay."
This three-story Jinxiu Pavilion belongs to the Lu family!
Xiao Lingyu was surprised for a moment, "Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. It would be a good omen if the shop of any kind could make money."
Seeing that Xiao Lingyu insisted on giving him money, Su Ningjie had no choice but to collect the cost.
Then Lu Yuan took the Su family to the next shop.
Xiao Lingyu tried his best not to go to big shops, in case it turned out to be the Lu family's shop again.
Xiao Lingyu never expected that out of ten shops he visited, six of them belonged to the Lu family.
Xiao Lingyu thought of the news Zhu Xu and the others had found out last night. Regardless of whether it was true that the Cui family secretly manufactured weapons, the second, fourth and first branches of the Lu family were suspected. Could they still coexist peacefully under the same roof?
"A Yuan, I want to buy a dagger for each of my children to protect themselves. Does your shop sell them?"
"Of course we do. We even sell kitchen knives, let alone a dagger."
"Then take us to see it?"
Lu Yuan said, "The shop is a bit far east of the city. If you go there, you won't be able to go shopping elsewhere. It will be noon when you return. I'll send someone to bring it back when you return home."
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