"Brother Phosphorus, I feel like Aunt Bai and Uncle Chen seem to have something on their minds. Although they tried their best to hide it, I could still tell that something was off about their expressions." Xingxing said, tilting her head as she walked upstairs in the inn.
Zhu Lin raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected the girl to be so perceptive. In fact, he had also sensed that Chen Tu was somewhat absent-minded today. Although he tried his best to hide his unease, the occasional flash of panic in his eyes was still accurately caught by the young man.
Although Bai Yushuang was wearing a veil, she was always quite enthusiastic when she saw Xingxing, but this time she was unusually quiet and didn't say much at all.
Chen Yueru was the same; even her smile seemed somewhat forced.
"No rush. Since they won't say, it means it's not too serious yet. If they're at their wits' end, they'll ask us for help. Take a shower and get some sleep first, and we'll see what's going on when we go to the banquet tonight." As they spoke, the two had already gone upstairs, and the young man led her by the hand to the door.
"Let Qingyan and Qingluo take care of you, I won't go in," the young man said gently.
"Okay, Brother Lin, go and rest too. Don't worry about me," Xingxing turned to look at Zhao Guihua and the others behind her, told them, and then turned and went into the guest room.
"Actually, I'm not tired at all, there's no need for me to rest. I want to go out for a walk," Zhou Erfu said energetically.
Zhou Sifu strongly agreed, "I'm not tired either, I want to go out and have some fun. I've never had a proper chance to explore properly before when I came here in a rush, but I have the time today."
Zhao Guihua was worried about the two boys. They were combative and strong. At the age of fifteen, they were hot-blooded and prone to fighting at the slightest disagreement. Someone had to keep an eye on them. She looked at her eldest and third sons.
“Mother, my third and fifth brothers and I aren’t sleepy either. Let’s go for a walk with my second and fourth brothers,” Zhou Dafu said understandingly when he met his mother’s slightly worried gaze.
"Alright, you and Sanfu keep a close eye on Erfu and Sifu, make sure they don't get into any conflicts with anyone." After giving her instructions, Zhao Guihua took out two taels of silver from her sleeve and handed it to Dafu.
"Buy whatever you like or want to eat, don't deprive yourself."
"Don't worry, Mother, we're not the type to suffer injustices," Zhou Erfu said with a carefree laugh.
"You better behave yourself and don't cause trouble with your fourth brother. If you dare to cause trouble here, you can go back to Yegou Village and guard your home." Zhao Guihua glared at him sternly.
On Tuesday, Fu pretended to surrender, saying, "No, I'll definitely behave myself. Unless someone deliberately causes me trouble, I definitely won't provoke anyone."
"Nobody can cause as much trouble as you. Alright, hurry back, don't go too far. Remember to come back early to shower and change your clothes. It's not good to go to someone's house looking so sloppy." Zhao Guihua kept nagging.
Watching Zhou Laoda and his wife enter the room, Zhang Xiantao glanced in the direction Fu Gemen had left, feeling conflicted. "I'm not sleepy either. I want to go for a walk in the street, but when I came here, Changting County looked so dilapidated. It doesn't seem like there's anything fun to do."
In Zhang Xiantao's eyes, Changting County was like a ruined city that had just been looted by refugees, and it was really shabby. She wasn't very enthusiastic about seeing the local scenery.
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. But I just smelled some really delicious food. I guess the local snacks must be pretty good," Zhao Mingyue said casually.
There wasn't much to see in the county town, but it was still nice to go out for a meal. So Zhang Xiantao didn't go back to her room and pulled Zhao Mingyue downstairs.
Da Zhuang and Da Ze looked at each other in bewilderment, and after a moment, the two of them also chased after them.
At 1:15 a.m., Xingxing was dragged out of bed by Qingyan, who coaxed her gently, "Princess, it's time to get up. It's getting late, and it's almost time to go to the Chen residence for the banquet. Young Master Zhu is already waiting outside the door."
"Is it getting dark already?" Xingxing mumbled, rubbing her eyes, sitting there with a slightly dazed expression.
The little princess's cascading black hair fell over her shoulders, her face was flushed, her delicate nose twitched slightly, she yawned, and then collapsed onto the blanket, trying to stay in bed.
"Little darling, wake up!" Qingyan had no choice but to pick her up, forcibly dress her, and comb her hair.
After getting ready, Xingxing was fully awake. She grinned, revealing her tiny teeth, and admired herself in the bronze mirror before lifting her long skirt and walking out the door.
"Brother Phosphorus, I'm all packed. Sorry to keep you waiting." The little girl playfully stuck out her tongue at the boy.
The young man in white lightly tapped her smooth forehead, his smile indulgent, "You know you've kept people waiting, yet you still have the nerve to stay in bed."
"I'm so sleepy! Ugh, I can never seem to get enough sleep!" Xingxing said with a carefree laugh, shaking her head.
At this moment, Fu and his friends also came out of the house, each carrying something they had bought on the street that day. The five of them gathered around.
"Xingxing, this is a hairpin that your older brother bought for you. The pearls on it are from the Chen family's jewelry shop," Zhou Dafu said, handing it over like a treasure.
"Thank you, big brother." Xingxing smiled and accepted the gift.
“Sister, these are roasted pine nuts and chestnuts that your second brother bought. Speaking of which, this skill was passed down in our family. But the ones from this vendor in Changting County taste really good.” Zhou Erfu immediately peeled a chestnut and fed it to her.
Xingxing ate from Erfu's hand, and after tasting it, she nodded and said, "It's actually quite delicious. Why does it taste like milk?"
"That's right. Back then, nobody knew this thing was edible. It spread from our village to the next village, and then to other prefectures. Now everyone in the south knows it's edible, and they've even created all sorts of ways to eat it."
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