The vendor selling candied hawthorns greeted Xiao Xi'er warmly, "Does this young lady want some candied hawthorns?"
"My candied hawthorns are made with the finest hawthorns, sweet with a hint of tartness."
"In this capital city, everyone praises my candied hawthorn as the most delicious."
"The young lady will definitely find it delicious."
Even if the vendor hadn't praised the candied hawthorns, Xiaoxi'er's mouth would have been watering.
Qin Jue, who accompanied Xiao Xi'er shopping, made Sanhezi pay for everything as long as Xiao Xi'er liked it.
Sanhezi had no change left in his purse, so he simply took out a ten-tael silver ingot.
"Young master, you've given me far too much money; I don't know how to give you change."
"Keep the lookout, I'll take all of these candied hawthorns."
This delighted the candied hawthorn vendor; after deducting costs, he could earn as much as eight taels of silver.
Old Wang, the candied hawthorn seller, quickly handed the candied hawthorn to Zou Heng, who was standing to the side, fearing that this wealthy "easy target" might change his mind.
Just as Zou Heng picked up the straw target with the candied hawthorn sticks stuck in it, he saw that Old Wang, the candied hawthorn seller, had disappeared.
Seeing the way Xiao Xi'er looked at the candied hawthorns, Zou Heng lowered the straw target and let Xiao Xi'er take two skewers of candied hawthorns herself.
When the time comes, Xiao Xi'er will stand in front of Qin Jue with the candied hawthorns.
"Daddy, these two skewers are for you."
Xiao Xi'er stretched out both hands, each holding a string of candied hawthorns. Qin Jue took the two strings of candied hawthorns.
Under Xiao Xi'er's eager gaze, Qin Jue ate a candied hawthorn.
"Father, how is it? Is it delicious?"
"It must taste amazing!!!"
"These are candied hawthorns that I picked out myself for Daddy; they're big, round, and red!"
"whee"
While eating candied hawthorns, Qin Jue heard Xiao Xi'er's words and felt a sense of déjà vu.
"How's the derivation? Is it delicious?"
"It must taste amazing!"
"This string of candied hawthorns looked delicious to me, so I bought it especially for Yansheng."
Just as Qin Jue was about to say "delicious" to Xiao Liyan, who was smiling broadly on the bustling street, Xiao Liyan pulled Qin Jue away and ran off to another place.
Without realizing it, Qin Jue ate a second candied hawthorn. When he came to his senses, he saw Xiao Xi'er looking at him with bright, sparkling eyes.
He crouched down, smiling as he stroked Xiaoxi'er's fluffy little head, "It's delicious."
"Wow, I knew it! Hehe."
After saying that, Xiao Xi'er ran to Zou Heng again, "Hmph (Zou Heng) Uncle, I want more!"
Hearing "Uncle Hengheng" was nothing new to Zou Heng. Why "Hengheng"? Because Xiao Xi'er couldn't pronounce it properly when she called him, so she just said "Hengheng."
Little Xi'er happily held a string of candied hawthorns in each hand, taking a bite from one and then a bite from the other – how delightful!
Seeing Xiao Xi'er eating as she walked, Qin Jue also started eating a skewer of candied hawthorns.
In contrast, Zou Heng and Sanhezi didn't have this good fortune.
There were so many things that Zou Heng couldn't carry them all. So, Zou Heng gave some of his things to Sanhezi, and then picked up the straw target with candied hawthorns stuck in it.
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Old Wang, who earned ten taels of silver from selling candied hawthorns, couldn't stop smiling.
People around who knew Old Wang joked, "Old Wang, have you sold all your candied hawthorns? Why are you just standing here grinning like an idiot?"
"Yeah, Lao Wang, don't let your wife come along and grab your ear, making you go buy candied hawthorns!"
"Haha, it's Old Wang! Go sell your candied hawthorns!"
"Hey Lao Wang, have you struck it rich? Otherwise, why are you so happy?"
Old Wang, who was being teased, knew that no one meant any harm and it was just a joke, so he wasn't angry.
"Get lost, you guys are the only ones who know how to make fun of me."
"Hey, Old Wang, your wife's here."
At that moment, someone whispered something, and Old Wang, who was still laughing, couldn't laugh anymore. Everyone around was watching the spectacle.
"Hey, you rascal, have you sold out of candied hawthorns yet?"
"You still have the nerve to play here? You have two kids at home who need to eat."
"You old hag, you just need to be taught a lesson!"
A slightly overweight woman grabbed Old Wang's ear.
"Oh dear, wife of the child, I've sold out of candied hawthorns."
"You still dare to lie? You sold yourself out in less than half an hour?"
Old Wang's wife grabbed his collar and pulled him back.
"I really sold out of the children's mothers. Just now, a young lady from a wealthy family really liked candied hawthorns, and that family bought all the candied hawthorns."
"This...this is the money from selling candied hawthorns."
Old Wang reluctantly took out the ten taels of silver he had just received.
Those around him laughed and cursed as they saw Old Wang take out ten taels of silver, saying, "Hey, Old Wang, you're making big money but you don't share it with your brothers, that's so unfair!"
Old Wang's wife took the ten taels of silver to confirm it was real, then released Old Wang. She looked at the people who usually joked around with Old Wang.
"If it weren't for my brothers taking care of my husband, he wouldn't be able to sell candied hawthorns."
"I'll boil some eggs later and bring them over, brothers, please don't mind."
"Sister-in-law, you're joking. We're all from the same village, how could we possibly look down on you?"
"That's right, sister-in-law."
"Old Wang, you're really not being fair. Your wife is so much better."
After saying that, Old Wang obediently followed his wife and left.
Jun Qingzhi witnessed and heard the entire farce.
"Young master, we've been to all the snack shops, but we haven't seen the milk dumplings from that day."
Should we go back now?
When Jun Qingzhi heard Old Wang mention the young lady from a wealthy family, she immediately thought of Xiao Xi'er.
"Let's go in the direction that person came from."
"Yes, young master."
Yu He, who was following along, was still a little surprised. His young master didn't like children, but now he had run all over the snack shops just to find that little girl.
Young master, it's not that you dislike that little girl, but that you genuinely like her.
Yu Feng nudged Yu He's arm and asked, puzzled, "Young Master, who are you looking for?"
"A little girl"
"What did you say?!!"
Sensing Jun Qingzhi's gaze fall on Yu Feng, she quickly covered her mouth and then whispered to Yu He...
"Are you kidding me?"
"In Chang'an, everyone says, 'A baby's crying—it's the young master.' And you actually say that the young master ran all over the place just to find a little girl?"
Yu He gave him a "you don't understand" look, and after Yu Feng insisted on his own idea, he obediently followed behind Jun Qingzhi.
"Daddy, I'm hungry!"
"Okay, Daddy will take you to eat."
"Uh-huh"
Little Xi'er was tired and didn't want to walk anymore, so she raised her hands for Qin Jue to carry her.
Qin Jue bent down and picked up Xiao Xi'er in one swift motion.
"Daddy, the food Fang Xuxu took me to eat last time was delicious!"
"Can we go to Kalici (to eat)?"
"Okay, if Xiaoxi wants to eat there, then we'll eat there."
Xiao Xi'er happily hugged Qin Jue's neck.
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