Ye Qingyue looked at the boy in front of her. She found that the boy seemed unable to speak, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Ye Qingyue blinked lightly, turned away the words of refusal, and said: "Then I will try."
Shen Ci's face lit up with joy, and he smiled, revealing two deep dimples. It must be said that just looking at Shen Ci's appearance, one would feel that he was very well-behaved and cute. Of course, he was also like that in the past, but that was before he was eight years old.
The long-lost sweetness aroused Ye Qingyue's taste buds. It was sweet with a refreshing and very special taste.
Ye Qingyue felt that she fell in love with this pastry after just one bite.
She turned her head and saw the boy looking at her expectantly. After thinking for a moment, she said, "It's delicious."
The boy's smile grew even wider, and he pointed again, indicating that there would be a discount if purchased now.
Ye Qingyue shook her head: "Sorry, I don't plan to buy it." Ye's mother never allowed her to eat sweets. She remembered that when she was a child, she secretly bought a dessert and brought it back. Later, her mother threw it away and the maid was also beaten.
Shen Ci looked at the girl in front of him in confusion. He was sure that the girl in front of him liked the cake, so why didn't she buy it? Judging from her clothes, she didn't look like someone who couldn't afford it.
After thinking about it, Shen Ci ran back, and then ran back quickly, and handed a piece to Ye Qingyue, saying that it was a gift from him.
On Zhang Xiuyuan's side, he prepared cakes for each of them, and Shen Ci also got a few pieces, which he took from his own portion.
Ye Qingyue declined: "No need. Just eat it yourself." She didn't have the habit of taking other people's things.
But the young man in front of her was very persistent, and Ye Qingyue had no choice but to accept it, plus she liked it very much.
Ye Qingyue finished a piece of cake right in front of him.
She couldn't remember how many years had passed since she last had a piece of cake like this.
Ye Qingyue thought for a moment, took the bookcase, opened it, and took out a roll of paper tied with a ribbon.
"This is a painting I drew. You gave me cakes, so I'll give you a painting. Don't refuse. This is just a casual drawing I made. I hope you don't mind it."
Shen Ci hurriedly took the painting, and saw the girl carrying the bookcase again, and said to him: "Then I'll leave. See you again if we're lucky."
Shen Ci just watched her disappear in the dim light, and the faint fragrance of books from the girl seemed to linger around her.
Pulling the ribbon, the painting slowly unfolded.
There is a painting of a wall with a tree inside. Its branches stick out of the wall. A bird is perched on the branch, looking up at the sky.
The painting is simple, but vivid and smooth.
Shen Ci most admires people who can read and paint.
However, he inexplicably felt a sense of sadness from this scene.
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After Shen Chaomu returned to Yipinzhai, Qing'er prepared dinner for them and paid them their wages for the day on behalf of Zhao Chuchu.
"You all did a great job and brought in a lot of customers, so I'll give you an additional twenty copper coins on top of your original wages."
Qing'er's words immediately brightened the faces of the little beggars. They were already happy to be able to earn money on their own, and they didn't expect there would be a reward. However...
"This is what we should do. There's no need to reward us." Shen Chaomu said.
She knew clearly that the wages Qing'er and the others paid were much higher than what was paid outside, not to mention that they also gave each of them a new piece of clothing.
People should be content and not be greedy.
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