Chapter 75 Walking along the moat and meeting five children
"To thank you for your previous help, I will give you half price. I will talk to the shopkeeper when the time comes, and you can just tell him your name." Shengxia said with a smile.
"Then I won't be polite." Lan Zhou nodded in agreement in a good mood.
Soon Zhang Mu and Xia Yanjing came back with four servings of cold noodles. Lan Zhou couldn't wait any longer. The moment she put them in her mouth, she felt so satisfied. Being pregnant really made things so strange.
After the four of them finished eating, Xia Yanjing and Shengxia took their bowls back to the Noodle Shop. At this time, the store was no longer as busy as before. When Chang Hao saw Xia Yanjing and Shengxia coming, he quickly dropped the work in his hands and went to greet them.
"Boss, second boss." Chang Hao excitedly stepped forward and shouted.
"Chang Hao, there are too many people here, let's go to the yard to talk." Xia Yanjing suggested.
"Yes, boss, I'll tell my dad." Chang Hao said and ran away.
"Xia Xia, let's go first."
"good."
The two of them were sitting in the yard, and Chang Hao came over soon, followed by the accountant.
"Master, Second Master." The accountant called respectfully. The accountant was a servant of the Sheng family named Sun Ning. Because he was valued by the housekeeper Wu, he followed him and learned from him for two years.
"You guys can sit down too," Xia Yanjing invited.
"No, no, no, how can I sit at the same table with the master?" Mr. Sun Ning waved his hands repeatedly. He came from the Sheng Mansion and was more particular about rules.
Chang Hao also stood with Sun Ning. Seeing this, Xia Yanjing didn't say much and just followed the principle of "when in Rome, do as the Romans do."
"How's business in the store?" Xia Yanjing asked as usual.
"Speaking back to the second boss, the business in the store is exceptionally good, and the cold noodles are especially popular. Often they are not enough to sell." Chang Hao couldn't suppress the smile on his face when he said this.
"This is the account book, please take a look, masters." Sun Ning took out the account book at the right time.
Xia Yanjing took the account book and handed it to Shengxia. Shengxia quickly looked through it and was surprised to see the result.
In just ten days or so, the profit was 50 taels. At the end of the month, it was at least 150 taels of silver. Although 150 taels was nothing for the wealthy families in the capital, it was a lot of profit for a small shop in the West Market.
Xia Yanjing saw Shengxia's slightly surprised expression, then took the account book and looked through it. In Xia Yanjing's opinion, such profit was within his expectations, but they did a very good job.
"You have done a great job. When the monthly salary is distributed this month, each of you will receive an extra 1 or 2 taels of silver as a reward." Xia Yanjing said with a smile.
"Thank you, Second Boss. We will work hard in the future." The two said with smiles on their faces.
"Okay, we're just here to take a look today. You guys continue with your work, we'll leave first." Xia Yanjing saw that it was getting late, and he wanted to go for a stroll in the moat outside the city with Shengxia.
The two of them got on the carriage. Shitou saw them and waved enthusiastically. Xia Yanjing put the meat buns he brought with him in Shitou's hand and said with a smile, "Shitou, eat some first to relieve your hunger. You can have dinner when you get back home."
"Okay, master, where are we going now?" Shi Tou said happily.
"Go to the moat outside the city."
"Okay." Then Shitou drove the carriage while eating meat buns.
After arriving at the moat, Shitou tactfully stayed on the carriage and continued to gnaw on his big meat bun.
Xia Yanjing held Shengxia's hand, and they walked side by side along the winding moat, feeling the gentle breeze caressing their cheeks.
The surface of the moat shimmers with golden light under the setting sun, like a flowing ribbon. The weeping willows on both sides of the river sway gently with their green branches.
After walking for a while, they came across a large flat rock. They sat on it quietly, admiring the picturesque sunset glow. The sunset glow was like a gorgeous painting, with orange, purple, and golden colors interwoven together, as if it were painted by nature with the most brilliant colors.
The breeze gently blew their hair, bringing a little coolness. Shengxia leaned her head on Xia Yanjing's shoulder, and completely relaxed her body and mind.
"It's beautiful here." Shengxia looked at this beautiful painting of nature and took a deep breath. At this moment, he wanted to drop everything and spend the rest of his life with Xia Yanjing.
"In my eyes, you are the most beautiful." Xia Yanjing looked down at Shengxia and kissed the top of her head. Just when Xia Yanjing wanted to kiss her in this beautiful scene, he heard Shengxia's warning voice.
"Who, come out." Shengxia's eyes suddenly became sharp. She quickly took out a dagger from her shoes, pulled Xia Yanjing up, turned around and protected Xia Yanjing behind her, looking forward vigilantly.
Xia Yanjing was not worried about the danger in front of him, but only regretted not kissing her earlier. He didn't know who was so tactless.
There was a rustling sound coming from the grass in front of them, and then five children stood up from the half-human-high grass. These children were dressed in rags, with pale faces and thin bodies, as if they were fleeing from disaster.
Even the knowledgeable Sheng Xia couldn't help but stand there in a daze, and Xia Yanjing was also stunned for a moment.
Seeing the fear on the faces of the children, Shengxia realized that he was still holding a dagger in his hand. Shengxia quickly put the dagger away.
Shengxia frowned slightly and was about to say something when she saw the children running away as if they had encountered some ferocious beast.
Shengxia caught up with the children in a few steps and asked with a complicated expression, "Why are you kids here? Where are the adults at home?"
When these children realized they had no way to escape, the leading boy stepped forward and protected the other four behind him. Although he was afraid, he still said tremblingly, "I have money. I'll give it all to you. Don't report it to the police."
After hearing this, Shengxia frowned even deeper. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He could kill enemies on the battlefield, but he was really not good at coaxing children.
Xia Yanjing saw Shengxia's predicament and walked over to her with a gentle smile on his face. He said to the five children in front of him, "This is General Shengxia, the great general who protects our country. Don't be afraid. We won't report you to the authorities."
The leading child looked at Xia Yanjing and Shengxia suspiciously. Xia Yanjing naturally knew that one sentence could not eliminate their vigilance.
Xia Yanjing then pulled out an oil-paper bag from his arms and opened it, revealing a dozen peanut candies inside. "Don't be afraid, we're not bad people. These are peanut candies. I'm giving them to you. Can you tell us why you kids are here?"
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