Looking at the crowded street market, Shen Cha sighed quietly.
"I originally thought I wouldn't come out to join in the fun, but I didn't expect to come out anyway. This is life!"
"Who says it's not the case!" Jin Jing said with a look of despair, "This old man Mo is really serious. How much food can we eat? He actually said that he didn't prepare our food and even kicked us out. Yes." He rolled his eyes, "Are we shameless? I just saw those guys in the dining room snickering!"
"Stop complaining!" Shen Haolin looked at the crowds of people on the street and sighed, "It's better to find a place to eat quickly and keep your mouth shut."
After saying that, Shen Haolin pulled Shen Cha and followed the people on the street towards the center of the city. Jin Jing shook her sleeves and followed her.
"Actually, seeing the state of Jiapingguan City like this, I feel a little excited, or relieved! When we were young, it was very difficult for everyone to survive and fill their bellies, let alone make it to the New Year. Eating out, after all...it’s so sad at the end of the year!”
"What Xiaocha said is that I had a wish when I was very young." Jin Jing sighed, "That is to go to a restaurant and have a good meal. Now... we are really pretty good, aren't we? "
"It's not just us, there are also our fathers and mothers. Without them, we wouldn't be able to do this." Shen Cha was pulled by Shen Haolin, looking left and right, and when he met someone like them, they saluted and said hello. The man nodded in return with a smile, "I suddenly felt that eating a meal shouldn't be as difficult as we thought before, and maybe there will be unexpected surprises!"
"I think so too." Jin Jing ran to Shen Cha's side in three steps, "Speaking of which, the three of us are also celebrities in this city. If we want to go to the restaurant to have a meal, the store won't hurry up and clear the place. Come out of the private room, right?"
"Brother Xiaojing, you are bullying others." Shen Cha saw a stall selling glutinous rice cakes on the street. There were many people lined up in front of it. She curiously went over to take a look. The appearance and taste of the glutinous rice cakes were very suitable. With her thoughts in mind, she waved to Shen Haolin and Jin Jing, "Brother, it looks delicious. Let's buy some and try it too!"
"Okay!" Shen Haolin saw that the stall, stall owner and ingredients were all clean, so he followed Shen Cha's instructions and stood at the end of the queue.
"Hello, Mr. Guo, hello, Miss, and hello, Military Advisor!" People queuing up to buy glutinous rice cakes, who had seen Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, and Jin Jing, saluted them one after another, "Mr. Guo, you are also coming out. For shopping?"
"No, on such a festive day, you always have to come out to enjoy yourself."
Jin Jing spoke before Shen Haolin and Shen Cha. These two people had a relatively transcendent status in Jiaping Pass City and were very respected. Moreover, they gave others the impression that they were hardworking and not very good at words. Therefore, like chatting, Things like greetings are usually handled by Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing, who are more lively and joking, and the people in Jiapingguan City have long been used to it.
"The Duke and the eldest lady look much more haggard than before winter." The shopkeeper of the Jiangjia Incense Shop who once went to the Duke's Mansion to deliver spices came over and saluted, "You two should take good care of your health, Jiaping The people of Guancheng still need two people to protect them!"
"You heard it, it's not just us who say this, everyone says this!" Jin Jing smiled at Shopkeeper Jiang, "The two of them are diligent in government affairs, to the point where they forget to eat and sleep, and no one around them can persuade them. Move. No, it's a holiday today. If I hadn't dragged them out with such a look of death, I would have let them spend the holiday in chaos in the study."
"Although government affairs are important, there are always a lot of them and they can't be dealt with completely. You two still have to balance work and rest."
"Yes, Mr. Guo, eldest lady, your body is the most important thing."
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha listened to everyone's advice with a slight smile, nodded slightly, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, we will take good care of you, thank you everyone!"
The stall owner of the glutinous rice cakes wrapped up three large pieces of glutinous rice cakes, ran over and stuffed them into Jin Jing's hands, saying that he didn't want their money, and trotted back to hide behind the stall.
Seeing that this was not going to work, Shen Cha thanked the stall owner, turned around and winked at Ying Qi who was following secretly, and quickly left with Shen Haolin in one hand and Jin Jing in the other.
"Huh!" After leaving the crowd far away, Shen Cha breathed a sigh of relief, "I just wanted to eat a glutinous rice cake on a whim, but I didn't expect it to cause such a fuss." She looked at Jin Jing and raised her eyebrows slightly. , "Are you so angry that you want to drag me and my brother out? Brother Xiaojing, your ability to talk nonsense with your eyes open is really getting better and better."
"Isn't this just a random excuse?" Jin Jing looked at the big paper bag in her hand, "This boss is really honest. This big bag will last until tomorrow morning." He turned around and This paper bag was handed to Merlin, "If you ask me, let's just find a restaurant and stop wandering around on the street. If we continue wandering around, we might attract many more people to watch!"
"That's true!" Shen Haolin nodded, "Let's go to Yunxianju, where private rooms are usually reserved for the Duke's Mansion."
Yunxianju is not far from Zhen Guogong's Mansion. It only takes a cup of tea to go east. Because it is a festival, the place is bustling with people. However, the prices of Yunxianju's dishes are a bit more expensive than ordinary restaurants. , it’s really not as popular as other restaurants and you can’t find a seat.
"I've met the Duke!"
When the waiter standing at the door greeting the guests saw Shen Haolin and the others, he bowed first, stepped back slightly, invited the group to come in, then ran behind the counter and muttered a few words to the shopkeeper.
After listening to the waiter's words, the shopkeeper quickly came out from behind the counter and trotted up to Shen Haolin, "Master Guo, please come upstairs, the private room is still empty!"
"Please lead the way."
The group of people went upstairs and walked to the door of the private room of the Duke's Mansion. Seeing that the door of the private room next door was tightly closed, Shen Cha couldn't help but feel a little strange. She has been to Yunxianju several times, and the private rooms upstairs are basically empty.
"Is there someone next door?" After Shen Cha sat down, he looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "Who is he?"
"I'm not a regular customer, but I recognize him." The shopkeeper served ginger soup, "He's from the west of the city."
Shen Cha nodded, stopped talking about the people next door, and looked down at Shen Haolin ordering.
"Besides these few, what else do you want to eat?" Seeing Shen Cha and Jin Jing asking for their heads, she went to ask Mei Lin, Mei Zhu, Ying Shiqi and Ying Shiba at the small table next to them, "What do you want to eat? Order it yourself." .”
"I know what they want to eat." Shen Cha looked at the shopkeeper, "Just give them two roasted lamb legs and some green vegetables."
"Yes!" the shopkeeper agreed, saluted the three of them, and quietly retreated out.
Shen Cha's eyes turned to the private room next door again. After looking at it for a while, she waved to Ying Shiba and whispered a few instructions.
Watching Ying Shiba leave the box, Jin Jing raised her eyebrows, "You... think there's something wrong?"
"Those who sell fur goods..." Shen Haolin and Shen Cha looked at each other, "Since the border was sealed, ten out of ten people who sell fur goods in the city have switched to other businesses. They can still persist until now, or There are stockpiles from previous years, or..."
"Oh!" Jin Jing suddenly realized, "It seems that what Xiaocha said before was good. We really got something unexpected when we came out this time!"
After all the dishes they ordered were served, and Merlin's roast lamb legs were also delivered, Ying Shiba jumped in through the window.
"Boss!" Ying Shiba nodded towards Shen Cha, "You are right. Judging from the appearance, it is indeed true."
"really."
Shen Cha put down the chopsticks in his hand, stood up and walked to the wall, closed his eyes and listened to the movement next door. After listening for a while, she opened her eyes with a faint smile on her face.
"What?" Shen Haolin also came over, "What did you hear?"
"Brother, come and listen, this conversation... is so exciting!"
