"Hey, good morning, Mr. Xin Baji." Jiang Cheng held an umbrella in one hand and a bunch of candied haws in the other hand, while skillfully greeting Xin Baji on the side of the road.
"Hey, this isn't Jiang Chengsang, haha." Only then did Xin Bajia notice Jiang Cheng not far away and quickly said hello.
Jiang Cheng ate the last piece of the candied haws in his hand and threw the wooden skewer into the trash can.
"Here, here you go." Jiang Cheng took out a bunch of candied haws from his umbrella and handed it to Xin Baji.
Only then did Xin Baji see clearly that the handle of Jiang Cheng's umbrella was wrapped with a thick layer of straw, and the straw was covered with candied haws.
"Is this a hawthorn?" Xin Bajie took the bunch of candied haws and asked with some confusion.
"Candied haws, a traditional Chinese snack." Jiang Cheng replied.
"It's sour and sweet and delicious!" Xin Baji said as he tried to eat one, "Is the crunchy layer on the outside the maltose? The Chinese are really amazing, they actually thought of this combination."
"The newly recruited Chinese chef tried to make some, and the result... became popular among the entire Yoshiwara travel girl circle... Now, the chef opened his own shop in Yoshiwara..." Jiang Cheng sighed helplessly, "It's really I can’t believe that Yoshihara actually opened a shop selling candied haws.”
"Isn't this good?" Shinpachi said while eating, "It shows that Yoshihara is different now from before."
"All of these were bought secretly by Haruta. As expected, the children like them very much." Jiang Cheng continued, "But after being discovered by Nichirin, he threw them all to me and asked me to deal with them. Why do children eat too much? Too many sweets are not good. Is it okay for me to eat too many sweets as an adult?!"
"If only Yin Sang had half the awareness you have..." Xin Baji couldn't help but say.
"Anyway, it can't be wasted, and the sugar coating will melt away when the weather gets hot." Jiang Cheng said while handing out candied haws of sugar to the children playing on the roadside.
Every child who got the candied haws had the same reaction. First they smelled it, then licked it, and finally ate one. Every little face smiled like a flower...
Looking at Jiang Cheng laughing with those children, Xin Baji sighed with emotion, "Sure enough, Jiang Chengsang is still a mature adult~"
"Okay," Jiang Cheng took the last few bunches of candied haws from his umbrella and handed them to Xin Baji, "It's almost done. You can take the last few bunches back for everyone to try." After that, Jiang Cheng pulled off the thick layer of straw on the handle of his umbrella and threw it into the trash can nearby.
"Thank you so much." Xin Baji said at the same time as he took the seven bunches of candied haws.
"If you can't finish it, remember to put it in the refrigerator," Jiang Cheng reminded, "Then, it's time for me to go back~"
"Hey? Do you want to go back now? Why don't you go to Wan Shi Wu to sit and have a cup of crude tea." Xin Baji said quickly.
"Is that okay? Don't you have to work?" Jiang Cheng asked with raised eyebrows.
"It doesn't matter, I haven't had much work recently." Xin Bajia replied.
"If you really can't do it, you can come to Yoshiwara. I often hear Yue Yong complain that there is too much work." Jiang Cheng suggested, "Deal with some troublesome men and other tasks."
"No, let's forget about this kind of work."
"How can young people be picky and picky about their jobs?" Jiang Cheng said and started a long speech, "In many cases, work is not what you like, it is just for survival. When does work become a job? If it’s a happy thing, then you should pay the money and go to work…”
…
"Good morning." Xin Baji said hello skillfully to Granny Denshi who was sweeping the floor outside the store.
"It's Xinbaji, morning." Granny Denshi stopped what she was doing, raised her head and said back.
"Good morning, Grandma Denshi." Jiang Cheng on the side also said hello with a smile.
"Oh, what a rare visitor, good morning," Granny Dengshi said, looking at Jiang Cheng who was standing aside.
"Grandma Denshi, it's so early today." Xin Baji said with emotion.
"Can I just idle around like you all day long?" Granny Denshi said a little helplessly, "Speaking of which, someone promised me to pay last month's rent today and help me remind that useless natural roll."
"Okay, I'm really sorry." Xin Baji was just about to scratch his head when he found the candied haws in his hand, "Please have a taste of this."
Xinbaji handed Granny Denshi two bunches of candied haws.
"This, Nani?" The mother-in-law who turned out to be the candied haws asked in confusion, "She looks so similar to a dumpling."
"This was brought by Jiang Chengsang, a Chinese snack called [Candied Haw Lu]." Xin Baji explained.
"Souga..." As soon as Granny Denshi said it, an unknown creature with cat ears and a green kimono rushed out, snatched a bunch of candied haws from Granny Denshi's hand and started eating it.
"That... what is that unknown creature?" Jiang Cheng asked in a low voice to Xin Baji, who was standing aside, with a dark look on his face.
"She is a celestial being named Catherine. Anyway, a lot of things have happened. She is now working in Granny Denshi's shop." Xin Bajie explained.
"I will never like cat ears in my life..." Jiang Cheng looked hopeless.
"There is definitely a feeling of disillusionment, I understand..."
…
"Good morning, everyone, Jiang Chengsang is here, eh?" Xin Bajia opened the door and shouted, but he found that only Sadaharu was sleeping on the sofa in the entire living room.
"Sadaharu, where did everyone go?" Shinpachi asked confused.
Hearing the sound, Sadharu snorted lazily.
"They are really a bunch of idle guys." Xinbaji sighed helplessly, and at the same time looked at Jiang Cheng behind him, "Jiang Chengsang, please sit down in the living room first, and I will wake them up."
"Yeah." Jiang Cheng responded casually, then walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down.
Xin Baji first put the candied haws in his hand into the refrigerator, and then skillfully walked to the closet nearby and opened the door, "Get up, the sun is shining on your butt."
I saw that Kagura was still snoring.
Immediately afterwards, Shinpachi walked to the door of Gintoki's room and said, "Gin-san, wake up. Jiang Cheng-san has brought your favorite sweets." After that, he opened the door.
But after just opening the door and taking a look, Xin Baji was stunned...
Seeing the motionless Xin Bajia, Jiang Cheng walked over curiously, glanced at the door, and was stunned for a moment.
However, it was too late and soon, Jiang Cheng closed the door in an instant.
"What are you two doing?" Kagura walked over in pajamas, yawned and rubbed her eyes and asked.
"Kagura-chan, there is nothing. Today is a day off." Jiang Cheng turned around and said with a smile. At the same time, he took out a few ten thousand yuan bills from his arms and handed them to Shinpachi, "You two have a day off today. Where do you want to go? Just go wherever you want to play.”
"Jiang Chengsang, you...don't you want Kagura to be exposed to that dirty adult world?" Shinpachi asked in a low voice.
"Don't worry, I will have a good talk with Gintoki. You two can go out and play for now." Jiang Cheng said quietly.
"I... I understand." Xin Baji said and walked towards Kagura, "Shen... Kagura, here are the delicious candied hawsers brought by Jiang Chengsang~"
"Candied Haw Lu? What is that?" Kagura's attention was attracted by Shinpachi's words.
"Here," Xin Baji walked to the refrigerator, opened the refrigerator door and took out the candied haws he just put in. "You can only eat it after brushing your teeth..."
But Kagura had already picked up a skewer and started eating, "It's delicious Aru..." Kagura said vaguely.
…
"Hey, you two, you really have a day off today," Jiang Cheng leaned in front of Gintoki's room and said with a smile to Kagura and Shinpachi who were sitting on the sofa. However, Jiang Cheng's hands were behind his back and firmly holding the door of the room.
"Ah, I ate a bad hawthorn..." Kagura suddenly said.
"Just spit it out. Every bunch of candied haws on a stick may contain bad hawthorn. After all, you can't tell it from the appearance." Jiang Cheng explained with a smile.
"You're right. It's the same as the hearts of some adults. They may look harmless on the outside, but there may be an incredible adult world hidden inside." Xin Bajie took over.
"I can understand this, Aru, don't underestimate me." Kagura picked up the remaining two skewers of candied haws and said while eating.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Well, it's really a day off. You can go wherever you want." Jiang Cheng said with a smile, while gesturing to Xin Baji with his crazy eyes.
"Yes, today you can go wherever Kagura wants to go, including amusement parks and so on." Shinpachi said quickly with understanding.
"Really Aru?!" Kagura said in surprise.
"Really, hurry up and go out. You're going to have a lot of fun today~" Jiang Cheng said and waved to Kagura.
…
Finally, under Jiang Cheng and Shinpachi's persuasion, Kagura finally jumped up and down excitedly, washed up and changed into clothes, and excitedly dragged Sadaharu to the door.
"Hey, is it really okay for you to be alone? Faced with that kind of situation?" Xin Baji asked in a low voice.
"Absolutely no problem!" Jiang Cheng promised, "This matter will definitely be dealt with before you go home! It will be as if nothing happened! Go!"
"Then, please." Shinpachi said softly, and then chased after Kagura who had already walked to the door, "Kagura-chan, wait for me."
But at this critical moment, Gintoki woke up in the room. To be precise, he was awakened by the scent of candied haws that had just drifted in.
"This smell..." In an instant, Gintoki opened his eyes, "A new sweetness that I have never smelled before! A sweetness full of temptation! That's...!"
But just after he finished speaking, Gintoki realized that he was a little heavy, and then he saw a girl with long lavender hair lying on top of him with her eyes closed.
"What's happening here!!!"
Gintoki roared, scaring Kagura who had just walked to the door and was about to open the door to go out...
(End of chapter)