The capital of the Great Zhou, as the center of imperial power, was naturally the best built and could be said to be the most prosperous place in the entire Great Zhou.
This was incomparable to the Imperial Palace, so when Yin Er came out, he lifted the carriage curtain and looked out the window: "Sister, it's so lively with so many people coming and going."
Beibei didn't think it was that lively. After all, where she was, it was so lively every day. But looking at Yin'er's expression, she nodded: "Yes, when we get to the street in front, we can go down and take a look. Then I'll take you down to eat something good."
She remembered that there were a lot of food there, which was also her mother's favorite. Yin'er's eyes were shining, looking at Beibei in front of him, with expectation in his eyes. Beibei looked at Yin'er's cute appearance and couldn't help but reach out and touch Yin'er's head.
In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the street that Beibei mentioned, and Qian Jiujiu's voice came in: "Baby, we're here, you can come down now."
Beibei opened the carriage door and jumped down first, followed by Nannan. Yin'er was carried down by the palace maid who followed, and subconsciously reached out to hold Beibei's hand. Beibei felt someone pulling her, looked down, and saw that it was Yin'er, so she held his hand and walked forward.
Someone on the street waved to them: "Sister, brother-in-law, here."
Yin'er also recognized her. Isn't this Xiaoman's aunt? Qian Jiujiu walked over with a few children. When Xiaoman was about to pay her respects, she was stopped by the Queen Mother.
"Okay, I'm here for a private visit! Why are you greeting me? I haven't been out for a long time, and Kyoto is still so lively. I thought the first thing I would do is eat something, so I didn't eat much in the morning."
Qian Jiujiu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is, no wonder you ate so little in the morning, I thought it was because we were here and you were afraid that we didn't prepare enough breakfast!"
The Queen Mother looked at Qian Jiujiu with some amusement: "You are just joking. How could the breakfast not be enough?"
Xiaoman looked at the two of them and said, "Hey, don't just stand here and talk. I've been away from Kyoto for a long time, but I miss this wonton restaurant here. I want to go eat it now."
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "I'll go too, I want to eat noodles!"
The Queen Mother naturally had to go with them. Mu Yexiao and Gu Xiangning looked at each other, and the two of them consciously went to see the children. Nanbeibei was old enough that they didn't need much attention from them, but they were still very happy to have their father with them.
Not far away, I saw an old man selling candied haws. He was holding a long wooden stick with candied haws stuck on it. He said, "I'm selling candied haws. Delicious candied haws."
There are no hawthorns in this season, and I don’t know how these people have preserved the hawthorns until now. Yin’er has never eaten candied haws before, and looking at the red candied haws, he almost drooled.
Pulling Beibei to stop moving, Beibei glanced at Yin'er and immediately understood. He wanted to eat but was too embarrassed to do so. In the second he stopped, Mu Yexiao saw it.
I immediately walked up to my father-in-law and said, "Uncle, how much are the candied haws? Give me six strings."
The old man selling candied haws looked at Mu Yexiao with some trepidation in his heart. It was difficult to preserve the hawthorns in the candied haws at this time. They were a bit expensive and could not be sold elsewhere, so he came to this rich street to try his luck.
I didn't expect that, not long after I came in, someone would ask, "One tael of silver for a string."
Mu Yexiao was stunned: "One tael of silver? It's so expensive."
The old man thought Mu Yexiao thought it was too expensive, so he said, "Hawthorns in this season are not easy to preserve, so they are more expensive."
That's right, it will take several months to store it. Thinking of this, Mu Yexiao simply paid the silver: "Okay, this is six taels of silver, keep it."
After the old man got the silver, he quickly gave Mu Yexiao six strings of candied haws: "If it's delicious, have more."
Mu Yexiao nodded, and the old man shouted again and went somewhere else. Mu Yexiao brought the candied haws to Qian Jiujiu first: "Jiuer, here."
Qian Jiujiu took the candied haws and checked it: "No problem, you can eat it. But why did you think of buying candied haws?"
Mu Yexiao smiled mysteriously, then put a string of candied haws into the Queen Mother's hand: "Mother, this is for you."
Then he stuffed another string into Xiaoman's hand. Xiaoman was not polite, and Qian Jiujiu said that there was no problem. That was edible: "Brother-in-law is a good person."
Gu Xiangning's mouth twitched, and then he looked at Gu An beside him and said, "Go buy all the candied haws from that old man just now."
Gu An turned around speechlessly and went to look for his father-in-law. Gu An's departure did not attract anyone's attention.
Mu Yexiao took the remaining candied haws and gave them to the three children, one string for each. Yin'er thanked him: "Thank you, Uncle Six."
Nanbeibei also spoke up: "Thank you, father."
However, Nanbeibei looked at each other with suspicion in their eyes. In fact, it was their mother who wanted to eat it but was embarrassed to buy it, so their father took action.
After all the candied haws were distributed, Yin'er looked at Nanbeibei with envy and said, "Sister, Sixth Uncle is so nice. He even bought candied haws for you. My father doesn't do that."
Beibei's mouth twitched, not knowing how to explain. She could only reach out and touch Yin'er's head: "Yin'er, if you want to eat anything else, you can tell me and I will buy it for you. I am very rich."
Nan Nan also nodded: "Yes, your sister is a wealthy woman, she has money, and she can buy anything you want."
Yin'er liked this pair of brothers and sisters the most. They looked alike and were good to him. He ate the candied haws contentedly: "Okay."
After Mu Yexiao distributed the candied haws, he kept sticking to Qian Jiujiu. Qian Jiujiu was a little confused: "Why are you sticking to me all the way instead of looking after the children?"
Xiaoman said with a smile: "Aunt, look, these two are showing off their affection in front of me. The child is so old, and he has no shame."
Mu Yexiao didn't even look at Xiaoman, but only at Qian Jiujiu. His expression of begging for praise made Qian Jiujiu a little confused. It was Rabbit who reminded him, "You once praised Mu Yesheng as a qualified father because of Tanghulu."
Ahem… Hearing what Rabbit said, Qian Jiujiu almost choked and finally spit out the candied haws in his mouth. Mu Yexiao quickly brought the water to Qian Jiujiu: "Eat slowly, no one is snatching it from you."
Qian Jiujiu blinked her eyes: "Husband, you are so kind. Not only do you take care of me, but you also take care of the children. You are such a qualified husband and father!"
A smile flashed across Mu Yexiao's eyes, and he patted Qian Jiujiu on the head: "Yeah."
After answering, the guy turned around proudly and continued to look after the child. Qian Jiujiu felt shocked, so the reason why this guy bought the candied haws was really because he wanted her to praise him
Xiaoman poked Qian Jiujiu's waist and said, "Sister, I noticed that your cough just now was not simple. What happened?"
Qian Jiujiu rolled her eyes: "You are too sensitive, it's nothing."
How could anyone else discover this little thought of her man? She smiled and said, "Don't you think today's candied haws are especially delicious?"
Xiaoman was confused. She looked down at the candied haws in her hand. There was only one left, and it didn't taste particularly good.
He walked to Gu Xiangning and put the last remaining candied haws in front of Gu Xiangning's mouth: "Eat."
Gu Xiangning didn't dislike it at all. This was what Xiaoman had eaten before, so he ate it in one bite. He was very touched. Look, my wife is so good. She even thinks of me when she eats a string of candied haws.
Xiaoman looked at Gu Xiangning: "Is it delicious?"
Gu Xiangning nodded, a smile flashing in his eyes: "It's delicious. I don't know why, but I always think this candied haws is especially delicious."
This made Xiaoman fall into self-doubt. Is it really delicious? Why do both of them say so? She didn't feel it.
Just when Xiaoman was puzzled, Yin'er and other children came up. Yin'er finished eating the candied haws and smacked his lips with satisfaction: "It's delicious, I want to eat more!"
Beibei smiled and said, "It's delicious, but we still have a lot to eat later! Don't eat too much of one thing."
Xiaoman once again doubted her life. Was the candied haws really that delicious? It was a pity that she didn't get another bunch to test it. She couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity that there are no more."
Just at this time, Gu An came back carrying the candied haws he had bought: "Prime Minister, I've bought them all."
Xiaoman widened her eyes and looked at Gu Xiangning: "No, you bought all the candied haws?"
Gu Xiangning nodded: "Yes, it's rare to be able to buy it at this time, Gu An, you take it."
Then he pulled a candied haws from the tree and handed it to Xiaoman: "Don't you want more? Come, have another one."
When the candied haws were bought back here, Beibei noticed them at once, but still comforted Yin'er and told him not to eat them, and promised to buy Yin'er a candy man. Only then did Yin'er stop eating them.
The remaining candied haws were carried by Gu An, following behind a group of people. At this time, a child stopped Gu An and asked, "How much are the candied haws?"
Gu An's mouth twitched. Does he look like a candied haws seller? Is a candied haws seller as handsome as him? He was so angry that he waved his hand at the child: "No, no."
The child burst into tears immediately: "Mom, I want to eat candied haws, but he won't sell them to me."
Soon a woman rushed towards Gu An and said fiercely: "What's wrong with you? Aren't you selling candied haws? Why don't you sell them to my son?"
Hearing this, Gu An was depressed: "No, madam, how can you tell that I sell candied haws?"
The woman was stunned: "No, you are carrying candied haws. If you are not selling candied haws, what are you carrying?"
It seems to make some sense! Gu An shook his head: "Madam, you misunderstood. This is my master. He bought it from someone else, so I am carrying it."