Is this ok
Zhou Shaojin stared at the hand held by Cheng Chi, feeling surprised and happy.
She was shocked that Cheng Chi was so bold. What would they do if someone saw them? She was happy that Cheng Chi actually liked her so much... He even paid for the servants around her...
She stumbled along after him.
Cheng Chi stopped and looked at her with a smile. After she stood firm, he asked, "Am I walking too fast?"
He had never accompanied anyone shopping like this before, and he was a little unsure of his whereabouts at first.
Zhou Shaojin's face flushed, and when he saw his smiling eyes, he became flustered and stammered, "No, no. I walked too slowly."
Cheng Chi lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "Then we will follow your pace and walk slower..."
This accommodating tone made Zhou Shaojin feel his whole body warming up.
Cheng Chi watched as her fair neck and ears turned pink.
Especially the ears, which are like shells, small and delicate, with round and fleshy earlobes that really make you want to take a bite.
He laughed, thinking that he would start to have all kinds of wild thoughts when he saw her now.
How could he be so pure and indifferent before
It shows that you need to meet the right person for everything!
He smiled slightly, took Zhou Shaojin's hand and walked forward, asking her, "Is there anything you want to buy?"
Cheng Chi's warm big hands were clean and warm, wrapping her tightly, like the source of heat in her body, making her head dizzy, so she couldn't think carefully about Cheng Chi's words.
She shook her head, thinking, as long as she could be with Uncle Chi, it would be fine to go anywhere...
Cheng Chi didn't know where to take Zhou Shaojin.
There are no fixed stalls at the temple fair, and he doesn't usually go there.
He pondered for a moment, and accompanied Zhou Shaojin to stop beside a small stall surrounded by many little girls of Zhou Shaojin's age. He found that the stall was selling glass ornaments. Of course, the quality of the glass was obviously defective products that were sold by the jewelry store at a low price, and was not of the same quality as what he bought for Zhou Shaojin.
Cheng Chi took her and continued walking forward. They saw a stall selling Buddhist incense. There were only two or three people picking and choosing in front of the stall, but there were also a few Buddhist incense boxes with quite exquisite workmanship.
He knew that Zhou Shaojin always liked these things, so he stood in front of the trimmer with her and said softly, "See if there's anything you like."
Zhou Shaojin's mind was still confused. Cheng Chi asked her to choose, so she went forward to take a look at the incense sticks.
There is a triangular box, exquisitely made, cloisonné enamel, blue and golden lotus pattern. Both the craftsmanship and the pattern are very exquisite, and it is also quite rare.
Zhou Shaojin looked at it a few more times.
Cheng Chi pointed at the box and said, "Boss, pack this for us."
The boss was a young man in his early twenties, not tall, dark and thin, with a pair of smiling eyes. He had been looking at Zhou Shaojin from time to time since he saw her. He immediately responded with a "good" when he heard her. He took out a paper box and packed the things for them skillfully, saying with a smile, "Sir, you have a good eye. These are things from the Buddha in the West. They were left in the inn by a Hu merchant. Ten taels of silver..." At this point, he looked at Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi knew that this thing could only be sold for three or five taels of silver at most, but it was rare that Shao Jin liked it, and it was just a small amount of money. Instead of bargaining with the vendor, he might as well take Shao Jin to a few more stalls, let Shao Jin buy more of the little things he liked, and spend more time with Shao Jin... He did not bargain with the vendor and nodded.
Huaishan appeared from nowhere and threw a small piece of silver to the peddler.
Zhou Shaojin was startled and instinctively wanted to pull his hand away from Cheng Chi.
But Cheng Chi pulled him even tighter.
Zhou Shaojin's face was red, and he glanced at Huaishan out of the corner of his eye.
Who knew that Huaishan disappeared just like when he came!
She looked up in surprise.
There were people visiting the temple fair all around her. From time to time, someone looked at her with astonished eyes, but there was no trace of Huaishan.
She was always scared when someone looked at her like this before.
Cheng Chi was by her side, and she suddenly felt that it was okay for someone to look at her like that.
Anyway, they are people who have nothing to do with her.
Even if the sky falls, Cheng Chi will hold it up.
But she still leaned towards Cheng Chi a little embarrassedly.
Cheng Chi found it very interesting and whispered in her ear: "The people around me are not as tactless as the people around you!"
Zhou Shaojin was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to do. After a while, he murmured, "Uncle Chi is talking nonsense. The people around me are also very nice!"
Cheng Chi laughed out loud.
The peddler's eyes lit up when he saw the silver, knowing that he had met a wealthy customer. He became more nimble than before and had just finished packing his bag when he heard Cheng Chi's laughter.
"Sir, here are your things." He smiled attentively and handed the things to Zhou Shaojin.
Cheng Chi took the things without waiting for Zhou Shaojin to reach out, and without calling anyone, he helped her carry them.
The vendor's eyes lit up even more, and he said to Zhou Shaojin, "Miss, we have several kinds of Buddhist incense from the Western Regions here, would you like to take a look? The incense is very well made, some smell sweet but not greasy, some smell refreshing, and some smell lingering. I see that you are an expert in incense, so I won't delay your shopping. I'll take them out for you to smell. It's up to you whether you buy them or not, I just want you, an expert, to see them..." As he said that, without waiting for Zhou Shaojin's response, he squatted down and took out seven or eight paper boxes from under the stall, "Take a look!"
Very attentive.
Zhou Shaojin was not good at refusing others, and the boxes of incense were very beautiful, so she picked one up and smelled it.
The vendor wanted to make this deal, so he naturally said nice things to her without asking for money: "Miss, you are so lucky! Is this gentleman your father or uncle? He is so kind to you. He will give you anything you want without blinking an eye. In fact, I have another incense shop over at Xizhimen, called 'Western Regions Buddhist Incense', which specializes in things from the Western Regions. If you have some free time, you can go there and have a look..."
Cheng Chi and Zhou Shaojin were both stunned, their expressions somewhat subtle.
Zhou Shaojin was in a gloomy mood.
Is the gap between me and Uncle Chi so obvious
Can even a vendor who sees them for the first time tell that there is a generation difference between them
Cheng Chi was very unhappy.
Although Shao Jin is delicate and soft, I guess he is not old enough to be mistaken for Shao Jin's father, right
The vendor looked at the two people's expressions and said "bad" in his heart. He glanced at their hands and cursed himself for being stupid. He raised his hand and slapped himself on the mouth, apologizing, "Dear guests, please don't listen to my nonsense. It's because I can't keep my mouth shut that my business is so quiet. The young man is handsome and the young lady is so beautiful. They are really a perfect match. If the young lady hadn't worn a girl's bun, I would have thought she was the young man's wife. But, the young man and the young lady are about to get married, right? I have to be respectful to you! You two are the most well-matched couple I have ever seen..."
The man and woman in front of me looked like they were from wealthy and aristocratic families. If it wasn't for good things to happen, why would their families allow them to go out to the temple fair together during the Buddha's Bathing Festival
The man didn't think she was old, but too stable, not young. The girl was too young and delicate, looking younger. The man was willing to serve her, and she didn't look like an ordinary person, so he made a mistake.
Zhou Shaojin's face, which had finally calmed down, suddenly turned red again. She couldn't help but secretly glance at Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chiben was fully aware of these business tricks, but who wouldn't want to hear good words
He snorted in his heart.
If they had said this earlier, they might have taken care of the vendor's business, but it's too late to say it now!
He didn't even look at the vendor, but asked Zhou Shaojin in a gentle voice: "Do you like any of them?"
As soon as Cheng Chi approached, Zhou Shaojin's heart was in a mess and he had no mood to pick incense.
Seeing that she was undecided, Cheng Chi knew that she was not used to coming to such markets, let alone rejecting others, so he simply pulled her hand and said, "Then let's continue shopping. Maybe we'll find something you like."
Zhou Shaojin naturally nodded.
Cheng Chi held the incense box and held her hand and continued walking forward.
However, Zhou Shaojin could feel that Cheng Chi was not as happy as before.
Is it because of what that vendor said
She didn't expect Uncle Chi to care so much!
He... must have been troubled by our status just like me...
Thinking of this, her heart suddenly softened, as if it was a pool of spring water, tender and affectionate.
She wants Cheng Chi to be happy!
I think Cheng Chi was happy when he was with her!
It was as if she felt happy as if she had a little bird in her heart when she was with Cheng Chi.
Zhou Shaojin bit her lips again and again, and finally pulled Cheng Chi's hand holding hers, and said softly: "Uncle Chi, I, I'm a little tired..."
She doesn't want to go to the temple fair anymore.
I was afraid of meeting a vendor like the one just now, who would say things that Uncle Chi would not like to hear.
Cheng Chi looked at her wearing light green shoes with auspicious cloud patterns and secretly blamed himself.
Shao Jin was raised in a deep chamber, and I'm afraid he has never walked such a long road in his life.
I was too careless.
"How about we go to the teahouse next to the big locust tree and sit for a while?" Cheng Chi and Zhou Shaojin discussed.
There are also many people in the teahouse!
Zhou Shaojin mustered up his courage and asked, "Can we go to Daxiangguo Temple to have a look?"
Cheng Chi was quite surprised.
Most of the time, Zhou Shaojin would passively accept his kindness, and rarely would he take the initiative to propose to do anything like this.
This made him feel that he was not just performing a one-man show.
There is a kind of joy of being anticipated by the one you love.
"Okay!" He said with a smile, glancing at her skirt again, "Then I'll go get a sedan chair."
She's not that fragile yet.
Zhou Shaojin said shyly: "No need! We can just go together."
Do you want to go to Daxiangguo Temple with him to pray for incense
Cheng Chi's heart began to pound.
It turns out that being with the one you love is so good that even the most ordinary things can make your heart beat like a drum.
He smiled and took Zhou Shaojin's hand and walked towards Daxiangguo Temple.
Or maybe it was because the master monk had given a Buddhist lecture in the morning and everyone went to the temple fair in the afternoon, so there were fewer pilgrims in Daxiangguo Temple than usual.
Cheng Chi took Zhou Shaojin to the main hall to burn incense and asked if they wanted to draw lots.
Zhou Shaojin shook his head.
They were going to meet Li at the beginning of the day, and she suddenly didn't want to listen to those big monks telling fortunes, and just wanted to stay with Cheng Chi for a while longer.
Cheng Chi and Zhou Shaojin thought of the same thing.
Seeing that it was still early, he smiled and said, "How about we go sit in the back hills for a while?"
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Dear sisters and brothers who are reading this, I’m sorry it’s a little late.
The downside of getting up early in the morning and writing half a chapter is that sometimes I have to rewrite it if I’m not satisfied with the plot, which wastes time…
PS: There are so many typos that my face is turning red.
O(∩_∩)O~
※(To be continued)