Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2213 Much the same 3.0

Shen Haolin and Shen Cha were not as interested in the night market as the others. After accompanying Xue Ruitian, Jin Miaomiao and Jin Jing for an incense stick of time, they had already had a great time and were even a little tired.

It's not that they were physically tired, but they were a little nervous visiting the night market. Many people knew them, and even more people came to greet them. Shen Cha felt as if something was installed in his head, moving it bit by bit, like a chicken eating rice.

If it was any other time, they would have just laughed it off, but not now. Everyone was out to have fun, and it might not be good for them to do that. But now, they felt a little uncomfortable. Some people not only said hello, but also came over to talk to them, talking about family matters, which made it difficult for them to handle it. After all, neither of them was good at communicating with strangers.

After walking for about halfway, Shen Haolin saw that Shen Cha didn't look well, so he suggested finding a place to rest their legs.

It just so happened that they were not far from Qi Bo's horse farm. Qi Bo probably hadn't gone to bed yet. They could look at the ponies, tease Xiao Xiushui, play chess with Qi Bo, and drink tea.

"Okay, whatever you say, brother." Shen Cha smiled, waved to Jin Miaomiao who was fighting with Jin Jing for fried fish in front, and said, "Let's go to the horse farm. When you're done, come find us there, okay?"

"Okay, okay!" Jin Miaomiao took a look, snatched several oil paper bags from Jin Jing and Xue Ruitian, and stuffed them to Shen Haolin, "This is the biggest one, all for children to eat, bring it to Xiao Xiushui."

"It's already this late, Xiao Xiushui should be asleep. Even if he's not asleep, you can't let him eat these." Shen Cha lowered his head and smelled it, "Candied fruit?"

"Yes, Xiao Xiushui likes this. I'm not asking him to eat it tonight. Give it to Qi Bo and ask him to put it away. Every time he wants to eat, give him a little bit. It won't damage his teeth."

"This one is still okay." Shen Cha looked at the other small packages, "What is this?"

"Appetizers, all kinds of braised food, etc. We saw Lao Tang just now, and he came out to join in the fun, so we took care of his business. You two go over there, Qi Bo will either drink tea with you, or drink wine with you, or both. No matter which one, you can't drink it all, right?" Seeing what Shen Cha was about to say, she waved her hand, "If you want to drink, just taste it lightly. You are not suitable for it, you know."

"Got it. I'll pay attention." Shen Cha had just finished speaking when she saw a father and son walking towards them. She quietly pulled Shen Haolin and smiled faintly at the father and son walking towards them, "Master Shen? Bringing Xiaobao to the night market?"

Shen Zhonghe didn't expect to meet Shen Haolin and Shen Cha at the night market. He always thought that they would rarely come to such a place. It wasn't for anything else, but mainly because there were too many people here, and even more people knew them. It was very tiring just to say hello.

"Duke, General!" Shen Zhonghe approached them and saw that it was Jin Miaomiao with her back to him. He said, "Master Jin is here too."

"Master Shen!" Jin Miaomiao nodded slightly, looked at the little treasure in Master Shen's arms, and said with a smile, "Little treasure, come and give me a hug!"

In fact, Jin Miaomiao didn't need to say anything. When Xiaobao saw her and Shen Cha, he stretched out his little arms and babbled, asking for a hug.

"Master Jin, be careful. This little guy is very heavy now." Shen Zhonghe handed Xiaobao to Jin Miaomiao's hands. After watching Jin Miaomiao hold him tightly, he continued, "At the beginning, he didn't eat much, but he ate more and more in the past two days, and he is getting heavier and heavier." "Xiaobao is still young and is in the period of growth. He should eat more now." Jin Miaomiao lifted him up, making Xiaobao giggle, and said, "We want to grow up tall, right?"

Xiaobao hugged Jin Miaomiao's neck, put his little face against Jin Miaomiao, and rubbed her intimately.

Jin Miaomiao saw Shen Cha wink at her, said hello to Shen Zhonghe, and ran to the nearest stall with Xiaobao in her arms to watch people fishing for goldfish.

Shen Cha glanced at Jin Miaomiao and saw that she had already left with Xiaobao, then looked at Shen Zhonghe and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"I heard that Er Niang is now distancing herself from Xiao Bao?"

"Yes!" Shen Zhonghe nodded, his expression helpless. "Ever since she knew Hui Niang had lied to her, she has become like this. How nervous she was about Xiaobao before, how much less she cares about him now. Even if Xiaobao cries or makes a fuss, she just closes the door and pretends not to hear, as if Xiaobao doesn't exist at all." At this point, he sighed softly, looked at Shen Haolin, then at Shen Cha, "Aunt Liang said that this situation is normal, and it will be fine after a while when she figures it out. Although I know that Aunt Liang is right, I don't know if Second Mother's actions will have any bad effects on Xiaobao."

"Xiaobao is still young and probably doesn't remember much, so there's no need to worry too much." Shen Cha looked in the direction of Jin Miaomiao, "Have you talked about it?"

"I would like to talk to her, but she is very resistant. Every time I start talking, she will interrupt with other words. If I insist on talking about this, she will push me out of the room. In short, she refuses to mention Xiaobao and Hui Niang. As long as they are not mentioned, she is still normal." Shen Zhonghe sighed and said, "I don't know when she will be able to untie this knot in her heart."

"Xiaobao, don't you even look at it?"

"Yes." Shen Zhonghe sighed and said, "If Xiaobao ran over to hug her, she would hide away. Xiaobao cried a few times because of this, but it seemed that Erniang was determined to ignore him completely."

"Has it gotten to such a serious level? Do we need to talk to her?" Shen Cha thought for a moment, "We have a few people here who are good at helping people resolve their problems. Do you want to give it a try?"

"Is it okay?" Shen Zhonghe sighed, "I haven't experienced this either, and I don't know if other people's advice will work."

"This matter should be handled step by step. If you directly ask to talk about Xiaobao and Hui Niang like Lord Shen did, Second Mother will definitely not be happy." Shen Cha thought for a while, "If possible, you can bring her to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow. I will ask someone to talk to her. It may not be someone from Lord Shen's family, but it may help to untie her knot."

"Then I'll trouble you, General. After lunch, I'll take her to visit the Marquis' Mansion." Shen Zhonghe bowed slightly, looked at Jin Miaomiao and Xiaobao who were walking towards them, sighed softly, and said, "If we can resolve Second Mother's knot, if Second Mother can accept Xiaobao again, our family will be truly reunited."

"Please rest assured, Lord Shen, it will definitely work."