Tangled

The shopkeeper hurriedly bent over, smiled and stretched out his hand to send them out.

The three of them went together, and from time to time along the way, they could run into juggling troupes, surrounded by people.

When they passed by, from time to time, a half-sized man came out of the inside, calling loudly to his companions to come over here and have a look.

Shen Qiqi has also seen opera singers and jugglers, and during festivals, the old lady would invite opera troupes into the mansion.

Although the old lady didn't tell her to go, but on such a happy day, she went to see the old lady and didn't say anything.

The old lady is getting old, and the opera troupe is invited to sing that the younger generation likes to watch, so although she has seen a lot, she has never enjoyed it to the fullest.

Now that she ran into a monkey player, she couldn't move her legs, so she stopped outside the stall, stood on tiptoe and looked in through the crowd.

As soon as she stopped, Gu Tingshu also stopped, only the chattering Mu Chengze didn't notice, and continued to walk forward on his own.

When he realized that the two were not keeping up, he had already walked more than ten meters away.
Looking back, he saw that the two of them had already gathered at the theater booth to watch. Although he didn't think there was anything interesting, he still walked over while playing the fan.

"So many theater troupes, I don't know where they were invited. The shopkeepers have really spent a lot of money to marry their daughters this time."

"I heard that shopkeepers love daughters the most. I didn't believe it at first, but now that I see it, it's really not a lie."

"That's right, the three-day running water banquet and the dozen or so theater troupes don't know how much money will be paid. Back then when his son married his wife, it wasn't as lively as this."

The people next to them commented that their voices were not shallow, so even though there was a lot of noise in the street, Shen Qiqi could hear it clearly.

In this world, sons are regarded as more important than daughters, and she has never seen many people who value daughters more than sons.

Although she didn't show it on the surface, she was curious about the shopkeepers mentioned by the passers-by.

The monkeys at the booth climbed up from the high flagpole amidst the cheers, and then held the basin to ask for palms.

The monkey came around in a circle, Shen Qiqi took a few copper coins from her purse and put them in the basin, seeing it grinning, she thought about it but still didn't dare to reach out to touch it.

"If my cousin likes it, I'll catch you some when I go back home, and put them in the yard to make my cousin happy every day."

After walking a short distance away, seeing her still looking back, Mu Chengze answered from the side.

Shen Qiqi was just a little curious, and didn't want to tie up these things, so she politely thanked her.

"There are so many cousins, but they have already seen them all, so there is no need to arrest them."

Monkeys are fast, and they don't recognize people when they go crazy.

Mu Chengze rubbed his chin and thought about it, this thing is really not suitable for her to raise.

"What animal does my cousin like? I'll find whatever you like."

He said these words again and again, it was too suspicious.

Shen Qiqi stared at him carefully for a few times, then whispered: "What is your Highness planning for me, or what is your order?"

If there is nothing, then it is too strange for him to please again and again.

Mu Chengze didn't expect her to be so vigilant, she was already suspicious before he did anything.

It's just that she was suspicious, but with him, she couldn't ask anything.

"What kind of words does my cousin say? No matter how hard we are, we share weal and woe. How can I be suspected if I find something interesting for you?"

"If Ash wants to give you something, do you think so too?"

Shen Qiqi looked at Gu Tingshu, blinked, and shook her head, "No."

Before Mu Chengze could speak, she said again: "But my cousin treats me well and doesn't want anything in return, so you don't have to."

"Strictly speaking, we are not related by marriage. The better you treat me, the more I think you have plots."

What he wanted to say circled around his mouth a few times, but he swallowed it back in the end.

Looking at the innocent Shen Qiqi, Mu Chengze shook his head helplessly.

This silly girl, the person who plotted against her is not me, she is pretty smart when I see her normally, why is she acting stupid now.

Glancing at Gu Tingshu who seemed to be indifferent but was actually eavesdropping, he gritted his teeth.

This can't be blamed on my cousin's innocence, it can only be blamed on this person hiding too deeply.

"You little girl, don't think so much about what you have, don't care if I have any plans or not, anyway, it won't do you any harm."

He was very sure of what he said, but Shen Qiqi didn't fully believe it, seeing that he was still waiting for her own answer, she nodded heavily.

"got it."

Mu Chengze glared at her, "I don't think you know anything about it."

His tone was like a parent's hatred for their children. Shen Qiqi smiled a little in her heart, and the corners of her mouth raised unconsciously.

Mu Chengze caught a glimpse, curled his lips, and smiled, laughing now, you will cry when you are sold.

He still wanted to say a thousand words, but he had no chance to speak again.

When he arrived in the east of the city, looking at the hundreds of tables on the flat and spacious ground, he clapped his fan and shook his head.

Hundreds of tables were running for three days, and a dozen opera troupes continued to sing for three days. It seems that these families are indeed rich and noble.

It's just that although this city is prosperous, it's still only a small town. A shopkeeper of a mere grain shop should not have such overwhelming wealth.

It seems that the shopkeepers are not only doing food business.

"Hey, how many people are from other places? Hurry up, please take a seat."

"Little six, quickly serve a meal."

Just as they stood still, a servant came up to meet them.

Perhaps it was the master's family who said that people coming from other places should be treated with courtesy. Their attitude is enthusiastic, but it is not offensive.

Gu Tingshu took out a jade pendant from his pocket and put it on the welcoming table beside him.

"Oh, official, my master said that you can't accept gifts, just eat whatever you want."

"Take it, marrying a daughter from all the mansions is our blessing."

This is so true that there is really no way to refute it, so the young man ran into the mansion with the jade pendant.

Gu Tingshu followed the servant's invitation to sit down, seeing that Shen Qiqi was still watching, so he stretched out his hand to give him a hand.

Mu Chengze was fanning at the side, seeing that Shen Qiqi was sweating on his forehead, he increased his strength and fanned some cool wind.

"When did Ashu buy a jade pendant?"

The jade pendant was of mediocre quality, it was definitely not brought out by him from the mansion, they walked together along the way, and it is unknown when he made it.

If I knew that he had prepared a gift, I should have prepared one, but now that people see it, I think I have no courtesy.

"I bought it just now."

Gu Tingshu responded, took the fan from his hand very naturally, and fanned Shen Qiqi himself.

Mu Chengze, who had his fan taken away, stared, but the other party did not follow his angry eyes, and fanned the wind very naturally, without receiving his anger at all.

It's not a big deal whether he can play the fan or not, but it's a big deal when he grabs it too much. To put it mildly, he is his elder brother.

Let's talk about getting older, forget it, let's not talk about it when we are outside.