The melon-eating swordsman in the ancient dragon world.

Chapter 568: Stingy Yang Kaitai

Shen Bijun couldn't help laughing.

Feng Si Niang snorted coldly, waved her hand to pull the cloak to cover her exquisite waist, long legs and beautiful feet, and then rolled her eyes at Lian Chengbi.

The meaning is very obvious, I won’t show it to you!
"Your husband is not a serious gentleman." Feng Si Niang said to Shen Bijun.

What decent gentleman would reveal other people's secrets?
Although she is in her early thirties, her skin is still firm and there are no wrinkles around her eyes. She looks like a beauty in her early twenties.

"A gentleman speaks the truth."

Lian Chengbi smiled leisurely, "You want to sow discord between us. If I tell you the truth, I'm not a gentleman. How can such a thing be justified in the world?"

"I think your eyes are not honest. Let me test you for the younger sister of the Shen family." Feng Si Niang said.

"Food and sex are human nature. A gentleman is honest and never pretends." Lian Chengbi said with a smile.

Feng Siniang also laughed when she heard this, "Could it be that all those guys who wanted to swallow me up are gentlemen?"

"That is desire, not lust." Lian Chengbi waved his hand and said, "A gentleman's lust is an appreciation of beautiful things, while a fool's lust is the possession of beautiful things. They cannot be confused."

Lian Chengbi talked seriously and Shen Bijun couldn't help blushing. If she hadn't been with Lian Chengbi every night, she might have really believed it.

But Feng Siniang was really fooled, and nodded blankly, "It seems to make sense."

Shen Bijun couldn't help it any longer and didn't dare to let Feng Siniang and Lian Chengbi talk anymore, so she pulled her sleeve and asked her about the scenery outside the Great Wall.

Yang Kaitai rode his horse and followed the carriage awkwardly. He peeked into the carriage and saw that Feng Siniang covered herself tightly. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It’s not that he didn’t trust Lian Chengbi, but he knew how attractive Lian Chengbi was to women.

……

The escort team entered Suzhou at noon. The branch of Hengtong Money House in the city got the news early and invited the city's chef to prepare a sumptuous lunch, which was served after the escort team was delivered.

Lian Chengbi did not eat the big pot meal, but said hello to Shen Bijun and Yang Kaitai and came to Suzhou Street.

Feng Siniang was naturally with them.

Yang Kaitai followed with a smile on his face.

"We agreed that I would treat you at noon, so I must do it!" Yang Kaitai said seriously.

A moment later, Feng Siniang and Shen Bijun were sitting in a shop with wind blowing in from all sides, staring in a daze at the steaming mutton noodles and a piece of naan bigger than a pot lid in front of them.

Feng Siniang, "..."

Shen Bijun, "..."

Yang Kaitai sprinkled a handful of chopped green onions into his bowl, poured a little vinegar, and said sincerely, "I just asked the shopkeeper, Maimaiti's mutton noodles are very authentic, the price is right, the mutton is large, and the noodles are chewy."

Shen Bijun forced a smile, "Is that so?"

Yang Kaitai nodded, picked up the big piece of naan again, and tore it into small pieces with a wave of his hand, and put it in the middle of the crowd, "And their naan, it's fragrant and crispy when it's just baked, you guys should eat it while it's hot!"

Feng Siniang's eyes twitched, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I have been outside the Great Wall longer than you have, and I know when naan is most delicious."

“Yes, yes, yes!” Yang Kaitai nodded repeatedly, with a flattering smile on his square face, “Si Niang has a lot of experience in the martial arts world. Eat quickly, it won’t taste good if it gets cold.”

Feng Siniang was speechless for a while, but she couldn't say anything, because strictly speaking, it was Yang Kaitai who helped her just now, and she should have treated him. Now Yang Kaitai rushed to pay the bill, could she still complain?
Besides, Feng Si Niang is not a spoiled person.

The reason she was speechless at this moment was simply because she had not expected it, because she had originally wanted to treat Shen Bijun to a big meal. "Fourth Lady, the mutton is a bit smelly, add more vinegar."

"Si Niang, is his naan delicious?"

"Fourth Lady..."

"Sir, we have barbecue at home, cumin barbecue, it's so delicious, would you like some?"

"No, this piece of naan is enough for us."

Yang Kaitai waved his hand to reject the shopkeeper, and Feng Siniang narrowed her eyes and said lightly, "I like cumin barbecue the most."

Yang Kaitai was stunned for a moment, and immediately said to the shopkeeper, "Bring me some cumin barbecue!"

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, "How about serving you a grilled lamb chop?"

Feng Si Niang replied, "No, I don't want roasted lamb chops. I want a roasted whole lamb. It has to be a nine-month-old lamb."

The shopkeeper gave a thumbs up and said, "The girl is an expert. Don't worry, I will serve you the roasted whole lamb. It must be the most tender lamb!"

Yang Kaitai wiped the sweat off his forehead and couldn't help but reach out to touch the purse at his waist, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Lian Chengbi raised his eyebrows, quite surprised, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Yang, did you bring enough money?"

"A poor family gets rich on the road, a poor family gets rich on the road." Yang Kaitai wiped his forehead, "I just withdrew some from the bank, and it was the steward who came with me who reminded me to bring more."

Lian Chengbi nodded in understanding, and the manager of the Yuanji Bank had noticed it.

……

After eating mutton noodles and roasted lamb, everyone came to the largest market in Suzhou.

In addition to the Han people, there are many blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners in the market, some wearing headscarves, some wearing veils, speaking an incomprehensible rap language, or speaking broken Chinese.

"The Silk Road of the Han and Tang dynasties has withered. I heard that the number of merchants coming from the Western Regions nowadays is only a fraction of what it was back then."

Feng Si Niang introduced as she walked, "But even so, it is still no problem to support the people along the road and some merchants who specialize in this field."

Yang Kaitai also added, "The imperial court almost doesn't care about the trade here anymore, so merchants of all sizes are rushing in. If it were a few hundred years ago, the eight million taels of Hengtong Bank would only be a drop in the ocean."

The market was not too big. After all, Suzhou was just one of the trading places near Jiayuguan. Dunhuang and Hami were located outside the pass and were not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. In fact, they were more prosperous than Suzhou.

Large and powerful clients prefer to trade there.

Shen Bijun and Feng Siniang were strolling around the market, but they didn't find anything in particular because they really had everything they needed.

However, Lian Chengbi still bought Shen Bijun some Persian-style jewelry, added a few special carpets to Wuqi Villa, and bought a small dagger inlaid with various gems and gave it to Shen Bijun for self-defense.

Every time Lian Chengbi bought a gift for Shen Bijun, Yang Kaitai would wipe his sweat.

Then Yang Kaitai came to Feng Si Niang and said, "Si Niang, do you like anything? I'll give it to you!"

Feng Si Niang snorted, "I don't want anything! I've been here for almost a year, do I really need to be interested in it now?"

Yang Kaitai retreated in embarrassment, not knowing whether to be disappointed or relieved.

(End of this chapter)