Chapter 35: Shopping with Second Brother!(1/2)
Xuruoxue was stunned for a moment and did not answer immediately.
"It would be better if you could help me." Xu Yan said straight to the point.
Lu Wansu felt something was wrong: "This is not good."
"It doesn't matter, as long as I'm here, you don't have to worry about anything." Xu Yan comforted the two of them.
Before leaving, Xu Yan warned: "If you don't understand anything, you can go to your second brother."
"I understand." Xuruoxue nodded lightly.
After Xu Ruoxue left, Xu Yan asked someone to pass a message to Shen Chufan, asking him to take good care of his sister.
Xuruoxue thought that nothing big happened now, so she headed to Shen Chufan's residence.
"Second brother!" Xu Ruoxue shouted softly.
Shen Chufan had already received his mother's order and was waiting in the study early.
"Xue'er, come quickly!" Shen Chufan waved to Xuruoxue to enter the room.
"What are you doing?" Xuruoxue looked at the books on his desk and couldn't help but feel curious.
"These are the account books of the General's Mansion. I have a headache. You came just in time." Shen Chufan directly moved a chair for her, "I heard from mother that you are very interested. Take a look."
As she said that, Xuruoxue saw several account books in front of her.
"Second brother, I just came to take a look, not as a coolie." Xuruoxue was about to cry but had no tears.
Shen Chufan thought for a while: "How about I take you to the street to see the shops of the General's Mansion?"
Xuruoxue nodded immediately after hearing this suggestion: "Okay, okay, let's go look at the shops on the street!"
After saying that, he quickly stood up and walked out.
When Shen Chufan saw this, he chuckled. He was really busy and confused.
"Wait a moment and let someone prepare the carriage."
"good."
After a while, a shogun's carriage drove to the most prosperous place in Kyoto.
The carriage suddenly stopped.
Xuruoxue lost her balance and fell straight to the side.
If it's over, won't your face be stained?
Shen Chufan quickly stabilized his figure. Seeing that Xuruoxue was about to come into close contact with the rafters of the car, he waved his big hand and directly took Xuruoxue into his arms.
Xuruoxue had not come back to her senses at this time, and took a deep breath in Shen Chufan's arms.
"Thank you, second brother!"
Feeling that the woman in his arms had stabilized, Shen Chufan asked in a cold voice: "What's going on?"
The coachman quickly reported back: "Second Young Master, there seems to be something wrong with the axle of the carriage."
"There will be problems with the axle, what's the use of supporting you!" Shen Chufan was very unhappy at this time.
Xuruoxue broke away from Shen Chuhan's arms: "We'll be there soon, it doesn't hurt to get out of the car and take a walk."
Shen Chufan felt that his arms were empty, and he suddenly no longer thought of scolding his servants.
"Want to walk down the street?"
Xuruoxue was somewhat looking forward to it. She had been busy setting up the fire bed during this period and had not had the opportunity to take a walk around Kyoto.
It would be a good idea to take this opportunity to walk around and get to know the preferences of Kyoto people, which would also help her plan some shops.
"Yeah." Xu Ruoxue nodded, looking eager to try.
"Let's get out of the car first." Shen Chufan took her out of the car together.
Vendors were coming and going on the street selling goods, and the streets were bustling with people.
Seeing such a lively and prosperous scene, Xuruoxue couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and couldn't help but said: "I have long heard that the emperor's feet are extraordinary, and now it seems that this Kyoto is really extraordinary."
"Before you..." Shen Chufan felt a little distressed when he thought that she had been in the countryside before and must have never seen such a prosperous scene.
Xu Ruoxue naturally didn't know what Shen Chufan was thinking, and even if she knew, she wouldn't take it seriously. After all, everyone thought she came from the countryside and had little knowledge.
"Before? What happened before?" Xuruoxue was looking attentively at the vendor who was drawing candy figures.
"It's nothing." Seeing the joy on her face, Shen Chufan didn't want to spoil the fun by mentioning the past things, so he just said nothing.
He walked up to the vendor who was drawing a candy man and said, "Draw a candy man."
"What kind of style do you want, sir?" The hawker greeted him quickly when he saw the business coming.
Shen Chufan smiled, pointed at Xuruoxue who was falling behind him and said, "Just draw one like her."
The vendor immediately responded, drawing sugar paintings with very neat movements.
When Xuruoxue saw Shen Chufan here, she immediately stepped forward.
"Why do you think of the candy man?" Xu Ruoxue rarely saw people talking to the candy man on the street in modern times. She didn't expect to see this intangible cultural heritage in ancient times, so she couldn't help but take a second look.
Unexpectedly, when she was looking at it with enthusiasm, Shen Chufan suddenly appeared next to the vendor.
"When I looked at you just now, my eyes were glued to my head. As a brother, you can't even afford a candy bar!" Shen Chufan rubbed her hair.
Xuruoxue quickly dodged: "Don't mess up my bun."
"You!" Shen Chufan smiled, pointed at the candy painting and said, "Go on and look at it."
"Oh." Xu Ruoxue nodded and stood aside obediently watching.
"Master, please take it!" The vendor was very skilled and quickly handed the painted candy figure directly to Shen Chufan's hands.
He took the candy man and put it directly into Xuruoxue's hand: "Take it."
"Second brother, don't you want to eat?" Xuruoxue was curious when she saw that he only bought one.
Shen Chufan glanced at him sideways: "You think everyone is like you and you haven't grown up yet and you still want to eat sweets?"
"Second brother, you are not a weakling when you bully others, you are also a child!" Xuruoxue said unconvinced.
If this were in modern times, Shen Chufan would be just a middle school student in front of her.
"Humph!" Xuruoxue held the candy man and turned away from him.
"Okay, I shouldn't have said that to you." Shen Chufan said with a smile, "I just don't like sweets."
"Xue'er is not young at all. My second brother made a mistake." Shen Chufan coaxed softly.
Xuruoxue raised her eyebrows slightly: "Since you are so sincere, I will forgive you first!"
Shen Chufan followed her words: "I'm very grateful for Xueer's magnanimity and forgiveness."
Afterwards, Shen Chufan casually placed a silver coin on the hawker's drawing board.
Seeing the customer in front of him like this, the hawker said with some embarrassment: "Sir, your ingot of silver is too big for a small one to find."
When Shen Chufan saw Xu Ruoxue holding the candy man and couldn't put it down, he said happily: "There's no need to look for it."
The hawker was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't expect this guest to be so generous. He smiled at the two of them and said, "Thank you, sir!"
The two of them walked around the market, and Shen Chufan immediately bought the things that Xuruoxue took a second look at.
Along the way, Xuruoxue was so scared that she didn't dare to look around and walked honestly with her head down.
"Why are you unhappy?" Xu Ruoxue lowered her head and couldn't see her expression clearly. Shen Chufan couldn't figure out her thoughts for a while.
"I'm not unhappy." Xu Ruoxue shook her head quickly, "Second brother, please stop buying it."
"What are you afraid of? I brought a lot of money!" Shen Chufan said nonchalantly.
Xuruoxue couldn't stop him either, she looked helpless.
Shen Chufanna frowned: "Is it because you don't like those things?"
"I like it, but..."
"As long as you like it." Shen Chufan didn't care and waved his hand, "You can buy whatever you want today!"
"Okay, okay, I know the second brother is rich, let's go see the shops quickly." Xuruoxue urged.
Only then did Shen Chufan remember the purpose of going out today.
"Don't be in a hurry, I'm too busy with business matters." Shen Chufan was not in a hurry, but continued to take Xuruoxue around.
"I can't survive...Second brother, I can't walk anymore." Xuruoxue looked at Shen Chufan helplessly.
Shen Chufan's heart softened: "It's getting late, I'll invite you to a restaurant for delicious food."
Xuruoxue nodded: "Okay."
Seeing her lack of interest, Shen Chufan quickly said: "Tianxiangju's Drunken Duck is one of the best in Kyoto. If you don't eat it, you will regret it!"
"Is Tianxiangju the largest restaurant in Kyoto?" Xuruoxue asked casually.
"Of course." Shen Chufan responded.
To be continued...