Chapter 1388: Chapter 1366 Envy
Bai Shan then turned around and handed it to the guards behind him.
The guards hurriedly refused, and Bai Shan said, "Eat up. After running all the way, you must be hungry."
They weren’t sitting in a car; riding horses also consumed a lot of energy. Moreover, it’s cold now, and they have to resist the chill, which makes them hungrier faster.
Even the three of them, who are younger, felt hungry, so the guards surely were more so.
The vendor quickly cut five pancakes, chopped the meat and stuffed it inside. Maybe because they really looked good, the vendor accidentally cut a large opening and stuffed as much meat inside as possible.
The vendor warmly invited them to sit and eat in the store, adding, "We have lamb soup here, it’s not expensive, five wen per bowl."
Cheaper than the meat pie, which was nine wen each.
Bai Shan took out a string of copper coins and counted forty-five of them to give to him.
The vendor counted out nine and put them in the basin, then counted nine more and put them in, and the three of them stood in front of the stall watching him count five times, putting them all in the basin, and looked up to see they hadn’t left, feeling a bit embarrassed.
He was focused on counting the money just now and couldn’t help it; his counting wasn’t good, and if he lost focus, he would forget where he was up to.
Bai Shan couldn’t help but give the vendor a thumbs-up, "Your method of counting is not bad."
The vendor immediately cheered up, "Thank you, Young Master, for the compliment. My wife says the same, usually she’s the one receiving money by the side. If she’s not here, I can only receive money like this, otherwise, if there are too many pancakes, mistakes will happen."
He couldn’t count more, but he could manage within ten.
Bai Shan took the opportunity to ask, "Brother, is the street beside this Erhu Street?"
The vendor, though feeling Bai Shan calling him brother lowered the generation gap, still nodded, "Yes, it’s Erhu Street. Why, do your relatives live here, Young Master?"
Bai Shan nodded, smiling, "My uncle has a villa here, with the surname Bai. Do you know it?"
"Oh, it’s Old Master Bai’s house, I know, I know. Just now the Bai Family’s Eldest Young Master came to buy meat pies."
The three of them heard this, their eyes immediately lit up, and after saluting the vendor, they led their horses into the street beside them.
Erhu Street was even smaller than the main street, and only the first half near the entrance had shops; beyond that, there were none.
Upon entering, Bai Erlang’s memory was awakened, very firmly telling Bai Shan, "Yes, it’s this street. If you go further in, the third last place is my villa."
Bai Shan peeled down the paper bag and, after biting a piece, said, "I know, just now the vendor mentioned it."
Manbao wasn’t in a hurry to go to the villa either. Smelling the fragrance from the paper bag, she peeled the bag and ate as well.
Bai Erlang sighed and walked while eating. The three small horses obediently followed alongside their owners, seemingly enticed by the aroma, nudging them with their noses.
Manbao gently pushed Chiji’s head away, saying, "You can’t eat this, I’ll give you some beans later."
The three of them leisurely walked forward, finished eating the meat pies, and placed the paper bags in one place, together handing them to Bai Erlang to hold.
If it was before, Bai Erlang would definitely protest being wronged, but today, having forgotten the way, he was a bit guilty, so he silently held them without resisting.
The three of them only ate one large meat pie each and didn’t feel hungry, so they decided to walk over slowly.
Especially Bai Shan and Manbao, who were only leading the horses with ropes in their hands, lightly humming songs and feeling quite leisurely.
Passing a lane entrance, Bai Shan glanced inside and then turned his head to smile at Manbao, "I just saw someone who looks like our eldest cousin."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Shan felt something was off, pulled the horse, and directly backed up to check again...
Manbao and Bai Erlang also immediately backed up, the three stood at the mouth of the lane, together poking their heads in to see Bai Dalang standing in the lane with a young lady across from him, speaking quietly. The young lady across from him was also looking down, her face flushed.
A maid and a Xiaos guarding the lane noticed the three heads poking in, and the maid wanted to stop them, but seeing the clothes and cloaks they wore, she hesitated, then seeing the three well-bred horses following behind them, she dared not speak to them.
She could only turn back to remind their young lady, "Miss..."
The Xiaos was also taken aback, subconsciously called out, "Second Young Master..."
And then facing the gazes of Bai Shan and Manbao, he grew more embarrassed, quietly said, "Eldest Young Master, Miss Man..."
The two people talking were also taken aback by the voice, turned to look, and the young lady, upon seeing so many people at the lane entrance, instinctively jumped behind Bai Dalang to hide.
Bai Dalang also blocked her, but seeing it was Bai Shan and the others, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Second Brother, Cousin, Junior Sister, you’ve arrived?"
Remembering something, he got a little nervous, quickly asked, "How about Uncle’s wife and the others..."
Bai Shan said, "We came fast on horseback, Grandma and the others are still behind in the carriage."
Bai Dalang then relaxed.
Bai Shan and the other two looked at the Xiaos standing in front of them, then at the maid, finally focusing their gaze on the young lady behind Bai Dalang, revealing a look of sudden realization.
Bai Dalang saw their expressions and felt things weren’t good, hurriedly said, "Don’t get the wrong idea, this is Second Miss Cheng, we, we..."
His face turned slightly red, "Our two families have already settled the engagement."
Second Miss Cheng nodded with a red face.
Bai Dalang let the Xiaos and maid step aside, and when the three came in, he turned to introduce them, "Second Miss, this is my younger brother, this is my cousin Bai Shan, and this is my junior sister Zhou Man."
Second Miss Cheng looked up with a flushed face, curtsied to the three of them, the three were seeing such a shy person for the first time, were slightly stunned, and then returned the greeting.
Bai Erlang looked confused, "Big Brother, why are you hiding here to talk?"
Bai Dalang coughed slightly, "I’m leaving tomorrow, so I came to chat with Second Miss."
"Then you should go home, here in the lane there’s no tea, nor seats, how impolite."
Second Miss Cheng’s face turned even redder.
Manbao tugged on his sleeve, signaling him to speak less.
Bai Dalang also secretly glared at Bai Erlang, thinking he didn’t want to.
But at home were his father and mother, and when Second Miss Cheng came, she mostly talked with his mother, leaving them with no chance to be alone.
And they just agreed on the engagement, Second Miss Cheng came to the door, which might seem a bit forward in others’ eyes.
Their situation wasn’t like Bai Shan and Manbao’s.
Thinking of this, he envied the look of Bai Shan and Manbao standing together. Growing up together had its perks; no one found it strange if Bai Shan visited the Zhou Family or Manbao went to the Bai Family every day.
Everyone took it for granted.
Bai Shan caught Bai Dalang’s gaze but misunderstood, nodded in understanding at him, then said to Manbao and Bai Erlang, "Let’s go, we need to tell Uncle and Aunt that the caravan is almost here."
He turned to Bai Dalang and said, "Big Brother, entertain Second Miss Cheng first, we’ll head off."
Bai Dalang felt he misunderstood.