Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 368: Give the young master's portrait to the girl as well

Lu Lang smiled and urged, "Stall owner, why are you still standing there?"

"Hurry up and take all the dolls in my set and collect the colored rings. The people behind are still waiting to play."

The few people behind who had already bought colored rings saw Lu Lang easily hit seven out of ten rings, and their confidence increased greatly.

They also urged, "Yes, hurry up and take out the dolls from this gentleman's set, and don't forget to put the other seven dolls back."

"Also, don't pass off inferior goods as good ones. If you still have the portraits of the ladies and gentlemen, you should also put up a pair. I want to try that one, too."

At this moment, the stall owner wished he could shut up everyone's mouths, blind them, pack up his stall and leave.

But the colorful ring had already been sold and could not be taken back.

When the onlookers heard that the man in front had caught seven dolls with ten rings, they all became interested and more and more people gathered.

Even if the stall owner wanted to run away, he didn't have the courage to do so in front of so many people.

He could only consider himself unlucky, with his head hung, and with heavy steps he took out the dolls from Lu Lang's set one by one, put them in a bamboo basket in his hand, and put away the colorful rings.

He handed the bamboo basket to Lu Lang without saying a word, then turned around and went to his own stall to put more dolls back in.

Shen Yu felt a little reluctant. Although the stall owner made a big fuss about the colorful rings, after all, even if one person bought fifty rings, it would only cost twenty-five cents.

Lu Lang took away seven of his dolls at once, and estimated that he would not be able to make back his profit even if he set up the stall for several days.

Judging from his age, he probably has elderly parents and young children at home, and they rely on him to make a living.

When Shen Yu thought of this, he couldn't help but frowned slightly.

Yu Cheng and the others didn't think so much. When Lu Lang handed the bamboo basket over, the three little ones just kept exclaiming in amazement.

"Oh, this little tiger is really cute, with big round eyes and plump body. It can be used as a paperweight when writing."

"This peach is big and juicy, and the size is the same as a real peach. You can't tell it's fake when you put it there."

"Why does Mr. Lu want to catch a big white goose? It's white and fat. Does he like to eat goose meat?"

"My Xiaobai is still the best looking. It really looks like our Xiaobai. Look, its body is shiny black and its mouth is snow-white. It just looks fatter than our Xiaobai."

"Second sister, this clay doll really looks like you. Show it to mom and the others later. They will definitely like it."

"I think this young master looks a bit like Young Master Lu, Second Sister, do you think they look alike?"

For a while, all I could hear was Yu Cheng chattering away non-stop, with Yu Tao and Dun Dun interjecting from time to time.

Lu Lang listened for a while and saw several people fiddling with the dolls in the bamboo baskets. They couldn't let go of them and kept talking about them.

I smiled and said, "Well, we've played here for quite a while, let's go somewhere else."

Yucheng and the others carefully carried the small bamboo baskets, agreed, and walked forward.

Shen Yu walked forward a few steps, turned his head to look at the stall owner who was still dejected, and stopped hesitantly. Lu Lang whispered, "Don't worry, he won't suffer any loss."

As he said that, he waved to Qixi and told her, "Go ask the stall owner how much these seven dolls are worth in total, pay him the price, and then come after us."

Qi Xi agreed and quickly turned around and ran towards the stall owner who looked like a frost-bitten eggplant.

Shen Yu finally felt relieved, and together with Lu Lang, he followed Yu Cheng and the others in front and strolled slowly forward.

Shen Yu smiled and whispered, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."

Lu Lang pretended to be confused and asked, "Why are you thanking me?"

Shen Yu said: "Although the colorful ring is very difficult to put on, the stall owner also opened the stall to make money to support his family."

"Those who bought the colored rings may not win, but they still had fun throwing them. So it's not really a scam."

"If Mr. Lu leaves like this, I estimate that even if the stall owner keeps the stall open for a few more days, he won't be able to make up for today's losses, let alone make any more money."

"So I want to thank you on behalf of the stall owner."

Lu Lang smiled slightly, but then said: "Then give the young master's portrait to Miss Shen as well."

"I think they are a perfect match with the lady's portrait."

"One is drinking tea and reading, the other is playing chess by the window, both are very leisurely."

"It would be boring if they were separated, so I brought them together."

Shen Yu couldn't help but laugh: "Mr. Lu's reason is quite unique."

Then he asked, "I guess that big white goose gentleman wanted to trap it for me, but why?"

Lu Lang said leisurely: "Yu Cheng is right, goose meat is indeed delicious."

"When I was a child, there was also a pair of big white geese in the pond in our garden. On rainy days, the two white geese swam leisurely among the lotus flowers in the pond. I was very envious when I saw them."

"Besides, the white goose is quite big, so it can be used as a paperweight."

The two chatted and before they knew it, they had walked around the temple fair with Yu Cheng and the others.

Lu Lang asked Qi Xi to buy a bamboo basket of sugar-roasted chestnuts and strange-flavored beans, and everyone returned home satisfied with their full loads.

When we returned to Guang'an Temple, the lecture had already ended and there were not so many people in the temple.

People walked out in groups of three or four, holding the cakes and pastries they had received. Some planned to go to the temple fair, while others planned to have vegetarian meals in the dining hall of Guang'an Temple.

Shen Yu and the others returned to the Scripture Study Hall, where there were only a few young monks arranging tables and chairs; there was no one else.

Shen Yu was wondering where Li and the others had gone.

Yan Xin happened to come over to get something, and seeing Shen Yu, she smiled and said, "Miss Shen, Madam Li and the others have gone to the vegetarian hall to eat vegetarian food."

"After we finish eating, we will go home to rest. In the evening, we will pick you up and come over to make flower cakes and pastries."

"Madam Li asked me to tell you if I see you, so that you don't miss coming over in the evening to make flower-shaped pastries."

"If Mr. Lu has a lot of gift signs, Yutao, Yucheng and Dundun will stay in the county government to help with the work. You just need to come and make the flower cakes and pastries."

Yan Xin continued, "Miss Shen, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

"There are many people eating in the dining hall today, and the master and others are busy."

After Yan Xin finished speaking, he clasped his hands together, bowed, hurriedly took the things he needed, and went back to the dining hall.

Shen Yu felt relieved when he knew where Li and the others were going. He turned to Lu Lang and said, "Mr. Lu, are you going to have a vegetarian meal at Guang'an Temple? When can we go to the county government office to write the gift sign for you?"

Lu Lang shook his head: "You should come back with me to the county government office to have lunch together."

"It's not easy to get a meal in the vegetarian hall today. There are so many people. I don't know how long it will take to queue up."