Whose little lady is so crazy?

Chapter 283 How Could It Be Her
After leaving the gate of the Shangshu Mansion, they identified the direction and walked forward, one big and one small.

After walking a short distance and passing through an alley, they arrived at the main street. Before entering Beijing, Hong Xiaoduo had seen a picture album of the capital, which she bought from a bookstore at the black market price.

If Quan Jinghuai hadn't reminded her, she wouldn't have been able to buy it at all.

The atlas depicts the layout of the capital's streets in detail, with a very rigorous planning and symmetry.

The grid-like streets centered on the imperial palace show the importance the rulers attached to the management and control of the capital.

The streets extend from east to west and from north to south, including the inner city, imperial city, palace city and outer city.

Hong Xiaoduo had a good memory, but not to the point of being able to remember everything she saw, so she asked Quan Jinghuai and wrote down some of the busiest and most lively main streets.

There were shops lining both sides of the main street, with heavy traffic and bustling crowds. Kaiyang was overwhelmed by the sight, and his tense face couldn't help but relax.

The carriages and sedan chairs of dignitaries and the pedestrians of the common people walked in an orderly manner. The shop signs swayed gently in the wind. Various hawking sounds intertwined, but it did not sound noisy.

In modern times, Hong Xiaoduo has also visited several ancient cities and film and television cities.

However, compared to what I see and hear now, the feeling is completely different, there is no comparison at all.

Hong Xiaoduo, who had originally been holding the hand passively, also held Kaiyang's hand back. The grandson that the Wei family had gone through so many twists and turns to find was lost again by herself at the doorstep of someone else's home. That was really unbearable!

Feeling the force of the grip, Kaiyang pursed his lips, turned his head slightly to glance at the person beside him, then shook his head and told himself not to think about that tangled matter for the time being, go shopping happily with her, and just be happy for now.

"Sesame balls? Kaiyang, we have never eaten this, would you like to try it?" Hong Xiaoduo actually saw a shop selling fried sesame balls. The balls were wrapped in white sesame seeds and became rounder and rounder in the oil pan with the movement of the waiter's bamboo chopsticks.

"Yeah." Kaiyang responded.

Although the response was not as excited as before, for Hong Xiaoduo, this was already very good. It was better than being petty and not wanting anything.

"You treat me." Hong Xiaoduo ordered two, took one for herself, and said to Kaiyang who was reaching out to take the sesame ball.

Kaiyang just looked at the sesame ball in his hand and responded: "I am a child, I have no money."

Hong Xiaoduo really wanted to say, no, kid, you are rich now. You are the grandson of the Minister of Personnel, the only one, and your mother’s family is even richer.

But considering that I had only recently said those words to him, it would be inappropriate to make such a joke now.

You should be kind. Do you really have to make the child cry? You may never get the chance to spend time with this child again, let alone go shopping with him. Cherish him!
If she wanted to pay, she had to take it out of her purse, but now she was holding the sesame ball in one hand and shaking hands with Kaiyang in the other.

She twitched her hand, but it didn't move: "Let go."

"I won't." Kaiyang refused firmly. Even though the sesame ball in his other hand was a little hot, he endured it and didn't change hands.

There was no way she wanted him to let go. He would rather throw away the sesame balls that smelled fragrant and looked delicious than let go of her hand.

Hong Xiaoduo looked at the awkward child and said helplessly: "How can I pay if you don't let go?"

After hearing her words, Kaiyang looked at her hand, then at the purse on her waist, and then reluctantly let go of her hand. Hong Xiaoduo raised her hand and stretched it for a short distance from the Shangshu Mansion. Her hand, which was a little sore from being held too tightly, slowly regained its color. Then she watched Kaiyang quickly transfer the sesame ball to his other hand, and then put the burned hand to his mouth to blow it, and her eyes and nose felt a little sore.

He took out some money and handed it to the waiter, then changed his hand to the other hand. He then quickly stood on the other side of Kaiyang, reached out and held his hand, and the two hands, which were warmed by the sesame ball, were tightly clasped together.

Hong Xiaoduo didn't look at Kaiyang's expression. She only felt that this time, the child was not as vengeful as before, and his grip was looser.

"Bite it gently, the syrup inside is still very hot." Hong Xiaoduo reminded softly.

"Oh, I see." Kaiyang responded without looking at her. The two of them walked forward slowly, and no one was in a hurry to eat the food in their hands.

After walking a few steps, Kaiyang asked softly, "Have you eaten this before?"

"I have eaten it, but the outer shells look the same, and I don't know if the fillings are the same. The ones I ate before were filled with black sesame and icing sugar, and some places have red bean paste fillings." Hong Xiaoduo said.

Kaiyang thought about it and said, "You call it Maqiu, but I saw it was written Matuan on the door of the shop."

Hong Xiaoduo looked at the child beside her. No matter what they talked about, as long as he was willing to talk to her, it was enough.

"Maybe, each place calls it differently. Maybe, the appearance looks the same, but the ingredients, fillings and cooking methods are different." After saying that, Hong Xiaoduo really wanted to eat the sesame ball in her hand.

"Then let's eat this and have lunch later?" Kaiyang watched her start to eat from the corner of his eye, and after he finished speaking, he also took a small bite.

Regardless of whether the thing in your hand is called sesame ball or sesame dumpling, it smells good and looks delicious. It is indeed delicious when you take a bite. The outer shell is fried crispy, and you can taste the fragrance of sesame and flour in your mouth, with a little sweet and juicy filling.

They looked at each other and smiled. It was indeed sesame seeds and icing sugar!

"Kaiyang, how about we eat first and then continue shopping?" Hong Xiaoduo suggested.

Although the sesame balls were wrapped in oil paper, the street was too crowded with people coming and going. Even if you were not afraid of them getting on other people's clothes, you were still afraid of being accidentally bumped into by others and getting them all over yourself.

"Oh, here?" Kaiyang responded while glancing at a spot on the roadside, next to the door of a shop.

The two of them walked over immediately. This time, Hong Xiaoduo didn't need to say anything, Kaiyang let go of his hand on his own.

A big one and a small one were standing against the wall, eating the food in their hands as if no one was around.

The capital city was more prosperous than other places. Seeing this two people, one big and one small, standing by the wall eating, especially their appearance and dress, although no one stopped to watch, it still attracted the attention of others.

Hong Xiaoduo's dress didn't look like that of a lady kept by wealthy officials, but no one thought it was indecent for a young girl to stand at the wall and eat in the street. Instead, everyone thought it was quite special and people couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.

At this time, a carriage passed by slowly. A man sitting in the carriage looked out of the window with boredom. He suddenly moved closer to the window and looked back, but the pedestrians in Xirang blocked his view.

He frowned slightly, sat up straight again, and wondered in his heart, could it be her that he just saw?
Then, he smiled bitterly and shook his head. What happened to him? How could he have forgotten what she said that day, that the capital was a place of trouble, a place she avoided as much as possible? How could that woman just now be her...

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