Who buys things by purchasing an entire stall? Ju Xian watched Xiao Bai and Wang You excitedly preparing to haul the carriage away. Ju Xian was speechless. She had long noticed that her elder brother doted on Xiao Bai to an unbearable degree. She felt a little jealous, wondering who the real sister was.
Xiao Bai exclaimed when she saw it:
“Wow! Brother Ye, you’re amazing, so much delicious food!”
She hugged the haystack and distributed one skewer to everyone on the carriage.
“Sister, hurry and eat. I have more if you finish. Wang You, you too, take these quickly!” Xiao Bai was completely giving gifts and ate continuously with a crunching sound. Even Feng Chu received a skewer.
Ji Wu Ye sat on the carriage shaft outside, and the corners of his mouth curved into a handsome arc upon hearing this.
Ji Wu Ye’s act of buying all the candied hawthorns attracted the angry gaze of a young maid. As the carriage was about to start, Ji Wu Ye was stopped by this maid in green.
“Don’t go, you, yes, you, how could you buy all the candied hawthorns just now? My young lady hasn’t had any yet!” The maid in green’s eyes were wide open, her face puffed with anger.
Ji Wu Ye stopped the horses that were about to move and looked up at the girl who had appeared out of nowhere.
“Just now, if I hadn’t stopped the carriage, you would have lost your life. Get out of the way!”
“Hmph! This broken carriage can’t hit me, you underestimate me too much! Pay for my candied hawthorns!” The maid in green said disdainfully.
“I didn’t take your candied hawthorns, get out of the way!” Ji Wu Ye was baffled. He had bought them from the stall owner, cash on delivery, what business was it of hers! Was she trying to extort money?
“You took them. I saw from upstairs that you wanted to buy them, and when I came down, you bought them all? Hmph, you dare to fight with my young lady for things? Why don’t you inquire who the Qu family is in Mo Tu City?” The maid in green said the Qu family’s name with great pride.
Xiao Bai, inside the carriage, heard this and immediately rolled up her sleeves to go out and argue. Ju Xian quickly held her back, and Xiao Bai had no choice but to sit down indignantly.
“I’ll say it again, get out of the way. I haven’t heard of the Qu family, nor have I snatched anything from your young lady. If you don’t get out of the way, don’t blame me for being impolite,” Ji Wu Ye said impatiently.
“You~~ You, you wait~~” The maid in green, after stating the Qu family’s name, was a bit flustered when the other party was not intimidated. In the past, as long as she mentioned the Qu family’s name, the other party would usually give way.
“Shut up! Xi’er, don’t be rude!” Suddenly, a gentle female voice stopped the maid in green.
“Miss, you’re here just in time. Were all the candied hawthorns snatched?”
At this moment, a crowd had gathered around the carriage to watch the excitement. Initially, they also thought the man in black was bullying a little maid. After knowing the whole story, they started to discuss cautiously.
“Alas, I thought the young man in black really snatched her things.” Passerby A whispered to Passerby B.
“Exactly, I also thought the young man in black hit someone and was preparing to flee?” Passerby B nodded repeatedly.
“So it turns out he snatched her candied hawthorns? What is this? I know about this. This young man in black bought all of Old Chen’s candied hawthorns. I was watching from the side, and Old Chen was so happy his teeth were showing,” Passerby C also whispered to the two.
No matter how low their voices were, they could be heard by cultivators. Ji Wu Ye looked at the maid in green with a blank expression, sitting on the carriage shaft. It was obvious that the maid in green had also heard and, facing her young lady’s slightly angry gaze, flinched and lowered her head guiltily.
Qu Bi Yao heard the surrounding discussions and felt a little embarrassed. It was clear that her maid was being unreasonable, blocking someone’s carriage for such a trivial matter. If she had encountered a fierce person, she would have been whipped long ago.
“I’m sorry, sir. My maid was being unreasonable. I, this humble woman, apologize to you!” Qu Bi Yao curtsied.
“It’s nothing, move aside, I need to get going.” Ji Wu Ye didn’t want any trouble and immediately urged the horses to leave.
“Wait, sir, I have one more request. Could you please let me have a skewer of the candied hawthorns from just now? I can pay with spirit stones.”
Qu Bi Yao’s face turned red. She knew her request was unreasonable, but she had promised her younger brother to buy him candied hawthorns. It was particularly lively today, and she and her maid had walked several streets without seeing any. She saw them while resting at a teahouse, so she sent Xi’er down to buy them. That’s when this incident occurred.
Ju Xian, inside the carriage, heard this and looked at Xiao Bai. Xiao Bai pouted, clearly unwilling to give. Feng Chu also supported not giving:
“She’s really shameless. Who does she think she is? Hu Hu, give it if you want! Don’t give it! See who dares to snatch it!”
This was also doting on his sister. The handsome and elegant young man held a fan in one hand and a skewer of candied hawthorns in the other. After biting into one, his eyes lit up, and he ate with relish:
“You know, this sweet and sour taste is quite good!”
Ju Xian raised an eyebrow and didn’t bother anymore. The little one was protecting her food; she could give it if she wanted.
“No, my sister also really likes these candied hawthorns. Please move aside.” Ji Wu Ye’s voice was cold. He thought of Xiao Bai’s happy expression when she received the candied hawthorns and directly refused.
Saying this, Ji Wu Ye patted the horses and left. Seeing that there was no more excitement, the surrounding people also dispersed.
“Miss, do you still need candied hawthorns? I have more here.” Old Chen, who had originally sold candied hawthorns, had been bought out by Ji Wu Ye and had rushed home to get more to sell. His home was in the small alley behind this street, very close by.
Qu Bi Yao hadn’t expected to be refused so resolutely, and her face was still hot. Seeing Old Chen promoting his wares in front of her, she became angry for no reason.
“Get lost! This young lady doesn’t want them anymore!”
Turning around, she flicked her wide sleeves and walked away. Xi’er, seeing her young lady angry, quickly took out money to buy a skewer and hurried to catch up. They had left the manor to buy them for the young master, who was the most pitiful, critically ill, and even the spiritual physician had said there was no hope.
Qu Bi Yao felt ashamed and walked quickly for a distance to calm down. Her brother’s wish was important, so she turned back to buy candied hawthorns. Xi’er, seeing her young lady like this, quickly took out the candied hawthorn she had bought.
“Xi’er, thank you! You were too rash today. If you had encountered a wicked person, your life would have been in danger.” Qu Bi Yao saw Xi’er take out the candied hawthorns, patted her head, and said earnestly. Suddenly, she also smiled self-deprecatingly. Yes, why should others give way to you!
After Ju Xian and the others left, they didn’t know what happened afterward. But at this moment, Xiao Bai lifted the curtain and smiled at Ji Wu Ye with her eyes curved: “Brother Wu Ye, you’re so good!”
“Hurry inside, or your sister will eat all your candied hawthorns later, and you’ll cry!” Ji Wu Ye looked back at Xiao Bai, her eyes smiling, with a grain of sugar residue on her lips. He reached out and wiped it away, looking a little uncomfortable.
“Okay, I’m going in. It’s fine even if sister eats them.” Xiao Bai didn’t know why, but Brother Wu Ye touching her face made her feel a little uncomfortable too. Entering the carriage, her face felt warm.
Long San, in the spatial realm, saw this scene and felt heartbroken. Was his little fox going to be snatched away? He would definitely guard against this kid in the future.
Ju Xian bit into a candied hawthorn, looking at Xiao Bai’s red face after she came in. Had she missed something? Xiao Bai was actually shy?