Chongzhou Prefecture is a border crossing between several countries. Merchants from other countries can be seen everywhere on the streets. These people wear clothes different from those of the Southern Merchants. Some of them form long convoys and are in a hurry, while others are selling new and unique things that the Southern Merchants do not have on the streets.

On the wide main street, small vendors lined up their stalls on both sides, selling brightly colored cloth, colorful flowers made of silk and silk, calligraphy and paintings with freehand brushstrokes, and some knives from other countries.

The vendors were wearing relatively thick linen cotton clothes and struggling to sell their wares on the streets. Although they were stamping their feet due to the cold, they could not hide their happy smiles.

In the distance, a carriage with the logo of the Zhenguo Palace slowly approached. Leading the way was the simple carriage in which Butler Sun sat, followed by a handcart pushed by a dozen servants, and then the carriage in which Jiang An sat, and the guards who accompanied him.

This was Jiang An's first time going out on the street since he came here.

Before, I just stayed in the carriage...

Butler Sun's carriage stopped at a Taofu (Spring Festival couplets) shop, the owner of which was a scholar in his twenties.

Seeing the carriage from the Zhenguo Palace stopped here, the shopkeeper in a plain blue jacket hurriedly apologized to the customer beside him and went out to greet the distinguished guest.

"Butler Sun is here. Didn't you buy some peach charms a few days ago? But is there something wrong with the peach charms you bought?"

Steward Sun waved his hand, a smile on his old face, "Don't worry, there is no problem with the peach charms, but the master has asked us to buy more!"

After saying this, he hurried to find his young master.

The convoy stopped, and Jiang An got out of the last carriage.

Tuanzi stood on the carriage, tiptoed and looked at the long street, his eyes swept over the objects on the vendors' stalls that he had never seen before, full of curiosity.

Not far away, there were a few children holding hands, playing slowly in circles, and singing nursery rhymes in their tender voices.

"On the 23rd, we worship the Kitchen God; on the 24th, we sweep the house; on the 25th, we grind tofu; on the 26th, we cut meat; on the 27th, we kill pigs and chickens; on the 28th, we steam jujube flowers; on the 29th, we get wine; on the 30th, we make dumplings; on the first day of the New Year, we bow with our buttocks raised..."

She was curious about these objects, and the vendors who saw the carriage sign and subconsciously lowered their voices were even more curious about the beautiful doll that came out of the carriage.

The doll was dressed in brocade, with jade decorations on her coat and pearls on her embroidered shoes. She had a chubby face and big round eyes, as if she had come down from heaven.

A few days ago, the news spread in Chongzhou Prefecture that our ruthless prince had found his own daughter, and I think this baby must be her!

Seeing that there was no movement in the carriage, it seemed that the prince of Zhenguo was not in the carriage!

Steward Sun: "Young Master..."

Jiang An, who was called, ran over and put his hand into the palm of Butler Sun.

Steward Sun bent over and carefully explained to the doll, "This shop sells peach charms. The shop's words are very elegant. The peach charms in the mansion over the years were all bought here..."

The store owner's attitude was even better than when he was facing Butler Sun just now. He quickly stepped aside to welcome the God of Wealth into the store, introducing him non-stop.

"Thanks for the compliment, Steward Sun. Our shop also has beautiful window decorations and lanterns. Miss, you can take a look!"

The shop was all red, with peach charms hanging on the walls, as well as various window decorations and lanterns.

The words are really beautiful, with all kinds of fonts.

Jiang An couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, but it was much better than what he had written!

After passing the front hall, the shop owner led them into the quiet inner room, where tea, snacks and even a light incense stick were burning.

He took out a booklet and handed it to Butler Sun. It contained all the patterns of peach charms.

Jiang An felt dizzy after reading all the words, and asked the shop owner out of curiosity, "Can we not use the style above?"

"Of course, miss, you provide the style and we can make it specially for you!"

Zundu and fake toot? !

Tuanzi gestured with her hands, "Then I want something like this... like this..."

The shopkeeper spread out a piece of red paper on the table and started writing on it.

After a while,

The shopkeeper put down his pen and showed the peach charm to the little God of Wealth with some suspicion.

"Look... Is this what the young lady wants...?"

Butler Sun looked up from the style booklet and was startled when he looked at the shop owner.

Jiang An: "Yeah, that's it!"

The shopkeeper had a forced smile on his face, and the long peach charms he held in his left and right hands were written with "hahahahahaha" all over them...

The horizontal banner on the table also has four capital letters “HAHAHAHA”…

After all, he is a scholar, although he started his career in business, but this...

It's really hard to make money these days...

Finally, Tuanzi happily left the store with her own peach charm. The store owner, who had received the deposit, happily escorted her to the carriage.

After that, we need to buy dried fruits, maltose, red silk fabrics, etc.

There were more and more things on the cart. Basically, the large quantities were paid as deposits by Butler Sun, and the store would deliver them to the mansion later. The small quantities were loaded on the cart and pushed back by the servants.

After visiting the last store, the only things left to prepare were the firecrackers.

The firecrackers for the Zhenguo Palace were always prepared and sent over from the military camp. This time, the firecrackers were added temporarily and stored at the guard post at the city gate.

The carriage drove along the long street towards the city gate. The hawkers' cries became more and more distant, and the surrounding environment gradually became quieter.

"Please be kind enough..."

It seems to be a begging sound.

Jiang An leaned against the carriage, pushed open the small window with his fat hands, and Nianniang put a cloak on the young lady from behind.

There were no shops outside the carriage, not even many houses, and the wide roadside was covered with unmelted snow.

When the small window was opened, Jiang An looked at the beggar on the roadside, whose upper body was lying in the snow, with frostbite all over his hands and face.

Jiang An couldn't even tell whether he was a man or a woman.

In such a cold day, his clothes were torn, revealing only a thin piece of coarse linen. He was so thin that only bones were left, and he seemed to be holding an equally skinny child in his arms.

Those silent eyes showed despair for this beautiful winter...

The beggar lowered his head in disappointment when he saw that there was a child in the noble carriage, and repeated his words to the next person who came.

It was not until the carriage passed by that Jiang An saw clearly why the man held the child tightly in his arms.

The child had no clothes on...

It's easy to tell when Tuanzi is unhappy. His thin eyebrows droop down, and even the chirps on his head are filled with sadness.

Nianniang patted her back and coaxed her, "Miss, you'd better stop looking..."

"These beggars are refugees from other cities. They have no houses or land, and they live on the porridge stalls set up by the state palace at the city gate..."

I think the child was sick, so this person couldn't kneel on the roadside and beg passers-by.

Niangniang closed the window, a small window that blocked out the despair and pain of the porridge house not far away, leaving behind the warm charcoal fire and fragrance in the carriage.

Tuanzi sat on the cushion, and took out the silver ingot he had brought with him for the day.

It was so big that she couldn't hold it with one hand.

"Nianniao, change this into small change and give some to the beggar just now..."

Even if she gave him such a large silver ingot, the beggar would not be able to keep it given his frail appearance, and it would even bring him a fatal disaster.

Nianniang took the silver ingot from Miss Xiaopang and responded in a low voice.

In the Zhenguo Palace, even the cleaning servants knew that the eldest daughter of the palace was a complete money-grubber...

She got off the carriage and went to look for Butler Sun in front.

After explaining everything, the old man just sighed, perhaps for the beggar's ill-fated fate, or perhaps for the kind-hearted young master.

He took out a few pieces of silver and handed them to Nianniang, "Miss, you are kind-hearted. You can go. There is a Jishan Hall not far from here. The old doctor is a good man. Let them go there..."

These few pieces of silver are enough for the child to see a doctor. Even if they are rich, the clinic will not let them in if they are dressed like this...

Behind the carriage that Jiang An Tuanzi couldn't see, Nianniang put down the small change and the thin blanket from Jiang An's carriage in front of the beggar.

What she said made the beggar excited. He wanted to touch the benefactor, but was afraid of dirtying the benefactor's clothes, so he withdrew his hand and just kept kowtowing.

The scarred face and forehead were flushed with blood...

Nianniang had a cold temper and turned around and left without staying any longer, without even saying which mansion she was from.

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