The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Cheng Youning disdained to do anything to bully others, and his parents were standing here, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

At this time, Cheng Youning heard his father say to Song Qianyuan: "I know, Youning told me."

Song Qianyuan couldn't understand, "The prince didn't stop him?"

Cheng Feng said: "Things obtained through legitimate means can be sold."

"He is the prince."

Cheng Feng nodded nonchalantly, "I know." Immediately, Cheng Feng also became alert. He looked at Qiao Rong, "Who did you sell the katydid to when you went into the city just now?"

Qiao Rong said, "Three strangers. I didn't ask their names."

"How much silver did you get?"

Qiao Rong replied, "Three thousand and twenty coins."

"I don't believe it." This number is exactly the same as Cheng Youning's estimate. Song Qianyuan didn't believe that Cheng Youning was so knowledgeable.

But Cheng Youning is so knowledgeable. He has been playing with katydids since he was a child. He has given, exchanged, traded and bought and sold them with others countless times. He knows exactly how much a katydid is worth.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Rong was so angry that he put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up and strode towards the carriage. When he came back, he was holding two bags of medium size in his hands. He walked up to Song Qianyuan and threw the bags in front of him. Song Qianyuan took a step back for fear that the bags would hit his feet.

"Our Crown Prince was the instigator of the kite incident and has now become the target of public criticism in the court. However, all the money received by the Crown Prince's Mansion at that time has been handed over to the Ministry of Revenue. I believe it has all been returned to everyone by now. As for this katydid, it was sold for so much silver. Believe it or not, it has been exchanged for candy. Since you provided the katydid, I will give you all the candy."

"Our Song family has not returned the one thousand taels."

"Shame on you! Ministers bribing the Crown Prince is a capital offense. The Emperor not only shows leniency to everyone, but also takes special care of your Song family, giving your father the position of Lin Ling. It's ok for your Song family to be ungrateful, but you're also embarrassing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If the Emperor knew about this, he would treat it as a pact. How would your Song family cope with this?"

"No one is trying to embarrass the prince. It was the emperor's order, asking my father to temper the prince's will and make him suffer. It has nothing to do with my Song family. And Qiao Rong, don't keep mentioning my father buying an official position. No one is selling an official position, so how could my father buy one? This is indeed shameful, but it can't be blamed on my father. Besides, my father has already resigned. I guess he won't have to go to the Sinong Temple tomorrow, and he won't have to suffer here under the sun with the prince..."

Qiao Rong was too lazy to listen to him. He said unhappily, "That's the best. The candies were earned from your katydids. Keep them. Don't mention my prince selling katydids again."

Song Qianyuan looked at the candies in the two bags on the ground in astonishment, "What do I need these candies for?"

Qiao Rong said, "Originally, these candies were not bought for you, but now they are yours. I know your Song family is not short of money, nor are they short of candies that can be found everywhere on the streets. However, I have already sold Grasshopper, so I can only give you these two bags of candies. You can decide for yourself."

"You and the prince are not going to resell candy, are you?"

Qiao Rong's face darkened, and his words were filled with anger, "Is that how you think of our prince?"

"If they sell katydids, it's not impossible for them to resell candy."

"I repeat, it's me, Qiao Rong, who sells the katydids, not the prince selling them on the street."

"It was the prince's order to take it."

"So what if it was the prince's order? The silver that Grasshopper exchanged for has been turned into candy, and the prince didn't take the candy for himself. Aren't all the candies here?"

"What are these candies for? I don't think the prince wants to eat them himself."

"My prince is no longer old enough to live without candy. He bought these candies for these children. He is different from you, the grandson of a third-rank official. You eat sesame cakes and the whole family is not hungry, but my prince is different. Although he eats rice, he also remembers to bring a handful of candy for everyone."

After hearing this, Song Qianyuan became even more embarrassed. He complained, "Since it's for these children, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Qiao Rong rolled his eyes at him and asked, "Will you listen to me?"

"You're just trying to embarrass me."

"It seems that you have repeatedly embarrassed my prince and brought shame upon yourself."

Seeing the two teenagers about to argue again, Cheng Feng stepped forward and said, "Shut up, both of you! How can you win an argument? Qiao Rong, sit down and eat. Qian Yuan, share the candy with everyone. You Ning, stop stuffing your food so much and share the leftover food with everyone."

Cheng Youning looked at the chrysanthemum fish, crispy chicken, pickled crab, green juice snail soup, and mint paste that he had not yet touched, and looked up at Cheng Feng, "Daddy, I'm not full yet."

"Aren't you eating a four-happiness meatball?"

"Dad, you know how much I eat. I've only eaten half a bowl of rice."

Cheng Feng said, "There's soup in the Four Joy Meatballs, so make some soup and eat the remaining half bowl of rice."

"Daddy, I have to eat at least two bowls of rice. I do physical labor."

Seeing Cheng Youning not having enough to eat, Cheng Feng naturally couldn't bear to see him go hungry. "Then you can keep one dish for yourself and share the rest with these kids. They have been watching here for a long time."

Cheng Youning pointed at the chrysanthemum fish and said, "Leave this fish for us to eat. The four-happiness meatballs are mine, and the rest can be given to the children."

Han Nianxia had already put down her chopsticks. She was greedy, but she had a kind heart. "I'm full."

Cheng Youning glanced at her rice bowl and scolded her, "Leftovers are not good, they cost a lot of money."

Han Nianxia said, "I'll give this bowl of rice to anyone who doesn't despise me." Han Nianxia only took a few bites of the four-happiness meatballs and didn't touch the rice at all. She was just watching the fun.

At this time, a child said, "Sister, I don't mind. Let me eat it."

The person who spoke was a little girl. Han Nianxia stood up and handed the bowl of rice in her hand to her. As soon as the little girl got the bowl, several children rushed over and snatched it away. The little girl didn't get a single bite. She didn't cry or make a fuss. This kind of thing probably happened often, and she had accepted her fate.

Looking at the rice that had fallen on the ground and was still being picked up by others, Cheng Feng said, "Don't fight over it. It's all wasted if you throw it on the ground. There's no extra rice. Everyone can have a bite and still have their share."

Cheng Feng pointed at the food on the lunch box and said, "There's only one pair of chopsticks. If you don't mind, just take a bite each. No one is allowed to eat more than what I said. If you disobey me, you are not allowed to go to the porridge shop to get porridge tonight."