Xiao Zilin organized his words: "This is a picture of an outing. The spring flowers are in full bloom and the willows are lush and green. The whole scroll is meticulously arranged, the brushwork is rich and the ink is smooth. He also skillfully integrated the mountains, lakes, people, flowers and trees into one."

When the old gentleman heard what he said, his eyes were full of satisfaction and smile: "Boy, can you enlighten me?"

Xiao Zilin shook his head: "I haven't been enlightened yet, but grandma and daddy have taught me to read."

The old man smiled and stroked his beard. He took the landscape painting off the shelf, rolled it up and handed it to him: "Consider this painting a gift from me to you."

Xiao Zilin did not answer, but looked up at Xia Wanniang.

Xia Wanniang didn't know the value of the painting, but she didn't think about it for long. She took out a tael of silver from her sleeve and placed it on his desk: "Sir, it's not easy for you to set up a stall and do business, so there's no need to give it to me." As she said that, she reached out to take the painting from his hand and handed it to Xiao Zilin.

Xiao Zilin held the painting in his arms and bowed to the old man: "Thank you, old man."

The old gentleman smiled and nodded. After they left, a servant came over and said, "Master, someone offered a hundred taels of gold for that painting before, but you didn't sell it. Why did you give a child away today?"

He smiled as he watched the men leave: "I'm afraid this boy will be extraordinary in the future." Then he looked at the servants: "Pack up your things, we should go back for the New Year."

The servant didn't say anything else. He looked at the ounces of silver on the table, sighed, put the silver away, and began to pack up the things on the stall.

Xiao Zilin was afraid that he might damage the scroll: "Mom, can you help me put it away?"

The moment Xia Wanniang took the scroll from his hand and put it into the backpack, she put it into the space.

A few children wanted to watch the circus, but there were too many people and they couldn't squeeze in.

Xia Wanniang looked around and saw that there was a teahouse opposite the circus stall, so she simply took them into the teahouse.

The waiter saw the group and came over quickly: "Would you like some tea?"

Xia Wanniang: "Are there any seats by the window upstairs?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll take you up." After the guy said that, he led the way in front and took them up.

Xia Wanniang didn't know what kind of teahouses here were, so after sitting down, she asked, "What do you have here?"

The waiter introduced her with a smile: "We have two kinds of tea here: scented tea and green tea, as well as various snacks and preserved fruits. I recommend that you two try the scented tea."

Xia Wanniang: "Then two cups of scented tea, some preserved fruit, and three cups of boiled water for my three children."

"Okay, please sit down for a while." The waiter said and walked downstairs.

The three children were already leaning against the window, looking down. There was a fire-breathing show going on across the street. The three children were screaming in surprise and their little hands were about to clap.

Aunt Xiao looked at the three happy children and smiled herself: "The tea here is not cheap."

Xia Wanniang glanced out the window and said, "Money is earned to be spent, otherwise I would not expect it to give birth to a baby for you."

Aunt Xiao smiled and shook her head: "Okay, today I'm taking advantage of my wife Wan's kindness, so I can indulge myself for a while."

The waiter served them tea and preserved fruits and left. The rule of the teahouse is that tea must be paid for, and hot water can be refilled as often as you like.

Xia Wanniang looked at the tea in the covered bowl. It was jasmine tea. The floral fragrance was strong, but the tea leaves were not very good. But even so, they still spent a penny on these things.

Aunt Xiao took a sip and frowned slightly: "It's a bit expensive."

Xia Wanniang: "I think it's worth it too."

Aunt Xiao nodded: "The tea is not very good. The tea on the market is probably low-grade tea at 30 wen per pound."

Xia Wanniang put down the tea bowl and said, "Wait for me to find some good tea for you." Then she stood up and walked to the window.

Xiao Zimu wanted to call her, but when he saw her coming over, he pulled her hand and said, "Mom, look there."

Xia Wanniang looked in the direction where he pointed, and saw a man covering a woman's mouth and nose with a handkerchief. Then another man suddenly appeared from the alley next to her, put the woman in a sack and carried her away.

And the moment the man let go of the scarf, she saw the woman's face clearly. It was someone she knew.

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