Main Street, Nancheng District
The most prosperous area in Yucheng is actually the main city streets of the four major urban districts of southeast, northwest and northwest.
In terms of luxury, spaciousness, environment, etc., these areas are naturally not as good as the inner city, but in terms of liveliness alone, the main city street is actually much more lively than the inner city. After all, although the inner city is prosperous, it is only a place for dignitaries. The total population of the entire inner city is not as large as the population of any area in the southeast, northwest, and northwest.
“Tanghulu, candied haws on ice…”
In the broad street market, there are sounds of hawking everywhere.
Chen Mu wore an inconspicuous plain green shirt and walked through the market with Chen Yue and Yu Ru. Passing by a candied haws vendor, he turned to look at Chen Yue and said with a smile, “Do you want it?”
Chen Yue rolled her eyes slightly and said, “I’m not a child anymore.”
But there was a pause.
He added solemnly: “Yes!”
Chen Mu laughed dumbly. Looking at Chen Yue’s appearance, he couldn’t help but miss the little girl a few years ago who sweetly clung to him all day long. In the blink of an eye, she was sent to the inner city to practice martial arts for more than a year. She has changed from a well-behaved and sweet girl. It must be a little weird.
“Take two.”
Chen Mu took out a bunch of copper coins to pay the bill, and handed two bunches of candied haws to Chen Yue and Yu Ru respectively.
“Thank you, thank you, Brother Chen.”
Yu Ru took the candied haws and responded softly with a slightly red face.
“You’re welcome, just think of me as your brother.”
Chen Mu smiled slightly and led the two of them to continue walking forward. After walking around in a circle, they came to a quieter inner street on the main street. The flow of people inside was much smaller, but correspondingly, Cleaner and tidier than outside.
The reason why there are few people in the street is that the shops inside are basically not what ordinary poor people need. They either sell high-end silks and satins or various jade toys. They are basically higher-end shops.
“I see that you liked those accessories very much before, but the jade sold by the vendors outside are mostly of inferior quality and not as exquisite as the ones here. In fact, in terms of quality, the stores in the inner city are the highest.”
Chen Mu looked up and saw an ‘Ancient Jade House’ and walked in.
Chen Yue followed Chen Mu closely. As soon as he walked into the shop, he blinked at the exquisite jade ornaments displayed in the shop. Yu Ru next to her did not react at all. As the rich daughter of the Yu family, what is precious or not? She didn’t care much, and now she followed Chen Mu in. Instead, her eyes were peeking at Chen Mu, and she didn’t seem to care about the accessories in the store.
“It turns out that Mr. Chen is here, and the shop is full of glory.”
The shopkeeper of Gu Yuzhai came out in person and recognized Chen Mu immediately. After all, there were not many police officers in Nancheng District. Although Chen Mu had only been promoted not long ago, his reputation had already spread throughout Nancheng.
Ordinary people may not be able to recognize Chen Mu in casual clothes at a glance, but as the shopkeeper of Gu Yuzhai, his job is to recognize people.
Chen Mu waved his hand and said, “I’ll pick out a few pieces of jade for my two sisters and see if there’s anything suitable.”
The shopkeeper glanced at Chen Yue and Yu Ru, and said with a smile: “The two girls are as beautiful as gods. Some of the common jade articles in the shop can only be used as decorations… Well, the red jade hairpin here is made of The ‘flame jade’ of high-quality texture can keep warm even in the cold winter, so it is suitable for wearing in winter. The black jade bracelet here is of high-quality ‘black jade’ and can still keep warm in the hot summer. A wisp of coolness.”
As the shopkeeper spoke, he took out pieces of jewelry suitable for women to wear.
Chen Yue looked a little dazzled, but after selecting, he asked about the price, and immediately stuck out his tongue, ran back to Chen Mu and whispered: “It’s so expensive, not affordable.”
Chen Mu smiled and said: “I told you before that I wanted to dress you up beautifully. Go and choose. I think that red jade hairpin is good. For high-grade flame jade, one hundred and eighty taels of silver is not too much.” precious.”
It turns out that my brother is so rich that he doesn’t even care about a hundred and eighty taels of silver? Chen Yue blinked.
She sneaked back to Yu Ru and said, “Xiao Ru, which one looks better?”
“Ah, I…well, this is good.”
Yu Ru was secretly looking at Chen Mu. She was startled by Chen Yue’s sudden question and made a few random comments at a loss.
Chen Yue looked at Yu Ru, then at Chen Mu not far away, and couldn’t help but curl her lips.
But nothing was said.
Continue to look at each piece of jade.
After a while, Chen Mu came over and asked, “How do you like it?”
A worried look appeared on Chen Yue’s face: “This red jade hairpin is good, but it is uncomfortable to wear in summer. There is also this sapphire bracelet. It’s a bit cold to wear now. This…”
“……”
Chen Mu was silent.
This scene reminded him of some not-so-good memories from his previous life. Why did he suddenly have a problem with him and take two girls to the market to see the scenery?
Chen Mu’s eyes passed over the jade pieces, and finally stopped on two exquisite and small white jade pendants. The jade used was ‘Qing Ling Jade’, which was of low quality, but Qing Ling Jade itself is a rare jade with extremely high value. It has the effect of purifying and calming the mind. Even the low-grade Qingling Jade is worth more than the high-grade Flame Jade and Black Jade.
“This pair of Qing Ling Pei is good.”
Chen Mu took it in his hand and rubbed it twice, then turned around and handed one to Chen Yue, saying: “After my father passed away, I thought that I must take good care of you. You practice martial arts in the inner city. This clear time Lingpei can calm the mind and is very consistent with the swordsmanship of the Kanshui lineage you have learned. It is suitable for you to understand the sword’s power. It just so happens that your child will be born in a few days, so consider it the first one I give to you. Gift.”
Chen Yue took the jade pendant blankly and looked at Chen Mu’s face. Unknowingly, there was a little more mist in her big eyes. She pursed her lips, wiped her eyes hard, and muttered: “Brother is so bad, I have to do it.” Say things that make you want to cry.”
Chen Mu smiled, then looked at Yu Ru, handed over another jade pendant, and said: “Xiao Ru, you and Yue’er are like sisters, and I also regard you as my sister. This jade pendant is not that precious. I’ll give it to you as a toy.”
“Ah, I…”
Yu Ru’s face turned red all of a sudden, and there was a vague feeling of heat coming out. All that came to her mind were messy words like ‘love token’. When she came back to her senses, she saw that the jade pendant was already in her hand. , but it seemed that he hadn’t thanked Chen Mu yet, so he chased out the door in a panic.
As a result, as soon as he went out in a panic, he bumped into another girl who was walking towards him.
Chen Mu stood at the door, watching Yu Ru running out helplessly and bumping into another strange girl. He couldn’t help but show a hint of helplessness. When he was about to say something, he saw Chen Yue next to him look startled, and his eyes suddenly changes.
“Ouch, who is it?!”
The girl who bumped into Yu Ru was wearing a luxurious satin dress. After being hit, she immediately pushed her hard, causing Yu Ru to stagger back a few steps and almost fall.
After seeing Yu Ru’s appearance clearly, the girl was also startled, and then she hummed: “Who do I think it is? It turns out to be you. You have been without a mother since you were a child, you have no education, and you don’t even have eyesight when you walk.”
Yu Ru was already a little dazed, but now she stood still, her face flushed with anger, her eyes filled with mist: “You…”
“Yu Yun! Be careful what you say!”
Chen Yue couldn’t help it anymore, rushed forward and pulled Yu Ru, and yelled angrily at the girl opposite.
Chen Mu originally wanted to step forward to see what was going on. Seeing this scene, he immediately understood and stood back watching with a thoughtful expression.
Naturally, a big family like the Yu family cannot be monolithic and all brothers and sisters respect each other. What’s more, martial arts inherently require competition with each other, especially in the martial arts academy. Regardless of the men’s academy or the female academy, all kinds of open and secret fights are very common.
The girl opposite was called Yu Yun. She was obviously a member of the Yu family, and she dared to say harsh words to Yu Ru. She was definitely not a branch of the branch. There was no doubt that she was a direct descendant of the Yu family, and she was not the same as Yu Ru.
“Since when is your surname mentioned here?”
Yu Yun glanced at Chen Yue proudly. She was obviously not as tall as Chen Yue, but her gaze seemed to be condescending.
The words fell.
Several girls immediately came out from behind her and stopped Chen Yue aside.
“Chen Yue, you are not qualified to contradict Sister Yun. Don’t think that because you are valued by the teacher in the martial arts academy, you can show off your power. In the end, you are just a person with a foreign surname.”
“Then, do you three want to give it a try? Can you defeat me, a foreigner, if you join forces?”
Chen Yue faced three girls of the same age, but he was not afraid and only said in a cold tone.
“Arrogance.”
The three people on the opposite side suddenly showed anger.
Seeing that the two sides were tense and seemed about to take action, Chen Mu finally spoke.
“alright.”
Chen Mu stepped forward slowly and glanced at Yu Yun and the others calmly: “Screaming in the street, is this how the master of the martial arts academy taught you?”
Yu Yun frowned, but she didn’t recognize Chen Mu and said, “Who are you?”
“I’m just a foreigner.”
Chen Mu said calmly.
Yu Yun looked back and forth between Chen Mu and Chen Yue, then she suddenly figured it out and said, “So you are Chen Yue’s brother.”
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Mu carefully, and then a proud look appeared on his young face. He raised his pointed chin slightly and hummed softly: “I heard that Sister Hongyu values you very much, but I didn’t see it. If there is anything extraordinary about him, what kind of person can come out of this remote country?”
Say it.
He turned around and walked away.
Several girls from the Yu family’s side looked at Chen Mu curiously. Although they were in the martial arts academy in the inner city, they were not ignorant of things outside the Yu family. They had heard of Chen Mu’s name. Shaochi was said to be the person Xu Hongyu had taken a liking to, and it seemed that he wanted to marry a girl from the Yu family.
But it seems that apart from his handsome appearance, there is nothing special about him, and as Yu Yun said, what kind of person can be found in a remote village in the outer city.
Several girls quickly turned around and followed Yu Yun away.
Chen Yue looked at this scene, curled his lips angrily, then looked at Yu Ru aside and whispered: “Xiao Ru, she is always mean in her words, just ignore her…”
Yu Ru bit her lip, with some tears still remaining in the corners of her eyes. After hearing Chen Yue’s words, she raised her sleeves to wipe away the tears and said, “Yes.”
Chen Mu watched a group of little girls from the Yu family leave and couldn’t help but shake his head slightly. He was not interested in getting angry with a few little girls, but he did not like this Yu Yun very much.
The pride of a family member seems to be engraved in his bones. He is similar to He Mingxuan. He puts his eyes above his head and despises everything. He is probably a bit of a bitch.
(End of chapter)