Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 939 - 935: The Little Ones
The car drove into the center of Shijiazhuang, and the scenery of high-rise buildings intertwined with old streets came into view. Ruan Hongzhuang parked the car in a parking lot near Zhengding Ancient City, and the group headed towards Longxing Temple in the ancient city.
The bluestone-paved road was warmed by the sun, and Tang Tang held Mao Sanmei’s hand, her little eyes darting around. Seeing a sugar painting stall by the road, she immediately exclaimed "Oh~" and dragged her mom over.
The Great Compassion Pavilion at Longxing Temple was crowded with tourists. The vermilion pavilion, paired with bronze bells on the eaves, tinkled crisply as the wind blew.
Xiao Yue stood in front of the inscriptions, taking out her phone to check historical information and occasionally explaining a few sentences to Duoduo.
Dou Dou circled around the stone lions at the entrance, occasionally touching their little paws.
She even turned back to ask Duoduo if they should take two home to place at their own door, thinking it would look impressive.
Suddenly, Tang Tang broke free from her mom’s hand and ran towards a small garden beside the Great Compassion Pavilion.
The group followed and found that she had spotted a colorful butterfly, her little legs chasing it, with her skirt swirling in the air.
Mao Sanmei followed quickly from behind, her eyes full of affection, while Shen Siyuan picked up his phone to capture Tang Tang’s running figure, full of innocence.
After visiting Longxing Temple, it was near noon, and Ruan Hongzhuang suggested going to a nearby food street for lunch.
As soon as they stepped into the entrance of the food street, the aroma hit them.
The scent of grilled skewers, sweet roasted chestnuts, and the meaty aroma of donkey burgers mixed together, making mouths water.
Dou Dou immediately perked up, putting her hands on her hips and announcing to the three little companions, "Today, it’s my treat! I have lots of New Year’s money. Just tell me what you want to eat!"
Tang Tang pointed to a sugar-coated haws stall not far away.
"Oh~ Oh~" she kept exclaiming.
A few days ago in Xiajing, Granny Jiang had bought her some, and she fell in love with them instantly.
Dou Dou waved her hand grandly, "Boss, give us two skewers."
Saying this, she reached behind her and magically pulled out a red envelope.
In fact, as a Fan Soul, they have their own unique space, capable of storing their own Magic Artifacts and some items, and all the red envelopes Dou Dou received during the New Year were stored in her space.
Seeing Dou Dou pull out a hundred-yuan note from the envelope, the boss glanced at it and said, "That’s too much; I don’t have change. Do you have something smaller? Or you can pay by phone."
Dou Dou looked at the money in her hand, a little baffled. Money that wasn’t wanted?
Just then, Tang Tang suddenly bent down and picked up something from the ground.
It turned out to be a ten-yuan bill. She held up the money and ran to the sugar-coated haws stall, tiptoeing to hand it to the boss.
"Han~"
Tang Tang grinned a simple smile.
The boss paused for a moment, looked at this adorable little girl, and with a smile gave her a skewer of sugar-coated haws, helpfully opening it for her. Tang Tang happily accepted it.
Turning around, she proudly looked at Dou Dou.
Dou Dou: ...
Taozi walked up with her phone, smiling, "I’ll pay for it. Do you want anything else?"
Hearing this, Dou Dou quickly put her money away, then eagerly said, "I want one of those pancakes."
She pointed to a nearby shop.
It turned out to be a shop selling beef pancakes, and the line outside was quite long, suggesting that the taste must be good.
The group wasn’t in a rush, so they joined the line.
Just then, Duoduo walked up and tugged on Shen Siyuan’s sleeve. "Brother, I want to go there."
She pointed to a nearby cultural shop, with glass walls on all sides, allowing a view of the bustling interior. Its appeal easily caught Duoduo’s attention.
"You guys wait here; I’ll take Duoduo to check it out."
Shen Siyuan said, taking Duoduo towards the cultural shop.
"I’ll go with you." Xiao Yue caught up.
Since coming out, Xiao Yue appeared to become livelier with the new experiences.
The cultural shop was filled with a dazzling array of cute figurines, cards, pendants, and more, crafted adorably enough to attract not only Duoduo and the like but also keeping Shen Siyuan entertained.
And most of these items were tied to nearby attractions, like Longxing Temple keychains and chibi versions of the Four Heavenly Kings figurines.
In the end, Duoduo bought a chibi Maitreya Buddha keychain, which surprised Shen Siyuan.
"You like this?"
"He’s smiling so happily. I want to give it to Dad to make him happy too," Duoduo said.
Xiao Yue, upon hearing this, seemed touched, presumably reminded of her own dad.
When they emerged from the cultural shop, Dou Dou and Tang Tang had already finished buying donkey burgers, no longer interested in their half-eaten sugar-coated haws, giving one to Mom and one to their aunty while holding the burgers to munch on the roadside.
Both little ones had oily faces.
Seeing them return, Dou Dou curiously asked, "What did you guys buy?"
Duoduo proudly displayed the chibi Maitreya Buddha she bought.
"Oh, it’s that big monk from earlier," Dou Dou glanced at it, losing interest.
When they visited Longxing Temple, she had already seen the Maitreya Buddha, although it was the giant version, not as cute as the one in Duoduo’s hand.
"But it kind of looks like Tang Tang," Dou Dou added at the end.
Tang Tang, who was eating her burger, seemed to hear her name mentioned, looked up, and gave a simple smile.
Oddly enough, there was indeed a little resemblance.
Just then, Tang Tang suddenly paused, bent down, and picked up a fifty-cent coin from a crack in the stones, holding it up and exclaiming to Shen Siyuan as if showing off her luck.
"Fifty cents?"
Shen Siyuan was a bit surprised, not thinking it strange to find a dollar, but finding fifty cents in the present day was rare, as few people used fifty-cent coins anymore.
And it was a plum blossom fifty-cent coin, belonging to the fourth series of the Chinese currency. Given how much time had passed, while they wouldn’t rust, they should have long lost their shine. Yet this one was as shiny as new, as if it had just come from the bank.
"Our Tang Tang is truly a Sudhana Kumaara," Taozi joked. Tang Tang might not hear, but she understood it was a compliment and grinned simply, handing the coin to Mao Sanmei for safekeeping.
Watching Tang Tang pick up yet another coin, Dou Dou reluctantly started looking down at the ground, and then, not paying attention, her donkey burger fell to the ground, gathering a layer of dust.
Dou Dou: ...
It was truly a moment of wanting to cry without tears.
"Han~"
Tang Tang gave Dou Dou a silly smile, which only made her more upset.
"Hmph, the old grandpa is really biased," Dou Dou muttered discontentedly, eyeing the burger in Tang Tang’s hand.
Tang Tang jolted, quickly turned around, and positioned her back towards Dou Dou, out of sight, out of danger of being snatched.
Shen Siyuan was amused by the two of them.
Yet, he was more curious about why Dou Dou said the old grandpa was biased, wondering who this grandpa was.
"Of course, it’s the Lord above," Dou Dou replied, her reasoning well-grounded.
Saying so, she also looked up at the sky, as if there really was a grandpa up there.
The group continued to stroll along the food street, where Tang Tang was drawn by a cotton candy stall, refusing to move.
Seeing this, Ruan Hongzhuang stepped forward intending to buy some for her but was stopped by Mao Sanmei, who pointed to her own teeth, expressing concern for Tang Tang’s dental health. Seeing this, Ruan Hongzhuang decided not to insist.
But the boss, seeing the situation, handed Tang Tang a pink cotton candy with a smile.
"Little friend, this is for you."
Tang Tang took the cotton candy, happily bowing to the boss.
Letting out a silly laugh, the boss seemed infected by her laughter and laughed heartily.
Seeing Tang Tang know to bow in thanks, Shen Siyuan and the others were greatly surprised, especially Mao Sanmei, who was filled with joy seeing her daughter being so sensible.
