Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 118 Shopping

"Sister, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying?" Xiaoyuan held Hualei's hand, a little panicked.

"Sister Hua, Sister Hua......." Rong Jin was a little anxious.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm just too happy. Xiaoyuan, you can study in the Imperial College and take the imperial examination in the capital." Hualei wiped the tears from her face. "I'm happy. Didn't I scare you?" Xiaoyuan nodded.

Looking at the calmed-down bud, Rong Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, Rong Jue was admitted, ranked 20th. How about Xiaoyuan? Was he admitted?" Zhenzhu and a few others came hurriedly over with two guards leading the way.

Because the official recruitment list was posted on the wall to the left of the Imperial College entrance, and the civilian recruitment list was posted on the wall to the right of the Imperial College. There was a distance of several dozen meters between them. So the group was divided into two groups. Rong Jin Hualei took Xiaoyuan to see the civilian recruitment on the right, and Zhenzhu, Han Qingge and Butler Pei took Rong Jue to the official recruitment on the left.

"I was admitted, and ranked first." Rong Jin said happily.

"Really? That's great. Xiaoyuan is amazing." Zhenzhu also smiled happily. Rong Jue ran over and hugged Xiaoyuan, "Xiaoyuan, I was admitted, 20th place, I'm so happy, we can go to school together again in the future."

Xiao Yuan also smiled, which was rare. Since he decided to take the exam, he had been reciting the text in his dreams for the past two months. His only wish was to be admitted to the Imperial College.

His elder sister worked too hard. In addition to going to the girls' school, she also had to run to the village every day and do a lot of things. He wanted to grow up quickly so that he could help his elder sister.

"Butler Pei, send someone back to the Marquis' Mansion to tell Grandmother and Fourth Aunt the good news." Rong Jin instructed Butler Pei beside him.

Turning around, he asked Hua Lei again, "Sister Hua, do you want to send someone back to Qingyun Lane to tell Uncle Fu and Aunt Song first, or should you wait until you get back and tell them in person?"

Hua Lei thought for a moment and said, "Let's send someone to talk to them first. I'll talk to them in detail when they get back in a few days."

"Okay, Butler Pei, send someone else to Qingyun Lane to tell Uncle Fu and Aunt Song and let them know."

"Yes, young master." Butler Pei also went down with a smile on his face.

"Sister Hua, since both Xiaoyuan and Rongjue have been admitted, that's a good thing. Let's go shopping now. By the way, let's buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstone for Xiaoyuan and Rongjue. What do you think?" Zhenzhu ran over, took Hualei's arm and said with a smile.

Hua Lei thought, "Okay, let's go shopping. We have pens, inkstones, and paper in our bookstore. We don't need to buy them. Let's go buy some delicious food. Rong Jue, you just gave Sister Hua two candies. How about I buy you two cans of candies later?" Hua Lei smiled at Rong Jue. At this moment, she was in a very good mood.

"Really? Wow, Sister Hua, that's great, I love eating candy beans the most." Rong Jue jumped for joy.

Rong Jin looked at Hua Lei's smiling face and felt relieved. He said with a smile, "Okay, let's go shopping today. Let's go to Helin Street first. There are many delicious foods and fun things there. Let's go and have a look. For lunch, I will treat you to a delicious meal at the "Eight Immortals Restaurant". How about it?"

"Yeah, that's great. I like the Eight Treasure Duck from the Eight Immortals Restaurant." Rong Jue was even happier.

"I like the big platter of dishes from the Eight Immortals Restaurant." Pearl also happily started ordering dishes.

The group chatted and laughed as they slowly walked towards Helin Street. Han Qingge, who was following behind, was very upset. Why didn't anyone ask for her opinion?

Helin Street was to the west of the Imperial College. Rong Jin took them on a shortcut and walked for more than a quarter of an hour on the path before arriving at the entrance of Helin Street. Helin Street was not big, only two meters wide, and the road surface paved with bluestone slabs was very flat. On both sides of the street were shops selling snacks and desserts that students loved to eat, as well as stationery. There were also many vendors carrying their loads and stopping by the roadside to hawk their wares. It was similar to the university street in Hualei's previous life.

"Selling sugar paintings, eight cents for one, fifteen cents for two. I'll paint whatever you want." A peddler standing by a shoulder pole shouted. Rong Jue's eyes lit up. He reached into his sleeve pocket, which was empty. Oh, if I had known I would go shopping today, I should have brought my silver coins. Looking around, several maids and servants were still in Nishang Pavilion and hadn't come over. His servant Qingmu was not there either. Rong Jue was a little unhappy.

"Rong Jue, do you want to eat some sugar paintings? I'll buy them for you." Hua Lei took out her purse from the side.

"Yes." Rong Jue answered straightforwardly, grinning at Hua Lei.

"Two servings first, Rong Jue, Xiao Yuan, pick yourselves, what do you want to draw?" Hua Lei called Xiao Yuan beside her. Then she turned around and asked Zhen Zhu, "Zhen Zhu, do you want to eat this?" Zhen Zhu looked at the sticky sugar liquid and shook her head. Although she liked sweets, it was a bit inconvenient for a girl like her to eat this outside, so she refused.

"What about you?" Hua Lei turned around and asked Rong Jin.

"Uh..." Rong Jin was surprised. Did he have one too? Is it okay? Do you want one? Forget it. It's not a good image for him to lick a candy painting in front of Hua Meimei. Rong Jin shook his head.

"Miss Han, how about you? Do you want it?" Hua Lei asked Han Qingge again.

Han Qingge shook her head, "It's too dirty and full of dust. I don't want it." Rong Jue rolled his eyes as he stood in front of the stall.

"Young man, give me two more. Draw me a tiger and a lion. A total of four sugar paintings cost thirty cents. Keep them." Hua Lei put the thirty copper coins aside.

"Okay, Miss, wait a moment." He handed a finished rabbit sugar painting to Rong Jue. In less than half a cup of tea, a giraffe sugar painting was handed to Xiao Yuan. The sugar painting boy's hands flew, and his movements were skillful. After a while, a lifelike tiger and a majestic lion sugar painting were also in Hua Lei's hands.

Hua Lei took the sugar paintings one by one in each hand, "Butler Pei, here, a lion one." She casually handed the lion sugar paintings in her hand to Butler Pei who had been following behind her.

"Miss Hua, this, I don't need..." Butler Pei waved his hands repeatedly.

"Have one. Butler Pei probably hasn't eaten this for a long time. It's not bad to try it occasionally?" Hua Lei stuffed the sugar painting of a lion into Butler Pei's hand.

Hualei picked up her sugar painting and licked it. Hmm, it was sweet. It might be related to Hualei's mood. Hualei always thought that this sugar painting was very delicious. She licked the tiger's tail again. It was indeed sweet. It is said that you should eat sweets when you are in a bad mood. Hualei thinks that eating sweets when you are in a good mood is also good. It makes you feel better.