Chapter 440: No One Likes Blast Cicadas
Chapter 440: No One Likes Blast Cicadas
The wrinkles between Sang Ye's brows deepened a little, and he said very calmly, "Mom, I won't talk about marriage for the time being."
"Also, I'm going to take my students out for a trip in a couple of days and won't be back for a while."
Mother Sang was surprised, but more worried. "Why are you still traveling with your students when the weather is so bad?"
"That was just a child under two years old."
She was very grateful to the little girl from the Mu family. If it weren't for that little girl, her son would still be the one who stayed at home reading books all day long.
Sang Ye couldn't say that he was working for the emperor, so he just said, "The little girl wants to go out and play, so it's a good opportunity to take her out to broaden her horizons."
"Prince Zheng will also be traveling with us. He has secret guards and attendants with him, so there won't be any problems."
Mother Sang knew that her son was a man of his own ideas, so she didn't say much about the matter and just gave him some advice.
"It's hot out here, be careful of heatstroke when you go out. Ask the servant to prepare some medicine."
"Also, you have two children with you, so you need to be more careful..."
She talked a lot.
Sang Ye listened very patiently, because he knew his mother said all this for his own good.
At the end of her speech, Mother Sang suddenly sighed, "Actually, I think Yu Die is a good girl."
"That's right, her family isn't very well off."
Everyone knows something about the Yu family.
Sang Ye, "...Mom, I'm about to go out and travel, and you're still talking about this."
Mother Sang was helpless. "Okay, okay, okay, I won't say anything more. Just make up your own mind."
She wanted to have a grandson as soon as possible, but her son didn't want to get married early, and as a mother, she couldn't force him.
Sang Ye thought of something, "Mom, do we have a house near the Imperial College?"
"Why are you asking this?" Sang's mother answered, "We have two houses near the Imperial College."
"When your grandfather became the Imperial College's chief academic officer, my family used their connections to buy two houses, thinking that your grandfather could live there if he couldn't come back home."
Sang Ye said, "Something happened at Baobao's house, so we can't live in that house anymore. We're thinking of buying a house near the Imperial College."
Mother Sang didn't ask any more questions, but said, "Those two houses are not small, each with three courtyards."
"If the Mu family wants it, we can sell it to them at a lower price."
She wanted to give it as a gift, but this house was not under her name, but under the name of the Sang family.
"A three-courtyard house? I'm afraid Bao Bao's family won't want it. It's too big for them."
"The Mu family has a small population, and a three-story courtyard is a bit too big. I'll keep an eye out to see if there's a suitable house."
Sang Ye nodded, this was all he could do for now.
……
Mu's shop.
Mu Baobao was holding a pot of fried cicadas and tried hard to pass it to Zheng Xingguang: "Brother, this is the fried cicada I mentioned before."
"It's delicious, delicious."
There was drool running down the corner of her mouth. "My grandma fried this early this morning. Try it."
Zheng Xingguang looked at the fried cicadas in the basin, his face turning a little green. "...Baby, I don't like fried cicadas."
So this is what fried cicadas are like. Now he doesn't want to eat them at all.
Mubaobao picked up a fried cicada, put it in his mouth, and ate it with relish, "Little brother, you don't like fried cicadas."
"What a pity."
She held the basin and walked in front of Cheng Zishi, "Uncle, uncle, try the fried cicada."
Cheng Zishi, who thought he had escaped a disaster, froze for a moment. "Baby, I don't like fried cicadas either. I think these rice balls are good."
The fried cicada looked a little scary, so he didn't dare to do it.
Baby Mu tilted his head and exclaimed, "Why don't you guys like fried cicadas? They're so delicious."
She caught another fried cicada and put it in her mouth. "It's delicious."
She came to Doctor Deng with the basin in her hand and asked, "Master, do you like fried cicadas?"
As a doctor, Dr. Deng has seen all kinds of situations.
He took a fried cicada and put it in his mouth with a smile, "It tastes good."
"Baby, we can sell fried cicadas in the shop. I think a lot of people will buy them."
This little thing may not look good, but in fact, many people eat it when the weather is hot every year.
Mu Baobao nodded his head and said, "My dad has already put a lot of them in the shop to sell."
"My grandma said that cicadas are bad things and we should eat more of them so there won't be a lot of cicadas."
Doctor Deng patted her head and said, "Eat it. You look so greedy."
Mu Baobao laughed, stuffed a few fried cicadas into his mouth, and then went to find You Xiao.
"Brother You Xiao, have you eaten the fried cicadas?"
She stood on tiptoe and looked at You Xiao behind the counter. "Except for my master, they don't eat fried cicadas. What a pity."
You Xiao could probably guess the reason.
After thanking him, he picked up two fried cicadas and ate them. Fried cicadas were a rare delicacy for a family like his.
"Brother You Xiao, I'll pack some for you. Take it home and eat with your family." Mu Baobao ran to Zhu.
"Grandma, please help me pack some fried cicadas. I want to give them to my brother You Xiao."
"No, no," You Xiao refused repeatedly. "These fried cicadas are so good, they should be sold."
Frying cicadas consumes a lot of oil, so most people are reluctant to do so. They would rather spend a few copper coins to buy them, which is much more economical than frying them at home.
"It's okay, just some fried cicadas." Zhu brought a big bowl and filled it up for You Xiao.
"If you really feel bad, just give me a copper."
"If the baby didn't want to eat fried cicadas, I wouldn't fry them."
They had just moved and there was nothing to do at home, so the four of them, including the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, came to the shop to help.
The old man took the eldest son to see the house.
When You Xiao heard this, he immediately took out a copper coin and said gratefully, "Grandma Mu, thank you so much."
He knew very well that such a big bowl of fried cicadas could not be bought with a single copper coin.
Zhu said nonchalantly, "It's okay, it's okay. Just do your job well."
Mu Baobao had already jumped to the door of the shop. She squatted there with a basin in her hand: "Did you buy fried cicadas..."
Before she could finish her words, she heard the conversation of several passers-by, which attracted her attention.
"Have you heard? The Emperor has already forbidden Prince Ding from distributing porridge."
"Why? Prince Ding is doing a good deed, so why doesn't the Emperor agree?"
"I heard that Prince Ding was doing good deeds on the surface, but in fact he was secretly spreading bad rumors about several princes. He also took the opportunity to win over the court officials, which angered the emperor."
"real or fake?"
"It's true. Prince Ding was even grounded and his salary was cut by the Emperor. It's said that the Emperor was furious."
Mu Baobao thought for a long time but still couldn't remember who King Ding was.
Out of curiosity, she was about to go find her master to ask, but when she turned around, she saw Cheng Zishi.
"Uncle, who is Prince Ding?"
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