Misgiving(21)

Yan Xuequi, Lin Cheng and the twins left the inn after their meal had to be cut short because of the mess that the travelling cultivator made on the shared table.

They moved from stall to stall, picking up things and admiring them as they went. To the little boys, it was a time to move freely and run about as much as they wanted.

"What would you like to get?"

Lin Cheng looked at the fox princess whose eyes were on the dazzling hair pins and combs that was on display by the shopkeeper on a wine colored plain cloth. Looking from one to the other, unsure of which one to choose out of them, before then the shopkeeper had introduced himself as "Chan", which was his family name.

The twin boys held in their hands, a dragon sugar candy, while chatting happily with themselves. Their eyes sparkled at the things they saw, moving from one stall to the next in the crowded marketplace.