Qiguan Yuan put the money into his sleeve, got up and got out of the car.
Pei Yubai followed closely behind Qiguan Yuan.
He naturally handed over all his initial funds to Qiguan Yuan.
They stopped at the entrance to the market in the nearest small town, where stalls lined up one after another, displaying all sorts of things: dried fruit, spices, cloth, various foods, vegetables, and fruits.
They sell everything.
Qiguan Yuan walked ahead with great interest, starting from the first tent and stopping when he saw the third tent.
He squatted down in front of the stall, ran his fingers over the several pieces of cloth, picked out a dark blue one, paid for it, unfolded the cloth, laid it on the empty space on the ground, and pressed the four corners flat.
Then he skillfully pulled a handful of red thread from his sleeve. The red rope was tangled together and piled messily on the cloth, gleaming in the sun.
Pei Yubai stood behind him, watching him take out handfuls of red thread and arrange them neatly, then asked, " Yuanyuan, are you selling red thread again?"
Qiguan Yuan straightened up after placing the last red thread. "The money Meng Xu gave wasn't enough."
Pei Yubai glanced at him. "How much do you want? I'll give it to you."
Qiguan Yuan and looked at him. " Pei Yubai, you have to follow the rules when playing games."
After he finished speaking, he turned around, casually sat down behind the cloth, and waited for the guests to arrive.
Pei Yubai didn't say anything more. He stood next to Qiguan Yuan, watching the passersby.
Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan have attracted attention ever since they appeared.
Because they were surrounded by staff, I could only watch them discreetly.
The first group to arrive consisted of two young women, both in their early twenties, wearing white long-sleeved shirts and dark pants, with sun hats on their heads.
He stopped in front of the stall, looking excited.
One of them squatted down, his gaze not on the red thread, but fixed on Qiguan Yuan's face. "Yuan... Boss, how much is this red thread?"
Her voice was softer than usual, and if you listened carefully, it was trembling slightly.
Qiguan Yuan replied with a smile, "One yuan per thread. It's Wealth Luck Red Thread; wearing it will bring you a small fortune."
Qiguan Yuan was very skilled, using the exact same script as last time.
She smiled after hearing this, bent down to pick one out, held it in her hand, took out her phone and scanned ten yuan onto Pei Yubai Qiguan Yuan placed on the cloth. "I want ten!"
Another girl also bought ten.
Soon after they left, others arrived.
There were two girls, in their early twenties, one of whom was clearly a fan of Qiguan Yuan.
She crouched down and stared at Qiguan Yuan's face for several seconds, then glanced at Pei Yubai standing beside her. Her eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed again. " Yuanyuan! It really is you!"
Qiguan Yuan glanced at her. " Xiao Yuan Grains?"
She nodded vigorously, tucked her hair behind her ear to reveal her bright red ears. "I saw your videos online, and I really like you. Does your red string really work?"
Qiguan Yuan picked up a red thread from the cloth and handed it to her. "Whether it works or not, you'll only know after wearing it. If you believe, then it will be useful."
She took it with both hands, clutched it tightly in her palms, and asked, "Can I take a picture with you? Yuanyuan, please, I really... I never expected to meet you here."
Qiguan Yuan thought for a moment and nodded.
Pei Yubai stood to the side, watching the girl squat down next to Qiguan Yuan and take a group photo with her phone.
She put her phone away, blushing, and said to Qiguan Yuan, " Yuanyuan, you're even more beautiful in person than on the live stream! I'll always like you!"
Then he grabbed his companion and walked away quickly.
She knew she couldn't bother Qiguan Yuan for too long; it was obvious that Yuanyuan was recording a variety show.
I saw Qiguan Yuan selling red ropes again in the live stream. And some people have already met Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai in person, and they are so envious.
Pei Yubai turned his gaze away from the direction the girl had left and onto Qiguan Yuan, Qiguan Yuan was tidying up the remaining red thread with his head down.
His Yuanyuan is quite popular; it seems like everyone wants to steal Yuanyuan from him.
More and more of the two's fans gathered around.
This also led to the red thread selling out very quickly.
In less than half an hour, the red thread on the cloth was sold out.
Qiguan Yuan folded the cloth, tucked it into his sleeve, stood up, dusted off the dirt on his knees, and walked up to Pei Yubai: "Let's go, let's go buy something."
Pei Yubai looked at him, paused for a moment, and then spoke, "You said a lot to that fan just now."
Qiguan Yuan looked at him, raised her hand and touched his chin, her fingertips stroking his face. " Yuanyuan is handsome, everyone wants to take a second look. But Yuanyuan is only for you to touch, only for you to kiss, only for you to hug. Don't be jealous, my baby."
Pei Yubai's ears turned red.
He didn't speak, but his jaw relaxed.
He reached his hand out of his pocket, grasped Qiguan Yuan's hand, intertwined their fingers, and pulled Qiguan Yuan into the market.
They went to the stall selling supplies and bought bottled water, compressed biscuits, dry food, sunscreen, wet wipes, a flashlight, and a first-aid kit, stuffing the items into two bags.
Pei Yubai had already made a rough list of what he needed for outdoor activities when he was selling red thread at Qiguan Yuan earlier.
He bought Qiguan Yuan candied hawthorns and led Qiguan Yuan around, clearly with the goal of buying what they needed.
At the same time, she kept an eye on whether Qiguan Yuan had finished what he was holding, and then refilled his plate whenever she found something delicious.
When Pei Yubai bought some mosquito coils and was paying, Qiguan Yuan stood beside him, his gaze falling on a row of snacks hanging on the next stall, watching for a while.
The stall was filled with colorful packaging bags, potato chips, jelly, chocolate, beef jerky, all neatly arranged.
What is that?
Curious, Qiguan Yuan walked over, stopped in front of the stall, picked up a bag of potato chips, looked at the picture on the packaging, and put it down.
Then he picked up a packet of beef jerky, looked at the ingredient list, didn't understand it, and put it down again.
After paying for the supplies, Pei Yubai walked over and stood next to him. "Want to buy?"
Qiguan Yuan picked up a bag of chocolates, pointed to the packaging, and asked, "What's this?"
Pei Yubai glanced at it. "Chocolate, sweet."
So the two of them bought a whole bunch of snacks. Qiguan Yuan picked them out based on the packaging – the ones that looked nice, and the ones he was curious about.
After they finished shopping, they walked back to the supplies stall, and the other guests also returned one after another.
Because of limited funds, everyone bought mostly necessities.
Then everyone stared in silence for a moment at the eight large bags of colorful snacks in Pei Yubai's hands.
Shen Yuzhou spoke first, " Brother Pei, why did you buy so many snacks?"
Pei Yubai didn't reply. He placed the snack bag at his feet, squatted down, and tied the bag tightly.
Qiguan Yuan stood next to him, bent down, took out a bag of chocolates from the bag, tore open the packaging, broke off a piece and put it in his mouth. This was very sweet.
It's quite delicious.
He chewed twice, swallowed, then broke off another piece and held it to Pei Yubai's lips, which Pei Yubai opened and ate.
Then Qiguan Yuan handed the chocolate to Shen Yuzhou: "Do you want some?"