On the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the Lantern Festival, on this day, in the capital, there are lanterns everywhere, strings of red lanterns are hung in front of the shops and teahouses, dancing with the breeze, fluttering and moving, the street is crowded with pedestrians, the stream is endless, just less than ten days of effort, there are almost no men with pigtails on the street. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The shops on both sides of the street have sprung up like mushrooms after the rain, and the lively scene is far more lively than in the past, and the number of pedestrians rushing to the market has doubled, almost more than twice that of the Qing Dynasty, not only that, but there are many new and strange things on the street stalls, including many handicrafts from the West, music boxes, watches, wall clocks, rings, necklaces, glass beads, glass fish tanks, etc.

Pedestrians are dazzled, amazed, and can't put it down.

Armed with batons and guns on their backs, teams of soldiers patrol the bustling streets, maintaining order and ensuring that there are no accidents on the day of the Lantern Festival.

At this time, in the crowd, Yang Xiao actually appeared on the street with Ling'er and Jing'er, shopping and walking, feeling the lively atmosphere and the festive atmosphere of the Lantern Festival.

Walking in the middle of the two women, although he aroused the envy of other men on the road, was accompanied by two beauties, and envied others, Yang Xiao did not notice it at all, but sighed and said: "Hey, the young master is really a little family, in order to lead out those remnants of the Qing court, I made such a big sacrifice, and I was almost killed by those people, but I was only given two days off, and only fifty taels were rewarded, and I slammed the door~"

"Come on, Yang Xiao, don't be dissatisfied, compared to those soldiers who were killed and wounded in battle, you are already very lucky, you can still go shopping and play around here." Ling'er said.

For a while, Yang Xiao remembered the bloody scene two days ago, which made him feel agitated, and he was still afraid, and said softly: "Ling'er, I'm just talking and complaining, before the incident, no one told me, discuss it with me, fortunately, I was bold enough not to be scared to death." ”

"Puff"

Ling'er Jiao laughed, pointed at Yang Xiao and said, "Bold? Yang Xiao, are you still bold in your performance? As soon as the killer's fire thunder exploded and shot out a crossbow arrow, he was paralyzed to the ground with fright, unable to walk, and was embarrassed to say that he had the guts? My brother Xiao, the slave family really wants to know, what will you be like when you are timid? Haha...."

"Hey, Ling'er, don't bring this, don't hit people in the face, expose people without revealing shortcomings, I was jumping off the carriage and fell my leg, that's why it's like that, it's not so unbearable, if it goes on like this, say so about me, we won't have to play~" Yang Xiao's embarrassed look flashed for a moment, and then pretended to be angry and said justifiedly.

To Yang Xiao's surprise, Jing'er, who had always been very quiet, suddenly opened her mouth: "Yang Xiao, speaking of the events of the day, you should really thank Ling'er, if she hadn't made a timely move, risked pulling you aside, and quickly sent you to the doctor, your little life would have been gone a long time ago, how could you still have the opportunity to visit the Lantern Festival here?" Moreover, you kid actually took advantage of the confusion to do something to other people's Ling'er. ”

When she said the first big part, Ling'er was still waiting for Yang Xiao's words of thanks with a smile on her face, however, when she said the last sentence, her little face turned red, and she said angrily: "Jing'er, what nonsense? What to do, don't talk nonsense! ”

"It turns out that it was Sister Ling'er who saved me that day, so I should really buy some gifts to express my gratitude. However, Jing'er, I have been in a daze that day, and I can't remember what happened after the coma, what did I do with my hands and feet? Did I do anything rude? ”

Yang Xiao touched her head stupidly, and the words made Ling'er embarrassed because of her anger, her cheeks were slightly red, and she tried to think about it, but she still couldn't remember what happened after she fell into a coma, but she muttered to herself: "Sister Ling'er, when I was injured and unconscious, I only felt that the back was soft and comfortable, so I subconsciously grabbed it, and then it was a person screaming, saying something to kill me..."

"Yang Xiao, don't say it again, believe it or not, I'll give you another knife!" Ling'er was scolding, her face was already crimson, and her angry eyes were about to erupt with fire, which made Yang Lin's words immediately swallow back.

Seeing this, Jing'er pursed her lips and smiled, glanced at the two of them meaningfully, and then shifted her gaze to the bustling scene on the street.

Yang Xiao seemed to be too wooden, still didn't react, didn't realize the sound of Jing'er's words, was frightened by Ling'er's scolding, and then walked two steps quickly, lest he avoid it, and quickly changed the topic: "That~ That, Sister Ling'er, see if you like it, just say, I'll buy it for you!" ”

"Who wants you to buy me something?!" Although she said this, Ling'er was happy in her heart, and then she said with disdain: "However, even if you kid has a conscience, it was not in vain that I took the risk to save you, I know Entu, yes, I also know how to buy something for me~"

At this moment, Yang Xiao pinched his teeth, and was tormented by Ling'er's changing and gratuitous personality, and he couldn't wait to look up to the sky and sigh: "This woman changes her face faster than turning a book, just now she said that it is not rare for me to buy things, and now she is happy to start picking up things, it is really a woman's heart, a needle under the sea, which is unpredictable~"

Seeing the things Ling'er selected, Yang Xiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and had some good feelings, don't look at this little girl's unforgiving mouth, when she starts to do things, she is still quite knowledgeable, and the ones she chooses are all trinkets, and they are still within his financial tolerance.

At this moment, there was a noisy shouting in front of them, and immediately after, Yang Xiao and Ling'er immediately walked a few steps briskly and walked towards the crowd of onlookers, wanting to see what was going on? However, Jing'er was a little disliked, but she still followed. Squeezed into the crowd, I saw that the patrol personnel were confronting several soldiers, and the two sides had reached the point of saber rattling, and they both pointed their guns at each other, showing no weakness at all.

Seeing such a scene, Yang Xiao frowned slightly, but he knew that whether it was the patrol officers or the soldiers who were obviously making trouble, they were all his young master's subordinates, and he couldn't understand how the two sides had a conflict, and it was very serious?

Moreover, what makes Yang Xiao most strange is that in such a situation, the two sides may fight at any time, and there will be a shootout, and the crowd of onlookers is not afraid at all, but continues to watch with high spirits, which is incomprehensible.

Puzzled and puzzled, Yang Xiao grabbed a stall vendor next to him and asked politely: "Hey, this big brother, what's going on?" The men and horses on both sides are about to fight, and if you don't leave quickly, aren't you afraid? If they misfire, the bullet doesn't have eyes. ”

The peddler glanced at Yang Xiao, saw that he was not a bad person, he was very kind-faced, pointed to the two people in the field, and said, "See?" The policemen in black uniforms are the policemen of the peasant army, and the soldiers of the peasant army in green uniforms, the former is to protect the business of us small traders and hawkers from being violated. ”

"Hehe, this brother, although rest assured, although those soldiers are domineering and have no law, they still dare not shoot at us ordinary people? See, the people on both sides are from the peasant army, they fight, that is, internal contradictions, if they attack us, the matter will be serious, just a few days ago, there was an incident where soldiers shot and killed civilians, and they were directly killed by the police, and they were killed on the street! Moreover, after the incident, the yamen also compensated the family of the deceased man a sum of money. ”

Yang Lin suddenly realized: "No wonder you are not afraid of watching here, don't look at the two sides with guns, they are about to do it, so many people are watching, they don't dare to shoot at all?" ”

"Hehe, little brother, that's the reason, since the peasant army took the imperial city, the management is very strict, although we traders have paid some taxes and fees, but there is a lot less trouble, the ruffians and hooligans no longer dare to collect protection money, if we can really continue like this, we ordinary people will be happy, and life will be much better!" The peddler said with a sigh.

At the same time, Yang Xiao also saw it, don't look at the red faces and thick necks of the police and soldiers, it is indeed as the hawker said, there is no intention of shooting at all, the insurance is still on it, and the two are just staying on the body movements.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiao felt that he had no intention of continuing to watch, and said hello to the vendor, almost instinctively, holding Ling'er and Jing'er's little hands and going to the periphery, as if he had forgotten the "ferocious" skills of the two girls.

Jing'er was still calm and calm, and she didn't resist Yang Xiao's involvement, and let her pull her out, but Ling'er blushed a little, revealing the appearance of a little daughter, and saw that other men's eyes lit up, and she was even more envious of Yang Xiao's "blessing of Qi people".

As soon as he walked out of the crowd, Yang Xiao noticed that something was wrong, the trace of ambiguous taste, the delicate feeling of warmth and jade from his hands, and immediately reacted, let go of his clenched hands, and coughed dryly: "That~ That, by the way, tonight, we have to accompany the old lady and the young master to celebrate the Lantern Festival, what gifts do you think it's good to bring over?" ”

Looking at Yang Xiaomune's appearance, flickering words, the two girls felt secretly funny, but they didn't show it, Ling'er even pointed to a stall in the distance and said: "The current young master doesn't lack anything, rich all over the world, since today is the Lantern Festival, then let's get a good luck, buy some wishing lanterns to go back, add some festive atmosphere, the old lady will definitely like such a thing." ”

Jing'er just nodded, didn't say anything, but also showed her attitude, Yang Xiao thought in his heart, it is indeed as Ling'er said, the young master is so rich, and he still cares if the things he gives are valuable? In this case, it is better to please the lottery and make everyone happy.

This thought flashed in his mind, Yang Xiao waved his hand, and said heroically: "Okay, then let's buy some wishing lamps and go back, let the old lady and them be happy, I will pay for the money!" ”