Even so, it's still a very exaggerated number, half a month to make a thousand fireworks, just the two of them, how can they not finish it, even if the palace comes to order during the Chinese New Year, it is always two or three months in advance, just like that, you have to count the inventory that the two of them usually do in their free time, it is barely enough.

Old man Zhong seemed to see through Xiao Zhong's mind and said

"It's okay, in the inventory we made in the first half of the year, there should be hundreds of ten rings, which were originally prepared for the palace during the New Year, so let's take it out for emergencies now."

Xiao Zhong nodded, it seems that the second half of this year will be very busy.

But at this time, he suddenly remembered another thing and said

"Then Master ......"

Old man Zhong understood and said

"Don't worry, Master left you a copy."

With that, Old Man Zhong patted him on the head

"Stunned boy, I know that to please your sweetheart, the master has been busy for a long time and has not said a word of concern."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhong scratched his head shyly and lowered his head and said

"Master, I was wrong."

Old man Zhong nodded slightly and said

"Come in and get to work."

In the evening, Chang Sheng left the palace and returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

"City Lord, you're back!"

Little Peach Blossom looked at Chang Sheng, ran forward happily, and hooked Chang Sheng's arm.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Chang Sheng felt Little Peach's strange gaze and asked with a smile.

Little Peach Blossom smiled mysteriously, glanced out with big watery eyes, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in Chang Sheng's ear

"That little guy is here again."

Chang Sheng's eyes froze, and then he patted Little Peach Blossom's head with a chuckle

"At a young age, how can you be like those idle women in the mansion next door, so you can inquire about trivial matters."

Little Peach Blossom groaned in pain.

Chang Sheng asked again

"He's gone?"

Little Peach Blossom said

"I was driven away by Steward Yan."

Chang Sheng paused and said

"Then I won't go back to the house first, I'll go see Xiao Zhong."

After speaking, she felt her arm being pulled, but when she turned her head, she found that Little Peach Blossom stopped in place, grabbed her arm, and looked at her blankly

"City Lord, you won't really like him, will you?"

Chang Sheng looked at her with a smile and said

"What nonsense, he's the only good friend I've known since I came to the capital, and we haven't seen each other for a while."

Little Peach Blossom pointed to the sky

"City Lord, it's getting dark, or let's go tomorrow."

But just when Xiao Peach Blossom and Chang Sheng's eyes were both looking at the sky, the sky suddenly shone brightly.

"Whew!" "Smack!"

First there were two sounds, and then a dazzling firework exploded in the sky, and countless silver spots with sparks formed a huge blooming silver flower in the night sky.

"It's so pretty!"

Little Peach Blossom's eyes are full of fireworks.

Chang Sheng smiled slightly, looking at the fireworks, she knew who set them off.

"Is it pretty?"

In the distance, Xiao Zhong ran over sweating profusely, looked at Chang Sheng, and said breathlessly.

Chang Sheng looked at him in surprise, obviously not expecting that he would come back again.

The silver flowers on the horizon reflected Chang Sheng's cheeks, and she smiled like a flower and nodded slowly

"It's beautiful."

Xiao Zhong jumped suddenly

"But in the future, I will make a fireworks for you that is a hundred times more beautiful than this, and the grandest and most dazzling fireworks will amaze everyone in the capital!"

Xiao Zhong excitedly told his dream, but Chang Sheng just listened quietly on the sidelines, unwilling to disturb him.

In Chang Sheng's eyes, the little clock in front of her is not what she once wanted to live, simple, pure, with dreams and freedom.

"Little Peach Blossom, go and bring a bowl of tea, he must be thirsty."

Chang Sheng looked at Xiao Zhong with a smile in his eyes and commanded.

A moment later, Little Peach Blossom brought a bowl of tea.

"Let's drink some water first."

Chang Sheng said with a smile.

Xiao Zhong shook his head and said with a smile

"It's getting late, I should go back, I was supposed to come to see you, I heard that you went to the palace, I don't worry."

Chang Sheng said with a smile

"Xiao Zhong, thank you."

Xiao Zhong left satisfied, today's efforts were not in vain after all, and his sweetheart saw the fireworks he specially made for her.

"This kid"

Unconsciously, Yan Sihai walked to Chang Sheng's side, and the two looked at Xiao Zhong's departing back together.

"Pretty stubborn."

Yan Sihai smiled, and then said

"Did you think of Xi'er again?"

There was silence for a while, and Chang Sheng's eyes dimmed.

"They're just as stubborn."

Yan Sihai frowned

"If you don't like him, tell him straight."

Chang Sheng smiled slightly

"It doesn't matter if I like him or not."

Yan Sihai asked

"That's what matters."

Chang Sheng said

"I'll kill him."

Yan Sihai's complexion changed, although Chang Sheng had never said it, he could be sure at the moment that Zhou Xi'er's death hit her hard.

He didn't know what to say, as he had been in the rivers and lakes for decades, he had seen this kind of life and death countless times, but Chang Sheng hadn't, even if she had followed Chang An to experience such cruel rivers and lakes three years ago, but Zhou Xier was different from others, this was the first time she faced the departure of the people around her.

As a child of the rivers and lakes, everyone must experience an emotion called powerlessness.

But at least, the appearance of Xiao Zhong made Chang Sheng return to his previous cheerful appearance.

patted Chang Sheng's shoulder

"Go back, old man, I'm dying of hunger."

Chang Sheng gave him a blank look, and then the two walked back to the mansion.

At the moment when the gate of the City Lord's Mansion was closed, on the empty and silent Taiyang Road, a black shadow suddenly jumped down from a height, he was masked, he couldn't see his face clearly, but his eyes were firmly fixed on the small bell that was far away.

Then, his eyes froze slightly, and he jumped up and followed in the direction where Xiao Zhong had left.

Xiao Zhong didn't know that someone was following him, and at this moment, he was still immersed in joy.

At this time, the sky has completely darkened, because the fireworks shop is very close to the shore of Changming Lake, so he often walks along Changming Lake, the lake is quiet and silent at the moment, and he is the only one on the wide avenue who walks slowly.

The bright lights of the flower boat in the distance by the lake are red and green, and behind him, a bright light reflects through the surface of the lake, which makes Xiao Zhong a little unable to open his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, a cold sword was already hanging from his neck.

Then came a sound with a piercing chill.

"Don't move!"

Xiao Zhong's face turned pale, where had he ever seen such a scene, and suddenly his body was a little weak, and he was almost about to sit on the ground with his buttocks, but after listening to the man's words, he didn't know where to give birth to a little strength, and he was stunned to support him and not fall to the ground.

"You ......"

He stammered and was about to speak, but the coldness of the sword was even worse, and he was so frightened that he immediately shut his mouth.

"Just one question, how many fireworks did the guest who went to your shop ask for today?"

The man said coldly.

Where did Xiao Zhong dare to disobey, and said tremblingly

"I heard from the master, I asked for a thousand ten rings."

"When will I pick up my order?"

"Say it's half a month later."

"Where did you get so much goods?"

"We have some inventory, calculate the time, and barely finish it."

After a while, Xiao Zhong felt the coldness on his neck disappear, he unconsciously touched his neck, and then gasped for breath, just a moment, he really felt as if he was about to die.

He didn't know why the man was asking these questions, but he had a faint foreboding in his heart that Master's new business might lead to great disaster.

"No, I have to tell Master about this quickly."

As he spoke, he quickened his pace and walked along the lakeside.

But at this moment, there was another change.

"Poof!"

Xiao Zhong was horrified, and looked at the calm lake on the other side, as if there were slight ripples rippling on the surface of the water in the distance.

Although it was far away, he could clearly hear it, and at the moment just now, there was indeed the sound of entering the water.

"Something!"

His face became more and more frightened, and he looked at the lake in the distance, on the top of those flower boats, the sound of dogs and horses, and no one seemed to hear the slightest movement here.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and looked at the surface of the lake, feeling that the surface of the lake tonight was strange.

He looked around, found a stout tree nearby, leaned back, peeked his head out, and looked across the lake.

But after a while, two faint rays of light shot out from the other side of the lake, and the light passed through the lake, and by the time Xiao Zhong saw it, it was already extremely faint, like two gems emitting a dim light in the dark night.

He looked intently, but found that it was a figure, and the two rays of light turned out to be the eyes of the man.

He secretly wondered how the human eye could be born like this.

This is a relatively narrow section of Changming Lake, and people with good eyesight can still faintly see the opposite bank, but in such a dark night, how can people's eyes emit such a strange light?

Could it be a ghost?

Xiao Zhong thought to himself.

At this moment, his mind was occupied by the sight of the other side of the lake, and he seemed to have completely forgotten the fear of being held to his neck with a sword just now.

"Little Bell?"

Not far away, a figure walked over slowly, and Xiao Zhong, who was thinking a lot, was startled by the call, and broke out in a cold sweat.

He looked back, but saw Shopkeeper Li walking towards him, and immediately patted his chest.

"Sister Li."

Shopkeeper Li walked closer, found that it was indeed Xiao Zhong, and said

"It's really you, where did you run at night?"

Xiao Zhong said

"What's wrong?"

Shopkeeper Li said

"The old man of your family can't find you, I'm afraid that something will happen to you at night, and the sisters have been looking for you for a long time."

A cool breeze blew on the lake, and the face of the little bell was a little purple.

Shopkeeper Li laughed and scolded, picked up the coat in his hand, and draped it on Xiao Zhong's body.

"Although it's summer, but we have lived by this lake for so many years, you don't know, this night, the lake breeze can be very cold, look at you sweating again, the lake breeze blows and you don't get sick."

Xiao Zhong suddenly felt a warm current in his heart, and his hand grabbed the thick coat, feeling guilty.

"Worries my sisters."

Shopkeeper Li said

"Okay, okay, go back, everyone is worried about you, and I have to go and report to the others, lest they go around looking for you with a headless fly."