Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 119 The night lights up the night
The next day.

As the government government loosened restrictions everywhere, it announced that it will not recruit corvee next year.The first place to get lively is Fishing Lane and Sanchunfang in the city.

The comfortable Yangzhou people always like to find their own happiness in this kind of slow days.

The singing girl holding the pipa is leaning on the corridor and plucking the strings.The sound is crisp and crisp, and it hits the ears.

Guigong standing along the street is the most enthusiastic, he walked into the building to welcome the benefactor while bending over to accompany him with a smile.As soon as they climbed the stairs, Yingying and Yanyan came up dressed in brightly colored clothes.

Happy days, isn't this coming back?Who cares what happens to the refugees outside the city?

Food prices have not risen much, and eggs are still a penny.

There are merchants from all over the world sending things to Yangzhou with all their strength, and I have come to enjoy the blessings in my life.

"Washing a hundred thousand pieces on the waist, riding a crane down to Yangzhou."

The joy of pushing a cup and changing a cup can only be truly experienced in a gentle township.

"Grandpa, my little one asked my sister to dance for you?"

"Jump, just dance. Don't stop Quer."

People upstairs are happy, while those downstairs are getting worried.

Xu Mazi never expected that in just one month, the government office would loosen control.He has been hiding in Manchunyuan during this time, eating and drinking for free all day long.

It would be fine if he was alone, but he still had a few brothers with him.This group of people are having fun in the yard all day long.That is to say, there is a valuable woman on hand in the store, otherwise the stewards of the Manchun Courtyard will not be able to accommodate them.

But it was the Huang family that made him feel the most troublesome. Now that the control is loosened, people from the Huang family may come to the door soon.Thinking of this, Xu Rui's scalp was numb.

"Brother, what do you want to do?" His good brother saw Xu Mazi's difficulties, and they were not all dead bodies.He doesn't have the brains to do business, but his ability to think of crooked ideas is a set of tricks.

"How about we go to another seat outside the city?"

When Xu Mazi heard this idea, his heart was already very moved. He asked, "How much money do we owe Manchun Courtyard now?"

"It's only more than 120 taels. Damn, these stinky old women. For this little money, they locked that girl in the room, are you afraid that we will take someone away?"

This is not certain.Xu Mazi quietly lowered his eyebrows.If it weren't for the fact that someone was guarding the door of the room day and night, he would have had the idea of ​​leading people to escape to Jinling a few days ago.

"120 taels, how many do we have to tie up?"

"Three? Five?"

"What else can you do besides eating? A three-year-old girl costs 15 taels of silver, and a boy's [-] taels of silver. No matter how you calculate, you need seven taels of silver."

"You are capable, if you are really capable, why don't you go to study and take the number one prize, and come here to hang out with me."

Seeing the brothers quarreling and wanting to need them to do things tonight, Xu Rui hurriedly persuaded him, "Go out at night and do some shopping, and pick a few good-looking girls to start with. We won't sell it anywhere else, just give it to the man. Chunyuan. After the accounts are settled tonight, the brothers will leave for Jinling with me."

"Then when do we leave?!"

"Go out before dark, and when I come back, I know a waterway, and I will swim over when the time comes."

"How do you even know about this kind of thing?" Xu Mazi was very surprised.

"Hey, big brother, I committed a crime a few years ago and was arrested as a corvee. I heard people say it at the tea shop. We can also go there at night to ensure that no one will notice."

"Okay, okay." Xu Mazi patted his brother on the shoulder. This is Zhuge Liang who is worth three cobblers. He couldn't help but comforted, "Brother saw you right, you are clever."

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When Chen Heng and Qian Dayou returned to the camp with a car of fireworks, several children immediately surrounded them.They all heard some gossip and knew that these students in the city would watch a show for them at night.

"Big brother, when should we watch it at night?"

"Are there really dragons?"

"I heard that there are also Empress Guanyin."

Chen Heng was in a good mood. After jumping out of the carriage, he stood on the side of the road and built a wooden frame, saying, "What's the rush? You can see it after dinner tonight."

He is still dressed in Tsing Yi today, but with a dark cloak over his head.These two colors are resistant to dirt, and Gu bought them for him specially.The big cloak sent by sister Xue was waiting to be dried before sending it back.

It's too expensive, Chen Heng doesn't worry about paying for it if it wears out, but he feels a little uncomfortable in every move.He is used to being rough by himself, so it is better to wear comfortable clothes.

Several children made faces at him, and one of them was bold enough to climb into the car to take a sneak peek while no one was looking, when he bumped into Xin Da who was inside the car.

"Don't move around." Xinda's body was a bit strong, and he lifted the child down, just like catching a chicken.

"You let me go, you let me go."

Seeing the child struggling hard, Xinda smiled and put him back on the ground.

They are not afraid of the smiling Chen Heng and Qian Dayou, but more afraid of the taciturn Xinda.Seeing him standing here, a group of children ran away in a blink of an eye.

The three of them drove the carriage into the porridge shop, and immediately several students gathered around to help.Everyone looked good. When they saw Chen Heng, they had already called "Brother Xue" before he could speak.

"How are the arrangements for the people entering the city?" Chen Heng responded one by one, and asked a few more important matters.

"Hurry up, we'll load their luggage into the car after the goods in the car are unloaded." Ye Guangchao was one of the few people who came up to help.

It was a coincidence that this Ye Guangchao was from Taixing County, and he also studied under Wang Xianming.It's just that she didn't get a good grade in the government examination, so she didn't get selected by Yueyi Academy, and now she is studying in Plum Blossom Academy.

The two are from the same hometown, and they are also half classmates. Chen Heng smiled and patted each other's shoulders, "Keep an eye on the unloaded things, and don't let children touch them."

"okay."

It is also interesting to say that after Huang Weizhong came here yesterday, Chen Heng could clearly feel the change in the attitude of the outside world.I can't say anything, but the number of people saying hello on the road has increased significantly.

When he rushed to the porridge shop, he could see Jiang Yuanbai leading a group of people, telling the streets of the city to a few grandmas holding their grandchildren, such as which street can buy things, and where the things are cheaper.

They are the second group of people to enter the city, the first group had already received money to enter the city yesterday evening.

Chen Heng passed them and sat beside Xue Biao, "Are you going home tonight? Or stay here and watch the fireworks?"

Xue Biao thought for a while and said, "Go home, I haven't bathed for a few days, I'm not used to it."

"I think you should stop washing it. Didn't you see that when you were walking around before, people were always staring at you?" Chen Heng moved closer to him with a smirk on his face.

His good friend's appearance is getting more and more outstanding, it is not an exaggeration to say that his face is like a crown of jade.

"Don't look, you won't be envious." Don't look at Xue Biao's seriousness in front of others, but he is relaxed in front of Chen Heng.

Chen Heng shook his head and laughed, and didn't bother to fight each other.He had been running around the city all morning before getting ready to get these fireworks, and he was really tired.

"I'll sleep on my stomach, remember to call me when the time comes."

"Okay, Brother Heng, don't worry about sleeping, I'm here." Xue Biao looked at his friend's dark circles and knew that he had worked hard these past few days.I didn't know where to find a blanket, and threw it in front of Chen Heng, "Sleep under the cover, don't freeze yourself."

"Yo, when will you have this baby again?"

"Sent by Yan'er."

Chen Heng couldn't help raising his head and sighing, the life of this rich young master.

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When Chen Heng was shaken awake by Xinda, the sky had already darkened.He fell into a drowsy sleep, rubbed his eyes, looked at Xinda and asked, "Is it time?"

"Second brother, the time is just right." Xinda stretched out his hand to give Chen Heng a hand, "Second uncle took someone to set off the fireworks, you pack it up, and it will be almost the same in the past."

"Do you want to go and have a look?" Chen Heng just woke up and didn't want to move.

Xinda saw the fatigue of the second brother, shook his head and said: "Fireworks, it's better to stand far away."

"Okay, then stand here and accompany me." Chen Heng breathed out, and he suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Under the darkness of night, a red flame rushed into the sky.

At the same time, several fireworks were set off in Yangzhou City.

That beam of light was so gorgeous, the red, blue, and golden lights were fleeting, but it was still delightful.

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In the attic of the Manchun Courtyard, in order to prevent Xu Mazi from sneaking away with others, the old lady locked Miss Zhen here.

The business in the store is very good today, and the old lady is busy until now, only to remember that there is a girl upstairs who hasn't eaten.

"Child, blame me, blame me. You make do with it first, and I'll come see you later."

Miss Zhen could tell that the old lady was really busy. After the other party put down a bowl of noodles in clear soup, she turned and left.

Maybe she was too hungry, she didn't move her chopsticks immediately, but suddenly bent down, rested her face on her arms, and watched the steaming hot dinner.

"Crack."

There was the sound of locking the door again.

"Crackling."

what is this sound?
She couldn't help raising her head, looking for the direction of the voice.Outside the gauze wooden window, you can see the hazy night and the few too dazzling fireworks.

Miss Zhen came to the window and stood quietly. She seemed to remember that someone took her to see fireworks when she was a child.

However, he couldn't remember the face of that person.

She raised her hand to touch her cheek, and there was something cold and cold slipping down there.

　I can't bear it, I can't bear it, I will give you ten thousand updates tomorrow.I checked the information all night yesterday, and I have been editing the text since the morning. I feel like throwing up halfway through the text, so I go to have dinner first, and lie down for a while.

　　I am causing you trouble.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)