Chapter 101: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 101: Abducted (Part 2)
Mo Qingze nodded with a smile. "Well said. Now think about which idiom it might be."
Seeing this, Mo Yan didn't offer her own answer, but smiled at Zhen'er, curious to see if he could guess it.
The chubby shopkeeper on the side also breathed a sigh of relief. These lanterns were not cheap, and if another one was guessed correctly, it would be a loss. But if it was guessed by a child who was only five or six years old...
Before he could even finish feeling relieved, Zhen'er excitedly guessed the answer, "Zhen'er knows! It's 'six senses without a master!'"
The chubby shopkeeper, feeling annoyed, took down the lantern and stared at the cheerful Zhen'er. Were even little brats this smart now?
Taking the yellow tiger lantern, Zhen'er held it as if it were a treasure, being careful not to let it get damaged.
Seeing the shopkeeper's displeasure, Mo Yan also stopped thinking about guessing riddles. The group then moved on.
Not far away, they saw a crowd gathered in an open space, with occasional exclamations heard. Zhen'er pulled Mo Yan's hand, wanting to join in the excitement.
Mo Yan, seeing that they had come out to have fun, followed his lead, but held onto his left hand tightly with her right, so as not to get separated in the crowd.
Xin'er and Li Yan also wanted to go over and take a look. Mo Qingze and Li Zhong each grabbed one of them and walked over.
In the center, a group of people were performing various acrobatics.
"Wow, big sister, that person is actually breathing fire! Isn't he afraid of getting burned? Oh, that little boy is so small, yet he dares to step barefoot on the nail board. Doesn't it hurt a lot?" Zhen'er, squeezing through the crowd, exclaimed at the heart-stopping performances of the adults and children.
Seeing a young girl holding a plate coming to ask for money, Mo Yan took out a handful of copper coins, about thirty of them, which wasn't a small amount but also not enough to attract attention.
The young girl's previously dull eyes sparkled with joy when she saw Mo Yan giving her so much money. With her bright black eyes fixed on Mo Yan, she repeatedly said "thank you."
Mo Yan returned a smile, silently sighing in her heart.
In society, there were the four occupations of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, as well as various other professions. These acrobats belonged to one of those "various other professions," and their social status was extremely low. Unless they possessed extremely thrilling and unique skills, it was difficult to earn a substantial amount of money.
Watching their performances, it was evident that they were just an ordinary acrobatics troupe, only able to perform on the streets for a living. When faced with spectators who were willing to watch but unwilling to pay, they had no choice. On a day like today, a festival day, people came out for entertainment and were more generous than usual. This meant that these acrobats could earn a little more than usual.
But there were even more unfortunate people than them. If she hadn't been reincarnated into the original owner's body, perhaps Xin'er and Zhen'er would have been harmed by those group of refugees. Losing his son and daughter, even if Mo Qingze managed to survive, where would he go from there?
After watching for a while, everyone found it boring and squeezed out of the crowd, intending to go elsewhere.
Compared to before, there were many more people on the street now. Previously, walking was relatively smooth, but now it was almost impossible to move freely. They could only go with the flow of people. This reminded Mo Yan of the "human ribbon" formed by crowds on the Great Wall during the National Day Golden Week in her past life.
If someone were to look down from a high place now, they would see that they were all part of the "human ribbon." However, Mo Yan didn't know that there was indeed someone watching the scene from above.
Being suddenly caught in the crowd, the group held hands tightly, with Mo Qingze leading the way.
However, the unexpected happened. First, a row of lantern frames was pushed over, and a cluster of fire spread to the pedestrians, igniting them directly. Then, more lantern frames were pushed over in the chaos, and more flames erupted, igniting lanterns, wooden frames, and clothes. In an instant, cries for help filled the air, and the whole street descended into chaos.
People were constantly being knocked over and trampled...
Despite holding hands tightly, the group was still separated by the surging crowd. Mo Yan couldn't even hold Xin'er's hand with her left hand anymore, only managing to hold onto Zhen'er's left hand with her right. However, when her mouth and nose were covered by a cloth filled with a strong fragrance, she couldn't even hold onto Zhen'er's right hand...
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