In an observation building facing the street, at a window seat on the third floor, a woman in men's clothing was leaning on the railing and looking out. When she looked away, she happened to catch the scene of Pei Ji bending down to let Xue Huan put a mask on him.
The moment she saw him, the woman's eyes lit up, and she felt a sense of surprise and excitement as if she had found her prey.
When he noticed the girl in front of him again, her eyes turned and an idea came to her mind.
After Xue Huan put masks on herself and Pei Ji, she continued to lead him around. She noticed a stall selling Mohelo in front of her and went over to pick some.
Mohelo is a small clay Buddha statue. As Buddhism became popular, many Buddhist-related industries emerged, and Mohelo is one of them.
This kind of gadget is especially popular during festivals.
Most Mohelos are decorated with painted wood carvings and placed on a base with railings. The bases come in a variety of styles, vying for attention with color. There are red gauze and green cages, lotus flowers inlaid with gold, silver and pearls, and lotus leaves carved from jade...
This kind of thing can be bought for just a few cents, but the expensive ones can cost tens of taels, or even hundreds or thousands of taels, depending on whether the craftsmanship is exquisite and the decoration is precious.
In addition to Mohele, there is also "Floating on the Water" - using yellow wax to cast water creatures such as ducks, geese, mandarin ducks, turtles and fish, and then add painting or carving;
Valley board - small huts, various flowers, trees, millets, and small people are arranged on a wooden board to present a miniature village landscape, similar to modern models.
Flower melon - carving fruits into various patterns is called fruit carving in modern times.
There are also various novel varieties of square wins, fruit foods, seeds, etc., all of which are displayed on this day.
Some of these tricks have been passed down to later generations, but some have been lost. Xue Huan found everything new and interesting, just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
I walked, looked, and bought things all the way, and there were so many things that I couldn't hold them all.
Pei Ji was already covered with things.
"Oh, okay!"
There was a burst of cheers coming from the front, as if watching a circus, but Xue Huan was not tall enough, and even if she stood on tiptoe, she couldn't see clearly what was happening inside the wall of people.
"Let's go and take a look ahead." Xue Huan walked forward, and suddenly a figure ran past her quickly, pulled off the purse hanging around her waist, grabbed it and ran away.
Xue Huan was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She stuffed the Mohele in her hand into Pei Ji's arms and said, "Wait for me here, don't run around!"
Before he could finish his words, the man had already chased out.
Anyone who dares to steal my things will be caught and taught a lesson today!
"Hanhuan——"
Pei Ji was not a real amnesiac child, so he naturally would not wait there. He raised his legs and chased after him.
But there were so many people on the street that she disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, someone patted his shoulder. He turned around and saw a woman standing in front of him. She was wearing the same clothes and mask as Huanhuan, and she looked familiar with him. She naturally took his hand.
However, this woman is clearly not Huanhuan!
Combined with what just happened, what else did Pei Ji not understand? Huanhuan had clearly been transferred away from him!
What was this woman's purpose? Was she after him, or Huanhuan? Was Huanhuan in any danger?
Pei Ji raised his hand and grabbed the neck of the person in front of him, saying in a sinister tone, "Where is Huanhuan?"
Zhang Ying, the woman in men's clothing on the third floor of the Observation Tower, was attracted to Pei Ji the first time she saw him. When she saw how intimate he was with Xue Huan, she instantly came up with the idea of using someone else's trick to kill someone else.
While she sent people to secretly follow Pei Ji and the other person, she also changed into the same outfit as Xue Huan. When everything was ready, she sent someone to pretend to be a thief to lure Xue Huan away, and then she pretended to be Xue Huan to approach Pei Ji.
She had a good idea. She was now dressed exactly like Xue Huan and was wearing a mask, so she shouldn't be recognized at all.
Unfortunately, she underestimated Pei Ji and overestimated herself.
The first time he saw her, without even looking, the moment she came up and patted his shoulder, Pei Ji knew that she was not Xue Huan.
Zhang Ying never expected that the man who looked as handsome as a god from a distance would give her such a big "surprise" as soon as they came into contact and wanted to kill her!
Her face flushed red from being pinched, and she managed to speak out with difficulty: "I, I just had someone lead her away, I didn't do anything to her."
Pei Ji pushed her away and strode towards the place where Xue Huan had just disappeared.
Zhang Ying took off her mask and shouted at his back, "Hey!"
Unfortunately, the man didn't even turn back.
Zhang Ying coughed twice and her throat felt uncomfortable. She should have been angry, but his cold and ruthless character only aroused her competitive spirit.
Was he really that deeply in love with that "Huanhuan"? Then she wanted to see how long he could hold on.
"Go, check the background of these two people for me."
She gave orders to the guards who had been following her secretly.
"yes."
Here, Xue Huan has already caught up with the thief who stole her purse.
The thief was of course not a real thief, but one of Zhang Ying's men. He didn't expect Xue Huan to be so fast, and he was a little bit unbelievable when he was kicked to the ground.
He wanted to get up and continue running, but Xue Huan had already stepped on him, "Where's my purse? Hand it over."
In fact, there was only some pocket money in the purse, less than two taels in total, which she used to buy snacks. When she really needed money, she took it out of the space. However, no matter how little money there was, it was not a reason for a thief to steal it.
What's more, this purse was embroidered for her by Xue's mother stitch by stitch, and the pattern was drawn by herself. She liked it very much, so how could she let a thief steal it?
"Here, here, please let me go, girl. I have no choice." The "thief" cried in a realistic manner.
Xue Huan took back her purse and snorted, "You had no choice but to steal my money? You look healthy and yet you ran so fast. Can't you find a proper job?"
She lifted the man up and glanced at him. Although he was dressed casually, his exposed skin was not pale and his hands had no calluses. How could he look like a thief?
I feel that this person is more and more suspicious.
Just then, a team of patrolling city guards passed by. She handed the man over to the guards and explained the situation. The guards then tied the man's hands and dragged him behind the team.
Today is Chinese Valentine's Day, and the number of people on the streets is several times higher than usual, making accidents very likely to happen. Therefore, there are city guards patrolling everywhere in the city so that they can react quickly when something happens.
When the corrupt official Cai Kuo was in office, his subordinates followed suit, and the county government was full of corrupt officials like Bao Ming who took money but did nothing and even oppressed the people. Now, as the acting county magistrate, Zhu Hongda has done a lot to rectify the unhealthy trends in the officialdom.
As a result, the patrolling city guards were no longer as lazy as before, but became much more responsible.
Xue Huan hung the purse back and walked back, then saw Pei Ji coming towards her.
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