The Mazu Temple Fair in Qingshui Town is very lively. Because the area is by the sea and many fishermen make their living from the sea, the fair is held every month.
Fu Wan last attended the temple fair before she got married, and now Shen Lingling is already 5 years old.
Now the market is not strictly regulated, so there are all kinds of stalls and vendors in front of the temple, selling food such as steamed buns and fried dough sticks, clam omelets, and even clothes.
Shen Lingling was stunned by the scene before her. She had never been to the town before, and had never even ridden a bus that would make her vomit. Today, she experienced it all at once.
"Mom, they sell hair accessories!"
"Mom, they also sell clothes!"
"And sugar figurines!"
The children's excited voices came one after another, but they definitely had to go burn incense first. Fu Wan pulled her aside and comforted her, "Let's go kowtow to Mazu first, and then we'll come back to buy these things later."
Shen Lingling wasn't an unreasonable person.
There was a place to get incense right at the entrance. Fu Wan, Wang Xiuer, and the others donated some money for incense and then went to get their incense.
"Ah Wan, you donated a hundred yuan?"
Wang Xiuer was somewhat shocked. Wasn't it said that the Fu family was so poor that they couldn't even afford medical treatment? How could they donate 100 yuan so easily?
"Auntie, I made some money at sea recently, and I'll have to make a living from this in the future. I'm relying on the blessings of Goddess Mazu!"
In fact, Fu Wan also had her own helplessness. In fact, Ye Xiaocui initially instructed that fifty yuan be donated, because she felt that the recent profits from seafood were all thanks to Mazu's blessing.
Later, Fu Wan felt that she had been given a chance to be reborn and had the golden finger of being able to breathe underwater. Shouldn't she be even more grateful to Mazu?
So I just rounded it up and donated 100 yuan, hoping that Mazu would have many worshippers and protect her family.
When Wang Xiuer heard that Fu Wan was going to go to sea again, she was immediately filled with admiration. She was also a woman with a young daughter. If she didn't know how to weave bamboo baskets and raise chickens and ducks, it would be difficult to support her daughter.
Not to mention that Fu Wan also has an injured and immobile older brother.
As the two were walking inside, a familiar voice snorted coldly from behind.
"What money did you earn? It's probably money you extorted from your husband's family."
Fu Wan turned around, and coincidentally, it was Shen Dongsheng's younger brother, Shen Qiusheng, and his wife, Xu Zhaolan.
"I thought it was some dog barking randomly. It turns out it belongs to the Shen family."
Fu Wancai didn't tolerate her, but since they were in front of the Mazu Temple, she couldn't be bothered to argue with her.
After saying that, he pulled Chen Lingling inside.
Seeing this, Wang Xiuer couldn't help but glare at Shen Qiusheng and Xu Zhaolan, then pulled her daughter along and followed Fu Wan inside.
Xu Zhaolan was absolutely furious.
One hundred yuan! That's one hundred yuan! I wonder if her family could even save one hundred yuan a year if they lived frugally!
That little bitch Fu Wan donated it without even blinking, and then there's that money-losing girl Shen Lingling, whose clothes are practically patched and who's gotten all plump and healthy.
It was all her Shen family's money that was spent! It all belonged to her son!
Xu Zhaolan was so angry that she pinched Shen Chunsheng's arm hard with both hands, "It's all because your family is useless, giving this little bitch three hundred yuan!"
"No way! Just thinking about how she's eating and drinking well now, while we're stuck with corn porridge and wild vegetables all day long, I've had enough!"
Shen Qiusheng was also angry, but his most direct feeling right now was that it really hurt like hell.
Has this woman gone mad?
If you're so capable, go pinch Fu Wan! Why are you pinching him?
"Oh, honey, you're right! Let go of my hand, it's going to bleed!"
"Seeing blood in front of the Goddess Mazu will bring bad luck!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhaolan quickly let go as if she had been burned. Poor things, what did they come here for today? Wasn't it to change their luck?
After Fu Wan finally left, the family lost two mouths to feed. As a result, after paying Fu Wan back, the Shen family ate wild vegetables and drank corn porridge every day.
Her face was almost the same color as wild vegetables!
"Should I donate money for incense? May the Goddess Mazu bless me with peace and good fortune!"
The people in the temple muttered something under their breath: "These two people have been standing in front of me for so long, I'm tired of watching them!"
Xu Zhaolan gritted her teeth, took out the only two 50-cent bills she had left from her pocket, and handed one of them over.
"donate!"
When Fu Wan and the others finished kowtowing and came out, the temple fair was getting more and more crowded. Wang Xiuer held Fu Qing and Fu Wan tightly, afraid that they would be separated by the crowd.
Shen Lingling held her mother's hand tightly, as if afraid that if she didn't hold on tight, her mother would disappear.
Having finally reached a less crowded area, Fu Wan decided to buy some food and toys for her daughter, since she couldn't have come all this way for nothing.
She bought sugar figurines, hair accessories, and even an outfit. Wang Xiuer watched as Fu Wan readily took out her money and felt admiration.
Although it's expensive, I think the way they take out their money is really cool!
Wang Xiuer wanted her daughter to have what others had, so she readily bought a candied hawthorn and handed it to Fu Qing, who was both happy and surprised.
"I'm an adult now."
Wang Xiuer immediately understood, patted her daughter's hand, and said, "No matter how old she gets, she's still my child."
Fu Qing smiled broadly, and just as the group was about to leave, a child suddenly darted out from the side and snatched the sugar figurine from Chen Lingling's hand.
"The sugar figurine is mine! It's a money-losing item and doesn't deserve to be eaten!"
Caught off guard, Shen Lingling was pushed to the ground. Fu Wan quickly helped her daughter up, and the two of them then realized that it was actually Shen Chunsheng's son, Shen Guangzong.
The little boy was filthy, with grime smeared on his face from who-knows-where, and green snot dripping from one side of his nose as he frantically licked the candy figurine.
The second son and his wife of the Shen family actually left this child alone outside the temple. They are really bold!
Fu Wan patted the dust off Chen Lingling's clothes. "Forget it, let's just buy a new one!"
She didn't want to argue with the brat today, but Shen Lingling wasn't willing to.
"Mom, you told me that if someone bullies me, I should fight back, right?"
Fu Wan nodded, fearing her daughter was too timid, she often told her that she would not offend others unless they offended her.
Shen Lingling felt relieved after receiving her mother's affirmation.
Before Fu Wan could react, Shen Lingling rushed out and knocked Shen Guangzong to the ground.
"I'll teach you to bully me! I'll teach you to steal my sugar painting! I'll beat you to death! I'll beat you to death!"
Shen Lingling's small fists rained down on Shen Guangzong, but Shen Guangzong didn't dodge, only focusing on eating the sugar figurine.
"You damned bitch, how dare you bully my son!"
Xu Zhaolan, who had just come out to look for her son, saw this and shouted as she rushed towards Shen Lingling. Fu Wan stepped forward and hugged Lingling away, letting her fall directly onto Shen Guangzong.
As it turned out, there was a stone pillar nearby, and Xu Zhaolan's mouth hit it directly.
"Aaaaaaah, it hurts so much!"
"My sugar painting!"
Shen Guangzong pushed Xu Zhaolan away, and the sugar painting was crushed and scattered all over the ground.
"You owe me my sugar figurine! You owe me my sugar figurine!"
After saying that, he went to pick it up from the ground.
"You little bitches, it's all your fault that I'm in trouble!"
Fu Wan sensed something was wrong, and she was stunned when Xu Zhaolan turned around.
Xu Zhaolan's mouth was full of blood, and two of her upper front teeth were clearly missing!
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