Chapter 188 Escape
Regarding the matter of adopting godparents, it was obvious to everyone that her family was climbing the social ladder, but Lin Yuesha did not readily agree. Instead, she said she would ask her parents for their opinion.
"That's how it should be."
When Lin Yuesha brought it up, Zhang Qing'er nodded repeatedly. After her mother had this idea, she wanted to personally bring gifts to their door.
Recognizing someone as a godparent is not about using power to intimidate them; after all, the two families will be visiting each other as relatives in the future.
Seeing that Lin Yuesha showed no sign of resistance, Zhang Qing'er breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister Yue Sha, let's go see the lanterns."
The lanterns in the North this year are different from last year's; there are also lanterns shaped like houses. You can go inside to visit them by paying a coin.
"That was made by a private individual. The government didn't allow it before, but later they saw that the people were getting tired of lanterns, so they created a new style."
The large lantern, resembling a house, contained various smaller lanterns, as well as tables, chairs, and benches for people to rest.
"It's too cold, let's go inside and have a cup of ginger tea."
Zhang Qing'er gave him a coin and led Lin Yuesha inside with practiced ease.
The lantern is covered with cloth on the outside and has a large interior space divided into different areas.
Lin Yuesha admired the wisdom of the ancient working people; when it came to making money, the ancients were by no means inferior.
The lantern makers not only collected copper coins from the door, but also subcontracted out the area inside, selling sachets, pendants, lanterns, and riddles. In the rest area, a bowl of ginger and jujube tea cost ten coins.
"Ten coins!"
Lin Yuesha thought about how the cost of her family's hot and sour noodles accounted for half of the price, while the cost of each cup of ginger and jujube tea was definitely less than two coins, making eight coins a profit per cup without much effort.
"That's what you call business acumen. Ordinary people would never spend ten coins to come in and see the lanterns, and those who can come in are naturally not short of money."
Zhang Qing'er revealed the secret in her words, and Lin Yuesha nodded in agreement. This was what was meant by high consumption.
The lanterns at the stalls inside were more exquisite than those sold by the vendors outside, and were four or five times more expensive, but almost no one who came in left empty-handed.
Lanterns costing a hundred or so coins can be bought casually without batting an eye.
"yes."
There may not be many wealthy people in the town, but the Lantern Festival is a large-scale event, and these people who have come from afar can afford the travel and accommodation expenses, so they naturally won't be stingy when it comes to spending money.
After drinking a cup of ginger and jujube tea, Lin Yuesha felt warm all over.
She and Zhang Qing'er chose lanterns. Zhang Qing'er chose a lantern shaped like a steamed bun, while Lin Yuesha chose a lantern shaped like a beautiful woman.
The purse that was made for the pockmarked face is still on her.
Lin Yuesha had no experience with embroidering portraits of beauties and didn't know how to choose a background image. She thought of the appearance of a modern female celebrity and then copied it on scrap paper.
In the end, because there was no colorful embroidery thread in the house, the beauty had no clothes to wear and became a naked beauty.
The design is a bit lewd, but if the pockmarked face is a repressed pervert, he might secretly be pleased.
"Sister Yue Sha, shall we go find Bao Zhu?"
Zhang Qing'er chose a tiger lantern for Jiang Baozhu. The little tiger looked adorable and quite cute.
"Let's go take a look."
Lin Yuesha pulled Zhang Qing'er out the door, and they were greeted by a dragon lantern dance team. Each member of the team had a small lantern hanging on their body, and the dragons in their hands were dancing. The people followed the team's steps and cheered continuously.
Lin Yuesha walked into the shadows, and under the dim light, she revealed a gentle smile, serene and beautiful.
Xiao Qi stood opposite Lin Yuesha, a few meters apart, but she couldn't see him.
He wore the pockmarked mask again today, only for the purse in the little sister's hand.
Upon learning that his subordinates had completed the mission, Xiao Qi felt somewhat relieved.
He didn't know why he did this, nor did he want to think about it. He only knew that he didn't want his younger sister to get married too early. Nine out of ten men are unfaithful, and the rest are just stubborn wooden stakes.
“My lord, you have forgotten one more thing.”
A white figure appeared beside Xiao Qi in a flash and whispered.
"What's going on?"
Xiao Qi didn't think there was anything wrong with his thoughts; he had hardly met any true gentlemen in the academy.
Needless to say, there are scoundrels like He Xing and Xuan Zhi. There are also those who appear honest but secretly buy erotic novels to read. Zhang Jing is not bad, but he is a blockhead.
"And... homosexuality."
Bai Ying curled her lip. So, men are either philanderers or lewd, and there are very few good ones left. Moreover, even if men admire other men, although it's not out in the open, their behavior behind the scenes is even more disgusting.
"According to you, Yue Sha will never be able to get married in her life."
Xiao Qi nodded, deeply agreeing with his subordinate's reasoning.
Bai Ying: "..."
If Your Majesty is worried, you can consider him. He considers himself handsome, neither dull nor frivolous, and most importantly, skilled in martial arts. He is capable and will definitely not let Your Majesty's sister suffer any injustice.
"You can't do it."
Xiao Qi turned around and glanced at his subordinate with disdain.
Bai Ying: "..."
He's good at it. Even though he's a novice, he firmly believes he can do it!
"Young Master, why can't I do it?"
The white figure rubbed his chest, looking dejected, as if he had suffered a great blow.
"You're too old."
After Xiao Qi finished speaking, he stopped looking at his subordinates and left with the crowd.
Bai Ying: "..."
He's old? Isn't it normal for a man to be a few years older than a woman? Besides, he's even a tiny bit younger than his master.
The Lord dislikes him; good, he'll be proven wrong sooner or later.
The crowd moved slowly forward with the dragon lantern procession, cheering and laughing from time to time.
In the North, winter lasts for almost half the year. Whether rich or poor, everyone stays at home to hibernate, making such a grand occasion a rare occurrence.
The happiest ones are the little ones, held by their parents, constantly eating and looking around.
"ah!"
In the crowd, someone screamed, and someone ran forward, causing the person in front to be caught off guard and pushed to the ground.
"What's going on? Watch where you're going!"
Discontented shouts arose from the crowd, but when they turned around, they realized that it wasn't just one person who had run away, but everyone behind them.
The crowd looked terrified; some couldn't even tell which way was which and just kept running forward.
"Something terrible has happened! Run! Barbarians are killing people!"
Suddenly someone screamed, and everyone's expression changed drastically. Forgetting all complaints, they scattered and fled in all directions.
Oh no, the barbarians are coming!
The barbarian soldiers lay in ambush inside the city, specifically targeting innocent civilians. If you fell into the hands of the barbarians, you would only face death.
"Sister Qing'er!"
Lin Yuesha was pushed forward by the crowd and almost fell. When she turned around, she found that it was pitch black behind her and there was no trace of Zhang Qing'er.
The crowd had just separated the two.
At this moment, Lin Yuesha had no way to search against the crowd and could only flee with the flow. Her heart skipped a beat, and her worst fears had come true.
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