"No problem."

At Shen Tingsi's insistence, Feng Jue obediently retreated to the side, but he kept looking around, fearing that someone would suddenly rush over.

Only after Feng Jue stepped aside did the people withdraw their gaze and turn around to busy themselves with their own affairs.

"Mask, beautiful mask!"

"Pear blossom cream, freshly made pear blossom cream!"

The shouts of the vendors mixed together, and the whole street showed a thriving scene.

"What holiday is today? Why are so many people wearing masks?"

Feng Jue asked in confusion, as he saw many people wearing masks along the way.

This was also Shen Tingsi's first time in Jiangnan. He was not familiar with the customs here and was destined to be unable to give an answer to the Feng Jue question.

"Masks, masks for sale. Various styles of masks, you can choose whatever you want, I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

"Sir, come and see our mask!"

When Shen Tingsi and Feng Jue arrived in front of a shop selling masks, the owner called out to him enthusiastically.

"Big brother, buy a mask. The patterns on the mask are all painted by my father himself!"

The little boy was wearing a tiger-shaped mask on his face. He looked up at Shen Tingsi, his big eyes sparkling with pride.

Shen Tingsi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, walked forward and picked out a mask he liked.

"How much silver?"

"Not much, not much! Five coppers are enough!"

The boss extended five fingers enthusiastically, and the next moment Feng Jue took out a purse from his chest.

When handing the silver to the boss, Feng Jue also took a fancy to the mask. He took off the mask and put it on his face, then turned to look at his master.

"Sir, what do you think of this mask? Does it suit me well?"

The abacus beads fell on Shen Tingsi's face and he couldn't say anything more, so he just nodded.

"Thank you, sir!"

Feng Jue smiled, revealing his big white teeth, then turned around and paid the silver to the boss.

"Take care, big brothers!"

After the little fat boy finished speaking, he stood up and imitated the big tiger and made a grinning expression towards Feng Jue. Feng Jue couldn't help but reach out and poke the little fat boy's double chin.

"You are so good. Can you tell me what festival today is and why everyone is wearing masks?"

"Brother, when there's a light show in the south of the city at night, everyone will be wearing masks!"

"I see. See you tonight then."

After finding out the reason from the fat boy, Feng Jue turned back to Shen Tingsi and said, "Sir, do you want to go and see the light show tonight?"

"Let's go."

After saying this, Shen Tingsi put on the mask and continued walking forward.

"yes!"

Feng Jue, who loves to join in the fun, followed Shen Tingsi excitedly, and his voice became even louder in his excitement.

On the other side, Jiang Li and Qing Zhu strolled on the street for most of the hour, eating and drinking, and having a very happy life.

Qingzhu rubbed her bloated stomach and said, "Miss, where are we going next?"

"Here, go buy a mask from the mask stand in front."

Qingzhu's eyes lit up: "Miss, do you want to watch the light show?"

"Yeah! I remember the young lady performed there during the last Lantern Festival!"

Qingzhu nodded excitedly. Although she didn't say it, she didn't want to go back to the General's Mansion at all, and she didn't want the young lady to go back and suffer the anger of those people! The sun was setting and the sky soon darkened.

Today is the Lantern Festival. When dusk falls, people put on their masks and head towards the south of the city, hoping to join in the fun of the Lantern Festival.

The south of the city is a scenic area with many lakes and beautiful scenery.

Normally, people only come to the south of the city for sightseeing, and the rest of the time they do business in the east and west of the city.

It is March, the season for flowers to bloom. The southern part of the city is filled with the fragrance of flowers. Peach blossoms, pear blossoms and other flowers can be seen everywhere. The city is truly full of flowers.

Today is the Lantern Festival. As soon as I walked to the South City Bridge, I saw the blazing fireworks in front of me.

"Miss, look! There's another acrobatic performance going on up ahead!"

Qingzhu stood at the commanding height of Chengnan Bridge and looked at the noisy crowd in front of him. He saw blazing flames coming out of the crowd, and the flames jumped up to the height of two people! "Good!"

The moment the flames jumped out from the crowd, the onlookers applauded.

"Miss, let's go and take a look at the front!"

Qingzhu excitedly grabbed Jiang Li's wrist and pulled her towards the crowd in front.

Qingzhu and Jiang Li had been living a very depressed life in the general's mansion for a while. Now that they are out, they can finally release their nature, as if everything has returned to the way it was before.

Over the years, Qingzhu has become accustomed to calling Jiang Li "Miss". Even though Jiang Li has now married into the General's Mansion and become the Young Lady of the General's Mansion, she has not been able to change her way of addressing her. It's just a title, and Jiang Li just lets her do it.

"good!"

"One more!"

After one of them finished his performance, the people clapped and shouted for another one.

Qingzhu and Jiang Li, who were trying hard to squeeze into the crowd, quickly covered their ears, smiled at each other, and continued to rush forward.

The people who gathered together to watch the acrobatic performance were almost crowded together with their chests pressed against their backs. Even when Jiang Li and Qing Zhu squeezed in from the back, the people did not even turn their heads back.

The two of them leaned sideways and finally squeezed from behind the crowd to the front with great effort, and their vision instantly widened.

The juggler was shirtless, with a thin layer of sweat on his wheat-colored skin, which was shiny in the firelight.

"I'm going to give you guys something special today!"

The big man put down the torch in his hand with a mysterious look on his face, then turned and walked towards the stage behind him.

The people followed the big man's figure with curious eyes, and they blinked less frequently, for fear of missing any exciting scenes.

Jiang Li and Qing Zhu's eyes followed the big man's figure, and finally they watched him walk onto a large round platform.

In previous years, a stage was built for performances during the Lantern Festival. However, the circular stage was previously built in the peach forest in the south of the city so that everyone could watch from all directions. In previous years, people would climb up trees to watch more clearly.

However, this year's stage was built under the South City Bridge, and it could only be viewed from three sides, with one side being blocked.

"Bring the things up!"

The big man came to the round stage and shouted, and then two big men came out from behind the red silk carrying props.

The prop was nothing else but a wooden box.

Everyone looked at the wooden box being carried up with curiosity, wondering what it was used for.

However, they stared at the wooden box for a long time and still couldn't guess what it was used for.

"Everyone, why don't you guess what talent I'm going to perform for you with this wooden box later."

The big man looked at everyone mysteriously, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense. The people looked at each other, and finally shook their heads, unable to guess what the big man was up to.

"We can't guess it, so stop keeping us in suspense and tell us what this box is used for!"