Mai Wu took out a hundred coins from his purse and gave twenty-five coins to each of the four of them.
The four of them had been begging for a living since they were young. It was the first time they got so much money, and they were all very happy. The second head wanted to buy meat buns, the third head wanted to buy new shoes, the fourth head planned to eat buns with the second head, and only the big head wanted to save it.
Having lived a hard life since childhood, Datou wanted to have a lot of money, so much that he could have food to eat without working for the rest of his life. So he didn't dare to spend money indiscriminately. Datou found a box, put the money in it, and then put the box under the bed. He would look at it every day before going to bed to motivate himself to work harder.
The 30th has arrived, the streets are decorated with lights and every household is celebrating the arrival of the New Year. There is joy everywhere and the streets are very lively.
In the evening, they specially prepared lanterns and the Jiang Tuantuan family prepared to go out to play. According to the nanny, lanterns would be set up on the streets on the 30th of every year, and various activities would be held, including bamboo burning performances. It was very lively and worth going out to watch.
Jiang Dafeng and Feng Xiaoli chose to stay at home, thinking that there were too many people outside and they didn't want to join the crowd.
Jiang An and Jiang Li finally didn't have to go to class on the 30th, so they started thinking about how to have fun early in the morning.
Jiang Li went to find Rouer and invited him to parade with her in the evening. Rouer happily agreed.
Jiang An wanted to go out alone and not follow anyone.
So at night, only Jiang Tuantuan, Li Jingchen and Yubao played together. They ate a little and then went out because there would be a lot of delicious food on the street, so they had to save some space.
As soon as I walked onto the street, I heard the sound of gongs and drums. A long team was coming from a distance, holding statues of gods and walking around the street. This was a parade of gods. Many people worshiped directly on the street and prayed for blessings for the coming year.
Jiang Tuantuan and his group followed the parade team forward. Because there were too many people, the road was completely crowded. Jiang Tuantuan hugged Yubao tightly, and Li Jingchen put his arms around Jiang Tuantuan from behind, trying his best to prevent others from touching them.
There are one or two soldiers guarding safety at every intersection, after all, there are too many people.
When you walk to the main street, you will see lights all over the street, lighting up the entire street. Even the branches are hung with lanterns, reflecting the river. On the small bridge in front, you can see couples whispering to each other.
Jiang Tuantuan started looking for delicious food as soon as she arrived on the street. A strong smell of rice attracted her attention. Following the smell, she saw a small stall selling rice cakes with walnut kernels and other things in them. The filling was rich, so Jiang Tuantuan asked for a piece and started eating while walking.
In the palace, Mingman was eager to leave the palace to see the capital city of thirty years old. It was said to be very lively. However, her father did not agree and her mother was unwilling to help explain. So she could only run away secretly!
There is a dog hole on the palace wall, but the area is heavily guarded now, so you can't go there.
After much thought, Mingman realized that only cars carrying goods for sale entered and exited the palace through the back door at night, so he planned to hide in the car and run away.
Pearl and Jade were reluctant to help, but they had no choice but to agree because the princess was against their will.
To be on the safe side, Mingman put on some neat clothes, picked up a whip, and prepared to run away.
Zhenzhu found an excuse to distract a delivery eunuch, and Mingman took the opportunity to get into one of the boxes, which was full of unwanted old clothes.
After a while, the eunuch came back and started pushing the cart to leave the palace. However, when he lifted the cart, it became a little heavy. He felt it was very strange, so he put down the handlebars and prepared to check it.
Yu Shi saw that the truth was about to be revealed, so he hurried over and scolded, "Hurry up and send the things out. It's the New Year, you can't be lazy."
The eunuch recognized that this was the senior palace maid beside the princess, and did not dare to talk back or explain. He pushed the carriage and walked out, fearing that Yu Shi would get angry and he would suffer again.
When they arrived at the back gate of the palace, the guards in charge of the inspection were usually very serious, but thinking that today was the 30th, they wanted to be lazy and just let the eunuch go.
The eunuch was walking along the city wall when he felt the urge to urinate. He parked the car aside and went to a deserted place far away to relieve himself.
Mingman quietly lifted the box a little, and seeing that there was no one around, she quickly climbed out. After climbing out, she ran directly to the street, running where there were more people and where it was lively.
When the eunuch came back after finishing his work, he felt that the cart had become lighter, which was very strange. He checked it and found nothing unusual. He thought it was his illusion and pushed the cart away.
Mingman started playing happily and planned to crawl back through the dog hole when he had enough fun. By then it would be late and there would definitely be fewer guards.
There were so many lights on the main street, and there was a lantern riddle guessing activity held in front of the restaurant. If you guessed correctly, you would get a free dish. Many people gathered around. Mingman found it interesting and ran over to watch.
Jiang Tuantuan and his group, who were a little tired from shopping, sat down directly in the teahouse opposite the lantern riddle guessing room. They chose a room on the second floor and could see the scenery outside by opening the window.
An old woman in the crowd coughed. Mingman turned her head and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"
The old woman slowly raised her head and said, "There are so many people here, I feel chest tightness, I want to go out and sit for a while, can you help me out?"
Ming Man looked at the old woman in front of him and agreed without thinking. He supported the old woman's arm with both hands and walked out. "Old lady, where are your family members?"
The old woman said, "They are in the open space ahead!"
Mingman helped the old woman out of the crowd and walked forward. Jiang Tuantuan, who was sitting in the teahouse on the second floor, happened to see this scene. Mingman actually went out for a stroll, but she was not accompanied by any palace maids or guards. She must have sneaked out on her own.
But how could she support an old woman? Who was so capable as to be supported by the princess of the current dynasty?
After a little thought, I figured it out. This guy might not be a human trafficker!
Jiang Tuantuan hurried downstairs. Before Li Jingchen had time to ask where she was going, Jiang Tuantuan ran out. Li Jingchen could only hurriedly throw down the money and follow her while holding Yubao.
When they reached the open space in front, two figures suddenly came out from the alley and knocked Mingman unconscious with a stick.
The burly man looked at Mingman's face and said with a lecherous look, "This little girl is quite pretty. She will definitely fetch a good price. But before that, I really want to taste her first."
The man next to him was the opposite of him, extremely thin and gave off a malnourished vibe. "Old Wang, let's get going quickly. There are guards patrolling nearby. Don't let us get discovered."
The two men and the woman dragged Mingman away from the alley.
Jiang Tuantuan also chased in from the alley, and Li Jingchen followed closely behind.
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