Chapter 119 Night Illuminates Night (Part 2)

The next day.

As the government office relaxed restrictions in various places, it also announced that there would be no conscription for corvée next year. The first places to become lively were Diaoyu Lane and Sanchunfang in the city.

The comfortable people of Yangzhou always like to find their own happiness in such slow days.

The singing girl holding the pipa leaned on the corridor and plucked the strings. The sound was crisp and pleasant.

The turtle man standing along the street was the most enthusiastic. He bent over and smiled while welcoming the patron into the building. As soon as he climbed up the building, the beautiful women surrounded him in colorful clothes, which really made people look at the flowers.

Happy days, aren't they back? Who cares about the refugees outside the city?

The price of grain has not increased much, and eggs are still one penny each.

There are merchants from all over the world who are trying their best to send things to Yangzhou. I am here to enjoy this life.

"With a hundred thousand taels of silver, I can ride a crane to Yangzhou."

The joy of drinking and exchanging cups can only be truly experienced in a gentle place.

"Master, I want you to dance for me?"

"Just dance. Don't stop the music."

The people upstairs were happy, but the people downstairs began to worry.

Xu Mazi never expected that the government office would relax the control in just one month. He has been hiding in Manchun Courtyard for a long time, eating and drinking for free all day long.

If it was just him, it would be fine, but he had a few brothers with him. This group of people had fun in the yard all day long. It was because he had a valuable woman in the store, otherwise the manager of Manchun Courtyard would not tolerate them.

However, the most difficult thing for him was the Huang family. Now that the control was relaxed, the people of the Huang family would probably come to the door immediately. Thinking of this, Xu Rui's scalp was numb.

"Brother, what do you want to do?" His good brothers saw Xu Mazi's difficulties, and they were not all good-for-nothings. He has no brains to do business, but he is very good at thinking of crooked ideas.

"How about we go outside the city and take another ride?"

Xu Mazi was very tempted when he heard this idea. He asked, "How much silver do we owe Manchunyuan now?"

"It's just over 120 taels. Damn, these stinky old women. With such a small amount of money, they locked the girl in the room. Are they afraid that we will run away with her?"

It's hard to say. Xu Mazi lowered his eyebrows quietly. If there were no one guarding the door of the room day and night, he would have thought of taking people to escape to Jinling a few days ago.

"One hundred and twenty taels, how many do we need to kidnap?"

"Three? Five?"

"What else can you do besides eating? A three-year-old girl costs fifteen taels of silver, and a boy costs ten taels. You have to take seven anyway."

"You are capable. If you are really capable, why don't you go to school and take the imperial examination instead of hanging out with me here."

Seeing that the brothers were arguing and wanted to ask them to do something tonight, Xu Rui hurriedly persuaded them, "Go out and take a good look at it tonight, and pick a few good-looking girls. We won't sell them anywhere else, just to Manchunyuan. Once we settle the account tonight, brothers, follow me to Jinling."

"Then when do we leave?!"

"Go out before dark, and when you come back, I know a waterway, and you can swim over there."

"How do you know even this kind of thing?" Xu Mazi was very surprised.

"Hey, big brother, I committed a crime a few years ago and was arrested for forced labor. I heard from people at the teahouse that we can also go there at night, and it is guaranteed that no one will notice."

"Okay, okay." Xu Mazi patted his brother's shoulder. This is the saying that three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. He couldn't help but say with relief, "Brother was right about you. You are smart."

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When Chen Heng and Qian Dayou drove a car of fireworks back to the camp, several children immediately surrounded them. They all heard some gossip and knew that these students in the city would show them a lively show at night.

"Big brother, when can we watch it at night?"

"Will there really be dragons?"

"I heard that there will be goddess Guanyin."

Chen Heng was in a good mood. After jumping off the carriage, he stood on the side of the road with his hands on a wooden frame and said, "Why are you in a hurry? You can see it after dinner tonight."

He was still dressed in green today, but with a dark cloak on the outside. Both colors are resistant to dirt, and Gu bought them for him specially. The cloak that Sister Xue had sent was waiting to be returned after it was dried.

It was too expensive, so Chen Heng was not worried about having to pay for it if it was damaged, but he felt a little uncomfortable. He was used to being alone, so it was better to wear clothes that were comfortable.

Several children made faces at him. One of them was bold and wanted to climb onto the carriage to get a sneak peek when no one was paying attention, but he bumped into Xinda who was leaning out of the carriage.

"Don't move." Xinda was a bit strong, and it was no different from catching a chicken to carry the child down.

"Let me go, let me go."

Seeing the child struggling hard, Xinda smiled and put him back on the ground.

They were not afraid of the smiling Chen Heng and Qian Dayou, but were more afraid of the taciturn Xinda. Seeing him standing there, a group of children ran away in a blink of an eye.

The three drove the carriage into the porridge shop, and several students immediately came to help. Everyone looked good. When they saw Chen Heng, they called him "senior brother" before he could say anything.

"How are the arrangements for the people entering the city?" Chen Heng responded one by one and asked a few more important questions.

"It's almost done. After the goods in the car are unloaded, we will load their luggage into the car." Among the people who came up to help, one was called Ye Guangchao.

It is a coincidence that this Ye Guangchao was from Taixing County and also studied under Wang Xianming. It's just that he didn't get a good grade in the government examination and was not selected by Leyi Academy. Now he is studying at Meihua Academy.

The two were from the same hometown and were half classmates. Chen Heng smiled and patted each other on the shoulder, "Keep an eye on the things you unload so children don't touch them."

"Okay."

It's interesting to say that after Huang Weizhong came yesterday, Chen Heng could clearly feel the change in the attitude of the outside world. I can’t say much, except that the number of people saying hello on the road has obviously increased.

When he arrived at the porridge shop, he could see Jiang Yuanbai leading a group of people, telling a few old ladies holding their grandchildren about the streets in the city, such as which street can buy things and where the things are cheaper.

They are the second group of people to enter the city. The first group of people had already received money to enter the city yesterday evening.

Chen Heng crossed them and sat next to Xue Biao, "Are you going home tonight? Or stay here to watch the fireworks?"

Xue Biao thought for a while and said, "Go home. I haven't taken a shower in a few days. I'm not used to it."

"I think you'd better stop washing. Didn't you see that when you were wandering around, there were always people staring at you?" Chen Heng approached him with a smirk on his face.

His good friend's appearance is becoming more and more outstanding, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has a face as good as a crown jewel.

"Don't look at it, you won't be envious." Although Xue Biao was serious in front of others, she was quite relaxed in front of Chen Heng.

Chen Heng shook his head and laughed, not bothering to argue with each other. He had been running around the city all morning to get these fireworks, and he was really tired.

"I'll lie down and sleep for a while. Remember to call me when the time comes."

"Okay, Brother Heng, you can sleep peacefully, I'm here." Xue Biao looked at the dark circles under his friend's eyes and knew that he had been working really hard these past few days. He found a blanket from somewhere and threw it in front of Chen Heng, "Sleep under it, don't freeze yourself."

"Hey, when did you get this treasure again?"

"Sent by Yan'er."

Chen Heng couldn't help but raise his head and sigh, what a life for a rich young man.

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By the time Chen Heng was shaken awake by Xinda, the sky had darkened. He fell into a deep sleep this time. He rubbed his eyes and looked at Xinda and asked, "Is it time?"

"Second brother, the time is just right." Xinda reached out and gave Chen Heng a hand, "Second uncle is taking people to set off fireworks. You can pack them up. That's about it."

"Do you want to go over and take a look?" Chen Heng just woke up and didn't want to move.

Xinda noticed the tiredness of his second brother, shook his head and said, "It's better to stand farther away to watch the fireworks."

"Okay, then just stand here with me." Chen Heng breathed and suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Under the night, a red flame shot up into the sky.

At the same time, several fireworks also rose in Yangzhou City.

That burst of light was so gorgeous, the red, blue, and golden lights were fleeting, but they still made people happy.

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In the attic of Manchun Courtyard, in order to prevent Xu Mazi from escaping with others, the old lady locked Miss Zhen here.

The business in the store was very good today, and the old lady was so busy that she remembered that there was a girl upstairs who hadn't eaten.

"Kid, blame me, blame me. Just make do with what you have to eat, and I'll come see you later."

Miss Zhen could tell that the old lady was really busy. After she put down a bowl of clear soup noodles, she had already turned around and left.

Maybe she was too hungry, so she didn't move her chopsticks immediately. She suddenly leaned down, rested her face on her arms, and looked at the steaming dinner.

"Click."

The sound of locking was heard outside the door again.

"Crack."

What is this sound?

She couldn't help but raise her head and look for the direction of the sound. Through the gossamer wooden window, one could see the hazy night and the few excessively dazzling fireworks.

Miss Zhen came to the window and stood quietly. She seemed to remember that someone took her to watch fireworks when she was a child.

However, I can't remember that person's face.

She raised her hand and touched her cheek, where something cold slipped down.

If you can’t bear it, I’ll give you a thousand updates tomorrow. I checked the information all night yesterday and have been revising the article in the morning. I felt like vomiting halfway through the previous typing, so I went to have dinner first and lay down to relax.

I'm causing trouble for you.