The small carriage was a little slow, but the weather was good today. There was no snow or wind, and everyone wore thick cotton clothes, so they didn't feel cold. Xian 'er leaned in Ye Xu's arms and looked at the scenery of the Snowy Kingdom with her lively eyes, feeling extra happy.
When they were about to reach Yuan Bao Town, there were more carriages and pedestrians on the small road. It was very lively.
Zhu Chuanwu jumped down from the carriage and ran to the front. He sat beside Zhu Kaishan and asked,"
"Dad, there's a big episode today? Why is it so lively?"
"It's the Laba Festival in two days. People say that the Laba Festival is the New Year, so how can it not be lively?”
Everyone's eyes lit up when the small carriage entered Yuan Bao Town.
There were quite a lot of people in the town. Some merchants had already started hanging red lanterns at the entrance. It was quite a festive occasion. Zhu Kaishan still had to go to get leather and farm tools, so he asked everyone to get off the carriage when they entered the town.
They agreed to meet at the tavern in town at noon. Zhu Kaishan drove the carriage to the blacksmith shop.
Once Zhu Kaishan left, the three brothers of the Zhu family completely let go. They ran towards the crowded places. Zhu Weishi shouted loudly behind them, but no one responded.
Ye Xu and Tan Xian 'er looked at each other and laughed.
"These kids are so worried."
Zhu Weishi shook her head. She finally managed to catch the message and stuffed two yuan into Ye Xu's pocket. She said to Ye Xu,"
"Xu 'er, bring your wife around and see what you can buy for her. I won't be an eyesore here.”
Zhu Weishi winked at Xian 'er. Xian' er was embarrassed. She thanked her mother and ran away with Ye Xu.
Poor Zhu Chuanwen, he was forced by his mother to accompany Zhu Weishi to see the floral cloth with a bitter face.
Xian 'er pulled Ye Xu to the big episode and looked left and right. Everything felt fresh.
The last time the whole family came to buy New Year's goods, Ye Xu wasn't around, so Xian 'er didn't have the mood to shop. She was completely absent-minded and didn't take a good look around.
With Ye Xu accompanying her today, Xian-er finally had the mood.
Ye Xu also knew about this, so he accompanied Xian 'er and followed her closely. He spent a copper coin from a peddler to buy a few red ropes and tied them around Xian' er's hair and wrists, making this little girl extremely happy.
"Husband, look."
Xian 'er pointed at a vendor not far away. Ye Xu followed her and saw that it was a vendor selling candied haws.
There were many of these things sold in the city.
However, in this day and age, Beijing was not peaceful either, especially when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing a few years ago. Even the empress dowager had fled, let alone the ordinary people.
At that time, many people had escaped from Sijiu City and came to the east of the country.
Presumably, this Tanghulu seller was the same.
Ye Xu pulled Xian 'er over and spent two copper coins to buy a stick of candied haws. Nowadays, the candied haws were all mountain red, which was also hawthorn. There were no rotten grapes, oranges, bananas, strawberries, and so on in the future.
It was cold in the east of the country, so the candied hawthorns were cold and hard. Xian-er took a bite, but she was still very happy.
"So sweet."
Xian 'er smiled and brought the candied hawthorn to Ye Xu's mouth. Ye Xu looked at the two shallow teeth marks left by Xian' er on the icing and bit off half of the hawthorn in one bite.
"It's too cold. My teeth hurt."
Ye Xu refused to eat no matter what. Xian 'er held Ye Xu's arm with one hand and held the candied fruit with the other. She would take a bite from time to time, causing Ye Xu to look at her sideways.
The two of them followed the crowd to the large gathering room. Seeing that there were many people surrounding it, they went over.
Everyone was gathered together, and the snow in the middle had already been swept away until only a thin layer was left. An old man in his fifties or sixties wearing a cotton robe was performing a magic trick in the middle of everyone.
Seeing so many people surrounding him, Ye Xu also became interested, so he pulled Xian 'er in front of him to protect her and looked at her.
"Everyone, this old man is passing by your precious land. I don't have anything to show you. Let me show everyone my martial arts. This old man doesn't sell wine or medicine. It's interesting for you to see.”
The little old man said with a smile and took out a large copper coin from the treasure chest at the side.
"Everyone, please take a look."
The old man held the copper coin in his hand and walked forward to check it for the onlookers. Then, he took out a red string and tied it to the copper coin.
The old man walked in a circle for everyone to see clearly and came to the center of the field.
"This old man's cantrip is called Money Flight.”
The old man stretched out his right hand under everyone's watchful eyes. He flipped his palm back and forth to show everyone that there was nothing in his hand. Then, he rolled up his sleeve, revealing his blackish-red and withered arm.
"Everyone, watch carefully."
The old man stretched out his right hand and placed the copper coin in his right palm. He clenched his fist and flipped it twice. When he opened his fist again, the copper coin in his hand was gone.
A wave of cheers came from the crowd.
Ye Xu raised his eyebrows. A normal conjuring trick with a copper coin would probably be to hide the copper coin between the fingers and flip it so that it would be hidden in the blind spot of the person's vision.
However, this old man's copper coin was so big and tied with a red rope. It should not be a simple camouflage.
The old man was probably very fast. The copper coin had already been hidden somewhere else.
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