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Chapter 48
Qingjiang City is very bustling, especially when it's New Year's Eve, it's busier than all the counties and towns Huaying has been to in the past.

Although she had already wandered around Qingjiang City in the past few days to find out the news, she was still very surprised at the scene of people coming and going on the street in front of her.

She has never seen so many people in her life, especially when she walked to the downtown area, the people on the side of the road almost filled the street, and the yelling of hawkers can be seen everywhere, no matter what kind of shops are in the stalls along the street. They are full of customers, and the business is much better than the previous few days.

Huaying was a little regretful, she knew that there were so many people on the street, it would be better to stay in the room and practice, now it is really tiring to go shopping.

"Sister Hua, I'm going to buy firecrackers over there. Many people are queuing up there."

Sun Ling looked like a bird that had regained her freedom, looking here and there, if Huaying hadn't been holding her back to keep her from running around, she might have disappeared by now.

While talking, Sun Ling also took out a few taels of silver from the purse she carried with her, and excitedly took the silver to prepare to queue up to buy firecrackers.

How could Huaying let her just leave like this, she had made a guarantee with shopkeeper Sun before going out, so she wanted to watch this little girl closely.

According to shopkeeper Sun's words, that is, you can go out to play, but you can't leave Huaxia Xia for half a step, otherwise you won't be able to go anywhere.

"Be careful of people with distracted eyes, and put away the money."

"Ah yes."

After Huaying's reminder, Sun Ling, who was overjoyed, immediately reacted, carefully protected the purse in her arms, and then carefully looked around, as if the people around were all thieves who were about to steal her money.

"Now there are so many people, it takes a long time to line up. Don't you want to go to the theater outside the city? Go to the theater first, and then go shopping when you come back from the theater."

Huaying is used to the deserted environment, so she really can't stand the noisy environment here, she just feels dizzy after staying for a while, and immediately decides to leave the place.

As she spoke, she dragged Sun Ling, who was still thinking about the firecracker, out of the street.

"It's okay to watch a play. Anyway, I have Sister Hua to accompany me to play, so I can go anywhere."

Sun Ling was also very happy, and in the blink of an eye, she left the cannonball behind her, and followed her sister to the gate of the city with a smile.

The two walked on a small road, far away from the main road in the city, but it was quiet. After a while, they saw the city wall and the city gate in the distance.

"Sister Hua, I heard from Dad that you came from another place. How is the outside world? Are there many interesting things?"

Along the way, Sun Ling, a busy girl, kept asking questions, looking like she was yearning for the outside of the city.

"I have never been out of Qingjiang City since I was a child, and I don't know what it is like outside the city." Sun Ling couldn't help feeling a little excited at the thought of going out of the city to watch a play later.

"The outside of the city is very desolate. There are mountains, rivers, and fields everywhere, and there are countless robbers who have killed countless robbers. How can there be such a peaceful life in Qingjiang City? Sister Ling, don't look forward to it too much."

Huaying looked at the girl who was about the same age as her in front of her, as if she saw herself a few years ago. At that time, she also had endless beautiful fantasies about the world outside the village, but looking back now, she realized that the fantasies were nothing more than It's just a fantasy.

"Oh."

Sun Ling nodded thoughtfully, her playful little face was rarely quieter.

Not long after, the two walked out of the city gate and found the stage built by the troupe not far outside the city.

It stands to reason that during the Chinese New Year, there should be many wealthy families who would invite these opera troupes to the city to sing operas, but why did this opera troupe settle outside the city instead of entering the city?

When buying theater tickets, Huaying asked casually, but the man who sold the tickets replied.

"The master of the government office in the city didn't let our opera singers enter the city. He said that the masters of Qianjianmen didn't like opera singers, so they kicked us out. How can you make sense of this, alas."

"There is such a thing."

Huaying was deeply surprised when she heard the words, Qianjianmen was too domineering, and even the government could easily manipulate it. It seems that not only the Yongzhou Wulin was controlled by them, but the official aspect might be the same.

"Sister Hua, let's go to the theater, it's all started." Sun Ling urged.

"it is good."

The stage is open-air, only a stage is set up, and you can still see the outside after entering. At this time, there are a few people on the stage with makeup and colorful costumes singing on the scene, going back and forth, and occasionally turning over the stage. A few somersaults, very lively.

Huaying didn't quite understand the play, she only heard that it should be a historical play, telling the heroic story of Huaiguo hundreds of years ago.She didn't know much about it.

After all, after leaving Yongzhou, she almost had a blind eye, and she knew very little about everything in Huaiguo today, let alone its previous history.

However, the performance of singing opera is quite interesting and can make people laugh. The girl next to Sun Ling has already been amused a few times.

Huaying was preoccupied, she was always absent-minded while sitting on the chair, and she never got into the play, so she didn't enjoy watching it very much. Halfway through, she closed her eyes and concentrated on it, and went to rest.

As soon as he settled down, he was about to practice sneakily for a while, when he suddenly noticed a gaze coming from behind him.

She opened her eyes suddenly and turned around to look.

Then, there was no one on the seat behind her. Just when she thought she was too sensitive, she inadvertently raised her eyes, passed through the open space behind the stage, and her eyes fell on the official road in the distance.

A woman in white clothes, a bamboo hat, and a veil covering her face walked on the road.

The woman only glanced in the direction of the stage, her figure moved slightly, then she withdrew her gaze and walked towards the city gate among the traffic around her.

"Go, go back."

Huaying's eyes widened all of a sudden, seeing that very familiar figure from the back was about to disappear, she couldn't help but pull up Sun Ling, who was watching the play with great interest, and almost rushed out of the troupe with her.

The speed was so fast that Sun Ling hadn't realized it yet. When she came back to her senses, she was no longer in front of the stage, but appeared on the official road not far from the city gate.

"Sister Hua, what's the matter?"

Sun Ling felt that she was flying just now, how could anyone run so fast, it must have been half a mile in the blink of an eye.

"Do not talk."

Huaying didn't have time to explain to this girl, she didn't even look at her, she just packed it up and took her away, so she followed up with the woman in white just now.

The gate of the city was bustling with traffic, and many vehicles entering the city were stopped by the officers and soldiers at the gate of the city for interrogation, so that it was blocked a lot.

Huaying didn't have the time to line up here silently, one jumped onto a carriage, lightly stepped on the lotus step, and floated along the top of the traffic flow directly to the gate of the city. After tossing and turning, she quickly entered the city.

However, she came in, but she didn't notice the figure of the woman in white. Instead, she attracted several officers and soldiers guarding the gate to chase after her.

Huaying frowned, and then ran to the side alley.

(End of this chapter)