Unparalleled Fortune in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 172 Temple Fair
After confirming the departure time, Tong Cheng'er handed over the few letters she had just written to Ru Lan, who sent them back to Beijing.

Because she is in Mongolia, she will receive letters from the capital from time to time. Now that she is going to Jiangnan, her whereabouts are uncertain on the road, so there is no need to send letters here.

I have to tell my relatives and friends in the capital.

After explaining, the two had a good night's sleep, got up early the next day, washed up and had breakfast, and then set off.

Yinzhen originally planned to go to the south of the Yangtze River on horseback, but now that he is taking Xiao Fujin with him, his plan has changed, so it is naturally impossible for him to suffer the crime of riding a horse again.

The two made a carriage together.

The carriage was equipped with springs, and it was traveling on the official road, so it was not considered bumpy. In addition, the weather had turned cooler now, so the road was passable.

Stop and go, ten days have passed, and I haven't arrived at the place yet.

Yinzhen decided to stop for a day for a simple reason, because he could see that Xiao Fujin was a little tired.

Although she didn't say anything, Yinzhen looked distressed.

Tong Cheng'er woke up from the post station, looking at the sky outside, it was very bright? !

"Don't you need to hurry today?"

Yinzhen put his arms around Xiao Fujin: "You're awake, why don't you sleep a little longer, and don't hurry today."

Tong Chenger's eyes widened: "Aren't you hurrying?"

Yinzhen smiled and nodded: "Yes, don't you hurry?"

"The place where we are now is called Bo County. I heard that there will be a temple fair today. It will be very lively from day to night. It just so happens that we join in the fun."

temple fair?

Tong Cheng'er's impression of temple fairs comes from the modern countryside. At that time, she lived with her grandparents, and there were about two temple fairs a year. She had to go through the market to go to school, and she was deeply impressed by this.

The temple fair is very lively, people are next to each other, and there are all kinds of snacks on the street, such as fried jelly, candied haws, fried skewers, fried rice cakes...

All kinds of snacks make people drool when smelling them, but unfortunately she never ate them once because she had no money.

Even if those things were not expensive, she still couldn't afford them, so she could only walk past the food stall without looking sideways.

In addition to the appetizing snacks, there is also a circus troupe, but that also requires a ticket, and the ticket costs two yuan each. She has never seen it.

The big drama set up outside was open-air, and she could watch it without paying. Unfortunately, she was young at that time, and she couldn't understand or listen to the babbling opera on the stage.

There are also all kinds of clothes and small jewelry, which are very cheap.

In addition to these, there is the ring that children like most. At that time, I always heard from my classmates that their parents said that those are tricks to deceive children, and they can’t be used for money, but children still like it the most. Spend your money on this.

The most worth mentioning is that money is always stolen at temple fairs, and cattle are always stolen from people in the village.

……

Tong Cheng'er came out of the memories, looked at Yinzhen and said, "It's good to join in the fun, let's join in the fun."

The two dressed like ordinary rich people.

Even if you don't have fancy clothes, your temperament can't fool you. When the two of them stand there, you can tell that they are not from ordinary backgrounds.

In Tong Cheng'er's view, compared with modern temple fairs, ancient temple fairs were more lively.

For example, the acrobatics that you can see without buying a ticket, and there are no fancy ways to ask for rewards, Tong Cheng'er is very involved in watching.

Of course, apart from these, she also bought a lot of things. When she saw something delicious, she wanted to buy it and taste it, and she liked it as much as she saw. She also bought some unique gadgets.

While walking and shopping, the people they brought couldn't hold it in their hands, and Su Peisheng asked someone to send it back halfway.

Tong Cheng'er had enough food and drink, and the excitement was almost over, and was about to say that she would go back, when she heard a child crying heart-piercingly.

Tong Cheng'er heard the sound and looked over, and saw a cute child like Yutuan, and an old woman with a kind face.

The old woman saw people around, she said plainly and honestly: "This is my granddaughter, I didn't answer her when I wanted to buy something, so she cried like this, I'm really sorry everyone."

When the people around heard it, they stopped paying attention.

But Tong Cheng'er was still staring at the grandparent and grandson, she always felt weird.

Just when she was wondering what was wrong, the old woman picked up her little granddaughter and was about to leave.

At this moment, Tong Cheng'er suddenly thought of something strange.

Although the old woman looked honest and kind, she saw that her clothes were made of ordinary materials, and her nails were slightly long, and the inside of the nail caps were not particularly clean, making her look a little rough.

It should be someone who is used to living.

But the little girl in her arms is different. Although the little girl's clothes are a bit plain and outdated, the material is indeed good material. If such material can be used to make clothes for the little girl who can't speak clearly, then the family must Either rich or expensive.

Furthermore, the old woman said just now that the child would not buy anything if he wanted it, but the child was still at an age where he couldn't speak clearly, so how could he ask for something.

It's really not like grandparents and grandchildren.

She suspected that the old woman was a kidnapper, but she was not sure.

Seeing the old woman leave, Tong Cheng'er couldn't think too much, and said to Su Peisheng: "Hurry up and stop that grandparent and grandson."

It is better to keep the person first, if you make a mistake, you will apologize later, in case it is really a human trafficker!

Hearing this, Su Peisheng hurriedly took people to stop them.

Yinzhen looked at Tong Cheng'er, Tong Cheng'er explained: "I don't think I miss my grandparents."

Where there is a little Fujin, Yinzhen seldom pays attention to other things. After hearing this, he looked at his grandfather and grandson not far away.

The problems that Tong Cheng'er could see, Yinzhen could also see, and even more problems than she could see.

Su Peisheng led people to stop the pair of grandparents and grandchildren. Seeing that they were stopped, the old woman immediately hugged the little girl in her arms, looked at Su Peisheng vigilantly and said, "Who are you, what are you doing to stop us?"

Su Peisheng said politely: "Our old lady asked the old lady to go over and say a few words."

The old woman shook her head when she heard the words: "I don't know you, why should I go with you, the old man at home is still waiting for dinner, so mine hastened to go back."

After speaking, he was about to leave with the child in his arms.

Su Peisheng gave someone else a look, and the old woman was stopped immediately.

Seeing this, the old woman howled immediately: "My God! Looting in broad daylight! There is no reason..."

This voice immediately attracted the attention of passers-by around, and Su Peisheng's face darkened upon hearing this.

Su Peisheng: "Shut up."

The people around immediately surrounded them, the old woman was crying pitifully, it seemed that Su Peisheng and the others were particularly "arrogant and domineering", and Su Peisheng felt that the eyes of pedestrians almost killed him.

But even so, he remained unmoved, and just refused to let him go.

At this time Yinzhen and Tong Chenger came over.

Tong Cheng'er didn't expect that the old woman would start to act violently, and now she was even more sure that the old woman was weird, otherwise she wouldn't have been stopped.

When the two walked in, Tong Cheng'er said first: "Let go first."

Anyway, there are people around, so I can't run away.

The old lady was released, and when she saw this, she picked up the child and was about to leave. Tong Cheng'er said warmly: "Old lady, wait a minute, there is something I don't quite understand, so I sent someone to stop you just now. Can I spend some time now to help me clear up my confusion?"

The old woman breathed a sigh of relief.

The old woman hugged the child tightly and buried the child's face in her arms: "Say."

"My husband and I came back to visit relatives, and saw that the child in your arms is very similar to my niece, especially the silver bracelet on her arm, which is exactly the same as the one I gave to my niece, but I remember that my niece died a few years ago Grandmother, I wonder if the old lady can clear up my confusion for me?"

(End of this chapter)