Chapter 155 Too short
In a coastal city, the sea breeze is mixed with a salty and wet smell.
The place where the Qiuhua Fair is held is a market square near the shore. The square is surrounded by various shops on three sides, with a gap on one side facing the direction of the sea.
In the upper left corner of all store plaques, the word "Wei" is engraved.
Wen Wan looked up and twitched the corner of her mouth, "Ling Ling, don't tell me that these are the Wei family's property?"
Zhou Lingling also looked envious and shook his head.
"And that's all. Half of Haicheng belongs to the Wei family. The Wei family you see now has been very restrained. They just engraved a small word on the plaque. I think back then... there was a whole row of Wei family business names. .”
Wen Wan: "...so rich."
Zhou Lingling nodded, "Since the Queen Mother Wei was born in the Wei family, now she is not only rich, but also powerful."
Have the right?
After hearing this, Wen Wan suddenly felt a familiar feeling. She seemed to have some impression of the person named Wei.
Ah, right.
Wei Changjia!
The gangster who fell into a cesspit and became famous in the border town!
The only son of Prime Minister Wei and the close nephew of the Empress Dowager Wei!
It's all her fault for being such a noble person and forgetting things. She almost didn't remember Wei Changjia, a little Kalami.
Wen Wan's heart skipped a beat and she grabbed Zhou Lingling's arm with a forced smile.
"Let me think about it, this handsome guy and beauty can't be as tempting as the delicious food. Let's go, my sister will treat you to dinner. Let's not watch this excitement."
This is the Wei family's base camp, what if someone familiar is there?
Although the possibility is very small, if the ship can be sailed carefully, why should she take risks just to watch the fun.
However, she still underestimated the enthusiasm of Chinese people through the ages to watch the excitement.
Zhou Lingling's neck was stretched out, and her feet seemed to be rooted to the ground, and she couldn't pull them away at all.
There are more and more people in the square, and soon all the entrances and exits are overcrowded. Now, I can't squeeze out even if I want to leave.
Wen Wan let out a long sigh and could only continue to comfort herself.
It is definitely impossible for the Empress Dowager Wei to attend such an occasion in person. Prime Minister Wei also occupies a high position. Wei Changjia is half an idiot now, so he probably won't come.
As for the long follower who went to the border town with Wei Changjia last time, Wei Changjia didn't come, so his long follower probably won't come either.
Although this was the truth, Wen Wan still squeezed into the rouge shop next to her just to be on the safe side.
When Zhou Linling saw that it was a shop where a girl went, she refused to go in and just waited for her at the door.
Wen Wan had no choice but to enter the rouge shop by herself.
After half a cup of tea, Zhou Lingling was a little impatient with the wait.
He turned back to look into the shop, and suddenly a magnified face struck him in front of him. He jumped back in fright and almost rolled down the steps.
"You, what are you?"
Wen Wan rolled her eyes, "You are nothing. Scholars, why don't you speak human words?"
When Zhou Lingling heard this familiar voice, she was shocked and asked: "Sister Xiaowan?"
"It's me." Wen Wan walked up to him, smiled wildly at him, blinked her eyes and asked, "Why, am I using the rouge and gouache wrong?"
Zhou Lingling looked at her ghost-white face with fear and coughed twice, "Sister Xiaowan, to be honest, your powder is too thick and it doesn't look good."
"Isn't that just right? As for you, sister Xiaowan, I have such a beautiful appearance and don't pretend to be ugly. If I go, what will happen to the other girls? If I am selected as the Qiuhua Messenger, will it be possible? If not, you really have to guard the temple for three years?”
She patted Zhou Linling's shoulder earnestly and said, "A woman with beauty and wisdom like me needs to curb her sharp edges and leave more ways for others to survive. Do you understand?"
Zhou Lingling nodded in an educated manner, "Sister Xiaowan is right. My master also said that people should not be too ostentatious. Since this is not our ambition, it is better to keep a low profile." As he said this, he paused and turned around to go. Rouge shop rushes.
Wen Wan was stunned, and grabbed him quickly, "What are you doing?"
Zhou Linling said seriously, "Sister Xiaowan, please wait for me. A handsome boy like me needs to disguise himself, otherwise there will be no way for others to survive..."
Wen Wan: "..."
With your baby-faced appearance, you don’t pretend to be ugly on purpose. It won’t affect other people’s normal performance at all, okay?
Why are you acting like a silly son of a landlord, so dumbfounded?
Wen Wan held his forehead, shook his head and sighed.
*
So, in the crowded crowd, two people with pale faces appeared extremely conspicuously in the sight of everyone on the second floor of the shop.
The master of Qintian Prison looked at the crowd of people in the square through the open window.
He saw Wen Wan and Zhou Lingling at a glance, "What are those two?"
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A richly dressed old man next to him looked in the direction pointed by Master Qin Tianjian and also frowned.
"It made Master Li laugh. This Qiuhua event attracted young men and women from a hundred miles away. At first glance, these two people looked like bumpkins from who knows which village."
"How can anyone smear tons of makeup on their face? I have never seen this in the world."
The old man who spoke was Prime Minister Wei's distant cousin and now the head of the Wei family in Haicheng.
Master Li frowned after hearing what Mr. Wei said, "That's all, if more young men and women come to the event, the greater our chance of finding that person."
Mr. Wei nodded in agreement, "But, is that person really in Haicheng?"
Master Li raised the whisk in his hand and said, "The direction Feng Wei traced is here. Whether that person is in Haicheng or not, we will only know if we look for him."
"If we can find that person for the Queen Mother, we will all have done a great job."
"Yes." Master Li responded, turned around and led a group of people downstairs, "It's almost time, let's go and host the Qiuhua Party."
Mr. Wei bowed his hands and said, "Yes."
*
The gong rang three times, and someone began to chant scriptures in the middle of the market.
Wen Wan and Zhou Lingling were caught in the crowd, staring with big eyes and shaking their heads at the same time.
Zhou Lingling sighed, "I thought I could watch the excitement, but then I heard a noise and saw what was going on in front of me, but I didn't see anything."
Wen Wan couldn't help but sigh, "If I'm to blame, it's because our heights are too disadvantageous. When we stand on tiptoes, we're not as tall as the people next to us. We've suffered a big loss today. We didn't see the excitement, just the crowds of people."
The two of them shook their heads in unison again.
Suddenly, the crowd burst into roars.
"Come on! We must grab the Qiuhua!"
"Two levels, four roads, six hurdles! For every door you pass, there is a reward of ten taels of silver!"
"The Wei family is really grand. With so many people going through the challenge together, how much money will it cost?"
"You don't care about him so much, let's just rush through the barrier."
"It is said that the ten people who arrive at the mountain temple first will not only receive a reward of a thousand taels of silver, but they will also be able to participate in the final decision of the Qiu Hua Messenger!"
People around were talking a lot, and Wen Wan and Zhou Lingling finally got the idea.
(End of chapter)