Jiang Miao carried the rabbit lantern and Shen Yanqing from the street to the end of the street. They were no longer just looking at the lantern. Shen Yanqing's big hand tightly wrapped hers, and the two stood side by side by the river, watching. Fireworks not far away.
"We will come together next year."
Shen Yanqing's eyes were filled with emotion. Under the starry sky, his eyes were brighter than fireworks.
"That's not necessarily the case."
"Miaoya..." Shen Yanqing's heart froze, did Jiang Miao still want to leave him?
"We may be in the capital by this time next year, and of course we don't have to come back."
Jiang Miao saw that he looked nervous and felt weak in her heart. She understood Shen Yanqing's thoughts and tried her best to respond. She took the initiative to hold Shen Yanqing's hand and said with a smile.
"No matter where we are, we will be together."
"Well, we are together and will never be separated."
Gorgeous fireworks bloomed behind them, and the two of them were like a couple of gods, clinging to each other.
The Shen family was much more lively here. Mrs. Zhang and Shen Yingxue brought Zhou Ling and Da Ya. Mrs. Xu did not come with them because they wanted to see Er Ya. Behind them were Da Lang and Er Lang, who were responsible for helping to look after the children.
But Dalang was old enough to still look after Zhou Ling and Da Yadian, but Erlang couldn't take care of them at all. As soon as he came to the street, he was fascinated by the lanterns and wanted both of them.
"Boss, how do you sell this lantern?" Shen Erlang looked at the tiger lantern on the stall and couldn't bear to move his eyes away. This lifelike lantern really has the majesty of a tiger.
"This is five taels of silver."
"So expensive?" Shen Erlang screamed. Five taels of silver was enough for him to repair for half a year. This stall owner must be here to steal money.
"Why is it so expensive? The frame of this lantern is made of fine purple bamboo, and the paper wrapped around it is rice paper worth thousands of gold. If I only charge you five taels of silver, it's a loss!"
The stall owner took a look at Shen Erlang. The clothes he was wearing were not bad. He couldn't even afford five taels of silver. He seemed to be a poor boy.
"If you can't afford it, just open it as soon as possible. Don't delay my business."
"You!" Shen Erlang was driven away with embarrassment on his face. He was still young and didn't know how to fight back, so he could only leave holding his breath.
Humph, when he gets rich, he won't be able to buy any kind of lanterns. This snobbish hawker, no wonder he can't sell any of his lanterns.
Shen Erlang chased Mrs. Zhang and the others glumly, only to see Mrs. Zhang and Shen Yingxue looking panicked and looking around.
"Nai, sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"
"Where have you gone? Ling Yatou and Da Ya are gone. Da Lang just went to find them!"
"What?"
Shen Erlang was startled, how could he disappear in the blink of an eye? The street was crowded with people, and it was so crowded.
Shen Yingxue was worried. She should have held Zhou Ling's hand and not let go of her hand. There were many traffickers at the lantern festival. If Zhou Ling and Daya encountered them, she didn't dare to think about the consequences.
"Mistress, I will go find them!"
Shen Erlang pushed aside the crowd and ran out to look for someone. Mrs. Zhang wanted to call him to stop him, but before she could open her mouth, the person disappeared.
"Hey, where can the two of them run to?"
Zhou Ling and Daya were held in the arms of a man and a woman. Their bodies were light, and the two men's hands were not tired even when they were holding them. They walked very quickly through the crowd.
Although Zhou Ling was young, she had heard from Shen Yingxue that human traffickers would not be able to find their mother if they captured her. Thinking of this, her eye circles turned red, and her big almond eyes filled with tears. She did not want to leave her mother.
Daya next to her was also scared. Although she didn't know the human trafficker, she didn't know the person holding her. She resisted and struggled wildly.
"I want to go home, I want to find my mother!"
"Don't cry, if you move again I'll beat you up!" The man looked fierce. The two girls are both delicate and cute in appearance. They will definitely have good looks when they grow up. They can be sold for a good price. Take advantage of the chaos now.
No one paid attention to take the person out, but we can't let the little girl's troubles cause trouble.
"Otherwise, just knock the person unconscious and don't cause trouble." The woman next to her whispered. Fortunately, the quiet and sensible person in her arms didn't cry.
"Yeah." The man nodded and reached out to chop the back of Da Ya's neck. Zhou Ling's eyes widened.
The bad guy wants to kill the eldest sister!
"Help, there are bad guys who want to kill people!" She screamed, her voice almost hoarse. The woman was startled. She didn't expect that this calm person on the surface was the most cunning one, so she quickly covered her face with her hands.
Mouth.
"Shut up!"
"Woo..." Zhou Ling's mouth was suddenly blocked, and she bit the woman's hand so hard that her teeth were sore. The woman was in pain and had to let go of her.
"Help, they are human traffickers and want to take my sister and me away. Please help us!"
Zhou Ling took the opportunity to ask for help, but the noise on the street was so noisy that no one paid attention to what was going on here. The trafficker and his wife were relieved.
"No matter how loud you scream, no one will come to save you. You are very naive at such a young age. We are not human traffickers, we are good people. If you leave with us, you will be able to live happily and happily."
"I don't believe it. You just want to kidnap and traffic children. I have meat at home, so I don't want to eat yours."
"You! What a sharp-tongued little lady, Gui Niang, don't talk nonsense to them, knock her out!"
"Why!"
Not far from the street corner, Guo Zhaozheng was patrolling the street with his brothers.
"Brother Guo, the streets are peaceful today, so let the brothers go drink!"
"Yes, Brother Guo, this cold wind is making my head hurt. I need to drink some wine to warm myself up."
"Shut up!" Guo Zhao suddenly stopped and his ears perked up, as if he heard a cry for help.
"There's a situation!" After saying this, without waiting for anyone to respond, he ran to the back of the street.
The people next to him looked at each other, wondering why they didn't hear anything, but Guo Zhao had a sharp ear and had been practicing martial arts for many years, so he couldn't make any mistakes, so several people hurriedly followed him.
When the trafficker and his wife were about to take action, two stones suddenly hit their hands. They both felt pain and looked around in panic.
"Ouch, who?"
Guo Zhao came out from behind the crowd. He was dressed in official attire and had a knife tied to his waist. He was tall and had a fierce look on his face. The trafficker and his wife shivered in fear, knowing that they were being shot.
"Uncle official, please help us, they are bad guys and want to take my sister and me away!"
Zhou Ling recognized his clothes. The people who came to Shen's house last time to arrest Zhou's mother and Zhou Shui'an were wearing the same clothes. Shen Yingxue told her that these were good people who specialized in catching bad people.
Guo Zhao had never dealt with little girls before. Zhou Ling was smart, smart and lovable. Even a trafficker would have the heart to steal such a young girl. He looked at those two people as if they were dead people.
"Uncle, we are the parents of these two children. We are not bad people. They are just throwing a tantrum."
"Tsk, don't look at your looks. How can you give birth to such a cute little girl like Yuxue? Brother Guo, this must be a human trafficker. Don't be deceived."
Several brothers followed, and they all sneered at the trafficker's words. Of course Guo Zhao knew they were lying.
"Second brother, arrest him!"
"Okay!"
Zhou Ling and Daya were rescued, Guo Zhao held one in each hand, trying hard to smile on his cold face, for fear of frightening the two of them.
"Do you know where your home is?"
"I know, the Shen family in the east of the city."
Seeing how friendly he was, Zhou Ling put her arms around his neck and spoke loudly. Guo Zhao glanced at her appreciatively.
Although this little girl is young, she is very courageous and can remember her home. It seems that her parents have taught her well.
