Shendou Continent

Chapter 107 Yangzhou Temple Fair
From Xujing to Yuzhou in Xishu, there is a distance of three thousand miles.Lin You was in a hurry to get out of the whirlpool. He traveled all the way in Guangchu and arrived in Yangzhou thousands of miles away in only five days.

Yangzhou City is a large city in the south of Guangchu, west of Jiangzhou.Lin You reckoned that he should be able to take a breather after traveling all the way in such a hurry.But he didn't dare to be too careless. He was only wearing a rough blue coat, a pair of old cloth shoes, carrying a spirit bag and a water bag, without any other attire, trying to hide his cultivation and keep a low profile as much as possible.But at this time, Yangzhou City, which was still in the first lunar month, was very lively.

Daxiangguo Temple in Yangzhou is a famous temple in Yangzhou. The temple fair in the first month is extremely lively and lasts until the end of the month.Surrounding the Daxiangguo Temple, the temple fair and market are built along the river, with many shops and vendors.Thick and fine cloth, animal-drawn carts, silk, leather goods, livestock, grain, live fish, dry goods, firewood, lacquerware, woodware, copperware, distiller's yeast, tempeh, fur, blankets, bamboo poles, vegetables and fruits, cinnabar, sinews, wine, vinegar There are all kinds of items such as , sauce, lacquer and so on.There is still human trafficking here, and many people are watching it, and there is a lot of voices and crowds.Lin You, who had been fleeing hard for five days, was also attracted by the lively scene here.

Suddenly, someone posted a notice on a notice board, and immediately surrounded many people.The notice board of this temple fair is an important information channel. Many court news will be announced here, and some good deeds and performances will also be announced here.

"Wow! Liu Fei'er, she's coming to perform!" Someone in the crowd shouted.

"It's true, I heard it's a troupe of singing and dancing girls invited by the king." Another person echoed.

"What a beautiful Liu, she is one of the four beauties of God Dou! Tsk tsk, the performance will be held tomorrow." It seemed that even an old woman knew what was about to happen.

"The Four Beauties of God Dou? What are the Four Beauties of God Dou?" A middle-aged man asked.

"Old hat, Shendou Simei don't know about it." A young man said disdainfully.

"The four beauties of the gods are the leading actresses of the four famous singers and dance troupes in mainland China. They look like a fish falling into a wild goose and a moon-shame flower. They are as beautiful as a fairy in the moon palace." A bald man squinted his eyes and smiled at the middle-aged man. The man said, obviously he was very obsessed with Simei.

"So that's the case! How dare I ask which four beauties are they?" the man asked.

"Tong Jiaer from Loulan, Liu Feier from Guangchu, Zhang Minmin from Nanling, and Tang Weiwei from Ouyue." A man in a well-dressed man replied.

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Lin You, who was watching the excitement, also listened to what you said in the crowd.God fights four beauties?He seems to be hearing it for the first time.But it sounds like it’s too beautiful, so it’s not going to be a big problem if you stay for another day, why don’t you take a look tomorrow.Thinking about it, Lin You made up his mind.

After wandering around the temple fair market, he was not interested in the items sold in the temple fair market. Instead, he took a few more glances at the trafficked people, especially for a little boy.The boy was only about five or six years old, with ragged clothes, bare feet, and some scars on his body and face, obviously caused by being abused.He appeared very timid in front of the human tooth woman, standing in an open space like an item for people to pick.There are also people who are interested in this little boy, and they are negotiating with the matchmaker, but it seems that the deal has not yet been made.Seeing this little boy, Lin You thought of himself when he was a child. If Lin San left without Chen Zhang, he would probably sell himself to bury his father, or he would be picked up as an item.

So, he stepped forward to question and asked the child's name and place of origin.The child timidly only said that his father called him Xiaobao, but could not tell his real name.Lin You felt sad for a while when he heard that, children are the darlings of their parents, but unfortunately they have become weeds in their hands.

Lin You asked the matchmaker, and the woman said that the father of the child was originally a military officer of the imperial court, whose surname was Zhang, and he was executed for committing a crime.As he said that, he also took out the deed of prostitution from the Yangzhou government office.After Lin You finished listening, he asked the price, and the matchmaker asked for a Guangchu gold coin.A few people who wanted to buy just now thought it was too expensive, and they were still bargaining.After hearing this, Lin You didn't say anything, and immediately took out an Ouyue gold coin, ready to buy the poor baby.The Ouyue gold coin is commonly used in the mainland, and is equivalent to the Guangchu gold coin. The matchmaker happily accepted it when she saw it, and gave him Xiaobao's deed of sale.

Lin You led Xiaobao and was about to leave, but found that Xiaobao's gaze was still on a young woman nearby.This woman was also brought to sell by the matchmaker. She looked young, about sixteen or seventeen years old, and she also wore tattered clothes. Because she wanted to sell it for a good price, her head and face had been washed.This girl was originally a young girl, but her appearance was ordinary, so she didn't make a deal right away.

Lin You saw Xiaobao's appearance and asked, "Is she your sister?"

"She used to be my mother's maid, she always took care of me." Xiao Bao replied in a low voice.

"What about your mother?"

"died."

"But there are other relatives?"

"Nothing."

"Oh, do you want her with you?"

Xiaobao didn't speak, but Lin You had already guessed it.He found a matchmaker and bought the girl as well.With this girl, someone just happened to take care of Xiaobao.After Xiaobao saw it, his face showed a touch of relief, but he didn't speak.The person in front of him will be his master in the future, and whether he will live or die in the future is still unknown, so he dare not feel happy.

The girl just followed Lin You timidly. Lin You asked her name and called her Chunlan. She was sold into the Zhang family since she was a child, and she no longer knew her family name.In this case, Lin You simply gave her the surname Lin, and her name had to be changed. Lin Chunlan was too awkward to pronounce, so she simply called her Lin Lan.

Just like that, Lin You bought a servant girl and a kid at the temple fair. It's nice to be rich!But for these two timid villains, Lin You didn't put on airs as a master. He was just out of pity for each other, not because he wanted to buy a slave.Therefore, looking at the two pitiful faces, he said softly: "From now on, you can call me big brother, my name is Lin You."

"Really, really?" Xiaobao asked in disbelief. Although he was young, he had already experienced the misfortune of life after experiencing his family's ruin and death, and he didn't dare to expect such a good thing to happen to him. .On the other side, the girl named Lin Lan also looked at him in a daze, unable to believe it, and didn't know what to say.

"Of course it's true, pull the hook." Lin You said to Xiaobao, and immediately stretched out his right hand to pull the hook with the child.Xiao Bao was pulled by him and hooked, and then he nodded in half-belief.Lin You then made an agreement with Lin Lanlagou again, so it was settled.

Because the two hadn't eaten for a long time, Lin You took them to eat first, and then changed them into clean clothes.In the afternoon he wandered around again, and at night he took the two of them to find an inn to stay, wash away the dust, and waited for the next day to enjoy the demeanor of Shendou Simei.

(End of this chapter)