PDLP Chapter 246: Gaining a Sense of Presence
Chapter 246: Gaining a Sense of Presence
Xu Yuan couldn't help but laugh when he heard the man lying with his eyes open.
Look, this is the speaking art of a cultured person, which scared the little girl standing in front of the stall.
The little girl nodded and believed it.
When Li Junyong heard Gu Qinghan's threatening words, he smiled, then retracted his foot, sat on the stool, and glared at Gu Qinghan.
"Little girl, why are you here alone? Where are your parents?" Xu Yuan looked around the little girl and saw that there was no adult with her.
"My home is nearby, just a few steps away. I don't know the way home. Sister, can you buy some spiced melon seeds for a penny?"
The little girl smiled sweetly at Xuyuan and pointed at the melon seeds on the stall.
"Oh, you can read?"
Li Junyong was a little surprised that the girl specifically asked for spiced melon seeds as soon as she arrived.
"I heard about it from an old man. I haven't eaten it yet. I want to come and try it."
Seeing that there was nothing for Gu Qinghan to do here, he sat down over there where they were playing poker.
At this time, only the people at the previous table were playing, and the winner had not yet been decided.
Li Junyong thought that the old man the little girl was talking about was Uncle Pan. He didn't expect that the old man was so fast and didn't even let the children go.
"Okay." Xu Yuan nodded, cut the bamboo tube into six parts, filled it with exactly one portion, wrapped it in oil paper, and handed it to the little girl.
"Go home quickly. I'll let this big brother take you home. Next time you go out, remember to go with an adult. Don't go out alone." Xu Yuan was still relieved about a little child running around, so she asked Li Junyong to take her home.
"I remember it. Thank you, sister, thank you, brother."
After seeing the little girl off, a few people came and bought peanuts, and then they became idle. The people playing games at the back finally decided the winner.
"Sir, now that we have won, should we get the money right away?" A big man spoke impatiently, looking at Gu Qinghan who was sitting nearby.
"Wait a moment, I'll record it first. The incense stick time is not over yet, you can still continue playing."
"Then don't make any mistakes. Come on, let's continue playing."
Gu Qinghan walked over to Xu Yuan and sat down, without seeing Li Junyong.
"he's gone?"
"I asked him to take the little girl home."
"By the way, wishing, where are you registered as the winner?
Xu Yuan took out a notebook and said, "Write it down here. Just write down their wooden sign numbers for the first game."
This is the simplest method, and it does not require anyone to keep an eye on it all the time, and it just requires everyone's awareness.
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After An Zeyu and Dong Qing, master and servant, came out of Fumanlou, they strolled on the road.
Dong Qing dodged the hurried passers-by and followed his master's footsteps. He couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect to see such a lively lantern festival in such a small county town."
"Of course, there are many talented people in this county. The fresh dishes in Fu Man Lou were made by an unknown girl from the countryside."
An Zeyu recalled the dishes he had eaten in the past few days and actually didn't want to go back.
"Master, there's a strange game booth up ahead, shall we go check it out?"
Dong Qing saw a unique stall from afar and was a little curious.
"Let's go up and take a look." An Zeyu put away the fan in his hand and walked slowly through the crowd.
"Miss, isn't that Young Master An? How come he appears here?" The maid who followed closely behind her young lady exclaimed.
"Why is it so strange that he appears here? Isn't there a business here? Let's go and follow him to see for ourselves."
Lin Zhixin also saw the cloth sail for making wishes hanging on the stall, and her curiosity was aroused. Seeing An Zeyu also heading in that direction, she couldn't help but be delighted.
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Sanniang Garment Shop
Lin Zhian was fiddling with something at the door of the shop at this time.
Seeing Li Junyong coming to the door of the store, he was a little surprised, "Junyong, why are you here so early?"
"I just happened to pass by here and came to see you." After sending the little girl home, Li Junyong didn't feel comfortable disturbing Gu Qinghan and Xu Yuan, so he turned in another direction and came to find Lin Zhian. As for his parents and Li Junlan, there were so many people wandering around, how could he possibly find them?
"What are you doing here? Is there anything I can help you with?"
"That's great. You can help me set up the lantern riddles." After saying that, he handed some of the ornaments in his hand to Li Junyong, "Why didn't Qinghan come with you?"
"How could he possibly come over? He's busy trying to make his presence felt."
"What do you mean by showing off your presence?" The words were unclear, and Lin Zhian was confused, so he asked quickly.
"Chasing girls." Seeing Lin Zhian's confused look, Li Junyong said it directly.
"Ah?" This time Lin Zhian exclaimed in surprise, and when he saw passers-by looking at him, he realized that his voice was a little loud, so he quickly lowered his voice.
"What's going on? How can someone like Qinghan show off his presence?"
"Don't you just wave your hand and a bunch of beautiful young girls will follow you?"
"Whose girl is this? Doesn't that girl Shi Ya have no chance?"
Lin Zhian was a little curious, so he even put down the pendant on his hand and pulled Li Junyong to sit on the stool.
Li Junyong shook his head and said righteously: "I can't say which girl it is. After all, you can't just talk about other girls casually, right? You can talk about your own brothers casually."
Lin Zhian held his breath in his heart and said, "You might as well not tell me. It's really uncomfortable to say half of it."
Lin Zhian's enthusiasm, which had just risen, suddenly became wilted.
"However, I can't tell you, but I can take you to see it!" Li Junyong took the opportunity to change the topic.
Wouldn't it be good to make a wish and bring in business? Given how picky Fatty Lin was about food, if he came across something new and unique, he would definitely be a wealthy man.
"Won't it disturb others?"
"Just watch from a distance."
Lin Zhian's eyes lit up. "Come on, let's finish it quickly. It's still a little early for the lantern riddle guessing game. We can come back later. I tell you, you and Qinghan must come and show your support."
"Got it, got it, we will definitely come over."
The two of them quickly finished the hanging ornaments, and prepared the tables, chairs and benches, making it look barely presentable. Finally, they hung the most important various lanterns on the shelves.
Lin Zhian clapped his hands, "That's it, Junyong, lead the way."
"By the way, where is that kid Wu Mingshi? Why haven't I seen him with you?" Li Junyong finally remembered Wu Mingshi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Tell the truth, he went to visit relatives, why didn't he come back so soon?"
Speaking of visiting relatives, Li Junyong also thought of Feng Juesheng and his group, who had not returned either.
"Then let's go."