Chapter 223 Lively Market

After leaving Nanluoguxiang, we arrived at the intersection of Di'anmen Street.

On the narrow road without traffic lights, there were PLA soldiers directing traffic at regular intervals.
They meticulously directed the pedestrians on the road, as well as the human-powered tricycles, horse-drawn carriages, rickshaws, bicycles that occasionally attracted exclamations, and even rarer cars, to pass through the streets in an orderly manner.

It attracted many children to squat on both sides of the road to watch and learn.

On the shops on both sides of the clean and tidy street, bright red flags are hung, and the shop assistants at the door are constantly shouting and soliciting business.

I just followed the neighbors to the market.
He Yuzhu saw a fortune-telling stall outside the market.
An old man wearing sunglasses and a Taoist robe sat behind a table, counting on his fingers and muttering something, using these mysterious things to attract customers.

Opposite the fortune-telling stall,

He is the craftsman who made sugar figures that He Yushui and his friends were obsessed with.

The sweet and sticky maltose was blown into various vivid animals in his hands, which made He Yushui, who was passing by, open his eyes wide.

He pulled his brother's sleeve and shook it around.

"Brother! Sugar man!"

He Yushui held her son with one hand and pointed at the candy-blowing stand with the other hand, staring at it intently while speaking.

He Yuzhu smiled, then took her and Li Qingshan forward.

"Let's go, I'll keep my word and buy you some candy.

But when you two go back, remember to share it with Zhaodi and Guangtian, don’t just lick it all by yourself.”

Seeing that his brother really wanted to buy him a candy man, He Yushui immediately nodded happily.
"Okay, brother, I'll give the candy man to Zhaodi and Guangtian when we get back.

Brother, I want to buy a little monkey. I like little monkeys, brother!"

"Brother, I want a tiger, I want a tiger."

Looking at the two little kids who were so excited that they couldn't control themselves and were doing all kinds of actions, He Yuzhu agreed with a smile.

As the three siblings walked towards the candy figurine stall,
Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi, who had money in their pockets, also surrounded them. Only Yan Jiecheng first looked at the sugar men, and then stared at these old men. The meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

But Yan Bugui is a truly hard-hearted person when it comes to spending money.

He simply ignored his son's resentful look and kept greeting He Yuzhu and the others.

"Zhu Zi, Damao, you guys should hurry up.
If we delay too long, the good meat in the market might be snatched up by the neighbors.”

"I understand, Uncle Yan."

Soon, Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi paid the money, took their candy figures and ran back to Yan Bugui. While licking the candy figures, they winked at Yan Jiecheng who was looking at them eagerly.

Yan Jiecheng was so angry that he turned his head away and pretended to ignore it.

When He Yushui and Li Qingshan came back with He Yuzhu after buying the candy figures, they handed one to him.
"Brother Jie Cheng, my brother bought it for you!"

Looking at the little pig candy man handed to him, Yan Jiecheng took it and licked it while rolling his eyes at Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi.

Then he was kicked in the butt by Yan Bugui.

"You little bastard, you really have no manners at all. Zhuzi bought you a candy man, but you didn't show any appreciation at all. You couldn't even say thank you.

Is this how your father taught you to behave? It's really shameful! "After being kicked by his own father, Yan Jiecheng didn't care. He first thanked He Yuzhu and his sister,
Then he said to Yan Bugui,
"Dad, it's mainly because Xu Damao and the others are so irritating. I was so focused on them that I forgot to thank them!"

"Still quibbling? Is this what I taught you?"

After saying that, Yan Bugui kicked him again, and then said to He Yuzhu with a smile,

"Zhu Zi, don't bother with this little bastard. He just doesn't know what's good for him."

"It's okay, Uncle Yan. We all have candy to eat. We can't be left alone. I think we should hurry up and go back after buying the food. I have to go to work later."

"Okay, let's hurry up."

The group continued to walk into the market, and soon they saw a cart pulling shadow puppets.

Several children were sitting in front of the car, looking at the pictures inside through the glass lens attentively, while listening to the vivid explanation of the foreign picture craftsman next to them.

It's no different from the kids in modern society who are keen on reading comics.

Next to the puppet show was a monkey performer. The little monkey was doing somersaults from time to time, causing the children to exclaim in surprise.
Even the children who were watching foreign movies would turn their heads from time to time to watch the charity performance.

It's not just the little guys like He Yushui and Li Qingshan.
Even Xu Damao and other children who were only 12 or 3 years old were attracted by the clever little monkey and could not move for a moment.

That is, Yan Bugui kept urging with a dark face,

Only then did Xu Damao and the others slowly walk towards the market, looking back every few steps.

At the market, Yan Bugui demonstrated what it means to be a killer. His bargaining skills made all the vendors who have been doing business for many years feel overwhelmed.

When the group of people came out of the market,
In my hand, I was carrying 5 jin of pork belly, 4 carps, 4 large pig's trotters, and some fresh vegetables.
Yan Bugui still had a lot of money left in his hands at this time.

As for the money, after all the hard bargaining, it naturally went into Yan Bugui's own pocket, and he had no intention of splitting it equally.

Fished to the outskirts of the market,

In addition to the beneficiaries mentioned above, there is also a professional performer who plays nunchakus and several wrestling tricks.

This time, Yan Bugui did not rush to urge them. Instead, he stopped and watched for a long time with Xu Damao and the others.

Wait until the performer holds the gong and asks for money.
Yan Bugui led everyone and ran away quickly.

After Yan Bugui and Xu Damao squeezed out of the crowd in a panic, He Yuzhu said with a half-smile,

"Uncle Yan, this doesn't seem right.

Others have worked so hard to perform, but when it comes time to collect the money, we are left hanging. This is a bit inappropriate!"

Hearing He Yuzhu's words, Yan Bugui didn't care at all.
"Zhu Zi, you don't understand this!
As the saying goes, the rich support their money, and the people support their personal presence.

We are all broke, so we just need to show our support for him. At least the atmosphere is lively now.”

Then I heard Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi say confidently,

"Uncle Yan is right. We only have so much pocket money. We have already spent a lot on buying candy figures. If we give them more money, what will we do?
Just show your support.

Hurry up, let's go back, you still have to go to work at the police station."

(End of this chapter)