The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1588 Lantern Festival (6)

When Little Fatty and Little Blackie saw the little mosquito crying loudly, they were frightened and clung tightly to the adults' necks.

As they walked, the chubby little girl, who possessed the seven-second memory of a goldfish, excitedly pointed to a large, fat fish not far away and shouted, "Daddy, what a big fat fish lantern! Over there, over there!"

Hu Ming and Xiao Hei Mei also saw a large, lifelike carp lantern that could swim, their eyes shining brightly, and they couldn't move away.

Gui Ge'er exclaimed in admiration, "Brother Shan, I never imagined there would be a lantern festival here."

There are two types of lantern festivals.

A formal lantern festival, such as one organized by the government or large businesses.

A type of unofficial lantern festival, such as the lantern festival held by small vendors piled up in a corner.

Holding a lantern festival here would definitely leave them without a booth, but they didn't want to miss out on making money. So they found a corner and held their own event.

Sun Dingnan said with a smile, "No wonder this place attracts so many people; those two carp lanterns are really dazzling. I saw them and liked them too."

These kinds of outdoor lantern festivals can't compare to those organized by large businesses; they usually rely on clever tricks.

They attract audiences with one or two unique lanterns, thereby drawing crowds to sell lanterns or small goods, or perform various acts to earn tips.

Sun Shan had been wandering around for most of the day and was quite tired.

He said to the chubby little girl, "Xiaoxiao, let's not watch anymore, let's go home, okay?"

The chubby girl shook her head like a rattle: "Daddy, Xiaoxiao wants to see a big fat fish, it's beautiful."

The little girl was particularly interested in large, fat things.

Fat rabbit lanterns, fat carp lanterns—once you see them, you can't move away.

Sun Shan continued to persuade Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, we've been out for so long, Grandpa, Grandma, and Mom must be worried sick at home. Let's go back, okay?"

The chubby girl shook her head again: "Daddy, can we watch a little longer?"

After mustering her courage for a long time, the little black girl finally spoke: "Uncle Shan, the big, fat fish moves, it's beautiful."

Hu Ming also wanted to see the fish-dancing lanterns, and said longingly, "Godfather, may I see them?"

All three little cuties love him, and even the most hard-hearted person couldn't refuse, especially since Sun Shan has always been soft-hearted.

He nodded: "Let's watch for a while, then we'll leave."

The three tiny mosquitoes were overjoyed.

Little Fatty, nestled in Gui Ge'er's arms, cried out urgently, "Uncle Gui, let's go, let's go quickly!"

Fearing that he might be too late, Sun Shan regretted it.

The group walked up to the fish lantern, where a large crowd had gathered, three or four deep.

The little girl sat on Gui Ge'er's neck, her big, round eyes fixed on the two of them dancing with the fish lantern.

As the big, fat fish swayed, the little chubby girl excitedly shouted, "The big fish is swimming! The big fish is swimming!"

Little Black Girl clapped along, saying, "Xiaoxiao, look, the tail is moving, the tail is moving, it's beautiful."

Hu Ming was also carried on Sun Caogen's back, and saw the two men holding fish handles and dancing in unison.

The big, fat fish seemed to be swimming in the water, its eyes full of admiration: "Godfather, the big carp lantern is so beautiful, and the dance is so wonderful."

Sun Shan also saw the fish lantern dance; although there were only two people, they danced very well.

Fish lanterns, they move.

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One on the left, one on the right, their movements were skillful and precise, their coordination was seamless.

It's clearly the kind of performance where "ten years of hard work offstage are put into one minute on stage."

As I was looking around, suddenly someone in front of me shouted loudly, "Who, who stepped on my foot?"

After that shout, someone else shouted, "Who, who's pushing me?"

This was followed by a series of commotions.

Sun Shan, seeing the large crowd of onlookers, feared something might happen and decided to lead the little fat girl away.

While the fish lantern dance is beautiful, it's best to avoid joining in the commotion.

Just as I was about to call for help and leave, a scream suddenly rang in my ears: "Ouch~~~~ It hurts~~~"

Then I saw blood dripping from the chubby little hand. Following the direction of the chubby little hand, I saw the chubby little girl tightly gripping a man's hand.

Sun Shan froze, his mind blank for three seconds, then lunged forward and shouted, "Uncle Dali, someone's trying to assassinate me!"

All I could think about was my adorable, chubby daughter being stabbed, her forearm covered in blood.

Then he thought about how he had offended many people while serving as an official, and how someone was coming to seek revenge. If they couldn't assassinate him, they should assassinate the little fat girl instead.

He was still thinking that there had been recent wrongful convictions and incorrect judgments, which was why he was being assassinated.

After a jumble of thoughts, he didn't slow down at all. He stepped forward, pulled the little fat girl off Gui Ge'er's neck, and hugged her tightly in his arms.

Gui Ge'er was stunned. At first, he heard people arguing because of pushing and shoving, then he heard crying, and then he saw Shan Ge dragging the little fat girl off his neck.

after.....

Sun Dali was the first to react when he heard the word "assassination".

A quick glance revealed a man holding scissors, with bloodstains on them.

My brain was buzzing.

He took the lead, pulled a wooden stick from his back, and without thinking twice, struck the man's calf with it.

The man cried out in pain and fell to the ground with a thud, still tightly gripping the scissors in his hand.

The bloodstains on the scissors looked so vividly red under the light of the carp lantern.

The sudden turn of events caused a three-second silence.

Then came a series of screams, and the onlookers scattered in all directions.

Sun Dingnan carried Hu Ming on his back, and Sun Caogen carried Xiao Hei Mei on his back, and they ran quickly to Sun Shan's side.

Sun Heitan took out a wooden stick from his back and tightly shielded the old man from behind, his head covered in sweat.

He shouted anxiously, "Master, run, run!"

An assassin? They must be here to assassinate the master!

If not now, when?

Sun Dali rushed to Sun Shan's side and shouted anxiously, "Master, let's run to the street corner first, there are officials there."

It's far from the government office, but close to the constables' post at the street corner. After thinking it over, I decided against going to the government office.

Sun Shan hugged the chubby girl tightly and ran towards the street corner without saying a word, with Sun Dingnan and Sun Caogen following closely behind.

Sun Dali and Sun Heitan ran while looking around, afraid that an assassin might suddenly appear.

As for the man whose leg was broken, the Sun family had no time to care about him; saving their own lives was their priority.

The street corner wasn't far; I reached my destination in just a few minutes.

When Inspector Liang saw Sun Shan hurriedly running away with his chubby daughter, he was dumbfounded.

Sun Shan was overjoyed when he saw Inspector Liang, especially the large sword he carried.

He shouted urgently, "Inspector Liang, there's an assassin! Protect me!"

Inspector Liang was stunned.

I really want to ask: Lord Sun, do you know what you're saying? An assassin? Are you joking? What do you have that would make an assassin want to kill you?

Sun Shan had no idea what Inspector Liang was thinking, and said urgently and fearfully, "Quick, come and protect me!"

Other people's lives are lives, but Sun Shan's life is even more precious.

I always had this feeling that "a treacherous subject is trying to harm me," but today I witnessed an assassination attempt and was terrified, which proved that it wasn't just my imagination.

Inspector Liang remained motionless, his mind filled with questions.