Chapter 196: The Great Fire (1)
On Zhuque Street, there were more lanterns above the head than the stars in the sky. Zhang Zong was wearing a blue robe and enjoying the beautiful scenery on the street with a smile. Wan'er behind her also changed into men's clothes and followed Zhang Zong, looking like a little book boy.
"Young Master, even Mr. Xue is engaged. Are you not in a hurry at all?" Wan'er suddenly leaned over and asked Zhang Zong with a smile.
"Why am I in a hurry?" Zhang Zong smiled and asked for a fried corn from the small stall next to him. He also removed the shells. After paying the money, he stuffed it to Wan'er. This girl likes to eat this kind of snack the most.
"Mr. Xue is two years younger than her, but she is already engaged, and she plans to get married at the end of this year. Maybe she will even have children next year. Doesn't she have any idea?" Wan'er asked again with a smile, and then picked up a piece of corn and threw it into her mouth, with a smile on her face.
"What, do you want to have an extra hostess at home and let her take care of you every day?" Zhang Zong asked with a smile.
"That's not bad. There are only two young masters and I at home. Sometimes the young master is too busy, leaving me alone at home, and there is not even a person to talk. If the young master has a wife, the family will be much more lively." Wan'er said with a smile again.
"Then...what if the lady I chose doesn't like you?" Zhang Zong suddenly asked jokingly.
"The young master's wife will definitely like me!" Wan'er said with great certainty.
"Why are you so sure?" Zhang Zong asked in surprise when he heard this.
"Because if the other party doesn't like me, the young master will definitely not let her marry in!" Wan'er said confidently with her small breasts raised. Zhang Zong couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and then shook his head and said nothing.
Just as Zhang Zong was joking with Wan'er, a gust of fragrance suddenly came. Zhang Zong only felt something flying over, and instinctively reached out to catch it, but found that it was a handkerchief. Zhang Zong looked up and saw a shy girl in front of him. When Zhang Zong looked at her, the other party was also blushing with shame. Then he twisted his body and ran to the front and met with the other girls. The girls also looked at Zhang Zong with a smile.
"Young master, go quickly. Someone has given you a handkerchief again. I think this woman is very beautiful!" Wan'er immediately exclaimed to Zhang Zong.
The Spring Festival is actually Valentine's Day in ancient times. Men and women are very bold during the festival. When a woman meets a man she likes, she will throw a handkerchief to the other party. If the man is interested, she can go up to chat with the woman, ask about the other party's address and identity, and then use a handkerchief as a token to come to propose marriage in the future.
Zhang Zong smiled helplessly when he looked at the handkerchief in his hand. He was young, looked very handsome, and there were no women around him. As for Wan'er, although she could tell that she was a girl at first sight, she was too young and could tell that she was a maid at first sight. So during the Lantern Festival, he often encountered women throwing handkerchiefs for him, but unfortunately he didn't have the intention in this regard.
"Wan'er, please help me get it back!" Zhang Zong handed the handkerchief to Wan'er next to him and said. Although the girl who threw the handkerchief ran to meet with her companions, she did not walk far away. Instead, she stood under a lantern on the corner of the street waiting for him to follow. Zhang Zong couldn't bear to refuse in person, so he could only leave this matter to Wan'er.
"Young Master, you are too ruthless. Including last year's, this is the eleventh woman to court you. Didn't you fall in love with any of them?" Wan'er looked at the girl with a look of anticipation in the distance, and asked with some helplessness.
"This is not ruthless, but I don't want to waste the other person's time. If I have no feelings for her but still comes forward to deceive her, that is truly ruthless!" Zhang Zong sighed.
Although Wan'er is young, she is very good-for-all, so she understands Zhang Zong's meaning. She took the handkerchief but said unhappily: "Every time I refuse for the young master. You didn't see those women. When they were rejected, I couldn't bear to see them!"
However, although she complained, Wan'er still walked forward honestly and returned the handkerchief to the waiting girl. As a result, the other party was stunned at first, then disappointed, and finally she felt even more excited. Several of her companions also showed an angry look at Zhang Zong, which made Wan'er hurriedly pull Zhang Zong away.
"Young Master, come out on the Lantern Festival in the future, just like that ugly young man, put on the hat, so that the women won't throw their handkerchiefs to you again!" After walking far away, Wan'er said to Zhang Zong a joke.
"This idea is good!" Zhang Zong touched his chin and thought seriously. When a person is too handsome, it is indeed a burden. For example, the legendary Wei Jie was killed by a gift thrown by a fan because he was too handsome.
It was still early, so Zhang Zong took Wan'er to other places to visit. This time he also paid attention to it and tried not to get too close to some girls, especially those girls who went out in groups. These girls were encouraged by their companions and were generally more bold, and they might anger a group of people after being rejected. Zhang Zong did not want to be beaten up by a group of girls.
However, just as Zhang Zong and the others were traveling, they suddenly heard a hustle and bustle in the distance. Zhang Zong looked at the sound, but he saw that the sky in the north was shiny red, and a shrill cry for help came from the distance. Then someone shouted: "It's not good, I'm leaving the water!"
With a "water left", the prosperity and peace on the street were immediately broken. Everyone changed into a panic expression. Then they didn't know who started first. Then the crowd began to scream and run wildly. Everyone wanted to stay away from the fire. After all, most of the buildings in Chang'an City were made of wooden, and the streets were full of lanterns. If the heat spreads, there was no way to stop them.
However, Zhang Zong was shocked when he saw this situation. He first shouted loudly to calm everyone down. After all, the place where the fire was still far away. If everyone rushed to escape, a stampede accident would be prone to occur, and the casualties might be greater than the fire.
But panic is contagious, especially when the population reaches a certain number, the panic of the group is even more violent than the fire. Zhang Zong's strength is simply insignificant, and he may be pushed down by the people around him at any time. Wan'er's thin figure is even more dangerous in the crowd.
Seeing this, Zhang Zong could only stomp his feet in anger, and then pulled Wan'er to the corner of the street to hide. Compared to the fire, the current crowd was more dangerous, but the sky in the distance was getting brighter and brighter, as if the fire was spreading here, but the street was full of surging crowds, even the Jinwu Guard could not squeeze in to maintain order at this time.
Chapter completed!