The Regent's Concubine is Crazy

Chapter 312

The streets are crowded with people and cars, and various hawking sounds can be heard one after another, forming vivid street songs.

Shangguan Ziling suddenly pointed at a small puppet stand on the street, her eyes sparkling with excitement, "Mo Shaoxie, look over there, that's a puppet stand, let's go over and take a look."

Mo Shaoxie looked in the direction of her gesture and saw that although the stall was simple, the various puppets displayed on it were lifelike, full of childishness and creativity.

He smiled dotingly, "Okay, it's all up to you."

The two came to the stall.

The owner of the stall is a white-haired old man, his face full of traces of time, but his calloused hands reveal an indescribable ingenuity.

When he saw someone coming, he immediately put down the work at hand and greeted them warmly.

"My two guests, would you like to make puppets? Our puppets are ten cents each. They are finely crafted and lifelike. We guarantee that you will be satisfied." Although the old man's voice was a little hoarse, it revealed confidence and pride.

Shangguan Ziling was attracted by the puppets of various shapes on the stall. She squatted down and looked at the puppets carefully. "Uncle, let's make two puppets, but we have to carve them according to our appearance."

The old man's eyes lit up immediately after hearing her words. "Oh, little girl, you have a good eye. This is a technical job. But don't worry, I, Old Li, have been making puppets on this street all my life and I have never failed."

Shangguan Ziling listened to his words and nodded with a smile, "Then I'll trouble you, old man."

The old man began to get busy. He took out pieces of fine wood and began to carve carefully with a knife.

His technique was skillful and smooth, as if every cut contained some kind of magic, gradually shaping the lifeless piece of wood into a flesh-and-blood human figure.

Shangguan Ziling looked at the old man's technique and couldn't help but feel a surge of respect in her heart.

She knew that this kind of craft could not be mastered overnight, but required countless times of practice and tempering. And the old man in front of her used his hands and wisdom to create these puppets full of childlike fun and creativity.

After a while, the two puppets were carved. The faces, hairstyles, and clothes of the two puppets were exactly the same as Mo Shaoxie and Shangguan Ziling, as if they were mini versions of them.

Shangguan Ziling looked at the two puppets and clapped her hands excitedly, "Wow, they look so alike, they are simply smaller versions of us."

Mo Shaoxie also looked at the two puppets, with a hint of amusement in his eyes, "Ling'er, look, are these two puppets waving at us?"

Shangguan Ziling looked in the direction of his finger and saw that the two puppets were indeed stretching out their little hands and waving them towards them, as if to thank them.

She couldn't help laughing, "Haha, yes, they really seem to be waving at us."

The two of them chatted and laughed in front of the stall, enjoying this rare relaxing moment.

After a while, Xiao Zijin and Le Wenshu also came over.

When they saw Mo Shaoxie and Shangguan Ziling selecting puppets in front of the stall, they couldn't help but smile.

"Huh? Your Majesty and Princess, you two really have a lot of leisure time." Xiao Zijin looked at them and said, "Princess, you actually like puppets?"

Shangguan Ziling glanced at Xiao Zijin and said, "So what if you like puppets? These two puppets are very delicately made."

Xiao Zijin smiled awkwardly. He thought Shangguan Ziling was different from other rich girls and would not like this kind of gadget. But it seemed that she liked it very much!

What a woman who is really hard to understand.

After hearing what they said, Le Wenshu also came over and said, "The owner of this stall is a veteran. The puppets he makes are famous in the capital."

They were talking and laughing when they suddenly heard a commotion coming from the stall.

It turned out that after Mo Shaoxie took out a hundred taels of silver from his pocket and put it on the stall, the old man was stunned for a moment when he saw such a large silver note.

"Sir, this... this stall is hard to find!" The old man's voice was trembling a little. He looked at Mo Shaoxie cautiously, fearing that he would be angry because of his gaffe.

Mo Shaoxie listened to his words, but just shook his head lightly, "It's okay, just treat this banknote as your hard-earned money."

The old man was so excited when he heard what he said, "How can I be so embarrassed, sir, are you looking down on an old man like me?"

Shangguan Ziling walked over and looked at his excited expression. She couldn't help but smile, "No, no, you misunderstood. We just think that your craftsmanship is worth the price."

After hearing Shangguan Ziling's words, the old man felt inexplicably moved and said, "Thank you for your generosity, sir."

"Okay, let's go." Mo Shaoxie turned and said to Shangguan Ziling.

Shangguan Ziling looked at him and smiled, "Okay."

Xiao Zijin came forward, and Mo Shaoxie said coldly: "Go wherever you want to cool down."

After Mo Shaoxie finished speaking, he took Shangguan Ziling's hand and left the stall.

Xiao Zijin said to Le Wenshu in dissatisfaction: "Your Majesty, do you dislike me? Humph!"

Le Wenshu opened his folding fan and fanned it gracefully, saying, "Who told you to be so blind and move forward?"

Xiao Zijin said: "The prince is only busy playing the piano and talking about love now, and he doesn't even come back to get together with us. Let's go, let's go, let's go have a few drinks, brothers."

Xiao Zijin put his arm on Le Wenshu's shoulder, but Le Wenshu pushed him away with disgust.

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The old man stood in front of the stall, looking at their receding backs, and for a moment he was a little dazed.

"What a nice couple of guys," he said to himself.

The old man came to his senses and excitedly put the banknote away. His granddaughter was sick and needed money. Now he had the money for her medicine.

He really met a noble person tonight. He didn't set up his stall, but packed up immediately and rushed home.

Mo Shaoxie looked at Shangguan Ziling and said, "Ling'er seems to like puppets very much? I remember buying one once before."

Shangguan Ziling said: "In the past, when I was a child in modern times, during training, every time I couldn't hold on, an older brother encouraged me and carved a puppet with a dagger and gave it to me.

The puppet was the only one that accompanied me during my childhood. After my elder brother gave me the puppet, he went out to do a mission and never came back. "

Mo Shaoxie hugged her with some heartache, "Ling'er, you have me from now on, and I will always be with you."

Shangguan Ziling nodded, Mo Shaoxie let her go, and the two continued to walk hand in hand on the bustling street, admiring the night scenery.

The shops on both sides of the street are brightly lit, displaying a dazzling array of goods; there is a constant stream of pedestrians on the street, and all kinds of sounds interweave together to form a wonderful symphony.

"Mo Shaoxie, look at the night market over there, let's go over there and take a look." Shangguan Ziling said, pointing to the night market with dim lights in the distance.

Mo Shaoxie looked in the direction of her finger, and saw people coming and going there, with shouts and bargaining sounds coming one after another, as if it was a small market.

He smiled and said, "Okay."