OBS Chapter 377: Bloody Lantern
Chapter 377: Bloody Lantern
Anyway, there was no rush now, so Zhou Guo stayed and watched for a while. He found that the houses that opened their doors were not opened blindly. The front and back doors were opened very cleverly. Neither of them led to the backyard. The front yard circled around the house and then led to the backyard, and people went directly out of the back door.
People who can live in these houses must come from wealthy families.
Zhou Guo looked at it for a few seconds and then left with Li on his back. It seemed that nothing serious would happen tonight. However, after such a commotion, she was no longer in the mood to watch the lanterns. The world is big and life is the most important. It is not worth it to get hurt, lame, or lost just for watching the lanterns.
The old man watching the car was very curious when he saw them coming out so quickly, "The lanterns are gone now?"
Zhou Guo said: "There are more, but there are too many people, we can't squeeze in, so we came out."
The old man sighed, "There weren't so many people in previous years. I don't know why there are so many this year. My place is full. Many people still come on foot."
Everyone looked at the bustling county town with lingering fear. Fortunately, nothing happened. Zhou Mai said, "It's not good to be too busy. I was squeezed so hard that I almost couldn't breathe. Fortunately, my brother held me tightly, otherwise I would have been crushed."
So is Zhou Mi.
Li was also a little scared, "It's a good thing I didn't bring your mother with me, otherwise something bad would have happened."
Everyone thought even more. When they set out, they thought that there would be a lot of people watching the lanterns, and the little ones were so young that no one had the energy to take care of her as an adult, so they left her at Qian's house next door. The mother and her two daughters didn't like to join in the fun, so it was just right for her to stay at their house for a few hours. Thinking about it now, this was a very wise move.
Zhou Xing looked at the city gate and saw that some people had already come out. "Shouldn't we wait for the villagers?"
I came here with them.
Yes, everyone just remembered about this, so should we wait or not?
Zhou Guo patted his thigh and said, "Wait, wait for an hour. If he still doesn't come out, we'll go back. After all, we're here to see the lanterns, so it won't be considered a delay. If we go back like this, it won't be justified if the news spreads back to the village."
Li nodded, "That makes sense, then we'll wait."
But standing in the wind for an hour or two in this icy and snowy environment was quite painful, especially for Zhou Xing and the others, who couldn't stand it anymore after a while.
Li took out their rabbit fur cloaks from the carriage and said, "Come on, put this on quickly. You were the ones who were supposed to wear it when it was made, but you didn't wear it after it was done. It's the most suitable to wear when watching the lanterns, but you didn't wear it."
Zhou Gu said, "Second Aunt, it's not that we don't like to wear it. It's warm, but it's just inconvenient. If you're not careful, it will get dirty. We're too lazy to wash it when it's dirty, and it gets in the way. It's not convenient at all when we work."
The boys really couldn't understand why such clothes were made and there was no time to wear them.
Zhou Guo gathered his cloak and said with a smile: "Who told you to wear it when you are working? You don't have to do anything when watching the lanterns, so isn't it better to wear it now?"
Everyone shook their heads. "There are so many people watching the lanterns. Please don't tear my cloak. It took a lot of effort to make it. Black rabbit fur is very rare."
Zhou Guo laughed, "Aren't clothes made to be worn? Why keep them for display? Are you going to put them in the bottom of a box for decades and then wear them when they break?"
Zhou Mi shook his head deeply, "You don't understand."
Zhou Guo rolled his eyes, clapped his hands and said, "Got it, I know what occasions you can wear it in."
Everyone is curious, "When?"
Zhou Guo shook his head, "You will know when the time comes."
Several people asked for a long time but couldn't get a single answer.
After waiting in the snow for half an hour, everyone suddenly heard faint cries and roars coming from the city.
Everyone was stunned, and after listening for a while they realized that it was indeed coming from inside.
Zhou Guo frowned and asked, "What's going on? When we came out, the crowd started to disperse. The county government also sent people out. It sounds like something is wrong."
The old man listened for a while, then said with a gloomy face: "I'm afraid something happened inside."
Everyone became worried.
Zhou Guo thought of the villagers, and saw that several families had brought their one- or two-year-old children with them. He said to Li, "Mom, why don't I go in and take a look? The children are so small, and some are even younger than Li Lai."
Mrs. Li sighed when she thought of the child and instructed, "You can't go to the street. Just like before, climb over the roofs and walls. If you can't find it, come back. We will go back first."
Zhou Guo agreed and left.
The old man stayed where he was. There were so many family members here. It was impossible for both of them to leave. Someone had to stay here.
Zhou Guo walked towards the road where he had carried Li and Zhou Xing down. Hearing the noise, he realized that every door was closed tightly and even the lights in the house were turned off.
The accident site was still ahead, and they hadn't reached that place yet. From a distance, she saw from the roof that a section of the road ahead had collapsed into a heap, with people crushing each other. Everyone's heart-wrenching screams seemed particularly terrifying on this lantern night.
She looked inside for a long time but didn't see any villagers. Instead, she saw a few people holding pink balls in their arms. She picked them up and flew towards the wall, putting them on the roof, and then went on to rescue the next one on the wall.
Finally, someone came to their senses and told the people behind them not to push forward. The people from the county government finally cleared the road ahead and rushed over.
At this time, the surrounding walls were already full of people.
Some were put up by Zhou Guo, some young people climbed up, and some of them pulled others up.
The chaotic scene was finally brought under control, and the crowded crowd retreated in all directions, leaving a large area in the middle empty.
But after the crowd retreated, there were still more than a dozen people lying on the ground, including two children about seven or eight years old, who seemed to be dead.
The family members nearby rushed over in panic, only to see that he was already dead. They felt as if the sky had fallen and sat on the ground crying their hearts out.
Zhou Guo sighed and was about to leave. He didn't find anyone from the village. He thought that they came late and should not have squeezed in here yet.
I looked at the lantern trees across the street. They were two meters tall, shining brightly, and came in various shapes. They looked really beautiful!
"Young lady, please stay! Young lady, please stay!"
Zhou Guo didn't pay attention at first. The voice called out twice more, and she subconsciously stopped and turned around. She saw a young lady about twelve or thirteen years old walking towards her. "Calling me?"
The young lady walked up to her, bowed, and said with gratitude: "Thank you for saving my brother. If you hadn't helped me in time, the consequences would have been disastrous. Our Wang family will definitely repay you for saving my life. If you need anything, just ask. As long as our Wang family can do it, we will definitely not refuse."
"Wang family?" Zhou Guo looked her up and down and found that the little girl was well dressed. She was wearing gold and silver jewelry, and a red cloak with gold satin embroidery and white fox fur trimmed. As for whether it was fox fur... it was definitely not rabbit fur.