Xia Wanniang looked at Xu Li and said, "Master Xu, please come to our house to celebrate the New Year this year!"

Xu Li had a nonchalant smile on his face: "Even if you don't tell me, I'm going to go, because I'm alone."

Xia Wanniang just smiled faintly, asked all the questions she needed to ask, and stood up to say goodbye.

As the year draws to a close, there are many more people at the market, and where there are crowds, there are also more pickpockets.

She was holding an oil-paper umbrella and saw many pickpockets along the way, but she didn't want to get involved.

There were quite a few New Year pictures on the stall next to her. She picked one up and looked at it curiously. In addition to door gods, there were also quite a few New Year dolls.

However, the painting skills of these paintings were not very good and they looked a bit rough. She thought that she could paint some rare things on the walls of her house to add some interesting colors.

She didn't plan to buy couplets. Besides herself, Xiao Chiye and Aunt Xiao were all good calligraphers, so writing couplets was not difficult.

But she still bought some festive things, such as red lanterns, window decorations and so on.

She had a lot of snacks and the like in her space, so she didn't need to buy any more. She looked at the meat in her space and bought some fish. The chickens and ducks at home had been used last time, so she bought some more since she saw them on sale.

She bought a lot of suitable things when she saw them. She looked at the children's toys, but there was nothing new, so she didn't buy anything else.

She bought a lot of things along the way, and when she couldn't put them all in, she bought a backpack and threw all the things into it.

Passing by a place selling fireworks, she remembered that the children wanted to watch fireworks, so she asked about the prices and the styles that could be set off, which made her a little dissatisfied.

Regardless of whether it looks good or not, the price is so high that ordinary people can only stay away from it.

Xia Wanniang took some time to look at the exchange space. She could exchange some children's toys for a lot of fireworks and firecrackers, but she decisively gave up on buying them here.

From the beginning, there was someone following her, but when she turned back inadvertently, the person also turned to look at the stall next to her.

Such a poor performance, she is not blind.

As she turned around, a child bumped into her.

But before she could get close, she pressed her little head with one hand.

The little girl was startled by the sudden action and was unable to react for a moment.

A bigger kid ran up behind her and said, "I told you to stop running around. See if you bump into anyone."

But when the boy ran over and saw this scene, his expression became a little embarrassed. He didn't just bump into anyone, he didn't even touch the edge of the person.

The little girl looked at the boy behind her and shouted nervously and fearfully, "Brother."

The boy immediately ran over, pulled the little girl behind him, and looked at Xia Wanniang: "I'm sorry, auntie, I didn't take good care of my sister."

Xia Wanniang looked at the brother and sister and said nothing: "Be more careful when you walk next time."

The boy immediately nodded and agreed: "I will, thank you, auntie." Then he immediately pulled the girl away.

When Xia Wanniang saw the man following her, she looked at the two children who had just run away with a fierce look.

When the two children ran past him, they were so scared that their bodies trembled. They didn't dare to look at him and ran away immediately.

The man seemed to notice Xia Wanniang's gaze and immediately looked up at the sky, not daring to look in the direction where she was.

When he looked again at the place where Xia Wanniang had just stood, there was no one there.

The man looked annoyed, and when he thought of the two children just now, the ferocity on his face was revealed again. He turned around and chased towards the place where the two children had just run away.

Xia Wanniang came out from a corner and saw that the rain and snow had stopped. She put the backpack and oil-paper umbrella behind her into the space.

She looked at where the man was walking and followed him casually not far behind.

The man now only wanted to go back and deal with the two bastards he had just failed to catch, and he didn't even notice that there was someone following him.

Xia Wanniang followed the man to West City, which was a slum area with dilapidated houses everywhere. Not only were the alleys dirty and messy, but wooden boards could also be seen everywhere.

You can still see people living inside, but in such cold weather, they are all huddled together and no one is willing to move.

She also saw that some people had died in their sleep, but no one came to deal with the bodies. She frowned slightly.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like