coobybook Chapter 268 1 Years Are Over
Chapter 268 1 Years Are Over
There are only seven days left until the Spring Festival.
The circus's performances along the way were very exciting, although there were only a few people watching each time.
Tickets weren't too expensive, only ten cents per person. To prevent the audience from feeling pressured, a group of older men stood guard at the performance center, while their lackeys led the team to form an orderly line backstage.
The circus performed several shows in the villages and towns it passed by. Except for a few old men with poor eyesight who couldn't tell the difference between wolves and dogs and sat in the front to watch the show, everyone else went in trembling and left with shaking legs.
The total number of spectators for the several shows was less than 30 people. Most of them were tricked into entering and thought that there were really acrobats performing some circus show on horseback.
As a result, we saw a group of wild wolves, under the command of the monkey, walking on a single-plank bridge, jumping through a fire ring, performing high stacking, and there were more people running than watching.
What kind of circus is this? There are no horses, only wolves.
As they got closer to Qianzhou, the fame of their "Flying Tigers Circus" spread throughout the entire Qianzhou city.
Lao Jin counted the three hundred coins he had earned with great difficulty, and felt like crying. If he had sold the cut trees as firewood, he would have made more than that.
When we arrived at Qianzhou City, we found that the city gate looked very dilapidated and the location was very remote. Apart from the overlapping mountains, there was very little flat land.
This is a very old and lonely city.
Since Lao Jin and his friends couldn't enter the city, they could only continue their performance outside the city, which also served to cover up the origin of the wolf pack.
Qin Bingrui, Luo Yu and Xia Liang planned to stay in Qianzhou City temporarily to understand the local geographical location.
As the Spring Festival is approaching, everyone is in a festive mood. Qianzhou is not a wealthy city, but the festive atmosphere is particularly strong, and it is very lively both inside and outside the city.
Even the less popular "Flying Tigers Circus" welcomed a wave of spectators.
Qin Bingrui thought that since he would be staying for a long time, he simply went into the city to buy some oilcloth, made it into a large tent, and rented a large area outside the city, so that the "Flying Tigers" and their lackeys could make money to support themselves.
Zhu Jinyou's team naturally entered the city and bought a luxury house to live in. Lord Zhang, the governor of Qianzhou, was more nervous than anyone else. Why would His Royal Highness Prince Ning come to their dilapidated city of Qianzhou?
Is it because the war in the southwestern mountains has affected the imperial court?
On that day, the prefect Zhang led a group of officials to visit Prince Ning.
King Ning: Can't you just let me have a good rest for a day?
After buying the cloth, Qin Bingrui brought everyone back to the temporary shed. The festival was just a few days away, and it would not be easy to look for the whereabouts of the "Space-Time Chassis" during this period, so it would be better to have a good time during the festival.
There were quite a few villages outside the city, but they didn't want to stay there with their wolf pack and scare others.
The rented venue was very large. Luo Yu and Qin Bingrui sat in the driver's seat of the carriage, looking at the vast night sky, feeling very lonely.
"Sister, I calculated the time. If the eunuch sent by the emperor travels non-stop, he will probably arrive in Qianzhou after the Spring Festival."
"Tomorrow, we'll set up the circus tent and invite the Flying Tigers to perform. I want to arrange a place for my mother and the others to stay in the city. After the family celebrates the holidays, we'll immediately set off to the mountains and forests to find the Time and Space Chassis."
"Then it will be just the three of us going out, right? I wonder if that brat, Prince Ning, will follow us?"
"That's for sure. We can only go into the forest and find a way to get rid of him."
Xia Liang and his lackeys were playing together on the side, and Yan Xuan squatted beside them, looking at Xia Liang's mischief with a doting look in his eyes.
Qin Bingrui's eyes twitched: "I'm afraid that brat Yan Xuan will follow him."
"Then we'll set off secretly the night before New Year's Eve."
"Yan Xuan, this brat, is in love. I'm afraid he will stay with Xia Liang for 12 hours."
"..."
Not far away, there were several loud "bang bang bang" noises, and half of the sky was lit up.
"Sister, sister, someone is making iron flowers, so beautiful!"
Qin Bingrui and Luo Yu turned their heads 180 degrees at the same time and found that there were several craftsmen performing the traditional skill of "making iron flowers" in an open area not far from them.
There were layers of onlookers, most of whom were villagers living nearby. The children were dancing and shouting, and the festive atmosphere was very strong.
"Sister, let's go buy some fireworks tomorrow. Maybe we can attract a lot of people from the city to watch our circus!"
Qin Bingrui was infected by the festive atmosphere. After all, this was their first Spring Festival here. In the past, they had never really celebrated a Spring Festival with their heart.
Luo Yu was curious: "Are there any fireworks for sale now? I didn't see any when I went to the city today."
Xia Liang heard this and asked Yan Xuan beside him: "You must have seen fireworks before? Do you know where to buy them?"
When Yan Xuan heard this, he realized that he had seen a lot of fireworks, but they were only sold in the capital and a few big cities, and were not really popular in other places.
Xia Liang's eyes lit up, and she shouted to Luo Yu: "Sister Luo Yu, we can make fireworks ourselves. Let's go buy the materials tomorrow."
Yan Xuan was curious: "Do you know how to make gunpowder?"
"Sister Luo Yu will definitely do it."
Luo Yu: So, sister, I am the one who takes the blame.
Qin Bingrui chuckled and said, "To have the most memorable holiday, let's start making fireworks tomorrow!"
No matter how remote and impoverished a city is, there must be rich people there. If you build a lot of them and sell them to the rich, you can make a lot of money.
The next day.
The three searched the entire city of Qianzhou before finally buying potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur. They also bought large quantities of cotton thread, cardboard, and oil paper as equipment materials.
The production process is not complicated. The main thing is that the configuration ratio of black gunpowder requires many attempts. Finally, the ratio of nitrate, sulfur and charcoal was determined to be 1:2:3. Charcoal is the most, so the gunpowder looks black.
Qin Bingrui assigned the task of making paper tubes and launching tubes to the members of the "Flying Tigers". When the Flying Tigers heard that they could make fireworks and sell them, they were very excited. This would definitely make more money than their circus performances.
After working for two days and two nights and making dozens of firework tubes of various sizes, Qin Bingrui decided to perform on the night of the 26th day of the lunar year.
Members of the "Flying Tigers" went to various villages to spread the news of watching the fireworks display, and several children went to the city to vigorously promote the annual fireworks display.
It’s not surprising that there are at least a few thousand people attracted to it, if not tens of thousands.
The "Flying Tigers" rack was built more than ten meters high so that the fireworks could be placed on the rack and ignited, allowing the fireworks to fly higher and be more spectacular.
Xia Liang secretly said to Luo Yu: "Sister, I made a heart-shaped firework specially for Yan Xuan."
"You like him so much, he will definitely feel your feelings."
"But fireworks fade away quickly, and people and things separate easily."
Qin Bingrui sighed and said, "You're still young, why bother talking about separation? Cherish every day you have together, and don't worry about whether we'll separate in the future."
"Sister, I finally understand why you didn't choose to be with His Royal Highness Prince Ning or Young Master Murong. It's because the pain of separation is even more unbearable."
Luo Yu smiled. Even if they didn't part, it would be difficult for two people of such different statuses to be together. Besides, it wasn't her choice; those two were both sober individuals. Hmm? Was she overthinking it?
Three people sat in a carriage and watched the erected frame. Lao Jin and several members of the Flying Tigers were organizing the discipline of the spectators to prevent accidents.
Qin Bingrui praised him: "Old Jin is becoming more and more experienced. He has the qualities of a cadre. Although he is just a failed scholar, his ability to learn and organize is no worse than that of an ordinary official."
"Therefore, the environment is also extremely important. There shouldn't be just one way to select talent. Education is just the foundation. If everyone can make the best use of their abilities, they will grow rapidly and realize their strengths."
Luo Yu said this casually, followed by a burst of laughter.
Qin Bingrui looked back.
"Your Highness Prince Ning, why are you here?"