Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 226: Farce at the City Gate

Yingchun glanced at the crowd and found someone who looked like a member of Yihuo Pavilion. In fact, she had not seen many members, but there was a way to identify the people of Yihuo Pavilion, that is, they liked to tie a red rope on their arms.

"What are you trying to do?"

Daiyu poked an egg with chopsticks and explained while eating: "Why is it causing trouble? This is to help the Jia family clean out the internal pests!"

"That's just causing trouble!" Yingchun made the final decision and characterized Daiyu's behavior.

Daiyu didn't argue much. She was indeed making trouble, but she had to embellish it in order to make it sound better.

"Sister said so, so it is!"

After a while, the waiter brought up the tea and snacks. The maids started to urge Daiyu to treat them, and added a lot of tea and snacks at the same time.

The waiters were all smiling when they walked out of the private room, they were worthy of being distinguished guests!

Daiyu and her friends arrived still early, and there were not many pedestrians on the street. People were walking in groups of three or four, queuing in an orderly manner, waiting to leave the city.

Naturally, the passage in the middle of the city gate was reserved for the convoys of dignitaries to pass through.

At this time, the Lai family's carriage slowly drove over, followed by a cart with several large wooden boxes tied to it. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, a lantern from Rongguo Mansion was hung in front of the carriage.

This provides great convenience for those idle guys, as they can lock on the target in one go.

The streets suddenly became crowded with people, and the Lai family's carriage was about to approach the city gate. Unexpectedly, a cart suddenly appeared from nowhere and blocked the way in front of the carriage.

The driver was startled by the sudden change and hurriedly tightened the reins. The horse neighed and trotted its hooves.

Even so, the carriage slid forward a few steps due to inertia before slowly stopping.

There was a commotion in the carriage, with the sound of things falling to the ground. An angry voice shouted, "How do you drive the carriage? Do you want to kill me?"

The driver was also very aggrieved: "Sir, I don't know where this cart suddenly appeared from. I will go down to take a look."

Soon, many people were attracted by the commotion here and gathered around to watch the excitement, while those idle men mixed in the crowd, their eyes flickering, ready to make a move.

Yingchun pointed to an inconspicuous figure in the crowd and said to Daiyu, "Look at that person!"

Daiyu looked in the direction of Yingchun's finger and saw that the man looked very ordinary. If he was thrown into a crowd, no one would probably remember his facial features.

He moved left and right, and in a few steps he was close to the carriage. He seemed to be pushed by someone, and his hand was on the wheel of the carriage, but it was released immediately.

The man quickly retreated back into the crowd, as if he had never appeared. The whole process took less than a minute.

Yingchun pointed in disbelief at the direction where the man disappeared and asked, "Did you see it clearly?"

Daiyu nodded, with a hint of pride in her eyes: "I saw it."

She could naturally recognize the footwork used by the man, which was exactly the same method that Daiyu taught Huang Yongjin.

But before Yingchun could ask in detail, the situation below changed again.

The carriage made a sharp clanking sound, and the spokes on one side broke. The whole carriage lost its balance and tilted to one side.

Two screams were heard from the car, and the items in the car were scattered. One side of the car fell to the ground and broke apart. The cart at the back, which was connected to the car in front, also fell to the ground.

However, because several large boxes were tied tightly to the cart with ropes, they did not fall apart.

The people around were silent at first, and then they all gathered around. For a moment, the scene became extremely chaotic.

"My silver!"

As a man exclaimed, everyone noticed that an idle man picked up a wooden box from the ruins of the carriage.

As if frightened by Lai Shangrong's roar, he loosened his grip and the wooden box fell to the ground, breaking into pieces. The thick stack of banknotes inside also scattered all over the floor.

Except Lai Shangrong and Daiyu, no one present had ever seen so many banknotes!

The people who were just watching suddenly became agitated, and someone shouted, "Grab it!"

The stack of banknotes was thrown into the air like flowers scattered by a fairy.

Some people rushed for the banknotes, while others took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Among them, Lai Shangrong's shouting could be heard.

"Don't rob! You unruly people! Don't run! Someone come! Someone come and catch them!"

Lai Shangrong shouted at the top of his lungs, but those people would not pay any attention to him. Those who grabbed the banknotes quickly scattered, leaving only a group of onlookers at the scene.

Those people were afraid that Lai Shangrong would vent his anger on them, so they all stood far away. As long as Lai Shangrong took a step forward, they would retreat.

Daiyu and the others had already gathered by the window, and could see the excitement below from beginning to end.

She looked at the chaotic crowd below and commented calmly, "That stack of banknotes is worth at least 10,000 taels. It's really a big deal."

Yingchun was a little worried, not for those idlers, but for the ordinary people involved.

"Will the people be implicated?"

"No, after all, the bulk of the money was taken away by those idlers, and those who dared to take it were not fools, they ran away long ago. Look at those people watching the fun below, there is not even two coins on their bodies."

After hearing this, Yingchun carefully observed the onlookers and found that it was indeed the case, so she put her mind at ease and continued to watch the fun.

Lan Rui couldn't sit still any longer. She secretly pulled the green ivy and slowly walked towards the door.

Daiyu saw their little movements from the corner of her eye and said, "If you two are caught by the South City Army, don't say you are maids in the Lin Mansion."

Lan Rui and Luo Luo shrank their necks when they heard this. They gave up the idea of ​​going down to join in the fun and walked back to the window.

Lan Rui smiled and said, "Nothing can escape the young lady's discerning eyes!"

Seeing the look on Lan Rui and Luo Luo's faces, Dan Ru, who had the desire to steal but not the courage to do so, didn't even dare to move.

The chaos below finally attracted the attention of the soldiers guarding the city.

A soldier strode over with a knife in hand. "We are on the street here. Why are you gathering here? Disperse! If you don't disperse, I will arrest you!"

After hearing the threats from the soldiers, the few people who were still watching the excitement dispersed instantly and merged into the alleys that led in all directions. Soon, only the fragments of the carriage and a cart were left in the middle of the street.

The driver cried, "Master, what should we do now?"

Lai Shangrong was about to explode when he heard the officer yelling, "What are you doing standing in the middle of the road? Can you stop here? If you run into the messenger, you'll have your heads chopped off!"