Qi Younian has been paying attention to Ji Xiaotang's every move, and Ji Xiaotang's subtle expression changes have not escaped his eyes.

"Xiaotang, what's wrong?" Qi Younian asked.

"Nothing." Ji Xiaotang shook his head, "I saw a person just now, it seems to be a little familiar." But on second thought, she wasn't sure. The occurrence of such a situation only shows one thing, and it is obviously not the person she is familiar with on a daily basis.

Ji Xiaotang said it was an understatement, if someone else would have let it go like this.

But Qi Younian is different.

Qi Younian believed in Ji Xiaotang's intuition. If it was an ordinary person, Ji Xiaotang wouldn't care about it at all. If Ji Xiaotang cares, it must not be an ordinary person.

Qi Younian asked Ji Xiaotang in detail where he saw the person and what characteristics that person had. Ji Xiaotang recalled and said it all. Qi Younian nodded to the two pro-soldiers beside him.

The two pro-soldiers immediately went to the stall that Ji Xiaotang said.

"Maybe it's a mistake." Ji Xiaotang saw that Qi Younian was so attentive, so he hurriedly said.

"It doesn't matter."

Qi Younian didn't wait for the two pro-soldiers to come back to speak, so he continued to take Ji Xiaotang and Mu Wanjie to the front.

This is the time when the crabs are at their fattest. In the Estimation Alley, there are also shops selling crabs, which seem to be not small, and there are many people who buy them, and there is a long queue.

Mu Wanjie said he wanted to buy it.

"You don't have to buy this." Qi Younian said, "Someone was about to send me some good cream crabs, I told him and asked him to send them directly to Mu Mansion." ”

"Uncle Ayou, will you spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with us? I heard my father say that he wanted to invite Uncle Ayou to come to the house for the holiday. Mu Wanjie took Qi Younian's hand. A pair of big eyes sparkling.

"Needless to say, yes." Ji Xiaotang said first. While looking at Qi Younian, "Ayou." You don't have any other plans. ”

"I have no other plans, so naturally I want to celebrate the festival with the big guys." Qi Younian said with a smile.

Ji Xiaotang and Mu Wanjie were very happy.

Along the way, Ji Xiaotang bought a lot of miscellaneous things, walked around the Appraisal Alley, and a few people came to the front of the Osmanthus Building.

The shopkeeper hurried out.

Because of the last incident, the shopkeeper was obviously impressed by them, and already knew the identities of the two, so he enthusiastically invited the two to sit in the private room on the third floor.

The osmanthus wine stuffed dumplings that Qi Younian bought have been delivered, and the hot ones have obviously just come out of the pot. The shopkeeper brought the man to bring the osmanthus duck and some side dishes.

"It's rare for Master Qi and Miss Ji San to come to my shop. Last time, the small shop was not well entertained. This time it was considered an apology from the shop. "The shopkeeper is very polite.

Qi Younian and Ji Xiaotang refused to let the shopkeeper invite him in vain.

"The three Mu adults are also regular customers of the shop. The two of them can come, which makes the small shop shine. …… Lord Qi is young and promising, and last time he caught the villain for the big guy, the big guys all said that Ren An has Lord Qi and Lord Mu to protect him, and the big guys have nothing to worry about anymore. ”

Ji Xiaotang smiled, this shopkeeper is very good at talking.

The shopkeeper accompanied him and laughed a few words, and then led people to retreat.

Ji Xiaotang first ate wine-stuffed balls, and then ate a few bites of osmanthus duck. He put down his chopsticks. Qi Younian also put down his chopsticks, only Mu Wanjie ate fragrantly, and he didn't raise his head.

Ji Xiaotang looked at Mu Wanjie with a smile, and took a handkerchief to wipe his mouth for him. As soon as he unintentionally raised his head, he was facing Qi Younian's eyes.

"See what?" Ji Xiaotang asked casually.

Qi Younian's eyes were too focused on her, if she was someone else. Ji Xiaotang will definitely be displeased, but at this moment, she only has a faint joy in her heart.

Qi Younian smiled but didn't answer. But he took out a few things that Ji Xiaotang had just bought in front of the osmanthus stall and handed them to Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang was a little strange. But I still subconsciously took it. When the thing was in his hand, Ji Xiaotang noticed something unusual.

What was strange was the box with fresh osmanthus flowers.

The box seems to be a bit heavier.

Ji Xiaotang looked up at Qi Younian, and saw something from Qi Younian's smile.

"Xiaotang, open it and take a look." Ji Xiaotang suddenly noticed it, Qi Younian was surprised and delighted, so he said tentatively. He originally thought that Ji Xiaotang would only find out when he went home and checked things.

Anyway, Qi Younian was still more willing to be the first to see Ji Xiaotang's surprise appearance.

"This will work, what trick have you changed?" Ji Xiaotang raised his eyebrows, but still opened the box with his hands.

The box is a natural paper substrate, on which are golden osmanthus flowers, and the golden chain seems to connect the small osmanthus flowers, and a box of fresh osmanthus almost into one.

Gold is not unusual, but what is strange is the appearance of this chain.

Ji Xiaotang picked up the osmanthus chain and put it in front of him to look at it carefully. The more she looked at it, the more she couldn't help but admire the craftsmanship of the chain.

"Ayou, where did you make this?" Ji Xiaotang asked. The osmanthus flowers are exquisite, and it is extremely difficult to distinguish them in the real osmanthus flowers. What's even more rare is that such osmanthus flowers are also worn into chains, and they do not show the slightest flaw.

Even Ji Xiaotang rarely sees such exquisite design and craftsmanship. If you really want to compare things with this, all Ji Xiaotang can think of is her butterfly-dotted golden hairpin.

Although the hairpin is more ornate than this chain, it is slightly inferior to this chain in terms of exquisiteness.

"It's not freshly made, it's ...... Bought by accident. Qi Younian said.

The true origin of the osmanthus chain cannot be told to Ji Xiaotang for the time being, Qi Younian is worried that Ji Xiaotang will refuse to accept this gift from him. However, making up a source is not the way to go. Therefore, Qi Younian can only say this.

"Bought it by accident?" Ji Xiaotang was obviously skeptical.

How could such a delicate thing be bought by someone unintentionally?

“…… Xiaotang, as you know, I have traveled many places and met many people over the years. It was bought by chance. Qi Younian said.

"Oh." Ji Xiaotang nodded and did not delve into it. According to Qi Younian's experience. That's a good thing to say.

"Hey, Uncle Ayou. You sent something to Sister Xiaotang? Mu Wanjie raised his head from the osmanthus duck and asked with his oily mouth open.

"Yes. A festival gift for your sister. You also have a copy. Qi Younian said.

Mu Wanjie, a little heel, is sometimes very useful. For example, at this time, as soon as he said this, Qi Younian naturally said the words of sending Ji Xiaotang's chain.

"Xiaotang, do you still like this chain?" Qi Younian asked Ji Xiaotang with a smile again.

"It's rare that you got it somewhere, it's so exquisite, I'm afraid that the goldsmiths who are looking for Ren'an Mansion can't make it look like this." Ji Xiaotang said, there was no refusal in his words.

Qi Younian secretly rejoiced.

He deliberately picked this chain for Ji Xiaotang. In addition to the style of osmanthus is just right, it is to fancy that this chain is exquisite, but if it is valued, it is not very expensive.

Sending such a gift does not seem abrupt, and secondly, it shows his intentions, and Ji Xiaotang will not refuse.

In a certain way, Qi Younian can be said to be well versed in gift-giving.

"It's not a rare good thing, and I won't give it to you." Qi Younian said, and asked Ji Xiaotang to put the chain on and take a look.

The chain has delicate buckles at both ends. It just fits right on your wrist.

Ji Xiaotang wore it, looked left and right, and was very satisfied.

"It's much better looking than those gold bracelets and jade bracelets," Ji Xiaotang said with a smile. Obviously loved the gift.

Ji Xiaotang's sleeves were slightly folded up, revealing a snow-white wrist, and Qi Younian looked at it. Four words flashed in my mind: "Hao wrist is like snow".

In Qi Younian's view, Ji Xiaotang was all over his body, from head to toe. Everything is just right, and it is most in his eyes. Most of his heart.

"Ayou, I have prepared a gift for you too." Ji Xiaotang accepted the bracelet and said to Qi Younian.

"The robe that Xiaotang gave me last time, I wore it just right." Qi Younian didn't say kind words to Ji Xiaotang.

This time, Ji Xiaotang came from Qingyuan, in addition to bringing many gifts to the Mu family, he did not ignore Qi Younian's share. Mrs. Ji Er prepared a complete set of robes and shoes for Qi Younian, including Ji Xiaotang's needlework.

Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, Ji Xiaotang has privately prepared a small gift for everyone during the festival, and everyone else's is the needlework she made herself, only Qi Younian's one is different.

But Qi Younian is talking like this now, and it is clear that he still wants needlework.

"What I prepared for Ayou is not needlework." Ji Xiaotang smiled slightly.

"What's that?" Qi Younian hurriedly asked.

"You'll find out tomorrow." In addition, Ji Xiaotang refused to divulge a word.

Qi Younian became even more itchy.

When Mu Wanjie was satisfied, Ji Xiaotang and Qi Younian came down from the osmanthus building. A few people did not go directly to Guixiangzhai, but took a detour to the foreign goods store to take a look.

The foreign goods store not only sells foreign goods, but also sells goods from the south, so during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the business in the shop is very prosperous.

Ji Xiaotang took Mu Wanjie to pick things in the shop, and Qi Younian was behind Ji Xiaotang, and suddenly turned his head to look out of the door.

There is a lot of traffic outside the door, pedestrians are weaving, and it is prosperous and peaceful.

Qi Younian slowly turned his head quietly, and the other soldiers around him immediately walked out with the guests of the shop.

When Ji Xiaotang picked out something and went out to Guixiangzhai with Qi Younian, Ji Xiaotang found that there seemed to be fewer people around Qi Younian.

Ji Xiaotang didn't ask.

When the three of them returned to Mu's mansion, it was already evening.

Qi Younian said goodbye to the Shen family.

"Come to the house tomorrow for the holiday." Shen instructed Qi Younian.

Qi Younian happily responded.

The next day, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Mu Mansion is full of joy.

Mu Hong likes to be crowded and lively, not to mention the three who are celebrating the festival at his house today, and they are all very angry with him, and they are the people he likes very much.

Qi You sent his own soldiers early, picked up a few baskets of cream crabs, and sent them to the kitchen of Mu Mansion. Subsequently, Qi Younian soon arrived.

He is now very reluctant to see the Mu family, and after seeing Mu Hong and the Shen family first, he went to the courtyard of Master Ji San.

Autumn was crisp, Ji Xiaotang was sitting under the porch with Master Ji San talking, seeing that Qi Younian was coming, the two of them got up and let Qi Younian sit down together.

After a little greeting, Ji Xiaotang gave Jin'er a look.

Jin'er came up with a tray of vermilion lacquer.

On top of the tray is a book.

This is Ji Xiaotang's gift to Qi Younian, it turned out to be a book.

Qi Younian took the book and opened it gently, the paper of the book was all new, and there was a fragrance of new ink.

Qi Younian was slightly stunned and raised his eyes to look at Ji Xiaotang. It was not a printed book on the market, but a human copy, with a strong handwriting and a restrained edge.

This handwriting, Qi Younian recognized, is Ji Xiaotang's own handwriting.

"I copied it, and the handwriting was not good, which made Ayou smile." Ji Xiaotang explained with a smile, "I found an ancient soldier book from my father's collection, the original book was a little damaged, so I copied it, thinking that Ayou should be able to use it." Ayo only looks at the content, don't mind the words. ”

"Show me." Master Ji San leaned over and stretched out his hand to Qi Younian, "I said that Xiaotang buried himself in writing something at home every day, and he got up early and greedy late, so he was copying books." ”

Qi Younian held the book in his hand, not only did he not give it to Master Ji San, but also brought it into his arms.

Master Ji San's hand stopped in mid-air with some embarrassment.

Qi Younian is not a person who talks about it, and people who just know him will even think that he is a little reticent. But those who are familiar with Qi Younian know that he never says what he shouldn't say, and he never says less, and he always says it just right.

Judging from this, Qi Younian is a real talker.

At this moment, Qi Younian didn't say anything for a long time, he was holding a book in his hand, but his eyes were looking at Ji Xiaotang, it seemed that the other qiē in heaven and earth no longer existed.

"It's not difficult for Ayou to read it, but when I go back, I ask my father for the book. That book was given to Ayou, and it was well deserved. When Ji Xiaotang saw Qi Younian's appearance, he knew that he was a person who really loved military books, so he said again.

She didn't give the original to Qi Younian, not because she was reluctant. Instead, I feel that this book is in Qi Younian's hands, and its value lies not in the collection, but in its practicality. That rare book is not suitable for reading all the time.

When Master Ji San saw that Qi Younian treated the book as a treasure, he refused to show it to him, so he slowly withdrew his hand and coughed dryly.

Qi Younian woke up like a dream.

"What Xiaotang gave me is a rare book."

"That's, it's unique, it's much better than any rare book in my second brother's hand, you will never find a second one in the whole world." Master Ji San looked at Qi Younian.

"Uncle said very much." Qi Younian said busily. "I will cherish this book."

Qi Younian said this, and turned the page again. After only turning two pages, Qi Younian was shocked in his heart.

Qi Younian's movement of closing the page was a little hurried, and Ji Xiaotang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and ask. (To be continued......)