A lot of people are staring at her, waiting for her to solve the mystery. RG Shen Yinqiu told himself to wear a mask and others would like to watch it, so he calmly accepted the baptism of their gaze.

Wan Qiyan leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Did you guess the mystery?" ”

Shen Yinqiu bowed his jaw, "Enough." ”

Before others could react, Wan Qiyan rubbed her head happily, his wife was really smart.

The scholar also squinted slightly, then took off the lantern and said, "The girl guessed right, here, this is your lantern." ”

Shen Yinqiu didn't answer, and went to turn over another one, which was written on the back: Please sit down on time at noon.

She secretly thought that it should be a Xu word, but in the end she still didn't say it, guessing a word puzzle needs to hand over a copper plate, compared with the lanterns sold by others, this scholar has already lost, of course, if many people can't guess it, then this scholar can still make some money.

She smiled at the scholar, and then took the lantern in his hand and walked out of the crowd, the flame of this candlelight was pale red, Shen Yinqiu held the lantern in one hand, and was held by Wan Qiyan in the other.

After walking for more than half an hour, they found a place to settle down and sat down, Shen Yinqiu ordered a few bowls of sugar water, and sat at a table with Wan Qiyan alone, and Qingzhu and the two little servants sat at a table next to them.

She placed the lantern on the table, rubbing her fingers back and forth from time to time, as if interested.

Wan Qiyan took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands and said, "It's dirty, don't always touch it." ”

Shen Yinqiu didn't answer, took out a silk cotton handkerchief from his sleeve and said, "I have it, I'll wipe it later." ”

Wan Qiyan nodded and naturally took it back, "I like this lantern very much?" ”

"Not really." Shen Yinqiu said and continued to touch it with his hands, the touch was strange, "What kind of water slurry can wash out the same paper as the skin, it is said that the kraft paper has nothing to do with the kraft at all." ”

Wan Qiyan glanced at the lantern, on which was painted a picture of a Taoyuan girl, colored, covered with a layer of hazy under the candlelight, and the real exchange, from which it can be seen that the person who painted this picture is quite high.

At this time, the sugar water was served, Shen Yinqiu moved the lantern slightly, the sugar water was sold by a couple over half a hundred years old, the man was busy in front of the stove, and the woman came over with a pair of rough hands holding a steaming porcelain bowl. Shen Yinqiu wanted to reach out to help pick it up, but the old woman hurriedly avoided it, obviously not wanting to trouble the guests, but because the spilled sugar water scalded her hand, the conditioned reflex was released, and the whole bowl was poured on the lantern.

Shen Yinqiu was pulled away by Wan Qiyan quickly before the bowl fell to the table, her observation was particularly subtle, as early as when the old woman came with the bowl, she found that her hand was frostbitten, and the cracked wound was scalded by the hot sugar water until the skin was thick, and it would feel painful. Therefore, she did not blame the old woman, and she was not affected.

The old woman didn't care about her own hands, so she quickly picked up a rag to wipe the dirt on the table and apologized again and again, but the porcelain bowl was intact and firm.

The man heard the movement and hurriedly ran over, took the old woman's hand and looked at it, and whispered, "It's touching the water again!" Does it hurt? Here I'm coming, go wash and scrub. He naturally pushed the old woman from behind, stepped forward to pick up a rag and wipe the table, and at the same time lowered his posture and said: "I'm sorry for the two distinguished guests, you were frightened, I'm very sorry, the next two orders are free, and I hope you will forgive me." ”

Wan Yanyan pulled Shen Yinqiu to change the table next to him without saying much, Shen Yinqiu turned his back and said to the boss: "It's okay, I'm also at fault, the bowl of sugar water just now is counted in my account, and I'm sorry for the scalding of the boss's wife." ”

The boss with a little pale temples hurriedly said no, what else did he want to say, Wan Qiyan threw a silver ingot into his hand accurately, and said with a smile: "Today is a good day, don't worry too much, let's go to sugar water, my wife has been waiting for a long time." ”

"Hey! Thank you, officer, wait a minute. ”

Shen Yinqiu looked at him: "You gave a silver ingot, this bowl of sugar water is only three copper plates." ”

"It's not as generous as the lady usually gives to her subordinates." Wan Qiyan smiled.

Shen Yinqiu snorted at this smile, she glanced at Qingzhu, "Sure enough, nothing can escape your eyeliner." ”

Wan Qiyan couldn't cry or laugh, "Don't you know that you generously rewarded people so much that everyone talked about it, and they praised you when they saw people, and the maids in the other courtyard all sharpened their heads and wanted to work in our yard." ”

She sighed, a little surprised, thinking that although Qingzhu would report her every move to Wan Qiyan, she didn't expect that someone would praise her. The people she rewarded were all after investigation, and only gave them if they needed silver to help them, and if they sent charcoal in the snow, they could always harvest something unexpected, and she didn't expect the other party to repay anything, just hoping that this bit of silver could reduce the risk of others being unfavorable to her at a critical time.

For example, there are few people around her to buy outsiders, and then again, winning people's hearts is not about treating the other party as a father, so she is also a good match.

Thinking about it, she looked at the empty table, where did her lantern go? Before he could discover the secret of the brown paper, he hurriedly looked back, only to see that the entire lantern was wet, leaving only a little room for dryness, and it was also a coincidence that the sugar water had extinguished the wick inside.

Shen Yinqiu looked at the lantern that was paralyzed like that, and she couldn't get her hands on it, but the soaked kraft paper was not as soft as ordinary paper, but it looked like it was alive, she walked to the table, and reached out to pick it up without waiting for Wan Qiyan to stop it, and the touch was really as smooth as she imagined.

Wan Qiyan's heart jumped, he walked quickly to her side, grabbed her wrist and shook the lantern in his hand, "It's dirty, don't touch it, if you want, we'll buy another one later." ”

Shen Yinqiu looked at his fingers, his index finger and thumb rubbed each other directly, and the strange touch was like leather.

Dermis?!

Shen Yinqiu stared at the skin that was gradually spreading out on the table, and she began to wrinkle because of the lack of water, she picked up the kettle on the side, and poured it towards the lantern when she touched it.

Wan Qiyan didn't know what she wanted to do, but looking at her look, he didn't stop it. At the same time, they all saw the water-soaked kraft paper slowly unfold, but because of the inner support, it only stretched to a certain extent and did not move.

Shen Yinqiu hesitated and reached out again to pinch the kraft paper, it was naturally a little difficult for her to take it out with a brace, so she simply tore it apart.

This kind of toughness like tearing skin made Shen Yinqiu feel a certain conjecture in his heart, and he almost wanted to throw the things in his hand. But she still forcibly tore it open, and then stiffened her hands and said with Wan Qiyan crying and mourning: "I really want to wash my hands, and now immediately, I have to use soap." ”

Wan Qiyan looked at her uneasy expression, as well as the disgust and fear in her eyes, and hurriedly told Qingzhu to take care of her, and went to ask the owner of the sugar water stall for warm water and soap horns in a wooden basin.

These things are very common, he easily got his hands, put them on the table, and reached out to help her wash them, Shen Yinqiu avoided refusing and said, "I'll come by myself, don't touch it." ”

Wan Qiyan felt that she was very strange, and looked at her pursing her lips, rubbing the fingers of her index finger and thumb vigorously, and using soap horns, after washing three times, Wan Qiyan couldn't stand it anymore, and stopped her from going on like this with the reason of changing the water.

Because Shen Yinqiu and Wan Qiyan were wearing masks, they did not attract the attention of outsiders, Shen Yinqiu washed his hands, and Wan Qiyan covered it intentionally or unintentionally.

By the time she finished cleaning thoroughly, her hands were already red, and her fingertips were wrinkled.

The sugar water couple didn't dare to ask more, they only felt that the rich lady loved to be clean, and Fang Cai Wan Yanyan threw them a piece of silver, which was enough to buy the entire stall, so naturally they would give him whatever he wanted.

Shen Yinqiu raised his hand and looked at it, his eyes caught a glimpse of a lump of brown paper in the corner of the table, and said, "I thought of something bad just now, and the whole person is not good." ”

Wan Qiyan hugged her shoulders and comforted her silently. Shen Yinqiu pointed to the kraft paper and said to Wan Qiyan: "There is a problem with this thing, can you take it and ask someone to tell what kind of skin this is?" ”

Qingzhu divided her superfluous gaze to observe, and with the consent of her master, she reached out and picked up the brown paper, carefully distinguished, and even lowered her head to sniff it with great perseverance.

Shen Yinqiu admired her at the moment, and then waited intently for her reaction.

Qingzhu only frowned slightly, and then shook his head at Wan Qiyan.

"Pack it up and send it for inspection."

Wan Qiyan calmly commanded, and Qingzhu put away the kraft paper in accordance with the order. Shen Yinqiu thanked Wan Qiyan for not thinking that she was talking nonsense, she really felt that the paper was weird, even if it was not human skin, it must not be ordinary paper.

At this time, the boss cautiously came up with sugar water, Shen Yinqiu sat back in his previous position, looked at his hand and seemed to be a little diaphragmatic, and finally grabbed the spoon in overcome.

As soon as she took a sip, she stood up abruptly and said, "I want to go back to the place where the lanterns were sold just now and see if the person is still there." ”

Wan Qiyan raised his head, "I've already asked people to see it, the stall disappeared a quarter of an hour ago, and no one has been found." ”

Shen Yinqiu was a little disappointed, "Is this more proof that he has a ghost in his heart?" ”

"When you go to guess the puzzle, he still has less than seven or eight lanterns left, and the stall next to him says that he sold out before closing the stall." Wan Qiyan pulled her to sit down, handed her the spoon, and motioned for her to drink.

Shen Yinqiu unconsciously drank the sugar water, and suddenly wondered: "You didn't leave, how do you know?" ”

Wan Yanyan put down the spoon: "When you are immersed in your own world, where can you care about what others are doing." ”

"Huh?" Shen Yinqiu seemed to be thinking about whether his words could be trusted, and suddenly a gust of wind blew, carrying a strong smell of rouge, causing her to sneeze loudly.

She sniffed, Wan Qiyan handed her a handkerchief, and wrinkled her eyebrows: "Cold?" ”

"No, the smell of rouge is too strong, after all, my nose is so sensitive." Shen Yinqiu said.

Speaking of this, Wan Qiyan was still in the mood to quip: "Also, compared with the trained hounds, why don't you try sniffing and see if you can find someone who sells lanterns?" ”

Shen Yinqiu glared at him resentfully, "You are only compared to the hounds!" They even compared me to a dog. ”

"Well, my wife is much cuter and more supple than a hound." Wan Qiyan also touched her head in response to the situation.