Seeing that there was really nothing worth buying on this stall, Li Yichen was ready to ask Li Xinyuan and them to go back. Just when Li Yichen turned around and was about to call Li Xinyuan, suddenly Li Yichen's eyes fell on the corner of the stall. There are a few white, broken jade pieces scattered in the corner, and the jade quality looks pretty good, but because it is too broken, this can no longer be called a jade block, it can only be better than the jade chips, and it can barely be called a jade grain. Right next to these jade grains, there is a small black object, which looks like a brand that attracts Li Yichen's attention, maybe because it is too dirty, it looks very inconspicuous, if it is not for a few white jade grains next to it, the eyes will definitely miss it.

Li Yichen's heart moved, and he couldn't help but pick up the black card. After getting started, Li Yichen found that the weight of the black card was very light, and the palm-sized brand almost felt the weight in his hand, as if he didn't hold anything in his hand at all.

Feeling that this black card seemed to be a little different, Li Yichen couldn't help but feel a little curious, picked up a rag on the stall and gently wiped the black card. After wiping the dust off the black card, Li Yichen carefully studied the black card over and over again. This brand is an octagonal brand, the whole brand seems to be cut down, the edge is very smooth, the eight sides are the same length, each side is engraved with three lines of straight lines, some sides below the carved straight line is three long points, some are two ends into a row, the bottom is two long. The resulting pattern corresponds to eight sides, each with a different pattern below it, and two small dots that protrude from the center of the black card. This sign doesn't look like it's made of, it has neither metallic luster nor stone culture, although the color of the whole brand looks gray, but it gives people a quaint feeling overall.

Li Yichen turned the back of the sign and looked at it, the entire back was relatively flat, without any patterns and scratches on it. I broke the brand with both hands, and it felt very hard, and the brand was not bent at all under the force.

Turning over and over, Li Yichen put this brand in his hand and played with it for a long time, and he couldn't see what material this brand was made of, nor what effect this brand had. I wanted to put it back, but a voice in my heart told him that this brand might not be so simple, and it might bring unexpected benefits to himself.

After a little hesitation, Li Yichen took the black card and said to the stall owner:

"Boss, how much does this gadget sell?"

"This little brother, your vision is so good, this brand is extremely hard, even with a sharp blade, you can't draw a trace, this is a treasure found in Longtan. Little brother, if you sincerely want it, even if it is ten taels of silver. ”

Although the stall owner looks like an honest and honest mountain man, he also has a hint of businessman's shrewdness once he starts trading.

Hearing that the stall owner lion opened his mouth to ask for ten taels of silver, Li Yichen not only smiled, threw the sign back to its original place, and then said to the stall owner:

"It seems that the boss is unwilling to sell it to me, such a small brand will cost me ten taels of silver. It's true that this brand is relatively hard, but it's only so big, and the cutting board used to make chopping vegetables is a little smaller. If you sincerely want to sell, it will be a tael of silver at most. ”

"Little brother, this counteroffer can't be so ruthless, this is a treasure flowing out of Longtan, no matter what, it's worth ten taels of silver, and now it's getting dark, this is also the last business today, you don't have to bargain, just eight taels of silver." ”

Seeing that although Li Yichen was not very old, he was not very easy to fool, the middle-aged man pretended to be in pain, and lowered the price to eight taels of silver.

"Brother, why did you think of buying such a brand, the black one is so ugly, and it is so expensive, even if you give it to me, I don't want it. ”

Li Xinyuan not only complained when she saw that Li Yichen was going to buy such an ugly and useless small brand.

"Boss, you see, even my sister doesn't think she should buy this little brand. I'm just a little interested in this brand, and I don't think it's worth spending eight taels of silver. In this way, I will also take a step back, and I will give two taels of silver. ”

Li Yichen replied to the middle-aged stall owner in a light tone, looking very concerned.

"At least five taels."

"I'll give you three taels at most. ”

"Deal, three or two is three or two. Little brother, I'm also ready to close the stall and go back, my mother-in-law will definitely cook a meal and wait for me to go back to eat, and I will sell it to you at a loss today. ”

The middle-aged stall owner took the three taels of silver handed over by Li Yichen, and handed the black card to Li Yichen with a painful look.

After Li Yichen took the sign and put it close to him, he saw that it was already dark, so he and Li Xinyuan went out of the market together and walked in the direction of home.

By the time the three of them got home, it was completely dark. Push open the main entrance, bypass the shadow wall in front of you, and you will come to the front yard. There is a large meadow in the front yard, and a bluestone path runs through the meadow and extends into the atrium. It should be due to the fact that the family has not finished eating, the front yard has not yet been lit up, the whole front yard is a little dark, the moonlight in the sky is sprinkled on the grass in the yard, after the north wind blows in early winter, it takes away the green of the grass, leaving only a faint yellow. The insects that frolic and sing in the grass in the summer have also begun another round of hibernation, and the high courtyard wall also isolates the noise outside, and the front yard at this time seems unusually quiet.

Perhaps they had just returned to this silent home from the noisy market, when a north wind blew, and the three of them couldn't help but tighten their clothes and quicken their pace.

At the end of the trail, there is a semicircular arch through which the courtyard is reached. Both the atrium and the dining room are in the middle of the courtyard.

Before the three of them reached the arch, they looked in through the arch and saw that the door of the atrium was open, and the lights were bright inside, and a group of elderly couples and a middle-aged couple were sitting in the hall talking.

"Grandma, what have you done to eat? Today the three of us went shopping all afternoon, and we were hungry. ”

Before anyone entered the hall, Li Xinyuan's voice came in.

Looking at the three people who walked in from the front yard, Li Yichen's grandmother stood up, walked in the direction of the dining room, and said with a smile:

"I've already prepared a big table of delicious food waiting for you to come back to eat, and I won't be hungry for my precious granddaughter. Okay, now that they're all back, let's hurry up and eat, or the food will be cold in a while. ”

"You only know how to eat all day long, look at the dust on your face, hurry up and wash your face first. Junying also came over today, to let her cousin take a look, I haven't seen her for a few days, Junjin is getting more and more beautiful. ”

Seeing Li Xinyuan coming in, the middle-aged woman sitting next to the middle-aged man stood up, this woman was about thirty-seven or eighteen years old, and she looked a little similar to Li Xinyuan between her eyebrows and eyes. While speaking, the middle-aged woman stepped forward and led Yin Junyu with her right hand, and then pulled Li Xinyuan with her left hand to the inner room.

This middle-aged woman is Li Yichen's second aunt, that is, Li Xinyuan's mother. The middle-aged man sitting next to Li Xinyuan's mother is Li Yichen's second uncle, Li Yichen's second uncle had a fortune teller for him when he was a child, saying that his fate was destined to be a rich life, and his wealth in the future would be like an endless source of water from the three rivers, so he was named Li Gan. Li Gan is about forty years old, about 1.75 meters tall, his eyes are not very big, his face is long, and his body is relatively slender.

Li Gan has always lived in Tangjiang, and after graduating from Tangjiang College, he studied alchemy with his father, Li Yichen's grandfather, but because he has no talent, he is still a junior alchemist, and can only do some simple alchemy product repairs. As for wealth, maybe it's because the time hasn't come, maybe it's because the Xiangshi of the year has made a mistake in their calculations, and they still have more than enough food and clothing.

After Li Yichen entered the hall, he walked up to the old man at the top of the hall, bowed his waist slightly and said respectfully:

"Grandpa, I'm back. ”

Li Yichen's grandfather's name is Li Quansheng, he is over seventy years old, the hair on his head is all white, and the hair in the middle has fallen out a lot, and his forehead is very wide. Although Li Yichen's grandfather's talent for alchemy is not very high, he focuses on repairing alchemy products, so he has reached the level of junior alchemist in terms of repair, plus he is enthusiastic about others, and the price of helping others repair alchemy products is also relatively fair, so the popularity in the entire Tangjiang Town is still good. Now that I'm older, I mainly stay at home to raise fish and grow flowers in my free time, or go out to chat with those old friends.

"Yichen is back, let's eat together. ”

Grandpa Li Yichen got up from the chair after speaking, and walked in the direction of the dining room.

At this time, Li Gan also stood up and said to Li Yichen,

"Yichen, I'm hungry too, let's go, let's hurry in and eat." ”

"I'm not very hungry, I ate something with Xinyuan and them at the market just now. Come back so late now, let the second uncle and you and grandpa wait together for a long time.

After speaking, Li Yichen was half a body behind Li Gan and followed into the dining room.

The family sat around and quickly finished dinner.

Because he still remembered the origin of the black card in his heart, after dinner, Li Yichen went back to his room directly after saying hello to his elders.