The patriarch's wife often invites the sisters and brothers to come to Jialan Courtyard to get together these days, intending to eliminate the disagreement between the two. It's just that the autumn test is coming, and the sisters and brothers are busy, and the time to get together is very small, which is still based on the fact that Mrs. did not inform the two that the other party would also be there.

Jinyunlan spent almost half of her time in the synagogue. In the past few days, for the delay in the return of the Great Elder, the high-level meetings have been held several times, and even her, a peripheral staff who does clerical work, has felt the serious and tense atmosphere within the clan.

She had also secretly asked her father for details.

The patriarch didn't know anything about her, but just squeezed out an unnatural smile and said something unclear: "Lan'er, this world is not very peaceful. ”

At that time, she didn't know the meaning of these words, and she didn't understand the relationship between whether the world was peaceful or not and the Great Elder's stay.

The same is true for Jinyun Chong, he and his eldest sister met in the center, and the sister and brother ignored each other. Even if you meet in the same class, it's like a stranger.

Recently, Jinyunlan has been very honest, doing things without leakage, and there are no mistakes to blame. He couldn't find a way to tease and ridicule, and he was very angry.

Recently, he went to Jialan Courtyard to work a little harder. As he grew older, his relationship with his mother became much colder, and he always resented his mother's closeness to his eldest sister. A few days ago, Jin Yunlan annoyed Xiuxiu, and the brother and sister had the same hatred, and it was rare to talk about speculation. In the past few days, the situation has reversed. Xiuxiu talked about Jinyunlan all day long, and when she saw him coming back, she asked him about Jinyunlan's news, and eagerly begged him to tell Jinyunlan so that she could have time to take a look at herself.

Jinyun Chongqi didn't fight anywhere, sternly refused Xiuxiu's trivial request, and said heavy words to her young sister, causing her to cry and ripple.

The brother and sister had a big quarrel, Xiuxiu lost her temper, grabbed the toy in the basket at hand and smashed it at Jinyun Chong, shouting and scolding while throwing it: "Brother is a stupid, a big fool, and a bad thing!" When she had lost it, she ran out crying and went to her mother to administer justice.

Jinyun Chong put down his blocking hands, saw the toy that fell to the ground, and his stomach was full of anger and there was nowhere to release. His fierce gaze was driven by anger to glance around, and suddenly his gaze froze somewhere.

He leaned down, picked up a doll, looked it up and down suspiciously, and said strangely, "What kind of doll is this, how come I have never seen it." ”

Xiuxiu's figure suddenly returned to the door, rushed in, and snatched the doll from him, "This is given to me by my sister, give it back to me!" Then, in a huff, he ran away again.

Jinyun Chong glared at Xiuxiu's back viciously. The strange image of the doll was still hovering before his eyes.

If he usually saw this strange thing, he wouldn't have paid attention to it, but once he got involved with Jinyunlan, he couldn't sit idly by.

He was extremely sensitive to everything about Jinyunlan.

He came to Xiuxiu's desk by surprise, and according to Fang Cai's memory, he drew the shape of the doll on paper with a pen, then folded it and put it into the cuffs.

He hadn't been on the street for a long time. Even if he goes out on the street on weekdays, he just goes to the armory shop to take a look, but today he rarely went to the doll shop frequented by his wife and children. He unfolded the picture to the boss and asked him if he had any dolls of this style.

The shopkeeper's expression was very novel, squinting, and he was very close, not like he was looking, but like he was smelling something. Perhaps his sensitive nose smelled a business opportunity. He stared at Jin Yunchong with bright eyes, and said with a smile on his face: "Back to the young master, the villain has never seen this kind of doll, but if the young master wants, you only need to give the drawings to the villain, and the villain will definitely be able to make you an exact one." He stretched out his hand to grab the drawing, thinking in his heart that once this strange and cute doll image was sold, it would definitely be sold out, and maybe it would become a trend.

He was happy in his heart, but he didn't want Jinyun Chong to have no plans to do business with him at all. He withdrew his hand and walked away indifferently, leaving behind a great opportunity to amass wealth.

The shopkeeper scolded him for not understanding people, and shook his head in regret.

Jin Yunchong tossed and turned several shops in succession, all of them had similar reactions, and no one had ever seen this animal doll.

Before he knew it, he had reached the gates of the city. He looked out of the city, thinking that she had found her from out of town, but there was no news of her leaving the city recently. He was a little discouraged and frustrated, wasting his precious time for such an insignificant doll.

He put this matter aside for the time being, and on the way back, he passed by Jinyun Bookstore, and suddenly wanted to borrow a few sword books, so he entered the door and greeted Zhuzhu lukewarmly.

Zhu Zhu heard that he still called himself Sister Zhuzhu, and he did not change the habit of being a child, and his heart was touched for a while, why did this young man with red lips and white teeth not get along with Xiaolan.

He walked around the bookshelves on the bright side, his furrowed brow not stretched, obviously not finding the book he wanted. He stepped forward and asked, "Sister Zhuzhu, can you open the secret door?" ”

Zhu Zhu glanced at the sunset outside and agreed. She opened the door to the library for him, and also showed him the area where the sword book was located.

Jinyun Chong thanked her and went in conveniently. He went to the bookshelf where the sword book was kept, looked at the bells and whistles in turn, and skimmed them one by one. Time passed unconsciously, and he was very disappointed that he did not find the simple score he wanted, and just when he was determined to return in defeat, he suddenly found a book called "Strange Things" in front of the bookshelf, crowded out of place.

He frowned, and pulled a look. The catalogue is full of obscure words, and it is very difficult to read. He skimmed over the text as quickly as he could, leaving only a dim eye on the fleeting illustrations.

A familiar image caught his attention, and he flipped the wrong pages one by one, to the bear-like species with black eyes.

He hurriedly opened the painting in his sleeve, put the two paintings together and compared, and sure enough, they were similar in appearance. He struggled to read the words above and silently read the introduction to the species above.

"The iron-eating beast has a black and white body, fat and plump, like a bear, with black eye circles and sharp claws. It used to be the mount of Chi Youli greed, and he was kept in captivity for the Jiuli tribe alone......" Seeing this, his body shook, as if he had gained some kind of inspiration, his brain turned rapidly, and many fragments related to it flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but say to himself: "Jiuli tribe...... Lai Thi ...... Empty Mountain? Could it be that Jinyunlan is implicated with the Li family? His eyes lit up with excitement, and his face showed unconcealable joy.

"Eldest sister, you dug your own grave, don't blame me." He clenched the "Strange Things" in his hand, and left the library without saying anything, and borrowed the book from Zhuzhu.

Zhu Zhu was surprised when he saw it, didn't he say that he came to borrow the sword spectrum?

She writes and registers in the borrowing book.

While Jin Yunchong was waiting, he unexpectedly caught a glimpse of a figure very similar to Cheng Cheng passing by inadvertently in the night. Although it was only a flash, it was still keenly captured by him. He hurriedly left with the book, and followed the woman covertly, and it was indeed a complete thing.

At this hour, she is not waiting in the house, what is she hanging out on the street?

She seemed to be holding something in her hand, and looked down to see it closely.

He quietly followed her to the still-busy docks, where he had a view of an inconspicuous transaction.

He saw Cheng Cheng standing next to dozens of bags of grain, and said something to the owner of the cargo ship, and then the owner of the cargo ship temporarily returned to the cabin to get the account book.

Jinyun Chong's mind moved, and he took this opportunity to use a transformation technique, turning into the appearance of the cargo ship boss and reappearing in front of the eyes of the fulfillment, asking her to show her order ticket.

Cheng Cheng said strangely: "Didn't Fang just look at it?" ”

Jin Yunchong was speechless for a while, and his brain was running rapidly, "The sky is dark, and my small eyes are clumsy, so I can't see too clearly." ”

Summatization handed over the bill in disbelief.

This is a 20-stone grain bill signed with a grain shop outside the city, and the signature at the settlement office is impressively written with the word Zheng Yuandai.

Others may not recognize it, but he knows very well the origin of the name. This is a rather masculine pseudonym that Jinyunlan took herself when she was young. Walking the rivers and lakes, when it is inconvenient to mention the real name, it will be confused with a fake name.

Jin Yunchong quickly jotted down the important information above, and then returned the bill to Chengcheng, and quickly disappeared into the night.

At this time, the real cargo ship owner came from the opposite direction with the ledger in his hand, and asked him to sign on it.

The second monk of the consummation was confused, scratched his head, and pointed back and forth, "Huh? Strange, am I mistaken? ”

The next night, Jin Yunlan went to Jialan Courtyard for dinner with the patriarch. Jinyun Chong also happened to appear, and the family got together after a long absence, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

During the banquet, Jinyun Chong's uncontrollable gaze often glanced at Jinyunlan. Jinyunlan noticed his strange gaze, but she didn't break it, and just blindly chatted and talked to Xiuxiu beside her.

When parents get together, it is inevitable that they will be concerned about their children's marriage. Yun Ying's unmarried eldest daughter has always been the center of conversation between the two. The patriarch's wife inadvertently mentioned Zhuzhu's marriage, saying that she had been in the boudoir for a long time, and now she finally found Shen Ruyi, the son of a scholarly family. Seeing that their daughter's husband's family had settled, Zhuzhu's parents finally let go of their high hearts and smiled more.

Everyone knows that Zhuzhu and Jinyunlan are close friends in the boudoir. Zhuzhu's father's family is a big businessman, and he is a well-known wealthy businessman in Los Angeles, and her father has an idle position in the clan. The two families have always been close, and now that the big event of Zhuzhu is about to be decided, everyone's eyes have turned to Jinyunlan. Zhuzhu's mother introduced candidates to the patriarch's wife, but they were all politely rejected by the lady.

Whenever marriage is mentioned, Jinyunlan has always had a helpless and confused attitude.

Xiuxiu heard that her parents were going to arrange for her eldest sister's marriage, so she opened her mouth and said, "However, my sister already has a sweetheart." ”

Everyone present was taken aback, and Jinyunlan herself was shocked.

Madame's face was a little unbearable. On that day, she did see the clue in the silk village, and she also stepped forward to relieve Jinyunlan. At this time, she just followed her husband's words and said a few perfunctory words, who knew that Xiuxiu was straightforward and fast-talking, and she actually broke this matter. Seeing that Jin Yunlan's face was red and white for a while, she was so embarrassed that she pulled off Xiuxiu's sleeve and gave her a look: "Xiuxiu, don't talk nonsense." Come, eat vegetables. ”

The patriarch thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that kid from the Bai family?" ”

Jin Yunlan hurriedly shook her head.

"Who's that?" The patriarch asked again.

"Nobody, Xiuxiu is talking nonsense." She replied.

Seeing that her truth was not listened to, Xiuxiu frowned, and threw out a favorable piece of evidence, "I'm not talking nonsense." On that day, my sister bought clothes for the man. ”

Jinyun Lansheng closed his eyes without love, and his cheeks were numb.

Jinyun Chong secretly observed Jinyunlan's every move, his eyes rolled, and he said slowly, "Isn't the other party a guy who doesn't go on the stage, and the eldest sister is so secretive?" ”

Jin Yunlan really wanted to shoot the case, pointed to his nose, and listed Li Yan's countless advantages and strengths. But reason still defeated the anger at this time, so that she did not lose her words and exposed Li Yan's identity.

Seeing that her husband and eldest daughter's faces were not very good-looking, the patriarch's wife hurriedly came out to play a round, and the delicate atmosphere eased somewhat.

Jin Yunchong no longer cared about his father's biased attitude, and all he was thinking about at the moment was how to make Jinyun Lan show his feet.