Chapter Ninety-Nine
In the evening, inky clouds occupy most of the sky, and the spring rain weaves densely and obliquely, and everywhere it passes is a haze.
The stalls in the East Market have been put away, only a few households are scattered, after the East Market, all the way to the west, is the Pingkangfang where the Yipinju is located.
Passing through an alley, I walked to the end of the street and saw the gate of Yipinju, in front of which there was a wind vine grass, lush and winding until the plaque on the door, which did not look like a shop, but like the secluded residence of a literati.
Zhao Chuyun became interested and said with a smile: "It seems that the owner of this property is still sentimental." ”
It's just that two trees were planted, but Yan Qing didn't see where there was sentiment.
On rainy days, there aren't many people in the store.
Zhao Chuyun put away the umbrella, stretched out his hand to brush the rain on his left shoulder, and walked in with Yanqing.
The two cabinets on the left and right shelves are full of all kinds of ornaments, which are dazzling and exquisite.
A guy came forward to greet him, took the umbrella in Zhao Chuyun's hand, looked at the two of them, and secretly guessed that it should be a newlywed couple on the street, smiled kindly, and said, "Is this Langjun going to buy noodles for the lady?" Lang Jun has come to the right place, and the silver jewelry of Yipinju is first-class in Beijing! ”
Yan Qing was stunned, and was about to explain in a hurry, but when he saw Zhao Chuyun's face blooming, he said with a smile: "This little brother, take out the best silver jewelry in your store, and I will be satisfied with my wife today." ”
Yan Qing's face turned pale, he glared at Zhao Chuyun, gritted his teeth and wanted to scold him, but was interrupted by a crisp voice from the guy.
"Gotcha!" The corners of the guy's mouth were about to reach the back of his ears, and he hurriedly stepped forward to lead the two into the box, "Two distinguished guests, please go up to the second floor for a while." ”
Yan Qing was speechless and grabbed Zhao Chuyun's arm and scolded: "Who is your lady!" Don't accept my sister, but accept my mother instead? ”
Zhao Chuyun grinned in pain, but because the people in the store didn't dare to shout, he pursed his mouth aggrievedly and muttered in a low voice: "I only accepted you for one ......"
Yan Qing looked at Zhao Chuyun with an unkind expression and said, "Shut up." ”
Following the guy to the private room on the second floor, Zhao Chuyun's face suddenly changed, with an embarrassed and helpless expression on his face, and said, "Little brother, is there a toilet in the store?" ”
The guy said, "Yes, in the backyard." ”
Zhao Chuyun nodded and said, "Xiaoqing, you pick it first, I'll go first to make it convenient." ”
Yan Qing frowned, his tone was a little displeased, and said, "Come back quickly!" ”
Seeing that the guy left with Zhao Chuyun, Yan Qing walked leisurely to the table and sat down, poured a cup of tea and tasted it carefully.
In a few moments, two girls entered, one carrying a gold-lacquered plate, covered with bright red silk.
"Ma'am, this is the best silver ornament in our shop." One of the girls in pink said.
Yan Qing's face was pale, and he said, "Open it and take a look." ”
The girl in pink stretched out her slender hand, flipped the red silk, revealing the contents of it, and saw a lifelike, silver cicada standing on top of the jade leaf.
Yan Qing's eyes lit up.
The girl in pink introduced: "Madam, this hairpin is called Silver Cicada Jade Leaf, and the jade leaf is made of Miaojiang Hetian mutton fat white jade, which is crystal clear and soft; The golden cicada was engraved and welded, and it took a year of hard work to cast. ”
Miao Jiang! Miao Jiang again?
"It's exquisite," Yan Qing asked, looking at the little thing's appearance, "Can I take a look?" ”
"Yes."
Yan Qing picked up the hairpin, looked at it carefully, and said: "The leaf veins are delicate and concave, and there is a sense of concave and convex, and this cicada wing is really polished to respond to the word light as cicada wing." ”
The two girls looked at each other and smiled, and suddenly felt that this list should be completed, and suddenly heard Yan Qing exclaim.
"Ah, how is this silver cicada black!" Yan Qing's brows furrowed.
When the girl in pink heard this, her face changed, and she hurriedly stepped forward to check, and saw that the bottom of the cicada's body had turned black, and she turned her head to look at the girl in green, her face panicked.
The girl in green shook her head, stepped forward with a smile and said, "Madam, maybe this situation will only occur after a long time outside, but Madame doesn't have to worry, just find some wine to wipe this black paint clean." ”
Yan Qing didn't buy it, and said with a cold face: "This is the best jewelry in your store?" ”
The girl in pink also stepped forward and said, "Don't be angry, madam, this silver jewelry was fine when we took it, it must be ......"
Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Yan Qing: "What do you mean by this?" You're saying I got it? ”
The girl in pink really thinks so, she carefully checked the goods when she picked up the goods from the warehouse, there is no black mark at all, and it becomes like this after a circle on her hand, isn't this a clear thing?
But she had no evidence...... The girl in green pulled the girl in pink and told her not to speak.
Yan Qingqing slapped the table, and the cold breath forced people to take two steps back, she snorted lightly, and said: "Joke, Yipin is famous, but I didn't expect it to be so shoddy, my own craftsmanship is not refined, and I also shirk the responsibility to the guests!" ”
"Get your host, I'm going to talk to him!"
The girl in green committed herself to Yan Qingyi and said, "Madame, don't be angry, Xiaoxiang just came, she doesn't know the rules, she doesn't hide her mouth for a while, and she asks Mrs. for forgiveness." ”
"It's not ours that there is such a mistake in the goods, so we will give the lady a set of noodles for free to express our apologies."
"The best silver jewelry in your store is like this, do I dare to ask you for anything else?" Although she said sincerely, her face was unhappy, and she only said, "Quickly find your host, otherwise, I will tell everyone about this matter, so that everyone knows that your Yipinju is an empty shell of a fake trick." ”
Xiao Xiang clenched her fists, she had never seen such an unforgiving person, they were all going to take a step back, and they were still holding on!
"Let's not talk about how this hairpin turned black, we have already given the lady enough face......"
Before she finished speaking, she was stopped by the girl in green and said, "Go and invite the owner." ”
Xiao Xiangxiao's face wrinkled, and she said hurriedly: "Sister Xian, she is obviously here to find fault, what do you do to care about her?" ”
Sister Xian straightened her face and said, "Don't say it, I'll go as soon as I tell you to go." ”
Xiaoxiang stomped her foot, turned around and went out.
Zhao Chuyun, who had been waiting in the backyard, saw that the man in the house was called away by a little girl, and knew that the matter was done, so he hid his figure and entered the house.
Zhao Chuyun just inquired, the owner of Yipinju is named Xue Gang, in his thirties, a person from Beijing, living alone, without relatives, and has been running this store for more than ten years.
The furnishings in the room are like a good house, and there are many green plants in it, Zhao Chuyun looked at it casually, and suddenly attracted his attention by a screen parked in the corner.
Why is this screen placed?
If the screen sits along the water, it means that the money flows along the water, which means that the loss of wealth.
The moat crosses the northeast corner of the inner city, but this screen is placed in the northeast corner, isn't it a taboo for merchants?
Zhao Chuyun walked in and checked it carefully, but he didn't find any dark room, he couldn't help frowning, how did the person disappear that day?
On the left side of the screen is a three-tiered bookcase, on which many books are placed, and he randomly pulls out a few books: "Thousand Character Text", "Hundred Family Names", "Enlightenment Training", "Wang Fanzhi Poems", ......"
It's strange, aren't these all children's textbooks, how can they be these books?
"Gone."
Yan Qing's voice sounded in his ears, Zhao Chuyun restored the disturbed scene to its original state, turned around and walked out of Yipinju, and it was not until he saw Yan Qing waiting on the side of the road that he showed up.
Last time, I saw that Yanqing was very interested in the sound of Qianli, so I taught her this technique.
Seeing that there was a drizzle on his black hair, Yan Qing hurriedly handed over the umbrella and asked, "Didn't you find it?" ”
Zhao Chuyun raised his eyebrows and said, "How can you still be found if you are invisible?" ”
Invisible! A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he said happily: "I said how people don't see people, it turns out that they also use stealth techniques." ”
"On the day Lao Xie came here, if Xue Gang used the stealth technique to leave, either he found an abnormality, or it was a vigilant habit after he received the letter."
"But the invisibility technique is not a simple spell, and it takes a month to raise the mana consumed once used, so I prefer that he found an anomaly."
Yan Qing asked, "You mean Xie Bi'an was exposed?" ”
Zhao Chuyun shook his head, he was not sure, if he knew how to stealth, this Xue Gang would not be as simple as it seemed.
"Xiaoqing, you just met with that Xue Gang, did you find anything?"
Yan Qing shook his head and said: "Xue Gang is very tactful and thoughtful, if I refute one sentence, he will have ten sentences to block me, he is neither humble nor arrogant in his words, he is a shrewd businessman." ”
"Merchant......." Zhao Chuyun was silent, and he thought of the abnormal screen in the house again, "In addition to these, is there anything special about Xue Gang's words and deeds?" ”
Yan Qing thought for a while, and said, "It's nothing special, but his speech is very uncomfortable, and his speed of speech is very slow, as if he has to think about every word he says, and I am very impatient to listen." ”
Slow to speak? Zhao Chuyun thought of something, he frowned, and said: "I found the guy who received the seventeen girls yesterday, and the guy said that when he came back from picking up the goods, he was scraped his leg by an ox cart that suddenly came out, and it was no big deal, but the owner of the ox owner kept taking him to the hospital for examination." ”
"When I came back, I was delayed."
It seems like a coincidence, but it just so happened that they were all gathered in one place...... Yan Qing's expression froze, and he said, "If there are many coincidences, it is not a coincidence." ”
She turned around and pulled Zhao Chuyun to leave, and said, "Go find the owner of the cow." ”
"Eh, don't worry," Zhao Chuyun stumbled, almost stepped on his heels and fell.
She didn't seem to be able to change her urgency, so he hurriedly grabbed Yan Qing and said, "Xiaoqing, this time we split up, I need to find my old friend." ”
"Your old friend?" Yan Qingqi said.
Zhao Chuyun nodded and said, "If there is a situation, use the sound transmission technique to call me, you should be more careful." ”
After saying that, he pinched a trick and disappeared in a blink of an eye.