Many people were staring at her, waiting for her to solve the mystery.
Shen Yinqiu told herself to wear a mask and see others if they wanted to, so she calmly accepted their gazes.
Wan Qiyan leaned close to her ear and asked softly: "Can you guess the answer to the riddle?"
Shen Yinqiu nodded, "Enough."
Before anyone else could react, Wan Qiyan happily rubbed her head.
His wife was indeed smart.
The scholar also narrowed his eyes slightly, then took off the lantern and said, "Young lady, you guessed it right.
Here, this is your lantern."
Shen Yinqiu didn't answer it, but went to pick up another one.
On the back was written: Please be seated on time at noon.
She secretly thought that it should be the word "Xu", but she still didn't say it out.
You need to pay a copper coin to guess the word puzzle.
Compared with the lanterns sold by others, the scholar has already lost money.
Of course, if many people can't guess it, the scholar can still make some money. .
She smiled at the scholar, then took the lantern in his hand and got out of the crowd.
The flame of the candle was light red.
Shen Yinqiu held the lantern in one hand, and Wan Qiyan held her hand tightly with the other.
After walking for more than half an hour, they found a place to stay and sat down.
Shen Yinqiu ordered a few bowls of sugar water and sat at a table with Wan Qiyan alone.
Qingzhu and two boys sat at a table next to them.
She placed the lantern on the table, rubbing it with her fingers from time to time, looking back and forth with interest.
Wan Qiyan took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands and said, "Don't touch it if it's dirty."
Shen Yinqiu didn't answer, took out the silk cotton handkerchief from his sleeve and said, "I have it, I'll wipe it off later."
Wan Qiyan nodded and took it back naturally, "I like this lantern very much."
"No, no."
Shen Yinqiu said and continued to touch it with his hands.
It felt strange, "What kind of water slurry can wash out paper that looks like leather?
It has nothing to do with kraft paper at all."
Wan Qiyan glanced at the lantern.
There was a picture of a peach girl painted on it.
It was colored and covered with a layer of hazyness under the candlelight.
It blended with reality.
From this, it can be seen that the artificial skills of painting this picture are quite high. high.
At this time, the sugar water was served.
Shen Yinqiu moved the lantern slightly.
The sugar water was sold by a couple over fifty years old.
The man was busy in front of the stove, while the woman came over holding a steaming porcelain bowl with a pair of rough hands.
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.
As a result, the overflowing sugar water burned her hand, and she let go of the conditioned reflex, and the whole bowl fell onto the lantern.
Shen Yinqiu was pulled away by Wan Qiyan very quickly before the bowl fell to the table.
Her observation skills were particularly subtle.
When the old woman came with the bowl, she discovered that her hands were frostbitten, and the cracked wounds were covered with frostbite.
The boiling sugar water is so hot that it will hurt no matter how thick your skin is.
Therefore, she did not blame the old woman, and she was not affected.
The old woman ignored her hands and quickly picked up a rag to wipe the dirt on the table and apologized repeatedly.
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However, the porcelain bowl was intact and solid.
When the man heard the noise, he ran over quickly, took the old woman's hand, looked at it, and whispered: "Does it hurt if it touches the water again?
I'll come over here and wash the lubricant."
He naturally took the old woman from behind.
With a push, he stepped forward and picked up the rag to wipe the table.
At the same time, he lowered his attitude and said, "I'm sorry for frightening you two distinguished guests.
I'm very sorry.
The next two orders will be free of charge.
I hope you can forgive me."
Wan Qiyan pulled Shen Yinqiu to change to the table next to him without saying anything.
Shen Yinqiu turned his back and said to the boss: "It's okay.
I was also wrong.
The bowl of sugar water just now was charged to my account.
I'm sorry for causing the boss's wife to get burned." ” The boss, who had some gray hair on his temples, hurriedly said no, and what else he wanted to say, Wan Qiyan accurately threw a piece of silver into his hand, and said with a smile: "Today is a good day, so don't worry too much about it, just serve some sugar water."
Well, my wife has been waiting for a long time."
"Thank you sir, please wait a moment."
Shen Yinqiu looked at him: "You are so willing to give me a piece of silver.
This bowl of sugar water only costs three copper coins."
"It's not as generous as the rewards Madam usually gives to her servants."
Wan Qiyan smiled.
Shen Yinqiu snorted at this smile.
She glanced at Qingzhu and said, "Sure enough, nothing can escape your eyes."
Wan Qiyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Don't you know that your generous reward has made the servants talk about it?
They praise you when they see you, and the maids in other courtyards are all eager to work in our courtyard."
She exclaimed, a little surprised, thinking that although Qingzhu would report her every move to Wan Qiyan, she didn't expect that there would be servants praising her.
She only gives rewards to those whose families are in need of money after investigation.
She can always get something unexpected by giving help in times of need.
She does not expect the other party to repay anything in return, she just hopes that this small amount of money can reduce other people's support at critical moments.
Risks to her disadvantage.
For example, to win over the people around her and avoid being bribed by outsiders, winning people's hearts does not mean treating the other person as a father, so she is just building good relationships.
After thinking about it, she looked at the empty table.
She hadn't yet discovered the secret of the kraft paper where the lantern had gone.
She quickly looked back and saw that the entire lantern was wet, leaving only a little bit that was still dry.
It was a coincidence that the sugar water extinguished the candle wick inside.
Shen Yinqiu looked at the lantern that had collapsed like that, and was a little reluctant to move.
However, the soaked kraft paper was not as soft as ordinary paper.
Instead, it looked like it had come to life.
She walked to the table and didn't wait.
When Wan Qiyan stopped him, he reached out and picked it up, and it felt as smooth as he imagined.
Wan Qiyan's heart skipped a beat, and he walked quickly to her side, grabbed her wrist and shook the lantern out of her hand, "It's so dirty, don't touch it.
If you want it, we can buy another one later."
Shen Yinqiu looked at his fingers.
His index finger and thumb rubbed each other directly.
It felt strange, like real leather.
Genuine Leather Shen Yinqiu stared at the skin that was gradually spreading out on the table and starting to wrinkle due to lack of water.
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She picked up the kettle on the side and poured it towards the lantern after feeling that it was not hot.
Wan Qiyan didn't know what she wanted to do, but he looked at her expression and didn't try to stop her.
At the same time, they all saw the ball of kraft paper that had absorbed water slowly unfolding, but because of the support inside, it only stretched to a certain extent and then stopped moving.
Shen Yinqiu hesitantly reached out and pinched the piece of brown paper again.
It was naturally difficult for her to take it out because of the support, so she simply started to tear it open.
This kind of toughness, which was like tearing skin off, made Shen Yinqiu have some suspicions in his heart, and he almost wanted to throw the things in his hands away.
But she still resisted tearing it open, then stiffened her hands and said to Wan Qiyan with a sad face: "I really want to wash my hands, but now I have to use saponins."
Seeing her uneasy expression and the disgust and fear in her eyes, Wan Qiyan hurriedly told Qingzhu to keep an eye on her, and went to ask the owner of the sweet water stall for a wooden basin of warm water and soap locust.
These items were very common.
He got them easily, put them on the table, and reached out to help her wash them.
Shen Yinqiu avoided them and refused, "I'll do it myself, don't touch them."
Wan Qiyan thought she was very strange.
He hummed and watched her purse her lips.
She rubbed her index finger and thumb vigorously, and also used soap locust.
After washing it three times, Wan Qiyan couldn't stand it any longer.
The reason of water stopped her from going on like this.
Because Shen Yinqiu and Wan Qiyan were wearing masks, they did not attract the attention of outsiders.
Shen Yinqiu washed his hands, but Wan Qiyan covered them intentionally or unintentionally.
By the time she finished washing them thoroughly, her hands were already red and the fingertips were wrinkled.
Tangshui and his wife didn't dare to ask any more questions.
They just thought that the rich lady liked to be clean, and the ingot of silver that Wan Qiyan threw to them just now was enough to buy the entire stall.
Naturally, they would give him whatever he wanted.
Shen Yinqiu raised his hand and looked at it, his eyes caught a glimpse of a ball of kraft paper in the corner of the table, and he said with a tut, "I just thought of something bad, and my whole body felt bad."
Wan Qiyan held her shoulders and comforted her silently.
Shen Yinqiu pointed to the kraft paper and said to Wan Qiyan: "There is something wrong with this thing.
Can you take it and ask someone to identify what kind of leather it is?"
Qingzhu used her extra eyes to observe.
With her master's consent, she reached out and picked up the brown paper, carefully distinguished it, and even lowered her head to smell it with strong perseverance.
Shen Yinqiu admired her at the moment, and then waited intently for her reaction.
Qingzhu just frowned slightly and then shook his head towards Wan Qiyan.
"Pack it up and send it for inspection."
Wan Qiyan calmly ordered, and Qingzhu obeyed the order and put away the brown paper neatly.
Shen Yinqiu thanked Wan Qiyan for not taking her as nonsense.
She really felt that the paper was weird.
Even if it was not human skin, it was certainly not ordinary paper.
At this time, the boss carefully brought the sugar water up.
Shen Yinqiu sat back in his previous position.
He looked at his hands and seemed to be a little nervous, but finally overcame and grabbed the spoon.
Just after taking a sip, she stood up suddenly and said, "I want to go back to the place where I sold lanterns just now to see if that person is still there."
Wan Qiyan raised his head and said, "I've already asked someone to look at it.
The stall disappeared a quarter of an hour ago and no one has been found."
Shen Yinqiu was a little disappointed, "Does this prove that he has something evil in his heart?"
"When you went to guess the puzzle, he still had less than seven or eight lanterns left.
The person at the stall next to him said that he only closed the stall after they were sold out."
Wan Qiyan pulled her to sit down and handed the spoon to her.
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She motioned for her to drink.
Shen Yinqiu drank the sugar water unconsciously and suddenly wondered: "How did you know that you didn't even leave?"
Wan Qiyan put down the spoon: "When you are immersed in your own world, how can you care about what others are doing."
"Well" Shen Yinqiu seemed to be thinking about whether his words were credible.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew, carrying a strong smell of rouge, causing her to sneeze loudly.
She sniffed, and Wan Qiyan handed her a handkerchief and frowned: "I've caught a cold."
"No, the smell of rouge is too strong.
After all, my nose is so sensitive."
Shen Yinqiu said.
When mentioning this, Wan Qiyan was still in the mood to joke: "Yes, it's better than a trained hound.
Why don't you try sniffing and see if you can find the person who just sold the lanterns?"
Shen Yinqiu glared at him resentfully, "You can only compete with a hunting dog, but you compare me with a dog."
"Well, my wife is much cuter and more docile than a hound."
Wan Qiyan responded and patted her head
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