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Warm candles and cold moon, smiles and shadows, in a corner of the room, three small dishes are placed on the wooden table, two bowls of rice as white as fine beads are placed in the bowls, and they are still steaming hot, smell it closely, the grains are full The rice grains exude an elegant rice fragrance.

From the moment of Xushi to this moment, more than three hours of unremitting efforts have completed the three simple home-cooked dishes on the table, fried beans, sliced ​​meat and eggs, and a bowl of hot and sour tofu soup. It's passable, but I don't know how it tastes.

Nervously watching Qi Xiao pick up a chopstick and put a bean into his mouth, Qi Zhi is like those tributes waiting for the result in the palace examination, waiting anxiously for Qi Xiao's golden voice.

Chewing slowly, the crispness of the beans and the spicy taste of the pepper filled the entire lips and tongue. After swallowing, I cleared my throat. For those Mo pupils who were looking forward to me, it was like a few years ago in the court hall. Dian Jinke champion, An Lan Wuhen's voice: "The taste is crisp and tender, the taste is slightly spicy but refreshing and delicious, and the color is green and pleasant. But..." After a pause, Qi Xiao closed his eyes mysteriously as if thinking about it, Let Qi Ping sweat a little, "This dish is too time-consuming, so my husband and I don't feel anxious about waiting, so let's give it a second."

He was taken aback by Qi Xiao's serious face, and after a moment he realized that he was taken advantage of verbally, he lowered his voice and replied: "There are no outsiders in this meeting, why are you still my husband and my wife? But it's not you marry me?"

"Oh?" Qi Xiao took a mouthful of rice and her eyes narrowed. "If you want to get married, what about your betrothal gift? Don't say that you can get away with this meal?"

Without waiting for Qi Bing to give an answer, Qi Xiao said to himself: "This Dayu is mine for thousands of people, and the beautiful country is mine, but you can afford the dowry to marry me?"

Unexpectedly, Qi Xiao would use his identity to coerce him. Qi Ping bit his lip and didn't know how to fight back. Qi Xiao triumphantly picked up chopsticks meat slices and slipped eggs into Qi Ping's bowl, a sly smile flashed in Taohua's eyes: " Ma'am, eat more, I have worked hard for you today."

After bowing his head and taking a bite of his meal, Qi Ping simply acted like a rascal, "No, anyway, you are already mine. To outsiders, you are my husband and I am my wife. Now it's just the two of us. You can't take advantage of me."

"Taking advantage of you?" Qi Xiao smiled innocently, "It's you, aren't there few people who take advantage of me?"

His face suddenly turned red, and the shadow of the candle shone red, illuminating Qi Ping's face beautifully, complaining to himself how could this person say such words without any shyness, from this point, Qi Ping had already lost a bit .

With a triumphant smile, Qi Xiao took a bite of rice, and suddenly remembered the young man he saw by the river bank yesterday, who was so thin and exhausted that he was unyielding to the world.Those camp parties with hidden secrets in the palace, the heavy responsibilities on my shoulders, and the marriage letter that I personally ordered all suddenly flooded into my thoughts. Let Qi Xiao immerse herself in the tenderness with Qi Zhi, and almost forget everything before.

The mood became sour in an instant, and even the chopsticks with the vegetables seemed to weigh a thousand catties, making Qi Xiao unable to lift them anymore.

"What's the matter?" Just now they were laughing and laughing, but they suddenly fell silent. Qi Wei looked at Qi Xiao worriedly.

"It's okay." When she regained her senses, Qi Xiao smiled faintly, "I'm a little tired, maybe I'm tired from traveling these days."

Qi Ping nodded, obviously seeing the unusual dodge in Qi Xiao's eyes, he didn't ask too much, the atmosphere was gone, the two of them went back to the house after dinner and went to bed early.

In the next few days, I really lived like a common people, working at sunrise and resting day in, and Qi Ping's cooking skills became better and better. Sometimes I would ask the aunt next door for some tips, just teach Qi Ping simply. It is understandable that the aunt can't stop praising Qi Ping's ingenuity.

On the second day after Qi Xiao returned from the Xunkou Dam, Yao brought valuable news.

It turned out that when Yao was guarding Situ's mansion day and night, Situ Lin held a treasure tasting meeting in the mansion. It was said to be a tasting meeting, that is, local gentry and rich people brought newly acquired strange treasures to show off and compare with each other. place.Situ Lin opened the largest pawn shop in Jiangzhou. He is very proficient in calligraphy and painting treasures, and he loves collecting antique calligraphy and paintings. It is not uncommon for Situ Lin to spend a lot of money for an antique.

Folding a leaf and playing with it in his hand, Qi Xiao looked at the veins extending across the leaf, and then looked up at the tall and lush locust tree: "Although ants are small, they can break thousands of miles of long embankments, and the leaves are small, but they can cover the clouds." On that day." With a release of his hand, the leaf curled and fell to the ground, "Go, let the wind spread, and say that Chu Xiao, who lives in Guizhu Street, has a piece of precious jade that is priceless."

Three days passed like this, and on the afternoon of the fourth day, under the scorching sun, even the black dog in the courtyard across the street barked weakly, and the cicadas on the locust tree barked in a uniform order.

Accompanied by the barking of the dog, someone tapped twice on the wooden door of the outer room. After a while, he thought of the two taps again. The force was just enough to show the self-cultivation of the visitor. Yang Huai walked over and tidied himself up. When the door was opened, there were two men, one old and one young, and two domestic servants, wearing round-neck gowns trimmed with colorful piping, their hair neatly combed into the crown under the tall crown, and the two of them bowed their hands politely just after opening the door. Asking if Qi Xiao is here is quite like everyone.

He led them to the outer hall, poured tea and waited for a while, then saw Qi Xiao stepping into the outer hall, the two men stood up and clasped their fists together to introduce themselves, but they were dazzled by Qi Xiao's white clothes .

Plump muscles and handsome bones, Hongxuan Fengzhu, indistinguishable and handsome face, both feminine and masculine, the white clothes are well tailored, silk and white clouds cover the body, embroidered gold satin waist, and the footsteps are light. The ground is silent, but the steps are steady and windy.

"Chu Xiao, I don't know why you two came to my humble house." Qi Xiao cupped her hands, and ordered Wei Chiyu, who followed beside her, to serve tea to the two of them.

The visitor is supposed to be the first to introduce the door-to-door visit, but now the host is allowed to take the lead. Both of them knew that they had lost manners, and hurriedly nodded their heads and clasped their fists to repay their lives.

The old man's name is Chen Xiangdai, the big boss of a rice shop in Jiangzhou. His narrow eyes are blinding. He is not tall but has twice the weight of an ordinary man. The front of his light-colored round shirt is wet when he walks over.

The young man is called Tu Hong, with thick eyebrows and eagle eyes, and dark skin, it can be seen that he is a person who often works outside.Continuing with the introduction, it turned out to be a businessman who travels on water all year round, and has dozens of large ships under his command, which is considered to be the top merchant fleet in the Jiangzhou area.

As soon as the introduction was over, Wei Chiyu made tea and served it, Qi Xiao smiled lightly and said, "So it's Boss Chen and Boss Tu, it's a pleasure to meet you." The light laughter, the words are like a summer breeze blowing like a mirror On the surface of the lake, waves rolled up and passed into the ears of the two of them. The coarse sand without a man's voice was like freshly picked green Longjing soaked in boiled spring water. It was warm and pliable, and the two couldn't help but raise their heads again and look directly at Qi Xiao.

Amber eyes, let alone a man's face, even a woman's face is too enchanting and intoxicating, but it is a secluded pool, calm and bottomless, and the faint threat is definitely not ordinary women or even All the man has, as if he has been seen through, and all the secrets in his heart cannot be hidden under these eyes.

For a while, both of them lowered their heads again, taking a sip of tea to calm their panic.

After taking a sip of tea, Chen Xiangdai smiled all over his face, and said to Qi Xiao, "I heard that Boss Chu is coming from Hanyang. He is also a member of the business community, so he specially came to visit."

"How dare you call yourself a boss, you're just asking for a living." Qi Xiao shook his head humbly, "It's Boss Chen, Boss Tu has been famous for a long time."

"Where is it?" Tu Hong put down his teacup, his voice was resonant, "Tu is reckless and can't read a few big characters. If it wasn't for my brothers who gave me face, he would be just a shipwreck."

This Tu Hong was straightforward by nature, and he was neither arrogant nor impatient in just a few words, very upright.

"I wonder if Boss Chu has lived in Jiangzhou for the past few days, but he is used to it? Mr. Chen specially brought some special products for Boss Chu to try." After Chen Xiangdai finished speaking, he glanced at the servant behind him, who was so impressed that he clasped his hands together. A red wooden box came to Qi Xiao.

Smiling, he asked Yang Huai who was beside him to take the box, and said politely: "Boss Chen is really polite. If there is anything I don't understand, I will trouble you both."

"Well, go out and make friends. If there is a chance in the future, we will take care of each other in business."

"That's natural." Qi Xiao waved Yang Huai to take the things back into the house, and when she held her head up to drink tea, she glanced at the two people in front of her from behind the cup.

He continued to talk innocuously, and continued to the second cup of tea. Tu Hong, who was sitting there, was a little impatient, and changed the subject: "Boss Chu is in the stone business, so what about jade and so on? Utensils, I wonder if there is research?"

"Jade?" Calmly put his hand on his forehead and thought for a while, Qi Xiao pretended to think about it for a while, "Speaking of jade, I went to the Western Regions and took out a treasure. Drinking full of blood, the color is extremely red."

The eyes of the two people lit up instantly, Chen Xiangdai stabilized his body, calmed down and said, "Could it be the rumored blood jade?" Having said this, he couldn't restrain the expectation in his heart, and became a little anxious, "It is said that Blood jade only exists in the Western Regions, and its quantity is rare, hidden deep under the snow-capped mountains of the previous year, it is extremely difficult to mine."

Qi Xiao said with a faint smile: "Boss Chen is very knowledgeable and admires me. Indeed, this piece of blood jade is extremely precious. Back then, I happened to pass by the Western Regions and met local jade people. I bought a piece of jade from a gambling shop. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a piece of blood jade." Jade."

The two nodded in praise, took a sip of tea to moisten their throats, and it was Tu Hong who bluntly stated the real purpose of coming this time, "Although I am a rough person, I am very fond of jade and antiques. I don't know Boss Chu Would you be willing to open your eyes to me?"

"Well, Boss Tu is really out of touch." Turning his head and nodding to Yang Huai, Yang Huai walked to the inner room knowingly, and after a while, he took a box made of mahogany, which was about the size of a newborn baby's head. The lid was opened, and the two people in the hall stretched their necks and looked forward, Yang Huai walked between them and tilted the wooden box slightly, and saw a piece of palm-sized, bright red and translucent jade on the silk silk inside.

Swallowing involuntarily, Chen Xiangdai raised his hand and looked at Qi Xiao hesitantly to ask, Qi Xiao said please go ahead.

Wipe your hands with a handkerchief, and carefully hold the blood jade in the palm of your hand. The texture of the jade is delicate and meticulous. Just touching the palm feels cool, but after a while, the heat on the palm spreads all over the jade, and the smooth surface seems to be covered with a layer of oil. , resting heavily on it, a coquettish red light flashed.

"Excellent jade." After appreciating it carefully for a long time, Chen Xiangdai commented, "It feels smooth to the touch, rich in color but transparent in light, crisp in sound, and priceless."

Putting the blood jade back, Tu Hong said, "I wonder if Boss Chu has any plans to sell this jade?"

"This jade is very rare, and I have no plans to do so."

A trace of disappointment flashed across Tu Hong's eyes. The so-called gold has a price and jade is priceless. This kind of jade costs tens of millions, and the price will only rise day by day.

"What if we ask Boss Chu to set a price?" Chen Xiangdai continued to ask with his unrelenting character in business.

"This..." Qi Xiao cast down his eyes, "1 taels."

At the same time, two inaudible gasping sounds came from the front.