It didn't take long for Qin Yining and his group to arrive at the city.
The streets here were flat and clean. Shop signs hung high on both sides of the road, and wine bottles flew everywhere. After crossing a street, there was a market in front of them.
There were people selling vegetables and meat, steamed buns and wonton noodles, and people carrying poles to shave their hair. There were also people performing shadow puppets and singing small operas … There was business to be done in front of every stall.
There were young ladies bringing their servants to a jewelry shop by the side of the road to buy a beaded silk handkerchief. There were also middle-aged men walking in groups of three to five and talking loudly.
The old man who made twisted sugar took two small bamboo sticks and twisted them in the thick syrup, making a sugar ball the size of a longan. The child threw the copper coins into the earthenware bowl and stretched out his dirty little hand to take the candy. He licked it with satisfaction and ran to show off to his playmates. His playmates could all take out the copper coins to buy candy together.
The scene in front of them was really a scene that could only be seen in a peaceful and prosperous era. The people here all had rosy faces. At a glance, it was obvious that they had not been hungry for a long time and were living very well.
A young man carrying a pole and wearing a half-new indigo cotton gown and a Six Harmony hat walked past them while shouting "sesame cake".
Qin Yining raised his chin at the peddler.
Ji Yun immediately understood and quickly walked forward. "Little brother, wait a moment."
"Hey!" The peddler put down his pole and turned around to see that the person who called him was actually an extremely beautiful young lady. His face turned slightly red. "Miss wants to buy sesame cake? It's two copper coins for sprinkled with spring onions and five copper coins for stuffed meat. "
Ji Yun lifted a very thin and clean white cloth and said with a smile, "Give me twenty with spring onions and thirty with stuffed meat."
The young man was stunned and then nodded happily. He took the oil paper to wrap the sesame cake.
While he was wrapping the sesame cake, Ji Yun asked, "Excuse me, little brother. I also want to ask you about the direction of the city's inn."
The young man had already noticed Qin Yining and the group of plainly dressed bodyguards behind him. With one look, he knew that they were not ordinary people. He immediately said, "The best inn is to walk along this street to the end. Turn right and walk past two intersections. It's called Home and Garden."
Ji Yun nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you." She took out a small piece of silver from her purse and handed it to the young man. At the same time, she asked, "Little brother, do you know how to get to No. 4?"
"Four Access?" The young man handed the wrapped twenty scallion pancakes to Ji Yun and shook his head. "I've been walking around the city all day, but I've never heard of Four-Way Shop. What kind of shop is it? What kind of business do you do? "
Ji Yun avoided this question by turning around to call for someone. After handing the biscuits back to Bing Tang, she asked, "We're here to do business. Do you know how to get to the Qiu family's residence?"
The young man paused in the middle of making the biscuits, a look of vigilance appearing on his face, "Are you looking for the Qiu Family?"
When Ji Yun heard this, there was really a Qiu Family here? She immediately said, "We're here to find Qiu Feishan."
If it was another girl, Ji Yun wouldn't mention her name. But Qiu Feishan wore men's clothing to do business. At a glance, it was obvious that she didn't wear men's clothing for a day or two. She was used to wearing men's clothing, so Ji Yun didn't feel any burden to ask.
The young man froze for a moment and said, "Do you know Miss Qiu?"
At this time, Qin Yining had already brought Bing Tang back to get the biscuits and gave them to the bodyguards behind him.
She waved the silk fan, and the jade pendant hanging on her wrist swayed. The white gauze hat was slightly lifted by the breeze, revealing her beautiful neck and chin.
When the young man saw Qin Yining's appearance, he couldn't help but click his tongue in his heart. No wonder such a beautiful girl was dressed as a maidservant. It turned out that his master actually had such an appearance.
His eyes swept across and saw the maple leaf-shaped jade pendant. The young man's expression relaxed, as if he was completely relieved. He smiled and said, "So you're Miss Qiu's friends. The Qiu Family's residence is in the east of the city. That large area is connected to the Qiu Family's relatives. But I heard that Miss Qiu went out to do business. I haven't seen her in the city for some time. If you're looking for her, I'm afraid you won't be able to find her. "
Ji Yun took the biscuits and distributed them to Mu Jinghu, Jing Zhe and the other Jinghu Wei servants.
Qin Yining also picked up a sesame seed biscuit with spring onions and said with a smile, "Thank you for telling us. Since we're here, we should at least pay her a visit. Ji Yun. "
Ji Yun immediately added a small piece of silver and gave it to the young man selling biscuits.
The young man originally wanted to refuse, but Qin Yining smiled and said, "Today's a good day. Little brother, accept it."
Only then did the young man embarrassedly accept the silver. He carried the half-empty basket and continued to shout 'sesame seed biscuits' as he walked away.
Qin Yining looked at his back as he left, and the smile on her lips gradually faded. She turned around and said, "Let's go to Home He Garden to stay."
"Yes."
Everyone set off and took a detour to Home He Garden. Because there were many women and there were many people, they directly booked a side courtyard to stay.
After everything was settled, Qin Yining first instructed the shop owner to prepare food. The bodyguards following her were all young men. Each of them was given one or two sesame seed biscuits just now, but it wasn't enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
Even if they found something fishy, they had to wait until they were full.
Qin Yining, Bing Tang, and Ji Yun ate in the house.
Just as they finished eating and washed their hands, Mu Jinghu came to visit.
"Something's not right today. You have to be careful." Mu Jinghu said as soon as he sat down.
Qin Yining also nodded solemnly, "Something's not right. Qiu Feishan is the head shopkeeper of Sitong Shop and is also the eldest daughter of the Qiu family. Just now, Ji Yun wanted to ask about Qiu Feishan and casually mentioned the Qiu family. The young man selling sesame seed biscuits actually had a face full of reverence and respect. Just like the city guards, he also recognized this jade pendant. "
Qin Yining picked up the maple leaf jade pendant and waved it in front of her eyes.
"Qiu Feishan deliberately led me here and even gave me the Chuan jade pendant in advance because she knew that I would use it. Jing Zhe said that the other people's jade pendants were all wooden, which was different from this one. Just now, when I asked the peddler about Qiu Feishan, he saw that I had this jade pendant and no longer guarded against me. All of this shows that we have been lured here. Qiu Feishan is the eldest daughter of the Qiu family, and she is someone that everyone in Jianchuan City knows. This jade pendant most likely represents the identity of the eldest daughter of the Qiu family. Otherwise, their attitude would not have changed like this. The most important point is that the young man did not know about Sitong Shop, as if he did not know that Sitong Shop was a business of the Qiu family. "
Qin Yining rambled on, telling Mu Jinghu all the analysis and guesses in his heart.
Mu Jinghu frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Maybe Lady Qiu ran her own business outside, and the family and outsiders did not know about it."
"Your analysis is reasonable. In fact, no matter what, we have fallen into a trap. "
Qin Yining looked down, and once again had a new understanding of Qiu Feishan's intelligence. This was the first time he met someone who was so good at scheming, and who had calculated everything in advance.
Why did she lead them to Jianchuan City?
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