As night falls, every house is decorated with lanterns and colorful fireworks, and the sound of firecrackers can be heard all the time.
After Li Qi came out of Xiangguo Temple, he went to Ma Xing Street and wandered around. It was not until evening that he took A Meng and prepared to go back home. Along the way, he saw every family having a banquet, laughing and noisy, and he felt envious, but
I don’t want to be envious.
Once upon a time, he thought that he had integrated into this era, but today, he suddenly felt that he was still an outsider. This feeling has been lingering in his heart since he met Zhou Hua and the others, but more of it is still longing for him.
His parents, and all relatives.
"Every festive season, I miss my loved ones even more. Haha, the ancients were so precise in their words." Li Qi raised his brows, shook his head and sighed.
As I walked, I suddenly saw those noble ladies and young girls appearing on the streets one after another, in pairs and groups, watching and watching, going to the lantern market, visiting the lantern market, and having a banquet in the market shop, without smiling or being surprised.
This made Li Qi a little surprised, and he thought to himself, it seems that this woman from the Northern Song Dynasty is not that pedantic. It’s my wife’s fault. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t think that most women today are like her. Qiniang
That kind of thing is one of a kind.
"Woof woof woof."
When Li Qi came to the end of Ma Xing Street, Ah Meng suddenly shouted. He looked up and said in shock: "Why is it her again?" Then he said to Ah Meng: "You kid, don't go crazy when you meet a beautiful woman. You are so bad."
My reputation."
The person who came was none other than Feng Yinu. She and Rou Xi were seen holding lanterns and walking along the road, as if they were looking for something.
Li Qi felt curious, so he walked up and asked with a smile: "Ms. Feng, what are you looking for?"
"My Jade Buddha is missing."
Feng Yinu responded anxiously, then raised his head and said in surprise: "It's you again?"
"It's me." Li Qi chuckled and changed the subject: "What did you say you were missing just now? Buddha?"
"It's the Jade Buddha." Feng Yinu sighed and said, "I went to Xiangguo Temple this afternoon to burn incense. When I got home, I found that the Jade Buddha around my neck was missing, so I went out to look for it."
Li Qi puzzled and said: "Ms. Feng, you are so rich, why are you so anxious about a piece of jade Buddha? If you drop it, just drop it. Just buy another one. Besides, it has been so long and it has been picked up long ago."
went."
"I like that Jade Buddha very much, and besides, I'm afraid it's hard to buy it again. Please give in first."
"oh."
Li Qi moved aside, looked at the firefly-like lantern, and said with a smile: "Ms. Feng, can you see clearly this lantern?"
"I'm not blind, of course I can see clearly."
Feng Yinu searched the ground with his eyes and said casually.
Li Qi saw that she didn't seem to be joking and seemed to be really anxious. He thought about it and said, "I have a way. Although I can't guarantee that I can help you find the Jade Buddha, it is much more effective than your method.
Already."
Feng Yinu knew that Li Qi always had many evil ideas, so he straightened up quickly and asked: "What method?"
Li Qidao: "Let me borrow your silk scarf."
Feng Yinu said in surprise: "What do you want a scarf for?"
"Bring it first."
"Tenderness."
Rou Xi responded and handed over the scarf.
Li Qi said depressedly: "Ms. Feng, did you not hear what I said clearly? I meant to borrow your silk scarf."
"Why is this?"
"Of course I'm helping you find the Jade Buddha." Li Qi rolled his eyes and said, "If you don't believe me, forget it. I'll leave first and say goodbye."
"Wait a minute."
Feng Yinu raised his hand and thought to himself. It's just a silk scarf. It's useless for him to ask for it. Let's see what he wants to do. Maybe he can help me find the Jade Buddha. He took out a light green silk scarf from his sleeve and gave it to Li
Qi handed it over.
That's right. I don't want your bra. Li Qi smiled and took it. A faint fragrance floated from his hand, but Li Qi's next move surprised Feng Yinu. He squatted down
He held the silk scarf and waved it in front of Ah Meng's nose for a while.
"What are you doing?" Feng Yinu said angrily.
"Shh."
Li Qi made a gesture of silence, and said a few words in Ah Meng's ear pretending to be mysterious, then stood up and handed the scarf to Feng Yinu and said: "Give it back to you. What? No, okay, give it away.
Give it to me, it happens that Ah Meng still needs a silk scarf to wipe her nose."
Before he even finished speaking, Feng Yinu snatched the silk scarf from his hand.
Seeing the shameful and angry look on her face, Li Qi smiled and said, "Okay. Let's walk again according to the route you took this afternoon. I hope your Jade Buddha has not been picked up by anyone."
Feng Yinu frowned and asked doubtfully: "You mean, let this dog help me find it?"
"Smart." Li Qi chuckled and said, "But don't underestimate Ameng. He is a kind-hearted and virtuous divine dog. He has never succeeded in doing bad things and has never failed in doing good things. This
She is quite similar to me."
When Feng Yinu heard this last sentence, he chuckled and said, "If it really looks like you, then I'd better find it myself."
Li Qi said angrily: "It's true that such kindness is not rewarded."
Feng Yinu smiled slightly and said, "I guess I said something wrong. You, sir, don't remember the faults of little women."
"That's pretty much it. Let's go quickly before someone picks it up."
Only then did Feng Yinu remember the purpose of his trip, and hurriedly took Li Qi and Ameng along Maxing Street to Bianhe Street, and then headed towards Xiangguo Temple.
Feng Yinu couldn't help but feel very curious when she saw that Meng lowered her head and sniffed around, as if she was really looking for something. But at this time, she didn't care so much anymore, and her steps became faster and faster, but
Every time she walked, the look of disappointment on her face became more intense. When she reached the back door of Xiangguo Temple, she almost gave up.
Li Qi couldn't say anything at this time, and he didn't dare to give her too much hope. He could only say: "Anyway, she's already here, so let's go in and have a look."
Feng Yinu was stunned and nodded. But just as they entered the door, Ah Meng suddenly shouted.
There was a situation. Li Qi's face was overjoyed and he hurriedly knelt down. Feng Yinu also quickly took the lantern over and suddenly saw a faint green light coming from a crack under the threshold.
"Found it." Li Qi stretched out his hand and groped for a while in the crack. When he retracted his hand, there was an emerald-colored jade Buddha in his hand. But when he saw the jade Buddha, his whole person was stunned. His eyes were stunned.
Staring at the Jade Buddha.
"Wow! I really found it, thank you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qi suddenly felt his hands were empty. He looked up and saw Feng Yinu using a silk scarf to clean the dust of the Jade Buddha.
Feng Yinu was happy with his eyebrows. After wiping the jade Buddha, he was about to thank Li Qi again when he suddenly saw him staring at the jade Buddha. He was wary, held the jade Buddha tightly and said, "This is mine."
Li Qi was slightly startled. He stretched out his hand and said, "I know this is yours, but can you please."
"cannot."
"Damn! I haven't finished speaking yet, why do you make a decision so quickly?"
"Then what do you say?"
Li Qi tried his best to be very kind, and said softly: "I just saw that this Jade Buddha is very strange, and I want to borrow it to have a look. At least I helped you find this Jade Buddha, so don't be so stingy, okay?"
"just looking?"
"Um."
"Okay then."
Feng Yinu also felt that it would be difficult for him to find the Jade Buddha without Li Qi's help today, so he handed it over reluctantly.
Li Qi carefully took the Jade Buddha and looked at it carefully. A complicated light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly asked: "You are so nervous about this Jade Buddha. Is this something passed down from your ancestors?"
Feng Yinu shook his head and said, "I bought this from a pawn shop, but the workmanship of this jade Buddha is exquisite. It's very unique, so I like it very much."
Li Qi asked again: "Is it the pawn shop on Bianhe Street near your home?"
Feng Yinu was surprised: "How did you know?"
"So I asked you to buy it." Li Qi murmured in a low voice, with a wry smile on his lips. In fact, this jade Buddha is exactly the ancestral jade pendant that traveled with him from later generations. When he came to the Northern Song Dynasty, he wanted to buy it.
He returned home drunk, so he pawned the jade Buddha. Later, after Zui Xianju reopened, he had a lot of money. He wanted to redeem it, but the owner of his pawn shop told him that it had been sold.
He actually had no hope at the time, so he left it alone. However, he never expected that the Jade Buddha would be bought by Feng Yinu. What a coincidence.
Feng Yinu was stunned for a moment and said, "What did you say?"
"Oh, it's nothing." Li Qi was startled for a moment, handed the jade Buddha back to Feng Yinu, and said with a slight smile: "You are lucky this time, I got you back. Sometimes you are not so lucky. If you lose it, you will be lucky."
I can’t find it back. I advise you to find a stronger rope next time. There is only such a piece of jade Buddha in this world. If it falls, it will never be seen again.”
Feng Yinu hummed, nodded and said, "Thank you."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Thank me for whatever you want. If you want to thank me, you have to thank Ameng. It has the greatest contribution."
Feng Yinu chuckled, squatted down and gently stroked A Meng's fat head, but the latter didn't seem to buy it, and held his big head together with a gloomy expression, which made Feng Yinu giggle.
Feng Yinu played with A Meng for a while, then stood up, and suddenly thought of something, and said hurriedly: "By the way, didn't you go to Qiniang's house to celebrate the New Year today? Why am I delaying you? I'm really sorry for that.
, you go quickly."
"Ah?" Li Qi scratched his head, looking slightly embarrassed, and said, "Actually, that's right. Aren't you also going to Miss Master's place?"
"Me!" Feng Yinu's expression suddenly became very embarrassed.
The two looked at each other awkwardly, then they both understood, and laughed at the same time, with a hint of self-deprecation in the laughter.
Li Qi suddenly let out a long sigh and said, "I didn't expect that we are both fallen from the world."
Feng Yinu was stunned, and his expression suddenly dimmed. In fact, Li Qi was happier than Feng Yinu. After all, it was the first time that he spent the first grade of junior high school without the company of his relatives, and Feng Yinu was twenty years old.
Yu Zai has never tasted the taste of family affection, and the Chinese New Year is the most difficult time for her.
Seeing that she was silent, Li Qi said no more and said: "The right way is to help people to the end, and to send Buddha to the west. Now that it is getting late, Ameng and I will send you back."
Feng Yinu surprisingly did not refuse and nodded: "Thank you very much."
After sending Feng Yinu safely home, Li Qi returned to Zuixianju. As soon as he entered the door, Xiaoyu came over and saluted: "Brother, you are back."
"Hmm. Is business going well today?"
"There are nearly 30% more customers in the store today than usual. But just now a few people came here to inquire about you."
"who?"
"They didn't say it, but judging from their attire, they don't seem to be ordinary people from the Song Dynasty."
Li Qi frowned and asked, "Then what did they say?"
"They didn't say much, they just asked a few questions. When they heard that you were not in the store, they didn't ask any more questions."