At this time, Li Yan said, "Stall owner, I want this half of the ribs, and also those big bones, I want them all!"
When the mutton stall owner heard Li Yan say this, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
He should have checked the almanac before going out today. What he wished for came true. The previous second he was worrying about not having enough sheep at home, and immediately a young man came to sell sheep.
I wanted to sell the lamb chops now, and someone wanted to buy them immediately. I was really lucky!
The mutton vendor immediately took out a scale and weighed the half-spine. He said to Li Yan very generously, "It's five pounds in total, young lady. Just give me fifty coins. These bones are a bonus. Come back and do business with Uncle Gu next time!"
Li Yan smiled and agreed. After paying the money and putting the ribs and bones into the basket at hand, the group left the market.
"What are you buying big bones for?" Qin Yue asked curiously after coming out of the market.
Li Yan told Qin Yue her plan without hiding anything, "If a bowl of hot soup can comfort those struggling to make a living in the cold wind, then my hard work will not be in vain!"
Qin Yue looked at Li Yan deeply. She was always so meticulous!
He thought that after returning, he would ask the shopkeeper to place a bowl of hot soup in front of the shop to keep the people passing by warm!
Due to the increase in foreign merchants, the streets in the inner city are also very lively, and there are many snack stalls on both sides of the streets!
As you walk along, you can smell the fragrance emanating from the streets!
The three of them walked to a fried rice cake stall. Li Yan paused and said to the two people behind her with a smile: "I'll treat you to fried rice cakes!"
"Give me ten skewers of fried rice cakes!"
"Okay!"
"How much?"
"Ten cents!"
As soon as we started frying rice cakes here, a few more women came and wanted to fry rice cakes.
It looks like the stall is doing good business!
The golden and crispy fried rice cakes were coated with Li Ji's chili sauce. Li Yan ate them while walking and crunching them.
Qin Yue held the fried rice cake in his hand unnaturally, without moving for a long time. He was taught from childhood to adulthood that "don't talk while eating, don't talk while sleeping," let alone eating while walking on the street.
He stared blankly at the girl in front of him who was enjoying herself. He was so carefree and unrestrained. If Li Yan turned around, she would find that Qin Yue was looking at him with envy, tenderness and doting.
She is different from all the women he knows. She lives more authentically, freely and enjoys life!
Qin Yue slowly raised the slightly cool fried rice cake in his hand and took a bite. It was so delicious! No wonder she liked it so much.
He couldn't help but take a few quick steps to catch up with Li Yan, and walked side by side with her on the crowded street, feeling his pounding heart and the quiet and peacefulness of the moment!
Li Yan raised her head slightly and saw Qin Yue nibbling the food in his hand carefully like a small animal. She couldn't help but smile.
The way he eats, he doesn’t look like a little adult at all!
The two of them didn't know that their interaction had been seen by someone in the dark.
A burly man tapped his fingers on the table, looking thoughtful.
He summoned a blue-clad subordinate, pointed to the place where the two had left, and ordered, "Find out who the young lady next to you is, and what her relationship is to you. Once you've found out, report back immediately!"
After receiving the order, the blue-clothed subordinate flew out of the window, mixed in with the crowd, and followed the two men closely.
Suddenly Qin Yue seemed to sense something. He immediately stopped and turned to look around.
Unfortunately, there were many pedestrians on the street at that time, and he did not capture any useful information.
The person who was following behind saw that Qin Yue seemed to have discovered him, so he immediately withdrew his gaze and walked in the direction of the crowd without looking away.
Li Yan saw Qin Yue pause and stopped as well: "What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing, let's go quickly!" Qin Yue did not tell Li Yan about his doubts. He clearly felt that he was being stared at just now.
He had received so much strict training since he was a child that he could easily sense the inquiries from strangers.
He believed in his intuition very much and thought that he must have been targeted just now!
He was not sure who was targeting him. The situation in the court was very uncertain.
He didn't know which prince in the court was the one who was watching him, nor what their purpose was.
Now that he is in the open and the enemy is in the dark, he cannot act rashly!
At this time, all the shadow guards around him were sent back by him. He needed to send Li Yan back as soon as possible. He couldn't let her be implicated because of his own affairs. This is what Qin Yue thought in his heart.
Qin Yue sent Li Yan back to the snack shop. After watching her enter the store, he returned to the restaurant with a gloomy face.
He returned to his usual room, ground his ink and wrote a letter to the Fourth Prince, inquiring about the current situation in the court!
After writing the letter, he called Ying Yi and asked him to send it to Beijing through special channels.
When Yingyi was about to leave with the letter, Qin Yue stopped him and told him what he had just discovered. "You guys should stay in the dark and pay more attention. I have a feeling that the other party is not here with good intentions today!"
Ying Yi's expression was stern upon hearing this. Since the master said so, then this matter was most likely true. Who was the person sent to spy on the master? What was their purpose?
Yingyi did not dare to delay, and after leaving the room, he told the matter to his brothers!
The three brothers immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. They had been in Rongcheng for so long and had never been followed before.
Ying Yi ordered in a serious tone, "From now on, when the master goes out, one of us must stay in the dark. We must not be careless, especially you, Xiao Si. Be alert!"
The three brothers responded in unison, "Yes."
Outside Li's Snack Shop, Qingyi's men silently noted down the place where Li Yan went in, turned around and walked to the newly built restaurant in front, ordered a meal, and ate while listening to the gossips of the people around him!
The man in blue would occasionally interject and ask a question seemingly unintentionally.
The diners next to him saw that he was not dressed like a local and thought it was time to show off to these outsiders, so they told him all about Li Yan's deeds.
After saying this, he looked proud of himself!
During the time it took to eat a meal, Qingyi's men had learned everything about Li Yan!
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