get married first, fall in love later

The sky was getting darker and darker. The three of them were walking back to the inn, feeling more or less depressed. Echoing the gloomy sky, even the surrounding air became a little heavy.Ouyang Xi turned to look at Jiang Qingxiao, who was beside him who was silent, and immediately felt guilty, and stepped forward to comfort him: "Qingxiao, don't be unhappy, maybe tomorrow, shopkeeper Yin and the others can help us catch Here comes the little thief."

Although Jiang Qingxiao's mood is not high, it is not too sad, but thinking that they will leave in a few days, and that they will not be able to redeem the ancestral jade pendant by then is really ashamed of their ancestors, and he feels a little emotional: "Oh , I really don’t know how these little thieves cultivate now, they are all so cunning!”

But Qian Xiaobao shook his head and said: "Miss Qing Xiao's words are wrong. Perhaps the cunning one is not the thief, but the one who sold the news to the girl."

"how do I say this?"

Qian Xiaobao said: "May I ask where the news about this little thief comes from?"

"Uh..." Jiang Qingxiao hesitated for a moment, then said, "I bought it with money."

As soon as the words fell, Ouyang Xi's doubtful voice sounded: "Didn't that thief steal all your money bags? You can't even pay for your meals and housing, so where did you get the money to buy news?"

Jiang Qingxiao's face flushed when she heard the words, and it was inconvenient to hide it now, so she had to bite the bullet and say: "Actually, I asked an acquaintance to find out."

acquaintance?That is, the people in Jiang Shamen?Qian Xiaobao frowned slightly, and asked intentionally: "I don't know who Qingxiao entrusts, is it reliable?"

"Naturally reliable!" Jiang Qingxiao blurted out after thinking about it: "If you give him ten guts, he wouldn't even dare to give me false news!"

"Really so sure?"

"Of course!"

Hearing this, Qian Xiaobao didn't continue to hold on to this question, and just pretended to ask casually: "Actually, there is something unclear in my heart. Since the thief had already stolen the purse two days ago, why did he ask?" Why do you only come to the gambling house to squander after dormant?"

"This..." Jiang Qingxiao lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said, "Maybe he saw the huge amount of banknotes in my purse, so he didn't dare to act rashly."

"There is some truth in saying that. But if he is so careful, why would he easily disclose the news that he is coming to the gambling house to outsiders?"

Jiang Qingxiao was silent again, and after a while, he explained with some uncertainty: "Maybe he didn't mean it, but just accidentally revealed the news?"

Qian Xiaobao nodded: "What the girl said is indeed somewhat possible."

Qian Xiaobao seemed to be really persuaded by Jiang Qingxiao's words, with a bright look on his face, he shook his folding fan lightly and stopped talking, but he didn't know that this series of questions caused a storm in Jiang Qingxiao's heart, Although he explained it by himself, the answers were all his own speculations and there was no evidence to support him. In fact, after thinking about it carefully, what Qian Xiaobao asked was indeed not groundless. In this way, could it be that the news Jiang Feng gave himself was true? is fake?

She was full of doubts in her heart, and her complexion became more and more serious. Qian Xiaobao caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye, smiled faintly, and retreated to Ouyang Xi's side, shaking her folding fan.It's strange to say that people who have always been chattering can't stop talking, for some reason, they are quite silent along the way, Qian Xiaobao only thinks that she is tired after going out for a day, and he doesn't take it seriously at the moment.

The three of them returned to the inn, had dinner in the private room on the second floor of the restaurant as usual, and returned to the small courtyard where they lived together. After greeting each other good night, they went back to their rooms.

Ouyang Xi opened the door and sat down at the table, first filled the teacup and drank it all in one gulp, then sat listlessly at the table in a daze.Qian Xiaobao finally felt that something was wrong, and in order to arouse her interest, he casually reached into his sleeve, took out a few pieces of jewelry he bought on the street, and put them in front of her, teasingly said: "Today I bought for my husband and my wife." Should there be rewards for these items?"

Ouyang Xi gave her an angry look: "I didn't tell you to buy it, you deserve it!"

Qian Xiaobao smiled slightly: "No reward? Forget it, the lady will buy these back at her own expense!" After finishing speaking, he stared at Ouyang Xi's chest with deep meaning, and said: "When I bought the Qingxiao jade pendant earlier, Thinking about it, the lady didn't give out all her pockets, so there should be a lot left, right?"

Ouyang Xi looked at her angrily: "I will settle the score with you, right? Okay, then I will settle it with you." After speaking, he took the jade hairpin on the table in his hand, and looked into Qian Xiaobao's eyes intently, Asked: "You bought these things, but you really bought them for me, huh?"

"My wife's words sound very confused to my husband, if it's not for you, who else could it be for?"

"Qian Xiaobao, don't play tricks here!"

Qian Xiaobao was at a loss: "Pretending to be garlic?"

"Okay, okay, don't tell lies in front of Ming people, let's spread out what we have to say now." Ouyang Xi got up and stood in front of Qian Xiaobao, after careful consideration, he said in a positive tone: "Today That little thief, you asked Qian Si to take him away?!"

A flash of surprise flashed across Qian Xiaobao's face, but he regained his composure in an instant, with a faint smile still on his handsome face, he looked at Ouyang Xi and said, "My husband really doesn't understand what your lady is saying. "

"Hmph! I won't say it, but it doesn't mean I don't know. Speaking of it, you were able to delay Qing Xiao so that Qian Si had enough time to find the thief. I have a lot of credit, right?"

Qian Xiaobao still smiled lightly: "I really don't understand what the lady said."

Ouyang Xi snorted disdainfully through his nostrils: "Don't you dare to admit it? This is not the Qian Xiaobao I know. Well, since you don't understand, then my lady, I will show mercy now and have a good time." Help you answer your questions."

After Ouyang Xi finished speaking, he sat back on the stool again, took a sip from the teacup, and cleared his throat twice with "cough cough".Qian Xiaobao looked at her series of preparations with a smile, and couldn't help joking: "If you don't talk about it, my lady, it will be dawn."

Ouyang Xi glanced back at her: "I was wondering where to start."

"I don't even know how to tell the story. My lady's preparations seem to be insufficient."

"Say I tell a story? Okay, then let me ask you, for a person who has only met once, why are you so kind to help him catch a thief?"

Qian Xiaobao opened the folding fan and shook it lightly, and replied very calmly: "If the thief is not caught, how can she have the money to redeem the jade pendant for us?"

"Sounds reasonable, but if I remember correctly, last night you said that the jade pendant was very valuable. Even if she can't redeem it, we can easily get our money back if we sell it casually, and we can still make some money." Bar?"

"It's true, but if you can make money without letting others lose their love, wouldn't it be better to kill two birds with one stone?"

"Let's just assume what you said is true. Then since Qingxiao recognizes that person, why did Haoduanduan draw a portrait?"

"This is because……"

"Okay, I know." Ouyang Xi raised the palm of his left hand to stop Qian Xiaobao and said, "It's just to help shopkeeper Yin find someone, but why don't you go to the gambling shop to draw again? Isn't there any painting there?" Pen, ink, paper and inkstone? And the most suspicious thing is, shouldn’t it be a race against time to catch a thief? Isn’t it strange that you have time to bicker with me before leaving after the portrait is drawn?”

Qian Xiaobao looked at her thoughtfully, with a faint smile on his lips, but he didn't answer.

Ouyang Xi continued: "Actually, it's not difficult to explain, right? Because it wasn't just the three of us who were in the room at the time, there was also Ah Si who was very good at hiding and was always inseparable from you. If you guessed correctly, you deliberately teased me , is it to delay time so that Qian Si can see clearly the appearance of the man in the portrait?"

Qian Xiaobao smiled but said nothing, moved to the table and sat gently opposite Ouyang Xi, picked up a teacup and filled it up, drinking while waiting for her next words.

"Then we're going to talk about these things." Ouyang Xi picked up the jade hairpin on the table, put it in front of Qian Xiaobao's eyes and said, "Although I don't know the way, it's better to see which street has fewer people at a glance." Cutting? You don’t want to go to the streets where there are few people and easy to walk, but you lead us to crowded places, and you deliberately go to the stalls that I am interested in, and ask to buy things for me. Tell me, I don't think it's hard to find it strange?"

Qian Xiaobao smiled indifferently when he heard the words, and gently put down his teacup, looked at the person opposite and asked: "Miss Quan Dang said well, so may I ask, what is my purpose for doing this?"

"If I'm not wrong, of course it is to give Qian Si time to find the thief in advance and prevent him from going to the casino to avoid being caught by us."

"Oh? Not being able to catch the thief seems to be of no benefit to me, right?"

"Yeah," Ouyang Xi shrugged helplessly: "This is what I have been unable to figure out. So, shouldn't it be time for you to answer my questions?"

Qian Xiaobao didn't answer her words, but asked with a little doubt: "Madam, are you really so sure that your guess is right?"

"Actually," Ouyang Xi looked at her and said, "I just felt something was wrong when I was in the restaurant before departure. When you went shopping for me on the street, you just suspected it. Until I waited for a day and didn't catch the thief, I This confirms all my guesses."

"Since you suspect that I did it on purpose, why doesn't the lady not only refuse to expose it, but also cooperate with me in this play?"

"Although I don't know why you did this, judging from the time we've been together and what I know about you, you're not a villainous person, and you don't want to harm people for no reason, so I'll help you myself."

Hearing this, Qian Xiaobao burst out into a hearty smile: "That is to say, my lady trusts me unconditionally?"

Ouyang Xi blushed, lowered his head to cover up, picked up the teacup and held it to his lips, took a sip, and retorted forcefully: "You are not so beautiful! Also, don't change the subject, tell me, why did you do this?"