I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

Chapter 122
Fifth Aunt Song looked around at the door of the Minglou, everything around was as quiet as water, occasionally a watchman walked by, and there was a soft sound of gongs.

Suddenly, there was a "bang" in the sky and there was a scorching thunder. Although it was dark, there were also dark clouds churning, like billowing sand and dust.

Fifth Aunt Song watched, and couldn't help but secretly feel apprehensive.She put her palms together and silently recited "Amitabha".

Song Mingxuan came out of the room and said, "Sister, things are about to change."

"Yes." Song Wusao said with a sad face, looking at the sky indifferently, "I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for He Lu and the others to find someone."

Song Mingxuan said: "The third grandma of the Mo family recites Buddha all day long, so I think he will be protected by the Buddha."

"That's what I said, but if they don't come back, people will be worried." Mrs. Song's sad expression remained undiminished.

Song Mingxuan wanted to persuade him again, but Fifth Aunt Song hurriedly said, "It's windy outside, you'd better go back inside and wait."

"Sister, why don't you come together?" Song Mingxuan said.

Song Wusao turned her head and looked at him, showing a genial smile, shaking her head, before she could speak, she saw a lantern swaying from side to side in the distance, flying towards this side like leaves falling in the wind.

At first, Song Wusao thought it was the beater, but the beater would not be so flustered.Who would run so fast in the half-darkness?
When they got closer, the two of them saw clearly that there was a big "Fan" written on the lantern.

The man got closer, and it turned out to be the guy in his shop.Fifth Aunt Song quickly went up to meet her and asked, "What's the matter of panic?"

The clerk was out of breath, and said, "Fifth Sister-in-law, go back to the shop and have a look. Zhao Shilang from the Ministry of Officials is waiting."

"Master Zhao? Which Minister Zhao?" Song Wusao understood as soon as she uttered her words, and hurriedly said, "But Mr. Zhao Tingzhi?"

"Exactly." The waiter swallowed, and continued: "But there are others, Li Shilang from the Ministry of Rites is also here."

"What?" Song Wusao was a little puzzled.

The clerk said: "Master Zhao from the Ministry of Officials came, but Master Li from the Ministry of Rites also came with him. Master Zhao from the Ministry of Officials joined him, and now the two masters from the Ministry of Rites are waiting in the hall."

Song Mingxuan also came up to greet him, and reprimanded: "What is the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials, you can't stop talking!"

Song Wusao pulled her younger brother away and said, "I understand eight or nine points. One of them is looking for a son, and the other is looking for a daughter." Then she said to the clerk, "I'll go back with you."

Song Mingxuan held his elder sister back and said, "Let me go. Defu and I are classmates and friends, so we can still have something to say."

Song Wusao smiled and said: "Although you are old with Zhao Defu, I also know Li's lady. Since she found the store, I, the shopkeeper, have to deal with it. You should stay here, the Minglou family is big, you can't leave a man."

At this moment, there was another bang in the sky, and the light of thunder was faintly visible.But in an instant, the heavy rain fell, and the Song family siblings and the guy hurriedly hid under the eaves of the Minglou to avoid the rain.

Once it rained, it seemed to be pouring, and the white mist was transpiring with a "crash", and the cold wind swept in.

Song Mingxuan frowned and said, "It's raining so hard, how can sister go back?"

Fifth Aunt Song smiled wryly: "Then I have to go."

She was about to leave when a light suddenly lit up in the lobby of Minglou.The door was gently pushed open, and a young woman in a fluffy coat came out.

The siblings of the Song family took a closer look, and it turned out that the person who came was Yunxi, the third daughter of the Mo family.

Mo Yunxi didn't wear any makeup, but her face was pretty and fair, even better than her mother's.

She held a lantern in one hand and an umbrella in the other, and said with a smile, "Fifth sister-in-law, take this umbrella."

Song Wusao was not polite, took the umbrella and said, "This is also the right time, thank you, Miss San."

"No thanks." Yunxi smiled reservedly: "It's hard to walk in rainy weather, sister-in-law, be careful."

Fifth Wife Song agreed, and shared an umbrella with the waiter.

Song Mingxuan stared at his sister's back in a daze.Yunxi leaned over and said, "Brother Jiaxing, it's windy outside, why don't you come in and have a seat?"

Song Mingxuan seemed lost in thought, and said to himself, "What can I do? What can I do..."

"What?" Yunxi listened closely, and couldn't help laughing: "Brother Jiaxing is bewildered?"

Song Mingxuan turned his head quietly, and said to Yunxi, "Yunxi, what can I do?"

"You, you can come in and have a bowl of hot tea to warm yourself up." Yunxi said, taking Song Mingxuan's hand and walking towards the lobby.

Song Mingxuan suddenly shook off her hand and said, "No! I'm an imposing man, how could I be like this..."

Yunxi took a look at him, saw that his eyes were lax, his speech was incoherent, and his words were incoherent, so he couldn't help feeling worried and said, "Brother Jiaxing, don't scare me!"

Song Mingxuan looked at her and asked, "What do you think I can do?"

"You...you..." Yunxi thought for a while and said, "You can protect us!"

"Protect you?" Song Mingxuan repeated her words.

"Yes!" Yunxi took his hand again and walked into the lobby, saying as he walked, "Think about it, my elder brother is outside, and your elder sister has returned to Fanlou. How not to panic? As long as brother Jiaxing is here, we will feel more at ease."

While talking, the two had already entered the lobby.An oil lamp was already lit in the hall, Yunxi pulled him to sit down and said, "Brother Jiaxing, I'll boil some boiling water for you to have some tea with."

When she was about to leave, Song Mingxuan suddenly grabbed her hand again.Yunxi was startled, and then Yunxia blushed.

Although Yunxi has an open-minded personality, she is a woman after all, and she is okay with holding a man's hand, but this is the first time a man has taken the initiative to hold his hand.

"What's the matter, brother Jiaxing?" Yunxi asked.

Song Mingxuan raised his face and said: "On the day of Shangyuan, He Lu asked me to meet at Changfeng Building. She asked me why my name is Jiaxing, isn't it for the sake of getting fame?"

"Huh? What did brother say?" Yunxi also became curious.

"I said, my sister and I can manage the Fanlou together, and it can also make the family prosperous." Song Mingxuan finished speaking and asked, "Yunxi, do you think I'm right?"

Yunxi also sat down, resting his chin on one hand, thinking: "That's good, Dad used to hear him say that the officialdom is the most unbearable. Brother Jiaxing has ambitions in Fanlou, and he is no worse than an official. .”

Song Mingxuan smiled subtly, and said: "But now I realize that I was wrong. Fanlou is run by my elder sister, so I can only learn a little. I was thinking, a useless person like me is indeed worthy of her."

His words were not polite, but from the heart.Because of this, Yunxi didn't like it in every possible way.

"Brother Jiaxing, why do you need to say such a thing." Yunxi sighed: "Brother is a man, and Fanlou will always be handed over to him in the future. In our Mo family, why don't I feel that I am a fool."

Song Mingxuan was stunned and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Yunxi wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and said: "My eldest daughter is a direct descendant, loved by her father, and has practiced martial arts since she was a child, and her riding skills are even first-rate. She is also quite prestigious in our Tokyo city. What about my second daughter? Although she is a concubine, her mother was favored by her mother, and she was well-clothed since she was a child, so she developed Yunxiang's personality. I wanted to help my mother to win the favor. But after my father died and my house was raided, I realized that my elder brother loves me. Then again, my elder brother... After she fell into the water, it was like It's like being a different person, and it's much better for me and Yunxiang. I appreciate her affection, but Yunxiang is still like that."

The two sat opposite each other and moaned, as if they both felt a sense of embarrassment.

It was already the end of the fifth watch, and the rooster was about to announce the dawn in a short time, but at this time the Fan Tower was brightly lit, a man of uncles and maids stood respectfully, and two of them were wearing long gowns The middle-aged man sat on both sides of the long table with a stern face.

The heavy rain rolled down, like beads with a broken thread, turning the entire entrance of Fanlou into a water curtain hole.

Mother Cao looked at the door, and when she was anxious, she suddenly saw two people coming in from the "Shuilian Cave".Everyone took a closer look, it was Mrs. Song Wu and the guy who went to call her.

"Oh, I have something important to do today, and I have neglected the two masters, damn it!" She came in and said with a smile while wringing the water from her clothes.

Zhao Tingzhi and Li Gefei looked at each other, but the stern faces did not ease in the slightest.

Mother Cao hugged her as if she was grasping at a straw, and said, "Fifth sister-in-law, something serious has happened."

"What's the big deal?" Mrs. Song listened intently as she walked.

"The son of Master Zhao's family and the lady of Master Li's family did not return all night. It can't be said that they have something to do with our Fanlou."

Fifth Sister-in-Law of Song gave a chuckle, left Madam Cao aside, came up to meet the general, bowed her knees and gave her a blessing, and said, "Ms. Song, my poor lady, has greeted the two masters. It's dark and cold, why didn't you call me Cao?" Mom fixes a fish to eat?"

Zhao Tingzhi waved his hand and said, "Shopkeeper, let's stop gossiping. We didn't come to eat your fish at this time when the frost was forming. Our dog didn't come back all night. We went to the Taixue to inquire, but we didn't." Seeing a shadow, I later learned that it was called to Mr. Li’s good daughter, the rooster is about to crow, but I haven’t come back yet, so I came to Fanlou to ask.”

Li Gefei blushed immediately, and took the conversation: "Sister-in-law Song, girl, you know that although a person is willful, he is also a polite person. How can he ask a man out for no reason? This is clearly slander!"

Zhao Tingzhi's complexion changed, he got up with a flick of his sleeves, and said, "What? Li Shilang is saying that I have fallen for you?"

Li Gefei sneered and said: "I don't dare to frame it, but the little girl also didn't come home all night, and the old man has his heart hanging in his throat, how can he have the leisure to argue with others?"

"Hmph!" One of Zhao Ting shook his robe sleeves and said to Mrs. Song Wu: "The shopkeeper, I heard that the young lady of the Li family is good friends with the shopkeeper. That's why the two of us met to ask for advice. If we find the lady of the Li family, we must also look for it." Here comes the dog."

"Master Zhao, stupid woman..." Before Fifth Sister Song could say anything, Li Gefei rushed to say: "That's right, if Fifth Sister Song knows, she should speak up quickly. Firstly, it's reasonable to find the two of you, and secondly, to return my daughter's innocence. So as not to make villains chew their tongues!"

One of Zhao Ting patted the table and shouted: "Who are you calling a villain!"

Li Gefei also glared angrily, and said: "Back then, Wang Banshan's disorderly government made the people miserable and the world was exhausted. Which of his lackeys is not a villain!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present turned pale with shock, especially Zhao Tingzhi turned blue with anger.

Wang Banshan refers to Wang Anshi.Although his reform was anticlimactic, its impact was far-reaching.Later, those who became officials could only fight in the army, either reformers or conservatives.

This Zhao Tingzhi is a reformist, but Li Gefei is a conservative.The two usually ignore each other when they work together in court, and this time they would not have come together if it wasn't for their children.

However, Li Gefei's words were extremely serious. How did Zhao Tingzhi get off the stage under the eyes of everyone?
Only Zhao Tingzhi said angrily: "Li Shilang, you have no way to teach your son, you allow your daughter to hook up with foreign men, and run around at night, destroying my moral defense. No one in the world will say that you are a gentleman!"

Li Gefei also changed color, got up and shouted: "Who are you saying can't teach children! Who is running around at night! Red mouth and white teeth, you say one is one, and two is two? Now the whereabouts of the two are unknown, how do you know that they are not yours?" The son robbed my daughter and left!"

Zhao Tingzhi laughed, and said: "It's really ridiculous! Gouzi will take the big exam this year, and he will be a man in green clothes! If you don't have a good future, why do you want to be a robber! Humph! It's your daughter who spends all day gambling and drinking, and just fills in some prostitution. Who in Tokyo doesn’t know how to use pornographic words and songs to seduce men?"

Li Gefei's face was flushed with anger, but he couldn't argue for a while, so he could only say: "I...I...I will fight with you!"

As he said that, he was about to rush forward to pull Zhao Tingzhi, but fortunately all the males under Fan Lou rushed forward and managed to hold him back.

Zhao Tingzhi sneered: "Like a father, like a daughter, the dignified ministers of the six ministries, to be violent with others in the Wasi restaurant, really lost my manners as a scholar-bureaucrat!"

"Zhao Tingzhi! You despicable villain, it is an unprecedented shame for my scholar-officials to have you in the imperial class!" Although Li Gefei struggled in the crowd, he could not be stopped from swearing.

Things were getting more and more outrageous, Song Wusao was also in a hurry, and hurriedly grabbed a porcelain basin, stood on the table, and knocked the porcelain basin loudly, instantly suppressing everyone's voices.

"You two masters, can you listen to me?" Song Wusao said.

Only then did the two restrain their anger. Although they didn't answer, they arranged their clothes, which meant that there would be no more arguments for the time being.

Song Wusao sighed, and said: "Actually, this matter is very simple. It is neither a night of promiscuity nor murder. They are both good friends of a girl. That girl is in trouble right now. They have a relationship." If there is righteousness, go to help."

The two looked at each other, and Zhao Tingzhi asked anxiously, "Which girl is it?"

"I know!" Li Gefei looked at Mrs. Song and asked, "But Mo Yunxiao, the daughter of Mo's parents?"

Song Wusao nodded.

Zhao Tingzhi frowned and murmured, "Mo Yunxiao? This name is familiar, but I don't remember where I heard it?"

Song Wusao smiled and said, "Mo Yunxiao, you may not know about it, but female Yan Luo must have heard of it."

(End of this chapter)