I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

Chapter 15 Apologize
Today's Tokyo city is still chilly, and there are few pedestrians on the street.But when they entered the imperial city, especially around Daxiangguo Temple, there were more people.

Looking north from the Daxiangguo Temple, you can see rows of towering buildings.These buildings are located outside the Xuande Gate of Miyagi, but they are even taller than Miyagi.

These buildings vary in height, the tallest has five floors, and the shortest has three floors.Each floor is connected by Hongqiao corridors and pavilions, and outside the bridge is wrapped with the best animal skins in Liaodong area, and there are heaters inside, making the bridges, corridors, large and small halls, and single rooms all warm and smoky.The flowers of various colors kept in it are also unbeatable all year round, with charming fragrance and more vitality.

These buildings have a common name - "Fan Building", which is the property of the Song family siblings.

Fanlou was very lively that day.The diners crowded shoulder to shoulder and came in droves.They wore thick jackets, hats made of precious animal skins on their heads, and their hands were intertwined in the rather wide sleeves. When they saw acquaintances, they greeted them with giggles and greeted them with bursts of white laughter. fog.

"Liu Erlang, Fifth Sister-in-Law of Song hosted a big banquet today and invited all of us big-bellied diners for what purpose?" A chubby middle-aged man asked his friend beside him.

This Liu Erlang wiped his nose roughly with his arm, and said with a smile: "You don't even know, bro, how could I know where to go? But it's still in the 'National Funeral', Song Wusao is so ostentatious that she is not afraid of people from the Imperial City Department of Bingma. trouble?"

"Hey! Look at your heart!" The middle-aged man smiled contemptuously, and explained: "Fan Tower is on the edge of the palace city, and his eyes and ears are not as good as you and me? Besides..." He She pouted in the direction of Miyagi: "Isn't there a letter from inside? King Duan is officially crowned today and is receiving congratulations from all the officials in the Zichen Hall. Song Wusao is holding a banquet at this time, and there is also a speech to congratulate the new emperor on his enthronement. Imperial City The people in the company are not stupid, so why take this trip."

Liu Erlang nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It's true. It's just that Fan Lou always spends money, but today he doesn't take any money, which makes people panic."

"Hey! Poor life!" The middle-aged man teased, and the two looked at each other, and they both burst out laughing, then they clasped their hands together and stepped into the gate of Fan Lou.

The hall on the first floor of the main entrance of Fan Tower is luxurious and magnificent, and it is many times wider than Changfeng Tower and Ming Tower.Even so, the house was full of guests at this time, and it was a lively and noisy scene.

"Fish!" shouted one after another, and several forty-somethings walked through the crowd with steaming fish dishes.They walked very fast, with a steady body, and kept yelling: "Vinegar fish! Vinegar fish! Fresh fish from the Bian River!" Some held a fish plate in each hand, and some held a tray with one hand, but no matter what The end is flat and steady, without a drop of soup splashing.

Look at the bright red fish again, the fish eyes are wide open, the fish mouth is slightly opened, and the fragrance is tangy when you smell it lightly.Around the fish, there are fine green onions and carrots carved into flowers as embellishments, which further complement the beautiful color.

"Hey! Mrs. Song's vinegar fish is famous in Jinghua! We can't afford this money on weekdays, but today we are lucky!" The diners also shouted loudly, and there was a lot of laughter and noise.

An old woman in her fifties came from somewhere on the second floor, followed by dozens of graceful young women in plain clothes.

The old man was standing on the edge of the corridor on the second floor, while the women spread out towards the two wings like water patterns, forming a fan-shaped arrangement around the corridor on the second floor.They are condescending and can overlook the entire hall on the first floor.

"Mother Cao! What's the day today? Mrs. Song called people to eat and drink, but she didn't come out to see them. What's the reason?" There were diners downstairs who asked loudly, causing a lot of echoes.

Mother Cao smiled knowingly, and stepped forward slightly, holding on to the railing with one hand, and first teased: "Only you, Zhao Dalang, talk a lot. You have the same surname as Jun, shouldn't you be more cautious?"

It was a joke, and everyone laughed "crashly", and the laughter was boiling, as if setting off a firecracker.

Her words were passed on layer by layer by those young women, and reached any corner of the hall on the first floor, where everyone could hear clearly.

"Your fifth sister-in-law will come out, but I just walked through the door." Mother Cao said with a smile, "I think everyone knows that Mo Helu, the daughter-in-law of the Mo family in Minglou, accidentally slipped and fell into Jinming's house a few days ago." I almost killed my life. Not long before this incident, our fifth sister-in-law's younger brother declined the marriage with Mo Helu. This incident has caused an uproar in the entire Tokyo city, and no one knows about it. I don’t know. But, speaking of reasoning, it’s our Fan Lou’s short story. So today, our fifth sister-in-law specially set up this river fish feast in Fan Lou to entertain guests from all over the world, just to apologize to the Mo family.”

"Oh..." After Mama Cao finished speaking, there were thunderous shouts downstairs.Everyone looked at each other, but no one made a sound.

Mama Cao clapped her hands, then raised her voice and said, "Okay, okay, that's all I have to do. I'll let Sister-in-law Wu and Brother Xuan'er talk about the rest."

After she finished speaking, she turned and left, and the women who followed her also walked away gracefully, like fairies.

When Mama Cao and the group of girls retreated, more than a hundred musicians greeted them.They gathered at the front of the corridor, no matter where the diners were on the first floor, they could see them as long as they looked up.

The musicians were dressed in plain clothes and held flutes, huqins, zithers, zithers, pipas and other musical instruments, but they all leaned on their shoulders and did not play immediately.

There was only a "crash", and the door of an elegant room on the second floor was suddenly opened.This elegant room is directly opposite the musicians, and those who sit in it can most clearly appreciate the performance of the musicians.

So all the diners turned their heads and looked at the room.In this room, sitting are two women.One is sitting and the other is standing.

The sitting woman is wearing a felt hat, a blue and white outer jacket, scarlet flared trousers, a pair of silver and white flower boots, and a sash belt around her waist.

Although the gauze curtain of the felt hat drooped slightly, almost covering her entire face.But the diners can still recognize her at a glance, she is Mo Yunxiao, the daughter of Mo's parents.And standing beside her is the close-fitting female envoy Huan'er.

Mo Yunxiao was sitting obliquely at the table, holding a wine glass and sipping carefully, without even looking at the diners.

All the diners looked blank, and some even showed a little fear.But at this moment, a familiar voice came: "All distinguished guests are here, my fan tower is full of glory!"

Everyone searched for their voice and then turned their heads, only to see Mrs. Song appearing beside the musicians holding Song Mingxuan's hand.

Song Wusao was wearing coarse clothes, an apron around her waist, and a pink scarf like a peasant woman on her head. She looked very simple.But even so, her rosy face and upright and pretty face are enough to attract attention.

Song Wusao took a few steps forward, holding the railing in her hand, and said, "Oh! It's really a joke to open up this row of noodles today. The Song family in Fanlou and the Mo family in Minglou are friends of several generations. My parents and they were originally Engaged to the Mo family. But my younger brother..."

As she spoke, she pointed to Song Mingxuan behind her.Song Mingxuan also lowered his head and took a few steps forward.

"My younger brother doesn't know good and evil, so he wants to refuse marriage." Song Wusao slapped the railing annoyedly, and sighed: "This young lady is beautiful and handsome, even Zhao Feiyan and Yang Yuhuan will have to be compared. Besides, she As a woman, she is warm-hearted and has the manners of an ancient knight-errant. Jiaxing didn't care for such a standard talent. Instead, she was hit by a thunderbolt, which greatly damaged the face of the Mo family and also greatly hurt our two families. Peaceful."

She paused for a while, then looked up at the silent Mo Yunxiao: "Sister Helu, Jiaxing and I will apologize for you in Fanlou!"

After she finished speaking, she lifted her long skirt and knelt down on her knees.Song Mingxuan also followed Fifth Sister Song and knelt down.

The moment they knelt down, the music started.This music is like a flock of birds fluttering their wings, hula-la rang.Although the music is loud, it is also mellow and pleasant, which makes people linger.

Mo Yunxiao looked at the siblings of the Song family who were kneeling opposite, feeling very uneasy.She thought: "It was that Mo Yunxiao who was offended and not me, so how can I accept this great gift?"

So she looked sideways at Huan'er behind her, and said, "Go and help the Song family siblings up for me."

Huan'er still felt resentful, pouted and said, "Is it so easy to spare them?"

"Then what's the matter?" Mo Yunxiao said: "It's not easy for him, kneeling in front of so many people to apologize, and putting on such a big show. If we don't forgive, we will look petty."

Huan'er smiled "puchi" and said, "Miss, this doesn't sound like it came out of your mouth."

"Oh?" Mo Yunxiao asked, "Then what should I say?"

"Then it depends on your temperament. Make sure you don't say a word and just leave them alone." Huan'er laughed and said, "Otherwise it won't be enough to show Miss Mo's prestige."

"Hi." Mo Yunxiao smiled wryly, and said, "Prestige is not at this time. Listen to me, go help them up."

"Yes." Huan'er replied and walked over there slowly.

As Huan'er gradually approached, the sound of the musicians' playing music also changed from strong to weak.The diners on the first floor stared round and held their breath looking at Huan'er, not knowing whether she walked over deliberately to make things difficult or taunting her.

Huan'er came to the side of the Song family siblings and stopped, the sound of the music was also faintly visible, if one didn't pay attention, one could hardly hear it.

Huan'er glanced at the diners in the corridor, and then slowly said: "I'm here to pass on the message of my girl. The girl said that it's not easy for the sister-in-law of the Song family and Brother Jiaxing to kneel and apologize in front of so many people." This is enough to show sincerity. Come on, let me help my sister-in-law and Brother Jiaxing get up."

As she spoke, she bent over and helped Mrs. Song Wu and Song Mingxuan up.

(End of this chapter)