I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

Chapter 21 Chaos
At night, the lights of Bianjing come on, and various snacks are spread along the banks of the Bian River. The lights are connected to each other, like long fire dragons.

Huan'er was walking on the bustling Majie street, like a drunken person.She staggered along the way, and pedestrians hurriedly avoided her when they saw her.

"Girl! Where are you, girl?" She murmured from time to time, and suddenly grabbed a passerby's shoulder and shook desperately: "You can see my girl!"

The man pulled her away violently, and cursed: "Where did you come from! You are talking crazy!"

Huan'er didn't care about the surprised and wary eyes of passers-by, she still walked towards the bright lights.She walked past Sun Yangzheng Store, Granny Cao's Meat Pie Shop, and lingered for a while in front of the gate of Tangbao Yulou.

She didn't know how long she had walked, but suddenly she heard a call from the front: "Huan'er!" She was startled, and hurriedly shouted: "It's a girl!" ice cellar.The person who called her was Du Juan, who was in charge of Mo's accountant.

Du Juan frowned, stomped heavily, and walked quickly to meet her.She took Huan'er's hand, and asked with concern: "Where did you take the eldest girl? Da Lang came home and saw no one is angry."

Having said that, she sensed something was wrong.Huan'er's hairpins were disheveled, she lost her mind, and looked around her, but Mo Yunxiao was nowhere to be seen.She felt bad, and asked anxiously, "Where's the eldest girl?"

"Sister Du Juan." Huan'er raised her head to look at her, and suddenly burst into tears with a "wow".She threw herself into her arms and cried, "It's me...I lost the big girl!"

"Ah?" Hearing this, Du Juan's feet became weak and he couldn't help staggering.

Her heart also flustered immediately, but Huan'er was crying sadly in her arms, so she couldn't blame her, so she could only caress her back and comfort her: "Don't worry, what's going on, you Speak in detail."

"I...I..." Huan'er hesitated to speak, tears had already soaked Du Juan's clothes.She raised her head, slightly pushed Du Juan away, and said, "I'm going to explain it to Da Lang. At worst... At worst, I'll take my own life!"

Du Juan felt even more frightened, and was about to persuade her again, but Huan'er pushed her away without waiting for her to speak, and had already strode up the steps and rushed into the Minglou.

"Huan'er!" Du Juan hurriedly followed, but at this time the lobby on the first floor of Minglou was full of tea guests, so it was not good to make a loud noise, so he had to chase her closely and stop calling her.And Huan'er ran faster.She avoided the tea boy and went straight to the back hall.

At this time, Mo Chenglin was sitting at the head of the middle hall.Behind him are two glazed lamps, which are burning brightly, and his thin and angular face is glowing red.

The next seat is Zhang Yuner and Li Xian'e.Their daughters, Mo Yunxiang and Mo Yunxi, stood respectfully behind their mother, with their heads slightly lowered, not daring to speak.

Zhang Yun'er picked up the tea bowl and took a sip first, then raised her voice and said: "Da Lang, you are not at home these days, and many things have happened in a hurry. The lotus fell into the water, first died and then reborn. Later, the Song family in Fanlou broke the engagement. Apologizing for the matter, He Lu never came back after leaving. Alas, it’s like swinging on a swing, sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s bad, it’s really worrying.”

With a "bang", Mo Chenglin slammed the teacup in his hand on the table, and said sharply: "As a concubine, you don't take good care of your children, how can you still have the face to talk here!"

Zhang Yun'er was startled when she heard the words, and looked at Mo Chenglin with an unbelievable expression, and said in a trembling voice: "What is Dalang's name? Concubine... how dare concubine talk. In this family, the concubine who speaks nicely is the concubine. To put it bluntly, she is just a domestic servant for fun, but He Lu has been spoiled since she was a child, so I can't control her!"

Mo Chenglin's complexion changed, and he pointed at her and said, "What do you mean by that! You didn't take care of your home, and if you didn't make any mistakes, why should you still talk about merit?"

Zhang Yun'er stood up and replied neither humble nor overbearing: "Of course there are concubines who are at fault, but according to He Lu's temperament, what can I do if I am He Lu's mother, let alone a concubine? Now she is being indulged into lawlessness, She seems to be a tyrant in this Tokyo city. She wants to go out, does my concubine dare to stop her?"

Hearing this, Mo Chenglin's face instantly turned green.

Mo Yunxiao's mother died early due to dystocia, which has always been a deep pain in his heart.The whole Mo family kept this secret.And Zhang Yun'er seemed to feel that she had been greatly wronged, so she yelled so openly, how could she not be angry?

"Mother!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Mo Yunxiang rushed up to her and tugged her sleeves, and repeatedly comforted her: "Mother, please don't say a few words. The letters we sent to Dad these days are confusing, and Dad is naturally worried. It's normal to be a little annoyed after waiting for more than an hour without seeing anyone."

"That's right, that's right, what Yun Xiang said is very true." Li Xian'e kept wiping her tears with a handkerchief since she sat down.She squeezed her handkerchief, got up slowly, and said to Mo Chenglin: "He Lu is recuperating at home these days. I'm afraid she's bored. She finally got some free time to go out and have fun. The city of Tokyo is at the feet of the emperor. The gathering place must be protected by the holy family, so it seems that nothing will happen."

Mo Yunxiang supported his mother, looked back with anxiety, and saw Mo Yunxi standing behind Li Xian'e's chair.Her smile flashed by, but Mo Yunxiang caught it.

Mo Yunxiang frowned, showing suspicion.She knew in her heart that it would be impossible to invite this younger sister to speak up, so she had no choice but to turn her head and look at the stern-faced father again.

"Daddy." She tiptoed to the tea table above, gently picked up the tea bowl and walked back.

She raised the tea bowl above her head, choked up and said, "Daddy, mother spoke nonsense in a moment of impatience. My daughter apologized on behalf of mother."

Mo Chenglin didn't say anything, he just reached out to take the teacup with a slightly trembling hand, and looked at Zhang Yun'er with angry eyes.Zhang Yun'er stood shivering at the side, not daring to say a word.

Mo Chenglin drank the tea offered by his daughter, and said to Zhang Yuner: "If you mention He Lu's mother again, I will definitely skin you!"

What he said was so murderous that Zhang Yuner's mother and daughter trembled and nodded repeatedly. "I know... I know." Zhang Yun'er remained silent, as if she was not facing her husband, but Rakshasa, Yaksha, the fearsome Khitan cavalry, and the snow wolf in the north who ate people without spitting out their bones.

"Da Lang! Da Lang!" Huan'er's voice sounded like a drumbeat.Everyone's heart trembled, thinking that at the moment when Mo Chenglin was furious, wouldn't Huaner add fuel to the flames by rushing so impolitely?
But before everyone had time to think about it, with the sound of "crash" the door was rushed open, Huan'er had already fit herself and fell to the ground.The one running behind her was the panting cuckoo.

When the two of them rushed into the room, everyone present was startled and unconsciously took a few steps closer.

Seeing Mo Chenglin at a glance, she couldn't help covering her mouth and nose with her hands, then she knelt down and said, "Da Lang, it's all because of the little one, who couldn't stop Huan'er."

Mo Chenglin looked at Huan'er with both eyes, and his two sword eyebrows were frowned like hemp balls, and asked, "Where is He Lu?"

"The eldest girl...is missing." Huan'er replied dully.

"What?" Mo Chenglin's eyes were about to burst into flames.

Zhang Yun'er and Li Xian'e, mother and daughter, were equally dumbfounded, and the maids around were even more open-mouthed, looking around with astonished eyes, and found that their companions were as terrified as themselves.

Mo Chenglin leaned over step by step, supported Huan'er, and asked, "How did He Lu disappear?"

"Da Lang!" Huan'er had tears in her eyes, her lips quivered a few times, and finally cried out with a "wow", and shouted: "It's all my fault, I should be hacked into pieces, how can I put a knife on you?" The girl is lost!"

"Hurry up!" Mo Chenglin roared angrily, and threw Huan'er to the ground heavily.Du Juan screamed from the side, and hurriedly said: "Da Lang, missing persons is a serious case. We should report it to the authorities as soon as possible!"

"Whoever dares to report to the officer, I will break his leg!" Mo Chenglin turned his head and looked at Du Juan, as if thousands of sharp knives flew out of his eyes and stabbed Du Juan.She couldn't help but backed away slightly when she was drunk, and Nuonuo said: "You little talkative."

Mo Yunxi and Li Xian'e looked at each other, hurriedly went up to hold Mo Chenglin's arm, and said softly: "Father, since you don't want to report to the police, you might as well ask someone to go out and look for it quickly. Fortunately, Xiao Ding from Minglou There are a lot of servants, and if they are all thrown out, it may not be impossible to run all over the city of Tokyo."

(End of this chapter)