I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

Chapter 24 The Night Banquet
The officers and soldiers left.They obviously left with some satisfaction.

Perhaps they thought in their hearts that there would inevitably be a fierce fight when they came here to arrest the murderer.But the actual situation greatly exceeded their expectations, and it also gave them an extremely cheap credit.

Mo Yunxiao was already in tears.If she had some grudges against Baocheng before, all the grudges had disintegrated at this moment, leaving behind unspeakable resentment and sorrow.

"Brother Baocheng...Brother Baocheng..." she kept calling, running all the way from the hillside.No matter how steep the hillside is, and no matter how much soft sand will pour down with the stepping force, in short, she just ran down like this, and her clothes were already covered with mud and decay. Grass.

"Brother Baocheng! Brother Baocheng..." Mo Yunxiao ran over and gently supported his head, calling his name with a choked voice.But at this time, the blood dripping from the corner of Baocheng's mouth had congealed into a scab, his face turned from red to blue, and a large black patch appeared on his forehead.

Mo Yunxiao knew that this was a sign of blood stagnation after death.No matter how he shouted, it was impossible for Bao Bao to respond.

Just when Mo Yunxiao was sad and confused, he only heard a horse neighing.She was slightly startled, and she heard Yun Cong's cry.

When she looked up, she heard another person saying: "What a horse! What a horse! It seems that this is Liu Dadao's Yuncong horse. I think Qiu Yuhou has already done it."

"Why is this horse here? Didn't Qiu Yuhou take it away with him?" another person said.

Mo Yunxiao wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and her vision became clearer.Following the voice of the voice, she saw two red lights, which seemed to be two red lanterns swaying in the dark night.

As the visitor gradually approached, his appearance became clearer.These are two thin men in their 30s.They were dressed in brocade robes and had two beards. They seemed to be from wealthy families.

They were also greatly surprised when they saw Mo Yunxiao, and one of them asked sharply, "Who are you? This... who are you holding?"

Mo Yunxiao took a look at them and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"Presumptuous!" Another person stepped forward and said, "Where did you come from, who is so ignorant of etiquette. If the master asks you, you will return. How can you ask the master?"

Mo Yunxiao was so angry that she gritted her teeth.She gently put Baocheng down, stood up, and said, "I don't like to answer your words, I prefer to ask you to answer first!"

The two looked at each other, and they both shouted: "It's unreasonable!" One of them hurried forward and said, "See if the master won't beat you!"

But before he finished speaking, Mo Yunxiao twisted his outstretched hand, causing him to yell "Ouch" in pain.

The other person was even more furious, and flew over to kick Mo Yunxiao.But how could she allow him to lift his foot?He got up one step ahead and kicked him hard in the stomach.He also yelled "Ouch!" and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

The two of them were a little flustered when they saw the woman showing such kung fu, and the one whose arm was twisted by her asked in a trembling voice, "You... are you the 'female Yan Luo'?"

Mo Yunxiao replied coldly, "It's your aunt!"

"Ah?" The two looked at each other again and begged for mercy.The one crawling on the ground kowtowed a few times and said, "The strange thing is, my brother and I are blind, and we can't see the face of the eldest daughter of the Mo family. We should be beaten! We should be beaten! But we... we are The flood... the flood rushed to the Dragon King Temple! How can a family fight a family!"

Another person interjected: "Yes, yes, we are two helpers outside the members of the Chu family. Although we don't see the girl on weekdays, the girl's reputation is very famous. The two brothers also know about your relationship with our members. ...If we know that it is the girl, you are here, even if you give me a hundred courage, we will not dare to act presumptuously."

After hearing what they said, Mo Yunxiao rolled her eyes and thought to herself: "Chu Yuanwai and this Mo Yunxiao seem to be on good terms? But didn't I hear Huan'er say the day before yesterday that I paid three times the price to buy from Chu Yuanwai?" Did you save Huan'er? Logically speaking, the two of them should have had a grudge. What's wrong with this?"

She couldn't figure it out for a while, so she asked, "What are you doing here?"

The one who knelt on the ground replied: "My brothers are here to see what valuables are left in the house after Liu Tuantou was arrested..." He also seemed to feel disgraceful, so he lowered his head in disbelief. Moreover.

Hearing this, Mo Yunxiao was even more shocked.It seems that Chu Yuanwai and the sudden arrival of officers and soldiers also have a lot to do with it.

"Hmph!" Mo Yunxiao pushed the man he was holding away heavily, and said, "So you came here to take advantage of the fire? But it's unlucky for you. Since you met me, you won't be able to make a fortune, but life After all, there are still. Now take me to meet you Yuanwai."

The two looked at each other, seemingly unwilling.So one of them said with a smile on his face, "That's right, since Miss Mo has your eyes on the things in this village, I'll let you choose them, just leave some money for me and my brothers."

Mo Yunxiao glared, and shouted: "Bah! A mere beggar head, how can there be any treasures, take me to see your members, if there is another half-word of nonsense, watch your tongue!"

The man was stumped, so he had to lower his head and said, "It's late at night, and he's already gone to sleep."

"That's not easy. Wake him up and say that Mo Yunxiao came to see him. Will he not give me this face?" Mo Yunxiao said.

"Don't dare dare." The two kowtowed their heads together, stood up and said, "The little one just guides the girl."

Chu Yuanwai's house is not far away, only fifteen miles away from here. Although he lives outside the city, his family's wealth is as expensive as Minglou's Mo's and Fanlou's Song's.It has thousands of acres of land, hundreds of farmers, and hundreds of compradors.

His mansion is even more magnificent.The door is made of red lacquered mahogany, and the six horizontal and six vertical nails on the door are very eye-catching, and the high courtyard wall can't cover the Yuyu Qionglou inside the wall.

His family has a star-watching building, a five-story building rising from the ground, with cornices and brackets on the roof, carved beams and painted buildings.This building is far away from the Changfeng Building in the city. Standing on the upper floor, you can overlook the Jinming Pond, and you can have a panoramic view of the bustling streets in Tokyo.

At this moment, the smell of meat is wafting, and the music of pipa gathers together in this stargazing tower; string songs and green radish, and guests gather together, it is a lively and extraordinary scene.

A chubby middle-aged man was sitting on the seat of the head master.He stroked his mustache quite proudly, and turned to look at the guest on the right.This guest was none other than Qiu Yuhou who killed Baocheng.Sitting opposite Qiu Yuhou was a thin man.This person is also smiling, enjoying the song sung by the singing girl very comfortably.

The three of them each had an exquisite small stove.But this stove is not for heating, but for barbecue.There is an iron net on the stove, and on the net are meat skewered with iron skewers.

When the meat was grilled, the oil and water overflowed, and layers of bubbles were formed, making a "sizzling" sound.

"Thanks to Master Chu's respect, our bastard has also become elegant." Qiu Yuhou smiled and spoke to the chubby man, who must be Chu Yuanwai.

Chu Yuanwai smiled complacently, and said: "Not long after Qiu Yuhou was transferred to Tokyo, he arrested a group of fugitives who had been on the road for many years. Brother, I am the owner of this place. It must not be a bad idea to invite Yuhou to come here. Rules."

Qiu Feng sighed heavily, and said: "I'm ashamed. The leader of this group of fugitives is Liu Dadao. This man has extraordinary martial arts skills. He used to be a military officer under the old minister's account of the Western Army. My brother is going to It was Liu Dadao who caught people. Alas, it's a pity that he ran away."

"The so-called three caves of cunning rabbits, Qiu Yuhou don't need to be angry." It was the thin man sitting opposite him who spoke.He gently turned the iron stick for the barbecue, and continued: "'Big knife cuts the tiger and leopard, and the big sword kills the Jade Emperor'. Beggars big and small in Tokyo will sing this sentence."

"Oh?" Chu Yuanwai was slightly taken aback, and looked at the thin man with widened eyes, and then said, "Brother Zhang, in this way, this Liu Dadao seems to have rebellious intentions. It makes sense to cut tigers and leopards, but To kill the Jade Emperor is to commit a crime."

Qiu Feng said: "To be honest, I used to serve in the Western Army. The soldiers seem to have a lot of complaints about the imperial court. This Liu Dadao speaks wild words, but he can attract many people. Thinking about it, it should not be underestimated."

"Hmph!" The surname Zhang sneered, and said quite proudly: "Although my younger brother is not talented, he is just a lowly businessman. But my brother still has a place in the court. It is not easy to get rid of a few disorderly people."

Chu Yuanwai and Qiu Feng were both taken aback, but they could only laugh apologetically.

It turns out that the person surnamed Zhang is Zhang Chun, the younger brother of Zhang Dun, one of the current ministers.Unlike Zhang Dun, Zhang Chun had never had any interest in imperial examinations, but was only interested in doing business. Taking advantage of the prestige of his father and brother in the court, he built the Changfeng Tower, which was glorious and prosperous enough to be called the Ming Tower, Fan Tower, and Jade Tower.

"Hehehe, there is Zhang Xianggong above the temple, and Zhang Zhang's shopkeeper is far away in the rivers and lakes. What are we afraid of?" Chu Yuanwai laughed after finishing speaking.Complacent, he stretched out his sleeves and took out a small silver bottle from the sleeves.

He raised the silver bottle and asked with a smile, "You two are well-informed, guess what's in my bottle?"

Zhang Chun grumbled with a smile: "Master Chu, don't be a fool, just tell me quickly."

Member Chu laughed again, and said, "It must be the first time you two have met each other. Well, I'll be honest. This is a rare item. It's a kind of spice brought by Persian merchants from the Western Regions. It's called fennel. The taste is neither bitter nor spicy, neither salty nor sour, and its taste is mild, especially when it is sprinkled on barbecued meat, the high temperature will help its flavor evaporate, smelling it and tasting it will make you feel refreshed.”

As he spoke, he asked his attendants to take the small silver bottles and sprinkled them on the flesh of Zhang Chun and Qiu Feng one by one.Sure enough, the flame was so hot that the meat was roasted even more fragrant.

Qiu Feng couldn't stand it anymore, he picked off the meat from the iron stick, pierced it with a knife and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Yu Hou, how does it taste?" Chu Yuanwai asked.

Qiu Feng chewed the meat, sometimes frowning and sometimes opening his eyes, as if there were thousands of unspeakable tastes swaying in his mouth.After a long time, he swallowed a mouthful of meat with great difficulty, and said, "Master Chu, this fennel is indeed the most strange flavor in the world, and it is very lingering."

Chu Yuanwai was even more proud of being praised by him. He laughed for a while, then turned his head to look at Zhang Chun, and asked, "What do you think, Brother Zhang?"

Zhang Chun also said with a smile: "What Yuan Wai said is true, the taste of this fennel is really strange. Even a famous gourmet like Su Dongpo may not be able to taste such a delicious taste."

"Hahaha..." Member Chu laughed loudly and said, "To be honest, this fennel is not easy to come by. I only have such a small amount of fennel. If you are not a valuable customer, you will not use it easily. Hahaha..."

Zhang Chun rolled his eyes and asked, "Master Chu has a wide network of contacts. I wonder if he can get more fennel. He will buy at a high price, and he will never be stingy with money."

Hearing this, Chu Yuanwai frowned slightly, and pondered: "This... I'm afraid it's not easy. I also spent a lot of effort to get this little."

Zhang Chun said with a smile: "I have been oppressed by Fan Tower all the year round in Changfeng Building. If I can get this fennel, I will be unique in this Tokyo city. At that time, my master's benefits will naturally be indispensable."

"My little old man doesn't know what Brother Zhang means, but this..." Chu Yuanwai was quite embarrassed.Before he could finish his sentence, a young boy in Tsing Yi came up the stairs.The young servant bowed to everyone, and then said to Chu Yuanwai, "Master, Miss Mo is here."

"Oh? Mo Yunxiao?" Member Chu was taken aback, but because of this, he didn't have to deal with Zhang Chun for the time being, and he felt relieved.

"Exactly." The boy replied.Qiu Feng only knew how to eat meat, but Zhang Chun frowned slightly, thinking in his heart: "I'm afraid the visitor is not kind."

Chu Yuanwai also turned his gaze to Zhang Chun, and said, "I know that Brother Zhang and Miss Mo had a relationship, so it's better to let her go."

Before the words finished, Mo Yunxiao's voice came up: "The upstairs is brightly lit, why do we have to issue an order to evict the guests?"

Zhang Chun shook his head and smiled wryly, and said: "The dispute we have made is nothing more than a matter of business. Today we only talk about personal friendship, not business. Let her come up."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Yunxiao had strode upstairs.When the singers suddenly saw this famous "female Yan Luo", they panicked for a moment, and the sound of the piano and singing stopped abruptly.

Mo Yunxiao stood at the top of the stairs and looked around, sneered, and said, "The blood is cold in the weeds, but the wine is still warm in the Star Observatory. Well, it's very good, what a bunch of wolves!"

(End of this chapter)