I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

Chapter 25 The Tiger's Den
A gust of wind blew by, shaking Mo Yunxiao's skirt and her beautiful hair on her forehead, but it couldn't blow away her awe-inspiring righteousness and the calm and aggressive look in her eyes.

The three people present were all stunned, and the singers also stood on the spot, timidly daring not to speak.Only the roasted meat exudes a strong fragrance and the sound of "sizzling".

Chu Yuanwai and Zhang Chun looked at each other, the former just smiled awkwardly, while the latter had a hint of anger on his face.

Qiu Feng stared at Mo Yunxiao blankly, as if his soul had been taken away.He couldn't help thinking: "It turns out that there are such beautiful beauties in the world."

But Mo Yunxiao just cast a glance at him, and said coldly: "I think this is Qiu Feng and Qiu Yuhou. Today you killed a beggar, and I respect you for such a great effort."

As she spoke, she picked up the jug on the table outside member Chu, and took a big sip to her mouth.

Qiu Feng hurriedly got up, picked up the wine glass and said: "Mo...Miss Mo is serious." Then he drank it all in one gulp.

Could it be that he couldn't tell that Mo Yunxiao was deliberately mocking him?No, it's just that I was fascinated by beauty for a while and got confused.

Zhang Chun glanced at him contemptuously, thinking to himself: "How can a womanizer become a great weapon?"

"Hahaha..." Chu Yuanwai burst out laughing, breaking the reverie of several people.He stood up and ordered: "Quickly, show us Miss Mo."

A few servants brought a low table and placed it next to Zhang Chun.A stove was set up to grill meat on the table, and the interrupted pipa music was played again.

Mo Yunxiao looked at Member Chu, and found that the other party was also looking at him with a smile.She was also polite, and sat down with a big horse.

Although he went deep into the tiger's den, the nickname "Female Yan Luo" seemed to be able to deter the ghosts and monsters here.Therefore, she must not show the slightest cowardice.

"Member Chu is very elegant, and on this dark and windy night of murder, he still has the leisurely time to talk by candlelight." Mo Yunxiao took the lead in speaking.

Member Chu chuckled and said, "You really can't hide anything from you, Miss Mo. But the girl doesn't know, that group of people are not good people. They are all deserters from the Western Army. Moreover, the Beggar Gang has always fought with our Cao Gang. Fighting for the benefit of the canal. Now the imperial court has suppressed him, which is not only Zhang Guofa, but also favoritism. Isn't everyone good?"

"Us?" Mo Yunxiao was taken aback, thinking to herself: "It turns out that Chu Yuanwai and the Cao Gang are in the same group, but this Mo Yunxiao... how did he get entangled with them?"

While Mo Yunxiao was hesitating, he heard a hoarse male voice coming from the stairs. "Ah, ah, members outside, members outside!"

Everyone looked sideways, and saw a middle-aged man in coarse cloth bunt coming upstairs.

This person has a strong build, dark skin, unshaven face, and unkempt appearance. He looks like he was born as a coolie.

"Oh? Really, Cao Cao will be here soon." Member of Chu chuckled and said, "Brother Wan, no one will compete with you for business on the canal from now on."

The man clasped his fists and bowed, and said in his extremely hoarse voice, "Thank you for your kindness. Our gang has been thanks to your care all these years."

Chu Yuanwai even laughed heartily, took the man's hand and walked towards Mo Yunxiao and the others, saying, "Come on, I'll introduce you to Brother Wan. This is Mo Yunxiao, the eldest girl from the Mo family in Minglou."

The man was quite surprised when he heard the words, and cupped his fists to Mo Yunxiao, saying, "It's better to eat three buckets of vinegar than to meet Mo Helu. This sentence has been heard by three-year-old children. I... I He is a vulgar person who can't speak, please don't blame Miss Mo."

Mo Yunxiao smiled lightly and said, "It's easy to talk about."

Chu Yuanwai took him to introduce Qiu Feng and Zhang Chun, but Mo Yunxiao thought to himself: "It seems that no one here is a good person, and Mo Yunxiao is their guest, and it seems that he is not a good person." Sigh, but how did she buy Huan'er? Don't members of Chu hate you?"

She was puzzled here, and the introduction over there was over.I saw the man surnamed Wan arch his hand and said to the crowd: "I didn't expect that all the people who came here today are prominent people. I, Wan Nailin, is just a loach in the Bian River, and I can enter the house. It really makes everyone laugh." .”

Qiu Feng laughed and said, "Brother Wan is self-effacing and can't speak, but I think your mouth is really powerful."

Wan Nailin smiled and said, "Hey, I just can't speak, I only know how to pull fiber and deliver goods. I've been here for half my life."

Zhang Chun also said with a smile: "Tokyo is so prosperous and prosperous because of the benefits of the canal. Although the Cao Gang running on the canal is a lowly job, it is indispensable for a day. In the future, Changfenglou I also ask Brother Wan to take care of the goods."

"Don't dare, I'm just trying my best." Wan Nailin replied.

"That's the best." Mo Yunxiao also interjected: "Since everyone relies on the canal, they should help each other out in the future."

"Hmph!" Zhang Chun cast a cold look, and said, "Since you, Miss Mo, took control of the Minglou, half of our drinkers in Changfenglou have become your guests. Miss Mo, what are you talking about?"

Mo Yunxiao also laughed, and said: "The guests have their feet on themselves, and they can patronize whoever they want. There is no reason for Minglou to reject people from the door."

"Mo Yunxiao! Don't bully people too much!" Zhang Chun burst into anger suddenly, and said sharply, "You know exactly how our guest escaped!"

Mo Yunxiao was taken aback, and thought to herself: "Could it be that Zhang Chun has suffered from Mo Yunxiao?"

Before she had time to think about it, she heard Zhang Chun angrily say: "The chalcedony and flower wine of our Changfeng Building are famous for their good wines, even the former emperor praised them greatly. But you, Mo Yun, are so brave. Good thing, you actually sent someone to buy my wine and gave it to the condemned prisoners to drink, and even named it 'decapitated wine'! It's too despicable for you to act like this!"

"So that's how it is." Although Mo Yunxiao also felt that this approach was inappropriate, she also secretly praised: "This trick is really good."

So she smiled slightly and said, "If shopkeeper Zhang is angry, he can also buy tea from our tea house and give it to the prisoners."

"Nonsense!" Zhang Chun slapped the table angrily, and shouted, "Which prisoner have you ever met who eats tea!"

"Okay, okay." Chu Yuanwai hurriedly came to smooth things over: "Oh, just for the sake of my Chu, the two of you should stop arguing. Didn't Brother Zhang just say that today we only talk about personal friendship, not business ?"

While the few people were talking, the tables, chairs, wine and food were all ready for Wan Nailin.

"Hehe, come here, let's eat this barbecue that we have never eaten before, hehehe..." Chu Yuanwai returned to his seat as he said.

Wan Nailin asked: "I don't understand. I also eat this barbecue often. How can I say that I have never eaten it in my life?"

Qiu Feng explained: "There is nothing unusual about the meat, what is unusual is the ingredients. Brother Wan, taste it carefully."

Wan Nailin leaned over and took a sniff with his nose, admiringly said: "Oh! It really is a rare smell of meat. It is indeed the first time I have seen it in my life. If any restaurant and restaurant can get this thing, I am not afraid that the diners will step on it. threshold?"

"It is indeed the most precious treasure in the world." Zhang Chun also said with emotion.

"Huh! What's so strange about this, isn't it just cumin? Who doesn't put cumin in their barbecue!"

When Mo Yunxiao said this, everyone was shocked.

Zhang Chun sneered, and said, "Miss Mo, you're blowing your breath. This fennel comes from the Western Regions, and it's rare even in the Forbidden Palace. You said it's nothing unusual?"

"It's nothing unusual!" Mo Yunxiao said, "This thing is called cumin, and it's a must-have condiment for barbecue. Fortunately, you still treat it as a treasure. It's really watching the sky from a well."

Member Chu's expression changed, and he could only say quietly, "So Miss Mo has a way to get this spice."

"I can't help it." Mo Yunxiao answered straightforwardly.

Zhang Chun stared straight at her, but he was thinking in his heart: "This girl speaks calmly, she doesn't seem to be pretending to bluff people. It is said that the tea recipes of Minglou are secret, could it be that there is something in it?" Fennel?"

Member Chu smiled again, and said, "Miss Mo is well-informed and admires her. She is a straightforward person who speaks directly and never turns around. This is why I am willing to make you my friend."

Qiu Feng's eyes lit up, he tilted his head and asked, "Wai Yuan, but I don't know how you and Miss Mo met?"

"Hahaha, that's a long story." Chu Yuanwai stroked his mustache and said, "That year I fell in love with the daughter of a criminal minister's family and wanted to buy her as a concubine. Stopped one. I was naturally annoyed, but Miss Mo made some sense, and I suddenly realized that not only did she not annoy the girl, but I was also very grateful to her."

"Oh?" Qiu Feng asked with a smile: "What reason did Miss Mo say to make the staff ignore the beauty?"

Speaking of the word "beauty", he did not forget to take a look at Mo Yunxiao.

Chu Yuanwai said slowly: "Miss Mo told me that day, the family of criminal officials should not be humiliated. They were ransacked today, and they may be reinstated tomorrow. Are there few such cases over the years? After hearing this, I feel like Mengfang woke up, only to realize that Miss Mo came to save me. As everyone knows, if I forcefully bought that girl in such a foolish way, wouldn't I be bringing trouble on myself if the court changes in the future?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Mo Yunxiao again and asked, "Girl, am I right?"

Mo Yunxiao nodded with a smile, and said, "Not bad." Another doubt in her mind was solved, but a new question arose: Why did Mo Yunxiao help Chu Yuanwai?

Qiu Feng also pondered deeply, and said: "Miss Mo really has a good sense."

Zhang Chun sneered disapprovingly, and said, "But I didn't expect that after many years, those who were dismissed from office will never get a chance to be hired again."

But Qiu Feng argued: "Brother Zhang's words are wrong. Now that the new officials are in high spirits, there is no guarantee that they will not pardon the former criminals."

Chu Yuanwai was also lost in thought, and said: "It's just that I haven't understood all these years, that criminal minister is just a bureaucrat in Lantai, and he doesn't even have a rank. Even if the government wants to implement new laws, he can't be involved anyway. "

Zhang Chun thought for a while and said, "Unless someone informs."

"Report?" Mo Yunxiao turned to look at Zhang Chun.

Zhang Chun ignored her, and just explained to Yuanwai Chu: "If the government wants to change the law, it is natural to act vigorously. Although ordinary officials cannot be judged by the government, if someone informs, it will be a small crime and a big problem. Not so, It’s not enough to intimidate people. It’s killing chickens to make an example to the monkeys, to give yourself a prestige.”

Zhang Chun's elder brother Zhang Dun was an official in the court, so he was very familiar with the rules of officialdom.

"Oh!" Chu Yuanwai suddenly realized, and said, "But I don't know who wants to report on their family."

"Of course it's the enemy." Zhang Chun replied.

But Mo Yunxiao who heard these words felt very uncomfortable.She raised her head to look at the sky outside the building, and she could faintly see the east turning pale.

"Dawn." She said lightly.

(End of this chapter)