I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

Chapter 32
No one expected that in a battle of tea, a boy with a hairy head would come out on top.But they are all tea-tasting connoisseurs. Seeing that the young man's tea soup was green and white, and the bowl wall was lingering while biting the cup, they could smell the fragrance of tea.Everyone didn't say anything, but they all admired each other in their hearts.

Mo Chenglin looked at the young man carefully, but he saw that he was dressed luxuriously, his appearance was extraordinary, and there was a bit of nobility in his gestures. Looking at his servant Zhang Di, he also had a beautiful face and a clean face, unlike those evil men in the city. Minions are very different.

There was also some joy in his heart, and he thought to himself: "It seems that this young man doesn't look like a Gaoliang boy, maybe He Lu will have someone to rely on for the rest of his life, and Minglou..." However, he still has a little bit of joy. concern.If the other party is the son of an official, then this marriage must never be tied.

So Mo Chenglin took a step forward and said with a smile: "The little old man is not presumptuous and dares to ask the young master's name. If there is a chance in the future, the little old man may come to visit."

All the tea guests also listened patiently, and they also wanted to know who this master tea orderer was.As long as he notified his name and asked each other, most of them could find out who he was from.

The young man was also quite humble, he bowed slightly to Mo Chenglin, and said with a smile: "My name is unknown, I'm afraid no one will know about it."

As he spoke, he dipped his finger in the tea and started writing on the table. "The surname is Zhao, the same surname as the country, and there is honor. The single name has a Pang character, and the cursive character Renji means auspicious person and heaven."

All the tea guests looked at each other with blank faces, as if they didn't know Zhao Pang and Zhao Renji.

Mo Chenglin also frowned in thought, and couldn't help but look back at Mrs. Wei, as if asking her.Mrs. Wei knew what he meant, so she also shook her head, expressing that she didn't know this person.

"Oh, it turned out to be nephew Zhao Xian. Seeing that nephew Zhao is young, it is really rare to have such a good tea art skill." Mo Chenglin said a few words politely, then turned his head and said to Du Juan: "This Mr. Zhao is extraordinary. Characters, you have to serve them attentively."

"Yes." Du Juan folded his hands in front of his belly, bowed and saluted, and then said to Zhao Pang with a smile: "My lord, please come with me."

"Excuse me, miss." Zhao Pang saluted, but saw Zhang Di beside him staring at Du Juan's back in a daze, so he hit him on the head with a folding fan, and reprimanded softly: "What are you looking at, I'm not afraid of being laughed at!" Zhang Di rubbed his head and let out an "oh", and followed his son.

Mo Chenglin turned his head and asked Madam Wei with a smile: "In Madam's opinion, how is this person's appearance?"

Mrs. Wei chuckled, and said, "This man is elegant, like a scholar rushing to the examination room. Fortunately, he is very good, but what He Lu disdains the most in her life is dealing with such a person."

Mo Chenglin was suddenly displeased, and thought to himself: "What do you know, making friends and choosing a husband can't be treated the same way. You are so informal, but isn't your husband Zeng Bu a gentle gentleman?" But after all, it was because of face, so he had to say: "It's better to let He Lu meet."

Mrs. Wei smiled lightly and said, "Okay, I'll call her right away." After saying that, she turned her head and left.Looking at her back, Mo Chenglin couldn't help sighing, thinking: "This Mrs. Wei and He Lu have exactly the same temperament."

Mrs. Wei pushed open the door of Zhengqixuan, and saw Mo Yunxiao with her hands cut behind her back, with her back turned to her, admiring a painting on the wall.Mrs. Wei's heart moved, and she couldn't help feeling pity: "Oh, poor girl. I know you don't want to marry, but you don't need to pretend to look at paintings to force yourself to be calm."

"Yu Ru, what's the situation outside?" Mo Yunxiao turned around and asked.

Mrs. Wei raised her sword eyebrows, stepped forward and held her hand, and said, "Sister, I just want you to say a word, are you willing to marry someone in such a muddle? If you don't want to, your father will If I go around, I don't need to look at Lao Shizi's paintings here!"

Mo Yunxiao was taken aback, and asked, "How do you say that?"

Mrs. Wei stomped her feet angrily, and said anxiously: "What are you talking about, your father has already got a wealthy son-in-law. Now I want you to go out to meet each other. If that guy is impatient, move three Shu Liuli, you have met the ancestors of heaven and earth, then it will be too late for you to regret it!"

Mo Yunxiao's eyes widened at first, unable to hide her panicked expression.But soon, she calmed down again.

She gave a wry smile, gently took off Mrs. Wei's hand holding her, and said, "The person I love has something else in my heart. What's the difference between marrying someone and not marrying someone? Could it be that I'm really doing it for him? Do you want to stay alone in the empty boudoir and grow old with red candles?"

Mrs. Wei was startled when she heard the words, and couldn't help asking: "Who is the person you love?"

Mo Yunxiao's gaze suddenly became firm, she looked Madam Wei directly in the eyes, and said, "It's the one who desperately wants to divorce me."

"Ah? Song Mingxuan!" Madam Wei was shocked again, then shook her head and said, "Although Song Mingxuan is handsome, he is cowardly by nature. He Lu, you are like me, a chic and unrestrained person, how could you like him? "

"Because he is the best man to me since I crossed over." Mo Yunxiao said calmly.

Mrs. Wei didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What?"

Only then did Mo Yunxiao come back to her senses, and she hurriedly said with a smile: "It's nothing, let's not mention this sad matter. Yuru, come and accompany me to see this painting. Does it look like Mi Fu's authentic work?"

Madam Wei looked up, and saw that hanging on the wall was a landscape painting depicting strange rocks.The strange rocks in the painting are jagged and have various postures. Although there is a gurgling stream, the strange rocks dominate the center of the picture.In the lower right corner of the painting is a seal with four big characters in official script: "Mi Fu's seal".

Mrs. Wei nodded and said, "This is indeed Mi Fu's authentic work."

"How do you know?" Mo Yunxiao asked with a smile.

"Although I don't know much about painting, I still know a thing or two about calligraphy." Mrs. Wei said, "Mi Fu's characters have both shape and spirit. They are familiar but not vulgar, strange but not weird. I believe no one in the world can imitate them."

Mo Yunxiao also nodded and smiled and said, "Yes, Mi Fu's handwriting is indeed top-grade, but his paintings are also excellent. This strange rock uses a combination of chapped and splashed ink brushwork, which is both skinny and somewhat revealing. Plump posture. Apart from Mi Fu, no one dares to use a pen like this."

Mrs. Wei was a little suspicious, and asked sideways: "He Lu, when did you also like calligraphy and painting? This is not like you."

Mo Yunxiao smiled slightly, and said: "Everyone is subject to change. If I become someone else's wife in the future, wouldn't I also have to be a husband and a child. How can I cause trouble like before?"

Hearing what she said, Mrs. Wei became more and more worried.She said with concern: "I know you are suffering in your heart, but you don't have to abuse yourself like this. I just hope that you can live according to your heart and don't have to worry about anything. Whether it is Minglou, your father or Song Mingxuan, you don't have to worry about it. I just want you to be the old you."

Mo Yunxiao took Mrs. Wei's hand and said with a smile, "I'll remember Yuru's words. Let's go, let's meet the golden turtle son-in-law that my father hanged."

At this time the sky was approaching dusk.Zhao Pang and Zhang Di are still waiting in the private room.Zhang Di was pacing back and forth anxiously, but Zhao Renji was calm and relaxed, shaking his folding fan and looking at the scenery outside the window.

"Zhang Di, you have to change your temper. If you are always like this, how dare I take you out in the future?" Zhao Pang said lightly.

Zhang Di greeted him and said, "Young master, the Mo family is too arrogant. They kept us waiting for a long time, but there was no sign of anyone."

"What are you in a hurry for?" Zhao Pang said with a smile, "So many people come to fight tea for Mo Yunxiaote, this girl must be extraordinary. Hehe, my daughter, you need to be more reserved."

Zhang Di didn't take it seriously, and thought to himself: "This Mo Yunxiao doesn't even look down on the king and I, how can he know how to be reserved." But he only thought in his heart and didn't dare to say it.

The door opened with a creak, as if someone had walked in.The two master and servant looked back at the same time, but saw that the door in front of them was still closed.Before they had time to wonder, they heard a woman's delicate voice coming from behind the screen: "Young Master has been waiting for a long time, but the little girl is late, she is rude and negligent, I hope you will please Young Master Haihan."

Zhao Pang looked at the sound, and then he understood.It turned out that the house had two doors.One main entrance and one side entrance.The side door was behind the screen, and Zhao Pang and Zhang Di didn't look carefully, so they never found it.

Thinking about it carefully, such an arrangement is quite reasonable.After all, both parties are unmarried men and women, and it is inconvenient to be in the same room, so it is more appropriate to separate them with a screen.

Zhao Pang thought to himself: "I thought the family of Shangmen didn't pay attention to etiquette, but I didn't expect it to be so well-behaved. It's an upright family."

So he went forward and bowed his hands, saying: "Xiaosheng Zhao Pang, cursive character Renji, happened to pass by today, and participated in the tea fighting meeting at a moment's itch. Unexpectedly, he won by luck, and he was also very scared."

The woman behind the screen secretly peeped out from the gap in the screen, and saw that this man was imposing, his skin was like white jade, and his manners were also graceful. It could be seen that he must be from a wealthy family. The face is flushed.

I only heard her say: "My lord, do you know why Minglou held this tea party?"

"I heard that he is choosing a son-in-law for Miss Helu, the eldest daughter of Minglou." Zhao Pang replied.

The woman smiled and said: "I don't think you are a frivolous person. Since you know the whole story, you can still come to the tea party. Presumably it is because of the desire of the phoenix to seek the phoenix?"

Zhao Pang laughed and said: "I came here in a hurry today, but I never thought of climbing high. It's just that Xiaosheng often hears Miss Helu's name, so I ask for a meeting. If it's a coincidence, we can make each other confidantes. Marriage... can also be discussed in a long-term way. "

"Young master!" Zhang Di couldn't help but change color when he heard the last sentence, as if he wanted to dissuade him.But he turned his folding fan to block Zhang Di's words.

"I don't know where the young master lives, and what do the parents do for work?" the woman asked.

Zhao Pang thought for a while, and replied: "Xiaosheng is a traveling businessman, he has no fixed place to live, and currently only lives in Daxiangguo Temple temporarily. His parents also passed away early, so there is nothing to worry about."

"Oh, that's it." The woman's voice was a little low, as if she was disappointed with his answer.

Zhao Pang said again: "Since the girl wants to choose a husband, and Xiaosheng also won the tea party, why not exchange a token so that we can meet again someday?"

The woman pondered for a while, and said: "It doesn't matter, let's change it." The tone sounded extremely perfunctory, which was quite different from just now.

At this time, a maid in yellow clothes came out from behind the screen, holding a jade pendant in her hand, walked slowly to Zhao Pang, and said with a smile, "Please accept it, sir."

"Thank you." Zhao Pang clasped his hands together, picked up the jade pendant, and exposed it to the sunlight. He saw a small word "Mo" engraved on it, and a camellia flower on the other side.Although this jade pendant is exquisite in workmanship, it is also an ordinary product, and a pair can be made for seven or eight pendants.

But Zhao Pang didn't think it was strange, and turned to Zhang Di and said, "This is a token from the Mo family girl, you have to keep it well."

"Yes." Zhang Di took the jade pendant carefully, but his expression was disdainful.

"I was born in a hurry, and I don't have anything long, only this fan is very precious." He said and handed the folding fan to the maid, and said, "Please don't take offense, Miss Mo."

The maid bowed her knees and said with a smile: "Where is it? I will collect it carefully." After finishing speaking, she retreated.

Zhao Pang made a bow, and said: "In this case, Xiaosheng will leave for the time being."

"Young Master, don't blame me for not treating guests well in the Tea Tower." The woman replied flatly.

(End of this chapter)