I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

Chapter 48 knocking on the side
This morning, the sky has just been polished.Zhou Laosi yawned and took down the board covering the gate.

Although the weather has warmed up recently, it is still as cold as frost at this hour.He rubbed his hands, opened his eyes, and saw a young man dressed as a scholar standing at the door.

The scholar held a folding fan in his hand, and beside him was a short, fair-skinned servant.

The two looked at themselves together.But their eyes were slightly different, the scholar had a slight smile on his face, and his eyes were full of tenderness, while the servant's eyes looked blank and empty, as if he came from nowhere.

Zhou Laosi also found it strange that the tea customers who usually come to the store are very ordinary commoners, even poor Lifu and craftsmen, but how have they seen such luxurious customers?

If he was a frequent visitor of the tea house in the past, Zhou Laosi would not be surprised, but now the tea house has long been changed, and such a guest standing at the door seems very abrupt.

Just as Zhou Laosi was stunned, the scholar stepped forward, cupped his fists and saluted, and said with a smile: "Dare to ask me, is this the Mo's house in Minglou?"

"That's right." Seeing that the scholar behaved well and spoke respectfully, Zhou Laosi let go of his guard and said, "Master, is an old acquaintance of the Mo family? Now that the Minglou's appearance is small, you must have spent a lot of time." Let's look for it."

The scholar spread his fan and said with a smile: "I don't know how many boys from all over the world have obtained a name here, and it's not too much trouble to find it. It's just that Xiaosheng did have to spend a lot of trouble."

Old Si Zhou smiled and said, "Since we are old acquaintances, I will report to you, old man, so I won't keep you waiting."

As he spoke, he was about to turn around and go back, but the scholar stopped him and said, "It's okay, we'll wait here. It's not too late for Miss Mo to come and see you whenever she is free. I know she must be very busy right now, old man." Don't talk too much, don't interrupt."

"This..." Zhou Laosi felt embarrassed, and said rather embarrassingly: "The shop hasn't lit a fire yet, so I'm afraid I can't offer you a bowl of hot tea in a hurry."

The servant next to the scholar opened his eyes and was about to speak, but the scholar slapped him on the shoulder with a folding fan, and said first: "Old man, let's go, you don't have to take care of us."

"But it's rude." Zhou Laosi said.

"It's okay, we came suddenly and didn't hand over the prayer box, it's already rude." The scholar opened his eyes and looked into the store, and said with a smile: "I think the old man still needs to prepare hot soup, so go quickly."

"Oh, this..." Fourth Zhou had no choice but to cup his fists and salute, and said, "I'm neglecting you." Then he went into the shop and brought out two benches for them to sit on.

After thanking the scholar, he sat down first, and then greeted his servant: "Zhang Di, you come to sit too."

Zhang Di smiled innocently and said, "Our family dare not."

Zhao Ji straightened his face, pretended to be angry, and said, "What are you pretending to be! Sit down!"

"Yes." Without hesitation, Zhang Di sat down immediately with a frivolous expression on his face.

At this time, there were not many pedestrians on the street, only a watchman and a team of dung pickers passed by.Zhang Di has a young heart, and after sitting for a while, he became a little impatient. Looking at Zhao Ji, he was still shaking his fan calmly, just like Zhuge Kongming in a drama.

"I really don't understand the little one. The daughter of a mere businessman, the young master will come to see her if she wants to see her. Why should she be so low-key." Zhang Di was a little indignant, but she still expressed her dissatisfaction more: "My young master is dressed luxuriously, sitting in a At the door of such a foot shop, it is too nondescript. Ordinary people are fine, but what if the court ministers or royal family and nobles see it? That is really ridiculous."

"What do you know?" Zhao Ji glanced at him and said, "When Mi Fu came to see me, he didn't kneel or worship, and last time he stole a piece of my most cherished inkstone. Hehe, there are many discussions in the court, but they I don't know, for such a talented person, one should never be restrained by common etiquette, otherwise, he will become like the light and become vulgar. In my opinion, Mo Yunxiao's talent is not inferior to that of Mi Fu, so he should be more cautious It is."

"I'm afraid my son is cautious, if we marry into the family in the future, it will make her lawless." Zhang Di said.

Zhao Ji chuckled and said, "Didn't you say before that the daughter of a merchant cannot enter the palace gate? Now you are going back again?"

"I..." Zhang Di still opposed Mo Yunxiao's entry into the palace, but seeing that Zhao Ji had been thinking about her day and night these days, almost to the point where he didn't think about eating and drinking, so he had to let him go, so he said: "Whoever you marry, don't marry." Whoever, is a word from the young master, how can the young one dare to intervene?"

"Haha, you, you are just stubborn." After he finished speaking, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, as if he was full of hidden worries about the future of himself and Mo Yunxiao.

Unknowingly, the sun has risen high. At the end of the day and the beginning of the afternoon, the sun is gradually warming up, and there are gradually more pedestrians on the road.There are those who push carts and sell fruits, and those who carry burdens and sell Chinese medicine. There are also sporadic calls for ice cheese and ice Yinzi, which are popular in summer.

In addition to the hawkers along the street, there were also patrolling soldiers, government servants from Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple who walked past.Men and women shuttled back and forth on the street, there were three-foot boys running back and forth and playing, and there were also jokes between the butcher shop owner and the lady next door.

Zhao Ji looked at the street market with great interest, and said, "Compared to the palace, this place is much bustling and bustling."

Zhang Di smiled and said: "Although Da Nei is good, but due to the etiquette and law, he can't enjoy the wonders of the world. The most interesting and interesting thing in the world is the market. Let the little one lead the way, let's go to Zhen'anfang, the beauties there are not much more beautiful than Mo Yunxiao."

Zhao Ji's complexion changed, and a pair of stern eyes cast a stern light on Zhang Di.Zhang Di's hairs stood on end, knowing that he had made a slip of the tongue, he didn't dare to speak.

Zhao Ji looked at the pedestrians on the street, but he didn't know that the pedestrians were also looking at him.He was dressed in luxurious clothes and brought a white servant, who must be the son of a wealthy family.

But this son of a wealthy family just sits at the door of a foot shop, neither going in nor leaving.

Zhao Ji didn't care about their gazes, just sat quietly like this, half an hour had passed before he knew it.

Yunxi came out humming the tune of peddling, but she was taken aback. There were two men sitting in front of her looking straight at her, and when she took a closer look, they were Zhao Ji and his servant.

This surprise was no small matter, Yunxi couldn't help taking a breath, and hurriedly waved to the inside, saying: "Brother! Brother! Come quickly!"

"What's the matter?" Mo Yunxiao's voice came from inside.

"Come and see, come and see! The door! The door!" Yunxi said in a panic, gesticulating.Zhao Ji couldn't help showing a little smile.

"I still need to sort out our membership cards." Mo Yunxiao said, "Du Juan, go and have a look."

"Yes." Du Juan came out to look.She was also taken aback when she saw it, and also waved to the inside and said: "Big girl, come and see! Look who is here!"

"What's the matter?" Mo Yunxiao had no choice but to put down the small wooden sign that made the membership card in her hand, and walked out.

When she went out to see her, she was still shocked that the person sitting at the door was the Emperor Zhao Ji.But after a brief panic, she was the first to calm down.

She brushed her hair together and gave Zhao Ji an awkward smile.At this time, Mo Yunxiao doesn't have the extraordinary demeanor he had when he was in the Zeng family.Although she was wearing men's clothing at that time, her feminine charm still exuded unstoppably.But now, she is wearing coarse clothes and a turban worn by ordinary peasant women on her head. Her face has not been painted for a long time, and due to day and night hard work, her skin is no longer as white and translucent as it was then.

She wants to hide her clumsiness, but how can she hide her embarrassment under Zhao Ji's gaze?She looked up at Zhao Ji, seeing that he was still smiling faintly at her, she couldn't help being relieved a lot.

"This... this..." Yunxi pointed at Zhao Ji, but couldn't speak clearly for a while.

Mo Yunxiao frowned, turned her head and reprimanded: "What is this and that, so unruly." Yunxi took a step back, not daring to speak anymore.

Zhao Ji stood up slowly, and said with a smile: "So you are not Mo Da, the bookboy from the Zeng Mansion, but the girl Mo Da from Minglou. Sigh, you really lied to me so hard."

Mo Yunxiao also smiled, and said, "My lord, you are not Zhao Pang, a traveling businessman, you also lied to me very hard."

Zhao Ji's complexion changed slightly, so he laughed and said, "I ran to the Zeng Mansion several times just to see the girl, but all of them were in vain. That's why I said it was hard. Could it be that the girl is also looking for me?"

Mo Yunxiao nodded slightly, with a sullen expression on her face, and said: "Our family is ruined, how can we have the face to look for your son?"

"Oh, the national law is like this, and you have been wronged." Zhao Ji sighed like this, his tone full of sympathy.

Mo Yunxiao raised her head and looked at him, clearly seeing a bit of pity in his eyes.Her face was a little red, but her heart couldn't help feeling warm.

She thought about it for a while, then stepped aside, and said: "However, the young master doesn't come in, and just sits at the door, which is not good for people to see. My family can't afford such an expensive gatekeeper like you."

"You are really..." Zhang Di stared at him, and was about to reprimand him, but seeing Zhao Ji staring sideways at him, he could only mutter in a low voice, "There are no rules."

But Mo Yunxiao still heard this, and instead of being angry, she sarcastically said: "Nowadays, Minglou only deals with lower Liba people, so naturally there are no rules."

"You..." Zhang Di was about to explode again, but he still had to swallow the breath.

Zhao Ji smiled faintly, and said, "I'm not going to be the gatekeeper, I'm here to be the guest of honor. Zhang Di, let's go in and serve Mo's teacup."

After finishing speaking, he raised his long lapel and stepped in.Zhang Di was upset, but he had no choice but to follow in.

Mo Yunxiao also turned to Du Juan and Yunxi and said, "I'll take care of them, you go."

Du Juan and Yunxi looked at each other, and parted ways with some anxiety.Yunxi naturally still peddled at the door to attract business.After returning to the counter, Du Juan continued to practice using multiplication formulas to calculate accounts.

Zhao Ji sat down, and after a while, two bowls of hot tea were served by Zhou Laosi.He carefully put down the tea and said, "You two take your time."

"Working hard, old man." Zhao Ji bowed and saluted, quite humbly.

Zhou Laosi responded: "Nothing." Then he retreated.

Zhao Ji picked up the tea bowl and sniffed it. The tea was fragrant, but it was far different from the bowl of tea he made by himself in Minglou.He glanced at him and saw Mo Yunxiao standing beside him, and then said, "I didn't expect the girl to put up a closet here. Let me search for it."

"Is it difficult to find me?" Mo Yunxiao folded her hands on her chest, with a relaxed smile.

"It's difficult." Zhao Ji took a sip of tea and said, "Xiaosheng only thinks of Mr. Mo Da and doesn't want to see more outsiders. I went to Zeng Mansion several times to ask for advice, but I never got to meet him. I never thought that Mr. Mo Da is such a fairy like a girl."

Hearing his praise, Mo Yunxiao's face became hot.She hastily picked up the dishcloth at hand and fiddled with it a few times, saying, "This is a disappointment to Mr. Wu. The person standing in front of you is not a fairy, but a vulgar village woman."

"Village women may not be vulgar." Zhao Ji said with a smile: "In the past, Empress Wu was a nun and wore a monk's robe. Didn't Emperor Gaozong be very happy to see her? It can be seen that most of the beauty, ugliness, likes and dislikes in the world come from nature."

Mo Yunxiao glanced at him sideways, wiped the table and said, "Most of the Gaoliang disciples are glib."

Zhao Ji laughed.He drank the tea in the bowl and said: "Miss Mo is a hero among women, there must be many people who praise you. Anyway, let's not gossip. I am here today to make friends with the girl sincerely. I don't know. Will the girl feel disgusted?"

Mo Yunxiao was very happy in her heart, and thought to herself: "What a big fish, it's finally about to take the bait." But she also knew the truth of playing hard to catch, she still wiped the table expressionlessly, and replied coldly: "My lord is joking!" The son is the son of a rich family, and the servant is just a lowly merchant, how can He De pay with the son?"

She looked to the left and right, and continued: "Now I only have two younger brothers and one accountant maid who follow me. How can I have a servant who follows me every time I go out like a young master?"

Zhao Ji got up calmly and put the tea money on the counter.Du Juan said "Chenghui" and carefully put away the money.

He came to her side and said, "This is easy to handle. I can keep Zhang Di and help you share these mundane duties."

"Ah? Young Master, you're joking!" Zhang Di immediately became nervous.

"Although the son is well-intentioned, but the slave family is not rewarded for the merits, it will attract people's comments." She put down the rag, wiped the sweat on her forehead with her elbow, and said to him: "And the slave family is also a person who values ​​affection. The maid who followed is missing now, so how can I ask for someone else." After speaking, he couldn't help sighing, and picked up the rag again.

Zhao Ji nodded, but stopped talking.

He thought about it for a while, and said: "Young lady has an amazing talent, but she is also deeply affectionate, which is admirable. Well, don't let Xiaosheng pass by today, I will trouble you later when I have time."

After he finished speaking, he took Zhang Di out of the store.Du Juan in front of the counter was always paying attention. As soon as he saw him go, he walked towards Mo Yunxiao quickly, and Yunxi also retreated.

"Brother, what are you talking about?" Yunxi asked very curiously.

Mo Yunxiao looked at Zhao Ji's back, smiled faintly, and said, "It's nothing, I'm afraid Huan'er can be saved."

"Oh?" Du Juan and Yunxi looked at each other again.They both saw some doubts in each other's eyes.

(End of this chapter)