Time passes, the sun and the moon shuttle, and in a blink of an eye, it has come to the end of the year.

Shangpinxiang Restaurant, the capable Mo Min has become the leader of the guys, and his subordinates are in charge of Meilan, Zhuju, spring, summer, autumn and winter, eight female attendants, and five male guys in the east, west, south, north and middle. Mo Min commanded them to run up and down every day like a general, busy with everything and west, calm and majestic. Her salary has also risen from 200 wen a month to 2 taels of silver per month, catching up with the chefs in Pinxiang Restaurant.

Mo Xiao's salary has also risen to two taels of silver per month, but the two chefs in the back kitchen have speculated that the reason why Mo Xiao is favored by the proprietress is completely because of his sister Mo Min's light, otherwise with his confused and silent appearance, it will be his turn to raise his salary in the Year of the Monkey.

With this speculation, a group of cooks intensified their efforts to call Mo Xiao, he was the one who did chores, he was the one who washed the dishes and the dishes, and he was the one who went out to carry the dishes. Mo Xiao did not refuse all these calls, and he was looking for the old man in a daze all day.

Mo Min said Mo Xiao a few times, and asked him not to let those people call him over, and make himself really like a subordinate, Mo Xiao laughed every time.

In the past three months, there have been two things that have not changed.

First, the proprietress Moyu wears three incense sticks every day in the morning and evening, praying for someone in front of the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva to keep them safe.

The second is the whereabouts of the old man, and there is still no news. Mo Xiao took advantage of the opportunity to go out to pick vegetables every day to listen to all kinds of gossip in the market, and Mo Min collected all kinds of world anecdotes among the diners of the three religions and nine streams every day. The various news that the two of them heard was fragmentary, but unfortunately they couldn't get a clue. The two also took advantage of the night to search all over the capital and the palace many times, but they did not find any useful traces. Mo Cong also sent back the news brought by Chen Ruoping's friend, saying that there was no such person. Just four words are like adding insult to injury, casting another layer of fog on the already unclear clues......

The New Year is approaching, and the business of Shangpinxiang Restaurant is very hot for a few days, and then it turns lonely. Local residents are buying New Year's goods at home to prepare for the New Year, while outsiders are rushing back to their hometowns with the hard-earned money they have earned for the year. The source of customers suddenly became extremely scarce, and not only the Shangpinxiang Restaurant, but also the business of the major restaurants in Shangdu was also affected.

The thirtieth month of the old calendar, the annual Chinese New Year's Eve.

The proprietress Moyu asked the guys to hang out a notice of closing early in the morning, so that everyone in Shangpinxiang Restaurant could rest and rest, and An Ansheng would have a good New Year.

The guys cleaned the restaurant and backyard, hung lanterns, and pasted Spring Festival couplets, and the commonplace space suddenly became full of New Year's flavor because of these two things.

Chicken, duck, fish and various vegetables are ready for a restaurant, and the chefs are busy in the back kitchen, preparing a sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner for everyone. The proprietress Mo Yu also arranged a few recipes for the cooks to configure the ingredients, and prepared to personally fry a few private dishes to treat everyone.

The air was filled with a festive atmosphere, but Mo Xiao and Mo Min were not happy at all.

A year ago today, the three of them celebrated the New Year with the old man. And now, a year later, the old man has not been heard from so far, needless to say, even Mo Cong is no longer by their side. So, how festive the atmosphere is, how heavy the mood of the two is.

"Mo Xiao, Mo Min, what are you two doing in a daze? Hurry up and help!" Mo Yu came out of the back kitchen, and saw that the two of them were a little depressed, so he found an excuse to let the two of them move and join in the atmosphere of everyone's New Year's celebration.

It was almost evening, and the sound of firecrackers was heard on the street.

The restaurant was full of lights and noisy, everyone set up tables, chairs and benches in the hall on the first floor, and the fragrant dishes were also served on the table like water, and the meal was about to start.

"Second Miss, where are our cannons?" Hearing that others were setting off firecrackers, the little man's heart was itchy, and he looked around for their firecrackers like a mouse, asking Moyu while looking for them.

"It's under the cabinet where the rice is kept, you have to be careful, don't bother your eyes. Xiao Dongzi, you go with him. Mo Yu instructed everyone to set up the dishes and chopsticks while admonishing.

"Okay!" Xiao Dongzi agreed, and opened the door with Xiao Zhongzi and went out. It didn't take much time, and the sound of crackling firecrackers rang out at the door.

"Haha, that's fun. Xiao Zhongzi followed Xiao Dongzi in from outside the door, looked back and reluctantly glanced at the fiery firecracker confetti on the ground, and closed the door casually.

Click

With a soft sound, a palm quickly stuck between the two doors, just enough to stop the little neutron from closing the door.

"Guest... Oh military master, the shop is closed, and we won't accept guests today, so please go to another house. Xiao Zhongzi was stunned for a moment, glanced outside through the crack in the door, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"I know you're closed, I'm here to find someone. The man outside the door spoke softly, his palms stubbornly gripping the door panel.

Mo Xiao and Mo Min turned their heads at the same time, Mo Min stood up with a bang, and walked to the door in three steps and two steps.

"It's really the second brother, alas. You... Why are you here?" Mo Min glanced through the crack in the door and opened the door and exclaimed in surprise.

"It's the New Year, come and see you and your eldest brother!" Mo Cong stood at the door with a smile in a military uniform, and reached out to touch her head when he saw Mo Min coming to open the door. "Don't be stunned, let the second brother go in, it's troublesome to be seen by the gendarmes patrolling the streets. ”

Mo Min heard Mo Cong say so seriously, so he quickly pulled him in, quickly closed the door, and inserted the latch again.

"Did you sneak out?" she turned around and asked Mo Cong quietly.

"It's not a sneak out. Mo Cong shook his head, "It was specially approved by our leaders, but it's not good to be seen by the military police." ”

"Oh, then I'm relieved. Mo Min breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Come, let me introduce you." This is our boss lady, Sister Mo Yumo. Sister, this is my second brother, Mo Cong. ”

"Hello sister, thank you for taking care of my eldest brother and third sister, and the younger brother is here to thank you. I wish your store a prosperous business and good fortune. Mo Cong looked at Mo Yu, and he didn't know whether the other party was older or younger than himself, so he called his sister indiscriminately with Mo Min.

"Hello!" Mo Yu looked at Mo Cong's appearance in military uniform, stunned for a few seconds, and his gaze stopped on Mo Cong's face, seeing Mo Cong a little embarrassed.

What's the matter, do I have flowers on my face?" Mo Cong thought to himself.

He has never been stared at like this by a young and beautiful strange woman since he was a child, and he is very unaccustomed to it.