The Tea and Wine Division, as the name suggests, is a private organization that provides tea and liquor services. For general weddings and funerals, the participation of the tea and wine division is indispensable. On weekdays, they also do the rental business of wine vessels and tea cups.

Among the guests ushered in by the tea and wine division, there are princes and high-ranking officials, as well as wealthy businessmen, and it is not strange to see such prominent figures. However, the guest who came today can be called the shopkeeper's mother Cao is a little confused.

Cao's mother is a middle-aged woman with a slightly bloated figure. Her face was rounded, her waist was broad, and she had a very conspicuous mole at the corner of her mouth.

She walked over to Mo Yunxiao with a smile and said, "Isn't this the eldest girl of the Mo family in Minglou?" Why do you have time to come to me? ”

"Mother Cao." Mo Yunxiao said lightly: "Who doesn't know that Mother Cao's business is the fairest in the 446 Bureau." I'm here to take care of your business. ”

"Yo!" Cao's mother laughed dryly and said, "The tea building is a big business, and the best Ruyao tea cups are stacked one by one, what good things can we have here that your big girl can look at?" ”

Mo Yunxiao knew that she was deliberately sarcastic. The raid on the house of Minglou has been well known, and Cao's mother naturally knows it. But Mo Yunxiao was not annoyed, just smiled and said, "We are all doing business." No matter how big or small, it is the guest who opens the door to welcome in. I have a sum of money that I can't spend, doesn't Cao's mother want to ask? ”

Hearing this, Cao's mother's eyes really lit up. But she thought that this Mo Yunxiao was the daughter of a sinner, and she was only afraid of burning herself by doing business with her, so she smiled and said, "Miss Mo, you were born in a rich family, and we are just small people." She also showed the little thumb of her right hand, indicating that she was humble. You just have a big deal, and we shouldn't be red-eyed. ”

Mo Yunxiao was stunned for a moment, and then laughed as well. "Mother Cao is worthy of being an old-timer, and she knows how to protect herself very well."

Cao's mother sneered, shook the rag in her hand, and said: "The eldest girl reads a lot of books, we don't know what it means to protect ourselves, we just know that the money that should be earned is earned, and the money that should not be earned cannot be earned even if it is sent to the door." ”

"It's okay, Cao's mother refuses to appreciate the face, so I have to find someone else." Mo Yunxiao stood up and said, "If he has time for Cao's mother, he can also come to our tea building to sit." The little sister must be a good hospitality. ”

Mother Cao's eyes glanced at it, and she said sarcastically: "Take a leaf from the incense cup of the tea building, and Mother Wang will come to exchange for Pan Yuan." Hehe, the tea building is such a big pomp. It's just that I'm afraid that if the pomp is bigger, there will be more right and wrong, and there will be more right and wrong, and it will inevitably be hated by others, and finally end up with a tree falling down. ”

Mo Yunxiao was still not annoyed, and said slowly: "Not bad." Our tree did fall, but the monkey didn't disperse. Mother Cao should know that our tea house can gain a foothold in this Tokyo city, not by relying on the magnificent gatehouse and expensive tea utensils. We have our own tea prescriptions, which are called intellectual property rights. ”

Cao's mother moved in her heart, and then asked again, "What?" Does Miss Mo still want to make a comeback? ”

"Our Ruyao tea cups have been broken by the officers and soldiers, so we don't come to rent some." Mo Yunxiao caught up in a few steps and said, "If Mother Cao is willing to do my business, the signboard of the tea house will be re-erected in the future, and the little sister will never forget your grace in the snow." ”

Cao's mother hesitated a little, but she still had a difficult face: "But you ......"

"Since I am able to come out, my guilt is washed away." Mo Yunxiao looked left and right again, approached Cao's mother's ear, and whispered: "Our business can be done without going through the public account, Cao's mother makes money quietly, and she doesn't know it!" ”

"This ......" Cao's mother frowned and thought for a while, and then said, "If the tea building rises in the future, you will have to give me a few tea bottles." ”

The so-called "tea introduction" is the voucher for purchasing tea. It is only because of the popularity of tea drinking in the Song Dynasty that the "tea introduction" is also worth doubled. Cao's mother begged for "tea introduction" naturally not to convert it into tea, but to wait for the opportunity to sell it at a high price in order to make a fortune. This logic is similar to that of modern stocks.

Mo Yunxiao smiled, and then agreed: "Okay!" Let's make a decision. ”

Cao's mother was also really happy, and immediately signed a note with Mo Yunxiao and pressed her handprint. Cao's mother was happy in her heart, and felt that she was taking advantage of the fire to rob and take a great advantage, so she took out the few sets of celadon in the division.

Mo Yunxiao shook his head again and again, and said, "I don't want such a precious tea vessel, I want the most ordinary, the kind that can be used by short-term workers." ”

Cao's mother was stunned for a moment, and then readily agreed. Mo Yunxiao paid the money, but did not take these tea utensils away immediately, but temporarily stored them with Cao's mother, and then left alone.

She was looking for a suitable place to settle down, where she could make a home and open her doors to do business. She walked around the city of Tokyo, from Majie to the State Bridge, across West Street, into the Old Song Gate, and on Mahang Street.

Wearing a hood, she looked around as she walked, but saw that the street was full of people and noisy, and the lively scene of peaceful cars, mule carts, and horse-drawn carriages intertwined with each other. She walked and walked, and intentionally or unintentionally, she returned to the door of the Ming Building.

She stopped to look, and at this time, the tea building was already lonely. The door was tightly closed and sealed. The huge plaque hanging above the gate was also thrown in the corner, full of cracks. Thinking about the prosperity here in the past, a sense of melancholy rose in Mo Yunxiao's heart. She couldn't bear to look at it more, so she hurried away.

And at the end of this street is a crossroads, where the people of all directions are intertwined. If you walk to the left, you will come to the main thoroughfare of Tokyo City, Tenkai.

At this intersection, she saw a tea shop with the door panel. At this time, it is noon, and it is the time for people to eat and drink tea, but why is this tea shop not open?

Mo Yunxiao was curious, so she went up and patted the door panel gently, and asked, "Is the master here?" Is the host available? ”

"Who?" The voice of an old man inside came out.

"Old man, I'm passing by and want to beg for a bowl of water to drink." Mo Yunxiao said.

The old man inside was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked, "But the eldest girl of the Mo family?" ”

"Exactly!" Mo Yunxiao was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked: "The old man can actually recognize me by his voice, it must be extremely familiar!" ”

"Oops! How can you not be familiar! The old man's footsteps approached, and the door panel was removed. He opened the door and happened to see Mo Yunxiao.

Mo Yunxiao was a little confused, and couldn't remember who he was for a while. But the old man immediately knelt down in front of Mo Yunxiao.

"What are you doing, old man?" She was taken aback and hurriedly reached out to help.

But the old man grabbed her arm and said in a somewhat choked voice, "Big girl, do you remember me?" On the Shangyuan Festival, you went to Jinmingchi, and you specially patronized the old child's tea stall. ”

"Oh?" Mo Yunxiao thought about it, but her memory was blank. At that time, she had not yet crossed over, so she did not know the old man.

The old man choked up and said, "It's rare for the girl to be gracious and willing to let the little old man go to the tea house to learn art." I can't forget this kindness! ”

"Oh, I see, let's talk about it." Mo Yunxiao helped him up and followed him into the store.

It's a small shop, almost the size of a firewood and straw house in a former tea house. But Mo Yunxiao looked left and right, but saw that there were all the tables and chairs here, and he was secretly happy: "The location is good, and the environment in the store is also good." It's a good place. ”

The old man wiped the dust off the stool with his sleeve, invited Mo Yunxiao to sit down, and continued: "After I went to Minglou to learn art, I took the stall of Jin Mingchi. I thought about learning the craft in Minglou for three years and doing it again when I came out. Pity...... Alas, God doesn't have long eyes, but he brought the mold to the Minglou. I was also going to be sold with the guys in Minglou, but I was an apprentice and didn't eat and live in the store, so I escaped by luck. I see this shop is fine, I just spent all my savings to buy it. The leaves, teacups, and so on hadn't been prepared yet, and the girl happened to come. What a savior! The more he talked, the more excited he became, and in the end he couldn't help himself with a whimper.

Mo Yunxiao hurriedly comforted him and said, "Don't be too sad for the old man. ”

"I'm not sorry for myself, I'm sorry for the girl." The old man wiped a handful of tears and said, "Minglou is the hard work of the Mo family for decades, and it just fell like this." ”

"The tea house can't be poured." Mo Yunxiao said: "It just so happens that we meet, so let's re-erect the signboard of the Minglou together." ”

The old man was startled, and hurriedly looked up and said, "Is the girl serious?" ”

"Naturally, seriously." Mo Yunxiao said: "I have rented tea utensils in the tea and wine department, and now I am out to find a shop." I was still worried that I didn't have enough cash in my hand, but I was so fortunate that I met my husband. I want to buy this store, but I'm afraid the money of this store is ......."

"Oops!" The old man hurriedly got up, waved at Mo Yunxiao, and said, "How dare I collect money." The shop is owned by the girl. ”

Mo Yunxiao's heart was surging, and she also stood up and said, "This is absolutely impossible. We can only borrow. If the old gentleman does not give up, please be our tea doctor! ”

The old man was surprised and said, "I've only been studying for less than a month, how can I become a tea doctor in Minglou?" ”

"Now, only you can be the tea doctor of the tea house." Mo Yunxiao shook her head and smiled bitterly, and then asked again: "It's just that we are a big family, how can we live?" ”

"It's easy to do." The old man took Mo Yunxiao to the backyard. This backyard is not big, only an old tree and a room that is not very spacious. There was a table, a bunk, and nothing else.

The house is not new, with visible cobwebs everywhere and choking dust flying in the air.

Mo Yunxiao frowned and said, "Is there only this one?" ”

The old man was a little embarrassed, so he had to say, "Yes, this is the only one, I'm afraid that I have wronged the girls." ”

Mo Yunxiao crossed her fingers and counted silently: "Yunxiang, Yunxi, second grandmother, third grandmother, I, well, it's enough to squeeze it." When it rains...... Can live in Taixue. Then she asked, "What about you, sir?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay!" The old man smiled and said, "The table outside is up, it's enough for the old man to sleep." ”

"Then I'm wronged by you, sir." Mo Yunxiao turned around and walked back, saying, "Speaking of which, this shop is yours, and we call it a dove occupying the magpie's nest, so I really don't want to go." ”

"What did the girl say?" The old man followed behind her and said, "The old man must repay the girl's kindness." ”

Mo Yunxiao walked to the door, turned around and asked, "Old man, I don't know what your name is." ”

"The little old man's surname is Zhou, the fourth in line, and people call me Zhou Laosi." He scratched his head and said with a smile: "Mom and Dad haven't read a book, so they can't have any nice names." ”

"Well, then I'll be called a gentleman." Mo Yunxiao said: "Mr. Zhou, I will definitely repay you for your kindness in the future." Now, I'm going to pick up my sister and aunt. ”

So in the afternoon of the same day, Mo Yunxiao's family moved to this small shop. The two mothers and daughters were greatly surprised when they saw this house, and Yunxi retreated again and again, saying, "I don't want to live here, I don't want to live here......"

"Yunxi!" Mo Yunxiao greeted her and said to her, "You can live if you don't live." It's not just you, I've got to live here. ”

"Helu, I didn't say you." Zhang Yun'er leaned over and pointed, "Look, this is where people live." ”

Mo Yunxiao's eyes widened and said, "Isn't Mr. Zhou a human?" If he can live, why can't we? ”

"Well, we're not the same as him anymore." Yun Xiang glared at Zhou Laosi, who was standing next to the old tree, and said, "No, I want to go back to Zeng's secret!" ”

Mo Yunxi sneered: "You want to go back?" People have to take you in. The eldest brother and Mrs. Wei are good friends, what does it have to do with you? ”

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Zhang Yuner was busy persuading: "Okay, okay, don't quarrel." Let's find another way to live. Anyway, our mother and daughter will never live here. ”

"It's like, we can't live there." Yun Xiang also said.

"It's okay if you don't live, I'll live with my mother and eldest brother. Save yourself from being crammed together! Mo Yunxi said.

Mo Yunxiao clasped her hands in front of her chest, leaned against the door, and quietly watched them bickering, only then did she turn her head to look at Li Xianmo, who was looking around in the room, and said, "Third grandmother, what do you say?" ”

"It's better here than in prison." Li Xian Mo turned around and said, "Helu, let's live here." ”

"Humph! Walking! I don't send it! Yunxi made a grimace at Zhang Yun'er's mother and daughter, and then went into the house as well.

"Mother! Look at her! Mo Yunxiang pulled his mother and wanted to be coquettish, but Zhang Yun'er was already half of her face blushing, so she could only shake her hand heavily and scolded: "You still think you are not embarrassed enough, don't you!" After saying that, he walked in stupidly. Mo Yunxiang was bored, so he had to follow in.

Li Xian Mo came over and said to Mo Yunxiao: "Helu, this time our family can be reborn after the catastrophe, but it is all thanks to you." Without your words, we ...... Alas, I'm ashamed, when Da Lang was here, we always wanted to join forces to fix you, but now ......"

"Third grandmother, don't mention the old things." Mo Yunxiao interrupted her words and said, "We have to look forward, life will always be better day by day." ”

Li Xianmoth nodded tearfully and said, "Yes, life will always be better day by day." ”