Early in the morning, the sky had just cleared. Zhou Laosi yawned while removing the board against the gate.

Although the weather has been warmer recently, it is still frosty at this time. He rubbed his hands together and looked to see a young man dressed as a scholar standing in the doorway.

The scholar held a folding fan in his hand, and he was accompanied by a slightly shorter, fair-skinned servant.

The two of them cast their eyes on themselves together. But their eyes were slightly different, the scholar had a shallow smile on his face, and his eyes were full of tenderness, while the servant's gaze seemed blank and empty, as if he didn't know why.

Zhou Laosi also felt strange, the tea customers who usually came to the store were extremely ordinary cloth clothes, even poor husbands and craftsmen, but how could they have seen such luxurious guests?

If he is a frequent visitor to the former tea house, Zhou Laosi is naturally not surprised, but now the tea house has long been a person, and such a guest standing at the door is very abrupt.

Just when Zhou Laosi was stunned, the scholar took a few steps forward, hugged his fists, and said with a smile: "Dare to ask the old man, is this the Mo family in Minglou?" ”

"yes." Zhou Laosi saw that this scholar was well-behaved and respectful, so he let down his guard and said, "Childe is an old acquaintance of the Mo family? Now that the door of the tea building is small, you must have spent a lot of effort looking for it. ”

The scholar unfurled the fan and said with a smile: "I don't know how many boys from the neighboring towns have sought a big name here, and it is not difficult to find it." It's just that Xiaosheng did take a lot of trouble. ”

Zhou Laosi smiled and said, "Since it is an old acquaintance, I will go and report it, and I will not tell you to wait." ”

As he spoke, he was about to turn back, but the scholar stopped him and said, "It's okay, we will wait here, and it is not too late for Miss Mo to come and see him when she has time." I know she must be very busy right now, don't say much, don't disturb her. ”

"This ......" Zhou Laosi was embarrassed for a while, and said in embarrassment: "The small shop hasn't lit a fire yet, but I'm afraid that a bowl of hot tea can't be served in a hurry." ”

The servant beside the scholar was about to speak, but the scholar knocked him on the shoulder with a folding fan, and said first: "Go away, old man, you don't have to take care of us." ”

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

"It's okay, we came suddenly, and we didn't hand over the box, it's rude first." The scholar looked at the store and said with a smile: "Presumably, the old man still needs to prepare hot soup, so let's go quickly." ”

"Alas, this ......" Zhou Laosi had no choice but to clasp his fists and salute, and said, "It's neglected." So he went into the shop, brought out two benches, and sat them on the two of them.

After thanking the scholar, he sat down first, and then also beckoned his servants: "Zhang Di, you can also sit." ”

Zhang Di smiled innocently and said, "Our family doesn't dare." ”

Zhao Ji put his face on the board, pretended to be angry, and said, "What garlic are you pretending!" Sit down! ”

"Yes." Zhang Di did not hesitate, and immediately sat down, with a frivolous expression.

There were not many pedestrians on the street at this time, only a watchman and a team of dung pickers passing by. Zhang Di is a teenager, and after sitting for a while, he was a little impatient, and then he saw that Zhao Ji was still shaking his fan calmly, just like Zhuge Kongming in a miscellaneous drama.

"The little one really doesn't understand, the daughter of a businessman, the son wants to see it, he will come to see it, why bother to be so low-voiced." Zhang Di was a little indignant, but he still expressed his dissatisfaction more: "The son is dressed luxuriously, and sitting at the door of such a foot shop is too nondescript." Ordinary people are okay, what if the ministers of the court or the royal family and nobles see it? That's ridiculous. ”

"You know what." Zhao Ji glanced at him and said: "When Mi Fu came to see me, he didn't kneel or worship, and last time he went to a piece of my most cherished inkstone." Hehe, there are many discussions in the court, but they don't know that for this kind of person with great talent, he should never be restrained by vulgar etiquette, otherwise he will be the same as the light and become vulgar. In my opinion, Mo Yunxiao's talent is not under Mi Fu, and it should be more cautious. ”

"I'm afraid that the son will be cautious, and if she marries in the future, she will be even more lawless." Zhang Di said.

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Didn't you say before that the daughter of a merchant can't enter the palace gate?" Now you want to talk back? ”

"I ......" Zhang Di still opposes Mo Yunxiao entering the palace, but seeing that Zhao Ji has been thinking about her for a long time these days, almost to the point of not thinking about tea and dinner, he has to let him, so he said: "Whoever to marry or not to marry is a sentence from the son, how dare the little one interject?" ”

"Haha, you, you, you're just hard-mouthed." After he finished speaking, the smile on his face gradually dissipated, and he seemed to be full of hidden worries about the future of himself and Mo Yunxiao.

Before you know it, the sun has risen high, and by the end of the afternoon and the beginning of the afternoon, the sun is getting warmer, and the number of pedestrians on the road is gradually increasing. There are those who sell fruits in carts, there are those who sell bone-setting medicine with burdens, and there are also sporadic cries for selling ice cheese and ice primers that are popular in summer.

In addition to the hawkers along the street, there were also patrolling soldiers, officials from Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple. Men and women shuttle between each other on the street, there are three-foot boys running back and forth, and there are also butcher shop owners and the little lady next door laughing, in short, the market is prosperous, and there is no room for it.

Zhao Ji looked at the market with great interest and said, "Compared with the palace, it is much more lively and prosperous here. ”

Zhang Di smiled and said, "Although Ouchi is good, because of etiquette, he can't enjoy the wonders of the world. The most interesting and interesting thing in the world is the market. If the son is interested, let's take a trip to Zhen'an Fang, where the beauty is not much better than Mo Yunxiao. ”

Zhao Ji turned pale, and a pair of stern eyes threw a fierce light at Zhang Di. Zhang Di's hairs stood on end, and he knew that he was speechless, and 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 with a white servant, he must have been the son of a rich and noble family.

But the son of this rich and noble family sat at the door of a foot shop, neither going in nor leaving, what is the reason, and it is quite reverie.

Zhao Ji didn't care about their gazes, so he sat quietly, unconsciously for most of the hour.

Yunxi went out with a humming tone, but she was taken aback, there were two men sitting in front of her, looking straight at her, and when she looked at them, these two people were Zhao Ji and his chamberlain.

This surprise was not trivial, Yunxi couldn't help but gasp, hurriedly beckoned inside, and said, "Brother! Dude! Come on! ”

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

"Come and see, come and see! Doorway! Doorway! Yunxi panicked, and even said with a gesture. Zhao Ji couldn't help but smile a little.

"I'm still going to sort out our membership cards." Mo Yunxiao said: "Cuckoo, you go and take a look." ”

"Yes." The cuckoo came out to see. She was also taken aback when she saw it, and also beckoned inside: "Big girl, come and see!" Look who's coming! ”

"What the hell is going on?" Mo Yunxiao had no choice but to put down the small wooden card in his hand and walked out.

When she went out to see her, she was still surprised, and it was Zhao Ji, the son of heaven, who was sitting at the door. But after a brief moment of panic, she was the first to calm down.

She pulled her hair and smiled awkwardly at Zhao Ji. At this time, Mo Yunxiao still has the outstanding demeanor when he was in the Zeng family. Although she was wearing men's clothes at that time, her feminine charm still exuded irresistibly. But now, she was dressed in coarse cloth, with a headscarf wrapped around her head by an ordinary peasant woman, her face had not been powdered for a long time, and her skin was no longer as fair and translucent as it had been then.

She wanted to hide her clumsiness, but under the forced gaze of Zhao Ji, how could she hide her embarrassment? She glanced up at Zhao Ji and saw that he was still smiling faintly at herself, and she couldn't help but feel a lot more relieved.

"This ...... This ......" Yunxi stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhao Ji, but his words were unclear for a long time.

Mo Yunxiao frowned, turned her head and reprimanded: "What this, that, so unruly." Yunxi took a step back and didn't dare to say any more.

Zhao Ji slowly stood up and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are not the scholar Mo Da of Zengfu, but the Mo Da girl of Minglou." Alas, you really lied to me so hard. ”

Mo Yunxiao also smiled and said, "Son, you are not a traveling merchant Zhao Pang, you also deceived me so hard. ”

Zhao Ji's face changed slightly, so he laughed and said, "I ran to Zeng's Mansion several times, just to see the girl, but I all flew up." That's why I say bitter. Is the girl looking for me? ”

Mo Yunxiao bowed slightly, her face was gloomy, and said, "Our whole family is in ruins, how can we have the face to find your son?" ”

"Alas, the law of the country is like this, and I have wronged you." Zhao Ji sighed like this, his tone was full of sympathy.

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

She thought for a while before she turned around and said, "But the son doesn't come in either, he just sits at the door, and it's not good for people to see it." I can't afford a gatekeeper like you. ”

"You are really ......" Zhang Di glared at him, and he was about to reprimand, but when he saw Zhao Ji staring at him sideways, he could only mumble in a low voice: "It's so unruly." ”

However, Mo Yunxiao still heard this, she was not annoyed, but sneered: "Today's Minglou only does business for the Riba people, so naturally there are no rules. ”

"You ......" Zhang Di was about to have another seizure, but he still had to swallow this breath.

Zhao Ji smiled faintly and said, "Don't be a janitor, come and be a guest." Zhang Di, let's go in and serve their Mo family's tea bowl again. ”

With that, he lifted his shirt and stepped forward. Zhang Di was not angry, but he had to follow in.

Mo Yunxiao also turned his head to Du Juan and Yunxi and said, "I'll deal with them, you guys go." ”

Du Juan and Yunxi glanced at each other, and dispersed with a little apprehension. Yunxi is naturally still selling at the door to attract business. The cuckoo returned to the counter and continued to practice settling accounts with multiplication formulas.

Zhao Ji sat down, and after a while, two bowls of hot tea were brought up by Zhou Laosi. He carefully put the tea down and said, "You two old people use it slowly." ”

"Hard work, old man." Zhao Ji bowed and was quite humble.

Zhou Laosi responded: "Nothing." And he withdrew.

Zhao Ji picked up the tea bowl and sniffed it, the tea was fragrant, but it was far from the bowl of tea he had made in the tea building before. He glanced at Mo Yunxiao and saw Mo Yunxiao standing beside him, so he said again: "I didn't expect the girl to set up a cabinet here, so I can look for it for a while." ”

"Is it hard to find me?" Mo Yunxiao crossed her hands on her chest, with a little relaxed smile.

"Difficult." Zhao Ji took a sip of tea and said, "Xiaosheng is only Mr. Mo Da and doesn't want to see outsiders, and I have not had the opportunity to see Zeng Mansion several times for advice." I never thought that Mr. Mo Da was such a fairy-like girl. ”

Listening to his praise, Mo Yunxiao's face had a fever. She hurriedly picked up the rag at hand, fiddled with it a few times, and said, "This is a disappointment for Sir." Standing in front of you is not a fairy, but a vulgar village woman. ”

"Village women are not necessarily vulgar." Zhao Ji said with a smile: "In the past, the Empress Wu was a nun, wearing a monk's robe, didn't Gaozong be overjoyed when he saw it?" It can be seen that most of the beauty and ugliness likes and dislikes in the world come from natural creation. ”

Mo Yunxiao glanced at him sideways, and said while wiping the table: "Most of the children of the anointing are flamboyant. ”

Zhao Ji laughed. He drank all the tea in the bowl and said, "Miss Mo is a handsome woman, and there must be many people who praise you." Anyway, don't talk too much. I have come today to make friends with the girl with all my heart. I wonder if the girl will dislike it? ”

Mo Yunxiao was very happy in her heart, and secretly thought to herself: "What a big fish, it's finally going to be baited." But she also knew the truth of wanting to get away with it, so she still wiped the table expressionlessly and replied coldly: "Childe said he laughed." The son is the son of a big family, and the slave family is just a cheap businessman, how can he pay with the son? ”

She looked left and right, and continued: "Now there are only two female brothers and a bookkeeper who follow me. ”

Zhao Ji got up calmly and put the tea money on the counter. The cuckoo said "Chenghui", and then carefully put away the money.

He came to her side and said, "This is easy to do, I can leave Zhang Di behind, so that I can help you share these mundane affairs." ”

"Huh? Childe, you're joking! Zhang Di immediately became nervous.

"Although the son is well-intentioned, the slave family has no merit and is quite discussable." She put down the rag, wiped the sweat from her forehead with her elbow, and said to him: "And the slave family is also a loving person, and the maid who once followed is now missing, so how can she ask for someone else." After speaking, he couldn't help but sigh and picked up the rag again.

Zhao Ji nodded, and stopped talking.

He pondered for a while and said, "The girl has amazing talents, but she is also deeply affectionate, which is admirable. Okay, don't let go of Xiaosheng today, and come back to bother me in the future. ”

After he finished speaking, he walked out of the store with Zhang Di. The cuckoo in front of the counter was always paying attention, and as soon as he saw him leaving, he walked quickly towards Mo Yunxiao, and Yunxi also retreated.

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

Mo Yunxiao looked at Zhao Ji's distant back, smiled faintly, and said, "It's nothing, Huan'er is just afraid that he will be saved." ”

"Oh?" Cuckoo and Yunxi looked at each other again. They both saw a little confusion in each other's eyes.