Chapter 25 Tiger’s Den

Author: Sigui Beihong

Chapter 25 Tiger’s Den

A breeze blew by, ruffling Mo Yunxiao's clothes and the hair on her forehead, but it could not blow away her awe-inspiring righteousness and the unruffled killing intent in her eyes.

The three people present were stunned, and the singers also stood there, timidly not daring to speak. Only the roasting meat exuded a rich aroma and a "sizzling" sound.

Chu Yuanwai and Zhang Chun looked at each other. The former just smiled awkwardly, while the latter had a faint look of anger on his face.

Qiu Feng stared at Mo Yunxiao blankly, as if his soul had been taken away. He couldn't help thinking: "It turns out that there is such a beautiful woman in the world."

However, Mo Yunxiao just glanced at him and said coldly: "This must be Qiu Feng Qiu Yuhou. Today you killed a beggar. I have to respect you for such a great achievement."

As she spoke, she picked up the wine flask on the table outside the Chu's house and took a long sip.

Qiu Feng stood up in a hurry, picked up the wine glass and said, "Mo... Miss Mo, you are exaggerating." Then he drank it all in one gulp.

Couldn't he hear that Mo Yunxiao was deliberately mocking him? No, it was just that he was temporarily fascinated by beauty and was confused.

Zhang Chun looked at him with disdain and thought to himself: "How can a lustful person become such a powerful person?"

"Hahaha..." A burst of laughter from Yuan Chu broke the reverie of several people. He stood up and ordered: "Quickly, show our Miss Mo a seat."

Several boys brought a low-legged table and placed it next to Zhang Chun. On the table, a stove was set up to barbecue, and the interrupted pipa music started playing again.

Mo Yunxiao looked at Yuan Chu and found that the other party was looking at her with a smile. She was not polite and sat down with a graceful attitude.

Although she has gone deep into the tiger's den, the nickname "Female Yama" seems to be able to frighten the demons and monsters here. Therefore, she must not show any cowardice.

"Member Chu is very elegant and cheerful. In this dark and windy night, he still has the leisure to hold a candle and talk at night." Mo Yunxiao was the first to speak.

Member Chu laughed and said: "I really can't hide anything from you, Miss Mo. But what the girl doesn't know is that those people are not kind people. They are all deserters from the Western Army. Moreover, the Beggar Gang has always been in conflict with our Cao Gang.

He was fighting for the benefit of the canal. Now the imperial court has suppressed him, violating the laws of the country and pursuing personal interests. Isn’t that good for everyone?"

"We?" Mo Yunxiao was slightly surprised and thought to himself: "It turns out that Yuanwai Chu and the Cao Gang are in the same group, but how did Mo Yunxiao... get entangled with them?"

When Mo Yunxiao was hesitating, he heard a hoarse man's voice coming from the top of the stairs. "Ah, ah, Yuanwai, Yuanwai!"

Everyone looked sideways and saw a middle-aged man wearing a coarse shorts coming up the stairs.

This man has a strong build, dark skin, and an unshaven face. He looks like he was born as a coolie.

"Oh? Really, if you say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here." Yuan Chu laughed and said, "Brother Wan, no one will compete with you for business on this canal from now on."

The man cupped his fists and bowed, and said in his extremely hoarse voice: "Thank you so much for your kindness. Our gang has been thanks to your care over the years."

Member Chu laughed even more heartily, took the man's hand and walked towards Mo Yunxiao and the others, saying: "Come, let me introduce you to Brother Wan. This is Mo Yunxiao, the eldest daughter of the Mo family in Minglou."

The man was quite surprised when he heard this. He also raised his fists to Mo Yunxiao and said, "I would rather be jealous than Mo Haolu. All three-year-olds have heard this sentence. I...I...

He is a rough man and can't speak, so please don't blame Miss Mo."

Mo Yunxiao smiled lightly and said, "It's easy to talk about."

Yuan Chu took him outside to introduce Qiu Feng and Zhang Chun, but Mo Yunxiao was thinking secretly: "It seems that no one here is a good person, and Mo Yunxiao is their guest, and it seems that he is not a kind person."

Senior. Alas, but how did Huan'er get bought by her? Doesn't Yuan Chu feel jealous?"

She was puzzled here, and the introduction over there was finished. She saw the man named Wan cupped his hands and said to everyone: "I didn't expect that all the people here today are prominent people. I, Wan Nailin, am just a Bianhe River

A loach in the house can also enter the house, which really makes everyone laugh."

Qiu Feng laughed and said, "Brother Wan is modest about not being able to speak. In fact, I think your mouth is quite powerful."

Wan Nailin said with a smile: "Hey, I just can't speak. I only know how to draw fiber and transport goods. I have been doing this for half my life."

Zhang Chun also smiled and said: "We in Tokyo are so prosperous because of the canal. And although the cao gangs running on the canal are doing menial work, they are indispensable for a day. In the future, Changfeng Tower

I also ask Brother Wan to take care of the goods."

"Don't dare, I'm just trying my best." Wan Nailin replied.

"That's the best." Mo Yunxiao also interjected: "Since everyone relies on the canal, we must help each other in the future."

"Hmph!" Zhang Chun glanced coldly and said, "Since you, Miss Mo, took over the power of Minglou, half of the drinkers in our Changfeng Tower have become your guests. What else can Miss Mo do to help?"

Mo Yunxiao also laughed and said: "The guests themselves have their own feet. People can patronize whoever they want. Minglou has never turned away people."

"Mo Yunxiao! Don't bully others too much!" Zhang Chun suddenly became angry and said sternly: "You know how our guest ran away!"

Mo Yunxiao was stunned and thought to himself: "Has this Zhang Chun ever suffered from Mo Yunxiao?"

Before she had time to think about it, she heard Zhang Chun say angrily: "Our chalcedony and Huaniang from Changfeng Tower are famous for their good wines. Even the late emperor praised them greatly. But you, Mo Yunxiaoqian

What a good thing, you actually sent someone to buy my wine and give it to the condemned prisoners to drink, and named it 'decapitated wine'! You are too despicable to act like this!"

"I see." Although Mo Yunxiao also felt that this approach was inappropriate, she also secretly praised: "This is a wonderful move."

So she smiled slightly and said: "If Shopkeeper Zhang is angry, he can buy tea from our tea house and give it to the prisoners."

"Nonsense!" Zhang Chun slammed the table angrily and shouted: "Have you ever seen any prisoner who was a tea drinker?"

"Okay, okay." Chu Yuanwai hurriedly came to smooth things over: "Oh, just for the sake of Mr. Chu, you two should stop arguing. Didn't Brother Zhang just say that today we will only talk about personal friendship and not business?

?”

While the few people were talking, tables, chairs, wine and food were all prepared for Wan Nailin.

"Haha, come on, let's eat this barbecue that we have never had before in our lives, hahaha..." Mr. Chu said and returned to his seat.

Wan Nailin asked: "I don't understand. I often eat this barbecue. How can a member of the Communist Party of China say that I have never eaten it in my life?"

Qiu Feng explained: "There's nothing strange about the meat, what's strange is the ingredients. Brother Wan, please taste it carefully."

Wan Nailin leaned over and sniffed it with his nose, and exclaimed: "Oh! It is indeed a rare smell of meat. It is indeed the first time I have seen it in my life. If any restaurant or restaurant can get this thing, they won't be afraid that diners will step on it.

threshold?"

"It is indeed a treasure in the world." Zhang Chun also sighed with emotion.

"Hmph! What's so strange about this? It's just cumin. Who would eat barbecue without adding cumin!"

When Mo Yunxiao said these words, everyone was shocked.

Zhang Chun sneered and said: "Miss Mo, you are so cool. This fennel comes from the Western Regions and is rare even in the Great Inner Forbidden Palace. You actually said it is nothing unusual?"

"It's nothing unusual!" Mo Yunxiao said: "This thing is called cumin, and it is a necessary condiment for barbecue. You still treat it as a treasure. You are really looking at the sky from the bottom of a well."

Member Chu's expression changed, and he could only say quietly: "So, Miss Mo has a way to get this spice."

"I can't help it." Mo Yunxiao answered readily.

Zhang Chun stared at her straightly, but he was thinking in his mind: "This girl speaks calmly and calmly, and she doesn't seem to be pretending to bluff. They say that Minglou's tea recipes are kept secret. Could it be that there is one among them?"

Just fennel?”

Member Chu smiled again and said, "Miss Mo is well-informed and I admire her. She is a straightforward person who speaks straightforwardly and never beats around the bush. This is why I am willing to make you my friend."

Qiu Feng's eyes lit up, and he turned his head and asked, "Executive member, I don't know how you and Miss Mo met?"

"Hahaha, it's a long story." Chu Yuanwai stroked his mustache and said: "That year I fell in love with the daughter of a sinner's family and wanted to buy her as a concubine. But Miss Mo just chose her.

I was blocked. Of course I was angry, but Miss Mo said some truth, and I suddenly realized that not only was I not annoyed with the girl, but I was also very grateful to her."

"Oh?" Qiu Feng asked with a smile: "What reason did Miss Mo say to make the officials abandon the beauty and ignore it?"

When he mentioned the word "beauty", he did not forget to glance at Mo Yunxiao.

Chu Yuanwai said slowly: "Miss Mo told me that day, the criminals' families should not be insulted. Their homes were confiscated today, and they may be reinstated tomorrow. Are there too many such examples over the years? After hearing this, I felt like

When I woke up from the dream, I realized that Miss Mo was here to save me. Little did I know that if I had just bought that woman in such a stupid way, and if the trend of the court changed one day, wouldn't I be bringing trouble on myself?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Mo Yunxiao and asked, "Girl, am I right?"

Mo Yunxiao nodded with a smile and said, "Not bad, not bad." Another mystery in her mind was solved, but a new question arose: Why did Mo Yunxiao help Yuan Chu?

Qiu Feng also thought deeply and said, "Miss Mo is indeed very knowledgeable."

Zhang Chun sneered disapprovingly and said, "I didn't expect that many years later, those who were dismissed from office would never get the chance to be hired again."

Qiu Feng argued, "Brother Zhang's words are wrong. Now that the new official family is very high-spirited, there is no guarantee that they will not pardon the former guilty officials."

Chu Yuanwai also fell into deep thought and said: "It's just that all these years I still don't understand that the guilty official is just a swordsman and pen official in Lantai, and he doesn't even have a rank. Even if the government wants to implement new laws, he will not be involved anyway.

"

Zhang Chun thought for a moment and said, "Unless someone reports it."

"Report?" Mo Yunxiao turned around and looked at Zhang Chun.

Zhang Chun ignored her and just explained to Chu Yuanwai: "If the government wants to change the law, it will naturally be vigorous and resolute. Although ordinary petty officials cannot enter the government's eyes, if someone reports, they will be punished for a small crime or a big problem. Otherwise,

It’s not enough to scare people’s hearts. It’s just killing a chicken to scare the monkeys and establish prestige for yourself.”

Zhang Chun's brother Zhang Dun was an official in the court, so he was very familiar with the rules of officialdom.

"Oh!" Chu Yuanwai suddenly realized, "But I don't know who wants to report their family."

"Of course they are enemies." Zhang Chun replied.

After hearing these words, Mo Yunxiao felt very uncomfortable. She looked up at the sky outside the building and could already see the faint whiteness in the east.

"It's dawn." She said lightly.
Chapter completed!