Author: Sigui Beihong

Mo Yunxiao felt very uneasy.

She lowered her head and knelt in front of Mo Chenglin. Mo Chenglin sat on the wicker chair in the middle and looked at her solemnly.

Behind Mo Yunxiao were Yunxiang, Yunze brother and sister; Li Xianmo, Yunxi mother and daughter, and Du Juan stood respectfully beside Mo Chenglin, waiting for orders at any time.

Zhang Yun'er was supposed to be present, but Mo Chenglin got angry and grounded her more than an hour ago.

"Dad, I'm back." Mo Yunxiao said softly, then raised his head slightly and glanced at his father.

She didn't know if Mo Yunxiao was afraid of her father in the past, but she was indeed a little afraid. This was the first time she had met Mo Chenglin, and she didn't know his temper very well.

"He Lu, why didn't you come home all night?" Mo Chenglin asked solemnly.

"I..." she said, "Someone snatched Huan'er's handkerchief. I chased that person, but it was dark when we got to the outside of the city. I couldn't find my way and was delayed."

She cut off the story from beginning to end, hiding the best part.

"Absurd!" Mo Chenglin shouted angrily and said, "Do you want to chase after a maid's veil? What is your identity, and what is her identity?"

"Yes, that's what father taught me." Mo Yunxiao said.

Mo Chenglin sighed slightly and asked Du Juan next to him: "Where is Huan'er? Where is she?"

"Go back to Dalang. He has been tied up and thrown into the woodshed." Du Juan replied.

Mo Chenglin said slowly: "Every time the eldest girl falls into the water or gets lost, she is inseparable from her. This girl must not be kept. It is better to sell her as soon as possible."

After hearing this, everyone was surprised. Only Mo Yunxiang showed a happy smile.

Dujuan panicked and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Da Lang, please forgive me. Huan'er has been following the eldest girl for many years. It would be unbearable for her to be sold out like this."

"Hmph!" Mo Chenglin glared angrily and said, "She's just a maid, so there's nothing I can't bear. I'm afraid keeping her will be a disaster sooner or later."

"Dad!" Mo Yunxiao called out eagerly, and then slowly said: "My daughter bought her back at a high price back then, and now she will lose money if she sells it like this. Why don't we punish her at home?

It’s also good to set an example for others!”

Mo Chenglin sneered and said, "I don't care whether I lose my money or not. I just want my daughter to stop causing trouble. I've seen that Huan'er before. She's naughty in nature and doesn't like to have fun. I think you're giving me

She's totally screwed up."

"Dad, I..." Mo Yunxiao wanted to say more, but Mo Chenglin raised his palms to stop her and said, "There is no need to discuss this matter again. I will ask someone to find someone tomorrow."

Mo Chenglin's tone was firm, leaving no room for error. Mo Yunxiao was also stunned on the spot, not knowing what to say.

When Mo Yunxiang saw this, he was filled with joy. Huan'er was the eldest brother's arm, and now that he was selling her off, maybe he could also find a confidant.

So she sobbed twice, stepped forward and said, "Dad, although Huan'er has made a big mistake, she has followed her brother-in-law for many years and is a satisfactory person. If she is sold, what will happen to her for a while?"

There is a suitable person to take care of my brother-in-law."

Mo Chenglin's eyes flashed and he asked, "What do you mean?"

Mo Yunxiang smiled slightly and said: "There is a girl named Caiyi in my mother's room. Mrs. Zhang bought her at Xiangguo Temple a month ago. Although she has been here for less than a month, fortunately she is young and easy to train. She is not like Huan'er.

It’s so unruly.”

After Mo Yunxiao heard this, she thought to herself that something was wrong. "Doesn't this mean that I am going to break my arm and use it as my own chess piece?" she thought in her mind.

Mo Chenglin nodded and said with a smile: "It's rare that you have the intention, but your mother is missing someone."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Mo Yunxiang saw that the plan was coming true, and he was very excited and proud, and said quickly: "My mother and I live together, and one green jade is enough. When I see something good in the future, I will buy another one.

Already."

From Mo Yunxiang's tone, buying and selling people was as guilt-free as selling pets. She couldn't help but shake her head and sigh, feeling sad for the poor in this era.

Mo Chenglin smiled appreciatively and said, "My Xiang'er seems to have grown up and knows how to love others. Well, as a father, I will fulfill your filial piety."

Mo Yunxiang bent his knees with a smile and replied: "Thank you, daddy."

However, Mo Yunxi was anxious and unconsciously squeezed Li Xianmo's wrist gently. Li Xianmo's other hand gently covered her hand and patted it three times, as if he was confident.

"Okay, okay, He Lu will always be fine no matter what. This is the most important thing." Li Xianchou stepped forward quickly and said to Mo Chenglin: "Dalang, He Lu has been kneeling for a long time. The child is weak.

, we can’t stay too long, let’s go back and rest.”

Mo Chenglin turned his gaze to Mo Yunxiao and said, "Listen to your Sanniang, go back and rest early. Don't cause any more trouble. I want to live a few more years as a father."

His tone of voice was much softer this time, and his anger was obviously gone. Mo Yunxiao looked up at him and said, "Oh, I got it."

"Go on, after a long night of hard work, I want to get some sleep as a father." Mo Chenglin said and stood up and stretched his waist.

Li Xianmo gently supported him and said with a smile: "I boiled the peony soup to replenish qi and blood. Would you like a bowl of it, Dalang?"

"Oh? You are attentive, so go and have a bowl." Mo Chenglin said and strode away.

Li Xianmo gave Mo Yunxi a confident smile and quickly followed him. Mo Yunxiang looked at their retreating figures, but he was jealous of his mother and stamped his foot heavily.

"Ouch!" Mo Yunxiao knelt for a long time. When she got up, she found that her legs and feet were sore and numb, and she couldn't walk for a while. Du Juan and Mo Yunze hurriedly stepped forward to treat her.

"Is the girl okay?" Du Juan asked with concern.

Mo Yunxiao shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay."

"Du Juan, you have something to do in Minglou, so go ahead. I'll help my brother back." Mo Yunze said to Du Juan.

Du Juan responded, bowed to everyone and left. Then Mo Yunze helped Mo Yunxiao out of the middle hall.

Mo Yunxiang was still staring blankly at the backs of his father and Li Xianmo, lost in thought.

"Brother, why are you so upset?" Mo Yunxi came up to her and said, "Brother, are you worried that my mother gave daddy not peony soup but ecstasy soup?"

"Humph!" Mo Yunxiang glared at her, then looked around and asked: "That day, Huan'er bit me like a mad dog, why didn't you defend me?"

Mo Yunxi pretended to be frightened and said: "Brother, please calm down. That day...that day I saw my eldest brother die, confused, and speaking garbled words. How can I defend you, brother?"

Mo Yunxiang knew that talking more would be useless, so he could only glare at her fiercely, turn around and leave.

Li Xianmo took Mo Chenglin's hand and came to her Zhilan Curry. "You all, please go out." She called out, and the maids withdrew one after another and closed the door.

She picked up a bowl of steaming soup and said with a smile: "Da Lang, can you ask me to feed you?"

Mo Chenglin glanced at her and said with a smile: "Dear husband, why do you need someone to feed you?" He took the soup bowl and spoon himself and kept stirring.

Li Xianmo pouted and complained: "Dalang, you really don't understand the charm. There are only you and me here, are you still afraid that I will feed you and damage your manliness?"

"Who says it's just you and me?" Mo Chenglin looked up and saw a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva facing him. As he ate, he said, "No matter what, you can't do it in front of the Bodhisattva."

Li Xianmo raised his jade hand, gently hooked it on Mo Chenglin's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Then let's go to the inner room. The slave family read the "Huangdi Neijing" a few days ago and learned some methods to relax the muscles and activate blood circulation.

.Dalang, come and try."

Just as he was talking, Mo Chenglin had already finished the soup. He put down the soup bowl and said, "We'll talk about it later. I'm going to take a look at the accounts."

As he said this, he was about to leave. Li Xianmo quickly pressed his hand and said, "Dalang, it won't take more than three hours."

Mo Chenglin glanced at the Guanyin statue again and said: "You worship Buddha all day long, and you must have gods in your heart. How can this broad daylight..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Xianmo slammed the table and said angrily: "I pretend to be a god in my heart, so who would give birth to children for you, a heartless person like you? Now that you have both children, you don't care about me."

You’re old, aren’t you?”

Mo Chenglin chuckled, and hurriedly went up to Li Xianmo and took Li Xianmo's waist into his arms, and said kindly: "What are you talking about, Madam? There is only one male in our Mo family, Shigure. I still thought that Madam could

Spread the branches and leaves for me and add another one."

Li Xianmo turned around and said seriously: "Let me ask you, just now in the middle hall, Yun Xiang said that she would give the maid in her mother's room to He Lu. She sent someone to monitor He Lu.

did you know?"

Mo Chenglin nodded and said, "I know."

"You know? Then you agree?" Li Xianmo frowned and changed the subject: "There is not enough right and wrong in this family, right?"

What she said was very clever, and she easily turned her selfish thoughts into public ones.

Mo Chenglin said with a smile: "Yunxiang has not hidden it from you and me, how can he hide it from He Lu? After a hundred years from me, Minglou's property will still be in her hands. If she doesn't even have a colorful coat

If you can’t conquer it, how can you conquer the entire population of Minglou?”

Li Xianmo had already walked around behind Mo Chenglin, massaging his temples, and said: "But having said that, a daughter's family doing business in public always makes people poke their backs. We'd better find a good family for He Lu to marry as soon as possible.

, is the right thing to do.”

Mo Chenglin closed his eyes and fell asleep, and said, "Isn't Fan Lou's Sister-in-law Song Wu also a businessman?"

"How can it be the same?" Li Xianmo retorted: "She is a widow, and our He Lu is an innocent girl. At worst, we can recruit a rich husband to come to the house. It is always convenient to let a man take care of the tea house."

Mo Chenglin was silent for a while and said calmly: "I'm afraid that He Lu is arrogant and looks down on others. Besides, our Minglou's tea and medicine prescriptions cannot fall into the hands of outsiders."

"It makes sense." Li Xianmo said with a smile: "This time He Lu fell into the water, I heard some gossip, saying that He Lu lost her memory. Wouldn't it be bad if she forgot this tea recipe?"

Mo Chenglin suddenly opened his eyes, held Li Xianmo's hand tightly, and said, "Is this true?"

She shook her head and said, "I don't know if it's true or not. You can ask He Lu tomorrow. If she remembers the recipe, that will be fine. If something goes wrong, it's better to ask her to recuperate first. You can stay away from home for a long time."

, the prescription must be entrusted to another person for safekeeping."

Mo Chenglin nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad." He once again took Li Xianmo into his arms and said, "It seems you have to give me another son."

Li Xianmo patted him gently and said with a shy smile: "I'm just talking crazy. Didn't you say you still want to see the accounts?"

"Didn't you say that it's within an hour or three?" Mo Chenglin said with a smile, and then hugged Li Xianmo. Li Xianmo also gently leaned his head on Mo Chenglin's strong chest, holding both hands

He grabbed his neck and said, "You can't throw me away."

Mo Chenglin laughed loudly and said, "This is natural." Then he hugged her and walked towards the inner room.
Chapter completed!