Author: Sigui Beihong

It was already dark when Mo Yunxiao and Huan'er left the Li Mansion, and there were gradually more tourists on the street. Li Gefei wanted to rent a carriage to take them back, but Mo Yunxiao politely declined.

While walking on the road, Huan'er was full of complaints: "Girl, why are you holding this red thread? The lady of the Li family is so rude, it seems that she is definitely not easy to get along with. You help her and you expect her to be kind to you?"

Mo Yunxiao smiled faintly and said, "You don't know something, but this lady of the Li family will become a very famous person in the future, and her name will go down in history, and she will still be loved by countless people a thousand years later."

Huan'er blinked his eyes and asked, "Miss, how do you know what's going to happen in the future?"

Mo Yunxiao knew that she would definitely ask this question, so he answered unhurriedly: "I can see that her lyrics are elegant and graceful, and I know that she is well-read, and in time she will definitely become a great poet in our dynasty."

Huan'er curled her lips and said disapprovingly: "Since ancient times, there has never been a woman who can become a poet saint of the Ci sect."

Mo Yunxiao glanced at her and said with a smile: "Li Qingzhao is the one. And there is no shortage of female poets and lyricists in China. In ancient times, there was Cai Wenji, in recent times there are Xue Tao, Yu Xuanji, and my good friend Wei Wan and Wei Yuru.

They are all figures whose names have gone down in history, so how could Li Qingzhao not do it?"

"Alas!" Huan'er sighed helplessly and said with a smile: "Girl, I can't help you, but you have to help her lead the red line, which is really not easy to do. Not to mention how to contact Zhao Xiaoguan, even if you contact him

If he doesn't like it, then Li Qingzhao will have nothing to do."

"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I will guarantee that they will get married." Mo Yunxiao said, took Huan'er and left.

There was a lot of traffic along the way, and when we passed Tongjin Bridge, there were more and more shops. Huan'er clamored for a candy man, but Mo Yunxiao struggled but had to buy two. She got one from Prince Guan, and Huan'er got one.

Monkey in golden armor.

Mo Yunxiao was a little strange, so he asked her, "What is this?"

"Monkey King!" Huan'er said happily.

"Monkey King?" Mo Yunxiao found it interesting and continued: "Why do you also know Monkey King?"

Huan'er rolled his eyes and said, "Of course I know. Are the Monkey King, Monkey King, and Monkey King three brothers? These three monster monkeys have boundless magic power. They dominate the mountain and are kings. They even have Ling.

Go to Xiaobao Palace, the color of the world will change, and the ghosts and gods will be frightened. Huh? Doesn’t the girl not know these stories? "

Mo Yunxiao smiled awkwardly and said, "I know, I know. I also know that the Great Sage Qitian was later suppressed by the Tathagata Buddha at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain. After being enlightened by Guanyin Bodhisattva, he protected Monk Tang from studying in the West."

Huan'er was confused but found it very interesting, so she said, "I've never heard the story behind it."

Mo Yunxiao smiled proudly and said, "Of course you haven't heard of it. I am the only one who knows about this."

Huan'er immediately hugged Mo Yunxiao's neck and begged: "Good sister, tell me, tell me..."

"Oh my, my, it's so inappropriate to be in such a large public place." Mo Yunxiao broke away from her embrace and said, "Be careful of the sugar man!"

Miss Wang sat on the stone steps in front of the teahouse, holding her chin in her hands, looking longingly at the bustling streets.

Yunxi happened to be coming back from shopping with Danzhu. When he saw her, he asked, "Girl, what are you doing sitting here?"

"I'm waiting for Sister Mo to come back." Miss Wang said, "She promised to buy me sweet-scented osmanthus drinks."

"Oh, it's that drink shop by the Cai River?" Yun Xi smiled slightly and said, "Then you can follow me in, it's very windy outside."

"I don't! I want to see them come back." Miss Wang's temper was very stubborn.

Yunxi shrugged and had no choice but to go in first with Danzhu.

After a while, Miss Wang saw Mo Yunxiao and Huan'er. She jumped up excitedly, ran over and threw herself into Mo Yunxiao's arms, saying, "Sister Mo, you are back, I'm waiting for you."

I’m so anxious to wait.”

As she spoke, she looked around Mo Yunxiao and Huan'er and asked, "Where is my sweet-scented osmanthus drink?"

Mo Yunxiao and Huan'er looked at each other, both feeling embarrassed.

Mo Yunxiao scratched her head, knelt down and said, "Good sister, I forgot to buy it."

"Ah?" Miss Wang looked frustrated after being surprised. She lowered her head and returned to the stone steps to sit down.

Mo Yunxiao felt very ashamed and remorseful, and was thinking about how to make amends, but Huan'er stepped forward before her, sat next to Miss Wang and said, "Look, we bought a candy man for you! Still!

Where is the Monkey King!"

Miss Xiao Wang glanced at her and said, "My sister bought this for you, I don't want it."

Huan'er was stunned and denied it: "No, this is what I bought for you."

Mo Yunxiao also came forward and said to Huan'er: "Miss Xiao Wang is very smart, you can't deceive her."

Then, Mo Yunxiao also sat down and said to her: "Sister, I did forget this time, but it happened for a reason. Well... there are many things that you may not want to hear even if I tell them. How about this, let me tell you something

Let me tell you a story, how about the story of the Great Sage Qitian who followed Monk Tang to learn Buddhist scriptures?"

Huan'er was the first to clapped her hands and applauded: "This story is so exciting, we have never heard of it."

Miss Wang's eyes lit up, she turned her head and asked, "What is that?"

Seeing that she was interested, Mo Yunxiao felt relieved at first, and then slowly said: "It is said that when Nuwa mended the sky, a colorful sacred stone was left on the Huaguo Mountain in Aolaiguo, Dongsheng Shenzhou. This sacred stone absorbed the heaven and earth.

The spiritual energy, the essence of the sun and the moon..."

"Journey to the West", which was only written in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, was told by Mo Yunxiao to two girls in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Although the story of the Monkey King and Xuanzang's Buddhist scriptures was already well-known in the Song Dynasty, it was only a prototype after all. "Journey to the West" summarizes these mythical stories in a more systematic way, and there are also some inventions and creations by the author.

Therefore, Mo Yunxiao slowly spoke, and the two girls soon became fascinated. Many passers-by also stopped to listen.

At first, people just thought it was very strange that there were three women sitting at the door of Minglou, and they couldn't help but stop and look at it for a while. But after hearing this fascinating story, they couldn't help but be attracted to it.

So more and more people stopped to listen. After a while, the spacious Tianjie Royal Road was so packed with people that neither the peace train nor the mule cart could pass.

After finishing a story, the three of them realized that there were many people around them. Mo Yunxiao was a little surprised and hurriedly said: "Dear elders, I am not a storyteller. What I told is just anecdotes that children like to hear. Please leave.

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"Mrs. Mo, this is not right!" someone among the spectators said: "This story is so fascinating. If we continue to tell it, we will not hesitate to pay these few copper coins."

"Yes, yes..." There was a chorus of echoes.

Miss Wang also jumped up and said, "Sister Mo, why don't we just talk in the building."

Mo Yunxiao looked back at the building and saw that there were not many tea customers in Minglou at this time. Since it was dinner time, I'm afraid there would be more guests in Fanlou and Yulou.

Mo Yunxiao nodded and called to everyone: "Since you all love me so much, please come to the Minglou."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was excited.

After a while, the lobby on the first floor of Minglou was filled with people. Mo Yunxiao set up a table, prepared a piece of wood and a bowl of tea, and started talking.

"The last letter said that the abominable Liu Hong killed Chen Guangrui, the number one scholar, took away his wife, and pretended to be Chen Guangrui to take office..."

Although Mo Yunxiao could not recite the entire text of "Journey to the West", she was already familiar with the general plot. Coupled with her talent for acting, this section of the book made everyone sitting there sometimes sigh and sometimes feel resentful.

Sometimes he nodded frequently, sometimes he clapped his hands and applauded.

Unknowingly, as dusk fell, more and more listeners gathered in the Minglou, and those who came late could only stand outside the door.

Mo Yunze also happened to return home and was very surprised to see the scene in front of him. He stood on tiptoes and looked in, but he saw only a crowd of people and nothing else.

He asked the people around him: "Brother, what's going on?"

"You still don't know? The eldest lady of the Mo family is telling stories inside." The person next to me replied.

"Storytelling? What kind of book?" Mo Yunze asked.

"It's "Journey to the West"," the man replied.

"Journey to the West?" Mo Yunze was confused and asked: "Is this some kind of news version? Why have I never heard of it?"

The man became impatient when asked, and could only say: "Of course, this passage can only be heard here."

Mo Yunze wanted to ask again, but he heard a slap from the inside, and Mo Yunxiao's voice came: "If you want to know what happened next time, let's listen to the explanation next time!"

After the whole hall applauded, people who were still unsatisfied filed out and discussed the plot with each other.

"I think Chen Guangrui is unlucky enough. He studied hard for many years and became a man in green clothes, but he met a genius like Liu Hong!"

"Yes! But Liu Hong is indeed very powerful. A gangster can pretend to be an official for many years without revealing his flaws. This is not easy!"

Looking at these tea guests who were chatting and leaving, Mo Yunze's doubts became more and more serious. When he walked out the door, he saw a mess of cups and dishes, and melon and fruit peels all over the floor.

The women were cleaning, and Mo Yunxiao was sitting at the table drinking tea, looking very tired.

He looked again and saw that Yunxi, Yunxiang, Zhang Yun'er, and Li Xian'e were all sitting aside, while Huan'er and Du Juan were carrying the table to the back hall.

Mo Yunxiao saw Yunze at a glance and waved to him: "Shigure? Are you back? Do you have a day off today?"

Mo Yunze said "Oh" and came over and said, "Yes, big girl, the Imperial College has a holiday tomorrow, I'll come home and take a look."

After he finished speaking, he bowed to Zhang Yun'er, Yun Xiang, Li Xian'e, and Yun Xi respectively, and then asked why he wanted to tell stories here.

Miss Xiao Wang then talked about it in detail. She spoke vividly and happily, obviously she had left the regret of not drinking the sweet-scented osmanthus drink to Xiniu Hezhou.

The more Mo Yunze listened, the more interesting he became, so he said, "In that case, if I have nothing to do tomorrow, I will invite a few classmates from Taixue to come and listen to the eldest daughter brother's story."

Zhang Yun'er smiled from ear to ear and said, "That's great. Your classmates are all post-officials. You need to be careful about flattery in the future to find a good future for yourself."

"Mom!" Mo Yunze was a little displeased and said, "I will take the exam again in three years and pass the Jinshi exam on my own. My classmates and I are gentlemen, so we can't do this."

Mo Yunxiao nodded and praised: "Good! You are worthy of being the son of the Mo family."

Regardless of his mother's somewhat concerned expression, Mo Yunze came directly to Mo Yunxiao and said, "I still understand me. I have a close relationship with a few friends. I will definitely invite them to come tomorrow."
To be continued...