Chapter 5 Flowers are full of buildings
The territory of Chu State is not known for thousands of miles.
The Chu River, called the mother river by the people of Chu, runs through the entire territory, like a noodle in the middle of the bread.
Kyoto City is the heart of the Chu State, the political center, located in the upper reaches of the Chu River, most of the lower reaches of the Chu River are rich, there are many big cities along the river, Yangzhou City can be named in the forefront.
In Yangzhou, celebrity anecdotes are not counted, and the storytellers in the teahouses with many popular stories can't tell them, and most of the things are related to women.
Therefore, Yangzhou City, also known as Rouge City, is a place where talented people and chivalrous people yearn for, which also responds to the sentence "My fair lady, good gentleman." ”
Dongjia Lane, located in the northeast area of Yangzhou City, is close to the Qinhuai River, a place of fireworks in the city.
The bustle is the countless flower boats on the Qinhuai River, this alley is very deserted, and there are more than a dozen households in the whole alley, and the people who come in and out are local people who beg for a living.
As the saying goes, "rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the river to eat the river", most of the people in this alley are making a living on the Qinhuai River, promising good luck, and the boat can get a reward of dozens of taels if they pick up a drunk and overboard guest on the river.
However, this desertion has recently been broken, and many young men in robes with folding fans and swords in their hands have nostalgically traveled back and forth here, which makes this alley a rare reminder of the shouts of hawkers.
At this time, a little girl came to the alley, cardamom was in her prime, innocent and romantic, holding a sugar gourd in each hand, licking it on the left, biting it on the right, and her lips would puff up and grin for a while, as if she was enjoying the pleasure of stimulating the mouth with the sweet and sour taste.
This little girl is the Qinxing girl who sent a folding fan to Feng Xingzhi.
Qin Xing approached an attic in the alley, and the plaque in front of the building had three big characters written on it, and the building was full of flowers!
The little girl was holding the sugar gourd and was going to use her elbow to push the door, but the gorgeous boy brother next to her stepped forward again and again, and greeted her with a smile: "Miss Qinxing, I'll help you." ”
Brother Gongzi grabbed in front of Qin Xing and pushed open the door.
Qin Xing smiled back: "Thank you, Childe, remember to come often!"
Brother Gongzi was full of joy: "Of course, since I received the folding fan from Miss Qinxing, I came every day, but I was afraid of taking the liberty of disturbing and making your young lady unhappy, so I waited at this door." ”
"The rule set by the young lady is that you can welcome up to three guests every day, and you can only enter the building if you have the folding fan you send. Qin Xing replied.
Brother Gongzi was a little anxious: "After entering the building last time, I don't know where the folding fan was lost, and I asked Miss Qinxing to inform me and be accommodating. ”
The more he spoke, the more eager he became, and he stood up with one hand and swore to the sky with three fingers.
Looking at Brother Gongzi's embarrassment, Qin Xing pretended to be helpless on his face, as if he said that I can't help it, but in fact, my heart is full of joy and flowers, thinking that these white-looking and tender child-looking scholars are really funny.
Brother Gongzi saw that Qin Xing was silent, afraid that she would ignore herself when she entered the building, and stood for a few hours on this hot day waiting for the opportunity, so he was really unwilling to miss his heart, so he ignored the etiquette and reached out to grab the girl's little hand.
Qin Xing girl was not in a hurry, twisted the sugar gourd in her hand, and placed it in the palm of Brother Gongzi's hand.
The incident happened suddenly, but the sugar gourd in Qin Xing's hand could continue to be eaten, and Brother Gongzi's palm was not pierced by the tip of the sugar gourd stick, because the sword was faster and stopped Brother Gongzi's rude hand.
This sword is bright and bright, about three feet long, the sword is not sheathed, and if you look closely, it turns out that the blade is not sharp.
Looking at the person holding the sword, he is dressed plainly, with sackcloth and bast shoes, and his belongings may not be as valuable as a foot of cloth on his son's body, but he has a folding fan inserted in his waist, which is the same as the one given to Feng Xingzhi.
Miss Qinxing looked at the person holding the sword, and greeted her with a smile: "It's Liu Shaoxia, I'll go and report to Miss." After speaking, he turned around and went into the building, and spat at Brother Gongzi before leaving.
Liu Xin took back the unopened iron sword, did not squint, and ignored the son-in-law on the side.
Brother Gongzi looked at the folding fan on Liu Xin's waist, and saw him dressed like this: "I was reckless just now, but fortunately, there is a young man who made a timely move to avoid making mistakes again and again, I don't know what to call a young man?"
Liu Xin hugged his fists: "Under Liu Xin, friends on the rivers and lakes call me Mai blunt sword." ”
Brother Gongzi also returned the salute with a smile on his face: "It turned out to be Liu Shaoxia, in Xia Baiji, Huafa Xing Shaodong." ”
"It's disrespectful, I didn't expect Bai Gongzi from Huaxing to come to the appointment. Liu Xin said with some surprise on his face.
Huafa is one of the top cloth merchants in Chu State, and the silk silk produced by it is not only excellent, but also for the royal family and nobles, and Huafa has branches in major cities across the country, and the business is very large.
Bai Ji explained: "Actually, I received a folding fan a few days ago, and I also came to this flower-filled building by appointment, since I saw that girl, I am not comfortable eating, I am not comfortable sleeping, I only have the figure of that person in my mind." ”
After a pause, he looked at Liu Xin: "But I don't know when the fan was lost, and without this entry certificate, it is not good to disturb abruptly, and break the rules here." Therefore, I don't know if Liu Shaoxia can cut his love and transfer the folding fan in your arms to me, and I will definitely give a thousand gold to thank you. ”
There are few people in the rivers and lakes who don't love gold and silver, and with gold and silver, they can be fresh and angry, and they can take a big sip of meat and wine. Good face, casually invite guests to dinner, and don't say dozens of taels to spend.
Liu Xin groaned, he had that side of the relationship with the girl in Huamanlou, and he also admired that girl, but thinking about giving up this opportunity in exchange for a thousand gold, and being able to get the favor of Bai Dagongzi, he hesitated when he thought of this.
Bai Ji saw that Liu Xin was interested, and continued to say while the iron was hot: "Seeing that Liu Shaoxia is not as dusty as this Yangzhou person, it is best for me to make friends. ”
Liu Xin, the name of Lanyue Tower, heard that Bai Ji could give himself enough face to invite himself to a banquet in Lanyue Tower, so he didn't shirk: "Since this is the case, then I won't be a villain, and I will become Bai Gongzi" After speaking, he handed out the folding fan.
Bai Ji's face was overjoyed, and he was about to take it, when the door of the flower building opened, and the little girl of Qinxing walked out and said with a smile: "Don't pay it back, I bothered the two of you to talk about business, I didn't expect this folding fan to be so valuable, I knew that I would ask Miss for a few more." ”
was teased by a little girl, Liu Xin and Bai Ji's faces were a little unnatural.
Originally, it was a folding fan given by the owner of this flower building at a kind invitation, but it was used for trading, which was somewhat unauthentic.
Qin Xing continued: "Liu Shaoxia, if you want to come in, come in, your fan can only be used for yourself, even if you give it to others, the portrait on the fan will not change, if you don't want to come in, then go to the bar with Bai Gongzi." ”
The little girl said this, which broke up Bai Ji's wishful thinking and made Liu Xin feel uncomfortable.
Liu Xin first said goodbye to Bai Jishi, and then walked sideways into the attic.
"Bang!"
Looking at the closed door, Bai Ji's eyes were gloomy.
Life is uncomfortable, the heart is anxious and can't ask for it, for this white boy who was born with a golden key, it is even more harassed by thousands of ants in his heart, which is very unbearable. The separation of a door makes people look forward to it.
A strong man stepped forward behind Bai Ji, this person has a thick lower body, and walks solidly, it must be that the next plate kung fu is not ordinary, the strong man whispered in his ear: "Childe, it's just a little lady on the field, acting a little perversely, and getting some small means to send folding fans is just eye-catching, if Childe really likes it, I will help you capture it, and send it to your room to warm the bed tonight." ”
Bai Ji shook his head and waved his hand: "No, I have seen a lot of women in the land of fireworks, in my opinion, that woman is definitely not such a superficial woman, not only has a beautiful face, but also has unparalleled piano skills, which makes people unable to extricate themselves." Remember, don't do anything rude, I believe that sincerity will touch her heart. ”
In the evening, it is popular to know the house.
Li Yu was dressed in close-fitting tights, dancing like a butterfly on the three-zhang square pool in the courtyard.
There are some aquatic plants rooted in the bottom of the pond floating on the surface of the pool, and Li Yu's butterfly-like figure does not sink on the surface of the water, and the water surface is only rippling in circles. Jumping back and forth left and right, his mouth was still chanting: "Nine hundred and ninety-one, nine hundred and ninety-two, nine hundred and ninety-three...."
It wasn't until she beat a thousand times that the little girl landed on the side of the pool, panting with a red face: "Whew... After a thousand jumps, every day, it's not difficult, Brother Feng is really grinding. ”
Xiaozui complained, and didn't want to think about how much she had suffered in this pool and how many sets of clothes she had wet.
At first, Fengxingzhi demanded ten strokes on the surface of the water, and over time, from ten to hundreds, and finally to the current thousand.
Li Yu finished today's homework, and Feng Xingzhi also walked out of the house on the side of the courtyard. The house behind him was a studio, where some exotic objects were made, and several mirrors in the house were produced in the workshop.
Feng Xingzhi looked at the girl with a red face, and he didn't know if it was caused by the practice or the fire in the sky, and said: "Fat fish, it seems that this kind of practice is not difficult for you, and you will wear this on the practice on the pool in the future." ”
After speaking, he handed the object in his hand to Li Yu.
Li Yu opened it and took a closer look, wondering what it would be, since she lived here, the things in the house are mostly strange, not to mention the mirror, build a compartment in the house to make a thatched house, and use water in the thatched house to flush away the excretory toilet, the lotus canopy for bathing, etc.
It's a strange thing, but it's very practical and easy to use.
Li Yu looked at the objects in his hand, one was leggings, the second was a thick corset, and the third was a vest.
The little girl is naturally happy about the new gadgets, but she is not happy after she wears it.
"It's so heavy, I really have to wear this set to practice in the future. ”
Feng Xingzhi nodded: "Naturally, it was specially prepared for you to make this set of weights, but a lot of purple gold and lead were used." ”
The density of purple gold lead is several times higher than that of ordinary lead, and under the same weight, purple gold lead is much smaller. Moreover, purple gold lead has gold characteristics and a relatively soft texture, which is perfect for use as a close-fitting load-bearing material.
However, purple gold and lead are not cheap, although the price is not as good as gold, but this hundred-pound weight-bearing suit, if it is priced in gold and silver, it will cost nearly a thousand taels of silver, which is not counting the handiwork cost of the popular line.
In order to fit Li Yu's body shape and not make him feel uncomfortable after wearing weights, Feng Xingzhi also put some thought into it.
Li Yu looked bitter: "Oh, I know." ”
"Practice, your little thing is nothing. Back then, I was forced by Old Man Nie to jump off the heart of the Chu River, and I gritted my teeth and passed. Feng Xingzhi cheered Li Yu up and said.
It is a hundred times more difficult to practice in the surging Chu River than on the small pool in the courtyard, and Feng Xingzhi has not yet finished speaking, at that time, he not only jumped off the heart of the Chu River, but also tied hundreds of catties of iron chains to his body.
Although Li Yu will behave reluctantly, he will never open his mouth to ask Fengxingzhi for a discount, he will do whatever he wants, he will say as much as he wants, and his heart is very strong.
Pinched Li Yu's red face, Feng Xingzhi said: "Go back to the room and take a bath, the water in the water tank should be warm, look at your stinky sweat." And in the evening, Lanyuelou delivered a meal, and I ate it first, so I didn't have to wait for me, I had something to do when I went out. ”
Li Yu is used to Feng Xingzhi's intimate action of pinching her face, she knows that she has always regarded herself as a sister in Feng Xingzhi's heart, but this time Li Yu frowned.
"Didn't you go out once in the morning, why did you go out again? Won't you go to mess around again, I don't think the little hoof who sent the folding fan is not like a good person, and her young lady is not a good person. ”
Feng Xingzhi was helpless: "Fat fish, don't bite a small hoof, lady, some chivalrous demeanor." Don't worry, it's not to drink flower wine, it's to send a letter to your beautiful brother, okay, go take a bath. ”
Li Yu stretched his brows, snorted softly, but returned to the room with a smile in his eyes.
Feng Xingzhi touched the root of his ear, and muttered in his mouth: "It's really difficult for girls to feed, if it's a boy, dare to pick a thorn and wait for a meal of fried meat with bamboo shoots." It seems that he wants to add a burden to the beautiful man, and he should have adopted this Li Yu girl at the beginning, and he also has a share, and he can't let him live lightly. ”