Chapter 94: Sleepy Twenty-Five
Wei Wuxian said: "Meng's mother moved three times. โ
This is the allusion that Meng Shi wants to emulate. But the son of a prostitute, in that scholarly land, is naturally out of place and is humiliated. It doesn't matter if you move anywhere.
Meng Shi guessed that his son must have been bullied, but after asking repeatedly, his son refused to say what he was bullied for, so he had to sigh and let him continue to live in Sishixuan, usually doing some cleaning and errands on the first floor, while continuing to work hard.
However, not only the people on the outside looked down on them, but also on the people inside the brothels. Meng Shi was in her twenties when she insisted on giving birth, she was already old for the women in Fengyuechang, and her complexion and body were damaged after giving birth.
In the land of fireworks, women like Meng Shi are the most troublesome. has read some books, is literate and scribble, and is talented, but she is only a small talent, just a gimmick to attract prostitutes, and it is not enough to support her to find another way to make a living. People who have been stained with some books always have such an inexplicable high spirit, and they are always unwilling to give up that little thought, and they are not willing to fall here, but a piece of paper is firmly held in the hands of others, and it is inevitable that they will be extremely depressed and full of suffering.
It was this high spirit that made the other women in the brothel very disgusted with her, and there were no good words in front of or behind her back. In the same way, the occasional guest who came to such a place saw a delicate girl in her teenage years reserved and dignified, which was a fresh and chic picture, but it would be very unpleasant for them to spend money to see a haggard woman pretentious. has long been no longer as prosperous and worth as it was back then, but he still can't recognize his own situation, and he ended up with such an end and evaluation.
One day, Meng Shi didn't know what kind of request he refused from a prostitute, which made him angry. Meng Yao was delivering fruit plates in the lobby on the first floor, when he suddenly heard the sound of cups, plates and saucers breaking on the second floor, and a yaoqin rolled out and fell to the center of the hall.
Meng Yao recognized that it was her mother's qin, and when she looked up, she saw a big man pulling her mother's hair out of a room, and hurriedly rushed upstairs. Meng Shi covered her scalp, desperately pulled her clothes up her shoulders, and when she saw her son running over, she hurriedly said, "I asked you not to go upstairs, go down, don't go down!" โ
Meng Yao went to break the hand of the prostitute, and was kicked in the lower abdomen, and rolled downstairs, causing an exclamation. Meng Shi: "Ah! He screamed, and was immediately dragged by the guest by the hair, dragged downstairs, stripped of his clothes, and thrown into the street.
Before leaving, the guest spat on her naked body and scolded: "How strange an ugly person is, the old prostitute still treats himself as a new product!" โ
Meng Shi crouched in the middle of the street in a panic, not daring to get up, as long as she moved, she would be looked at. The carnival woman is usually not afraid of people looking at her, but she just can't get over this hurdle. The pedestrians on the street are surprised and excited, wanting to leave or not, wanting to stay or not, poking and poking, and their eyes are shining. The other girls in Si Shixuan ate and laughed lowly, gloating to the guests around them about what was going on with this wolf bรจi.
Only Sisi, who became famous at the same time as Meng Shi, couldn't look at it, turned around and went out, took off her coat and covered Meng Shi, and helped her staggered into the lobby. Bumped into the brothel owner head-on and walked out and counted: "I told you to change it a long time ago." Who is it going to show you with a shelf? Bear the hardships, have a longer memory! โ
Meng Shi was so ashamed that she didn't dare to look up, and lowered her eyes to find her son. Meng Yao couldn't slow down after being kicked for a while, and she couldn't get up when she lay on the ground. Sisi dragged one in one hand, pulled the mother and son up and left.
The old man in the cloth shirt said something else, and said, "It's all old." Although the name is Si Shixuan, Si Si was also resold when she was old, Meng Shi also died, and her son also packed up his things and left. In the middle of the night, I don't know who didn't take care of the charcoal fire, and the whole building was burned. In the past, what was done in this place was not good, and later several stores were not allowed to pass it on, and now no one knows. โ
Wei Wuxian said in his heart, how could those shops have such a great ability to block the rumors among the people? I'm afraid that Jin Guangyao has spent a lot of effort. The cause of that fire was probably not as simple as the charcoal fire in the middle of the night. Thinking about the style of Jin Guangyao's "good friend" Xue Yang, it is not difficult to guess.
However, speculation is only speculation after all, and there is no evidence. Like Lan Wangji, he doesn't like to casually take his guesses as facts and then spit them on them. If it is really an old place that has a reason with Jin Guangyao, then it can't be taken lightly against the remnants of this inn, so keep it for the time being, and maybe you have to verify something from it in the future.
Wei Wuxian glanced at the stairs. Although he knew that it was no longer the stairs that Meng Yao rolled down back then, he still couldn't help but think: "The prostitute kicked him, Jin Guangshan's men kicked him, and Nie Mingjue also kicked him." Jin Guangyao was really kicked everywhere. โ
The old man in the cloth shirt finished the dishes that they had not touched, chatted a few words, and went home full of tea and food. When it is almost time to arrive, the proprietress should also prepare food and drinks for them, and it is time to go back. The two of them got up, and the guy glared and said, "Where are you going?" Don't you want accommodation? My room has been cleaned, what the hell do you mean?! โ
Wei Wuxian looked back and smiled, "I think you better stop doing it here, roll up and leave." If you stay in this shop, business will get worse and worse. โ
The reason why the owner of the clothing store and the innkeeper saw different visions of remnant souls was related to themselves. Listening to the retelling, the family of the owner of the clothing store seemed to be timid and docile, and the innkeeper didn't know how, but the guy he invited was really angry and angry. The spirit of the living also affects these things, and sometimes when you are peaceful, they will make a fuss and play around, and they will scare people. But if the person who comes is very aggressive and the whole person is not friendly, they will also behave very unfriendly. So the previous family saw the Living Spring Palace and heard the sound of the piano, but this one was a scorched corpse rolling all over the ground. Resentful remnants will also be treated differently.
Back at the small inn, the proprietress said that the food had been delivered, Wei Wuxian smiled and thanked him, went upstairs with Lan Wangji, and sat down in the room to continue talking about things that were inconvenient to talk about.
Wei Wuxian said: "Actually, I've always found it strange, as far as my impression is concerned, Jin Guangyao is not an impulsive and murderous person. He is mainly cunning and can be ruthless, but he will not do it rashly. If you can, try not to offend. Why was there such a rush to make such a big move on the mass grave this time? It's just forcing the family to be his enemy. He didn't think about what to do if he didn't succeed? โ
Lan Wangji said slowly: "That letter." Came quirky, and was cleverly written. โ
Wei Wuxian understood. The weirdness of coming means that it picked exactly the right time to send it, although it did itself a great favor. Skillfully written, it means that some of the crimes listed in the letter have evidence, and some do not. However, the letter writer puts the unsubstantiated charges next to the one with evidence, and the person who reads the letter will have the illusion that each article is conclusively evidenced. Coupled with the high anger and excitement, it is natural to accept all the orders and believe it. Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji's analysis of the suspicious points will become a kind of behavior to find fault with others in the eyes of others.
Wei Wuxian said to Lan Wangji, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much about your eldest brother. At that time, Jin Guangyao could splash any black water on me, if he really did anything to Zewujun, just push it to me, and the news would not be just seriously injured. We'll only rest for one night, and we'll continue our journey to Lanling tomorrow to find out. Drink and go to bed. โ
He said this naturally. Lan Wangji nodded slightly, Wei Wuxian raised his hand and was about to pour wine, hesitated for a moment, and immediately admonished himself: "I only ask him a few words, and I will never do anything else." Just ask him what he thinks. Anyway, Lan Zhanjiu didn't remember anything when he woke up, and he would never delay anything. โ
Assuring himself, his hand had steadily filled the wine glass and pushed it in front of Lan Wangji.
He was originally worried that if Lan Wangji refused to drink, how to coax him so as not to appear deliberate, but he didn't know if Lan Wangji was worried, so he didn't look at it, and he raised his head and drank it all up.
Wei Wuxian brought his wine glass to his lips, staring at the movement over there, intentionally or unconsciously. Who knows, he just took a sip and immediately squirted: "Cough cough cough!" โ
Coughing and thinking, "Okay, good." This proprietress is really a sincere person, saying that let her find as much strength as possible, she really found such a good one! He wiped the wine off his body, and when he looked up again, Lan Wangji had already lived up to his expectations.
This time he sat on the mat and fell asleep. His waist was straight, except for bowing his head slightly and closing his eyes, which was no different from his usual sitting posture. Wei Wuxian shook his hand in front of him, laughing in his heart.
When this face opened its eyes, it looked very indifferent because the eyes were very light and the eyes were cold. But after closing the eyes, the outline is much softer, like a young and handsome jade statue, quiet and serene, with an inviolable state.
But the more this happened, remembering the first two times when he was drunk, the more the unspeakable excitement in Wei Wuxian's heart grew, and he inexplicably had a premonition that he would be able to show his strength later, dragging the small case aside, and sitting face to face with Lan Wangji, waiting for him to wake up.
But Wei Wuxian was a person, it was impossible for him to sit and wait obediently, and he had to be a little bad to be happy. So he reached out and gently hooked Lan Wangji's chin.
Wei Wuxian said softly, "It's been suffocating me for the past few days. Hanguang-kun, how is it, has it fallen into my hands? โ
Lan Wangji, who was asleep, raised his face very obediently, looking powerless to resist and let Jun pick up. When Wei Wuxian saw it, his heart was not good, and he hurriedly withdrew his hand, and Lan Wangji's head hung down again.
The thief's heart was not dead, and Wei Wuxian poked him in the cheek again, pulling the corners of Lan Wangji's mouth upwards to see what he would look like when he smiled. Suddenly, there was a slight pain in my fingers.
Lan Wangji opened his eyes and was staring at him coldly.
And Wei Wuxian's index finger had been bitten into his mouth.
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Wei Wuxian said, "Loosen up." โ
Lan Wangji held his head high, maintained an indifferent look, leaned forward slightly, and bit his fingers from the first knuckle to the second knuckle, his teeth harder.
Wei Wuxian shouted, "It hurts! โ
Lan Wangji relaxed his teeth slightly, and Wei Wuxian took the opportunity to withdraw his fingers and roll aside. This bite made him creepy: as long as he could bite people, he would think of dogs, and when he thought of dogs, his hair stood on end. Who knows, the next moment, Lan Wangji pulled out the dust and thrust it into the mat, nailing a corner of Wei Wuxian's clothes to the ground. The set of clothes that he changed in the Lotus Dock was made of special materials, which was not easy to tear, Wei Wuxian was held by the corner of this clothes, and before he rolled away, Lan Wangji took the opportunity to grab his back collar and drag him back.
Wei Wuxian's back slammed into a chest, and the sound of dust being returned to the sheath was immediately heard.