Chapter 34 The heart of the Tao is hidden in the red dust
The thirty-fourth round of the Dao heart lurks in the red dust
When Mei Sanniang and Qin Ying first entered Zhonglu Pavilion, there was no shortage of people in the pavilion.
The bustard's mother, who was in charge of the house, was unwilling to take in the master and servant.
But Qin Ying swore to the bustard's mother: The eight characters of the three ladies of her family are unspeakably expensive, and they are not the life of the little girl.
After listening to Qin Ying's words, the bustard's mother asked Mei Sanniang to take off the curtain fence.
first took a fancy to Mei Sanniang's potential and cultivated her as a prostitute in the pavilion; Seeing Qin Ying's knowledge of the courtesy, he also let her stay by the way.
- As for what is unspeakably expensive, the bustard's mother doesn't believe it. If the eight characters are really expensive, how can they still be reduced to Pingkangfang?
originally thought that Mei Sanniang would be silent in the pavilion for a year or two before she could become the cash cow of Zhong Lu Pavilion.
Who knew that Mei Sanniang was recommended by nobles, and directly had the identity of an official prostitute, and even entered the head of the teaching workshop.
On the day of the Shangsi Festival, Mei Sanniang participated in the banquet of Qujiang Palace, and returned with General Li after the event.
After the third day of the third month of March, Mei Sanniang's worth is getting higher and higher, and there is a tendency to surpass the leader of Zhonglu Pavilion, Moxiang.
She came to Pingkangfang Zhongluge District for half a year, and she had such a great achievement smoothly.
Mei Sanniang's eight characters are not expensive, what is it?
Qin Ying saw Zhao Tan looking at him with an inquiring gaze, and waved his hand again and again: "The eight-character matter is not what I said first."
"What's going on?" Zhao Tan's curiosity is very heavy, and when she encounters something she doesn't understand, she will definitely break the sand pot and ask to the end.
Seeing that Mei Sanniang didn't mean to speak, Qin Ying cheekily made up nonsense and said:
"There is a strange fortune teller on the boundary of Yizhou, and the things he measured are accurate. Everyone only knows what his surname is, but they don't know his name and origin.
"He's uncertain, he's traveling. One day, this strange man knocked on the door of the Mei Mansion......"
The porter, seeing the sloppy man standing outside, unceremoniously pulled the deadbolt.
The third lady's aunt was about to go out to visit relatives, and happened to bump into this unshaven and disheveled old man.
Madame May entertained him well. He said that he could give a face to someone in the house in return for the meal.
At this time, Master Mei was working in the Chengdu Mansion and had not yet returned home; Mei Dalang and Mei Erlang are doing their homework; Only Mei Sanniang was in the courtyard, playing with the two maids and turning the flower rope.
So Mrs. May called her youngest daughter out and let the man meet.
The strange man looked at Mei Sanniang's face and sighed: This little girl's face is unspeakably expensive.
Qin Ying concluded: "When he said that the third lady was 'unspeakably expensive', I happened to be standing next to him, so my memory is still fresh."
Then she said to herself: Nowadays, people believe in Bazi more, so I changed the word physiognomy to Bazi. The difference between the two is not very big, is it..."
Her lie was so tight that even Mei Sanniang almost believed it.
After hearing this, Zhao Tan pursed her cherry lips and smiled: "If the bustard mother knows that you have fooled her, she will definitely fine you for three months."
"What is the surname of this fortune teller you are talking about?" Mo Xiang asked unhurriedly.
"βYuan." Qin Ying casually took Yuan Laodao and made up a story.
Qin Ying had long understood that Yuan Laodao was unusual. Consciously or unconsciously, he can predict some future.
He once said to Qin Ying when he was angry: "Hurry up and go to Beijing with her."
As a result, Qin Ying really came to Chang'an with Mei Sanniang.
On the morning when Qin Ying packed her bags and left Qingyang Shop, she didn't reveal it to anyone, even Mei Sanniang didn't know in advance.
But Yuan Laodao leaned against the tree in front of the Chengdu Mansion, and waited for Qin Ying and the others to pass by here.
He had expected that Qin Ying would leave Beijing on this day, and he also prepared the household registration required by Qin Ying in advance.
When it comes to Mei Sanniang's eight characters or physiognomy, Qin Ying doesn't understand anything.
The reason why she said this to the bustard mother with great certainty was only based on the memories of her previous life.
When she first met Mei Sanniang, Mei Sanniang was one of the top official prostitutes in Zhonglu Pavilion in Pingkangfang.
Qin Ying believes that Mei Sanniang in this life will also be like this.
She also made a bet on Mei Sanniang. The bet is on one's own judgment and the other party's talent.
Mei Sanniang really did not disappoint her, and moved forward step by step according to the path of her previous life.
"Qin Ying, are you free in the afternoon? Come out of the pavilion and join us for a stroll around the East Market. Zhao Tan said, this question pulled Qin Ying's ethereal thoughts back to reality.
"Well, I don't know. I'll ask the bustard mother to take a look at it later. Qin Ying replied with a wry smile.
"Today I have made an appointment with Mei Xuan, Sumire, and Abi. It's just you, give me a face. "Zhao Tan even coerced and coerced the tunnel.
"And Mo Xiang and Su Qin..."
Zhao Tan said in one breath like a storyteller: "Moxiang has everything she wants and what she doesn't want, and she usually doesn't go out to buy it in person." Su Qin is going to the temple to make incense. β
Su Qin went to see the little white face in the afternoon, but Zhao Tan didn't want to say it too explicit in front of Qin Ying.
Qin Ying couldn't get a chance to win under Zhaotan's offensive, so she had to ask the bustard's mother for leave.
The bustard's mother heard that Qin Ying was going to accompany the geisha in the pavilion to visit the East Market in the afternoon, and she did not object. made a list with a brush, handed it to Qin Ying with ten taels of silver, and asked her to buy some small sundries for Zhong Luge by the way.
The city of Chang'an City has strict rules.
The city is a place for trading and trading, and the fang is a place for living and lodging: the two must not cross the line and interfere.
And the market is open and closed regularly. After the last shift in the morning, the doors will open in turn; The eastern and western cities could not enter until after noon, after the drums had beaten at fifty o'clock.
Therefore, merchants and hawkers all open their stalls in the afternoon to do business.
Qin Ying and the others walked to the gate of the East Market from time to time, and saw that the people of the city were still flowing.
Mei Sanniang was afraid that Qin Ying would be lost again, so she took the initiative to reach out and grab Qin Ying's short cuffs: "This way it won't lose you, right?"
Shame instantly crept up to her ears, and Qin Ying whispered to Mei Sanniang: "Definitely not."
"First go and help Sumire and me pick out pen and ink, and then go and help Ah Bi and Mei Xuan buy chezi. Do you have any questions about this arrangement? β
This time it was an event organized by Zhao Tan, and she automatically acted as the leader.
Qin Ying took the time to look at the purchase list again, and found that these things could basically be found from where she went next, so she nodded.
Entering the gate of the East Market, Qin Ying felt as if she was being watched.
When passing by the dazzling shops, the merchants will look up at them.
The ladies of Zhenguan are generally very conservative, and when they go out in women's clothes, they will wear curtain fences.
As for those playful ladies who wear bearded clothes and pretend to be men, they will not use the curtain fence to cover their faces.
The inferior maidservants and servants do not care that their heads are looked at.
The several geisha around Qin Ying are another example of not wearing a curtain fence.
Geisha status makes them not only not afraid of being noticed, but also enjoying this special treatment.
"They're looking at us......" Qin Ying pulled Lamei Sanniang's sleeve and said, her ears getting redder and redder in the dense gaze.
"It's just the last East Market, don't be shy." Mei Sanniang raised her neck and said calmly.
Walking in front of Qin Ying and the others were Zhao Tan and Ah Bi. These two people had already blocked Qin Ying's line of sight a little.
After turning two or three streets, Qin Ying heard Zhaotan say, "We have arrived." Zhong Luge has been buying plain silk and pen and ink from Xixinzhai. β
Xixinzhai is not a big shop. There was just a pale yellow flag hanging next to the shop.
When I entered the shop, I saw that the interior decoration was very low-key. The glow is just enough to illuminate a clear spot in the field of vision.
Suddenly smelling the rich scent of sandalwood, Qin Ying sneezed loudly again.
- Spring has arrived, and I seem to have the misfortune to get a cold.
She lowered her eyes and rubbed her nose, and heard a nice voice in her ear.
Qin Ying even had a fever in her neck now, and she didn't dare to look up.
Because when you look up, you will see that the monk in the red robe of bean paste is standing in front of him.