Hearing the praise in Fang Ling's words, Song Ying'er smiled and said coquettishly: "That concubine is dressed as a man and a woman, and I want to take a look anyway." ”

Lu Bei and the others are also iron-clad men, and they have always been uninteresting to women, but as soon as Song Ying'er's coquettish voice came out, she suddenly felt a feeling of electric shock, and they didn't dare to look at her, and said straight in their hearts that the woman who came out of the Tsing Yi Fang was simply a goblin, and she couldn't even get the slightest idea of refusing to be coquettish like this, let alone taking her to the painting boat, that is, she wanted to let herself rob the county government treasury, and it was estimated that she could agree to it by gritting her teeth.

Compared with the people around him, Fang Ling's heart was naturally much firmer, and he smiled calmly: "Then it's better to disguise yourself as a woman." ”

Seeing Fang Ling agree, Song Ying'er "revealed" a cheerful smile, her pretty face was like a flower, and people couldn't take their eyes off it at a glance.

The large lake outside Acropolis County is called Chojeonghu, which is a tributary of the Wujiang River, a large river in the eastern region, which originates in the high mountains of the north and passes through many dangerous valleys.

Lake Choding surrounds almost half of the Acropolis County, like a crescent, and several small tributaries grow at the two corners of the crescent, and there are dense reeds growing on both sides, and occasionally birds and ducks lurk, and when they encounter the boat branch passing by, they fly up in panic, adding a lot of fun to the river.

On Qiuding Lake, there are more than a dozen painting boats, each of which is very richly decorated, and the large curtains rise with the wind, half-covered and half-hidden, and the music and singing are transmitted lightly, which makes people can't help but want to go on the boat to explore.

At night, the embankment by the lake is bustling with people, including people who admire the moon, small street vendors, and of course, rich sons and scholars who go on boats to have fun.

More than a dozen painting boats, each one represents a music workshop, the girls in the music workshop have dancers, some play the piano, if there is a "chanting" poem to do the right then can be called a talented girl, the value will be doubled, if the customer can afford to pay, you can enjoy the moon with the boat, you can also spend a good night together.

Therefore, in addition to these big boats, there are many small boats on the shore, and you can pay to hire a singer to accompany you and swim in the lake.

This kind of "sexuality" is really no different from the Qinglou, but it is a higher grade, compared with the rude transaction of the ordinary Qinglou that takes off his pants when he enters the house, the dancing girls in the painting boat are much more emotional, of course, the fee is naturally much more expensive than the ordinary Qinglou. Starting

Sun Xiaoxiao's painting boat is the largest of more than a dozen of the largest, called Ruyi Fang, the boat has two floors, enough to accommodate 34 people, it is said that many dignitaries are frequent guests on their ships, and the cost of boarding the ship is not low, just the cost of boarding the boat will cost 1 tael of silver, in addition, if you want to invite the girl to accompany the drink, etc., it will cost more than a few silver taels.

The highest governor of the county is the county guard, and its grade is determined according to the population of the state and various reasons, and it is divided into four grades down to five grades, such as Acropolis County, which has a population of five or six hundred thousand and lives inland, and the rank of the county guard is the five grades.

The official annual salary of Zhengwupin is only 200 taels, of course, there are some other benefits and incomes, and the monthly salary is only 17 taels of silver every month.

If the county guard is like this, then the officials below will naturally have fewer money, and most of the people who can really spend this money to come here for recreation are rich sons and the like.

In order to keep a low profile, Fang Ling didn't let Lu Bei and other guards follow, but only took Meng Zhiyuan and Song Ying'er to the painting boat.

Walking into the cabin from the deck, you will see that it is decorated with a rich hall, the tables and chairs and the like are quite tasteful, and they are firmly nailed to the deck, and there are few big waves on the lake, so no matter how strong the wind is, it is safe to sit in the cabin.

At this time, there were already many people sitting in the cabin, and a turtle slave in his thirties was hooking his head and waist, and a few rich sons who had just come in front of him were greeted and sat down.

Meng Zhiyuan glanced in the cabin, pointed to a thin man in the back row on the left and said, "Young Master, that's Tan Duocai." ”

Fang Ling glanced at Tan Duocai, with a thin appearance, a slender figure, wearing an ordinary white robe, holding a folding fan in his hand, quite a bit of literati temperament.

At this time, the turtle slave had already greeted him, and when he saw that the three of them were dressed well, he was about to lead to the front row, but Fang Ling sat down on the right side of the back row, just because Tan Duocai's every move could be clearly observed here.

The number of people in the cabin gradually increased, there were more than twenty people, Tan Duocai's eyes kept staring at the rolling shutter in the middle of the cabin, the folding fan in his hand shook occasionally, and the two young scholars who were sitting in the same seat were chatting quietly on the side.

The cabin was split in two by a roller shutter, and the curtain seemed to be light, making the scene inside looming, and when a few figures appeared inside, the cabin suddenly fell silent.

Fang Ling narrowed his eyes slightly, and saw that there seemed to be a graceful woman sitting at the end of the cabin, and at this time, Tan Duocai's eyes obviously flashed with joy, which showed that this person must be Sun Xiaoxiao.

Immediately, I heard the sound of a guzheng, although it was just a tone, it was like a spring breeze, which made people feel fresh.

The music was ethereal, everyone seemed to be immersed in it, shaking their heads and admiring it, and Tan Duocai was even more "fascinated", with an intoxicated Nirvana.

Fang Ling's expression was calm, not affected by the sound of the piano at all, and in the three years he had been in the fiefdom, he had not heard Song Ying'er's piano sound, compared to the former, Sun Xiaoxiao's piano sound was still much inferior.

Halfway through the play, the roller shutters in the middle of the cabin were pulled up to the sides, revealing the second half.

I saw a beautiful young woman with a graceful figure sitting at the end, her fingers raining down on the zither like drops, and the music continued to sound slowly.

At this time, several dancers in colorful skirts came to the cabin and danced to the music.

The music was soft, the dancing was beautiful, and the guests on the ship watched it with great interest, and from time to time whispered a few words, including many words of praise.

At the end of the song, Sun Xiaoxiao put away the piano and stood up, and saluted everyone, and a young man in the front row immediately shouted: "Okay, good song, look at it!"

The turtle slave hurriedly trotted over, took the silver ticket from the young man's hand, and then shouted loudly: "Li Gongzi rewarded Miss Sun with 10 taels of silver." ”

Before these words fell, another middle-aged man with a big belly said loudly: "Look at the reward." ”

The turtle slave ran to his side, took the silver ticket, and shouted loudly: "Boss Xu rewarded Miss Sun with 15 taels of silver." ”

Subsequently, the sound of tipping continued, whenever someone rewarded, Sun Xiaoxiao bowed, how much this reward is actually a tip, and it is not counted in the formal fee, but everyone is more arrogant, so people with deep pockets don't care about this bit of silver.

Only the literati and writers are shy, and although they appreciate and love it, they can only be embarrassed on one side.

The old bustard of the music shop is a middle-aged "woman" woman in her forties, dressed in fancy clothes, seeing everyone keep rewarding, laughing so much that it is almost incompatible, and after the guests have finished rewarding, the middle-aged "woman" woman walked up with a handkerchief twisting the bucket waist, and smiled at everyone: "You distinguished guests are so business-like, our family is really grateful." There is also good news to tell you today, that is, in a few days it will be the 18th birthday of our little one, and according to the rules of the painting boat, it will be the day when the little one leaves the cabinet. ”

As soon as these words fell, Tan Duocai's face suddenly turned pale, and the guests suddenly became excited, and they began to discuss it one by one.

Fang Ling's gaze never left Tan Duocai, of course he also knew the meaning of coming out of the pavilion in this green building. Ordinary women out of the pavilion are married to be "women", but for the women who paint the boat, they are no different from "prostitutes", only the matter of leaving the pavilion is done very carefully, just like sending a daughter to marry, the difference is that this first night is auctioned, and the one with the highest price gets it.

After leaving the cabinet, you can officially pick up customers, that is to say, once you leave the cabinet, you will really become a "prostitute".

Song Ying'er couldn't help but sigh faintly and said: "These women are like me, abandoned and sold by their parents, and finally ended up here, but how few people are as lucky as me and are saved by the young master?"

Fang Ling was so smart, he couldn't hear what was in her words, and said lightly: "Do you think this Tan Duocai really likes Sun Xiaoxiao?"

Song Ying'er bowed slightly: "I guess 'touch' yes, this kind of literati is quite easy to get emotional, looking at his expression just now, he should be greatly stimulated." ”

Fang Ling smiled slightly: "If you like it, that's the best, if you don't like it, I also promise you that I will definitely rescue Sun Xiaoxiao, but the premise is that she leaves voluntarily." ”

Song Ying'er was immediately overjoyed when she heard this: "Really, young master, you are really good!"

Fang Ling let out a long sigh and said, "No matter how good it is, but it can't save all the people who are suffering in the world." However, since I have seen something in trouble, how can I stand idly by and watch this woman fall into the dust?"

Song Ying'er shook her head, looked at Fang Ling intently, and said softly: "Yes, this industry since ancient times is difficult to exterminate even if it is ordered by the emperor, but young master, you have this compassionate heart, and you are the pole of the people." (Initial launch, domain name (remember _ three.)

At this moment, the old bustard said: "So tonight, I don't know which distinguished guest is willing to bid for a small escort?"

Everyone opened the price one after another, and the price rose from 10 taels of silver to more than 60 taels, and every time the price went up, the corners of Tan Duocai's mouth couldn't help twitching, and his hand seemed to crush the fan bone.

Fang Ling squinted his eyes, and after the price rose by another 10 taels, he said leisurely: "100 taels." ”

Everyone hurriedly looked back, and saw Fang Ling sitting there calmly, and there was an equally handsome white-clothed scholar beside him, and they couldn't help but whisper, I don't know which family's son, and I can get a hundred taels with a wine.

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