Chapter 135: Half the story

Shen Youfu and Ye Lun talked about the deed, if it weren't for the fact that the melons in the field were not ripe, these two people couldn't wait to go to the city to call friends now!

According to Shen Youfu and Uncle Daliang's calculations, it will take more than a month for this melon to really mature, and Ye Lun can only continue to wait patiently when he hears it.

During the days when Yeren was waiting for the melons to ripen, Shen Youfu was not idle.

Because now is the time to plant corn.

Corn likes high temperature and needs a lot of water, planted in the field in late spring and early summer, only one season can be harvested, if the melon business is good, then the corn will not be bad!

The matter of farming was handed over to Uncle Daliang, because of an experience, Uncle Daliang was also very willing to challenge new varieties.

Shen Youfu said everything she knew as usual, and gave it to Uncle Daliang as a reference, and left the rest to him to figure it out.

And Shen Youfu herself, who is busy before and after, is going to prepare for the "melon tasting meeting".

The poems of "Young Seven" don't have to worry, they are already in her stomach - Mr. Du Fu has a good poem "Gardeners Send Melons", and Song Bolu of the Qing Dynasty "Eating Cantaloupe" even describes the scene of the foreign land in Western Xinjiang paying tribute to the emperor and the day after tomorrow.

Shen Youfu decided to copy these two good poems and hang them in the room to be admired. I believe that it will definitely be able to raise the level of banquets.

In addition, you don't have to worry about the dishes with melons and fruits. Luel followed her to herself, and her skills in making fruit platters and fruit salad were almost full. And Luer is also very fond of innovation - after Shen Youfu mentioned something to her about carving flowers on fruits, she has always wanted to find a fruit to try.

The only thing that bothered Shen Youfu a little was the matter of the singer maiko.

The Shen family doesn't seem to know much about this, and even if someone does, she doesn't dare to inquire with the Shen family at will.

One comes. She has not yet explained to her family about the field she has set up outside. Second, there is a degree of deviance, she knows that it is too much, if she asks about these things openly, it will cause trouble to the second master and the second lady.

But just because it's not above board doesn't mean you can't be sneaky!

Shen Youfu found Shi Jingyi and told her plan. Shi Jingyi immediately understood.

He is now like the chief steward under Shen Youfu. As long as he opens his mouth about many things, there are many servants in the house who are willing to do it for him. But every time Shen Youfu personally explained his affairs, he knew that it was to be kept secret.

Shi Jingyi didn't say a word. I went to Jing'an City for a day and a night. When I came back the next day, I had already figured out the market.

There is a Kabuki hall in Gyeongan Castle called Hanyanlou.

The reason why this smoke building is famous is because there are not only red people who are fragrant and dancing, but also Qing people who are proficient in piano, chess, poetry and painting.

Shi Jingyi will know as soon as he inquires. Many large families. When entertaining guests, they are willing to invite people from here to accompany them. It is both fragrant and glamorous. and more elegant. There are even more lowly singing and dancing girls, and they are often bought directly and brought back to the house, made concubines or given to friends. It's also a common thing.

Shi Jingyi figured out the rules, but selling kabuki was not as simple as buying a few peasants, and he didn't think he had this vision. I had to come back and ask Shen Youfu to come back and have an idea.

When Shen Youfu learned that there was such a place for immortals, she couldn't hold back for a long time.

After all...... I haven't been to the Qinglou. Are you embarrassed to say that you are a traverser?

She hadn't thought about it before, but now that she was given a chance, of course she couldn't let it go.

When Shi Jingyi was sent away, Shen Youfu didn't say a word, but dressed up in the room in a different way......

She had Qiao Zhuang once, and she had some opinions about disguise - as long as she didn't make herself too pretty, she wouldn't be recognized.

Because of the reputation of "Youqi", Shen Youfu didn't dare to pretend to be a man anymore, but she still smeared herself with medicinal juice on her face, and stuffed some "fat" in her clothes to make her figure look different from the past. Finally, he changed into a maid's clothes...... A slightly fat ugly girl was born.

After she dressed up for this, Lu'er was pushing the door in, and when she looked up and saw Shen Youfu, she blurted out in fright.

"Who are you?"

Lu'er looked at the fat and ugly maid in front of her, and her first thought was where did the young lady go?

This stunned kung fu, only to hear the fat and ugly girl laugh, the voice is exactly the same as her own young lady.

Lu'er heard the voice, looked at it intently, and then realized that it was her master.

"What is this doing, Miss? Frightened the slaves. Luer patted her chest, breaking out in a cold sweat. The slave and maid thought that there had been another thief in the house. ”

"It's still so small." Shen Youfu was disgusted in her mouth, but she was proud in her heart!

Lu'er is with her day and night, and everyone who is close at hand every day needs a second glance to recognize her.

It can be seen that she has succeeded again.

"You're so timid, how can you go to the Smoke Building with me?" Shen Youfu patted Lu'er's shoulder sympathetically, "Go and clean up, Miss Ben will not be happy with you today!" ”

Smoke Building!?

Although Lu'er has never heard of it, it is not a good place just by looking at the name!

Coupled with Shen Youfu's obscene behavior, Lu'er's face instantly turned red and white, "Little ...... Miss, don't you really want to go, do you? ”

Where is the truth in what Shen Youfu said!?

She also knew that it was really inappropriate for her to go to that kind of place, but she had already covered her face, and she chose this time early in the morning, so it must be very safe.

Shen Youfu showed an expression of "If you don't go, I'll go by myself......

How dare Lu'er let her young lady run to that kind of place alone, so she immediately turned around and cleaned up.

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Early in the morning, two ugly maids walked out from the corner gate of the Shen family with a lot of silver.

Then he quickly rented a sedan chair and went straight to the smoking building.

The smoke building is not in the downtown area, but the street market around this circle is much more prosperous than any downtown in Jing'an City.

Shen Youfu got down from the sedan chair and saw at a glance that there were many shops on both sides of the road, mostly buying and selling antique calligraphy and paintings.

Walking further, when you reach the place where you can see the smoking building, the street has changed to a plain and elegant style, and the whole flower branches are spreading.

Lu'er looked at the rouge gouache clothes on both sides, and only felt dazzled.

"Miss, how can these clothes be so beautiful!" Lu'er couldn't wait to go up and touch it, and take a closer look, "I never knew that there was such a place in Jing'an City!" ”

Shen Youfu was also attracted by the flowers in front of her.

As soon as I got closer to here, looking at these beautiful colors, and the smell of rouge wafting through my nose, I wonder who would want to go back and face the lifeless and unchanging mansion...... Of course, I want to spend all my money and simply live in this smoking building.

As a woman, Shen Youfu still has such an impulse.

Not to mention those men who are looking for Fang and asking willows, Hanyan Building can be so prosperous, and Shen Youfu has high hopes - at the melon tasting banquet, the invited must be celebrities in the capital, so she must also polish her eyes and choose the best singer and dancer.

At this time, it was just after the early morning, and although the door of the Hanyan Building was open, it was quiet inside.

Shen Youfu looked up, three or four storey buildings are rare in Jing'an City, but the smoke building is two exquisite four-story buildings next to each other, and they are connected by an extremely exquisite suspended covered bridge in the middle!

In these two buildings, one is full of red lights and colorful silk, which is not festive and lively, while the other is quiet and simple, which makes people want to enter and take a look.

Shen Youfu walked in without hesitation, looked at both sides, and finally chose the one with the red light.

The courtyard of the smoking building is wide open, and it seems that guests are not refused.

Shen Youfu walked unhindered all the way, until she entered the building with Lu'er, and then saw a beautiful woman coming down from the upper floor.

On the first floor of the smoky building, in the middle is a high platform covered with red silk, which looks like a stage used for performances, and there are gorgeous carved stairs on both sides.

This beautiful woman came down the stairs.

"Two, but you're looking for someone?" The beautiful woman's eyes were as silky as silk, and her voice was sweet, "My surname is Xiao, and I am the steward here." Whoever you are looking for, just sue me, and I will lead you there. ”

The woman surnamed Xiao is delicate and beautiful, but she is very friendly, her words are tactful like a yellow warbler, and she has a smile in her eyes when she speaks, which makes people can't help but want to be close.

Lu'er had obviously never seen such a style, and she looked stupidly with her mouth half-open, completely unsure of what to do.

Fortunately, Shen Youfu was well-informed, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hello Sister Xiao, we were ordered to invite someone." ”

Shen Youfu called Sister Xiao, and the corners of the woman's mouth rose a little more.

She stood on the stairs and played with the taste: "Where are the two of you?" Who are you going to invite? ”

The woman surnamed Xiao had no intention of letting the two of her in, and Shen Youfu understood after thinking about it.

There must be a lot of people who come to this kind of place to find people and trouble. I can't tell the name of the house, and I can't tell who to invite -- in case whose wife sent her husband early in the morning......

Naturally, she couldn't let anyone in!

Shen Youfu couldn't say the name of the house, and she couldn't say who to invite. She knew she might be kicked out if she continued like this.

She hurriedly took out the silver ticket from her sleeve and said to the woman surnamed Xiao: "Sister Xiao, my son-in-law will hold a banquet and invite a few girls who are good at piano, chess, singing and dancing to help the fun." It's really inconvenient to tell the mansion before I see anyone......"

Shen Youfu's statement is reasonable, the woman surnamed Xiao saw the silver ticket, and heard that she wanted to see the girl first...... He didn't mention anything else, but looked the two men up and down - it really didn't look like they were here to make trouble.

The woman surnamed Xiao smiled a little sincerely this time: "The girls haven't gotten up yet!" The two girls followed me to the Xinghua Pavilion to sit down and stay for a while. ”

Shen Youfu hurriedly followed, and if she was willing to let herself in, it would mean that the matter was half done.

As long as the money is in place, there will be no problem. (To be continued) R580