Chapter 291: Drums
Poof......
A cheerful crisp sound stuck to the sight of passers-by on Corning Street,
Kangning Street in the west city of Luojing City is a prosperous commercial street in the city, and most of the shops and stalls are sold for the worldly needs of the people.
There are not many rules in the market, and it is common for young men to buy goods with their wives, but when the curious third aunt and six women see that it is a handsome young man who is holding a drum in their hands, they can't help but look at it again, for fear that they will suffer if they look at it less.
"That little lady in his family is also pretty!"
Zhou Manyun, who faintly heard the discussion of passers-by, raised her pretty red face and glanced at her husband beside her angrily.
Xiao Hong calmly inserted the small drum in his hand back into the place where it was sold, as if he didn't realize that there was something wrong with him just moving things to attract attention.
In front of the small shop where they were staying, the boss pointed to the stall outside the store and squinted with a smile, "Guest officer! I have a lot of toys here, all kinds of tricks, and the children love it...... Your husband and wife's children must be first-class and good-looking, well-behaved...... Buy sooner or later, buy early, always have to buy, you might as well bring a small drum to prepare for the ...... at home"
The round-faced and smiling boss was like a spring, and the good words were gushing one after another, and Xiao Hongzhong, who was originally moving, stretched out his hand to the haystack full of drums.
"The one up there!" , Man Yun grabbed Xiao Hong's hand and pointed to a small drum painted with two children's playing lotus.
The fat boy was wearing a big red belly hood, his exposed arms and legs were as white as lotus roots, and the green leaves in his hands were fresh and green...... Xiao Hong instantly smiled and bent his eyebrows, happily took off the small drum and stuffed it into Man Yun's hand, and took the opportunity to squeeze his wife's palm heavily.
Hum! Zhou Manyun turned his face awkwardly.
The opening of the young couple after buying things seems to have brought more luck to the small shop that had been in a dull business before.
A group of brightly dressed and delicate-looking young women, led by several middle-aged women, crowded together in front of the stall. Touch and see, for a while, the warbler is crying, it is very lively.
Several women secretly exchanged glances. A fresh emerald embroidered shoe stumbled under his feet, and half of the pink rose skirt corner tilted towards Xiao Hong, who had not had time to walk away, in the crowd.
Immediately afterward, the young girl, who had not stood still, slammed into the stall. The gadgets on the stall fell to the ground with a bang.
Twist your hips, bend your waist, and reach out...... The woman who would stumble under her feet even when she walked just now became flexible in an instant, and it was Xiao Hong's sleeve that the jade hand was looking at.
"Ahh , A scream burst out, and a few bloody claw marks appeared on the back of the woman's white and tender hand.
Amethyst, who had jumped on Man Yun's shoulder, glared angrily at the women gathered in a pile to comfort the injured girl. Full of caution.
"Childe, please stay!" , A middle-aged woman in her thirties stopped in front of Xiao Hong, "The little beast you brought hurt someone, so you don't want to leave it alone, right?" ”
What if you don't leave? Zhou Manyun raised his eyebrows and looked at the women who were actually hiding their faces and crying on the street, and wanted to argue.
But there was no way, Xiao Hong was dragging her head forward without looking back, and he didn't want to leave a theory at all.
"Childe! I'm afraid you've misunderstood who we are. The slave's surname is Hu, and he is a piano teacher in Tianxiangyuan. These girls are all good girls. It was the officials who were scratched by the little beast ......"
"Lu Shou!" , Xiao Hong unreasonably interrupted Hu's mother's persistence. raised his voice to call Lu Shou, who was hiding in the crowd, and ordered: "You come and tell them, you will pay for what you should pay, and if you encounter blackmail, you will be sent directly to Luojing Mansion." ”
Lu Shou, who had to squeeze forward, lowered his eyebrows and whispered softly.
Zhou Manyun looked back at the young eunuch who was sunk in the pile of women. He pursed his lips and smiled very unkindly.
The couple didn't go far from the small shop, so they entered a teahouse on the side of the building, asked for a private room on the second floor, and looked at the long street condescendingly.
Xiaoqiao and the others, who were also disguised and followed, followed in, but they didn't stay for a while. was sent by Xiao Hong to watch the scene where Lu Shou reasoned with the women.
A piece of silver was thrown to the guy who came to deliver tea, and Xiao Hongli invited him to sit down and talk about that Tianxiangyuan.
The young man with a round head and a flat face was a shrewd one, and went to the shopkeeper with the silver. At the end, Mr. Liu, who was forty or fifty years old and had a rosacea goat's beard, was pushed into the tank.
Nowadays, there are many fish and dragons in Luojing City, and the young couple in front of them who are dressed ordinarily and have a group of attendants, who can say who is the god and Buddha?
The little couple had a small conflict with the women of Tianxiangyuan, and the people in the teahouse also saw it, and now it is estimated that they are also going to explore the roots of Tianxiangyuan to facilitate countermeasures.
Open the door to do business, welcome guests from all directions, and ask for harmony and wealth. Whether it is to scare the guests in front of you or make them feel at ease, it is better to tell the truth from the perspective of saving trouble.
Mr. Liu thought about it, so he naturally stroked his beard and said, "When Tianxiangyuan first started, it was in the Wuzong Dynasty. At that time, Liu Keng, the left attendant of the military department, died, and his stepwife Ping was not tolerated by the children of the Liu family, so he took the silver money and set up his own door, creating a heavenly fragrance ......"
Mr. Liu, who was born and raised in Luojing, talked about Tianxiangyuan, which was extremely detailed, and after Xiao Hong gave him a thank you gift, he gave a few anecdotes that are not easy for outsiders to know.
The first half is like the entrepreneurial story of a strange woman, but in the second half, it gradually changed its taste.
Sent Mr. Liu away, and as soon as he closed the door, Man Yun leaned on Xiao Hong's ear and whispered: "That Mother Hu has the smell of love essence, Yuan Gu." There are a few others who have it too, but it has been turned a few times, and the degree is different......"
Love?! Xiao Hong remembered the situation when he hunted Zhang Shaoxiong with Man Yun, cleared his throat a little uncomfortably, and snorted in a low voice: "Of all the poisons you have deserved, this one is the most ...... The most annoying! ”
"Hate? It's disgusting, right? If a person can be clean, how can a faithful partner be? Man Yun snorted disdainfully: "Poison and poison have their own laws. If it continues like this, there may be more vicious epidemic viruses that are spreading like love, and one of them will directly kill people. ”
Xiao Hong sighed secretly and glanced at the small shop just now. The women in front of the store had all left, and finally the long street was clean.
Zhou Manyun leaned to the window, stretched his neck to look at it, and said with a smile: "Those women are only sharp noses, our Sixth Master Xiao just temporarily moved into the city for a walk, so he arranged for all kinds of beauties around the fat and thin to meet." ”
"These girls are all ...... daughters of a good family", Man Yun stretched out a pair of jade arms and wrapped around Xiao Hong's neck from behind, and his mouth teased as if Fang Cai's mother was in the tone of Fang Cai's mother.
"The woman who hit me just now should be the second daughter of Ji Shixun from Wupinlang, the Ministry of Officials." , Xiao Hong smiled lightly, and put his troublesome wife on his lap with his big hand.
After being silent for a while, Xiao Hong took a deep breath before continuing: "Qinglou Chu Pavilion! Under the banner of cultivating Shuyuan, Tianxiangyuan, which only accepts the daughters of the concubines of the official eunuchs, is actually just a place for people to train and raise tricks. But it's more high-end, it's just more hidden. ”
"And the power and sex trade! Between the pillows, the nepotes intersect. Well, you men like ......", Manyun pouted contemptuously.
"Yes, not only those dignitaries and nobles who are full of fat brains like it, but the men who came out of the sea of blood in the mountain of knives can't resist the temptation of being able to hang the shoulders of the young lady of the official family. The young generals I brought from Youzhou have already asked to marry Tianxiang Nu, and they want me to help. The smile on Xiao Hong's face became more and more cold.
It's a pity that the stupid soldier who was moved but didn't want to take a concubine wanted to officially marry the woman who had just thrown in his arms and failed to hug him.
If it weren't for Tianxiangyuan's long hand stretched out to his team, Xiao Hong wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to the things that had been handed over to the eldest brother.
"Or let Lu Shou take Xiaoqiao to check on them, and then report directly to the eldest brother, and notify you by the way?" , Man Yun hooked Xiao Hong's neck and asked in his ear.
"What else?" , Xiao Hong smiled and nodded.
Lu Shou and the people he brought were inevitably embarrassed by such a servant and two masters, and the couple knew everything, and they had no intention of embarrassing them to hide Xiao Ze.
Knock knock knock......
Man Yun's bare hand grabbed the small drum on the table and turned it in his hand, and the two pairs of children on the drum on both sides turned into a flower.
"Hey! I bought this drum for my son, don't have such a good time, okay! ”
"Shake the goo!" , Man Yun insisted on the name of Jiangnan Huocheng, his eyes widened, and he was extremely serious.
"Aren't they all the same?"
"It's different! The drum surface commonly used in the northland drum is sheepskin, and the beads tied on both sides are made of copper projectiles, and the handle is solid wood. The southern shaking coodong, the surface is thick oil paper, and the small beads are often barley, and this handle is made of bamboo......"
Hollow bamboo!
As if playing a trick, Zhou Manyun pulled out a silver pennant from under the handle of the small drum that was still spinning.
The snake moire pattern shines in the sun.
"Cloud ...... Hmmmm......", Xiao Hong's astonishment was simply blocked by Man Yun's fragrant lips.
"I want to go back!" , one hand stuffed Yun Jinfan's token nest into the placket. Man Yun's other hand reached into Xiao Hong's black hair, her foreheads pressed intimately, and her cheeks were flushed with the temptation of wanting to resist and welcome.
"Sixth son! The third prince is here for you! Suddenly there was a small bridge outside the door.
Xiao Hong, who had almost spoken out a good word, glared at Man Yun angrily.
Zhou Manyun should have found out that someone was visiting earlier, but he dared to boldly pounce on him and play with fire.
Xiao Hong's hand resting on his wife's lap twisted gently, got up and put the woman who was still hanging on his body on the chair next to him.
Zhou Manyun, who was overjoyed, raised the veil and covered his rosy lips.
Husband and wife who went into the city together were separated in the teahouse on Corning Street.
Having left space for her husband and his brother, Man Yun continued to shop with great interest, feeling at peace.
She felt very grounded.
It's not because Xiaoqiao, who secretly followed Hu, stood by her side, but because her mother's family in the far south finally came. (To be continued......)