Chapter 53: The Final Condition
"That'...... The slave family will thank the son again! Hearing this, Xiangyun's eyes drooped slightly, and he immediately raised the wine bottle and drank it all.
After the toast, it was Xiangyun, the new Oiran, who took the place of the musician in the cabin, playing the piano and singing, performing for the gentry and celebrities in Hangzhou.
When the song sounded, the cabin was also lively, Gao An Yao raised the wine bottle and said with a smile: "This cup, I will drink it to congratulate the new Oiran!" ”
Everyone raised their glasses and drank together, and for a while, the voices of people were boiling.
Chen Xian quietly slipped to Lu Xiaochai's side and reached out to take her little hand.
"Chen Lang, ...... here" Lu Xiaochai was startled by him, and hurriedly hid his hand in his sleeve and said ashamedly.
Chen Xian's trick failed, and he suddenly showed disappointment: "I haven't seen you all day......"
Lu Xiaochai secretly squinted at him, but saw that the lover seemed to be really disappointed, so he quietly moved a step to his side, blocked his arm with his body, and then stretched out his little hand out of his sleeve to shake his hand.
"Idiot......" Feng Niang stood behind and watched this scene, and couldn't help but roll her eyes.
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When the matter on the warbler boat was over, Lu Xiaochai had to follow Feng Niang and Xiangyun to the painting boat of the Huancai Pavilion to thank them, and the two naturally said goodbye to the cabin reluctantly.
At this time, Feng Niang suddenly stepped forward, came to the front of the two, raised her head and glanced at Chen Xiandao: "You are lucky today!" ”
"Haha! Say whatever you say! Chen Xian laughed and spread his hands without mind.
"However, if you want to comb the hairpin, I still have the conditions!"
"What!" When Chen Xian heard that this old witch was going to produce some moths, he suddenly glared at him and said angrily: "Are you supposed to be a maid?" ”
"Humph!" Feng Niang snorted coldly, not caring about Chen Xian's anger at all, and pouted and said: "Even if Xiao Hai is no longer a lowly person, he was also the Oiran of Hangzhou City, the first prostitute!" You relied on two thousand taels of silver, and then took her home in empty words? ”
"What do you mean?" Chen Xian frowned.
Song Jinfeng raised his eyebrows and said: "First of all, Xiaochai is like a mother and daughter to me, if you want to bring her home, this combing banquet must be held, and you must at least invite someone of noble status like the county magistrate to witness it." ”
Lu Xiaochai pursed her lips and pleaded softly: "Feng Niang, Chen Lang has done a lot of things for Xiaochai......
Chen Xian looked at Lu Xiaochai's soft and weak appearance, and felt that Song Jinfeng made sense to say this, since she wanted to comb up the excitement for her, she would naturally have to do it, and then she would find a family for her and hold a decent wedding, so as to be worthy of Xiaochai's previous inseparability, so he waved his hand and said: "This is easy to do!" ”
"Secondly, you have to prove that you are true to Xiao Hai at the combing banquet."
"Proof?" Chen Xianyan said with a burning voice: "Xiao Hai can pay money for me to atone for my sins, and stay awake all night to take care of me, even if you go up the knife mountain and get off the oil pot, I will do it too!" ”
"Go up the knife mountain, go down to the oil pot?" The corners of Feng Niang's mouth suddenly raised, and she squinted and smiled: "This is what you said!" ”
"Feng Niang!" Lu Xiaochai was suddenly shocked.
Even the new Oiran Xiangyun, who was standing silently on the side, frowned and whispered: "Feng Niang, Chen Gongzi just said casually, if you take it seriously, it will be a bit excessive......"
"Okay!" Chen Xian gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Master, I did it!" ”
"Chen Lang!" Lu Xiaochai exclaimed, her eyes turned red in an instant, she turned her head to look at Song Jinfeng, and said with a crying voice: "Feng Niang, why do you bother to embarrass Chen Lang......"
"You two elbows turned outward, don't you see that this guy agrees!" Feng Niang snorted coldly, then glanced at Chen Xian, and said, "You have to think about it!" ”
Chen Xian patted his chest: "What do you want to think about this!" Give me seven days to prepare! Seven days later, I'll hold this combing banquet for Xiao Hai! ”
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That night, Chen Xian sent the drunk Sun Xiaosong back to his home in a carriage, and the guy was moved after drinking, hugged Chen Xian and cried for half an hour, telling about the pain that he had never encountered before, and affectionately poured out his true love for "Bole", and then ran into the room under the beating of his mother's crutches at home.
Back in the carriage, Chen Xian looked at the snot and tears on his clothes with a smile, thinking about holding a redemption banquet for Xiaochai, in fact, even if Feng Niang didn't mention it, his previous idea was to redeem Lu Xiaochai's free body first, and then accompany her to Songjiang Mansion to find her lost relatives. If you find it, then try your best to hold a lively wedding for her. Although in this era, prostitutes can often only be concubines after redeeming themselves, Chen Xian does not have this idea, in his opinion, just because Lu Xiaochai is affectionate to him, no matter how much he does for her, it is enough.
The carriage slowly stopped at the door of the house in Zhugan Lane, Chen Xian got out of the car and paid the rental money, and knocked on the copper ring on the door.
"Crunch-" The one who opened the door was the girl who helped Xiao Liang some time ago to help the long-term follower hired from the nearby village, called Liu Changgen, Liu Changgen's daughter-in-law Cui's sister-in-law also came to the house, responsible for cleaning and the kitchen, and the two also had a strong son Liu Sen also came to his home, and recently he was actively learning to drive a carriage, and it seemed that the family was ready to serve Chen Xian, a nouveau riche with a generous hand.
"The owner is back!" Changgen is an honest man, it is late at night at the moment, but he has not dared to rest because Chen Xian has not returned, and he has not even taken off the cloth jacket on his body until now.
"Hmmm! Uncle Gen, hurry up and rest, tell Sister-in-law Cui not to be busy, I ate wine today, and my dizziness is terrible, so I won't wash it. Chen Xian walked into the courtyard, but saw that Sister-in-law Cui was also hurriedly running to the kitchen with Chai He in her arms, obviously preparing to make a fire to boil water for herself.
"The owner has been busy all day, how can I do it without washing...... Eh, is this a friend of the owner? Nagane suddenly stopped closing the door.
Chen Xian thought that the coachman of the carriage was too little to pay for the rent, so he frowned and looked back, and this glance almost scared him to wake up from his wine.
The moonlight was white, and there was a person standing quietly in front of the door.
Even if the weather was cold, the gusts of cold wind blew the knotted beard on this person's face and trembled, even if he was only wearing a blue single coat at the moment, and his arms were exposed, he chuckled at the corners of his mouth and didn't care.
"Su-" Chen Xian's eyes widened, and he called out a surname in surprise, and then hurriedly held back the name behind him, for fear that the name of this guy had already been registered in the yamen.
"What are you doing here!" Chen Xian finally lowered his voice and said calmly.