The summer rain is coming, Xue Qing didn't bring an umbrella, hurriedly ran to the nearest eaves to take shelter from the rain, stood firm and raised her head, and saw three words written on the plaque - Yicui Pavilion.

Xue Qing frowned, how did she come to such a place, and looked at the opposite side, it was Xichun Building, and an idea suddenly popped up in her heart.

Drying the rain with a handkerchief, Xue Qing turned around and pushed open the door of Yicui Pavilion. The green building usually does not open until night, and the earlier ones are not ready to open until after the opening time. At this time, before the time came, the old bustard and the turtle slave were dozing off on the table.

Hearing the sound of pushing the door, the old bustard stood up tremblingly, afraid that if the nobleman came, he would be lazy. But when I looked closely, this woman from where she came from was really handsome, but she was carrying a sword in her hand, and it didn't look like it was the same at first glance.

After settling down, the old bustard walked up to Xue Qing under the escort of the turtle slave, cleared his throat and said, "This lady, isn't she here to find trouble?" We're in the right business. ”

Xue Qing shook her head.

Not here for trouble? This is strange, and the old bustard said: "It stands to reason that we do not accept female guests, but since we are guests, if the lady is interested, my mother can also arrange it for you." ”

Xue Qing still didn't speak, paused for a long time and said, "Do you think I'm qualified to be the Oiran here?" ”

A light flashed in the old bustard's eyes, and he quickly took it back, looked at Xue Qing, and pretended to be dissatisfied: "It's not suitable, it's too cold, do you want to scare my guests away?" ”

"Give me a thousand taels of silver, and I'll stay here for a year, and I won't sell my body." The old bustard's fine light and snow just now were in full view, and she didn't want to entangle more. If it weren't for Xu Ruojuan, and she didn't plan to marry again, she wouldn't have broken the jar like this.

The old bustard raised his eyebrows: "Girl, why don't you rob it!" ”

"Oh, then I'll go to the other side." Xue Qing said that she wanted to turn around.

"Hey, wait!" The old bustard stopped Xue Qing, "Oiran is not just a beautiful woman, and it still needs a lot of work." If I want to make your name, it will cost you a lot, and I will give you a thousand taels, and you don't sell yourself, I can't make money in just one year, and my mother doesn't do loss-making business, three years! The bustard held out three fingers.

"Two years." Xue Qing said lightly.

"Three years!" The old bustard insisted.

"Forget it, I'd better go and have a look at the other side."

"Okay, two years is two years." The bustard hurriedly stopped her.

This Yicui Pavilion's Oiran Jade Wushuang was poached by the opposite Xichun Building two days ago, causing the business of Yicui Pavilion to plummet, and this old bustard is having a headache. Now an Oiran has fallen from the sky, three points more beautiful than that Jade Wushuang, even if she doesn't sell herself, as long as she does enough work, she can still steal the limelight on the other side.

The old bustard asked the turtle slave to get the pen and ink, and the contract was set up with a brush: "Come, girl, you have signed this contract, and I will give you the silver immediately." ”

Xue Qing carefully read the contract twice and found no traps, so she signed her name and pressed her handprint, and the old bustard was also happy, and then gave her a silver ticket.

Xue Qing took a look and said angrily: "Why is it only five hundred taels? ”

The old bustard smiled and said: "Girl, this is the rule, these five hundred taels are a deposit, and when you stay for two years, I will pay you the remaining five hundred taels." ”

Xue Qing immediately put the flower language on the old bustard's neck: "You are looking for death!" ”

"No, no, no, no, my aunt spares my life, I'm ...... Give money...... I'll give you money...... "The old bustard's legs are trembling, and his tongue is not flexible, how can this watery girl draw her sword without saying a word, no, she draws her sword."

Xue Qing said angrily: "Everyone is willing to do business, fair trade." I don't rely on martial arts to take advantage of you, and you have to play tricks with me, otherwise- don't blame me for being unkind. ”

The old bustard hurriedly gave the other five hundred taels to Xue Qing, and said angrily: "Grandma, I can't afford to mess with you!" But talk counts, and since you have signed this contract, you have to abide by the rules here. ”

Xue Qing said disdainfully: "Don't worry about this, since this girl has agreed, she will cooperate with you to make good money, if you have any requirements, just put it forward." But if you dare to play yin again......"

Xue Qing's eyes swept over the old bustard, he could almost kill someone, and the old bustard couldn't help but shudder again, and hurriedly said, "Don't dare...... Can't...... Everyone, you and I are willing, harmony makes money, and harmony makes money. ”

"You can tell me the time of business and your requirements, and I will appear when the time comes, and do what you ask me to do, and you don't care about me at other times."

"Okay, it's up to you." The old bustard can only rely on it.

At this time, the eye-catching turtle slave had already brought six maids, and the old bustard smiled and said: "Girl, look, these are all my maids from the Cui Pavilion, you choose one that looks pleasing to the eye to serve you, and you can also help you with some matters and rules." ”

"Hmm!" This Xue Qing agreed, "But don't bother me if it's okay." ”

Xue Qing picked a maid who looked honest and responsible, and the old bustard smiled and said, "Cuiyun, you take the girl to see the room, if there is anything dissatisfied, just mention it to the old man." ”

"Yes, Mom."

Xue Qing was puzzled: "What do you want the room to do?" ”

"Girl, we are here for a night business, and we will leave you a room so that you can rest when there are no guests. If you are tired and don't want to go back, you can also stay directly. ”

"It's fine."

The maid named Cuiyun took Xue Qing to look at several empty rooms one by one, and the rooms were quite tastefully arranged, so Xue Qing chose the most marginal and elegant 80

When Xue Qing returned to the hall, the old bustard said again: "Girl, you came here to make a living, and you have to give yourself a flower name." ”

"Flower name?" It is true that she can't use her own name, Xue Qing blinked, "What's the name of the Oiran on the other side?" ”

"Jade Wushuang."

"Then I'll call Yu Linglong."

The old bustard smiled and praised: "Okay, this name is good!" Girl, go back to your room and rest for a while, and we'll have guests in half an hour. ”

Xue Qing got up and said, "Not today, I still have things that have not been arranged." I'll be there on time tomorrow. ”

Seeing the old bustard's hesitation, Xue Qing smiled and said, "If I want to come hard, I will grab it directly and make a contract with you!" The contracts signed are all subject to verification by the government, and you are afraid that I will not be able to escape. Besides, a thousand taels of silver is not enough for me. ”

The bustard is also going through things, receiving more people and things, and through contact, it can be seen that this girl's heart is not bad, so take a gamble, so he said: "Girl, the contract between you and me takes effect today, and I can give my mother a grace day, but you need to arrive earlier tomorrow." ”

"Why?"

The old bustard said proudly: "Since you are only an artist, I will also ask the master to test you, if you can't meet my requirements, how can I let you come out to offer ugliness, and ruin my reputation of Yicuige." I will arrange a master to teach you, but the teaching period is not included in the contract, and the time spent must be automatically renewed after the contract expires. ”

Xue Qing nodded, and it was like this: "I'll be there before noon tomorrow." She was also judging that although this old bustard looked a little cunning, her nature was not bad, otherwise she wouldn't bother to talk nonsense with her here.

"Okay, that's a word, I'll wait for you here with my master tomorrow afternoon."

Xue Qing returned to the village and gave her neighbor a tael of silver, saying that she had found a man and was going to work as a maid in a big family. In this way, they could not come back to visit their mothers every day, hoping that the neighbors would help them with their three meals a day and taking medicine, and she would give them one or two pieces of silver every month as a reward. In the village, a tael of silver is not a small amount, and the neighbor immediately nodded in agreement.

Xue Qing found Xu Ruojuan, and she still said the same thing, but instead she went to a big family to teach the young lady to read, and she said: "Mother, I'm afraid that the neighbors will see the wealth, so I just say that I am going to a big family to be a maid, don't you demolish me." ”

Xu Ruojuan took her hand and said, "Child, you could have had no worries about food and clothing, all because of me." Whether it's teaching or being a maid, it all depends on people's faces. ”

Xue Qing comforted: "Mother, you think too much, the Great Qin Kingdom has always respected teachers, and I will not be despised by others." What's more, my martial arts are so good, who dares to bully me. Mother, you have to take care of yourself when I'm away, and I'll come back to see you every once in a while. Xue Qing is incompetent, and she can't give her mother a worry-free life. ”

"You kid!" Xu Ruojuan sighed, "You are not married to Bingyan, so you don't need to carry so much. ”

"Mother, I told you, I'm your daughter."

"Okay, you're my mother's good daughter. But you must not wronged yourself, otherwise your mother would rather die. ”

Xu Ruojuan was properly arranged, Xue Qing appeared at Yicui Pavilion on time at noon the next day, and when the old bustard saw her appear, her heart relaxed.

Xue Qing said lightly: "I said, I want money." I want a lot of money and nothing is faster than coming here. ”

The old bustard said happily: "Girl, it would be best if you could think like this." ”

"Say, what do you want to test, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or poetry and songs?"

The old bustard smiled: "Ouch, it's really versatile." Can you dance, girl? ”

"Does Sword Dance count?"

"This ...... Count, count. ”

"Then do you want to take the test now?"

"Let's take the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting test first." This girl is not good at this, she likes to dance knives and guns, since she can play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she will teach dance slowly.

It is not difficult for Xue Qing to test talents, and after a round, several masters nodded with satisfaction.

"That girl won't show up today, and I'll play a song behind the curtain when there are more guests." The old bustard's eyes narrowed into a slit, this is a treasure picked up, the country is beautiful and versatile, as long as she is taught to learn to please guests, she is still worried about no business.

"Okay." Xue Qing didn't object, after all, she took the money, as long as it wasn't too much, she was still willing to be obedient.

That night, the guests who came to Yicui Pavilion found that the girl who played the piano had changed, the sound of the piano was long and lingering, which made people miss it and could not forget, but it was a pity that the person who played the piano hid behind the curtain and could not see the true face. Most of the guests felt that the person who could play such a beautiful tune must be like a fairy.

The next day, two different voices came from outside, one was that the girl who played the piano was the new Oiran of Yicui Pavilion, which was a little more beautiful than the jade Wushuang of the Spring Building; Another saying is that the woman who plays the piano is extremely ugly, so she only dares to hide behind the curtain and dare not meet guests.

Regardless of the different opinions outside, Yicui Pavilion seems to know nothing, or the mysterious girl, who plays the piano there every day, only plays two songs and leaves, but there are only a lot of guests who come to listen to the piano.

Until the 10th day, Yicui Pavilion posted a notice that Miss Yu Linglong would walk out of the curtain tonight and show her true face. Before she arrived, Yicui Pavilion was crowded, and this jade girl had aroused everyone's curiosity.

As soon as the time arrived, the melodious sound of the piano came out, and at the end of the song, a turtle slave moved the desk to the high platform in the center of the hall of Yicui Pavilion, and a woman held the Yaoqin and walked out slowly.

There was a sigh of admiration from the audience, even if he was wearing a veil, but looking at this figure, this step, and the beautiful eyes revealed behind this veil, all showed that this must be a great beauty.

At the end of another song, the woman withdrew. The old bustard walked to the stage and said with a smile: "This is our new Oiran ...... the Emerald Pavilion."