Chapter 104: Shameless
Walking into the main gate of the Teaching Workshop Division, the crowd in the corridor was bustling, Jia Cong fastened his cloak, hat, and masked black cloth, like a robber in the dark and windy night, but his appearance was not hindered, and many people were dressed similarly to him.
The Teaching Workshop Division is a government-run place, operating legally, not just selling oneself or performing arts, and the court ritual music often summons the excellent women of the Teaching Workshop Division to play, which is the original intention of the Teaching Workshop Division.
Because it is an official camp, no one dares to harass or make trouble in the first place, and there must be a certificate for entering and exiting the second, which is a rare privilege for private fireworks venues. And because the officials who come and go often hide their identities and hide their heads and tails, the porter only charges threshold fees and opens tickets, so there are also many wealthy businessmen and tycoons who are mixed in. The price of the woman in the teaching workshop is not low, and she will not come if she is not rich.
Jia Cong also spent silver to get in, in ancient times, whether the official yamen, or the big family affairs, there is a habit of opening cards and tickets, one side of the door to pay ten taels of silver to get a vote, and before entering the second door to take the ticket for a pair of cards, come out to leave the card ticket, in order to leave, the management is extremely strict.
"Ten taels of silver, I haven't even seen a woman!" There are many guests with Jia Cong's general psychology, government-run industries, state-owned enterprises? Sure enough, it's a pit of money.
However, when they saw the majestic guards at the main gate and the second entrance, no one dared to complain openly. The people who are in the teaching department are the wives, concubines, and daughters of the criminal officials, and the appearance, temperament, appearance, and taste, there is no second one in the world, although the women of Qinhuaihe are famous, specially cultivated to attract scholars, and in some respects are more standardized than the daughters of rich families, but fireworks are fireworks after all, and their status is low. The women of the Teaching Workshop Division are all genuine and noble, where can this excitement and satisfaction be found? Who will be short of a few hundred taels for those who come here?
Four large oil lamps were brightly lit in the four corners of the courtyard, and the sound of piano flutes and singing lingered upstairs and downstairs.
Two entrances to the door erected four bronze pouring pillars, the teacher of the Department of Gu Si sat in front of the west, in addition to the division guards, there are also experience, grinding, inspection and other civilian officials.
Seeing many people huddled under the steps and whispering, Jia Cong also shrank in the black robe, his hands tightly wrapped around his body, only revealing a pair of black and white eyes, calmly and fearlessly, received the ticket, and was hurrying forward, suddenly the same black-robed man bumped into him, Jia Cong frowned, and a slightly old voice came from the black robe opposite: "Ouch, I'm sorry, which department is the brother?" ”
Jia Cong's eyes rolled: "It's hard to say which department, but it has something to do with the Talent Ceremony." ”
The talent ceremony is the national advanced examination, Jia Cong said the truth, but it was vague, this unknown official thought that he was the chief examiner, the township test, the main exam, the general person can not be competent, the man arched his hand and said: "Disrespectful!" Disrespectful! Let's wait for fair play! ”
"Fair competition for wool, who is jealous of you, the master is here to do business." Jia Cong slandered, and the man was also muttering: "Why is this person who is related to the Talent Ceremony so short?" Who is such a short figure? ”
Nine-year-old Jia Cong is already taller than his peers, and his boots are thick-soled, which are deliberately heightened so that they will not give people a very short feeling.
When pouring into the crowd, Jia Cong had to stand on tiptoe and listen with straight ears, and the black-robed man walking with him couldn't help but laugh and tease: "This dwarf, can you kiss a woman's mouth?" I guess I can eat clove milk...... Hey...... Hey hey ......"
The old man's laughter was very debauched, and at this time, Gu Sizheng had already stood up, pacing leisurely on the bluestone steps, wearing official uniforms, and dancing with his eyebrows: "I think you have also heard of it, a few new beauties have been added to our department a few days ago, they are the wife and concubine of Jia Zhen, the former general of Ningguo Mansion, and the wife of Jia Rong, the prisoner...... This You Shi is mature and charming, far from forty, she was originally a concubine to fill the house, and her appearance is beyond doubt......"
Gu Sizheng spared no effort to praise, it was to ask the guests to bid, he just made money.
Jia Cong, who was in the crowd, heard a commotion and exchanges.
To tell the truth, based on what Jia Cong has seen and heard, the You family is really beautiful, marrying a wife and marrying virtue, marrying a concubine and marrying sex, You originally used a concubine to fill the house, and his appearance was not bad. At the age of more than 30, in ancient times, women married in the fourteenth and fifteenth century, it is indeed a yellow flower, so it is estimated that the bidding will not be too high, what do these rich people want to buy, they are just looking for the excitement of playing with aristocratic women.
The original work of the Red Mansion "Ningguo Mansion Duyan Li Relatives Mourning", this "Duyan" is You's, and the old version of the stone record called You's "Hehening Mansion is a flower, lonely Fang Duyan sighs to herself".
Successfully mobilizing the atmosphere of the guests, Gu Sizheng nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, in addition to this beautiful You family, Hu family, Kailuan, Peifeng, and Wenhua ...... All of them are young and beautiful, and they are all good at singing and dancing...... Well, everyone knows what to expect, so I won't say much. The reserve price of You's is 500 taels, and the rest of the reserve price is 300 taels. Start bidding! ”
"Five hundred and twenty taels!"
"I'll divide six hundred taels! Just taste fresh! Tomorrow there will be no such price! ”
“……”
Jia Cong rubbed his eyes, his masked face was very gloomy, five hundred taels? Too high, right? I didn't bring that much money! You's going to be snatched away? What to do?
"Jia Gongzi ......" A familiar voice sounded in his ears, Jia Cong was startled, how could anyone recognize him? Turning his head, the person who came out of the sound source on the left was Yu Biao, who had always been famous in the Teaching Division, and he had always come in openly.
It turned out to be him, Jia Cong's heart was relieved, Yu Biao was the most powerful layer of brocade guards, not only in terms of skills and punishment, but also first-class in recognizing people, he had seen Jia Cong many times, and from Jia Cong's eyes and actions, he could recognize that it was him. Jia Cong concealed his embarrassed look and coughed dryly: "Lord Qianhu is also there?" Fortunately! Fortunately! ”
Yu Biao bowed slightly, he was on the left, Jia Cong was in the center, and the one on the right was the official who had collided with Jia Cong, this person saw Yu Biao, deliberately turned his masked face, Yu Biao said mercilessly: "Zou Langzhong!" Fortunately! Fortunately! ”
It turned out that this person was Zou Huaizhong of the Criminal Department, and he had been to Dongfu with Yu Biao at the beginning, and the two didn't seem to be able to get along. Yu Biao shouted, and the people around him stared at Zou Langzhong, and smiled tacitly, the hatred in Zou Huaizhong, this time the old face was lost! He said, "Fortunately! Fortunately! ”
Yu Biao was promoted to a thousand households, and he has been favored by the emperor recently, Zou Huaizhong did not dare to offend him, it turned out that this person was also a sanctimonious and pretentious person, not a righteous gentleman.
"Does Childe want to fight for his sister-in-law? I'm afraid I can't fight. Yu Biao whispered: "Today, the chief official of Prince Zhongshun's Mansion is here. ”
Sure enough, a black-robed man in the front offered a price: "I will pay eight hundred taels, in the Prince's Mansion, everyone will give face!" ”
The crowd was quiet, who would dare to fight him?
Jia Cong's face became more and more gloomy, are the people in the prince's mansion so shameless? Yu Biao took the opportunity to say: "Childe, there is a way here, but there is a condition......