Chapter 16 The Pavilion of Ringing
If you want to say that this wind, flowers, snow and moon, fireworks and wine are prosperous, if the Qinhuai River is said to be second, I am afraid that no other place dares to claim to be the first.
However, compared with the fireworks willow lane on the bank of the Qinhuai River, the Huancai Pavilion in Chang'an City is a little less debauched and a little more restrained.
Because of this, Huancai Pavilion is a little less vulgar and more elegant, so even a cultivator like Sun Simiao occasionally comes to this Huancai Pavilion to pass the time, after all, there are too few entertainment items in ancient times.
In the Tang Dynasty, the city implemented the fang market system, and the fang where people lived was separated from the market city, so even if the distance was not very far, it took a while to get out of the fang and enter the market.
And when the sun is about to set, the twilight drum beats, and as soon as the twilight drum sounds, people must return to their pens like cattle and sheep in captivity, and only the patrolling shopkeepers are left in the streets, and if they violate the curfew, they will be punished.
Huancai Pavilion is located in the east of Chang'an City, not very far from the residence of Yuan Tiangang and the three people, it is noon at this moment, and some stalls can be seen on both sides of the streets of Chang'an City.
After leaving the workshop and entering the market, these stalls sell a lot of miscellaneous things, including vegetables brought from outside the city, home-sewn cloth shoes, some inexplicable soup paste, and some delicate small pastries......
However, such a Chang'an City is quite different from the situation of "cars like flowing water and horses like dragons" in Li Chunfeng's imagination.
The three of them walked all the way, about three quarters of an hour, turned left and right, crossed several streets, and a small alley that was much more lively than before appeared in front of them.
"Batter, delicious and inexpensive batter......"
"Cookcakes, delicious cookcakes."
……
There are many stalls on both sides of the street, and what attracts more attention is the flags hanging in front of the door.
Some flags have a big word "gambling" written on them, some have a big word "dang" written on them, and some have the word "rice" written on them......
These flags clearly express the livelihood of each store.
Casinos, pawnshops, rice shops...... The appearance of these shops is not much different from what Li Chunfeng saw on TV.
After walking a few more steps, I saw a particularly eye-catching red red mansion appear in front of the three people, there was a red plaque hanging on the red building, and there were three big characters on the book, it seemed that they had arrived at today's destination.
Compared with other shops around, Huancai Pavilion is more lively, standing at the door, you can hear bursts of sheng songs coming from the Huancai Pavilion.
"Three Langjun, please inside."
As soon as he came to the Huancai Pavilion, a small servant stepped forward and led the three of them into the Huancai Pavilion with a bow.
Entering the Huancai Pavilion, the first thing that catches your eye is a huge stage, in the center of the stage, there is a young and beautiful woman playing a musical instrument at this moment, and the shaft plucks the strings three or two times, and there is love before the tune.
"Are you sitting upstairs or downstairs?"
"Upstairs."
"Okay, three Langjun, come with me."
The beautiful sound of the pipa echoed in the hall of the pavilion, and the hall was intoxicated by the objectivity, and Li Chunfeng and the three of them went upstairs under the guidance of this little guy.
Upstairs, the three of them found a corner and sat down.
The beautiful sound of the pipa echoed in his ears, and Li Chunfeng's eyes carefully observed the Huancai Pavilion.
Huancai Pavilion is a small two-story wooden building, and the stage layout in the hall and the seating on the second floor make Li Chunfeng feel that this is somewhat similar to some modern theaters.
"Three guest officers, what do you want to eat?" The little servant waited on the side.
Sun Simiao turned his head and asked Yuan Tiangang: "Daoist Yuan, what do you want to order?" ”
"Whatever you want."
Sun Simiao nodded, turned his head and said to the little girl: "A chicken, a plate of pastries, a pot of tea, two plates of green vegetables......"
didn't care what Sun Simiao ordered, Li Chunfeng just observed the situation of this ring of pavilions, and then asked: "Sun Weng, what kind of place is this ring of pavilions?" ”
Entertainer performances? In Li Chunfeng's impression, there didn't seem to be such a high-end restaurant in ancient times, right?
Sun Simiao stroked his beard and smiled mysteriously: "Li Lang, this Huancai Pavilion, you really haven't been here?" ”
Li Chunfeng shook his head in confusion: "No." ”
"Hahaha...... Sun Simiao said with a smile, "This is the land of fireworks." ”
"Land of fireworks?" Li Chunfeng was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly woke up, "Here, is it a brothel?" ”
"What brothel?! How can such vulgar language be used? Sun Simiao frowned and said, "The little ladies here are all pure people who don't sell their bodies. ”
Selling art or not selling yourself? Li Chunfeng couldn't help but be stunned in his heart, and asked, "Sun Weng, you said that the woman in the morning was the person from this Huancai Pavilion?" Could it be mistaken? ”
"No, no, no." Sun Simiao shook his head.
The amazing beauty in his mind has become a courtesan who performs and sings in the Qinglou, which makes Li Chunfeng a little unacceptable.
At this moment, the woman playing the pipa downstairs had finished playing a song, accompanied by the cheers of the audience, and one by one the rewards were constantly thrown onto the stage.
"Thank you, Lang Jun." The pipa girl bowed and walked backstage with the pipa in her arms.
At this time, I don't know which audience downstairs shouted, and then the same sound sounded throughout the Huancai Pavilion.
"Yu Niang, let Yu Niang come out!"
"That's right, let Yu Niang come out!"
……
For a while, the call for Huo Xiaoyu reached a climax, and a middle-aged woman walked to the stage from the backstage and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone, bear with me for a while." ”
"How long will it take?"
"This," the middle-aged woman was a little embarrassed, and said, "Our Jade Niang's temper also knows that when she comes forward, I can't be the master, I'll urge again, and then urge again." ”
With that, the middle-aged woman turned and left.
didn't wait for the appearance of this so-called "Jade Niang", the audience in the audience seemed a little disappointed, but there was no way, this Jade Niang is so individual, if you want to watch her performance, you can only continue to wait.
"Sun Weng, what is the origin of this jade girl?" Li Chunfeng asked.
Sun Simiao said: "Oh, I don't know much about this old decay, it may be the top brand of this ring pavilion." After a pause, Sun Simiao quipped again, "Li Lang, you say, this jade lady, could it be the woman you saw this morning?" ”
"Huh?!" Li Chunfeng frowned, and seemed to have some small emotions.
"Ha, the old man just guessed blindly," Sun Simiao said with a smile, "Actually, the old man came to this ring pavilion just for its roast chicken." ”
Li Chunfeng glanced at Sun Simiao, and said in his heart, he is so old, even if he has a heart, he is afraid that he will not be able to do it.