"A plate of kidney beans is one tael of silver, and a small pot of ordinary pine wine is five taels of silver. Pen%Fun%Pavilion www.biquge.info The two of you have a month's salary combined, and you can't buy a few plates of kidney beans and a few pots of wine, so why bother to slap your swollen face and become fat? ”

When Hou Jie heard this, his eyes couldn't help but widen: "Oh my God, it's so expensive, what's the difference between this and robbery?" ”

A plate of kidney beans and a small pot of pine Ling wine is worth five or six dollars of silver in the wine shop, but who knows that it has risen tenfold here, how can people not be surprised.

"Of course there's a difference!" Thirsty pouted and said: "Robbery is to violate the king's law, but this is legal, and it is all voluntarily sent to the door to pay for it!" ”

Hou Jie seemed to understand a little, no wonder they went to the Qinglou to inquire about the news of Rouge before, and they were met with so many blank eyes. Qinglou is a place to spend a lot of money, and if you don't pay for it, it will be annoying to people, so it's no wonder if you don't get a white eye.

Zhang Bao'er smiled and said sincerely: "It is also fate to be able to meet Ji Yu here quickly, and it is vulgar to talk about money." Just tell me how to order, and I'll ask Yoshiyu to drink this wine! ”

Ji Wen didn't expect Zhang Bao'er to say such a thing, he nodded silently, picked up a red silk folding fan on the table, raised it above his head and shook it a few times, and soon a man who looked like a guy ran over......

A small plate of wild duck breast, a small plate of braised beef, a small plate of white-cut mutton and a small plate of old vinegared peanuts cost 30 taels of silver, and a jar of 20 years of "form of red" cost 120 taels of silver.

Although Zhang Baoer already knew that the wine and food in Qinglou were more expensive than those in the wine shop, she didn't expect it to be so outrageously expensive. Fortunately, he can also think about it, and if he comes, he will be safe, and there is nothing to do nearby, so it is good to pass the time casually.

Zhang Bao'er did not rush to take out the portrait of Rouge, but chatted with Ji Wen with great interest while drinking and eating.

"Brother Zhang, I really broke your money today, I, Ji Wen, remember your love!" Jiwen also changed his large glass at this time, no longer sipping like just now, but drank the wine in the cup.

Zhang Bao'er smiled slightly, and changed her title: "Brother Ji is polite, it is my blessing to be able to recognize Brother Ji." ”

As he spoke, he saw a man dressed as a forty-year-old scholar appear in front of the railing on the second floor and coughed lightly, and somehow, the hall fell silent.

He waved at the people in the hall and said aloud: "Thank you for coming, the girls are about to go downstairs, please wait!" ”

Through the antique carved hollow window on the second floor, the pink light yarn sways with the wind, and the bursts of rich fragrance come to the face between the flying bursts, after the light yarn, several wonderful shadows can be seen hazy, the ring fat swallow is thin, the posture is different, the style is thousands, like a colorful butterfly dancing, under the closer look, all willow eyebrows are charming, the spring is hidden under the eyes, the posture is exquisite, the smile is smiling, and the heart is hooked.

Ji Wen was very familiar with Zuichun Pavilion, and he took the initiative to introduce Zhang Bao'er: "This person's name is Cheng Ke, and he is the owner of Zuichun Pavilion, and I don't know where he came from. It is said that Princess Anle and Princess Taiping can talk, anyway, he is a master with a backstage, otherwise he would not have made Zuichun Pavilion so prosperous! ”

"It seems that Brother Ji is a frequent visitor to the Drunken Spring Pavilion?" Zhang Baoer asked with a smile.

Giwin's eyes flickered: "Me! It's a regular customer, but it's not a regular customer! ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhang Baoer asked curiously.

"The Qinglou is a place where the flowers gather, they all welcome the door with beautiful makeup, compete for beauty and laughter, sing and twilight, and shake their hearts, which naturally attracts countless prodigal sons like me who chase bees and butterflies, so I am a frequent visitor."

"What do you mean by not being a regular?"

"Zhang Gongzi doesn't know that not everyone who comes to this Qinglou can go upstairs and enjoy the smiles and preferential treatment of beauties!"

"Why is that?" Zhang Baoer became more and more strange.

"Everything you do in the Qinglou requires a fee, and it can even be said that there is no boundary. For example, if you want to invite a courtesan to eat and drink, you must first pay the bustard mother a certain amount of silver, and in order to create an environment for eating and drinking with beautiful women, you also have to spend a lot of money on fine food and wine. It costs money to offer incense or sing a song before the banquet, and those who run errands in front of you must also be rewarded. The things that need to be purchased in the Qinglou and the cost of medicine cannot be measured according to the outside market price, and only those who have a lot of money in their pockets can come in and be happy. ”

Speaking of this, there was a hint of self-deprecation on Giwen's face: "A prodigal son who does not have enough money cannot live happily here. I'm just a fast catcher, and I only have a few taels of silver a month, and from this point of view, I'm not a regular customer, at best, I can only become a spectator of the Qinglou! ”

At this time, the courtesans had already begun to go downstairs, and the sound in the hall was quieter, but it was more mocking, and the chaos was like ants and flies, and the noise was like finches and bees, and everyone took advantage of the interval to take a breath, drink tea, eat wine, and wait for the carnival to begin.

Ji Wen pointed to the woman who was the first and said to Zhang Bao'er: "Her name is Qiu Lian, she is the Oiran of the Drunken Spring Pavilion, not only is she delicate and moving, but also full of poetry and books, especially good at singing and dancing, and she leads Qunfang to sit in the hall every night." This Qiu Liansha is strange, she sings, dances, drinks, laughs, but she doesn't sleep, those children of the scholar clan, rich businessmen and high-rollers spend a lot of money, but she doesn't even look at it. ”

Zhang Baoer looked at it, Qiu Lian was only seventeen or eighteen years old, of medium stature, thin and light, smiling like a flower, and making the guests bee collect honey.

"Three brothers, can you let me sit here!" An abrupt voice came.

Zhang Bao'er and Ji Wen followed the sound and saw a middle-aged man standing in front of them. I saw that he was tall, with a slender face, a high nose bridge, big eyes, a long beard, and an elegant temperament. Although he speaks an authentic Chang'an accent, he doesn't look like a person from the Central Plains, he must be a person from outside the territory.

There are not many people from outside the territory of Chang'an, and you can see them everywhere on the street, including Turks, Uighurs, Tocharians, Sogdians, Persians, Great Cannibals, Tianzhu people, Silla people, etc., and it is not a new thing to see people from outside the territory in Zuichun Pavilion.

At this time, the hall was already full, but there was still an empty seat at their table, if it weren't for his helplessness, he probably wouldn't have come here.

"You may be seated!" Zhang Bao'er smiled slightly: "The people who can get together here today are all friends!" ”

The man thanked him, said nothing, and sat down.

Zhang Baoer asked the guy to bring a wine glass, poured a full glass of wine for the man, and raised his glass and said: "Meeting is fate, my name is Zhang Baoer, a glass to my brother!" ”

"Thank you Gongzi Zhang, my name is Ashina Xian!"

With that, the two of them drank it all. (To be continued.) )