Section 5 Autumn Moon on the Peaceful Lake
Fifty taels!
Yang Chao couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, this is a huge amount of money, his father is a skilled blacksmith, but he may not be able to earn fifty taels in ten years.
The yard of his own house is not more than twenty taels when it is full. Moreover, in the Ming Dynasty, it was possible to buy and sell people, fifty taels of silver, and you could buy two young women to go home, what you wanted.
But now that he sees Liu Ru is side, the scholar is willing to pay fifty taels, Yang Chao can only sigh: Liu Ru is worth really much!
At the same time, it shows that the scholar in front of him is definitely not an ordinary son of a wealthy businessman, but a local tyrant. I just asked for ten taels of silver, and I didn't have the confidence in my heart, but as soon as others opened their mouths, it was fifty taels. But this money is not made in vain, and the more the better.
"Okay, just fifty taels of silver, I promise to send your son-in-law to see Liu Rus!"
Yang Chao has a big package.
Hu Quan was shocked, fifty taels of silver, turned into ten pigs and ran wildly in his heart.
"Brother Yang, we have met a fat sheep!"
After the shock, Hu Quan couldn't help but sigh luck. I was so lucky to come across such a fat sheep all at once.
The scholar looked at it coldly, still looking unconvinced, but Childe said that fifty taels would be fifty taels, and he didn't care.
Yang Chao knew Hu Quan's thoughts, and he didn't explain, but asked, "Brother Hu, can you bring pen and paper?" ”
Hu Quan lowered his voice and said: "What do you want a pen for, I'm just like you, who will bring a pen when you go out." And you just have to make a show, and get the money first. ”
Scholars like Hu Quan and Yang Chao don't take reading seriously at all, where would they wear pen and paper on their bodies.
At this time, the scholar suddenly said, "I have a pen and paper." ”
After speaking, he took out a pen and a piece of paper from his arms. As a scholar, pen, ink, paper and inkstone often have to be carried with him, so that the owner can splash ink immediately when he is interested.
The pen was used, and the tip was soaked in black ink, but it was dry.
Yang Chao had no scruples, and immediately put the pen in his mouth and licked it on his tongue.
If you haven't eaten ink, you don't know that the ink is sweet.
Then Yang Chao spread out the paper, which is a very good quality rice paper, which is absorbent and has a sense of layering. Yang Chao immediately wrote down a few lines.
Yang Chao's words are not brilliant, not too bad, decent, after all, he has used a brush since he was a child, but he is still young and his pen power is not sophisticated.
Watching Yang Chao write, Hu Quan was suddenly stunned, because from Yang Chao's appearance, he couldn't see the appearance of planning to deceive people at all, only a serious expression, could it be that Yang Chao really planned to help the scholar go in to see Liu Rus? But how is this possible, they can't see Liu Ru if they want to, how can they bring a rich businessman from other places to see it.
Hu Quan couldn't help but be curious in his heart, wanting to know what Yang Chao was going to do.
This is when Yang Chao finished writing, he began to gently fold the paper, and then tore it into a neat, letter-sized sheet.
Then he said to Hu Quan, who was stunned on the side: "Brother Hu, can there be broken silver?" ”
Hu Quan had been standing beside him, looking at Yang Chao blankly, curious in his heart. At this time, he suddenly heard Yang Chao ask himself, and the ghost envoy nodded his head in a bad way. Then he regretted it and reluctantly took out his pocket money.
"So little?"
Yang Chao weighed it, and the broken silver given by Hu Quan was two silver beans the size of mung beans, which didn't add up to even a point.
Hu Quandao: "That's all!" ”
Hu Quan's heart ached, if he didn't want to see how Yang Chao saw a famous prostitute like Liu Ru, he wouldn't have taken it out if he was killed.
"Give!"
At this time, the scholar handed over a large piece of silver, and his face was cold.
A local tyrant is a local tyrant, and even a scholar is such a stinky fart.
Yang Chao slandered, but he still took the silver without hesitation, and said coldly: "Deduct it from my tooth money." ”
In the Ming Dynasty, there were various tooth shops, which were middlemen who were responsible for introducing various businesses, and these middlemen were called Yazi, and the commissions they received were called tooth money. Yang Chao helped people match up with famous prostitutes, which can be regarded as a tooth business, but it is the most disreputable spring shop, which is called pimping in later generations.
"No need. Just let our son see Miss Liu. This money is a reward for you. ”
The boy still stinks.
Yang Chao snorted: "No, business belongs to business, one yard is one yard, and it must be deducted." ”
Yang Chao also knew that his behavior was not good, but for the sake of money, he also fought hard. But he doesn't want to eat the food that comes from him, and he doesn't want to take the scholar's reward, especially the scholar's high-minded attitude, which is disgusting.
After Yang Chao finished speaking, without waiting for the scholar to refute, he had already walked to the door of Meixianglou and knocked on the door.
Soon a little guy opened the door, the little guy was ten years old, such a guy in the green building, some were responsible for chores, some were responsible for being thugs, but they all had a unified name - Gui Gong!
"Rakshaku. Bother to send a letter. It must be delivered to Miss Liu. I must say that this was given by Zhou Gongzi. ”
Turtle Gong is a bad name, generally a contemptuous name, Yang Chao needs Turtle Gong help at this time, naturally he does not dare to call Turtle Gong, but calls the more elegant "Apsi", and at the same time sent two silver beans.
Gu Gong weighed the weight, although it was only one point, but if it was just to send a letter, it was not too little, and then took the folded piece of paper in Yang Chao's hand.
"Wait!"
After saying a word, the turtle was about to close the door again.
Yang Chao suddenly said: "Slow down!" ”
Yang Chao called out to the turtle father.
"What's the matter?"
Turtle Gong asked.
Yang Chao carefully advised: "Apsi, help me borrow a hole flute before sending the letter." After the deed is done, there will be great thanks! ”
Yang Chao said, raised the silver nugget in his hand, saw the greedy eyes of the thief, and swallowed his saliva at the same time, a penny of silver, for these little guys, it is not small money
Mei Xianglou is not an ordinary hook bar, although it is also a brothel business, but the ** here are all prostitutes, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, naturally there will be no shortage of musical instruments, a hole flute is not difficult to find, under the promise of Yang Chao's heavy thanks, Gui Gong has no reason to refuse.
Gui Gong nodded: "Wait." ”
Soon the turtle came out again, took out a delicate hole flute, handed it to Yang Chao and told him, saying that it was the girl in the building, and he wanted Yang Chao to return it as soon as he finished using it.
Yang Chao naturally agreed.
Then let the turtle go to deliver the letter.
Yang Chao hoped that when he saw this letter, Liu Ruye's emotions were full of worry, and the women at that time were the most sentimental, the most vulnerable, and the most easily moved.
The door of Mei Xianglou was closed again.
Yang Chao put the dong flute to his mouth and slowly closed his eyes to calm his heart.
It wasn't until his mind was clear and he forgot about things and I that Yang Chao slowly played.
A song of the cave flute, suddenly bright and smooth, suddenly indifferent and distant, suddenly ethereal, even Hu Quan, who does not understand the rhythm, began to listen quietly.
Liu Ruye's fame Yang Chao has heard of it in later generations, and he is a very famous poet and lyricist, with a high cultural literacy, and naturally understands the rhythm of music.
And such women often have a petty bourgeois temperament, soft and tough in their hearts, but sentimental.
In a word, a literate woman is a person of temperament.
Such a person, as long as there is a trace of touch in his heart, he can do anything.
A scholar can be so infatuated, standing outside Liu Ru is window for so many days, it is impossible for Liu Ru to be indifferent.
At this time, Liu Ru may be in a room upstairs across the wall, thinking that the infatuated son outside the building is looking at his window.
It's a woman, and it's absolutely impossible not to be moved in the slightest way in the face of a man treating her like this.
Maybe it's just a moment of ruthlessness, if you can move her and touch her heart in an instant, although it is impossible for Liu Ru to promise this idiot something, but if you meet each other, it is not a difficult thing.
Yang ** played very seriously, and his heart was calm, as if there was a bright moon shining on the big lake, and the breeze blew slowly, blowing a pool of autumn water.
This piece is called, it is a masterpiece of Guangdong music masters hundreds of years later, it is a famous song in Cantonese opera music, describing the famous scenery of West Lake "Autumn Moon on Pinghu", the moonscape of West Lake, the evening breeze is light, elegant and pure, Yang ** plays it very standard, with a faint sadness.