Mihara Ward is Nagasaki's red-light district, home to hundreds of large and small teahouses, restaurants, kiin houses, and art houses.

In this family, the status of first-class geisha is very high, and in this family, wives will feel that their faces are shining when they hear that their husbands have made friends with well-known geisha, because geisha have their own professions, and they are not allowed to have relations with any man during their employment, so as to ensure the purity of the entire industry, of course, this refers to first-class geisha, in fact, many geisha are also engaged in selling their flesh and skin.

Nagasaki merchants also like to come to Mihara Ward to find a teahouse and invite a geisha to accompany the tea, or go directly to the art house to talk.

Chunjiang Pavilion is the most famous art museum in Mihara District, with a deep courtyard, wooden houses and attics in the courtyard, dotted with garden pools, flower beds and green trees, and the environment is extremely quiet.

There are dozens of geisha living in the entire Chunjiang Pavilion, because the Chunjiang Pavilion has always followed the ancient creed of selling their art and not selling their bodies, but it makes it the most famous, and the merchants also like to invite the geisha of the Chunjiang Pavilion to go to the tea wai, although its price is extremely expensive, each tea is priced in two hours, and the top three pillars cost about 20 silver dollars each.

Sitting in the carriage, Wei Yue Iori carefully helped Ye Zhao comb his braids and tied a small flower with a jade trinket, Ye Zhao was speechless for a while, and said, "Isn't the braids quite ugly?" ”

Iori was slightly surprised and said, "How come? Many people can't afford to keep it, so they have to buy fake braids to wear, Mr.'s braids are black and shiny, and they are very beautiful. ”

Ye Zhao was stunned for a moment and said, "Fake braids? ”

Iori nodded: "Well, the patrol adults of the security team like to wear fake braids the most. ”

Ye Zhao gradually understood that it must be the atmosphere of the rise of his second devil circle, which is closer to the Chinese, and naturally takes pride in pretending to be a Chinese devil, and even if he starts to grow his hair, long braids are not said to be knotted in a few months, and the rise of the fake braid industry is reasonable.

This idea was quickly confirmed, in front of the Chunjiang Pavilion, a large teapot similar to the Chinese Ji Yuan greeted the guests, saw a group of braids, nodded immediately, pure Chinese, or a group of Chinese, who dares to provoke?

The red lanterns hanging in front of the courtyard of the Chunjiang Pavilion have also been replaced with pure kanji, and in fact, almost all the shops in Nagasaki are in this atmosphere, replacing the flat and katafake characters with kanji, anyway, it is not difficult to understand the meaning of the original characters, and the use of Chinese characters naturally seems more formal and more knowledgeable than the use of the original characters.

The manservant quickly recognized Iori Reeduke, who was wearing a noble kimono, but seeing that the Chinese adults walking beside her were handsome and extraordinary, he naturally did not dare to talk to Iori Reeduke.

I think it is also, the bargaining price of the first dance of Iori is as high as five hundred silver dollars, and when she becomes a formal geisha, it must be the pillar of the Chunjiang Pavilion, and there is no one in the entire Nagasaki and Edo geisha circles who is more beautiful and temperamental than her, and I heard that she was sold to a rich Chinese merchant at a high price of 20,000 silver dollars, and that's it, the boss is still afraid of the power of the Chinese, and does not dare not sell. Speaking of which, although Wei Yue Iori was sold to the art house by the family did not use much silver, but the owner of the art studio trained her very bloody, because the boss saw her for the first time, he felt that her bones were strange, and she would definitely be the best among the geisha, since she entered the art hall at the age of six, the boss has poured countless efforts, not to mention that she has never asked her to serve the master during her apprenticeship, in order to cultivate her temperament, all of them are extremely luxurious, a well-cut exquisite kimono, often cost dozens or even hundreds of silver dollars, these ten years, I am afraid that it took thousands of dollars to spend on her, and when she saw the harvest, she was forcibly bought by the Chinese, although she did not lose money and made a profit, but the boss was still distressed for a long time.

Entering the courtyard of the art hall, Wei Yue Iori asked Ye Zhao: "Sir, what kind of dance do you like?" My teacher, Hanada Songnut dances softly, Mr. Jingtian is good at flower arrangement and piano fans, and Mr. Kitajima ......"

Ye Zhao waved his hand and said, "Just call your teacher." ”

"Yes."

A fat woman ran out of the flower hall, nodded at Ye Zhao and the others, and said in Chinese: "Hello uncles!" ”

The tone was extremely strange, and Ye Zhao's scalp tingled when he heard it.

Immediately, Iori and the woman communicated in Mandarin, and asked the woman to take her and the others to Hanada-sensei's dance studio. Although it was her teacher over there, at this time, she was dedicated to helping Ye Zhao bargain, lest the woman ask for silver all over the world.

The two talked for a while, and when the bargaining was over, the woman said a few words to Ye Zhao with a sneer, and Wei Yue Yiori said, "Sir, she asked if you bought me with 20,000 silver dollars." ”

Ye Zhao was speechless, the old bustard asked well, Wei Yue Yiori turned it better, shook the folding fan and said, "Let's go." ”

Seeing that Ye Zhao was arrogant, the smile on her face became even stronger, and she nodded her head again and again, and made a gesture of invitation.

Take the stone road through several flower walls, in front is a row of wooden houses, the lintel of the wooden house is hung with vermilion lacquer signs, now in the middle of the double text, the first room on the left, is "flower field pine nuts".

When going up the wooden steps of the wooden house, Wei Yue Iori gently squatted down to help Ye Zhao take off his shoes, even if he served people, his posture was so elegant, but Ye Zhao felt a slight shame in his heart, being served by her so naturally, it was really comfortable, and there was no feeling of oppression, as if her gentleness and tranquility melted the wall between equality or inequality.

Then Wei Yue Yiori snow-white cloth socks walked out of the clogs lightly and followed Ye Zhao into the dance room.

Bai Laoheng and a few plainclothes guards waited outside.

Iori Reeduke's teacher is about thirty years old, and her face is coated with a thick layer of white powder, and she can't see through her joys and sorrows at all, which is probably one of the attractions of geisha, she always maintains a tactful and resolute reserve in front of guests, and she can't detect any joy, anger and sorrow on her face with heavy makeup, and she has just the right balance between expectation, advance and retreat.

Seeing her dance, Ye Zhao smiled and pointed to the other side of the wooden table and said, "Please sit down." ”

Wei Yue Iori naturally acted as a translator, and she had been kneeling on the side of the wooden table to pour tea and water for Ye Zhao.

Hanada Matsuko sat opposite, smiled and said a few words.

Reedstake Iori first said "Think twice, Aliado" to Hanada Matsuko, then turned to Ye Zhao and said: "Sir, Hanada Teacher said that the tea I brewed is better than hers, so she won't be ugly, and my dancing is also better than hers, and I shouldn't have been ugly in front of you." ”

Ye Zhao smiled and said to Wei Yue Yiweaving: "Then you can jump to show me if you have a chance, but ah, don't wipe this white powder, look at it." ”

Hanada Matsuko said a few more words.

Wei Yue Iori said: "Teacher Hanada said, you are very handsome, and you seem to have a kind heart, I can follow you, she is relieved." In fact, Hanada also said that Reeduki Iori was kind-hearted and so on, but she didn't turn it over.

Ye Zhao smiled: "Thank you, you are so polite." ”

There is no doubt that Hanada Matsuko's impression of Ye Zhao is excellent, young and golden, and so handsome, but I really didn't expect Manako to have such a good home, the only thing I am worried about is that this young man spends money like dirt, I am afraid that the surname of the second ancestor can spend 20,000 silver dollars to buy a maid, but I am afraid that sooner or later the family business will be ruined.

Ye Zhao turned to Weiyue Iori at this time and said with a smile: "What about Xiaoli stupid? ”

Wei Yue Iori's beautiful eyes stared at Ye Zhao, and Ye Zhao said, "Call him." Although there was some uneasiness in her eyes, obviously worried that Ye Zhao would hurt her Paratu lover, she still turned her head and said a few words to the waiting Hina Ji, and Hina Ji hurried away. The docile obedience of this woman is undoubtedly revealed in Iori Reedsung at this moment.

Outside the house, there was a sudden noise, Ye Zhao frowned slightly, the wooden door opened, and Bai Laoheng stood in front of the door like an iron tower.

Hanada Songzi's face changed, and he said apologetically to Ye Zhao: "Sir, someone is looking for me outside." ”

Listening to Wei Yue Iori's translation, Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Go ahead, it's okay." ”

Hanada Matsuko hurriedly thanked him and hurriedly walked out.

The noise outside was even louder, it was said that he was quarreling by himself, Ye Zhao didn't want to pay attention to it, but when he heard a "pop", the woman cried bitterly, obviously being slapped in the face.

Ye Zhao frowned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Wei Yue Yizhiqiao's face was full of concern, but Ye Zhao didn't move, she sat quietly with Ye Zhao like this, and listened to Ye Zhao's question, before she said: "It seems that someone is bullying Teacher Hanada, and Teacher Hanada must accompany him to eat and drink." ”

Ye Zhao frowned and said, "We haven't arrived yet, right?" Where to go? Let's go and see. ”

A few steps away from the wooden house, next to the flower garden, a young man wearing fake pigtails but full of proficient speech was grabbing Hanada Songzi's arm and dragging it out, Hanada Songzi's bun was a little scattered, apparently she had just been slapped in the face.

The fat old bustard came up to persuade him without saying a word, and was kicked down by the young man with a gloomy face.

Bai Laoheng and a few other guards didn't care about themselves and ignored them.

Ye Zhao glanced at Iori Reed, and Iori Reedi translated: "Mr. Yamamoto said that Mr. Matsuda must accompany him tonight and accompany him......" Speaking of this, his face showed disgust and uneasiness.

The fat woman who was kicked down was also in a hurry to go to the doctor, and when she saw Ye Zhao standing next to the sliding door, she cried and crawled to get up, but was stopped by Bai Laoheng, who was purring and screaming.

Reedsung Iori said: "She asked Mr. for help, saying that Mr. Hanada should accompany Mr. in the current time, and asked Mr. to intercede with Yamamoto." ”

The young man called Yamamoto listened to the old bustard's shout, and his eyes looked over, and then he stared directly at Wei Yue Iori, swallowed saliva in his throat, and then pointed at Ye Zhao and the others and said something loudly.

Wei Yue Iori said: "Mr. Yamamoto said that his father is the deputy general office of the Public Security Bureau, and he is not afraid of you Chinese, so he told Mr. not to meddle in things." ”

Ye Zhao shook his head, the two devils of any country are all virtuous, and they are all so hateful, folded the fan, and said to Bai Laoheng: "After watching the monkey play, fork him out for me." ”

"Wow!" Bai Laoheng responded loudly, turned around and made a gesture, and several guards immediately pounced on him, and there was an uproar, three times and five divided by two, and Yamamoto and his two followers were knocked down.

Yamamoto fell with a blue nose and swollen face, and was even pressed by others, but he pointed at Ye Zhao and shouted unconvinced, naturally he could see that the group of people who beat him were the subordinates of the little white face.

Wei Yue Iori said: "He said, you are in trouble, even if you are Chinese, you will be in trouble if you beat him." ”

Ye Zhao was speechless, thought about it, took out the business card of businessman Ye Zhao from his sleeve and gave it to Wei Yue Iori, and said: "Give him my film, you tell him, Lord Ma Bowen, the consul of Nagasaki, is my good friend, and Li Jingzhong, the general office of the Public Security Bureau, is my younger brother, you ask him to take this film and go to see Li Jingzhong with his father, and ask Yamamoto to go to prison for half a year, otherwise I will ask Master Ma Bowen to do this." ”

Reedsung Iori bowed slightly, then gracefully descended the wooden steps, stepped into the clogs with snowy feet, shook over with thousands of small broken steps, bent down and handed the piece to Yamamoto, said a few words, and said it according to Ye Zhao's instructions.

The young man who was shouting suddenly lost his voice, his face was full of panic, and he said a few words to Ye Zhao, but his voice was much quieter.

Ye Zhao had already turned around and entered the dance room, and he knew that he was begging for mercy without a translator.

When Hanada Matsuko entered the dance studio again, he had washed off the thick white fat powder on his face, and his hair was recombed, but he was a very thoughtful beauty, but he was slightly fat, obviously not as good as the feeling before removing makeup.

It's like a geisha like Iori Reedue who is still so glamorous after removing makeup, after all, it's rare.

"Thank you, thank you, sir, I really don't know how to thank you." Hanada Matsuko is very grateful.

Ye Zhao shook the folding fan and said: "This matter, in the future, I will find the security team, I can't manage it, so I will find the Chinese, there is no reason to force the good to become a prostitute." Besides, I handed over the film, and in the future, General Manager Li will take care of you, not only you, but the entire industry of tricksters, and the Chinese, always manage this Nagasaki better than before. ”

Hanada Matsuko nodded repeatedly.

Ye Zhao smiled at Wei Yue Yizhi again: "You don't have to be afraid, wait for me to see your little lover, if you are in love, I will let you go, as for the silver, you have to pay me back, it's a big deal to enter the art hall freely, earn the silver and pay it back slowly, and when the silver is paid off, you will marry him again." ”

Iori's beautiful eyes flashed and she didn't speak.

The wooden sliding door was opened, and behind the maid Hina Ji came in a short young man, who also looked ordinary, with hard calluses on his hands, and his face was even more cringe.

Ye Zhao saw the sparkle in the eyes of Wei Yue Iori, and knew that it was her intended person, although he felt that he had broken through his glasses, but he also knew that if he wanted to come to the art house to live a boring life, let alone see a man, this platonic-style love object was just to dispel the depression, but in fact, where was the love?

Ye Zhao said to Wei Yue Yiori: "You tell him what I just told you again." ”

Weiyue Iori muttered to the little force stupid, and the look of surprise on Hanada Matsuko's face became stronger and stronger, and he couldn't imagine that this Chinese businessman was so atmospheric.

Who knew that the more Xiao Li Ben listened, the more frightened he became, and suddenly knelt down, kowtowed to Ye Zhao, muttered a few words, then turned around, and stumbled out.

Ye Zhao was stunned, but Wei Yue Iori said to Ye Zhao very calmly: "He said, I don't dare to rob you of a woman, please spare him." ”

Ye Zhao shook the folding fan and smiled bitterly, thinking that he saw the scene of treating the two devils just now, the little cook coolie, was not scared?

Ye Zhaozi will not be reluctant to do anything anymore, in one life, it is enough to give him a chance, whether he can catch it or not, it is his own choice, and he can't complain about others. Said to Wei Yue Iori: "Don't blame me for this, but what I just said is still valid, if you want to recover your free body, you can go to the art gallery to place an order first, and slowly return the silver to me." ”

Iori Reeduki shook her head lightly and said, "Dancing for Mr. alone is Manako's blessing." ”

Ye Zhao smiled, "That's good, the price will be calculated in the future, five hundred silver dollars for a dance, there is a monthly salary for being a maid, when the money is enough, you will be free." ”

Wei Yue Yiori's delicate face Gu Jing did not wave, and said: "It's all up to Mr. De." ”

(To be continued)