Chapter 97: Acting on the Spot
(Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, family reunion, lovers will eventually become married!) )
"Oh, Lord Liu is here." Shen Man's eyes were sharp, and at a glance, he saw Liu Jun coming over with a few relatives.
Hu Guang hurriedly turned his head to look and put on a smiling face. I saw a handsome young man more than six feet tall, with a bee waist and ape arms, thick eyebrows and big eyes striding towards the street in front of me. He walked with a big and powerful step, and every time he stepped forward, his legs and feet seemed to be kicking hard, and Hu Guang even felt that he could hear the sound of his legs and feet breaking through the air.
"This Liu Gongzi really looks brave, and the rumors are true." Hu Guang read in his heart, and then thought about it, "The Liu Jun he imagined is indeed like this, a young man who will show his edge." Thinking of this, Hu Guang greeted him with a smile and shouted, "Lord Liu, Hu has been waiting here for a long time." ”
"Hu Daguan invited a certain person to come, I don't know how to save him?" Liu Jun looked at Hu Guang twice, and said politely, in fact, before he came, Liu Jun had already done an investigation on this Hu Guang. During this time, there were not too many people who invited Liu Jun to eat, drink and go to the banquet, and Liu Jun could not agree to all of them.
He had never heard the name of this Hu Guang beforehand, so after receiving the invitation, he was a little curious, and sent someone to search carefully, and found that this Hu Guang was actually not small, and he turned out to be the foreign manager of the Andong Palace, and he was also in charge of the official salt transportation and marketing of eight counties in Qihuang Prefecture and one state.
Liu Jun searched the salt business again, and he had a basic understanding of the business in this industry.
Salt was a profiteering industry in the late Ming Dynasty, and it was not simple to have anything to do with salt.
Liu Jun did not refuse the invitation and went to the appointment happily. He is really not short of money now, but he has no financial resources, and when he has a chance, he wants to try.
"Lord Liu, steward Hu, there is already a private room upstairs, two upstairs, please, don't stand here and chat." Shen Man appeared at the right time, and while speaking, he moved a little closer to Liu Jun, and suddenly a fragrance came to his nose, Liu Jun turned his head and smiled slightly at the beautiful and graceful red-sleeved shop proprietress and nodded, "Then please ask Shen Sanniang to lead the way for us." ”
Seeing Liu Jun so kind, Shen Man couldn't help but smile like a flower.
Entering the building, go straight to the third floor, and Shen Man will seat a few of them.
Liu Jun and Hu Guanghan talked about the ceremony, Shen Man, as a red girl on the Qinhuai River, was still quite good at communication, laughing between the two, acting as an introducer, introducing the identities of both of them, and when introducing Hu Guang, he said that he was the steward of King Anton, and when introducing Liu Jun, he added a lot of praise and praised Liu Jun well.
"Lord Liu, thank you for your appreciation today, and you are willing to deign to come to our building for a banquet." Shen Man said as he poured tea for Liu Jun.
Liu Jun looked at Shen Man and said with a smile, "Shen Sanniang is busy with business, I heard that the private seat on this upstairs must be booked three days in advance to have a place. ”
Liu Jun has no prejudice against women in the dust, especially women like Shen Man, who are actually more of courtesans, and even equivalent to entertainment stars in later generations, who are worth a lot. According to Liu Jun's understanding, in the Ming Dynasty, there were actually many kinds of ji.
In general, it can be divided into two categories: art and color, but the subdivision can be divided into five types. Yiji relies more on art to eat, that is, those who often watch film and television novels and don't sell their bodies, they mainly rely on skill performances, these prostitutes are versatile, not to mention proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, not to mention, they are more proficient in communication, acting as an intermediary introducer, and even adjusting the atmosphere at some parties.
Such women often go back and forth between those high-ranking officials and celebrities, and their value is extremely high, they pick the guests, not the guests pick them, it is difficult to get them just because they are rich and powerful, and they have to be talented, famous and even good-looking.
And the latter kind of ji, mainly rely on selling color-phase.
Shen Man belongs to the people, and he is also a well-known Yangzhou thin horse in the Ming Dynasty.
The most famous of the Ming Dynasty are the Datong mother-in-law in the north and the Yangzhou thin horse in the south of the Yangtze River. Yangzhou thin horse is most famous for its skills, mostly since childhood to buy excellent conditions of the little girl, for skill training, so that when the girl grows up, the color and art are complete, and the value is extremely high.
The most favored concubine Tian of today's emperor Chongzhen is from Yangzhou Thin Horse.
Although Shen Man has not been trained since he was a child, he has a good foundation, looks beautiful, and has learned poetry, painting, piano and chess.
Liu Jun even inquired that when Shen Man officially received customers for the first time, it reached five hundred taels of silver for the first time. Although she didn't work too long on the Qinhuai River in Beijing, she also made a lot of money because of it, and when she was popular, she married an official concubine and successfully retired, but unfortunately the man she married was good, but he was too old, and there was a jealous woman in the family, and when the official died, she was also driven out.
For the young and beautiful proprietress who opened a green building on her own territory, Liu Jun still did a careful investigation. After getting the result, although he was surprised by Shen Man's youth and beauty and the story behind it, since there was no threat, Liu Jun let it go.
Speaking of which, today is the first time he has come to this Red Sleeves Workshop.
Shen Manda likes Liu Jun a little in his heart, he is young and heroic, and he treats people kindly, when he talks to himself, he has neither that kind of squinting look in his eyes, nor that kind of contempt for tricks. "Thank you Lord Liu for letting the slave family settle here and enjoy a bite to eat. In fact, the slave family has always wanted to invite Lord Liu to appreciate the light, but it is not good to disturb, I am afraid that you will not appreciate the light. ”
"The third lady said with a smile, you opened a store with me, in fact, you are also helping me. There are thousands of singles here, and there is still a demand for this, otherwise there will always be an accident that is easy to happen, hahaha. ”
Whether it is a green house or a casino, Liu Jun has no objection, if you want to open a store on his territory to make money, it is no problem, as long as you are willing to abide by his rules. And his rules are that he can't be too dark, he can't force a good person to become a prostitute, he has to do a good job of hygiene, the girl has to be clean, and he has to pay money. In this way, everyone makes money, and at the same time, so many singles and even soldiers in the town also have a physiological solution, and it is clean.
It's okay to open a casino, but you can't cheat, you can't set up a game, and you can't raise or make loans.
In short, as long as he abides by his Liu Jun's rules, everything will be easy to do.
"Lord Liu is rare to come to enjoy the light today, so how about letting the slave family call our two best girls to accompany you?"
"Shen Sanniang, what good girl is here, hurry up and call here, you can't neglect Lord Liu." Hu Guang said with a smile.
Liu Jun didn't object, he still understands how to act on social occasions and on the spot.
Shen Man called two girls, it was her signboard here, it turned out that the relationship on the Qinhuai River was found, a northland rouge, it was the famous Datong mother-in-law, they all said that there are three uniques in the north, the school field of Xuanfu, the mother-in-law of Datong and the city wall of Jizhen. It is said that Datong produces beautiful women, and during the Zhengde period, Emperor Zhu Houzhao was attracted to visit the micro-service for a private visit, and even made a wild history of the dragon and the phoenix.
Shen Man's Datong mother-in-law's top brand is not small in the town, and she has not been here for a long time, but she has been famous far and wide, even Liu Jun has heard of it, and she said that this girl received customers for the first time before, and a merchant from Wuchang spent a full three hundred taels of silver. And after that, it was at least ten taels of silver every night. And ten taels of silver can't be a kiss to Fangze, you have to line up first, give gifts first, please drink tea first, etc., in short, you have to spend almost ten taels before staying overnight, and then sleep ten taels a night, at least twenty taels at a time. If you charter her field or invite her out, it will be thirty taels of silver a day, which is amazingly expensive.
This Datong mother-in-law is just sixteen, wrapped around a pair of three-inch golden lotuses, and has a very interesting name, Sister Li Feng. It was the dragon and phoenix who was favored by the emperor at a glance and forcibly molested, and then her brother asked the general army to send troops to come, but the emperor showed his identity and directly overlorded the bow of the Li Feng sister.
This Sister Li Feng is indeed very beautiful, tall and tall, with white and greasy skin, especially she is very good at dressing up, not just like those crooked prostitutes who only have white powder on her face, but really dress up properly, especially the clothes and headgear on her body are quite trendy, and her voice is soft when she speaks, and she obviously feels that she has a good cultural foundation, such a woman is not popular.
Another Yangzhou thin horse is a little Chu Chu moving, the waist is amazing, Ying Ying is in a hand, and the chest is also very flat, which is not Liu Jun's liking, but the kind of appearance that I see is pitiful, it is estimated that it can stimulate some people's desire to protect, and this girl plays the piano very well, her voice is also good, and the melody is really beautiful, like a natural sound, Liu Jun doesn't know where Shen Man found such a good two top brands.
However, Datong's mother-in-law has a pair of small feet, and Yangzhou Thin Horse has a flat chest, although both are good, but Liu Jun is just appreciative, not his dish. It's Shen Man, who is in his twenties, mature and wonderful, rare to have no small feet, and speaks funny, Liu Jun likes it more.
Hu Guang saw that Liu Jun was very talkative, and after a while, his words became a little straightforward.
"Lord Liu, it is rumored that the women in Datong Mansion in Shanxi are different from those who are often there, so you can try it for yourself today."
Decisive Chinese culture, talk about things at the wine table, and then definitely talk about meat. Liu Jun had experienced many of these scenes in his previous life, but he was also used to nature, "Oh, what's the difference? ”
"It is said that there is a difference between heavy doors and households." Hu Guang smiled very lewdly, looking like you know.
Shen Man saw that Hu Guang's words became more and more rude, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, and saw that Liu Jun was just smiling, and did not show a dissolute color, and he couldn't help but feel more and more fond of this young man.
Hu Guang was still there and continued to dance with his eyebrows, "I have been to Datong Mansion several times, and I have heard of this legend, so I want to test the difference, but unfortunately I have tried many Datong mothers-in-law, but it is unremarkable and has not encountered any differences." But since there are rumors about this, there must be such a thing. There happens to be another one here today, so adults can try it for themselves in a while. ”
Liu Jun glanced at Sister Li Feng who was sitting on the side, this girl was not kitsch, nor did she stick directly to her body, but she had the demeanor of a beautiful lady, and she sat very upright. However, Liu Jun couldn't help but look at her little feet that were only three inches, a pair of pointed bow shoes, and when he thought of those deformed little feet inside, he had no desire.
"When it comes to heavy doors, I think of a few couplets, which is the peculiarity of this Datong mother-in-law, why don't I come out of the upper couplet, everyone comes out of the lower couplet, if it doesn't match, how about a glass of wine." Hu Guang said with a smile.
Liu Jun sat there, seeing that Hu Guang had not mentioned anything serious, he also calmed down and did not speak first. Since it is to discuss business and cooperation, the good party that can't hold back first will definitely have the upper hand in the negotiation.
"Oh, okay, I'm afraid that all of you here are far more talented than some, and you'll have to let some of them be good for a while."
"Listen to my first couplet, bird in the forest tree!" Hu Guang is linked.
Before Liu Jun could think about it, Sister Li Feng had already blurted out the next couplet, "The monk knocked on the door of the moon." ”
And the Yangzhou thin horse did not show weakness at all, and immediately followed, "Don't have a hole in the horizontal criticism!" ”
Liu Jun applauded, these two top cards are really not simple, this is not only a couplet, but also to implicitly match what Hu Guang said about the difference between the benefits of Datong mother-in-law. And this couplet, the bird stays in the tree by the forest, the monk knocks on the door under the moon, and there is another cave, this is really a perfect match. In particular, the subtle meaning implied by this couplet and the horizontal criticism is the most interesting.
"I took it, I pleaded guilty to drinking." Liu Jun said with a smile.
"Wait, the three ladies didn't match just now, you two have to drink, just right, drink a glass of wine!" Hu Guangda said with a smile.
Shen Man glanced at Liu Jun and poured two glasses of wine directly.
Liu Jun is not the kind of person who spoils the atmosphere, so he took a glass of wine, and the two drank this glass of wine hand in hand.
"Refreshing!" Hu Guang clapped his hands and shouted.
Shen Man put down the wine glass, half of his face was red.
"Come on, listen up, my second door is up, and there is no way out."
"Another village!" This time, Yangzhou Slender Chuchu answered first, this is an extremely easy couplet. Sister Li Feng saw that she took the lead, but she also quickly said the plaque, "It's getting better!" ”
Liu Jun spread his hands, these people are really powerful, he and Shen Man lost again.
"This time, if you don't drink a glass of wine, you have to use a leather cup." Hu Guang said with a smile.
The so-called leather cup is Shen Man's mouth with wine, and mouth-to-mouth poured into Liu Jun's mouth, which is very fragrant and tempting. Liu Jun wanted to refuse, but after looking at Shen Man, she had no objection, and even had spring in her eyebrows, Liu Jun smiled and nodded.
Shen Man showed a little excitement, she was afraid that Liu Jun would refuse and dislike her.
Shen Man took a sip of the cup in his mouth, then leaned in front of Liu Jun, lowered his head, and the rose-like seductive red lips were attached to Liu Jun's lips, the two lips touched, Liu Jun opened his mouth, Shen Man also opened his lips slightly, and the wine poured into Liu Jun's mouth with the taste of beauty.
After a long time, Shen Man let go of his lips a little unsatisfied.
"Okay, now it's the couplet of the third gate, and Shanglianyun has no intention of going out."
Shen Man glanced at Liu Jun and preemptively said the next link, "The bird is tired of flying and knows how to return." ”
As soon as the words fell, Liu Jun also thought of a plaque and said with a smile, "Extremely deep!" ”
"The two of them really have a good understanding, Hu admires it." Hu Guang laughed, and Sister Li Feng and Chu Chu also chuckled together.