Chapter 16 Protection
Xue Pingping cheered up and walked two more streets with Meng Youyou, feeling that his legs were sore and weak, and he really wanted to find a place to sit for a while, but Meng Youyou didn't speak, and he was embarrassed to shout tired.
In front is the Rujiang River that flows around the city, the willows on the river bank are still clinging, the river is sparkling, there are boats rowing by, young men and women go boating here together, it is a good scene.
Although it is April, it is not too hot, but the sun is shining, and several people still sweat lightly.
A three-storey teahouse on the bank of the river, a big "tea" word is written on the flag on the roof of the building, a string of red lanterns hangs down from a high place, and a couplet in front of the door: a thousand sails return to the place with all their hearts, and the water of the three rivers is steaming.
The four big characters of "Sanjiang Teahouse" shone golden in the sun, and the two unicorn beasts at the door continued to spew water from their mouths, washing the smooth stone beads in front of the rice mill and turning non-stop.
Dream Youyou took the lead in stepping into the door, into the eyes of a pair of simple calligraphy and painting, I don't know which hand from everyone, the pen is sharp, the font is vigorous, so that the style of the whole teahouse is good.
I didn't see Xiao Er come to greet him, but I saw two slender and bright-looking women, wearing light gauze robes of the same color, floating like fairies, walking forward with a smile on their faces, bowing to them, and saying in a yellow voice: "Miss, son, please upstairs." Then he turned and led the way.
Come to a private seat on the second floor, sit by the window, the scenery on the river is in full view, the sky is high and the clouds are wide, the green willows are blue waves, the breeze is blowing, it is very pleasant. Tea sets are neatly placed on the table, all of which are high-grade green kilns. There is a zither on the side, and I don't know what incense is burning in a small incense burner, which smells very good.
Xue Pingping ordered a pot of snow buds, a woman turned around and went out, and another woman asked softly, "How many of you are here for the first time?" Slave play a song to relieve boredom. Before they could reply, the woman was already seated on the piano bench.
The sound of the piano is in the ears, and there is a deep Zen, as if the years are quiet. Soon the tea came up, and the woman elegantly poured tea for them, and the tea breathed into the nose, which made people feel refreshed.
This teahouse is good, the location is good, the style is good, I don't know what kind of person the shopkeeper is?
After playing a song, the woman got up and saluted, and said softly: "If you want to have some fun, there are some things on the third floor that can pass the time?" Would you like to check it out? ”
"There are dominoes, dice and the like, and you can also guess riddles and fight poems, it depends on your preferences."
It turned out that there was also a casino here, Xue Pingping was very curious, and said, "Okay, take us to have a look." ”
The three of them followed up to the third floor, and the woman pushed a heavy door open, and heard a commotion. There are a lot of sons and brothers in brocade clothes, who are betting on the size, and the one sitting in the village is a middle-aged man. When they saw someone coming in, they suddenly became quiet, and they all looked up at them.
A boy in blue came back to his senses and continued to shout, "Open! Go big! Big! The crowd came back to their senses and continued their game.
A boy in Tsing Yi shouted: "Open small, open small!" This one must be small! ”
The dealer smiled and said, "Don't worry," and then said to them: "Do you want to bet?" ”
Dream Youyou didn't understand this, and didn't speak. Xue Pingping answered and asked, "How many bets are there?" ”
"As much as you like." The middle-aged man waited patiently.
Xue Pingping used to often hang out in various teahouses and gambling houses, and he knew these things well, but he was worried that Meng Youyou would be unhappy, and looked at Meng Youyou hesitantly, after all, the current Xue Pingping is not the previous Xue Pingping.
The boy in blue couldn't wait any longer, and shouted, "Can't you get down?" A big man still needs to look at a woman's face? ”
The boy in Tsing Yi also echoed: "That is, if you want to go down, if you don't get down, get out, don't spoil the fun here." ”
"Down, why not?" Meng Youyou took out the money bag and threw it to Xue Pingping.
After a few rounds, Xue Pingping actually won more than a dozen taels, and the dealer stopped his movements and said with a smile: "This son is lucky, do you want to play a bigger one?" ”
Routine! These two words popped up in Xue Pingping's heart. bet for the first time, give some sweetness, and then lure people to sink in, unable to extricate themselves, and finally sell their property, live on the streets, and end up with a tragic word.
So Xue Ping said indifferently: "No, that's all for today, let's play with everyone next time." ”
When the dealer saw that someone didn't take the bait, he gave the dice cup in his hand to the woman on the side and asked her to replace him. Then he said to Xue Pingping with a smile: "A few first-time visitors, I should let a few of them have fun, if you don't like to play this, we have something else." ”
"Oh, is there anything else to do?" Dream asked.
"I think a few of them are literati, so naturally they don't like those vulgar plays. There are poems and songs in the next room, and you can go to see the excitement and play at will. "This man is really seductive.
"Okay, please lead the way." Dream said with great interest.
In the other room, there were men and women, playing games, and the middle-aged man led them to and went out. The three of them watched from the sidelines.
These people are playing drumming and passing flowers, and whoever has the drum stopping, who has to make a poem related to the wind and snow, if they can't do it, they have to pay out the silver, and the silver on the table in front of them has been piled up into a small mountain, but these people are still in high spirits.
After watching two rounds, Meng Youyou was about to leave, but who knew that the flower ball was stuffed into her hand. She was stunned for a moment, the drum stopped, and everyone coaxed her, asking her to compose a poem, and if she didn't do it, she would pay for the silver, and she smiled helplessly, what is the difference between this and robbing money? What she gave the flower ball was a gorgeous-looking woman, and she was looking at her with a smile in her eyes.
Well, just do it, her father is a virtuous man, and he has also learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since he was a child. The poems to be written in this game must be related to beautiful women.
"Jiangnan beautiful land, Jinling Imperial State. With green water, Zhu Lou was handed up. As soon as the dream was finished, a room full of people applauded.
A man looked at her with burning eyes and chanted, "There is a beautiful woman in the southern country, and she is as beautiful as a peach and plum." ”
Seeing this, Xue Pingping immediately took a step forward, blocked Mengyouyou behind him, and then bowed and said, "Everyone, we just came, we don't understand the rules, why don't I come and play with everyone?" ”
A trace of strangeness crossed Meng Youyou's heart, Xue Pingping would protect her, it was really unexpected.
"Okay, this son looks suave and suave, and he should be extraordinary." A woman in a red dress said.
"Okay, then let's take the title of 'talent' in this game." The crowd applauded.
The drums sounded, the women were eager to try, and the men were waiting to see. The drum stopped, and the flower ball landed right in front of the woman in red just now, and the woman grinned and said slowly: "Zongzhi's chic and beautiful young man, looking at the blue sky with white eyes, is as bright as a jade tree in front of the wind." After speaking, a pair of amorous eyes lingered on Xue Pingping's face.
Xue Pingping was uncomfortable, feeling that he was being teased, but he couldn't hide or be annoyed, so he had to say: "Come again, this time it's going to be "Shude" as the theme." Xue Pingping really couldn't stand the profligate bluntness of these people, and deliberately wanted to make them ugly.