Speaking of this, Zi Ruo squeezed Su Jinyao's hand and said in a low voice: "As for the business of the dark village, there is a door next door from my bedroom, leading to the inside of a small mansion that is connected. ”

Su Jinyao laughed after hearing this, it seems that Ziruo's business in the dark village is still very obscure, and there is no fanfare, maybe even her personal maid Xiaoyun doesn't know.

Sure enough, this was confirmed later. After Xiaoyun sent the soaked Biluochun and a few small pastries, Ziruo let her go down to rest.

Then Zi Ruo invited Su Jinyao to sit in her bedroom. Qiu Ying said: "I won't go, Mu Qingyu and I are waiting here." ”

Ziruo raised her good-looking eyebrows to look at Qiu Ying, then at Mu Qingyu, and said with a smile: "It's okay for my sister to follow me, but I'm afraid that I will snub my brother-in-law." So you're still here with your brother-in-law. ”

When Qiu Ying heard this, she glared at Ziruo fiercely. turned to glared at Mu Qingyu again.

Mu Qingyu felt aggrieved, and he was given another blank look by Qiu Ying for no reason, but this time it was still none of his business.

So Mu Qingyu stopped talking sullenly, for fear of upsetting Qiu Ying.

Qiu Ying didn't pay attention to him, just told Ziruo to go and come back quickly, and sat down at the table alone to eat snacks.

Zi Ruo and Su Jinyao smiled and walked out the door towards Zi Ruo's bedroom. Both of them could see that Qiu Ying would only lose her temper like this little woman in front of Mu Qingyu.

Ziruo's bedroom is not in the courtyard on this side, but has to cross the other side of the courtyard and go out of a waist door.

The waist door has been closed, and although it is not locked, it also means that it cannot be easily entered except for the owner.

At the back is a small patio, and the cloister under the patio is very wide, so two people can walk side by side, so it seems that this patio is a little small.

There is a large bonsai planted in the patio, and there is a lot

How small potted flowers are used as decorations, and it can be seen that the owner is usually carefully served.

Ziruo and Su Jinyao walked side by side on the corridor, and said, "I am here alone, and I also fiddle with the flowers and plants." In fact, sometimes I think that this side courtyard is my real home, the front façade is for others to see, and the classroom in the backyard is for those girls, and it is for the Zhou family and Xiaoyun. ”

Ziruo's words sounded idle, as if she was introducing the layout of her home.

But Su Jinyao could hear a little bit of loneliness from her words. Because he has to be alone, he buys such a big family business, and only this small world belongs to him.

Su Jinyao took Ziruo's hand, squeezed it slightly, and said, "Look at Qiu Ying, you have already met your beloved." Sister Ziruo, you should also work harder. ”

Ziruo smiled when she heard this, and said, "How can it be so easy." Jinmei also has a sweetheart, but she secretly likes people for several years, isn't it fruitless. ”

Su Jinyao was very Ziruo mentioned Jinmei's sweetheart, so she asked with some curiosity: "She also told me about this." It's just that no matter how much I asked, she refused to explain, but the Tao could no longer be found, so it was broken. ”

Zi Ruo sighed when she heard this, and said, "The two of us have been together for a relatively long time, so I have also asked a few times about this matter curiously. Later, when I was in a hurry, Jinmei told me that the man was from one of your villages, and he seemed to have saved her life. But she was still someone else's concubine at that time, and she felt that she was not worthy of him, so she never dared to speak up. ”

Speaking of this, Zi Ruo sighed and said, "Jinmei also said that the reason why she had the courage to desperately escape from that house was because she didn't want that man to look down on her. She always thought that one day she might be able to fly high and high, and then she could go to him. It's just that Jinmei later found out that although she walked far and flew high, the man was already out of reach. ”

Su Jinyao's heart was slightly astringent, and she felt sorry for Jinmei.

I was surprised that there would be some kind of man in Pingshan Village, which would make the current Jinmei feel out of reach?

But then I felt that maybe the man was just far away, or maybe he got married and had a wife and children, and Jinmei couldn't destroy other people's families.

Therefore, it may only be a literal meaning, not necessarily the distance from the other party's identity.

After saying Jinmei, Su Jinyao clenched Ziruo's hand again and said, "However, I still hope that Sister Ziruo can also let go of her mind and find a man who is good to you." Don't look at how difficult others are, maybe it's easy for you here. ”

Zi Ruo could only smile and said with a little perfunctory: "I hope." ”

yes, I hope so! If you can be with your beloved, who wants to grow old and be lonely.

The more women like Ziruo and Jinmei who have seen through the world, the cooler their hearts become. It is enough for them to have each other's true hearts.

The atmosphere was a little sad, and Zi Ruo changed the topic and said, "Jinyao, how long can you stay here this time?" Let's get together for a while, and by the way, you can help me see what other flowers can be added to this flower shop. I can also be like Jinmei's Yameiju and make a roll call. ”

Dark Village

When Su Jinyao heard this, she smiled and said, "Your Ziruo girl herself is a well-known name." In fact, the resources here are good, and the way to teach the girls is also right. It seems to be a little more stereotyped, so there aren't many opportunities to make money. ”

"Oh? So how can you not be stereotypical? Zi Ruo thought about it and said with a smile: "Jin Yao, you know, I am good, so I don't want to go back to do the things that ushered in." If you ask me to be a mama to take a girl, I won't do it. ”

Su Jinyao hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I didn't mean that. Although I don't discriminate against the girls in Qinglou, it is better to be able to give those girls more freedom than to cater to men. I just thought that there was a shop in Wangjing Town, and I invited a storyteller to come to the book on time every day, and it was also full of customers. ”

"You mean, the shop in front of me can be converted into a teahouse?" Zi Ruo smiled, shook her head, and said, "But I like to be pure." If you look at those noisy guests every day, you might as well live like this. I saved a lot of silver taels at the beginning, enough for me to live the rest of my life with peace of mind without doing anything. ”

Ziruo is indeed not short of money, what she lacks is a career that can make her interested.

Although Ziruo can make the business of the dark village prosperous now, it is a hidden business after all, and it will not see the light.

There is no woman who likes to spend her whole life in the dark, but she can't let her glory shine on her surroundings. Therefore, Ziruo still hopes to develop in her bones, and even catch up with Jinmei's success.

Of course, Su Jinyao understood Ziruo's arrogance. At the beginning of the Red Sleeves Workshop, Ziruo was also unwilling to admit defeat, so she secretly regarded Miss Ming as the object of comparison.

Fortunately, Ziruo was red again, and it was Su Jinyao who made her popular again. So now Su Jinyao is not without a way to make Ziruo rejuvenate.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao stopped and took a serious look at the small patio and the surrounding corridors.

Clean, comfortable, with a bit of loneliness but arrogance.

Su Jinyao shrugged her shoulders and said, "Actually, my suggestion is very simple, that is, use the resources at hand to whet a man's appetite in the shortest time." This is not a green building, don't worry about men entanglement, someone who crosses the rules is a violation of the king's law. But here you can drink tea, listen to songs, and enjoy dancing. Any girl who intends to learn from you and is willing to perform on stage, you will be exempted from her tuition, and you will make money after performing well. Don't steal, don't rob, don't sell yourself, clean is just a place for men to relax. ”

"Jinyao, what are you talking about...... Drama Garden? Ziruo listened to Su Jinyao's suggestion and already had some eyebrows.

Su Jinyao nodded with a smile and said, "It's about the same, but it won't be as noisy as the opera garden, and it won't be performed several times a day." At most, there are one in the afternoon and one in the evening, and the seats in the garden are limited, so they are available on a first-come, first-served basis. ”

"I seem to ...... Got it. Ziruo frowned and smiled. said: "I really want to hear Ma Liu say it once, but I don't like to listen to books, so I don't care." ”

Su Jinyao nodded and said, "You don't have to tell a story to attract people. The beautiful girl plays a tune and dances a few dances, which are very interesting. However, you should understand the principle of preferring lack to abundance. You like to be pure, and you can't afford to worry about a large number of guests every day. At the beginning of the show, the door is closed after the performance, which makes people want to see it but can't see it all, and they have to come back tomorrow because they are itching. ”

Ziruo nodded again, indicating that she understood.

Anyway, most of the girls here are girls from Qinglou, so it's nothing to let them dance and play a song on stage, but you can try it first.

Su Jinyao saw that Ziruo had opened her mind, so she smiled and said, "These are all old routines, and there is nothing difficult about it." It's a big deal if you come with me this time and go to that shop in Wangjing Town, and you'll understand everything. Okay, let's not talk about this, how the hell are you going to go in the dark village? ”

Ziruo pointed to one of the rooms in front of him and said, "This is my bedroom, and the one next door is a study." Come with me. ”

There is a pink gauze lamp every few steps under this corridor, which illuminates the small patio not very brightly, but it is quite warm. And the room that Zi Ruo pointed to looked no different from an ordinary room.

Ziruo stepped forward and pushed the door open, and there was still a half-purple satin curtain hanging inside the door. There were no lights in the house, and at first glance it was pitch black.

Ziruo casually pulled up the curtain and walked in first. When he went to the table, he touched the flint and lit the candle, and then called Su Jinyao and said, "Come in, close the door." ”

Su Jinyao said "um", followed into the house and closed the door smoothly. When the door was closed, it was discovered that after the door was latched from the inside, a rope hung down, and a bell would be attached to the back of the door and the window.

Su Jinyao touched it casually, the silk rope that hung the bell was very thin, and it would ring when she touched it slightly.

Su Jinyao smiled and said, "Is this the mechanism you figured out yourself?" If someone breaks in from outside, the bell will ring? ”

Ziruo smiled and said, "How do I know what mechanism." Even if I go to the dark village from this side, I can't hear the movement here. The rope was brought from the waist door. If Xiaoyun wants to find me, you don't have to come in, pull the rope outside the door, and the bell in this room will ring. I'll come when I hear movement. ”

It seems that Ziruo is indeed very cautious. Imagine that she disappeared silently after she came in, if there was an urgent matter outside to find her, Xiaoyun would not see anyone when she broke in.

And if a bell sounds, it will not be disturbed for no reason.

Further inside, there is a simple little study. A small desk, a bookshelf, and no more chairs.

And Su Jinyao walked around the house, but she didn't see any extra doors. She set her sights on the bookshelf. It's been on TV, and most of the secret doors are behind the bookshelves.

But to Su Jinyao's surprise, Ziruo didn't move the bookshelf, and with her figure, it was impossible to push the bookshelf open alone, not to mention that she still had to open and close it frequently.

I didn't see her move any mechanism, but I saw Ziruo come to the window on the north side, and stretched out her hand to push the window open. Then he moved the chair behind the desk and placed it under the window.

Su Jinyao walked over and saw that there was a wall two steps away from the window, not to mention the scenery. This window is simply dispensable, and no one wants to open the window behind the courtyard wall of the house next door.

However, Ziruo used the most stupid method, stepped out of the window on the chair, walked a few steps along the gap between the walls on both sides, and then pushed open another window on the opposite side.

Red cloak, black peony

Su Jinyao has really never seen such a straightforward and simple "secret door". Ziruo had always said that the "door" to the dark village was in the study, and it turned out that she had to climb through the window.

Ziruo had already climbed to the window sill opposite, and beckoned Su Jinyao and said, "Jinyao, come here." I know you're good at kung fu, so you shouldn't be so slow without a chair. ”

Su Jinyao thought it was funny, shook her head and smiled, and stepped on the chair and climbed out of the window. Walking a few steps sideways to the opposite window, he supported the windowsill with one hand and jumped over.

The layout here is much simpler, it is a very old house, and the furniture in the house is also simple and looks like an ordinary house.

Ziruo explained: "This house was originally the outer house of my courtyard, and it used to be the concubine of the owner of the house. Because she only gave birth to a daughter, she died before she reached adulthood, and she was not favored. Later, the concubine fell seriously ill and died in this house, and no one came here. When I bought the house, it was given away here. The main entrance is not facing the street, there are two rooms in total, and there is no yard only a patio. ”

Zi Ruo also lit the oil lamp as she spoke, closed the window here, walked to the cabinet and opened the door, and took out a cloak from it.

Su Jinyao saw that the cloak was bright red, and there were a few peony flowers embroidered with black silk thread on it, which was very charming.

Zi Ruo smiled and said, "This is what Qiu Ying taught me, saying that it is more powerful, and people who come here to trade will not dare to make trouble." ”

Zi Ruo said, putting on the cloak, and wearing a hat with a red scarf hanging on his head.

You can't see the appearance when you dress up like this, you can only see the slender and beautiful figure, plus the strong contrast of red and black cloak, it really looks mysterious and charming, and it also has a sense of anger.

Su Jinyao gave a thumbs up and praised: "It's really good-looking." What is Sister Ziruo's identity in the dark village? Is it called Black Peony? ”

"It's not such a cheesy name." Ziruo smiled and tied the ribbon under the hat so that the hat would not accidentally slip. While saying: "I'm called Ah Zi here, it's simple and easy to remember, and there are no gimmicks." ”

Su Jinyao looked at herself and said, "You are dressed up, so what should I do?" Is it appropriate for me to go out like this? ”

Ziruo explained: "Today is not the day when guests come to the door, so no one will come here. But just in case someone comes here to investigate, I'm wearing it. Well, just wear a hat. ”

After speaking, Ziruo took out a hat wearing a black gauze from the cabinet and handed it to Su Jinyao.

This hat is relatively large, and the black yarn is also long. Su Jinyao put on the hat, and the black gauze hung down to her waist, covering her entire upper body.

Just looking at the short shirts, trousers and boots exposed underneath, there is some androgynous beauty that is indisputable.

Ziruo introduced: "Autumn Shadow has arranged this place very carefully and safely. I only trade once every three days, and there will be agents who send news over, and the agents will also be on guard around when trading, so I don't have to worry about whether someone is making trouble. The price is set by me, if there is no ready-made news in hand, it is good to call the spies to check, there is nothing difficult. ”

While introducing, Ziruo took Su Jinyao out of the door of this house, planning to go to the trading room to have a look.

The house as a whole is really not big. From this house to the opposite side is a small patio, that is, five or six steps away to the porch of the opposite room.

The door was left open and unlocked. Ziruo went in first, lit the lamp and asked Su Jinyao to enter the house.

As soon as I entered the house, it was clear that it was empty, and there was no decoration, except for a long table in the middle and a chair on each side.

It seems that Ziruo sits at one end and the customer sits at the other end during the transaction.

Ziruo walked to the chair inside and sat down, posed decently, and laughed.

Then he said to Su Jinyao: "This is our largest dark village within a radius of 700 miles." But who would have thought that it was me Ziruo who was running here. ”

Speaking of this, Zi Ruo sighed again and said, "This is called this time and that time." ”

Su Jinyao couldn't see Ziruo's expression at this time, but in fact, Ziruo couldn't see Su Jinyao's appearance either. But both women could feel each other's gaze fall on each other.

Ziruo said: "Jin Yao, I know that you made me." Don't worry, I'll do my best to run this place well. ”

Su Jinyao smiled after hearing this, and said, "They all call me 'master', and you still call me 'Jinyao', you should know that you are different from others." ”