Chapter 132: Visiting Wanhua Tower Alone!
Squeaked and followed the route pointed out by the woman, and soon came to the northwest corner of Fancheng.
There is a large wooden pavilion with a height of three floors and painted with vermilion, and the plaque prominently reads "Wanhualou".
The exterior of this pavilion is very unique, and the windows are carved with extremely delicate hollow decorations.
The eyes fell on the outside of the pavilion, and saw that the bright green ivy was properly wrapped between this large area of gorgeous vermilion, which removed a bit of too delicate color for it, and silently added a bit of vitality.
The light slanted on the body of this attic, but also on the vines of those ivy, clusters of sparse green leaves swaying with the breeze, the dark shadow printed on the small piece of vermilion on its side, the light and darkness overlapped, the wind shadow moved, some playfully hid a part of the pavilion silently, like a beautiful woman who still hugged the pipa and half covered her face, always made people faintly feel that there was a different kind of mystery hidden here.
The gorgeous pavilion is surrounded by a three-foot wide artificial river.
In the crystal clear water, schools of fish are leisurely swinging their tails, with small mouths and spitting out strings of small bubbles from time to time.
At this time, there are several small flower boats that are more than half a zhang wide and one zhang long on the river surface.
The flower boat is supported by a translucent colored veil, and inside the veil is a beautiful woman who is either beautiful, elegant, or delicate.
Sitting opposite them were some rich children dressed in fine clothes.
On the shore, there is a group of greedy men who have no spare money, and they are looking at the beautiful women on the boat with starlight in their eyes, and it is difficult to hide the strong greed in their hearts.
"It's really a good place to be happy......
Squeak stood quietly on the bank of the river, looking across the bank from Wanhualou, looking up and down at this bright but quiet and elegant pavilion, listening to bursts of laughter coming out of the flower boat one after another, I couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and muttered with emotion inexplicably.
However, she didn't notice at all that a pair of burning eyes were fixed on her at this time!
Just as Squeak wanted to leave, a small boat quietly arrived and stopped in front of her eyes.
"What is this little girl doing standing here stupidly? Don't want to enter Wanhualou to see and see? It's fun inside! ”
A boatman with a hat on his head and a somewhat dark complexion stopped his oars at his side, smiled happily, and pretended to be kind, trying to encourage her to get on the boat and follow him into the Wanhualou, obviously with bad intentions.
Squeaky stared at the watery smart eyes, deliberately coquettishly posed as a ten-year-old child's simple appearance, and his voice was as crisp as a yellow bird, "Huh? Can you take me in and play? ”
When the boatman saw that Squeak had the intention of entering Wanhualou, the corners of his mouth became bigger, and he nodded at Squeak again and again, "That's it!" Why don't we go in now? ”
As he spoke, the boatman reached out and was about to carry Squeak to his boat.
Squeak smiled playfully, and was very happy in his heart, feeling that this boatman had come at the right time!
"Uncle, why don't you have those beautiful sisters on this boat?"
Squeak continued to show her childlike appearance, tilting her little head and asking curiously.
"Since I'm going to take you, of course there is no beautiful sister on this boat!"
The boatman skillfully rowed the oars in his hand while talking to Squeak.
Squeak now remembered what had just happened, and couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart, and always felt that this boatman seemed to have come to carry him on purpose.
"By the way, why did Uncle suddenly appear there just now?"
Squeak wanted to probe the boatman's tone, but he smiled more and more intentionally.
"Hehe, little girl, since you got on my boat, I won't hide it from you, it's actually our Mother Wu who asked me to come to you today."
After saying that, the boatman squinted and smiled.
Regarding the title of Mother Wu, Squeak had heard it once in Lin Siniang's mouth late last night.
"Mother Wu?"
Squeak muttered casually, and suddenly understood that the mother Wu in the boatman's mouth was the old bustard of this luxurious Wanhualou!
It's just that Squeak doesn't remember when she saw this Mother Wu, and she didn't understand what her intention was when she sent someone to drive her across the river.
Squeak was about to speak, but the boat was already docked on the river bank at the entrance of Wanhualou.
"Come, little girl, walk carefully, don't fall!"
The boatman tied the thick rope to the pillar on the shore and instructed the squeak behind him.
Squeak carefully went ashore, held the doubts in his heart, and curiously stepped into the gate of Wanhualou.
As soon as you step through the door, the air is filled with a rich smell of rouge gouache and a mellow aroma of wine that squeaks into your nose.
In the Wanhua Building, hundreds of flaming paper lanterns are hung high in a circle.
Clusters of flickering candlelight jumped out of the layers of translucent lantern paper depicting beauties, reflecting the brilliant lights in the entire Wanhua Building, which was extremely dazzling.
On the ground around the Wanhua Building, dozens of pots of lush and expensive flowers and trees are placed in a staggered manner to decorate.
The shapes of these precious plants, without exception, have been exquisitely crafted by skilled florists.
Squeak looked at everything around her in amazement, and everywhere she looked, it was beautiful beyond her imagination.
This is the first time she has come to a place like Wanhualou.
Although Squeak has heard of this kind of place for a long time, he never thought that the decoration in this Wanhua Building is so elegant!
At this time, on the performance stage in the center, wisps of faint white smoke floated in the middle of the stage, and there were more than a dozen bright and bright women with light bodies wearing silver and red gauze skirts.
They danced to the heavenly sound of the guzheng music, and their little faces were as bright as jade, all of them were beautiful and charming, as if they wanted to hook the hearts and souls of the spectators below.
"Little girl!"
Just as Squeak shook the surroundings, a piercing, shrill voice mixed with the noise reached her ears.
Squeak didn't know who was calling him, and his heart was confused, so he looked in the direction where the voice came from.
I saw an old woman dressed in a graceful and luxurious costume, wearing a few shiny and delicate hairpins, holding a fan with peach-colored tassels hanging down, and was walking towards a squeaky stride.
The old woman's head was evidently full of gray hair, and it seemed that she must be at least over fifty years old, and although she was covered with a thick layer of fat, it was still difficult to hide the deep and shallow wrinkles on her face.
Despite this, the ruthless years have not been able to take away all her spring flowers, so that she is still charming, and her smile is also a little pleasing to the eye.
Along the way, all the girls in Wanhualou who passed by her must have bent down respectfully to greet her affectionately.
Although Squeak didn't know this person, just by her posture, she could guess that this was the head of Wanhualou, Mother Wu.
Mother Wu walked up to Squeak, didn't make a sound, and walked around her several times by herself.
Squeak was ready to wait and see what happened, but she didn't speak for a long time, letting her look at herself carefully.
"Tut-tut, this is a closer look, and it's really an excellent seedling......"
Mother Wu nodded with a smile while chanting words.
"Little girl, I've been watching you stand across the river for most of the day......"
Saying that, Mother Wu smiled a little strangely and continued, "What? Do you want to stay in this Wanhualou? ”
Squeak only then understood that this Mother Wu had taken a fancy to herself......
She blinked her aura eyes, and immediately decided to ask Mother Wu directly about Lin Siniang.
"Big sister, I've heard about Sister Lin since I was very young, and I heard that she is from this beautiful Wanhualou, right?"
Squeaked and squeezed his throat, disguising his voice even more immaturely.
When Mother Wu heard that Squeak actually called herself a big sister, she immediately chuckled, obviously very happy.
"You little girl, not only does she look handsome, but her little mouth is also sweet as if she has been smeared with honey. It's just that...... There are a lot of girls in our Wanhua Building, whose surname is Lin! I don't know which of your mouths speaks. ”
Mother Wu said with a smile, her eyes looked straight at the squeak, and the more she looked, the more she liked it.
"Who else am I talking about? Of course, it is the most beautiful Lin Siniang and Sister Lin in Wanhualou! ”
said in a squeaky voice, but noticed that Mother Wu's face froze for a moment, and suddenly lost her smile.
"Lin Siniang? You little girl have nothing to do and ask what she's doing!? ”
Mother Wu said with a somewhat unhappy face.
Seeing this, Squeak pulled the corners of Wu's mother's clothes with an innocent face, and whispered nonsense, "Big sister, why are you angry?" Didn't they all say that Sister Nalin was the most beautiful woman in Fancheng? If I want to replace her in the future, of course, I must also know about her! As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the only way to win all battles......"
After saying that, Squeak didn't forget to stick out his tongue mischievously.
After hearing the squeaky words, Wu's mother couldn't help but be happy.
This is the first time she has met such a strange silly girl in the past few decades, and she has been determined to be a Qinglou Oiran since she was a child!?
It's just that, regardless of whether she is willing to fall into such a fireworks land for the time being, since she has entered the door of Wanhualou, Mother Wu is not ready to let her out again!
You know, such a good thing is automatically delivered to the door, and it doesn't cost a gold or silver good, but it's like a pie in the sky, once in a thousand years!
If she is hidden in Wanhualou and raised, it is estimated that her biological father and mother will not know, but if she is missing, there will be no future trouble...... Such a smart little girl, if she is cultivated well, maybe she will be a cash cow in the future!
Mother Wu secretly calculated in her heart, and there was a hint of evil in her somewhat cloudy pupils.
"Look at your little mouth! It's a set of ...... to speak."
Mother Wu said without saying a word, reached out and gently pinched the soft cheek that seemed to be able to pinch out the water, and was very satisfied to return to her previous joy.
"Little girl, since you have such ambitions, you don't have to learn from Lin Siniang, who can't be successful! Just stay in Wanhualou with peace of mind, and be obedient. With your little face and your ingenious little mouth, sitting on the throne of Oiran is naturally just around the corner! ”
Mother Wu gently shook the fan in her hand with one hand, and patted her squeaky little shoulder with the other, and there was a bit of evil in her smile inexplicably.
"How good is Sister Lin? Why didn't it work? She is very close to the four rich men today! ”
Squeak always felt that Mother Wu knew something, and deliberately took the opportunity to mention Lin Siniang's matter again.
Mother Wu was obviously taken aback, and then quickly covered up the past with laughter, "Yo! I didn't expect you little girl to know a lot of things! ”
As she spoke, Mother Wu took her squeaky little hand and took her to the backyard.