Chapter 67: Qin Mei is like the moon
Hairpin building is known as the first floor in the south of the Yangtze River, located in the slender West Lake, the building is divided into three floors, overlooking the beautiful scenery of the 24th bridge, carved beams and painted buildings, the eaves are like wings, the building is like a lying phoenix, the east and west stretch, the courtyard is picturesque, the layout is elegant, there is a very amorous style, since the Chen Dynasty, the fame is endless, it is the place of nostalgia of the famous prostitute from ancient times, the merry and talented man. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty invited twenty-four prostitutes to perform at the Chenjia Brick Bridge, a total of seven women were selected in the hairpin building, which was the crown of the time. Since then, the hairpin building has become more famous, and it has become the place where the national crown covers gather. From the first-class members of the dynasty, the emperor's relatives and relatives, down to the most powerful gang leaders in the Central Plains, and the elegant and graceful prodigal sons of the rivers and lakes, many converge here. Most of the children of the big families in the south of the Yangtze River take it as a matter of glory for their lives to climb the VIP Pavilion of the Hairpin Building. Therefore, the high threshold of the hairpin building is also unimaginable to ordinary people, ordinary people, even if they carry thousands of people, if no one is introduced, if they want to climb the building, it is even more difficult.
Where did the Peng brothers know this, just as this is an ordinary restaurant, they forced themselves to calm down and swaggered in. As soon as he entered the door, he was stopped by the guy who was in charge of the hairpin upstairs. One of the black-faced men barely put on a smirk and said, "I'm sorry, two masters, the hairpin building only accepts VIPs during the day, and does not accept other ordinary business. If you don't have an introduction, come back in the evening."
Peng was not afraid of anger, his thick eyebrows were raised, his nose was flattened, and his mouth was cracked, and he said, "Bastard, don't you look down on people with dog eyes, thinking that I don't have any silver taels?"
The black-faced man smiled coldly and said, "Where are you hillbillies from, how can you not know the rules of our hairpin building? Before the first change, the red aunt of the hairpin building only performed for the distinguished masters, if there is no introduction, you will have millions in your waist, and you don't want to set foot on the hairpin building half a step. Look at you all in coarse linen clothes, gray and dirty, go home quickly, don't be embarrassed here, dirty the steps of our hairpin building."
Peng Wuxing was so angry that his eyes were full of stars, he scolded, and was about to hit someone with his fist, but Peng Wuwang grabbed him.
"Third brother, this bastard is so unreasonable, wait for the younger brother to teach him a good lesson." Peng Wuxing said loudly.
"Fourth brother, we still have important things, bear with us first." Peng Wuwang leaned into Peng Wuxing's ear and whispered, then strode forward, bowed slightly, and said, "This eldest brother, Peng Mou and his younger brother in Xiaqingzhou came here, not to drink flower wine, but to find someone."
"Missing?" The black-faced man's eyes widened, and he looked back at several of his subordinates around him, and several of them laughed loudly at the same time, one by one, and one of them even laughed with snot and tears.
The Peng brothers glanced at each other, not understanding what they were laughing at.
"Oh, haha, I'm laughing to death, you listen, these two rednecks want to go to the hairpin building to find someone, hahaha, I've been looking at the door here for fifteen years, and I've never met such a stupid boy. Hahaha!" The black-faced man laughed breathlessly and rubbed his stomach vigorously.
"What are you laughing at?" Peng Wuwang asked strangely.
"I, I laugh, laugh at you stupidly. Don't inquire about where the hairpin building is, the first floor of Jiangnan, even the cooks who work here are all brocade clothes, who do you two rednecks know? I've seen quite a few people who want to fish in troubled waters here in broad daylight, but I didn't expect to come up with such a poor reason for you two fools. Ahaha, I'm laughing to death." The black-faced man's words caused the guys in the hairpin building to laugh wildly.
One of the workers laughed and said, "Hey, you guys get away as soon as possible, don't be embarrassed here, and think of a good argument next time you come to the hairpin building." Haha!" Peng Wuwang said loudly, "Hey, brother, don't talk so much, our brother is indeed here to find the descendants of an old man. Please be generous." These two sentences he spewed out in one breath with the heart of the lion's throat, and his voice was as loud as a bell, which immediately suppressed everyone's laughter. The men in charge of the house immediately put away their contempt and began to look at the two of them carefully.
At this moment, Zhang Fengniang, the old bustard of the hairpin building, who was greeting a group of VIPs, heard the noise in front of the door, and then heard Peng Wuhope's roar, knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly confessed and hurriedly walked out of the building. Originally, some façade things were handed over to a few guys in front of the door, and most of them could be handled smoothly, and they would not work for Zhang Fengniang, a brothel in Zhenjiangdu. Today, however, the situation is exceptional.
Because today, Su Wan, the first prostitute fairy in the hairpin building, is going to open a pavilion to perform. Since his debut at the age of thirteen, this qin fairy has been famous in the Central Plains with a beautiful qin song that can move the gods, and is deservedly praised as the first qin in the world. All the literati and scholars who heard her music were as drunk and fascinated as they were fascinated, and they did not know where the world was. It is rumored that someone inadvertently listened to her tune the piano and audition, such as the spell, three days and three nights in the hairpin building Xianyin Pavilion, no matter how people beat and scolded, still refused to leave, until three days later Su Wan opened the pavilion to give the song, Fang Huanxi sang and passed it as a good story.
But the shelf of this piano fairy is not small. Only in spring and autumn every year, the pavilion is opened twice, and its time is not the word "piano song". Even so, the business of the hairpin building is thriving because of the existence of the first prostitute, and it can be said that it is nearly a thousand dollars a day. Although Sister Zhang Feng, the old bustard of the hairpin building, was strong, she didn't dare to disobey Su Wan a little. Because as long as Su Wanyi is unhappy and cancels the performance at every turn, those VIPs and high-rollers from all walks of life who are extraordinarily powerful in the hairpin building will not blame her, and often vent their anger on Sister Zhang Feng, which makes her anxious.
Every year in the spring and autumn, countless wealthy businessmen and tycoons with thousands of dollars will come to Jiangdu early to book the best flower pavilion in the hairpin flower building, and quietly wait for the good time of the song twice a year. And on the day of the opening of the pavilion, the seat of the hairpin flower pavilion is even hotter, if you are not careful, someone will fight for snatching the flower pavilion. This made Sister Zhang Feng feel like she was on the edge of the abyss, walking on thin ice, and she was afraid that something would go wrong.
Now there is only half an hour left before the time of the Qin Fairy Su Wan's performance, and all the VIPs have already taken their places, but at this juncture, Brother Peng Wuwang appeared at the door, and they were arguing with people, which called Sister Zhang Feng how not to be in a hurry.
"Quarrel, quarrel, quarrel!" As soon as Sister Zhang Feng came to the door, she said loudly, "You bastards, do you know when this is, and you are still arguing with people? Don't want to live anymore?" Hearing this shouting and scolding, the few guys who were showing off their might just now immediately shrank their heads and said nothing, and obediently retreated to Sister Zhang Feng's place to stand carefully. Sister Zhang Feng breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the Peng brothers, and said, "You were the ones who were clamoring to find someone just now, right?"
The Peng brothers glanced at each other, and Peng Wuwang stepped forward and arched his hand, "Hello, auntie, we are looking for someone."
The group of people who were standing behind Sister Zhang Feng honestly just stopped laughing, but now they laughed again as if the house had collapsed.
"Auntie?" Sister Zhang Feng was not angry, but she couldn't help laughing when she heard this.
"Look at your dirty brains, you are expected to be honest people, if you want to find someone, just tell me, I know everyone in this hairpin building." Sister Zhang Feng said impatiently.
Peng Wuwang waved at her and said, "The person we are looking for is named Situ Nianqing, who is the daughter of the Situ clan in Qingzhou, Henan Province. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he was robbed as a prostitute and scattered in the south of the Yangtze River, I don't know if there is such a person in the hairpin building?"
Sister Zhang Feng thought for a while and said, "No, no, we don't have this person here."
Peng Wuwang still didn't give up, and said, "She may have changed her name, but she doesn't know ......."
"Do you have a portrait of her?" Sister Zhang Feng asked impatiently.
"Portrait?" Peng Wuwang looked at Peng Wuxing with hesitation.
"Yes, yes!" Peng Wuxing said excitedly, and then groped in his arms for a long time, found a portrait, and handed it to Peng Wuwang.
Peng Wuwang immediately showed the portrait to Sister Zhang Feng and said, "I don't know if you have ever seen this person, auntie?"
For reasons of curiosity, almost everyone's eyes were focused on this portrait, even Sister Zhang Feng. Then, there was an oppressive silence, as if the air had condensed and fallen. Then, like a thunderbolt, everyone leaned forward and laughed, and many people sat down on the ground and rolled back and forth.
Peng Wuwang was inexplicable, and hurriedly asked, "Auntie, haven't you already recognized it?"
Sister Zhang Feng finally regained her strength, and as soon as she heard him speak, she immediately laughed again, and stammered for a long time before she stammered, "I don't recognize him. I just can't figure out how someone with this kind of appearance can be robbed and used as a prostitute."
Peng Wuwang was stunned for a moment, took back the portrait and looked at it, was taken aback, and exclaimed: "Fourth brother! You!"
Peng Wuxing stepped forward, looked at it, and said, "That's right, this is it. I drew this one from Uncle Stuart's portrait."
"Fourth brother, you! We're looking for his old man's daughter."
"Yes, third brother, you see, I didn't draw a beard, and, you see, I painted her with a melon seed face. It's very similar, and I don't see much of it."
There is still half an hour to open the pavilion to perform, and the first prostitute of the hairpin flower building with the reputation of the piano fairy is still lazily lying on the brocade couch, bored and playing with a guqin in front of the case, plucking the strings with her fingers, and sending out the clear sound of the fairy Weng Xianweng. This peerless beauty admired by everyone has hair like lying clouds, eyebrows like spring mountains, apricot eyes and peach cheeks, and slightly upturned lips, showing a lazy and luxurious elegant demeanor. Her apricot eyes were full of brilliance, sometimes like light mist and thin smoke, sometimes like moonlight and flowing water, hazy and misty, making it impossible to capture her true heart, let alone know what she was thinking at the moment. And this kind of imminent and detached style is the most crazy for the world's Qinglou benefactors, and she is intoxicated by her.
Opposite her, sat a thin young man dressed like snow. This person has the same lazy expression as the Qin Fairy Su Wan, as if all the things in the world can't make him half interested. His eyes were large and bright, like a morning star in the night sky, exuding a heroic aura. His face was almost suffocating, his thin cheeks had a sharp contour like a peak, his straight nose was as straight as a jade pillar, his thin and softly contoured lips revealed a gentle and affectionate demeanor, and the indifferent smile at the corner of his mouth was enough to stop the hearts of women in the world.
"Childe rarely comes so early, I don't know why he suddenly has this Yaxing?" Su Wan said slowly with a beautiful sound that was as soft as the wind and as sweet as honey.
The handsome boy smiled slightly, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth, and said leisurely: "Because I happened to have something important today, I came early, and I also specially sent a thin gift, please smile at it."
Su Wan lazily looked at a pair of beautiful silk brocades that shimmered like metallic brilliance next to the piano, and said, "This is the Shu brocade of Chengdu Tiansilkworm Village, I heard that this brocade is made of purple silk unique to Tiansilkworm Village. The number of purple silkworms is scarce, and it is not easy to reproduce, and it takes three years to become a brocade. Therefore, in ancient times, there was a saying that silkworms spin silk and become brocade in three years. Childe's gift is really not light."
The boy clapped his hands slightly and said with a smile, "Wan'er is really knowledgeable." There was a look of nostalgia on his face, and he said aloud: "I remember hearing Wan'er's fairy music at the beginning of that year, it was like being struck by lightning, three days and three nights, like a madness, which I will never forget. I've always wanted to find something that can describe your piano rhyme. On that day, I passed by the silkworm village, and saw a brocade being dusted off by a noble lady, the colorful brocade was blown by the breeze, the sun shone on, and immediately swayed, the brocade reflected the sun's rays, refracted layer by layer, the brilliance flowed, dense and dense, lingering, which reminded me of Wan'er's lingering piano sound that makes you soft and knotted, just like this brocade flying in the sun, which makes people fall into a sweet dream, and do not want to wake up. That's why I specially bought three horses of silkworm brocade to thank Wan'er for many songs."
Su Wan chuckled lightly and said, "It's better to say that the brocade flying in the moonlight is appropriate, the sunlight is strong, and it is unbearable to enter the piano."
"Wonderful!" The boy shook his head, looking intoxicated, "Wan'er's words hit the nail on the head and won my heart. It's only because I didn't dust off the brocade and invited it to the bright moon that I made today's mistake. De Wan'er's words are already worth the trip."
At this moment, a boy in a literary costume with two swords on his shoulders slammed the door in, came to Childe's side, and said in a low voice, "Childe, Miss Fang has sent people to urge her several times, the situation is very urgent, and I ask Childe to go immediately."
The handsome boy nodded, stood up and gave Su Wan a deep bow. Su Wan nodded slightly, and said, "Childe just leaves, no need to be polite." Then she turned to the boy and said, "Lian Fu, let me ask you, why is it so noisy outside?"
Lian Fu hurriedly said, "Back to Miss Su, there are two stunned boys outside clamoring to go to the hairpin building to find someone, and Sister Zhang Feng is coping with it."
"Oh," Su Wan nodded indifferently and asked casually, "Who are they looking for?"
"Returning to the girl, it is Situ Nianqing."
That son and Su Wan were shocked at the same time. Childe said, "Wan'er, isn't that Situ Nianqing your previous name?" Su Wanxiu frowned, and said coldly, "I didn't expect that my father, who was greedy for money and gambling, finally found someone to find me."
The boy immediately said to Lian Fu: "Ah Fu, tell Sister Feng that I Lian Feng has something important to do, and I don't have time to listen to Wan'er Xianle, so please ask the two boys downstairs to come up and do it for you." With a shake of the sleeves of his robe, the person disappeared outside the balcony of the Xianyin Pavilion like a light smoke.