As soon as he returned to the inn, Tong Xiangyu ran over and said to Jiang Yi: "Little Jiang, you are back, someone is looking for you." ”

"Who?" Jiang Yi asked strangely, except for the people in the inn, he didn't know anyone else.

"It's a beautiful woman, two."

Tong Xiangyu stretched out two fingers to gesture at the numbers, looking at Jiang Yi's eyes with the fire of gossip.

Jiang Yi raised his eyes and looked inside, and saw two beautiful women sitting in the center of the store, who were the two masters and servants of Nian Hongdie that he had met before.

"It turns out that the Red Butterfly Girl has arrived."

Jiang Yi stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Brother Jiang, you're back." Nian Hongdie got up and smiled, with two pear vortices at the corners of her mouth, very sweet.

"By the way, here's some tonic medicine, you take it."

Nian Hongdie picked up a package on the table, which contained some wooden boxes for medicinal herbs, handed it to Jiang Yi and said, "I don't know what to send to you to express my gratitude, I know that you are a person who practices martial arts, and you should need these." ”

"The red butterfly girl has a heart, then I will accept it politely."

Jiang Yi is also not polite, he consumes a lot of martial arts practice on weekdays, and the gift given by Nian Hongdie is exactly what he needs.

"Okay, don't stand, let's sit down and talk." Tong Xiangyu beckoned everyone to sit down.

Nian Hongdie said: "I just learned that you are the Jiang Yi who returned from overseas to sell tea eggs, but I have long heard of the reputation of the tea eggs you made." ”

"I'm ashamed, I don't have any skills, I can only do a little business to make a living."

Jiang Yi first humbled himself, and then said: "By the way, my stall is outside the inn, I'll go get two tea eggs for you to taste." ”

"No need, I've already eaten it just now, and it really lives up to its reputation." Nian Hongdie waved his hand and thanked him.

Tong Xiangyu asked curiously: "Red Butterfly girl, where are you from, it shouldn't be from Seven Heroes Town, I haven't seen you before." A girl like you are so beautiful and with outstanding temperament must be the lady of a big family. ”

"I'm Zuojiazhuang, from Chunfeng Building." Nian Red Butterfly replied.

"Chunfeng Building, isn't that the Qinglou of Zuojiazhuang, then you are ......" Hearing this, the big mouth couldn't help blurting out.

As soon as the big mouth was halfway through speaking, Tong Xiangyu's mouth was covered.

Tong Xiangyu slapped him hard, glared at him with warning eyes, and said, "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a dumb person." ”

Big Mouth was still a little puzzled: he said something wrong.

Jiang Yi was also a little surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect that this girl with outstanding temperament and cheerful personality would be a person in the Qinglou.

"Brother Jiang, you won't dislike Red Butterfly's humble status, right?" Noticing Jiang Yi's surprise, Nian Hongdie couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.

"How come, my status is not high, how dare I dislike you. I said, we're friends as long as you want. ”

Jiang Yi's expression returned to normal and said.

In fact, there is a difference between the prostitutes in Qinglou and the selling ** in the public consciousness.

There is also a division of labor in the Qinglou, and the courtesans and maiko belong to the Qing people who sell their art and do not sell their bodies, and Hu Shi Niang, who sings the divine comedy "Shi Niang Soup", is this kind of identity.

There is also a type of prostitute, which belongs to the prostitution.

Of course, even if the Qing people are selling their art and not selling their bodies, their social status is still very low, so Nian Hongdie is a little worried that her identity will be despised by Jiang Yi and the others.

Jiang Yi has no special opinion on this kind of Qingqi people, in his opinion, the other party also eats with talent and belongs to literary and artistic workers.

The main reason is that the red butterfly is beautiful enough.

That's right, Jiang Yi is such a superficial person......

After a few more small talks, it was close to noon.

Nian Hongdie said with great interest: "Let me cook at noon, and let Brother Jiang show you my craftsmanship." ”

"Okay, I can't ask for it." Jiang Yi naturally won't refuse, he is usually used to eating big-mouthed dishes, and it is better to change the taste.

Waiting for the two of the red butterfly master and servant and Dazui to go to the kitchen to work for lunch, Tong Xiangyu approached Jiang Yi, squeezed his eyebrows and said, "Little Jiang, I think this red butterfly girl is interesting to you." After all, you are a hero to save the United States, maybe people want to come and make a promise. ”

"Shopkeeper, you're thinking too much. People are just here to express their gratitude, and you don't talk nonsense later, so as not to lose face. ”

Jiang Yi was afraid that she would talk nonsense, which would embarrass everyone, so he admonished again.

"Don't worry, of course I know these truths." Tong Xiangyu.

Bai Zhantang said on the side: "Then what do you think of her?" If you are optimistic about her, it is better to take this opportunity to take the opportunity to take down others. ”

"I'm busy practicing martial arts right now, so I don't have time to think about it."

Jiang Yi said, and went to the backyard to practice sunflower acupuncture again.

Now that he is only able to get started with martial arts cultivation, he has only taken the first step in the Long March, and he really has no intention of thinking about any feelings.

Moreover, after having a maid to help sell tea eggs, he had more time to cultivate. In addition to the light skills of stepping on the snow without a trace and the sunflower point acupuncture hand, I plan to start practicing the knife cheats "Desperate Knife" given by the old man in painting.

Cultivating the sword technique is bound to take him a lot of time.

"You are a melon baby, you know how to practice martial arts all day long, be careful that you can't marry a daughter-in-law in the future."

Tong Xiangyu shook his head helplessly, and was quite angry with Jiang Yi's woodenness.

Bai Zhantang also relied on the old and sold the old to brush his non-existent beard, and sighed: "This group of children is really not worry-free." ”

"You're no better."

Tong Xiangyu glanced at him, looking quite resentful.

Bai Zhantang was immediately stunned, and hurriedly said, "I'll go to the backyard and guide Xiao Jiang to practice martial arts." ”

After an hour, the meal was ready.

A plate of dishes is served on the table, and the enticing aroma fills the hall.

Braised pork ribs, West Lake vinegar fish, Babao wild duck......

Looking at the dishes on the table, everyone was moving their index fingers and couldn't wait to lift the chopsticks to taste.

Nian Hongdie said modestly: "The craftsmanship is crude, I hope you don't be surprised." ”

Tong Xiangyu ate the food and praised again and again: "It's delicious, Red Butterfly girl, your craftsmanship is more than enough to go to the restaurant to be a chef." ”

Guo Furong even said to Big Mouth while eating: "Big Mouth, I think you have to study hard with other people's girls." ”

The greedy big mouth was busy picking up vegetables, and he didn't bother to refute, but just gave Xiao Guo a roll of his eyes and snorted dissatisfiedly.

"Brother Jiang, what do you think?" Nian Hongdie's eyes were expectant, looking at Jiang Yi beside him.

"Alas......"

After Jiang Yi took a piece of fish and ate it, he frowned and sighed deeply, looking quite hesitant and didn't know how to speak.

"What's wrong, am I not doing well?" Nian Hongdie's heart sank, and she asked worriedly.

Jiang Yi took another bite, and said with a look of wanting to say something: "This dish, alas~"

"Xiao Jiang, you're too much, Red Butterfly is not bad."

"yes, don't be too picky."

Several other people couldn't get used to Jiang Yi's pretending appearance, and condemned it one after another.

Nian Hongdie's expression was gloomy, and she said in a depressed mood: "Brother Jiang, you are well-informed, you must have tasted a lot of delicious food, and it is normal to look down on my cooking skills." ”

Jiang Yi saw that the heat was almost over, and finally said the complete words: "What I sigh is that your dish is so delicious, if I can't eat it in the future, what can I do." ”

As he spoke, he put on a worried and distressed look.

"Cut~"

Only then did everyone know that they had been tricked by Jiang Yi, and they couldn't help but take a sip in unison.

Nian Hongdie also smiled, and glanced at Jiang Yi with disgust.

In the afternoon, there was no business in the inn, and everyone went to see Yang Huilan's martial arts competition together.

didn't wait for a few minutes, and a big man came to the stage to compete.

This person is a hunter in a village outside the Seven Heroes Town, with a family heirloom martial arts, and his cultivation is still above Xing's head catcher, and his one-handed knife skills are quite powerful and intimidating.

However, he was still far from being Yang Huilan's opponent, and after a few moves, he was cut off by Yang Huilan's long knife, and then slashed his body a few times, and rolled off the ring with blood and serious injuries.

Jiang Yi came over to watch Yang Huilan fight with others during his cultivation time, of course, not just to see the excitement. It's more about seeing the fighting situation of people in the rivers and lakes, hoping to gain some experience from it.

After watching the competition in the ring, Jiang Yi was a little eye-opener.

Yang Huilan's knife skills are indeed powerful, and her moves are ruthless and sharp, no wonder Bai Zhantang can be jealous.

Looking at the entire rivers and lakes, it should belong to the second-rate realm, which may not be as good as those sect leaders, but it is far beyond the ordinary martial arts people.

He kept thinking about the two fights he saw today, and secretly thought in his heart how to parry if he encountered Yang Huilan's knife technique.

After a long time, when he came back to his senses, he suddenly noticed that Nian Hongdie's expression beside him was a little gloomy, and he couldn't help asking:

"Red Butterfly, what's wrong?"

Nian Hongdie looked at Jiang Yi's concerned gaze and said with a forced smile: "It's nothing, it's just that I felt something after seeing this Yang girl." I envy her, at least, she has the ability to choose the marriage she wants. Unlike me, I was sold to Chunfeng Lou by my parents since I was a child, and I couldn't help myself and drifted with the flow along the way. ”

"Actually, you can also choose where you want, with your appearance, there should be a lot of young heroes who pursue you." Jiang Yi said that generally speaking, as long as the old bustard in the Qinglou is not too unconscionable, the Qingqi people who mix well can save money to redeem themselves.

"After entering the Qinglou, no matter how outstanding her appearance is, she is sought after, she is just a lowly prostitute, which is a stain for a lifetime and cannot be washed away."

Nian Hongdie sighed and shook her head.

Unlike those famous prostitutes who lose themselves in the glamour, Nian Hongdie has a very clear understanding of her own situation, although those so-called Oiran and famous prostitutes are highly sought after by the rich and noble sons, and they spend a lot of money, but that kind of pursuit is more like a desire for precious items, and they do not regard each other as people worthy of equal treatment.

In these years, the destination of most famous prostitutes is to marry high-ranking officials, wealthy businessmen, and talented people as concubines, adding some romantic affairs and talking points for the man, and then they are placed in the deep boudoir and ignored.

Not to mention that she is only a Qing person in a small place, and she is not even a famous prostitute Oiran, so I am afraid that the end will be even worse.

In this regard, Jiang Yi didn't know how to comfort the other party, his expression was embarrassed, and he didn't know how to speak.

Nian Hongdie suddenly laughed again, she waved her hand and chuckled, "Okay, I'm just whining, don't you mind." ”

"Actually, I'm living quite well now, I have food and drink, and I'm very satisfied with my life compared to many people."