Chapter 17: Burdened by Fame
I took another bath, and finally stayed up to dinner time, still drinking porridge, but there was one more meat dish, steamed carp, although the oil was a little less, and the earthy smell was a little heavier, but she still ate very happily and thoroughly, and even the fish head that had not been touched before was eaten cleanly.
Cuiyun reminded on the side, "Miss, you can't eat too much, it's not good to gain weight!" ”
"Well, it's fine!" Li Xiaojun said disapprerovingly, "I'm still young, and I still have to grow my body, I can't get fat." ”
She has never eaten enough of these meals that have crossed over, and now she finally got a meat meal, how can she let it go?
Cuiyun was speechless and choked, so she simply didn't care.
Are you still young? You are twenty-one, if you were born in a normal family, I am afraid that there are several children, where is the smallest?
However, the appearance of the young lady eating the sea is really very happy, and she swallows her saliva when she sees it. But Li Xiaojun's heart was not as satisfied as she saw, Aunt Zhou's cooking skills can really only be regarded as average, even if the carp smell is not good to redo, the porridge boiled is also indescribable, if it was put when she was the eldest lady, she would not eat a bite of such a meal.
After eating, the master and servant wandered around the courtyard, which was regarded as fitness and food. It was late, the heat gradually faded, the cool breeze by the Qinhuai River blew from time to time, and by the way, it also brought bursts of silk and bamboo sounds and cheers, listening to the songs and laughter of men and women, Li Xiaojun knew that the drunken Qinhuai old courtyard gradually showed her charm to the world.
Listening to the melodious sound of the huqin and looking at the door of the door, Li Xiangjun couldn't help but ask, "Alas, Cuiyun, why don't we have any guests in Meixianglou?" ”
Cui Yunxin said Miss, you are a person with a father-in-law, have you forgotten Zhenniang's teachings before leaving?
"There has just happened such a big thing in our building, who would dare to come."
Li Xiaojun said in his heart that the most feared thing about doing business is that something will happen, and such a big thing has happened in Meixianglou, and it will definitely not be able to slow down if it is not closed for rectification. But the building is so poor now, everyone can't even afford to drink porridge, and they have to pay the board money, how can they live without earning money?
"Cuiyun, when will we pay the five hundred taels of silver?"
Cuiyun snapped her fingers and said, "Hmm...... The Jiaofang Division is handed over before the fifteenth day of each month, and sometimes the Yamen's is in the early part of the month, and sometimes it comes with the Jiaofang Division, and those ruffians and spicy tigers are undecided. ”
"This ......" I heard that I still have to pay protection money, and Li Xiaojun's whole person is not good, "Can those spicy tigers not give it?" ”
Cuiyun shook his head and said, "No, they all have forces behind them, some are Jinyiwei, some are Dongchang, and some are covered by noble relatives. ”
Li Xiaojun sighed and said, "How much silver do we have?" ”
Cuiyun was as speechless as she was and asked Cangtian, "There are only a few taels of silver." ”
"No, you have to think of something to earn money!" Li Xiaojun knows how terrible those underworld forces are, and she is currently at the bottom of the food chain, she has no capital to resist, so she has to think of ways to make money.
Cuiyun was more anxious than her, "But how can no one make money?" ”
Li Xiaojun used his brains and quickly thought of a strategy, "Wouldn't someone come to advertise?" ”
Cuiyun asked puzzled, "What is advertising?" ”
"Advertising, that is, advertising!" Li Xiaojun explained, "It's publicity, more publicity, publicity everywhere, discount promotions for membership cards, and there will be guests if you toss more." ”
Cuiyun looked at her like a monster, and only after a long time did she ask, "Isn't Miss waiting for Hou Gongzi?" ”
Oh, how can I forget this stubble, I am a loyal and unyielding Li Xiangjun!
Li Xiaojun scratched his forehead, this character doesn't seem to be very friendly to him, there are too many rules and regulations, which affects his own performance! I'm not an engineering girl, and I can't invent and create, so I not only have to be hungry, but also become an old man.
"Isn't Li Xiangjun already married to Tian Yang?" Thinking of the fate of Lao Lai being scolded by the world, Li Xiaojun said nonsense, "I will use my mother's name in the future." ”
Li Xiangjun, Li Xiangjun, you don't look at what identity you are, your background is like this, what kind of chastity archway do you set up?
Cuiyun's three views instantly shattered into slag, and he muttered, "Okay, okay?" ”
Li Xiaojun thought for a while and said sarcastically, "It doesn't seem to be good!" ”
Although Nanjing is a big city, in fact, it is only a few hundred thousand people, and it is at the level of a larger county in later generations, what is the concept of a county seat? If someone introduces you to someone, she may be a friend of your ex, or an ex of your friend.
Although there are many Qinglou Chu Pavilions in Nanjing, the circle of the old courtyard is very small, Li Zhenli instead of Li Xiangjun married into Tianfu can not be hidden for a long time, she naturally can't hide it in the name of Li Zhenli, when she thinks of the huge power of Hou Gongzi's family, she quickly figured it out, this strategy actually doesn't work.
I can't pick up customers because of my fame, and Li Zhenli, the pillar of the platform, was arrested again, is Meixianglou about to collapse?
No, you have to change your thinking.
Why don't you just pimp, in the previous life, everyone was happy to build a group to share resources, and it should be okay in this world, right?
It's a pity that I'm new to the city, and the circle is small, where do I get the resources?
Why don't you buy a few girls from poor families to sit on the stage...... It seems that the force is too low.
Besides, people are not so easy to buy, there are few people in Meixianglou, and there is no background, so doing this is looking for death!
Cuiyun saw that she had been silent, and she couldn't bear to disturb, so she had to follow closely. This day of the young lady is so strange, like a madman, she must study it well, or she will be in trouble if she is provoked.
Li Xiaojun thought of a lot of ideas, vetoed them one by one, and finally targeted her, "Cuiyun, how old are you this year?" ”
Seeing her staring directly at herself, Cuiyun was so frightened that she hurriedly took a few steps back, waved her hand and said, "Little, miss, the servant can't do it, the servant can't play, play and sing, no one will like it." ”
Li Xiaojun snorted and quipped, "I see that you are also a beautiful embryo, it won't be a big deal to play and sing?" It's okay to have a lot of waves! ”
"What's the big wave and the water?" Cuiyun was inexplicable when she heard this, and when she saw that Miss was aiming at her chest and buttocks, her heart shook suddenly, "Oh, Miss, you're so bad!" ”
"Hee-hee, the little girl is quite expected!" Li Xiaojun joked, and then diverted the topic, although this little girl is only fifteen, her figure is much better than her, not to mention half a head taller than her, she is also convex and backward, and she is definitely more promising than her in the future life.
"Hey, don't go!" Li Xiaojun stopped Cuiyun and said, "Listen to me, you just need to listen to me, I will package you well, and I will definitely make you our pillar here, isn't it better than serving me tea and pouring water?" ”
"I'm ignoring you!" Before she finished speaking, the little girl had already run away.
"Hey, come back, don't run!"
Cuiyun had just run a few steps before running back and asking, "Is there anything else?" ”
Li Xiaojun said, "Is there a musical instrument?" Bring me a handful, other buildings are so lively, we have to move out on the hour, otherwise we will be compared to them! ”
Cuiyun sighed, and soon brought an erhu, Li Xiaojun tuned the strings, and naturally pulled a song "Iron Blood Dan Heart", she is now in dire straits, and she urgently needs Guo Daxia to save her.
At the end of the song, Cuiyun couldn't help but admire, "Wow, this song is so good!" ”
Li Xiaojun played another song "White Birch Forest", all of which were peaceful and tactful tunes, Cuiyun listened to them fascinated, and only after she played another song did she ask in a low voice, "Miss, what kind of tunes are these, why haven't I seen you play them before?" ”
Li Xiaojun ignored her, but began to carefully look at the instrument in her hand, only to play three tunes, she obviously felt uncomfortable, and after carefully studying for a while, she found that the erhu of this era is still very primitive: the barrel is round, not hexagonal like in later generations, and the tone is only nine degrees, far less wide than the three octaves in later generations, although the strings are also snakeskin, but not as pleasant as the sound of python skin in later generations. In short, such instruments will only be eliminated in later generations.
Handing the piano back to Cuiyun, Li Xiaojun couldn't help but sigh, "Cough, if there is an erhu in the future, the sisters can dominate this Qinhuai old courtyard!" ”
Cuiyun didn't hear it, still struggling with the previous question, and asked, "Miss, why did you suddenly play so many tunes?" ”
Li Xiaojun was about to speak, but Xiao Wu ran in like a gust of wind, panting and said, "Little, miss, Master Yang sent someone over to spread the word, saying that there is something to discuss." ”
Li Xiaojun laughed when he heard it, but he snorted softly in his heart, old thing, I know that you are not well-intentioned, and the fox's tail is really exposed.
Seeing her ugly face, Cuiyun couldn't help but remind, "Miss, Master Yang and Zhenniang are good friends, and the silver spent in Meixiang Lou every year is no less than a thousand taels, we can't offend!" ”
Li Xiaojun hummed lightly and said, "Hurry up and change my clothes, the old lady wants to see what he is going to do." ”
Yang Longyou sent his personal often with Zhang Keji, this guy was originally called Zhang Wufu, taking the meaning of Wufu Linmen, his father can give him such a name for the hard-working public, which is enough to show how he came from. But Yang Wencong felt that it was very vulgar when he heard it, so he changed the name to the meaning of "self-denial and revenge".
Zhang Wufu, who changed his name, felt that he was also an elegant person, and he liked to play with the master everywhere he went, and when Li Xiaojun arrived, he was still reminiscing about the melodious sound of the piano, and his saliva flowed across the river, and he muttered, "This piano is played so well, the person must be a stunner, and when the master has played enough, I will go to intercede, let me also taste the taste!" ”
Li Xiaojun hid behind the curtain, listening to the foul language in his mouth, but he didn't have a seizure, and only coughed softly when he had enough lewdness.
Zhang Keji was taken aback, stretched out his hand and wiped it on his mouth, and said embarrassedly, "Little lady Li, the master asked me to pass on the news, and he has already asked someone to inquire about Zhenniang's affairs." ”
Li Xiaojun snorted, pretending to be surprised, "Well, Master Yang is high-minded, the little girl thanked you first." I just don't know how much silver it costs to do this, Zhen Niang is going, Mei Xianglou can't make ends meet, too much, I'm afraid I can't afford it! ”
She didn't want to waste time with this person, so she got straight to the point.
Zhang Keji couldn't help but smile in his heart when he heard her say this, so he said, "What did the girl say, my lord and Zhenniang have a good relationship, how can I ask you for money?" It's just ......"
Li Xiaojun suddenly stopped halfway through his words, and couldn't help sneering in his heart, and said, "Fifth Master Zhang doesn't need to be embarrassed, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
Zhang Keji deliberately pondered for a while before he said, "My lord and Zhenniang have been friends for several years, but I have watched the girl grow up, and I also favor the girl...... Now, Hou Gongzi is missing...... Girl, what do you think should be done about this? ”
Good old man, you're not a good person!
Li Xiaojun settled down and said with a faint smile, "Master Yang cares for the little girl, and the little woman is grateful, but if Zhenniang doesn't come back for a day, my heart will not be at peace for a day." Not to mention Master Yang, even if Hou Gongzi comes back, I will never meet him. ”
Zhang Keji was a little confused, and said in his heart, what does this mean, did he agree or not?
He didn't figure it out after thinking about it for a long time, and was hesitating to ask again, but saw that Li Xiaojun in the curtain had already gotten up and waved a handkerchief at him, "It's not early, Zhang Wuye should go back to recover early, and the little girl will also rest." ”
Zhang Keji stood for a long time, and saw that Li Xiaojun's figure was about to disappear into the porch, and finally couldn't help asking, "The little lady, please make it clear, otherwise the little one doesn't know how to talk back to the master." ”
Li Xiaojun turned around and glanced at him, and said unhappily, "You can just tell Master Yang what I said, he will never scold you." ”
Zhang Keji had no choice but to leave.