If it was according to the original route, there would have been no need to pass through Shi'an County, but Li Xuandu temporarily decided to go to Jianxiu Mountain, and then go from Jianxiu Mountain to Longmen Mansion City, Shi'an County has become a must-pass place.

After Shi'an County, it is the Longmen Mansion City, which is full of calculations, and there is only about ten years left.

In autumn, the yellow leaves are all over the sky, which makes people inevitably feel a little melancholy. At first, the little girl would seize the time to ask Li Xuandu for some doubts about her cultivation, but later when she was close to the county seat of Shi'an County, she began to be silent. The little girl is still young and doesn't know how to hide her emotions, since the Taiping Inn was rescued by Li Xuandu, she regards Li Xuandu as the biggest support, half father and half brother, and now they are about to separate, plus Shen Shuangmei and Yan Feiqing have left one after another, adding a few parting meanings, the little girl is difficult to hide her loss and reluctance.

Li Xuandu saw it in his eyes, but he had nothing to say, so he could only go with the flow and let the little girl slowly adapt to it.

When he arrived in Shi'an County, Li Xuandu found that all the inns were full, not to mention accommodation, and there was not even a place to stay. Seeing that it was already dark, several people were still walking aimlessly on the streets, and they couldn't just sleep on the streets.

Hu Liang took off the "Great Grandmaster" from his waist, put it on his shoulders, and then put his hands on the handle and scabbard respectively, and said slowly: "Lao Li, do you know why there are so many people?"

Li Xuandu shook his head.

Hu Liang showed a smile that all men understand, "Because it's about to be the day of running for Oiran." ”

The so-called Oiran is the leader of the Qinglou women, just like the people in the rivers and lakes who choose to sit down, but it's not that you say that you are the first in the world, then you are the first in the world, and you have to be recognized by the world. The same is true for the women in the Qinglou, not which building courtyard can evaluate it by itself, that can only be called the "top brand" at most, and it cannot be called the Oiran, and it is necessary for many first-class houses to unite and gather the "top brands" of each family together, from which to select a woman with both talents and appearances, so as to be called by the word "Oiran".

Of course, the prostitution industry cannot be compared with the rivers and lakes, and it is impossible to gather all the prostitute women in the world in one place, mostly in different locations, or the imperial capital, or Jiangnan, or Zhongzhou, and now Hu Liang is talking about the election of the Oiran, which refers to the Oiran of Zhongzhou.

Li Xuandu is not a young child who has just entered the rivers and lakes, not to mention whether he should be entertained or not, and he has also been to Louzi Xingyuan, so he naturally knows what Hu Liang meant, and asked: "I remember that the election of Oiran should be in May or June, and it should be around the Mid-Autumn Festival at the latest, why has it been delayed until now?"

Hu Liang said: "It seems that there is something wrong with the 'Tianle Taoyuan', I heard that there was a fire in April, which burned many people and destroyed many houses. ”

Li Xuan is not a saint, even if he has not been contaminated with dust, he should have curiosity. When he first arrived in the imperial capital, he went with Zhang Baigui, and Zhang Baiyue also disguised himself as a man and accompanied him. No matter what the status of the woman is, she is dressed up, like a delicate flower that blooms to the extreme, and in those days, the whole courtyard is decorated with lights, I don't know how much wine I drink, I don't know how many poems I chant out, I don't know how much money I spend, all night long, and the carnival atmosphere reaches its peak.

In those days, the most unhappy person was probably the woman who was already married. Not only did you have to lose your own man, but you also had to break the bank, because it also involved the selection of the Oiran.

How to select the Oiran is actually very simple, the Oiran, no matter how famous it is, after all, it is still in the ninth stream, and it is also to make money. Since ancient times, there is no first, there is no second, the people of the rivers and lakes are divided into high and low, just fight on the line, but the selection of the Oiran is not good, the so-called flowers into their own eyes, some people like peonies, some people prefer autumn chrysanthemums, can not be unified, the same is true of talent, it is difficult to distinguish between the superior, so the selection of the Oiran, it depends on the means of the benefactors. You said that the Youbi girl in Chunbo Lou is the best, so good, how much Taiping money can you put into the Youbi girl?

There is a poem: "Wuling is young and entangled, and I don't know how many red silk songs are played." In the end, whichever girl receives the most "entanglements" is this year's "Oiran". Those who lose can only admit defeat, after all, it is a contest of real money, and no one can say who is playing tricks behind their backs.

Of course, some shy poor scholars, or the family of fierce wives who hold money, and want to participate in such a grand event, what should they do? It is also simple, talented or famous, one of the two can be, famous people, as long as they go to have a tea with the girl, if they can write a poem to praise the girl, not only do they not have to spend money, but also can have the cost of polishing the pen. That's what builds momentum. Of course, if you are rich, talented and famous, and have a good skin, let alone spend money, I am afraid that you will be willingly recommended by a woman to a pillow seat.

In the final analysis, the competition for Oiran seems to be a competition between women and women, but in fact, it is also a competition between men.

In previous years, there were also many gold owners who moved the real fire because of the dispute of will, and began to oppress people with money, tens of thousands of taels of silver, or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and they were all sent out overnight, and the women they supported were put on the Oiran position, and they were also admired by all the guests.

Hu Liang is a lively person, this kind of thing is indispensable to him, although he can't spend a lot of money like some powerful children, but when the atmosphere arrives, he usually throws out some silver money, when there are about hundreds of Taiping money, and when there are less than a dozen, real money goes out, in exchange for a "thank you Hu Ye" from the girls.

Is it worth it?

Li Xuan felt that it was not worth it, but Hu Liang felt satisfied.

Li Xuan went to this kind of thing once, and after opening his eyes, he no longer participated, Hu Liang often paid attention to it, and if he had free time, he would participate.

Regarding the "Heavenly Paradise", Li Xuan has never been there, but he has been known for a long time, so it is reasonable to win the selection of the Oiran in Zhongzhou.

Hu Liang put the "Great Grandmaster" back on his waist and lowered his voice, "Lao Li, since we have encountered such a good thing, why don't we join in the fun?"

Li Xuandu looked back at the ignorant little girl beside him, and hesitated: "And Shuning, I'm afraid it's not okay?"

Hu Liang said disappreciably: "What's wrong, didn't the Zhang family's sister go back then? Besides, this is the selection of Oiran, not a visit to the kiln, it is all piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, all of which are elegant things, what's wrong?"

Li Xuandu was still a little hesitant.

Hu Liang then said demagoguously: "Lao Li, people in this world often say that raising a son should be poor, and raising a daughter should be rich. The poor son knows that it is not easy to come by, and he will not lose. The rich daughter has seen the world since she was a child, and when she grows up, she will not be deceived by a man's words. Therefore, it is good to let Shuning open her eyes, see what these so-called literati are, and when they grow up, they will not be deceived by those scholars with a full stomach of straw bags. ”

Saying this, Li Xuandu was a little tempted. In the past four years, he has also read some wild history notes in his spare time, one of which is a story about the private meeting between the boudoir lady and the scholar, to say that the scholar is brilliant?

Maybe in the eyes of others, it is a drama of talented and beautiful women, but in Li Xuandu's view, it is the ignorance and ignorance of the young lady and the bad intentions of the scholar, if this matter is big, then the young lady will only have two results, either marry the scholar, or die, no matter how you look at it, it is the scholar who takes a big advantage.

Li Xuandu really regarded the little girl as his own sister, he didn't want the little girl to walk the rivers and lakes in the future, and be so calculated, looking at it to climb the high branches of the Xuannu Sect, or to climb the relationship with him, so it is not bad to let the little girl see some sophistication early.