Chapter 206: Redemption
When they came to Feng'an City, the two of them had turned into two snowmen, dusting off the snow on their bodies, Lu Mingfei looked towards Feng'an City, and couldn't help but feel stunned.
Three years ago, the New Year's Day Festival, the streets and alleys of Feng'an City pedestrians flow endlessly, the sound of shouting one after another, you can see the tall head and the big horse pulling the gorgeous carriage through the street everywhere, and the countless lanterns on the Fenghu Lake are the whole Feng'an City is covered with brilliant and dazzling, a lively and extraordinary scene.
Only three years have passed, but the appearance of this place has long changed, the street is still the same is obviously deserted, most of the businesses on the street have long been closed, and occasionally you can see pedestrians on the street, but there is no longer the original prosperous scene.
With the hairpin in their arms, the two of them wandered around casually for a while, and they were inevitably a little disappointed.
Jia Yuanshu smiled bitterly and said, "Where are there pawnshops on this big night, they have long been closed." ”
Lu Mingfei touched the few copper plates left on his body, and wanted to buy a pot of wine to go home, but it was not enough, so the two of them walked on the street in such a daze.
Walking past a silk shop, Lu Mingfei stopped, slightly distracted.
I still remember that it was here that I met Yu Yingxue again, and I also carried a copper plate in my arms, and I also helped her buy a bowl of hot rice wine and noodles that time.
The silk village is still the silk village, but things are not people, and Yu Yingxue doesn't know where she has gone now.
A carriage passing by woke Lu Mingfei from his memories, and looked in the direction where the carriage left, it was where the Invitation Moon Tower was located, in the huge Feng'an City, there were a few places where the lights were still on, compared to the original prosperity, it seemed a little bright.
Lu Mingfei turned his mind, took out the hairpin and said: "Since the pawnshop is closed, just go find a girl to exchange this hairpin for silver taels, it is a festival, and today I will invite Brother Jia to invite Yuelou to drink a good wine." ”
After speaking, Lu Mingfei touched Jia Yuan's body, clearly saying that he was inviting the other party to drink, but he looted the last piece of loose silver in Jia Yuan's arms.
Jia Yuanshu and Lu Mingfei got along, they always had an indifferent attitude, they were dragged by him all the way, and they came to the outside of the Invitation Moon Building in a short time.
"Go here for a drink, you might as well comb your hair. ”
Jia Yuan shot Lu Mingfei a step, took out a wooden comb from his arms, and stuffed it into Lu Mingfei's hand.
The wooden comb was left by Yao Xing'er, Lu Mingfei pinched it repeatedly in his hand for a while, but he was reluctant to use it, so he casually pulled away his messy hair, and walked towards the gate.
As soon as he stepped on the threshold, an old bustard with a fat face hurriedly greeted him, originally thinking that a guest was coming, but halfway through, he saw the appearance of Lu Mingfei and the others, and his face instantly turned from sunny to cloudy.
"Isn't this Xiao Lu'er, when are you going back to Feng'an City?"
I thought it was a beggar along the street, and I was about to wave my hand away, but I recognized it
Out of Lu Mingfei's appearance, the old bustard's face immediately showed a look of surprise.
Lu Mingfei smiled, shook the hairpin in his hand in front of the bustard and said, "Isn't this missing you, come back and see, this hairpin is just changing for some wine to drink." ”
In the past year, Jia Yuanshu has never seen Lu Mingfei smile, let alone such a look and demeanor in front of him, it seems that the haze left by Yao Xing'er in his heart has been diluted by time after all.
The old bustard took the hairpin in his hand and looked at it casually, and then stuffed it back into Lu Mingfei's hand.
"What kind of shitty stuff to fool me here, I haven't seen any gold, silver and jewelry, I have to count my eyesight, there are few people in this Feng'an City who can compare with me, I heard that your kid stole something in the Invitation Moon Tower a few years ago, and abducted Xing'er again, I haven't settled accounts with you yet, but you ran to the door to find bad luck! For the sake of knowing each other for so many years, I don't care about you, take your thing and get out of here!"
As the old bustard said, Lu Mingfei grew up in Feng'an City since he was a child, and he has known this old bustard for some years, and he knows a lot about her.
In the face of such a scolding, Lu Mingfei was not angry, he smiled, and was about to say something more, but he was pushed and pushed out of the door by the old bustard.
A woman in the Yueyue Building happened to pass by the door, and when she saw a noise outside the door, she looked at it twice in curiosity.
"Isn't this Lu Gongzi?"
The woman is an oiran in the Yueyue Tower, named Xiao Man, beautiful and dignified, plays the piano well, has always been a performer, and has a good reputation in this Feng'an City.
In the Invitation Moon Building, Xiao Man and Yao Xing'er are the most familiar, and naturally they have seen Lu Mingfei a few times, although their appearance has changed a lot, they are still recognized by her at a glance.
Seeing the two arguing at the door, Xiao Man roughly inquired about the reason, smiled faintly, and said to the old bustard: "Today is the Yuan Xi Festival, and those who come are guests, so I'll invite Lu Gongzi to drink a few cups." ”
When the old bustard heard her say this, his face was a little displeased, but he didn't dare to refute anything, after all, Xiao Man had an extraordinary status in the Yueyue Tower, and even the old bustard didn't dare to offend her easily.
Lu Mingfei saw that someone was treating, so he casually took the hairpin into his arms, and followed Xiao Man towards the Invitation Moon Tower.
Xiao Man didn't look back, hired Tingting to walk forward, leaving a touch of incense, and after entering the side door, he brought Lu Mingfei and the others into a luxurious, luxurious and warm boudoir.
This is not the first time Lu Mingfei has entered such a boudoir, he had broken into Song Yiyi's room in Qingyan Town, but he was infected by the atmosphere in the room, and he was still a little unaccustomed to it, and suddenly became constrained.
Xiao Man smiled lightly, beckoned the two to sit down first, and then ordered the maid to bring two sets of clean clothes.
"Master Lu, these clothes are all of them
The former guest stays, if you don't dislike it, change it. ”
Lu Mingfei waved his hand and said with a smile: "Thank you, Miss Xiaoman, although my outfit is a little unbearable, I am dressed comfortably." ”
For some reason, Lu Mingfei looked at the luxurious clothes in front of him, and suddenly remembered that if he hadn't won a brocade robe back then, he had come to this Yueyue Building out of curiosity, maybe the original market boy would not have changed too much now, and he still lived in those small dilapidated houses with Qu Xiaotian and Yao Xing'er.
Three years have passed, and I am still the same as I was at the beginning, but I can't go back to the past.
Seeing his refusal, Xiao Man frowned, and said with a slight annoyance: "Xing'er and I have always been sisters, you don't have to be polite to me, I'll ask someone to boil some hot water for you to wash after a while, it's very handsome, how can you make it look like this." ”
Lu Mingfei said a little embarrassedly: "No, no, Miss Xiaoman just invite me to drink some wine, don't be so troublesome." ”
Xiao Man shook his head helplessly, and then took out a beautiful wine jug, and put several wine glasses in front of Lu Mingfei.
After pouring a full glass of wine, he accompanied the two of them to have a drink, Lu Mingfei seemed to think that the small cup was not too enjoyable, and after a cup of wine, he simply picked up the wine bottle and poured it into his mouth.
Seeing his uninhibited and somewhat vulgar appearance, Xiao Man sighed lightly and asked, "Where has Lu Gongzi gone all these years?" Some people say that you caused trouble and escaped, and some people say that you followed the worldly masters to become immortals. ”
Lu Mingfei didn't know how to answer, so he had to smile bitterly, and after a while, most of the pot of wine had been poured into his mouth.
Xiao Man suddenly stood up and said, "I happened to meet Lu Gongzi today, and I want you to help me with something." ”
Hearing him ask, Lu Mingfei put down the wine jug in his hand and glanced at Xiao Man in a daze.
Xiao Man slowly walked to the wooden cabinet behind him, took out a one-foot-square box from it, placed it in front of Lu Mingfei and said, "Actually, I want you to help me redeem myself." ”
"Huh?!"
While speaking, Xiao Man opened the box, which was full of gold and silver jewelry, and took out a thick stack of silver tickets under the jewelry, a full 20,000 taels.
Xiao Man continued to explain: "I have already prepared the silver, but there are rules in the Invitation Moon Tower, if you want to redeem yourself, you can't redeem yourself yourself, so I want Lu Gongzi to help." If Lu Gongzi doesn't dislike Xiao Man, and is willing to make some serious business at will, Xiao Man will simply marry Lu Gongzi to live an ordinary and stable life after redeeming himself, if Lu Gongzi is unwilling, then you and I will go our separate ways in the future, and it will be irrelevant. ”
Such a request, for ordinary people, is tantamount to pie in the sky, even Lu Mingfei was a little stupid for a while, and he couldn't speak.
Jia Yuanshu looked a little embarrassed, coughed lightly and said, "You guys talk first, I'll go outside to breathe." ”