The sky was a little heavy, but the shops on both sides of the street were hung with lanterns, and the hall was as bright as day.

Zhang Jiuling walked in front alone, the girl seemed to be a little afraid of Jiang Lili, and quickly followed and held the old man's hand, leaving Jiang Lili alone to follow five or six steps away.

After a short time, I came to the shore of this Slender West Lake, and unlike the daytime, it was just night, and the Slender West Lake was full of boats after that. On the side of the boat stood a girl dressed in a light gauze style, holding a long-sleeved or folding fan in her hand and smiling at the boy on the shore. There are also some boats that simply have a clean table, and there are two or three literati in cloth sitting next to the table, eating, drinking, admiring the moon and chanting poetry.

Jiang Lili had never seen such a scene, and she was a little stunned for a while.

Zhang Jiuling sighed, suddenly turned around and asked Jiang Lili, "Do you know the geisha of the Red Mansion?"

Jiang Lili nodded.

"Then the girls on these brightly lit boats you see are geisha, and a better name is Kiyoku. Zhang Jiuling smiled self-deprecatingly, and asked again: "Do you think that the literati and scholars present are worthy of making friends with the people who get on this kind of flower boat, or are the people who go over there to drink alone and innocently worth befriending?"

Before Jiang Lili could reply, Zhang Jiuling said twice, "Tell me, this kind of person who enjoys the moon alone next to the flower boat is either a poor and white sour scholar, or a who pretends to be a high one! It seems to be pure and elegant, but in fact, the mud can't support the wall!"

At this time, the bright moon was empty.

The old man smiled, "Let's go, follow me to the flower boat!"

"Lao Zhang, are you going to eat flower wine again?" the girl next to her frowned.

Hearing this, Zhang Jiuling's face turned red, and he said stupidly: "How can this be called drinking flower wine? This is called experiencing a hundred kinds of human feelings! Although I have experienced enough, but this kid has not seen it yet, and he is also a chick, so it is better to let him see and see it than to be laughed at later!"

The girl laughed and didn't speak, but the contempt came from her heart.

Jiang Lili really has never seen this kind of occasion, but he heard Peng Laojiu say a lot when he was in Zhangjiazhai before, but it sounded good, so he agreed.

"This flower boat is very exquisite, you look at this kind of magnificent and luxurious boat, it seems to be extravagant, but in fact it is just an outdated thing, no one comes to pretend to be this style! You look at that kind of simple and unpretentious boat, no one greets on the deck at all, but all the literati and scholars drill up, why? This is called the fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys!" After a pause, he turned his head and said with a smile: "Do you know another reason?"

Jiang Lili sneered, "Pretend to be high?"

Zhang Jiuling clapped his hands, "The son can be taught!"

There is a huge boat parked in the middle of the Slender West Lake, which is simply decorated and can only be walked over from a pontoon bridge, but there are many people on this pontoon bridge, and all the people walking on this pontoon bridge are rich and noble sons and temperament scholars.

Then I chose this boat.

Shaking with the rickety pontoon, Jiang Lili was a little unsteady. But Zhang Jiuling's footsteps seemed to have taken root on the pontoon, and one hand supported the girl, and her steps were brisk. It didn't take long to get to the boat.

There were only two or three lanterns hanging on the boat, but the deck was clean and tidy, and the carved patterns on the ship were also simple and beautiful, which was not at all as grand as other boats.

At this time, there were five or six men standing sparsely on the deck, most of them were estimated to be in their twenties and thirties, and one of them, who looked like a rich man, saw Jiang Lili and his party, hey, and came over, "What's the matter? An old man with a pair of young boys and girls also came to visit the flower boat?"

"I didn't say I wouldn't allow it!" Zhang Jiuling put his two hands into his sleeves and laughed.

"There are no rules that are not allowed, but it is inevitable that people will be a little surprised to look at!" probably felt that such an occasion was a little inappropriate, the boy didn't look at the girl who was following Zhang Jiuling, but looked down at Jiang Lili, "You kid is probably also a chick, don't lose your mind when you see the appearance of the Oiran, it's not good to be laughed at by others!"

Jiang Lili gave him a blank look, "It's your business!"

"Hey, you kid has a bit of a temper!" It's just that he is a tough boy, this boy didn't pay attention to Jiang Lili anymore, and said to Zhang Jiuling: "Look at your appearance, you are not a rich person, but your vision is even older and spicier than our rich and noble children, and you picked the best flower boat on this thin West Lake! It's just that there is a lot of expense, do you see a few literati who are eating wine in a small boat next to the flower boat? It's not that he doesn't have a few taels of silver in his pocket, and he can't see half of the Oiran, so he has to pretend to be a gentleman and wander around this flower boat all day long, hoping that this Oiran will be lucky enough to see their demeanor. But I say, if this oiran can say hello to them, I will eat all the in Yangzhou! So, if you are each worth hundreds or thousands of taels of silver, you don't have to toss around here, but let others see the jokes. “

Zhang Jiuling glanced at this son, "Childe is really a good insight!"

The rich man waved his hand, "What is this? As long as anyone with a discerning eye can see the doorway in this, but now I look at you quite pleasing to the eye, and if you are really shy later, I will give it to you, and I can always let you see the oiran!"

Zhang Jiuling hugged his fists and saluted, "Then thank you son!"

"It's nothing, just silver!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a few young men came out of the room, and they sighed one by one, saying that it was really a good blessing that he had cultivated in his previous life to see this oiran!

"Well, it's time, let's go in!" took out a few silver tickets from his arms and stuffed them into the chest of a servant girl, sniffing his hand by the way, and then the rich and noble man greeted Jiang Lili and his party.

"Thank you!" Zhang Jiuling nodded.

The group lifted the curtain and walked inside, only to find that the scenery in this room was very different from the scenery outside the boat, just saying that the wall candle with red light was the price of ten taels, not to mention the seat made of fine yellow Zen wood, not to mention the top dragon well mixed with the good tea made from the mountain spring that was transported overnight!

It was the first time for the girl to enter this kind of place, her face was full of surprise, and she looked around, but Jiang Lili just pouted.

Zhang Jiuling bowed his head and said to Jiang Lili: "See, how can this boat look elegant on the surface, but when I entered this house, I found that this flower boat is actually exactly the same as the flower boat parked on the shore, after all, there is no difference, it's just that everything is more expensive! It's not a big deal!"

Hearing this, the other few other literati who came in together were all angry, but the rich and noble man laughed, "Old man, you are right! It's just that the price is high, it's not a big deal! Just by virtue of your words, I will also ask you to listen to this Oiran sing a song!"

Zhang Jiuling ignored this rich and noble son, and asked Jiang Lili again: "Do you have any opinions?"

After a pause, Jiang Lili grinned, "In our village, this is called taking off your pants and farting!"

Zhang Jiuling was stunned, and only after half a sound did he give a thumbs up, "Essence!"

Everyone sat down, and the rich and noble son roughly thought Jiang Lili was interesting, sat next to Jiang Lili, and quipped: "The tea tube here is full today, you can drink it hard, otherwise I will feel a loss!"

Jiang Lili glanced at him, "I also feel a loss, I spent so much money just to see a girl, it's better to go directly to watch the girl take a bath, and don't want a penny!"

Fugui Gongzi teased again: "Have you seen it?"

Jiang Lili laughed, and suddenly snorted, "It's your business!"

The boy was dumbfounded and laughed: "I haven't seen it, have you?"

Jiang Lili was a little annoyed.

At this moment, a maidservant girl walked out, her figure was also very graceful, and her voice was crisp, "Ladies and gentlemen, please wait a while, my young lady will play the piano for you soon!"

Just after saying this, the maid walked away slowly.

Fugui Gongzi rolled his eyes, and Zhang Jiuling laughed.

After a while, the dark place in front of him suddenly lit up with a red light, only to see a red gauze in front of it, and behind the red veil, a delicate figure slowly stretched out his hand, caressing the guqin in front of him, and there was a pleasant sound around the beam, like a fairy wind on the clouds, gradually becoming charming.

Several young people who looked like literati outside the Kai were all intoxicated by the immortal sound, and even Zhang Jiuling slowly closed his eyes.

But the rich and noble man sitting next to Jiang Lili rolled his eyes, and after eating a big sip of tea, he said to Jiang Lili, "Do you understand?"

"!" Jiang Lili just replied.

The rich and noble boy looked bored, and said, "This money is really unjustly spent." ”

Jiang Lili sneered, "Aren't you rich, sprinkle some more silver and see if this prostitute can give you a bath!"

When these words were spoken, several literati next to him frowned, and a young man in a cyan robe had some anger in his words, "Ignorant child, don't know the severity of your mouth, if you tarnish Li Jiaren's reputation, you will eat the consequences!"

Jiang Lili turned around and scolded: "What's your business? A dog can't get a mouse on my head! A prostitute also has a reputation? Hey, that's right, it's much thicker than your mother's reputation!"

"You!" the literati's face turned red, and after saying a despicable child, he didn't want to talk nonsense to Jiang Lili anymore!

It's just that Jiang Lili is not forgiving, "The bird under the crotch is not as big as a dog, go back to your mother, who is not as famous as a prostitute! Go back, you have to watch a little road, if you fall in the West Lake, your mother can't collect your body!"

The sound was a little loud, as if it had reached the ears of the Oiran, and the sound of the piano in his hand was a little noisy.

The rich boy laughed, "Your dog's mouth is really bad!"

Jiang Lili snorted, "Don't say it, you're not a good thing!"

The smile on Fugui's face immediately froze, and he seemed to feel that he was a little different from inside and outside at this time.

At this time, a servant girl came out, her face was a little ugly, and after a little salute, she said in a cold voice: "Please also ask the son to keep people!"

Jiang Lili squinted at her, and was about to reply when Zhang Jiuling stood up and said sorry, just said that my grandson doesn't know how to speak, and ask the girl to forgive me!

The maid's face looked a little better, and when she just turned around, she only saw Jiang Lili jumping up from the chair, "Old immortal dog! Lao Tzu is your father!"

Fugui Gongzi smiled so hard that he didn't straighten up.

After such a fuss, naturally the whole room had no intention of chatting and listening to the piano, and the Oiran behind the red gauze said in a slightly cold tone, "Today, the slave family is in poor health, so I will no longer accompany a few sons." ”

Through the red veil, the Oiran seemed to be saluting, and then the red veil in front of it dimmed.

Jiang Lili muttered, "This thing is really profitable!"

Fugui Gongzi answered, "But isn't it?"

Several literati and scholars behind him were full of anger, and they faintly saw a trace of pain!

This money has been spent at a loss!

Fugui Gongzi grabbed the teapot on the coffee table, but found that there seemed to be no tea in the teapot, and snorted, a little annoyed. Suddenly, his eyes rolled, and he sneaked up and pulled off the red veil, only to see a beautiful face in front of him looking at him in astonishment, and laughed three times, "It's worth it, it's worth the money!"

Jiang Lili kept staring at this rich and noble son, and after seeing the face of the oiran, he pouted, "The ass is not half the size of my mother, and you dare to charge so much money?

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That night, after Zhang Jiuling left Jiang Lili and the girl, he came to the Slender West Lake alone with a pot of wine, watching the fireworks disperse, leaving only the Slender West Lake with the remnants of the lantern and the night boat, drinking alone, and it didn't take long for him to get drunk, but he didn't forget to go home.

While stumbling, he muttered something nonsense.

"I said that the West Lake is wrinkled, and the jade carved fence is red and gauzy. ”

"Rouge and thin horses, don't look back when you meet Yangzhou. ”

"After the fish, dragon and jade dance, the garden flowers, the red dust wrapped in horses has not returned home. ”

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