Chapter 70: No Silver
Stepping into the gate of the flower pavilion, Nanling seemed to see a vivid ukiyo-e.
I still remember that two hundred years ago, he found a broken ancient painting that had turned brown from the ancient books in his master's collection, and the ancient painting came from an ancient country called Yamato in Shenzhou. After years of accumulation, the color of the brush and ink on the ancient painting has been darkened, but the brush is delicate and soft, the characters are soft and lifelike, the scene is like a splendid thousand flowers, gorgeous and colorful, and it depicts a picture of the customs of spring in the world.
At that time, Nanling was very young, and he looked red-faced. Quickly hid the ancient painting. Later, he asked his master if he could have such an ancient painting, and the master replied that it was ukiyo-e, which depicted the seven emotions and six desires of mortals.
At the moment, he seemed to have seen the ukiyo-e with his own eyes: a drunken man with red ears and red ears, disheveled, hugging the young girl beside him with a loud laugh; a scantily clad beautiful woman with a flushed face holding a wine glass and smiling delicately, Xiao Er, with a side dish and shochu, was busy with sweat on his face; an old man in a plain linen coat with a towel on his body, squatting on the ground silently wiping the vomit of his guests, looking helpless and pitiful; and the thugs with their backs and bears with toothpicks in their mouths sat around a table in the corner, looking at everyone with fierce eyesγ
The carved and painted attic is extremely noisy, the sharp laughter of women, the soft words, the scolding, the sound of fists, the smell of wine, the smell of food, and the smell of rouge and gouache are intertwined, which is very impressive.
The two women beside him couldn't help but pull Nan Ling into this bizarre place. He looked around and found that no man noticed him coming in, on the contrary, those girls were all staring at him warmly and affectionately, and in less than a moment, someone who looked like Xiao Er came over and respectfully asked whether he wanted a group of warblers or Lou Feng, Nan Ling didn't understand what it meant, Xiao Er quickly explained whether to sit in the hall or go upstairs into the private room.
Nan Ling's face was embarrassed and he didn't know what to do, and he was about to open his mouth to ask if this seemingly very bright Xiao He could know about the Ancient Dragon Dynasty, when the two girls who had brought him in earlier waved their hands and said loudly to Xiao Er: "Go! This is my guest and Fu'er!"
The little two understood it, and then flashed away with interest.
Then he smiled, pushed and pulled one by one, ready to lead Nan Ling into a room decorated with a pink curtain, Nan Ling saw that this was okay, and quickly waved his hand to break free of the two girls, and shook his head again and again to say no. The two girls looked at each other suspiciously, and asked, "Do you think we're not beautiful enough?"
Nan Ling smiled bitterly in his heart, and secretly said that all the women in the world have the problem of loving to ask others this question? He didn't bother to answer, so he cut directly to the topic: "I am here to inquire about things, not to have fun, dare to ask the two girls if they know about the Gulong Dynasty?"
There is a saying that the merchant girl does not know the hatred of the country, and she still sings the backyard flowers across the river. The two girls looked at each other when they heard this, and they both shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know about this Ancient Dragon Dynasty. Nan Ling sighed, and was about to retire, but a figure suddenly appeared in front of him blocking his way.
"I said Brother Jun...... Since you are here, how can there be any reason to turn around and leave? If you dislike Rou'er and Fu'er, you can change two more girls with you. Nan Ling raised his eyes and found that it was a bloated old woman. She was short, dressed in extremely colorful clothes, extremely pompous, and the jewelry hairpin stuck in her head jingled for a while. Her lips were scarlet, her face was thick powdered, and a large mole grew from the corner of her mouth, like a black stone peeking out of the snow.
I only heard her say in an extremely twisted voice: "Brother Jun, there is no man in these ten miles and eight towns who does not like to go to the kiln, you are really the first one who wants to go out when you enter the door like this, presumably you have seen the world and have a high vision? But don't worry, old mother, my daughter is forty or fifty, there is always something you can see!"
Nan Ling replied politely: "Thank you for your kindness, it's just that I have something important to do, so I can't stay for a long time, so I leave." β
Seeing that Nan Ling insisted on leaving, the old mother took a step back, insisted on blocking Nan Ling's departure, and said, "Brother Jun, Brother Jun...... You are slow, and slow, I can see that you are the master of the ten thousand flowers, and the leaves do not stick to your body! The weak water is three thousand, I only take one scoop, isn't it? he....I understand, I understand, you are such a tasteful dignitary, poet and swordsman, these vulgar fans are naturally not eye-catching, what you need is an understanding bosom friend who can accompany you to cultivate your sentiments! In this way, the top girl of my flower pavilion is resting today, there are no guests, I will bring it to Brother Jun, you seeββ"
Nan Ling smiled awkwardly, shook his head in refusal, and turned around to leave.
At this time, the old mother's face suddenly fell, and she stomped her foot: "I said that you are a good man, you don't listen to good words, and you can't listen to your words? My flower pavilion has been open for fifteen years, and I haven't served bad guests, you say! What do you want, except for the female monsters in the Huayin Valley, what kind of things, I can find it for you all over Qingshuihe Town!"
Female monster?Nan Ling's heart moved slightly.
Nan Ling replied seriously: "This sister, I'm just here to inquire about things." β
The old mother snorted coldly at the corner of her mouth: "Hmph..... inquire about things, and go to the kiln to inquire about something! I think you are here to find fault! If you want to leave, just pay the money!"
After that, several big men with gloomy faces surrounded him and glared at Nan Ling with their arms crossed. The previous little two came out of nowhere again, held this abacus, and crackled for a while: "Guest officer, you ..... ordered two girls and a private room, a total of ten taels of silver!"
Nan Ling was helpless: "I don't have any silver." β
Xiao Er reacted for a while and said, "Then a hundred copper plates." The silver ticket can also be opened, so it doesn't hurt. β
"Neither are the copper plates. β
The old woman on the side couldn't stand it anymore, and said angrily: "Where did you come from, did you come here with the intention of smashing the field? Niu Da Niu Er! Give me a quick beating of this broom star and drive it out! I don't have money to visit any kilns! It's really unlucky!" The tall and stout men surrounded him and made a gesture to arrest him. Nan Ling was helpless, and was about to leave directly, but he heard the sound of smashing pots and bowls, causing everyone in the noisy hall to stop what they were doing, and they all looked at the source of the sound curiously.
The door of a room not far away was suddenly kicked open, and a stout man kicked a man out. Another man came out with a cold face, carrying a long stick in his hand, and made a gesture to hit the man. In the room, a beautiful girl covered by a thin garment looked at the man lying on the ground with contempt, rolled her eyes, and went in again.
I guess it's the same situation as myself.
Nan Ling smiled secretly.
I saw the man roll on the ground a few times, humming and writhing. He was dressed in shabby, even ragged clothes. Hair is messy and knotted, like weeds. His hands and feet were black, like a beggar.
He seemed to see that someone was coming to beat him, so he quickly rolled over, used his limbs together, and crawled out. Suddenly, he turned around, picked up something, and was about to get up and run.
Nan Ling saw that he was holding a wine bottle.
The two men walking behind him calmly tapped their palms with sticks and laughed contemptuously. One of them was quick-eyed, and hit the man with a stick, but the man did not hum or scream, but rolled on the spot, rolled down the steps, and rolled in front of a girl dressed in black and a drunken guest, so frightened that the two who were holding each other suddenly pushed each other away, and stood up in disgust.
The strange man rolled on the spot, sat up in a chic manner, shook his head, ignored the people behind him, grabbed the wine on the table and poured a few sips, and after making a satisfied "ah" sound, he laughed twice, and actually reached out and dragged down the girl in black just now, looking obscene to go to his relatives' house. The girl was so frightened that she almost cried, and struggled again and again, but the big man behind her had already rushed up, beat him violently, slipped his collar, and threw him out of the door.
The noisy hall recalled the old woman's voice: "What day is today! What a fucking bad luck!" she was so angry that she tore the small handkerchief in her hand, and shouted at Niu Da and Niu Er: "What are you still doing in a daze!
But when he turned around, he could still see the trace of Nanling.