In the upper room of the smoke pavilion, a woman wearing an indigo lake crepe coat, indigo soft satin tied around the waist, and a navy blue straight skirt, is smiling softly, her hair is fluttering lightly with the breeze outside the window, she slowly raised her head, smiled faintly, raised her right hand lightly, slender jade hand, gently plucked the zither strings, the sound of the zither sometimes flows like a gurgling spring, sometimes it is like a waterfall in the mountains, pouring down, in this early summer season, it is like ice drinking into the heart, directly to the heart.

Those who were supposed to be here, discussing business, calling a kither artist, just to make fun, and no one cared, but after listening to the woman's playing, they all quieted down, and when the song was finished, there was no sound in the half-ring, and the sandalwood had burned out, and a 12 or 3-year-old boy bowed down into the house, and lit one again, looking at the room full of guests, they were still immersed in the music, and no one answered, he took two steps closer, lowered his voice, secret, earnestly, and said to the woman:" The girl has worked hard, it is really a natural sound, although I have listened to it more than a hundred times, but I am also fascinated. ”

The woman didn't respond, just stared at the pedestrians under the window, sighed slightly, came back to her senses, and looked up to the burning gaze of the little guy who admired her. She avoided the little girl's eyes, and said with a light smile: "It's just practice makes perfect, what is there to boast about?"

At this time, the guests came back to their senses, couldn't help stroking their palms again and again, full of praise, and said in unison: "This song should only exist in heaven, and it must be heard a few times in the world." ”

After speaking, a guest, actually took out 10 taels of gold, to the woman, the woman looked at the gold ingot, suddenly did not know, how to deal with herself, this guest, beard full of face, eyes bright, with a loud and powerful voice said: "Girl don't be too careful, I have been in business since childhood, wandering around, good zheng, I have heard a lot, but like the girl, it is the first time I have heard of it, as the saying goes, since ancient times it is difficult to find a bosom friend, you will treat me as your bosom friend." ”

The woman could hear that what the guest said was really heartfelt, so she got up, bowed her waist and saluted, took the guest's gold ingot, and was about to go downstairs. When you meet a new master, you forget the old master so quickly, won't you just give you some stinky money? Go to me, and the 30 taels of gold will be given to you. The woman held the zither and looked at the "guest" in front of her with resentful eyes, and said quietly: "Childe said that he laughed, I was a wandering warbler who was an artist, and I could have a place here, which was enough for my wish, and now, I was slightly ill, so I was in a hurry to go back to rest, so as not to have anything wrong, and swept everyone's Yaxing, really, I don't know, how did I offend you, if I have anything inconsiderate, please forgive Childe." When the man heard this, he immediately pointed to a person next to him and said, "Haven't you studied medicine since you were a child?" Give her a pulse, if she really has some "incurable disease", "I will pay for her to be cured, anyway, I have money, do good deeds, occasionally, send kindness, it is also right." ”

Hearing this, the woman's face turned red, and she wanted to blow the jade whistle, but she was afraid of causing more trouble, so she only stood at the entrance of the building, neither entering nor retreating.

The guest, who had given her ten taels of gold before, heard this, and was in a lot of noise, and learned that the matter was indirectly caused by him, so he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to talk to this complacent gentleman.

The housekeeper was finishing drinking bird's nest jade soup, and when she saw the person upstairs, she was bullying people again, so she called, a few burly strong men, a few steps upstairs, and put the man who got carried away and was a fox and a fake tiger, and put it downstairs.

Everyone shouted, and this man was laughed at by the others, his face was like liver, and after a while, he was discouraged and embarrassed, and left the Smoke Pavilion.

The housekeeper came upstairs, looked at her own girl with a sharp and thorough worldly eye, and from head to toe, she glanced at the guests in front of her, and said slowly: "This is a place where everyone relaxes and enjoys and removes disguises, but the necessary rules are still needed, I hope you can do it yourself, this place, there is no competition to recruit relatives."

After speaking, he motioned to the woman to go downstairs with her, and the guest saw that he had a good intention, and he actually made such a situation, and felt a little guilty, and when he saw the woman go downstairs with her, he immediately took out 10 taels of gold, and said to the lady in charge: "I am the first to arrive in Guibaodi, and I don't know the rules here, but I don't think things well and do things too recklessly, I hope Mama doesn't blame her." ”

The eldest lady raised her eyes in surprise, glanced at the guest, silently accepted the gold, and said leisurely: "I didn't expect you to be so affectionate, it's just a trivial matter, you will be here in the future, but you have to remember the rules here, don't be stupid." ”

After speaking, he led the woman downstairs, and the guest looked at the woman who was far away, and couldn't help but feel stunned, he didn't know that the root of love was planted in someone who shouldn't have it, and it was fatal!