After Xu Dong and the other three Hui merchants retreated, the bald gentry who had just touched the maiko's ass couldn't wait to come over with a wine glass and salute, and said in Chinese with a Fujian accent: "Contemptible Li Chuang, the head of the Min Chamber of Commerce, has seen Lord Qincha, hehe, others call Li Guangtou." After speaking, he habitually touched his big bald head.

The officials and gentry present all showed slight disdain, and some people at the Jin merchant table even laughed out loud.

Xu Jin keenly caught a cold light flashing under Li Chuang's eyes, and couldn't help but raise his sword eyebrows. If it is said that the Hui businessmen Xu Dong and Wang Zhi have a reckless spirit, but the Fujian businessman Li Guangtou in front of him is a gangster, and he is obviously not good at stubble.

In fact, this Li Guangtou used to be a big salt lord who killed people without blinking, and made a living by selling illicit salt, but later he was whitewashed, and he also became the head of the Fujian Chamber of Commerce, which is extremely domineering and arbitrary, which is also the reason why the Fujian Chamber of Commerce has no vice president.

"What does Li Yuanwai do for a living?" Xu Jin asked quietly.

Li Chuang grinned and said proudly: "As long as you make money, you can do it." ”

Jiang Ping and Shi Haoran both frowned, and the former coughed lightly and reminded: "Li Huishou, you can't say that, can you do it illegally?" ”

Li Chuang's face remained unchanged, and he touched his bald head and said with a smile: "What the prefect said is that the contemptible people are naturally doing legitimate business, well, the contemptible people are mainly engaged in salt goods and shipbuilding business. ”

Xu Jin's heart moved, Fujian was the largest shipbuilding base in the Ming Dynasty, and asked casually: "Li Yuanwai still builds ships?" ”

Li Guangtou said a little complacently: "There are six large and small shipyards in Fuzhou, and a considerable part of the local civilian ships are produced by the shipyards under the name of the contemptible. ”

"Can Li Yuanwai's shipyard produce sea vessels?"

Li Guangtou just wanted to answer, but Shi Haoran gave Shi Haoran a stern look after eating the salt transportation, and couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and said with a smile: "The imperial court has issued an order to strictly ban the sea, how dare the shipyard in the name of the contemptible people build sea ships privately, just produce flat-bottomed civilian ships." ”

The sea is windy and rough, and the general flat-bottomed ships can sail on the offshore and rivers, and only the sea ships with pointed bottoms, deep drafts and strong stability can go to sea.

Xu Jin hummed thoughtfully, and waved his hand to signal Li Guangtou to step back.

Shi Haoran glanced at Xu Jin and diverted the topic: "Lord Jiang, tonight for Lord Xu, how can you just sing and dance?" ”

Governor Jiang smiled and said, "It's more than just singing and dancing. After saying that, he slapped his palm three times again.

At this time, the sky had already darkened, and I saw a bright light behind the screen, and it was getting brighter and brighter, apparently someone had lit a candle behind the screen, and the shadows of the three candles were reflected on the silk silk of that row of screens.

Immediately afterwards, a graceful figure appeared on the screen, slowly approaching, and the shadow became clearer and clearer.

Xu Jin's heart moved, and he smiled: "Could it be a shadow show?" ”

Governor Jiang raised his finger and shuttered lightly, and said with a mysterious chuckle: "Lord Xu, watch and listen." ”

The shadow on the screen is enchanting and graceful, with a towering cloud bun and a long skirt, which should be a woman. At this time, the woman seemed to have taken off her cloak, and then sat down slowly with her skirt up, her movements were very elegant, and the round curve of her buttocks was particularly eye-catching under the magnification of the light shadow.

Xu Jin couldn't help but secretly praise, not praising the beauty of the buttocks, but praising the cleverness and talent of the performance designer, this method of using lights and shadows to dye a woman's wonderful body is not much higher than the flesh-revealing performance style of those maiko just now.

Although the Maiko's flesh-revealing performance is sultry, it is inevitably vulgar, and it also shows the moving body of a woman, but the scene in front of you gives people only the feeling of beauty and elegance.

At this moment, a crisp sound of cloud boards sounded behind the screen, and a quiet flute sound sounded immediately, like a hot summer day, blowing a cool breeze in the face, which made people feel refreshed.

Xu Jin subconsciously sat up straight, and the sound of the flute was tactfully low, and suddenly turned into the sound of gurgling water, which was mixed with bursts of pleasant birdsong, as well as the whimper of the wind blowing through the pine waves, and the roar of fierce beasts came from afar......

The voice is so realistic, as if he is in the wilderness and mountains and forests, Xu Jin only felt that the pores all over his body were expanding, and he looked at the screen in shock, and at this time, there was obviously only the shadow of a woman on the screen, which ...... What's the situation?

Jiang Zhifu and Shi Haoran glanced at each other proudly, when they first watched this woman's performance, they were even more calm than Xu Jin.

Tweet ......

After a few birdsongs, there was the rumbling sound of running water, as if there was a thousand waterfalls rushing down from the cliff, and at the vast place of the sound, it suddenly turned into a distant rooster crow: Oh oh oh - oh!

The rooster's crow was followed by a few seconds of silence, followed by an old cough and the opening of the door, followed by a faint donkey's cry, hooves and wheels......

Xu Jin couldn't help but make up a picture in his mind, an old man got up early and drove a donkey cart out.

At this time, the sound from behind the screen became more and more chaotic, and it seemed that when it came to the market, all kinds of shouting and bargaining came one after another, and the breath of life came to the face.

Xu Jin couldn't help but be amazed, sure enough, it is a vast world, there are no wonders, this world is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, capable people emerge in an endless stream, if it is not bad, this should be the legendary ventriloquism, it is amazing! It's really hard to imagine that a person can simulate such a complex scene with one mouth, and the voice is beautiful and beautiful, without the slightest flaw.

"Sharpen the scissors, ...... the kitchen knife" shouted with a heartfelt shout, all the sounds disappeared, and there was silence in an instant.

The whole hall was silent for a few seconds, and then thunderous applause sounded, Xu Jin also applauded warmly, and applauded repeatedly, this is the real master, not convinced!

The merchants and gentry at the Jin merchant table all showed happy smiles when they saw Qin Cha's performance, while the people at the two tables of Hui merchants and Fujian merchants were applauding, but their expressions were obviously solemn.

At this time, an errand lit an oil candle in the hall, and the whole hall was as bright as day, and under the gaze of everyone, the screen was removed, revealing the true face of the woman behind him.

Xu Jin's eyes froze, and he couldn't help but show appreciation. I saw a girl wearing a goose yellow palace skirt behind the screen, sitting elegantly on a stool, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a face like a silver moon, eyes like stars, apricot eyes and peach cheeks, and a small mouth, which made people's eyes shine.

This woman has a very beautiful complexion, a smile on her pink face, she stands up slim, takes a few steps forward, and gives a blessing to Xu Jin's seat, and her lips are lightly opened: "Luzhu has seen Lord Qincha, and I have seen all of you!" ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be startled, because this woman's voice was extremely rough, if she didn't look at people and listen to the voice, she would definitely think that she was a seven-foot man.

Just when Xu Jin was stunned, this woman snorted, and then covered her small mouth and giggled, her voice was crisp and pleasant, and she said playfully: "The little woman Wang Luzhu has seen Lord Qincha." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat secretly, it is estimated that this is the real voice of this woman, fortunately, if such a living beauty has a rough voice, it would be a pity, and said with a smile: "Miss Wang's skills are amazing, it is breathtaking, this official is an eye-opener today, admire and admire!" ”

Wang Luzhu smiled and said: "Lord Qincha has praised it falsely, and the little girl is ashamed!" ”

Jiang Zhifu interjected: "You don't have to be modest, you don't have to be modest, it is said that Wang is still the leader of last year's Oiran Competition, and Wang Cuiqiao is called my Jiangnan peerless Shuangjiao." ”

Wang Luzhu suddenly pursed her lips slightly, and pretended to be annoyed: "Oh, isn't the prefect exposing people's shortcomings in front of Lord Qincha, how can people compare to Sister Cuiqiao, Sister Cuiqiao is the Jiangnan Oiran who has won two consecutive terms, it can't be compared." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this, Wang Cuiqiao had already won the Jiangnan Oiran for two terms, could it be that the Oiran only looked at his face?

Xu Jin had only seen Wang Cuiqiao play the pipa back then, but he didn't know what else she could do, and she was able to suppress the Wang Luzhu in front of her. In terms of appearance, this Wang Luzhu is estimated to be slightly inferior to Wang Cuiqiao, but with the unique skill she performed just now, she is even better than Wang Cuiqiao?

At this time, I only heard Jiang Zhifu laugh and said: "The ventriloquist of the green bead girl is becoming more and more exquisite, this year's Oiran Contest may be able to win the championship, this official is optimistic about you!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the merchants at the table of Jin merchants were all happy, but the merchants at the table of Hui merchants and Fujian merchants were even more dignified, and Li Guangtou even snorted unhappily.

Wang Luzhu's beautiful eyes were looking forward to it, and she smiled coquettishly: "Cheng Zhifu Lord's auspicious words, hehe, remember to give away the flower basket in the prefect's hand when the time comes." ”

Jiang Ping laughed again: "That's not for sure, this official has always been fair and just, if the performance of the green bead girl can impress the official, the flower basket in the official's hand will naturally be given to the green bead girl." ”

Wang Luzhu glanced at her and said, "I hate it, it makes people happy." ”

Jiang Ping laughed.

Yan Yun made Shi Haoran's eyes roll, and said with a smile: "Green Bead Girl, this official will remind you, you have to worship the Buddha to the real Buddha, and then Lord Qincha will also participate in the Oiran Competition." ”

Wang Luzhu's eyes lit up, but he immediately said faintly: "Thank you Lord Shi for mentioning it, but people heard that Lord Qincha and Sister Cuiqiao are old acquaintances, and the flower basket will definitely be given to Sister Cuiqiao at that time." ”

Xu Jin frowned imperceptibly, sure enough, those who can get out of the way in all walks of life are not simple characters, this Wang Luzhu seems to be delicate and playful, but he is also a scheming character, so if he says it in public, it will be difficult for him to vote for Wang Cuiqiao at that time.

Xu Jin couldn't help but discount his impression of this woman, and said with a smile: "Miss Luzhu, don't worry, this official will only watch the excitement when he arrives, and will not be a judge." ”

Wang Luzhu's careful thoughts were faintly punctured, and her face couldn't help but be slightly hot, but after all, she was used to the characters she was sent to, and her heart was not ordinarily strong, so she immediately returned to normal, and said with a light smile: "I have heard that Lord Xu's poetry is unparalleled, and the little woman has the courage to ask Lord Xu for a word, is it okay?" ”