In the city of Jinling, the Qinhuai River enters the West Water Pass from the East Water Pass, and is known as the Qinhuai River for ten miles. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info and Mochou Lake is just outside the West Water Pass. It is known as "the first lake in the south of the Yangtze River" and "the first scenic spot in Jinling". It covers a vast area, and the buildings, pavilions, pavilions and pavilions in the park are arranged in a staggered manner.

In early summer, the lake is rippling, and the willows are weeping on the embankment, and the scenery is picturesque.

The Oiran Contest, which began on April 28, is now in its ninth day. The second stage of the semi-finals is about to begin.

There are five large stages along the Shengqi Building. This is for famous prostitutes to show their talents. Along the way, there are many colorful sheds and passages, and the venue of the entire competition is arranged. Further out, the wider area is crowded with all kinds of markets and crowds. It's very lively.

The groups participating in the Oiran Contest were mainly officials, gentry, literati, and prostitutes. However, residents of Jinling are not prohibited from coming to watch and play. However, the talents of famous prostitutes are not appreciated by ordinary people. As a result, a large number of merchants gathered on the periphery and gathered into several bazaars.

From the high-end goods "promoted" by famous prostitutes, to the large amount of business matched, to the daily consumption formed by the huge flow of people in the periphery, coupled with the gambling operated by the dealers, the transaction volume of each Oiran Contest is not less than 300,000 taels of silver. Interests drive the giant businessmen in Jinling City to hold the Oiran Contest one after another.

In front of the No. 3 stage in Mochou Lake, several literati from Yangzhou drank tea and chatted in the color shed. You can faintly hear the noise coming from a distance.

The layout in the shed is simple and open. Blocking the early summer sun. The early summer sun was a bit hot, and there were no famous prostitutes performing at this time. Several Yangzhou scholars who acted as referees in the preliminary round gathered together to drink tea and talk.

The leader is Xiao Youan, a famous man in Yangzhou.

Xiao Youan is in his thirties and has an ordinary appearance. But with a refined demeanor. Holding a folding fan in his hand, he knocked it in his hand, and asked with a smile: "Brother Zhu, I heard that Zheng Yuanwai will support Miss Yuan when he comes to Jinling this time." Ha, he's so idle. ”

The Brother Zhu that Xiao Youan shouted was Zhu Huazang, who was good friends with the Zheng family. Zhu Huazang was a middle-aged scribe, and listening to Xiao You'an's thoughts of gloating without concealing his schadenfreude, he fought back without a trace: "Brother Xiao, Uncle Zheng is Zheng Yuanwai's counter-scale. I advise you not to say it in front of Zheng Yuanwai the day after tomorrow. ”

Zheng Yuanjian, a big salt merchant in Yangzhou, became friends with the Zhen family in Jinling. Supporting the Zhen family's push out of Miss Yuan Jingxiang is expected.

The so-called idle love says another thing. Zheng Yuanjian's eldest son, Zheng Wenzhi, has been sentenced to death. The approval of the imperial court has come down, and the queen of autumn will be beheaded. This is the most painful thing in Zheng Yuanwai's heart.

Xiao You'an smiled and said something else, "The imperial court has arrived in Jinling. I heard that the Zhen family has a very serious deficit in Jiangnan weaving. ”

The Zhen family, the first family in Jiangnan, is it difficult to protect itself, right? Can you still support the Zheng family?

A scholar sitting on the side said, "Brother You'an, there is a new theory about this matter that has been circulating in the city recently. It is said that the Zhen family lost more than 1 million taels of silver, all because of the driver. Gao Yushi is afraid of being a rat bogeyman. ”

This topic immediately aroused the interest of the scholars present. The scholars in Jiangnan all know one thing, a few decades ago, during the reign of Emperor Taishang, he went south to Jiangnan, and the Zhen family took over four times. If it is a loss for this matter, the court will deal with the Zhen family, saying that it is in the past, but I am afraid that people will not be convinced.

Xiao Youan was slightly stunned. He only heard about it today. In this way, it is very likely that the Zhen family will be fine?

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In the evening, Su Shishi left Mochou Lake with her old mother and maid, entered the city by boat, and went against the Qinhuai River to Yunyan Courtyard in Zhu City.

"Alas," Mother Li sighed, sat in the cabin, and took a sip of wine depressedly. A year ago, she took her daughter Su Shishi from the capital to the south, thinking that she could quickly open up the situation and become famous all over the world. However, it is only now that I realize the difficulties.

This contest is the only way out, and if they don't make it to the top four, they will have to return north to the capital. No longer lingering in Gangnam.

Su Shishi was wearing a white skirt and a boat window, silently looking at the scenery on the Qinhuai River. Nineteen-year-old beauty, graceful, quiet and elegant. Pressure, unconsciously came to mind.

The little maid Dan'er reminded in a low voice: "Girl, Jia Gongzi sent his slave in the afternoon to inform you to go to his house in the next two days. ”

Su Shishi said calmly: "I know." ”

Jia Huan's residence is near the Wuding Bridge on the Qinhuai River. After Su Shishi and his entourage got off the boat, they went straight to Jia Fuzhong on He'an Street. In the setting sun, smoke curls from the houses on both sides of the bluestone pavement. Quiet and full of life.

Su Shishi has not come to Jia Huan to teach Lin Daiyu opera since the beginning of the Oiran Competition, and when she visited, Jia Huan just went to the door to walk and came back, and received Su Shishi in the living room in the backyard, accompanied by Aunt Pei and Daiyu.

"I've seen Miss Lin. How are you doing these days? ”

"Hmm. Hello Miss Su. ”

After Daiyu and Su Shishi greeted each other, Jia Huan said, "I invited Miss Shishi to come over to ask Miss Shishi to help me sell a product at the Oiran Contest." "Ask Qingwen to go to the study and help him bring the perfume that has been made and kept in a small porcelain bottle.

The delicate porcelain vase immediately attracted the attention of several people in the living room. In addition to Qingwen, who knew the end, Daiyu, Aunt Pei, Zijuan, Su Shishi, and Dan'er all looked at Jia Huan, waiting for him to clear his doubts. Under the bright candlelight, Jia Huan opened the cork, and the fragrance of roses suddenly overflowed.

"Yikes...!"

"Wow."

"Huh."

Everyone exclaimed in surprise. For a while, the warbler's voice was coquettish, which was very pleasant.

Jia Huan took in the expressions of the women, smiled slightly, and introduced: "The name of this product is perfume. As the name suggests, it is sprayed on the body to maintain the aroma. It can be kept for about a day. ”

As he spoke, Jia Huan handed the porcelain vase to Su Shishi. Su Shishi took the perfume and sniffed it on the tip of her nose, and exclaimed: "Shishi thinks she has seen a lot, but she has never seen such an amazing thing. The things that Mr. Jia took out were always unexpected and full of surprises. ”

This little pony shoots! It's very cool.

Jia Huan couldn't help laughing and waved his hand. At this time, Ruyi and Raider brought in with tea. Everyone sat down to drink tea and talk.

Jia Huan took a sip of tea, looked at Su Shishi's demure and beautiful jade face, her eyes were clear and intoxicating, and said, "I came back from Suzhou with everyone Lin a few days ago. I heard her say that there is a shady scene in the Oiran Contest that is being held. If the poetry girl wants to win the championship, I am afraid that my poetry alone is not enough. It should also need the support of giant businessmen and officials. Has Miss Poet found a sponsor? ”

Everyone in Lin is Lin Qianwei. This girl has been like Su Shishi recently, after the start of the Oiran competition, she was very busy, and helped train a new girl in Jin's mother in Xiaomeng Pavilion. At noon the day before yesterday, I asked the little maid to send a letter over. I told her about her recent situation and asked him how he was doing. At the end of the letter, a Tang poem was attached: The mountain peach and red flowers are full of heads, and the spring water of the Shujiang River beats the mountain stream. The bonus is easy to decay like Langyi, and the water flow is infinite like nong's sorrow.

Jia Huan hadn't replied to her yet, and she was hesitant. Because, this is a love poem.

Su Shishi's heart was gloomy. When she took the Huanxi sand from Jia Huan, Jia Huan wished her to win the Oiran. However, the current situation ...

Su Shishi's maid Dan'er was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with an ordinary appearance, and said quickly: "Mr. Jia, my girl hasn't found the sponsor of the fisher, otherwise, Mr. Jia supports our girl, right?" ”

Looking at this little girl, Jia Huan smiled and pointed to the perfume bottle in Su Shishi's hand, "I'm so poor that I have to make perfume and sell it for silver, where can I sponsor Miss Shishi?" ”

Joke. Sponsoring an Oiran out, he would have to spend one or two thousand silver at least. How can he have this fund now! Su Shishi's victory over the Oiran was beneficial to his promotion of perfume. But he didn't have the money to run it. The huge amount of money that Lin Ruhai left him, he didn't plan to use it now.

Daiyu's autumn-like eyes, with a flash, swept over Jia Huan's face. The eyes are radiant and beautiful.

Su Shishi was slightly happy in her heart, but when she heard Jia Huan say this, her mood fell to the bottom again, her tone was a little stubborn, and she said softly: "Mr. Jia, I will definitely be able to enter the top four." ”

Jia Huan is not very optimistic about Su Shishi, there are no sponsors, and it involves a business of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and it is very difficult for Su Shishi to win the position of one of the four famous prostitutes. Encouraged: "Miss Shishi, work hard." ”

Su Shishi can enter the top four, which is naturally the best for him. It doesn't matter if you can't get in, as long as Su Shishi helps promote it, the perfume will not be sold. The target group of the customer is originally women. It's easy to sell.

In fact, Jia Huan felt a little strange in his heart, with Su Shishi's appearance and temperament, it is not easy to find a "sponsor"? However, Jia Huan did not ask her this kind of personal question.

I talked to Su Shishi about the pricing of perfumes: a small porcelain bottle of perfume costs 10 taels of silver. It happened that dinner time had arrived, and Jia Huan left her for dinner. Su Shishi excused herself and left. Jia Huan asked Qingwen to take out the ten bottles of perfume she had made, and asked Su Shishi to take them away and open the market.

In the twilight, several big maids were busy serving food and placing it on the square table in the living room. The aroma is overflowing. Everyone started the dinner with laughter and laughter.

Daiyu was wearing a cyan embroidered dress, delicate flowers shining on the moon, very beautiful, her eyes turned, and a cunning spirituality flowed out of her eyes, and asked, "Third brother, how can you ask Miss Su to help you sell perfume?" What about Miss Lin? ”

Jia Huan was slightly stunned and looked at Daiyu. This is this little girl making fun of her, right? If it had been in the past, Daiyu would never have talked to him like this. She still respects him very much. Eighty percent is to make trouble about selling panty styles. He has no majesty in front of Daiyu. Immediately, he coughed and said, "Emotional matters and business matters should be separated." Pure is good. Of course, I trust Su Shishi a little more. ”

Daiyu lowered her head to eat, and suddenly "poofed" and smiled, coquettish and unprovoked.

The third brother did not use the money left by her father to support the famous prostitute Su Shishi, which made her very happy.

Aunt Pei and the maids who were in the process all laughed at Daiyu.

Jia Huan smiled and shook his head. Hell yes. In the future, I am afraid that it is indispensable to give Daiyu a few words of sarcasm and teasing. Sister Lin is "sharp-toothed and sharp"! Jia Mansion knows it.

I knew that he wouldn't be in the business of selling panty styles. Well, he'd love to spread the word about that. The joy of the boudoir is more than that of the thrush.

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Su Shishi, Li's mother, and Dan'er took the boat back to Yunyan Courtyard again. The moonlight was like water, falling on Su Shishi, who was dressed in white at the bow of the boat, adding to her demeanor.

Dan'er beside her pouted and said, "Girl, why don't you tell Mr. Jia about the difficulties you encountered!" ”

Su Shishi smiled lightly, "Silly girl." (To be continued.) )