Chapter Seventy-One: The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
In the silent night, the moonlight sprinkled coldly, shining on Jiaxing, neutralizing the heat of the day, but it was not clear.
The tulle of the night grew thicker and covered the whole city, except for one place, which was still brightly lit and noisy.
Naturally, it is the Qinglou, the largest Qinglou in the city, Lanyue Pavilion!
The Cowherd in the sky will be a Weaver Girl, and the Weaver Girl on the ground will wait for the Cowherd!
It's just that there are a lot of Weaver Girls and even more Cowherds......
In front of the Lanyue Pavilion, a large platform was erected, surrounded by gorgeous silk and red lanterns, and the top brands of the whole city gathered here to compete for today's Oiran and the title Weaver Girl.
If he is elected, his worth will rise sharply, business will be booming, and his benefactors will continue until this time next year.
And the most generous guest is naturally today's Cowherd, who was able to meet, go on a blind date, fall in love, and accompany the Weaver Girl to TIANMING (*,*)......
"What kind of mess is this?" , Feng Xiaoxiao stood at the end of the crowd, stunned, and asked for the third time: "Dog Dao Chief, Zicong is a monk?" Flower monk? β
The dog Taoist looked up at the sky, didn't look at it in front of him, and said: "Although he is full of intrigues and tricks, he strictly abides by the precepts of Buddhism and never sticks to the slightest wine!" It's just a way to hide. β
At this time, there was an old bustard on the stage who pinched his throat and shouted delicately: "Liu Gongzi from the north, appreciate Zixuan...... Safflower...... Five hundred! β
As soon as she finished speaking, red flowers fell one after another, scattering from the upper floor, and the red raindrops instantly covered the sky.
"Wow", the loud noise in the audience started, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.
"It's spectacular. Just looking at this flower rain, it is worth returning the ticket, and it is in vain that I bought a red flower to enter. β
"A red flower. It's a tael of silver, and five hundred flowers are five hundred taels! Whose son of a loser is so generous? β
"The ghost knows, tsk, good guy, so much silver, it's enough for me to live a chic life for two or three years!"
"You're a poor man. It's just to look at the excitement, the Weaver Girl or something, it's hard to smell it if you want to...... Hey! β
The rain of flowers gradually stopped. Red paved all over the ground.
A young girl came to the stage, bent down to a window on the second floor, and said, "Thank you Liu Gongzi for rewarding!" βοΌ*γ *οΌ
"Oops. It's just this little voice, delicate, I can't get tired of listening to it, hey, don't you say? β
"You idiot, don't get out of my sight, women are used to hear, dodge. Hurry up! β
Someone behind the window on the second floor said: "Miss Zixuan is extraordinary, and her dancing posture is more like the fairy Lingbo." It deserves this rain of flowers! Slowly, his voice was gentle and magnetic, like a middle-aged man.
The dog's eyes were wide open, his mouth was wide open, and he barked a few times.
Feng Xiaoxiao heard the sound, turned his head to look, and saw the expression of the dog Taoist, his heart was slightly shocked, he stretched out his hand, and said, "He...... He is...... It is...... What's that...... Zicong ...... Monk? Don't spend it yet? β
The long-term opponent in his heart suddenly became a flower monk, and Baba ran to hold a flower oiran, which looked like a treacherous strategist, but like a gentleman who did not learn and did not know how to do it, this strong contrast suddenly made him stammer.
"No, no, could it be that the old Tao heard it wrong?" , The dog's face was full of disbelief, staring at the window, as if he wanted to see through the window screen.
Feng Xiaoxiao's face was ugly, iron and blue, and he roared in a low voice: "You listen carefully." He doesn't care about the character of a passerby, and he doesn't necessarily care about the character of a friend, but he cares a lot about the character of an opponent.
He has always believed that a good opponent is better than a confidant, if this confidant, the character is too inferior, wouldn't it be like a fly floating on a fine wine, or only half of his body remains, and the other half has been carefully tasted by him.
The dog Taoist didn't hear it, his ears moved slightly, his pupils were extremely bright, and his essence was wide, and he actually lifted his internal force.
It's just that the girl named Zixuan has stepped down, and the old bustard pinched his throat again, shouting other people's flowers, or dozens, or dozens, as few as one or two, and no more than a hundred, and no more flowers rained.
Feng Xiaoxiao waited for a long time, snorted coldly, turned his head and said, "Dog Dao Chief, you go and shout flowers, one thousand taels!" β
Zicong must know the voice of the dog man, and if he smells him, he will definitely arrange a meeting.
The dog Taoist was startled, almost didn't sit on the ground, waved his hands together, and said: "No, no, when the old Taoist was young, he apprenticed as a child, and has never been close to a woman for nearly seventy years. β
Feng Xiaoxiao squinted his eyes and whispered: "I have done everything to Mongolia, how can I have any face?" β
The dog Taoist said with a bitter face: "That's for the continuation of our sect......", gritted his teeth fiercely, and said: "Anyway, the old Taoist will never shout, you will either kill me!" β
Feng Xiaoxiao was a little dumbfounded, he didn't expect that he would become a traitor, and he was so desperate to save face, snorted a few times, and said loudly: "Yang appreciates a thousand flowers, so what...... To Zixuan...... Ahem, girl! β
There was a sudden silence in the field, and everyone's eyes turned to each other.
The dog Daoist was a little anxious, turned his head and whispered: "Zicong has seen you, you ...... Yes! β
But he found that the person next to him was short, his face was dry, like a zombie, and from where he looked, it was not Feng Xiaoxiao.
"Don't stare at me, stare at the second floor!" , This person is Feng Xiaoxiao, he used the bone shrinking skill in the "Jiuyang True Scripture" to change his body shape, become much shorter, and put on the mask of Huang Yaoshi to ensure that Zicong would not recognize him.
This move was actually done in vain, at this time, it was late at night, and the lights on the stage were bright, which made him more and more black and rumbling here, and Zicong's martial arts were extremely low, so low that they were negligible, and he was absolutely invisible.
But it soon came in handy, because the old bustard shouted: "Please Yang Gongzi come forward!" β
Feng Xiaoxiao grabbed the dog and walked away.
The dog Taoist was lucky on his feet, fixed on the ground, and refused to move half a step in life or death, and said: "If you want to go by yourself, the old way will never pass!" β
Feng Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, raised his internal force, and said, "If you don't go with me again, you will be naked immediately, and then thrown on the stage." Let you also be a weaver girl! The wind guarantees that you will also be drenched in a rain of flowers! β
The dog man was shocked and hurriedly said, "Do you have a thousand taels?" Don't go up there and make jokes! β
The bustard shouted a second time.
The crowd in the audience also began to heckle.
"Woo...... Come on! β
"Why haven't you come yet. Everyone is waiting for you! β
"Haha, it's not shouting! Can you take a thousand taels? β
"Shouting? Then he will be unlucky, if he does not sound three times...... The backstage of Lanyue Pavilion is very hard, and this person will definitely be thrown into prison, not to mention thinking about a girl at that time, the cell boss will make him a girl. Guaranteed to be good, hehe! β
Feng Xiaoxiao lined up the crowd and strode forward. As for the problem of the dog, he ignored it.
The dog man tucked his shoulders and neck, lowered his head, and just stared at the ground. Just follow behind. secretly scolded himself for being stupid in his heart, did he know that Feng Xiaoxiao controlled most of the martial arts and rivers and lakes, how could he have no money?
But it's a little strange, he sees that Feng Xiaoxiao has no long things, not like he is carrying a bulky gold and silver, is it a meeting? But Huizi is as cheap as a blank sheet of paper now, and Qinglou will definitely not accept it!
The old bustard's face was full of joy. With a burst of fragrant wind, you can see the appearance of the wind and Xiaoxiao. His face froze suddenly, and it took a long time to barely squeeze out a smile and say, "Yang ...... Yang Gongzi donated generously, and the slave family thanked Zixuan first! β
As he spoke, he glanced around Feng Xiaoxiao, and saw that he didn't seem to have much belongings, but his clothes and accessories were elegant, and the fabrics were luxurious, so he smiled and said, "I don't know if Yang Gongzi wants to reward some things?" β
Feng Xiaoxiao put his hand into his arms, touched it for a long time, took out a wrench, and asked: "The person who sent the wrench once said that in Jiaxing City, this thing is unimpeded, and it can be worth real money and silver, and there is no cap, do you know it?" β
The old bustard's eyes were immediately glazed, and it took a while to come back to his senses, bending over and smiling: "It turned out to be the honored guest of the big boss, and the slave family has already been ordered by his old man...... As long as you say a word, Zixuan will be yours, and you don't need to buy any safflower......"
Feng Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, scolded in his heart, and did it for a long time, it turned out that this was his subordinate...... of the industry!
"You shouted the price, how much money was spent, I will explain to Wang Laosan, and I will never lose your share!" , Feng Xiaoxiao wants to confirm whether that person is Zicong, and determine his location, what do you want that Zixuan to do?
Do you want to be a maid? She's not qualified!
Not to mention the little dragon girl, even Hong Lingbo...... Feng Xiaoxiao glanced at that Zixuan carefully, in terms of appearance, it was indeed a little stronger than Hong Lingbo, and in terms of temperament...... Well? This woman's temperament is also outstanding, so it's about martial arts...... There's nothing to compare with!
Ha ha!
After laughing secretly, he sighed secretly: It's a pity that such a woman has fallen into the dust, it's a pity!
When the old bustard heard this, his smile became more and more bright, the fat powder on his face fell straight down, nodded and answered a few times, and then turned to Zixuan's side and whispered a few words.
Zi Xuan's face was embarrassed, he turned his head to look at the second floor, and shook his head.
Feng Xiaoxiao's heart moved, and said: "You shout flowers, don't talk nonsense!" β
With a smile on his face, the old bustard said yes again and again, turned around and walked to the stage, turned his head halfway, and gave Zixuan a stern look.
Zi Xuan's delicate body was shocked, his eyes lost focus, and he remained motionless.
Feng Xiaoxiao walked slowly to her side and asked, "The girl knows the person upstairs." β
Zi Xuan came back to his senses, did not squint, and said softly: "I can't talk about acquaintance." β
At this time, the old bustard had finished shouting, and a bigger rain of flowers fell on the sky, and the audience was full of uproar.
Zixuan rushed to the wind, Xiao Xiao bowed slightly, and walked to the stage.
Feng Xiaoxiao nodded secretly, this woman is very smart, she didn't finish her words, but she not only showed her attitude, but also did not offend him.
Turning his head, he asked, "Is there any girl with whom she knows?" β
The women competing for the Oiran all stood in the back, lined up.
They are all human spirits, although they can see that Feng Xiaoxiao is not small, but they are not pasted up, and they all stand quietly, and they are very responsible.
Hearing him ask, they looked at each other a few times, and a red-shirted woman saluted: "The slave family is Hong, and she is familiar with Sister Zixuan, but Yang Gongzi has asked, and Yihong knows everything." β
"Recently, Miss Zixuan, have you entertained any people."
Yihong cautiously glanced at the second floor and said, "I heard that Liu Gongzi from the north wants to redeem himself for Zixuan, and he has been staying in the pavilion for this time, and he has prepared a lot of property. β
Feng Xiaoxiao was a little puzzled and asked, "Redeem your body, isn't it just redeeming the deed of sale?" Why wait until today? β
Yihong smiled and said: "Zixuan is Qingqi'er, and it must be after this time before we can officially entertain guests, and our mothers have spent a lot of energy on us, so we are waiting for today." β
She said it vaguely, but Feng Xiaoxiao understood.
What is done is to sell your art and not sell your body, but it is not really not for sale, but waiting for a good time, selling at a good price at a time, and Lanyue Pavilion can make a lot of money, such as today.
Qing Qi's first time, naturally is the most valuable, with Zixuan's conditions, Lanyue Pavilion will definitely not let people go lightly, how can it be this day.
The meaning is very clear, you have a crush on her and want to possess it all?
All right! Then prepare more money and spend a lot of money to fight with others today!
Feng Xiaoxiao still wanted to ask that Liu Gongzi again, but he was suddenly alert, his heart beat a few times, he felt a sense of danger, and immediately stopped asking and returned to the dog man.
Sure enough, the feeling of danger disappeared immediately.
Feng Xiaoxiao was already sure in his heart that the person upstairs must be Zicong.
Zicong found that he was fighting with him for a woman, so he had a killing intent, no...... It's not killing intent, it's a real threat.
As long as it will threaten life, Feng Xiaoxiao will feel something, and his heart will beat violently.
And after Zicong saw the dog man, he thought that this was a trick by the dog man, and he wanted to meet him, so he put away the threat.
Feng Xiaoxiao's heart was awe-inspiring, with his martial arts, unless he was looking for death, it would be difficult to die, what did Zicong use? It actually gave him a sense of crisis?
Is it gunpowder? Or a strong bow and heavy crossbow? (To be continued......)
PS: Note: The value of silver in this chapter is only an estimate of purchasing power at the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, which is not accurate.
1 tael of goldβ 10 taels of silverβ 10 taels of copper coinsβ 2,000 yuan
The fourth part is finishing, and if it doesn't end in chapter 75, I'm ...... I'll ...... I'll eat bananas with the skin!