Smoke cage, cold water, moon cage, sand,
Stay in Qinhuai at night near a restaurant.
A businesswoman doesn’t know the hatred of losing her country,
The flowers in the backyard are still singing across the river.
In this world, it is not just business women who hate the country's subjugation, but also business men: Fan Yuqi.
He was frustrated in Nanjing and felt depressed, so he angrily went to the Qinhuai River to relax.
I saw merchants gathered together, pedestrians flowing in endlessly, various delicacies, sideshows, and utensils everywhere, people smiling and dancing happily.
"Gu, Gu, Gu" suddenly sounded several times in his belly. Fan Yuqi laughed, patted his belly and said: "No matter how heroic you are, you can't skip eating! Manager Sun, take me to the best restaurant and have the best drink."
Good wine.
"Okay, sir, let's go to Sun Chu Restaurant. That's where Mr. Taibai used to drink and admire the moon."
"Okay, let's go there and let's pretend to be Li Taibai!"
Upon hearing this, Fan Yuqi became interested, opened the folding fan, and looked like a romantic and talented man, wandering towards Sun Chu Restaurant like a fairy.
What a restaurant! It has three floors, simple and elegant.
The poem "Wanyue Wan Yue Xi Sun Chu Restaurant in the West of Jinling City" by Li Bai is inscribed on the door, singing songs at dawn and getting drunk day and night:
Yesterday I played with the moon in the west city, and the jade hook hung from the blue sky.
Selling Jinling wine in Chaogu and singing about Sunchu Tower.
Suddenly I remembered the embroiderer, taking a boat to go to the stone.
Wrapped in grass and black gauze, covered with purple fur.
People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait clapped and laughed, thinking it was Wang Ziyou.
There were dozens of drinkers, all drunk and drunk.
Strangely enough, as soon as he saw this poem, the smell of copper on Fan Yuqi's body suddenly faded a lot.
Just as he was about to enter the building, the waiter stopped him and pointed to the west pillar, "Sir, our rules are: if you can match this couplet, this meal will be yours."
Fan Yuqi took a look and saw a couplet inscribed on the pillar: "An inch of land is a temple, and a poem is written beside the temple. The poem says: Tomorrow I will send the monks back to the ancient temple."
Beside the pillars are the second couplets written by various literati. There are more than a dozen of them, such as "Two trees form a forest, and there is a prohibition under the forest, and the prohibition says: an ax can enter the forest in time."
He laughed loudly at that moment, "What's so difficult about this! I'll wait for you to come to me!"
"Being friends in February, uh, ah, uh? Change one", "Two mountains out of two mountains, uh, ah, uh? Change another one"?? "Three stones make a difference, uh, ah, uh~", continued
I couldn't connect more than a dozen words, so I scratched my head and scratched my head. Finally, I couldn't help but blush and said: "Waiter, we won't eat the free meals. We will eat the paid ones."
"Okay, do you want a hall or a private room?"
"Of course it's an elegant room, I have a lot of money," he entered the elegant room and took out a large ingot of silver. Strange to say, as soon as he took out the large ingot of silver, the food he just ate was deflated and all was gone. The whole person's aura was gone.
It will rise by three points immediately. The so-called wealthy man cannot accept it!
"Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter left happily.
When I was young, a table was set up with salted duck, squirrel fish, beauty liver and so on. The waiter brought out a jar of Jinlingchun and said, "Dear guest, this is our famous wine: Jinlingchun. Mr. Taibai drank this wine back then and was rewarded with it.
"Moon chanting poems".
"Oh, I would like to try the wine that Mr. Taibai drank."
It was very boring to drink alone, but suddenly I heard several scribes talking about romance in the elegant room next to me.
"Brother Li, have you heard that Miss Guo Qiaoer outside Shuixi Gate is going to have her hair combed today?"
"Of course I know, Miss Qiao'er is a new and famous star in the Qinhuai River. She sings Kunqu opera with a voice as clear and clear as an oriole's, big and small beads falling on a jade plate!"
Brother Li, who seems to be a loyal fan of this Miss Qiaoer, said emotionally when he said this: "In my opinion, Miss Qiaoer's singing and dancing skills are not inferior to those of Li Xiangjun, the "Fragrant Fan Pendant" of the year.
If she combs her hair tonight, Brother Yu will go bankrupt and still want to make the beautiful woman smile."
"Bang bang", a few scribes were chatting with each other, and the door of the private room opened. Fan Yuqi walked in, "I've invited some brothers. I'm here for the first time in Guibao. I saw some of them in high spirits, and I was very envious.
I want to make some friends. Is it possible?"
After saying this, regardless of whether others agreed or not, he shouted: "Just serve the good wine and good food, I will be the host of this meal."
After the meal, the Fifth Young Master immediately found a few more friends in Nanjing City. Of course, the Hexiang Building where Miss Guo Qiaoer lived was also found out.
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Hexiang Tower is an embroidery building.
The Ming Dynasty did not use vulgar names like brothels.
Government-run prostitution places are called Jiaofang, such as Moling Jiaofang, and are under the control of the Jiaofang director. The people there are pitiful, and they are basically all after being convicted of crimes. The men have been prostitutes for generations, and the women have been prostitutes for generations. Very few of them are good concubines.
opportunities.
Emperor Taizu Gao came from the lowest level and was often tortured when he was young, so he had special experience in how to punish people. He personally issued an edict: "The music and art department of the Jiaofang Department wears a swastika-shaped scarf, tied with a lamp cord and a waistband, and performs music for prostitutes."
Not only that, but also stipulates that official prostitutes and their family members can only wear pigskin shoes, and men from official prostitutes must wear green scarves on their heads. They are only allowed to walk on the left and right sides of the street.
"Step aside" and so on. Feudal emperors were so cruel and could humiliate their character to such an extent!
However, although official prostitutes are miserable, they are not numerous in number. Along the Qinhuai River, there are more private amorous venues: Xiulou and Goulan. The women there are in a much better situation than those in the jiofang, and they have the opportunity to marry and become good wives.
The poor ones make a living in Goulan. The word Goulan is very elegant. It originated from the Tang and Song Dynasties. Li Shangyin once sang loudly: "The curtain is light and the curtain is heavy with gold Goulan." However, when the wheel of history stopped in the Ming Dynasty, it actually became "Goulan".
"Yuan". The Ming Dynasty is truly amazing!
If she mixes well, she becomes a famous prostitute. If she becomes powerful, people will build high-rise buildings and live in embroidered buildings. For example, Li Xiangjun lives in Meixiang Building; Gu Hengbo lives in Meilou. The embroidered buildings with fragrant and green clothes represent the hostess's
Status in the industry. A powerful courtesan with a wide range of friends and great influence. The eight beauties of Qinhuai are not something you can see only with money.
Working in this industry is basically voluntary, and the phenomenon of forcing girls into prostitution rarely occurs. The reason is very simple. To enter the industry, you must obtain the consent of the government, and if you sell yourself privately, your business license will be revoked.
Miss Guo Qiaoer from Hexiang Tower is going to get her hair done tonight, and a lot of ancient star-chasers are flocking to her.
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The word "combing" has different meanings because of the different status of the hostess.
If it is a girl from Hungoulan Courtyard, it means that her hairstyle changed from braiding to bun after receiving a guest for the first time.
But Guo Qiaoer is from the mixed embroidery building. Although she accepts guests and stays with her, she does not change her hair style. If she wants to sleep with someone, she has to agree to it.
If a high-roller falls in love with Guo Qiao'er and Guo Qiao'er agrees, the high-roller must also give Guo Qiao'er's "adopted mother" (actually the madam) a large sum of money and fund a grand ceremony. From then on, Guo Qiao'er will
Exclusively serve this wealthy man until his relationship breaks down or he is ransomed and married.
The funds required for "grooming" vary depending on the status of the person to be groomed. The higher the price, the higher the net worth. If one day the relationship breaks down and the old business resumes, they will earn more. Many celebrities, for
To win the smile of your sweetheart, no expense will be spared on the day of "combing your hair".
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After hearing what those scribes said, Fan Yuqi became lustful and happily ran to Hexiang Tower to comb Guo Qiaoer.
As soon as I walked to the door of the building, I was stopped by several young men in short brown shirts, straight waists, and dressed as slaves. Although they were slaves, they all looked majestic.
"Young master, stay here. My girl has told me that if you want to enter this building, you must guess the word puzzle my girl has given."
"Guessing the crossword puzzle? It's interesting. Come on, tell me what the crossword puzzle is." Fan Yuqi became more energetic.
The boy pointed to the doorpost. There were five big characters on it: "Gu Ying under the bright moon".
"Excuse me, sir, what is the word for this?"
"This~"
Fan Yuqi panicked. He thought he would have money to travel all over the world, but he didn't expect that Qinhuai River's literary style was so prosperous. Money alone was not enough, he also needed talent.
When I was running out of ideas, I suddenly saw a dark-skinned scribe next to me. If he had some enlightenment, he picked up his pen and was about to write the answer.
Fan Yuqi hurriedly pulled him aside secretly and begged in a low voice: "I am stupid, please give me some advice. What is this word?"
The man had a good temper. He smiled warmly, revealing two neat rows of snow-white teeth, and said calmly and generously: "This is the character for 'Chang'."
Fan Yuqi was stunned. This man has good teeth. He is a businessman. He behaves calmly, generously and decently. He does not look like a businessman, but looks like an official. Moreover, he has a good temper. According to his own experience in business, the bigger the official, the better his temper.
; On the contrary, if you are a minor official, you often have a very bad temper. This person must be a high official!
What a good fifth son of the Fan family. Although he has been living and drinking in these years, he has met countless people and has a pair of poisonous eyes. Otherwise, Fan Yongdou would not have sent him to Jiangnan.
Since Fan Yuqi felt that this person was a high-ranking official, he immediately made friends with him in a low-key manner. He asked in a low voice: "Brother, you are such a talented person, please explain to me why the word "chang" is used?"
The man chuckled, stroked his short beard, and said calmly: "'Under the Moon' can be interpreted as removing the 'month' from the word 'ming', leaving only 'sun'; 'Gu Ying' means
"Looking back at one's own shadow" means "looking back at one's own shadow", which is also the word for "chang".
Fan Yuqi suddenly realized it, and immediately flattered him and said: "Brother, you can guess such a difficult word, you are really talented in the world!"
The man was so pleased with it that he felt dizzy after being patted, and couldn't help but show a proud look. However, it only took a short while before he regained his composure and said softly: "Your Excellency, you are too complimentary. The time has passed.
It’s late, let’s go in quickly.”
Now Fan Yuqi felt that this person was extraordinary and worked harder to please him.
Entering the Hexiang Building, there are dozens of desks placed inside. From each desk, you can see the spiral staircase on the second floor. The spiral staircase is covered with gauze, but it cannot be covered. You can vaguely see that it is empty inside.
, there is a chair and a piano.
Fan Yuqi secretly laughed, this Hexianglou is really good at whetting people's appetites, it knows how to resist and welcome, and vaguely teases people.
Several maids presented various pastries, seasonal fruits, and fine Yuhua tea. The food and utensils were all exquisite, and they were much better than those in Goulan Courtyard.
Fan Yuqi nodded again, as expected, you get what you pay for.
Taking advantage of the gap before Guo Qiaoer arrived, he tried his best to chat with the person just now. The more they talked, the more congenial they became. After half an hour, the two of them actually called each other "brother" and "virtuous brother".
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