Chapter 201 Stunning
Li Shishi narrowed his eyes, as if he had passed through the firelight dancing in the sky, and saw a long distance away, far away, and whispered: "I was only six years old when I was sold to the brothel in Peach Blossom Cave by Liu Yizhi. It was the twelfth month, and the weather was cold. I wrapped my torn and thin clothes, curled up beside the stove in the kitchen, and passed the first night in the brothel with the residual temperature of the charcoal fire.
"To this day, I still remember the dream I had before dawn. I dreamed of sitting in the attic at home, with spring flowers blooming outside the window, and the sky was as blue as the sea. Swallows built nests in front of the eaves, butterflies were flying among the flowers and trees, and my mother was making a girl-red girl in the yard. My brother climbed onto the locust tree, and while taking bird eggs, he turned around to make a face at me. The sun shone on his smiling face, golden, so warm...
"But the dream woke up soon. A guy grabbed my hair and pulled it up. He slapped me a few times, saying that I was a bad guy, dirtying the stove, and dragging me to the yard with beatings and scoldings, punishing me to wash clothes for the guy and the turtle slaves.
"It was snowing heavily, and the well water was cold and cold. After washing for a while, my fingers were frozen to the point of being unconscious. While I was washing, I cried, thinking of my mother and brother, tears flowed across my cheeks, and before I could wipe it, it turned into thin ice. The man thought I was washing too slowly, and scolded and insulted from time to time, and fists and feet were added. If it were the case, my brother would have pounced on me and beat me and bite me, but he was no longer here.
"That day, I was beaten at least a dozen times, drowsy, so long that I could not wait. Finally, it was dark, and the man dragged me into the woodshed, threw a bowl of leftover vegetables and cold rice, and kicked it hard, leaving. I trembled and ate the last grain of rice, curled up in the corner, listening to the strong wind whistling in the crack of the door, and felt sadness and fear that I had never felt before. It was not until then that I truly realized that I was the only one left in this world.
"After that, I trembled every day, washed the laundry, burned the fire, cleaned the room, cleaned the toilet... for all the dirtiest and tiring work. Anyone in the brothel could call me, come and go when summoned, and whipped it when I was unhappy. I was insulted and whipped it out of my head... In just half a year, I shed tears of my life and finally stopped crying."
The magma was boiling, and the fire flashed and faintly reflected on Li Shishi's side face. Her smiled at the corner of her mouth, and her voice was filled with indescribable desolation and resentment.
Xu Xuan thought that she was only six years old, her parents died, and her brother who depended on each other was hard to see her. She could only be bullied in the brothel alone, and she was worried all day long, and she couldn't help feeling sad and her chest was blocked.
He heard her continue, "The madam thought I was too young to pick up customers, and was as thin as a reed stick, so she couldn't do a heavy job, so she sold me to another brothel in Tianshuixiang. So in the next three years, I was sold from Taohua Cave to Tianshuixiang, from Tianshuixiang to Nanbeixixijie Street, and from Nanbeixixijie Street to Alum Building.
"The Alum Tower is the most lively and prosperous golden cave in Tokyo, ranking first among the seventy-two towers. It is composed of five majestic and magnificent pavilions, three floors high, surrounded by scattered bridges, and is connected to each other by a bridge. The Alum Tower is filled with banquets and singing and dancing every day. Even in the late night, it is still orchestral and plays with brilliant lights. The literati, poet, merchant, and all the churches and other walks of life... all flock to find joy here.
"I was ten years old that year, with a pale face and thin skin, and had never learned anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The person who bought me was called 'Lu Lady Li, and was a famous madam in the capital. He was full of spring breeze in front of others, and was vicious and vicious behind others. I don't know how many young prostitutes were beaten to death by her. I had heard of her bad reputation, and I was both nervous and scared, and secretly made up my mind. If she forced me to pick up customers, she would jump out of the pavilion immediately, and she would die of innocence.
"Unexpectedly, she was kind to me. After a moment of touching and looking, she asked the nanny to take me a hot bath and brought me a set of tailored clothes. I had never applied lead powder or rouge, nor had I worn such soft and smooth clothes. I looked at the strange self in the bronze mirror timidly, floating like a dream.
"My grandma led me to a secluded courtyard behind the Alum Tower. It was late spring, and the willows in front of the door were swaying, with a few snow-white horses tied to it. The setting sun shone on the peach blossoms on the wall, as gorgeous as the clouds. I have never seen such a delicate and beautiful garden. I turned left and right, and step by step was like stepping on the clouds. Bypassing the strange rockery, passing through the winding and quiet corridor, I finally arrived in front of a pavilion at the east corner of the pond.
"There are a few bright red cherries growing in front of the window, rolled up with green gauze curtains, swaying in the wind. The sound of the piano is floating, and the faint fragrance of incense and the rich flower aura around it, and I feel drunk when I smell it. The nanny left me in front of the door, and without saying a word, she tiptoed away.
"I felt like a bucket hanging in my heart, but I didn't dare to walk away. After waiting for a while, I suddenly heard someone chanting from a distance behind me: The green pond. The wind curtain moves, the broken shadows dance in the setting sun... The sound is gentle and elegant, and it is indescribable.
"I breathed tightly, and when I turned my head, I saw a man in green leading a book boy around the rockery beside the pond and walking towards it. He was about thirty years old, with long eyebrows on his temples and three strands of green beards on his chin. He looked at him and looked at him. Although he was not very handsome, he was shining with a unique charm that was indescribable.
"I couldn't help but jump up wildly, my cheeks were burning, my head lowered, and I didn't dare to look at him directly. He didn't see me, but he still held a willow branch and gently beat the slap in his left hand. As he walked, he continued to recite: "I envy the golden house, the old nest swallows, the earthen flowers lingered, and the berry wall was passing in front of me. How deep is the phoenix curtain in the embroidery pavilion? I heard the silk spring...
"The sound of the piano is like a flowing spring, becoming louder and louder. He turned his head and smiled brightly, and said: Say it again, I am worried about being in love with the sweetheart, and I will swallow it before singing, and I am sad about the clear cup. I know that I have made a new makeup from afar, and I open a red house, and I should wait for the moon west wing... The sound of the piano is high and climbs to the highest point, and suddenly it is cut off, and the lingering sound is lingering.
"He finally saw me, nodded and smiled slightly. I was panicked and turned around quickly. He heard him say, "The most bitter dream soul is not going to go to Yi tonight. When asked, "Good news is secretly consumed, I sent Qin Jing to secretly replace Han Xiang. God will teach people, what's wrong with each other when they see each other in an instant?
"Although I can't read, I have been in major brothels for four years, and have been familiar with many poems and songs, and understand the meaning of the lyrics. I thought to myself, I wonder who lives in this pool pavilion? Did he say this to her for his lovesickness? I felt a little sour and envious in my heart."
Xu Xuan thought that the man in green she mentioned must be Zhou Meicheng, who was once the "recommendation of Dasheng Mansion". Zhou Bangyan was famous and filled in many nouns and also saved many good songs. He is still singing the song "Romance" in Lin'an. He has heard this song "Romance" many times in restaurants.
At this time, the flames were swelling, and the lava was surging layer by layer, and the surroundings became hotter and hotter. Li Shishi was addicted to the memories, suddenly unaware; he was so sensible that he could not feel it at all. Only Wang Wenqing curled up in pain, and let out a "great" roar in his throat.
Li Shishi continued, "A gentle sigh suddenly came from the pool pavilion, saying: If you really miss me like this, you wouldn't have been back in such a long time. The green gauze curtain slowly rolled up, and a woman in red stood by the window, staring at him as if angry and joyful.
"In those years, I met many famous prostitutes in the capital who were famous for their beauty, but compared with the woman in front of me, I became a magnificent vulgar fan. Even I, a girl who was ten years old in Fang Fu, was shocked by her appearance and could not speak.
"The man in green smiled and said, "I've been whipping all the way, and I've been going all the time. After passing seven inns, I changed six horses, but I only drank three bowls of water, ate two bowls of rice, and slept for less than an hour. Even the dream of an hour is always full of you... It's not easy to get tired of you, but I've only been replacing you with such a sigh, really heartbreaking.
"If these words were said by others, they were so sore and numb, but from his mouth, they were so sincere and beautiful. Although I was young, I heard the ears and my heart was beating, as if he was expressing my heart to me. When I passed by me, he turned his head and looked at me, smiled, and said: Pei, is this your newly found maid? It seems very clever and pleasing."
Shishi? Xu Xuan was shocked and suddenly an incredible thought flashed through his heart. Could it be that the gorgeous and charming woman in red she was the real Li Shishi?
Seeing his expression suddenly change, Li Shishi seemed to know what he was thinking, and smiled sweetly, as if sad and happy: "You guessed it right, the real Li Shishi had already died many years ago. For decades, the 'Li Shishi, who has turned down all living beings and ruined the world, is me."
Xu Xuan was shocked and shocked, glanced at the bloody skin on her hands and said, "So the skin you mentioned that caused chaos in the world is from Li Shishi."
Princess Li Shishi laughed and said, "I have said it a long time ago that the true things come from the true things, and there is no way to do things. People in the world, things in the world are originally true and false, and false. Just a sack of false and true. Why do you have to be attached to the appearance?" He reached out and touched his face, and suddenly turned into another face.
Xu Xuan's mind sounded loudly, and the fire was red and shining on her face. Her tears were shining brightly, as cold as frost and snow, which was quite similar to Chu Qinghong's appearance. But in comparison, she was much more beautiful than Chu Qinghong.
Chapter completed!