Chapter 21 The sound of the piano in Yuzhou at night
Spring Breeze Alley.
An Jing arrived at the door of Zhou Xianming's house.
"Boom!"
"Who?"
"Mr. Zhou, this is me, An Jing."
An Jing shouted softly.
"Creak!"
As the door opened, Zhou Xianming, who still had a slight bruise on his face, poked his head out, then glanced around and urged: "Doctor Xiao An, come in quickly."
An Jing approached the house and couldn't help but said, "What are you doing?"
How does Zhou Xianming look like he has been infected with the cold?
He was obviously beaten!
"Why!"
Zhou Xianming sighed heavily and said, "You can just find a place to sit."
"Is there...a place to sit here?" An Jing looked around.
Zhou Xianming's home is not big. The house he lives in is rented from a dental dealer. It is only about 20 square meters. The facilities in the house are also very simple. There is a table, a few chairs, a large bed, and a stove in the corner.
The room was very messy, with brushes and inkstones scattered on the table, especially the stove in the corner, bowls and basins everywhere, and there seemed to be some rice porridge in the pot.
The only neatly arranged thing is a bookshelf on the west side, which is filled with books.
"What happened?" An Jing asked strangely. Could it be that Zhou Xianming owed a debt before, and now someone else is here to collect it?
"I don't know, I don't know what happened to me."
Zhou Xianming sat on the chair and sighed: "Dr. Xiao An, there are some things you should not ask."
The skills of the man in black who came every night were by no means ordinary, and it was simply not something that a weak doctor or scholar could handle.
"You haven't eaten yet?" An Jing asked, looking at the messy kitchen.
"Forget it, I'm not hungry." Zhou Xianming waved his hand, and then thought of something, "Dr. Xiao'an, I know that you are a benevolent healer. Can you help me heal?"
An Jing smiled and said, "You just have some skin injuries. Just come with me to my house later and give you some bruises."
"No no no."
Zhou Xianming waved his hand quickly, "Dr. Xiao An, I'm not talking about this skin injury."
"Isn't it a skin injury?" An Jing frowned. Could it be that Zhou Xianming had internal injuries this time? He didn't even notice it.
"I'm lovesick."
Zhou Xianming lowered his head and coughed twice.
"lovesickness?"
"Yes, ever since I saw Miss Li Yue in the painting boat last time, I couldn't help myself. I couldn't sleep at night, couldn't eat or sleep, and her shadow was all over my mind."
"Then how can I heal you?"
"Dr. Xiaoan, I want to listen to music."
An Jing was stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Xianming to be so thick-skinned that he would directly let her take him to a romantic and happy place.
In his impression, Zhou Xianming was a very timid scholar, but when he talked about Goulan and listening to music, he immediately seemed to be a different person, and his eyes even gleamed.
"You are a scholar."
"What happened to the scholar?"
week
It is because of scholars that I go to Goulan to listen to music.
Seeing what Zhou Xianming said so impassionedly, An Jing was shocked. Is there such a thing?
"Dr. Xiaoan, are you going?"
"go!"
...........
On the Yuzhou River.
At the beginning of the lanterns, the lights on both sides of the bank are shining brightly, and countless painted boats are floating on the Yuzhou River. Among the painted boats, the beautiful singing girls are raising their cups of wine, and the silk and bamboo are playing and singing.
"Dr. Xiao'an, have you been on the painting boat of the Hong Kong Coliseum before?" Zhou Xianming stood on the bow of the boat, wearing white clothes and holding a folding fan in his hand, looking like a human and a dog.
Next to it, the boatman rowed towards the painting boat in the middle of the river.
"No, I have never come to a place like this." An Jing shook his head and said, "This is the first time I have come to this place of feasting and feasting."
"Doctor Xiao'an's wife is as beautiful as a fairy. It's normal to dislike the vulgarity of this place."
Zhou Xianming nodded to express his understanding, and then said with a longing look on his face: "But Miss Liyue is different. She is a lotus flower that emerged from the mud and remains unstained."
What's the difference? It's just a matter of price chips.
An Jing rolled his eyes.
Not long after, the bow of the boat had arrived in front of the Coliseum's painting boat.
I saw that the painted boat was gorgeously decorated and exquisite. On the rippling water, the sound of orioles and swallows could be heard from time to time in the painted boat. A richly made-up madam was enthusiastically receiving the guests.
"Hey, isn't this Doctor Xiaoan?"
The madam's eyes lit up when she saw An Jing, "You haven't been here for a long time. The girls miss you."
Zhou Xianming: "......??"
Haven't you been here before?
Isn't this your first time here?
An Jing said righteously: "Mother Zhao, you can't say this nonsense. I have never been to a place like this."
"Yes, yes, Doctor Xiaoan has never been here."
The madam smiled and greeted An Jing and Zhou Xianming as they walked into the boat.
An Jing took out a tael of silver from his pocket. He had to pay a seat fee to enter the boat. One person needed 500 taels of silver. For two people, it was exactly 1 tael of silver.
This is all his hard-earned money.
In the past, when he was short of money, he would borrow some from a wealthy businessman in Yuzhou, but he rarely borrowed money these days, so this tael of silver was the medical fee that Han Wenxin gave him just a few days ago.
In the center of the boat, there is a woman playing the guqin. She is beautiful, wearing a light gauze, and has a graceful figure. The appearance of her shadow makes people even more heart-beating. Below are dozens of seats, most of which are above the seats.
It's already full of people.
Most of the people on this boat are waiters, who only play and sing, and are not responsible for receiving guests. However, if the guests are willing to pay a lot of money to win the favor of these women, they will naturally accept the guests. It all depends on the person's ability.
An Jing and Zhou Xianming found a seat and sat down.
"That is Miss Liyue."
Looking at the woman on the stage, Zhou Xianming had a hint of intoxication in his eyes.
The sound of the piano is crisp and sweet.
"The sound of the piano is indeed pretty good." An Ding nodded.
At this time, a pretty maid came up with two jugs of wine and said, "You two gentlemen, please take your time."
"Thank you."
An Jing took out another tael of silver from his arms.
In this boat, you have to pay for drinks and women, and they are very expensive.
One tael of silver is equivalent to one thousand penny, and three cents is equivalent to a bunch of candied haws. This one thousand penny can buy three hundred bunches of candied haws.....
When the maid took the silver from An Jing, she lightly touched An Jing's palm with her finger and said, "Little girl Manyue, please remember it, sir."
As he spoke, a pair of charming eyes shone with spring. There were not many such good-looking and generous customers.
"good."
An Jing nodded slightly, the wind was light and the clouds were calm, and the waves were calm.
Manyue felt a little disappointed when she saw that An Jing didn't say anything, but she still retreated obediently.
On the side, Zhou Xianming stared closely at Li Yue above, his face flushed, as if he was fascinated.