Xiao Sui'er carried a lot of money and walked to the stage. Huan Niang quickly stopped her and said, "I'll do it."
Xiao Sui'er doubtfully handed the money to Huan Niang. Huan Niang held the string of money and walked slowly up the stage from the side. She handed the reward to Xu Dongdong with both hands. Fu Yifu then stepped down from the stage and sat down.
Su Jin was moved. Huan Niang was using such actions to express her respect for Xu Dongdong. Respecting her means respecting herself. From this, it can be seen that Huan Niang is a woman with self-respect. She should not be too presumptuous in front of her in the future.
yes.
With tears in Xu Dongdong's eyes, she put the money into the floral cloth bag she brought with her. The middle-aged scholar on the side sang loudly: "Master Su and Master Yan will reward you with a thousand coins, thank you!"
Xu Dongdong saluted Wanfu on the stage according to the rules. Su Jin and Yan Biyun stood up and returned the salute with clasped fists.
Xu Dongdong sang another song "Snow Plum Fragrance", which is Liu Yong's new work. The lyrics are:
The scenery is desolate and the sky is clear outside the dangerous building.
Song Yu responded to the sad autumn mood at that time.
The lonely smoke in the fishing market is cold and green, and the remaining leaves in the water village are dancing in sad red.
The Chu sky is vast, the waves soak into the setting sun, and thousands of miles are melting.
Linfeng.
Thinking of beauties, farewell to melancholy faces and calming eyebrows.
It's a pity that the rain and clouds were all over the place that year.
The elegant and graceful posture is harmonious, the falling flowers and flowing water suddenly appear from the west to the east.
There is no hatred and hatred, but love and affection, and I will give my all to Zhenghong.
It has to be said that Liu Yongnai is one of the great poets in the world. This poem is sincere and full of emotions. The lines of the words reveal the feelings of affectionate memories and a touch of sadness. Su Jin thought, maybe this is related to his current situation. Liu Yong is currently in poverty.
At that time, if Chen Shishi, Xu Dongdong and others were not sincere towards him and even made money to support him, I am afraid he would have lost his foothold long ago.
Su Jin suddenly wanted to meet this Liu Yong. After all, Su Jin's interest in poetry started from Liu Yong's "Yulin Ling". If he didn't know about it, that would be fine. Since he knew that this person's old age was miserable, why not help a bunch of people in his heart?
Some regrets.
Su Jin said his thoughts in Yan Biyun's ear, and Yan Biyun frowned and said softly: "I have to remind you that Liu Qi has a notorious reputation. People in the world say that he is a... soft-boiled person who makes money by relying on prostitutes.
He really doesn't look like a man; if you make friends with him, I'm afraid it will damage your reputation."
Su Jin looked at Yan Biyun and said, "Then what do you think of me?"
Yan Biyun said: "What can I think of you? I'm just afraid of other people's comments."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Then what do I have to worry about? Anyone who likes to chew his tongue can chew it. I am too lazy to pay attention to these things."
Yan Biyun smiled and said: "Do what you want, slave...I will always stand by your side."
Xu Dongdong on the stage finished singing and then bowed and walked backstage. Su Jin hurriedly asked Huan Niang to go up to greet her and convey to her his idea of inviting her to introduce Liu Yong.
Huan Niang found her behind the curtain backstage, and after telling her about it, Xu Dongdong seemed a little hesitant.
"Girl, it's not that the slave family doesn't know how to advance and retreat. It's because Brother Qiqing doesn't like to see outsiders. He's been in poor health recently, the autumn cold has come again, and he has a cough. The slave family really can't make decisions for him, lest he get sick."
Huan Niang thought for a moment and said, "Do you know who wrote the song "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" you sang just now?"
Xu Dongdong said: "Didn't I just say that it was written by a student named Su from Yingtian Mansion? What's wrong?"
Huan Niang said: "If the person who wrote this poem goes to see him, will Mr. Qi Qing miss him?"
Xu Dongdong said in surprise: "Could it be that...that Mr. Su is..."
Huan Niang nodded and said, "My young master came here from Yingtian Mansion, and he is the Yingtiansu student you mentioned."
Xu Dongdong said happily: "Then I must invite Mr. Ling to sit in the slave's humble house. Mr. Qiqing... Mr. Qiqing is at my place. He has been a close friend of Mr. Su for a long time. Mr. Su goes to see him, I'm afraid it's him
I couldn’t ask for it more.”
Huan Niang said: "The two of them cherish each other, and I thought maybe his illness would get better because of this."
Xu Dongdong nodded happily and said: "It must be beneficial, so what are you waiting for? Please come with me."
Huan Niang quickly returned to the stage and told Su Jin about the matter. Su Jin was overjoyed and said: "Let's go quickly, we can finally see everyone's dignity."
Yan Biyun was very attentive. When he heard that Liu Sanbian was lying at home with a cough and asthma, he immediately ordered people to go out and buy lung-moistening pear paste candy, grapefruit and citrus and other lung-moistening things, and left the house; the middle-aged scholar saw Su Jin asking for
Zou shouted in his heart Amitabha, Mr. Liu will come to take revenge soon. Sending Su Jin and others away now is like sending away the god of plague. He sent them out of the Wase Gate with great thanks and watched the group disappear into the crowd. Fang Changshu
Take a breath.
Everyone followed Xu Dongdong out of the Xiangguo Temple Square. Xu Dongdong, who had changed into ordinary clothes, was no different from an ordinary woman. Her hair was wrapped in green cloth, but her face was still beautiful, but the traces of time were left on it. When she stood in the crowd,
Who can still recognize that this is the oiran lady who caused a sensation in Bianliang City more than ten years ago.
"Several officials and ladies, my family's residence is at the south gate corner. The road is a bit far. My family brought their car. I wonder if you are condescending to my family's broken car or hiring your own car?" A parking place on the north bank of the Bianhe River.
When he arrived, Xu Dongdong stopped and asked with a red face.
Su Jin was a little strange. Why was he blushing after saying such words? He seemed a little embarrassed. Soon his suspicions were answered. It turned out that the car Xu Dongdong was riding in was indeed a broken car as she said. What was even more incredible was that
, the cart was actually pulled by a young ox.
Su Jin understood that the animals pulling carts were actually divided into different grades. The rich rode horse-drawn carriages, while the less wealthy rode mule carts and donkey carts. Bullock carts were usually used by rural people to pull goods and sell vegetables. If people were
Riding in an ox cart indicates that the family's financial situation is extremely tight.
Xiao Sui'er frowned and said, "Sister, we have a big cart with us. How about you ride in our cart? How can you ride in this ox cart?"
Su Jin rolled his eyes and thought to himself: "This is too straightforward. Doesn't it hurt people's self-esteem?" Before Su Jin could say anything, Yan Biyun put her hands on her hands and smiled and said: "Why can't you sit? I heard that the ox cart is stable.
It’s also convenient for enjoying the scenery. I’m going to try it anyway today. I don’t care whether you sit down or not. I want to sit down anyway.”
Su Jin hurriedly said: "I want to sit too. This little scalper is very powerful in pulling the cart. Brother Yan, I want to try it too."
Yan Biyun smiled slightly, and climbed onto the bullock cart first. The bullock cart was just a flatbed cart, without even a roof, and the frame was filthy. Yan Biyun didn't seem to care. After getting on the cart, he sat down on the cart.
, smiled and said: "It's really different, come up quickly."
Su Jin laughed and said, "Here we are." He got on the bullock cart and sat down next to Yan Biyun.
Xu Dongdong looked grateful. She was so smart that she didn't understand the intentions of these two young masters. This was to ease her embarrassment. Everyone knew that the bullock cart was bumpy and the cold wind was blowing on her face, so there was no fun in it.
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"Everyone Xu, why don't you and them sit in the carriage at the back? The ox-cart may not be able to carry many people." Yan Biyun said with a smile.
Without saying a word, Xu Dongdong quickly got on the bullock cart, sat down at the back of the cart, and said softly: "The two young masters are considerate, don't you know that I can't sit in the carriage, and I won't bear the hardship if I get used to it."
Then he called to the old servant who was driving the carriage to set off.
Everyone was dumbfounded. The young master and Miss Yan both got on the oxcart, and the remaining servants had three luxurious carriages to sit in. What should they do?
Su Jin waved his hand and said, "Why are you dawdling? Get in the car and set off."
Everyone had no choice but to get on the car, and the group crossed the Bianshui River from the Xiangguosi Bridge and headed south along Baokangmen Street. Pedestrians on the road looked sideways, and saw two richly dressed young men sitting on an ox cart looking left and right, and there were people behind them.
Sitting there was a middle-aged woman in cloth clothes and hairpin skirt. The scene was quite strange.
Some people speculated that this family must have been in trouble. The two young masters must have been used to fine clothes and fine food. There was no carriage at home but they still wanted to go out. The old woman must have had no choice but to get an ox cart;
The two of them actually sat on it complacently. They really didn't know what it was like to be miserable in the world.
The oxcart drove slowly, and after traveling for half an hour, it turned right and entered Quyuan Street. After traveling for another half an hour, it was about to exit the Zhuque Gate to the south. The crowds of shops along the way gradually became less and less, and the pedestrians in luxurious clothes also gradually disappeared.
They were replaced by ordinary people wearing hairpin skirts and short jackets. The streets were filled with dirty monkey-like children playing back and forth. Sewage flowed everywhere. The children stepped on them and splashed, and the stench filled the sky. It seemed that
This is not only a suburb, but also a slum.
Su Jin and Yan Biyun kept exchanging glances. They both knew in their hearts that it was Xu Dongdong, Liu Sanbian and others who couldn't afford to rent a house in the prosperous area of the city, so they moved to this slum area. They had experienced a life of wealth and prosperity.
Over the years, they were able to live here safely, and the two of them were in awe of Xu Dongdong, the former courtesan.dd