Shen Yi was not particularly surprised when Gu Hengbo sang "Qin Huai Speechless Talking about the Setting Sun".
Because it is quite normal for brothel girls to compose music, sing poems and sing lyrics. Some of these brothel girls even asked some famous literati and lyricists of the time to write lyrics after they finished writing the score. This is actually how many of the lyrics came about.
After all, there is a difference between prostitution and prostitution. Some famous prostitutes, in a sense, can be understood as part of the music creators of this era.
The song "Qinhuai Speechless Talking about the Setting Sun" copied by Shen Yi is itself a libretto from The Peach Blossom Fan. It is just the first half of the libretto, and is very suitable for composing and singing.
In fact, a few days after Shen Yi wrote these lines, a prostitute in Qinhuai River sang these lines.
However, Zhao Jizhou was quite excited and reached out to pat Shen Yi on the shoulder.
"Qilang Qilang, Miss Gu sang the poem you wrote!"
He turned back to look at Shen Yi, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "The oiran convention is over later. I will take you to visit Miss Gu. If she knows that you wrote this poem, she might favor you.
Plus, maybe I’ll be willing to join you when the time comes!”
Shen Yi was speechless.
He looked at Zhao Er and gave a bitter smile: "Senior brother, don't you like this girl Gu? Do you want to take her as your concubine? Why are you getting involved with me again?"
"Harmful."
Zhao Jizhou smiled heartily and said, "No matter how much you like her, you can't force her on her, right? Besides, it's not the same for any of our brothers to accept a promiscuous woman."
After hearing his words, Shen Yi understood what Zhao Er was thinking.
He didn't have any feelings for this girl Gu. The reason why he was a little fanatical was actually more because of Gu Hengbo's reputation. He took this famous Qinhuai prostitute home as his concubine. It spread to Zhao Er.
, is a very honorable thing.
Moreover... this concubine can be given as a gift.
From what Zhao Er meant, Shen Yi was asked to pick up this courtesan, and after he got it, he would give it to him as a rare gift after a while...
This kind of thing is not very unusual for people of this era, or for the scholar-officials of this era, and it has nothing to do with morality. However, Shen Yi shook his head when he heard it. He sighed and said,
He stood up on the chair, cupped his hands towards Zhao Er and said, "Senior brother, I also attended the Oiran Assembly today. It's getting late, so I'll go back now."
Zhao Jizhou was a little surprised. He looked up at Shen Yi and said, "How can anyone not spend the night here when we arrive at Chunyi Tower?"
He winked at Shen Yi and said: "Don't worry, Qi Lang, those top innocent courtesans are difficult to deal with, but there is no problem at all in finding an innocent girl to sleep with you. It's already very late today."
, you can sleep here and all expenses will be borne by my brother!"
Shen Yi still shook his head.
It's not that he's a prude, it's just that he's still a virgin, and he really doesn't want to use his first time with a prostitute.
It's not that he looks down on promiscuous women, it's just that Shen Yi still wants to find someone he likes, so it's more natural and won't be too awkward.
Seeing that Shen Yi insisted on leaving, Zhao Er had no choice but to shake his head and sighed: "No wonder my father likes Qilang so much. Your temperament, Qilang, is almost exactly the same as that of his old man. It's already getting late. So, I'll find you
Someone will take you back."
Shen Yi smiled, nodded, and said, "Thank you, senior brother. When I have free time, I will treat you to dinner."
"good."
Zhao Er squinted his eyes and smiled: "I'm waiting for Qilang to treat you."
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When Shen Yi left Chunyi Building, it was already very late. Fortunately, Zhao Jizhou brought his servants all the way to the door of his house. Because it was already very late, the two little maids had already slept, and they knocked several times.
After the second door, the eldest maid Qing'er came over and opened the door for him.
After returning home, Shen Yi simply washed himself after working outside all day, and then lay down on the bed to sleep.
"The Exotic Land Development of Vegetable-Growing Skeletons"
Wake up the next morning,
As late autumn arrived, the temperature in Jiankang City dropped sharply, so Shen Yi took his two little maids with him to Dongshi Street to buy some thick clothes for the winter.
Walking on the Dongshi Street, you can already hear the shouts of some vendors selling Di newspapers, which probably means they are shouting that Zhou Jinan of the Northern Qi Dynasty died as a result of divine punishment.
After hearing the shouting, Shen Yi specifically looked back at the vendors.
Because these cries reminded him of the newsboys he had seen on TV.
A sense of intertwining time and space lingered in Shen Yi's mind.
After being stunned for a moment, Shen Yi looked back at the two little maids and said with a smile: "You two, do you still know where your home is?"
The two little girls looked at me and I looked at you, then lowered their heads and whispered: "I know."
The other one lowered his head and pinched the corner of his clothes, and said: "Sir, my home is in Runzhou Prefecture, more than a hundred miles away from Jiankang. It turned out that someone else brought me to Jiankang, but now I can't find my home."
Shen Yi thought for a while and asked: "Well, you ask someone to inquire about it these days and try to find your own home. I will give you two a long vacation next month, so you can go home and rest."
Shen said with a smile: "We will meet again in Jiankang after the Chinese New Year next year."
The two little girls said "Ah" and froze on the spot, a little at a loss.
They, the servants, can indeed ask for leave for important family matters, but when their master takes the initiative to take a leave, it takes several months. This is not only the first time they have encountered it, but also the first time they have heard of it.
The younger Ping'er didn't manage her emotions very well. After hearing Shen Yi's words, she burst into tears. She wiped her tears with her sleeves and looked at Shen Yi pitifully: "Master... you don't want us?"
"
Qing'er's eyes were also red, and she was a little at a loss as she held a few thick clothes she had just bought in her hands.
Shen Yi scratched his head.
"Before you get married, you can work here with me, but after the results are released next month, I have to go back to my hometown in Jiangdu, and I can't come back to Jiankang until the New Year is over."
Shen Yi coughed and said, "So I think we can go back to our respective homes, wait until next year starts, and then continue to meet in Jiankang."
It will take about a month for the results of the provincial examination to be released.
After seeing the results, Shen Yi would definitely go back to Jiangdu no matter whether he won or not.
In addition to going back to see my younger brother Shen Heng, I also want to fulfill the agreement I made with Master Lu.
Shen Yi had made an agreement with Master Lu at the beginning that as long as he could pass the college examination, he would go back and formally become a teacher. For Shen Yi, formally becoming a teacher with Master Lu might be a more important matter than his junior high school examination.
Therefore, regardless of whether he is successful or not, he will still go back.
The only difference for him is that if he wins the Juren Examination this year, he will have to come to Jiankang to take the Spring Examination after the Chinese New Year next year. If he fails the exam this year, Shen Yi will probably stay in Jiangdu for a while longer.
It's time.
After all, the provincial examination is held every three years, and as Shen Yi is a student, there is no point in staying in Jiankang for three years. After returning to Jiangdu, he can still develop local forces in Jiangdu.
Shen Yi subconsciously believed that he had an employment relationship with the two maids.
In an employment relationship, of course everyone has to go home to celebrate the New Year.
Hearing this, the two little maids first wiped away their tears, and then grabbed Shen Yi's sleeves, one on the left and the other on the right.
"Sir, let's go back to Jiangdu with you."
After Qing'er said this, Ping'er spoke again: "That's right, we will go wherever the young master goes."
Shen Yi looked left and right, and glanced at the two little girls respectively. He thought of Junior Sister Lu in Jiangdu for no reason.
I haven’t seen her for more than half a year. I wonder what Junior Sister Lu looks like now. Has she become more beautiful?
If Junior Sister Lu saw that she had brought two little girls back to Jiangdu, would she think too much?
Thinking of this, Shen Yi shook his head slightly and shook these messy thoughts out of his head.
He looked around and asked, "Do you have anything else to buy?"