It is not such a special day for Ning Yi. He runs as usual, eats as usual, and goes to class as usual. Of course, Jiangning City is indeed very lively these days. Walking around on the street, you can always see something by chance.
People talk about brothel performances and talk about such things. They often talk about a certain girl getting a lot of flowers, or two people fighting over jealousy. Even if it is an ordinary thing, it will always become more interesting when talking about it in a teahouse and restaurant.
There are a lot of twists and turns on the road, which is quite dramatic.
In the past two or three days, Su Tan'er was indeed a little busy, leaving early and returning late. What she did was kept secret, but Ning Yi vaguely knew an outline, which was probably related to "Gong Yin" or something. Su Tan'er
Many of the things Er Er has done recently have been quiet, but secretly she is heading in this direction. She wants to be an imperial merchant and build relationships with Bianliang, and... she has probably found the direction.
There are also two types of imperial merchants these days. Since Tan Yuan and Heishui sued for peace twice, there has been a huge demand for cloth to compensate the north. The royal family will not give high prices, but it is equivalent to small profits but quick turnover. After establishing a relationship with the royal family, over there
There are always some benefits to compensate. On the other hand, the Wu Dynasty court now collects good things from everywhere. If the real good silk can be sold to the palace, there will be many benefits after this line is opened. Su Tan'er is not just a delusion.
Find a relationship, improve the technology on the other hand, and find a breakthrough. The one who got into trouble this time is probably the technical team she secretly created. In terms of some key technologies, the merchants are also extremely confidential. If something goes wrong, except Su Tan'er and Su Boyong
, I’m afraid the shopkeeper in charge is not very good at making decisions. But he is not busy at all, and he can’t relax.
Ning Yi still doesn't understand what Su Tan'er's overall plan is. After all, it's just some speculation during casual chat. But it's admirable that his nineteen-year-old wife, who is usually gentle and polite, has a big appetite in this regard.
.There is no such thing as a cunning plan in the world. There is only a difference between a big appetite and a bigger appetite. Once this matter is done properly, Su Tan'er will no longer have any suspense in taking charge of the Su family. I am afraid that the other two families are still making some basic troubles and stumbling blocks.
It takes a lot of effort and the vision is different.
And although no one can react to it, Su Tan'er is not taking any shortcuts. After all, she is working hard on improving the technology and then fighting for opportunities. This is a solid matter, although there may be an element of luck in it, but
In a sense, Ning Yi can only think that some women in this era may be much more pragmatic than many men today. Su Tan'er is nineteen years old this year, and she doesn't know how long she has been since
This has been planned from the beginning.
Ning Yi appreciated these things in his heart, so he didn’t need to pay too much attention to them. Xiaochan still accompanied the young lady to go out during the first and second days of junior high school. On the third day of junior high school, she dressed up carefully and followed Ning Yi.
This is the school. To be honest, Ning Yi has felt that the little girl is a little strange in the past two days, as if she has something on her mind. Last night she was wandering while walking and bumped into a tree before she woke up. Today she is occasionally a little absent-minded, of course.
, it’s only like this for a few times, most of the time it’s the same as usual, chattering behind me, eating something outside with Ning Yi after school at noon, holding a small bag of candy in my arms, but not eating, Ning Yi occasionally
Looking at her, she showed a very serious expression.
"Did something happen to the family...?"
"ah?"
"Something has been wrong with you these past two days... If something happens to your family, you will still have to help if you can. It doesn't matter if you tell me..."
When Ning Yi said this, the little girl blushed a little, and then shook her head desperately.
"No, it's nothing. Xiaochan's family is fine...it's really fine..." After emphasizing this, he looked at Ning Yi guiltily, "Well, that... I'm just happy. It's very lively tonight. In the past few years,
The young lady took me to see it once. At that time, the young lady and we all dressed up as boys. The young lady was very good at dressing up, but Juaner and I couldn't dress up well, hehe..."
Ning Yi curled his lips. It should be fine. Xiaochan didn't say anything, so he naturally didn't need to ask: "Why don't Xiaochan go dressed as a man today?"
"Ah..." Xiao Chan was dressed up beautifully today, wearing a white summer dress with floral florals. She looked slim and well-behaved. At this time, she looked down and felt a little embarrassed, "It's not necessary to change clothes. Xiao Chan dressed up in the morning.
It’s been a long time…”
"Then I won't change it."
Ning Yi waved his hand, and Xiao Chan put down her nervous expression. She stretched out her hand to grab the corner of Ning Yi's clothes and trotted behind her for a few steps. Her white wrists were white: "My uncle is so kind... wise and powerful..."
"Ignorant and ignorant..." Ning Yi laughed.
It's still early, and the gates of Jiangning City are not closed tonight. The large troops going to Bailuzhou to watch the performance usually gather in the evening. At that time, the boats and floats will start together and parade all the way. Of course, in the afternoon
Although there are also people going there for outings, various vendors and sideshows will pass by at this time. Even if many people cannot enter the main venue in the evening, they will watch some performances around them. After the performances in the venue are over, they will join the boat floats.
On our way back, we could also enjoy the singing and dancing of many beauties along the way.
Ning Yi didn't plan to go to Bailuzhou at this time, and he didn't have any beauties to support. He and Xiaochan went to the place where Mr. Qin set up a stall. Qin Siyuan would not join in the fun tonight, but it was said that Kang Xian would still go.
In the afternoon, the breeze blew by the river bank, the willows swayed slightly, and the water splashed on the river bank in waves. Ning Yi and Mr. Qin chatted while playing chess, while Xiao Chan sat on the stool next to her, kicking her calves under her skirt.
, her embroidered shoes were gently swaying, while she was looking at the scenery, she was nodding and singing. She was singing "When Will the Bright Moon Come" taught to her by Ning Yi. She felt relaxed and comfortable. She did not tie up her bun today, and her hair was caressed by the wind.
, young and innocent, but also vaguely feeling grown up.
The singing was soaked in the wind by the river in the afternoon, and it was in perfect harmony with the melody of wind and water. Mr. Qin smiled and said: "Although the tune is a bit strange, Miss Xiaochan sings really beautifully." Xiaochan became happy, she was so happy.
I have been practicing this song for a long time.
Time passed a little later, towards evening, in the small courtyard behind Jinfeng Tower, Yuan Jiner was taking off her makeup and enjoying only a little relaxing time. Although it was her turn to perform officially tonight, she had been doing so in the past few days.
There is also a lot of entertainment required. Starting from the morning, I have to deal with the visits of talented people and financial sponsors, deal with the males who are jealous of each other and dislike each other, stabilize the situation, control the atmosphere, and try not to let any one of them.
When people are really angry, it is also very labor-intensive for her to let them have a passionate relationship with each other and fight secretly without really breaking out.
In fact, the invisible competition of the flower competition has started half a month ago, and it has basically been like this these days. I had a little free time this afternoon, and only dealt with the greetings of more important guests such as Cao Guan. Just now, I was on the stage outside.
She played a piece of piano, listened to everyone's praise, and then calmly thanked her, and then came back to take off her makeup. During this time, Cao Guan and others came to see her again, and then they had a little leisure time. From then on, until the evening when the float started,
It belongs to her, and as the leader of the Four Great Tours and the signature of Jinfeng Tower, she does not need to perform on the float. She only needs to recharge her batteries and prepare for the performance in the evening.
"It'll be fine tonight, just make sure you stay within 16... I've been busy these past few days, and I'm hungry. I can't eat much. My mother even asked me to eat less. She just wanted to starve me to death..."
Wearing shorts and shorts - actually wearing two pieces of underwear - she didn't touch up much makeup after taking off her makeup. Her hair was also messy at this time. Yuan Jin'er was leaning lazily on the bed, her fair pink face
Her tender shoulders and neck, bare feet and white wrists were exposed without any defense. While talking, she held a plate of fruit preserves for the banquet in front of her chest and stuffed it into her mouth. Then, the fruit plate was snatched away by another person in the room.
Already.
"Mom asked you to eat less because she was afraid that you would be bloated during the performance. If you wanted to eat, you would eat some soup and rice. At this time, you were eating fruits hard and didn't eat at night. What should you do if you get bloated during the performance and spit it out in your mouth?
, you are not afraid of choking..."
Yuan Jin'er originally wanted to grab the fruit plate, but the hand took it out to her mouth, so she shut her mouth with "Oh", puffed out her cheeks and refused to open them, and then struggled a lot. That hand
Patting her face angrily, she crawled into the cooling bed and chewed everything. Then she coughed for a long time, covering her throat: "Uh... I swallowed the core.
Ahem..."
The hand poured half a glass of water over and said, "Just take a sip and eat later."
"I know, Sister Yunzhu... ah no, Brother Yunzhu."
The other person in the room is Nie Yunzhu. Today she is dressed in men's clothing with a black robe, her long hair is tied up, and she is wearing a bachelor's scarf. If she holds a fan, she may look a bit like a feather fan scarf. Of course, at first glance,
Some people may mistake her for a man, but it is easy to recognize her. For a woman to dress up as a man, she not only needs to put on makeup, but she also needs to be good at acting, and she also needs to be talented. Nie Yunzhu may be good at makeup and acting, but it is a pity that he lacks talent.
point.
In the past, Nie Yunzhu would not approach Jinfeng Tower easily, but now something is different. In the past two months, Songhuadan's voice has been developing quietly. Under Ning Yi's guidance, she
She hired some people, and later when she wanted to hire one or two cooks, she also went through Yuan Jin'er. After all, this is where she could find some connections. Now she gradually regards herself as a businessman - although
It's not like that at all, and I don't have complicated business discussions with people.
In two months, although the preserved egg has become famous as Ning Yi predicted, the business has been silent and low-key, and some things that were brewing have not yet come out. Nie Yunzhu and Yuan Jin'er have recovered.
Occasional contacts, the most important thing is that Yuan Jin'er wants to make some limelight in this oiran competition, Jinfenglou's mother made an agreement with her, if Yunzhu can help a little, what she wants to do in the future, here
I will also try my best to help.
"Actually speaking, Cao Guan is really enthusiastic this time. Compared with last year, I don't know how much harder he has to work. Jin'er, look at these poems, they are really attentive..."
Nie Yunzhu smiled and sorted some poems on the table. Jin'er smiled and stood up on the bed. She was only wearing underwear and stroked her hair. She was usually known for her liveliness and she looked a little charming at this time.
It felt like: "He just wants to get back what happened last year." As she spoke, the girl's body gently stretched on the bed, slowly swinging along with the predetermined dance steps, and her delicate bare feet kicked randomly,
He made light footsteps on the cool bed, swaying, his soft body leaned back as he waved his hands, and when he was about to fall, he quickly turned around, his hair danced into a circle, and he took a step forward, freezing there.
, and then bow down naturally and thank you.
"Actually, Jin'er doesn't care whether he becomes an oiran or not. It's better for him to be the top of the four major guilds. If he becomes an oiran, he doesn't know what he will become. After Feng Xiaojing became an oiran, it is said that one day she was forced by the commander, Mr. Cheng, and almost jumped off the building. If someone hadn't been in the middle
I said something, and I am afraid that Mr. Cheng Yongcheng will be killed with a sword. If I become an oiran, I will have to find someone to marry immediately..."
"If you have to redeem yourself then, your worth will be even higher."
"There is always someone willing to marry. As for the oiran, it would be nice to marry him back and brag about it..."
"Isn't it possible that Jin'er hasn't found someone she's willing to marry?"
Yunzhu asked with a smile. Yuan Jin'er frowned, and then twisted his mouth into a pig's mouth. He walked to the table and sat down angrily. He reached out to grab the fruit plate, but Yunzhu opened it again.
"Sister Yunzhu likes to say these discouraging words. Men... Huh, Sister Yunzhu always has good men to like. By the way, I heard a few days ago that Gu Yanzhen came back in March and pursued Yun Zhu.
Sister Zhu also helped Sister Yunzhu sell preserved eggs, but she was slapped in the face by Sister Yunzhu in the street, and her face was completely lost... As for Gu Yanzhen, she has graduated from high school, has an official position, returned home in fine clothes, and has money. Jin'er wants to marry
Such a man, Sister Yunzhu is so blessed that she doesn’t know how blessed she is.”
Yunzhu laughed: "Jin'er, you said it too, man... In this case, I am also the same. I can't find someone I am willing to marry. If Jin'er is really willing to marry, is it really impossible to find a man like Gu Yanzhen?
arrive?"
"But I don't like it. Maybe Gu Yanzhen is a good man..." Yuan Jin'er was joking, but then he shrugged and found a melon seed on the corner of the table, secretly peeled it off and threw it into his mouth, "Then
…isn’t it possible that Sister Yunzhu’s talented Li Heng also doesn’t want to marry?”
Yunzhu took a coat and threw it in her face, and said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense about this matter. Maybe I don't want this honorable name. Li Heng is a family man, so don't tarnish someone's innocence."
"I know, I know that Sister Yunzhu, you will protect him." Yuan Jin'er took off the clothes from his face and muttered: "Sister Yunzhu, didn't you say that he will go tonight? After the introduction, Jin'er will
Go seduce him and see what kind of person he is. Humph, when his wife finds out, just call someone to come to Jinfeng Tower and beat me to death with a stick. Jin'er will fight with her, let's see who beats me.
Who can I beat... Maybe Sister Yunzhu will be able to fly far away with him in the future and stay together..."
"It's full of nonsense..."
"Hehe." Yuan Jin'er smiled, "Speaking of which, why did Sister Yunzhu hit that Gu Yanzhen that day? Jin'er just heard about it, but she doesn't know how it happened."
Nie Yunzhu thought for a while and took a deep breath: "He was indeed a humble gentleman at first, but he was too much for Meng Lang at that time, so I beat him... He is not a bad person. It is probably difficult to distinguish right from wrong in this matter, so don't talk anymore.
."
In retrospect, on the day when I made my decision in March, I showed my cards to Gu Yanzhen when I saw him again. Naturally, I didn’t say anything about Ning Yi. However, this time I rejected him very thoroughly. Gu Yanzhen was probably a little panicked and said a lot of explicit things.
, also asked her if she had any crushes, and in the end he came over to grab her hand. She subconsciously slapped her in the face. After washing her hands many times, she still felt a little disgusted.
We were on the street at that time, and there were many pedestrians. Gu Yanzhen also had a friend there. The slap was not serious, but it also knocked him unconscious. He never came to bother him again. It’s just that Gu Yanzhen’s previous publicity was too high-profile, and what happened later about this slap
It was also spread within a certain range. Unexpectedly, even Jin'er also knew about it. This kind of thing was something Nie Yunzhu didn't want to see. Although she was a little annoyed by Meng Lang's pull, a gentleman should break off friendship and not say anything bad. At this time, she
Naturally, I don't want to see this rumor deepen and tarnish the other party's reputation.
Yuan Jin'er probably understood what she was thinking, and nodded with a smile: "However, Mr. Gu will also go tonight. Sister Yunzhu... No, what will happen if brother Yunzhu is seen by him?"
Yunzhu smiled: "I'm all in black. I'll only hide in the dark. Who can really recognize me? I'm only here to cheer for you, Jin'er. No one else wants to come into contact with me."
"Uh? What about Mr. Ning?"
There was a slight silence, and after a moment...
"Jin'er was wrong, Sister Yunzhu, please spare your life——"
The sound of begging for mercy could be heard faintly from the courtyard, mixed with laughter like silver bells, and the yellow color of the setting sun gradually appeared from the west.
On the other side, by the Qinhuai River, Mr. Qin put away the chess stall. With the help of Ning Yi and Xiaochan, no one set up anything and headed home. Mr. Qin invited Ning Yi to have dinner at home, and everyone got acquainted with it anyway.
, there is no need to refuse too much. After dinner, Mr. Qin and his two wives, Ning Yi and Xiaochan, walked together towards the avenue. The color of the setting sun was magnificent, and Mr. Ning Yi and Mr. Qin were talking in front.
From the rear, they looked like three women from three generations of the same family. Xiaochan was still young, and the second lady Yun Niang, who was a celebrity in the past, said some things to tease her, which made the little girl blush, while the eldest lady of the Qin family said kindly
Watching from the side.
The sound of gongs, drums and music was already ringing in the street, and some teams passed by from time to time. Mr. Qin smiled and talked to Ning Yi: "If you see Mingyun, say hello to him." Although he won't go today, he will be there.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, during the dragon boat race and the oiran finals, most people would bring their families to join in the fun. Then a team came over on the road and everyone stood on the roadside. It was the support of the prefect, and a large number of sergeants accompanied them.
The prefect of Jiangning was riding on a horse. He probably saw Mr. Qin when he passed by, and he actually saluted here. Mr. Qin was considered a commoner at this time, so he responded with courtesy, and then turned to Ning Yi.
He tilted his head and said with a smile:
"A few days ago, you asked Captain Song Xian. At this time, the commander of Wulie Army, Cheng Yong, and Captain Song Xian are both here."
Among the team, the two people riding behind the prefect seemed to be looking here inadvertently. Cheng Yong was slightly fat and looked at the people on both sides of the road with a smile. Song Xian, on the other hand, had a cold and serious look.
Quite impressive. Ning Yi smiled. In fact, after asking around some time ago, Song Xian had already "met" him several times on the street. For him, he had already known him. But the New Year's Eve had passed, so we didn't get to know him again.
No matter what it looks like, it's of no use.
The group of people separated at the intersection ahead, Mr. Qin went home, while Ning Yi and Xiaochan walked towards the outside of the city in the magnificent sunset. At this time, the sound of silk and bamboo, gongs, drums and firecrackers were already heard in Jiangning City, and the boat on the Qinhuai River was
Colorful silks were fluttering and lined up in long rows. The floats on the city roads moved forward surrounded by people and gongs and drums. As torches and lamps gathered in the city, they spread towards this side...a