Time has come to March in a blink of an eye, and it is already the time when the flowers are blooming.
The city of Luoyang suddenly became lively, and the frequency of beauties appearing on the streets increased significantly, exceeding the normal state. What surprised Huang Xiaoshi even more today was that he actually saw two foreign dancers wearing gauze clothes on the street.
Of course, these two dancers were not only stunned by Huang Xiaoshi, but also by the men all over the street.
Zhou Xiaohu, a young disciple who was walking down the street with several disciples carrying medicine baskets, wiped his saliva with his sleeve and said to his companions next to him: "These two ladies, if we can
I……"
"Bah!" Before Zhou Xiaohu could finish his words, another older disciple spat on his face.
"My youngest, you are saving money to get a wife. If you dare to spend money on this kind of woman, I will be the first to break your legs." The older disciple was furious at Zhou Xiaohu.
I wanted to yell loudly.
"I'm not..." Zhou Xiaohu was frightened, and he said sarcastically: "I'm not just thinking..."
"You want a ball!" Upon seeing this, several disciples nearby did not miss any opportunity to tease their companions. They laughed and cursed at Zhou Xiaohu: "This kind of woman's name is 'Jin Buhuan', she is very expensive. Your child
With that little money, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to take a sip of foot-washing water.”
Zhou Xiaohu finally got angry when he was criticized. He scratched his head and replied loudly: "I just want to throw a colored ball to them at the beauty contest, okay?!"
Beauty convention?
Huang Xiaoshi seemed to have heard a new term.
"What is a beauty contest?" Huang Xiaoshi turned to the doorman and asked.
"The Beauty Convention is a convention to select the most beautiful beauties." A disciple quickly explained to Huang Xiaoshi: "This convention only happens once every six years. Mr. Shi has never seen it since he came to Luoyang.
This time, Mr. Shi can take a nice stroll, as many women are here just to look for men."
Sure enough, it was still a little different from what I remembered.
Huang Xiaoshi asked the doorman: "Are there any beauties in Luoyang City that I haven't seen before?"
At this time, another disciple squeezed his head towards Huang Xiaoshi and said: "Master Shi, this beauty pageant is not just selecting beauties from Luoyang City, it is selecting beauties from all over the world.
This was originally initiated by Duke Wei of Luoyang City, and later received the support of Prince Duan and the young owner of Baituo Mountain. The three families spent a lot of money on it, and even organized a chicken essence club.
Originally, this beauty contest only selected beauties from Luoyang City. Later, as their fame grew, beauties not only from the Central Plains but from all over the world came to compete.
If you can win the title, you will really gain both fame and fortune. Not only will you get a bonus of five hundred taels from the chicken essence, but you will also become famous all over the world, so why worry about not having a good husband to marry."
"No, is there such a good thing?" Huang Xiaoshi was shocked.
What shocked him was not this beauty pageant, but the huge prize of five hundred taels of silver.
Ordinary people can earn almost this much even if they work hard and work for about twenty years without eating or drinking.
Could it be that that guy is actually here for the money?
"The beauties from all over the world are gathered here, but there is only one leader." The disciple continued: "These beauties cannot come here in vain.
So many beauties also thought about whether they could win the title, and came here with the intention of choosing a man.
Later, there were more ‘one-day marriages’.”
"One-day marriage?" Huang Xiaoshi didn't expect such a popular term to be heard in this world, and he immediately became interested.
"They are the dewy couple who get together all night and part ways all day long." The servant explained to Huang Xiaoshi.
"Will you give me money?" Huang Xiaoshi asked with interest, but as soon as he said it, he felt that he was asking too loud a question.
We are all adults, how can we always want to have sex for nothing?
"One knot per day." The disciple's words seemed to have a double meaning, and he quickly added: "If you have money and like it, you can buy it as a long-term package or buy it directly."
This is okay, okay.
Huang Xiaoshi is not short of money.
For example, the two dancers just now are in line with Huang Xiaoshi's aesthetics.
Although Huang Xiaoshi does not want to have a relationship with people in this world, it is mainly because he is afraid of emotional entanglements, which will affect his judgment, and because he is difficult to leave.
But this kind of pure money relationship is fine.
Huang Xiaoshi is very adaptable to the previous model of "I pay and you come and play with me for a while."
Again, after all, Huang Xiaoshi is not short of money.
In this era, pure money relationships are only limited to brothels, and the range of choices is too narrow.
In addition, due to the constraints of the scale of the entertainment economy of the times, the quality of brothels is actually extremely worrying. This situation has severely affected the consumption desire of potential investors like Huang Xiaoshi.
When I look at those aunts and uncles who are a round older than me, they have lost all their desires. How can I spend money?
From a personal aesthetic point of view, Huang Xiaoshi likes "mature" women, but not the kind that have passed their shelf life.
Therefore, the real money consumption in this era is buying concubines.
But this cycle is still too long and not suitable for people like Huang Xiaoshi who are used to running around.
If at this beauty pageant, he could meet a woman who could arouse Huang Xiaoshi's impulse to spend, whether it was based on the number of times or outright buyout, it would be very convenient.
Just when Huang Xiaoshi was still considering whether to catch up with the two dancers and take the initiative to ask each other for their price, the group of them had already walked back to Shennong Baicao Gate.
"Master Shi, you are back." As soon as the gatekeeper saw Huang Xiaoshi, he quickly ran over and shouted to him.
Huang Xiaoshi now felt a little displeased with the disciple's enthusiasm: I just visited Dukang Village today, nothing will happen again.
"Master Shi, a Hu businessman came here early in the morning and asked to see you by name. It looks like he has a big deal." The servant said quickly to Huang Xiaoshi.
As soon as Huang Xiaoshi heard the announcement from the doorman, he quickly asked: "Where is he?"
"We're waiting in the third hall."
So, Huang Xiaoshi walked quickly towards the third hall of Shennong Baicao Gate.
Luoyang Shennong Baicao has three reception rooms.
The hall is a ceremonial room and usually only receives distinguished guests.
The second hall is the most commonly used room on a daily basis. When guests come to visit, they usually sit in the second hall.
The third hall is more special. The special thing is that the third hall is very well decorated.
The kind that is rich and wealthy.
For example, the floor of the third hall is covered with a bright silver plate, so that people standing in the third hall can see their reflections.
For example, the coffee tables and chairs in the hall are all inlaid with gold armrests and wrapped with gold edges. When people sit on the chairs, they feel like their whole body is shining with gold.
For example, all the items in Santing, including tea sets, etc., are either gold or silver.
Not to mention the extreme light transmission brought by the oversized windows. Looking across, the entire interior of the third hall is sparkling.
Easterners like jade, Westerners like gemstones, but liking gold and silver seems to be an innate commonality among human beings.
Humans may be just like cats, they just like shiny things like this.
Therefore, the three halls are decorated in the simplest, straightforward and crude way based on the most popular common preferences of human beings.
In fact, the cost of this kind of apparent overhaul is not as high as many people think.
For example, a landscape painting in the hall is enough to fill the entire three halls.
In Huang Xiaoshi's words, industrial products are worth at most one material fee plus labor fee, while the value of artwork is linked to imagination.
The third hall is specially used to intimidate the bumpkin. This is called psychological deterrence. In Huang Xiaoshi's words, it allows new friends to more intuitively understand the confidence and strength of Shennong Baicaomen.
Friends who have had tea in the third hall will be particularly pragmatic in subsequent discussions, reducing everyone's communication costs.
When Huang Xiaoshi walked outside the third hall, he saw that all the windows in the third hall were open.
There was no glass in this era, so the only way to increase light transmission was to open windows.
Fortunately, the weather has become warm in March. If it were winter, we would have to put several large fire pits in the third hall for heating.
Of course, even in the twelfth lunar month of winter, when I was holding a brazier in the third hall and was as cold as a bird in the cold, no guest said a word of dissatisfaction.
If you are still not satisfied with this standard of reception, why don't you go to heaven?
When Huang Xiaoshi entered the third hall, he saw Hu Shang sitting in the third hall drinking tea.
This Hu Shang does not have a hawk-nosed face and deep eyes. He seems to be no different from ordinary Central Plains people. However, if you take a closer look, you can see his slightly curly hair, light yellow eyes, and a thin strand of hair on his chin.
Long goatee.
Hu Shang's clothes are not very luxurious, and he doesn't seem to be a big business person. However, he is quite capable of sitting in the third hall without changing his expression.
Hu Shang brought five followers, two of whom looked powerful and should be bodyguards, while the other three looked dull and were probably servants.
In addition to these servants, there was also a girl who did not know whether she was a slave, a concubine, or a daughter standing behind Hu Shang.
The girl was seen wearing a round lace shallow hat on her head, and her waist-length hair was tied into three long sections with a hairband. She was wearing a blue dress with complex patterns.
Under the long skirt are loose white pants.
As soon as Huang Xiaoshi entered the door, he saw this young girl looking at every appliance in the third hall with a curious and cautious expression.
If humans are just like cats, then women are cats.
Shiny things are fatally attractive to them.
As soon as she saw someone coming in, the girl quickly put away her gaze and lowered her head.
Huang Xiaoshi also knows the customs of some business circles. When participating in business negotiations, you must bring the most beautiful woman with you. This woman is your silent business card.
It was like this a thousand years ago, and it will be like this a thousand years from now.
"I am Huang Xiaoshi, the master of Shennong Baicao Sect." After Huang Xiaoshi walked into the hall, he said politely to Mr. Hu.
This Hu Shang was naturally proficient in the Central Plains dialect. He did not expect that this young man, who was dressed just like an ordinary disciple, was actually the master of the Shennong Baicao Sect.
Just as Hu Shang sat in the third hall for a while, he had already imagined many images of the master of the Shennong Baicao Sect in his mind, but Huang Xiaoshi's clothes were too simple compared to the luxury here.
"Dear Sir." Hu Shang quickly stood up and saluted Huang Xiaoshi. He said to Huang Xiaoshi: "My name is Zabi Akahon Reguli, you can call me Abi."
Huang Xiaoshi nodded and said hello.
Afterwards, the two of them sat down and chatted while enjoying hot tea and snacks.
The topic of this kind of conversation usually starts with the weather, then moves to hometown, and finally ends with food.
Finally, the rambling conversation had come to an end. Abi explained to Huang Xiaoshi the purpose of his visit. He wanted to buy medicine at Shennong Baicaomen. He bought a lot of medicine and hoped that the head of Huangmen would give him a discount as an old friend.
Huang Xiaoshi and Abi talked so much, but Huang Xiaoshi didn't hear a word of the real talk.
Where's the code, where's the incision?
You don't say anything and you just want to get a discount from me?
How do I know if you are someone from the Tianlong Sect?
However, Abi didn't mention it, but Huang Xiaoshi could still keep his composure. As the saying goes, if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move, let's see who can hold it steady.
After finishing the conversation, Abi took out a roll of paper from his clothes, opened it carefully, looked at it with empty eyes for a long time, and then began to read: "500 bottles of hemostatic plaster, 2000 bottles of blood-producing pills..."
While Abi was reading the list of demands, Huang Xiaoshi felt that the girl standing next to him had been glancing at him out of the corner of his eye.
Growing up, that is, after his identity as a second-generation rich man was discovered, the humble Huang Xiaoshi had the experience of being peeped by the opposite sex from time to time, so he was particularly sensitive.
Huang Xiaoshi, who has been in love for a long time, when he found a young girl peeking at him, he decided to show her the magnanimity of an adult.
So Huang Xiaoshi followed the girl's gaze and looked back directly. The girl was so shocked that she quickly lowered her head shyly.
This time, Huang Xiaoshi saw the girl's face. Hey, she is so beautiful. I didn't realize it just now.
While Huang Xiaoshi was admiring the beauty of the girl in front of him with shameless magnanimity, he noticed a beauty mark under the girl's right eye.
Huang Xiaoshi looked carefully at the girl's face again, the shy expression, the panicked eyes, and the faint smile at the corner of her mouth.
Huang Xiaoshi suddenly trembled.
Little sister, are you playing so wildly?
…
A huge bonfire was lit, and Deputy Sect Master Zhang of Shennong Baicao Sect was patiently brushing the oil.
Zhang Yong is not yet forty this year, but Jianghu is already old. Since he entered Jianghu at the age of fourteen, it has only been in the past two years that he can live like a human being.
Therefore, Zhang Yong, who has elders above him and young ones below, and the burden of the whole family is tied to him, particularly cherishes the opportunity he has now.
The Mountain Leopard was tied to a wooden post in front of the campfire, and Zhang Yong was using a brush to apply oil to his body.
Anyone with experience knows that baking without oil will cause it to burn easily, and baking it with oil will make it more cooked.
"As you know, we have no other ideas. We just want to collect the bodies of our brothers. If we can't find the bones, the human soul will not be able to return, and the person will become a lonely ghost." Zhang Yong said while brushing the oil.
Huanshan Leopard said slowly: "
Alas. As you know, I took three hundred brothers and searched for three days, but I still couldn't pick up a hundred bones.
Even if it's one per person, that's still fifty-eight.
So, brother, I’m thinking of you.
You should think carefully about where you threw people after you killed them.
Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand, if you want to say it, just say it. If you don't say it, I won't force you.
However, please don’t make up lies to me.
I won’t talk about what happened between us before, but from now on, you can’t lie to me anymore.
I am a naive person and cannot bear to be deceived.
If you dare to spare me, I will feel very uncomfortable, I will feel very uncomfortable."
Zhang Yong waved his hand, and there was a loud noise, and a child's head rolled over.
"Okay, think about it carefully now. Don't panic, we have plenty of time."
…
This is a Yunling tribe village, and the village is full of corpses.
No one expected that in less than one afternoon, Nuo Da's stockade would be breached. Now all the remaining living people in the stockade were gathered in the middle of the stockade, watching their leader being oiled and put on fire.
Roast slowly on the side.
Zhang Yong cherishes the opportunity he has now. It depends on whether Huanshan Leopard will cooperate.
