At night, Xu Zhiqiong followed Wu Xu to Wanhua Tower in casual clothes.
First-class courtyard, second-class pavilion, third-class pavilion, fourth-class building, the building is not a high-end place, but Xu Zhiqiong is not picky!
So what if it’s a high-end place? Am I that shallow person?
What's the purpose of my coming here? To do that kind of thing? I'm here to investigate the case!
First think about the rules for staying in Wanhua Building?
There don't seem to be any rules here, just pay.
Wanhua Building has three floors. The first floor is the lobby, the second floor is the private room, and the third floor is the bedroom. Wu Xu chose a private room on the second floor and ordered a large table of wine and food. It seemed that he was not in a hurry to stay overnight.
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Although the building is in the fourth grade, it still has its own characteristics. The specialty of the building is food, and the food is really delicious.
Wanhua Building was originally called Huiyou Building, and it was a famous restaurant in the capital of Daxuan. All restaurants had singers to accompany them when drinking, and Huiyou Building was no exception, and they always selected top-quality singers to accompany the guests and sing.
But the good times did not last long. There were too many restaurants along the Wang'an River. The business of Huiyoulou was not good, so it simply changed its career completely and became the current Wanhualou.
Although he had changed his career, his cooking skills were still there. Wu Xu ordered a table of good wine and food, and a middle-aged woman with heavy makeup came forward and said, "My lord, are you listening to music or dancing?"
Wu Xu said: "Let's ask someone to sing a song."
"Do you know anyone you know?"
"No," Wu Xu waved his hand, "Just choose whatever you want, don't ask for Luo Su."
The middle-aged woman left with a smile, and soon she brought a girl in red.
This girl's appearance is definitely incomparable to Xin Chu's, a little worse than Yan Fengru's, and not much different from the maid from Yinggeyuan.
She was dressed in red, holding her pipa and saluting the two of them.
Xu Zhiqiong smiled.
He knew this man.
This girl's name is Shen Yuehong. She once pointed at Xu Zhiqiong and said: "Look at how many patches he has on his body!"
That's her!
Xu Zhiqiong swore that he would not take care of her business when he came to Wanhua Tower!
"Don't want this!" Xu Zhiqiong didn't even look at it.
Wu Xu smiled and said: "You are so ambitious, I don't want a singer tonight!"
Wait! I mean don’t want this, not everything.
Seeing the Madam and Shen Yuehong leaving, Xu Zhiqiong felt extremely regretful.
That's all, I'm here to do serious business.
"Qianhu, where should we check here?"
Wu Xu shook his head and said: "I'm not checking anywhere, I'm just bored and want to have a drink."
Come here to drink? The price-performance ratio is too low, right?
Xu Zhiqiong didn't ask any more questions. After the wine was cooked, Xu Zhiqiong immersed himself in eating and drinking. Wu Xu held the wine glass and looked at the waves of Wang'an River in silence for a long time.
Someone came to sit down at the table.
Chazai are girls who sing for praise. Unlike singers, they can't sing any high-end songs, and don't expect to have a good voice. They play drums, ring bells, and chirp a bunch of auspicious words next to your table.
If you think your singing is good, give her two coins as a reward. If you think she's noisy, give her two coins as well. In short, she won't leave until you give her money.
This girl, who was fifteen or sixteen years old, was cute and cute. She was playing a tambourine and came to the table and sang: "The peach blossoms are flying. The distinguished guests are here. The two distinguished guests are smiling. Please listen to the little girl sing a song. The guests will be happy."
Make money again..."
After singing a few words, Wu Xu smiled, took out a handful of money from his arms, and gave it to the girl.
Half of the rewards given to people who sit there are three to five cents, and ten cents is very rare.
Wu Xu gave a whole sling at one time!
The girl was frightened, put the money on the table and said: "Sir, I will sing a song. If you don't like it, I will leave. I don't do that business."
Wu Xu frowned and said, "What kind of business did I ask you to do? Just sing a few more lines, take the money and leave."
"Sing a few more lines..." The girl bit her finger, "You gave me so much, and I don't know what to sing anymore. The one just now definitely doesn't count. I'll sing "Shangyangchun" for you."
"Shangyangchun"?
This girl can also sing music?
The girl cleared her throat, and the two listened with interest.
"Plum blossoms have bloomed in two days, taking advantage of the spring sun. Luan, phoenix, and geese fly around, flying around the hall!" (Quoted by an unknown person in the Song Dynasty)
These two lines were sung well, and Wu Xu shouted "Hello".
The girl wiped her sweat and then sang: "Welcome to celebrate the New Year, this, this, this..."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "You have forgotten the lyrics!"
The girl looked at Wu Xu with an angry look on her face: "I don't blame him. He had to call me something nice, and his voice was so loud, but it scared me and forgot about him."
"That's all, blame me," Wu Xu smiled, "Think about it again and see if you can remember it."
The girl shook her head and said: "I don't want to anymore, let me change a song, let me sing "Drunk Spring Breeze"!"
Xu Zhiqiong's eyes lit up: "Can you also sing "Drunk Spring Breeze"?"
"What's wrong with that? I'm not going to sing that old song yet. I'm going to sing a new one. Listen to me!"
The girl cleared her throat again: "We drank together in front of each other, hugged each other by the nephrite lamp, looked back and hugged each other, it hurts! It hurts! It hurts..."
boom!
Wu Xu slapped the table and the girl was so frightened that she hid behind Xu Zhiqiong.
"What are you doing!" The girl was so frightened that she burst into tears. "How can you be so frightened to death by being startled?"
Wu Xu said angrily: "You girl, don't you feel ashamed to sing such dirty words?"
The girl was trembling with fear, but she refused to admit defeat: "Who is being called dirty? Which one is dirty? Do you know who wrote this word?"
Wu Xu turned pale: "Is it possible that you know?"
The girl puffed up her chest and said, "I'll scare you to death if I tell you. This is written by Wu Xu, Wu Qianhu of the Yamen in charge of the lamp. That Wu Qianhu..."
"Shut up!" Wu Xu shouted, like a tiger roaring, and Xu Zhiqiong quickly covered the girl's mouth.
The girl pushed Xu Zhiqiong away and said: "Why are you covering my mouth? I'm not lying. This is what a sister told me personally. Wu Qianhu is a first-rate romantic talent. That night at Yinggeyuan, Wu Qianhu was
The masters of the Yin Pavilion all give..."
Xu Zhiqiong took a chicken leg and stuffed it into the girl's mouth: "Look, you have been singing, singing, singing all night. You, you, are you hungry? Eat, eat, eat something first."
Wu Xu wanted to kill people, Xu Zhiqiong could feel it.
The girl ate the chicken drumsticks, wiped her mouth and said, "I'll change another song for you!"
"No need to sing, you can go ahead." Wu Xu's mood became even lower.
The girl shook her head and said, "That's not okay. I can't take so much money from you in vain."
This girl is so stubborn. Xu Zhiqiong was afraid that she would sing again, so he came up with an idea: "Cook some wine for us."
"It's easy to say, I can do this," the girl picked up the drinking utensils, hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just about making wine, there's no other tricks, right?"
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned: "What other tricks can there be?"
The girl said: "You don't know. A few days ago, I went to Sun Yang's shop to ask for a reward. A madman came and insisted on letting me feed him wine. I didn't know what drinking wine meant, so I agreed to him.
What do you think he asked me to do? He made me drink wine, and then vomited him until the jug was gone. I vomited a whole pound for him, and the wine slid down my throat. I couldn't stop it, at least there were two reasons.
Two of them went into my stomach and made me drunk all day long!"
Xu Zhiqiong was startled, isn't this lunatic Qian Limu?
Wu Xu laughed loudly when he heard this: "You said I recognize this person!"
Do you recognize it?
Do you recognize Qian Limu?
Xu Zhiqiong was a little flustered, and the girl was even more flustered than him: "You don't need me to feed the bar. I tell you, I will never do this again."
"No, no, no, just make wine!"
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The girl cooked a jar of wine for the two of them, then took the money and left happily.
Xu Zhiqiong also warned: "It's late at night, I've made enough tonight, so go back quickly."
Seeing the girl walking away, Wu Xu said: "You don't even want to ask her name?"
Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "Why do you ask?"
"She is about the same age as you, you might as well marry her."
"Okay, okay." Xu Zhiqiong agreed casually.
"You still disdain, are you worthy of me?"
Xu Zhiqiong straightened his back and said, "I am a dignified lantern-carrying man, am I not worthy of being a charioteer?"
Wu Xu smiled bitterly and said, "You are not worthy of having a wife if you are doing what we are doing."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Wang Zhennan married eight!"
Wu Xu pondered for a while: "That's because he has the ability. Anyway, I don't have the ability to marry a wife."
If you have no ability, who among the men in the world can still marry a wife?
Jiang Feili runs to the Yamen every day, eager to get into your arms, but you haven't even looked at her.
Wu Xu looked at the night scene outside the window and sighed: "Common people, these are the common people of Daxuan. If you say they are good, they will make you worry about them. If you say they are evil, they will make you hate them to the core."
After saying that, Wu Xu put down his wine glass, stood up and said, "You've had enough to drink. Come and walk with me. That girl is being watched."
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The girl sitting there was obedient. She had earned enough today and it was getting late. It was time to go home.
Humming a little tune all the way to the alley, the girl suddenly stopped.
A man came in front, walking unsteadily. He was probably drunk. It would be better to hide away from such a man.
The girl turned around and left, but saw a man walking over.
How is this going?
Are these two people here to block me?
The girl often walked at night, knowing that the situation was bad, but there were no forks in this alley, and she had nowhere to avoid it.
The drunk man in front seemed to be thinner, so the girl lowered her head, gritted her teeth, and walked up to meet him.
The drunk man pretended not to see the girl. When the girl came closer, he grabbed her clothes and laughed and said: "Little lady, where are you going?"
The girl struggled to break away and took a few steps back, but fell into the arms of the man behind her.
"Look at how fair the little lady is, and how quickly she grabbed her waist." The man hugged the girl, and the girl shouted loudly: "Someone is coming! It's on fire~"
This girl knows how to shout. If she shouts for help, no one will necessarily listen. If she shouts of fire, someone will probably come out to take a look.
But the man didn't let her cry out and grabbed the girl's neck with one hand.
"If you make any more noise, I will strangle you to death!"
The girl struggled hard and was punched in the stomach by the man.
After being punched and choked, the girl stopped moving, her face turned purple, and she was about to die.
The drunk man stepped forward and said: "Be gentle, who can you sell to if you die?"
The man relaxed his hand slightly, let the girl come up and take a breath, and slapped the girl several times until her nose and face were bruised and swollen.
The man bared his teeth and smiled and said: "Xiao Nizi, you said you are so handsome, how much money can you get from singing and singing? I will also find you a good place to ensure that you will have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life. Don't move around on the road. Otherwise I will beat you to death!"
These are old man's teeth.
The old man started with his teeth and did not take photos of flowers or put sacks on them, which would arouse suspicion.
Hit first, then scare. The little girl was probably frightened and didn't dare to shout when she left the alley.
Don't be afraid of shouting. When the time comes, he will pretend to be the girl's father. Passersby on the road will not care. Once he gets on the carriage, he will be pulled directly outside the city and take action.
The man was carrying the girl and was about to walk out of the alley when the drunk man pulled him and said: "After all, there is no one here, why don't we have a taste?"
The man touched the girl's face, licked his lips and said, "It's good to try it, but I'm afraid the price will be discounted."
"It's okay, they don't pick this."
The man pursed his lips and said, "Then try it."
He was about to pull the girl's clothes when he suddenly saw Xu Zhiqiong getting in between the two of them and saying, "I'll choose. I haven't eaten it yet, so you can't taste it."
The drunk man was startled and shook his fist: "Where do you think you are from, do you know who I am, Grandpa?"
"I was just about to ask you," Wu Xu stood up, kicked the drunken man's thigh bone, stepped forward and stepped on the drunkard's chest, and asked: "Tell me your name, tell me who you are?
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The other man looked dumbfounded. Xu Zhiqiong drained his strength, pushed him to the ground, stepped on his head and asked: "Qianhu asked you, didn't you hear?"
The two of them were so frightened that they could not speak. Wu Xu shouted: "Where is the lamp?"
Xu Zhiqiong puffed up his chest and said, "I didn't bring it!"
"What do you call a lantern man without a lantern?"
You said you came out in casual clothes.
Wu Xu pulled out a square scarf from behind his back. The scarf flicked and turned into a red light.