After the tea master performed the tea art, the hot boiling water was slowly poured into the ceramic tea cup from the long spout of the teapot. In an instant, the clear fragrance of tea was filled, and the slightly brown tea soup was clear in the cup.
Drink tea and eat snacks.
Although the editor-in-chief of Nagano and others watched it with great interest, Bai Gui was not interested in tea art. When he was in the provincial capital, he also met the tea master at the banquet. A mediocre person like him couldn't see any big difference.
After the tea ceremony performance, the paper partition was opened, and a geisha holding a shamisen walked in. She looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a Shimada bun, a simple and elegant kimono, and white powder on her face.
The face and neck are all abnormally white, and there is no general appearance. The tassels on the bun hairpin hang down to both shoulders, and the delicate collarbone follows every move, which is really beautiful.
However, the chest is a bit flat.
Behind her was a female geisha, holding a folded plain white folding fan in her left hand, and a shakuhachi like Xiao in her other hand.
"Sorry, I'm late."
After the two female geishas took their seats, a male geisha in her early thirties, carrying a drum on his back, quickly bowed and apologized.
"Good show!"
Editor-in-chief Nagano was obviously a regular customer and was familiar with the three geishas in front of him. After a few casual greetings, he asked them to start performing.
The first performance is the fan dance.
Very traditional features.
During the fan dance, most people are not looking at the fan, but watching every move of the young geisha as she dances with the fan. Her graceful figure is gently wrapped in a simple and elegant kimono, and the delicate silk material fits her exquisite curves.
It looks like a fleeting glimpse of light, with a beauty as stunning as a mighty dragon.
It seems to be something but not something, which is the most provocative.
The older geishas are playing the shakuhachi, which is ethereal and peaceful.
Next is a performance of some historical samurai stories called "Forty-seven Ronin".
Bai Gui took a few glances to satisfy his curiosity, so he didn't look any further.
During this period, he also chatted with Nagano editor-in-chief, Nobuo Nakajima and others, and became acquainted with each other. At the wine table, everyone talked freely, and the relationship became closer.
This is also one of the purposes of this trip.
"Nakajima, you have to take more care of Mr. Bai from now on..."
After chatting for a while, Editor-in-Chief Nagano felt that Bai Gui and he had similar interests, so he gave instructions to everyone present one by one. Of course, this was not just because of the short moment at the wine table, but also because of Bai Gui's
Background, and his selfishness as an elder to take care of.
On the wine table, holding it, this is easy to say.
I don’t support it, but I can take care of it, but I don’t know what kind of care it will look like.
"No, no, Editor Bai is the one taking care of me."
Nobuo Nakajima and several others said quickly.
Several people laughed, with some drunken blushes on their faces.
After the tea ceremony, I ordered some sake.
The three pillars of life, we have been together through windows together, we have carried guns together, and we have been prostitutes together!
I went to a teahouse to order geisha, and even though I only watched their performances, they were still considered the third best.
After a while, the story of the samurai of the Forty-seven Ronin ended. The two female geishas bowed down, picked up their paper fans, shakuhachi, and shamisen and walked to the low wooden table. The older female geisha accompanied the chief weaver Nagano.
On the other side, the small ones are arranged here in Baigui.
This is considered normal.
Editor-in-chief Nagano and Haku Taka are the ones with the highest status in the newspaper.
"Sir, please drink."
The young female geisha looked at Bai Gui with a shy look, her beautiful eyes seemed to be slightly affectionate, she held the cup with her bare hand and passed the sake to Bai Gui's lips.
Just touch it and you can drink it.
The training of the female geisha was also very good. When she stood up to pour the wine, she seemed to be leaning on Bai Gui's arms, but in fact she was not.
If you want to reject it, welcome it.
"I can't bear to drink, just drink this one."
Bai Gui felt a little uncomfortable, but he still put his mouth on the wine glass and was fed by the female geisha.
After that, he said that he didn't want to drink any more and just drank one or two.
The female geisha smiled and stopped trying to persuade her to drink. She just continued to chat and laugh with Bai Gui during the banquet, chatting about some interesting things. After chatting for a while, she would also play the shamisen. The sound of the koto was clear and sweet, just like the echo in the empty valley.
In the evening, the older female geisha came close to the editor-in-chief Nagano and whispered a few words.
Editor-in-Chief Nagano smiled, straightened up, looked at Bai Gui, and said: "Mr. Bai, Xunzi wants to ask you... Well, it's just Posu. You can refuse this, but it's also good for you. It will work out
Later, I will also give you a few liters of rice..."
"Let's forget it."
Bai Gui glanced at the dancer next to him. The Shimada bun was very nice, and her face was also good-looking, but she had applied a layer of whitening powder on it, so even a ghost couldn't tell what was underneath her face, whether it was beautiful or ugly.
I guess she can be somewhat delicate and pretty.
But he still doesn't get used to it.
He didn't dare to take a gamble. If he won the gamble, his character wouldn't just disappear.
If you lose the bet, it will be even worse...
Hair-dressing is a custom of Japanese girls. Well, it is similar to hair-dressing in brothels. In some places, it is rare in big cities, but it is not uncommon in rural areas and Kabukicho. Although Bai Gui came to Japan not long ago, he has also learned about it.
"That's such a pity. With Bai Jun's literary talent, she will definitely become famous in Japan in time. If she gets a little glory, her worth will double."
Editor-in-Chief Nagano said casually without any concern for the geisha beside him.
This has something to do with the customs of Japan. It’s not that they look down on geishas. Many reformers also married women from brothels. The conversation about this matter seemed to be a common and trivial matter.
But for the parties involved...
"Nagano-senpai is so complimentary."
Bai Gui shook his head and quickly interrupted Editor Nagano to continue speaking.
Who the man is is also very important to a geisha. For example, Mamiha from Memoirs of a Geisha is because the man who is a baron is a baron, so he will be rich throughout his life and his worth will double.
For a geisha, finding a good patron is very important.
"Drink, drink!"
Editor-in-Chief Nagano smiled and didn't pay attention to this trivial matter.
Although he was familiar with the geisha in this family, his relationship with her was just that. He could just say a few words and not agree, so forget it.
"Feel sorry!"
Bai Gui expressed his apology to the geisha next to him. For a geisha, it would be a very humiliating thing for a geisha to care about and spread the word, so he expressed his apology.
Ordinary Japanese people probably accept it.
It's just that he is fundamentally different from Japanese people, so he is not very acceptable.
"It's okay, I'm disturbing you."
Xunzi spoke very softly, curled the corners of his mouth, and smiled to show that he didn't care.
"This is ten days of yen, which is the string incense generation I gave you specially!"
Bai Gui hesitated for a while, but when he saw Xunzi's eyes, he still couldn't bear it. He took out a stack of Japanese yen from the lining pocket of his suit. It was very thick. In addition to his previous savings, there were also salary and manuscript fees from the newspaper, which totaled nearly one hundred yen.
Japanese yen.
He took one from it and handed it to Xunzi.
"Xianxiangdai" refers to the fact that geishas often light a stick of incense when performing. After the incense is burned, the performance is over. If they continue, they have to give money. "Yai" means "fee" in Japanese.
The price of a geisha performance varies. In today's price, a geisha performance only costs 20 yen. If the performance lasts so long, it is estimated to cost between two and three yen.