Not all graceful looks require fluttering white clothes.
This discovery quite surprised Jia Lian.
At least in the movies and TV shows he had seen in his previous life, when a fairy-like woman appeared, she would appear with white gauze flying, light smoke surrounding her, super slow motion and full dermabrasion filters.
But the woman who caught Jia Lian's attention was dressed in ordinary clothes, with only a silver hairpin on her head.
She was about twenty-three or four years old, with beautiful eyebrows, jade cheeks and cherry lips. She was sitting on the boat with no expression on her face, just looking at the river in trance.
But just such a static picture was better than countless charming smiles, leaving only four words in Jia Lian's mind: "Charming".
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"That's a boat prostitute."
Cornelia saw Jia Lian looking at each other foolishly, and followed his eyes, her face immediately full of disdain.
"The famous boat girls on West Lake in the early days have now come here along the canal?"
Jia Lian frowned when he heard this:
"Little girl, when you first come up, you say that she is a boat prostitute. Did she provoke you?"
Dogwood was displeased and immediately put her hands on her hips:
"Who can tell? There are silk flowers tied around the canopy of her boat, and the price is even marked.
In the south, boats with silk flowers tied on them are called flower boats, and the boat girls on the flower boats are boat prostitutes."
Qingwen immediately opened the window to take a look:
"It's true, there's a bouquet of tuberose tied to the canopy of the boat."
"Maybe it's just a decoration." Jia Lian was a little impatient and waved his hand, "Tuberose is quite elegant."
"Elegance? Humph!"
Cornus curled her lips with contempt.
"Only those who know nothing feel elegant.
The flowers tied here represent the price.
It is usually a two-story boat with red peonies tied around it. Inside it lives a first-class hairpin girl who is proficient in playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so the first-class hairpin girl has a nickname, "girls' school book".
Non-high-ranking officials and wealthy gentry can’t afford it.
Those wearing pink lotus flowers are cheaper second-class boat prostitutes, but at least they can play the pipa, sing ditties, or cook decent West Lake boat dishes.
The canopy of this boat is tied with white tuberose, which means that the people on this boat are the most despicable third-class boat prostitutes. Only those rude boatmen will patronize her business."
Zhuyu was angry that Jia Lian looked at the woman and deliberately said the last sentence to disgust him.
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Jia Lian cannot be said to be disgusted, but he is indeed a little disappointed.
Such a pretty girl, her career is almost meaningless.
Of course, in Jia Lian's previous life, many good-looking girls were also engaged in this profession, and some were part-time.
However, the popular saying at that time was that it was not the sellers who tied silk flowers on the side of the boat awning, but the buyers who put bottles of water on the roof of the car, which is a homonym for "drink your water".
The buyer parked his car in front of the university and placed a bottle of drink on the roof of the car.
Nongfu Spring is priced at 200 yuan, green tea is priced at 300 yuan, Pulse is priced at 400 yuan, and Red Bull is priced at 600 yuan.
If a girl falls in love with a buyer, or falls in love with a buyer's car, the girl will pick up the drink on the roof of the car, take the initiative to open the door, and sit in the buyer's passenger seat.
If the buyer does not like the girl who gets in the car, then the buyer will say that he is waiting for someone, and the girl will understand, get out of the car calmly, and drift away without any embarrassment.
But the woman on the boat didn't look like a promiscuous person. It was even said that her temperament was better than that of the college student in Jia Lian's previous life.
It’s really hard to compare people to each other, and to compare goods, you have to throw them away.
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But Jia Lian didn't want to make Zhu Yu too arrogant, so he deliberately said:
"Oh, since this is not good, I won't watch it.
The 'West Lake Boat Girl' is not good, but the world-famous 'Yangzhou Slim Horse' deserves it, right?"
Speaking of this, Jia Lian himself was really moved. He closed his eyes slightly and said what he wanted to say:
"This trip coincides with the spring in the south of the Yangtze River. The river is shining brightly, lighting up the prosperity. I also chartered a two-story boat, called in a few top beauties, prepared more wine and food, and played with the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras.
Slow, with a powdery fragrance with a hint of wine.
I also listen to music, recite poems, talk and drink with beauties, and talk about life, which is both beautiful and artistic."
"If an official is having sex with a prostitute, once he finds out, he will be beaten with a sixty stick!" Juyu said with an upright look, "If you dare to go, I will find a censor to join you, and I will beat you to pieces with a sixty stick!"
Qingwen was originally listening with interest. When she heard this, she immediately grabbed Dogwood:
"I don't allow you to hit the second master!"
Cornus officinalis stamped her foot:
"I don't allow him to find Yangzhou thin horses or West Lake boat girls!"
Jia Lian is speechless.
As the two little girls were making trouble, he looked out the window again.
Although the small boat with a leaf tied with white tuberose is simple, it went smoothly with the wind and the current, and the speed was not slow. It traveled side by side with Jia Lian's boat for a long time across the rolling river water and the passing ships.
The woman sat for a while, then got up and went into the cabin.
From beginning to end, she never glanced at Jia Lian.
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After several days of boating, Jia Lian was bored every day. After reading and writing, Jia Lian sometimes went to Daiyu's boat to chat for a while.
After listening to Daiyu play the piano several times, I became interested and asked Daiyu to teach me.
Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled:
"What a coincidence, I actually brought the music score."
He found one among the pile of books on the table and handed it to Jia Lian:
"The beginning here is "Sauvignon Blanc", which is an ancient Jiangnan Qin song.
Although the fingering method is simple, you need to carefully appreciate the charm of 'sad but not sad', which is suitable for your beginners."
Jia Lian opened the music score and saw that the words inside were very strange. Some looked like the word "shao", some looked like the word "mang", and there was also the word "大" with a hook next to the word "九", and another in the middle.
The word "五" also has the word "五" at the top, and the word "六" adds the word "木", and there is another word "五" at the bottom. He smiled and said:
"It's terrible, they recognize me, but I don't recognize them."
Daiyu laughed:
"Since you worship me as your master, I will naturally teach you everything you have. It's just that as a master, cultivation is very expensive."
Jia Lian smiled roguely:
"The jar of wine last time, I haven't seen you return the gift yet, it's worth the tuition."
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Jia Lian didn't expect that he was so talented. Daiyu only taught him once, and he memorized the fingering of the piano score clearly. Daiyu only played the song "Sauvignon Blanc" once, and he was already able to play it stumblingly.
Come down.
Daiyu watched from the side and saw Jia Lian's expression solemn and concentrated, and thought to herself:
The ancients played the harp to heal the body and cultivate their temperament. If the heart is right, the sound of the harp will be right.
Baoyu also tried hard to learn the piano by himself, but he only said: "We are just learning to play. If we get too particular about it, it will be boring."
One is dedicated to doing things, and the other is playful in everything. Compare the two and make a judgment.
Now I fell in love with Jia Lian even more, but thinking that he already had a wife and concubines, I secretly sighed at my unlucky fate.
If you were born a few years earlier, you could ask your father to arrange a marriage for you.
With his family background and talents, he is no worse than Wang Xifeng, and my grandmother will definitely be happy to see her success.
But now, grandma is bent on bringing herself and Baoyu together, but Mrs. Wang is wary of herself because she wants to bring Baoyu and Baochai together, neither of which is what she wants.
The more she thought about it, the sadder she became, so for several nights in a row, Daiyu could not sleep, weeping secretly.
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On this day, it started to rain steadily at night. Zhuyu and Qingwen fell asleep early listening to the sound of rain.
Jia Lian asked them to go to bed first. He felt that the room was extremely quiet and he had no intention of sleeping. He sat at the table and wrote for a while, then picked up a book to read.
The drizzle gently hits the wooden roof of the cabin, making the surroundings seem quieter.
The candlelight flickered and the sandalwood incense was fine. The two young girls were sleeping peacefully. They were reading Wen Zhenheng's "Chronicles of Longevity". It was all about leisurely and fun things, and about "hungry".
The distinction between elegance and vulgarity among the "leisure things" that cannot be eaten and cannot be worn when cold.
This kind of leisure is very enjoyable in itself.
At some point, the rain stopped outside.
Jia Lian was in a good mood, so he opened the cabin door gently, and a burst of fresh air after the rain hit his face, making him feel refreshed.
Just after closing the cabin door, when he turned around, he suddenly found Xing'er standing behind him, which made Jia Lian almost jump in fright.
"What are your orders, Second Master?"
Jia Lian thought that he didn't ask Xing'er to wait outside. He didn't know why this kid was so active.
However, after the experience last time, Jia Lian firmly did not believe that there should be someone standing next to him in the middle of the night.
"Go back to the cabin and sleep. I'll call you if I need anything."
Xing'er had a flattering expression:
"Second Master, I'm worried about you being outside alone."
I am even more worried if someone is following me.
So Jia Lian was very insistent and almost drove Xing'er into the cabin to rest.
It’s so nice to be quiet and quiet with no one around.
After walking all the way south, the chill has subsided, and after the new rain, the world is refreshing.
Jia Lian was intoxicated when he suddenly heard an unusual sound of water beside the boat, as if something was scratching the side of the boat.