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The private room the madam was talking about was a relatively spacious room of more than 100 square meters, close to the street. The floor was covered with clean carpets, and there was a spacious open space in the middle for dancing and singing. The old madam led
After the three of them sat down inside, they excused themselves and went about their business.
There was a low table in front of the three of them, with many dried fruits, fruits and various dishes on it. Pei Yuanqing and Wang Junlin sat cross-legged on the spot, and Nie Xiaoyu also followed their example.
Pei Yuanqing glanced at Nie Xiaoyu and said sincerely: "I have been to this place before, but I always ate, drank and listened to music like today. I have never spent the night here."
Nie Xiaoyu glanced at Pei Yuanqing expressionlessly and said nothing, but both Wang Junlin and Pei Yuanqing could feel the meaning of "Explain to me what these words are for", so Wang Junlin had a weird smile on his face, while Pei Yuanqing
He had an embarrassed look on his face and used a giggle to cover up his embarrassment.
Fortunately, at this time, several graceful figures came in. After bowing to the three of them, they started singing and dancing.
Seeing that the dancers were wearing such revealing clothes, Pei Yuanqing secretly scolded the old madam for his lack of expression. At the same time, he glanced at Nie Xiaoyu with some worry. He saw that the latter did not frown or show any displeasure, but instead looked curious and interested.
He looked at the brothel girls who had begun to dance. After a moment, a girl playing the piano next to her made a beautiful sound and floated out of the box.
"The mist conjures the girl, the flying cloud conveys love, the golden girl travels far away in secret... When we meet again with the jade wind and golden dew, we will conquer countless fairyland..."
The singing was not bad, but for Wang Junlin, who had been baptized by various wonderful performances in later generations, such singing and dancing were not very attractive. On the contrary, Nie Xiaoyu was very curious and watched the entire song and dance performance very seriously.
At this time, under normal circumstances, he would naturally ask the girl to have some fun, but with Nie Xiaoyu around, Pei Yuanqing didn't want to and wouldn't do that, but just eating or sitting was not enough!
"Please, let me go in and find a business! I promise not to affect your business. My granddaughter and I haven't eaten for a day. If we can't make any money, we will starve to death."
"Go and go, don't even look at where this place is. There are many girls singing in our building, so there is no need for you to sing."
When Pei Yuanqing was debating whether to end today's embarrassing trip to the brothel early, suddenly an old man's begging for mercy came from outside the window. Wang Junlin turned around and looked through the window, but it was an old man carrying a girl and holding a girl in his arms.
I was holding the guqin and wanted to go into Chunnu Building to look for business, but I was stopped by the boy at the door of Chunnv Building.
Pei Yuanqing saw that Nie Xiaoyu seemed to be interested in the combination of the old man and the girl, so he immediately called the madam to give some instructions. Soon the old man and the girl who were singing outside the door downstairs were led to their box.
This is a pair of grandfather and grandson who are singing. The old man is dressed like an old scholar, wearing an old scholar's shirt, holding a guqin in his arms, and has a look of vicissitudes of life on his face.
The granddaughter was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a pretty face and a slightly childish look. The distance between her eyes was a bit wide, and she looked a bit naive and cute.
However, although the clothes of the two people were very old and even had patches on them, they were washed extremely clean like their own people.
The old man's expression showed gratitude and caution, while the pretty girl showed timidity or self-pity. The two of them silently saluted, and Pei Yuanqing generously threw a silver indigo, and let the two start performing.
The grandfather and grandson suppressed the ecstasy in their hearts, and after thanking Pei Yuanqing, they put away their money, sat quietly in the middle, raised their heads slightly, and began to perform.
A clear and moving piano sound rang out from the old scholar's fingers, and it never stopped, gurgling like running water.
Then came the little girl's singing voice. The little girl's voice was very nice, but her pronunciation was a bit special. The tip of her tongue would curl up slightly at the end of the sound, as if she was trying to swallow back part of the syllable, but it didn't make anyone feel ambiguous.
It's clear, and it won't make people feel bored when listening to it. Instead, it's like a peerless beauty behind a half-rolled bead curtain.
Nie Xiaoyu's face remained expressionless. No one could tell what she was thinking. Wang Junlin and Pei Yuanqing looked at each other. Neither of them expected that the grandfather and grandson who had been called over could play so beautifully. Especially Pei Yuanqing.
Having lived in Kyoto for a long time, I have listened to many wonderful songs by famous artists, but it is not uncommon to hear something as good as this, but it is also rare. I was surprised, and unexpectedly immersed myself in it, temporarily forgetting Nie Xiaoyu next to me.
It was just a song, and the box was quiet for a long time before the applause and admiration of Wang Junlin and Pei Yuanqing rang out. This time, Wang Junlin threw a piece of silver indigo. The grandfather and grandson quickly got up to return the gift, then put away the silver, and the old man prepared it.
He picked up the strings and sang another song with the little girl before leaving.
Not long after the old man and the little girl left, the three of them also left Chunnu Building. This was the first time that Pei Yuanqing did not spend the night here among the countless times he came to Chunnv Building.
The three of them had not gone far when they saw a few gangsters blocking the old man and the girl who had just been singing.
"Old man Sun, it's time to pay the protection fee."
Looking at these big men, the girl's face turned pale, and she quickly ran behind the old man in fright.
The old man's face was pale, he looked at the big man, and said in a trembling voice: "Third Master, didn't you just pay the protection fee yesterday? Why..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" The big man waved his hands impatiently and said, "This is my territory. I can take it in whenever I want, as many times as I want. If you want to find business here,
, just give me the money! Of course, if you don’t want to pay the protection fee, you can also let your granddaughter be my concubine."
Looking at this scene, Wang Junlin was not surprised. Even in the so-called legal society in later generations, some places with poor public security still collected protection fees, not to mention that in this feudal era, the public security was far less good than later generations.
The old man said with a bitter look on his face: "Third Master, it's really gone. You took all the money away yesterday, and you didn't make much money today..."
"I don't have any money. I just saw you guys coming out of Chunnu Building. Let me take a look!" The big man named San Ye forcibly grabbed the old man and started to search him.
Pei Yuanqing glanced at Nie Xiaoyu, frowned, and was about to walk over. When he saw a policeman patrolling the street not far away, he stopped again, thinking that it would be more appropriate for the policeman to handle this kind of matter.
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"Zhang Laosan, what are you doing?"
Seeing the officer approaching from a distance, the man temporarily stopped what he was doing, shook his hand, and said: "Brother Wu, it's okay. You are busy with your business. I will treat you to a drink tonight!"