Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen The Beauty of Thinking

The house of this family is not a square courtyard. The walls of blue tiles are also undulating like waves. When I pass by the brick window grilles and look in through the gaps, I can only see the flowers and trees in the courtyard, surrounded by carved railings, like a Rich family. Yang Hao's curiosity became even stronger. He didn't know why the girl from such a family was looking for him. When he walked around to the main entrance, he saw the door was wide open, and a black lacquered signboard 'Ruxuefang' hung high on the lintel. Look at the name It doesn't look like a residential building, Yang Hao couldn't help being stunned.

"Young master, the slave family is here!" There was a crisp cry from a distance, and Yang Hao looked through the door, and saw the girl whom he had just seen at the back window by the river running up and down, wearing a green narrow-sleeved short jacket with a tight-fitting outer covering. Half-arm clothing, a bright yellow narrow skirt with a tight and slender waist, her hair was still wet and shiny, it was simply pulled back, dancing lively on the shaved shoulders as she ran. Her short blouse is double-breasted and has no buttons. It is only tied with a bow in front of her chest and abdomen. The small crimson chest wrapped in the V-neck is lined with a pair of delicate breasts that have just developed, and her delicate and slender collarbones It can be seen at a glance. This kind of dress was not uncommon in the early Song Dynasty. The pink breasts half covered the condensed snow, conveying the legacy of the Tang Dynasty, which is thin, transparent and exposed.

"Hee hee, the young master is leaving so fast, please come with the slave's house and have tea in the hall." Yang Hao saw that her family didn't even have an old courtyard answering the door in broad daylight, recalled the name on the lintel, and looked at the girl's unconstrained generosity, thinking: "This house will not be... A brothel, right?" He hesitated and said: "Young lady, if you have anything to say, it doesn't matter. I'm a man, and I have no relationship or reason with you. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to come in like this."

The little girl covered her mouth with a smile and said: "We are like Xuefang, and it is convenient for men without relatives and reasons to visit. Alright, alright, it won't look like it if you pretend, come with the slave's house." Not avoiding suspicion as he spoke, he stretched out his hand to pull his arm. It would be unbeautiful for people to see her at the gate of the courtyard. Moreover, although this little girl is generous, she definitely does not look like a nympho. Can you go in and rape yourself? Yang Hao was thinking wildly in his mind, and followed her hesitantly. Along the way, he saw pavilions, terraces, pavilions, Quyuan corridors, and Zhulan Qishu. They were very elegant and looked like a rich and wealthy family.Not only is it quiet and elegant, but it is also impressive. Yang Hao's thoughts just now were a little shaken: This is not like a brothel.

The girl accompanied him into a small building, sat down in the living room, smiled at him and said, "Young master, sit down for a while, and my servant will make tea." Yang Hao leaned back and said, "I don't dare to work. I haven't asked the girl's name yet." The girl pursed her lips and said with a smile: "It's enough for the young master to call the slave's family a Miao Miao, but the slave's family is reckless, I don't know what the young master's name is?" Yang Hao smiled slightly and said, "My surname is Yang Minghao. I don't know where this place is. What's the purpose of the girl inviting me here?"

"Hee hee, don't be in a hurry, Mr. Yang, please sit down for a while, wait for the slave's house to make tea, and then explain it slowly with you." Miaomiao was nimble, and in a short while made a pot of tea, put it on the low table, poured a cup of tea for him, took a seat opposite him, and then explained to him in detail. To Yang Hao's surprise, it turns out that this place is indeed a brothel.In Yang Hao's impression, the brothel should be the kind of quadrangle courtyard, the building is full of small houses like pigeon cages, when the client enters the courtyard, the old bustard howls: "Girls upstairs, come out to see the client!" So Then a bunch of warblers and swallows came out, and the chattering made people dizzy.

Yang Hao also visited a brothel in Fugu, and it was a very high-end brothel, much better than what he had imagined, but it was definitely not like the Ruxuefang he saw now.According to Miss Miaomiao's introduction, in such a large garden, there is only one girl named Liu Duo'er who heads the house, and the rest of the people are servants and servants, and girls like Miaomiao are singing and dancing for her. people around. Look at the situation, this Miss Liu Duoer Liu is quite like a modern red singer, with managers, drivers, bodyguards, make-up artists, and an exclusive singing and dancing team around her, supporting hundreds of people by herself. Yang Hao couldn't help secretly marveling that the peerless stunner of all living beings has such a great ability.

In fact, this is Yang Hao's poor understanding. He thought that if the word "prostitute" was used, he must be in the flesh and blood business, but he didn't know that in this era, prostitutes and prostitutes are not separated, and they can be called prostitutes. is very different. "A pair of jade arms can be pillowed by thousands of people, and a little bit of red lips can be tasted by thousands of people" is prostitution, and You are a performer but not a person, so the quality is higher. It is very difficult to become popular if it is purely pleasing to the eye.And the brothels that Yang Hao entered before, even if they were extremely high-end, were only for skin and flesh business, so naturally they couldn't compare with the mansion where a prostitute like Liu Duo'er lived.This first-rate actor lives in a spacious and quiet house, with three or four halls, gardens with flowers and rockeries, strange stone basins and pools, and a small room with curtains and couch, left and right history, although it entertains people with sex, it does not Serve pillows.

Most of the people they receive are rich or noble people. These people have high status and cultural quality, and there is no shortage of beautiful wives and concubines in their families. There are countless wives and concubines, but they want to spend money in brothels.Most of them came to the brothel to drink tea and listen to music to relax, or to meet with friends to discuss business, and then left after drinking. There was basically nothing wrong with it. This is far from the brothel we understand today. Since people in official circles and scholars pursue this, the most important criteria for a first-class courtesan is to be generous, to speak well, to be able to take care of the guests in every possible way, and to liven up the scene; , able to sing and dance; the last is the requirement of appearance.

Of course, geisha don’t necessarily have to guard their bodies like jade. They hang out in the sensual world, and they come into contact with the most outstanding men from all walks of life. There are also things about saving money and money, but this is not for the money, but for the gratification of the two. The prostitutes of the second grade are also mostly from Shixi anthology and Zaju family.Such a woman must be invited to bring a musical instrument to the banquet of the rich and powerful.Such a woman is also good at silk and bamboo orchestra, erotic singing and wonderful dancing.As for those who stay with the romantic and earn head-wrapping looks, they are at the next level. They have the most extensive group of benefactors, but their income is also limited.

Some people may wonder, how much money can a first-class courtesan earn when she has such a large family?In fact, it is not the case. The money earned by such a famous prostitute is not the same as that of a prostitute who sells her appearance. It is simply a world of difference. Those big people who are either rich or expensive always have to socialize, and many things are not convenient to discuss at home, or it is inconvenient for people to see them interacting in private, so they have to go to the Goulan, drink tea and listen to music to relax , Friends gather to discuss business, such an occasion has become the best place for official occasions, shopping malls, mutual collusion, and communication. In this process, they may be familiar or unfamiliar with each other, or it may be inconvenient to say something directly, or it may be inconvenient to ask for conditions in person. At this time, there must be a person with long sleeves, good at dancing, and exquisite skills to go through the needles, communicate and coordinate, and ease conflicts. , to promote political alliances and business cooperation among all parties. This person is naturally the first-class brothel prostitute, and this is where her real means of making money come from.Therefore, the first-class brothel prostitutes make money by doing 'projects', that is, public relations, which is public relations in the true sense, rather than relying on flesh and blood business to attack the lower level of men. It is precisely because of this reason that Qinhuai Bayan in later generations and Sai Jinhua in the late Qing Dynasty have such great influence in society, because they hold the most important network resources in officialdom, shopping malls, and scholars in their hands, and It's not because of their appearance, figure or skill in bed that they are much better than other prostitutes. But how to gather this huge network of resources?Of course, it depends on the red card's elegance of conversation, communication skills, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing, and the elegant wine, food, banquets, and party environment provided by her huge service team, which attracts people from all levels of society. It can only be formed after the exchange of outstanding talents. Miss Liu Duo'er was originally the head of the brothel in Quanzhou. She can write words, is good at talking, socializes well, criticizes people, and answers correctly.There are many servants and horses in front of the gate, and the rich and the young come to visit; the Jinshi is endless, and the extravagance is set up. When I was in Quanzhou, it was really a public servant, talking and laughing, and a scholar, the energy is really not small... Yang Hao didn't expect that there is so much knowledge in the brothel, but he was a little curious when he heard this, and asked: "I know Quanzhou, where the sea transportation is prosperous, and tourists from all over the world come here. In terms of prosperity, it is no worse than Bianliang now. Miss Liu is living a carefree life in Quanzhou, why did she travel all the way to Kaifeng?" Miaomiao heard this, raised her willow eyebrows, and sighed, "Alas! It's not because of the damned stinky man." She glanced at Yang Hao, and quickly said, "I'm not talking about you." Yang Hao raised his sleeves and sniffed, and said with a smile, "Fortunately, there is no smell, and it really wasn't about me." Miaomiao gave a "card" smile, and then said with a sad face: "I'm not afraid to tell you about this matter, my girl sent away many familiar people, abandoned her foundation and came to Kaifeng, she really had some unavoidable difficulties, All these reasons were caused by that Pinghai Jiedu envoy Chen Hongjin. This Chen Hongjin, although he is an official envoy to Jiedu envoy, is actually the Emperor of the Zhangquan area, he..." Yang Hao felt a little dizzy after hearing her say a few words. In her mouth, Chen Hongjin was said to be Qingyuan Jiedu envoy for a while, Pinghai Jiedu envoy for a while, Li Yuchen of the Southern Tang Dynasty for a while, and Li Yuchen for a while. He is a servant of the official of the Great Song Dynasty. Hearing that Yang Hao was one head and two elders, he couldn't help interjecting and asked: "Hold on, girl, I'm a little confused. Is this Chen Hongjin an official of Song State or Tang State?" Miaomiao asked: "Young master, do you think you don't know the origin of Chen Hongjin?" Of course Yang Hao didn't know, so he said: "Yes, I have heard of this person's name, but I really don't know anything about this person's experience." Miaomiao said: "Chen Hongjin was originally an official of the state of Fujian. A few years ago, the state of Fujian died due to civil strife. The general Liu Congxiao who occupied Zhangzhou and Quanzhou defected to Li Yu of the Tang state. Chen Hongjin falsely accused the young master of wanting to take refuge in Wuyue, tied him up and sent him to the Southern Tang Dynasty, and elected Zhang Hansi, the deputy envoy of the command army, to serve as the deputy envoy of Jiedu after staying in the Qingyuan army. In less than two years, he replaced him and became the military governor of Qingyuan Army.Seeing that the Song State was powerful, he sent envoys to Song Dynasty, so the officials changed the name of the Qingyuan Army to Ping Haijun, and appointed him as the Pinghai Jiedu envoy. Ping Haijun Jiedushi, when he sent his envoy to Tang, he called himself Qingyuanjun Jiedushi. " Yang Hao suddenly said: "So..." Miaomiao said: "Chen Hongjin has a general under his command, who is a close aide of Zhang Hansi who was replaced by Chen Hongjin. He wanted to kill Chen Hongjin and restore the old master, so he colluded with a group of generals who were dissatisfied with Chen Hongjin, invited Chen Hongjin to a banquet, but secretly ambushed The soldier wanted to kill him during the banquet, so in order not to make Chen Hongjin suspicious, this man invited my lady to sing and dance." Unexpectedly, just as Chen Hongjin arrived, before entering the mansion, it happened that an earth dragon turned over (earthquake).One of the generals who went to deceive him thought it was a warning from heaven, and Chen Hongjin was blessed by gods and Buddhas. Frightened, he immediately defected and told the story of his accomplices who planned to ambush Chen Hongjin during the banquet. Chen Hongjin got on his horse and fled, and when he returned, he sent troops to capture and kill the generals who had fled all over the place. This killing of him, as long as he was involved and had close contacts with those generals, he was really a merciless one. He slaughtered them in one day Hundreds of families, thousands of lives, blood stained the city, murderous. He became red-eyed, and thought that my young lady was also an accomplice of those people, so he sent people to kill me in "Ruxuefang". Fortunately, many of his generals admired my young lady, so they rushed over before he sent The people in front came to report the news, my young lady didn't dare to stay for a while when she heard the news, she immediately wrapped herself up softly, Guanshi Zhao, and Mama Pang fled by water, and many people in Ruxuefang took some belongings and dispersed in a hurry. My young lady moved to Bianliang, Tokyo, and within a year, she became one of the top four in Tokyo.But this way, he robbed the business of many Bianliang people, and made many sisters in the industry very dissatisfied, so some people instigated Wu Wa, the head girl of "Meihu Cave", to compete with my lady. " The two girls were instigated by others, and I may not know it, but they are both talented and knowledgeable, and they have the ambition to win, and they want to compare each other's skills, but they get angry after fighting. Moreover, more and more people know about it, and the momentum has been created, and the two of them are in trouble.This battle has already related to the status and status of the two in the future, and the two can only go all out. Originally, the two fought each other with no distinction between winners and losers, but since a month ago, that Wu Wa'er got some expert guidance, no matter poetry, song, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, her artistic conception suddenly surpassed Miss Liu's. Go ahead.Liu Duo'er was originally good at singing and dancing, but Wu Wa'er also challenged her with dance the day before yesterday. The dance she danced was quite reminiscent of the Western Region style, which was refreshing. The slender waist and half-exposed pink navel are really mesmerizing, just like a demon dance . Liu Duo'er was originally a famous prostitute in Quanzhou, and she has also seen dancers from Persia and Dashi dance. She is somewhat similar to them, but because she is not elegant enough and involved in adultery, she has always disdain to learn, while Wu Wa'er's dance is vaguely that kind of dance. The charm of exotic dances, but discarding the superfluous and retaining the essence, is quite different. It won numerous applause for a while, but immediately overwhelmed Liu Duoer's dancing skills. Miss Liu lost again and again, and the girls in Kaifeng Jiaofang took the opportunity to hit her hard, spread rumors and belittle her, trying to defeat her in one fell swoop, making her unable to gain a foothold in Kaifeng, so Liu Duoer's current situation is very difficult. Yang Hao already understood when he heard this, and blurted out: "I understand, Miss Miaomiao wants me to write lyrics for your girl?" Miao Miao said happily: "Exactly, is your son willing to agree?" In Yang Hao's mind, he thought of seven or eight wonderful poems that were well-known and passed down for thousands of years, but unfortunately... none of the poems he could memorize were all fragments of good sentences handed down from generation to generation. Seeing his embarrassed expression, Miao Miao hurriedly said: "My lord, you don't need to apologize, your poem just now is very good, I believe my lady will also admire her heart after reading it. If you write lyrics for my lady, it will be a great way to embellish your pen." You will be missing. Besides, my lady is very good at singing and dancing. If my lady sings lyrics for you, it won’t be long before the young master’s lyrics will spread all over the world, and his name will become famous among scholars. At that time, the young master will also Both fame and fortune." At that time, printing and publishing were still very expensive, and it was often possible to print with the author's own funds. Not everyone could afford it. Women in brothels played and sang poems, relying on talented scholars and celebrities to provide poems, and talented scholars and celebrities used their mouths to write their own poems. His poems spread to gain fame, if not for this, how many well-known and wonderful poems have been lost, this is a matter of mutual benefit.Therefore, Miaomiao is full of confidence, and only knows that Yang Hao will readily agree as soon as she speaks out. write words?Just a joke, I'm just half a bottle of vinegar, if you drag me in to pick flowers, my old man will suffer, and I won't suffer anyway, Who is afraid of Who.Let me write words?Yang Hao immediately shook his head like a rattle: "Huh? No no no no no no no..."
"Mr. Ding'an, go slowly, this is the money to polish the pen, let me have a good discussion with the internal and external stewards." A voice suddenly came from the courtyard, and Miss Miaomiao exclaimed in surprise: "Miss!", got up hurriedly and went out.Yang Hao looked out, and saw a gray-haired old man striding away in high spirits, with big sleeves fluttering, and a young girl in emerald green clothes chased a few steps behind him, standing on the spot silently . Lu Renjia was a generation of famous people who admired themselves, so of course it is inconvenient to say some things clearly, but his hints were quite explicit, but Liu Duoer just pretended not to understand, Lu Renjia's patience gradually faded, and finally got angry and walked away. When Liu Duoer fled from Quanzhou, she hastily brought only some soft things. Since she arrived in Bianliang, she bought land and bought houses, decorated halls, whitewashed pavilions, and spent money like running water, almost exhausting her surplus.This year, in order to open up the situation, many of the guests in the early stage were invited by her at her own expense. Their function was to "care for children", so all the investment was made in the early stage of opening, and now they are just about to start to make profits. That veie baby fought hard, and even lost the wind. When she came from Quanzhou, the poems written by Quanzhou scholars had been exhausted. If there were no excellent poems, how could she be favored by those officials and gentry who had read poetry and books in the future?What's more, at this time, the battle with Meiwaer is already well known in the city, once defeated, the consequences will be worrisome.If you can't get good words to overwhelm Veela, there will be no room for turning around.But... but this old man with chicken skin and white hair, old and tall, dying of old age, is still lustful, Liu Duo'er wanted to pretend to avoid it, but who knows that he... At the moment when she was in a state of confusion, Miao Miao rushed over excitedly and said: "Miss, I invite a young master back, this young master is very good at writing, do you want to see him?" Liu Duo'er's eyes lit up immediately, and she hurriedly said, "Oh? Who is it?" Miao Miao said: "This young master's name is Yang Hao, and he is in the hall over there." Liu Duo'er never remembered that there was a talented scholar named Yang Hao in Kaifeng Shilin, and she was very disappointed when she heard it. The "good words" in Miaomiao's mouth may be limited, so what can they help?There is no need to make an ugly face in front of Wu Wa'er again. She was upset at this moment, how could she care about Yang Hao any more, so she shook her head and sighed: "Forget it, please ask that young master to leave. Also, invite Guanshi Zhao and Mama Pang here immediately." See me." After saying that, he walked away without even glancing at the hall from the beginning to the end. "Miss..." Miao Miao invited him here on her own initiative, but unexpectedly, the young lady drove him away even if she didn't see her. When she walked back into the hall, she couldn't help but look a little ashamed, and said embarrassingly: "Young Master Yang..." Yang Hao stood up as if he was relieved, laughed and said: "It's okay, it's okay, little lady, don't be embarrassed. I still have something to do, so I'm leaving." After finishing speaking, he rubbed the soles of his feet with oil and slipped away. "Young Master, Young Master Yang..." Miao Miao couldn't wait to call out, she stomped her feet and chased after her young lady. It didn't take long for Yang Hao to leave "Ruxuefang", so Liu Duo'er's maidservant hurriedly chased them out from the courtyard. It turned out that Miao Miao was unwilling to reconcile, and ran to the backyard to finish the song "made" by Yang Hao without a head or a tail. I recited the words to her, and it turned out to be excellent words.Miss Liu knew a lot of poems, but she had never heard of this one before. Miao Miao said that Yang Hao personally admitted that this poem was written by him. When I got to the door, I saw Yang Hao was nowhere in front of the door, all the alleys lead in all directions, who knows where he went. Liu Duo'er was stunned, and said quietly: "Oh, it's not easy to meet a talented person who is born in the world, but I missed him. Could it be that the sky is going to make things difficult for me?" Miaomiao rolled her eyes, and said suddenly: "Miss, the third son of the Luo family is an official in Nan Ya, and he is in charge of household borrowers, why don't you... ask him to help me find out the identity of this man named Yang Hao. Let's go to the door to beg him, as long as the girl opens her mouth, if she doesn't believe him, her heart will be hardened." Liu Duo'er smiled wryly and said, "Bianliang has such a large population, there are eight hundred people named Yang Hao, if not one thousand, how can we find him?" Miaomiao said: "It's up to people, it's just a matter of effort. Even if there are hundreds of people with the same name and surname, there are at most ten or twenty people of the same age. If you spend three to five days, are you afraid you won't find him?" Liu Duo'er thought for a while, then paused and said: "Forget it, I'll edit a book right away, and you send it to Mr. Luo San's residence for me." "Okay!" Miaomiao said happily: "Miss, don't worry, even if this Bianliang City is turned upside down, Miaomiao will definitely dig him out!"