Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 62 Wanhua Building

At night, Xu Zhiqiong followed Wu Xu to Wanhualou in casual clothes.

The first-class courtyard, the second-class hall, the third-class pavilion, and the fourth-class building are not high-end places, but Xu Zhiqiong is not picky!

So what if it's a high-end place?Am I that shallow person?

What is my purpose here?Do you do that kind of thing?I'm here to investigate!
First think about what are the rules for staying in Wanhualou?
There seems to be no rules here, just give money.

The 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 first ordered a large table of wine and food. It seems that he is not in a hurry to stay overnight .

Although Lou is in the fourth class, it also has its characteristics. The characteristic of Lou is eating, and the food is really delicious.

Wanhualou was originally called Huiyoulou, a well-known restaurant in Daxuan capital, all restaurants have singers to accompany them, and Huiyoulou is no exception, and they always choose top-notch singers to accompany them to sing.

But the good times didn't last long, there were too many restaurants by the Wang'an River, and the business of Huiyou Building was not good, so they simply changed careers completely and became the current Wanhualou.

Although he changed careers, his culinary skills were still there. Wu Xu ordered a table of delicious food and wine, and a middle-aged woman with heavy makeup stepped forward and said, "Master, do you want to listen to music or dance?"

Wu Xu said, "Let's ask someone to sing a song."

"Are there any acquaintances?"

"No," Wu Xu waved his hand casually, "Choose whatever you want, don't ask for Luo Hao."

The middle-aged woman went with a smile, and brought a girl in red with her after a while.

This girl has a delicate appearance, she is definitely not comparable to Xin Chu, she is also a little worse than Yan Fengru, and not too different from the maidservant of Yingge Academy.

She was wearing a red dress, holding a pipa and bowing to the two of them.

Xu Zhiqiong smiled.

He knows this man.

This girl's name is Shen Yuehong, and she once pointed at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Look at how many patches he has on his body!"

It's her!
Xu Zhiqiong swore that he would not take care of her business when he came to Wanhualou in the future!

"Don't want this!" Xu Zhiqiong didn't even look at it.

Wu Xu smiled and said, "I'm so ambitious, I don't want a singer tonight!"

and many more!I mean don't want this, not all of them.

Seeing the bustard and Shen Yuehong leaving, Xu Zhiqiong regretted it too much.

That's all, I'm here to do business.

"Qianhu, where are we looking here?"

Wu Xu shook his head and said, "I don't check anywhere, I just feel bored and want to have a glass of wine."

Come here for a drink?Is the price/performance ratio too low?
Xu Zhiqiong didn't ask any more questions. After the wine was ready, Xu Zhiqiong immersed himself in eating and drinking. Wu Xu held the wine glass and watched the waves of the Wang'an River in silence for a long time.

There was a sit-down during the banquet.

Zhazuo is a girl who sings songs for rewards. Unlike divas, they can't sing 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 the singing is good, you can give two rewards. If you think it is noisy, you can also give two rewards. In short, she won’t leave if you don’t give money.

The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, and she was playful and cute. She played a tambourine, leaned over to the table, and sang: "The peach blossoms are flying, and the honored guest is here. The two honored guests are smiling. Listen to the little girl sing a song, and the guest will be happy." Make money again..."

After singing a few lines, Wu Xu smiled, took out a penny from his pocket, and gave it to the girl.

The reward for cleaning the seat is usually three or five liters, and ten liters is very rare.

Wu Xu gave a whole hang at once!
The girl was terrified, put the money on the table and said: "Master, I will sing a song, if you don't like listening to it, I will leave, I don't do that business."

Wu Xu frowned and said, "What business did I ask you to do? Sing a few more lines, take the money and go."

"Sing a few more lines..." The girl bit her finger, "I don't know what to sing anymore after giving you so much. The one just now certainly doesn't count. Let me sing "Shangyangchun" for you."

"Shangyangchun"?
This girl can also sing tunes?

The girl cleared her throat, and the two listened with great interest.

"The plum blossoms in two days, first to occupy the small spring. The phoenix and the geese fly, and the flying paintings surround each other!" (quoted from the anonymous family of the Song Dynasty)
These two lines were sung well, and Wu Xu called out.

The girl wiped off her sweat, and then sang: "Sweet the cup, this, this, this..."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "You forgot the words!"

The girl looked at Wu Xu with resentment on her face: "Don't blame him, you have to call him something, and the voice is so loud, but it scared me away."

"Forget it, blame me," Wu Xu smiled, "Think again and see if you can remember."

The girl shook her head and said, "I don't want to, I'll change another song, let me sing "Drunken Spring Breeze"!"

Xu Zhiqiong's eyes lit up: "You can also sing "Drunken Spring Breeze"?"

"Why not! I'm not singing that old song, I'm singing a new one, listen to it, both of you!"

The girl cleared her throat again: "Laughing in front of people, embracing by the nephrite lamp, looking back and hugging, it hurts! It hurts! It hurts..."

boom!
Wu Xu slapped the table, scaring the girl to hide behind Xu Zhiqiong.

"What are you doing!" The girl was so frightened that tears came out, "It's a surprise, how can you scare people to death?"

Wu Xu said angrily: "You girl, don't you feel ashamed to sing such dirty words?"

The girl was trembling with fright, but she refused to admit defeat: "Who is calling dirty? Which dirty? Do you know who wrote this word?"

Wu Xu's face turned pale: "Could it be that you know?"

The girl puffed up her chest and said, "Say it, I will scare you to death. This is written by Wu Xu, Wu Qianhu, who is in charge of the yamen. Then Wu Qianhu..."

"Shut up!" Wu Xu yelled like a tiger roaring, 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. Wu Qianhu is a first-class romantic talent. That night in Yinggeyuan, Wu Qianhu took Wu Qianhu away. All the pavilion masters of the Yin Pavilion give..."

Xu Zhiqiong took a chicken leg and stuffed it into the girl's mouth: "Look at you, sing, sing, sing all night, you, you, are you hungry, eat, eat, eat first."

Xu Zhiqiong could feel that Wu Xu was going to kill someone.

The girl ate the chicken leg, wiped her mouth and said, "I'll change another one for you!"

"You don't need to sing, you go." Wu Xu's mood became even more depressed.

The girl shook her head and said, "That's no good, I can't take so much money from you for nothing."

This girl is so stubborn, Xu Zhiqiong was afraid that she would sing again, so he came up with an idea: "You can make us some wine."

"That's easy to say, I will do this," the girl picked up the drinking utensils, hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just cooking wine, there are no other tricks, right?"

Xu Zhiqiong was taken aback: "What other tricks can there be?"

The girl said: "You don't know. A few days ago, I went to Sun Yang's store to ask for a reward. A lunatic came and asked me to feed him wine. I didn't know what feeding wine was, so I agreed.

What do you think he asked me to do?He let me drink the wine, and then vomited it into the jug and left. I vomited a whole catty for him. The wine slipped down my throat, and I couldn't stop it. At least two or two entered my stomach. Got me drunk all day! "

Xu Zhiqiong was startled, isn't this lunatic Qian Limu?

Wu Xu laughed loudly when he heard the words: "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, let me tell you, I will never do this again."

"No, no, just cook the wine!"

……

The girl cooked a jar of wine for the two of them, and then took the money and left happily.

Xu Zhiqiong also warned: "It's late at night, and I've earned enough tonight, so hurry back."

Seeing the girl walking away, Wu Xu said, "Don't ask her name?"

Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise, "Why do you ask this?"

"She's about the same age as you, so it's fine if you marry her."

"Okay, okay." Xu Zhiqiong agreed casually.

"You still disdain, are you worthy of others?"

Xu Zhiqiong straightened his waist and said, "I am a dignified lantern bearer, am I worthy of a seat?"

Wu Xu smiled wryly and said, "If you do our job for a living, you are not worthy of a wife."

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 in the world can marry a wife?

Jiang Feili ran to the Yamen every day, wishing she could get into your arms, but you didn't even look at her.

Looking at the night scene outside the window, Wu Xu sighed and said: "Cangsheng, this is the common people of Daxuan. If you say he is good, you will worry about him if he is good. If you say he is evil, you will hate him if he is evil."

After saying that, Wu Xu put down his wine glass, stood up and said, "Enough drinking, walk with me, that girl is being watched."

……

The girl who wipes the seat is also obedient, she has earned enough today, and it's getting late, it's time to go home.

Humming a ditty all the way to the alley, the girl stopped suddenly.

A man came up ahead, walking staggeringly, probably drunk, it's better to avoid this kind of person.

The girl turned and left, but saw another man approaching.

How is this going?

Are these two people here to block me?

The girl often walks at night, knowing that the situation is not good, but there is no fork in this alley, and she has nowhere to avoid.

The drunk man in front seemed to be thinner, the girl lowered her head, gritted her teeth, and walked up to meet him.

The drunk man pretended not to see the girl, and when the girl approached, he grabbed the girl's clothes, laughed and said, "Little lady, where are you going?"

The girl struggled to break free, took a few steps back, but fell into the arms of the man behind her.

"Look at how fair the little lady is, and she grabbed her waist." The man hugged the girl, and the girl yelled, "Come on! Fire~"

This girl can shout, shouting for help may not be heeded by people, shouting for fire is likely to be someone who will come out to see.

But the man didn't let her shout out, and grabbed the girl's neck with one hand.

"Speak again, and I'll strangle you to death!"

The girl struggled and was punched in the stomach by the man.

After being punched and choked again, the girl didn't move, her face was blue and she was about to die.

The drunk man stepped forward and said, "Be gentle, who can you sell to when you die?"

The man let go of his hand a little, let the girl come up to breathe, and slapped the girl a few times, the girl's nose was bruised and her face was swollen.

The man bared his teeth and said with a smile: "Xiao Nizi, you said that you are so handsome, you can get some money when you come out to sing and sing, and I will 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!"

This is an old man's tooth.

The old man didn't shoot flowers, and he didn't put sacks on his teeth, which aroused suspicion on the contrary.

Hit first, then scare, the little girl is probably frightened, and dare not shout when she goes out of the alley.

Don't be afraid to shout, when the time comes, he will pretend to be the girl's father, and passers-by on the road will not care, wait until he gets in the carriage, pull him directly outside the city, and then make a move.

The man was carrying the girl and was about to walk out of the alley when the drunk man gave him a hand: "There is no one here anyway, 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 tear off the girl's clothes, when suddenly Xu Zhiqiong got in between the two of them and said, "I'll pick, I haven't eaten yet, you can't taste it."

The drunk man was startled, he waved his fist and said, "Where did you come from, do you know who I am, Grandpa?"

"I was just going to ask you." Wu Xu broke the drunk man's thigh bone with a kick behind him, stepped forward and stepped on the drunk man's chest, and asked, "Give me your name and tell me who you are? "

The other man was stunned. Xu Zhiqiong sucked him dry, pressed him to the ground, stepped on his head and asked, "Didn't you hear what Qianhu asked you?"

The two were too scared to speak, Wu Xu shouted, "Where's the lamp?"

Xu Zhiqiong puffed up his chest and said, "No!"

"What do you call a lantern-carrier without a lamp?"

You said you came out in casual clothes.

Wu Xu pulled out a square scarf from behind, and with a flick of the scarf, it turned into a red light.

He threw the lantern to Xu Zhiqiong:

"Lamp Lantern, hold the lantern!"

(End of this chapter)