Young man, please stay

Chapter 143 Quatrains
  The lights are on the four sides of Wanjia City, and the Milky Way is in the middle of the water.

The bells and drums are late and the night is long, and the starry river is about to dawn.

I wonder if the name of Yangzhou Prefecture, a city that never sleeps, is in line with the will of heaven and earth. It rained continuously all day long, but it stopped at nightfall.

As a result, the lights of thousands of houses in Yangzhou City were lit up again. The Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion along the Chijiang River and the painted boats on the river became as lively as ever.

……

"Hey~ uncle, come in and play?"

"Hey, this young man is so handsome~"

"This official, please don't leave~"

……

The so-called Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion, since it is a place with fences, naturally Yanliu Lane is indispensable.

Just like the restaurant stage and so on, the "high and low" of Yanliu Lane is largely determined by the location.

For example, the unorganized streets and alleys are often dotted with small shops such as [Chunhualou] and [Sichun Pavilion].

The main street or the riverside is where famous places like Ningxiang Pavilion and Tingyuxuan are located.

Even some of the most gorgeous cruise ships on the Chijiang River belong to these two families.

……

"Yangzhou is more prosperous than Qingzhou or even Jingzhou."

Although this was not the first time he had seen this scene, Qin Lang was still quite emotional as he walked through the streets and alleys.

In contrast, Gu Jin beside him seemed to be a little uneasy all the time, especially when a passerby passed by on the street, her heart couldn't help but jump.

"Ok?"

Qin Lang discovered this in time and asked thoughtfully:
  "What's wrong, Jin'er? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"..."

Gu Jin didn't speak, and her expressionless face as usual now had a hint of coquettishness. She looked at Qin Lang first, and then moved her eyes to the pig's hoof that was holding her hand firmly.

……

He has been like this since he came out of the inn...

Regardless of how many pedestrians there were on the road, Qin Lang held his hand as if nothing was wrong. He was able to let go, but Gu Jin couldn't, so he acted more restrained along the way.

……

When Qin Lang saw the girl's eyes, he laughed even harder:
  "Jin'er, come on, your hands are like this."

"?"

Gu Jin didn't know what trick Qin Lang was suddenly playing, but when it came to the relationship between her children, she was the type who liked to listen to her boyfriend's words, so she did as Qin Lang said, and according to what he said, she Five beautiful fingers spread out, and then he blinked to see what Qin Lang was going to do.

As a result, Qin Lang also opened his five fingers, then intertwined them, passed through Gu Jin's fingers, and finally clasped their palms tightly, holding them together even more closely than before.

"This is called a lover's button."

"..."

Qin Lang smiled, and Gu Jin looked at him speechlessly:
  "I really don't know how many messy things you still have in your mind..."

"Why is it such a mess? I saw that you seemed uncomfortable being held by me along the way, so I changed your position specially. If you are still uncomfortable... um... then I will just let you go."

Qin Lang opened his hand as he spoke, but found that his fingers were locked by the girl and could not be pulled out at all.

"I didn't say I felt uncomfortable..."

"Is that comfortable?"

"..."

Gu Jin nodded.

"Yeah, as long as my dear is comfortable~" 　　　 "..."

Gu Jin found that since she took the initiative to bully him twice last time, she quite liked hearing him call her darling.

In this way, the two of them walked hand in hand through the streets and alleys, walking along the riverside, looking at the scenery from time to time, and tasting the snacks on the night market from time to time. The destination was obviously a brothel, but as a result, the two of them seemed to be in a brothel along the way. Like a tryst.

As for the looks of passers-by that Gu Jin is worried about...

To be honest, there really is.

But the reason was not because Qin Lang and Gu Jin were holding hands in the night.

In fact, at night in Yangzhou Prefecture, there are many romantic people who behave more indulgently on the street. Holding hands is nothing.

The reason why Qin Lang and Qin Lang were slightly more eye-catching was mainly because the girl Gu Jin at this time was dressed as a man.

Two men, one more handsome than the other, walking hand in hand by the Chijiang River at night?

This kind of thing is not unheard of in the "martial arts-rich" Zhou Dynasty, but as far as the mainstream atmosphere is concerned, such "blatant" will definitely attract a lot of strange eyes.

Gu Jin may not have noticed this, but Qin Lang did.

Therefore, in order to clear up the misunderstanding, Qin Lang also quickened his pace. When he and Gu Jin finally entered the Ningxiang Pavilion, many passers-by relieved their suspicions and thought that the two of them were ordinary gentlemen looking for fun. Just you guys.

----------

"You two gentlemen, please~"

"Ah, the young masters are so handsome~"

"It's cold today. You two gentlemen, please have some hot tea first."

……

Ningxiang Pavilion is indeed a "big brand". It is similar to what Qin Lang experienced in Jingzhou Prefecture. The manager and girls in the pavilion are not as flashy as in a small shop when welcoming guests. They are immediately different from those vulgar fans. .

As a result, Gu Jin, who came to a brothel for the first time, saw these girls who were more friendly than expected, and she slightly dispelled some of her doubts before coming, and she didn't feel too uncomfortable.

……

"We are strangers, but there is a girl here who wants to meet you? Or should we listen to the music and drink some wine first?"

"Piano music?"

Qin Lang was looking around in the main hall and saw a woman playing the piano and singing softly behind several screens.

Although the quality is not impressive to Qin Lang's eyes, there are still many guests admiring it with gusto.

This reminded Qin Lang of the Ningxiang Pavilion in Jingzhou Prefecture. At that time, the owner of the pavilion was also organizing girls to learn piano and other things, in order to benchmark Ting Yuxuan's "elegance". After such a long time, the Ningxiang Pavilion in Yangzhou It seems that Ningxiang Pavilion has completed the preliminary training in this area and has begun service.

Looking at the wall again, Qin Lang was even more happy.

This Ningxiang Pavilion was actually like the one he had seen in Tingyuxuan in Jingzhou. Poems, calligraphy, paintings and couplets were posted in the room.

It's just the quality...compared to the piano music, I can only say that it left Qin Lang speechless.

"A city as big as a palm, a door as wide as two fingers... The soy milk seller entered the city, and the egg seller knocked on the door..."

Qin Lang casually looked at a pair of "quatrains" hanging on the wall. He didn't know whether it was written by a guest or by Ningxiang Hall itself. Anyway, compared with Ting Yuxuan, the taste of Dongshi's imitation was particularly prominent.

"Qin Lang..."

"Hey."

"What does this poem mean? Does it mean someone selling morning tea?"

"Uh...this...you will naturally understand it in the future."

It was not convenient for Qin Lang to explain directly to Miss Jin, but after a brief walk around, he roughly understood some of the conditions in the store.

At present, it seems that the Ningxiang Pavilion in Yangzhou Prefecture should have completed the imitation of Tingyuxuan first. As for the situation in Jingzhou, it has not yet caught up. New reforms related to the subsequent unification of the Ningxiang Pavilion may be It has just been spread to Yangzhou, but it has not yet had time to be implemented.

(End of this chapter)