Wanqingsi

Chapter 100
I sang two more songs to Liu Ruyue in exchange for a silver ticket of 500 taels.When I stood up holding the bank note, I felt heavy in my heart.Liu Ruyue looked at the score copied to her by the musician, and said with a smile, "Will the girl come again?"

I looked up at her and smiled, "Why?"

"I think the girl looks like this. If she didn't need money urgently, she wouldn't come to the brothel to talk to me about this business." Liu Ruyue said. "If Ruyue still wants to find a girl to buy music in the future, where can I find a girl?"

"Wouldn't it be easy for Ms. Liu to buy it once?" I teased lightly, seeing her embarrassed expression, "If the business of Fengyuelou is good, I will come again." I heard that the boss of Fengyuelou is someone else, Liu Ruyue It's just a part-time job for others, so I probably can't take such a big idea.I didn't embarrass her anymore, I stepped out of the wing room, pressed the bank note in my arms, took a breath, and was about to leave Fengyue Tower, at this moment, a wing room next to the room suddenly opened, and a mass of fat fell out of the room. He came out, threw himself in front of me, and yelled: "Nian..., Young Shaorong is nothing, I don't know..., he, he was in last year, he won the first prize in the poetry competition, that poem, that poem, I asked someone to do it, to do it..."

I took a closer look, and it turned out to be a white, fat, drunk man. He looked quite young, but he was unbelievably fat. His whole body was two to three hundred catties of fat. A man who looked like a servant hurried out, trying to help him The fat man lying on the ground did not help him, but was brought to the ground by his buttocks. The fat man got up staggeringly, and the servant hurriedly supported him. The fat man pushed him, stood up and pointed The humanity that came out of the inside said: "You, you say, yes, don't you..."

"Yes, yes, of course, no one's poems can compare to yours, the rich young master..." A few drunken friends came out of the room, slobbering and flattering, and it seemed that the rich young master was the leader of this group of people.

"Oh, rich young master, why are you so drunk?" Liu Ruyue, who came out with me, saw the drunk fat man drinking madly, and ran over quickly, but was grabbed by the wrist by the drunk fat man: "Liu, mother Liu, I'm not drunk, I just Made a poem, I read it to you, listen to..."

"Oh, my rich young master, your poems are naturally the best. Seeing that you are so drunk, why don't you let Xiao Guizi take you back?" Although Liu Ruyue had an apologetic smile, her face was pale green.

"Mother Liu!" Young Master Fu stared at him, and he seemed to be sober, "Why are you looking down on me? Could it be that my poems are not as good as Nian Shaorong's handsome boy..."

"Oh, young master Fu, where are you talking about? Okay, okay, it's Ruyue's fault, you read it, you read it..." Liu Ruyue quickly apologized, the corners of her lips twitched, and there was faint sweat on her forehead.

The rich young master showed a satisfied smile, and said staggeringly: "Where is there a cat that doesn't steal fish? What pig doesn't eat mud? Is there a rooster that doesn't crow? Is there a woman who doesn't think about spring?" Young Master Fu also said complacently: "Mother Liu, how is my poem today?"

I let out a "puchi", and then I understood why Liu Ruyue's miserable green face came. It seems that they have learned the "poem" of this rich young master many times.Suddenly thinking of the two suitors in "Fei Hua Yan Xiang" who made "the wind blows away the willow catkins, and the pieces fly like chickens", I couldn't help laughing, and I couldn't hold back my laughter.

The rich young master glanced over with drunken eyes, and there seemed to be sullenness in his eyes: "What are you laughing at?"

I held back my laughter, took a breath and said, "No, I'm not laughing at anything."

"Nonsense, you are obviously laughing at me!" The rich young master got angry, and seemed to have woken up from the wine, he let go of Liu Ruyue's hand, and walked over, "Are you making fun of me for that poem I wrote just now?"

"Where, my son's poem is wonderful, how can I dare to make fun of it." I thought about my identity, and I didn't want to have a dispute with others here, so I quickly apologized and said, "My son is talented and quick, and the sentences are clear and ingenious. I am deeply impressed .”

Unexpectedly, the rich young man became even more annoyed when he heard the words: "It's unreasonable, you have a sneer on your face, and you clearly mean to mock me."

I didn't expect this rich young man to be so difficult, and I felt a little annoyed in my heart: "I don't mean that, so I leave."

"You are not allowed to go." The rich young man grabbed my wrist, "Hmph, since you look down on me for writing this poem, you must be proud of your talent, why don't you compose a poem and beat me, then you are allowed to leave!"

I was furious and wanted to wave his hand away, but this fat man was so strong that I couldn't break free.Xiaohong was shocked, and rushed over to break the rich young master's hand: "You, what do you want to do? Let go of my young master!"

Then Liu Ruyue also hurried over to make amends and smiled: "Young Master Fu, everyone comes to our Fengyue Tower to have fun, so if you have something to say, just talk about it, there is no need to make a fuss."

Unexpectedly, that fat man pretended to be crazy by drinking, pushed Xiaohong away, stared at me and said: "If you don't write a poem today, you won't give me Fu Dakang face, won't it make people laugh if you spread it? If you don’t do it, don’t think about leaving today!”

I glanced at Liu Ruyue, and she whispered in my ear: "This rich young master's family is rich and powerful, if you don't want to cause trouble, then follow his wishes." All friends and foxes laughed. At this time, the noise also alarmed some guests in the lobby, and some people gathered around.

I took a breath, hid my anger in my eyes, and said in a cold voice: "In that case, I'm going to make a fool of myself, what kind of poem does Young Master Fu want me to compose?"

Seeing that I agreed, he just shook off my hand, snorted, pointed to a pot of orchids on the flower stand in the corridor and said: "Just write a poem about orchid."

I frowned, and searched for poems in my mind. First, I thought of Li Bai's "Lonely Orchid", which was not suitable for the occasion, and then I thought of Zhang Yu's "Ode to Orchid". He breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly:

It can be white and yellow, and no one can be fragrant.

Cunxin is not big, but it can hold a lot of fragrance.

Seeing that I really wrote a poem, the rich young man couldn't help being stunned. I clasped my hands together, leaned over and said: "I just heard a good and humorous sentence from the rich young man. His voice was abrupt and offended. I hope that the rich young man will be sympathetic."

The rich young man looked me up and down with his round eyes, suddenly smiled "haha", narrowed his eyes and said: "You really have talent, you praise my poems and humor, you can see that you are a wise and interesting person. How about I make you a friend, come over and have a drink with me?"

As he spoke, he grabbed my hand and dragged him into his small compartment. I was taken aback: "Master Fu, I still have something to do, I want to rush back, and I don't know how to drink..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the rich young man: "You are so disrespectful, is it because you look down on Fu Mou?"

I glanced at Liu Ruyue anxiously, seeing her helpless expression, and seeing the rich man's savage look, I said with restraint: "I don't dare, I really don't know how to drink."

"Why are you so unhappy?" The rich young man rolled his eyes and said impatiently, "Forget it, let's forget about drinking, how about we recite poems?"

As soon as I thought of his poem, I broke out in cold sweat: "Master Fu..."

At this time, I have been pulled into the small room by him, and all his cronies and friends have also come in, and there are many girls who accompany the wine in the room.The rich young man pulled me to sit down, with a look of reassurance on his face: "I'm next, Fu Dakang, what's your name?"

"My surname is Ye Minghua." I said casually, a little anxious in my heart, I don't know when this drunk maniac will go out, I was going out at night, if I don't come back late, Grandpa Fu and the others will definitely worry about me to death.

"Young master Ye, do you really think that the poem I wrote just now was good?" Fu Dakang stared at me with big round eyes, I wiped off my cold sweat, and said duplicity: "Yes..."

"Strange, you all agree, why is Miss Jiangxue so angry when she sees this poem?" Fu Dakang's face darkened, and the faces of the people sitting with him were also quite strange. I asked curiously, "Who is Miss Jiangxue?"

"Miss Jiangxue is the sweetheart of Mr. Fu, and she is the grandson of Mr. Yu who resigned from the capital and returned to the farmland recently." A girl accompanying the wine laughed, and Fu Dakang's white and fat face There was a trace of blush on the face, and he sneered at the girl, "Go, beg for a beating."

"Did Mr. Fu give this poem to Miss Jiangxue?" I couldn't help but want to laugh again. The daughter of an official family must be knowledgeable about books and etiquette. Such poems are sent to her in front of her to express her heart. It's strange not to be dizzy.

Fu Dakang took a sip of wine sullenly and said: "I really can't understand the thoughts of these women. I sent some jewelry to her before, and she asked the maid to return it intact. I asked the maid, she Said that her lady doesn't like these things, but likes the elegant young man who recites poems and corrects them, I wrote a poem and gave it to her as soon as I heard it, but her maid kicked her out with a broom, what can I do to make her happy?"

I laughed so hard that my intestines were almost knotted, and I swallowed a mouthful of saliva with great effort.At this time, a man poured Fu Dakang a glass of wine and handed it over to Fu Dakang. He smiled and said, "Master Fu, Miss Jiangxue doesn't understand your sincerity, and she will regret it one day. Come, let me have a drink with you. Drunkenness relieves thousands of worries."

"Do it!" Fu Dakang took the wine and drank it in one gulp, "Get drunk and relieve your worries."

I wanted to leave wholeheartedly, but I was afraid that they would try to persuade me to drink, so I rolled my eyes and said with a smile: "Your rich son can't give you poems, so you come to the brothel to get drunk? From my point of view, it's really a big mistake."

"I'm so upset that I can't even drink a glass of wine?" Fu Dakang looked troubled by love, and I chuckled, "It's not impossible, I just come to the brothel to drink, I'm afraid that Miss Xue Xue will be even more annoyed if she finds out. you."

"She's annoyed if I don't come." Fu Dakang said angrily, "She told the servant girl that unless I win the first prize in the poetry competition two days later, she will never look at me again." Standing up abruptly, he slapped the table and said, "I..., I will definitely win the first prize in the Poetry Contest!"

"Poetry Contest?" I asked curiously, "What is it?"

"Mr. Ye is from another place, right? You don't even know about the annual poetry competition in Cangdu?" A girl pursed her lips and smiled, "This poetry competition is an annual event in Cangdu. It was organized by several respected masters in order to select talents, and I don’t know how many literati and gentlemen participate in the competition every year..."

My eyes lit up: "I won the first place in the competition, is there a bonus?"

"Bonus?" The girl smiled, "Is there any bonus? The winner can get a plaque of 'Poetry Talent', and also get a chance to be recommended by several masters to the high officials in Beijing. I will not let this opportunity go, and the son of a wealthy family has a reputation for literary talent, so..."

No money?I was disappointed for a while.Seeing that I was very interested in the poetry competition, Fu Dakang asked, "Master Ye also wants to join in the fun at the poetry competition?"

Seeing his pretentious expression, my heart turned, and I knew what he was afraid of, so I quickly smiled and said, "I'm not interested in that, I just saw that brother Fu is determined to win the first place in the poetry competition, and I was wondering if I could help brother The stage is busy. Brother Fu is infatuated with Miss Xue Xue, and I am really touched, why don't I write a poem for Mr. Fu, and you can send it to Miss Xue Xue to make amends?"

Another idea suddenly came to my mind, since Fu Dakang wants to win the first prize, the poems written with the little ink in his stomach may die ugly, if I can sell him a few poems to help him win the first prize, maybe The money received will be higher, but this cannot be said so plainly...

I was thinking about it, but Fu Dakang's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"There's no need to tell lies, it's just a matter of little effort." I stood up, walked to the desk on the side of the small room, picked up a pen, and wrote a poem of Li Bai's "Autumn Wind Poetry: Three Five and Seven Character Poems":
The autumn breeze is clear, the autumn moon is bright,
The fallen leaves gathered and scattered, and the jackdaws roosted in shock.

When do you know when you meet with lovesickness?Embarrassed at this night.

Come into my lovesickness door, know that I love you,

Long lovesickness looks long and long, short lovesickness is endless,
Knowing this is so staggering, it's as if I didn't know each other before.

Thinking about this season, I wanted to change "Autumn breeze is clear, and autumn moon is bright", but I thought about it for a long time, but I still felt that I couldn't change it. , I simply did not change it, and only wrote an inscription at the end of the poem, "It is early spring, but my heart is as cool as autumn, so I wrote my own "Autumn Wind Ci"".Fu Dakang stood beside me and saw me write this poem, his eyes lit up, and his expression suddenly became emotional: "Oh, this poem by Brother Ye Xian really expresses Fu Mou's innermost feelings." His expression was extremely excited for a while.

I smiled: "Brother Fu copied this poem by hand again, and sent it to Miss Xue Xue, I just hope that Miss can calm down."

"Oh, Brother Ye Xian really helped Brother Yu a lot." Fu Dakang swept away the depression just now, and said with a smile on his face: "Brother Ye Xian has outstanding literary talents, Brother Yu has something to ask."

"Brother Fu, don't be too polite. If I can help you, I will do my best." I smiled slightly, and the fish was hooked.

"Brother, although you all praise me on the surface, in fact, I know that my brother has little talent and learning, and the poems he writes are not good..." I saw him a little embarrassed, and I felt happy. I just heard him continue, "I would like to invite my virtuous brother to accompany me to participate in this poetry competition. If my virtuous brother can help Yu brother to win the first prize and make Miss Xue Xue look at me in a new light, Yu brother will definitely thank my virtuous brother..."

Then pay first!With a heart-to-heart expression on my face, I said loudly: "Brother Fu, what are you talking about? The beauty of an adult is a matter of accumulating virtue. I will try my best, but..."

"But what?" Seeing that I hesitated to speak, Fu Dakang said anxiously, "My dear brother, if you have something to say, you may as well say it directly."

"To tell you the truth, Brother Fu, Brother Yu was framed a few days ago and owed a huge sum of money, which will be repaid in five days. Currently, Brother Yu is running around to raise money to pay off the debt. I'm afraid I won't be able to spare time to accompany Brother Fu to participate in the poetry competition... ..." I put on a sad face and sighed authentically.

"You owe someone money? How much do you owe?" Fu Dakang asked immediately after hearing this.

I hesitated for a moment: "4000 taels!" I wanted to report more cruelly, but after thinking about it, I decided to give up. This matter may be useful in the future, so let's make the line longer.

"Hi! How much money should I pay? Brother Yu just needs to accompany me to the meeting with peace of mind. Brother Yu will pay you back the money!" Fu Dakang took out a stack of bank notes from his arms in embarrassment, and "slapped" With a slap on the table, he said loudly.

I deliberately showed a surprised expression, and laughed in my heart.

——2006, September, 11
Water fish: Take advantage of, Kaizi.

(End of this chapter)