Spring River Flower Moon Night: Set of 2 Volumes

Chapter 38 Spring Banquet (1)
The ice and snow have just melted, and the spring is cold.

It was night, the night wind was bleak, and the shadows of the trees were whirling. In a dark forest, several black shadows conspired around a jumping bonfire.

"Hey, it seems that this guy will also come to this party?" An old man said while lighting the fire, his voice full of worry.

"Yes, I've also heard that it likes to join in the fun. It was deliberately thrown off by us a few times before. If it does this again this time, it will probably be angry." A beautiful girl answered the call, jumping. The flames illuminated her cheeks, revealing a long red scar on her jade-like cheeks.

"Hey, it's hard to deal with that thing getting angry!" Another strong man also sighed, "Why don't we find a way to divert its attention? Maybe it won't torture us when it's distracted .”

"In this world, what else can distract it?" The old man shrank his head, seeming to be even more worried.

"Following what you like is the way to try everything."

"Everyone knows what it likes, but to be able to provide it with that stuff all the time is not something that ordinary people can do."

"Then why don't we go find some extraordinary mortals?" The girl smiled secretly, her red lips slightly parted, revealing two white and sharp teeth, "Anyway, what we want has never been cherished by humans!"

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In Yangzhou in February, it is the beginning of spring. Although the weather is slightly cold, it can’t stop the warmth rippling in people’s hearts. There are already small boats rippling in the clear water, and there are also ditties of singer Ruannuo slowly floating along with the river. .

A city like Yangzhou was beautiful in most dynasties, otherwise there would not be poems such as "Three parts of the world are bright moonlit nights, and two parts are rogues are Yangzhou" and "Yangzhou dreamed once in ten years, and the brothel has a poor reputation". .

Of course, humans are far from the only ones who have a deep attachment to such a beautiful city.

At this moment, Fei Xiao is lazily sitting on the high railing, admiring the red flowers and green willows, the endless spring scenery.He was dressed in white clothes swaying in the wind, coupled with his unparalleled beauty, causing countless people downstairs to look up.

"This uncle, I beg you, please let him come down!" Standing behind him was a waiter, like a wronged daughter-in-law, who kept bowing to a person dressed as a scholar.

This unlucky waiter, as soon as Fei Xiao climbed up the railing, he enthusiastically ran to stop him, but instead of pulling him off the railing, he fell flat on the ground and almost fell downstairs.

He failed once, but he didn't give up. It wasn't until he suffered countless times of losses that he finally felt a little evil, and he didn't dare to touch Fei Xiao's clothes again.

"I can't pull him down either." Wang Zijin saw Fei Xiao crossing her legs, leaning crookedly on the railing that was less than a foot wide, drunk and drunk, and suddenly felt humiliated, wishing to dig a hole in the ground and get in.

"Didn't you two come together? Please let him come down. If this goes on, we won't be able to do business!" The little girl blushed with anxiety, obviously afraid of being scolded by the boss.

"Once he is drunk, even the gods can't do anything about him." Wang Zijin sighed, walked away, and simply went downstairs, standing in the crowd to watch the excitement, and finally saved a little embarrassment.

Against the background of the spring sunshine, Feixiao's white clothes became particularly dazzling. From a distance, it seemed that her whole body was shining.

Wang Zijin looked at his sleepy drunken eyes, and smiled frivolously, thinking of the scene when the two met for the first time.At that time, Fei Xiao was also drunk like today, so she accidentally revealed her original shape.

Why is it that the more intoxicated a person is, the more he likes to drink?
He was puzzled.

However, before he could figure it out, he heard an exclamation in his ear, and saw the white shadow upstairs swaying, and the smiling young man on the railing disappeared in an instant.

At the same time, there was a soft bang from downstairs, and the men, women and children around hurriedly looked around, only to see a few flying smoke and a mess of traces on the ground, where there was no boy in white.

Everyone, Monk Zhang Er, couldn't figure it out, and whispered to each other for a while, and the more they talked, the more weird they felt, and finally they all scattered like birds and beasts in fright.

Only Wang Zijin was still standing there, and after everyone left, he carefully searched around the restaurant.After turning around a few times, he finally found what he was looking for behind the steps of the restaurant.

It was a white fox, squinting and curling up behind the dusty stairs.It lay comfortably on the ground, drooling from the corners of its mouth, and its neck was loose, obviously sleeping unconsciously.

When Wang Zijin saw the fox, he hurriedly picked it up, wrapped it in the corner of his robe, and ran towards the inn.Fei Xiao has always loved smug beauty the most, seeing him like this today, it's tantamount to having an extra source of blackmail.

In the future, if you have a shortage of money on hand, or if you are belittled by Fei Xiao, you can sacrifice this magic weapon to keep everything tested.

The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and even his steps became lighter.

It's a pity that the fortunes are not as good as people's calculations, and Wang Zijin's wishful thinking still came to nothing.

Because he overestimated Fei Xiao's drinking capacity too much, Fei Xiao slept for several hours, sleeping from noon until dark, turning over and rolling twice from time to time, with no intention of waking up at all.

Wang Zijin took the book and sat under the lamp. Seeing the moon rising into the sky, he couldn't hold on any longer. He stumbled back to his room, fell headfirst on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

"Zi Jin, Zi Jin, wake up quickly!" He was sleeping in a daze that night when he suddenly felt someone push his shoulder lightly. He hurriedly looked up and saw a man dressed in white like snow under the hazy moonlight. Looking at himself with a slight smile, it was Feixiao.

"Let me sleep a little longer... I'm really sleepy..." Wang Zijin gave him a painful look, and fell back into the soft bed.

"Zi Jin, I'm here to say goodbye to you." Fei Xiao didn't leave, but stood on the head of his bed with her hands behind her back.

"Farewell? Where are you going?"

"I'm going to a party, and I might be away for a few days." Fei Xiao nodded and smiled at him, her handsome features were as gentle as jade, "During these few days, you have to be careful, and don't cause trouble."

"What party? I want to go too!" Wang Zijin regained his energy immediately and sat up from the bed.Most gatherings have singing and drinking, how could he miss such a good thing?

"Hehehe, Zijin, you can't go to this party..." Feixiao said with a smile as she retreated, her figure fading away like a misty night mist.

"Why?"

"Because, that's a feast for monsters..." After saying these words, his white figure had completely melted into the night, leaving only a cold voice echoing in the air.

Wang Zijin shivered out of nowhere, opened his eyes suddenly, but saw that the surroundings were pitch black, no one was seen by the bed, and the door was firmly shut.

Obviously, what happened just now was just an episode of a midnight dream.

He looked around and saw nothing unusual, then he fell headfirst into the soft quilt with peace of mind, and fell into a dark and sweet dream again.

However, in the early morning of the next day, he couldn't be so calm.

Because after he got up from the bed, he searched the entire inn, but couldn't find any trace of Fei Xiao.

"Shopkeeper, may I ask when did the young man in white clothes who stayed with me the day before yesterday go out? Have you ever seen it?"

"Isn't it just yesterday afternoon?" The fat old man rolled his eyes at him and said impatiently, "I saw clearly that you two went out together, but you came back alone, brother, and you came to find me instead. VIP?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I remember wrong..." Wang Zijin remembered the farce yesterday, and hurriedly apologized.

He returned to the inn room in a daze, recalling what he saw in his dream, he was so angry that he punched the door.

It's so infuriating!

Fei Xiao didn't even say hello to him face to face, just left in a sneaky way, and didn't even tell him where she was going or how many days she was going out.

Of course, the most annoying thing is: he didn't even keep a copper coin for himself!

After thinking about it, he must be afraid of blackmailing himself, so he preemptively strikes!And Fei Xiao must think that as long as there is no money, she won't take the opportunity to hang out at the fireworks and wine shops in the past few days.

This is really underestimating him into the nympho prince!
If you want to see beautiful women, why go to those places of flowers and willows?He proudly ran into the room and changed into a blue-and-white dress, wearing a headscarf, so that he looked no different from any student who was studying.

Then he walked out of the inn with a smile on his face.

The sun is shining outside, and there are many pedestrians, only occasionally there is a cold wind, which shows that it is early spring and February.

He walked around the street, and soon found a shop selling rouge and gouache, and stood calmly by the door.

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"My lord, what do you want to buy?" He had just stopped in front of the makeup shop, when a middle-aged woman with a ruddy complexion stared at him sideways at the counter, the whites of her eyes were more than the kernels of her eyes.

"Miss Boss, Xiaosheng is not here for shopping." He shook his head and replied, stretched out his hand, and took out a book from his pocket, "He came here to read."

"Why don't you go to the school to study, but come to the downtown area?" The proprietress widened her eyes in surprise, as if she was looking at a three-headed and six-armed monster.

"Because the master taught us that those who achieve great things must be focused and focused without being disturbed by the outside world." Wang Zijin held up the book triumphantly, "If you study in the school, how can you exercise this kind of concentration? So I deliberately Go to your store and read books to hone your will."

"Isn't it just to know a few words and come up with so many tricks? If you want to study, go to the butcher shop opposite. Don't stand here and affect my business." The middle-aged woman became more and more impatient and wished to drive him away immediately. Walk.

"That can't be done." Wang Zijin looked back at the greasy butcher who slaughtered pigs and sold meat, and whispered, "That man's face is full of flesh, he looks like a vulgar thing, how can he compare to your kind and amiable face? Your store is full of customers, obviously much more lively than that."

The proprietress heard him praise herself, but she couldn't say anything more, so she had to sternly reprimand him, ordering him to stand nearby and read, and not to disturb her guests, and then went on to take care of business angrily.

What kind of character is Wang Zijin, although his eyes never leave the book, he seems to read with his eyes and nose and heart attentively.In fact, every time a female guest came, he secretly looked at them from the corner of his eyes and rated them secretly in his heart.

"Hey, this girl has yellow teeth and a big mouth. Giving her a ninth class is already tolerant..." He shook his head and read silently while reading.

"You don't need to look at this to know that she's a maid, her taste is so vulgar..." But after a while, another female guest came to the door, followed by a pungent incense.

This time he flipped the pages of the book without even raising his head. Such a vulgar woman, even worse than the ugly one, would not be able to catch the eye of the nympho Prince Jin.

Just like that, the whole morning was fleeting, and there were also a few attractive women who came to visit, but most of them were low-level women, and there were few stunning beauties.

Only then did he finally understand that in this city of Yangzhou, there are very few beauties who can show their faces and come to buy rouge in person.

Even if it is a small family with only one or two servants in the house, it is absolutely unwilling to let boudoir girls wander around in the streets.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Hey, are you going to die? It's good enough for me to let you stand at the door of the shop and read, what kind of bad luck are you doing to me by sighing?" The proprietress slapped the table, and two sharp eyes were directed at him.

"Those who know me say I am worried, and those who don't know me say what I want!" Wang Zijin was already planning to go back home at this time, so he simply ignored her scolding, pretending to be sad and angry, "Yuyou heaven, How is this?"

However, before his tuneful voice fell to the ground, two people came from a distance from the street.

Those two people leaned against each other and were very close together. If it wasn't for the different colors of their clothes, at first glance they would have looked like they were walking together.

But even though they are far apart, one can see that one of them has a slender figure, a face like glazed porcelain, black hair like clouds, and looks like a first-class beauty.

Immediately, Wang Zijin looked like a duck being strangled, unable to even say a word, and stared blankly at the direction the two came from.

In this short moment, it seems that even time stands still.

The black eyebrows, almond eyes, and red lips of the visitor became clear little by little, and finally he saw clearly that it was a beautiful girl who was only fourteen or fifteen years old.

The girl is dressed in commoner clothes and wearing Jingchai hairpins. Although she is dressed plainly, she can hardly conceal her youthful beauty.The only fly in the ointment is that her face is slightly pale, lacking the flexibility and vividness that a young girl should have.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" Wang Zijin was holding a book, looking straight at the girl, and a coquettish voice sounded in his ear.

He looked intently, but saw a commoner woman standing in front of him, who seemed to be a few years older than the girl, with a round face and bright eyes, staring at him mockingly.

Only then did he remember that she was the maidservant who was always next to that beautiful young girl and supported her tightly.

"I didn't look at you, so why yell at me?" Wang Zijin knew he was wrong, and lowered his head to read the book.

"Hmph! I've read the sage books so far, who doesn't know what kind of medicine you sell in your gourd?" The little maid gave him a glare, and it happened that her master had already picked out something and came out of the shop.

She no longer cared about arguing with the prince, and held on to the master's arm tightly, and the two of them cuddled together as tightly as when they came, and walked away slowly.

"With such a bright youth, why do you still need to buy rouge? Aren't you afraid that the red and emerald vulgar things will stain the color?" Wang Zijin watched the two leave, shook his head, and said regretfully.

"Hey, what are you talking about, you stupid scholar?" The lady proprietress in the store immediately snorted at his words, "The daughter of the Zhu family only looks a little alive because of the rouge in my store. "

"What? Do you know her?" Wang Zijin regained his spirits immediately, and ran to the counter in a few steps, "Then tell me the girl's last name and where she lives."

Although this girl is still young, she is already very beautiful, he is afraid that if he hesitates, he will miss it.

"I, did I hear you right?" The proprietress immediately said in surprise, "Didn't you see her just now? She struggled so much to walk, obviously she didn't have a few days to live, and you must be too courageous .”

"How could it be?" Wang Zijin laughed dryly, "I'm not blind, of course I saw her appearance, isn't she beautiful? As for the frailty, it is indeed a little bit, but it's not a big problem."

"There are all kinds of weird people in this world..." The proprietress muttered, "I don't know the name of the little lady, I only know that her surname is Zhu. Her father died when she was young, and her mother remarried, but her stepfather treats her very well." It's not good at all. Her mother had no choice but to foster her with relatives. But this child has been weak and sick since she was a child, and I almost never saw her not sick."

"Oh? Then what's the matter? Anyway, I know a good friend who can cure any difficult and miscellaneous diseases." Wang Zijin was completely confused by the beauty, and ignored the words of the proprietress.

"In short, I see you are a good person, you must be careful."

"It's just that the little servant girl beside her seems to be very powerful, just now she was glaring at me viciously..." the prince said as he walked out of the gate, thinking about how to ask Fei Hong in the future.

"You, what are you talking about, maid?" The cold wind was blowing on the street, and the trembling voice of the proprietress came from behind.

"It's just a teenage girl with a round face. She's really fierce. It's not a good thing for a girl like her. She might not be able to get married in the future." Wang Zijin turned to her and said something. Yi then left.

In the city of Yangzhou, the cars are like flowing water and the horses are like dragons, it is still as lively as when he came.

But he just hurried on his way and didn't find it at all.

The proprietress of the rouge shop suddenly turned pale, and after he left, she quickly closed the door and locked the windows, as if avoiding a scourge, and closed the shop early.

(End of this chapter)