The oath of rebirth not to be a concubine

Chapter 19

As soon as they entered the inner hall, there was the sound of chimes and drums, and the veil directly in front of them was slowly pulled open, and a maidservant in a colorful dress walked over with a basket of flowers and sprinkled petals down the stage.

"Boom..." a piano sounded, and a graceful figure with a veil walked out from behind the barrier. She took a few steps, turned around slightly, jumped on the spot, and stood in the middle of the stage.

"Peony girl, Peony girl..." The people in the audience immediately cheered enthusiastically, and the girl danced along with the piano with a slight turn.

Take a closer look, this woman is tall, round and plump, wearing a very well-fitting dance gauze, with cinnabar petals dotted on her exposed forehead, shy and charming in her pair of fox eyes, there is indeed a charming charm when she dances, no wonder everyone chases after her Bong.

"Oh, isn't this the young master? Why did you come here? Elder sister misses you!" Sister Lan stood behind at some point, her face full of smiles.

I pretended to be shy and asked: "Sister, who is this dancing?"

Sister Lan chuckled and said, "This is the new Peony girl from Yinhonglou. Her figure and dancing posture are first-class. She has just been here for three days, and she has attracted thousands of gold. Do you want to send her a few flower baskets, maybe the girl will be happy and come down to drink."

Sister Lan's eyes turned to the table, where there were more than a dozen flower baskets, with Mr. Zhang and Mr. Li written on them, all for her support.

After thinking about it for a while, I also bought two. Sister Lan immediately beamed with joy. After a while, Gui Nu added two more flower baskets.

Lu Zhu took out a piece of silver and signaled that she wanted to see the girl from last time, and Sister Lan said a little embarrassedly, "It's not convenient, the girl doesn't see guests..."

I then took out another fifty-dollar bill, and she hurriedly nodded and said, "Young lady also said that if the young master came from last time, you might as well see her, sir, please..."

Followed her upstairs, turned left and right to a slightly elegant room, she knocked on the door to lead me in, then retreated, and Lu Zhu also wisely exited the door, guarding the door.

"Young master." A Duo came over and bowed.

She was wearing a beauty bun, her eyebrows were blended, and she was wearing a pink light shirt. Her complexion was much better than the previous few days, and she looked bright.

I nodded, and she immediately brewed a pot of dragon balls, picked up the tea bowl, used the lid of the cup to pick up the floating leaves a few times, and asked, "Sister Lan, is there anything difficult for you these days?"

She immediately said, "I listened to the young master's instructions and told my mother those words. At first she ignored them, but later she was dubious, so she changed the yard according to the words. The slave's singing for two days has little effect, but it's a pity..."

She paused, then lowered her head slightly and said, "It's a pity that a girl called Peony came to the courtyard on the third day. Her dance is very good, and the limelight is naturally better."

This is more understandable, hiding behind the curtain, only hearing the sound but not seeing anyone, how can it be compared to the little lady who can be seen at a glance.If it were me, I would naturally be attracted by the latter.

But I also watched it just now. Although the girl dances attractively, her eyebrows and eyes are impetuous. It's good if she gets popular first, just let A Duo brew it well. When the Lantern Festival comes in August, I will use her shoulders to step on it a little higher. .

I took out some money from my pocket, "You take this, continue to win over some sisters in the building, it is best to find a few who treat each other sincerely.

In addition, don't be affected by other things, and still only sing one song a day.No matter who asks what kind of conditions, don't show up, you can do it? "

"My family can do it." A Duo nodded, and the coefficient took the money.After pondering for a while, he said again, "Young master, my family has a special status. My mother repeatedly asked me about my name, but my family kept prevaricating. I don't know, young master, what name do you want my family to call?"

I stood up and looked at the wind blowing willows outside the window, but in front of me was the wreckage of the Xiangfu ten miles away. On that day, the blood of the Feng family must have stained the Xiangfu red, and the emerald green leaves would surely turn red with resentment.

"Red leaves."

A Duo bowed lightly, "Thank you, Young Master, for giving me the name. From now on, my slave's family will be Hongye."

After standing for a while, I sat back, drank a cup of tea, and told her something, then got up and left.

When I went downstairs, I looked in the direction of the stage. Peony had already taken off her veil. This woman is really charming.As if feeling the gaze, she turned around and raised her eyebrows and smiled at me.

After leaving Yinhonglou, it was still early, so I walked along Huajie and wandered in the market.

Today Xiqi is very hot, there are few people on the street, and the peddlers are listless. Even those swordsmen who spit out fire and smash boulders are lazy to perform, and they are sitting in the shade.

Going forward again, the road seemed to be blocked, and many people formed a big circle, pointing and talking.

I was so small that I couldn't see it from the back, so I squeezed through the crowd and came to the front.

In the center of the crowd, there is a man kneeling with a filial belt tied to his head.The man's clothes were very tattered, his face was dirty, and there was blood at the corner of his swollen mouth.

He didn't say a word, just kowtowed to the onlookers non-stop, the yellow grass in front of him was faintly stained with blood.Upon closer inspection, many words were crookedly written on the paper.

The general meaning is that his old father died, the family has no relatives and friends, and the shabby house has paid off the debt. He is willing to be a slave for life in exchange for the old father's coffin money, and he will be loyal to the Lord from then on.

Only then did I realize that there was an old man wrapped in a broken straw mat under the eaves not far away.

Xiqi's folk customs are simple and simple, he falsely said that he will be a slave for life, even if he asks for money, everyone will lend a hand to help, why do they ignore these people when they surround them?
"Hey! It's a crime!" A middle-aged man next to me sighed, seeing me looking at him, he leaned over and said, "Hey, what a crime, raising a son who is so ignorant and ignorant, he will never sleep when he gets old what!"

I was confused and couldn't help asking why he said that.

The middle-aged man opened up the conversation box, and I understood after talking for a long time.

The man kneeling in the middle is Li Jiu, whose father sold baskets on West Street.Because he was a child of old age, Li Jiu was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child.Who knows that a spoiled child is like a wicked child, this Li Jiu didn't know when, he actually fell in love with the way of "buy it and leave it", and spend his days with a bunch of unlearned countless people every day.

Two years ago, the old man's wife returned home in a hurry. The morning before yesterday, Li Jiu even forgot his thatched cottage.Old man Li chased after Li Jiu in a panic, scraped off a bridge pile and fell into the river, and when he was fished out, he was gone.

Li Jiu was penniless, so he wrapped his father in a straw mat and knelt in the road.

It's past time now, counting the time, this Li Jiu has been kneeling for nearly three days, and there are many blowflies around the straw mat over there, if he doesn't bury him quickly, it will be bad.

He was still nibbling his head, the blood on his forehead dyed the straw paper a bright red.

Looking at the torn straw mat, I was suddenly moved.

The street market can still bury my father, but now I am in a foreign land, and I don't even know where my father's bones are...

Heartbroken, I took out my money and was about to step forward, but the man next to me grabbed me, "Oh boy, what are you doing?"

I replied, "Give him some money and let him buy a coffin."

The man quickly shook his head and said, "Don't do it, young master! This man is a mischievous person. He has been living with hooligans since he was a child. Even his father is mad at him. If you buy it back, it will be stained with shit, and you can throw it away." Don't drop it!"

This man's voice was very loud, and we stood in the front row again, and what he said was heard clearly in Li Jiu's ears. He raised his head and looked at us, with an indescribable despair in his eyes, and then continued Kowtow hard.

After a while, blood flowed down his forehead, and the sun shone, a little ferocious.

I sighed, and finally stepped forward, knelt down and put the silver into his hand.

He didn't seem to expect that someone would give him money. Looking at the silver in his hand, a strange look appeared in his eyes. Then he looked up at me, clenched his fists hard, and held the silver tightly.

"Take it and buy a coffin and bury my father well. You don't have to be a slave with me anymore. Use the remaining money to buy clean clothes. From now on, let's start a new life."

He looked at me with tears in his eyes.

After a while, he turned around and kowtowed three times.Then he picked up the old father on one side and quickly ran to the coffin shop on West Street.

From the beginning to the end, he didn't speak, let alone a word of thanks.After he left, everyone chattered, saying that I shouldn't care about this shameless street rogue, that he shouldn't be pitied, and that he wouldn't be grateful if he was pitied.

I didn't intend to explain, and I didn't think it was wrong. I called Luzhu and walked along the street. When I arrived in front of a restaurant, I was hungry, so I went in and ordered a few dishes.

The restaurant is facing the street, so I found a seat by the window and sat down. After a while, the dishes were served.

I have a big appetite recently. I can eat anything delicious, and I can eat it very well. After a while, the cup and plate are empty.

I ordered a pot of sparrow tongue, sat down for a while, and the sunset glowed in the sky, which was very beautiful.

We have been out for a long time, and we should go back after some calculations.Lu Zhu did the calculation and we went to the door.

At this time, it was evening, the restaurant was full of tables, and the younger brother was so busy that he wanted to go upstairs with the dishes, but he staggered, and the soup in his hand flew all over me.

"Hey, how do you walk!" Luzhu became anxious immediately, and hurriedly wiped my clothes with silk.

"I'm sorry son, I'm sorry..." Xiaoer was very frightened and wanted to come over to wipe the clothes, but he was afraid that the towel would not be clean, so he kept saying apologetic words.

Fortunately, the hot water wasn't hot, and he wasn't injured, so I didn't make things difficult for him. I remember when I came in, there was a tailor's shop on the right, so I grabbed the green pearl and walked quickly.

This clothing shop is quite large, and the shopkeeper is also very enthusiastic. Before entering the door, he greeted politely, "Please come inside, young master, the small shop has all kinds of clothes you need.If you want something different, we also have Nan Jin who just came here. Many high-ranking ladies and gentlemen in Shengjing all order clothes from us. "

"No, just take a set of my size."

The shopkeeper understood the oil stains on my clothes, and immediately took out a small light blue robe with tight sleeves of bamboo leaves from the back, put it on, and found that the size was just right.

He had paid the money and was about to leave, but when he turned around, he saw a green skirt embroidered with magnolias on the side of the door.

Thinking that it will be this body's tenth birthday in more than a month, I can't help but feel moved, and said, "Boss, please wrap up that skirt for me."

"Okay!" The boss responded, and hurried to the door.Unexpectedly, at this moment, a delicate voice suddenly shouted, "Shopkeeper, I want that magnolia skirt."

(End of this chapter)