Qining went back along the side of the ship. He saw the little witch ducking into the back cabin. He didn't know what her intention was. He walked over to the back cabin and found that the little witch had disappeared. She seemed to have slipped out of the back cabin. Go in.
Every painting boat on the Qinhuai River will have hired maids and slaves. Whenever night falls and the lanterns are lit, everyone will start to be busy.
The boats are not stationary in the river. The guests are cruising the river to admire the moon, so each boat is sailing upstream on the river. The male servants on the boats will almost always paddle on the bottom of the boat after the guests board the boat. Some of the maids serve the girl, and the other part serve the guests on the ship.
The expenses of these people are all paid by the girls, so every boat will not support idle people. They will have tasks until the lanterns come on.
Because of this, the people on the ship were either in the bottom cabin or waiting on the bow. In addition, in order to protect the girl's safety, there were two big men guarding the stairs to the second road to prevent some guests from breaking the rules. Climbing the stairs offends.
Therefore, the bow of the ship was very busy, but there was no one in the back cabin of the stern.
Qi Ning dodged to the back cabin and saw that the back cabin door was ajar and there was no sign of the little demon girl. He knew that the little demon girl might have entered the back cabin. He walked closer and took a look inside. He saw that there were There were many wooden boxes, but no one was around. Qining frowned, thought for a moment, opened the hatch slightly, stepped inside, and closed the hatch with his backhand.
There was a lantern hanging outside, which was as bright as day, but there was only one lantern hanging on the wall in the back cabin, so it seemed quite dark. There were many wooden boxes on both sides. Qining knew that these should be various supplies for eating, drinking and eating on the ship. Walking along the rather narrow road, I saw a staircase going up not far away, and I knew that this should also be the staircase to the second floor.
He was approaching cautiously, but before he reached the stairs, he suddenly heard a voice beside him: "Who are you?"
Qi Ning's heart trembled. He used his strength in his hands and turned his head to look over. He saw that a cabin plank against the wall was pushed open, and a person came up from the bottom of the cabin and stuck half of his head out.
But that person was not a man, but a woman in her early thirties. Perhaps she was affected by the environment on the Qinhuai River. The woman also wore heavy makeup and was dressed in a coquettish way. Although she was not young, her appearance was pretty good. She is quite pretty, although she is far less mature and charming than Mrs. Tian, but she still has a charming charm of her own.
Qi Ning rolled his eyes, pretended to smile awkwardly, and said softly, "Sister, I'm really sorry. I wanted to find... a convenient place, so I came here."
The charming woman smiled charmingly, first raised her hand to place a porcelain jar on the deck, then came up from below, turned around and bent down to close the deck, and said with a chuckle: "You are a guest who comes to cheer up the girl. Right? There is no convenient place here. Come with me." He picked up the porcelain jar and twisted his waist to go to the side. Qining thought for a moment and followed her, but saw the woman turn to the left. Behind the pile of wooden boxes, near the corner, there was a small door.
The woman pushed the door open and went in. Qining thought for a moment, then followed in, only to find that there was a narrow room with several people inside. It was very simple, but also clean. There was a wooden bed and a There is a small table and embroidered sheets on the bed. You can tell at a glance that this is a woman's room.
"If you don't mind, you can do it there." The woman pointed to the corner of the room, looked at Qi Ning, and saw that Qi Ning was wearing brocade clothes. She knew the material was valuable at first glance, and the smile on her face became even more charming: " I'll go out, it's fine for me to stay inside for my convenience."
Qi Ning glanced at it, deliberately straightened his nose and sniffed, and said: "Sister, this seems to be a woman's room, the whole room is filled with fragrance."
The woman covered her mouth and said with a smile, "This is the servant girl's room. The uncle was joking."
"It turns out to be the eldest sister's room." Qi Ning sighed softly: "The eldest sister is really kind and allows me to stay here for my convenience, but...is there something wrong?"
The woman smiled and said: "Let the uncle know that when the guests come on the boat, if the girl doesn't stay, there is really no convenient place and they have to get off the boat and go somewhere else. Does the uncle dislike this place?"
"I don't dare." Qi Ning said with a smile, "I'm just afraid that my eldest sister will dislike me."
"Look at what you said." The woman winked: "The uncle is not an ordinary person at first glance, and he has a good appearance. How can I, a humble servant girl, dare to dislike the uncle."
Qi Ning smiled slightly and said, "Big sister, I'm sorry. But I don't agree with the fact that eldest sister calls herself a humble servant." He deliberately looked at the woman, then leaned closer and said, "Sister, she is beautiful, has a good personality, and treats others well." Kindness is nothing like a humble servant, as far as I'm concerned, as long as she wears good clothes, she's better than those noble ladies."
The woman even smiled brightly, "Uncle, you are good at talking." She glanced at the barrel in the corner and asked in a low voice: "Isn't the uncle in a hurry? I'll go out first...!" She said this, but But he had no intention of going out immediately.
Qi Ning walked over and gently closed the small wooden door. The woman bit her lip, glanced at Qin Ning, and asked deliberately: "Uncle... why did you close the door? We are alone here, if someone is to You know, wouldn’t it be... wouldn’t it be just gossip?”
Qi Ning smiled slightly, stretched out his hand, and found an extra piece of silver in his hand. The woman was stunned, and soon her charming eyes were dripping with water. She bit her lips and said, "Master... what do you mean by this?"
"Thank you for your kindness, sister. It's just a little thought." Qining grabbed one of the woman's hands and put the money into her hand. The woman smiled cheerfully but with a hint of reserve: "Master rewards me so generously, how can I be embarrassed... !" But he still held the piece of silver in his hand.
"What's your last name, eldest sister?"
"Ah?" the woman said hurriedly: "I... my name is Snow Lady." Her eyes sparkled and she whispered: "The girl gave this to me. She said... She said I look white, like snow. , so... that’s why I took this name.”
"As expected, she is as white as snow." Qi Ning smiled and deliberately looked at the woman. Although this woman was not as beautiful as Mrs. Tian, and her body curves could not be compared with the plump Mrs. Tian, her skin was indeed very white. Comparing with Mrs. Tian, "Eldest Sister is a good name."
Xue Niang blushed and smiled, but she saw that Qin Ning had walked over and sat down by the bed. She bit her lip, leaned over and whispered: "Master, do you want some tea? I... I'll get you a cup." Tea."
"No need to work hard." Qining patted the bed: "Sister, please sit down too. I'm tired of listening to music. I have nothing to do. I met a good person like eldest sister. I just happened to talk to eldest sister. I don't know how convenient it is. inconvenient?"
"What's the inconvenience?" Xue Niang twisted her waist, walked to the bed and sat down, pretending to keep a little distance from Qining: "It will take more than half an hour for the girl to have guests. Even if she rests, there will be no one. Just come here, don't worry, no one will bother you."
Qi Ning was amused, but he nodded deliberately and said: "That's good, that's good." Looking at the Xue Niang, Xue Niang acted coyly and said softly: "Master, what are you looking at?"
Qi Ning smiled softly and said, "I'm sorry."
"No, no." Xue Niang said hurriedly: "It's just...!" She hesitated, rolled her eyes, leaned slightly towards Qining, and said softly: "The servant woman is old and yellow, and very ugly. Naturally, she is not suitable for the uncle. eyes."
Qi Ning thought that this woman seemed shy, but she was obviously an expert at teasing men. However, this was a common thing on the Qinhuai River ten miles away. Even an ordinary woman would have learned how to tease. The man's method, he chuckled and said: "Who said eldest sister is ugly? I think she is at a good age, and her charm is still there. To be honest, eldest sister, I actually like a... woman like you!"
"Ah?" Xue Niang's eyes were filled with joy, but she pretended to be reserved and said, "I was just joking."
"Yes, what is eldest sister doing on the boat?"
Xue Niang said hurriedly: "I am here to serve the girl and know some cooking skills. The girl will keep the guests, and when everyone has dispersed, I will personally prepare wine and food for the girl and the guests. I am the cook on this boat."
"It turns out that the eldest sister is good at cooking." Qining said with a smile: "I don't know if I will have the opportunity to taste the eldest sister's cooking skills."
Xue Niang gave me a flirtatious look and whispered, "If you really want to eat the dishes I cook, there are plenty of opportunities."
Qi Ning smiled softly and said: "By the way, eldest sister, how many people are on this boat?"
Xue Niang did some calculations and said: "Even the girl, there are fifteen people up and down."
"That's a lot." Qi Ning said: "It's not easy to support so many people through her. But you girls seem to be very popular, so naturally you are not short of money."
Xue Niang said: "Girl, I am not short of money, but...!" He hesitated and stopped talking.
Qi Ning asked softly: "Sister, is there anything you can't say?"
"That's not the case." Xue Niang quietly approached Qi Ning's body, tilted her body slightly, and moved slightly forward to Qi Ning's ear. Her breasts were already pressed against Qi Ning's arms: "I tell you the truth, these girls are not If you keep guests and listen to the music, those who need to leave will leave.”
"No guests?" Qining was stunned.
Xue Niang deliberately twisted her body, letting her breast rub against Qining's arm, and said softly: "I know, after the performance, who the girl wants to keep will be secretly handed over the sachet. No one knows who can keep it in the end." Exit. In fact, these days, the girl has not left a single guest, she is just performing, but not many people know about it. "
Qining was squeezed by Xue Niang's soft breasts, but he was calm and composed. Although he was not Liu Xiahui, he was not an impatient person. What happened today was that he deliberately tried to get the details of the boat from this woman's mouth. To this woman The person himself is not very interested. After all, he has seen all kinds of charms of Mrs. Tian, and ordinary women really have no appeal to Qining.
"Why is this?" Qi Ning asked curiously: "Now that your girl is popular, if you just leave a guest, the favor will be huge for one night. Why is it wasted in vain?"
Xue Niang's eyes turned, her charm flowed, and she whispered in Qining's ear: "It's not because she has a man. With that man, the girl doesn't care about the benefactor at all." She chuckled and whispered. : "Actually, no matter which woman has a man like that, she won't miss other men."