The third day of May is a sunny day.
It is not such a special day for Ning Yi, running as usual, eating as usual, and attending classes as usual. Of course, the city of Jiangning is indeed very lively these days. Walking around the streets, you can always see some In brothel performances, people talk about such things with relish, and they often talk about the fact that a certain girl got a lot of flowers, or which two people fought over jealousy. Even if it is an ordinary thing, when it comes to the teahouse restaurant, it can always add a lot of twists and turns, which is quite dramatic.
In the past two or three days, Su Tan'er was indeed a little busy. She left early and returned late, and what she did was a little secret, but Ning Yi vaguely knew an outline, which was probably related to "Gong Yin" or something. Many of the things Su Tan'er has done recently have been silent, but secretly she is indeed heading in this direction. She wants to be a royal businessman, has a relationship with Bianliang, and... It is estimated that she has already found a direction.
There are also two types of royal merchants in this year. Since Tanyuan and Heishui made two reconciliations, there has been a great demand for compensation for fabrics in the north. The royal family will not give high prices, but it means small profits but quick turnover. There are always some benefits. On the other hand, the court of the Wu Dynasty now collects good things everywhere, and if the real good silk can be sold to the palace, there will be many benefits after this line goes through. Su Tan'er is not just delusional. On the one hand, she finds a relationship, on the other hand, she improves her technology and finds a breakthrough. This time, it is probably the technical team she secretly created. In some key technical aspects, the businessman is also very secretive. Once There's something, except for Su Tan'er and Su Boyong, I'm afraid the shopkeeper in charge is not very good at making decisions. But really busy is not busy, but also can not relax.
Ning Yi still doesn't understand what Su Tan'er's overall plan is. But it is admirable that my wife, who is only nineteen years old, has a good appetite in this regard. There is never a magic trick in the world, the difference between a big appetite and a bigger appetite. Once this matter is done properly, there will be no suspense for Su Tan'er to take charge of the Su family. The other two rooms are probably still in some basic troubles Work hard. The vision is different.
And although no one can react, Su Tan'er is not taking any shortcuts. After all, she spends time on improving the technology, and then strives for opportunities. This matter is solid, and although there may be an element of luck in it, in a sense, Ning Yi can only think that once some women in this era do something, I am afraid that they will be more pragmatic than many men today. many. Su Tan'er is nineteen years old this year, and I don't know how long she has been planning this.
Ning Yi admired these things in his heart, so he didn't need to pay too much attention to it. Xiaochan went out with the young lady during the first and second day of the first year of junior high school. On the third day of junior high, she carefully dressed up and came over with Ning Yi. The school is here. To be honest, for the past two days, Ning Yi felt that the little girl was a little strange, as if she had something on her mind. When she was walking last night, she wobbled, and she only woke up after hitting a tree. Occasionally I was a little absent-minded today, of course, it was only a few times. Most of the time, it was the same as usual, chatting behind him, eating something with Ning Yi after school at noon, carrying a small packet of candy in his arms, But if she didn't eat, Ning Yi occasionally looked at her, and she showed a very serious expression.
"The family... is something wrong?"
"ah?"
"There's something wrong with you these two days... If there is something wrong with your family, you have to help after all. It's okay to tell me... "
Ning Yi said this, the little girl blushed a little, and then shook her head desperately.
"No, nothing, Xiaochan's family is fine... It's really fine..." After emphasizing this, he looked at Ning Yi with a guilty conscience, "Uh, that... I'm just happy, this evening was very lively, and a few years ago, the young lady brought I went to see it once. At that time, the young lady and we all dressed up as boys. The young lady was very good-looking, but Juaner and I were not good at dressing up, hee hee…”
Ning Yi pouted, there should be nothing to do, Xiaochan didn't say anything, he naturally didn't need to ask: "Then why don't Xiaochan dress up as a man today?"
"Ah..." Xiaochan dressed up beautifully today, wearing a white summer dress with broken flowers, she looked slender and well-behaved, she looked down at this time, a little embarrassed, "It's not necessary to change clothes, Xiaochan got dressed this morning. It's been a long time..."
"Then don't change it."
Ning Yi waved his hand, and Xiao Chan's nervous expression dropped. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the corner of Ning Yi's clothes and followed him for a few steps, with white wrists: "Young master is so good... wise and wise..."
"No learning and no skills..." Ning Yi laughed.
It's still early, and the gates of Jiangning City will not be closed tonight. The large groups that go to Bailuzhou to watch the performance usually gather in the evening. At that time, the painting boats and floats will start together, and the parade will gather together. Of course, although some people go there for outings in the afternoon, all kinds of vendors and jugglers will pass by at this time. Even if many people cannot enter the main venue at night, they will watch some performances around and wait until the performances in the venue are over. The painting boat floats back together, and you can also enjoy the singing and dancing of many beautiful women along the way.
Ning Yi didn't plan to go to Bailuzhou at this time, and he didn't have any beauties to support. He and Xiaochan went all the way to the place where Lao Qin set up a stall. Qin Siyuan won't go to join in the fun tonight, but it is said that Kang Xian will still go.
In the afternoon, the breeze blew by the river bank, the willows swayed slightly, and the water splashed on the river bank wave after wave. Ning Yi and Qin Lao chatted while playing chess, while Xiao Chan sat on the stool next to her, kicked and kicked her calf under her skirt, and swayed her embroidered shoes gently. While watching the scenery, she nodded and sang, which was taught by Ning Yi. She gave her "When Will the Bright Moon Come", she felt relaxed and comfortable, she didn't have that bun today, and her hair was caressed by the wind.
The singing was immersed in the wind by the river in the afternoon, and it matched the melody of wind and water. Qin Lao smiled and said, "Although the tune is a bit strange, Miss Xiaochan sings really well." I have practiced this song for a long time.
Time passed a little longer, and it was approaching evening. In the small courtyard behind the Jinfeng Tower, Yuan Jiner was removing her makeup and enjoying a little relaxing time. Although it was her turn to perform officially tonight, she needed a lot of entertainment these days. Starting in the morning, she had to deal with the visits of talents and financial masters, and deal with males who were jealous of each other and disliked each other. In between, stabilize the situation, control the atmosphere, try not to make anyone really angry, let them have blood between each other, and fight secretly without really tearing their faces. For her, it is also a very labor-intensive thing.
In fact, the stealth competition of the Flower Match had already started half a month ago, which is basically the same thing these days. This afternoon, I only had a little time to spare, and I only dealt with the greetings of important guests such as Cao Guan. Just now, she played a violin on the stage outside, listened to everyone's praise, thanked her calmly, and then came back to remove her makeup. During this time, Cao Guan and others came to see her again, and then they had a little time to spare. The next time until the float starts in the evening belongs to her, and as the head of the four major parties and the signboard of Jinfeng Tower, she does not need to perform on the float. All right.
"I'll be fine tonight, just make sure to be in the top sixteen... I've been busy these days, I'm hungry, I can't eat much, and my mother told me to eat less, she just wants to starve me to death... "
Shorts and shorts—actually wearing two underwear—I didn’t do much makeup after I removed my makeup. At this time, my hair was messy. His shoulders, neck, bare feet, and wrists were exposed defenselessly. As he spoke, he held a plate of fruit preserves in front of his chest and stuffed it into his mouth. Then, the fruit plate was snatched by another person in the room.
"Mom told you to eat less, because you were afraid of bloating during the performance, so if you want to eat, eat some soup and rice. At this time, you are desperately eating fruit, but you don't eat at night. What should you do if you are bloated during the performance, and you spit it out in your mouth. , you are not afraid of choking..."
Yuan Jin'er originally wanted to grab the fruit plate, but the hand was too far to reach her mouth, and she closed her mouth with a "uh", puffed her cheeks and didn't open her mouth, and then struggled. The hand patted her face angrily, she crawled into the cool bed and gushed and chewed everything, and then coughed for a long time, covering her throat: "Uh... I swallowed the core. Well, ahem..."
The hand poured a small half glass of water over: "Just one sip, we will eat later."
"Understood, Sister Yunzhu... ah no, Brother Yunzhu."
The other person in the room was Nie Yunzhu. Today, she was dressed in men's clothing with a black robe, her long hair was tied up, and she was wearing a bachelor's kerchief. If she was holding a fan, she might have a dashing style like a feather fan kerchief. Of course, some people might see her as a man at first glance, but it's still easy to recognize. Dressing up as a man requires not only makeup, but also talent. Nie Yunzhu may be good at makeup, but unfortunately he lacks talent.
In the past, Nie Yunzhu would not have easily approached the Golden Wind Tower, but now it is a little different. For the past two months, Songhuadan's voice has been quietly developing. She hired some people under Ning Yi's guidance. Later, when she wanted to hire one or two cooks, she also passed Yuan Jin'er's side. After all, some of the relationships she could find now are also here. Be a businessman - although it's not at all like usual, and it's not very complicated to do business with people.
In the past two months, although Songhuadan has become famous as predicted by Ning Yi, the business is silent and low-key, and some things that are brewing have not yet come out. However, Nie Yunzhu and Yuan Jiner resumed their occasional contact. The most important thing is that Yuan Jiner wants to show some limelight in this oiran competition. Jinfenglou's mother agreed with her that if Yunzhu can help a little, she will think about it in the future. Whatever needs to be done, we will try our best to help.
"Actually speaking, Cao Guan is really enthusiastic this time. Compared with last year, I don't know how much harder he has to work. Jin'er, you are really attentive when you read these poems..."
Nie Yunzhu smiled and sorted out some poems on the table. Jin'er stood up on the cool bed with a smile. She was only wearing smug clothes and stroked her hair. She was known for her liveliness and looked a little charming at this time. Feeling: "He, he just wants to find a place for last year's events." As she spoke, the girl's body stretched gently on the bed, swaying slowly with the predetermined dance steps, and her delicate bare feet tapped at will. Stepping out a brisk footstep on the cool bed, one swayed, the soft body leaned back with the wave of the hand, and it looked like it was about to fall, but it turned around quickly, the hair danced into a circle, took a step forward, and stopped there. , and then naturally bow down and thank you.
"Actually, Jin'er doesn't care whether she becomes an oiran or not. The four leaders are better. She becomes a oiran, I don't know what it will be like. After Feng Xiaojing became a oiran, it is said that one day she was forced by the commander, Master Cheng, and almost jumped off the building. After saying something, I am afraid that Lord Cheng Yongcheng will kill him with a knife. If I become a courtesan, I am afraid that I will have to find someone to marry immediately..."
"At that time, if you have to redeem yourself, your worth will be even higher."
"There is always someone who is willing to marry, the oiran, it's better to marry and brag..."
"Could it be that Jin'er hasn't found someone who is willing to marry him?"
Yunzhu asked with a smile. Yuan Jin'er frowned, then almost twisted her mouth into a pig's mouth, walked to the table and sat down angrily, reaching out to grab the fruit plate, which was opened by Yunzhu again.
"Sister Yunzhu likes to say these daunting things, man... Hmph, anyway, Sister Yunzhu always likes good men. By the way, I heard the other day that Gu Yanzhen came back in March and pursued Yunzhu. Sister also helped Sister Yunzhu sell pine eggs, but she was slapped in the street by Sister Yunzhu, and she lost all face... Gu Yanzhen, who is in high school, has an official position, returns home in clothes, and has money, Jin Er would like to marry such a person. A man, Sister Yunzhu is in the midst of bliss and does not know the bliss."
Yunzhu laughed: "Jin'er, you also said, man... This way, I'm not the same, I can't find someone I'm willing to marry, if Jin'er is really willing to marry, is it true that I can't find a man like Gu Yanzhen? ?"
"But I don't like it, maybe Gu Yanzhen is a good man..." Yuan Jin'er was joking, but then she shrugged a little, found a melon seed in the corner of the table, and secretly peeled it off and threw it into her mouth, "Then... As for Sister Yunzhu's talented Liheng, doesn't it mean that you don't want to marry him?"
Yunzhu took a coat and threw it on her face, smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense about this matter, I may not want this festival, Liheng is a family man, don't smear people's innocence."
"Understood, I know that Sister Yunzhu, you will protect him." Yuan Jin'er took off her clothes from her face and muttered, "Sister Yunzhu tonight, didn't you say he would go too? Go seduce him and see what kind of person he is. Hmph, until his wife finds out, even if he calls someone to Jinfenglou to beat me to death, Jiner fights with her, it depends on who beats me Who can beat him... Maybe Sister Yunzhu will be able to fly far away with him in the future, and live in two places..."
"Full of nonsense..."
"Hee hee." Yuan Jin'er smiled, "By the way, why did Sister Yunzhu beat Gu Yanzhen that day? Jin'er just heard about it, but she doesn't know how it happened."
Nie Yunzhu thought for a while and took a deep breath: "He was indeed a humble gentleman at first, but at that time he was too aggressive, so I beat him... He is not a bad person, and this matter is probably indistinguishable from right and wrong, let's not talk about it. "
In retrospect, on the day when the decision was made in March, when he saw Gu Yanzhen again, he had a showdown with him. Naturally, he didn't say anything about Ning Yi, but this time he refused very thoroughly. Gu Yanzhen was probably a little flustered, said a lot of explicit words, and asked her if she had anything to do with her. In the end, she came to grab her hand. She subconsciously slapped her face, and after washing her hands many times, she still felt a little disgusted. .
At that time, he was on the street and there were many pedestrians. Gu Yanzhen also had a friend. The slap was not heavy, but it also stunned him, and he never came to entangle him again. It's just that Gu Yanzhen's propaganda was too high-profile before, and then the slap thing spread within a certain range. Unexpectedly, even Jin'er knew about it. Nie Yunzhu didn't want to see this kind of thing. Although she was a little annoyed at Meng Lang's. Yila, but the gentleman broke up friendship and did not speak ill, so she naturally did not want to see the rumor deepen and smear the reputation of the other party.
Yuan Jin'er probably understood what she was thinking, and nodded with a smile: "However, Young Master Gu will also go tonight, Sister Yunzhu... No, what if Brother Yunzhu is seen by him?"
Yunzhu smiled: "I'm all black, and I'll just hide in the dark. Who can really recognize me? This time I'm here to cheer for you, Jin'er. Others, etc., don't want to touch me."
"Uh? What about Young Master Ning?"
There was a slight silence, and after a while...
"Jin'er was wrong! Sister Yunzhu, spare your life—"
The sound of begging for mercy could be heard faintly from the courtyard, mixed with laughter like silver bells, and the yellow of the sunset gradually appeared from the west.
On the other side, on the banks of the Qinhuai River, Mr. Qin put away the chess booth. With the help of Ning Yi and Xiaochan, no one set up things and walked home. Mr. Qin invited Ning Yi to eat at home, and everyone was familiar with it anyway, so there was no need to refuse too much. After dinner, Mr. Qin and his two wives, Ning Yi and Xiaochan went for a walk to the avenue. The sunset was magnificent. Ning Yi and Mr. Qin were talking in front, but the back looked like There are three women in a family of three generations, Xiaochan is still young, the second lady Yunniang, who used to be a famous prostitute, said something to tease her, making the little girl blushing, while the eldest lady of the Qin family watched kindly.
The sound of gongs and drums and music had actually sounded in the street, and some teams passed by from time to time. Qin Lao smiled and said to Ning Yi, "If you see Mingyun, say hello to him." Although he won't go today, he will probably bring his family to join in the fun when he gets the dragon boat race on the fifth day of the fifth year and the final election of the Hua Kui. , and then a team came over on the road, and everyone stood on the side of the road. That was the reliance of the prefect. A large number of sergeants accompanied him in a mighty manner. The leading Jiangning prefect was riding on a horse. He even gave a salute to this side. At this time, Qin Lao was considered a commoner, and he replied politely, but then he tilted his head to Ning Yi and signaled with a smile: "A few days ago, you asked that prefect Song Xian. At this time, Cheng Yong, the commander of the Wu Lie Army, and Song Xian, the commander, are all here, now."
In the team, the two people who were riding behind the prefect also seemed to be looking towards this side unintentionally. Cheng Yong was slightly fat and looked at the crowd on both sides of the road with a smile. Song Xian's eyes were cold and serious, and he was quite imposing. Ning Yi smiled. In fact, he inquired some time ago. Song Xian had "met" him on the street a few times. As far as he was concerned, he had already known him. But Yuan Xi has passed, and it is useless to know what he looks like.
The group parted at the road ahead, Qin Lao went home, and Ning Yi and Xiao Chan walked out of the city in the magnificent sunset. At this time, the sound of silk and bamboo, gongs, drums and firecrackers in Jiangning City had already sounded. The paintings and boats on the Qinhuai River were lined up in long lines. The cities gathered together in a mighty manner and spread toward this side...