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Seeing the girl Xiaoqing showing a nympho-like look, Hu Yan just pursed her lips and smiled, "What's the matter, is Xiaoqing fascinated again? Then do you want me to be a matchmaker for you, miss? say?"
Originally, I wanted to make fun of Xiaoqing, but who would have thought that she would not even blush, so she agreed, "Okay, okay, Xiaoqing will go and find a matchmaker, and then Xiaoqing can marry the young lady together."
"Ah! What's the matter." Hearing that the matter finally turned to her head, Hu Yan didn't agree, and the two immediately laughed and quarreled.
After a while, the two of them were crazy enough, Xiaoqing gasped and said, "Miss, don't you know? This Sixth Young Master is not only talented, but also has a real temperament."
"What is true temperament? You haven't even met anyone before, how dare you draw such a conclusion?" Hu Yan shook her head in disbelief.She only thought that Xiaoqing thought that Yang Chendong was good at everything because of her admiration.But the facts have proved that there are many people who are trying to catch their reputation. It is often rumored that this person is so good, but only after getting in touch with him will he know that this person is nothing more than a dressed-up bird or a beast. Those advantages are deliberately exposed. It cannot stand the test of time.
"No miss, is this sixth young master really temperamental? You don't know, just this morning, he first went to the vicinity of Liulichang and beat his seventh brother-in-law." Xiaoqing recalled hearing that long follower talking about this matter. When doing things, I can't help but smile on my face, imagining in my mind what kind of demeanor Yang Chendong will have when doing these things.
Hu Yan originally thought that Xiaoqing was worshiping her, but when she heard about this story, she immediately chirped and asked, "Wait, you said that the sixth young master beat his seventh brother-in-law, what's going on?"
"I also heard the story from the long follower next to the master. It's like this." Next, Xiaoqing told Hu Yan everything she knew. Her eyes were angry at first, and then she was worried. He became happy, and then he waved his arms and said, "Okay, good beating, such a man who treats his wife badly should be beaten. Oh, by the way, that Wang Gou is a student of the Hanlin Academy and has an official status." , will it be okay to beat someone like this?"
"No, no. This is the cleverness of the sixth young master. He even said that it was because he wanted to tell the emperor about Tudou's auspicious news, but he had nowhere to go, so he happened to come to the palace, thinking it was his own. Seventh brother-in-law, there should be a way, but who knows, he hit someone by mistake." Xiaoqing was still giggling when talking about this, and praised the sixth young master's ability to change in his heart.
"There is such a thing." Hu Yan was also happy when she heard it, and then said happily: "Okay, it's really great that you don't have to file a lawsuit after beating such a bastard."
At this moment, Hu Yan was obviously standing with Yang Chendong.When you really love someone, everything this person does is right.But soon, she became unhappy again.
Xiao Qing, who still had a dreamy face on the side, suddenly saw the young lady's complexion change, and couldn't help but also worried, "Miss, miss, what's wrong with you, is there something uncomfortable?" She stretched out her hand while speaking. Come to touch Hu Yan's forehead.
Chapter 62 Nine Arts Square
"No." Hu Yan shook her head, dodged the protruding jade, and said with her cheeks in her hands, "Xiaoqing, do you really want to be appointed when a woman marries into her husband's family? Then Miss Yang Jiaqi was such a lively person before, she was loved by Wanqian when she was in her natal family. But after marrying into the Wang family, she has to do the work of a maid and a servant, and there is nothing she can do about it. It's really hard."
Knowing what Xiaoqing was worried about, Xiaoqing quickly shook her head and said: "No, if Miss gets married, will the master and adults decide for you? No one will bully you."
"No." Hu Yan shook her head obstinately, "The identity of the seventh sister of the Yang family is also not simple. Her father is Mr. Yang Rong. Compared with my grandfather who is not bad at all, he is even stronger, but not yet. Do I have to suffer the same? Alas, Xiaoqing, I suddenly don’t want to marry.”
When Hu Yan said this, Xiaoqing didn't know how to persuade her for a while, so she sat down with her chin, looked out of the window and said, "Women are destined to marry and give birth to those men. This is our life."
"But life can be divided into good and bad. Once you really marry someone like Wang Gou, wouldn't your life be ruined? Why not marry and be a girl forever?" Hu Yan shook her head, This incident greatly shook her psychology, and even gave her a kind of premarital phobia that modern people have.
Seeing that Hu Yan was really disheartened, Xiao Qing was frightened.If this is the case, I am afraid that if the master and adults find out, they will definitely ask themselves to blame, so what to do.Thinking of this, she was also a little apprehensive, but following a person's name, she jumped into her mind, "Miss, you can marry the young master of the Yang family. Look at him, because of his sister, he did not hesitate to break the law and beat others to seek justice." , such a man should be credible."
"Marry the sixth young master of the Yang family? Is he really worth entrusting for life?" At this moment, Hu Yan began to seriously consider this question.
Flower Street!
It is located near Chongwenmen in the outer city of the capital. At night, it is brightly lit, and countless dignitaries, rich and merchants can be seen here.
There were regulations in the Ming Dynasty that civil and military officials were not allowed to stay overnight or go to prostitutes.All officials who serve prostitutes have sixty sticks, and the matchmaker will be reduced by one class, which means that they will be beaten sixty times, even the introducer.Prostitution and prostitution by the descendants of officials are also punished with [-] punishments.
There was once a commander of the Guangdong Hainan Guard who went to Beijing to stay and prostitute.After the incident, Weiyuanwei was banished!It means that people with military ranks are not allowed to sleep, prostitute, or marry Le Ren from the Jiaofang Division, otherwise they will be transferred to other guards as errands.However, even though it is a punishment, it still has a salary.
A business woman doesn't know the hatred of subjugated country, and she still sings the back (court) flowers across the river.Du Mu's two lines of poems put singers, including prostitutes, on the pillar of shame, as if they were born to be cheap.However, this is nothing more than the theory of beauty and misfortune.Who is the business girl singing for?Isn't it for those meat eaters who shoulder the rise and fall of the country?Are the showgirls bored enough to sing to the water without them to listen?Sing to the tree?Sing to the wind?To put it bluntly, these poor women are just scapegoats for incompetent and shameless men.
In this regard, Yang Chendong's views are indeed different from others.In his view, existence is reasonable, just like whores, prostitutes, since ancient times it was thought to be broken.It's like when the Republic was first established, it disappeared under a severe blow, but didn't it reappear as soon as the economy developed?
This is a kind of demand, since there is a demand, there must be a response.As long as it is used well, it can also reduce the occurrence of some crimes.Of course, the management must be standardized, such as paying taxes, regular physical examinations to ensure safety, and so on.
Of course, with Yang Chendong's current status, it is impossible to bring up these matters, that is, to find trouble for nothing.
Flower Street is different from ordinary Willow Lane, and the legal control here is also much weaker. Most of the people here have skills, and most of them are performing arts but not selling themselves.Unless you really see it right, it's another matter.Because of this, there is no need for officials to be so afraid when they appear here.
When he came here tonight, Yang Chendong also had the mentality of seeing and looking, and at the same time he was looking for talents.
The so-called 36 ten lines, every line leads to the champion.What does this champion refer to?Of course it is talent.
Just like those female stars in the later generations, it cannot be denied that there are good ones and some clean ones, but most of them are in a state that only they know in their hearts.In fact, I don't want to become that kind of person in my bones, but in the general environment, what should they do?If you don't get caught, there will be no drama to pick up. If you come and go like this, anyway, if everyone else is so popular, it doesn't matter if the successors are.But it is undeniable that no matter how popular they are, they all have certain abilities and can be regarded as talents.
Coming all the way from Yangjiazhuang, Yang Chendong has long known from his fourth brother Yang Yang that there are two very famous oirans in Huajie.The most important thing is that they are really selling their art but not their bodies. Yang Chendong admires them very much for being able to persist in doing this in such an environment.
The place that came first today is called Jiuyifang.
As we all know, the ancients had the theory of six arts, which are rites, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics.
It is rumored that Mrs. Hua Kuixiang does have nine skills, especially dancing. I don't know how many men have been lingering on her body, unable to eat.
According to the fourth brother Yang Yang, this fragrant lady is born with a strange fragrance, which makes people want to be intoxicated.
Yang Chendong believed in this.Later generations often heard people say that a certain person wears body fragrance, which is not surprising, but it is just that sweat has a special smell, which makes people smell fragrant.
It's just that although I've heard that she was busy completing various tasks at the time, I really haven't come into contact with such a woman.Now that I have the opportunity, I want to experience a thing or two.
Yang Yang was originally a dandy, so places like Jiuyifang naturally came a lot in the past.It's just because I don't have a lot of money in my pocket, so every expenditure is not very happy, and it doesn't leave a deep impression on people.
Now that the sixth brother is paying the money, Yang Yang's face is full of excitement and excitement. Tonight is the time for him to show off, and it is also the time for him to spend a lot of money.
He arrived outside Jiuyifang in a carriage, and just after the car stopped, Yang Yang lifted the curtain excitedly and got out.Through this, Yang Chendong also noticed that the gate of Jiuyifang in front of him was nearly three feet wide, showing its profound heritage.
At that time, what was the strength of a family?It can often be seen from the width of the door.This is the first impression left on Yang Chendong.
After getting out of the carriage, Humang and Yang Er were left beside him, and Yang San and Yang Si who were driving the carriage were left here. Holding the folding fan, Yang Chendong, who was also in Tsing Yi, strode into the main hall.
As soon as they entered the gate, a young man greeted them first and showed them the way, but after walking for more than [-] steps, they came to a large two-storey courtyard. People have not yet entered it?You can already hear the voice of Yingying Yanyan.
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Yang?" A beautifully dressed woman in her 30s who was welcoming guests at the door saw Yang Yang, recognized his identity at a glance, and immediately called out pretending to be surprised. Then the fragrant wind wafted over, just like that.
"Haha." Seeing this scene, Yang Yang looked up to the sky and laughed, then naturally let the woman rush to him, took his arm, and put a piece of five taels of silver into the woman's pocket In the wrist, and then asked naturally, "Is Miss Xiang here?"
It's five taels of silver when you make a move. Yang Yang was never so generous before.As a result, the woman who greeted the guests had a happy expression on her face, and said in a sweet voice, "Fourth Master Yang is lucky, Mrs. Xiang will play and sing a song tonight, and I'm afraid it will start soon. "
"That's right, the relationship is good, just let someone lead the way." Yang Yang nodded with a smile, then touched the other party's chin with his hand, and then walked into the courtyard laughing.
At this time, another maid came forward, held a lantern, and led Yang Si and his party into the courtyard.While walking, Yang Yang said to Yang Chendong who was following him: "The lady who greeted guests just now was served by some out-of-date female artists. In fact, they were also famous when they were young, but they are old now. , I couldn’t dance, sing, or play anymore, and I was born in a lowly family, with nowhere to go, so I started this kind of business. It’s quite pitiful to say, because of this, I have the ability to take care of my time. Usually the guests will give them some silver."
It seemed that he was afraid that the sixth brother would blame him for giving five taels of silver, so Yang Yang explained.
"It doesn't matter, the fourth brother can figure it out, the money is fine." Yang Chendong smiled and shook his head. To him, this mere five taels of silver is really nothing.I'm afraid that if Kaohsiung and the others go out to grab it casually, they don't know how many five taels of silver will come into their account.
Seeing Yang Chendong's expression of indifference, Yang Yang felt confident, so he said to the girl leading the way: "I'm not short of money, I'll reward you for finding a good position." As he spoke, two or two The silver was sent in this way.
"Thank you for the reward, I will lead you to the best place right now." Seeing how generous the rewards were to herself, the maid looked happy and led the way even more attentively.
The yard is brightly lit, and I don't know how many candles have been lit and how many lanterns have been hung up. The expenditure alone must not be too small.Of course, the guests who can come here are also wealthy, and a casual tip is enough to maintain the expenses.
Chapter 63 The Benefactor and the Old Song
While watching around, Yang Chendong was led to a square table where some melons, fruits and tea were placed, and the location was close to the stage (the place where Yi Ji performed). Although it was not the closest, it was not bad. .
Yang Yang sat down there naturally, and then his eyes began to wander, accidentally saw several acquaintances, and waved his hands to say hello.
Seeing Yang Yang's obviously ostentatious expression, Yang Chendong shook his head helplessly, "Fourth brother, what are you doing?"
"Say hello to acquaintances. Hey, Sixth Brother, you don't know. Usually, I rarely get a seat like this. Alas, the table fee is only 20 taels of silver to be able to sit here." Yang Yang explained , while speaking with some distress.