Chapter 142: Fall apart

Chapter 142: Falling apart

The word prosperous is an adjective, so it can be divided into false and true.

The prosperity of Qinhuai River is very familiar to Kou Baimen and others, but the prosperity of Lantian County is something they have never heard of.

The prosperity along the Qinhuai River was created by singers like them, dignitaries, and wealthy merchants. Here, you can see libertines who spend a lot of money, and you can also meet princes who are intoxicated and dreamy.

However, these people are numerous, and any mother can identify any benefactor who has the qualifications and money to get on the ship.

This is not possible in Lantian County.

Although Mingyue Tower had set the ticket price at a sky-high price of ten silver coins, Kou Baimen was still stunned by the huge scene when he came out to play the kite.

The hall, which was huge enough to hold a thousand people, was packed with people... There were not many people in Qinhuaihe who could pay ten taels of silver to see their sisters.

Kou Baimen appeared six times throughout the night, just singing, dancing, playing the zither, or taking over the new lyrics composed by the Confucian scholar sitting at the front... There was no bloody Luoqun Fan. The embarrassment of being drunk, not to mention the humiliation of young Wuling fighting over his head.

The elders listened attentively and praised each other, while the young ones had ardent eyes and were nostalgic...

"Girls, girls, well done, well done, The song is good, the music is good, the dance is beautiful, and the people are even more beautiful. You must perform well tonight. Your singing and dancing have already captivated the old mountain chief of Yushan. He invites the girls to enter the lotus pond in ten days...

Hahaha, this is a supreme honor. As long as the girls pay more attention, if they are invited by the county magistrate to perform another show in Yushan City, the girls will be able to travel unimpeded in my Guanzhong Sixty-Eight Prefectures. ”

The female steward of Mingyue Tower drunkenly rushed into the backstage where Kou Baimen and others were dressing up. Before she could stand firm, she started talking like a barrage of words.

Kou Baimen lowered his head and said: "Mom, can't we let the county magistrate come out and take a look at our performance?"

The steward of Mingyue Tower smiled and said: "Not enough, in terms of beauty. You are no match for the wife of the county magistrate, and you are even less qualified in terms of style. My county magistrate once said - the emperor has three thousand harems, and he has five thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight..."

Gu Hengbo was stunned. He took a breath and said, "Has he become so dissolute? When Emperor Ming Dynasty gave half of his harem to Lantian, did he keep all of it in his harem?"

After Gu Hengbo's words came out, Bian Yujing , Kou Baimen, Dong Xiaowan and the other two beauties from Jiangnan changed their colors at the same time.

The female steward of Mingyue Tower laughed and said: "I look like I'm scaring you, but actually, it would be a blessing for you people to be included in the harem by my county magistrate.

My county magistrate's harem He is handsome young, erudite and talented, with the wisdom of Zhuge Liang and the demeanor of Zhou Lang. He is capable of commanding, turning his hands to make clouds and turning his hands to make rain. He sits in the gate and looks at the world. When he gives an order, all the heroes in the world are trembling with fear.

Can’t such a young hero make girls fall in love with him? "

Kou Baimen said coldly: "My little girl would rather marry a peasant woman than enter your county magistrate's harem to help him make up for the six thousand." "

The female steward of Mingyue Tower raised Kou Baimen's chin with one hand and looked up and down several times before nodding and saying: "The two wives of the county magistrate only accounted for 5,998. You are like this Her appearance and charm, and her non-virginity, may not make up for the six thousand in the county lord's harem. "

After the female steward said these words, her drunken appearance immediately disappeared, and her voice became shrill. She walked past Kou Baimen, Gu Hengbo, Bian Yujing, Dong Xiaowan and others one by one. .

Then he clasped his hands and said, "I don't know why you people are so hostile to my county magistrate. There is always a sense of contempt for my county magistrate in your words.

I am thirty-three this year, and I have seen as many men as crucian carp crossing the river. I have seen men who are infatuated, I have seen resentful women, I have seen men who are so in love that they are seeking death and rebirth, and I have seen men who are ungrateful enough to sink their treasure boxes in their arms. I've seen Jiang too.

When it comes to men, I, Lantian County, am the best in the world!

I have heard a lot about you. Zhu Guobi, who you think can protect you, is just a joke among the scholars in Lantian.

I am afraid that Gong Dingzi, who you think is so talented, is not even qualified to enter Yushan Academy.

And you, don’t think that your talented lovers are in love with you now. When disaster strikes, which one of you will not be a dirty ghost who will push women in front to help them block arrows?

Today, your mother and I also drank some wine before saying some unpleasant words to you.

If you are looking for a man, you must find me, a man from Guanzhong.

Not to mention anything else, just one thing can make you marry without any regrets - when disaster strikes, he will only let you run away first, and he will take the last step for you!

Remember, these are troubled times! "

After the female steward of Mingyue Tower finished reprimanding her, she snorted and left the backstage.

Dong Xiaowan cried and said: "With such a vicious mother, how can we have a good life.

Gu Hengbo said: "That's it. We are just a group of poor bastards with good-looking appearance. When it is our turn to make the decision, we are just drifting in the water. We walk for a while and pass by." For a while.

Bian Yujing, who had been keeping his eyes closed, opened his eyes and said, "I have made an appointment with Mingyue and Hanxing to go to Lantian City. Will you go?" "

Kou Baimen sneered and said, "Can we people also go shopping?

Bian Yujing said: "I heard from the two sisters Mingyue and Hanxing that when they are bored on weekdays, they will go out and do some shopping. There have never been evil people to pester them. At most, they just look at them twice." .

What are we all?I was born to be looked at by men. If you don’t go, I will leave. "

After speaking, Bian Yujing took his maid and went out.

Dong Xiaowan whispered: "I'm going to rest. "

Kou Baimen and Gu Hengbo returned to the room hand in hand, sent the maid to watch the door, and then started talking in a low voice.

"Yesterday, the first performance, four people The young master should have appeared in the scene. I looked carefully and saw no one. "

Kou Baimen was a little panicked.

Gu Hengbo said: "Are you still prepared to risk your life for those men? Why is Dong Xiaowan afraid? Don't you understand? "

Kou Baimen said: "They said it, and they said it was foolproof. "

Gu Hengbo sneered and said: "With the abilities of people like Mao Bijiang, do you think they can fight against Yun Zhao, a battle-hardened hero?

Aside from inciting others to work for them, how could these people ever take action themselves?

Look at them, they bribed a few assassins, and also enlisted those of us who have grudges against Yun Zhao to help them poison him.

Whether things work out or not, the fate of our sisters will be miserable. As for them, they will just write an excerpt, recite two worthless poems, and shed a few tears smoked with ginger. , the matter is over. "

Kou Baimen's face was as pale as paper, and he said in a trembling voice: "How should we deal with ourselves?

Gu Hengbo smiled and said: "What's wrong with you? I think Lantian County is good. I plan to live here. You also saw it. The grand occasion we performed last night was in Chang'an." It's not hard to get by.

As my mother said, we can dance, sing, play the piano, paint, and respond to the scholars here without having to sell our skin. Besides, it is safe here, so it’s okay to make more money for retirement. Not good. "

Kou Baimen said: "What if something happens? "

Gu Hengbo smiled and said: "Ever since we entered Guanzhong from Tongguan, I have seen that something will definitely happen. "

Kou Baimen said: "Then what should we do?

Gu Hengbo smiled nonchalantly and said: "Our greatest asset is our flesh and blood. As long as we don't harm Yun Zhao, we can only sleep with him. Will he marry us back?"

Wouldn’t the reputation of a Yunzhao woman be hundreds of times more powerful than the reputation of a woman like Zhu Guobi or Gong Dingzi? ”

“How is this possible? "Kou Baimen screamed.

Gu Hengbo sneered: "What's wrong? This is how we people make a living! "

"I'm going to talk to Dong Xiaowan and Bian Yujing.

Gu Hengbo raised his hand to wipe away the tears on Kou Baimen's face and said: "Don't worry, Bian Yujing has long since given up the idea of ​​plotting to assassinate Yun Zhao. As for Dong Xiaowan, 80% of the time he won't do it either. Let's do it." His job is to entertain people with sex, just do your job well.

To be honest, this family and the whole world are as good as a few of us prostitutes.What to do? "

Kou Baimen nodded heavily.

Qian Shaoshao took a broom and swept the soaked soybeans into the grinding eye. As the stone mill turned, The soybeans are not ground, and there is white juice flowing out from the gaps in the stone mill.

Qian Shaoshao likes to drink soy milk since he was a child, and he has high requirements for the quality of soy milk, so he drinks it. He grinds the soy milk himself.

On weekdays, he uses a small grinder at home. Chu Chu grinds it on one side while he adds beans, and it can be made in just one stick of incense. Produce enough soy milk for the whole family.

Today is different. He has to prepare soy milk for 500 people, so he can only use a large mill and four manpower.

Two donkeys in the mill were eating bean dregs leisurely at the door, and four men in shirt-sleeves and disheveled hair were grinding hard in the room.

If you slack off for a moment, a whip dipped in water will hit you. Their smooth backs couldn't help but use force.

The four of them had horse bits in their mouths. It was obvious that they wanted to talk, but Qian Shaoshao had no intention of interrogating them. One spoonful at a time, the endless amount of soybeans was stuffed into the grinding eye.

When the sun turned west, the soybeans were finally processed, and the soybean milk was also delivered by the cook at Fenghuang Mountain Camp. He went to make soy milk and make tofu.

Qian Shaoshao took out the wine bottle and took a sip of wine. He said to a strong man outside the door: "Take these four big animals to the cowshed and use some concentrate." After feeding, we have to grind wheat tomorrow. ”

The strong man agreed, and used an iron chain to string together the horse bits that were tied to the mouths of the four people. He pulled hard, and the four exhausted people staggered along. The strong man left with a vague roar.

Qian Shaoshao sneered: "From now on, you will have no names, only numbers, and you will be the big animals in this mill. , grinding all your life until you die of old age! ”