Chapter 41 Chapter 41
August 15th, the blink of an eye.
Everyone in the Taoist temple also wanted to divide a large moon cake to the moon, and then they went to do their own things.
When the fat and thin couple saw that the audience was about to go out again, they wanted to join in the fun, but in the end they decided to put the children in their stomach first and stay in the Taoist temple.
"I go out every night, where are you going?" the thin man muttered. There are wild mountains and rivers around him. Could it be that I am going to do it in the middle of the night?
When Fu Yao and his party went down the mountain to the Qinhuai River, it was just right. The Xiaoyue Tower was full of guests, and the prelude to the two major geniuses competitions had passed, and it was about to enter the highlight of tonight.
When he saw Fu Yao and Zhongli arrived, the Turtle Man who knew them immediately took them to the old location. There was waiting for them this autumn.
"Why aren't you going to prepare behind?" Fu Yao sat down with Ji Qiu. She could smell the breath of death that surrounded Ji Qiu, which made her feel very comfortable.
Ji Qiu smiled and said, "It's all the time to prepare. Instead of being alone in the back, it's better to come and see the fun in front. No matter what, it's the last time."
Fu Yao nodded and didn't say anything.
At this time, under them, red beads in red clothes came out in their arms with the pipa.
It has to be said that although it has only been three months, Hongzhu is completely different from Xiaohong at the time. It seems to be a complete transformation, Hongzhu has already brought the charm of brothel women in every frown and smile, which also means that she has accepted her current identity and can even make good use of her own advantages to gain the favor of men.
The sound of the pipa sounded, and the singing of the red beads gradually rose with the music, "The moon is bright, the people are bright..."
This Qin tune, which is different from the current popular poetry style, is paired with a pipa solo, and the soft voice of a young girl is slowly sang. The faint sorrow in the lyrics is flying in the moonlight, slowly binding the hearts of everyone inside and outside the building.
This should have been a reunion night, but many people are not allowed to reunite.
Thinking of this, the laughter gradually faded away. Under the night, someone sighed softly and raised his glass with his deskmate and drank silently.
When the song of Hongzhu ended, the surroundings were quiet for a moment, and then they shouted again. A song could arouse the sorrow that they could not find in their hearts. This skill is already extraordinary.
Fu Yao was also a little surprised that Hongzhu can improve so quickly, it is more like a person born to be suitable for this bowl of rice than this autumn.
This Qiu looked at Hongzhu in the audience for a long time until Hongzhu stood up and looked at each other from the railings downstairs. She then got up and walked downstairs.
They met on the stairs, and this autumn was not in a hurry to go down, but stopped and said, "Although you do have talent, you will lose tonight. The oriole without a throat, you should be a normal person in the future."
After saying that, she continued to walk downstairs.
Hongzhu was dissatisfied, but she had already gone far this autumn, so she could only wait until the end.
However, after the end, one of them will leave completely and will not see each other again in the future.
Thinking of this, Hongzhu did not go to the backstage after going upstairs, so she sat down by the railing.
Below, this autumn has adjusted its strings and opened its voice. Unlike the red beads playing first and then singing, this autumn is the first to sing a cappella, "When will the bright moon come..."
At first, there was no sound. When the sing of "What year is this evening?", all the Chinese literati and poets listened carefully and savored it carefully in their hearts. Even Zhongli, who was not interested in this, was attracted by his eyes.
This autumn, which was watched by everyone, seemed to be immersed in her thoughts, and her voice became more depressed, "There should be no hatred, why should we be farewell?" As she sang here, her mood became lower and lower, and tears even fell from the corners of her eyes. When she waited until the last sentence "I hope people will live long and share the beauty of the moon with thousands of miles away", she suddenly became enlightened again, as if she had let go of everything, and finally smiled upstairs with tears in her eyes, ending the last syllable of the pipa.
Her suppressed sorrow and her beautiful wishes are mixed together, which makes her mood more ups and downs than her simple emotions.
After a while, Zhongli took the lead in raising his hands and said, "Not bad."
When he started, he felt like he had come to his senses and praise came from all over the world.
Next to Zhongli, Fu Yao was also clapping his hands. There will be many people singing this song in the future, but no one will be like her, who is swallowed by death while still looking at the bright moon.
After the competition comes to this, there is no need to say much about the ending. This fall, successfully surpassing the Red Beads and firmly securing her reputation as the No. 1 singer in Xiaoyue Tower and even the Qinhuai River.
Hongzhu had a pale face and staggered towards the backyard.
She thought that one of them would definitely leave, but she didn't think that she would leave in the end.
When she returned to the backyard, she saw two people waiting for her, and they were still carrying a bag.
When they saw her coming, the two of them threw the bag to her and said, "Miss is asked to pack your things for you this fall."
"What?" Hongzhu's face changed. He was about to go back to settle the score with Jiqiu, but he saw Jiqiu had already come with the madam.
"Why haven't you left yet?" This autumn was still holding a pipa in his hand. "You won't bet you don't plan to abide by our previous bet."
Seeing her arrogant look, Hongzhu felt unwilling to do so, and finally she held back. She slowly knelt on the ground and begged, "I can't leave here..."
"What's there to be here that you can't leave!" Seeing her like this, Ji Qiu couldn't help but mock her, "You were not very strong before, and said you wanted your subordinates to see the truth. Now the competition is over. You said you can't leave this. Are you cheating on us?"
"No," Hongzhu saw that her place was not working, so she begged the madam and said, "Mom, I can transfer a lot of money to you, please don't drive me away!"
"Mom, if she is here, I will leave immediately!" said the robbery of this autumn, "You can only choose one of her and me. Also, since the person who lost said that the loser would leave here and kill him. If you speak without trust in this way, you will only look down on you even more."
The madam looked at the two of them, took out a piece of paper from her arms with pain and handed it to Hongzhu, "This is your contract to sell your body, and I will give it to you now. If you leave Jinling, I will not be upset."
Seeing that there was no chance, Hongzhu had to accept the contract for selling her body, pick up the bag on the ground, and slowly left Xiaoyue Tower.
After coming out of the back door of Xiaoyue Building, she saw Zhao Xingtai not far away cleaning the stall. She walked out of the alley, came to the stall, and said to Zhao Xingtai: "I'm leaving."
Zhao Xingtai glanced at her, "I'm leaving too. I probably won't come to Jinling in the future."
"Such a coincidence? Didn't you say you are learning cooking skills, you have learned all the cooking skills?" Hongzhu asked.
"It's almost done. I have tasted all the famous dishes in Jinling. I can't make the dishes of those chefs, but I have figured out the basic flavor of Jinling cuisine on this street, which is enough." Zhao Xingtai said, handing her a bowl of porridge, "Do you want to drink the last bowl of porridge?"
Hongzhu took the bowl, "Thank you."
...
Xiaoyuelou’s backyard can no longer hold on to fall to the ground this fall.
The madam helped her quickly walk towards her yard and cursed: "It's so unlucky. Don't die in front of everyone. I've been bad for eight lifetimes. When I met you, I didn't earn much money for me, so I even let me run away a money tree."
The corner of Zhiqiu's mouth was bleeding and laughed, "It's causing trouble for you. After I die, please just erect a monument for me. The money for the funeral will be in my dressing box."
"Bah!" The madam spitted, "Don't think I don't know. If you put all your money in the red bead bag, how much money can you give me? In the end, I have to do good deeds." Speaking of this, the madam's tone softened a little, "You left like this, she won't even burn the incense for you in the future, let alone know that you are actually her own sister."
"I don't know." This autumn seemed to hurt a little. She lay on the bed, her brows frowned. "We are people like us who look glamorous, but they are actually toys that people fiddled with, very dirty. She left this and lived in vain in the future. It would be better if I had something to do with me. I originally wanted to redeem her and help her see a good family in the future, but I am almost out of here..."
The hand was caught tightly by the autumn. The madam turned her face away and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, I will help take care of you if you have the chance. You are all enemies. Did I owe you my last life? I always wipe your butts. If I don't give me much money, things will go one by one!"
After she finished scolding, she hadn't heard the echo of Jiqiu for a long time. Her face did not turn around to look at Jiqiu, but just held Jiqiu's hand that had been released with his backhand.
Their lives are all hard. It’s better to die like this, at least you don’t have to suffer any more.
...
In Xiaoyue Tower, Fu Yao looked at her hands that were regaining tenderness with satisfaction and said to Zhongli: "Let's go back."
After leaving the building, I saw Hongzhu drinking porridge not far away.
While watching and fiddling with his hands, Fu Yao walked to Zhao Xingtai's stall and asked Zhao Xingtai: "Have you packed it up?"
"Good soon."
Hongzhu hurriedly said, "Are you waiting for my porridge bowl? I'll finish drinking it right away."
At this time, Fu Yao looked at Hongzhu and said, "You will not be a singer in the future. The name Hongzhu should not be used. What is your original name?"
Hongzhu put down the empty bowl, wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "My surname is Liu, I don't have a name, my mother calls me Erya."
"Er Ya?" Fu Yao understood, "Then don't you have an older brother or sister?"
Hongzhu turned her eyes away and said in a low mood: "I have a sister, but she ran away with someone very early and doesn't want us."
"That's it." Fu Yao nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
At this time, Zhao Xingtai had already packed the stall and said, "We can leave now."
"Um."
They left the Qinhuai River and walked towards the city gate.
When she was about to reach the city gate, Hongzhu chased after her from behind and explained to Fu Yao and the others panting: "My father said just now, but in fact my sister didn't run away with anyone." She sniffed, her face full of tears, "She was sold, and I didn't know about it until I was sold too. My sister is a very good person. I originally thought that if I could be famous all over the world, she might be able to recognize my sister to find me. But now I can only change my way. Fortunately, I still have money, so I will continue to look for it until I find her, telling her that I miss her very much."
Chapter completed!