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After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather in Jiangning City was clear for about two days, and then it began to turn cloudy. Walking on the road, the slightly cold autumn wind blew the fallen leaves on the streets, adding a bit of bleak feeling to the once noisy city.

Of course, in most people, the city is still the same as usual, and the autumn should be like this. The water on the river is clear, and the pleasure boats are still the same. The boats drive the sound of slurry, and the wind rolls up the fallen leaves nearby, and then it swirls on the water surface, floating towards the distance with the waves. The pedestrians, carriages, sedans, and peddlers and pawns are all kinds of, wide streets and narrow alleys, long bluestone steps, and wooden bridges span the narrow river channel. Where the water flows slightly slower, you can see women slurry washing clothes on the stone steps, chatting and laughing, and far away, teahouses and banquets, and wine shops.

Most people are still busy busying themselves for life. Of course, since they are used to it, it is only a part of life. If you have to stop for a while, or go to a teahouse to sit on the roadside, and occasionally mention interesting rumors in recent days, it is probably impossible to avoid the Mid-Autumn Festival nights a few days ago. Among them, the most frequently mentioned is probably the birth of the song "Shuitu" and the fact that Kang Xian, a Neo-Confucian master, angrily denounced everyone.

The cause is that after the result, the coincidence and suspense climax. The so-called dramatic nature must be met. If only a certain talented man wrote a poem, his skills will be amazing and his literary talent will be full of people. If the talented woman is favored, the drama will be a little bit more. This water tune song has done a little more in this regard. People like good poems and stories. For a few days, if they go to the brothel and Chu Pavilion, when girls come out, they must also listen to the song "When will the bright moon come?" and evaluate the beauty of it.

As for the information about the lyric author, there is only a guess, and there is not much reliable news.

Su Mansion, Ning Yi, Ning Liheng. He is the son-in-law of the Su Mansion.

At the Shishui Poetry Conference, Kang Xian's reprimand confirmed the title of the masterpiece of Shuituo Ge, but it could not help everyone's doubts. Why did he not have such a reputation before, why did he have such talent? He even went to a merchant's house to marry into a son-in-law. The most important thing is whether his poem was bought or obtained from plagiarism is the most concerned thing for almost every talker.

Scandals are often more dramatic than those that are well-received, and people tend to accept such things in their hearts. The fact that literati buy poetry to gain fame is not a strange story. Whenever people talk about it, they tend to guess this. After all, the identity of a son-in-law is low, and some even say that such people are spineless and forget the sect of the sect. People with a little pride will not do such things.

However, in a few days, there was a saying that Tan'er, the second lady of the Su Mansion, was so beautiful and gentle. Ning Yi fell in love with her at first sight and was willing to marry into a married woman in order to stay with her forever. However, in this era of machismo, there were very few people who believed in such stories. It became popular in society to visit prostitutes. A woman's status was like a commodity. Who would believe that to be able to do this for a woman? If she took a step back, even if she believed that if this person had no talent, then it would be just that. If she was really talented and married into a married woman, it would be really angry and resentful, and she would be a man in vain, reading the books of sages in vain, and even the world would be a waste of people.

In this era, people prefer the fairy tale of the male protagonist who came back to marry a woman he loved after being on the list. People can't stand it if they abandon all such things for a woman.

Therefore, after a few days, most of the speculations about Ning Yi were negative, and the marriage into the original sin was the original sin. Of course, the conclusion has not yet appeared, and while speculation, people are still curious and waiting for the more reliable news to appear. On the other hand, if people are purely amazed at the quality of this song and the talent of the lyricist, and the popularity of this amazing thing is still rising. Over the past few days, the praise of the people for it has been increasing. This Mid-Autumn Festival poetry competition is probably far more than that of other poems. This situation has not happened in several years.

The most lively place in the Qinhuai River is the Confucius Temple and Gongyuan area. The opposite of the river is the location of many brothels and Chuguan. It was only noon at this time, and these places have not yet opened. However, those who should get up have already gotten up. If you walk through the street below, you can see some women sitting upstairs, leaning against the railings, chatting and playing. There is a faint sound of silk and bamboo coming in the courtyard wall inside.

Some of these musical music are practiced in the building by women who already have art, and some are girls who learn piano music with the teacher arranged by brothels. At this time, in the inner courtyard of Jinfeng Building, a course teaching piano music has come to an end. Several younger girls are still playing the professor's songs seriously, with cloth skirts and hairpins. The simple-dressed female husband is sitting at the small table in front of her, dragging her chin to listen to the piano music.

The woman is actually only in her twenties. Although she is dressed simply, she is much worse than the colorful greenery in brothels, but her appearance is outstanding, with a clear and elegant melon-shaped face, beautiful eyebrows and dark temperament. She is also outstanding. At this time, she sat there listening to the piano quietly, and her figure gave people a faint feeling like ink. Compared to the girls who are learning the piano below, she is actually much more outstanding.

According to the general process, after the piano music is finished and the woman gives some advice, today's teaching is over. However, just as the woman was about to pack up, the girls below looked at each other a few times. One of the girls smiled and said, "Sister Yunzhu, Sister Yunzhu, can you teach us to sing the water tune?"

"Hmm? Shuituo Ge Tou..." The woman called Yunzhu was stunned for a moment, then looked at them and blinked. She probably didn't understand why they wanted to learn this, and the girl below had already started talking.

"The guests who have come here these days love to listen to this..."

"It's the song from the Mid-Autumn Festival night..."

"We like it very much, too."

When the woman heard this, she understood: "Mid-Autumn Festival? Are there any good poems that came out of Mid-Autumn Festival this time?"

"Ah? Sister Yunzhu, you don't know yet?"

"I have something to do these days, but I don't have to pay attention to the Mid-Autumn Festival..." The woman smiled, but she was a little tired at the bottom of the smile, but the girls in front of her might not be able to see it.

Then the girls chattered and took out the booklet with the water-tip song head. The woman sat there, looking word by word, with her lips slightly moving. She could really understand the benefits of this poem. After a while, her expression became serious. The girl below talked about the origin of the poem on the Mid-Autumn Festival in such an atmosphere.

"...It's a pity that person married into someone else's house."

"Yes, he's a son-in-law..."

"Now everyone says that this poem was bought..."

"But the words are really good... When will the bright moon come in? I ask the sky with wine..."

The girl below talks about the origin and background of the poems, and then sings them. Although they are still learning music, the sisters in Jinfeng Tower are singing every day, and it is still okay to learn to sing. In fact, there are also music scores about the water tune song head. They have learned various fingering techniques and can play them in front of them, but in the end, some people are the best teachings.

"Son-in-law..." Yun Zhu looked at the lyrics, and then smiled after listening to everyone's story, "In this case, the songs of the water tune songs, shouldn't they know more or less?"

"We also bounced, but some places are not bounced well..."

"Well, I'll just do it after learning the song. There are several special fingerings in the song "Shuituo" and "The lyrics" that can actually be slightly changed. I will take a few sisters to play it once, and then explain it to you..."

As he said this, several girls returned to the piano and sat down. Yun Zhu glanced around and pressed his fingers on the strings of the Yaoqin. After a light and soft smile like a daisy, his fingertips gently raised their fingertips.

"When will the bright moon come..."

The sound of the nicking sounds sounded from the room. The performances of many people were not familiar to most people, and they should have been a little confused. However, among the sounds, the clearest and most beautiful sound was walking steadily with the tune. Although the sounds were the same, the sound completely assimilated the rest of the music in artistic conception. Then, the soft voice also sounded with everyone's singing style. If a guest who was proficient in this trait came at this time, he might find that this music and singing skills were much better than that of most women in Jinfeng Pavilion, and even not inferior to Yuan Jiner, the top brand in Jinfeng Pavilion today.

Yuan Jiner's voice was lively and light, and the sound was like flowing water and bells, making people feel quiet and leisurely. When the music sounded like this, some girls nearby also came here and listened from a distance. When a song of water tune was finished singing, some people said, "It's Sister Yunzhu..."

"Sister Yunzhu's singing skills are still so good..."

Some were admiring or jealous. Soon after, the course inside finally ended, and the rest was the girls' own practice. The woman with a cloth skirt and a hairpin came out of the room with a small package in her hand, walked through the corridor, and greeted several women she knew, and then went to her mother's room to pay for the lecture. While leaving, she met Yuan Jin'er in the corridor outside.

"Sister Yunzhu."

"Sister Jin'er."

"I heard Sister Yun Zhu sing on it just now. This song of water tune is really the best for Sister Yun Zhu to sing. Jin'er always feels that she can't find such a state of mind, and it doesn't sound good to sing it."

Yuan Jiner is seventeen years old this year and is more lively. After a few greetings between the two sides, she lowered her bright smile and asked softly: "Sister Yunzhu, how is Sister Hu Tao?"

"These days have gone well. In a few days, the condition will probably be cured."

"That's good..." Yuan Jin'er nodded. After a moment, he saw that there was no one around and took out a small bag of things from his body. "Sister Yunzhu, I know your usual temperament, but since Sister Hu Tao is sick, she always needs emergency response. I hope my sister will accept some money and goods here. I have always kept Jin'er in mind when my sister took care of Jin'er..."

She wanted to put the small bag of silver into the other party's hands, but Yun Zhu refused. Although she was very moved, she did not accept it in the end.

"Watao's condition is indeed cured. If not, her sister would not have been able to hold on with this matter. Sister Jin'er would still save the money. If one day she could redeem herself, she could be free..."

"I don't have the same character as my sister." The two of them said some heartwarming words, and their eyes were a little red in this matter. Yuan Jin'er wiped the corners of her eyes with her fingers and smiled, "Jin'er is like this now, and she finally plans to choose a man to marry. It's useless to keep the money by her side, let alone not much, I still have it..."

"If you can meet the talented man you like..."

"Jin'er doesn't marry someone who can only talk about things, and even fond of words and words cannot afford to eat. She was originally a concubine and maid, but she finally had to find someone with some money and status to marry. Fortunately, she still has some reputation now, so it's not difficult to marry..."

This is probably because everyone has their own ambitions. The two walked out and said some thoughtful words, but in the end, they separated at the side door of Jinfeng Tower. Yuan Jin'er smiled and waved her hand until the other person's figure disappeared from sight before she put her hand down.

I was a little envious, but also a little sighed, even she didn't understand the mood.

The woman she called Yunzhu Sister was named Nie Yunzhu, and was also one of the most popular women in Jinfenglou in the past few years. She was unique in her piano, singing, poetry, calligraphy and painting, but she was indifferent and never was the most popular. In the past, she was unwilling to participate in the selection of courtesans in Qinhuai, so she never wanted to participate, so her fame was never the best. Two years ago, she saved enough money, redeemed herself and her maid Hu Tao, and found a place to live. Until now, people would occasionally ask her when they came to Jinfenglou.

Even if the rest of the brothel women redeem themselves, they often maintain contact with many kind guests, and participate in poetry and literary gatherings with talented men. However, Sister Yun Zhu was different. She almost broke off contact with those people in the past. Brothel life was nothing more than a welcome and sent off. She had not appeared for two years, so she faded out of this world, but she still took on the job of teaching piano music, which was considered to be a profit of life.

But the fact that this is not much money for teaching Qin and music is not enough, so she doesn't teach her. Now there are many people in the building that can be competent. When she redeems two years ago, she still has some money left, but now she hears that the situation is not good. The master and maid have always lived in brothels. Hu Tao knows how to serve people, but they may still be not good at life. After the past two years, the money has probably been used up, and they can only take over the job in brothels. Recently, they heard that Hu Tao is sick, and the two of them don't seem to be very good. Yuan Jin'er is grateful for the other party's previous care, so she wants to take out the money to help. She doesn't get much, but who knows that the other party still didn't accept it.

Woman, there is no freedom in this world. The brothel looks glorious. Wulings are young and scrambled, and I don’t know how to count the song of red silk. But in the end, it’s still the fate of a concubine. Who can treat you, a brothel woman as a wife? Sister Yun Zhu is tough in nature. If she also redeems her body, what time can the weak woman last for no support in this world? In the end, she will probably return to the brothel again.

She sighed softly, turned around and walked back...

When leaving the medicine shop, Nie Yunzhu pointed out some of the remaining money on her body and put it into her closest pocket.

With the money to get rid of the hairpin, she could still use it for a while. What made her most reassured was that Hu Tao's condition was finally cured, which was the best.

When they left the brothel two years ago, they didn’t have much experience living alone. Although Hu Tao lived a hard life when she was a child, she had been in brothel for many years. After all, it was a memory of her childhood. It was good to be able to cook rice and vegetables. The master and servant who had no plans lived a very casual life. Although they also did some work, such as when they came to Jinfenglou to teach piano music, they have always been unable to make ends meet. However, now, although there is not much money left, as long as Hu Tao gets better and the master and servant do something, they can still balance their income and expenditure.

She picked up the small cloth bag with small objects written on her hand, gently lifted the wrapped medicine with her other hand, and walked all the way home, lowering her head, and half of her attention was focused on her small pocket. After she came out to live with Hu Tao, she was stolen twice in a crowded place. Now she thinks it’s a pity. After leaving Zhuque Street, there are fewer pedestrians. Only then did she put down her vigilance. There were still shops selling things around her. When she was about to turn the street, a figure suddenly shook her eyes.

Huh...

She raised her head and looked in confusion. The figure had disappeared from the corner not far away. She walked a few steps with such a mood. When she reached the intersection, she finally saw the figure there clearly.

It's him indeed...

A short and elegant man stood in front of several shops, holding a large wooden board in his hand. While looking at the things sold in several shops, he shook the board around boredly, then nodded and entered the door of a shop.

It seems that he is going to buy charcoal.
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