Chapter 65: The Oiran Allure (Part 1)
Originally, Liu Yu thought that Wang Hu couldn't figure out what he learned from him, but he wouldn't bother him. Unexpectedly, Liu Yu saw Wang Hu with a smile on his face in the chess building the next day. Wang Hu was energetic, as if he had successfully taken Sima Xuan'er as a concubine.
"Since there is nothing to teach, why not... the students teach you how to have fun. It is said that there will be a courtesan conference in Zangyunfang tonight, and Li Zheer will compete for courtesans. Isn't it a pity to miss such a grand event? Don't worry about money, everything will be done by the students."
Liu Yuxin said that Wang Hu is really unconventional. Some students asked the teacher to visit a prostitute?
"Do you know Li Zhe'er too?" Liu Yu asked.
"Of course." Wang Hu said with a little longing, "That's a legitimate daughter of a family. If she wants to be talented and talented, she must be good-looking. If she can have a love affair, it will be worth it. However, there are too many people who covet her, and it is difficult to succeed. It is reported that a young man from the official family gave her four thousand taels to redeem her as a concubine. She didn't know how to compete for the courtesan. Being a whore is a cheap man. If she doesn't deserve a concubine, she must sell laughter and accompany the guests in the brothel."
Liu Yu didn't want to be with Wang Hu, but when he thought that if he went with a playboy, he would reduce the suspicion of others, especially Xu Rong. He set a meeting time with Wang Hu and continued to read his storytelling book in the chess building.
Liu Yu's life after marriage has not changed much. He went out from home in the morning to work, but in fact he came directly to the chess building, went back to eat at noon and sat in the chess building for the afternoon. He is a calm person and tried his best to make his married life more free and easy. Others who wanted to look for him would come directly to the chess building, even his boss He Mao was the same.
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It was just sunset and dusk before the sky was dark, so red lanterns were hung high on the lights of Zangyunfang. One or twelve lanterns were hung high. Whenever a red lantern was hung high, it meant that a girl was going out of the house. One represented one person. Twelve twelve girls in Zangyunfang would have to see the red tonight.
In fact, the election of the courtesan is just a gimmick. To put it bluntly, it is to put a woman's first three nights on the auction table. Which woman is worth the most is the courtesan. In some brothels, the courtesan represents the pillars of the brothel, but this is Zangyunfang. Every year, there are women from all over the world, and there are always new people changing to old people.
The courtesan will also have some preferential treatments, such as the money earned by ordinary girls when they go out of the house, and the courtesan can bloom for 46. Mo underestimated this mere 10% of the income. Flowers are the most precious only when the buds are blooming, and will wither quickly once they bloom. Ordinary women also hope to raise money to redeem themselves through the rewards of the brothel’s loving guests, and the money earned by a brothel’s envoy is often the most rewarded one in a brothel’s life. There are also brothel women who love beauty but not money, and will take out the part of their income as a discount and find a pretty brother to break her body. They are duckweed. These brothel women are destined to be lonely for their whole life and want to leave a beautiful memory for the first time.
Liu Yu and Wang Hu came to Zangyunfang early, and they could not resist the enthusiasm of the officials and gentry in the city. Because it was a ceremony of courtesans, they had to pay a three-liang of silver entry fee when they entered the door. Wang Hu gave it with a smile. When the two entered, there was already a lot of people inside, and there was no quiet place from the aisle on the first floor to the third floor.
The election courtesan is different from the banquets in the hall on weekdays. The women who are running for election need to appear in public. They not only have to be given to the men who are interested in bidding, but also have to perform their talents to improve their value. Therefore, the election courtesan is held under the public's witness. In order to entertain today's visitors, coffee tables and seats are filled with coffee tables and seats on the aisles from the first floor to the third floor, so that more people can see the style of the courtesan.
The number signs that Liu Yu and Wang Hu were obtained were No. 34 and No. 35 on the second floor, connected seats. As soon as he sat down, Liu Yu found an acquaintance sitting next to the table. After a closer look, he found that it was Sima Xuan'er disguised as a man. Sima Xuan'er also discovered Liu Yu and wanted to say hello, but when he saw that he was with Wang Hu and Wang Dashen, he twisted his head to the side, and seemed a little indignant, but after a while he still peeked over, wondering why Liu Yu was walking with Wang Hu and still looked very familiar.
Wang Hu's attention was all about Yingying and Yanyan, who was performing a cushion dance downstairs, but he did not notice that Sima Xuan'er was also there. Taking advantage of Wang Hu's break, Liu Yu got up and walked to Sima Xuan'er, bowed and bowed and said, "Miss Yulan, are you in good health?"
"I have to worry about it, and the little woman's injury has been healed. I can go to the teaching house to practice singing and dancing tomorrow."
Liu Yuxin said that he would often go to the singing and dancing workshop in the future and had plenty of time to see him again. He smiled faintly and said, "Miss Yulan is quite surprised that she is here. Does Miss Yulan also want to bid for the courtesan?"
Sima Xuan'er said sternly: "The little woman came here today to witness the former sisters in the boudoir. She said that she had found a close friend, and the little woman wanted to see who occupied her heart. Didn't Mr. Liu have a grudge with the Wang surnamed Wang? Why did she walk together so quickly, and she seemed to be inseparable from her brothers?"
Liu Yu found that talking to a beauty in Bing could not expect to get a good look, and said, "I don't want to do it either. But Wang Dashu Wang's father, Wang Shangshu, insisted that his son begs to be a gentleman, and even invited the fourth princess to lobby. Sheng Yi couldn't refuse."
"It's hard to refuse? Humph! If you don't want anyone else to force it? On that day, the Sui person came to send gold and said that it was Wang's compensation. He knew that no good person was a good official, and the official guards and officials were forced to be slaves. He would have to be detained for at least 357 years. You actually beat the fifty boards and let them go. I really dare not have any extravagant hopes for those who are officials!"
Liu Yu had heard from Sui Yi that day that he wanted to give Sima Xuan'er a box of gold. When Sima Xuan'er heard that it was Wang Hu's compensation, he drove him out. Liu Yu also lamented that Sima Xuan'er was a backbone woman.
The two had no common language, and Wang Hu had already returned, so Liu Yu returned to his seat. Wang Hu excitedly held a piece of colored paper on the coffee table and said, "Sir, the students have investigated. Today, except for Li Zheer, the rest of the appearance is also very pretty. A cheap hundred taels of silver can be loved by the beauty. The estimated price of Li Zheer is a bit high, more than one thousand taels. The students brought not much money today. If the teacher likes an ordinary woman, the students will be able to deal with the money."
Liu Yu is also a family now, and he likes many women. He doesn't want to develop any dewy love outside. He nodded as if he agreed, and his eyes began to look for familiar figures from the crowd. Soon Liu Yu found He Mao sitting opposite the second floor with his beard. Seeing Liu Yu look over, He Mao nodded, meaning that everything was ready.
Chapter completed!