"Miss Qingluo has received a total of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven taels in reward. Congratulations to Miss Qingluo."
The yamen officer in charge of singing loudly announced Qingluo's reward.
"Miss Mu Lan, I remember that the Oiran Competition will be held for three days, with a total of twenty-four girls participating, right?"
After hearing the cheers, Guan Xiaorou covered her mouth: "Just one Qingluo girl made more than 1,900 taels. How much money can you make in the entire competition?"
"That's not the case. This is the first game now, and the county guard is taking the lead, so there will be more of them, but not so much in the later ones. After all, the money of wealthy businessmen does not come from strong winds."
Qing Mulan said: "It's the same with the common people. After the excitement of the first few games, there will be fewer people sending flowers later. Moreover, preparing for an Oiran competition will cost the government a lot of money."
The fact was the same as what Qing Mulan said. When the second girl came on the stage, the final reward was just over a thousand taels and was cut in half.
The third girl was even worse, with a total of only more than 600 taels.
The fourth girl is the biggest red card of Xiaoxiang Pavilion. The situation is slightly better, and the bounty exceeds one thousand taels again.
Then the next few girls fell short, the least one only had more than 100 taels.
When the competition was halfway through, Miss Luliu from the Jiaofang Division came on stage.
At this time, the atmosphere at the scene was far less lively than at the beginning. After all, the riverside is not a stadium. Ordinary people stood by the riverside to watch, without even a seat.
Many people were tired from standing and sat listlessly by the river to rest.
But Luliu, as the courtesan for the past three years, still has a very strong appeal. When she appeared, not only the scholars she knew well, but also many common people started shouting.
The atmosphere at the scene became warm again.
I have to say that Luliu has been able to win the title for three consecutive years. She is very good at it. Her clothes fit her perfectly and her dance performance is also very exciting. With the background of the dancers, she looks like a hibiscus emerging from the water. She is charming but not obscene.
Not crazy, even Jin Feng, a layman who doesn’t know how to dance, couldn’t help but applaud.
When the performance was over, Jin Feng also called the servant guarding the door in and threw him a ten-tael silver ingot.
This was also the first time he tipped a girl.
"My husband likes this girl?" Guan Xiaorou asked with a smile.
"The performance is quite wonderful, and we have met once before, so I always want to support him." Jin Feng replied with a smile.
"How do you know Luliu, sir?"
Qing Mulan asked in confusion.
She knew Jin Feng's whereabouts these days very clearly. Apart from the inn, he had been to Chunfeng Tower twice.
By the way, I also went to Yahang to buy some iron-making stuff.
But neither the Chunfeng Building nor the Smelting Factory is a place where Green Willow would go.
"Yesterday I went to Chunfeng Tower to find Miss Xiaobei..."
Jin Feng told the story of how the two got to know each other: "We have built the same ferry for hundreds of years, so sharing a car can be considered a fate. I don't think I have time to go to Jiaofangsi to cheer her up. If I give ten taels of silver, it will be my car."
money."
Just as he was talking, a singing voice suddenly came from outside: "Mr. Jinchuan Jin, please reward Miss Luliu with ten taels of silver!"
Jin Feng narrowed his eyes, then smiled and shook his head after a moment.
He originally thought that the statistical method used in the Oiran Competition was relatively fair, and who could become an Oiran depended on his own ability. But now he realized that there was someone behind the scenes.
"Ms. sir, isn't it true that you won't be able to celebrate if you are less than fifty taels?" Guan Xiaorou asked curiously.
"Someone is trying to use Mr.'s reputation to promote Luliu."
Qing Mulan said with a smile.
Outside, as the singing voices fell, the people's discussions became obviously louder.
"What's going on? Isn't a reward of less than fifty taels unappealing?"
"Can Mr. Jin be like others? Let alone his reward of ten taels of silver, even a copper plate is still a reward."
"Who is Mr. Kim?"
"No way, you don't even know Mr. Jin? He's the one who wrote that there is no idle land in the world."
"It turns out it's him. I know it. Mr. Jin also wrote about the afternoon of the hoeing day and the entry into the city yesterday."
"There are too few people who write poems for us people. Mr. Jin has already rewarded Miss Luliu, and I want to reward her too."
"Count me in!"
The enthusiasm of the people was mobilized again, and they all took out money to reward the green willow.
Even the county guard joined in the fun and rewarded Luliu with a hundred taels.
Now the wealthy businessmen couldn't sit still. Luliu's final reward suddenly exceeded Qingluo's, reaching 2,500 taels, making her the girl with the highest reward at present.
"Thank you Lord Sheriff, thank you Mr. Jin!"
Luliu originally thought that her chances of winning the championship this time were slim, but Jin Feng's action gave her hope again.
I was so excited that I almost cried on stage.
After the performance, the girl could leave. After Luliu got off the stage, she didn't change her clothes and immediately took the boat back to the shore.
"Sir, Miss Luliu is here and said she wanted to come in to thank you."
Iron Hammer came over and asked in a low voice: "Let her come in?"
Jin Feng glanced at Guan Xiaorou and said helplessly: "Please invite her in."
Everyone is here, but not seeing them makes me feel guilty.
After a while, Lu Liu followed Tie Hammer into the tent, smiled and saluted Jin Feng and the others: "My little girl, Lu Liu, has met Mr. Jin, Mrs. Jin, and all the ladies."
His posture is very low, but his words and movements are graceful.
"Looking up close, Miss Luliu is even more beautiful than on the stage. She is worthy of being an oiran."
Guan Xiaorou looked at Lu Liu's clothes and hair accessories with envy.
In fact, Guan Xiaorou is no worse looking than Luliu, but she grew up in the mountains after all. She never wears makeup and doesn't know how to match clothes. Standing in front of the bright Luliu, she feels a little ashamed.
"Miss Luliu is indeed graceful and beautiful, but Xiaorou, you are naturally beautiful. You are a beauty without makeup. If you dress up, how can I have the time to work?"
Jin Feng knew that Guan Xiaorou was born with a bit of inferiority complex, so he laughed and joked.
"My lord, what nonsense are you talking about? You don't know how to be ashamed!"
Guan Xiaorou was so embarrassed that her neck turned pink. She angrily clenched her fist and hit Jin Feng's arm several times.
"Sir, you are telling the truth. If I put on makeup, change into other clothes, or carry Madam's shoes, I won't be able to do it."
Lu Liu glanced at Guan Xiaorou with some envy.
She could feel that Jin Feng really cared about Guan Xiaorou.
It is her innermost wish to find a true love and grow old together.
But she knew that she would never have such an opportunity in this life.
"Miss Luliu, please stop teasing me."
Guan Xiaorou glared at Jin Feng again and said with a smile: "Tie Hammer, go and move a stool for Miss Luliu."
"Xiaorou, Miss Luliu has been performing for a long time. She must be very tired. You can ask her to go back and rest."
Jin Feng said with a smile.
They didn't really come to watch the game. Tang Xiaobei should be on stage soon. It would be inconvenient for an outsider to say a lot of things in the tent.
Through what happened just now, Luliu had a deeper understanding of Jin Feng's influence. She came over as soon as she got off the stage, just to get close to Jin Feng, but Jin Feng even refused, and she didn't dare to disobey him.
He smiled and said: "Thank you madam for your kindness. It is indeed inconvenient for the little girl to wear this outfit. I will visit madam next time I have the opportunity."
After saying that, he bowed to several people and exited the tent.
Guan Xiaorou had a very good impression of Luliu, and she was still talking about it after she left.