After leaving the Zhang family, the first thing Chen Jianchen had to do was to go back to the inn to get some money. Then he sent it to Dr. Yang. If you don't have faith, you won't stand. This is what must be done.
The first day in Suzhou passed like this.
The next day, winter rain began to fall from the sky.
The weather was unfavorable, so Chen Jianchen did not go out, but stayed in the inn to study. The winter rain did not last long. It stopped on the third day and began to clear up. A round of winter sun shone out and basked on his body, giving him a slight warmth.
Wang Fu lay in bed for two days and finally recovered after drinking a lot of medicine. Seeing that the weather was good, he immediately pulled Chen Jianchen into the carriage and left the city to take a boat ride on the Suzhou River, one of the eight scenic spots in Suzhou.
Suzhou River is located on the left side of Suzhou City. It is a large river with beautiful scenery. The water in this section is gentle, with willow trees lining both sides for shade, and many wild flowers and green grasses dotting it. The scenery is very pleasant.
This river is one of the eight scenic spots in Suzhou and enjoys a high reputation. Especially at night, there will be rows of painted boats cruising on the river, with orchestras playing to your ears and beauties catching your eye.
These boats are painted in various bright colors, red, green, orange and purple, each with its own characteristics. They are also given pleasant names, such as "Penglai", "Xianshan", or "Renwenxiang". They are full of a kind of
Awesome breath.
In fact, every boat is like a brothel floating on the Suzhou River.
With Wang Fu's temperament, it is simply unimaginable to come to Suzhou without swimming in the Suzhou River and taking a ride on the famous boat.
People don't spend their youth in romance, let alone he is already a young man?
It is the age when youth is at its peak, like a wolf and a tiger~
The shadow of the peach blossoms of the past has gradually faded with time, and the great scholar Wang is about to change the map, change his taste, and regain his glory.
Most of the boats are only floated at night, but in fact they open to pick up passengers at noon. At this time, many literati and tourists come in carriages, and each chooses to sit on the boat parked under the willow tree and sit on the boat.
When having a banquet, you start with drinking and eating, and brewing "poetry". Then when the sun sets and the stars begin to rise, the girls in the boat, all dressed up in colorful clothes, come out to greet the guests.
This time is the busiest time on the Suzhou River.
Ten miles of prosperity, singing and dancing every night, endless beauties, endless wine, this kind of life is exactly what the scholar-bureaucrats strive to pursue and yearn for.
Wang Fu was undoubtedly one of them. He dressed up for almost half an hour, and finally he was dressed in dazzling clothes and smoked with incense before going out.
Compared with him, Chen Jianchen was much inferior. His clothes were simple and he looked very plain, typical of a shabby scholar.
Sitting in the carriage, Wang Fu kept introducing the situation of Suzhou Huafang to Chen Jianchen all the way. His words made the world go crazy. It seemed that he had not been idle in the past two days since he was ill. He had done enough homework, and he didn't know where to start.
There are so many gossipy news and romantic affairs obtained through various channels.
Chen Jianchen seemed to be listening, but he had already wandered away, practicing the "Sanli Zhenzhang".
Now he has condensed twenty righteousness, and the condensed Haoran Yangwu Sword is as thick as a matchstick, and its power has been further improved. In addition, he also explored the chaotic world of Niwan Palace, trying to find out the solution.
The whereabouts of the evil-proof pen and the mysterious figure were revealed, but the world was a gray mess, seemingly boundless and directionless. Except for the pen and ink hanging in the center, nothing else was visible.
The secret is still hidden in layers of mist...
Chen Jianchen was not frustrated by this...Secrets are like locked boxes, and he likes to unlock them.
"Liu Xian, here we come!"
Wang Fu's voice full of joy rang in his ears. Chen Jianchen looked up and found that the carriage had stopped and was parked beside a wide river.
The Suzhou River is very big, almost comparable to the Jianjiang River, but the Jianjiang River is magnificent and turbulent, while the current section of the Suzhou River is calm and gentle, like a lady without a temper.
As expected, there are rows of willow trees planted on both sides of the river bank, and under the trees, there are many flamboyant and brightly painted boats moored in a row. It looks like there are at least several boats.
These boats are not big, just like small houses, and are very uniquely built: there will be two to five girls on each boat to entertain guests, and to charter a boat, you need a chain of silver ingots for one night.
This is only the charter fee, food and drinks are additional, and the entertainment content is charged according to the trip. As for the so-called entertainment trip division, this man who comes to have fun knows all about it.
Chen Jianchen had never been here before, but after hearing it once, he naturally understood.
The first class is everywhere, and the painted boats on the Suzhou River actually also have class problems. It is said that there are three giant painted boats, each of which can accommodate guests, and the girls on them are as beautiful as jade, and everyone is chosen to be one of them.
.Of course, those who can enter these three giant boats are either rich or expensive, and ordinary people cannot afford them.
Even Wang Fu did not dare to go to those large-scale paintings, which were absolute gold-selling caves. Let alone silver, even if gold was thrown in, there would be no water.
After getting off the carriage, Wang Fu began to walk on the shore, looking for a boat that suited his heart. At this moment, a wretched-looking man immediately ran up and asked with a smile: "You two gentlemen, are you looking for a boat?"
She glanced at him again: "So what?"
The man said: "I have thirty-eight images of girls painting boats here. Why don't you find a place and ask the young master to choose slowly.
Hearing these words, Chen Jianchen suddenly realized that this man is a famous broker. There are not two boats on the Suzhou River, but dozens of boats. The bosses behind them are from different forces. In this way, there is a ji
fierce competition issues.
If there is competition, there will be solicitation.
In addition to price, the appearance of the girl on the boat is the most important factor in attracting customers.
You must know that the men who come to patronize, whether they are literati, merchants or officials, are basically drunkards who are not interested in drinking, but because they can be disorderly and sexual after drinking. However, girls cannot stand outside the painting boat all the time.
Come, let the customers "draft", so there are brokers who specialize in recruiting customers.
The broker has many portraits of girls in his hands, which are classified and put in units of boats. When new customers come looking for boats, they will immediately greet them to solicit business. As for the authenticity of these portraits of girls, it is open to debate.
A certain amount of beautification and advertising is understandable.
Wang Fu came here for the first time. Although he had done some homework in advance, the road was still blocked. Now he has a ready-made portrait to look at, which is exactly what he wanted. He smiled and said: "Okay, let's take a look!"
The servant behind him, Laifu, immediately took out a bunch of copper coins.
The man accepted the reward, smiled happily, and quickly asked Wang Fu to sit down in a pergola nearby and slowly choose.
Chen Jianchen did not walk over, but went to the shore to watch the scenery.
It was not too early at this time, it was dusk in winter, and it was slowly falling towards the west mountain. It was almost dusk, and the cold began to increase.
While looking around, Chen Jianchen saw a huge painting boat floating down the river. This painting boat was six feet high and double-layered. It looked like a moving fortress on the river. Compared with ordinary painting boats,
A small witch meets a big witch.
As the boat drifted down, waves of moving string music came out, mixed with the laughter of people pushing cups and changing cups. It seemed that there were guests having a banquet on it.
Suddenly, a maidservant rushed up from the shore. She was no more than twelve or three years old. She was wearing a blue short coat and had a round face with an anxious look on her face.
She was running so fast that she accidentally bumped into Chen Jianchen.
Huh!
Chen Jianchen had a weak hand, so he reached out with his big hand and grabbed the other girl, so that the maid did not fall to the ground.
"sorry Sorry!"
The maid was dizzy and apologized hurriedly. Finally seeing Chen Jianchen's face clearly, she suddenly shouted in surprise: "Master, why is it you?"
Chen Jianchen frowned and asked, "Do you know me?" In his impression, he seemed to have never seen such a little maid before.
But the maid spoke quickly: "My name is Xiang'er, and my young lady's name is Lu Gongnu." Seeing Chen Jianchen, her face was still blank, and she said: "Sir, do you still remember the time when you were drunk?
Sitting on the street and falling asleep? My young lady happened to be passing by and saw him. She couldn't bear to see the young man loitering on the street, so she asked me to give you an old kudzu root to relieve your hangover, but you didn't ask for it at the time..." She reminded,
Chen Jianchen immediately remembered it. It was all because of that day when he met Yan Chixia. They had a great time. He drank a lot of wine with Yan Chixia. He got drunk for the first time in his life. When he walked home, he felt sleepy, so he casually walked on the street.
He found a place to sit down and rest. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep while sitting there. Then the little maid brought a piece of aged kudzu root to him. At that time, Chen Jianchen still felt good about himself and suspected that he had accidentally been watched by a certain lady.
Hit.
It turns out that this maid’s young lady’s name is Lu Gongnu.
Miss Lu?
Chen Jianchen suddenly felt that this name was familiar, as if he had heard it mentioned by someone before. After thinking about it secretly, he finally realized that he had heard it from Wang Fu, saying that this Lu Gongnu was fourteen years old and had unparalleled beauty. She was Jiang
The head of the Qingguo House in Zhouyouniaolou is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he also knows acupuncture and moxibustion, which is very impressive.
But, why did she come to Suzhou?
Chen Jianchen was quite suspicious, but Na Xiang'er held his hand and begged urgently: "Sir, please save my young lady." This time Chen Jianchen was even more puzzled and asked in a deep voice: "Don't be anxious, please take your time.
What's going on?" Xiang'er burst into tears and couldn't help but shed tears, and said: "My young lady was originally from a wealthy family in Suzhou, but because of her family's decline, all her property was robbed by the local tyrants.
Because of this, the master and his wife were so angry that they couldn't afford to fall ill. They both withdrew their hands and went west. The young lady was left alone and helpless. She was forced to live in Jiangzhou and work as a shepherd. She endured the humiliation and lived an ignoble life for many years, just waiting for the opportunity to come back.
Revenge for my parents. Ten days ago, the young lady took me back to my hometown to pay homage to the death anniversary of the master and his wife. After the memorial service, I did not return to Jiangzhou because the young lady said that she had found a good opportunity to take revenge because the powerful man was coming today.
A boat was chartered on the Suzhou River to entertain guests, and the young lady took the opportunity to come over, hoping to get into the boat and then find an opportunity to kill the enemy. But the danger of this matter can be imagined. I couldn't help but the young lady didn't listen at all.
, and gave me a sum of money to let me leave. However, the little maid had been following the lady since she was a child, so how could she escape alone? So she pursued her to see if there was any room for maneuver.
It’s so pitiful that this little maid can bump into the young master. Young master, you must save my young lady!”!.