Chapter 03 The Taoist
Yihonglou is not far from West Lake, and the two of them arrived soon.
This is the first time Xu Xian has come to such a romantic place in a truly sense. He feels a little awkward, but when he arrives at the place, he feels much better when he sees many scholars coming and going.
The men of the Dali Dynasty occupied the dominance of society, so brothels existed completely legally. Except for the ministers of the court, they might care about their reputation and dare not come to brothels openly to have fun, ordinary literati have no scruples.
Literary people are so romantic.
Just like classmates at Xuxian Academy, there are often three or five people making an appointment to go to brothels together. This will not be considered an indecent and unconventional act, but will feel that it is a romantic thing.
Even the Dali Dynasty did not lack stories of brothel waiters and poor scholars elopement together after falling in love.
No matter where it is, it is normal for a beauty to love talented men.
If He Liang was a talented man with great literary talent and could do good poetry, even if he was a little bad and had a shortage of money, Miss Ruiyun would not feel strange if she fell in love with him Xu Xian.
The key is that He Liang, like the original Xu Xian, is a headache when he sees poetry!
"I guess this guy lacks some confidence, so he has to pull me up?" Xu Xian shook his head and sighed in his heart.
Although there are stories of brothel women and poor scholars who fall in love with each other and have a happy ending, there are more tragedies. Those who can open brothels are not good people. If they don’t have enough money to redeem themselves, they will not be careless after being caught after running away privately. If they are skinned, they will be light!
"Get out of here, get out of here! Where did the stinky Taoist priest come from? I dare to come to the Red Mansion to make trouble. If you believe it or not, break your legs!" Before Xu Xian and He Liang entered the door, they saw a figure thrown out by the turtle man dressed in two servants. There were already many people watching the fun around him, joking and laughing.
"The monks are really amazing nowadays. They have also come to the brothel to find women."
"And it's just a prostitute, so you have a lot of courage!"
The Taoist priest who was heavily thrown to the ground seemed to be nothing, quickly stood up to clean up the dust on his clothes. He pointed at everyone and explained: "No, no. I was just passing here and suddenly heard a pleasant sound of the piano, like pearls falling from the plate, with a lingering sound, which is rare in the world. It's a pity to part with it, so I wanted to go in and visit the owner of the piano."
"I don't care what your reason is. If you want to enter Yihong Building, you have to have money!" The turtle man sneered and said arrogantly: "If you have money, don't talk about going in and listening to Miss Ruiyun playing the piano, even if you have to find ten or eight women to accompany you! If you don't have money, get out immediately!"
"Tingqin won't cause any loss to you, why should you be so stingy? And you can also go in and inform you, Miss Ruiyun. Maybe she would like me to listen to her playing the piano?" The Taoist priest still did not give up, and he had the intention of going in.
"Let me do this, I am penniless. If you really want to collect property, how about writing a talisman to you for free?"
This person calls himself a Taoist priest, but does not have many distinctive characteristics of Taoist priests.
He doesn't look very old, about thirty years old, and he is not wearing a Taoist robe, but just an ordinary long robe. He has no Taoist stymph all over his body, and he looks more like a poor scholar.
Well, I am quite thick-skinned. I don’t change my face in the face of so many people’s ridicule. I have no money and have to go to brothels.
"Who wants your talisman to break!" Several turtles were furious and gritted their teeth and said, "I'm still talking nonsense. It seems that I want to teach you a lesson before I'm willing to leave!"
After speaking, he started rolling up his sleeves and preparing to hit someone.
Seeing this, no one helped. In their opinion, the Taoist priests were unreasonable, and they were indeed indisputable.
Where is a brothel? I deserve to be beaten if I don’t have money!
"Stop!" The onlookers were separated from the middle, and two figures were squeezed out, which were Xu Xian and He Liang.
Xu Xian said, "This Taoist priest goes in with us, right?"
After accepting the understanding of this world and knowing the methods of these evil slaves, if the Taoist priest refuses to leave, the turtle priests will definitely take ruthless action. It is normal for the Taoist priest to be interrupted. Although the Taoist priest is a little weird, he doesn't look like a bad person with an incorrect mind. Xu Xian feels unbearable to see him in trouble.
When Gui Gong saw someone stand up for the Taoist priest, he was stunned at first, restrained a little, looked at Xu Xian's dress and the wallet in his hand, and sneered: "The poor scholar who came out there, when he saw Miss Ruiyun, he listened to her playing the piano, it would cost at least twenty taels of silver. Do you think you can go in? Get out of here too, otherwise I will clean up you together!"
Hiss, twenty taels of silver!
This is not a small amount, it is enough for an ordinary family of four to eat and drink for a year!
The money bag Xu Jiaorong gave Xu Xian was filled with some broken silver and copper coins, which was no more than two taels of silver. Xu Xian himself did not even have the qualifications to meet Miss Ruiyun.
These turtle men worked in brothels for a long time, and observing their expressions is a basic skill. You can see at a glance that Xu Xian is a poor family, so he is full of confidence.
But today He Liang pulled him over, so he must have brought enough money.
"The dog's eyes look down!" He Liang stood up with his fat body, threw his wallet over angrily, and asked, "Is this money enough to meet Miss Ruiyun?"
He Liang was angry not because of Taoist priests, but because these turtle men looked down on Xu Xian. Although this person is sometimes unscrupulous and has a little thick-skinned, he is still very good in character. His biggest advantage is his loyalty.
Today, Xu Xian was pulled out by him, so of course he couldn't let Xu Xian lose face.
Besides, when he meets Ruiyun now, he is a gentleman who only cares about etiquette and will not do anything properly, otherwise he would not have brought Xu Xian together.
Now add a Taoist priest, it’s nothing.
The Turtle Man took the money bag and weighed the weight. The disdain and anger on his face soon disappeared, and he changed into a flattering smile: "Enough, enough. Please come from here, I'll lead you."
They are already the most humble profession in brothels. They don’t have self-esteem. They only recognize one truth that if they are rich, they are the old man. They feel unhappy with Taoist priests and Xu Xian, and they dare not show it anymore.
They can beat people who have no money to make trouble to death, but if they offend rich guests, they will also be beaten to death by people.
"Master, let's go in." Xu Xian smiled and invited.
The Taoist priest wanted to thank him, but after looking at Xu Xian's eyes intently, his brow suddenly frowned, his eyes full of surprise, as if he had discovered something, and then he said a moment later: "Thank you, my son. I don't know what the son calls him?"
Xu Xian smiled and said, "My name is Xu Xian, and my name is Hanwen. Taoist priest doesn't need to thank me. If you want to thank me, just thank Mr. He beside me. If it weren't for him, I would have been turned away like you."
Chapter completed!