Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Smoke and Water Lane

Not a day later, Wu You and two brought Han'er to Suzhou Mansion.Suzhou Fu was one of the most prosperous cities at that time, and it was famous all over the country for its fireworks, streets, alleys, and alleys. But it is said that You Jun went to find his brother Lu Laoliu, who was worshiped by him. When the two met, they were very happy.You Jun told them that they brought a baby girl to sell locally. Lu Laoliu was slightly surprised and asked: "What is the background of the baby?" Wu Gang wanted to brag that she was the young lady of everyone in the capital, but You Jun was smarter, to save trouble, he rushed to say: "It's a girl from a farm family in the suburbs of the capital."Last year's harvest was not good, and every household was selling their babies.My brother got lucky and bought a good one.Come and see it.He immediately led Lu Lao Liu to the room.

Lu Laoliu saw that Han'er had a beautiful face, creamy skin, starry eyes, long neck and slender shoulders. Although he was young, he was obviously a beauty.From my point of view, this baby's appearance can be regarded as top-notch.Several brothels here love girls of this age with outstanding looks.I will take her to a few large yards to sell her, it will be very popular! Seeing this human trafficker's pockmarked face, hanging eyes and twisted mouth, Han'er looked very ugly and vicious, he couldn't help feeling disgusted in his heart.Hearing him repeatedly claiming to praise his beauty, I felt even more disgusted, turned my head and refused to look at him, and thought to myself: I, Zhou Han'er, is a lady of every family, how can you allow a scoundrel like you to criticize me?As for where the brothel and yard are, and what these people want to sell her for, she has absolutely no idea.

Wu Gang heard Lu Lao Liu's words, and quickly asked: According to Lu Liu's estimate, how much money can it be sold for? Lu Laoliu took a closer look at Han'er's head, hands and feet, patted his chest and said, "Leave it on me!"This kind of goods, one thousand taels of silver is not difficult. Wu Gang and You Jun looked at each other, both were overjoyed.The two of them wanted to sell it for a few hundred taels of silver, and they were very satisfied. Unexpectedly, Lu Laoliu said that they could sell it for thousands of taels of silver.The three of them left the room and went back to the banquet. Wu You and the two of them remembered that after getting the money, they could spend a lot of money in the Yanshui Lane. Their hearts were so itchy that they hurriedly asked Lu Lao Liu about the Yanshui Lane. According to the situation, which yard is the best to visit, and which girl is the most beautiful and romantic.Lu Laoliu is the largest human trafficker in the local area, and he is familiar with all the brothels, so he is familiar with it, and he said eloquently: Hey!The two wanted to have fun and get drunk, but they came to the right place.We have nothing else in Suzhou, but more beautiful wine, food and beauties.Thinking about the fireworks streets and alleys in the big cities and towns north and south of the river, in terms of the beauty, talent, and style of the girls, they are all inferior to the smoke and water alleys in the east of Suzhou City.In the past ten years, those children from the south of the Yangtze River who enjoy the beauty and love the love have all gathered in this Yanshui alley, lingering and forgetting to return.

The more Wu and You listened, the more delighted they became, and they hurriedly asked what was going on.Lu Laoliu said: "Listen to me."The three most famous courtyards in the Yanshui alley are Fengyue Xiaoxiang, namely Qingfengguan, Nongyuelou and Xiaoxiang Xiaozhu. Each has more than ten famous flower girls, not only local customers flock to it, but also foreign visitors. Everyone knows the name of Fengyue Xiaoxiang, which is called a must-visit place in Suzhou.Let’s just talk about the three top flower girls in Qingfeng Pavilion, Xiulian, Qingzhu, and Luoying, tsk tsk, you won’t know what it means to be a fairy descending to earth until you meet them!Li Feixia and Wang Xiaoyun from Nongyuelou, Zhang Meiniang and Xue Ruoxue from Xiaoxiang Xiaozhu, hehe, each one is really fascinating.The two of you took the thousand taels of silver and spent them all in these three courtyards, keeping your value and keeping you happy!

Both Wu and You licked their lips, wishing that Han'er would sell Han'er tomorrow, and throw a lot of money into the three courtyards.Lu Lao Liufu boasted again, saying that the top girls in these courtyards had eyes higher than the roof, relying on their status, it must be because of the wealthy businessmen and tycoons that they would not go to the banquet, it must be the literati who would not attend the banquet, and it must be the well-known family. , Ordinary people are not easy to visit.But he, Lu Laoliu, has an extraordinary friendship with various courtyards, and he can arrange for him to make arrangements for him.The two of Wu and You were so intoxicated after hearing this, they drank and laughed and talked with Lu Laoliu until late at night, so let's just get drunk.

In the afternoon of the next day, Lu Laoliu took Wu You and Wu You, together with Han'er, to Yanshui Lane.In order to show that Han'er's goods are different, Lu Lao Liu hired a small sedan chair to carry her there, and even dressed her up in advance, intending to drive up the price.Sitting in the sedan chair, Han'er staggered to the Yanshui Lane, feeling startled and frightened, couldn't help crying again.She knew that these people planned to sell herself, but she grew up in a boudoir since she was a child, her family was strict, and she was young. She was at a loss as to what this smoke and water alley was. , She also didn't know anything.

After a while, the sedan chair turned into an alley.Han'er could hear the melodious sound of silk and bamboo coming from outside the sedan chair, as well as the indistinct sounds of singing, talking and laughing, greetings, warbling, dreamlike, and extremely pleasant.Han'er was fascinated by the sound, although she was afraid in her heart, she still couldn't help being curious, and was about to lift the curtain to take a peek at the scene outside, when the sedan chair stopped suddenly, but a woman's voice as soft as water sounded outside the sedan chair: Ouch , Lu Liuye, what wind brought you to our moon building?Please come in quickly, what kind of distinguished guest is sitting in this sedan chair?

Lu Laoliu smiled and said, "Quickly call your Nanny Sun out, I have something high-quality to show her."The woman poohed, her attitude suddenly changed, and she scolded: You said you brought guests here, so it turns out that you are selling girls again!Every time you say it's top-notch stuff, only ghosts will believe you!Lu Laoliu smiled and said: "This time, it's the real thing, and there's nothing wrong with it."If my sister doesn't believe it, she can see it for herself. Han'er's eyes lit up, and he raised a corner of the car curtain with one hand, and on his wrist was a string of bracelets inlaid with gold, silver, and emerald jade, making tinkling sounds.Then a woman with heavy make-up poked her head in and looked her up and down.Han'er saw that her face was covered with white powder thickly, covering her otherwise ordinary face, but she was wearing a bright red dress made of high-quality smooth satin, well cut, with delicate light pink rhododendron flowers embroidered on the cuffs. , Against the green leaves, it is really eye-catching.Han'er saw that the dress was pretty, so she wanted to reach out to touch it, but remembering that she was being sold as a commodity, she finally held back her hand and lowered her head, not daring to look at her face anymore, only smelling the strong fragrance of her body.

The woman looked at it for a while, then squatted down and squeezed Han'er's feet, nodded, put down the car curtain, and said: "It's really not bad."I'm going to call Grandma Sun now.Not long after, an old woman with gray hair and more flirtatious dress opened the car curtain, looked at Han'er with frown for a long while, muttered to herself, then put down the car curtain, speaking in a rough voice. Angrily negotiate the price with Lu Laoliu. Han'er couldn't quite understand what he heard, and in the end the two sides couldn't agree on a price, so Lu Lao Liu asked someone to lift up the sedan chair and went to the next house to sell.This family is called Lianxiang Pavilion, and the owner, Nanny Pan, said that the goods are very good, but Lianxiang Pavilion is a small yard and cannot afford high prices.Lu Laoliu took Han'er to three or four yards again, but they didn't reach an agreement.

Finally, I came to the Qingfeng Pavilion, which is the first among the three famous courtyards.Lu Laoliu and Wu You went into the outer hall and sat down, Lu Laoliu said to You Jun: The owner of this Qingfeng Pavilion is named Liu Qiniang, he is straightforward, and his actions are even more generous.The last time she went to the south to look for a girl, she paid three thousand taels of silver in one go. Originally, You Jun saw him selling it everywhere, but he still couldn't sell it, so he started to worry, but he felt relieved when he heard that he put the biggest buyer at the end, and said in a low voice: "This time we will definitely sell it."It doesn't matter if the price is lower.Lu Laoliu smiled and said: You don't know the trick.To sell the little girl at a high price, the two big courtyards must compete for the price.We went around so many houses just now, didn't you see it?Everyone is interested.I bet you that there must be two or three yards willing to bid.At that time, we can take the opportunity to drive up the price and make a fortune.

While they were discussing, they saw the bead curtain swaying, and a little girl walked out with the help of a beautiful woman, Pingting.The beauty glanced at Lu Lao Liu and the others, her face was full of disdain, and she sat down on the chair without saying hello or saluting.Wu You and the two saw that this beautiful woman was about twenty-five or six years old. She was dressed in a water-green gauze shirt, with a slender figure and a pair of phoenix eyes, which were very charming.The two lived in the capital for a long time, and they have seen many famous ladies and ladies, but they have never seen such a beauty that makes people go crazy at the first sight, and they can't help being dumbfounded. Lu Laoliu was very surprised when he saw this beauty, he quickly stood up, stepped forward to salute, and said with an apologetic smile: Miss Qingzhu!Why do you have time to come out to meet the little one in person! You Jun and Wu Gang just stared dumbfoundedly at the beauty's stunning appearance, as if in a dream, but hearing that she is the Qingzhu girl, one of the three top names in the Qingfeng Pavilion, they couldn't help secretly praising: last night, I heard Lu Laoliu say that the gods descended to earth , He also said that he was boasting.When I saw her today, I realized that this Qingzhu girl is really a fairy-like figure! Qingzhu Feng glanced at Lu Laoliu, then at Wu You and the two of them, a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, it was like a hibiscus just blooming, and the whole room was full of spring.But I heard her say: "Three masters, Qiniang is busy and cannot be separated."She said that she didn't think about buying a little girl right now, so please go to another yard.You and Wu were all focused on her frowns and smiles, hearing her soft and soft voice at this moment, they couldn't help feeling numb all over their bodies, and they only hoped to hear a few more words from her. Lu Laoliu said: To be honest, I brought a high-quality item this time, and I invited Miss Qingzhu to take a look. If you like it, tell Qiniang about it later? Qing Zhu raised her eyebrows, her face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, she stood up, and said with a sneer: "Lu Lao Liu, it's not like you don't know the rules of my Qingfeng Pavilion. We have never told you, a shameless human trafficker, Buy little girl.How dare you come here to sell them today, where did you borrow the courage from?If Qiniang finds out, she will beat you out with a stick!Get out of here! Lu Laoliu's face was flushed, and he didn't dare to mention the matter of selling the little girl again, but it would be too embarrassing to run away with his tail between his legs like this, so he hurriedly looked for the steps, saw You and Wu, he salivated and said with a smile : Miss Qingzhu, let me introduce you.These two masters from the capital are guards in brocade clothes in the imperial palace, their official rank is seventh rank, they are under the feet of the emperor, they are very impressive. Qingzhu didn't even look at the two of them, turned to the little girl and said: "Lilac, see off the guests."After speaking, he turned back and went into the house. Lu Laoliu froze on the spot, so he could only laugh dryly, and said: This green bamboo girl always has a full line of banquets every day, so she must be busy with something.Brother You, Brother Wu, let's go.