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Chapter 188 The Wind Passes Hesitantly Brews the Fragrance

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    [1] "Wind Lotus in Quyuan" Poetry by Wang Ying

    In ancient times, Quyuan pillowed on the lotus pond,

    The wind passed by, hesitating and brewing fragrance;

    ? So respectful that Fairy Lingbo is drunk,

    The brocade clothes are scattered and the new coolness is timid.

    The original site of "Fenghe in Quyuan" is south of Hongchun Bridge.

    At that time, there was a Quyuan brewing official wine in Hongchunqiao, which used the water from Jinshajian to make wine.  There are many lotus ponds in the courtyard, where flowers bloom in summer and are full of fragrance. When Ma Yuan of the Painting Academy of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote about the ten sceneries of West Lake, he listed it as "one of the ten sceneries", and called it "Fenghe in Quyuan".

    The bright and clear moon hangs far away in the starry sky, and its back falls on the flat lotus pond, which adds a swan song to the lotus pond.  The moon sheds soft white light, and the white light is reflected on the continuous lotus leaves. The lotus leaves support the sweet flower heart, which exudes a faint fragrance.

    Strolling along the path beside the lotus pond, wandering in the promenade and pavilion with carved beams and painted buildings, sitting or lying, walking or standing, people enjoying the lotus on a moonlit night are in twos and threes, intoxicated and enjoying themselves.

    Ji Xu and the others searched for a long time, but they didn't find Su Xiaoya.

    Zhang Jindao: "Maybe he went home."

    But Ji Xu said: "Impossible, I paid special attention along the way, I didn't see her car passing by!"

    But Qiaoer said: "Master Ji, Sister Su likes to listen to my 'White Lady' the most. Otherwise, I will sing a song to see if I can call her out."

    Ji Xu said: "Okay! Maybe this method will work."

    Qiaoer stood on the shore of the lake, facing the lake water, ready to sing.

    However, after waiting for a long time, she did not see her pronunciation.  Ji Xu asked, "Why don't you sing?"

    Qiao'er said again: "Young master Ji, you have to play a tune for me, otherwise, I can't make a sound."

    Ji Xu smiled and said, "This little man has a lot to do." After finishing speaking, he took out his flute and started playing it.

    Qiaoer followed his prelude and sang lyrically.

    [2] "Waiting for a Thousand Years" Chen Ziwei. Lyrics Zuo Hongyuan. Composition Gao Shengmei. Songs

    [Song] "Wait once in a thousand years, wait for a time! Wait for a time in a thousand years, I have no regrets! Who said in my ear, love me will never change, just for this sentence, aha~ heartbroken and no complaints.  The rain breaks the heart, the wind sheds tears; the dream lingers, the love is far away~ The water of the West Lake, my tears, I am willing to turn into a ball of flames with you. Ah, ah, ah!"

    Not to mention, it works.

    As soon as they heard the singing, people gathered more and more.  After a while, handsome men and beautiful women surrounded Ji Xu and the others.

    [Song] "Waiting once in a thousand years, waiting once! Waiting once in a thousand years, I have no regrets! The rain breaks the heart, the wind sheds tears; the dream is lingering, the love is far away~"

    When Su Xiaoya heard Qiaoer's singing, she looked for her.  Seeing that it was Ji Xu who was accompanying Qiao Er, he was startled at first.  Shunxin hurriedly pulled Xiaoya, pushed aside the crowd, and got in front of Ji Xu.

    [Song] "The water of the West Lake, my tears, I would rather turn into a flame with you. Ah, ah, ah!"

    Ji Xu laughed loudly and said: "This method is quite effective, and it really attracted you here. Where are you going? We have been looking for you for a long time!"

    But Xiaoya asked: "Uncle, how could it be you?"

    Ji Xu smiled and said: "In order to find you, Qiaoer came up with this method."

    [Song] "Wait once in a thousand years, wait for a time! Wait for a time in a thousand years, I have no regrets! Wait for a time in a thousand years, wait for a time!"

    Xiaoya turned her head and said to Qiaoer: "Oh, don't 'wait a while', I won't be here What, Qiaoer, have you changed your father?"

    Qiaoer asked: "What kind of father?"

    "No, did you snatch my uncle to accompany you?!"

    "No, Mr. Ji accepted me to beto bea bookboy."

    "Uncle, why did you accept her as a book boy? You don't want to sing with her all over the street!"

    "What are you selling" Seeing the people around, they still didn't intend to leave, they surrounded them one by one, and listened carefully to their conversation, so they laughed, "Why don't you leave?"

    "Listen to your singing~"

    "It's really nice to sing."

    "Why don't you sing anymore?"

    People laughing and commenting on

    "Stop singing, stop singing, we are not selling singing besides, you didn't pay for it"

    People walked away one after another laughing and laughing.

    Ji Xu said to Zhang Jin again: "Ninth brother, take Qiaoer back to the inn, let her take a bath, and apply medicine!"

    Du Shiniang said: "You men, you don't think carefully about things. It's okay for Qiaoer to take a bath by herself, and apply medicine. ??When eating at the table, only girls from brothels can sit with men and women.  Because of the little mystery, there is a little excitement. The content of Huajiu is just to tell two dirty jokes and touch the little hands.  It's very pure, just like the current leader takes the secretary to eat and drink.  "Those" things are done after drinking.

    (4) So how much is it roughly equivalent to today's money for ancient people to go to a brothel to eat flower wine?

    In ancient brothels, the charging standards are different, and they are also divided into 3, 6, 9 and so on.  And we also know that many brothel women do not join voluntarily, but are forced to sell to brothels.

    Some of these people do not sell themselves, and the prices and charging standards of these people are relatively high.

    It has been recorded in historical documents that the bustards of brothels will also set up many rules: the prices of guests ordering scented tea, serving wine, listening to music, and eating banquets are different, and the prices are higher for each level.  According to the history of the Song Dynasty, it costs at least a few pennies to go to a brothel, and the penny is equivalent to 1,000 Wen, and one penny is equivalent to a dime today, so as long as you step into the brothel gate, you need to spend more than 100 Yuan.

    If you want to make a complete set, the price will be very expensive. If it is converted into RMB, it should cost more than 10,000 yuan.  Therefore, those who have been to brothels in the long river of history are either rich merchants, second-generation rich, sons of officials, or people with backgrounds. Ordinary people simply cannot afford it.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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