box of hearts

Chapter 36: Welcome the Cyclamen (1)
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"Girl Zhaohua is out—!"

The shouts from the outfield came from downstairs, as if a chick was being let loose. The bird flapped its wings and slammed in all directions, but only bumped into the carved lintel and the pink gold wall.This canary is the beginning of August.

Second Sister Duan was right, since Qingtian Kai Zhaohua appeared at the birthday banquet in Liuya Nei, the young prostitutes were amazed and guests came in droves.The second sister wanted to catch big fish, so she only held Zhaohua high and told her to move to the old house in Xizhu opposite Qingtian, tidy up the house like a fairy cave, and let Zhaohua entertain guests here and chat, but she was not allowed She made a note.Soon, among the many guests, the second sister took a cold look at two giants: "Five Young Masters" and "Master Kang".

Beijing was originally a place where dragons hide and tigers hide. Among the powerful officials and eunuchs, there was a group of noble young masters fighting cockfighting and lackeys. Because of similar smells, they mixed together. There were five leaders, known as the "Five Young Masters of the Capital".Qingtian's guest, Liu Yanei, is the second in the row, and the last one is the "Five Young Masters".Dai, the five youngest surnames, is the same family as Dai Yan, the guest who cherished pearls in the past. With the shade of his ancestors, he hangs a third-rank title in the household department, eats imperial food every month, and runs the spice business himself. He runs several herbal medicine shops in Zhida, Beijing.He was born with an arrogant and extravagant temperament, aggressive and ruthless, and had two murders, but both of them were settled, and he was a famous overlord.Although the family has more than ten concubines, it is still not enough. When I saw Zhaohua that day, I decided to get it.

As for the other "Master Kang", his surname is Kang and his name is Guangdao. He is eighteen years old and his family is the leading rich man in Jianghuai.The first time he came to Beijing to do business, he was lured to Huaihua Hutong. Mr. Kang’s love was just beginning to blossom, and he was so happy that he forgot to return. The first time he set up flower wine, one person actually called for twenty or thirty notes, and half of the small class on the street was empty. , He ate alone, surrounded by several circles of prostitutes singing songs and drinking wine for him, so majestic.Although the notoriety of "upstarts" is unavoidable, there is no yard that does not rush to please.Kang Guangdao also dated a few famous prostitutes, but he only had a good eye for the nobles in Huai Ya Tang, and even regarded money as dung.

In this way, a villain in Beijing and a wealthy businessman from other places, although the two know each other, they are ordinary, and they are not afraid of tearing apart their relationship, so they competed for Zhaohua.Although the second sister Duan was afraid of the power of the fifth young master, she was even more greedy for Kang Guangdao's money. After some weighing, she finally sold Zhaohua's first wine game to the latter.In the evening of that day, Second Sister Duan sent an order to Li Yishu to make Zhaohua's hair, and led her to pray in front of the Baimei God in the family hall: "Shang Baimei, bless us Zhaohua. Seeing the love of all people. Cold food every morning, Lantern Festival every night, and the gate of honored guests is full of guests." She also asked Zhaohua to kowtow four times to the god statue, and hung up the water plaque painted with her flower name.When Qing Guanren puts up a plate to serve wine, it means that they have officially debuted to do business.

Zhaohua is pure in nature and has a high self-esteem. She has to deal with different lovers all day long, and also has to deal with Wu Dashao and Kang Guangdao, two benefactors. It is exhausting.Diexian and the others were jealous of her popularity, and secretly played tricks on her every turn.The quilt was fine the day before, and there were several dirty footprints on the next day. When I went out and came back, the ground was full of broken eggs. There was clearly a puddle of water in the washbasin, but the skin hurt and itched when it touched it. ... Zhaohua got angry and only came to Qingtian to complain.Qing Tian grew up with Die Xian and the others, and they have a deep bond, so it's not good to return the passport too much, so I just asked leisurely: "Have you ever seen someone fall into the water?"

"Huh?" Zhao Hua's long eyes blinked and blinked, his face full of confusion.

Qingtian lowered his head to embroider, stitching forward and backward, "Have you ever seen a person fall into the water?"

Zhaohua nodded vigorously, and a pair of silver earrings swayed endlessly, "I fell into the water myself. At that time, I was only seven or eight years old. I stumbled and fell into a pond in the back garden. The nurse fished me out, and later Mom and Dad filled that pool."

"If they bully you like this again, you will hit me."

"But sister, I don't know how to hit people."

"It's like falling into the water, just hit like that." Qing Tian tied the thread and bit the end of the thread with his teeth.

Two days later, Qingtian woke up in the afternoon, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw Zhaohua in the opposite room dancing wildly with both hands in a circle, kicking his feet from time to time, almost hitting the water spray ten feet high in the air, crackling and falling. On the surrounding Duixia, Diexian and Fengqin.The maids all shrank outside the door, and a few old mothers blocked them with open hands, "Okay, okay, oh, what is this for? Girls, don't hit, don't hit!"

Zhaohua just pursed her lips tightly, her limbs kept rising and falling, slapping someone's shoulder, digging someone's cheek, kicking someone's leg, and grabbing someone's hair.After a while, the other three women were already in a panic, yelling, "Grab her, grab her quickly!"

An aunt hugged Zhaohua from behind. As soon as Zhaohua turned around, she used her nails to grab the aunt's face and pushed her away. Xia, "swish", tore off her slanted breastplate, pulled her hand on her bare neck, tore off a thin gold chain of an alabaster pendant, and held it in her hand, panting.

With her disheveled hair, she covered her chest and scolded: "Little whore, why are you so mad today? Don't you just borrow it, and don't you want to pay it back? Bah! Diexian, Fengqin, let's go, Don't stay with this little crazy woman!" Die Xian was also cursing, holding her hair with one arm and Duo Xia with the other, supporting each other.Fengqin was scratched all over her face, weeping, she followed behind with her skirt on and wiping her tears.

Still refusing to give up, Zhaohua rushed to the door and shouted at their backs: "'If you don't ask, you are a thief'. If you steal my jewelry again, I, I , I'll just—fuck it!" After holding back for a long time, he suddenly cursed boldly.These three characters are like a newlywed who cooks in the kitchen for three days, unfamiliar, timid, and eager to try.

She waved her arm to avoid the little maid who was pulling her forward, and when she looked back, she saw Qingtian standing slantingly outside the door of the east chamber.Zhaohua rubbed the hand holding the gold necklace on the cat-like face twice, brushed away the broken hair in front of her eyes, facing Qingtian, revealing a row of white and thin teeth.

This was the first heartfelt smile since she was sold to Huaiyatang.Qingtian stared at Zhaohua, smiled at her, turned and entered.

Zhaohua is intelligent by nature, and under the guidance of Duan Erjie, she is getting more and more used to the life of Huaiyatang.She learned how to deal with men and women, learned how to stay up late, eat wine, light cigarettes, make tea, punch fists, grab popularity, play Shuanglu, moqueer cards... and she can also sing a few ditties, a Two excerpts.She was originally a master of the drum and harp, but she learned the pipa very quickly.Seeing Zhaohua's outstanding talent, Qingtian chose the most precious eight-treasure Phoenix-tailed Qin from his collection of various famous pianos as a gift.Zhaohua couldn't put it down, and she held it in her hand to practice except eating and sleeping. Second sister Duan praised her, and she inevitably scolded Diexian and others: "Look at others, and then look at you, it's fine if you are not as good-looking as you are." , Some people work half hard, and no one will serve a wine for ten days and half a month."

Zhaohua is a real "popular", and often has to deal with several wine games in one night. Sometimes she learns and sells new songs, and she runs away with songs and wrong words when she sings. Both cheeks flushed, and the tip of her pink tongue spit out.Immediately, the men smiled fascinatedly and completely forgave her.All the charm of Teruka lies in this pureness, like a clear stream, making people want to drink, wash their feet, or take out the things in their crotch to urinate in it.Apart from the Fifth Young Master and Kang Guangdao, there are still many people who covet this teenage girl, scrambling to throw gold and silver, and the second sister Duan finally let out the word of "selling the Qing Dynasty"--losing her virginity for the Qing Dynasty.And since that day when she reprimanded Qiao Yunze face to face, she has also ordered Qingtian to accept more guests, such as serving dishes, making flower heads, etc., and no strangers will refuse.This is good, a group of flower guests who have long been interested in making friends with Qingtian almost broke through the threshold, and kept coming and going all night.

On the surface, Huai Ya Tang has returned to its former bustle.In the east and west hatchbacks of Zoumalou in the backyard, Qingtian and Zhaohua are full of visitors, just like the scene when Qingtian and Xizhu were dominant.But Qingtian knew in his heart that everything had changed.Zhaohua is indeed thriving day by day, but she herself is just returning to her glory and at the end of her strength.The only thing Qingtian doesn't know is how long he can last.Now she is too lazy to practice the femininity of the past, and treats every guest coldly, not to mention that every time she is out of the game, there are always new faces among the ladies present, thirteen, fourteen, at most 15 years old. The 19-year-old Die Xian and Dui Xia have been on the decline. The reason why she survived in her twenties is nothing more than her previous scandal with the Prince Regent and her crown of "Oiran".However, since the assassination at the beginning of July, the Prince Regent has long disappeared. A nobleman, a nobleman who is up for grabs - they are collectively known as "Shuang Xiaokui".And "small" is naturally because someone is "old".

(End of this chapter)