Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 4
Yang Chao asked, "Why, do you know him?"

Hu Quan laughed and said: "How could I know this fool. He has been in front of Meixiang Building for several days. He came every day when the door was opened and the drum rang. He stood there for a day, and then went back when the door was closed. Everyone said he was crazy."

"Is he here to look for Li Xiangjun?"

Yang Chao was puzzled.

When Li Xiangjun was mentioned, Hu Quan couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Last year, he saw Li Xiangjun from a distance by the river through the gauze curtain of a painting boat, and he bragged about it for half a year.

"That's not true. He came to look for Liu Rushi. It seems that he came after him. He just wanted to see him once."

"Liu Rushi?"

"You don't know. Liu Rushi is a famous prostitute in Songjiang. She and Li Xiangjun are good friends. They cherish each other. They often come to Meixianglou to visit Li Xiangjun."

Hu Quan was showing off that Liu Rushi was a famous prostitute in Songjiang, so her fame in Nanjing couldn't be compared with that of Li Xiangjun, who was famous in Jinling. Most people might not know it, and she was far less famous than later generations.

But the current Yang Chao is no longer the Yang Chao in the past. How could Yang Chao not know Liu Rushi? One of the famous eight beauties of the Qinhuai River, even considered the head of the eight beauties. Difference.

However, Qinhuai Bayan was judged by later generations, and there is no such name now.

Yang Chao nodded: "I see."

Although these famous prostitutes and beauties of the Qinhuai River came from humble backgrounds, there was definitely no shortage of prodigal sons to chase after them. Yang Chao was also such a prodigal son in the past, and he was also a poor and lowly prodigal son who could only fantasize and had no conditions to pursue.

Looking at the scholar with a pale face and weak crown, eyes full of infatuation, thinking that the scholar has been standing here for many days, Yang Chao couldn't help but think that in future generations, with such a determined boy chasing after him, probably no girl would be able to ruthlessly reject him for thousands of miles, but A famous courtesan like Liu Rushi is a seasoned veteran, so she doesn't like this at all.

If it were him, he would definitely not use such a stupid way to chase Liu Rushi.

If it were him, Yang Chao would have at least ten ways to impress a woman.

Yang Chao didn't brag.

Although Yang Chao was only the son of a middle-class family in his previous life, his father was an engineer in a machinery factory, and his mother was a middle school teacher, but because Yang Chao was the only child and was influenced by the general social atmosphere, his parents had a kind of feeling when Yang Chao was young. Education panic, for fear that Yang Chao will lose at the starting line.

So from the age of three, Yang Chao was sent to various interest classes by his parents in addition to kindergarten.What kind of Go class, music class, painting class, Mathematical Olympiad class, English class, and even learned to play football and basketball.This situation continued until the second year of junior high school, when I was faced with being admitted to a key high school, and then stopped.

Therefore, although Yang Chao dare not say that he is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he has a wide range of interests, and he still has a few skills to pretend to be aggressive.When I was studying in France, when I was painting portraits by the Seine to earn extra money, I hooked up with foreign girls. At least three foreign girls were tricked by Yang Chao into body paintings, and then they were in Brabla or something.

Yang Chao thought in his heart, and continued to walk forward.

Once the imagination is opened, it can't stop, that obsessed young master, began to describe in Yang Chao's mind, this young master, obsessed with Liu Rushi, and then followed all the way, but Liu Rushi didn't see him, he just waited outside the door every day , This is lovesickness.

This is Chengmen Lixue's will, an obsession to never look back when she sees a beautiful woman.

Seeing this son, he looks handsome, fair-skinned, a typical scholar.

He looks like the male lead in Korean dramas, and is extremely suitable for acting in bitter scenes.

Is Liu Rushi really not moved?

Yang Chao thought it was impossible, even a woman would be moved, but she was not moved to the point of wanting to give her body.

Refusing to meet at this time, I am afraid it is a kind of protection, and I don't want this young man to be sad in the future.

What a typical Korean drama model, Yang Chao thought in his heart, he was about to be moved.

Hu Quan kept looking upstairs at Meixiang, hoping to be lucky enough to see a girl or two from the gap in the window.

It is a pity that the doors and windows of Meixiang Building are closed at this time.

"Hey. I heard that this kid's family is very rich. But after Liu Rushi came, Meixiang Tower closed its doors to thank guests. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't stand here every day."

Hu Quan sighed with regret, if he was rich, he would definitely go to the building every day to make a vow of eternal love with the beautiful woman.

At this time, Yang Chao was about to walk past the scholar, and stopped suddenly.

Hu Quan asked a little strangely, "What's the matter, Brother Yang?"

Yang Chao asked quietly: "You mean that scholar is very rich?"

Hu Quan nodded and said, "Yes, I heard that he is a rich businessman from Hangzhou."

Yang Chao didn't have the heart to worry about this young master. Although he admired this young man's persistence, he didn't want to help him. But he has money, and Yang Chao is short of money. He doesn't know how to chase girls, but Yang Chao can chase girls. Yang Chao couldn't help but become more active.

Yang Chao took a deep breath and suddenly made up his mind: "It's done!"

Hu Quan was taken aback: "What did you do?"

Yang Chao didn't have time to answer, so he walked quickly to the shadows in front of Meixiang Building, a few steps away were scholars and book boys, and behind him was the high wall of Meixiang Building.Then he immediately waved to the scholar's Shutong, who froze for a moment, then walked towards Yang Chao.

Hu Quan looked at Yang Chao strangely. He didn't know what Yang Chao wanted to do, so he quickly chased him.

Seeing Yang Chao waving his hand, the book boy looked suspiciously.

"What about you, come here!"

Yang Chao hooked his hands again and said to the book boy.

The book boy came over suspiciously: "What are you doing?"

Yang Chao said: "Do you want your young master to meet Liu Rushi?"

The book boy said without hesitation, "Of course I do."

My son has been staying in Nanjing, and the book boy can only follow, standing in front of the brothel every day, being looked at by others like a fool, even a book boy can't stand it.

Yang Chao said: "Let your son give me 20 taels, no, ten taels of silver, and I will help him meet Liu Rushi."

Hu Quan had already followed him at this time, and he couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, thinking that Yang Chao was crazy.

Although scholars like Yang Chao and Hu Quan usually call themselves romantic sons, they can only go to private schools, and their families are often not rich, so they can only talk about it. Let alone seeing each other, it is impossible to even think about it.Now Yang Chao said that he wanted to take the scholar to see Liu Rushi, this is not crazy, what is this!
At this time, the three of them were standing in the shadow of Meixiang Building. Meixiang Building has "blue bricks, small tiles, horse head walls, and lattice windows in the corridor". Hollow carving, no one is the same.

This is just looking from the outside. As for what is inside this building, outsiders cannot see it and can only imagine it.

Liu Rulai visited Li Xiangjun, but Li Xiangjun simply closed the door to thank the guests.Such women no longer need to pick up customers for a living. With their fame and status, as long as they are willing, rich businessmen will offer them to them at any time by waving tickets.

Ordinary people may think that famous prostitutes like Li Xiangjun are just prostitutes, poor women from the lowest class of society.Yang Chao is very aware of the status of famous prostitutes like Qinhuai Bayan. They are by no means prostitutes in the ordinary sense. In fact, their status is like the courtesans of later generations, and they are the first-line ones, even comparable to top female stars. .

Although the name is a prostitute, let alone ordinary people, even some low-status officials are not in the eyes of these famous prostitutes.Many officials even asked these famous prostitutes to make them famous.

If you choose to be good, these top courtesans will not worry about marrying.Among the eight beauties of the Qinhuai River, Liu Rushi finally married Qian Qianyi. Qian Qianyi was a world-renowned great writer. He has great political influence and is one of the leaders of the Donglin Party.

Li Xiangjun finally married Hou Fangyu. Hou Fangyu was also a great talent.

Dong Xiaowan was married to Mao Pijiang, one of the four great talents, a family of officials, and a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River.

Not to mention Chen Yuanyuan, who has an inexplicable relationship with famous people like Emperor Chongzhen, Wu Sangui, and Li Zicheng. The story has been eulogized for hundreds of years.

Liu Rushi, Li Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan, and Chen Yuanyuan are all relatively well-known among the eight beauties of Qinhuai in later generations, and none of them dated famous people, and they married first-class people.Just like the big stars of later generations, to marry one must marry into a wealthy family.

Therefore, it is completely impossible for a son of a wealthy businessman to pursue someone like Liu Rushi.

Even if it was only for one meeting, if Liu Rushi disagreed, there was nothing anyone could do.

Even the scholars in the city, or even the children of officials may not be able to see it, but Yang Chao boasted that he helped others to see it.

Not to mention Hu Quan didn't believe it, even the book boy didn't believe Yang Chao could help him at all.

Yang Chao is wearing a Confucian gown, but it is just a commoner. He definitely does not look like a rich man, so why should Yang Chao.

"just you?"

So after the book boy glanced at Yang Chao, his eyes did not hide his suspicion at all.

Yang Chao was very confident: "That's right. For ten taels of silver, I'll help him meet Liu Rushi. Don't even think about losing a penny."

Hu Quan suddenly realized at this time, and smiled quietly: "Brother Yang, you want to kill the wronged man. But you really dare to ask for ten taels!"

Hu Quan took it for granted that Yang Chao was going to cheat people, that he wanted to cheat money from this rich businessman from other places, and cheated foreigners from other places. Although Hu Quan and Yang Chao had never done it before, they grew up on the street since they were young. But I often hear about it, and I don't think it's strange.

I just feel that Yang Chao's opening is a little too big, ten taels of silver is a huge sum of money.In the Ming Dynasty, ten taels of silver was not just for fun. The top girl in Nanshilou, the largest brothel in Nanjing City, could only sleep for this price for a night.

But ordinary people are not willing to spend ten taels of silver to sleep with women, ten taels of silver is enough to feed a strong man for ten years.Hu’s family’s pork, the best pork belly, costs only two cents a catty. One tael of silver can buy fifty catties, and ten taels of silver is enough to buy two pigs.When Yang Chao asked for ten taels of silver, Hu Quan thought no one would agree.

However, the bookboy stared at Yang Chao for a moment, then hesitantly walked towards his young master.

Although he didn't really believe Yang Chao's words, he really had no good solution, and it was not a problem to spend so much time with his son. In addition, Yang Chao spoke a local accent, maybe this local snake had some knowledge.

So the book boy still reported to his young master.

As a result, he came back soon: "My son said, as long as he sees Miss Liu, I will give you 50 taels!"

(End of this chapter)