As the Chinese New Year approaches, the back house of the Yang family becomes lively. Yang Anshen and Yang Anyuan take their families home to celebrate the New Year.
The women are busy cleaning the courtyard and preparing New Year's food, and the fragrance spreads in the house.
There were a few more children in Kanshu La's house, and it became lively. Noisy and crying sounds could be heard from time to time, adding a lot of fireworks to the world.
He and her son Yang Hui lived in Xiangyang for almost a year. When Yang Anxuan's son Yang Min was born, she helped Kong Miao take care of the child and made Kong Miao happy.
For the sake of her grandson, Yuan persuaded Yang Anxuan to do some business for He, so that her grandson Yang Hui could make some money in the future.
Yang Anxuan had a very bad impression of the He family and thought that this woman was not a peaceful person. However, since his mother had spoken and his wife was advising that no one is perfect, Yang Anxuan nodded and agreed to find a business for the He family.
Yang Anxuan did not agree to He's request to run a noodle shop. The noodle shop was prepared by him for his two girls, and he did not want He to get involved.
Yang Anxuan proposed that, first, the Yang family should finance the purchase of a shop in Xiangyang or Yiyang; second, give He a fifty-tael gold in the name of Yuan's mother; and third, build a hook fence in Xiangyang and let He take care of it.
Goulan has emerged in Xiangyang, and there is an endless stream of people going there to listen to music every day. Ordinary people can spend half a day in Goulan for three to five dollars, and businessmen from afar are even more frequent visitors.
Nowadays, hook fences are popping up all over the world. Of course, Xiangyang is not the only place where it was first invented. In order to meet the needs of the people, Yang Anxuan planned an open space in the south city and north city to serve as hook fences.
These two hook rails are different from the simple layout of the West Market. They are decorated gorgeously based on the brothel buildings. The stage is set into two floors. The upper and lower floors can accommodate two to three hundred people.
The second floor is divided into private rooms, which can be used by women's families and wealthy people. The price is naturally ten times higher than downstairs.
Goulan's performances are mainly opera, with one performance every morning and one in the evening. Others include storytelling, history lectures, scripture lectures, dances, drum lyrics, puppet shows and other forms, so it is lively from morning to night. Very crowded every day.
A play like "Butterfly Lovers" cannot be completed in one day. Normally it takes five days to perform it all. The women who are fascinated by the wealthy family book the elegant seats early, plus reward snacks, spending hundreds of dollars every day. , fifty or sixty elegant seats are still in short supply.
Liquor shops, vendors, tea shops and small vendors gathered around Goulan, with tourists coming and going and it was very lively. Yang Anxuan ordered the curfew to be extended to Haizheng, and Xiangyang City became extremely bustling at night.
When Ms. He heard the three options, she chose to run Goulan without hesitation. She was born in a prostitute and was very familiar with the entertainment method of Goulan. With Yang Anxuan's help, it was difficult not to make money.
Since he agreed to the He family, Yang Anxuan did not hesitate and let Yang Qiu take the He family to choose the location. He rented a restaurant in Beigou and spent more than half a month converting it into Goulan.
The birth of Goulan gave birth to many opera actors, and the older women in brothels became the main force in Goulan acting. Originally, these old and lustful women had few opportunities to choose from, but now joining Goulan acting has become a good way out.
I learned singing in a brothel, and it was easy to pick up opera singing. In a brothel, it was just a show, but the place of acting was moved to the stage. Listening to the cheers of the audience was even more satisfying than in a brothel.
He was born in Meifengyuan in Xiangyang, and many of his sisters at that time switched to singing. Through their introduction, He quickly hired a group of actors.
After everything was ready, He asked Yang Anxuan through Kong Miao to request two plays that had not yet been performed. Yuan Tao resigned from office in September last year and came to Xiangyang. After Yang Anxuan obtained his consent, he appointed him as the sixth-grade Fu Cheng, specializing in opera creation.
Yuan Tao was regarded as the founder of opera. He had more than 20 scribes with similar interests under him. They were treated as honored guests in brothels and goulan, and some of them never tired of it.
Yuan Tao was already married when he was in Jiankang, and his wife Zheng was the daughter of the imperial servant Zheng Ming. It was Zhao Ya who arranged the marriage for him.
After King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji was demoted, Zhao Ya lost power in the court and returned to his hometown. Yuan Tao came to Xiangyang and wrote a special letter to Zhao Ya, asking him to come to Xiangyang, but Zhao Ya refused.
Yongchunxuan opened in October, and its new performances of "Su Wu Shepherd" and "Huan Sha Ji" became popular all over the city. The nearly 300 seats were sold out, and the daily income was nearly 10,000 yuan. He was smiling from ear to ear.
Taking advantage of the trade fair, Yongchunxuan earned 420,000 yuan in November. He felt proud that his original choice was indeed wise.
It was impossible for Mr. He to show up frequently in Goulan, so he left Yongchunxuan to be managed by Caiping, his sister who used to be in Meifengyuan.
Caiping saw that Gou Lan's business was booming, so he encouraged He to open a few more Gou Lans when He came to check the accounts. With Governor Yang as his backstage and new dramas to support him, Caiping would surely be the best among all the Gou Lans in Xiangyang.
Mr. He decided to use all the money he had earned in the past two months to open another Goulan restaurant in Nancheng. He was ambitious about opening several noodle shops in Jiankang, Yiyang, Luoyang and other places in the coming year. Goulan is much more profitable than a noodle shop.
Caiping took advantage of He's momentum and relied on the fact that He was the concubine of Governor Yang's eldest brother. It forcibly bought a teahouse in Nancheng at half the price, and then went to other restaurants to recruit several popular actresses by coaxing and robbing them. Opened in January.
The teahouse owner was so angry that he went to the Xiangyang County Government to complain. The Xiangyang County Magistrate learned that Yang Anxuan was behind Yongchunxuan and how dare he make decisions for the people, so he kicked him out.
The teahouse owner stood crying on the street, and Kong Xian happened to be passing by. He was angry that He had done something wrong and ruined Yang Anxuan's reputation. He angrily came to the government office and told Yang Anxuan.
Yang Anxuan immediately ordered the forcibly purchased teahouse to be returned. He returned to the back house and angrily denounced He. He only allowed her to open a goulan restaurant in Xiangyang and asked her to fire Caiping.
He had no choice but to fire Caiping, feeling very resentful towards Yang Anxuan. When Yang Anshen came to Xiangyang for the New Year, she would inevitably cry and complain that Yang Anxuan had insulted her.
Yang Anshen had a new person and forgot about the old one. He was no longer infatuated with He. Instead, he was concerned about how much money Yongchunxuan could earn. Instead, he asked He to give him some money to spend.
In anger and hatred, He ran to Kong Miao and pretended to tell the story of Yin Huizhen casually.
"I heard from people that my third brother took a concubine outside." Kong Miao didn't believe it and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't listen to those gossips. Those people are deliberately ruining Xuan Lang's reputation."
"Sister, don't believe it," He said provocatively, "I heard that the woman was the deceased Concubine Yin, and she knew her third brother before she entered the palace." Kong Miao became suspicious and said, "I heard from Qiu'er. I have known Concubine Yin, and this Concubine Yin is her good friend. In June last year, Xuanlang welcomed the Queen Mother and others to Xiangyang, and I followed my mother to pay homage to the Queen Mother. Unfortunately, Concubine Yin was seriously ill and could not see her. " He Kong Miao said softly: "I heard this from hearsay, sister, don't take it to heart, but you might as well ask Qiu'er to put your mind at ease." After He left, Kong Miao thought carefully about Yang Anxuan's actions, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He simply hugged Kong Min and drove to Yang Qiu's home.
Yang Qiu was at home instructing his servants to clean the courtyard. When he saw Kong Miao come in, he smiled and said, "How come my sister-in-law has time to come here at this time? Don't you have to prepare things for the New Year at home?" Kong Miaoqiang said with a smile: "I have a few words for you. I want to ask you." Yang Qiu saw that Kong Miao's expression was wrong, so he hurriedly asked her to the back room and asked, "What's wrong? My sister-in-law had a fight with her third brother?" Kong Miao shook her head and said, "Sister, how is your sister-in-law treating you? Yang Qiu became anxious and said: "Sister-in-law is very good to me, why are you talking about this? If the third brother scolds you, I will go back with you to complain about him." Kong Miao looked into Yang Qiu's eyes and asked He said, "Sister-in-law, I'm asking you, is Yin Guifei Yin Huizhen really dead?" Yang Qiu became panicked, his eyes wandering and said, "Why did sister-in-law think of asking about this? Of course, of course she is dead." Seeing Yang Qiu's expression Kong Miao already understood, his eyes were red, and he choked: "How long will you brothers and sisters continue to scold me?" Kong Miao hugged Yang Min tightly in his arms,
"Wow wow" cried loudly. Yang Qiu panicked and wanted to take Yang Min from Kong Miao's hand, but Kong Miao turned away.
Yang Qiu opened his hands stiffly and looked at his sister-in-law who was crying. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry for you. When the Queen Mother and the others came to Xiangyang, I learned that Sister Yin was sick and went to visit her. Sister Yin is so sad that she may die soon." As she talked about Yang Qiu, she burst into tears and said, "Sister Yin had feelings for Third Brother before she entered the palace, and she still keeps the paper kites that Third Brother gave her... Wuwuwu, the Yin family asked a Taoist priest to tell Sister Yin's fortune, saying it was extremely valuable... Sister Yin had to go to Jiankang for the sake of the family..." Kong Miao gradually held back her tears and listened to Yang Qiu's confusing talk about Yin Hui. Hearing about Zhen's past, he felt sympathy for Concubine Yin. If Yin Huizhen hadn't been sent to the palace by her family, she and Xuan Lang would no longer be married.
"... I couldn't bear to see Sister Yin die, so I persuaded the third brother to take Sister Yin as my concubine, so that she could save her life." Yang Qiu said, getting up and kneeling in front of Kong Miao, saying: "Sister-in-law, don't blame me Third brother, if you want to blame me, blame me." Kong Miao had mixed feelings and was a little at a loss.
After a while, he looked at the crying Yang Qiu and said, "Sister, get up and go with the slave to see your third brother and see what he says." After saying the words, he felt aggrieved and tears fell down.
It was only three days before the New Year. Yang Anxuan asked the government officials to go home early if they had nothing to do. He also returned to the back house early. He was a little surprised when he didn't see his wife at home. After asking, he found out that Kong Miao had gone to Qiu'er.
Yang Anxuan stood on the porch and sighed. This year, Qiu'er will not be at home during the Chinese New Year. She will not return to her parents' home until the second day of the Lunar New Year. The little girl rocking two little buns and reaching out for money has also been married. It's really true. Time is like lightning.
When Kong Miao and Yang Qiu came back in the car at the end of Shen Dynasty, Yang Anxuan stepped forward to greet him with a smile, and said jokingly: "Why is Qiu'er here too? Why don't you go back to your parents' house to have dinner? Is Qingzhi still in the military camp? Why don't you send someone to take him too?" Called?" Yang Qiu was half a step behind Kong Miao and winked at Yang Anxuan. Only then did Yang Anxuan notice that his wife's face was gloomy and her eyes were red. She had clearly cried.
Yang Anxuan asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with Miao'er? What happened to you?" Kong Miao ignored him, put Yang Min into Yang Anxuan's arms, turned around and entered the house.
Yang Qiu stepped forward and said softly: "Brother, my sister-in-law discovered what happened to Sister Yin." Yang Anxuan felt his scalp numb, and what happened to Yin Huizhen made his heart aching. There were several times that Yang Anxuan wanted to tell Kong Miao, but it involved Tai. Big, I don’t know where to start.
Yang Qiu briefly told the story of how he persuaded Kong Miao, picked up Yang Min and said, "I will take Min'er to my mother. You can coax my sister-in-law." In the house, Kong Miao sat on the couch and cried. It had only been two years since Yang Anxuan had given birth to a son. Unexpectedly, her husband had taken a concubine without telling her.
The eldest brother Kong Xian once praised Xuan Lang to himself, saying that he never went into or out of romantic places, and he never provoked Kabuki and dancers at official banquets. In vain, he had always thought that Yang Anxuan was a gentleman.
Yang Anxuan quietly walked into the room and stood beside Kong Miao, not knowing how to speak. No matter how he explained, it was always his fault.
Kong Miao's low sobs were like a knife piercing Yang Anxuan's heart. Yang Anxuan said softly: "Miao'er, my husband is at fault for this. I'm sorry for you." Seeing that Kong Miao was still crying and silent, Yang Anxuan gritted his teeth and knelt in front of Kong Miao. He said, "Miao'er, if you're still angry, just hit me a few times." When Kong Miao saw her husband kneeling down to admit his mistake, Kong Miao quickly stood up, stepped aside and said, "Xuanlang, you don't have to be like this, you get up and talk." Yang Anxuan He moved his knees and continued to face Kong Miao, saying: "Madam, as a husband, I shouldn't hide anything from you, but Yin Huizhen has a special status, Yu has a close relationship with the Yin family, and I have some helplessness. I hope Madam will understand." Kong Miao knew that the Yang family Regarding the relationship with the Yin family, the Yin family has helped the Yang family through many difficulties. Xuanlang and Yin's eldest son, Yin Dun, are brothers. Yin Ji is a general under his command. The two brothers of the Yin family are the prefects of the two counties. Yin Youqi is the minister of Zuo Min. It is difficult to separate from home.
Lying down and helping Yang Anxuan up, Kong Miao said sadly: "Xuanlang, I heard from Qiu'er that the relationship between you and Yin Huizhen is a fate that plays tricks on people, and Yin Huizhen is also a miserable person. This matter has become a fact, slave. I don’t want to say more, but I hope Xuanlang won’t be a slave again.” Yang Anxuan sighed: “I can’t get my wife’s understanding. I’m so grateful. How can I be more grateful?” Kong Miao said sadly: “Does Xuanlang intend to marry Yin Huizhen? Come to Xiangyang?" Yang Anxuan shook his head and said: "Yin Huizhen has a special identity and should not be known to outsiders. She can only be temporarily placed in Xinye." Kong Miao felt a little relieved, rolled his eyes at Yang Anxuan and said, "Xuanlang knows that Yin Huizhen has a special identity. , why are you still getting into this trouble." Yang Anxuan knew that the more he explained, the more trouble he would get, so he just admitted his mistake.
When Kong Miao's anger subsided, Yang Anxuan asked, "Where did the lady learn about this matter?" Kong Miao replied, "It was Mr. He who heard the rumors and told me about it." Yang Anxuan frowned, knowing that this matter was confidential. There can be no rumors in the public. It seems that He made his own guess.
This girl will be in constant trouble if she stays in Xiangyang. It is better to send her back to Yiyang with her elder brother after the new year.
