Drinking together in Qionglou must be a great pleasure.
Xuanhua City is a prosperous city. Although it is said that Bafang Street is an old and leafy money-making tree, it has actually gained a lot of benefits over the years. Let's not talk about how to earn money, at least everyone can earn money. When going out, everything you wear is expensive and very sophisticated. But nowadays, people often dislike poverty and seek wealth. The people outside the city are not wealthy. Even though they know that the wealthy families in Xuanhua City do not have a glorious way to get rich, everyone When I saw the elegant carriages and horses, I naturally felt very uncomfortable. Apart from that, I was not angry and envious at most, sighing repeatedly that I can't ask for such things because my life is good.
Since the city of Xuanhua is prosperous, women in the city naturally do not have to worry about household chores like women in remote villages all day long. They are either weaving and reeling at home, or going out fishing and woodworking with their men. They are obviously no different from men. , in the end, apart from being covered in dampness and heat, even if the lines in the middle of the palms were rubbed until no trace was visible, even if I was lucky enough to meet a gentleman who knew how to read palms, there would probably be nothing to do. Compared to families outside who are short of money and have little financial means, most women in the city wear casual clothes. In midsummer, most of them are very hot and unbearable. Even though there are countless girls wearing tulle clothes, they appear from time to time, but they are particularly beautiful. The common saying that girls should not drink alcohol outside the pavilion has been abolished in Xuanhua City. Therefore, when walking in restaurants in the city, you can always see groups of women and girls, walking arm in arm together, feeling tired, just everywhere He picked up a restaurant, ordered three glasses of wine and two glasses of wine, drank until his face was just slightly red, punched his fists and gave orders, and left chatting and laughing after the fun was over.
This is the case in Xuanhua City, not to mention the extremely wealthy Bafang Street. From the wives of the most wealthy families in Bafang Street to the weaver maids who make a living in Bafang Street, they all like to have free time and call Sanliang. The friends got drunk together and looked around Bafang Street with drunkenness. They could also realize what heroic spirit and spirit were. The flowers, green willows, rouge and gouache that were so pleasing to the eye in the past seemed far less lean than those Jianghu people. The sword hanging on the waist, the thin-skinned young boy who originally looked at the book and often spoke softly, was really not as suitable as the man who looked like a wind and frost.
There was nothing to do tonight, and they often stayed away all night. Most of the young men had either already spent all the money they had brought with them, or their father, who was almost furious, had sent someone to take them home forcibly, so For a while, apart from a dozen or so tables of guests enjoying flowers and wine, the whole building was peaceful.
It was an ordinary night, but I saw the night entering the house, and the window lattice was dripping with ink.
Qiao Lan and Ting Lan usually quarrel the most, and their temperaments are even more different. Everyone in Baiqiong Tower knows that these two girls, who were sent to Bai Qiong Tower not long ago, are probably very difficult to deal with since they were born. Ting Lan likes Jing, even if you are in such a romantic world, you still often blush with shame, especially when you hear naughty words from the women around you. Not long after, your ears and cheeks have to change from the clear white jade to the red agate inlaid on the eaves of Baiqiong Tower. , fled in despair.
There must be no shortage of scornful masters here. After all, this Erlan has taken away a lot of business. Not only can they not make any money, but they also have to be scolded and reprimanded by the shopkeeper of Baiqionglou, who has replaced the good tea soup with loose tea. Broken tea powder, pay attention to the furnishings in the house, remove them all, and if they are
There has been no business coming to the door for a long time, and in the end, she may have to give up her seat and be replaced by a maid serving tea and water. Not to mention wanting to redeem her life, I am afraid that she will not be able to escape freedom for the rest of her life. It is precisely because of this that many women in the building saw these two Erlan Shijie, who were polite and polite on the surface and had a good reputation with Zhang Heshan, but behind their backs they wanted to use tricks to destroy the reputation of these two girls who had made a lot of money recently. , to feel slightly better.
As time goes by, the friendship between the two people, who are similar in age but have completely different temperaments, has become better and better. Although they are still very incompatible in front of others, they often bicker and bicker, or Qiao Lan often gives Ting Lan some tricks. Bad, pouring three or two drops of soy sauce and vinegar into the tea soup, or Ting Lan secretly going to tell the shopkeeper about the trouble Qiao Lan caused, so that the former would receive a few words of reprimand, even though it was trivial and insignificant. It was a small matter, but it was enough to scare the woman in the building into thinking that the two of them were also at odds, thus making everyone restrain their tactics slightly.
"It's not easy to drink well." Qiao Lan glanced at the woman in front of him beside the window lattice of the house. Although the latter's eyes were dizzy and blushing, she was not too drunk. She was slightly drunker than when she first came. After drinking a little wine, he fell asleep. He was really more than one floor taller. Now he barely drank half a pot of fruit wine, which was still barely enough.
The delicate woman who often curled up her hair after hearing this shook her head, "I still can't compare to you, but I don't know how I developed such a drinking capacity. If I remember correctly, I was drinking with several young masters a while ago, and my sister alone is the one who will be able to drink so much." The young masters were persuaded into submission, and they foolishly presented the money without doing anything."
Qiao Lan just smiled softly, squinted and nodded Ting Lan's forehead, which was very different from the usual bossy expression, "You and I have different family backgrounds. Your family is not extremely poor, but I am different. I am less than eight or nine years old. I went out with my father to help with some tasks that didn't require too much effort. I already knew how to drink, and I also knew what it was to hide alcohol from others. Not to mention the few young men in the front line who only liked it, if it was outside Most of the reckless people in the market can handle it."
It was rare for Qiao Lan to talk about family matters. He probably drank six or seven bottles of wine today, so it was rare for him to talk about family matters with Ting Lan, who was already blushing across from him. His eyes were red for a while.
Qiao Lan's father was addicted to gambling. Ever since his only daughter was still young, he was often drunk and would even leave his clothes outside. However, he never forgot to play with money. The wealth he had accumulated through hard work in the early years has lasted for three to five years. They were almost completely ruined. Even the valuable furnishings were thrown away by his father and sold to pawnshops in the city. In the end, the family was left destitute. His daughter-in-law, together with the young Qiao Lan, were actually... He couldn't find a pair of thick shoes, but he still couldn't stop the man who was already crazy. He just wanted to get back his capital, abandoned his work to make a living, and indulged in gambling all day long.
In the end, Qiaolan's mother was suffering from hunger and cold day by day. She became ill due to the combination of grief and anger, and passed away in a few days. However, Qiaolan's father only thought about hastily marrying Qiaolan's mother this morning. After the burial, he went to the gambling house again before he got out of the first seven. It was not until he stepped into Baiqiong Tower that Qiaolan seemed to have a slight sense of repentance. His delay in writing a letter was mostly due to shame.
"Every family is not easy. The reasons why you and I are here are very similar.
"Tinglan's eyes were cherry red, she smiled silently, raised the cup, her weak body was bent at the desk, and smiled with her almond-shaped eyes, "If it weren't for my sister's face, she is much more heroic than me, and she has never remembered that there is a position in the family since she was a child. Eldest sister, my younger sister really thinks that you and I are one family. It’s obvious that we are destined to be here. "After that, regardless of whether Qiao Lan blocked him or not, he raised his head and drank the contents of the cup. Then he managed to stand up, grabbed the cup of the person in front of him, and filled it to the top.
"When I was young, I thought that the people who sold their sons and daughters as mentioned in the books were far away from me. But it wasn't until I stepped into this Baiqiong Tower that I realized that such things were actually not uncommon, and money could be exchanged for money. You can even make people turn into ghosts if you make them grind." Ting Lan's hair was disheveled, which made Qiao Lan a little frightened. The former didn't care at all, and took off most of his clothes. He was obviously very drunk and almost buried his head. I can't afford it, "But I don't blame my father for being cruel. In this world, not to mention how rich and noble I enjoy, at the very least I have enough food and clothing. It can not only solve my immediate needs, but also save me from having to worry about food at the moment. "Wearing clothes, even though this job is a shameful one, and you only have to support yourself with a pair of luxurious clothes and delicious food, it is still a way to survive in the world."
Ting Lan usually spoke very little, but today after getting drunk, she seemed to be slightly touched. She poured out all the words she had been holding in her belly for countless days and months. It was not as if she was talking to Qiao Lan in front of her, but as if she was speaking to him. Talking to oneself, the throat is full of wine, and the words are full of sadness.
Qiao Lan was on the side, drinking cup after cup of nearly a whole jar of plain fruit wine on the table. He heard the girl in front of him almost murmuring while lying on the table. His expression never changed at all, and he raised his head to look heroic. The handsome man looked out the window.
Baiqiong Tower is eight or nine stories high. From top to bottom, you should not be able to see the people walking in the street clearly. But every time people gather around the windows to watch the young man in black riding a green bull, they feel that they can see clearly. The latter's delicate features made it seem as if even the sunlight from the sky was looking down on this young man, illuminating his face in a dazzling way.
But when it comes to those who are truly enamored, I'm afraid there are only a few of them, but they are very envious. This young man has never sold himself, but he can walk leisurely across the street with his own skills. Most of the people who come here avoid him, and he is drunk. Parading the streets and riding bulls.
They are like a group of birds in a cage. Although they are well-fed every day and their cages are decorated with gold and jade, they still envy the wild birds outside. They comb their feathers and flutter their wings in the cold wind all day long.
And Tinglan is in this giant cage called Baiqiong Tower. She has the most beautiful fur, but she is the most precious bird that is looking forward to flying out of the window lattice.
"After being sold, you still remember to count the money for others. Since you can sell your children, how can such people be called human beings? The poison of a tiger can't eat its seeds. I say you are very good." Qiao Lan drank the last cup. Drinking wine, throw the gold and silver double-wired cup decorated with pearls and jade out of the window, pick up a bamboo harp with silk strings, and play with it a few times, the breeze blows over your shoulders, and your face is worried and uncertain.
"Two wrong notes."
Qiao Lan turned around in surprise, only to see Ting Lan, who was already drunk, slightly raised her hand and spoke, and then fell asleep again. She couldn't laugh or cry. She was about to curse, but she took back her hand and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
