"What do you want to ask?"
Xie Yao couldn't help but feel a little excited when he saw the order coming, and waited expectantly for her next words.
"I'm waiting for a man. He said he would come to redeem me in a month. But I waited for him for a month and he still didn't come to redeem me. Mom said that I would pick up the guest on the 15th of this month. I want to know if I can still redeem myself. Can we wait for him?"
Fu Yuanxiao learned during the inquiry that the girl in front of him was a girl from Baihualou, named Luo Xiu, who met a young man named Pan Mingzhang, who was from outside.
He agreed to redeem her body in a month, but no one came.
"I'm not a fortune teller. I don't know if you can wait for him, but your hall is dimly black, which is a sign of great misfortune."
Fu Yuanxiao paused for a moment, took out a talisman from the bag and handed it to her. He said seriously: "On the 15th, put this talisman close to your heart. On the 16th, come here to find it." I."
Luo Xiu looked at the talisman in her hand and felt a little disappointed. She gave him fifty cents, took the talisman and got up and left.
Seeing Luo Xiu walking away, Xie Yao sighed, "That Pan Mingzhang must have lied to her. He will never come to redeem her life. What a pity for this girl."
Fu Yuanxiao paused while chewing the meat buns when he heard this, then raised his head and looked at Xie Yao, "How do you know they won't come?"
Xie Yao smiled and said, "You should have come earlier. Men know men better."
Fu Yuanxiao said: "You are only sixteen years old, and you are still a bachelor. You are not considered a man. Maybe you are delayed by something?"
Xie Yao: "..." Is sixteen still young? Not small!
"I'm single because I don't have time to find a wife."
Fu Yuanxiao thought of Baozhu and Tweetie beside him, and asked with a smile: "The good news should not flow to outsiders. What do you think of Baozhu and Tweetie?"
How dare Xie Yao say anything bad?
"fine."
"Then I'll go back and ask, and if it suits you, you can make a pair." After Fu Yuanxiao finished speaking, he continued to eat pastries.
Xie Yao looked at Fu Yuanxiao who was eating cakes, wasn't he here to set up a stall? Why are you still acting as a matchmaker?
On the 15th day, Luo Xiu bathed and changed clothes under the attendance of her maid. She wore exquisite makeup and her clothes were snow-white. Her already beautiful face looked even more innocent and lovely.
The madam looked at her and kept praising her, "Xiu'er is beautiful. I'm sure those gentlemen and young men outside will spend a lot of money on you. I've raised you for so long, but you're just waiting for the day to come. You have to behave well and give me more." Earn some money and you won’t get tired of the benefits.”
Luo Xiu looked at herself in the bronze mirror. With her exquisite makeup and luxurious clothes, she did look much better than usual. But it was a pity that it was for a group of men to play and enjoy together, not for a woman to please her.
He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to see her at her most beautiful.
Tonight, many rich gentlemen came to Baihualou, and they were very generous.
The first time Luo Xiu was auctioned for the highest price, it was a man about fifty years old.
Even if he is a handsome young man, she will not be happy.
in the room
Luo Xiu sat in front of the dressing table, combing her waist-length hair with a comb.
After finishing combing, she stood up slowly. Thinking of Master Motoko's instructions, she opened the dowry, took out the talisman, and pulled the clothes close to her chest. Then she moved a stool and placed it under the beam, with a white cloth hanging on it. There.
Luo Xiu stepped on the round stool, stood on it, knotted the white cloth, then put her head in, and kicked the round stool down without any hesitation.
The whole process seemed to have been rehearsed beforehand, without any mistakes.
There was no fear of death in Luo Xiu's eyes, only disappointment.
When the male guest opened the door, he saw a body hanging there. He screamed in fright and ran out without looking back.
For a moment, people in Baihualou were panicked.
When the madam heard the news, she hurriedly twisted her waist and came in to take a look. She was also frightened and took several steps back.
After spending so much money on raising her, she didn't even get her money back. The madam was so angry that her face turned green.
"Throw her into a mass grave. This heartless thing deserves to be eaten by wild dogs."
Luo Xiu was wrapped in a broken straw mat and thrown into a mass grave outside the city.
When dawn broke, the straw mat was suddenly pushed open. Luo Xiu slowly sat up, her eyes full of doubts. Didn't she hang herself? Why aren't you dead yet?
She looked around with a blank expression. The shadows of the trees were mottled, there were mounds of dirt everywhere, and crows could be heard from time to time. People who had died once were still shocked to see graves all around.
Thinking of Master Motoko's words, she hurriedly got up and ran forward without looking back.
On the busy street, Fu Yuanxiao looked around from time to time. Why hasn't Luo Xiu come yet?
This time, it was Xie Yao who accompanied Fu Yuanxiao to set up a stall. When he saw Fu Yuanxiao looking around, he knew that she was checking to see if Luo Xiu was coming. He kindly reminded: "Master, she won't come."
Fu Yuanxiao raised his head and looked at Xie Yao, "How do you know?"
Xie Yao sounded a little regretful: "I heard early this morning that the new oiran of Baihualou hanged herself last night, scaring her sponsor to the point of peeing."
Fu Yuanxiao frowned and reminded, "Can you speak in a more civilized manner?"
Xie Yao coughed slightly in embarrassment: "My subordinates know this. When they saw their master wearing men's clothes, they thought he was a man."
"..." Fu Yuanxiao said with certainty, "She will come."
Xie Yao murmured in a low voice, "They are all dead, how come they are here? Could it be her soul..."
Just when Xie Yao was guessing, he saw Luo Xiu running towards the stall, and his eyes widened, "Master, my subordinates can also see souls with their eyes... I saw Luo Xiu coming."
Fu Yuanxiao: "..."
Luo Xiu sat down on the chair, breathed for a while, and looked at Master Yuanzi doubtfully, "Didn't I commit suicide? How come I'm still alive?"
Xie Yao looked embarrassed, he's not dead...
Fu Yuanxiao looked at her chest and said, "Look at the talisman on her chest."
Luo Xiu heard this and hurriedly opened her clothes and took out the talisman inside. She found that the talisman had turned black. She raised her head again and looked at Master Yuanzi, "Master Yuanzi, what's going on?"
Fu Yuanxiao explained: "The talisman saved your life."
"So that's it." Luo Xiu asked hurriedly: "Then can I wait until he comes?"
Fu Yuanxiao said: "He is already here."
Luo Xiu's face showed a look of surprise: "Really? He is really here? Then where is he?"
Fu Yuanxiao raised her head and looked behind Luo Xiu. Behind her stood a man wearing a blue and white brocade robe. The man had handsome features and a scholarly air. He wore a white jade crown and looked like a scholar full of knowledge.
"Right behind you."
Luo Xiu looked behind her after hearing this. After searching for a while, she didn't see Pan Mingzhang's figure. There were only passers-by with hurried expressions.
She looked back at Master Motoko, her eyes changing from hope to disappointment.
"Master Motoko, how did you lie to me? He is not behind me at all."
Fu Yuanxiao glanced at Pan Mingzhang behind Luo Xiu, who was looking down at Luo Xiu.
"He is indeed behind you, but you can't see him."
Good night, babies!
(End of chapter)
