Summer rain comes and goes quickly.

In a blink of an eye, the sky cleared up, the sun was shining brightly, and the waves on the Qujiang Pond were sparkling.

"The long rolling river flows eastward, and the waves wash away the heroes -" A woman's singing accompanied by the sound of pipa passed through the bead curtain and floated on the water surface full of lotus flowers.

It's not as old-fashioned and simple as what Han Qing sang that day, but it has a different kind of gentle sadness.

After a while, the song ended, and cheers filled the boat.

While the spectators were giving rewards, they also asked Zi Ling and everyone to sing a song again to soothe their sorrow.

Zi Ling, the singer who played the pipa, stood up slowly, and then with the help of the maid, she floated to the back cabin. From the beginning to the end, she did not give any response, nor did she say anything to the young masters who cheered the loudest.

Take another look.

The young masters are not angry, but feel that this is the right thing to do.

As a person, it is natural for us to behave like everyone.

The fierce rouge horse makes people more desire to conquer.

If she just gave her a few copper coins and returned, wouldn't she become a little girl singing in an ordinary restaurant?

What's more, with the spread of "Linjiang Immortal", Zi Ling's reputation has been greatly increased than before. Her "general style" will naturally rise with the tide!

The drums sounded, and more than twenty girls dressed as Tang Xuanjia soldiers filed in and danced.

This set of "Form Breaking Music" is one of the special skills of the Lotus Class. Since its launch, it has received numerous praises and rewards every time it is performed.

But today, the audience's reaction was obviously much colder. Some people even lightly shook their folding fans and walked to the side of the boat to look at the scenery on the Qujiang River, as if the rippling water was a long river running thousands of miles.

It's a pity that everyone's boat is big and wide, and its movement is extremely slow. And Qujiang, named Jiang, is actually just an artificially dug pond.

Otherwise, everyone would really like to let the boatman pull up the sail and go down the river to see how vast the sky and sea are thousands of miles away.

"Congratulations, sister, you have gained countless supporters." In the back cabin of the boat, the singer Bai Ou, who was once as famous as Zi Ling, poured a cup of tea with her own hands and delivered it to Zi Ling who was adjusting her makeup in the mirror, "Hurry and moisten your throat, I

It is estimated that when the party ends, the host will definitely send someone to invite you to play and sing another song to thank the distinguished guests tonight for their hospitality."

"How dare you bother sister!" Zi Ling was taken aback, stood up quickly, and took the teacup with both hands, "I'll do it by myself, I'll do it by myself. It's just the same old tune again, it won't be too hard, sister doesn't have to take care of me like this."

"There is no need to be polite between us sisters!" Bai Lotus smiled and gently handed the cup to the other party. Then she raised her hand and gently smoothed the slightly messy bangs of the other party, "I'm not taking care of you.

But I’m happy for you. It’s been two years and it’s finally our sisters’ turn to feel proud.”

"Yeah, it's been almost two years." Zi Ling felt sad when she heard that, and the smile on her face quickly disappeared. Then she turned her head and secretly glanced at the front cabin, and continued to respond in a low voice, "I actually didn't expect that I was still there.

There will be a day when the fallen plum blossoms reopen. If the class leader asks to return later, please ask my sister to help me. Honglian is not willing to be my foil, and just using the pipa, I can't play the artistic conception of the song.

If sister doesn’t dislike it..."

"I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it. My sister is helping me, how can I not know what's good and bad." What Bai Lotus wanted was this result, and she immediately nodded gently with gratitude on her face.

"I feel wronged sister!" Zi Ling put down the tea cup and tidied Bai Lotus's hair and hairpins, a warm smile appeared on her face again.

"How could it be possible? My sister couldn't ask for more." Bai Lotus smiled and shook her head with a bit of sadness, "Sister is already older than you, and she doesn't have your voice or luck. If I don't show up with you a few more times, I'm afraid I won't be able to live with you for a long time.

Some time ago, in the Lotus class..."

Her voice became lower and lower, and gradually became inaudible.

Zi Ling felt sad, opened her arms to hold her in her arms, and then gently patted her back with his hands.

Bai Lotus had just played a scheming game, and she was fully aware of it. However, she would not reveal it and was willing to do her best to help the other party.

Because she could clearly feel the fear in the other person's heart at this moment.

Flowers never last forever, and so do people.

The four beauties in the Lotus Class compete for beauty, which is just a rhetoric to attract guests.

In fact, the four beauties have gradually turned into green and red lotuses in the past year.

She and Bai Lotus are not only older than Hong Lian and Qing Lian, but their popularity is also further and further pulled away by Shuang Lian.

Last year, if they could get a new song or choreograph a new dance in time, they could barely manage to take turns with Shuanglian in the finale. But since this spring, the two of them have been reduced to being able to warm up the show for Shuanglian and play between Shuanglian.

As far as the show goes, no one will mention the word "Zhengyan" anymore.

The owner of Lotus Class will not support them for the rest of their lives.

No matter how much silver, silver and red silk the two sisters had earned for the Lotus Class in the past, the owner would definitely transfer their deed of prostitution before the two of them completely lost their appeal to the onlookers.

By then, becoming the concubine or concubine of a wealthy businessman will already be their blessing.

At least, they still have a chance to wait until the contract of sale expires, and then find a way to unclog the government and become ordinary women again. (Note: Some concubines and slaves in the Song Dynasty had a fixed term. In theory, the contract could be terminated after the expiration date.

Actually, hahaha.)

Then, with the money saved on hand, he spent the rest of his life carefully.

If you are unfortunate enough to fall into the trap of a subordinate or a "hero", your life will be worse than death.

Not only is there no hope of escaping alive, but even all the private money accumulated over the years will be wiped out by the other party.

At that time, an old woman with no status, no money, and no children to rely on will be the only destination!

"Sister, I won't drag you down for too long." She knew that when seeking refuge, she had to exercise caution. After her mood calmed down a little, Bai Lotus struggled to leave Zi Ling's arms, and wiped her eyes with a forced smile, "Sister's hometown.

Bian, there is a cousin who has been contacted by someone recently. He is a craftsman who makes inkstones, and he promised to come to Chang'an this fall to find a way to redeem his sister's life."

"Does sister have enough money on hand? Is this person trustworthy? Has sister ever tested the shopkeeper's tone?" Zi Ling didn't find it strange at all, and just asked the other party a few common sense questions seriously.

Singing girls of their status don't have to expect their distant relatives to be willing to help redeem their lives. Otherwise, when they were sold out of desperation by their parents, their distant relatives would have already come to the rescue.

Regardless of whether they are cousins ​​or cousins, they are already acting righteously by agreeing to come forward. As for the money to redeem themselves, they must pay it out of their own private money, and the amount cannot be less than what the shopkeeper and the owner resell them.

expected.

White Lotus Root is not as popular as it used to be, but it once had its glory days. During that time, you could get some dividends from the rewards from customers. If the money on hand can meet the expectations of the Lotus Ban shopkeeper and the proprietor, that

Cousin, your character is barely reliable, and redeeming yourself is a good way out.

At least, the risk is much smaller than marrying a subordinate or a hero like Guo Xie.

"I have enough money. I haven't asked the shopkeeper yet. But judging from the situation of the sisters in the past, the shopkeeper will not make things too difficult for me in order to give others hope." Bai Lotus did not hide it, lowered her voice, and said

The situation was told one by one, "My cousin's character is quite reliable, but he can't be the boss of his parents. Now that his parents are gone, he is qualified to take care of my cousin."

"Then congratulations to sister in advance!" Zi Ling heard this and was sincerely happy for Bai Lotus. She smiled and poured a cup of tea for her. Then she picked up the cup of tea that Bai Lotus had poured for herself and talked to her gently.

Touch each other lightly.

"Congratulations to sister too!" Bai Lotus held up the teacup and nodded gently.

The two women looked at each other and smiled, taking the tea as wine and drinking it down in one gulp.

There was a bit of heroism in his movements.

"You should also prepare early, and take advantage of this rare opportunity to become famous." Putting down the tea cup, Bai Lotus felt much more relaxed, smiled, and put herself in the other person's shoes to plan for her. "Save more money, and then contact your family to pick it up.

You may have a young talent who seems to be someone you can trust for the rest of your life, and try to get him to redeem you, even if you actually have to pay for it with his own money."

This is her experience summed up through years of observation and her own practice.

There is no place in the world that does not eat human flesh.

The owners and shopkeepers bought them and gave them to the madam to train and teach them many skills such as singing, dancing, playing music, and chess, in order to earn enough profits from them.

When a singer is no longer popular with customers, or becomes old and loses her beauty, it is an inevitable outcome for her to be sold by the owner of Fengyuechang. No matter how "kind" or "easy to talk" the owner will break this rule.

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However, in order to leave a glimmer of hope for other singers, the hosts usually do not do things too badly.

In order to prevent the morale of the entire Fengyue Field from being affected by a has-been singer who no longer has much value to squeeze out, the gain outweighs the loss.

Therefore, for singers, no matter how popular they are, they need to understand the four words "prepare early".

The more popular you are, the more opportunities you have to save more money to redeem yourself in the future.

The sooner you do it, the easier it will be to find a good person who is willing to stand up for you or who is worthy of your trust.

The sooner...

Unfortunately, Zi Ling didn't seem to hear a word of her heartfelt words. She just turned around and silently shook her head in front of the bronze mirror.

"Why, you still want to continue to compete with Honglian and Qinglian? They are both three years younger than you, and women only have three to five years to bloom." Bai Lotus said to Ziling.

I am grateful and continue to advise seriously.

"Unlike my sister, I can still find my family." The smile on Ziling's face disappeared again, replaced by a strong bitterness and helplessness, "Did my sister forget that I came from Silla? I came from the Song Dynasty.

At that time, I was less than three years old. My last name was given by human traffickers. I don’t even remember my parents’ last names or where they live.”

When Bai Lotus heard this, she suddenly felt ashamed and painful. After being stunned for a long time, she imitated the way Zi Ling comforted her just now, and gently hugged the other party's shoulders from behind, "Poor sister, forgive me. I didn't mean to do it."

Touch the pain in your heart. My sister knows that you are from Silla, but she doesn’t know that your life experience is so pitiful."

"It's not too painful. I'm not the only Silla woman who was sold to the Song Dynasty." Zi Ling grinned and continued to shake her head, "If I had stayed with Silla in the first place, I might not have been killed by the rebels.

He has to starve to death. By now, the body has been fed to wild dogs, and there is no chance of surviving until now."

"She looks like the daughter of a wealthy family, how could she starve to death?" Bai Lotus didn't know how to comfort her, so she had to try to change the topic elsewhere, "But it doesn't matter if you can't go back, it's not that bad.
To be continued...