The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 288 Hami Orchid
Xie Shen rolled Wang Shouwen's eyes angrily and said, "Brother Shouwen always says some unfavorable things, what about retirement, have you ever seen the number one scholar who retired at the age of 16?"

Wang Shouwen spread his hands and giggled, "That's what I said."

"Have you been doing well in the Ministry of Industry these few days?"

Xie Shen was really worried about Wang Shouwen, so he asked.

Wang Shouwen frowned and said: "Thanks to Lingyue, it's rare to feel comfortable."

Although Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is an official of Zhengyin Hall, most of the people in charge of affairs are the servants on weekdays.

Xu Guanguan's Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Industry is Wang Shouwen's immediate boss, and with his old man's temperament, he probably doesn't like this young master's idle temperament.

Wang Shouwen is the head of the Tuntian Department, so he is not very busy at work. He is used to idleness and is miserable when Xu Guan whips him behind him with a small leather whip. It is normal to complain a few words.

"My old Taishan can't rub the sand in his eyes, brother Shouwen can do it for himself."

Xie Shen smiled secretly.

Wang Shouwen feigned anger and said: "Brother Shenxian looks gloating, it seems that I want to say a few words to my father, and say that you are not busy, brother Shenxian, and you need to add some burden."

Only then did Xie Shen realize that his immediate boss was Wang Shouwen's father, and was speechless for a moment.

"When is the time for retribution, let's stop tearing each other down."

"I finally got some free time tonight, do you want to go out for a walk?"

A gleam flashed in Wang Shouwen's eyes, and Xie Shen instinctively became alert.

This is a veteran who lingers in the flowers, what he talks about is not ordinary.

Seeing Xie Shen's appearance, Wang Shouwen waved his hands and said, "Forget it, if Brother Shen Xian is not interested, I will go alone."

Xie Shen scolded with a smile: "Brother Shouwen, don't provoke me, and tell me where to go."

Xie Shen is now newlywed Yan Er is an official, it is inconvenient to linger in the flowers, so he must ask clearly.

Wang Shouwen leaned over again and lowered his voice: "Don't worry, this time you are not going to the brothel Chu Pavilion. I heard that there is a new singing hall in Dongcheng, and there are many bearded girls from the Western Regions. All these bearded girls can sing Shanwu, you can go and have a look."

Xie Shen frowned upon hearing this.

Western Regions?This term was first seen in the Han Dynasty, and was occasionally mentioned in the Tang Dynasty, probably referring to the area under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Dufu.

But in the Ming Dynasty, the control over the Western Regions weakened sharply and continued to shrink.Now even Hami can't control it firmly, and is being pissed off by a barbarian king in Turpan.

The concept of the Western Regions became vague, and the specific scope was difficult to draw.

"Where did brother Shouwen say that the orchid from the Western Regions came from?"

Wang Shouwen laughed and said, "I heard that they came from Hami. Didn't Ma Shangshu help the Hami people beat the Turpan miscellaneous soldiers away a few days ago? It should be those Hami beauties who followed me all the way when they saw my handsome man from Ming Dynasty. Come on."

Of course, Xie Shen didn't believe such flawed rhetoric.

Hami and Turpan fought fiercely on the front line, and women dared not show their faces.Under such circumstances, it is even more impossible for Hami Hunu to return to Beijing with Han Jiaerlang's class teacher.

Xie Shen reckoned that these bearded women were not from Hami, even if they had moved inland in the early years, they were used by speculators to take advantage of the "big victory" to make a fortune.

"Hami people? I don't think so."

Xie Shen's calm appearance made Wang Shouwen anxious: "Brother Shen Xian, if you don't believe me, just go and see for yourself."

Xie Shen hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "Then let's go."

There are no computers and TVs in this era, and entertainment resources are really scarce. Listening to music and opera has become the only pastime.

Not to mention high-ranking officials and dignitaries, even the emperor is the same.

Xie Shen is indeed too tense these days, it is not a bad idea to relax properly.

As long as he didn't go to the brothel Chu Pavilion, Xie Shen didn't feel any guilt.

The two left as soon as they said they would, Xie Shen summoned Chen Hu'er and told him, "Go and prepare some money and bring it with you."

This kind of singer from the Western Regions is playing the banner of novelty, listening to music and dancing is definitely not cheap.

The two of them went out of the mansion, got into a soft sedan chair, and walked all the way to the gate of the song hall.

Wang Shouwen said leisurely: "Brother Shenxian, take it easy, it's not like you're going to visit brothels and Chu halls."

Xie Shen shook his head and said, "Let's go."

When the two entered the song hall, a waiter came forward.

"Masters, is this your first time here? Please come inside."

Well, the service attitude is not bad. But why does Xie Shen feel so uncomfortable.

The two followed him to the private room on the second floor, a dark-skinned bearded woman rushed to Xie Shen and Wang Shouwen and said, "Zhen Zhen'er, my servant, I have seen the two young masters."

Xie Shen and Wang Shouwen were wearing casual clothes tonight, so Hu Nu naturally thought that they were some prince or nobleman, so she was careful to show her etiquette.

It's just that it's a little awkward for a bearded woman to salute with the etiquette of the Han people.

"The girl is that Hami Orchid?"

Wang Shouwen was familiar with it, he stepped forward and grabbed Hu Nu's plain hand.

"oops!"

Hu Ji cried out, making Wang Shouwen embarrassed.

Who said that orchids are bold and unrestrained by nature, so how can they be more shy than Han women?

But that Hu Ji quickly calmed down and said: "Sir, please don't tease this slave, the girls are all in the house."

It was only then that Xie Shen realized that this orchid was not a singer, but a bustard similar to a brothel, except that the prostitution business was not done here.

Wang Shouwen made an own mistake, so he was really embarrassed.Then he waved his hands and said, "If you offend me, please look at Haihan."

The bearded girl smiled and said, "It's not in the way."

When she said this, she kept staring at the money bag on Wang Shouwen's waist, and her eyes shone brightly when she saw its bulging bag.

The two were led by Hu Nu to a private room, Xie Shen said: "We are just listening to music, why do we have to go so far."

The bearded woman covered her mouth and smiled, "Young Master, I don't know. We have a rule here, regular customers rely on outsiders and insiders."

"Once born, second time familiar."

Wang Shouwen answered before Xie Shen.

"The slave family will not disturb the two of you."

Hu Nu gave another blessing, and walked away with light lotus steps.

Xie Shen and Wang Shouwen pushed the door in, and as soon as they saw the door, they saw a young bearded woman in veil looking straight at them.

"The two gentlemen want to listen to the music or ask the slave family to dance Hu Xuan?"

Although the spoken Chinese is very poor, at least I can understand it.

Hu Xuanwu flourished in the Tang Dynasty, but was lost for a while.This orchid claimed that she could dance Hu Xuanwu, probably because she came from the Western Regions, so she wanted to use the name of Hu Xuanwu to earn a vote.

Xie Shen would rather listen to music than spend money to watch high-quality imitation dances, so he said in a deep voice, "Sing a tune or two."

As soon as the words were finished, Hu Ji nodded and said: "The melody played and sung here by the servant's house is ten taels of silver. How many pieces do you two young masters want to hear?"

Xie Shen was startled when he heard it, ten taels of silver for a song, is this a clear robbery?
(End of this chapter)