Beauty Jianghu

Chapter 222 Young Master’s Play

Liu Aming couldn't pretend anymore, so he had to tell the truth. He just heard the legend and was not very familiar with them.

Li Xing smiled and said, "Do you know where these two young masters live?"

"I know, I know." This Liu Aming is a street kid. He hangs out on the street every day, eating and drinking. Of course he knows where these two famous young men live. It's just that he is a poor man and has no chance to say a word to others.

Li Xing said: "That's good. Brother Fan will take me to meet them."

"Okay, go now."

Now, the four of them were drunk and well-fed. Liu Aming wanted to help, so of course he agreed.

The four of them walked downstairs. The boy knew that he was a rich man. He walked to the street outside the gate and then turned back.

At this time, the sun was shining overhead and the weather was a little hot. It was quite easy for Liu Aming and the three of them to walk under the shade of trees.

Keep heading west. Then Liu Aming said: "These two young masters are in love by the Qinhuai River. They don't live in the city, but rent by the Qinhuai River near the city."

The four of them walked to the gate of Xicheng. The officers and soldiers guarding the city were very familiar with Liu Aming. When they saw that he was leading three people, their faces were red and drunk, they were let out of the city gate without questioning them.

Once out of the city gate, the scenery here is completely different from that in the city. The houses in the city are neat and the streets are smooth. The houses here are built along the river. The streets are winding and hidden in the shade of green willows. The scenery is quiet.

The Qinhuai River meanders from the southwest mountains, meanders toward the northeast and flows into the Yangtze River near the city. Although the river is not big, it has rippling blue waves and is shaded by curved willows on both sides. It is the most beautiful place in the world.

There are river houses built along the river bank, with white walls and black tiles. Banana trees, plum trees, bamboo clusters, etc. are planted in the courtyard. There is a small boat parked at the entrance of the courtyard and on the river bank.

When traveling on the Qinhuai River, it is best to sit on a small boat and slide forward with the sound of oars. The taverns and restaurants on both sides of the river, with their red sleeves and green skirts, are waving to each other, which is an indescribable romantic connotation.

The four of them did not take a boat, but walked along the winding green path along the river.

Soon we came to a house. Liu Aming said:

"This is the residence of Young Master Mao Bijiang."

Mao Pijiang's family is the richest man in Rugao, and his family has many gardens. He often travels to Nanjing, so he bought this house for convenience.

Now, the dark door of Maomao's house was closed tightly, and Liu Aming stepped forward and knocked on the door.

After a while, the door creaked and half opened, revealing a bald old man. He looked at the person and asked, unable to recognize the person.

"Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

Liu Aming said: "These three young masters came to visit Master Mao because of his reputation."

The old man said: "My young master is not here."

Li Xing stepped forward and asked, "We have come all the way to visit Mr. Mao. Please inform us."

The old man said: "Dear gentlemen, my young master is really not here."

Li Xing took out two taels of silver and handed it to the old man's hand, saying: "We have come all the way to pay a visit to Mr. Mao. Secondly, we have something urgent to ask for. I hope I can be accommodating."

The old man saw that Li Xing's appearance was dignified and the key was to be generous, so he said: "My young master is really not at home. He has been out for several days."

Li Xing said: "May I ask where the young master is going?"

The old man said: "He went to Hangzhou to swim in the West Lake."

Li Xing asked: "Are they some friends from Tongfu Society?"

When the old man saw that Li Xing was polite and came from a long way away, he really couldn't refuse her request, so he said, "My young master specially invited Miss Dong to visit the West Lake."

Everything is clear. Li Xing said: "Please, old man, when the pretender comes back, tell him that Li Xing came to visit him. We will visit him again after a while."

The four leave. Bai Yuyao said: "This impostor has a false reputation. Now that the court is so corrupted and the situation is precarious, how can he be in the mood to invite Miss Dong to visit the West Lake?"

Liu Aming said: "You don't know this, right? This Miss Dong's name is Dong Xiaowan, and she is a famous prostitute by the Qinhuai River."

Bai Yuyao smiled and said, "Is she so beautiful that she could conquer a whole country?"

Liu Aming said: "I have never seen her. How can she take ordinary people seriously? Don't talk about me. In this city of Nanjing, there are so many wealthy businessmen, princes, grandsons, and high-ranking officials. Even if they spend a lot of money, they can't do it." It’s rare to see Miss Dong.”

Li Xing smiled and said: "It seems that this young master from Pijiang is very lucky."

Liu Aming said: "No, this impudent young man not only has a huge fortune, but he is also a romantic scholar and a well-known socialist young man. It is Miss Dong who takes him seriously and agrees to go to the West Lake with him."

Bai Yuyao curled her lips and said, "What's so great about a romantic young man?"

Liu Aming was so excited when he was talking that he suddenly saw that these three young masters were like trees standing in the wind, and their actions were very generous. He was stunned for a moment, and then said slowly:

"If you three had come earlier, Miss Dong would have taken a boat with you three to swim on the Qinhuai River."

Bai Yuyao curled her lips again and said, "What's so special about her that makes her worthy of my company."

A few people chatted and laughed, and they had already walked two or three miles. At this time, they were very close to Confucius Temple Street, and there were more and more tourists.

Liu Aming pointed with his hand and said, "That's the home of Young Master Hou Fangyu."

I saw only a small courtyard, but the layout was extremely elegant. This Mr. Hou was from Henan. Although he often traveled to Nanjing, he did not live there permanently. This was a house he rented.

Looking in from the wall, the bamboos and plantains in the courtyard grow so tall, a large expanse of green, which makes people feel chilly all over just looking at it. There is also a pomegranate tree in the other corner, which is also like fire. Open and prosperous.

The door of Hou's house was also closed. Liu Aming went up to knock on the door, but an old man opened the door as usual.

Liu Aming explained that the three young masters were coming to visit Mr. Hou.

The old man still said that Mr. Hou was not at home. Li Xing still offered him two taels of silver, and then the old man told the truth:

"The young master is taking Miss Li to visit Yanziji."

After the four people left, Bai Yuyao spat towards Hou Zhai and said: "What kind of Fushe young master only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. Brother A Ming, what kind of person is this Miss Li?"

Liu Aming said: "This Miss Li's name is Li Xiangjun, and she is famous far and wide. No matter how rich she is, she doesn't even take her seriously..."

Bai Yuyao said: "She is also beautiful, right?"

Liu Aming said: "It's natural. Even the emperor has heard of her glamorous reputation. In order to please the emperor, Ruan Dacheng came to snatch Li Xiangjun into the palace several times. He was protected by several young masters from Fushe and beat Ruan Dacheng until he held his head. And Chuan, tell me, is this Li Xiangjun a famous beauty?"

Li Xing was not pleased when he heard this, and said: "Let's walk along the river."

The three of them saw Li Xing's sad face, so they followed him silently, walking along the winding road by the river. The weeping willows by the river tugged at people's clothes, only causing trouble.

After walking for a while, Li Xing said to Yang Shucheng and Yang Shucheng: "We'd better do our best and go to Yanziji now."

Yang Shucheng said to Bai Yuyao, "Let's go together."

Li Xing said to Liu Aming: "It's already afternoon. Do you have a fast horse? If you ride there, you can still reach Yanziji before dark."

Liu Aming said: "Go straight along the Qinhuai River until you reach the North City Gate. There is a horse shop there."

So, the four of them hurried towards the north gate together.

When we reached the North City Gate, the sun was already setting in the west, so Liu Aming said, "That's the horse shop, which is rented by people visiting the North City Gate."

The four of them came to the horse shop, and faced a row of stables with three skinny horses tied inside. Due to the war in the north, not many people went out to play outside the city gate, so the shopkeeper sold many of the horses.

The three of them asked for three skinny horses and paid rent.

Liu Aming originally wanted to go along and have fun and eat, but now that there are no horses, he had to give up.

Along the way, Liu Aming talked hard in front of the three young masters, as if he was very easy-going in Nanjing city. He was just pestering the three of them to have another drink at night. Now he saw Li Xing and the three of them riding horses. When he left, he thought he was unlucky, so he had to enter the city gate angrily and go home.