Spring dyed pear blossoms

Kyoto is a place that everyone yearns for. The wealth and prosperity of Kyoto is incomparable in the mountains.

There are countless business travelers, vendors are constantly hawking, and the lively scenes in the streets and alleys are dazzling.

Suddenly, a rich man tugged at the hem of his clothes, looked at the little beggar in disgust, and kicked her in displeasure, "Where did you come from, you stinking beggar, get out of here. You've soiled my uncle's clothes!" , you can afford it!"

The little beggar in front of him had messy hair and could no longer see the facial features clearly, but his eyes were lively.

She was kicked to the ground by the rich young man, annoyed in her heart, but she didn't show it.Just slip up and get up, turn around and run.

The rich young man still took a sip in frustration, "What the hell, it's really disappointing."

The servant who followed the rich man hurriedly said with a smile on his face, "Young Master, don't be angry, today is the day of Yanyulou's oiran election, let the girl from Yanyulou give you relief later."

When the rich young man heard this, he showed his yellow teeth, "You boy, you can talk. Let's go to the Yanyu Building."

A thin figure in the corner poked out half of its head.It was the little beggar who was kicked by the rich man before.

At this moment, she stared at the rich young man without blinking. Seeing him walking away, she walked out from behind the wall.After thinking about it, he quietly followed.

Yanyu Building is quite famous in Kyoto. Although it is a place of fireworks, the girls here are not only outstanding in appearance, but also have literary talents and knowledge that are not inferior to men.That's why those talented people flock to her, just to see the beauty in their hearts, to compose poems together, and talk about the past and the present.

Coincidentally, this year is the annual oiran election day of Yanyu Building, and there was a long queue outside of Yanyu Building early on.

It can be seen at a glance that all young and old are men.

The rich young man jumped over the long line and walked to the front.The servant from the Yanyu Tower saw him and immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face, "Hey, Mr. Chen, please come inside."

The rich young man nodded, glanced disdainfully at the long line behind him, snorted coldly, and walked in.

The little beggar didn't take a second look at these people, turned around and walked towards the back door of Yanyu Tower.

But when he got to the back door, he realized that there were quite a few people waiting here.Most of them are poor scholars who have no money.

The little beggar walked around the back door, walked to a wall next to the back door, looked around a few times, then pushed the weeds in the corner of the wall, and got in along the dog hole.

As soon as he entered, the little beggar quickly dodged the busy maids and guards in the building.

Groping around in the courtyard twice, he probably got familiar with the path, and was about to leave when he heard a soft sob.

The little beggar looked around curiously for the sound, and finally saw a little girl kneeling on the ground beside a well near the backyard.

A middle-aged woman in front of her, holding a long ruler in her hand, slapped the little girl hard.

"Tell you to be disobedient, and you won't be able to learn to dance. My mother bought you back and offered you delicious food and drink. Do you think that you are a lady of a rich family? Hmph, if you can't learn today, Don't even think about eating tonight."

The middle-aged woman had a fierce face, and the little girl was so frightened that she didn't even dare to cry loudly, she just held back desperately, sobbing non-stop.

"This girl is still young, Aunt Liu, don't worry." A woman approached and advised.

"Ms. Zhen, you don't know that this girl is stupid to death. My mother really has had a bad luck in eight lifetimes, and she has suffered from such a stupid girl. Hey, if everyone is as smart as you, my mother won't have to work so hard." If it weren't for the fact that this girl is still pretty, I would have driven her away long ago."

"Since Aunt Liu is tired, why don't you give this girl to me to adjust and teach?"

"Hey, Niang Zhen, if you want to teach girls, there are a lot of smart and clever people in the backyard. I'm afraid this dead girl will add to your bet."

Zhen Niang stretched out her hand to pull the girl up from the ground and said, "It's okay, I think the water spirit born by this girl will definitely be a beauty embryo in the future."

Aunt Liu is the person in charge of the Yanyu Building. This new girl, who is good-looking, has been trained since she was a child and taught her talents such as piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and dancing. Oiran.When I bought this girl, I also liked her beauty.Now this girl has not grown up yet, if she grows up, she must be a beauty embryo.

It's just that this girl can't learn anything. Let her dance today, she dances so hard that I can't look directly at it.

She was so angry that there was nothing she could do, so she made a move.

Zhen Niang is the most outstanding among all the oirans in the Yanyu Building, I thought she was just talking, so she didn't take it seriously.

"This girl, who doesn't know anything, will be a slave in the future."

"I don't think so, this girl is very happy to me, she is so good at teaching, she will definitely not disappoint Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu heard what Zhenniang said, it didn't look like a joke.After thinking about it, since Niang Zhen is really willing to put down her body to tune and teach this girl, she is actually very happy in her heart.A few excuses on her lips gradually turned into a few polite words, and she naturally had to accept it as soon as she saw it.

Aunt Liu twisted her waist that could not withstand the years, pulled Niang Zhen and smiled, "Since you are willing to teach and teach this girl, then Auntie, I can rest assured that she will be handed over to you." Then, she turned her head He stared at the girl again and said ruthlessly, "But today you still have to be punished. Damn girl, you will kneel here today, and tomorrow morning you will go to Zhenniang's room to study, do you hear me?"

The girl shrank back and nodded, "Listen, I heard it."

Zhenniang stepped forward and patted the girl's shoulder lightly, "Don't be afraid, come to my room tomorrow, and I will teach you personally. In the world of mortals, if you don't have a skill, you will always only be able to look at the face of a man. Don't you now?" Understand, you will understand when you grow up."

The little girl nodded half understanding.

Someone from the front urged that there are still many things to do in today's oiran election, and Aunt Liu didn't talk to her anymore, so she dragged Zhenniang to the front hall.

The little girl obediently walked to the backyard and knelt down again.

Everyone was crowded in the front hall at the moment, watching the oiran's election, no one noticed this little girl anymore.

The little beggar couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw that everyone was leaving.

The little girl looked up curiously, and saw a ragged little beggar lying on the fence looking at her.

"You are really stupid, everyone is gone, why are you still kneeling? Tonight is the day of the oiran election, who has time to watch you!" The little beggar had a dog that he had pulled from nowhere in his mouth. Tail grass, vaguely said.

The little girl ignored her words at all, and still knelt on the ground.

"Who are you and why are you here?"

"Me? I am the Immortal Da Luo sent by the heavens to rescue you!"

The little girl was amused by her words and couldn't help laughing.

"Bah, bah, shameless."

"Why are you ashamed? You can't even eat enough, so there's nothing else to worry about. Besides, without me tonight, you'll really be hungry." The little beggar said, taking out a piece of snow-white steamed bun from his bosom, Take a bite.

The little girl was fined for a whole day without eating a single grain of rice.Looking at the steamed buns in the hands of the little beggar, he couldn't help touching his already hungry stomach.Then the stomach grunted without anger.

The little beggar glanced at the little girl, turned around and walked out of the backyard, broke open the steamed bun in his hand, threw half of it to the little girl, then sat down along the threshold, and raised the other half of the steamed bun in his hand to the little girl, "Shut up!" The grace of the uncle is the man of the uncle. I don't know your name yet!"

The little girl was really hungry, she took a big mouthful of steamed buns and swallowed before replying, "Asu, what about you? What's your name?"

The little beggar thought for a while and said, "Deng Han."

The little girl nodded, "I will remember today's kindness in my heart, and I will repay you in the future."

"Just you?" The little beggar looked the little girl up and down, "Forget it, anyway, I didn't expect you to repay me. Besides, you are like this now, and you can't fill your stomach. You are not as good as a little beggar like me." That!" As he spoke, the little beggar rubbed his chin with one hand and smiled wickedly, "However, I think you are very handsome, so it would be quite suitable to be my beggar wife in the future."

The little girl didn't live in Yanyu Building for long, but she also knew what the little beggar meant, so she blushed and said angrily, "Why are you so shameless?"

The little beggar touched his nose indifferently, "Hey, if you don't object, then it's settled! Hey, I have to go, I live in a ruined temple in the west of the city. I know, your Yanyu Tower is lively at night Very, at this time tomorrow night, I will come to see you again. I will also bring you steamed buns."

The little beggar didn't wait for the little girl's answer, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one in the backyard, he rushed out quickly.

The little girl looked at it and actually laughed.She was punished today, so she is here.But tomorrow she will follow Zhenniang. Zhenniang is the kindest person among the many courtesans in Yanyu Tower, so she won't be hungry tomorrow.

But for some reason, she didn't tell the little beggar, and even looked forward to tomorrow.

In the evening of the second day, the little beggar arrived as promised.

He brought snow-white steamed buns to the little girl.

"Eat quickly! Look at you, you are so thin, you will be bullied in the future."

"Ms. Zhen treats me very well and won't let anyone bully me." The little girl tilted her head and said.

The little beggar shook his head, thinking that she is really a silly girl, here, she will always be a man's plaything in the future.If he can compete for an oiran, maybe he can obey his own heart a little bit.If she can't compete, what awaits her is endless pain.

Seeing her clear eyes, the little beggar felt a little regretful. At this moment, she was still untouched and untouched by the little fairy who fell into the world like Jiutianbi.No one knows what she will look like when she grows up.But in the end, there were only two of them.

She picked up another stalk of dog's tail grass, and sat down on the threshold of the back door, "You are so stupid, you have to help someone count the money after being sold!"

The little girl froze when she gnawed on the steamed buns, and bowed her head in silence.

The little beggar also sensed something was wrong with her, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I was sold here by my father."

Her voice was very weak, coming out of her nose lightly, not easy to detect.

The little beggar heard it keenly.

"Your father, maybe there are difficulties?"

The little girl nodded lightly, "My father is a tenant farmer for Mr. Chen. Later, Mr. Chen said that my cattle ate the grain from his field and did not pay them. This matter was brought to the county lord. The county lord took it Chen Yuanwai's money, Chen Yuanwai stayed out of the matter in the end, but my father had to pay Chen Yuanwai ten taels of silver.

There are younger brothers and sisters in the family, and my father sold me here because of his helplessness. I don't blame my father. "

It doesn't sound like a little beggar. In this world, officials protect each other. As long as corrupt officials have money, they never care about etiquette and morality.That's why there are so many innocent people who are exploited and oppressed, and suffer innocent injustice.It is precisely because of the harm of these maggots and flies in the court that the lives of the people are so unbearable.

She was so disgusted with these things in her heart that she couldn't help clenching her fists.

Seeing the little girl's lost appearance, she swallowed the small half of the steamed bun in one gulp, patted her chest and said, "When I become a high-ranking official, I will definitely make this county master and that member Chen look good. Let the county master give it to me." Uncle Ben lifts the shoes, ask that member Chen to carry the shoes for you."

The little girl was amused by her words, "Just blow it!"

But the little beggar seemed to be very determined, looking at the little girl with burning eyes, suddenly stretched out a hand, and pressed it on the little girl's forehead in a mature manner, gently saying, "I won't lie to you!" Aso's."

These words were imprinted on the little girl's heart neither salty nor light.

After going through the world, she suddenly looked back and realized that this was probably the most heart-warming sentence she had ever heard in her entire life.

Time flies by, spring goes and winter comes, and a year of companionship also makes the two of them go from strangers to acquaintances.

On this day, the little beggar was still waiting at the back door of the Yanyu Building, but the little girl was nowhere to be seen.

The little beggar was a little surprised, after thinking about it, he sneaked into the Yanyu Tower.

Halfway there, I saw Aunt Liu exhorting something with a servant.

The little beggar was puzzled, so he approached quietly.

"Give me a good look at this person, this is the person Mr. Chen wants."

"Auntie, Niang Zhen likes Asu the most on weekdays. If Niang Zhen asks, she won't be able to hide this, this little one!"

"If you can't hide it, then you don't have to hide it. This Young Master Chen is Yuanwai Chen's only son, and Zhenniang knows Yuanwai Chen's identity. If she dares to act rashly, the master will not let her go. Speaking of which, he just abandoned a little girl. She would never risk her life for such a girl."

The little fellow nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I understand, little one."

As soon as the words fell, there was a rush of footsteps from far to near.

The little beggar hurriedly lowered his body and leaned against the base of the wall.

"Aunt Liu, where's Asu?"

When Aunt Liu saw Zhenniang, she smiled, and waved the boy to leave first.

"Ms. Zhen, if you really want to find a close-fitting girl, I'll choose a smarter one for you tomorrow."

Zhenniang's face darkened, her eyes visibly moved under her eyelashes, "Aunt Liu, people like us don't have much freedom at all. But Asu is only a half-grown child, what kind of Mr. Chen is he?" Man, don't you still understand? You know what happened to Chunshui. Do you still want Asu to follow in Chunshui's footsteps?"

"Chunshui is disobedient, as long as Asu is willing to obey, Mr. Chen will not harm her for nothing! Besides, Mr. Chen belongs to the master, and Mr. Chen has a strong family background, but many of them are handed over to the master. .We are all slaves, you don't want to live, I still want to live. For a girl, I cut off my master's way of making money, even the upper and lower floors of Yanyu can't afford it."

"The new master has just been established, and he is still young. He will never be held accountable for this matter. Besides..."

"Ms. Zhen! As long as he is Chen Yuanwai's son, neither you nor I can save Asu."

Zhenniang paused suddenly, her angry eyes also dimmed.She looked sideways at the door behind Aunt Liu, and she knew that Asu was inside.But she was a little hard to face.

Seeing that Zhenniang was silent, Aunt Liu shook her head and sighed, "Sooner or later, the Yanyu Building will be handed over to you. Today is Asu, and tomorrow there may be Ah San Ah Si. If you don't learn to be ruthless, in the future will suffer too.”

After a long time, Zhenniang lowered her head, walked to the door, and said in a low voice, "Asu, Zhenniang will not be able to protect you in the future. When you go to the Chen family, you must be more obedient."

Asu slammed on the closed wooden door suddenly, and sobbed in a sobbing voice, "Aunt Liu, Asu must study hard in the future, please, let Asu go! Mother Zhen, please save Asu!"

Perhaps Zhenniang was afraid of hearing Asu's voice calling for help, so she turned around and left quickly.

Aunt Liu still shook her head, "Asu, if you want to blame it, you have to blame your bad luck. But Mr. Chen's family has a great career, and maybe you will enjoy the blessings in the future. Be careful, don't hate Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu is too. There's no other way, Aunt Liu can't afford to offend her!"

After finishing speaking, Aunt Liu also turned and left.

At night, the Yanyu Building was bustling, and Aso's voice beating on the wooden door for help was gradually drowned out in the laughter.

In the end, Asu's voice became hoarse, and his hands became red, swollen and numb.Just when she was afraid of despair and limp on the ground, a voice surprised her again.

But the joy was only for a moment.

The little beggar stuck to the door and whispered, "Asu, don't be afraid, I will definitely rescue you."

Asu shook his head, "Little beggar, you can't save me, even Niang Zhen can't save me. Aunt Liu can't do anything either. I heard that the young master of the Chen family is very fierce, little beggar, I'm a little scared."

"Don't be afraid, when did my uncle lie to you! I said I would save you, and I will definitely save you."

"You don't need to say these words to comfort me, I know it all. I heard that there was a girl in the building who was bought back by Young Master Chen, but she was beaten to death within half a year." Asu said, from the door under the wooden door A purse was stuffed through the gap, "Here, little beggar, this is for you. If I die, at least you will remember me."

The little beggar picked up the purse and looked at it. It was a bluegrass, which was not delicate, but it could be seen that Asu must have put his heart into it when he embroidered it.

She put it in her arms and asked, "Asu, tomorrow, tomorrow I will definitely save you."

This sentence, to Asu's ears, was like a joke.But hearing the little beggar say this, she was still happy after all.

"Little beggar, thank you."

That night, the little beggar has been sitting outside the door, chatting and laughing with Asu.

Until Asu fell asleep exhausted, the sky turned pale.The little beggar got up and patted the dust, glanced at the wooden door, turned and left.

On the third day, a little beggar sent a letter to Zhenniang.Not long after, Zhenniang went to the ruined temple in the west of the city and brought Asu, who had been trembling, back to the Yanyu Building.

No one knows what happened yesterday, people only know that Chen Yuanwai's son was killed by gangsters along with his newlywed wife and pushed into the river during the wedding night in the bridal chamber.

The body of Mr. Chen's son surfaced on the surface of the lake and was found not long after. The poor newlyweds only found a shoe, not even a body.

Some people say that Chen Yuanwai offended someone, and there will be retribution.Some people also said that the flower picker took a fancy to the beauty of the newlyweds, so he dealt cruel blows to Mr. Chen.Others said that Jiang Yang was a bandit who wanted to make a fortune by taking advantage of Chen Yuanwai's son's wedding.

There were different opinions for a while, and even the government had no clue.

Not long after, Chen Yuanwai also died due to the pain of losing his son.

When Aunt Liu saw Asu, she was taken aback.If it hadn't been for seeing Zhenniang's calm look, she would almost have thought that she had seen a ghost.

"Asu, you, are you still alive?"

Zhenniang put down the teacup in her hand, and said calmly, "There is no Asu here, and there is no Asu in this world anymore. Aunt Liu, are you confused?" She looked at Asu who was kneeling on the ground, and asked again, " Have you figured it out?"

Asu knelt down and kowtowed, "Asu has thought it over clearly. Asu is willing to learn art and is willing to stay in Yanyu Building."

"Staying in the Yanyu Tower may not be what you wish."

Asu raised his head to meet Zhenniang's eyes, "Asu wants to live."

Zhenniang paused, and took a deep breath, "I said before, there is no Asu in this world. In the future, you will be called Luo Ying!"

Zhenniang never asked what happened that night, and Asu never mentioned it.

It's like no one knows how the little beggar got into the Chen's compound and how to find her.

That night was like a nightmare, but that night, a seed was deeply planted in Asu's heart.This kind of seed also bears the fruit of deep love in the long years to come.

"Asu, don't be afraid, I'll take you away right away."

She reached out her hand, she held that hand tightly, she couldn't bear to let go.

But Mr. Chen still found out.

She thought they couldn't escape, but the little beggar moved too fast, and she muttered, "You kicked me that day, and today I will pay you with my life." The next moment, the Chen family A dagger was stuck in the son's chest.

She screamed in panic, but she didn't want to cause a lot of trouble to the little beggar.

When they managed to escape to the ruined temple in the west of the city, the little beggar's face was pale.The wound on her abdomen was still bleeding, and she cried even more sadly.

She clumsily unbuttoned the little beggar's coat, looking at the thin body, her hands trembled slightly.

"you……"

I wanted to say, how could you be a woman, but the last thing I said was, "Are you still in pain?"

The little beggar stretched out his hand and gently rubbed her head, "It doesn't hurt anymore! Tomorrow, go back to the Yanyu Tower! I can't protect you forever. Now that Mr. Chen is dead, you are also a dead person. No one will hold you accountable." You. Niang Zhen will definitely find a way to save you, and in the future, when the uncle becomes the county lord, he will definitely exchange real money for your freedom."

She nodded desperately, this time, she believed it.