"Go in! Either you stand in the yard and freeze to death, or I will send someone to find your uncle and aunt to take you back!" Cao Guigong asked someone to pull me for the third time, and his tone was quite impatient.
Tears of humiliation rolled down from my eyes, and my uncle's house could never go back. I gritted my teeth and followed Cao Guigong into the yard.
My name is Cheng Yi, I am eleven years old, handsome and handsome since childhood.
Dad is a famous scholar with a radius of hundreds of miles. When I was young, he took his mother to the outside of the pass to work as a military strategist, fostered me at my uncle's house, leaving behind a room of books and some money.
When they were nine years old, news came that they both died. There were too many thorns in my eyes when my uncle and aunt looked at me, and they regarded it as a burden.
Without the supply of my father, my uncle's family is becoming increasingly poor. With three cousins and I was eating a simple meal, I lived a life of elbows.
I am self-aware and I try my best to read a room of books left by my parents. I always go to the kitchen to eat the leftovers after meals.
This way, it could not stop my aunt from shooting a sharp blade, nor did it stop me from tying up the height of the bar.
Half a month ago, my uncle and aunt said that I was good at studying and took me to the county examination.
They took me away for a few days and hired cars and horses to hike. On the way, I didn't forget to study, hoping that I could get the qualification of a child in the county exam, and then take the exams layer by layer, and repay my uncle and aunt after obtaining fame.
This is my first time traveling far away, everything is so novel. My uncle and aunt took me to meet many people.
Arriving at the new destination yesterday, a special little red building with the plaque of "Southern Courtyard" written on it. When I was wondering how the test site would have such a strange name, a man with greasy head and pink face gave his uncle and aunt a sum of money. The two of them dodged me and left in a panic look, letting my shouts melt into the snowflakes flying in the cold wind.
shouting led to a group of "pretty women" who were polished and powdered, and they stood in the wind in a cotton cloak.
A fat and greasy middle-aged man squeezed through the crowd and walked towards me.
"Mr. Cao, is this a newcomer?" "The face is so handsome, Qiuxiang, your top card is unstable!" Several "pretty women" chattered.
then burst into laughter.
"Everyone go back to dress up, it's time for the guests to come!" Cao Guigong shouted at the "she" loudly.
As I watched the group of "pretty women" leave in a scrupulous manner and pose, I suddenly realized that this was not the brothel he pointed at me when I took to the street with my cousin?
The "pretty woman" in front of her is exactly the same as the woman seen in the brothel.
I realized that I was sold into a brothel.
can’t figure it out, I’m a man.
Escape didn't work. More than a dozen tough guards in the yard lined up, each carrying his own belongings. He probably died before the gate of the yard was filled with knives and sticks.
Cao Guigong's advice is also considered to be gentle and gentle.
several times, his tone was much worse and his eyes were fierce.
I don’t move at all, and I can’t die at all. Such a place of fireworks is a shame for me. We stood in a tense confrontation.
"Oh, Cao Gongxi's anger will hurt his liver. He is careful with his body. He is so handsome. He will definitely let the guests in the South Courtyard in the future. I will persuade him to rest!" A tall "woman" with a hairpin full of hairpin, thick coat of powder on his face, and a blood-red lips pointing at me and smiling.
Looking in the sound, the "woman" was tall and strong, and reached out to pinch the shoulders and massage the back for Cao Gong with a smile.
Cao Gong sighed and said, "Chunxiang is still sensible and caring! I'll leave it to you here." After saying that, he turned his hand and turned around and left.
I looked at Chunxiang with contempt. Although "she" looks like a woman, she is not like a man in her body.
"My name is Chunxiang, how about your name is Meixiang?" "She" asked softly, and the pretended posture made me sick.
"I am a man, what is Mei Xiang!" I snorted coldly.
"You're fine, who is not a man in this southern courtyard?" "She" said as she approached, tilted her neck and asked me to see, and the sudden Adam's apple slid up and down.
I couldn't believe it, stared at him and said stutteringly, "Are those "pretty women" just now all men?"
He nodded with a solemn expression, telling the situation where Xia Xiang, Dong Xiang and himself fell to this in the South Courtyard one by one.
I finally understood that I became a small official in the South Courtyard and fell into chaos like other young men in the courtyard. Here, talent is not necessary to serve others with beauty.
And I, except for reading a lot of books, dance swords, play piano, sing music, etc.
All the small official books we sell are in the hands of Cao Guigong, who holds the power of life and death over us.
I am afraid of death, and any way of death is extremely painful in my eyes. It’s better to live without a single life than to die.
Chunxiang's persuasion and comforting overnight worked a little. Furthermore, keep the green mountains without fear of burning fire. The problem of food and clothing is the most important thing in front of you. You can make a long-term plan for the future.
On the second day, Cao Guigong asked me to learn from all the "sisters", and the seven-day period was.
"They" called me "Mei Xiang", dressed me up as charming as "they", and followed them to see how to attract customers.
That evening, there were few guests, and I leaned absent-mindedly against the wall. "Ah!" A heart-wrenching scream came into the vestibule. I anxiously identified the source of the sound. The others seemed to have not heard it, and they all said they were used to it.
"Chunxiang is being punished by the fat manager..." The two small servants in the South Court heard what they said, and I felt nervous.
Chunxiang often helps everyone and takes special care of me. In addition to comforting and comforting, all my utensils are "she" who helps to provide all the money.
What happened to her?
While the "little officials" were busy dealing with the guests, I slipped to the backyard, and a weaker scream came from the kitchen.
I ran to the door, and the smell of burnt meat was scattered in the air. Chunxiang knelt on the ground, almost uncovered.
A short and fat man held a soldering iron and steel and scolded Chunxiang: "Idiot, I can't even sell a few snacks and wine. What's the point of asking you for it! I'm getting more and more troublesome! Look at your hair so strong, how can I like it? I'll remove the masculinity from you for you!" After that, with a "chi" sound, the soldering iron was imprinted on Chunxiang.
"Stop!" I pushed away the short fat man without hesitation and protected Chunxiang.
The short fat man sprayed dirty words in his mouth and waved at me with a soldering iron in his hand.
Chunxiang pushed me away and rushed out, and the soldering iron was buckled on her left face.
"Ah!" I shouted in pain, tears bursting out from my eyes.
After my parents passed away, even though I suffered various tortures from my aunt, I never shed tears.
It is not easy to survive in troubled times. There is no room for sorrow and resentment in winter. I can only accumulate my energy to study hard and study hard.
Now that I meet someone who treats me sincerely, I will definitely become a friend with him.
Now, Chunxiang blocks the iron for me and is completely ruined.
I rushed up like crazy and knocked down the short and fat man.
is like a crazy beast. I grabbed him and bit him desperately, and one of his ears was torn off by me.
He screamed, got up and picked up the fallen ears and flew away.
"Mei Xiang, you are too Lu Yuan!" "What should Chunxiang do in the future?" "That manager Zhou deserves it. He has always bullied everyone, especially Chunxiang"...
a group of "pretty women" surrounded by him.
I looked at Chunxiang who was covering her face in pain and was stunned and at a loss.
Suddenly, Chunxiang struggled to stand up, picked up a thick piece of wood from the kitchen floor, stared at me with her eyes wide open, and knocked it down at the back of my head unexpectedly.
A severe pain accompanied by a dizzy splash, and I fell to the ground.
When I woke up, it was the evening of the second day, and I was lying alone in the woodshed in the attic.
The mother Zhou from the kitchen hurried to hand me a bag of silver, saying that Chunxiang asked her to hand it over to me.
Gradually, I remembered that I was knocked out by Chunxiang the day before. Now, why did I give me a pack of silver?
I struggled to get up and wanted to find "her" to ask what happened.
Everyone in the courtyard told me that Chunxiang was sent to another southern courtyard by Cao Guigong.
I asked Cao Guigong: "When will Chunxiang come back?"
Cao Guigong smiled and said, "When you finish all the etiquette of receiving guests and earn enough 100 taels of silver, Chunxiang will come back."
I learned all the rules day and night, and no longer resisted applying makeup. Whenever I made up, it caused many "sisters" to scream, saying that I was beautiful when I pretended to be a woman.
The short and fat manager who bullied Chunxiang showed his gratitude to me abnormally. The other "sisters" told me that his last gratitude target was Qiuxiang, the top brand in the courtyard. Even though I was so disgusting that I knew even more that he was diligent and was either traitor or thief, I still looked light and calm.
From his mouth, I found out Chunxiang's whereabouts. He said that Chunxiang was in the South Courtyard of Xiaoguan in the neighboring county.
Under the influence of such an environment, I was soon able to stand alone and my courage became greater and greater.
I have read a lot of books, so I have new moves. I compiled the stories in the book into oral books, and added a few self-created actions. In just two months, I became the top player in the South Court.
asked me to accompany me to follow me, to listen to my oral statements, and to see my rumored appearance.
I only drink with the VIPs who paid enough silver in the South Courtyard. I verbally said that they were satisfied with this blog and never followed them out.
Two hundred taels of silver have saved enough. I took the silver and looked for Cao Guigong. He took the silver and smiled happily, and told me that Chunxiang would come back in a few days.
It took more than half a month to wait for him. I asked him again and used various reasons to pass it off.
On this day, Zhang Yuanwai, a wealthy family member in the neighboring county, became my VIP guest. I promised him to accompany him back to Zhang's mansion for a few days. He also agreed to go back to Xiaoguan South Courtyard to find Chunxiang first.
Zhang Yuanwai is a figure in the neighboring county. He personally sent someone to inquire, and the hospital will report it according to the truth.
The small official Nanyuan reported that he had never heard of or seen Chunxiang.
I knew I was deceived by Cao Guigong and I spent the most humiliating days in my life at Zhang Yuanwai's mansion in a daze.
Back to the South Courtyard, I was worried about Chunxiang, blamed myself for being credulous, and hated Cao Guigong's ignorance... The mixed feelings all came to my heart, making me feel sad.
At midnight, I wandered aimlessly in the courtyard.
walked through the arch very far, and realized that he had taken the wrong path.
South Courtyard is very large. It is said that in the past, it was once a place where the famous Liyuan opera troupe was stationed for many years.
Later, somehow the opera troupe broke up.
Here became the South Courtyard of the Little Officials, and the Turtle Men bought pretty boys from all directions to make money for them.
The front yard is always lively, but the huge back yard is always deserted.
Everyone says that the backyard is haunted, and rumors often become the truth after a thousand times. I also believed it with everyone and never set foot on it.
Tonight, I accidentally broke in.
The slightly cold night wind blows by, the mottled bamboo shadows sway, and the quiet moonlight spreads.
When I came back here, I realized that the view in the backyard is much better than the front yard.
"How can the beautiful flowers shine on the water and the wind and rain suddenly..." Qingling's singing led me away in the voice.
A "girl" dressed very similar to the "sisters" in the South Courtyard sang under the moon while shaking her sleeves and dancing, her figure was light and her dancing posture was graceful.
"Okay!" "I licked my hands and cheered.
"Girl" stopped singing and dancing, and turned her back to me without saying anything.
"Mei Xiang was rude. "Maybe my abruptness disturbed her, I apologized.
" I won't practice until late at night to compete for the top card, right? "I asked with a smile, wanting to adjust the atmosphere.
"She" slowly turned her face.
's surface was covered with oil paint, and it was estimated that she was a peugeot actress.
"Who did you come here late at night and you're doing that again? "She" asked back.
's voice was light and tender, not as uncomfortable as the female voice that other little officials deliberately pretended to be.
"She" asked, all kinds of feelings gushed out from my heart, and I was so happy.
"She" listened quietly and said, "The Chunxiang you are looking for will never come back, she is dead. "
" nonsense! We made an appointment to save money together to redeem ourselves, and I also have to take the exam for the scholar..." I urgently argued.
"Chunxiang is seventeen! In the South Courtyard, he will be kicked out at the age of fifteen. Chunxiang is strong and strong. The South Courtyard wants him to do hard work, not return the book of other books, and stay there until now. You haven't seen his Adam's apple protruding, and his voice is rough and can no longer be accepted by him. No matter how he dresses up, he can tell that he is a man, and the guests will not accept it." "She" said.
"Mr. Cao Guigong said he had sent him to the South Courtyard of Xiaoguan in the neighboring county." I argued in a low voice.
"Don't you know that Chunxiang is not in the southern courtyard of the neighboring county, and you are still deceived by yourself? Chunxiang relies on servitude to do hard work, and lived for two more years with her full flattery, but she died under your impulse." "She said quietly.
"I want to protect 'her'! Why do you say that the cause of "her"'s death is me? "I tried my best to defend.
" Alas, Chunxiang used a bitter meat trick to steal your book and was about to escape. Unexpectedly, you inserted it into the wrong way. I am afraid that the fat manager will find you to fault, so I will take the initiative to knock you out and take all the blame. Those who cause trouble will be locked in a dark room and wake up, and they will also be punished. When I copied the "her" house, the book book was searched again. Does "her" still have life? He was beaten to death by more than a dozen guards on the spot! "She sighed.
"Can Cao Gong tolerate the guard guard kill Chunxiang? Besides, why are you so sure that Haruka is dead? Besides, no one in the yard told me about Chunxiang's death. "I said skeptically.
"The order to kill Chunxiang was given by Cao Guigong. Do you think his " Smiling Tiger " still has human nature? I know everything about the South Courtyard over the past hundred years. "She replied.
I still don't believe that Chunxiang is dead, and I was about to ask again.
In an instant, I found that there was only me under the moon. She was shadowless and had a weird figure. She swayed a few times from time to time.
suddenly realized in my heart that she was not a small official like me, but a female ghost in the rumor.
understood this and I took a few steps back in fear.
"Hahaha, are you afraid of me? "She asked with a smile.
"No...what is there to be afraid of. "I pretended to be calm and took a few steps forward, but my heart was so entangled that I was afraid that I would be "pulled".
" It has been nearly a hundred years, and I finally met someone with destiny. It's great! "She choked and said.
Hearing this, I gradually became no longer afraid. She was also a pitiful ghost.
"You were once a member of the Liyuan Opera class, right? "I asked casually based on her makeup.
She nodded and slowly revealed an old story.
Back then, the famous Liyuan opera troupe, Xiyun, who was famous in half of the Central Plains, was her.
The second-ranked Xiaowusheng was as famous as her.
Both of them were orphans, and their same life experience made them have emotions in their long-term relationship.
At that time, the headmaster sold Xiyun to a high price for money. A rich family was a concubine.
Xiyun would rather die than die, and even stopped singing to fight. She decided to escape from the opera troupe of Liyuan and hide in the end of the world to be a affectionate couple.
clinker, the two of them had lost their plans and were caught by the head teacher that night.
During the confrontation, the head teacher beat Xiao Wusheng to death. Killing must be natural.
The head teacher confessed in tears that he was excited. He tried hard to kill Wu and died, saying that he would go to the yamen to tomorrow. surrendered.
Xiyun was heartbroken. Xiao Wusheng, who was close to her, could not be resurrected, and she was unwilling to sue the headmaster. After all, there was a master and apprentice.
She ignored the headmaster's begging to keep her, and decided to bury Xiao Wusheng's body and leave the Liyuan opera troupe to stay.
Before the burial, she told her longing and heartache to Wusheng's body, without considering anything else.
A thick smoke hit her, and she realized that she was in the sea of fire and fled. I found that the door was locked from the outside.
called Tianbang, and Dibang.
Xiyun was buried in the fire. Two pillars were missing, and the opera troupe of Liyuan was dispersed.
She was unpublished and became a wandering ghost.
became a ghost. When she saw the head master standing in front of a pile of ruins, she realized that the fire was not an accident but a human being. Only when she died, there was no evidence of the martial arts beating to death, and the head master could get away with it.
Who would doubt the authenticity of the fact that the two beloved disciples of the head master were buried in the sea of fire?
Watching the head teacher’s days as free and happy as before, Xiyun’s hatred for the head teacher increased day by day.
Unlimited resentment caused her to absorb several evil spirits.
Two years later, the evil spirits in Xiyun's body can be driven by her.
On a rainy night, she flew into the headmaster's home with an evil spirit, biting and eating the headmaster in the terrifying way that the evil spirits revealed their true colors until he was left with a thin skin on the skeleton.
The death of the headmaster caused an uproar, causing extreme panic among the people and shaking the underworld in the Yin Realm.
Xiyun was severely punished by the Yin Realm and was not allowed to be reincarnated. She would always float in the South Courtyard and be a lonely ghost.
"It's been a hundred years. You are the only one who is not afraid of me, the only one who wants to listen to me. I have met countless people before, and I know I am a ghost, but I am afraid of avoiding it." Xiyun said calmly.
"So, I am willing to help you quietly remove the evil people." She continued, "I was punished here, the evil spirit has long dissipated. I can't force myself, but I can drive the fire."
"Do you know which evil people are? Besides, how can I do it quietly?" I asked worriedly.
"Follow me." She shook her sleeves and flew out.
I followed to the pond in the yard. In the cold and cold water, she waved her long sleeves and rotated quickly.
"Is this dancing?" I muttered to myself.
"No, one soul and three spirits are scattered in the place where the Yin Qi gathers, so that you can see the face of the evil man." Xiyun replied.
In a flash, a white mist appeared in her body and gradually spread. In the fog, I saw Cao Guigong and Fat Manager taking human lives for money, and the fresh lives in the southern courtyard were destroyed and killed by them like grass.
"Chunxiang!" I couldn't help but shout.
It appears in the white mist that Cao Guigong instructed the manager to beat Chunxiang, and said with a grim smile: "I am so bold that I am trying to steal the book and escape. You don't have to keep your bad life!" After that, he raised his hand.
Fat manager and seven or eight guards fell like raindrops...
"Spring Xiang!" I shouted sadly, the fog dissipated and everything disappeared.
"If you didn't act impulsively and interfere, Chunxiang would not be circulated, and the book should be hidden safely and not discovered. Don't be sad, it's not entirely your fault. Cao Guigong and others have always been 'why are there no reason to be a crime for you'?" Xiyun comforted.
"You set fire to the South Courtyard and I can take action." Xiyun said.
"This... burns the South Courtyard? Can many "sisters" escape safely? This method is inappropriate." I shook my head.
"I said before, I will never affect innocent people if I can drive away the fire. Don't you believe it?" she asked.
"Don't believe it!" I shook my head hard, and she stopped talking.
The sound of rooster crowing in the distance came from dawn and she disappeared.
I was yawning and preparing to go back to have a nap.
"Bitch, I'm so brave! I'm looking for death!" Cao Guigong's angrily scolded him, awakening me.
The little officials dressed in their clothes and watched in a circle.
"Swish" sound of whip mixed with forbearing crying came.
Dongxiang is lying on the ground, with a few buns rolling down next to it.
"I'm so fat and still steal a word. I haven't kept a guest for more than half a month. What's the use for you?" Cao Guigong continued to curse.
The whip on the guard's hand was swinging harder.
In order to keep us small officials in shape, Cao Guigong and his group of people have limited quantities for each meal. In the morning, half a bowl of porridge is cleared, a steamed bun or half a bowl of rice for lunch, and two small portions of dishes. In the evening, half a bowl of porridge is cleared with pickles.
Most of us little officials are about eleven years old and are growing up. If we don’t have enough food, we feel empty every day. Everyone was tacit in each other and went to the kitchen to steal mouth from time to time.
But unexpectedly, Dongxiang went to the kitchen to steal the bun and was caught and severely punished.
I dare not go to protect myself again, for fear that "she" would be punished more severely.
couldn't bear to watch it, so I turned around and left.
Just woke up in the afternoon, and the news came that Dongxiang was beaten to death. In an instant, my blood rushes up, and I am extremely angry, but I can do nothing.
Walked out of the door, and the white sunlight made me dizzy.
Several yard servants carried the bodies of Dongxiang wrapped in straw mats and went out."Wait!" I shouted, and the servants threw disdain and contempt, and ignored them.
I took out a ingot of silver and smashed it over, and then several people put down the straw mat and competed for the money.
Uncovered the corners of the mat, my heart hurt, and the winter fragrance covered my body with bruises and blood.
"Where is the burial?" I asked.
"No need to be buried, just place it in a messy grave." A servant replied.
A young and lively life is again confusing.
"In the future, if there are any other people stealing food, it will end up like Dongxiang!" Cao Guigong shouted and threatened.
The hatred in my heart spread little by little until it was overwhelming.
Instead of being tortured to death by perseverance, it is better to do something that will make people happy and eliminate evil and help the weak and die happily.
That night, I went to the backyard to find Xiyun, and after discussing the arson plan with her, I believed her.
I collected tincture oil bit by bit, and a customer smiled and quietly brought a bucket of tincture oil to make me smile.
On the second night, I sneaked out of Cao Gui's house and set fire.
The turmeric oil hit it off with the Dongfeng, and the fire soon became a raging.
I went door to door to inform other officials that someone was burned, but fortunately it was fine.
Cao Gui cursed in anger, saying that he would find out the corpse of the arsonist who was dismantled.
His scolding had not stopped yet, and several fire snakes suddenly rushed out and rushed into his arms strangely. "Boom" Cao Guigong's whole body caught fire, and everyone's screams were not over.
"Chi Chi Chi Chi" dozens of flames chased the fat manager and the hospital guard. They chased the flames as they ran...
Their wails and cries were endless.
The little officials all pretended to put out the fire, humming a little song slowly and walking back and forth with empty buckets.
The South Courtyard is in the suburbs of the city. When the government sends people to put out the fire, the South Courtyard is already in ruins.
All the books of the people were burned into the fire.
The little officials all cried with joy and took off their women's clothes and returned to their men's body.
We are all good people of freedom.
The government did not find out any clues about the fire in the South Court, and did not dare to make a big splash.
After all, the South Court is not as legitimate as a female brothel, so the dead fat manager was guilty of arson.
I brought the silver I earned and went to Qingzhou . Because I don’t know the world, my money was cheated.
An old man named Lu, the couple of old man, took me in.
After regaining the book and studying hard for a year, I passed the test for a child.
passed the scholar exam two years later.
won the election three years later.
passed the tribute test in the next five years and entered the spring examination directly.
At the age of 24, he passed the imperial examination and entered the imperial examination again, embarking on a successful career.
The pain caused by the past when he was a small official in the South Courtyard has gradually faded away.
I married the youngest daughter of Mr. Lu and his wife as my wife.
Uncle and aunt found out that I was an official in Qingzhou and came to recognize each other with a shameless face. Although there is no hatred at all, I don’t want to pay attention to them anymore.
or a smart and flexible lady came forward and gave them money to support me for several years.
Then I chatted with them about the various pains they had after selling me to the South Courtyard. Finally, he secretly scolded them with insinuation and sarcasm, but how dare they recognize each other now?
Uncle and aunt left with silver money and blushed.
For the rest of my life, I just want to be a good parent, respect Mr. Lu and his wife, and love their wife and children.
The future is not long. Cherish those who love me, be grateful to those who help me, and live the rest of your life with kind thoughts.
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