Inside the casino.

"Bet! Bet! Buy and leave!"

Su Shiqing was attracted by the noisy crowd, took a closer look, and found that they were watching crickets.

"Bite it! Bite it! Bite it!"

"Amazing! I won again!"

A large group of people gathered in front of Nuo Da's table, as if the roof was about to be blown over.

The owner of the cricket he just won was a fat gentleman, and at this moment his eyes were fixed on his precious cricket.

He lures the crickets with the steamed ponytail mane, and said with a smile: "God of War, God of War, you are my cash cow, if you win another game, I will reward you with delicious food when I get back, hehe!"

The other party was not to be outdone: "Zheya, let the other party take a good look today, are you a vegetarian or not!"

The smell of gunpowder on both sides is strong, and the battle is imminent, and it is not known whether it is fighting crickets or fighting people.

"Bite! Come on! Bite it!"

"Baby! Bite it!"

……

The onlookers took their sides, and the noisy scene got out of control several times, pushing the tense atmosphere of fighting crickets to a climax.

Two crickets compete with each other. After several confrontations, the loser retreats, and the winner spreads his wings and screams. The "God of War" was really brave, and he won consecutive battles. After several battles, he still had a long beard that was full of vigor, and his spirit did not fade.

The fat man was so happy that he couldn't straighten his waist, and he ordered his servants to put the "God of War" back into the exquisite ivory jar, ready to come back tomorrow.

The loser's rosy complexion was suddenly drained, his face was as white as paper, and he reluctantly took out all the bank notes in his arms.

Due to the noisy crowd, it was inconvenient to draw on the spot, so Su Shiqing ran to the steps, took out a pen and paper, and quickly recorded everyone's expressions, movements, cricket's demeanor, and battle scenes on the paper one by one.

competition is over.

The crowd gradually dispersed and moved to the gambling area. When Su Shiqing recovered, she realized that Shao Erxue had disappeared.

"Brother Han Su!"

Su Shiqing put away the painting utensils and searched for them while walking.

Finally found Shao Erxue at the lively cockfighting stage.

Two high-spirited roosters were fighting on the stage, and a group of disheveled youngsters with their sleeves half-rolled gathered around the stage like arhats, shouting and cheering for their respective "fighters".

Shao Erxue stood in the corner, attentively and meticulously depicting the unique cockfighting platform.Su Shiqing walked over and saw that the cockfighting platform became more exquisite in his hands. Whether it was the reliefs of Qionghua Yaocao, auspicious birds and auspicious animals, or the neat and uniform lines, they were all amazing.

Shao Erxue turned around to look at him, smiled, and continued to stare at the cockfighting platform intently.

Su Shiqing saw the two roosters on the stage flapping their wings, pounced back and forth, fighting more and more fiercely, and was attracted to them, so she squeezed into the crowd to see more clearly.

At this time, a kid from a rich family pulled him by and asked, "Brother, which chicken do you think will win?"

Su Shiqing looked at the heroic rooster with shiny black feathers, and said seriously: "The black one must win."

The rich man sized him up and said contemptuously, "You mean 'big black robe'? You really have no sense."

Su Shiqing: "Why am I blind?"

"It looks like 'Xiong Ba' can win, but you say 'Da Heipao'."

Su Shiqing made a face at the rich man, and then continued to watch the exciting duel.

After several rounds, the winner was finally announced.

"Big Black Robe" really won, its owner proudly hugged it and sat on the private seat, then put one foot on the seat and sipped tea relaxedly.

"I really hit the spot!"

Su Shiqing excitedly ran to Shao Erxue's side and told what happened just now, as happy as a child.

Shao Erxue looked at his eyes as bright as the night sky and his smile like a peach blossom, her heart beat uncontrollably and quickly.

Realizing that something was wrong with him, he quickly recovered his expression and told himself that he was thinking too much, so he put away the pen and paper and said, "Let's go to the next place."

Su Shiqing smiled and nodded, feeling an indescribable joy in her heart.

Noon is approaching.

After drinking and eating, Shao Erxue and Su Shiqing sat in the wine shop by the bridge and tasted the newly released peach blossom wine.

In the April weather, the rhododendrons beside the railing are blooming like crazy, unrestrainedly stretching their petals to receive the sunshine, and the butterflies are circling the tender pistils to eat the sweet nectar.

Su Shiqing sighed with emotion in a low voice: "It would be great if it could be like this every day..."

Shao Erxue didn't hear clearly, so he asked, "What did Gu Jun just say?"

"It's nothing." Su Shiqing quickly shook her head, "I would like to respect Brother Han Su for a cup."

Shao Erxue picked up the wine and clinked glasses with him.

At this time, there were bursts of silver bell-like laughter from a flower boat not far away.Looking from the direction of the restaurant, you can just see the second floor of the flower boat.

When the drinkers heard the laughter, they turned their heads to look around at the same time.

I saw a group of girls in bright clothes and heavy makeup gathered in the building.Each of them held delicate round fans and musical instruments, as if they were about to play music, and the gauze curtain loomed over their figures, which was even more beautiful than spring flowers.

The drinkers immediately became agitated, ran to the railing one after another, leaned out to shout and whisper to the women, like bees and butterflies attracted by flowers.

"Look at their slender waists like willow branches, it's really fascinating!"

A slippery man cried out excitedly when he saw the women noticed the bridge.

The other shook his head and said: "This is really a hundred flowers blooming, the ring is fat, the swallows are thin, each has its own merits!"

"If I can lie in their arms, I will be willing to die!"

The owner of the restaurant smiled and said: "They are all the top singing girls who rely on the red building. If you want to die in their arms, you may have to wait until the next life!"

Someone joked: "Boss, did you open the wine shop here on purpose?"

The boss smiled smugly, and the shaking flesh on his face was piled up to the sides, which seemed indescribably funny.

Su Shiqing noticed that among the glamorous singing girls in the building, there was one wearing a lavender top, Liusi eyebrows, almond eyes and cherry lips, which exuded a cool light like a lotus emerging from water, and her movements and manners while holding a pipa were very elegant.

He couldn't help muttering: "He is really a fairy, no one can compare..."

Shao Erxue saw that Su Shiqing was attracted by the singing prostitute, his eyes were blurred, and he thought: This guy has the beauty that will never lose to any woman on the balcony, but he doesn't know it himself.

After regaining consciousness, Shao Erxue suddenly found that he didn't pay attention to the beauty, but couldn't take his eyes off Su Shiqing.

He hurriedly lowered his head, took a sip of wine, coughed twice and said seriously: "Lan Youxiu and Chrysanthemum Youfang, these girls are so beautiful in their own way, we can include them in our paintings."

Su Shiqing didn't hear him speak, and still looked at the purple-clothed woman obsessively.And the woman in purple seemed to have noticed the handsome young man who was staring at her, her red lips raised slightly.

I saw her slowly lift her light white fingers and play the silk strings on the pipa.Under the sun, the fair face exudes a faint halo, the more you want to look closely, the more hazy it becomes.

The clear and elegant sound of the pipa floats from the tower, sometimes as deep as twittering; sometimes as ethereal as silk;

"This song is, 'Looking for Friends'..."

Su Shiqing couldn't help but took out the ocarina in her arms, closed her eyes and looked for the rhythm played by the woman in purple, and then played the ocarina softly.

The sound of the ocarina gradually sounded, and it was transmitted into the tower in a roundabout way, and the sound was soft and light, accompanied by the clean and crisp sound of the pipa, like rushing water hitting a hard reef; cloud.The two sounds are intertwined, time-sharing and time-sharing, time-sharing is as smooth as a river flowing into the sea, and time-sharing is as agile as shallow streams and stones.

The woman in purple looked at Su Shiqing in surprise, she didn't expect that someone could play so harmoniously with her, you know, she is extremely picky about the rhythm.

The ensemble of the two attracted the drinkers and passers-by around to stop and appreciate, and the singing girls in the boat ran out to look around in amazement, wanting to see who was playing the ensemble.

The song is over.

Everyone was intoxicated, and there seemed to be lingering sounds in their ears, like a breeze blowing in front of their eyes, making people reluctant to part.

Su Shiqing opened her eyes and looked at the beautiful figure in the balcony. When her eyes met, the young man's heart had already sprouted.

The woman in purple nodded and smiled, blushing and looking away.

A singing girl teased: "Is that young master Shuying's bosom friend?"

The other also laughed and said: "I think it is, just now the song revealed its true feelings, and I was so excited when I heard it!"

Liu Shuying couldn't see their sour looks, so she turned cold and said, "It's just an ordinary ensemble, what kind of friends don't know the sound."

At this time, another large ship slowly approached.

Du Zhi came up and urged them: "Are you all ready, girls? The boat has arrived."

The maids standing on the side came forward one after another to help the courtesans put on their felt hats, arrange their skirts and appearances, and then walked to another boat one by one, full of flowers.

Today they were going to the Empress Temple on the island to offer incense and pray for the next oiran competition, so they dressed up specially and hired a flower boat to go to the temple to pray.

After seeing them leave, a group of drinkers sat back at the wine table in disappointment and continued to discuss the original topic.

Shao Erxue asked Su Shiqing: "Gu Jun, that song just now is very nice, who taught you?"

Su Shiqing smiled wryly, touched Tao Xun and said: "It's my mother, she taught me to read and write, listen to music and distinguish music from childhood, but unfortunately I don't know anything about music theory, I only like to draw pictures, and now only this Tao Xun can play There are two."

"I see."

Shao Erxue realized that this topic touched his heart, so she didn't ask any more questions, but poured him a glass of wine silently.

Su Shiqing picked it up and drank it down in one gulp.

After a long time, Shao Erxue spoke again: "Has Gu Jun ever painted orthodox portraits for others?"

Su Shiqing remembered Shao Erxue's judgment on him yesterday, so she shook her head: "I have painted, but the painting is not very good. Because no one has ever taught me how to paint, I just figured it out myself."

"That's it..." Shao Erxue took the opportunity to teach him the skills of painting portraits: "I have learned it for a few years. If Gu Jun doesn't dislike it, I can teach him everything I have."

Su Shiqing was surprised: "That's really great!"

Shao Erxue thought for a while: "Now, please, Gu Jun, take a good look at my face, and then tell me, which part can best reflect the charm?"

Su Shiqing took advantage of the wine to strengthen her courage, and carefully observed Shao Erxue's appearance.

Wisps of breeze blew into the wine shop, gently lifting Shao Erxue's dark hair, and the hair brushed against his white jade-like cheeks, thin lips and narrow nose bridge.A pair of extremely clear and soft eyes are hidden under the slender sword eyebrows, as if there is a warm smile all the time.

This was the first time that Su Shiqing saw Shao Erxue's face clearly, and he couldn't help admiring secretly, and the various parts of the five sense organs were also gradually deepened in his mind.

Shao Erxue was also observing Su Shiqing's face.On top of the delicate appearance is a pair of focused peach blossom eyes bursting with charming brilliance. If you look at it for a while, you will have the illusion that you are about to be sucked in.

"Is it... the eyes?"

Su Shiqing replied uncertainly.

"That's right, do you know the Three Courts and Five Eyes?"

Su Shiqing murmured: "I know, but I just don't know how to divide them."

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