During the Qianlong period, Jiangnan was very rich and beautiful.
There is a girl named in Jiaxing WanhualouEmerald redAlthough Cuihong has only been here for less than a year, she is already a well-known Oiran, and some people even spend thousands of dollars without blinking an eye in order to see the beauty.
Because Cui Hong has a feeling of pity and pity, in fact, she is not much more beautiful than others, but it is those big watery eyes that always make people feel pitiful.
Cuihong's background is indeed very pitiful, the family is very poor, her mother is sick all the year round, and her father chops wood to support the family, but fate still has to continue to torture Cuihong.
One day, Cuihong's father went up the mountain to chop firewood and fell to his death, and the house suddenly caught fire, and her mother was almost burned to death.
Cuihong was washing clothes by the river, and when she got home, the house had collapsed and everything had been reduced to ashes.
The neighbor was also a well-wisher and helped bring back his father's body, but the family had no money to buy a coffin.
Cuihong is another filial child, looking at her mother lying on the bed and the body of her father lying on the ground, Cuihong cried bitterly.
Now the only one who can exchange money is herself, Cui Hong gritted her teeth, sold herself to the Qinglou, in exchange for fifty taels of silver, and finally bought a good coffin, buried her father, and bought medicine for her mother, and there were still twenty taels of silver left enough for her mother to live for a year.
When she came to Wanhualou, Cui Hong was diligent and diligent, and everyone liked her very much.
The old bustard saw that she was slim, eyebrows and eyes hooked the soul, let her not do rough work, follow a few sisters to learn Xi to play and sing, Cuihong is also a smart girl, others can learn it once, less than a month, Cuihong has been able to perform singing and dancing for guests, dancing moving, guests applauded, often rewarded many gifts.
Although Wanhualou has no worries about food and clothing, Cuihong's heart is very bitter, because she has always been worried about someone.
One day, Cui Hong and the old bustard asked for leave and wanted to go out to buy some rouge, when she came out of Wanhualou, she hurriedly bought a box of rouge, but went straight to the Maple Leaf Temple on the mountain.
Find a little monk in the temple, the little monk's nameEarly autumn, is a lame man, has been a monk for more than two years, the reason for the early autumn monk is also poor, the mother died early, the father is sick in bed all the year round, in order to treat his father, he went to the mountain in early autumn to become a monk, and he can earn a hundred dollars a month.
Seeing Cuihong, Chu Qiu was very happy, and pulled her to the back mountain, and the two of them played together since childhood, and made a private decision for life.
Cui Hong's face was red, and she wanted to stop talking, and Chu Qiu said: "There are several families holding funerals this month, and the master has earned more than 100 taels of silver, and he has rewarded me with 10 taels of silver, you take these 10 taels of silver." ”
Cui Hong whispered, "Keep it for yourself, I don't lack silver now." ”
Chu Qiu was taken aback and asked, "Are you married to a small landlord?"He's not a good guy. ”
Cui Hong shook her head and said, "No, I am working in Wanhualou now, and I can earn a lot of silver, which is Wanhualou in the east of the city, you have time to see me." ”
Chuqiu nodded and said with a smile, "I remember." ”
Cui Hong: "It's not early, I want to go back quickly, you take care alone." ”
Looking at Cuihong's distant back, she was reluctant to leave for a long time in early autumn, and after another half a year, Cuihong did not go up the mountain once.
Chu Qiu was very worried, and while the old monk was out to visit friends, Chu Qiu told his senior brother that he was going home to visit his father, and quietly went down the mountain.
Glancing at his father, he hurried into the city, inquired all the way, and finally came to Wanhualou, when he stood at the door, he was shocked by the magnificence in front of him.
The front walls are all red, the windows are embroidered, the guys at the door are brightly dressed, and there is an endless stream of guests coming in and out.
In the early autumn, he carefully looked at the three words of Wanhualou before walking in.
When the bustard saw the early autumn, he was wearing a coarse cloth **, his body was thin, and he didn't need to guess that he was poor.
The maid walked over to entertain him, gave him a roster, and asked him to pick a girl.
Chu Qiu glanced at it, and immediately saw Cuihong's name, and said, "She!."”
The maid was a little surprised, and said, "She's not cheap!."”
Early Autumn: "How much?".”
Maid: "Thirty taels of silver!."”
Chuqiu touched his pocket and said, "I only have three taels of silver!."”
The maid glanced at it and said, "Look at your first time, it's cheaper for you, and you can only drink a cup of tea." As he spoke, he pinched Hatsuaki's face.
Chuqiu blushed a little, followed the maid upstairs, when Cuihong saw Chuqiu, she was surprised and delighted, said thank you to the maid, and immediately pulled Chuqiu into the house.
Chuqiu looked at the gorgeous emerald red, with exquisite makeup painted on his face, and his fair arms peeking through the sleeves of the tulle, Chuqiu was very angry.
Cui Hong smiled and asked, "Do you think I'm beautiful?"”
Early autumn did not speak, sat in a chair.
Cui Hong smiled and poured him a cup of tea, ready to untie his clothes.
Chu Qiu said: "What are you doing, this is the job you are talking about, you can earn a lot of silver?".I can't believe you've fallen like this!”
Crimson: "What, it's not what you think!."”
Chu Qiu snorted and said, "I don't even have to guess, you are not a virgin for a long time, I thought that we swore an oath in the mountains and seas, but I didn't expect you to be such a person, and it was in vain to waste my sincerity." ”
Cui Hong held back her tears, turned around, unbuttoned her clothes, and revealed her red belly pocket, when she left in early autumn, Cui Hong's tears came out of her eyes, and the whole person lay on the ground and cried for a long time.
From this day on, Cui Hong promised the bustard and began to receive the guests seriously, and any requests of the guests would be met.
The old bustard was overjoyed, and spent a lot of money to buy a lot of beautiful clothes for Cui Hong, and let the two maids serve him closely.
The bustard didn't know that Cuihong now just wanted to make money, cure her mother's body, and build a big house for the family, and her younger brother would still live at a relative's house, and when the time came, she would bring her younger brother back for her younger brother to study and take the exam, because her younger brother was very smart.
Cuihong put down the last bottom line and ushered in the send-off, because of her young and beautiful, many wealthy businessmen came to visit, and the old bustard counted the money every day until he was soft.
Cui Hong looked at her small vault and felt that her life was much more fulfilling, and she could only sleep well by holding the small vault every night.
One day, oneOutside the veteransLooking for Cui Hong by name, Cui Hong was startled at first, the old man had a gray beard and a kind face.
The son of the old man was an official in the field, and when he saw Cuihong's young and beautiful appearance, he immediately rewarded her with 1,000 taels of silver, and wanted to redeem her.
Seeing this, the old bustard immediately came over and said with a smile: "Cuihong is my own daughter, and she doesn't sell her body, and she doesn't leave for any silver." ”
The old man was helpless, so he gave another five hundred taels of silver, let Cuihong accompany him for three days, and said when he left: "I'll come back next month." ”
In addition to sending the old staff away, the old bustard instructed the kitchen to cook for Cuihong alone from today, which must be the best ingredients, as long as Cuihong is not satisfied, redo it immediately, and Cuihong can eat at any time when she wants.
Since then, the value of Emerald Red has become much more expensive, and wealthy merchants and squires have flocked to it.
During the Double Ninth Festival, Wanhualou also came to many rare young talents, one of themHe Gongzi, his father is a powerful person in the court, and He Gongzi is polite and personable.
On the first day he returned to Jiaxing, his friends took him to Wanhualou to pick up the wind and wash the dust.
The Cui Hong girl is naturally an important person, and after a song, He Gongzi was deeply attracted by Cui Hong's beauty.
At this time, someone said that Shanglian wanted to take the test of Cuihong, but he didn't need to think about Cuihong, and immediately said Xialian, and everyone applauded, I couldn't imagine that a Qinglou woman had such a talent.
At night, everyone left, only He Gongzi was drunk and stayed in Wanhualou, Cuihong asked someone to make a sobering soup, on the third watch, He Gongzi came to his senses, looked at Cuihong who was leaning on his side, smiled, moved his body carefully, helped her to the bed, moved a chair to sit down, and watched it all night.
The next morning, when Cui Hong woke up, she found He Gongzi sitting on a chair.
Cui Hong looked at the handsome face, thoughtful, how good it would have been if she hadn't met him here.
Thinking about it, Cui Hong reached out to touch He Gongzi's face, and He Gongzi opened his eyes suddenly.
He Gongzi found that it was dawn, hurriedly said goodbye and left, and the next day sent someone to send some gifts to Cuihong, who wrote a small poem for the servant to take back.
He Gongzi received Cuihong's small poem and wrote a reply, and since then the two have often exchanged letters, and the old bustard also saw the clue and told Cuihong to seize the opportunity, He Gongzi can not be found.
Cui Hong was a little moved, and was ready to agree to He Gongzi's request and follow him back to the capital.
The next day it rained heavily, and suddenly someone knocked on the door, and the maid opened the door to see that it was a young man soaking wet.
When the maid was closing, the young man came in and said, "I want to see the emerald red." ”
Maid: "Bring the silver." ”
This young man was in early autumn, and his clothes were in tatters.
Maid: "If you don't have any money, you will go out." ”
I didn't leave in early autumn and quarreled with the maid.
When Cuihong heard the voice, she saw that it was early autumn, and asked the maid to take him upstairs. Then he took out a hundred and ten taels of silver and gave it to the maid, and said, "Give it to my mother, and I will give you ten taels of silver." ”
Chuqiu was out of breath and asked, "You picked up the guest?".”
Cui Hong didn't speak, just nodded.
Early autumn: "When I was at Wang Yuan's house, I heard that he wanted to redeem you and take a concubine, is this true?"”
Emerald: "No." ”
It turned out that when Chu Qiu heard about Cuihong's reception, he fought with the servants outside the king, he didn't believe that Cuihong would do such a thing, Cuihong was just playing the piano and singing in the Qinglou, not a prostitute.
In the end, Chu Qiu was thrown out, and he didn't give up and ran to Wanhualou.
Early Autumn asked again, "Why?"”
Cui Hong: "Why, for the sake of silver, my mother needs a lot of silver for medical treatment, my brother still lives in someone else's house, my house was burned, I still have to build a house, these things all cost silver." ”
Early autumn: "You wait for me, I will go down the mountain to make money, redeem you, and build you a house." ”
Cui Hong burst into tears and said, "I'm not clean anymore, and I'm not worthy of you." ”
Early Autumn: "It's me who doesn't deserve you." ”
The two hugged their heads and cried, crying for a while, there was a knock on the door outside, Cui Hong ignored it, pulled Chuqiu to the bed, and said, "Today, we will be husband and wife." ”
The two shared the same bed, and after a while, the old bustard sent someone to urge, and the early autumn had to leave in a hurry.
When the old bustard entered the house, he was insulted, and Cui Hong did not speak.
Lao Bustard: "You are born with a cheap * life, people He Gongzi just looked for you and wanted to redeem yourself for you, you just slept with that lame man, He Gongzi has already left, see who will come to redeem you in this life!".”
The old bustard was very angry, mainly because she left He Gongzi, and she made thousands of taels of silver less, and the old bustard locked Cuihong in the small firewood room and did not let the servants deliver food.
On the other side, the early autumn returned to the temple and told the master to return to the customs, the master was a little reluctant, and repeatedly agreed to go down the mountain, looking at the back of the early autumn, the old monk sighed: "Such a diligent child ** find?."”
After going down the mountain, in the early autumn, he worked as a long-term worker, and went to the shop to deliver goods, although he worked hard, but he made a maximum of fifty dollars a day, and one day he couldn't help but want to go to see Cuihong, but the maid opened his mouth to ask for fifty taels of silver.
Early Autumn had no choice but to leave and continued to work hard, one day he met a beggar, the beggar was dying, and the early autumn gave the beggar the hot porridge he had just bought.
BeggarsAfter eating, I was very grateful, and taught me a unique skill that can steal anything without knowing it, and I was overjoyed to learn this skill in early autumn.
During the day, he would find something to do, and at night, he would find a large family and sneak in to steal gold, silver and jewelry, and in just three or five days, he stole more than 100 taels of silver in early autumn.
On the sixth night, Chu Qiu jumped into the county order's house, and when he was about to make a move, he suddenly rushed into dozens of officials and pressed Chu Qiu to the ground, and the county order had been arresting Jiang Yang thieves and ambushing these people.
Unexpectedly, the ambush caught Chu Qiu on the first day, and the county commander was also a shrewd person, and after a simple interrogation, it was determined that Chu Qiu was a Jiangyang thief and put on death row.
Hatsuaki's father waited at home for several days, and one day, a neighbor suddenly ran over and told him that Hatsuaki had been beheaded, and that the notice had been posted on the city gate.
The old father vomited blood from his mouth, and the next day he entered the city, and when he saw the notice, he wanted to cry without tears, and ran to the yamen, but the official did not let him visit Chu Qiu, because he was a felon.
The father went to Wanhualou again, found Cuihong, who was already dying of hunger, and said, "It was you, a bad woman, who killed my son, if it weren't for you, my son wouldn't have stolen, let alone been beheaded." ”
The old father continued to scold, it turned out that when he was a child, once Cuihong climbed up the tree and didn't dare to come down, Chuqiu also climbed up, wanting to carry Cuihong down, who knew that the two fell down together, Cuihong pressed on Chuqiu's body, and crushed Chuqiu's right leg and fractured, and Chuqiu became a lame man from then on.
The old father was kicked out by the people of Wanhualou, with tears hanging from the corners of his emerald red eyes, and he was heartbroken.
Half a month later, the bustard released her and asked her to do things well, and she heard from the guests that a big official had come to the capital and wanted to release a group of prisoners.
Cui Hong was very happy, and after a few more days, Chu Qiu was still beheaded, because he was a heinous Jiangyang thief, Cui Hong spat out a mouthful of blood, which startled the guests.
The old bustard hurriedly called the doctor, but Cui Hong was still dead, and before he died, he whispered: "I hurt you." ”
The old bustard sighed and threw her to the mass grave, and the body of early autumn happened to be thrown into the mass grave, and the two could not be together, and death was counted together.
Only the old father in early autumn was lonely and pitiful, helpless, and was also frozen to death in the cold winter, and Cuihong's mother also died. Folktales