$104, Xunzi

After the tea master performed the tea art, the hot boiling water was slowly poured into the ceramic tea cup from the long spout of the teapot. In an instant, the clear fragrance of tea was filled, and the slightly brown tea soup was clear in the cup. Google search reading

Drink tea and eat snacks.

Although the editor-in-chief of Nagano and others watched it with great interest, Bai Gui was not interested in tea art. When he was in the provincial capital, he even met the tea master at the banquet. A mediocre person like him couldn't see any big difference.

After the tea ceremony performance, the paper partition was opened, and a geisha holding a shamisen walked in. She looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a Shimada bun, a simple and elegant kimono, and white powder on her face. The face and neck are all abnormally white, and there is no general appearance. The tassels on the bun hairpin hang down to both shoulders, and the delicate collarbone follows every move, which is really beautiful.

However, the chest is a bit flat.

Behind her was a female geisha, holding a folded plain white folding fan in her left hand, and a shakuhachi shaped like Xiao in her other hand.

"Sorry, I'm late."

After the two female geishas took their seats, a male geisha in her early thirties, carrying a drum on his back, quickly bowed and apologized.

"Thank you for your performance!"

Editor-in-chief Nagano was obviously a regular customer, and he was familiar with the three geishas in front of him. After a few casual greetings, he asked them to start performing.

The first performance is the fan dance.

Very traditional features.

During the fan dance, most people are not looking at the fan, but watching every move of the young geisha as she dances with the fan. Her graceful figure is gently wrapped in a simple and elegant kimono, and the delicate silk material fits her exquisite curves. It comes out like a fleeting glimpse of light and a sense of beauty like a startling dragon.

It seems to be something but not something, which is the most provocative.

The older geishas are playing the shakuhachi, which is ethereal and peaceful.

Next is the performance of some historical samurai stories called "Forty-seven Ronin".

Bai Gui took a few glances to satisfy his curiosity, so he didn't look any further.

During this period, he also chatted with Nagano editor-in-chief, Nobuo Nakajima and others, and became familiar with them. At the wine table, everyone can talk freely and get closer.

This is also one of the purposes of this trip.

"Nakajima, you have to take more care of Mr. Bai from now on..."

After chatting for a while, Editor-in-Chief Nagano felt that Bai Gui and he had similar interests, so he gave instructions to everyone present one by one. Of course, this is not only because of the short moment at the wine table, but also because of Bai Gui's background and his selfishness as an elder.

On the wine table, holding it, this is easy to say.

Although I can take care of you, I don’t know what kind of care I will take.

"No, Chief Bai is the one taking care of me."

Nobuo Nakajima and several others said quickly.

Several people laughed, with some drunken blushes on their faces.

After the tea ceremony, I ordered some sake.

The three pillars of life, we went through school together, carried guns together, and were women in prostitution together!

I went to a teahouse to order geisha, and even though I only watched their performances, they were still considered the third best.

After a while, the samurai story of the Forty-Seven Ronin ended. The two female geishas bowed down, picked up their paper fans, shakuhachi, and shamisen and walked to the low wooden table. The older female geisha accompanied Nagano, the chief weaver. On the other side, the small ones are arranged here in Baigui.

This is the norm.

Editor-in-chief Nagano and Haku Taka are the ones with the highest status in the newspaper.

"Sir, please have a drink."

The young female geisha looked at Bai Gui with obvious shyness, her beautiful eyes seemed to be slightly affectionate, she held the cup with her bare hand and passed the sake to Bai Gui's lips.

Just touch it and you can drink it.

The training of the female geisha was also very good. When she stood up to pour the wine, she seemed to be leaning on Bai Gui's arms, but in fact she was not.

If you want to reject it, you will welcome it.

"I'm too drunk, just drink this one."

Bai Gui felt a little uncomfortable, but he still put his mouth on the wine glass and was fed by the female geisha.

After that, he said that he didn't want to drink any more and just drank one or two.

The female geisha smiled and stopped trying to persuade her to drink. She just continued to chat and laugh with Bai Gui during the banquet, talking about some interesting things. After chatting for a while, she would also play the shamisen. The sound of the koto was clear and sweet, just like the echo in the empty valley.

In the evening, the older female geisha came close to the editor-in-chief Nagano and whispered a few words.

Editor-in-Chief Nagano smiled, straightened up, looked at Bai Gui, and said: "Mr. Bai, Xunzi wants to ask you...well, it's Posu. You can refuse this, but it's also good for you. It will work out After that, I will also give you a few liters of rice..."

"Let's forget it."

Bai Gui glanced at the dancer next to him. She had a nice Shimada bun and a good face shape, but she was coated with a layer of whitening powder. Not even a ghost could tell what was underneath her face, whether it was beautiful or ugly.

It is estimated that it can be somewhat delicate and beautiful.

But he still didn't get used to it.

He didn't dare to take a gamble. If he won, his character wouldn't just go away.

If you lose the bet, it will be even worse...

Hair-dressing is a custom among Japanese girls. Well, it's similar to the hair-combing in a brothel. In some places, big cities are rare, but Kabukicho is not uncommon in rural areas. Although Bai Gui came to Japan not long ago, he also understood it.

"That's such a pity. With Bai Jun's literary talents, in time, she will become famous in Japan. If she gets a little glory, her worth will double."

Editor-in-Chief Nagano said casually without any concern for the geisha beside him.

This is related to the customs of Japan. It is not to look down on geishas. Many of the reformists also married prostitutes. The conversation about this matter seems to be a trivial matter.

But for the parties involved...

"Nagano-senpai, you are too kind."

Bai Gui shook his head and interrupted the editor-in-chief Nagano to continue talking.

For geishas, ​​who the man who broke the sushi is is also very important. For example, Mamiu in Memoirs of a Geisha was rich and prosperous because the man who broke the sushi was a baron.

For geishas, ​​it is very important to find a good customer.

"Drink, drink!"

Editor-in-chief Nagano smiled and didn't care about this trivial matter.

Although he was familiar with the geisha of this family, his relationship with him was just like that. He said a few words and didn't agree, so it was fine.

"Sorry!"

Bai Gui apologized to the geisha next to him. For a geisha, if she cared and spread it, it would be a very humiliating thing, so he apologized.

Ordinary Japanese people probably accepted it.

It's just that he is different from the Japanese in his bones, and he can't accept it.

"It's okay, I'm sorry to bother you."

Xunzi spoke softly, curled the corners of her mouth, smiled, and indicated that she didn't care.

"This is ten yen, which is the incense stick I gave you specially!"

Bai Gui hesitated for a while, and seeing Xunzi's eyes, he still felt a little reluctant, and took out a stack of yen from the lining pocket of his suit. It was very thick. In addition to his previous savings, there were also salary and manuscript fees from the newspaper, which added up to nearly 100 yen.

He took one from it and handed it to Xunzi.

Incense stick refers to the fact that geishas often light a stick of incense when performing. After the incense is burned out, the performance is over. If they continue, they have to pay. Dai means "fee" in Japanese.

The price of a geisha performance varies. Today's level, an incense stick is only twenty cents, and the performance is so long, it is estimated to be between two or three yen.

Ten yen is a huge sum of money.