Love is a thing that is really a five-flavor life with mixed feelings.

"Dog, I've got you covered! Feng Bo gave the house to the intermediary sent by the Qin Mansion, and as for the third lady, he gave it to the examiner, which in exchange for his qualification to participate in the tribute, and now the examiner has been imprisoned, and all the family property in the house has been confiscated! ”

The dog hurriedly said: "What about the three ladies?" Was he used as an official prostitute? ”

Official prostitutes, that is, a kind of "Ji Nu", and "Ji Nu" have existed since ancient times, and are generally subdivided into two categories, one is the geisha who sells their art but does not sell their bodies, and the other is the prostitute who maintains the skin and meat business.

In ancient times, there were several types of prostitutes, and the highest level was the "palace prostitute" who served in the palace and palace.

The second class is "official prostitutes", it is worth pondering that most of the sources of this official prostitutes are from the female dependents of criminal officials, and I don't know if the emperor did it on purpose, so as to nakedly remind his officials not to commit crimes?

There are even special regulations that officials are not allowed to enter and leave the brothels of private green houses, and can only recruit official prostitutes to accompany them! You see, isn't it ironic, the royal people are really well-intentioned.

The third and final state-run "camp prostitutes" serve mainly officers and sergeants of a certain status.

Although these three classes have a humble status, they don't have to worry about food and clothing, and the two classes below are really in dire straits.

House prostitutes, women who serve guests in the homes of dignitaries, these people are better, and they can still support the elderly when they meet the good-hearted master, even if they don't, they can save some reward money while they are young, and the most miserable is the last one, which is closer to what people understand as "Ji Nu", that is, the women who are half-closed in the Qinglou and serve the public.

The deed of sale is given to the old bustard, you are a person, that is, a tool for people to make money, except for special days, you don't need to entertain guests, the rest of the time, alas, miserable! The reward given by the guests in private is their only hope, but with the increase of time, the disease is the curse that haunts their hearts, and the private money that has been praised for a lifetime will also be spent, and when they are old and decrepit, the conscientious old bustard will keep one or two handy laundry and cleaning, and the rest will be driven out of the door and left to fend for themselves.

Therefore, these people will take advantage of their young appearance, work hard to praise their fame, and if they are lucky, they will be taken home by a guest and taken home as concubines, which is also their best destination.

"Not really!" Panglang shook his head and said, "I heard that the government just dismissed the family members and did not act as official prostitutes!" ”

The dog's breath in his throat finally relaxed.

"Then have you asked, where is the third lady now?"

Panglang said: "When they are dismissed, these family members are all clean and go out, so this situation must be in the 'beggar's shop'!" ”

The beggar's workshop cannot be found on the map of the Lin'an capital city of the Great Song Dynasty, because this place is a dark "underground city".

No matter what city it is, there will always be dark corners behind the glamour, or beggars from outside, or bankrupt people's families, in short, penniless people.

The people here are in rags, their faces are full of vegetables, they are bent over, they take a step and cough, even if they meet someone to ask, they are also evasive, with a cautious look, no way, there are people in the bright places, and there are also dark places, as long as there are people in the place where there are powerful people.

The city near the sea is beautiful, but the humid environment is always uncomfortable, and the sun is not seen all day long, and the people who live in the shacks pour dirty water on the already narrow roads at will, and even chicken manure, dog feces and dirt from human vomit are piled up on the road.

Cleaning is naturally unintentional, and it is better to sleep or go out to earn a little money to fool your stomach, after all, you have to pay the "rent money" and "poll tax" every month.

"Dare to ask this old man, there is a family surnamed Wei living in this square, who is new to moving in, and there are only some old and weak family members!"

The dog struggled to endure the smell and questioned an old man who was washing wild vegetable leaves.

The old man glanced up at the dog, then carefully looked at the huge man behind him who was pressing the handle of the knife with one hand, and shook his head silently.

The dog said to Panglang suspiciously: "Brother Pang, did you really inquire clearly about this thin alley?" ”

Dang Lang nodded and said, "Yes, I specially inquired from the Yacha who handled it!" ”

The dog replied, looked up at the dilapidated alley, and at the children playing with their bare buttocks on the street, and asked the old man again: "Uncle, we have no bad intentions, just come here to find an acquaintance!" ”

The old man looked up at the dog again, and the dog didn't wait for him to speak, and hurriedly took out a few copper coins from his arms and handed them to him: "There are probably five or six people in the family, there is no head of the family, the person in charge is an elderly woman, as well as a few male and female babies, as well as family members, it is the family of the new criminal examiner Wei." ”

The old man listened to the dog's words, the expression on his face finally moved, first took the money in the dog's hand, and then replied in a low voice: "Last month, more than 20 families moved in this alley, many people of all ages, young and old, the specific family, what is the surname of the old man, I don't know, look at the little officials dressed up, and the guards behind them, they must be decent people, so the old man suggests that you, don't go inside, so as not to stain your noble eyes, if you want to ask someone to do something, go to the building across the street to find a person called the big head, he is pushed out by the snakes in this place." Tongue Man'! ”

After saying that, the old man took the selected vegetable leaves, turned around and entered his own broken shack.

"Dog, we are not familiar with the place, and we are afraid of losing money if we venture into this kind of place and start a dispute, or should we go to find the tongue man?"

The dog thought about it, and yes, he came this time to spend money to redeem the third lady, and there was a witness who would be easy to talk about in the future, so he nodded and said: "I won't go to the building, it's troublesome for me to find him out!" ”

Da Da Lang answered, turned around and walked into the building, and the dog also dodged out of the alley, but he didn't go far, he found a nearby tea stall and waited.

After waiting for a cup of tea, the huge lang came over with a roe deer and a mouse's green skin, this person was playing Hache while walking, and his legs were also skimmed, not a look, and he was even more rude when he arrived in front of the dog, and sat opposite the dog, and said to the stall owner who sold tea soup: "Old Dutou, didn't you see your grandfather coming!" Don't hurry up and serve a good tea, carefully grandpa overturned your stall! ”

The stall owner had already seen him coming, so as soon as he heard his words, he hurriedly brought out the tea and said, "Boss, this old man has already prepared this tea, you eat it while it's hot!" ”

The big head snorted, and the voice was eye-catching, so he picked up the tea bowl and took a big sip, then his mouth pouted, and he turned his head and spit on the ground.

During this time, the dog kept watching slowly, without asking him a word.

The big head drank all the tea, and found that the young man opposite did not speak, and knew in his heart that he was a person with some knowledge, so he stopped pretending, put down the tea bowl and said: "Dare to ask this Yanei, what are you doing to let the guards change villains over?" ”

The dog looked at him, stretched out his hand to pick up the tea bowl and didn't say anything, and then the big man said: "My father-in-law wants to find someone here!" ”

"Looking for someone?" The big head and eyes rolled and said: "There are a lot of people living in this alley, the villain doesn't say whether he remembers or not, it's a family to find, this time, hehehe, the villain still has to support his family, and he has no time to accompany the two door-to-door searches!" ”

There was a clang, and a handful of copper coins dropped on the table.

Panglang put away his hand and said impatiently: "The person whose surname is Wei, it is the Wei examiner who was investigated for fraud and bribery in the examination room last month, and his family seems to be called Wei Zhang's, leading a group of male and female babies and a few women to move in together, about five or six people!" ”

To deal with this kind of green-skinned scoundrels, either use money or force, and the dog is here to do things, but he doesn't want to cause trouble.

Seeing the money, the big head was happy, and quickly picked up the money, and said with a humble smile: "Oh, Yanai asked me, it's really right, don't say anything else, who is in this alley and what is the situation, the villain understands it thoroughly!" I ......"

"Don't talk nonsense! Find it now! The dog said coldly.

"Okay, okay!" The big head stood up, looked at the dirty alley, and looked at the dog's brand-new clothes, and said, "Do you want to go in with the villain, or wait here for a while?" ”

This tea stall was open on the street outside, and it was constantly passing by, and it was also troublesome to talk about things, so he said, "I'll go in with you!" ”

In this way, the dog covered his nose and entered this disgusting alley, dilapidated, dirty, smelly, stray dogs! is full of around, even when the dog has not yet developed, it is not so disgusting to live in the Yuchuan beggar's shack, so I am very worried about the three ladies.

Walking on tiptoe for a long time, the tongue man was at ease, constantly questioning passers-by, and when someone blocked the road, he drew a whip and whipped to find a way, and after a while he stopped.

"Well, this is where Wei Zhang's family lives" After speaking, he showed a different look and said: "This old woman is also a person who can do business, you wait for the villain to go in and call her out!" ”

After speaking, he entered the low thatched house, and then there was a shout, and then the chickens flew and the dogs jumped, and before the dogs could react, a bare-chested man ran out in a hurry.

Looking for a direction, he ran away without a head.

His figure didn't disappear for long, and the big head that had just entered covered his forehead and chased him out angrily, and scolded in his mouth: "Dead tooth boy, I told you, that little lady is for the cabinet master, you tasted it first, see how I clean you up today!" ”

After speaking, he ignored the two dogs and chased after them in stride.

When the dog saw this, he chuckled in his heart, and a bad premonition came to his heart, and he greeted the big man, and ran into the thatched hut first.

At the beginning of the shed, an old woman in her forties was holding a little boy and looking at herself blankly.

Presumably this old woman is Wei Zhang's family, seeing her numb look, the dog sighed, gave a salute casually, and was about to ask, when suddenly heard a woman's low crying voice from inside, the dog's heart tightened, and he couldn't care about speaking, so he lifted the curtain and hurriedly ran in.