For example, this 'leather and meat broker' dressed in brocade and white has an exclusive name in this industry - 'cloth ke'. In fact, these cloth customers originally called themselves 'flower teeth', but it is clear that although the practitioners of the dental industry also belong to the ranks of the ninth-rate, they cannot accept the 'fellow practitioners' who rely on women to eat. As a result, these people had no choice but to call themselves 'clothers'.

The fireworks venues in this Taiping Avenue can be simply divided into four grades:

The first-class venue is called Qingyin Pavilion, although it is also set up in Willow Lane, Flower Street to welcome guests, but their worst source of customers must be celebrities and gentry, or powerful and wealthy businessmen; Moreover, even if the identity and wealth are 'all up to standard', there are also high requirements for the guests' own connotation, taste and knowledge, because all the women who 'work' in the Qingyin small class are either rich or noble; either the ladies who have been sold by the government have their classics, or the rich ladies who have had their property confiscated. Since they are all young ladies from the background, they are all good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs. And the most valuable thing is that each of them guards the dignity and bottom line of their daughter's family, and will never bend down to flatter the guests.

And this kind of 'Qingyin Pavilion' has a very special place, that is, they never need to raise 'cloth guests'. Because the target customer group of people is originally such a small group of people, and they are all masters who are not short of silver; And if you receive too many guests, you will naturally lose that precious tranquility and elegance, and it will be difficult to call a high price.

Therefore, this kind of 'Qingyinkan' style flower building generally adopts the 'member invitation system', and there is no need to solicit customers on the street at all.

As for this second-class green building, it is called a 'small class'. Although the background or appearance of the 'staff' will be slightly worse than that of the first-class Seibunkan, they are all elegant people who can recite poems and dance on the strings, but in terms of artistic attainments and origins, they are only a grade lower than those 'female gentlemen'. However, in this 'small class', you can think about how to 'buy a shop'. Of course, the premise is that both parties are in love with each other, and it is not all about money; In other words, if a guest wants to be a guest of the 'small class' girl, then they can only rely on their own 'real skills'!

As for this 'Qingyin and Xiaoban', why are they often confused? To put it simply, it is the female gentleman of the Qingyin Pavilion, all of whom are Qingqi who are selling their art but not selling their bodies, just like the queen of the mother of the country on the third road of Youbei today - Iron Niangniang; Although the small class is also mainly based on performing arts, it is not as 'high-minded' as 'Mr. Woman' when it comes to the love between men and women. Therefore, there is no competition between Qingyin and Xiaoban, but they are also partners in another sense.

As for this third-class fireworks house, it is also called the 'tea room', which is the most ordinary kind of green building. Don't look at the decoration of the tea room, which is also very luxurious and exquisite, and the 'staff' are also versatile and beautiful; But the vast majority of the songs they sing are obscene songs; And the content of the conversation with the guests is also not taboo. However, if you consider it only from the aspects of appearance and figure, the girls in these tea rooms may not be inferior to Qingyin Xiaoban.

Moreover, this teahouse also has a very important benefit, which is also their 'core competitiveness': all the things in the teahouse are all 'sold goods' with a price, and even if the person who comes is just a beggar who has picked up a silver ticket on the street, as long as his silver is not spent, he is still a benefactor! Therefore, this kind of tearoom grade Qinglou is also the largest number of 'cloth guests'.

Because the way to make money in the tea room is different from the 'seller's market' of Qingyin Xiaoban, the birthplace of all kinds of 'cats' in this Fengyue place is also in this kind of third-grade fireworks courtyard.

As for the fourth-grade 'lower courtyard', it is even more of a mixed place, and it is also the cheapest fireworks venue. The emphasis is also on clearly marked prices, small profits but quick turnover; Most of their business models are 'semi-closed' with their own courtyards, and every 'unofficial official' has a few familiar 'cloth customers' to solicit business for themselves, which can be regarded as 'self-employed' in another sense.

Of course, just taking the white-clothed cloth guest that Shen Gui met today, his main business is obviously to place orders to solicit customers in the third-grade 'tea room', because the girls in the fourth-grade lower courtyard obviously can't take out that spare money to buy a glamorous outfit for a clothier.

Although it was the first time for Shen Gui to visit this Taiping Street, after all, he had an emperor buddy who was also a teacher and a friend, so he was also clear about the various doorways in this 'fat powder array'.

"Don't just pat your chest with your master, you can't take these two ingots of gold, but you're still talking about them! Let me ask you, how many 'clothers' are there on the entire Taiping Street? ”

As soon as this cloth guest heard Shen Gui's words, his face immediately turned cold, and his voice became a kind of virtue that was about to die:

"You call me a! I thought I had caught a hot idea (rich man), but I ran into a 'Lao Hai' (Jianghu person) who was bright (knew the door)! Friend, can you report it? (Tell me a last name)"

"You don't have to feel bad, I'm not here to 'find a shop' (to have fun) today! Since I have taken out these two ingots of gold, I will never recycle them; And it has nothing to do with whether I am in the 'sea' (Jianghu) or whether I am an 'old family' (Jianghu people)! …… Flat-headed vines with both feet (surname Qi)! ”

If you want to say that Shen Gui still knows how to do it! But whenever he does something that lacks virtue, he has never left his real name and surname!

And the cloth man also nodded after hearing this, and his expression also carried some anxiety and greed:

"Brother Qi doesn't need to go around in circles, as long as it is a matter of size on this street, even if you don't know, I can ask you about it! Let's get it straight, are you looking for people or objects? ”

"Find someone!"

"Looking for whom?"

"Feng Er's shopkeeper of Renhe pawnshop!"

After listening, the cloth guest seemed to suddenly breathe a sigh of relief, looked at Shen Guizheng's left hand rubbing two ingots of gold yuan, and said triumphantly:

"Give me a piece of insurance first! Feng Erji, you found me about this, then it can be regarded as asking the root! ”

Shen Guiyang threw over a piece of gold with his hand, and then followed behind the clother, turned left and right, and came to the door of a small courtyard on the side street. He first looked at the pair of embroidered shoes at the door, and did not rush into the door, but first kicked the two embroidered shoes with his toes, one positive and one reverse, and then gently pushed open the mottled wooden door that was concealed, and then beckoned to Shen Gui......

Shen Gui knew that this must be a 'lower courtyard' that he was familiar with. A cloth guest like him will choose to place an order in a third-class tea room; As for the half-closed doors of these lower courtyards, even if they are holding grass and beating rabbits, they are making extra money.

"Don't fucking make waves, hurry up and go to the kettle for hot water, it's Lao Hai (Jianghu people)! ……”

The clothier walked into the house with a familiar way, and while whispering a woman with heavy makeup, he hung the latch of the door with his backhand. Shen Gui knew that this kind of 'reselling guest information' was a very taboo thing, and once the news was leaked, he Shen Gui would naturally be safe and sound, but this cloth guest would be in big trouble! At the very least, they will be completely expelled from the entire industry.

"The 'Feng Second Cabinet' that Brother Qi wants to ask is Feng Lianshan of Renhe Pawnshop, right? That old bachelor is an old acquaintance on this Taiping Street. And for the past five years or so, I have personally served him. ”

When Shen Gui heard this, he knocked on the table, thanked the woman for the hot tea, and waved his hand to the opposite side:

"We don't need to mention things that are too far away, just talk about what changes have occurred in his personal preferences and laws of action in the recent period?"

"Not really...... There are three of his good friends in the Moon Sleep Building; Every time he came to play, he saw the three girls; In the past five years, I haven't skipped the slot anyway (good commutation) ......"

"Moon Sleep Building...... What's the price? ”

"Tea around five taels, listen to music twenty, banquet wine and food one hundred, borrow shop (overnight) two hundred."

"That means ...... Every time he comes here to have fun, he has to take out at least more than three hundred taels of silver? ”

"Three or two hundred? If I can only pump 30 taels of water at a time, is it worth my effort? Didn't I tell you just now, he has three good friends! Anyway, in the past five years, he has come over at least twice a month, each time at least 500 or 1,000; Sometimes when the interest is high, I will throw down some more bounty money and buy flowers for the girls to wear! Let me tell you the truth, this Feng Ye, but a scene on our Taiping Street! ”

If you only look at the 'consumption level' of 500 to 1,000, then this Feng Lianshan Feng Er, who is nearly fifty years old, in addition to being old and strong, may not have a very good brain. Because he has been the wronged leader on this street for five years!

So since his consumption level is so high, the question arises: judging from his salary standard in Renhedang, where did the money he spent drinking come from?

After thinking of this question, Shen Gui threw out another small gold yuan:

"The second question: Every time Feng Lianshan comes to have fun, is he alone?"

"At least for the past five years, it should be right......"

At this moment, the woman next to her, who had just taken off her heavy makeup and was eating melon seeds by the door, suddenly spoke:

"No, that's good! Three...... Anyway, it was probably three or four days ago, right? That old ghost Feng brought three young eagles to open meat! On the same day, the 'flower quilt noodles' also came to borrow thirty taels of silver from me and gave the three little chicks to the happy children! ”

As soon as this woman's voice fell, Shen Gui also came to a conclusion:

"So you mean to say...... Feng Lianshan threw those three little apprentices here with you? And then he went to the Sleeping Moon Tower by himself? ”

"You can't be wrong! Until now, the 'flower quilt face' that damaged the Yin virtue of the eighth generation has not returned my silver! ”

After getting this affirmative answer, Shen Gui didn't even need to make another trip to Mianyue Tower! As for the three primary school apprentices who opened meat, they were clearly the 'witnesses' that Feng Lianshan had prepared for himself in advance! As for whether he went to the Sleeping Moon Tower or not after he threw the three children in the lower courtyard, it didn't matter to Shen Gui!

If Feng Lianshan didn't have a ghost in his heart, why did he need to find a good time witness in advance?