In the west of Fushun City, a warm sedan chair is parked outside the intersection of East Fourth Street.

The sedan curtain opened slightly, revealing the side face of a woman wrapped in a headscarf and fluttering with white powder. Outside the sedan chair bent down stood an obscene middle-aged man. I don't know what the man said, the feminine in the sedan chair smashed the sedan curtain with hatred, and scolded angrily: "I don't know where the wild thief came from, he dared to provoke the old lady." ”

The man outside the sedan chair looked embarrassed and said in a low voice: "It seems that the territory in the west of the city has changed owners, and Han Guihan doesn't know which master he has taken refuge into, and he is even more ruthless and domineering than before." We went to ask for someone, but we didn't even know who the main person was, and we were blasted out without seeing anyone in charge. ”

"Didn't you stuff some money to ask for some news?"

"The small one is naturally stuffed, and it can't be stuffed with five coins of silver for the officials patrolling the streets. The official took the money, but he still bombarded me out. ”

"What about the acquaintances of the past?"

"It's a great thing to say, and the little one only learned from people that a few days ago more than a dozen families died in the west of the city. All the thugs who wandered around here were swept away, and the small ones couldn't get in and ask for directions. Hua Niang, at the moment, we are afraid that this matter will not be done, and we have to ask Master Wang to come out. ”

Thinking of the ruthless methods of the person in charge of the secret, the man outside the sedan chair was quite afraid of the situation he described. The woman in the sedan chair snorted coldly: "This matter was originally ordered by the old man Wang, and it is clear that even the master above can't figure out the details, so he wants us to test one or two." But I didn't think that this group of guys from unknown sources really bullied my flower girl. ”

The 'flower girl' in the sedan chair is also a bit of a background, this woman used to be the top brand in the Fushun Qinglou more than ten years ago. After twenty, she began to open her own 'Xiuchun Building' as an old bustard - prostitutes in the Ming Dynasty liked the young, and a top brand was most popular at the age of thirteen to fifteen, and when she reached twenty, she was basically destroyed and couldn't see it.

This flower girl fell close to the famous wealthy businessman Wang Kai Wang Yuan in Fushun, and 'Xiuchun Lou' is considered to be the property of Wang Yuanwai, and he pays one or two filial piety every month. A few days ago, Wang Yuanwai launched his subordinates to spy on the situation in the west of the city, and Hua Niang was careless at first, but yesterday she suddenly learned that a few of the 'daughters' she bought had secretly run away, and all of them fled into the territory of the west of the city.

It's not uncommon for 'daughters' to run away, so it's good to catch them and beat them up. Hua Niang ordered her turtle slaves to take sticks and chains to look for people in a few streets west of the city, but not long after entering, they were blasted out by a group of officials - that group of officials was fierce and ruthless, and they cut down when they didn't say a word. Hua Niang's turtle slaves were slashed several times, and two of them swallowed when they were brought back.

Lost his life, this is worth it?!

Hua Niang cried and ran to the official office to make trouble, but as soon as the lord in the official office heard that it was a matter in the west of the city, he directly asked her to go to Han Guihan to catch his head. But this matter made Han Zhutou a problem, and she dared to go to the other party, so she could only cry to Wang Yuanwai. As a result, Wang Yuanwai asked her to make trouble, and said by name that she should not be afraid of the dead, and the bigger the trouble, the better.

This place in the west of the city is not big, but it is not small. With a population of several thousand living in it, it's not hard to make a fuss. But Hua Niang also knows what to do, and she just wants to get people back. Because this is clearly a 'fairy fight', she is looking for death if she is an old bustard.

But Zhou Qingfeng stayed in the west of the city and operated silently, where would he take care of such an old bustard? Moreover, young and healthy girls are high-quality population resources, and he will never hand them over.

Several negotiations were fruitless, and Hua Niang really couldn't swallow this breath. She was sitting in the sedan chair at the moment and scolded hatefully: "The person behind this troublemaker refuses to show his face, so don't blame me for being unrighteous if he is unkind." The old lady has been in Fushun for so many years, and she really hasn't been afraid of anyone. annoyed me, so I told him to die, and I don't know how. ”

As for how to make Zhou Qingfeng's death unclear, this old bustard girl naturally has her vicious methods. She asked people to carry the sedan chair back to her 'Xiuchun Building', and when she entered the house, she smelled a strong sandalwood fragrance. A Taoist priest walked towards Hua Niang, waved the dust and said, "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, the poor Dao has cast a spell to drive away the miasma, which can keep the house safe." ”

Hua Niang asked with a cold face, "Are those sick sisters still alive?" ”

"Those sisters are either old or weak, and I have ordered them to be sent to live alone in a side hospital. But judging from the current situation, they are afraid that they will not be able to survive this catastrophe. The Taoist priest lamented: "This disease is menacing, and it has tormented people to the point of dying in a few days. Poor Dao can only keep others safe. ”

"Those sluts have long been unable to make money, and I originally took them in to do some chores with me. If you knew you were going to get sick, you should have kicked them all out. But they are useful today. Hua Niang said ruthlessly, and when she turned around, she followed her turtle father's instructions: "Go get a few sedan chairs and send those cheap goods to the west of the city, and if those officials ask, they will say that they are looking for relatives." ”

The ancient brothel was not the luxurious place that modern people imagined, but rather a crowded place. The prostitutes who live in it are not only oppressed by bustards and turtles, but also face the threat of various diseases - and if they do, they are almost dead.

In the last few days, there has been an epidemic in Xiuchun Lou, and several old and decrepit prostitutes have all fallen ill in one go. The onset of this disease is extremely fast, and it takes a day or two from the appearance of the disease to the time of dying.

Hearing that Hua Niang was going to move eastward, Gui Gong was immediately shocked. He lowered his voice and said, "Hua Niang, those sisters in the family are not lightly ill, and it seems that the epidemic will still spread." If this spreads, I am afraid that it will ...... and hurt the heavens. ”

"All I want is to spread the word so that the gang in the west of the city knows how good I am." Hua Niang snorted coldly: "Are you afraid of hurting Tianhe by doing what we do? How many women have you sold over the years? How many lives have been ruined? How many businesses have you broken? I don't know how many people have been whipped to death by you, and you and I will go to hell and enter the beast road after we die, do you care about this? ”

Gui Gong was speechless and could only do so.

Several broken sedan chairs were quickly carried into the side courtyard of this 'Xiuchun Building', which was originally a place for chopping wood, cooking rice, and laundry. When Hua Niang came in, she heard a faint cry from the locked firewood room, and a stinking woman shouted on the door of the firewood room: "Hua Niang, for the sake of our sisters who have made money for you for so many years, please find a doctor." ”

The door of the firewood room opened, and several women in disheveled clothes fell out. The coolies who carried the sedan chair did not dare to step forward, and the flower girl even covered her nose and hid in the distance and shouted: "Okay, good, this will carry the sedan chair and send you to find the doctor." But you also stink, climb into the sedan chair yourself. ”

Most of the women who fell were only in their twenties, but their faces were pale and incontinent, making them miserable and undignified. However, when they heard that they could go to the doctor, the desire to survive still made them try to get up and walk into the sedan chair by themselves. The sedan curtain was lowered, and the coolies hurriedly carried the seriously ill woman away. Hua Niang pulled the turtle over and gave a few orders, and then let the sedan chair go to the west of the city.

Several sedan chairs were tightly covered, and the coolies who carried the sedan chairs did not speak much after taking enough money. The turtle who followed the sedan chair guided all the way, deceived the officials guarding the street gate, and carried the sedan chair to the remote streets and alleys in the west of the city.

Everywhere he went, the turtle looked left and right. When no one was paying attention, he glanced at the coolies—the two coolies tilted the sedan chair forward, and the woman sitting in the sedan chair immediately let out an exclamation and fell out of it.

Before the woman in the sedan came out and figured out what was going on, the turtle stepped forward and covered the seriously ill woman's mouth and nose with a handkerchief. These women are already sick and unable to struggle, and they will suffocate after a while.

When the poor and seriously ill women were thrown all over the west of the city, the turtle and the coolies carrying the sedan chair fled quickly. As they ran, they spread the news and shouted to passers-by in horror: "It's a plague, it's a plague, someone in this street has died of an epidemic." There is no one to live in the west of the city, so let's run away. One step later, as soon as the street gate is locked, everyone will die. ”

In ancient times, in order to ensure law and order, every street was often equipped with a gate. These gates were used not only to prevent theft, but also to prevent the spread of diseases. When a large-scale epidemic is detected in a street, the government often does not do its best to treat it, but locks the street gate mercilessly - either the epidemic disappears by itself, or the residents die and the epidemic disappears.

And once this happens, the residents of the place where the epidemic occurs will not honestly wait for death. They will try to flee as fast as they can, and they don't care if they will spread the disease to other ...... Therefore, even in modern society, once a large-scale epidemic occurs, it is necessary to dispatch the army to control the situation.

Hua Niang's trick is not vicious, she just wants to make the west of the city controlled by Zhou Qingfeng a dead land. As long as the epidemic comes out, the society panics, and it will be over together.

When the turtle and the coolie carrying the sedan chair were running out, they saw a security patrol led by a servant approaching them. Because the officials in the west of the city have been fierce and ruthless in the past few days, the turtle prince has suffered a big loss several times. This time, he took the initiative to step forward with a revenge mentality and shouted: "A few masters, something is wrong. There was a plague in this street, and there were a few women who fell there, and they looked like they were seriously ill and died. ”

Due to the hard work of Gui Gong's publicity, many residents on the street were already frightened, and many people rushed out of their homes to look around. Gui Gong wanted to see the appearance of this official who also fled in a hurry, and his movements, expressions, and words were all in place.

The official who led the team was tall and strong. When he saw the turtle who was in front of him to warn, he hurriedly grabbed him and pulled him to his side and whispered: "I know, I know, you don't have to act so similarly, right?" What are you bringing out so many people for? This scene is a little too big, I'm afraid it won't end well. ”

The turtle was a little surprised, why wasn't this official in front of him afraid? He continued to shout, "Master, this is true. If you don't believe it, you can go and see it, the sick woman is dirty and urinated, and it is indeed a plague. ”

The inhabitants of the street kept coming out of their homes and were terrified when they heard that someone had a plague in their house. But the patrolling officials shouted loudly: "Fathers and fellow villagers, don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Is it that the plague is still undecided, and even if it is, so what? We have a good medicine for the epidemic here, so don't panic, and go and heal the seriously ill person immediately. ”

After a few words of appeasement, the official grabbed the turtle who was still shouting and whispered: "Enough, the acting is too much, and the owner will be unhappy." Aren't we here? Let's go, let's go and finish the show. ”

The official who led the team tightened his hand and dragged the turtle man forward. Even a few coolies carrying the sedan chair did not run away, and walked together in the direction of the so-called 'seriously ill woman'.

The turtle was grabbed by the neck and had to follow. He staggered on his feet, terrified in his heart - acting? This doesn't seem to be the kind of play we want to play!