Chapter 26: Spy on the Red Sleeves
The happy building is still ushering in the send-off, and there is an endless stream. Since the last incident, Zhang's mother has arranged a side room in the backyard for Chu Lixue's master and servant to live in, so that they will not be noticed again. Naturally, no matter how busy she is, she will greet her in person, and she will not let Ning Xiang help.
On this day, the sound of firecrackers outside was non-stop, and it turned out that a new brothel called Red Sleeve Pavilion was opened opposite, which means that Red Sleeves add fragrance on the side, and it is really a poetic signboard.
Since there is this Red Sleeve Pavilion, the men in the city don't go to other brothels, they only go to the Red Sleeve Pavilion, it is said that there are all exotic women, very open, the dance is enthusiastic and hot, it is really fascinating, and the taste of food there is also very unique, so that people have an endless aftertaste after eating.
The business is getting cold day by day, and the girls in the Happy Building are also idle every day and can only chat to do, this is a big deal for Zhang's mother, if it goes on like this, sooner or later it will be closed, she will run the Happy Building like this, but how to explain to the master.
Just when she was worried, she saw Chu Lixue walking out in men's clothes, and Ning Xiang also dressed up as a little girl. Chu Lixue walked slowly to the door, and Zhang's mother stopped her, "Where are you going?" Still wearing men's clothes? ”
The master explained to her, she should take a good look at this woman, she is not allowed to go out at will, and the most important thing is not to let anyone touch her, as long as she is good at eating and drinking.
"I'm dressed like this, of course I'm going to the Red Sleeve Pavilion on the other side."
"To the Red Sleeve Pavilion?" Zhang's mother was suspicious.
Dress up as a man and go to the Red Sleeves Pavilion? She's a daughter, so can't she go to the girl too? It's really messy. "Don't try to escape, you can't escape."
Chu Lixue shook her head helplessly and ran away? Maybe she had thought about it before, but she really didn't think about it today. At the moment, she has no news of her mother's relatives, if she leaves here rashly, won't she make trouble for her mother's relatives?
"I'm not running away, the Red Sleeve Pavilion has already robbed all the business, don't you want to go and see it?"
"Huh, see what they do? I don't want to feel uncomfortable. Zhang's mother scoffed.
Chu Lixue was really speechless, how could this mother Zhang be so shrewd, why was she confused for a while. "Mother Zhang, the art of war is cloudy, you know yourself and your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. If you don't know everything about your enemy, how can you turn defeat into victory? Chu Lixue smiled lightly.
Immediately, Zhang's mother reacted, took out a stack of silver tickets from her sleeve, and stuffed them into Chu Lixue's hand, "Girl, then I'll leave everything to you, these silver tickets don't have to be saved for me, as long as you can know what kind of catty the Red Sleeve Pavilion has." ”
"Don't worry, I'll go back as soon as I go." Chu Lixue waved her hand as she walked and went out.
In the Red Sleeve Pavilion, there are red veils everywhere, and the rich ylang-ylang fragrance makes Chu Lixue a little suffocated, the girl here is really scantily dressed, and she is very bold and active in laughing with the guests.
Chu Lixue was a little uncomfortable when she saw this, she was also a woman, but she would never be able to do such a thing.
This is probably the difference between a woman from a good family and a woman from the dust. But men just like the initiative and boldness of dusty women, and the wives at home can go up to the hall and the kitchen, but they are a little too restrained in terms of husband and wife love, which makes them feel that it is not exciting enough.
Seeing Chu Lixue standing in the store, a bewitching woman walked over beside her, "Oh, where did this come from, such a handsome little brother, it's the first time to come to our Red Sleeve Pavilion, right?" ”
"Yes, the discipline at home is strict, I have never been to the Fengyue place, I heard that this Red Sleeve Pavilion is different from other places, so I came to take a look. Please ask my mother to make good arrangements for me. With that, Chu Lixue stuffed a silver ticket with a face value of 1,000 taels into the woman's hand.
The woman glanced at the silver ticket and knew that she had met a rich fool, a stupid boy who had just come out of the Fengyue place, and he would not be slaughtered in vain. "Don't worry, Mom, I will definitely arrange the best position for you." After finishing speaking, he took Chu Lixue to a private room on the second floor.
Suddenly, two women with hot bodies and exotic styles came to the private room where Chu Lixue was. Chu Lixue looked up and down, the two women chattered with Chu Lixue and said some specious words, Chu Lixue just smiled and nodded, Ning Xiang looked at her young lady in confusion, laughing with the two women so easily, there was no discomfort at all.
After a turn in the Red Sleeve Pavilion, Chu Lixue walked around the street again, and finally, walked into an alley and entered the courtyard from the back door, which was the back door of the Happy Building, which she discussed with Zhang's mother before going out, and when she came back, she must come back from the back door, so Zhang's mother has been arranging for someone to guard the back door, and after Chu Lixue comes back, it is convenient to enter.
When Chu Lixue returned to the Happy Building, Zhang's mother hurriedly looked for her, "Tell me quickly, is the Red Sleeve Pavilion really as good as the rumors outside?" ”
"Yes, it's very good." Chu Lixue said sincerely. After a round in the Red Sleeve Pavilion, I got a preliminary understanding of the reasons why the men in the city lingered.
"It's over, it's over, since you said it was so good, then we're just going to close the door." Zhang's mother sat on the chair and lost her heart.
What can she do, the master handed over the happy building to her to take care of, this is the master's trust in her, but what about her? But the happy building was closed. Then how can it be worthy of the master's cultivation? She's nothing? Just let the master dispose of it, but what about the dozens of girls in this building? Where do they go from here?
Although everything I do here is to sell myself, at least I can eat and clothe myself, have a house to live in, and a warm bed to sleep in. This happy building has been in business for eight years, and the master's hard work for eight years, she is really unwilling to be ruined like this.
In just such a short time, Zhang's mother has thought a lot, and even how much money each of the girls in the building will give them to leave.
Chu Lixue took a few sips of tea and said lightly, "Their girls are not exotic, they are all disguised." It wasn't that difficult, and what kept the men coming back was that they put cnidium monnieri in the drinks they drank and ordered a lot of purified ylang-ylang flowers as spices. ”
Hearing this, Zhang's mother's eyes lit up, and she knew that this girl had been around for such a circle, and she already knew so much about cats, so ...... Maybe she'll have a way to save the building.
Thinking of this, Mother Zhang held Chu Lixue's hand tightly, "Girl, I am still good to you when you are here, although it is ...... at the beginning, it is all my fault, I beg you to save the girls in this building and leave them a place to live." "Kneel down.
This is what Chu Lixue didn't expect, an old bustard in a brothel would actually consider the life or death of the girl in the building? Isn't she supposed to care about her life the most? And she has been an old bustard for so long, and the money she has saved will definitely be enough for her to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life.
"Mother Zhang, I think so. It's up to you to rearrange the style here, and of course the plaque has to be replaced, because it's too dusty. Then let all the girls wait for me in the backyard, and I will pick some suitable candidates and cultivate them well. Chu Lixue said lightly.
Hearing this, Zhang's mother praised again and again, as long as she can continue to operate Happy House and let her have some blood, there is nothing wrong with it. She has no family, and as long as she has enough money, she has nothing else to ask for.
Suddenly, Zhang's mother gathered all the girls in the backyard and waited for Chu Lixue to come. The girls in the building all knew that they had an invisible beauty here, and even they were amazed when they saw them today.
Chu Lixue knows the talents of these girls, but they are all just individual performances, and they have never performed in groups, which can become a big highlight, and the opposite program is single, and they are all some hot dances. As long as there are many novel programs here, the source of customers is definitely not a problem.
After Chu Lixue's urgent training, ten days later, the Happy Building reopened, and the plaque was replaced by Xin Yaxuan.
"Xin Yaxuan has been renovated and opened, and there are the most innovative singing and dancing performances inside, everyone come and see it." Xin Yaxuan's new servant stood at the door and shouted.
Passers-by stopped, "Isn't this the old Happy Building?" Could it be that the boss has changed? A passer-by asked.
Immediately, a guest walked in, and then, sometimes in groups of twos and threes. After a while, the entire hall of Xin Yaxuan was full of people, and the original rooms on the second floor were also changed into semi-open private rooms.
Guests sit in the newly renovated Xin Ya Xuan, feeling very novel. After a while, I heard the music sound, the candlelight in the room dimmed, and the colorful lights slowly rose with the curling smoke, and the red card girl Yuehong in the building was wearing a white floor-length dress, with light makeup, her eyes were shining, and she sang softly, "When is the bright moon, ask the wine to the sky, I don't know what year it is in the heavenly palace, what year is it ......tonight?"
After singing a song, the upstairs and downstairs were silent, and Zhang's mother thought that everyone didn't like it? Just when she was in a hurry, she suddenly heard someone shouting, "Miss Yuehong sings well, one more, another one." ”
Hearing everyone shouting like this, Yuehong was just about to start singing, when she saw Chu Lixue give her a look, and then obediently retreated.
This is before she went on stage to perform, Chu Lixue told her that she could only perform once, otherwise she would leave Xin Yaxuan.
But she still wants to continue performing, it's rare that everyone likes her performance so much, but ......, she doesn't dare to disobey the words of Mother Zhang and Chu Lixue. can only walk off the stage unwillingly.
Just when the mood of the guests was high, another group of programs also took the stage, and the program certainly won the applause of the guests. The guests said that although the performance of the Red Sleeve Pavilion was also very good, compared with the performance of Xin Yaxuan, the Red Sleeve Pavilion could only be described by two words: vulgar.
At this time, King Chen's Mansion had just received a letter from the Chu family......