The pilgrims of the Great Xiangguo Temple are endless, and the street in front of the temple gate has become the most lively and prosperous place in Kaifeng City.

This street is called "Daxiang Street", the street is five zhang wide, 100 zhang long, the ground is all paved with bluestone, very smooth, even the real elephant walks on this street, there will be no problem if you think about it.

Wu Ergou is not an elephant, and of course there is no problem walking on this street. In fact, since early in the morning, he has been shopping on the "Daxiang Street" for five round-trips, he is so keen on shopping, naturally he will not be completely aimless, he is just looking for business.

Wu Ergou is twenty-six this year, born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, white teeth and red lips, although he can't be called magnificent, at least he is upright and generous. He was a native of Kaifeng, his family was very wealthy when he was young, and he also studied for a few years, and knew a few big characters, until he was twenty years old, his father died of a serious illness, and the family was ruined.

Like most rich children, Wu Ergou doesn't have much ability, but there are four things that he is very good at, that is, eating, drinking, prostitution, and gambling.

When Wu's father was alive, he still had some control, and when his father died, Wu Ergou was even more unscrupulous, and it only took two years to wipe out the family's property.

The ancestral property was spent, but people still needed to live, and Wu Ergou had to find a way to make money. In addition to the four specialties, Wu Ergou can't pick his shoulders or carry his back, so he really doesn't have more skills, but fortunately, he is articulate and local, and he is very familiar with Kaifeng City, so he took up the "comprador" business.

Generally, the so-called "comprador" position refers to the full-time purchasing and handling personnel in the goods number of the commercial bank, but the "comprador" done by Wu Ergou is not exclusive to any firm, but all the shops and merchants in Kaifeng City opposite.

Kaifeng is an ancient city, there are many places of interest and historic sites, there are many people who come from afar to visit the scenic spots, Wu Ergou will take these foreign merchants as the goal, take the initiative to go up, lead them to eat, drink and play in the city, spend money on shopping, and then take a little kickback to those restaurants that make money.

Of course, this is just what Wu Ergou did on his face. As the saying goes, "horses have no night grass and no fat", if there is no secret business, where will Wu Ergou get the money to develop his four specialties?

Although he doesn't know martial arts, he knows a lot of big people in the city, and he is also a brother who worships the deputy incense master of the Shili sect "Tianxiang Society" in the Nancheng area, known as "Hercules". With the help of the masters in the gang, as long as you meet a gold owner with enough oil and water, you can bring it to a dark alley to have a "one-pot end", and the benefits will be comparable to the rebates given by non-merchants for those copper plates.

Tourists who come to Kaifeng from afar will come to Daxiangguo Temple nine times out of ten, so this is also the place where Wu Ergou usually comes most often. It's just that today seems to be unlucky, and after five trips back and forth on the "Daxiang Street", his two feet have walked around carefully, but he still hasn't found a business.

Really tired of walking, Wu Ergou sat down on the stone on the side of the road to rest. But at this moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, but he saw two people walking from a distance.

The difference between outsiders and locals can be seen just by looking at them. Daxiang Street is extremely prosperous, with many shop signs on both sides of the road, but the locals are used to walking every day, and they don't care too much, only outsiders will look up and look around, and want to see a fresh.

The two people who came from a distance were obviously a master and a servant, and a black-clothed young man who followed behind was quite better, and the young man in brocade in front of him was looking around his neck while walking, with a curious look on his face, obviously a foreigner.

And he held an ivory folding fan in his hand, and his clothes were luxurious, and he wore five gold and jade wrenches on his ten fingers. As soon as this kind of person enters Wu Ergou's eyes, it is as if he has written two big words on the door of his head: "Fat Sheep".

Without the slightest hesitation, Wu Ergou stood up from the stone and immediately greeted him.

"Villain Wu Ergou, give this prince a salute!" Wu Ergou waved his hand.

He believed in his eyesight, and when he saw the appearance of this young man dressed in gold and jade, he knew that most of them were from a small place in the countryside. But the more this happens, the more polite and thoughtful it will be before you can lure him in.

The brocade-clothed boy looked at him and was slightly stunned, and asked, "Your name is Wu Ergou?"

Wu Ergou said: "Yes, the villain's surname is Wu, and his cheap name is Ergou." ”

The boy in brocade nodded and said, "Okay! Ergou, what a good name!"

Hearing the other party praise his name, Wu Ergou was quite surprised. In fact, his real name is "Wu Weixiong", the name of these two dogs, which is a nickname given after he became a comprador in the business, just to facilitate the call of customers, no one has ever said that this name is good.

But Wu Ergou's reaction was not slow, and he hurriedly bowed again, and said: "Gongzi has won the award, Wu Ergou doesn't dare to be it! Can you ask Gongzi's surname?"

The young man in brocade replied, "Young Master Ben's surname is Hua. ”

This brocade-clothed boy is Hua Bushi, and the black-clothed young man next to him is Ximen Hitomi.

Wu Ergou had a smile on his face and said, "It turned out to be Young Master Hua, disrespectful and disrespectful! Young Master Hua has never been to Kaifeng City before, right?

Hua Bushi said: "This is really the first time that Young Master Ben has come here, I don't know what three or five." ”

Wu Ergou said: "The three victories of this city are Kaibao Tower, Yuwangtai and this Great Xiangguo Temple, five scenes, it is Zhu Xian sunset, and the spring color of the Red Mansion ......"

He has been doing this business for several years and has a lot of experience, so he knows that now is the time to show off his skills, and he will explain the three wins, five scenes and eight uniques one by one.

Sansheng refers to the three places of interest in the city, and among the five scenes, there are not only natural scenery, but also the beautiful scenery of several places of wind and moon, and the eight uniques include many places to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble in the city. With Wu Ergou's ability, while introducing these five scenes and eight uniques, you can detect the preferences of the guests from the other party's expression. After all, the children of rich families who come to Kaifeng, in addition to visiting historical sites and scenic spots, are most likely interested in a certain aspect.

When Wu Ergou introduced the scenery of Fengyue in the city, he really noticed that the eyes of this young master Hua flashed with light, and he changed at the moment, and said: "These three famous places can still be visited, and it is just a matter of whether to go to other places or not, but the beauties in the city must be seen." You must know that Kaifeng City is the ancient capital of the Seven Dynasties, and many of the daughters here are the descendants of the harem concubines of the emperors of the previous dynasties, and they are beautiful and beautiful, but they are incomparable to all other places! The Yihong Mansion, the Hidden Jade Pavilion, and the villains of Chu Yuexuan in this city are all familiar with each other, and the girls and villains with the most beautiful red cards in every place also know that if Young Master Hua intends to play, the villain can introduce them on his behalf. ”

Hua Bushi said: "But I don't know which is the most famous brothel in Kaifeng City, and which are the most popular girls in it?"

Wu Ergou said: "There are a lot of brothels in this city, the most famous is Yihong Mansion, the four golden hairpins in the building are really like flowers and jade, three points more beautiful than the heavenly immortals, keep it so that Young Master Hua can see one and love one! ”

Hua Bushi was about to move, but he showed a worried look and said, "You take me there, do you need the cost of Shaojie?"

Sure enough, he is a rich man from the countryside, who is both lustful and petty! Wu Ergou was slandered in his heart, but the smile on his face was more attentive, and he said: "No need, I don't hide it, the villain only charges some commissions to merchants and stores, and never asks customers for silver!"

Hua Bushi's face was full of gloom, and he said happily: "That's good! Actually, Brother Ergou took me to Yihong Mansion, if the arrangement is good, it doesn't matter if Young Master Ben spends three or five taels of silver as a reward." ”

Wu Ergou waved his hand and said, "No, no, one or two pieces of silver don't need to be spent by Young Master Hua." But he secretly sneered in his heart, and said: "Three or five taels of silver reward, do you want to send your second master Wu as a flower? Wait a minute, I will tell you to clean and slip, and hand over all the belongings of the whole body!

He immediately laughed and said: "The brothel is the most lively at night, but I see that Young Master Hua is so anxious, I don't have to wait until it's too dark, why don't we leave now!"

Hua Bushi said: "Of course, of course, we will go now, is Yihong Mansion far away from here?"

Wu Ergou said: "It's only two or three streets away, we can walk there in a while, and we don't have to hire a car." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Okay, this can save the fare again!"

Wu Ergou scolded secretly, and immediately led Hua Bushi's master and servant along the street together.

Along the way, Wu Ergou talked endlessly for Hua Bushi about the brothels, gambling and many other places in Kaifeng City, he was very eloquent, and he spoke eloquently, and the eldest young master also listened to it with relish.

The three of them walked for a meal, but they still didn't see the shadow of Yihong Mansion.

Hua Bushi couldn't help but ask: "Brother Ergou, you said earlier that it was only two or three streets away, but we have already walked at least five or six miles, why haven't we arrived yet?

Wu Ergou said: "Young Master Hua, don't worry, Kaifeng is the capital, the streets are longer than other places, the villain is taking the young master to cut the shortcut, and then he walks from this alley, as long as he goes out of the alley in front!"

He said so, but he stopped after taking a few steps. Just because more than a dozen masked men dressed in strong suits and holding swords suddenly flashed around, blocking the front and back ends of the alley respectively, surrounding Hua Bushi and the three of them.