But Dog Tou ran in, pulled Granny Luo away, and whispered: "Grandma Luo, are these people safe? No one plays like them, and this is their first time here. We have to be careful."
< br> Mrs. Luo was silent, and quickly said: "You have seen some things in the world, and you know that scholars like to travel and see rare things. Moreover, there is a war between the capital and the south, and many aristocratic families have sent their children to our northeast in order to keep their roots. "Zhou Shui, I'm afraid this young master is one of them. It's not surprising that he would appear here."
He said again: "If they really come to cause trouble, don't worry about it here in Zhuangzi." How can we still suffer a loss?"
Mrs. Luo laughed sinisterly and pointed to the ground... There are many unlucky ghosts who came to look for people buried in the crop fields of this farm. If we bury a few more, it will be too late. Not too much!
After hearing this, Dogou left with peace of mind.
Mrs. Luo turned her eyes and said to the leading thug: "Kuanzi, the distinguished guests have already arrived, why don't you leave? If you dare to come and sleep with the girl while you are on duty, I will never spare you!"
< br>The leading thug smiled and said, "Hey, I'll leave right now."
He then said to Xiaobai and Jiang Dalang, "Young Master, Ying is in charge, I'll go out and guard the door first. Come on, have fun. When you leave, remember to look for Xiao Bai and ask him to give it to you."
Xiao Bai took out a banknote and put it on the table. , greeted Kuanzi: "You have done a good job, I will reward you."
"Hey, thank you sir for the reward!" Kuanzi was so excited that he walked away with a hundred taels of silver notes.
Qian Guigong and Mrs. Luo looked envious and excited, and hurriedly introduced to Xiao Bai: "Little Master, we have first, second and third-rate games here... This is the first to enter the courtyard, and it is the second-rate game, specially for entertaining those who are willing to spend money. Ordinary townspeople who enjoy money.”
“The second entry into the house is a first-class way of playing, starting with ten taels of silver, and the girl is. The cleanest one, specializing in receiving lords from several nearby towns and counties, as well as passing merchants."
"There is also the Youke Courtyard, which is a third-rate place...that place is for country men. , it’s a bit dirty to play, you better not go see it.”
Xiao Bai didn’t say anything and looked at Jiang Dalang.
Jiang Dalang said: "Our young master is here to gain experience. Naturally, we have to visit every place where guests are received... Let's start from here. You guys get a private room and do things for those who haven't gone to bed yet. Call the girls up and talk to our young master.”
"Are you just talking?" Qian Guigong asked... There is something really wrong with this game.
Jiang Dalang said coldly: "Otherwise? If you are serious about it, do you want our young master to get sick?!"
Mr. Luo glared at Mr. Qian Gui: "You talkative thing, what do you say, young master?" Just do whatever you want, why don’t you hurry up and make arrangements!”
Although it is difficult to take the girl away from the guests, money can make the world go round. There are backers and thugs in this building. The guests are cursing a few words, but Qian Guigong can only do it. Take the girl away.
A total of twenty girls were brought to the private room, all of them disheveled and with heavy makeup on their faces. There is a big age gap, some are in their teens and some are in their late thirties.
Mrs. Luo pointed at the girls and said: "Dignified guests from the capital come to our building to gain experience. If they want to ask you about receiving guests, just tell the truth. Don't talk nonsense and deceive the distinguished guests, otherwise I will kill you." Throw them into a third-rate yard and let you be used as livestock!”
The girls trembled when they heard it, and some of the younger ones were even frightened and cried.
The madam threatened them in public, and they were afraid they wouldn’t be able to ask anything.
Jiang Dalang said: "Mr. Luo, Mr. Qian Gui, you go out first. Our young master wants to talk to them alone."
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Mr. Luo was still cautious and said with a smile: "Young Master and Manager Ying, these are country peasant girls. They are rude and do not understand the rules. It is better for us to stay and watch them, lest they collide with the Young Master." Bang, Jiang Dalang slapped the table angrily: "Why? Why, when other guests are having fun with the girl, you stand by the bed and watch? If you don’t want to do the business of one thousand taels, we can go to the next town and give the money to your colleagues!”
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Mr. Luo still wants to make money, and there are thugs and traps in this house. If these people cause trouble, they will be killed!
"Okay, let's go out first. Young master, you can play slowly." Mrs. Luo took Mr. Qian Gui and the two boys out.
Jiang Dalang took out a booklet and handed it to Xiaobai.
According to what was written above, Xiaobai looked at the girls and asked them one by one: "How did you get into prostitution? Did you run away without food and voluntarily come here in exchange for food? Or was it at home? Life was hard, was he sold by his family or kidnapped by a prostitute? "
Outside the door, Mrs. Luo's face darkened... Is there really something wrong with this young master?
But soon, she heard Xiaobai say: "There is a new emperor in the capital, and there may be Enke next year, and although you are in the prostitution, why were you sold? My son, it is related to the people’s livelihood, so you must answer honestly and don’t hide anything, so as not to ruin my career!”
It turned out to be preparation for the scientific examination strategy.
Mr. Luo was relieved, but she still listened outside the door.
The girls knew that Mrs. Luo and Mr. Qian Gui had not left yet, and that the third-rate courtyard was too terrible. They did not want to become third-rate prostitutes!
So he didn’t say much, just said: “My family was having a hard time, so I was sold voluntarily.”
Xiaobai continued to ask: “Is it sold by my mother’s family or my husband’s family? ”
As soon as these words came out, several girls wearing green cloth flowers on their heads turned pale, but their answers were: "They were sold by their parents' families... We are not married yet."
"Really Not married?" Xiaobai asked. , and hurriedly explained: "If your mother's family sells you because she can't afford the fine for not getting married, it would be reasonable, but if your husband's family sells you, it proves that the life of our people in the Wei Dynasty is getting worse and worse. During the scientific examination, I want to If you are lucky enough to meet the Holy Spirit, you can win your majesty’s favor through civil affairs.”
Jiang Dalang said: “So you must tell the truth and don’t miss the future of my young master!”
But girl! our The answer was still: "She was sold by her mother's family, we don't have a husband's family."
Xiaobai asked again: "Is it not because the family is poor, but because the family despises her and sold her because her innocence was damaged? ”
As soon as these words came out, the girls wearing green cloth flowers on their heads trembled, but they still did not dare to tell the truth: "My family is poor and we want to marry our brothers. The prostitutes will give us a lot of money to sell themselves, so they will sell us." Here we come.”
“What a jackal parent!” Huang Laowu got angry and scolded him for a while.
Seeing that Jiang Dalang couldn't get anything out of the question, he asked them to wait on Xiaobai to eat vegetables and drink wine. They played around for about two-quarters of an hour before opening the door and coming out.
Mr. Luo came up immediately and asked with a smile: "Little Master, how are the girls serving you? Are you satisfied?"
Xiao Bai sighed: "The girls are good, they are the common people of Wei Dynasty. Life has become increasingly difficult, to the point where girls are sold into prostitution, and the girls still think they are lucky to be sold into it! ”
Then he released his bold words about being an official: "When I get the honors and become an official, I will make sure that there are fewer girls sold into prostitution among the people."
Ms. Luo wanted to roll her eyes when she heard this, but in her heart I feel relieved... It seems that he is really a noble man who has come to understand the sentiments of the people and prepare for scientific research and policy making.
According to Xiaobai's instructions, he took them to the first-class guest house on the second entrance to the house.