In ancient times, there were many types of brothels.
Some brothels will accept you no matter what your virtues are, as long as you can collect enough prostitution money for three melons and two dates.
Places like that are the lowest-level brothels. They are usually located in alleys and are renovated from several ordinary houses connected together. There are no signboards at the door.
The women who live there are extremely miserable. They are forced to work for more than eight hours almost every day. They don’t eat well, sleep well, and are particularly prone to getting sick; because they go to that kind of place. The customers are basically poor people, workmen, entertainers, and even beggars. Many people even have problems with their personal hygiene. It is normal for them to have infectious diseases... so most of the women who enter that kind of brothel He couldn't live more than a year and a half.
A place that is a step above the bottom-level brothels is the brothel that we often see in many movies and TV dramas - a several-story restaurant with a separate courtyard. You can drink and eat on the first floor. There is also a private room upstairs, which has more rooms and is cleaner. There are naturally more girls in it.
This kind of brothel serves those who have a little spare money.
Among them, most of them are scholars, especially those who have failed. All of them... feel that they are outclassed and underappreciated. Outside, they were literati, looking down on each other and hearing nothing good. But it was different when they arrived at the brothel, where all the good words poured into their ears, which made them very happy.
Of course, this kind of treatment must be exchanged for money...
If you have money, you are the boss. When you use up all the money, what you hear will not be like that. Words are gone, who the hell will care if you are talented or not at that time? The unpleasant words from the old bustard's mouth can make these sour scholars doubt their life.
Then there is also a kind of brothel called Jiaofangsi, which can be regarded as an "official brothel". It belongs to the Ministry of Etiquette and is responsible for celebrations and welcoming distinguished guests to perform music. It is also an official brothel.
Most of the women here are the female dependents of officials who have committed crimes and were punished, including their wives, concubines, daughters, maids... and some who were captured in the war. The wives and daughters of the defeated, or the women of the people who were robbed and kidnapped during the war, etc.
A woman who works as a prostitute in Jiaofangsi will be included in a lowly status, sit together for generations, and be treated inhumanely; the imperial court also regards Jiaofangsi as a business without capital and profit, and treats those who The female relatives of corrupt officials use it as a cash cow to make money to make up for the losses caused by those officials.
Like Dong Xiaowan, Liu Rushi, Chen Yuanyuan... these well-known prostitutes who are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting are basically taught by music officials in the Jiaofang Division; in folk brothels In fact, there are not that many talented women who have read books. Most of them are girls sold by poor families, and there are also women who have been abducted or even raped by traffickers. They have no chance to get an education, let alone others. Yes.
No matter what, these women living in the world are miserable and helpless..
They may have been sidelined by their husbands because of an arranged marriage in which they had no right to make the decision, or they may have been sold as goods and become slaves just because of bad luck, and even social rules stood by those The people who exploited and bullied them.
Socrates once advocated - "Even if it is a bad law, it is a law that should be obeyed", and then he obeyed the judgment of the Athenian nobles and took poison.
I think this philosopher said a lot of right things in his life, but his obsession before his death was so stupid that even poison could not cure it. He should be sent to prison After spending some time in the Jiaofang Department, I think that will change his view.
Of course, you can also say that he has inspired the world's understanding of "evil laws and illegality" as a negative example.
Back to business...
After the above-mentioned heavy science popularization of the flesh and blood industry in feudal society, let’s take a look at the brothel in the martial arts world of the parallel universe...
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Here, there is a rather exaggerated folk brothel.
Its grade is higher than any of the three brothels mentioned above. According to current terms, it is roughly a high-end club.
Its background is unfathomable, its financial resources are strong, and it takes both black and white... Although it is a place of fireworks and romance, not everyone can enter.
Qiliu Youlan is just such a place.
Young men from wealthy families, well-known masters in the world of martial arts, well-known heroes in the green forest road, or big bosses who cannot be named but look like they are rich and powerful can enter.
But ordinary people... Suppose you have sold all your family's ancestral property and want to come here to fight for a shot, and then starve to death... Sorry, we will not accept you.
There are also those who are disheveled, smelly, and look sick...these people don't do business either; you know, the girls in this brothel can't All your money is precious. If you get infected with any disease, who will the madam ask to compensate you?
In short, this is a place that only accepts "respectable people".
Today, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai behaved very decently; therefore, as soon as they walked to the street where Qiliu Youlan was located, the old madam sitting by the railing on the second floor of the brothel Eyes on them.
The madam of this brothel has such poisonous eyes. When she looked at the faces of these two people, they were clean and rosy. When she looked at their eyes, it was already night and she didn't look tired at all. ; Then she understood - the living conditions of these two people must be very good, and they are definitely not the kind of people who have to work hard during the day.
Looking further down, the two of them are well dressed, and they both hold a decent paper fan in their hands. This outfit alone is worth a year's worth of food for a poor family. Income.
Also, the way they walk seems to be swaggering and leisurely, without being hurried at all, which is also a characteristic of wealthy people.
The old bustard just looked them up and down, and there were 100% doubts.Hold on - these two must be young men who have met before; and their high-end brothel like Qiliu Youlan is to do business with this kind of people, and only this kind of people can frequent places with their consumption level. Frequent.
So, when Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai strolled to the door of Qiliu Youlan, before they even stepped forward, the old bustard came out like a hungry tiger pouncing on food.
"Ouch - yo——"
With a howl like a pig being killed, the heavily made-up madam flashed in front of Sun and Huang in a single step. : "You two gentlemen! Why are you here!"
The voice was shouting loudly and the tone was affectionate. I am afraid that even if her own ancestors came, she would not be so enthusiastic.
I don’t know if I got Mama-san’s secret code. As soon as I heard this roar, four women suddenly poured out of the lobby on the first floor of the brothel. They are graceful, graceful, and whisper softly; the clothes they wear are all silk-bottomed and covered with gauze, with white flowers on their necks... There are no women on the street who wear such gauze clothes, and you can see their shoulders, arms and even collarbones. clothes, but it's different in this brothel.
"Come on, come on, why are you so polite? Please come in~" When the old bustard said this, the women were already attacking from left and right, pushing and dragging Brother Sun and Brother Huang to the ground as if they were holding hostages. Pulled through the door.
The two of them felt that their arms on both sides were being hugged by someone, and they were wrapped and rubbed by something fleshy. They were dragged into the lobby of the brothel when they were distracted.
The lobby on the first floor of Qiliu Youlan does not entertain guests. Apart from some expensive screen furnishings, it is basically an open space connected by stairs.
Most of the guests who come here don’t want to be in the same room with other guests they don’t know, let alone be disturbed, so they go directly to sit in the private room upstairs.
This elegant room is naturally divided into grades, but it is not arranged according to "Heaven", "Earth", "Xuan" and "Huang" like most places. As mentioned before, The people who come here are all decent people. If you arrange it like that, everyone will choose the "Heaven" category, and no one will even enter the "Earth" category, let alone Xuanhuang...
< p> Therefore, each of the elegant rooms in Qiliu Youlan has its own name, and they are all named with four characters. Some are called "High Mountains and Flowing Waters", some are called "One Leaf Knows Autumn", and some are called "Flowers" There are also ones called "Chaoyun Muyu"... Today, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were pulled into a room called "Le Bu Si Shu".The above-mentioned private rooms with four-character names are all considered to be of the same grade. The furnishings in the house, as well as the food and wine served are all the same; in addition, there is another grade, which is generally only Only the real big shots or regular customers are qualified to enter. There are only four private rooms in total, and they all have one-word names, namely "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn" and "Winter", corresponding to these seven rooms. The four most famous beauties in Liu Youlan are Chunyu, Xiayang and Qiu.Ye, and Chuxue.
These four are undoubtedly beauties who are as beautiful as gods, with superb sex and art, and the top one among them is Miss Chuxue.
Although Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai have just arrived, in fact, they already know all the above information - because Dong Wan told them all before arriving.
As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. Although Dong Wan is just a small head catcher, in this Xuzhou territory, who can't give him a little favor? Besides, he is also a respectable person, and the leader's family is also very rich. Although his gray income is not as good as that of the county magistrate, it is still quite a lot. Maybe he is a little richer than Zheng Mukai and Ge Shi; even that Both Zheng and Ge were able to become frequent visitors to Qiliu Youlan, so naturally Dong Wan could do the same.
Given the cautious personalities of Sun and Huang, they wanted to squeeze out all the information Dong Wan had about this brothel before they gave up. Then Dong Wan was also tricked by them. The pressure on my head made my scalp numb, and I could barely tell you all the postures I had used...
In short, Shuangxi came tonight completely prepared, and his main purpose was to Find out from Chuxue the hidden story before and after the duel between Zheng Mukai and Ge Shi.
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Not long after, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai took their seats in the "Le Bu Si Shu" room, and the food and drinks were quickly served.
However, the four girls who came to greet them at the beginning have already left. It seems that those four people are responsible for welcoming guests. They sent the guests into the private room and went back to the first floor.
"You two gentlemen, please forgive me for my blindness..." After the guests sat down, the madam didn't speak so exaggeratedly, and just said in a normal volume, "I think you two are a bit unfamiliar. , could it be that... you are here to play for the first time?"
"Hehehe..." Sun Yixie didn't show any stage fright, and immediately started with a lustful laugh, his mouth was as sweet as honey, "Sister, you have good eyesight. Ah, we are just coming back."
"Hey, look at this young master, he is so good at talking, haha..." The old madam said this on the surface, but in his heart he said, "Look. I don’t know, you’re still a veteran. Once you hear this, you’ve always been in this place.”
“Sister, please stop teasing me. I’m very stupid. This guy Huang is the one next to me.” A talented man with a wealth of knowledge and an excellent tongue." Sun Yixie's next sentence turned around and pushed his brother out.
"Really! That's great! The girls here like talented people the most. Mr. Huang will definitely have a lot of fun tonight." The old madam also followed his words and praised him.
Huang Donglai was a little stupid when he saw the two people singing and singing in front of him. He didn't care about the presence of the madam, and immediately complained to Sun Yixie: "Brother Sun, you look like a fish in water. It's obvious at first glance. There is a life."
"Ah? Ah...hahaha." Sun Yixie didn't respond. He just walked over and kicked Huang Donglai under the table. Body language tells him to "shut up."
"Then... I wonder if you two gentlemenSon, do you have anything to pay attention to when it comes to girls? Sister, I can arrange it for you..." On the other hand, the madam started to get down to business. Maybe she was infected by the shameless atmosphere brought by Sun Yixie, and from this sentence she really called herself sister.
“Huh...that’s easy to say. "Sun Yixie said with a smile, "Sister, how many girls are you here who are not accompanying the guests? Call them all to come to me first and let me see you..." He paused, "Oh, by the way, there was a problem at the door just now. There's no need for those four to come, I've already seen them. "
When the madam heard this, she felt a little unhappy. She thought to herself: "What's the matter? Your kid has quite a big appetite, right? If any of the girls here at me are pretty enough to compete with the top names in other places, you actually want to call them all here to pick and choose? What do you think of my Qiliu Youlan? Do you think it's those messy shabby brothels you visited before? "
I think so in my heart, but I won't fall out because of this. After all, people have said that it is the first time and it is normal to not understand the rules.
"Hi, Mr. Sun, you You don't know something..." After a few seconds, the madam deliberately looked embarrassed and said tactfully, "The girls here are all very delicate, and as a mother, I have a soft heart and I can't bear to discipline them. They are all like this now... They are all carrying their airs, and once they are asked to go, they will push and push, asking for this or that..."
Her words are no longer a hint, but a hint. After Ming Ming said it, if you still don’t understand it and still ask “what do you mean?”, it would be meaningless.
The rule of Qiliu Youlan is: even if you just ask the girl to come over and show you. After one glance, she didn’t need to accompany him. If he chose someone else, he would have to spend money, so he couldn’t make the trip in vain.
“Oh~ I understand, I understand. "Can Sun Yixie not understand this? He took out a piece of gold from his body and put it in front of the old bustard, "Sister, you are really good at caring for people. It's not easy... Haha, come on. , this is my meeting gift, don’t be too little, use it to buy some delicious food for the girls to replenish their health. ”
Usually, the amount of money taken out at this time can roughly indicate the financial resources or generosity of the customer, but Brother Sun’s move immediately made the madam judge him as the highest one. .
"Hey, the young master is so outspoken, clucking..." The old bustard was so happy when he saw the gold, he laughed on the spot, grabbed the ingot of gold and walked out of the house, "Two." Wait a minute, I'm going to call the girls. ”