The profession of madam is probably familiar to you. In countless film and television literary works, especially martial arts works, the probability of her appearing is quite high, perhaps second only to the waiter.
Generally speaking, everyone assumes that the madam is the proprietress of the brothel.
This perception is both correct and incorrect.
In the history we are familiar with, at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there were indeed some big bosses of "tangzi" who were the madams themselves. But if you go forward, the farther away you are from now, the more this kind of business will happen. The situation is less, so less that it is infinitely close to zero.
The actual situation is that before the Ming Dynasty, as long as there was a brothel of a certain scale, its owners, or "major shareholders" were almost always men. Sometimes there was not just one boss, but several. Shareholders control through partnership; as for official kilns like Jiaofangsi, let alone official kilns, they are the property of the imperial court.
So the madam, in most cases, is not the "proprietress", but the "general manager" who is responsible for managing the brothel. They also work for the shareholders.
Right now, the "Mother Wang" that Ding couldn't help but call was one of the old bustards of Xinghui Tower.
Since "one" is used, it naturally means that there is more than one old bustard here. Of course, this is also appropriate. Considering the grade, scale, and high threshold of accepting guests of this Xinghui Building, one old bustard will definitely be too busy. Come on, eight is not too much.
A moment later, just when Sun Huang and others were getting a little tired of drinking tea, "Mama Wang" who received Ding Buzu's instructions appeared in time.
The Madam Wang is already in her forties this year. Her appearance and figure are of the kind that would look good no matter how young she is twenty years old. But until five years ago, she was still a certain person in the capital. She is the number one in a small brothel, just because she has a rare talent of being able to get to know people very well.
There is a kind of people in this world. Their knowledge and knowledge are not very extensive, their conversation is not elegant or humorous, and even their appearance is ordinary, but you and them are just like each other. You will feel like old friends at the first sight, and you can chat very openly, and you will even open up your chat box and say some things that you would normally not say.
This is a talent that makes no sense, an innate intimacy, but it does exist.
You may not see many people like this, or have never seen them before, but if I talk about another opposite example, I estimate that many people have encountered them
Everyone Most of you have similar memories when you were a child. When you were very young, you would meet a distant relative during festivals. You don’t know why. As long as he or she is nearby, even if they are just sitting there eating melon seeds, it will make you feel scary. , disgust, unwilling to approach.
And this is a kind of natural "ferocious appearance". Maybe the person himself has nothing to do with his personality, but children will notice and feel this kind of indescribable things. Of course, this perception will change when we grow up. The strength is also weakened.
Getting back to the subject, it is because of this natural talent that this "Wang Mama" cannot get a high salary.Came here as a poacher.
And she can't help but test out some "targets".
"Hey, gentlemen, you are still drinking tea here. Why didn't you call me earlier?" Mrs. Wang said at the top of her voice as soon as she entered the room.
Hearing the sound, Sun Yixie turned around and saw an aunt coming. He thought she was the madam, but the way the madam spoke did not seem to match the style of this place.
"You are?" In any case, Brother Sun still gave a hint to the other party to report his family name.
"Everyone here calls me Mama Wang. Of course, you can call me something else if you want." As Mama Wang spoke, she approached the table.
After hearing this, Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai, Faning and Hu Wenzhi thought about it and thought, what else could they call you? It would be even more inappropriate for us to call you Sister Wang, Sister Wang, Grandma Wang.
"That's okay." Sun Yixie curled his lips and continued, "Did Mrs. Wang finally come here to introduce some girls to us?"
"Then "No." Mother Wang stood nearby with a smile, raised her face a little bit, and said to Sun Yixie, "Master, I see that you are the owner of a brothel who often visits brothels, so we won't beat around the bush with you. Tell me, how many do you want?"
When Sun Yixie heard this, his face changed color, and he muttered, "Why are you the owner of a brothel so often? Don't slander others' innocence."
p>"How can you be innocent after all this time?" Mother Wang was also rude. She picked up her finger and tapped Brother Sun's temple. She didn't know if this was considered flirting or physical. foot.
The four people at this table were shocked at that time, thinking that this old woman really didn’t regard herself as an outsider. There was indeed something in this Xinghui Building.
"Mom, you're a chicken." Sun Yixie was "molested" by the other party, and he couldn't refute it, so he was a little bit angry. However, he didn't know why, but he couldn't get angry with Mama Wang, so He could only raise his voice and yell as if he was giving up on himself, "If we don't say anything else, let your number one come over and dance for the uncle."
Ordinarily, Sun Yixie's two sentences, in Da Zuo In most of the high-end brothels in the dynasty, it was a layman's term that was embarrassing to speak, because in those days, it was impossible for a brothel oiran of this level to be summoned by you with just a word; on the contrary, you had to go and ask for an audience. She, and they may not be willing to meet you yet. They must first observe your appearance, culture, conversation, financial resources, etc. in the dark. Only after comprehensive consideration can they possibly meet you. Elegant things come into play, and if you perform well, the two parties may eventually move into some more explicit activities.
However, what I didn’t expect was
“Oh, that’s right.” At this moment, Mrs. Wang responded with a smile, “I knew you were a veteran, Master. , Even our girl Qian is good at dancing.”
“Ah” Huang Donglai also laughed at this time, and he immediately teased Brother Sun, “Brother Sun, have you ever done that before? I’ve been here under a pseudonym”
“I’ve never been here before”Sun Yixie also denied it quickly, after all, he had never been here.
"Actually, it doesn't matter. We are all men, so what does it matter if we have been here?" Faning tried to smooth things over at this time and continued, "But to be honest, although I also I’ve never been here before, but I’ve heard about Qian Meimei, the top star of Xinghui Tower, who is known as the most beautiful woman in Jinhua.”
“What this gentleman said is absolutely true.” At this time, Mrs. Wang over there took over the conversation again, "It's just that" she suddenly looked embarrassed again, "Today is really unlucky. Miss Qian happens to be ill and can't see the guests."
"Okay Come on, I know your tricks." Sun Yixie interrupted before the other party could finish, "First whet my appetite, and then push back and forth. If you want me to say more money, then you can follow me. After a lot of bargaining, I finally found the price satisfactory. Would you like to hire someone else?"
"Well, sir, you are really knowledgeable." Mother Wang was stunned for a moment, then said, "I usually do it, Mother Wang. I did have the whole set you said, but today, Qian Qian is really uncomfortable. Stop acting, just tell me how much it costs."
"It's really not about money." When Mrs. Wang replied, she tilted her head and pressed down hard. A few points to show sincerity.
"What's that?" Sun Yixie asked unhappily.
"It's about hemorrhoids." Mother Wang had no choice but to make it clear.
"Yeah." When Sun Yixie heard this answer, he felt bored and couldn't hold it in for a long time.
"That" at this moment, Hu Wenzhi, who was relatively normal and handled things the most safely, said, "Then, let's find another girl."
Although he was The words did not completely alleviate the awkward atmosphere at the scene, but it was still a step down.
"Hey, that's easy to say." Mother Wang said, "How dare I ask you, how many girls do you want to accompany you?"
As soon as he said these words, there was a snap, The door to the room suddenly opened, and then a man came in from the outside. He was also in his early forties, quite tall, and had a very easy-going face.
Everyone knows this person, it is Na Yu Jianli.
As soon as Uncle Yu entered the room, he opened his mouth to follow up what Mrs. Wang said: "Come here, those over 18 are not allowed."
Everyone, you can hear it as soon as you hear it. Come out, this is a regular customer, he talks nonsense as soon as he comes in, and he is given two glasses of high-quality drinks worth eighteen taels.
Why do you ask why things like high broken pieces can be sold for eighteen taels?
It’s simple, because all the tea here is incredibly expensive, so we use those incredibly expensive tea leaves Isn’t that the price for the high broken pieces made from scraps?
“Hey, it’s not about uncle. Please pay attention to the pronunciation of these three words when Mrs. Wang calls me uncle, not uncle. What’s wrong with you?” Mother Wang didn’t know at this time that these four people in front of her wereNow I am gradually leaving, so I am also a little confused.
"It's okay, these are all my buddies." Yu Jianli was not polite and took a seat by himself.
As we said before, he is a "big friend" in Taoism, and he is quite like Meng Chang, so this operation can be said to be easy and familiar. Anyway, as long as he finally gets it right. If you buy it alone, no one will mind.
Furthermore, Yu Jianli and Faning have known each other for a long time, and their friendship with Shuangxie has been through life and death together. They can indeed be considered buddies.
"Long time no see, hehe." When the uncle sat down, several people turned to look at him and found that his face was already a bit drunk. It seemed that he was late today, probably because he was late. I was drinking with someone somewhere else and couldn't get out in time.
"Hey, this is". However, Jianli's drinking capacity was not limited. Even though he was slightly tipsy, he quickly determined that there was someone at the table whom he didn't recognize.
"This is Mr. Hu Wenzhihu." Huang Donglai introduced him.
"Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Yu Jianli." Yu Jianli hesitated for a moment and found that he had never heard of this name, so he used "Nice to meet you" instead of "Jiu Yang".
"I have admired you for a long time." But Hu Wenzhi could use "I have admired you for a long time" when it came to Jianli, because just before Uncle Yu came, he had heard the name "Sage of Prostitution" from three other people, and he I was in awe of this nickname on the spot.
"Those gentlemen." Seeing that they were "joining the table" on their own, Mrs. Wang stopped talking and asked, "Should I buy tea for Uncle Yu first, or?"
"Let's drink tea." Sun Yixie didn't understand the true meaning of Yu Jianli's "come and two" just now, so when he heard that Mrs. Wang mentioned tea again, At that time, I almost jumped up and bit someone, "Is this a brothel or a teahouse? It's endless, isn't it? Didn't Mr. Yu just say that he wants both of us?"
"No no No." Unexpectedly, Faning intervened again at this moment, "Brother Sun, you better not ask for it for now. Since Mr. Yu is here, let me finish the matter with him first." He paused and added. , "If you are really anxious, let them bring the food and wine first, and have a few sips to quell the evil fire."
"What the hell did you say? Why does it seem like I'm the only one here?" "Extraordinarily anxious." Sun Yixie became even more annoyed. He looked at Huang Donglai and said, "Brother Huang, please say something."
The next second, Huang Donglai stood up.
Everyone thought that when he stood up suddenly, he would make a big comment. However, he walked quickly to Mother Wang and whispered, "Oh shit, I suddenly have a stomachache. Where is the toilet?" ”
After a stick of incense, the next room.
Ding Buzhu was observing the scene in Shuangxie's house through the peephole hidden behind the calligraphy and painting on the wall.
This is his habit. He is used to letting his subordinates get in touch with others before he goes to meet them in person, while he observes in secret.
Only in this way can he establish a first impression of the other party from the perspective of a bystander rather than the person involved, and thus formulate a set of strategies for dealing with the other party.
Only when he has made these preparations will he formally meet the other party.
Today is no exception.
But at this moment, Ding Buzhu observed the conversation between Shuangxi and others and Mother Wang in the dark for a long time, and also eavesdropped on the "business" of Faning and Yu Jianli's conversation for a while, and came to the conclusion But these people are missing.
There is no other reason, just because Ding Buzhu didn't see what was so special about the famous "Eastern Harmony and Western Poison" in the world.
Over the years, Ding has seen many so-called "heroes" who have a reputation that is difficult to live up to. In fact, there may be more such people than heroes worthy of the name, so over time, some people Once he took a look at it, he didn't want to see it.
Furthermore, he immediately became interested when he heard Shuangxi's name today. The main reason was not because he wanted to get to know these two juniors, but because about half a month ago, his subordinate The intelligence agency intercepted a piece of information from the "Tingfeng Tower", a counterpart of Green Forest Road. The content was that the legendary "Silkworm Seeking Ring" that had disappeared for decades had reappeared a few months ago, and the person who held it at that time , that is Sun Yixie.
So, Ding couldn't help but immediately went to check Shuangxie's whereabouts, but after learning that the two went to Japan, he could only put this quarrel aside for the time being.
Until tonight.
Tonight, Sun Yixie is not wearing that silver wrench on his hand. After all, after returning to the Central Plains, he no longer needs something to carry with him at all times to maintain any translation spells. Moreover, he and Huang Donglai were completely unaware of the legend behind the ring, so he casually placed it in his luggage at the inn.
Ding couldn't help but hide in the dark and look at these two boys. He felt that they were nothing special, and he didn't find the "Silkworm Seeking Ring" in their hands, so he felt bored.
Then, he listened to what Fan Ning and Yu Jianli were going to talk about. It turned out that the matter was actually about Yu Jianli asking Fan Ning to help repair weapons, and that was it.
It turns out that Yu Jianli's "silver sword" was bought from Faning. The sword was damaged in the capital last autumn, so Yu Jianli went to find Faning and asked him to Everyone knows how to use it to repair things in ancient times. If you ask someone to do something that you don’t know how to do, you should reserve a few months for him. In addition, communication and transportation were not very good at that time. Conveniently, the two of them happened to have no fixed place to live, so they used the classic "where to meet on the first day of the meeting in a few months" method to meet again, which led to today's meeting.
Ding couldn't help hearing it, and it turned out that this was their main business
Although these two weapons, the "gold sword and the silver sword", are well-known in the world, You want to say how strong these two weapons are, but they are not.
The Silver Sword is indeed a good sword, incomparable to iron, and it can also be regarded as a strange weapon, but when it comes to sharpnessThere are too many swords that can compare with it. Back then, swords of this level could be wholesaled by the pound in Wujian Villa.
As for the golden sword, it is a bit interesting. To some extent, the popularity of the silver sword is due to its juxtaposition with the golden sword.
Of course, the interesting thing about the golden sword is not that it improves the user's combat power to the level of a treasure weapon, but because it is really a "golden sword" with a handle, grid and blade. The scabbard is all mixed with a certain proportion of real gold, and is mixed with other metals using superb craftsmanship to increase strength. Its final appearance is extremely gorgeous, so in addition to being a good weapon, it is also a valuable item. High jewelry.
Of course, this golden sword is no longer with Jianli. It is no longer even in the world, but was bought and collected by a rich man.
In short, even if these two things appeared here, they would not catch his eye, so in his opinion, Faning was not a person worthy of attention or friendship.
As for Yu Jianli, as we said, he is a frequent visitor here. Ding Buzhu has met him before, but it was just an acquaintance and we had no contact with him.
As for Hu Wenzhi, he has not been in the Central Plains for twenty years, and he was not very famous twenty years ago. Ding Buzhu has no information about him, so he can only treat him as a nobody.
After settling the accounts in his mind, Ding couldn't help but want to back out and go back to his room to drink and take a nap.
However, he is a person who is good at seizing opportunities. Although he felt that the chance of success was very small, he still thought of and ordered the implementation of a plan that could be tried temporarily and there would be no great danger if it failed. With the idea, he sent a few of his men. While Sun Huang was at the Xinghui Building, he secretly went to the inn where Sun Huang was staying. If you want to search their luggage, please remember to bookmark it. The latest and fastest website without anti-theft is free to read.