The Sichuan Basin has a warm climate and Meizhou is a city of Linjiang, so even on sunny days, the air will not dry, and naturally there will be no dust. The whole city is as transparent as if it has been washed by heavy rain.

The stone slab road on Nanguan Street is shiny and shiny. The shops and stalls on both sides sell pens, inkstones, paper, inkstones, calligraphy and paintings, and is a famous cultural street in Meizhou.

The mansion that Du Ruo bought for Xue Wan'er is on the east side of this street. It is a four-entry villa covering an area of ​​more than ten acres. It took Du Ruo more than 5,000 guan. Now Xue Wan'er has moved in for three days, and Du Ruo also asked Du Qing to hand over the house contract to her.

Today, the weather is clear and the weather is clear, and Du Ruo brought Du Qing to the place.

The one who opened the door was Xue Wan'er's maid. Xue Wan'er also redeemed her and left her to call her. When the maid saw Du Ruo, she immediately asked him to come in.

"Miss Xiaoqin, can Miss Wan'er live in these days? "

Du Ruo spread out the white paper fan and slapped it gently. He has been holding the fan since the beginning of spring. The weather is getting hotter now, and it is finally useful.

"My lady is very satisfied with her living here. She kept thinking about thanking her son. The son finally came." The maid named Xiaoqin seemed to have something in her words.

Du Ruo didn't care either. He thought that as long as Xue Wan'er was satisfied, he would not have invested in vain.

Xue Wan'er, who has restored her identity as a folk girl, has become more interested. The living room has been made with flower arrangements recently. There are bunches of garlic peppercorns and millet hanging at the door of the kitchen. There are several new jars under the eaves of the house beside the wall. I don't know if it is pickled sauerkraut or homemade wine.

The entire mansion is full of life atmosphere, and bamboo poles are also supported in the small courtyard of the back house, and many pink and white women's clothes are hung.

Du Ruo was a little surprised. There was a living room in front of him, but why did Xiaoqin lead him into the inner courtyard and to the inner hall? This is not a treat to entertain guests. He was a big man, and he was embarrassed to see the small doudu hanging in the inner courtyard.

"Young Master."

Xue Wan'er greeted Du Ruo affectionately. She wore plain clothes and light makeup, with slightly curled cuffs and white wrists as white as snow, and poured tea for Du Ruo herself.

"Coincidentally, I made sweet pastries from my hometown this morning. The young master must try them later. I also brewed osmanthus wine yesterday, but it will take a few days to make it into wine. Then I will try it for the young master..."

It can be seen that Xue Wan'er was very happy and enjoyed it. Du Ruomu looked at Du Qing, but Du Qing had an expression that was completely unrelated to him.

"Is it good to live here for Miss Wan'er?" Du Ruo asked, and asked the maid just now that she was inquiring. This was just a polite start. He knew that Xue Wan'er would definitely say yes.

But what he didn't expect was that Xue Wan'er shook her head and said, "Everything is good here, it's just a little deserted..."

After saying that, Chu Chu looked at Du Ruo in a moving way, like a little girl who wanted snacks.

Du Ruoxin said that you are not deserted here, you have a maid and hired four old maids for you. If you are really bored, you can go out to play, and no one will restrict your freedom.

“Haha, indeed.”

Du Ruo smiled and nodded and agreed to Xue Wan'er, taking the opportunity to raise the topic and said: "This place is indeed not as lively as the market, but the importance is freedom. It seems that Miss Wan'er is also a person who can't rest, so I won't go around the corner."

After Du Ruo said that, Xue Wan'er sat upright and looked at Du Ruo shyly and expectantly.

Du Ruo also sat upright slightly. Xue Wan'er never asked why she invited her here. It was not convenient to say anything about her restaurant before.

Now that the restaurant is about to be completed, Xue Wan'er has been successfully invited out. It's time to talk about the serious business.

"Miss Wan'er, I actually asked you to leave the brothel to find you a home. I've told you before."

Xue Wan'er pursed her lips and nodded seriously.

"So before talking about this destination, I want to ask Miss Wan'er first, do you really like music?"

Du Ruo looked at Xue Wan'er's eyes. Xue Wan'er was stunned for a moment, and then a trace of determination came out of her eyes, saying, "This is natural. I have left a piano room here and I will never waste my life."

"Do you think the treatment of musicians and prostitutes in the current world is fair and unfair? Should it be like this?"

Xue Wan'er said inexplicably: "Why did the young master ask this question? The actors are a lowly person and belong to the nine classes. Most of them are despised by the people. This has been the case since ancient times."

"Yes, this has been the case since ancient times." Du Ruo shook his head and said, "But this is not right. You have brought wonderful music to others with your talents and enjoyment, but you are a shameful person and are not ashamed of. This is not right, and you shouldn't do this."

Xue Wan'er was completely stunned. She naturally agreed with Du Ruo's words in her heart, but she didn't know why he said this.

Du Ruo continued: "Do you know why people despise you?"

Xue Wan'er shook her head barefootly.

“Because of the working environment!”

Du Ruo said loudly: "Although the brothels are elegant, they are essentially a large dyeing vat of wine, sex, wealth and energy. No matter how good you sing, it is just a wine to entertain. In addition, due to your identity, even if the officials respect you on the surface, they actually just treat the artist as a toy..."

Du Ruo was just talking, but before he finished speaking, Xue Wan'er suddenly lowered her head and cried. Du Ruo hurriedly asked her why.

"Young Master, stop talking. I think the young master dislikes me. I dare not ask for anything... Woo woo woo woo woo..."

Du Ruo then realized that the words "you...you..." were always in his words, which inevitably led to Xue Wan'er's self-esteem.

"Sorry, I didn't mean that."

After taking out a handkerchief to wipe Xue Wan'er's tears and finally comforting her, Du Ruo smiled bitterly and said, "I have said so much, but I actually want to change the current situation of musicians!"

"Change?"

"Yes!" Du Ruo stood up, raised his chest and put his hands on his back, and said, "I want to open a brothel myself!"

"ah?"

Xue Wan'er's mouth was as big as an egg.

"Don't get me wrong. I said it was a brothel for your convenience. Actually, I wanted to open a different restaurant."

Du Ruo gestured and drew a blueprint for Xue Wan'er: "In this restaurant, every musician and music prostitute are civilians. Music prostitutes do not accompany you to drink, but are only responsible for playing, receive a fixed salary plus commission... and sign an equal contract and can resign at any time without spending a penny, and you will not deduct your salary."

"Can you resign at any time?"

Xue Wan'er widened her eyes. There were many new words for her in Du Ruo's words, but she could still understand the resignation. This alone shocked her.

Nowadays, not to mention those who sell themselves to others as slaves, even those who run a restaurant and stay in the restaurant will sign a dead contract. Unless the shopkeeper is fired, if he resigns before the time limit, he will be deducted a large amount of wages at the least, and at worst, he may be sued to the government for accountability.

It is simply a fantasy to be able to quit at any time, and it is no wonder that Xue Wan'er was shocked.

Du Ruo chuckled, took out a few pieces of paper from his cuff, and handed it to Xue Wan'er and said, "This is the future employment contract I have written these days, you can see."

Du Ruo recalled the employment contract written by a bar and singer in his previous life. If nothing else, the fairness must be far beyond all contracts.

"What? Is there such a high salary for guaranteed?"

“It only takes four hours to perform in a day?”

"Ah? After renewing the contract for 30 years, you can still provide retirement!"

While watching the contract, Xue Wan'er was shocked. In fact, there were also factors such as training, food and accommodation, and promotion opportunities, but these were nothing to Xue Wan'er.

"The restaurant will be fully completed in one month, so..."

Du Ruo finally told Xue Wan'er his ultimate goal: "The place I found for Miss Wan'er is to come to my restaurant as an artistic director. The venue on the top floor is exclusive to you, but at the same time, you have to help me train newcomers."

Xue Wan'er was immediately dumbfounded. She probably understood what the artistic director meant, but she never expected that what Du Ruo mentioned was just this.

‘After all, I was wishful thinking.’

With a slight smile, Xue Wan'er immediately adjusted her emotions and became rational.

"The restaurant is completed in one month? Is it the Yipin Building on Qianmen Street..."

"Yes, that's what I found to build!"

Xue Wan'er took a deep breath and thought to herself that Du Ruo is worthy of being from a wealthy family, and he is doing big things when he takes action.

"Miss Wan'er, are you willing?" Du Ruo asked seriously.

Xue Wan'er smiled charmingly, raised the contract in her hand and said, "If it is such a contract, Wan'er will definitely be willing!"

Du Ruo laughed: "Your contract is better, and you also have 10% of the restaurant's shares!"

Xue Wan'er didn't refuse. In fact, she had a vague concept of stocks. Anyway, it was always good to have a place to sing equally. And she knew that the newly built Yipin Building was extremely spacious and spectacular, and that business would be prosperous in the future.

"If the restaurant is open, it is easy for musicians to hire, but according to the contract working hours, at least a dozen or so prostitutes must support the venue." Xue Wan'er began to plan for Du Ruo, "I have several friends and sisters in the brothel, and their talents are all outstanding. If the young master is willing to redeem them, they will definitely be willing to come to our side, but it is not enough. If they all poach people from brothels, it will cost a lot of money..."

Xue Wan'er was worried, but Du Ruo waved his hand and smiled, "If it's a friend of Miss Wan'er, then I'll just go and redeem it. But we can't all dig the corners of the brothel."

After all, brothels are official businesses. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, brothels are not allowed to be opened in private. Du Ruokai's restaurant with singing and performing is actually a strait.

Before such a restaurant is truly accepted by the public and has influence, others will have the opportunity to find excuses to ban him at any time.

He also relied on his father as the leader in Chengdu Mansion Road to dare to compete with the official brothels, but he could not do too much.

Even if your restaurant becomes popular in the future, the capacity is still limited. The other brothels in Meizhou will still have meat to eat, but it will be too much to poach others. If Du Shouyi transfers away in the future, he will inevitably be troubled.

Therefore, Du Ruo can help Xue Wan'er save some of his miserable friends, but he will not poach a large number of people.

"It's too late to train newcomers if you don't poach people!" Xue Wan'er said in confusion.

"Who said that it's too late to train newcomers? One month is enough. Today we will issue an announcement to recruit some civilian girls from the city. You can train them to sing." Du Ruo said.

Xue Wan'er smiled bitterly and shook her head, saying, "Young Master is thinking too simple. Even if you don't learn musical instruments, singing will not be done quickly in just one month. Not to mention that you can't learn singing styles, you can't recite those songs thoroughly."

One of the most important reasons why folks do not have private brothels is that the singing style is already close to opera style, and it is extremely difficult and cannot be learned overnight.

Every famous prostitute who comes from a tutor starts learning since he was a teenager, and it takes at least three to five years to perform on stage.

"We don't learn those old lyrics and music, but my songs." Du Ruo smiled mysteriously, "My songs are easy to sing, just like my fiancée that night, I can sing them very well if I learn them that day."

The reason why pop songs are called pop songs is because they are aimed at the common people. Compared with classical operas and dramas, duet songs are simply a pediatrician. You can get started by mastering the skills of abdominal luck.

Even if you don’t understand the skills, you can sing as long as you are not incomplete.

"Young Master's Song?"

Xue Wan'er's eyes lit up, and then she said sadly: "It's Huang's, and the song I gave me is only four or five, which is far from enough. Supporting a restaurant, a few people also need fifty songs..."

"Fifty songs?"

Du Ruo touched his chin: "Then I will start sending recruitment advertisements today. Miss Wan'er wants to train me to choose girls with good voices and good looks."

After saying that, Du Ruo stood up and wanted to leave.

"Kege..."
Chapter completed!