What is called having fun, among the four men here, which one doesn’t understand?

Isn't it just a brothel?

The most famous alleys in Beijing are the Eight Hutongs!

In the 21st year of Qianlong's reign, he ordered that no more brothels be opened in the inner city, so all the brothels were moved to the outer city. But they could not move too far, so Qianmen Street was the center. At its peak, there were thirty alleys scattered around

Brothel.

Today's brothels are also divided into three, six or nine grades, with the "Qingyin Xiaoban" being the first of the four grades. These fireworks girls are good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, reciting poems and composing poems. Their beautiful eyes and affectionate smiles often attract celebrities and gentry.

, the powerful and wealthy businessmen flocked to it, and Qingyuanchun, located in Hanjiatan Hutong, was the famous Qingyin Xiaoban at that time.

The "teahouse" was a second-class gathering place after the small class. The teahouse was also a relatively noble place with exquisite carvings and dyeing. At that time, Yingying Yanyan, who was of the teahouse level, was good at painting.

Although the singing skills are not as high as those of the female performers in the small troupe, they are still young, beautiful, and knowledgeable about literature and art.

The third-class "lower place" is not as beautiful as the first two buildings and courtyards. The interior decoration is simple, and the fireworks woman is relatively older and has average appearance.

As for the lowest class, commonly known as "yaozi", the houses are extremely simple, and there are no tables, Eight Immortals tables and various bottle painting utensils that are often found in the inner rooms of Qingyin small classes or teahouses. Generally, they only have simple tables and kangs.

Most of the people who came here were porters, turners and coolies.

To be honest, none of the four men who sold out the specialties of the Li Dynasty was really poor. Even Lin Shangwo had hundreds of dollars on his body, and each of them had money to waste.

Grandma Liu who entered the Grand View Garden said that a family like theirs, a small landowner and a rich peasant, could only spend twenty taels of silver on expenses throughout the year. But there were four people in his family, so it would take just one person a year to feed, clothe and clothe them.

Five taels of silver.

The background of Cao Xueqin's writing was the early Qing Dynasty. Even if inflation doubled, a normal person would only spend less than ten taels of silver a year on food and clothing.

If you have a few hundred dollars and go to a brothel, you can almost book a brothel. Of course, four men will not be stupid enough to book a brothel. At most, they can find a lover and have sex.

However, in the late Qianlong and early Jiaqing years, Hong Dashou remembered one thing very clearly.

Half of the brothels are filled with husbands!

It’s Mr. Rabbit! Male Dan! Xiao Sing!

Yes!

Men go whore to men!

An important reason for the formation of the prototype of the "Fengyuechang" in the Bada Hutongs was that during the Qianlong period, Huiban came to Beijing and stayed in the Hanjiatan and Baishun Hutong areas among the Bada Hutongs.

After that, opera troupes such as Sixi and Chuntai came to Beijing one after another and stayed in Baishun Hutong, Shaanxi Lane and Litieguaixie Street among the eight major hutongs. Therefore, there is a saying in old Beijing: "People never leave the road, tigers never leave the mountains, and opera singers never leave Baishun."

, Hanjiatan.”

In this era, according to Lu Xun, one of the most powerful skills of Chinese people is to pretend to be a woman!

The female characters on stage are all men!

So all you brothers who have traveled through time in the Ming and Qing dynasties, don’t go to brothels. Most of the brothels are really same-sex!

Of course, Hong Dashou does not discriminate against special groups. This is determined innately and is a normal thing. Just treat each other as equals, there is no need to make a fuss.

Hong Dashou could accept that he went to the brothel just to find Lord Rabbit, and Hong Dashou had no objection.

Originally, Hong Dashou wanted to refuse and didn't want to go. But firstly, it was hard to refuse Jin Douji's kindness, and secondly, Hong Dashou, who was born in the new era and grew up in the spring breeze, really had never seen what a brothel looked like.

Anyone familiar with Yanjing knows that Xuanwumen, where the Huitong Hall is located, is one or two subway stops away from the front gate, which is Zhengyangmen. It only takes less than half an hour to walk, so it's very close.

It was still early outside, so I had time to go to Bada Hutong to see some things, have a glass of wine, and then go back to the Huitong Hall before closing the door. So Hong Dashou hesitated for a while and followed.

In fact, the most positive thing is that Kim Doo-gil, Lim Sang-wook, and Lee Hee-joo, who have had a long-standing relationship with their wives and children and have tasted the taste of meat, are all bachelors. They usually look quite serious, but if there is no one to take care of them, they will definitely not do it. Will go to a brothel.

But, after drinking a few cups of yellow soup, I was so drunk that I became timid. And like Hong Dashou, I wanted to go and experience it.

The two of them actually went out together half-heartedly. Anyway, the envoys did not roll their names at night, so even if they stayed outside, there would be no problem.

I don’t know whether it was because they were happy or anxious, but they didn’t say a word along the way and walked very fast.

I really don’t understand what’s going on!

Only when you arrive at the Bada Hutong can you really know that there is still nightlife in Yanjing City in this era, at least it will not be completely silent.

The air was filled with a fragrance full of desire, and the laughter of Yingying Yanyan reached my ears. Even the so-called "serious man" Hong Dashou, written by Lin Shangwo and Li Xi, couldn't help but swallow a sip. saliva.

"Which restaurant should we go to?" Jin Douji looked like he had danced happily before, but he was at a loss when he arrived.

"Look at the lanterns and hall signs!" Hong Dashou replied angrily.

"Qing Bai Lei Chao" says it in detail: "The place where the actor lives is called Xia, and a sign is hung on the door saying so-and-so hall, and a lamp is hung. When a guest enters the door, the concierge's servant rises and stands, asks questions, and lowers his hand. He spoke in a low voice and looked extremely cautious."

This kind of romantic place, as long as it is not a secret nest, has obtained a license from Shuntian Mansion and the Infantry Commander's Yamen, and collected donations, it will definitely have a hall number and a business card.

The walk along the way, let alone, is really contagious. I always feel that when I reach a place like this, the man's bones are lighter and his breathing is heavy, but his steps are very brisk.

As long as the lanterns are off, they have customers today and will not do business. Only if the lanterns are on, they can receive customers and do business.

After walking for about ten minutes, I saw a Qingying Hall with red lanterns hanging high. The boy at the door was sitting upright, waiting for guests to come.

"How about this one?" Hong Dashou asked.

The three people nodded, but did not step forward, waiting for Hong Dashou to knock on the door and enter the hall.

"How embarrassed are you!" Hong Dashou cursed in his heart.

"Is there still a teahouse today?"

"Yes, yes, please, please!" The boy had already seen the four noobs at the door, so he was waiting to come in.

Before the word "please" could be said, someone else welcomed the four people in. The boy outside the door quickly picked up the lantern. They were open today, so they could pick up the lantern to receive guests.

There are flowers and trees planted in the courtyard, which is very typical of a courtyard house. There are lights on the left and right wings and the main room. But it is not too bright, and there is no sound of singing and dancing.

"Brother Jin, where's the money?" Hong Dashou suddenly realized that he only had 300 taels of notes left to buy books and no cash.

Why don't you take money with you when you go out? It's you, why do you think so?

"Money? Silver? Yes, yes..." Jin Douji quickly took out a leather bag and took out two fifty-tael official ingots.

"I'll lend it to you!" Hong Dashou took it and put it in his sleeve.

"It's okay, it's okay." Jin Douji stuffed the money belt into his arms, followed the same example and took two ingots and put them in his sleeves.

An old madam walked out of the house with a very formal smile. Unexpectedly, he received four guests from Li Chao.

"Four gentlemen, please come in." But the surprise was only fleeting, and the service concept was still great.

As soon as a few people entered the house, a servant came in to hold a lamp, and then brought hot towels, hot water, tea, and snacks.

Hong Dashou vaguely remembered that today's brothels have a minimum consumption. As long as you enter the house and sit down without doing anything, you have to pay a fee, but he doesn't know how much.

"Are you the hall master? The four of us are here for the first time. We don't understand the rules in this hall. How much does a tea seat cost?" Hong Dashou wiped his face and hands with a hot towel, and several others followed suit.

"Oh, blame me, I didn't tell you guys first. We are a teahouse here. Tea is 2,000 yuan per guest (just without eating). If you want to have tea, it will be 8,400 yuan more (after reading this)

If you want to eat, you can stay overnight).”

"It's a real place." Hong Dashou sighed. It turns out that drinking flower wine only costs 2,000 yuan per person.

So he handed the five taels of official ingots he had just brought to the old bustard. He only glanced at the stamp from the Bureau of Public Assessment and happily accepted it. Eight thousand yuan for four people, which is almost five taels of Jingping silver.
Chapter completed!