Mrs. Cui didn't regret escaping secretly, she only regretted not putting hundreds more taels of silver notes in the middle of her clothes.
Gu Lian'er suddenly thought of something, and quickly took off a bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Ms. Cui, saying: "When the guard asked me to hand over the valuables, I hid this jade bracelet. Mom, take it to the pawn shop and take a look.
How much silver can I exchange for? After I exchange the silver, I can buy some meat. I haven’t eaten meat for a long time and I’m very hungry.”
She was used to living a life of fine clothing and fine food, but now she could only survive by eating steamed buns every day. Gu Lian'er felt miserable in her heart.
But when I thought about going to the mountains to become a nun, I felt that it would be great now.
At least I still have the right to choose, and I won't really go to a nunnery and become a nun.
Mrs. Cui's eyes lit up as she held the jade bracelet. She glanced at Gu Lian'er with admiration and said, "You girl are quite smart at critical moments. This jade bracelet can be exchanged for a few taels of silver at least."
Gu Lian'er said proudly: "I bought this bracelet for twenty taels of silver. I have to exchange it for more than ten taels of silver, otherwise it would be a huge loss."
The pawn shop will definitely not pay the original price for the bracelet, and besides, they will definitely be hustled.
Ms. Cui was looking forward to it and said eagerly: "I'm going to the pawn shop now. You wait for me at home."
Mrs. Cui came out of the yard, put the bracelet in her arms and walked out of the alley happily. When she first arrived at the entrance of the alley, three people walked towards her. One of them, a woman, accidentally bumped into Ms. Cui.
Ms. Cui was angry, but the woman had a good attitude and apologized repeatedly. Since she was unfamiliar with the place, Ms. Cui didn't dare to be too arrogant. She just glared at the woman and left directly.
However, when she walked into the pawn shop, Ms. Cui touched the jade bracelet in her arms and found that the jade bracelet was missing. She immediately thought of the person who bumped into her before and returned immediately to see where she could find those three people.
In a yard not far from the alley, two guards took the jade bracelet handed over by the woman and were very satisfied: "You should leave Qingping Town, this is twenty taels of silver, don't show up here again.
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The three people who got the money were overjoyed, and after a little disguise, they left Qingping Town.
Ms. Cui searched back and forth in the town, but in the end she could not find the three people who hit her.
That’s enough food money for the next one or two years!
This is how to do ah!
Mrs. Cui couldn't help but think of the time when she was in the General's Mansion, where she had fine clothes and fine food all day long and never had to worry about money. Although Lu Qingying's life was not as easy as before after she became stronger, it was not too bad. At least, she still had no shortage of food and clothing.
At this moment, Mrs. Cui regretted the trouble she had made. If she had not made trouble and waited for Gu Lian'er to get married, even if she was sent out of the general's mansion, at least she would not be short of food and clothing. With Gu Lian'er's support, her life would still be good.
Very moisturizing.
Just when Ms. Cui was feeling regretful, she suddenly saw the door of a small courtyard opposite opened. A young woman was arranging her clothes and sending a middle-aged man out. The middle-aged man seemed very happy and walked away.
At that time, he even touched the woman's face.
Two words "clandestine prostitution" suddenly appeared in Cui's mind.
When she was in the Imperial City, she had heard people talk about secret prostitutes. These women who sold themselves in the alleys were generally people who didn't like Qinglou. Most of them were regular customers.
Introduce guests.
Now that she didn't have much money on her, the mother and daughter could only eat rice bran. Two days ago, she sold all the clothes she wore from the general's mansion.
In order to eat, who cares about being shameless at this time?
The young woman felt Cui's gaze and just glared at Cui before entering the courtyard and closing the door.
Cui's mind suddenly became active.
He ran home anxiously.
When Gu Lian'er saw Cui entering the door, she asked happily: "Mom, how much silver did you pay for the bracelet?"
Ms. Cui sighed and said, "The bracelet was stolen, and I met the thief when I walked out of the alley. Lian'er is my mother and I'm sorry for you."
When Gu Lian'er heard that the bracelet had been stolen, she panicked.
He immediately blamed Cui: "Why are you so careless? Don't you know that the bracelet is our last resort?"
She is really angry.
Now there is not much money left at home, and the only valuable bracelet has been stolen. What should I do in the future?
Ms. Cui closed the courtyard door, pulled Gu Lian'er into the house and said, "Lian'er, don't worry, mother has found a good way out."
Gu Lian'er, who was originally angry, didn't panic anymore when she heard that there was a way out, and followed Cui into the house.
So Cui told her her plan.
Gu Lian'er shook her head and refused: "No! Don't even think about it. Let me serve those old men. You dream, I want to marry a rich family."
She never dreamed that Cui's idea of a good way out would actually involve her becoming a prostitute.
A secret prostitute!
Isn’t this the same as the Qinglou girl?
After all, she is also a concubine of the General's Mansion. Although she has been kicked out of the General's Mansion now, at least in her heart, she is still a high-ranking existence.
Mrs. Cui glared at Gu Lian'er with hatred: "Then if you don't pick up the guests, I will pick them up. I have been a jade for your father for more than ten years, but in the end I got nothing. I have thought clearly these days, no matter what I do,
It doesn't matter, as long as you can survive, don't think about our situation now. Do you have the customs clearance documents if you want to get married? We are a black family now, which big family dares to want you? Let's make a marriage in Qingping Town
time, and then move on to the next place.”
At this point, Mrs. Cui thought of a good idea: "Mom, there is still a way for you to disguise yourself as a young lady. All we have now is our bodies. We will definitely not be able to go back to the General's Mansion. I know your father, he
There is absolutely no room for maneuver when it comes to something you are determined to do.”
At first, Cui didn't think of doing such a thing.
But seeing the young woman just now made her determined.
Face and other things are important, as long as you have good clothes and good food.
Gu Lian'er frowned and said, "If you are met by an acquaintance..."
Mrs. Cui directly rolled her eyes at Gu Lian'er and said: "Do you think anyone here knows us? This place is thousands of miles away from the imperial city, and Qingping Town is so remote and so poor, and we are just working as prostitutes. Lian'er, do you really
Don’t you want to live the same life as before? Are you really willing to eat branyan vegetables every day? To put it mildly, eating branyan vegetables is still stuttering. If we continue, not only will we not have a place to live, we will not even be able to eat branyan vegetables.
When the time comes, we will have no choice but to beg on the streets."
The last bit of self-esteem in Gu Lian'er's heart was crushed by Mrs. Cui.
Mrs. Cui saw that Gu Lian'er was shaken and continued: "When we have money, we will find someone to help us open a new account. Once we have an account, we will no longer be a black account. But you can't call Gu Lian'er anymore. You can change your surname to follow mine."
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Gu Lian'er blurted out: "I want to call you Rao'er, Cui Rao'er."
Mrs. Cui's face was full of smile: "Then make preparations. Mom will go out to solicit customers first. If you don't want to come, Mom will come."
