"Mom, I wonder how much money Nong Yue will need to redeem himself?"
"Redemption?" The old madam was a little surprised and confused for a moment.
"Yes, I want to ask first and save some money. In two years, I will be old and lose my appearance, and it's time to redeem myself."
"Why aren't there rules about self-redemption? I can't redeem myself?"
It turned out that it was just a question, and the old madam breathed a sigh of relief.
"Of course you can. If you want to redeem yourself, it usually costs 50,000 taels for a popular courtesan."
"Fifty thousand taels?"
The popular oiran has independent rights and can make the decision whether to welcome guests or not.
Based on her current number of customers, she can earn about 3,000 taels a month. Excluding her own share, she can earn 2,000 taels a month in a brothel.
Fifty thousand taels, equivalent to two and a half years of oiran business.
But this shortens the earning period, and the brothel does not lose money.
Nongyue nodded and said softly: "I'm not feeling well these two days, so I won't be open for business. I'll be fine in two days, and my mother will come over and get the money."
Confused!
"No, didn't you just ask? Why? So sudden?"
Nong Yue smiled when she heard this.
"Although it's not even close, I still have a lot of valuable jewelry."
"Since you have it, you might as well redeem yourself, that's all."
This time the madam refused.
"No, Nong Yue, you can't leave. You know what's going on in our Shanglin Garden right now. Shanglin Garden is in decline right now, and we haven't even trained anyone except you, but it's all up to you. You left suddenly,
How much will my Shanglin Garden lose?"
"Mom, it seems that this is not my responsibility, right?"
"No, you are a bit heartless. Who trained you when you were sold to Shanglin Garden? As a mother, can I feel sorry for you after you have completed your work?"
Hearing this, Nong Yue asked calmly: "How much did I earn from helping Shang Linyuan? How much did Shang Linyuan spend on training me?"
"Including the money I redeemed myself, Shang Linyuan has gained a hundred thousand taels of benefits from me. Is it missing?"
"But my mother is right. She really didn't feel sorry for me. Even if she knew that I might lose my virginity, it was just my duty to ask for money. I never felt sad at all."
"So, I can stay here for a year to repay my mother, but you have to give me a real amount of the redemption money."
"After all, when I place an order, I have to pay the order placement fee."
At this moment, the madam finally understood.
This is about to fly solo!
"Do you want to place an order?"
Having already talked about this, Nong Yue was not surprised when his intentions were guessed, and he admitted it generously.
"Yes, but if mother thinks that I still rely on you and deliberately raises the price, then I can redeem myself in full."
"After all, I am an oiran. Even if I place orders in other brothels, there are still people rushing to get them. I dare not say anything else. I will definitely be exempted from the order fees during my time as an oiran."
Immediately, the old bustard's heart for Xiao Jiujiu was put away.
But fifty thousand taels cannot be less, but she thought of a compromise.
"The redemption fee can be reduced to thirty thousand taels for you, but the contract we have to sign requires you to wait for at least two years."
The order fee for one month is 900 taels, 30 taels for a day, which is 10,800 taels for one year, and the order fee for two years is 21,600 taels.
With this plan, the madam didn't lose anything and made an extra 1,600 taels.
When Nong Yue heard this, she was silent for a moment and realized that she actually lost a bit on this price, but it was worth the loss of 1,600 taels so as not to offend her boss.
The most important thing is that she got her freedom two years in advance. You must know that her net worth will definitely skyrocket in the future.
But you can’t just listen to the madam.
"Mom doesn't want to suffer a loss, but one thousand six hundred taels is nothing. I'll make three points, and see if mom can agree."
"As for this, after all, Cuiyun has been with me for four years, and I'm very comfortable with it. I have to give her her rendition contract to me."
"Here, the money for pending orders is settled once a year."
"As for these three years, although I will place orders for two years, no one knows what will happen in the future. Let's change the mandatory order placement to one year. If I don't want to place orders in the second year, I can pay the subsequent order placement fees at any time and leave.
"
The madam hesitated for a moment and agreed.
There is already a reserve courtesan under training, but it is still a little behind the standard. It will be no problem to have one who can welcome guests for half a year. In the future, there will be no competition, and at least there will be someone who can act as a front man.
Some people may ask why more are not trained, but do you think it is easy to train oirans?
There are only a few beautiful girls, and even fewer can enter a brothel. Moreover, ten girls are trained at a time to undergo transformation, and when they reach the age where they can welcome customers, there will only be three or four who are not crooked at most.
In addition, everyone's understanding is limited, and there are even fewer people who are proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Normally, everyone is general in these but specializes in one.
Nong Yue is special. She has an excellent understanding and is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. It is precisely because of this that she has been the oiran for two years.
"Mom is also a cheerful person. Okay, come this afternoon with me and Cuiyun's deed of sale, as well as the new order contract."
"I'm a little sleepy now, mom, walk slowly."
When the madam left, Cuiyun stepped forward and whispered: "Sister, are you ready to get married?"
"Didn't my sister always say that if you don't want to get married, men are not worthy? And I heard from the servants of the Fu family that he is just a son-in-law. There is no way that you can marry your sister and give you a status."
"So why?"
Nong Yue smiled when she heard this.
"I was wrong. When you meet the right person, you will want to marry."
"But you're right, I'm afraid I won't be able to marry him for the time being, and he won't be able to marry me."
"It doesn't matter, I will wait for him, even if there is no result."
Suddenly Cuiyun became even more anxious.
"Sister, why, I don't understand!"
"Why?" Nongyue thought of Li Xiuzhu, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.
"Maybe he accidentally drank the poison he had hidden."
"Poison? Sister, are you poisoned? I will go find the doctor. I know that my sister will not choose to marry easily. He must have threatened her."
When Nong Yue heard this, she smiled helplessly and grabbed Cui Yun.
"It's not poison as you understand it."
"Love is the suffering of the world, and the coldness of human nature is the poison of man. I accidentally drank the poison he had hidden. I couldn't escape it, and I'm afraid I won't forget it. I was also willing to give my life for it.
."
"Understood? It has nothing to do with him!"
After saying that, Nong Yue thought for a moment and said, "Cuiyun, what are your plans in the future? If you follow me, you may become a maid of your first wife. If you don't want to, I will send you to other sisters, and you will have your own way to sell yourself."
With the contract, you can move forward or back in the future, and you don’t have to worry about when you will be arranged to pick up guests."
Upon hearing this, Cuiyun immediately said, "Sister, don't drive me away. I am willing to stay with you and serve you forever."
Nong Yue laughed when she heard this.
"The little girl knows how to choose. You have made a lot of money. Think about the girls who are willing to sleep with him. If you sleep with him once, you will make hundreds of taels."
Cuiyun blushed immediately after hearing this, but thinking about the scene of everyone fighting last night, it seemed that this was indeed the case.