After listening to Lu Jinshuang's words, Li Qi asked leisurely: "You are also a killer in Jueqing Palace. Do you know anyone from Liusha Pavilion?"
"Our Jueqing Palace is different from Liusha Pavilion. They are here for money, but we are not." Lu Jinshuang said displeased.
"Then what are you doing for?"
Lu Jinshuang remained silent and did not speak.
Not for money?
Are you a killer for no other reason than money?
"Well... Shopkeeper Lu, please see if you can help me. Tell that Liusha Pavilion for me whether this fatwa can be..."
"no problem."
Li Qi didn't expect Lu Jinshuang to agree so readily, and was a little surprised.
"As long as you prepare enough money, I can ask Liusha Pavilion to withdraw the fatwa against you."
As she spoke, she smiled slightly: "However, you also know that the lowest level of Yaksha Order costs 8,000 taels of silver, and ten times the price is 8,000 taels. I just don't know if Li Dong's family has that much money."
Li Qi's whole body turned to stone. Eighty thousand taels...
It wouldn't be worth so much money if you cut yourself into pieces and sold it, right?
"Shopkeeper Lu... Look, I've just started my business. Do you think I can get a discount or something?"
"Then you have to ask the people at Liusha Pavilion."
Lu Jinshuang stood up slowly: "In a moment, ask Xiaoman to deliver the medicine to my room..."
After watching her leave, Li Qi sat on the chair and sighed deeply.
"Qian, you are a knife that kills without showing blood..."
…
Lu Jinshuang had been recovering from her injuries in her room for several days. I don't know if it was because of the snow, but the business of all the brothels in Jincheng was a bit bleak.
There are a few guests who come to Cuihonglou occasionally, and they are all regular customers.
Li Qi also thought of many ways, such as distributing leaflets, drawing draws, giving out coupons, etc., but after a long time, there was no improvement.
Sitting in the hall, Li Qi poured a glass of wine, drank by himself, threw a peanut into his mouth, and hummed a tune leisurely.
Mother Liu hurried over at this time: "My boss, it's not good."
Mother Liu is the madam of Cuihong Mansion. She used to take care of everything in Cuihong Mansion. It is said that she has stayed in Cuihong Mansion for more than ten years.
I quite like this "vice president" Li Qi. Not only is he a good talker, he is also a good manager.
It can be said that without Mama Liu, Li Qi would not be able to handle Cuihonglou alone.
"Mama Liu, what's wrong? You're in a hurry."
Mother Liu took a breath and said, "The city is closed!"
"Lockdown?"
"Yes, I only found out when I first went out to buy things. The four major city gates were sealed, and many officers and soldiers came from other places, saying they were here to capture some fugitive."
Li Qi said disapprovingly: "What's wrong with this? If the government catches him as a fugitive, what does it have to do with us?"
Liu's mother said with a bitter face: "From today onwards, there will be a curfew."
"Curfew?" Li Qi was startled.
"right."
Damn it, if there was a curfew, this would be a fucking brothel.
Basically no one comes to drink flower wine during the day, and there is only some business at night.
If there is any curfew now, it will be closed immediately.
"There's no need for a curfew to catch fugitives, right?" Li Qi muttered to himself.
Mother Liu looked around, leaned over and whispered: "I heard that some high-ranking official came..."
When Li Qi heard this, he muttered in his heart: No wonder.
"Master, what do you think we will do now? Without business, the girls will definitely be clamoring to redeem themselves..." Liu's mother said anxiously.
"Let me go out and take a look first."
After calling Zhang Chuang and Xiao Man, Li Qi and the three of them left the Cuihong Building together.
Now he knows that the people from Liusha Pavilion want to assassinate him, so he takes Zhang Chuang with him wherever he goes.
Now my whole life depends on this "two-character guard".
When we arrived at Shang Yuanfang, everything was still the same as before, with people coming and going, except that occasionally we passed by a few officers and soldiers on horseback.
These officers and soldiers seemed to be on patrol.
When passing by an inn, Li Qi saw several people arguing with the waiter.
"How do you say there is no room if there is no room? Didn't there be one yesterday?"
"Yesterday was yesterday. Now that the city is closed, many people can't go out, so the supply of rooms naturally exceeds the demand."
"I can offer double the price."
"It's useless if you pay three times. Now there's not even a room."
…
Li Qi was thoughtful and went to several inns, but the situation was no worse.
"Master, why are you running to the inn? It's not like we don't have a place to stay." Xiao Man asked doubtfully while eating candied haws.
Li Qi didn't answer her, his mind was spinning rapidly.
The brothel business is gone, so we can build an inn!
There are so many rooms in Cuihong Building. If the girls are all moved to the backyard, wouldn’t it be possible to do business if the rooms are freed up?
The room prices of several inns have more than doubled. If you do this, you might be able to make a fortune.
Thinking of him, I felt happy: "Let's go! Go home!"
After returning to Cuihong Mansion, he called Mother Liu to tell her his thoughts, and Mother Liu quickly followed suit.
There are more than 40 rooms in Cuihong Building in total, more than 20 rooms on the first floor and more than 20 rooms on the second floor.
Before, all of them were occupied by girls, and some of them were empty.
Now that they were all cleared, the girls went to the backyard.
Although there are not many rooms in the backyard, it is enough for four or five people to squeeze into one room.
In order to avoid complaints, Li Qi asked Liu's mother to give each girl a lot of money.
After that, Li Qi found a few more chefs, and then sent turtle slaves to major inns to solicit customers.
In the evening, as soon as the curfew time came, Cuihonglou closed the door and every table in the hall was filled with people.
In one afternoon, more than 40 guest rooms were all occupied, and demand exceeded supply.
Originally, Li Qi planned to call out the girls in the backyard and take the opportunity to make a fortune.
However, since there were many female guests staying at the hotel, I gave up the idea.
Standing on the second floor and looking at the crowds of people downstairs, Li Qi couldn't help but admire himself.
What a fucking talent I am!
It's just that it's too boring for these people to just sit there, right?
How about I make some extra money, young master?
Thinking about it, Li Qi found Liu's mother and placed a table on the original stage.
After a while, everything was ready, Li Qi came to the stage, holding a rectangular inkstone, and slapped it on the table: "Brothers and sisters, it is an honor for everyone to come to Cuihonglou to gather together. Below is the owner of Cuihonglou, whose surname is Li Shan.
The same word..."
Everyone looked at the stage with some confusion, some not sure what he wanted to do.
"As the saying goes, people who are destined to travel thousands of miles to meet each other meet each other. I saw that everyone was extremely bored, so I volunteered to tell you stories to entertain you. If my words are good, you can reward me as you please. If my words are not good, I hope you can forgive me.
…”
After some opening remarks, Li Qi picked up the inkstone and patted it on the table: "It is said that there is a country overseas, called Aolai Country. The country is close to the sea, and there is a famous mountain in the sea, called Huaguo Mountain... Our story is