As the largest brothel in Jincheng, it is several grades higher than other brothels in terms of floor space and decoration.
Yanyulou has always been the only one in Jincheng, but who knows that in recent times, the business has deteriorated a lot, and many girls have redeemed themselves and left.
"Have you told your boss about the matter?" a woman asked sitting on the master's chair.
"We have already sent someone to deliver the letter." said the turtle slave standing aside.
The woman sighed, a little upset.
She is Qing Luo, the shopkeeper of Yanyu Tower, who is responsible for everything in Yanyu Tower.
But the recent events one after another have made him a little anxious.
First, many girls from Yanyu House left, and other brothels were gradually swallowed up.
Shuiyunxuan, which was fine yesterday, has changed its sign to Cuihonglou today.
There are only eight brothels in Jincheng, and now seven of them have become Cuihong brothels...
If this trend continues, Yanyu Tower may...
Qingluo sighed, feeling a little uneasy.
At this moment, someone came to report from outside the door: "Mama Qing, someone is looking for you."
"who?"
Before the turtle slave could answer, Li Qi appeared, waved his hand and said, "Miss Qingluo, do you still remember me?"
Looking at the man in front of her, Qing Luo seemed to have some impression, but she couldn't remember it.
After all, there are too many guests coming to Yanyu Tower every day, and this person in front of me...
Wait, he said his name is Li Qi?
Isn't this Li Qi the owner of Cuihonglou?
What is he doing here?
"Are you the Li Dongjia of Cuihonglou?" Qingluo asked with a frown.
Li Qi grinned and sat on a chair nearby: "That's right."
"What's the point of Mr. Li's family coming to my place?"
Li Qi looked around. Seeing his expression, Qing Luo immediately understood what he wanted to do, and asked the others to retreat.
When they were the only two people left in the room, Qing Luo said, "If you have anything to say about Dong Li's family, just say it."
"I came here today mainly to discuss cooperation."
"Cooperation? What cooperation?"
"Rent Yanyu Building to me."
"Rent to you?"
"That's right." Li Qi said, "As far as I know, Yanyulou's annual net profit is about three thousand taels, which is at best. If business is not good, it will only be more than one thousand taels a year. I'm right.
Bar?"
Qingluo was silent and said nothing.
"I'm willing to spend four thousand taels a year to rent the Yanyu Building. How about it?" Li Qi said.
This was the first time Qing Luo heard such a request, but when she thought of her boss's character, she said, "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I can't make the decision on this matter."
"I know you can't make the decision, so I'm just here to ask you to bring a message to your boss and tell him what I just said." Li Qi said with a smile, "It would be great if he agrees, but if he doesn't agree...
Then Yanyu Tower will have no choice but to disappear from Jincheng."
"Disappeared?" Qingluo frowned, "What does Li Dongjia mean?"
Li Qi looked innocent and shrugged: "That's the literal meaning. Doesn't Miss Qingluo know what happened to Shui Yunxuan a few days ago?"
Li Qi stood up as if he needed a beating: "I have something else to do, so I'll leave now. See you later."
As soon as he left, Qing Luo immediately called Gui Nu over and asked about Shui Yunxuan.
"I heard that a few days ago, a customer in Shuiyunxuan made trouble in the store. Not only did he beat the waiter, but the shopkeeper and the owner were also seriously injured..."
"Is there such a thing?" Qingluo frowned, "Is this all done by the Li Dong family of Cuihong Building?"
Gui Nu said with a bitter face: "I heard that it was done by people from Hongmen... I don't know if it was ordered by Dong Li's family."
"Have you reported it to the official?"
"Reported..." Gui Nu sighed and said, "It's better not to report to the official. As soon as the official was reported, the people from the yamen came over without saying a word and took away Shui Yunxuan's owner and shopkeeper, saying that they were evil people first.
I filed a complaint, but he is still in jail."
Qing Luo's expression changed when she heard this, and she immediately thought of something: "Hurry up and get the pen and paper, I want to repair a letter for my boss."
…
Li Qi has been very busy these days. He has taken over six brothels in one breath, and each one has to be renovated and reopened. There are so many things that even give him a headache.
If Mother Liu hadn't been able to do it, he would have been exhausted and vomited blood alone.
That day, when he was training the girls collectively, Chen San found him.
"Second brother, are you coming here so early today?" Li Qi said with a smile and cupped his hands.
Chen San raised his eyebrows and smiled, then came over and said, "Brother, I have some clues about what you asked me to inquire about..."
Li Qi's eyes lit up: "Oh? Let's go into the house and talk."
When they came to a room, the two sat facing each other. Li Qi poured him a cup of tea: "Second brother, drink tea."
"You're welcome, brother." Chen San took a sip of tea and said, "The imperial prisoners who were previously arrested in Jincheng have now arrived in Dadu."
"So fast?"
"Well, it is said that they took the water route." Chen Sandao.
Li Qi nodded: "Second brother, have you found out anything else?"
"I heard that the imperial prisoner is from Feiyan Village. And this matter seems to be related to the palace..." Chen San said and suddenly asked, "By the way, brother, why are you asking about this matter?"
"To tell you the truth, second brother, that imperial prisoner owes me a large sum of money! I originally wanted to collect the debt, but who would have thought..." Li Qi said with a depressed look on his face.
"So that's it." Chen Sanyue sighed, "Brother, I think you won't get this money back."
"That's not necessarily true," Li Qi said. "When she asked me to borrow money, she said she had a rich relative in Dadu..."
"Is it possible that I want to go to Dadu?"
Li Qi nodded: "I have this plan."
"How much does that person owe you?"
"This number." Li Qi pointed out two fingers.
"Two thousand taels?"
Li Qi shook his head: "Two hundred thousand taels..."
As soon as Chen San reached the tea to his mouth, he spit out the tea instantly: "Two hundred thousand?"
As he grew up, he never thought about how much two hundred thousand taels was.
"Yeah...that's all the savings my parents left for me. I must get it back." Li Qi said.
"I didn't expect that my brother's family is so rich and he should get so much money back."
Li Qidao: "After the matters at Yanyu Tower are settled, I will go to Dadu. Then I will need my second brother and eldest brother to take care of the matters at Jincheng."
"These are all trivial matters, easy to talk about!" Chen San patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, brother, as long as I am in Jincheng for one day, I will never let anything happen to Cuihong Mansion..."
"Then I'll have to trouble my second brother." Li Qi apologized.
"Brother, you are too polite. This is what you should do." Chen San said with a smile.
Li Qi looked like he was hesitating to speak, and he held back what he wanted to say.
"What's wrong bro?"
"Second brother, you must be careful with eldest brother after I leave..."