Jin Feng first introduced Guan Xiaorou, then pointed to the people in the carriage one by one and said: "These are my wife's friends, Miss Mu Lan, Miss Dongdong, and my two sisters, Runniang and Xiao'e.
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When the madam heard that Qing Mulan was not Jin Feng's wife, she felt relieved, but she still secretly gave Yingying Yanyan a wink.
The warblers and swallows quietly took a few steps back.
Having been in a brothel for so many years, the madam is very aware of this matter between men and women.
Even though Qing Mulan was not Jin Feng's wife, she came in the same carriage with Jin Feng. It was obvious that their relationship was by no means simple.
It's better to stay away.
After introducing the people on his side, Jin Feng pointed at Tang Xiaobei under the curious eyes of Guan Xiaorou and Runniang: "This is Miss Xiaobei."
"Xiao Bei has met Mrs. Jin and all the sisters!"
Tang Xiaobei stepped forward, squatted slightly and saluted Guan Xiaorou and the others.
When Tang Dongdong saw it, he almost couldn't hold back the tears in his eyes and quickly turned away.
Back when the Tang family was still in decline, Tang Xiaobei was the tyrant of the Tang family. He was the youngest and most favored, and often caused chaos in the family.
In just a few years, the quirky girl has become so well-behaved, and you know she has suffered a lot without asking.
Guan Xiaorou was afraid that Tang Dongdong would not be able to control her emotions, so she jumped out of the carriage with a smile to attract everyone's attention.
"No wonder my husband always misses Miss Xiaobei when he returns home. She is indeed a well-educated and sensible beauty."
Guan Xiaorou stood in front of Tang Xiaobei, then turned to look at the Madam: "It's rare that my husband is attracted to someone. I want to redeem Miss Xiaobei's life. I wonder if my mother is willing to give up my love?"
These words were taught to her by Tang Dongdong and were part of the plan.
"She wants to redeem Xiaobei's life?!"
The eyes of the warblers and swallows suddenly widened.
The fate of women in brothels is tragic, even if they get a red card.
Even if you break out of the siege and become an oiran, you will only be famous for a few years. When the newcomer comes out, the oiran will still have to follow the old bustard's instructions to receive guests.
Even after he is too old and loses his temperament to receive customers, he still has to continue working as a handyman.
Among the old ladies who are sweeping the floor and pouring chamber pots in Chunfeng Tower today, one is an oiran from back then, and two are former red cards.
The madam will never give up until the last bit of value is squeezed out.
Therefore, countless brothel girls are looking forward to someone to redeem themselves.
Once a girl successfully redeems her body, the whole brothel will be lively for several days.
If the person who ransoms the girl is a scholar, it will become a good story and be talked about by the local brothel girls for a long time.
But when they heard that Guan Xiaorou had also redeemed herself for Tang Xiaobei, instead of being envious, the Yingying Yanyans cast sympathetic glances.
The reality is not a fairy tale, and not all the girls who were ransomed live a happy life.
Because of their lowly origins, even if a brothel girl is redeemed, she cannot become the wife of a married woman. At most, she is taken as a concubine and ends up alone in a deep house and compound when she becomes old and lustful.
Some of them were left out in the cold after they got tired of playing with them, and then were sold or killed by the head wife.
Her fate is not much better than that in a brothel. The only difference is that she was slept with by many people in the brothel and slept with the same person after she redeemed herself.
Compared to the previous two, there is another situation that is even more terrifying.
That is to be redeemed by the mistress.
Once such a girl is bought back, she will basically be killed by the mistress very quickly. Very few people can live for more than a year.
That's why the Yingying Yanyans were so scared when they heard that Guan Xiaorou wanted to redeem Tang Xiaobei's life.
Everyone subconsciously moved further away from Jin Feng.
"Thank you madam for your love, but Xiaobei is my most beloved child. She is still young. I want her to stay with me for a few more years."
The madam bowed to Guan Xiaorou and said with a smile: "If Madam wants to find someone to serve you, you can look at the other girls in our building."
Just kidding, Tang Xiaobei is the most popular candidate for the Oiran this time, and the income he can bring to Chunfeng Tower is unpredictable. How could the madam sell Tang Xiaobei?
"That's such a shame."
Guan Xiaorou shook her head regretfully and said nothing more.
Her mission has been completed.
"Mr. Jin, Madam, ladies, I have prepared the tent. Please move."
The old bustard hurriedly led the way, and quickly evacuated after getting the people to the place, for fear that Guan Xiaorou would regret it.
In order to hug Jin Feng's thigh tightly, the madam obviously put some thought into it. The location of the tent not only has a good view, but is also quite warmly decorated. There are various drinks and snacks on the table, as well as some things that are rare to see in Sichuan.
fruit.
Of course, there are pens, ink, paper and inkstones placed in the middle of the table.
In fact, the madam originally arranged for several girls to accompany him, but when he saw Jin Feng coming with his female family members, he did not dare to let the girls in.
"Brother-in-law, can I eat it?"
Xiao'e swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked, pointing to the snacks on the table.
"You can eat whatever you want."
Jin Feng picked up a piece of pastry and handed it to Guan Xiaorou: "Xiaorou, you can try it too."
"Thank you sir."
Guan Xiaorou took the cake obediently.
Today was the first time she called Jin Feng her husband. These two words seemed to have magic power. Every time they came out of her mouth, it felt like a little hand was scratching her heart.
A few people chatted casually for a while, and then a cheerful drumbeat sounded outside.
The huge flower boat came slowly and stopped not far from Jin Feng and others.
The drumming stopped and the oiran competition officially began.
A girl wearing a cool gauze skirt was the first to board the flower boat stage.
The girl bowed to the river, and the bank immediately started boiling.
"Miss Qingluo!"
"Come on, Qingluo girl!"
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There were waves of noise coming from the shore. Some people knew Miss Qingluo, and most of them were ordinary people joining in the fun.
But no one cares about this, as long as it’s lively.
"I heard that this Qingluo girl is one of the most popular candidates for oiran in the prefecture this year, only slightly worse than Luliu. She was lucky enough to get the first draw."
Qing Mulan commented while drinking tea.
"Why do you say you are lucky to get the first draw?" Runniang asked.
"When it first started, everyone was very excited and it was easier to spend money to buy flowers and give rewards." Qing Mulan explained with a smile: "When the excitement subsides and everyone calms down, they may feel sorry for the money."
"Isn't the girl at the end unlucky?"
"No," Qing Mulan continued: "The girls at the back have better luck, because when you get to the back, it's clear how many flowers each girl has, and supporters will also know how much money they can spend to help the girl they like chase.
Go up."
"Then the girl drawn in the middle is the unluckiest?"
"Yes," Qing Mulan nodded: "But there are several rounds in the Oiran Competition, and today is just the first round. Twelve girls will be selected from the twenty-four girls to participate in tomorrow's competition.
If you are really talented, even if you are drawn in the middle, you can still be selected into the top twelve contestants."
"So that's it." Run Niang nodded in sudden realization: "I don't know what number Miss Xiaobei got?"