After seeing off the brothers from the Qing Gang, Ma Xingkong rushed to the Bada Hutong without stopping. The Bada Hutong is actually north of Xizhu Shikou Street and south of Tieshu Xiejie. From west to east, they are: Baishun Hutong, Yanzhi Hutong, Hanjiatan, and Shaanxi Lane. Stone Hutong, Wang Guangfu Xiejie, Zhujia Hutong, Li Shamao Hutong. This is the most famous fireworks alley in Beijing.
Within the eight alleys, there are hundreds of large and small brothels. The most famous of them is Sai Jinhua, the oiran of Shitou Hutong. During the most prosperous period of Sai Jinhua's life, she worked with the Russian, German, and Austro-Hungarian people who were appointed by the Qing Dynasty. Hong Jun, minister of the four countries of the Netherlands, led the envoys to the four European countries in his official capacity. When the Eight-Nation Allied Forces entered Beijing, Sai Jinhua had deep contact with German officers. How could such a legendary woman not be talked about.
Bada Hutong also has another notable feature. Most of the brothels opened here are "Nanban" (southern prostitutes). They are both good at sex and art. It was a place frequented by dignitaries at that time, which is why Bada Hutong is so famous.
Ma Xingkong was wearing a well-fitted suit and a top hat, followed by Hei Wa and Long Jie. The three of them walked through the market in a swaggering manner. Of course, those brothels that were open all night regarded them as business. With their eyes and the sounds of uncle calls, they were all covered with blood. I got goosebumps. Ma Xingkong has a wife, and Long Jie is so young. But Hei Wa’s mouth watered when he saw it.
Ma Xingkong slapped Hei Wa on the back of the head: "What are you looking at, kid? If you look at it again, you will die on a woman's belly sooner or later!"
Several people walked with their heads down, entered Shaanxi Lane, and went straight to Cuiyuxuan. Ma Xingkong heard Mei Mei mention that he was the number one in Cuiyuxuan, so he could get inside information about Yuan Shikai's government. Cuiyuxuan is the largest and most luxurious hotel in Shaanxi Alley. A brothel. It's already late at night, and the place is still bustling with people and the lights are dim.
"Gentlemen, please come inside!" ** hurriedly asked Ma Xingkong and others to go inside, and shouted loudly: "Three distinguished guests are here!"
Before he finished speaking, a middle-aged woman who could be seen wearing makeup and powder came over with three steps: "Oh! Here are the gentlemen. Is there any girl you know? How about I introduce you to us? here……"
Ma Xingkong glanced at it and found that the so-called Cuiyu Xuan was just a larger courtyard. Through renovation, the surrounding houses were divided into small spaces. Each prostitute should have his own one, both in the house and on the doorstep. The prostitutes were drinking and chatting happily. Compared with the framer alley in Hunhe, there was not much change.
In the middle of the yard, a square garden blocked Ma Xingkong's sight, making it difficult to see what was going on in the yard. The old madam was still chattering about introducing the girl here. Ma Xingkong waved his hand: "Is Rose there?"
The old bustard glanced at Ma Xingkong warily: "Sir, this seems to be your first time here!"
Ma Xingkong smiled: "No matter how many times I come here, I will look for Rose! If you don't talk, I will leave immediately!"
"Ouch! You still have such a big temper. Let me tell you, there are thousands of people looking for our roses. If everyone could see them, we roses would die of exhaustion!"
Long Jie's eyes widened, but Ma Xingkong hurriedly stopped him, took out a bundle of silver coins from his arms, and waved it in front of the old bustard's eyes: "Is this enough?"
Seeing Qian, the Madam's face immediately became amiable, and she said with a smile: "It's not that I won't take you, our Rose has a rule, he must take a look at all the guests who come to see him, and he will only see the ones she wants to see. ,unwilling..."
Ma Xingkong said: "Go and tell her that Brother Ma is here. If she doesn't see you! Just keep the money and just pretend I haven't been here!"
"Okay! Wait a minute, sir!" The old bustard asked the turtle slave to pour tea for Ma Xingkong and the others, while he hurried to the backyard.
Mei Mei knew Ma Xingkong was coming and hurriedly welcomed her out. This was the first time that the Madam had seen Mei Mei behave like this. In the past, no matter how rich and powerful people were, they would all rush to Mei Mei. Today, Mei Mei personally greeted Mei Mei.
This new guest left a deep impression on the old madam.
"How did you find this place?" After walking into Mei Mei's boudoir, Mei Mei hurriedly closed the door.
Hei Wa smiled and said: "Rose, it turns out your boudoir looks like this, it's comparable to where we live, haha..."
Rose ignored him, and while pouring tea for Ma Xingkong and others, asked: "Didn't you say that Brother Ma went to Jintianwei, why did he come back suddenly?"
"Hey!" Ma Xingkong sighed: "You must have heard about my master's arrest. I came here to ask for your help."
"Your master?" Mei Mei was stunned, then nodded: "Are you from the Qinggang?"
Ma Xingkong also nodded and took a sip of tea: "Yes! Cui Jiu is my master. He was arrested because we assassinated Germans and Japanese. You won't ignore it, right?"
Rose smiled, her eyes full of charm: "What do you mean? Although Cui Jiu is from the Qinggang and has nothing to do with us, it is because we were arrested. In order to rescue Cui Jiu, Mr. Li and others have been running around everywhere.
, we are thinking of many solutions!”
"That's pretty much it!" Ma Xingkong took another sip: "I have a plan that I need your help with. I wonder if you can agree to it?"
"Tell me."
"The last time I was arrested, Mr. Li and others called on students to strike, forcing Yuan Shikai to make concessions. This time..."
Before Ma Xingkong finished speaking, Rose immediately stopped him: "This method can be used once, but I'm afraid it won't work two or three times! We and Mr. Li also thought about it, but it was rejected in the end!"
"No matter what, try it first, and if it doesn't work, think of other ways!" Ma Xingkong still didn't give up.
Rose thought for a while: "Let's do this! I'll contact Mr. Li tomorrow and talk to him. What do you think?"
"No, go now. I have already said hello to the brothers from the Qinggang. Starting tomorrow, all shops and merchants in Sijiu City, whether they are coolies or rickshaw drivers, will go on strike! If there are students, I think Yuan Shikai will compromise! Otherwise,
The night is long and there are many dreams, so hurry up and leave now."
Before Rose could tell, Ma Xingkong held Rose with one hand and walked out the door. After just a few steps, he felt his head was swollen, his whole body was uncomfortable, and everything he saw with his eyes became blurry. Hei Wa and
Long Jie hurriedly went to help him, but as soon as he stood up, he felt something was wrong. He shook his head vigorously and felt that the whole room began to spin. Within a few seconds, all three of them fell to the ground.
Rose let out a long breath, looked at the three people on the ground, and said to herself: "This is for your own good! Yuan Shikai has already set up a plan and is waiting for you to take the bait. I hope you don't blame me."
After the three of them were settled, Rose put on a man's clothes, with her hair hidden in a hat, and walked out of Cuiyuxuan with a cigarette in her mouth. She waved lightly, and a rickshaw quickly stopped in front of her.
Rose jumped on the car and said to the driver: "Go to the overpass!" The driver agreed, pulled up the rickshaw and quickly disappeared into the dark night.