After seeing Butcher Wang off, the beggar skillfully fetched a bucket of water, carried it into the house, and headed towards the tent.

As soon as the tent was opened, a musky scent, reminiscent of the aftermath of lovemaking, wafted out. He frowned slightly, thinking, "That Butcher Wang really knows how to take advantage of people!"

"Wake up, wake up! Get up and tidy yourself up, or it'll be bad when guests come." The beggar pinched Gao Pan'er's thigh hard.

After seeing Gao Pan'er open her eyes, he walked out, ignoring the mess at the scene.

"Hmm." Gao Pan'er, who had fainted, was awakened by the stinging pain in her leg.

After recognizing who it was, he knew that Butcher Wang had already left. Without caring that someone was in front of him, he casually threw aside the clothes covering his body and carefully moved his legs to clean the dirt off his body.

Scenes like this have occurred many, many times throughout the year, and Gao Pan'er has become accustomed to them.

When I first arrived here, I had no money and nowhere to go. In my current state, I was ashamed to be associating with so many beggars in the mansion, and I couldn't go back to my family home.

Most importantly, these beggars wouldn't allow themselves to leave. If they had been able to leave back then, they probably could have found an ordinary man and lived a normal life like any other woman.

Perhaps this is the retribution for provoking these beggars. I thought it was just some fun, but in the end I suffered the consequences!

At first, she had enough money to make ends meet, but she had to do housework, such as cooking and washing clothes during the day, and she couldn't get a proper rest at night.

After the money ran out, the story of what these beggars had done at the Mo residence spread throughout the town. They could still beg for a little food, though not much, but enough to eat about half full.

Now, when I go out begging, not only do I not get half a bowl of rice, but sometimes I get ganged up on and beaten! If I try to find work, I get kicked out.

Naturally, the idea came to me!

In order to avoid being beaten and starved for several days in a row, they compromised and simply gave up. They just couldn't bring themselves to be ruthless.

I'm inherently a selfish person; nothing is more important than my own life! It's better to live a wretched life than to die a good death. Besides, my body is already tainted; what difference is there between them and beggars?

Although she no longer resisted, she still harbored deep resentment towards the beggars, but she had become wiser and no longer showed it openly.

My mind was filled with a thousand thoughts, but that didn't stop me from doing what I was doing.

"Boss, here's today's money. Business is tough these days. I thought a couple more people would come, but it turns out only Butcher Wang came by himself."

The beggar handed the three silver dollars he had been carrying to the foreman, complaining as he did so.

In the beginning, business was booming! We had about seventeen or eighteen customers a day!

Back then, for the sake of long-term development, we even reluctantly limited the number of people to a maximum of ten per day, with each person having one hour!

Those people used to flatter me and say nice things to get in line sooner, unlike now when the place is deserted and only a handful of people come. They don't even give me a friendly look. It's infuriating!

They didn't dare to turn against them, otherwise even those who come regularly would probably have been intercepted!

Just a few months after they had tasted the sweetness of success, a new place called Shibali Hutong suddenly appeared!

That alley was full of prostitutes, some of whom had left the brothel Chunxiang after its peak season, some were tricked into coming here by their husbands and sold, and some were desperate people...

Whether alluring, innocent, or dignified... those with less striking looks possess skills, those with average looks know how to charm, and those with stunning beauty understand the power of contrast...

Naturally, all the men have gone! Besides, they're all tired of it and want a change of pace. Putting everything else aside, the environment over there is much better than here.

So this place is deserted. If it weren't for the cheap prices, I doubt many people would come here!

"Damn it, all those men have gone off to have fun in Eighteen Mile Alley! They haven't been here in ages, and our income is getting worse every day. At least we made a sale today! What are we going to do?"

"Yeah, boss, that little wench Gao Pan'er is so useless!"

"Eighteen alleyways, cutting off people's path to wealth!"

...

"Alright, the waters in Shibali Hutong are deep! If we try to fight it, we'll only be throwing eggs against rocks and playing with fire until we get burned."

"Now, we have some savings. In a few days, we'll pack up and leave here for a big city!"

"Now the whole town doesn't have a good impression of us. Before, Gao Pan'er could earn money, but now she's almost useless, so there's no need for her to stay here!" the beggar leader said with a serious expression.

Although I don't know what the outside world is like, and I've never been out before, I really can't stay here any longer!

Because of what happened between us and Gao Pan'er, the people in town are now terrified of her and don't even want to talk about her anymore! They've lost all their previous kindness!

Staying here will only lead to your own destruction!

"These next couple of days, go and whisper to those people who come here often: we're spending two dollars now, just one last round, then we'll leave and head south. It's warmer and more prosperous there!"

"Alright, boss, damn it, those lecherous guys are getting a good deal!"

"The boss is really quick-witted!"

"Haha, that's a brilliant idea! You're truly a leader!"

...

In the following days, business was not as good as during the peak season, but it was still better than before, and I earned another twenty or thirty dollars.

One night, while Gao Pan'er was fast asleep, the beggars abandoned her and ran away.

This young woman is useless now. She can't earn any money, and I'm tired of her body. She's not even as good as the young widow in the village!

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