Chapter 97: Cuihong Building

Liang Jinyu got the news and hurried towards the city gate.

[Big sister, do you think I look like a three-year-old? You are too young to lie to me! ]

Suddenly, a familiar voice came to her ears. Liang Jinyu hurriedly stopped and looked around.

The streets were crowded with people, and for a moment I couldn't tell where the sound came from.

After waiting for a long time and not hearing the same sound again, Liang Jinyu began to wonder if she was hallucinating.

At this moment, a figure running hurriedly attracted Liang Jinyu's attention.

It’s Chen Laifu!

Chen Laifu stopped a passerby and gestured to ask, "Have you ever seen a girl this tall, wearing a gray dress and with two braids?"

After asking several people who all shook their heads, Chen Lai Fu's face became more and more gloomy. He cursed, "You stupid girl, you don't know how to enjoy your blessing," and continued to look forward.

Liang Jinyu walked out from behind the stall, her heart full of worries.

What happened? Did Dani really run away?

But what did Chen Lai Fu mean by what he said just now?

"......When she grows up, she will regret it. This is the Xie family of Lingzhou. Even being a maid is better than being in an ordinary family."

"She is so young and ignorant. She is only five or six years old. If she runs away, she might be kidnapped by a beggar."

Hearing the discussions of passers-by, Liang Jinyu hurried forward to inquire.

"Is the little girl you were talking about the skinny one in gray clothes with two braids?"

"Why, you saw her too?"

It’s really Dani!

Liang Jinyu was worried that Chen Laifu would come back, so she invited the two of them to a teahouse nearby.

Looking at the snacks on the table, the two of them showed no impatience and told everything that happened in the alley, but their words were filled with strong personal emotions.

"I'm not saying that, but that little girl is sharp-tongued. She dared to run away from home at such a young age. She is also a restless person. Only by suffering a little loss can she learn a lesson."

"Miss Xie Wu was willing to take out fifty taels of silver to buy her, but she actually ran away halfway. She must have lost her mind. Who knows where she is hiding now."

The two of them sang in unison and finished most of the snacks on the table.

After learning what had happened, Liang Jinyu did not delay any longer. He stood up, settled the bill and left.

It is impossible for Dani to leave the city, which means she is still hiding somewhere in the city.

We must not let Chen Lai Fu find her first, otherwise Dani will suffer a lot.

Liang Jinyu went back to the store first and told Boss Li to help hide Dani if ​​she came over.

Afterwards, Liang Jinyu hurried back to the grocery store and reminded Tang Xian to pay attention to the visitors so that Dani would not be unaware of their arrival.

Shaozhou City is divided into four areas: east, south, west and north. The south and north are the most prosperous, with shops lining the streets and cars and horses flowing like water.

But at the same time, the two districts are also different.

The Nanfang was mainly engaged in legitimate businesses such as restaurants, teahouses, cloth shops, and rice shops; while the Beifang was mainly engaged in shady businesses such as brothels and gambling houses.

Liang Jinyu searched Nanfang until dark but couldn't find Dani. Boss Li and Tang Xian also didn't see any trace of Dani.

Liang Jinyu was extremely anxious. Thinking of the words she had heard before, could something have happened to Dani?

But she asked the guards at the city gate, and they all said that they had not seen Dani go out.

Chen Lai Fu should have returned to Yanghe Village by now. Could it be that he has found Dani and brought her back?

Liang Jinyu returned home anxiously. By then, it was already completely dark.

There are few people in the family, so in the huge house, only a few courtyards for activities have lights on.

"Aunt, you're back." Juan'er came up to her happily.

Wang You also came out of the hall and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was safe and sound.

"Why did you come back so late today? If you don't come back soon, everyone will go looking for you." Grandma San came out, wiping her hands on her apron.

Liang Jinyu asked, "Did anyone come to your house today?"

"Why do you ask that?" Grandma San was puzzled, but she thought about it for a while and shook her head and said, "Probably not. I didn't even hear the dog barking."

Liang Jinyu sighed lightly and only reminded Third Granny to be more careful these days.

Although Sanpo had some doubts, she still agreed.

...

The next day.

Liang Jinyu couldn't sleep all night. When she heard a dog barking outside, she put on some clothes and ran out.

When I opened the door, it was Tang Xian standing outside.

Tang Xian was also shocked by how quickly the door opened. He found it even more strange when he saw Liang Jinyu running with her hair disheveled and panting.

"Girl, what is this?"

Liang Jinyu waved her hands, not wanting to explain: "Why are you here so early in the morning? Is there something urgent?"

Tang Xian said: "Since we announced that we wanted to sell our grain business, two bosses have expressed their willingness to acquire us. One of them sent us an invitation yesterday evening."

If it were five days ago, no one would be willing to purchase tens of thousands of kilograms of grain. However, since the continuous drop in temperature and even heavy snow, everyone has realized that the grain harvest will be poor this year, so stockpiling grain has become the biggest business opportunity at the moment.

Liang Jinyu took the invitation and frowned: "Cuihonglou?"

Tang Xian coughed awkwardly: "Maybe the other party doesn't know that you are a woman."

"So you men discuss business in places like this?" Liang Jinyu asked jokingly.

Tang Xian touched his nose, looking a little embarrassed: "Not entirely."

"Cuihonglou..." Liang Jinyu murmured, and thought of how Dani was sold to a brothel in her previous life. She immediately decided to take Tang Xian there to take a look.

...

Beifang is home to the most red-light district and gambling houses, each occupying an entire street.

Flower Street is located on the west road. You can smell the fragrance of cosmetics and hear the laughter of men and women before you get close.

Liang Jinyu was wearing men's clothes and holding a fan in her hand. The strong smell around her made her feel uncomfortable.

"Girl, why don't you not go?" Tang Xian advised.

Liang Jinyu waved the fan and covered her nose with it: "Now that we are here, there is no reason to go back. Let's go."

As the two of them walked along, the girls in the next building would just throw a wink or a handkerchief at them subtly, while the brave ones would just run over and pull them over.

Even though Liang Jinyu was mentally prepared, she was still scared enough.

Fortunately, Cuihonglou was not far away and we arrived there in a short while.

The red-dressed girl at the door saw Liang Jinyu, her eyes lit up instantly, and she came up to him and praised him, "What a handsome young man! How come I haven't seen him before? Is this your first time here?"

As she spoke, her hand softly wrapped around Liang Jinyu's arm, her head rested on Liang Jinyu's shoulder, and she breathed sweetly, "My name is Hongshuang. Sir, please follow me in."

Liang Jinyu got goosebumps all over her body, and she couldn't push Hongshuang away from her no matter how hard she pulled.

It was still daytime and mid-morning, so there were only three singing girls upstairs singing on the stage, and only seven or eight guests downstairs.

"Do you have an appointment?" Hong Shuang hit Liang Jinyu in a reproachful manner, but she noticed something strange when her fist landed.

Liang Jinyu said in a gentle voice: "Miss Hongshuang, please forgive me."

Hong Shuang glanced at Liang Jinyu with a smile, her eyes full of understanding, and deliberately asked: "What's your man's name? I'll help you catch him!"