"Let's not think about these things anymore. Tomorrow is the Ghost Festival. Come with me to pay respects to your parents."
The young girl, Nangong Qianyu, nodded: "Young master, you may not know this, but I have been preparing for the memorial service for my parents these past few days."
The little girl wrapped up a lot of paper money and prepared a lot of fruit.
"Want some durian?"
The little girl shook her head; she had no idea what a durian was.
"Something that smells bad."
"Can we still eat something that smells bad?"
Jiang Tian sat up, opened the system warehouse, and took out two huge Golden Pillow durians.
Instantly, a foul odor filled the entire room.
Nangong Qianyu frowned and covered her nose.
But the stench still filled my nostrils.
The little girl gagged: "Young master, what is this? Could it be poop?"
Jiang Tian opened several durians.
The durian flesh inside is large and plump.
"This is called durian. It smells bad, but it tastes delicious." Jiang Tian handed Nangong Qianyu a large piece of durian.
Just as the little girl reached out to take it, she immediately smelled a pungent stench.
Nangong Qianyu waved her hands repeatedly.
Jiang Tian put a large piece of durian flesh directly into his mouth and began to eat it heartily.
Nangong Qianyu vomited instantly.
"Young master, how could you have such a peculiar habit?" The young girl pinched her nose, stood up, and was about to run out.
"If you don't know how to enjoy life, do you think a refined gentleman like me would eat things that are inedible?"
Nangong Qianyu returned, but she simply didn't have the courage to eat this smelly stuff like Jiang Tian did.
Jiang Tian didn't force her.
The little girl was intrigued by Jiang Tian's delicious food.
She steeled herself, picked up a large, fatty piece of durian flesh, and quietly put it in her mouth.
When the little girl took a bite of durian flesh, she was instantly stunned.
This stuff that smells awful actually tastes so good.
"This... I want to eat more."
The little girl ate a big piece, but still felt she hadn't had enough.
"Didn't you think this tasted bad?"
"It's quite delicious. It smelled stinky at first, but I'm used to it now."
Nangong Qianyu, this little girl, ate two large durians in a row, but still felt unsatisfied.
When the maids serving nearby saw this, they all shook their heads repeatedly.
"Why are our adults and young lady eating poop so happily?"
"This smells even worse than poop."
"Don't talk nonsense. What kind of status do we adults and young ladies have? How could we possibly eat poop? It must be something delicious, otherwise, the two of them wouldn't be eating it so happily."
The other girls nodded.
"Come and have a taste, everyone." Jiang Tian's orchard has many durian trees.
This durian tree ripens one fruit a day. If all the durians were sold, they would definitely fetch a lot of money.
The maids came over excitedly.
When they pinched their noses and took a bite of durian, their expressions instantly lit up.
This Golden Pillow durian has a faint coconut milk aroma. Where have these little girls ever eaten something so delicious?
The girls all praised it highly.
It was late at night.
Nangong Qianyu lay in Jiang Tian's arms: "Those pimps from Hongxiuzhao have come looking for you a few times."
“I’ll go again tomorrow night,” Jiang Tian said, turning over and blowing out the light.
…………
Early the next morning, a commotion of shouting and cursing erupted outside the courtyard.
"Who are those people outside? I'm grumpy when I wake up. Tell them to shut up, or I'll get up and give them a good beating."
Before Jiang Tian could finish speaking, the Flower Goddess's song drifted in from outside.
The Flower Goddess was singing the same old song that Jiang Tian sang on the Red Sleeve Pavilion, "Just Like Your Tenderness".
Why is this little girl here?
Jiang Tian suddenly jumped out of bed.
Nangong Qianyu rubbed her sleepy eyes.
"Qianyu, sleep a little longer, I'll be right back." Jiang Tian pushed open the door, and several maids quickly followed.
Once outside, Jiang Tian was completely dumbfounded.
The top courtesans from more than a dozen brothels on Fengming Street all came.
They stood on their respective open carriages, each striking a pose, singing and dancing.
Good heavens, you are all the pillars of every brothel, you are all the top courtesans of every brothel, you are the face of every brothel.
Why are they all doing things that only third-rate brothel girls would do?
"Flower Goddess, aren't you ashamed of your raspy voice?" The madam of Miaoyinfang waved her fan. "You're posing and preening at the gate of Lord Jiang's courtyard. Aren't you afraid of embarrassing Lord Jiang?"
Look at our Miaoyinfang, every girl here is way better than you.
"Daughters, sing for me, and outshine the Red Sleeve Pavilion!"
The madam of Xianyin Pavilion said, "Our Xianyin Pavilion is the only place that Lord Jiang has taken a liking to. Lord Jiang took two young ladies from our Xianyin Pavilion."
"This honor, which of your companies can compare?"
The madam of Yihong Courtyard retorted, "That's because Young Master Jiang didn't visit our Yihong Courtyard. If Young Master Jiang had visited our Yihong Courtyard, you wouldn't have had a chance. Honestly."
The top courtesans are striking poses, while the madams stand with their hands on their hips, ready to fight.
The pimps rolled up their sleeves, ready to get to work as soon as the madam gave the order.
Jiang Tian cleared his throat: "What are you doing? What are you doing here so early in the morning?"
Upon seeing this, the top courtesans and their madams quickly put on smiling faces.
“Lord Jiang, our Flower Goddess misses you, but dares not disturb you easily. She would like to sing a song outside your courtyard to express her feelings through her song.”
"Lord Jiang, our Miss Feixue from Miaoyin Pavilion comes from the Western Regions. With her breasts, waist, and voice, she's absolutely unbeatable on Fengming Street."
"My lord, I'm not trying to be mean, but which girl on Fengming Street can compare to our Xianyin Pavilion? Fairy Miaomiao has gone with the young master, and now we have another batch, each one more beautiful than the last."
Her skin was so tender you could practically squeeze water out of it.
"My lord, our Qunfang Pavilion..."
"Sir, we are in the Happy Forest..."
"My lord, our Hundred Flowers Pavilion..."
These brothel owners are truly unbearable.
"Stop, stop, stop..." Jiang Tian gestured for silence.
The scene immediately fell silent.
It seems we need to reorganize them.
"Everyone should prepare starting tonight. I will visit one family each day. If I am satisfied, there will be benefits."
If I am not satisfied, then rectification is required.
Fengming Street in Longcheng is really nice; no wonder so many people travel from afar to visit it.
Since Fengming Street is so powerful, let's expand and strengthen this industry.
"May I ask, sir, what is the reward?" the madams asked hastily. These madams were extremely well-informed; they knew that Jiang Tian had spent a large sum of money rewarding the soldiers in Flying Fox City.
These money-grubbing brothel owners all wanted a piece of the pie.
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