"Sister Tao, the newcomer has arrived."
Xiao Tao stood behind the iron bar, wiping the glass with a towel. The glass in her hand was the master's special glass, and she wiped it very carefully every day, making sure there wasn't a speck of dust on the glass.
The door opened, and a girl led a thin, homeless woman in, pulling her in front of Xiao Tao.
Xiao Tao looked up and saw that she was less than 160 cm tall, covered in dirt, as if she had never eaten enough, and her short, messy hair was covered in mud. She was so dirty that you couldn't see what she looked like, but her eyes were indeed very beautiful, with a light brown tint.
"Take off your clothes so I can see," Xiao Tao said.
The older girl next to her helped her take off her clothes; her whole body was like a skeleton, and judging from her figure, she was probably only a teenager.
"Where did you find it?" Xiao Tao asked the older girl in front of her.
After Qin Che took power, Xiao Tao, as his close attendant, also rose in rank in the community and has now become a mama in several community prostitution markets.
The older girl, named Xiaoyu, said softly, "Her mother is gone. She wandered over from the Fifth District. She can speak a little, but she can't read. She came to me on her own initiative and said she wanted to sell some goods. I thought she had pretty eyes, so I brought her over to you."
Xiao Tao nodded, walked around from behind the bar, reached out and lifted her chin, and affectionately wiped the mud off her face with a towel.
"May I have your name?"
The child shook his head.
"No name?"
He shook his head again.
Xiao Tao sighed, "Did you come voluntarily, or were you forced by others?"
The child opened his mouth and whispered a few words: "I came voluntarily."
Want to make money?
"I want to... have a full meal."
Xiao Tao smiled and said, "It's easy to have a full meal; there's no need to do this business."
The child said, "I also want to... earn... earn money."
Xiao Tao looked up and exchanged a glance with Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu understood and said, "It's been checked, he's innocent."
Xiao Tao looked at the child again and said, "I'll give you a name, you'll be called Little Stone."
Little Stone's eyes were bright and sparkling... Little Peach then realized that her eyes were not brown, but also had a faint golden hue.
"Your eyes are so beautiful," Xiaotao said enviously.
She had never seen golden-brown eyes before; they were a rare find. She was just a little young, but if she was properly fattened up, she would become a star performer in the future.
"What can you do?" Xiaotao asked again.
Little Stone whispered, "I'm willing to do anything."
Xiao Tao looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Take her away and clean her up. Shave her hair so it can grow back. Change her clothes and feed her well so she can rest for a day. Then I'll let her see the master."
Xiaoyu was overjoyed. Xiaoshitou had passed the review, and she would get a share of the money. She patted Xiaoshitou on the head and said, "Come with me."
After Xiao Shitou was taken away, Xiao Tao took out a stack of rosters from behind the bar, which contained detailed records of the identities and information of thousands of prostitutes in the Black Street. She took out a pen and wrote Xiao Shitou's name, background, and distinctive feature—golden brown eyes—on the latest page.
Xiao Tao's handwriting wasn't very good; it was crooked and messy. But she wrote very carefully. After finishing, she closed the register and started keeping accounts again.
The daily income and expenses were recorded in another ledger. She was just a madam, not an assistant, so she had to hand over this ledger.
After Xue Lei's death, the cadres who had cooperated with him in the flesh trade were now integrated by Qin Che and formed a department called "Jiaofangsi". According to the master, this was a name from a long time ago. There was such a department for those who did the flesh trade, especially official prostitutes.
Although the account books had to be handed over, because she was Qin Che's attendant, the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau) gave her a great deal of freedom and left room for her to falsify accounts.
Sometimes, when Xiao Tao didn't know how to do the accounting, she would ask the master for help.
Once the ledgers are handed over, the money will be confiscated. However, if you keep the accounts yourself, you can keep a portion of the money and distribute it to the girls as a living allowance.
There's no way around it; this is one of the pillar industries of the Black Street.
There's really no way to ban it.
Qin Che could only offer them the best treatment in the low-end market.
Because the high-end market is too expensive, there aren't that many talented young actresses... The average quality of the girls in the Black Street is very low, many of them don't even know how to read. Occasionally, some regular customers from the inner city wall will come down to the Black Street to shop, and some middle-class people will often call a car to deliver them directly to their door.
In the past, if girls were abused, the Black Street wouldn't have the right to come and settle scores, since the customer was king and they couldn't afford to offend them. But now it's different. After Qin Che took power, all the old bad habits were banned. If any customer dares to bully the girls in the Black Street, he will take full responsibility!
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Soon, Little Stone finished her bath and shaved her head, and was brought up to eat. She had a plate of porridge, some vegetables, and a cup of meat soup. She buried her head and wolfed down her food.
"It really is beautiful," Xiaoyu said with a smile from the side.
“Ayu, you must tell the sisters below that it has to be voluntary. I will severely punish those who are tricked into coming here. This is a place to make money. If it’s just for a bite to eat, let her go to the gerbil community to get a job. The master said that both men and women can become laborers in the black market. Why bother doing this kind of work?”
Xiaoyu nodded, then smiled, "Being a laborer is too hard, girls can't handle it. If they collapse from exhaustion, there's no one to take care of them. Now that you're the leader, you also have a responsibility to help the master manage the staff. Don't worry, we don't even want the ugly or short ones to come in. It's a waste of money, and nobody will come to work for us..."
Xiao Tao rolled her eyes, about to say something.
Suddenly, the sound of brakes came from outside.
Xiao Tao's gaze sharpened, and she said, "Take her away quickly!"
Xiaoyu's expression also turned serious. She grabbed Xiaoshitou, who had just finished eating, and ran to the basement with her plate to hide. Xiaotao quickly took out a clean towel to wipe away the food scraps on the table.
The door opened.
It was noisy.
Qin Che led several attendants into the room.
Today, he wasn't alone; a very fat middle-aged man followed behind him. The man's boots were so thick that the zippers on the toes couldn't be zipped up, and his clothes were open, making him look like a tablecloth. He had a friendly smile on his face and followed closely behind.
"Please sit down." Qin Che glanced at Xiao Tao and gestured to the fat man in invitation.
"Hey, hey... Mr. Qin, please sit down, no need to be so polite."
The fat man had a fawning look on his face. Xiao Tao recognized him from his clothes as a member of the security team, and not just a member, but the commander.
—Chen Xiong, captain of the Third District Security Team.
He plopped down, trying to be as obedient as possible, but his obese body still made him look like a lump of flesh, piled up in several layers, which was disgusting.
Both men were followed by attendants, who soon filled every corner of the room, including those carrying guns and powerful crossbowmen.
Xiao Tao mixed two drinks and brought them over, one for each person, then hid behind the bar, peeking out with her little head to watch them negotiate.
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