"Redeem yourself?" The madam was a little surprised and doubtful.

"Yes, I want to ask first and save some money. In two years, when I am old and ugly, it will be time to redeem myself."

"Why don't we have rules for self-redemption? I can't redeem myself?"

It turned out to be just a question, the madam breathed a sigh of relief.

"Of course. To redeem yourself, a popular courtesan usually costs 50,000 taels."

"Fifty thousand taels?"

The popular courtesan has the right to autonomy and can decide whether to welcome guests or not.

With the number of customers she receives now, she can earn about 3,000 taels a month. Excluding her own share, she can make 2,000 taels a month in the brothel.

Fifty thousand taels is equivalent to the income of the courtesan for two and a half years during her business career.

But this shortens the money-making period, and the brothel does not lose money.

Nong Yue nodded and said softly, "I am not feeling well these two days, so I will not be open for business. When I am better in two days, mom will come over to get the money."

Confused!

"No, weren't you just asking? Why? So sudden?"

Nong Yue smiled when she heard that.

"Although I'm still a little short, I still have a lot of valuable jewelry."

"Since you have it, you might as well redeem yourself, that's all."

This time the madam refused to agree.

"No, Nong Yue, you can't leave. You know the current situation of our Shanglin Garden. Shanglin Garden is in a period of transition. Apart from you, we haven't trained anyone yet. But we rely on you to support the garden. If you leave suddenly, how much will Shanglin Garden lose?"

"Mom, this isn't my business, is it?"

"No, you are a little bit heartless. Who trained you when you were sold to Shanglinyuan? As a mother, have I ever made things difficult for you after you have completed your work?"

Hearing this, Nong Yue calmly asked, "How much have I earned for Shang Linyuan? How much did Shang Linyuan spend on training me?"

"With the money I redeemed myself, Shang Linyuan has gained a total of 100,000 taels from me. Is that less?"

"But mom is right. She really never gave me a hard time. Even though she knew I might lose my virginity, asking for money was just her duty. I never felt sad at all."

"So, I can stay here for a year as a token of my gratitude to my mother, but you have to give me a real amount for the redemption money."

"After all, I placed an order, so I have to pay the order fee."

At this moment, the madam finally understood.

This is about flying solo!

"Are you going to place an order?"

Having said this much, Nong Yue was not surprised that his intention was guessed, and he admitted it generously.

"Yes, but if mom thinks that I still need to rely on you and deliberately raises the price, then I can redeem you in full."

"After all, I am an oiran. Even if I go to another brothel, there will be plenty of people vying for me. I can't say anything else, but the oiran fee will definitely be waived while I am a oiran."

All of a sudden, the madam put away all her thoughts.

But fifty thousand taels cannot be less, but she thought of a compromise.

"The ransom fee can be reduced to thirty thousand taels, but the contract we have to sign requires you to stay for at least two years."

The listing fee for one month is 900 taels, 30 taels per day, which is 10,800 taels per year, and the listing fee for two years is 21,600 taels.

With this plan, the madam did not lose money and even earned an extra 1,600 taels.

Upon hearing this, Nong Yue was silent for a moment, knowing that she was actually losing a little at this price, but as long as she didn't offend her boss, the loss of 1,600 taels was worth it.

The most important thing is that she got her freedom two years earlier. You know, her value will definitely skyrocket later.

"Mom doesn't want to suffer a loss, but sixteen hundred taels is nothing. I'll also make three points. See if Mom can agree to them."

"As for this, Cuiyun has been with me for four years after all, so I am used to her. Her indenture contract must be given to me."

"Secondly, the money for placing orders is paid once a year."

"As for the third year, although I will be on the order for two years, no one knows what will happen in the future. Let's change the mandatory order to one year. If I don't want to be on the order in the second year, I can always pay the remaining order fee and leave."

The madam hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

There is already a backup courtesan in training, but she is still a little short of standard. It will be no problem for her to welcome guests for half a year. Whether she can compete for the position later or not, at least she can have someone to serve as a face of the crowd.

Some people may ask why you don’t train more of them, but do you think it’s easy to train an oiran?

There were few beautiful girls, and even fewer who could enter brothels. Moreover, girls changed a lot when they grew up. If ten girls were trained at a time, by the time they were old enough to welcome guests, there would only be three or four who had not grown up properly.

In addition, everyone's understanding is limited, and there are even fewer people who can be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Normally, everyone is just generalist but specializes in one.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Nong Yue is quite special. She has a very good comprehension and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. It is precisely because of this that she has been the most popular courtesan for two years.

"Mom is also a straightforward person. Okay, come back this afternoon with Cuiyun and I's indentures and a new order."

"I'm a little sleepy now. Go slowly, mom."

After the madam left, Cuiyun stepped forward and asked softly, "Sister, are you planning to get married?"

"Didn't my sister always say that she didn't want to get married and that the man was not worthy of her? And I heard from the servants of the Fu Mansion that he was just a son-in-law and there was no way he could marry my sister and give you a legitimate status."

"So why?"

Nong Yue smiled when she heard that.

"I was wrong. When you meet the right person, you will want to get married."

"But you're right. I'm afraid I can't marry him for the time being, and he can't marry me either."

"It doesn't matter. I will wait for him, even if there is no result."

Cuiyun suddenly became even more anxious.

"Sister, why? I don't understand!"

"Why?" Nong Yue thought of Li Xiuzhu and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"Maybe I accidentally drank the poison he hid."

"Poison? Sister, are you poisoned? I'll go find a doctor. I knew that you wouldn't easily choose to marry. He must have threatened you."

Nong Yue smiled helplessly when he heard this and grabbed Cuiyun.

"It's not the poison you understand."

"Love is the disease of the world, and the coldness of human nature is the poison of human beings. I accidentally drank the poison he hid. I can't escape it, and I'm afraid I can't forget it. I am also willing to give my life for it."

"Do you understand? It has nothing to do with him!"

Nong Yue thought for a moment and said, "Cuiyun, what are your plans for the future? If you follow me, you may become a maid. If you don't want to, I will send you to other sisters. You have your own indenture, so you can move forward and backward as you wish. You don't have to worry about when you will be assigned to receive guests."

Cuiyun heard this and immediately said, "Sister, please don't chase me away. I am willing to accompany you and serve you forever."

Nong Yue smiled when she heard that.

"Little girl, you are really good at choosing. You have made a fortune. Think about the girls who are willing to sleep with him. Sleeping with him once is equivalent to making hundreds of taels of silver."

Cuiyun blushed when she heard this, but thinking about the scene of everyone fighting over it last night, it seemed to be true.

"Oh, sister, you are bullying me!"

Was I bullied? How come I didn't know! (End of this chapter)