Chapter 501 Dine-off
Lin Yuesha had a mournful face, but unfortunately, she was dressed as a man and didn't have anything valuable on her.
If we don't pay today, things might not end well.
Just as Lin Yuesha was in a dilemma, she saw a familiar person wandering past the door.
"that……"
Lin Yuesha saw the man with the mole who was selling haunted houses at her residence. He was loitering around Taipingfang. The two knew each other. If she asked the man with the mole for money, she might be able to get it.
"You mean you know someone there?"
The male madam looked incredulous, but finding someone wasn't difficult, so she asked, "Is it a big mole near your mouth?"
"Yes, he was wearing a blue robe and just passed by here."
Lin Yuesha was so frustrated. If the person with the big mole knew where she lived, they would probably believe her. Anyway, even if the monk can run away, the temple can't. Her whole family wouldn't run away for four hundred taels.
A moment later, the servants at Wenjunlou brought Dazhi into the hall. Dazhi looked surprised and had no idea what was going on.
"I had no intention of coming to Wenjun Tower. Is there some misunderstanding?"
Xiao Qi was both amused and annoyed by what he said. He had seen his little sister come to such a place and chop two tables in half with her bare hands. In the end, he couldn't sit still and had to come and find someone.
Since they couldn't show up in person to find the person, they had to use an alias. Unexpectedly, the little girl was quite clever and knew to call for help.
"Brother, do you remember me?"
Lin Yuesha pulled Da Zhi to a corner. The male madam and the burly men glared at them from behind, but did not come forward.
"Who are you?"
Xiao Qi pretended not to recognize him and said directly, "You look familiar."
"You visited me a few days ago and brought me some things, have you forgotten?"
Lin Yuesha reminded Da Zhi, and Da Zhi finally remembered, asking uncertainly, "Are you Miss Lin's younger brother?"
"Yes, that's right."
Since the other party cleverly gave her a way out, Lin Yuesha had even less reason to insist that she was a woman; she also had her pride.
"Miss Lin, is that house your eye?"
Xiao Qi deliberately steered the conversation toward the mansion, appearing quite excited. "That mansion is absolutely worth the price; it's the best in the inner city."
Lin Yuesha blushed slightly. She looked down on haunted houses and even called the person with the big mole a "person with a big mole" because of it. Seeing the other party's excited expression, she just couldn't bring herself to ask for money.
Once the mission is completed, the three-courtyard house worth 30,000 taels of silver will be yours. Who would want to live in a haunted house?
"Actually, I have something to discuss with you today."
Lin Yuesha caught a glimpse of the burly man's fierce expression out of the corner of her eye, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Could you lend me some silver? As soon as I get home, I'll have my sister pay you back."
Of course, to repay the person with the large mole for their help, Lin Yuesha would give an extra ten taels of silver as a token of her gratitude.
Moreover, it only takes a short while, and the debt will never be delayed until tomorrow.
"Four hundred taels is no small sum."
Xiao Qi frowned, deep in thought. He needed to teach his little sister a lesson. The girl had grown increasingly bold since arriving in the capital. Before, she only went to brothels, but now she dared to come to male prostitutes. If her mother, Madam Chen, found out, she would surely break her legs. This was too outrageous.
“It’s a lot of money, but my older sister will definitely pay it back.”
Lin Yuesha initially thought the man with the large mole hadn't brought any money with him, but judging from the implication in his words, there was hope.
She can run away but not hide. She lives in a three-courtyard mansion in the inner city. She's the kind of person who doesn't care about ten thousand taels of silver for a haunted house. She'll pay back as soon as she has the money and will never renege on her debt. Moreover, if the person with the big mole helps her out of her immediate crisis, she will definitely remember the favor.
"What, have you finished discussing it?"
The male brothel madam sneered, "If you don't have money, then I won't be polite."
A big mole is one thing, but looking like that is frightening. This young master has fair and tender skin, so he could pay off his debts by being kept at Wenjun Tower as a prostitute!
Lin Yuesha wiped away a cold sweat. She had just felt guilty for tricking Xu Da, but she never expected that she would be the one who got tricked so badly.
"Big brother, can you help me out?"
Lin Yuesha took a deep breath. Let's negotiate a price. If it really doesn't work out, she'll swallow her pride and send someone home to tell her maids and servants to redeem the person.
She didn't want to end up in such a miserable state; it was only because she had a strong conscience and didn't want to take credit for herself. So she discovered Young Master Yu's whereabouts and got Xu Da involved.
"Come here and do what you think is right. If I say run, you run."
Wenjunlou is not a legitimate business; it has a history of forcing women into prostitution. Xiao Qi had no intention of giving them the four hundred taels of silver. In fact, he planned to bring people to smash up Wenjunlou so as not to disgust people in Taipingfang.
"It's just four hundred taels of silver, here you go."
Xiao Qi tugged at Lin Yuesha's sleeve, and Lin Yuesha, still dizzy, immediately took a step forward. Before she could understand what the person with the large mole meant, she heard them say, "Run!"
Almost instantly, Xiao Qi pushed one of the burly men to the ground and, with Lin Yuesha, fought his way through them.
"Alright, you're taking advantage of me for free? Grab these two pieces of trash and bring them back to me, and hurry up!"
The male madam was furious that the two had escaped right under his nose, and immediately shouted for his men to give chase.
Lin Yuesha ran behind the man with the large mole. Behind them were several burly men, who followed closely with menacing expressions.
Lin Yuesha wasn't familiar with the area of Taipingfang yet, but the man with the large mole knew the way like the back of his hand and led her into a dark alley.
Where did they go?
Several burly men stood at the entrance of the alley, but because it was too dark inside, they could not be seen from the outside.
The alleyways were interconnected, and the strong men discussed the matter and decided to split up to search.
For years, I've never seen anyone come to Wenjun Tower to freeload without paying. They're incredibly audacious. If we don't teach them a lesson this time, they'll think Wenjun Tower is some kind of place where they can come and go as they please.
The burly man was not far away. Lin Yuesha covered her chest with her hand, feeling as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
This was the first time in her life she had skipped out on a bill and had to be chased, but she really didn't intend for it to happen.
Shh, don't talk.
Xiao Qi told his younger sister to stand properly. Would she learn her lesson if things didn't turn out this way? Lin Yuesha was the type who forgot the pain as soon as the wound healed.
"Brother Zhongren, why are we running away?"
Lin Yuesha trembled. In the darkness, she saw a flash of silver light; the burly man held a dagger. Just pay up. Being chased for skipping out on a bill—it seemed those people were serious.
"I have no money."
Xiao Qi reached into his purse. Who would carry four hundred taels of silver notes when going out shopping? Even if ordinary people emptied their pockets, they couldn't come up with that much money.
It's just that rich young masters are oblivious to the hardships of life, running off to brothels to indulge in debauchery and ordering effeminate men to keep them company. Little do they know how many poor people could eat with that money, and how many people would die because they couldn't afford herbal medicine.
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