Chapter 434 The Prostitute's Waiting (1)
In the 15th year of Dayong, the King of Qin in Yizhou rebelled. His army marched all the way to the Eastern Capital, killing people along the way and causing tens of thousands of refugees to flee to surrounding cities.
Ju County was allocated to Weizhou, but it was close to the border of Yizhou, so people from both sides mixed together. In such a chaotic world, the people were displaced, but the entertainment venues were thriving. Soldiers fighting needed to have fun, and the privileged class above also needed to have fun. The reputation of Chunhuayuan in Ju County spread far and wide. The new top girl of Chunhuayuan, Liu Shiyi, was the dream of all men to have a romantic encounter.
However, Liu Shiyi only sold her art and not her body. She only played three pieces in the hall of Chunhuayuan every day. After the performance, she would leave with her erhu. She was quick and decisive, never dragging her feet, and never stayed for a moment because of any customer.
The more she acted like this, the more customers came to her. The madam of Chunhuayuan was happy to collect the money, so she naturally didn't control her. But Liu Shiyi had been sick for three days and didn't come to Chunhuayuan. She was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood when she saw the guests passing by the door like a stream but not coming in.
Liu Shiyi, who was always on time for work, was sick for three consecutive days for the first time. She decided to go to her residence to find out the truth. If she found out that this little girl pretended to be sick to deceive her, she would definitely give her a good beating.
In this world today, there are not many people as kind-hearted as her. She must let the ignorant little hoof know clearly that the world is difficult and dangerous! Therefore, she sent someone to find Liu Shiyi, a fellow villager who sells vegetables on the street, and brought her right-hand man to "visit".
She originally thought that Liu Shiyi earned so much money from her every day, and he must have bought himself some good accommodation and good things. Who knew that Liu Shiyi's fellow villager took him around in the remote alleys again and again, but he still didn't arrive. She couldn't help but get angry.
"Where does Liu Shiyi live? Did you lie to me?"
The middle-aged woman touched the towel wrapped around her head, and explained with a bitter face, "It's inside, just turn around and it's in a small alley." They were all refugees from Yizhou. They had already spent all their money on the way to escape, so how could they have extra money to settle down in a new home? They could only rent the cheapest and most dilapidated house in the area. She had chewed on these bitterness in her heart day by day and had already known them by heart, but she was unwilling to speak carefully to others.
No matter how difficult the life was, she had to go on. Now she was much more stable than before. If she talked about the past, she would feel more embarrassed.
"Are you sure it's just across the alley?" The old procuress waved the sweat towel in her hand, feeling that her patience was about to be worn out. She couldn't help but curse herself for pushing such a top performer to make herself suffer like this. After cursing for a few times, she thought of the white silver that the guests took out of their pockets, and then she forced a smile. In the turbulent times, what else could make more money than her current business?
"My lady, yes." The middle-aged woman held her bamboo basket with half a basket of cabbage left, and took a few more steps forward.
"Then let's go. If you really find Liu Shiyi, you will definitely benefit." The old procuress touched the purse wrapped around her waist, and felt that it seemed to have shrunk a lot in the past few days because of Liu Shiyi's illness. She couldn't help but hate Liu Shiyi.
The middle-aged woman didn't say anything, just walked forward. How could she dare to imagine what was in other people's purses? She only hoped that the things she worked hard for half a year could be exchanged for a few servings of white rice to fill her stomach.
"Hey, isn't that where Liu Shiyi lives!" The old procuress pointed to the low thatched house in front of her that was about to collapse, and her eyebrows were full of joy.
The middle-aged woman nodded, "It is indeed Liu Shiyi's residence."
"Then I'll go first." The madam rushed over with her helper, completely forgetting the "benefits" she had just promised not long ago.
Fortunately, the middle-aged woman had never expected her, and she didn't stop her when she saw her leaving, and went back to her thatched house. Inside the house, her seriously ill man was still waiting for her to cook and take care of him.
"Liu Shiyi, open the door, your mother is here." The madam stood at the door with her nose pinched, and she didn't really want to go in. But since everyone was here, she would be unwilling not to go in and take a look.
Well, after waiting for a while, no one responded. She looked at her helper, and the helper stepped forward to knock on the door for her.
The wooden door of the thatched house was knocked by him, but the people inside didn't seem to hear any movement.
"Did this person die in there?" The madam couldn't help but curse.
"I'll knock again." The helper pounded the door harder, and the door, which was not particularly stable, was now hanging on the edge of falling.
"Still no one responded." Seeing that the door was about to be taken down by him, the helper stopped and waited for further instructions from the madam.
"I don't believe it. Is the person inside deaf? Just wait here. I want to see what kind of person Liu Shiyi is!" The madam stood upright at the door with her hands on her hips, intending to wait for someone at the door of her house. There are only a few rotten thatched houses here. Even if Liu Shiyi is not at home, he will come back here.
About half a quarter of an hour later, coughing sound came from the thatched house, and then a haggard woman came out.
"You... who are you?" The madam pointed at her and took a few steps back. She felt that she was being deceived. The woman's long hair covered her face, her complexion was withered, and her body was thin. No matter how you looked at it, she didn't look like her precious money tree who was a rich and beautiful woman.
"Mom can't recognize me." Shiyi lifted the long hair on her face to reveal her facial features. The sickly yellow face made the madam feel disgusted. She barely suppressed her nausea and moved closer to Liu Shiyi, confirming again, "Are you really Liu Shiyi?"
"Mom, I really am Shiyi. The real thing. Liu Shiyi." Shiyi knew that she was annoyed with her appearance so he moved closer. The madam suddenly felt as if she couldn't breathe, and the strong sour smell was about to drive out the overnight meal in her stomach. She took a few steps back. So did her helper.
"How did you get into this state?" She sobered up for a few seconds before covering her mouth and nose with her sleeves and starting to talk.
"It's a long story. Mom, do you want to come in and sit down, and we'll talk slowly." Shiyi leaned half of his body against the door frame, coughing while talking, and occasionally using a handkerchief to catch the dirty things he vomited from his throat, which made the madam very disgusted.
"No, let's talk here." The madam took a few more steps back and leaned directly against the door of another family. She still couldn't help complaining, "Why did you take so long to come out? What were you busy with before?"
(End of this chapter)
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