The ant seemed to want to get out of the dark, cellar-like environment, but it was moving so slowly and cautiously that it was impossible to leave smoothly.
She didn't speak.
The burly man, at his wit's end, cursed "Damn it!" and turned to leave.
At this moment, Xu Yuehuai had already gone upstairs.
The brothel madam, heavily made up, hurriedly approached, fawning over her.
"Young master, please come upstairs. We have women of all shapes and sizes."
"I also need to see if there's anyone worth spending a fortune on. Are there any young girls?" Xu Yuehuai asked in a perverted manner. The madam saw that this was a legitimate business opportunity and immediately grinned so wide that her mouth stretched to her ears. "Of course there are. She's only twelve years old and looks good."
"Bring it over for us to see."
The madam hurriedly brought over two girls who were about twelve or thirteen years old.
The two girls were terrified, their eyes filled with fear.
One of them knelt before her, trembling, and said, "Young master, whatever you need, we will serve you, just please don't beat or mistreat us."
Another one started crying, sobbing.
Xu Yuehuai glanced at the two girls, her mood plummeting. "Is there anything else?"
"There's another one that came yesterday, but it's wild and untamed. I'm afraid this little wildcat can't serve you. If you're not in a hurry, sir, please wait a bit."
Xu Yuehuai stood up. "I'm extremely anxious, so I brought that too."
"She can't do anything, and you still want her, sir?"
"want!"
"Fifty taels, sir, you want it too?"
"Of course I want it! Stop dawdling!"
Xu Yuehuai was furious.
The madam went to the back, hastily dressed Jiang Qianqian, and then sent her to Xu Yuehuai's room.
Xu Yuehuai looked closely and saw that it really was Jiang Qianqian. "Alright, you can go now. You won't be shortchanged."
The madam stared at Xu Yuehuai for a moment. Seeing that the man was dressed neatly and looked handsome, he didn't seem like a lawless outlaw, but rather someone who frequented brothels. She smiled and closed the door, leaving.
After the madam left, Xu Yuehuai immediately tore off his beard.
"Qianqian, it's Grandma."
Jiang Qianqian was so tormented that she was delirious. Even though she saw Xu Yuehuai, she couldn't believe it. She stared at him for a long, long time before finally rubbing her eyes and saying, "Grandma, it really is you! What brings you here?"
Jiang Qianqian collapsed in front of Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai helped her up. "It's all that damned Liu Cuiming's fault. She actually trafficked people. Luckily, I'm here."
"Grandma," Jiang Qianqian sobbed, crying her heart out, as if she wanted to cry out all the pain and grievances she had been holding in for days.
Seeing her crying so hard she could barely breathe, Xu Yuehuai frowned.
"What exactly happened?"
“Grandma,” Jiang Qianqian wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, “Liu Cuiming sold me first, then my mother and father. They came to me, and they were given less than twenty taels of silver, and then I… I was sold.”
"Even a tiger wouldn't eat its cubs; this is truly despicable."
Enraged, Xu Yuehuai wanted nothing more than to tear Jiang Mingfu and his wife apart.
"Alright, don't cry. Grandma will find a way to get you away from here."
She had comforted Jiang Qianqian, but the two girls continued to cry. Xu Yuehuai was getting impatient and quickly said, "Stop crying, I'm here."
"Would Grandma also be willing to save us from this sea of suffering?"
“I have the heart of a Bodhisattva, I can’t bear to see this, so if we’re going to leave, let’s leave together,” Xu Yuehuai laughed.
Night fell, and business was booming at the brothel.
The guests' shoes mingled together.
Xu Yuehuai arrived alone in a room in the northwest corner, which was the kitchen. At that moment, several plump cooks were busy at work, and the flames in the stove were boiling.
A plump woman opened the steamer, and a fragrant aroma immediately filled the air.
Xu Yuehuai had already entered silently. She was highly skilled in martial arts and moved like a fox, leaving no trace in the snow. No one noticed her every move.
Xu Yuehuai had originally planned to use the fire to create chaos, but when he saw the flames burning fiercely in the stove and a bag of flour not far away, he was overjoyed.
In her past life, she had studied physics and understood that the Brownian motion of molecules would explode when it encountered an open flame. At this moment, several cooks had gone out, and the house was temporarily empty.
Xu Yuehuai tossed half a sack of flour into the air, instantly turning the room into a snowy wonderland.
The very next second after Xu Yuehuai left, with a loud thud, several women collapsed at the kitchen doorway. At the same time, someone cried out in alarm, "Oh no! Fire! Quick, put out the fire!"
"The fire has started."
Everyone started talking at once.
The people in the front yard never dreamed that they would encounter such a natural disaster and man-made calamity today. They were all terrified, their faces ashen, and they ran away in a panic. Some went to the kitchen, while Xu Yuehuai had already carried a jar of wine to the front.
She patted it hard, and the seal was broken.
She poured the wine all over the ground, and with a whoosh, flames shot out, spreading and burning wherever they touched. In the blink of an eye, the curtains on the pillars were ablaze.
A moment later, the flames had engulfed the beam, and Xu Yuehuai was very satisfied to see this.
In this chaotic environment, the customers hurriedly left.
The courtesans were terrified and left one after another.
Seeing everyone fleeing one after another, the madam became furious. "Money! You haven't paid me yet, sir! Money!"
She forcefully pulled back a burly man who was trying to leave.
As a result, the burly man shoved her hard, and the madam screamed as she tumbled down the slippery stairs. Xu Yuehuai saw that the opportunity had come; if he didn't leave now, when would he?
Amidst the chaos and panic, Xu Yuehuai grabbed the hands of the girls and quickly led them downstairs.
As they emerged from inside, Zhou Wan, who had been waiting for them, also arrived.
Zhou Wan's eyes were clear and innocent. "We were worried about you, so we came all here."
"very nice."
Now everyone is finally united.
"This isn't the place to talk. Let's go somewhere nearby."
Xu Yuehuai and the others stepped aside to talk. When they reached a tree, Zhou Wan looked at Jiang Qianqian and moved the wooden pipe to the two girls next to Jiang Qianqian.
What are you doing here?
Xu Yuehuai turned around, took off the girl's colorful clothes, and wiped the rouge and powder off her face with the clothes. Looking at it this way, the two girls were very young.
A completely youthful face.
"Where's the money?"
Xu Yuehuai asked.
Zhou Wan took out the money pouch.
Zhou Wan was a very strange person. She was stingy and calculating with herself, often haggling over a single coin, but she was generous to others. This miser was really strange. Seeing the two girls pitiful, Xu Yuehuai opened his money bag and said, "I'll give you five taels of silver each. You can go now."
Don't give too much, otherwise single women will be targeted by thieves.
"I am from Qingshui Village, and I plan to take a boat home tomorrow morning."
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