"The slave girl is called Willow Catkins"
"You're the one, let's go."
The centurion's wife's surname was Liu, and perhaps her family wanted her to be more delicate and graceful, so they named her Liu Fuyao (meaning "willow fluttering in the wind").
But this lady…
Looking at it now
It's really refreshing.
A willow swaying in the breeze?
Didn't see
"Your surname is Liu, and so am mine. We are destined to meet!"
"This lady is over forty years old," Liu Xu said, tilting her head and smiling.
"It's my good fortune."
"Which one of you is Miss Zhihua?"
The one who spoke was Madam Zhou; she heard someone addressing her.
The young ladies glanced at Zhihua, then at Madam Zhou, and their breath caught in their throats. Even Liu Xu, who was leading Madam Liu upstairs, paused for a moment.
"I am Zhihua"
Zhihua, dressed in a blue ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), bowed respectfully.
"Please apply a face mask for me."
"Yes, madam, please."
The young woman gently lifted her skirt and led Madam Zhou back to her boudoir.
The building is still closed, and the brothel is quiet. After a few sticks of incense have burned, a soft, melodious song drifts from Liu Xu's room.
I was applying a face mask while listening to music.
They suddenly understood the phrase "a beautiful woman adding fragrance to one's sleeves".
But Madam Liu in Liuxu's room was not like that. After Huanlu finished serving her a bath, she pulled Liuxu aside to chat. Now, her eyes were red, and she was wiping away tears with a handkerchief.
"That damned stepmother of yours, if she were in the border town, I would definitely come and chop her up."
"Poor girl."
Liu Xu stood to the side, at a loss for words. All she had done was explain how she ended up at the brothel.
Why is Madam Liu crying?
"How about I sing you a song? I sing very well."
Madam Liu nodded, trying to calm herself down.
Following the willow catkins' song, a zither melody echoed from the Zhiyin Room.
Wonderful Sound Ringing Beams
Straight to the heartstrings
"Now I know how much those men know how to enjoy themselves! All these years! I've worked so hard at home all these years! I've never enjoyed anything like that!" Madam Hu said to Ruyi.
"Are those stinky men still trying to take advantage of you?"
"We do encounter them sometimes, but Mother Cen always kicks them out."
"She's such a good person, she doesn't force you at all."
Ruyi nodded.
He is indeed a good person
A good person who can kill someone with one slap
She's an old woman who's been here since the brothel opened.
The border town wasn't this peaceful a few years ago.
Running a brothel but not selling one's body
How many local brothel owners did he anger?
Isn't your behavior just causing these girls to switch jobs?
Those people will inevitably send someone to cause trouble.
Anyone who comes here to cause trouble
They have all been buried in the mountains outside the county town.
The bone fragments have all rotted away.
"Tsk! Why aren't they selling it! This plum blossom ointment is really good." Mrs. Hu admired her face in the mirror.
"We can't sell it, madam. The plum blossom ointment expires on the same day."
"How much do you charge for facials?" Mrs. Hu asked.
"Yesterday, Madam Cen told us that this is called beauty treatment, which will make all the ladies more beautiful. It costs ten taels of silver per session, but if you pay one hundred taels at once, you can get two sessions for free. You can also get a wooden card, which will cost eight cents when ordering food."
These past few days, Little Dumpling and Cen's mother have been perfecting the membership card system again.
This will help retain existing customers.
If the women's business is successful, they won't need to cater to the men's business at night.
They also wanted to live a normal life, at least to be able to get up in the morning.
Mrs. Hu's eyes lit up when she heard this. It wasn't expensive at all; she could afford it. Besides, the food only cost eight cents. Her husband often came here for business dinners, so it was a good deal.
She grasped Ruyi's hand and said...
Where do I pay?
Ruyi pointed downstairs and replied.
"Now, I'll take Madam's maid with me. Madam can try our local specialties; they're very delicious."
Madam Hu nodded, and Ruyi called the waiter to order several specialty dishes.
"Mrs. Zhang, please get an Agate Card!"
"Mrs. Zhang, please get an Agate Card!"
"Madam Zhang, please apply for an agate card!" the waiters shouted enthusiastically.
This is all money!
The more money you make in the building
The more dividends they receive at the end of the year, the higher their share will be.
"Why are there agate cards?" Mrs. Hu asked.
"That day, Madam Zhang paid five hundred taels in one go, which is slightly different from what Muka paid."
What's the difference?
"They charge 70% of the price for food, and if there are any new facial creams, you can enjoy them in advance."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Hu exclaimed, "Use it ahead of time!"
"I want this one too!"
The woman took out a silver note from her purse and handed it to the maid, asking her to go downstairs to apply for a card.
Huo Xiaolong hid in a corner of the kitchen, watching the bustling activity in the main dining area, and grinned, revealing two small tiger teeth.
"Madam Hu, please get an Agate Card!"
"Madam Hu, please get an Agate Card!"
Madam Liu understood the card application process. She had initially wanted to try applying for a wooden card, but upon hearing that Madam Hu had already applied for one, she realized that Madam Hu had already done so.
My husband earns just as much as her husband, and my dowry income is no less than hers, so how could I not do it better than hers?
"Is there anything better than her agate card?"
Liu Xu shook her head and said softly
"No more for now. After all, we're just a small county town, and our assets are what they are."
Madam Liu sighed.
Okay
Then she should also get an agate card.
"Then I'll come again tomorrow. It would be great if you had any good foot creams or ointments here."
She came because she saw that the redness and itching on Old Madam Zhang's face had disappeared.
In previous years, she carried her husband to seek medical treatment.
My feet were covered in chilblains
In winter, the pain and itching are unbearable.
"Madam, don't worry. I'll try to prepare some for you later, and you can come and see the results tomorrow."
"You can do this too?" Madam Liu asked.
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