Xie Fu followed what Hu Diquan expected, but it was just a closed window. If he was impatient, he would immediately ask if there was anything interesting about this window. However, Xie Fu watched quietly without making a sound.
After waiting for a long time, there was no movement. Xie Fu was a little surprised at how patient the two of them had become, especially Zhu Ming, who kept his eyes fixed and concentrated on catching the thief.
Hu Diquan suddenly said excitedly: "The window is open!"
A little maid in green opened the closed window, then walked away, and then opened another window. Opening the window means that the door is about to be opened. For a brothel, this is the time to open the door.
Do business.
Is it just to see the scenery inside the brothel? It would be fine to take a stroll like this, but for an ordinary person, the threshold of the brothel is too high. It is difficult to walk through the gate even if you talk about being happy and happy inside.
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Thinking of this, Xie Fu can understand. In fact, it is nothing unusual to go shopping frequently. There is a saying that it is commonplace.
Hu Diquan suddenly became excited again: "Coming, coming."
As if he was afraid of being discovered by others, his voice was particularly quiet but filled with excitement. In fact, he was still a little far away.
Looking again, Zhu Ming was so excited that his body was trembling slightly.
I saw a woman walking by gracefully, with a posture as gentle and charming as a woman from the south of the Yangtze River. She was wearing a white plain dress, with a beige tulle covering half of her arms, her temples half hanging, and her hair in a knotless bun. She seemed to have just gotten up.
Appearance... Before Xie Fu could see her appearance clearly, this beautiful figure had already disappeared inside the window.
Hu Diquan quickly calmed down his excitement and said with emotion: "It's so beautiful. If I can hug Lan Ning and sleep all night, it will be worth dying!"
But for some reason, Zhu Ming was offended by these words. He suddenly raised his head and glared at Hu Diquan, and said angrily: "What did you say?"
Hu Diquan smiled and said: "I said it would be worth dying to sleep with her for one night, don't you think so, Xie Fu?"
Xie Fu smiled.
Zhu Ming punched Hu Diquan in the face with one punch, almost knocking Hu Diquan down. Fortunately, Xie Fu pulled him back.
"Damn it! You dare to hit me!"
Hu Diquan immediately flew into a rage. Although he was a servant in the house who was serving others, Zhu Ming was also a pretty boy who was raised, and everyone was the same.
If you're polite, call me Mr. Zhu, but if you're not polite, you're just a pretty boy.
Xie Fu's status is very different now. He is also polite and courteous to him, without the slightest bit of arrogance. Zhu Ming, you little pretty boy, is far behind.
Xie Fu advised: "Come down first and then talk!"
The two came down from the roof and immediately started fighting.
Xie Fu quickly stopped the fight and said: "Stop fighting. If you have something to say, talk it over. No need to take action."
Both of them were so angry that they could not listen to the advice. Although Zhu Ming was tall but thin, Hu Diquan was shorter but much stronger. Soon Hu Diquan pinned Zhu Ming under him and beat him violently.
Xie Fu quickly went to grab Hu Diquan's hand and said, "Old Hu, stop hitting me. Zhu Ming can't stand such a beating from you."
Hu Diquan punched him a few times and vented his anger. He gave Xie Fu some face and said, "Xie Fu, you saw it too. He was the one who struck first."
Xie Fu forcibly pulled Hu Diquan up from Zhu Ming, "Okay, it's almost done."
When Hu Di was getting up, he didn't forget to spit hard on Zhu Ming, "Young face, you really think you are a young master. Do you want to hit me if you want?"
Zhu Ming didn't know if he felt he was being bullied, but his eyes were wet.
A manly man, you won't cry after a few punches. Xie Fu wanted to pull Zhu Ming up, but Zhu Ming threw his hand away and said ungratefully: "You don't have to worry about it."
Xie Fu only thought it was funny, why did he act like a girl?
At this moment, a very harsh crashing sound came from outside the wall, and Xie Fu and Hu Diquan were startled.
Zhu Ming jumped up from the ground and rushed out of the yard first.
"Thank you, Fu, for helping me grab something."
Before Xie Fu could react, he was pulled out by Hu Diquan.
He was rushing like this, even though he was not in such a hurry to put out a fire.
He left the mansion through the side door and came to the alley. There were already many people gathered around the female wall in the Yingyuan courtyard, but Zhu Ming had disappeared and blended into this group of people.
Hu Diquan said with emotion: "This kid's hands and feet are so fast. It's really a big difference if he takes one step slower!"
Xie Fu was still confused until now. He was dragged into the crowd by Hu Diquan, and then he realized what was going on.
It turns out that every half month or so, when I return to Yingyuan, I will clean out a pile of old things and pile them up beside the female wall on the side.
These old items include old clothes, old shoes, socks, table covers, cushions, plain silk, candlesticks, lanterns, books, inkstones, porcelain vases for flower arrangements...
Even sachets and rouge powder boxes, just anything you can think of may appear in the junk pile.
The most taboo word in the brothel is "old", but we hope to be new every day, every month, and so are the people.
For the poor people, although many things are old and broken, they are still reluctant to throw them away. However, the things in the brothel must be replaced when they are old and broken.
This is especially taboo for oiran ladies. Once things become old, people also become old people.
Even pearls, hairpins and hairpins need to be replaced frequently. Of course, pearls, hairpins and hairpins are expensive, so naturally they cannot be discarded, and they are often pawned.
Most of the people who robbed the old things were the white men from the shops facing the street. For them, the brothel ladies were aloof and could not get close to them. They could only pin their love on these items used by the brothel ladies.
To put it nicely, it’s like seeing things and missing things, but to say it worse, it’s just wishful thinking.
There are also a few people wearing silk and satin among them, Zhu Ming and Xie Fu should also be counted.
After understanding the situation, Xie Fu asked Hu Diquan: "Diquan, do you also have this hobby?"
Hu Diquan turned over things in his hands, without raising his head, and responded: "I don't care about anything, so I might as well go and hold Guixiang. Some things can be sold for a lot of money."
Xie Fu praised, "Clever." Instead of focusing on the illusory, it is better to pursue the real.
After a while, the old things that were originally piled into a hill were scattered to pieces.
Old clothes and shoes, which are the most popular items for oiran ladies to stick to their skin, have become the primary target of everyone. Regardless of whether they are torn or cracked, they will always put them on their bodies once they get them.
Xie Fu saw some broken books among these old things. He loved books as much as his life. Even though they were broken, he still cherished them very much.
No one tried to snatch the book from him, so he immediately picked up one.
Books are stained with alcohol, and books are most afraid of water. If they are stained with water, the writing will become blurred, and if they are not dried in time, the pages will stick together.
Speaking of which, the value of books, as far as the current market price is concerned, if it is a printed book, the price is about 300 renminbi, while the handwritten book is even more expensive, and can even be sold for about 800 renminbi.
The monthly salary of a waiter in a shop is only 400 Wen.
Books are more expensive than clothes. Ordinary families cannot afford to read books, but a scholarly family values book collection.
However, to the businessman, this book is worthless.
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