The sun is shining brightly in Qingzhou City. Because it rained heavily the day before, as soon as the sun comes out today, the mist evaporates, making the weather especially muggy. This kind of weather is the most difficult for a fat man like An Yuanwai. An Yuanwai can't wait to see it.
After peeling off my own skin, I felt happy when my whole body was soaked in the well water.
In the afternoon, the cicadas were chirping, and a mat was spread under the shade of the trees in An's backyard. Fatty An was wearing a sweatshirt, with his fat arms exposed, lying on the bamboo pillow, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Two little girls were fanning.
Huan knelt and sat aside, sweating profusely and fanning himself. The fan didn't feel cool on his body, but made him even more irritable.
Only when the mind is calm can it be cool. An Yuanwai's mind is not pure at all.
An Yuanwai regrets it. He regrets that he was so obsessed with joining the Jin Yiwei that he wanted to die.
An Yuan's wife's family is a hereditary Jinyiwei military household, but his father's status as a Jinyiwei was inherited by his elder brother. He is the second son, Yu Ding, a military householder, and had no choice but to find his own way out, so he started a business with the help of his brother's influence.
, even though his eldest brother was not a big official, those years were when the Jin Yiwei was at its peak. As long as he was a Jin Yiwei, even a small captain or strongman, he would walk around like a crab in Yingtian Imperial City.
Under the care of his brother, An Litong made a lot of money every day in the silk and satin business. He really made a lot of money, but no matter how much money he made, he was still a businessman with no status. If he wanted to take the exam, his knowledge was not enough.
, seeing that Jin Yiwei was so majestic, and that he had no such opportunity just because he was born a few years later than his eldest brother, An Yuanwai was very jealous. He also wanted to get an official status, so he asked eldest brother Qian Yang to help him. Finally,
Finally he got his wish and was admitted as a captain in Jinyi School.
It's a pity that he was really unlucky. As soon as he became the school captain, Jinyiwei's authority was greatly reduced, and he became a Qingshui Yamen with nothing to do. Moreover, he also has a businessman status. He was admitted because he was suitable for it.
Jin Yiwei's secret stake is that even if Jin Yiwei is gaining power, it will not be his turn to put on a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife to show off his prestige on Yingtianfu Street.
It was unlucky enough to cry to the heavens and the earth, but in the end he was sent to Qingzhou, where he used his identity as a businessman to open a business and secretly run errands for Luo Qian. Now Yang Xu has been assassinated.
Can that country boy named Xia Xun really be able to impersonate Yang Xu? If he fails to reveal his identity, it will be the crime of ransacking his house and beheading him. If a good rich man doesn't do that, he wants to be a royal guard. Why bother?
An Yuanwai became more and more bored as he thought about it. At this moment, his family led a man in green clothes wearing a bamboo hat to him: "Sir, this is a family member of Mr. Yang Xu's house. I have a letter to hand over."
To the master."
"Yang Xu?"
As if he had seen a ghost, Officer An sat up suddenly, and then realized that this Yang Xu was that Xia Xun. He hurriedly took the letter, opened it and read it, a helpless smile slowly appeared on his face.
The old man tentatively called out: "Master..."
Officer An waved his hands and said feebly: "Prepare the car, change clothes, sir, I want to go out."
The Yang family nurse smiled and said, "Except An, my young master is still waiting for your reply."
Officer An shouted angrily: "Nonsense, why do you think I went out in the hot weather? Isn't it just for the sake of your son's entrustment? You are waiting in my concierge."
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In the Ming Dynasty, officials of the third rank or above in the capital were allowed to ride in sedan chairs, while officials below the fourth rank in the capital and officials from other places were only allowed to ride horses and were not allowed to ride in sedan chairs. The system always gradually became a formality. In the early Ming Dynasty, the system was still strictly enforced.
Chongba was more ferocious than a tiger. An Yuanwai did not dare to cause trouble. He asked someone to prepare a donkey cart, took some money from the counting house, and went out.
"Qingluo" is the largest brothel in Qingzhou. This brothel is privately run, while Jiaofangsi is government-run. Private brothels and Jiaofangsi together constitute the main body of the prostitution industry in the Ming Dynasty. As for the ajar door,
The kiln sisters and prostitutes are severely punished by the government and do not fall into the legal category, so they are not included.
Once the prostitutes, musicians and turtles in the Jiaofang Division are registered, they can no longer change their status. The sources of the prostitutes in the Jiaofang Division are firstly their mothers who serve as prostitutes, and their daughters take over; secondly, the family members of the prisoners are assigned here. Due to limited sources,
And the quality is not good, so the business is average.
Private brothels are relatively free to start and abandon their business and can absorb a lot of fresh blood from the people. Therefore, the business is much more prosperous than that of Jiaofangsi. An Yuanwai is a regular customer of this "Qingluo Yuan", but the weather is too hot after the summer.
, An Yuan was not interested in looking for flowers and flowers, and he didn't come for a while.
During this season, especially during the day, the business of the brothel is slow, the carriages and horses in front of the door are deserted, and there are not many customers. The turtle is extremely bored, with two puddles of eye droppings in the corners of his eyes, hiding under the gatehouse and enjoying the coolness "dying to death", the donkey cart is in
After parking at the entrance of the brothel, An Yuanwai moved his fat body and got out of the car with difficulty. Panting, he climbed up the steps. When he saw that the turtle man was still dreaming about Zhou Gong, he kicked him in the butt angrily.
"Hey, I have a guest coming to my door. Please come in and invite me."
Before the turtle opened his eyes, he habitually opened his throat and screamed. Officer An snorted and walked inside. When the turtle opened his eyes, he only saw a plump back, which looked so majestic.
Mother Feng, the old madam of Qingluo Yuan, heard the shouting and hurriedly came out to greet her. This Mother Feng was not very old, she was only thirty-five or nineteen years old now. Her figure and skin were well maintained, and her clothes were well-fitted, making her look like a teenager.
A beautiful lady, with beautiful appearance, charming temperament, and no hint of amorous feelings.
As soon as she saw An Yuanwai, Feng's mother called out with a sweet smile: "An Yuanwai, you haven't been here for a long time. My daughters are all thinking about you very much. Hurry up, hurry up. It's a hot day. Please come soon.
Sit inside, where is the person? Come over quickly and give Mr. An a cup of good tea."
A boy ran over quickly and quickly poured An Yuanwai a cup of herbal tea. An Yuanwai struggled to squeeze his fat butt into the chair, waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, this is not the first time this local master has come back.
Stop talking about those useless nonsense, hurry up, hurry up and put you... in your yard... Gudong Gudong..." Before he could finish his words, he drank a cup of herbal tea like a cow.
Mother Feng gently shook her fan, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Why are you so impatient today? I don't know which girl you want to serve you, otherwise I will call all the pretty girls in our yard and ask you to
Look? These days, there are several new girls coming to our Qingluo Courtyard, and they are all very charming..."
An Yuanwai paused the tea cup and interrupted her: "No, no, sir, I only want the girl with the fairest and best skin in your yard, is there any?"
Mother Feng said in surprise: "The one with the fairest and best skin?"
"Yes, the fairest one. Whoever has the fairest skin will be called."
Mother Feng laughed in surprise and said: "Of course you have good skin. None of the girls in Qingluo Yuan are born with fair skin. But the one with the fairest appearance is Xiu'er, but Xiu'er...
She is not the first-class red girl in my Qingluo Courtyard."
An Yuanwai made the final decision: "She is the one."
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"Commissioners outside, please come in."
The girl Xiu'er was overjoyed and took An'an's arm, and entered her boudoir like a triumph. She gently closed the door behind her back with her hands, and glanced at him with her watery eyes, her teeth gnawing at her plump lips.
The lower lip and the upper face are charming and sultry.
It's a pity that her flirtatious look was given to a blind man. Mr. An didn't notice her pretentiousness at all. As soon as he entered the house, Mr. An went straight to the teapot.
In fact, girl Xiu'er is not ugly at all, with fair skin and beautiful eyebrows, but her eyebrows are too thick. At that time, women regarded thin eyebrows as beautiful, and the emphasis was on eyebrows that looked like distant mountains.
It was painful to pluck her eyebrows to trim them, but her eyebrows seemed to be burning wildfire and growing again in the spring breeze. They were plucked back and forth until the grass became luxuriant. The eyebrows did not become thinner, but became less beautiful than before.
In addition, the figure of Xiu'er girl is slightly plump, and her fat buttocks are round and jade, with sharp curves. If she were left in the countryside, this kind of girl's figure would be a good look for a prosperous husband and a good child. It is rare for old ladies to choose a daughter-in-law.
She is still here, but in a place where people are just looking for casual marriages, they are far less popular than girls with delicate bodies as slim as the moon.
In this season, the business in the yard is very light. Even the red girls don't have many customers. However, An Yuanwai called her by name and asked her to serve. The Xiu'er girl was so impressed that she walked through the market with a show of prestige. As soon as she entered
In her own room, she closed the door and was thinking about how to use her romantic methods. It would be best to make An Guanwai fascinated and become her regular customer from now on. An Yuanwai had a good drink and sat down behind the table.
He stood up and without saying a word, he took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve and slapped it on the table.
The prevailing currency at this time was Ming Dynasty banknotes. The court did not allow the use of silver taels for transactions, otherwise if caught, it would be the crime of beheading. Fortunately, the depreciation of Bao banknotes happened in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and now Ming Dynasty Bao banknotes are still real currency.
, Xiu'er girl took a look with her handsome eyes and saw that the pile of treasure notes were all of the same denomination, at least ten of them, and she couldn't help but be overjoyed. Even the most popular girl in Qingluo Courtyard only had this amount of wealth with ten treasure notes.
Worth it.
The girl Xiu'er was happy in her heart, and even more eager to please her, she twisted her waist and slid into the arms of An Yuanwai. She said sweetly: "If An Yuanwai wants to play some tricks with his buttocks, I can bear it."
Yes, I just ask you to show some mercy and don’t really hurt the slave’s body.”
Officer An glared and said: "For no reason, why should I hurt your body?"
Xiu'er thought he had some weird quirks and wanted to play tricks like whipping his pink buttocks and putting perfume on his breasts, but he was worried that the red-card girls would not agree, so he spent the red-card girl's worth to find him.
Hearing what he said, Miss Xiu'er was relieved and even more happy in her heart, and said: "In that case, what kind of tricks does Yuanwai want to play? If we want to find secluded places by water, we can visit by dry road."