Fellow practitioners who live in this mortal world with their beauty

Sanbao and Jiaojiao left the restaurant and walked along the bustling street until they came to an exquisite red building. On the plaque were three shining golden characters "Cuihonglou".

"Brother Sanbao, this place is so exquisite. What business is there?"

"This is a brothel, a place of leisure and entertainment for literati."

When it comes to brothels, many people think they are brothels. When mentioning such a place, they feel very dirty and very excited at the same time.

"Isn't it the place that men salivate over?"

Jiaojiao has also heard of brothels and knows what kind of business they do.

"Brothers originally referred to pavilions built by scholarly and wealthy families. Their owners had high aspirations and status. Later, they were specially used to entertain guests. They used their beauty to win over literati and high-ranking officials, and gradually became luxurious, sensual and romantic houses. place."

Sanbao explained that in the past, brothels were definitely an extraordinary and refined culture, even so elegant that they could be described as spring and white snow.

For example, the romantic and charming Li Bai, a cheerful and innocent person who had endless romance since childhood, wrote many brothel poems that have been praised to this day. Even the old Shaolingye Du Fu, who has always been concerned about the country and the people, has a poem. .

The rain fell on the mat, and the wind whipped the bow of the boat.

The Yue girl's red dress is wet, and Yan Ji's emerald green dress is sad.

The cable invades the willow system of the embankment, and the curtain is like waves floating on it.

On the way back, I turned to Xiao Sa, and it was May and Autumn in Pitang.

The exquisite attic in front of them was decorated with green and red paint from top to bottom. The bottom floor resembled a Jiangnan house, with white walls and black tiles. It had an elegant appearance and hung high red lanterns.

"Brother Sanbao, let's go in and take a look."

Jiaojiao couldn't hold back her curiosity and encouraged Sambo.

"I...take you to visit a brothel? Isn't it appropriate?"

What's so good about brothels? Today's brothels have turned into brothels, and there are some oirans who are prostitutes but not prostitutes as a gimmick.

"What's inappropriate? I'm here to monitor and accompany you. Is it because you can't taste the fishy smell, so you don't want to come in?"

Come on, come in, I haven't been to a brothel yet, of course my spiritual sense doesn't count.

"You two gentlemen... please come in, please!"

A charming woman in her thirties with a voluptuous figure came up to say hello, with a face full of surprise. It was unheard of to take a wife to visit a brothel.

Brothels have special managers, usually retired courtesans, called madams.

There are swans above and ground bulbs below. Ground bulbs refer to bustards. They have bright feathers, enchanting body, and docile temperament. They are slightly larger than wild geese and fly neither high nor fast. Other birds generally have four claws. Bustards With only three claws, it can run faster than anyone else.

Moreover, it is said that the old bustard has the most lustful nature, and all the birds will not refuse to ask for her, and she will be the spouse of all birds regardless of the occasion.

In public, Sanbao couldn't help but grab someone's hand and see how many fingers there were. Then he used his spiritual consciousness to take a look. Fortunately, there were five fingers and he was not a bustard.

"Just give us a private room!"

"Oh, sir, you must have gone to the wrong door. We are a brothel here, not a restaurant."

"I, the Taoist, have refined my mind in this world of mortals. I am here just to broaden my horizons and sharpen my mind."

"Don't be surprised, sir. The private room is a room for a gentleman, and the price inside is much higher than that in a restaurant."

"All expenses remain as usual, I will not owe you a penny."

Sanbao took out the cash and shook it. If Jiaojiao hadn't followed him, the madam alone would have made him feel itchy.

"In that case, guest officer, please come upstairs!"

Why, are you here to listen to the sound or watch the live broadcast? Don't you feel uncomfortable?

The three of them came upstairs, and the madam led them to the brothel's room. They were served by a brothel girl named Xiaoying. She was beautiful and refined. She quickly cleaned the tea cup and put tea leaves on it.

"Big teapot, refill the water!"

The waiter at the brothel was called Big Teapot. He was holding an extra-large teapot. The spout was about a foot long and he stretched it out from the window. Xiaoying gently pinched it with bamboo tongs and brought it to the tea cup.

"Brother Sanbao, why don't you come in and refill your water?"

"Big teapots are not allowed into a girl's room. She is sitting or hugging a guest together. They are drinking water, chatting, kissing, hugging, squeezing and touching. He just lifts the curtain and comes in. This is easy. Get beaten.”

"Pfft!"

The young man named Xiaoying was about to play the piano when he couldn't help laughing.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Qing, but the Qing Dynasty is an artist, not a person. In private rooms, we only talk about singing, dancing, playing chess, calligraphy and painting. There will be no obscene behavior."

"Brother Sanbao, who is the Qingguan?"

"Qing Guanren are artists trained by brothels since childhood. They must be good-looking, good at singing, dancing, reciting poems, painting, playing and playing, and attracting big customers. Once someone sees Qing Guan, it will be a large ransom. .”

"The Taoist Master is right. We have been trained from a young age to be chosen by the nobles. Without personal freedom, going out of the palace to get makeup is like an auction. Whoever pays the most will follow."

There is a sense of helplessness in the sound of the piano, full of bitterness. The fate of brothel girls is ill-fated. Except for those in high positions or the nouveau riche who can buy one or two, most of the Qing courtiers become prostitutes after their age and almost never regain their freedom throughout their lives.

"The owner of the brothel will buy some orphans or the female relatives of criminals. They are divided into three, six or nine grades according to their appearance and skills. There are prostitutes who receive customers, there are housekeepers who do business without selling their bodies, there are beauties who do both business and sex, and there are regular sex workers. The courtesan of a big customer."

Sanbao sympathizes very much with the women in brothels. Brothels are different from brothels. The more advanced the brothels, the stricter the management, and there is almost no possibility of redemption.

One is that the asking price is too high, and exposure of wealth may lead to disaster; the other is that marrying a brothel girl violates Confucian ethics and may lose your future. You can go to a brothel, play the piano and compose poems with a brothel girl, they are all elegant things. Home is an absolute no-no.

"Brother Sanbao, they are really miserable."

"Yes, the world is like this. It is difficult for women to survive without men. No matter whether they are performing arts or selling themselves, they are all miserable."

"White Lotus sect women like eldest sister have a source of income and martial arts skills, so they don't rely on men."

"Haha, they did pay a lot, but they are even luckier, growing up under the care of the sect's senior leaders."

Sanbao revealed the true meaning in one sentence. The reason why he agreed to visit the brothel was because he wanted to see clearly the tragic fate behind the glamour, and to inspire himself to strive towards his goal. This is not just a brothel woman, this is just a microcosm of society.

"This young master is a hard-working man. Anyone who ends up in a brothel is either from a poor family or a member of a criminal family. The little girl became an orphan at the age of ten, or was abducted by a swindler into a green brothel."

"I was an orphan before and a member of the lowest class. I have experienced poverty and suffering."

"Brother Sanbao, is this why you are determined to establish an eternal kingdom?"

"When one person has the ability to change the world, it is my duty to eliminate poverty and celebrate it."

"Then the brothel will disappear?"

"Is it a brothel in the true sense? One woman occupies a building, and the others are servants. They serve this one girl. The girl herself must also be good at dancing, singing, and playing music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She doesn't need to be familiar with it. She performs every day and gets paid Pay to watch.”

Since living standards have improved, culture and entertainment are also indispensable. Sanbao proposed the idea of ​​brothel entertainment by referring to the stars in the previous world, and created high-end and classy brothel stars. They also happened to be servants, bodyguards, and agents.

"Is it really possible..."

Xiaoying, a poor woman in the Qing Dynasty, fell into longing.

There was a tea circle in the hall, where the literati sat, sipping tea and saying that they were ugly and ugly. They all showed off their talents and talked eloquently. At the same time, they had to be generous with their actions. A plate of melon seeds was rewarded with ten taels. Silver, come here and give ten taels of silver to those who beat their legs, and ten taels of silver to those who rub their shoulders...

I wipe it! To enter a brothel, you can't do it if you don't have culture, you don't have financial resources, and you don't have the mood.

But this is fine, to be a brothel star, even if the big customers see you, you have to be polite, elegant, and recite poems and answer questions correctly.

"You live at the head of the Yangtze River, and I live at the end of the Yangtze River. The person in front of you is the person you like."

If the love lasts for a long time, they will be the bridegroom day and night,

I wish all lovers in the world will eventually get married...

You and I were destined in our previous life, don’t miss your marriage...

In this way, it would be interesting for two people to chat. They would eat expensive meals together, chat about life and other things, and create a place where the scholar-bureaucrats could relax their minds. It was really a joyful place, elegant to a certain extent.

Sanbao said what he wanted to say, and Jiaojiao and Xiaoying nodded in praise.

"Brother Sanbao, how about you take over this brothel and try to create the brothel star you mentioned."

"Haha, now is not the time. Once I have eliminated the rebellion, I will start to abolish brothels and create brothel stars."

"You are...Sambo Zhenren!"

Xiaoying suddenly realized that the madam also provided a portrait, which seemed vaguely similar.

"Haha, no need to make a fuss, no one except me dares to call you Sanbao."

"Master Immortal, please forgive me. This little girl has blind eyes and cannot see Mount Tai. She is neglecting Master Immortal."

Xiaoying, the poor lady of the Qing Dynasty, did not expect to receive the Three Treasures Immortal Master. She was incoherent and ran downstairs in a panic to borrow some fine tea from the old madam.

"Ah, is that Taoist priest Sanbao Zhenren? Why do you look so familiar? Xiaoying, you are lucky."

"Master Immortal also plans to train Xiaoying to become a brothel star."

"Didn't I take you as my concubine and redeem your life?"

"How can Xiaoying be so lucky? Master Xian wants to take over the brothel and sell tickets to make money."

Xiaoying explained Sanbao's idea again.

The madam came upstairs, apologized profusely, and made tea herself.

"Master Immortal, you are polite to the Second Lady Feng of the Nu family. This is the property of Prince Kang's Palace. The Princess and the Concubine have already given an order. Master Immortal is not allowed to charge any money from any shop in the Prince's Palace."

"I am interested in acquiring Cuihonglou, but unfortunately Prince Kang is not here. It is not my style to buy it for free. We will discuss this matter later."

"Master Immortal's idea is very good, but without prostitutes, who would patronize it?"

Singing, dancing, and stage plays from the previous world, nothing can attract people.