"Wind Chime Taifu, is this... to support her hometown?" Ogata said hesitantly.

"That's right." Gua Sheng said with a smile, "Although Taifu usually looks a bit cold, people who know her well know that she is a very kind-hearted person."

"I also like a gentle-tempered husband."

"As far as I know, the wife seems to be saving money now and plans to build a house specifically responsible for housing and taking care of those wandering girls who are no longer able to receive guests normally due to various reasons."

"But I don't know whether this is true or false."

"Miss Guasheng, do you have a good relationship with Taifu?" Ogata asked aloud while recalling the scene he encountered in the stay today.

Ogata remembered that today in the room, Mrs. Feng Ling took out her tea cup and talked to Gua Sheng in a very familiar tone, asking Gua Sheng to help her pour a cup of tea.

"I'm actually very familiar with many of the wandering girls in Yoshiwara." Gua Sheng said with a smile, "But I do have a relatively good relationship with my husband. She often treats me to all kinds of delicious food."

"Huh?" Just when Ogata was about to say something to Gua Sheng, his brows suddenly tightened slightly, and then he turned his head and looked at the door, "Someone is coming."

After years of wandering, Ogata has already developed a vigilance far beyond that of others.

Especially sensitive to the sound of footsteps.

After hearing footsteps approaching the room, Ogata immediately frowned and looked at the door, while the nerves in his body began to tighten.

Wow.

The paper sliding door was slowly opened.

The person who opened the door was Shirobei whom he had just met today at the house.

After seeing that the person coming was Shirobei, Ogata's tense nerves slowly relaxed.

"Oh! Mr. Guasheng, I finally found you. I've been looking for you for a long time."

"Lord Shirobei," Gua Sheng said, "What's the matter?"

"It's not a big deal." Shirobei showed a smile full of helplessness, "It's just that Rong Ju and Chuyue from the Lantern House had a quarrel."

"It seems because Rong Ju suspected Chu Yue of stealing her money."

"I remember that Gua Sheng has a very good relationship with you and the two of them. Can you please mediate?"

"I understand." Gua Sheng gave a wry smile, picked up the wooden knife placed on the tatami nearby, and then stood up, "Mashima-kun, I'm leaving first."

"Mediating the quarrels between the travel girls is a time-consuming job."

"I probably won't be able to come back for a while."

"You should have a good rest here by yourself for a while."

After saying that, Gua Sheng walked away from Ogata's field of vision with her wooden sword in hand.

After Gua Sheng left, Ogata smiled bitterly and asked Shirobei on the side:

"So, do we have to take care of even the quarrels between wandering girls?"

"Of course." Shirobei sat cross-legged across from Ogata and smiled bitterly along with Ogata, "Let the wandering girls of Yoshiwara maintain harmony - this is also one of the jobs of our club."

"For me, compared to the samurai who caused trouble in Yoshiwara, these wandering girls who quarreled over all kinds of trivial matters are more distressing."

After making a small joke, Shirobei slowly put away the joking expression on his face, moved his eyes, and looked Ogata up and down several times.

"I remember you are Majima Goro-kun, right?"

"Yes." Ogata nodded and bowed lightly to Shirobei in front of him, "I am Izumo Ronin, Majima Goro."

"I didn't expect that you, who looks ordinary, can speak such fluent Chinese, and your accent sounds quite standard." Shirobei said with a smile.

"In the temple where I studied before, the teacher who taught there could speak Chinese. I learned Chinese from my teacher." Ogata came up with the excuse he used to fool Gua Sheng today.

Because time was tight during the day today, Ogata didn't have time to take a good look at Shirobei's appearance.

Last night, after Ogata suggested to Lin and others that he wanted to lurk into Yoshiwara, Lin told Ogata that the current Shirobei and Genichi in the club were old acquaintances.

After learning that the current Shirobei and Genichi were old acquaintances, Ogata was miraculously not surprised...

Although Genichi usually doesn't talk much about his past, from the words in Genichi's words and various daily actions, Ogata can vaguely feel that Genichi must have been a pretty romantic person before...

…

Therefore, Ogata was not surprised at all that the romantic Genichi and Manager Yoshihara were old acquaintances.

Although Shirobei is an old man with gray hair, he has not gained weight.

The body is that lean type.

Even just sitting there quietly, he constantly exudes a majestic aura.

"It is rare to be able to speak such proficient Chinese at such a young age."

Shirobei continued to smile.

"You left early today, so you didn't see what happened to Takikawa-kun later."

"After Mashima-kun, you and Guaou left, Takikawa-kun stood there in shock for a while, then left the room with a blushing face."

"Although what you did today, Majima-kun, is indeed pleasurable, I still suggest that if you encounter this kind of thing in the future, it is better to endure it."

"Takikawa-kun is from Hatamoto after all."

"The best policy is to try not to provoke such high-level warriors."

Ogata couldn't help but laugh at Shirobei's advice.

Although he now wears a personal leather mask, Ogata has never forgotten his true identity - the most wanted criminal in the shogunate.

As the most wanted criminal in the shogunate, he was already an enemy in disguise of samurai who were directly subordinate to the shogun, such as Hatamoto and the imperial family.

That's why Ogata doesn't worry about offending any enemies - after all, the largest family in Japan: the Tokugawa family and its affiliated major families are already his enemies. Ogata has long been riddled with lice.

However, Shirobei reminded Ogata out of kindness, so after Shirobei's advice fell, Ogata immediately saluted Shirobei:

"Thank you for the reminder, I will pay more attention to it in the future."

"Well, you just need to pay more attention in the future."

"Mashima-kun, you speak Chinese very well. Have you considered teaching Chinese here at our stay?"

"Ah?" A look of surprise appeared on Ogata's face.

"If you girls can speak Chinese, you can also attract bad customers." Shirohei smiled and said, "If you, Majima-kun, are interested in teaching here at our stay, I will very much welcome it."

"Anyway - you can think about it later."

After saying that, Shirobei stood up from the tatami.

"I still have some things to do, so I'll leave first."

"Yes. Please walk slowly. Regarding the matter of teaching at Liuwu - I will consider it carefully in the future."

Shirobei came to this room just to find Gua Sheng to mediate the quarrel between the two wandering girls.

Therefore, after casually chatting with Ogata for a few words, Shirobei exited the room.

As Shirobei left, Ogata was the only one left in the room.

With no one to chat with, Ogata simply leaned against the corner and took a nap.

After sleeping until the sun set and night began to cover the sky, Ogata opened his eyes on time.

After stretching vigorously, Ogata picked up the Daishiten placed aside, put on the special haori of the Shirobei Club, walked out of the room, and walked out of the club.

After exiting the clubhouse door, Obelo saw the sky that was almost darkening and the lanterns that had been lit up everywhere in Yoshiwara.

As night fell, Yoshihara seemed to have been unsealed, and more and more people began to flock towards Yoshihara.

As soon as he walked out of the club door, Oufang saw someone he knew beside the club door.

"Kawajiro-sama." Ogata took the initiative to greet this person, "What are you doing?"

The person Ogata knew was the old man he met when he came to the club this morning and had been working in the club for most of his life - Kawajiro.

Kawajiro is now standing by the door of the club, stretching his waist and shoulders.

"Oh! It's you." After seeing that the person who came was Ogata, Kawajiro smiled, "I have just been handling various documents in the club, and I was a little tired, so I went outside to get some air and stretch my muscles.

"

"Are you here for work? I didn't expect you arrived on time."

"After all, this is my first time working." Ogata said in a half-joking tone, "Of course I have to show full enthusiasm."

"Kawajiro, tonight is my first day of work. Do you have any work for me?"

"Let me think about it...your job is to maintain law and order in Yoshiwara, so you just need to patrol constantly."

"Nakano-machi is the place with the largest flow of people, and it is also the place that should be strictly guarded. Majima-kun, please patrol here in Nakamachi first."

"clear."

After agreeing happily, Ogata held the knife at his waist and left from the front door of the club, heading towards Nakanocho where the flow of people was gradually increasing.

Patrolling Nakanocho, which is connected to the Yoshiwara Gate—this is exactly what Ogata wanted.

After all, Ogata's real purpose in coming to Yoshiwara is to spy on Gokutaro, who comes to Yoshiwara every night to have fun, and try to get some useful information from him.
To be continued...