Because of its location in the capital, the buildings in the capital must not be higher than those in the palace. Therefore, Deyi Tower is not particularly high, with only three floors in total.

However, Deyi Tower occupies a large area, and the most prosperous ten miles of Qinhuai, it took up one mile.

At this time, in a private room on the third floor of Deyi Building, a beautiful woman wearing a crescent white jacket, kneeled down next to a low table with a smile. Opposite her, a young man dressed in a worn-out clothes and ash on his hair was also kneeling on the cushion, with a calm expression, neither humble nor arrogant,

The beautiful woman's surname is Cui, and no one knows her real name. Everyone from Qinhuai called her Jiuniang.

Jiu Niang is not the owner of Deyilou, but just the shopkeeper of Deyilou. After all, with the scale of Deyilou, there must be an extremely powerful backer behind it. Otherwise, she, a woman, would not be able to gain a foothold in the capital.

However, if you can survive in the Shili Qinhuai for so many years, this Jiu Niang's ability is naturally self-evident.

There was a black tiger-shaped object on the low table. It was not really carved into a tiger, but a piece of charcoal in the shape of a tiger. The beautiful woman didn't bother to worry about it, so she reached out to pinch the charcoal, and then a touch of eye-catching black charcoal ash appeared on her fair hands.

Jiu Niang glanced at the young man sitting opposite him, then chuckled: "Little brother, although brothels are a low-ranking business, don't think that the people in our brothels are unaware of it. Your charcoal is not beast charcoal."

Li Xin grinned at Jiu Niang, revealing her snow-white teeth.

"This sister, this is not animal charcoal. There is no animal charcoal in this world that can be found at a height of one hundred people."

This beautiful woman looks like she is in her early thirties, which is not much different from Li Xin's previous life. Moreover, after being struggling in the workplace for so many years, she naturally knows the principle of "a sweet-mouthed and ruthless manner", so when he sees people, he always speaks his sister and keeps talking.

Jiu Niang covered her mouth and smiled: "I'm really good at speaking, but it's useless to be able to speak. Your charcoal is either charcoal or bamboo charcoal. There are ten cents per pound on the street, so where is the reason for a hundred cents per piece?"

Li Xin coughed, pointed to the charcoal on the table, and his voice was calm: "Although it is not animal charcoal, it looks like animal charcoal. For my sister's business, it is enough to look like it, right?"

The most important thing in the brothel industry, especially high-end brothels like Deyilou, is to be of high quality, otherwise it will not attract real investors. Therefore, most of the things in Deyilou are the best, but it is not easy to deal with on the burning of charcoal. After all, real beast charcoal can be equivalent to silver or even gold, so Deyilou cannot afford such high-end things.

Jiu Niang shook her head slightly: "The real beast charcoal has a strange fragrance when it burns. Those who come to Deyilou are either the princess and grandsons in the capital or the upstarts in the imperial examination. They are all people who see the world and can immediately tell it."

Li Xin pursed his lips and whispered: "Sister can sprinkle some fragrant powder in the stove."

Jiu Niang was stunned for a moment, then reacted, clapped her hands and laughed softly, "That's the reason. For our industry, it doesn't matter whether it is a serious beast charcoal. As long as it looks like it, burn such a few pieces in the girls' rooms and sprinkle some fragrant powder in it, those smelly men may not be able to tell whether it is true or not."

Speaking of this, Jiu Niang looked down at the animal charcoal on the table and said to Li Xin with a smile: "But brother, you, the animal charcoal, look like a big insect, is different from the actual animal charcoal."

Li Xin lowered his head and coughed, his face slightly red.

He had never seen what the beast charcoal of this era looked like, so he could only carve it according to the tiger-shaped jade pendant he saw in his previous life. However, the serious beast charcoal had molds, and the one produced by Li Xin obviously did not look like it.

Seeing Li Xin's face turned red, Jiu Niang covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "Okay, I won't tease you, little brother. Look at you, you don't think you are an ordinary person. I think you have lost your luck and have fallen into this state. Although the little brother's bamboo charcoal is not very similar, you can also fool those wealthy families who have no knowledge. Deyilou bought these things at fifty cents and acted as making friends with the little brother."

The animal charcoal produced by Li Xin can weigh about two or three more pounds together. Apart from the scraps removed during carving, two pieces of charcoal can be carved out by one pound. The price of charcoal in Beijing is about ten cents per pound. Now even if it is sold for fifty cents per pound, the price has been ten times more out of thin air.

Li Xin lowered his head and thanked him a little embarrassedly.

But soon, the woman in front of him made him look at him with admiration.

The beautiful woman stood up, took out a box from a cabinet behind her, and then pinched out a piece of palm-sized object from the box and placed it in front of Li Xin. The object was black, but it had its own lines and was in the shape of a tiger.

Jiu Niang smiled slightly: "It just so happens that my sister has a few pieces of animal charcoal here. Since my little brother has this skill, I might as well take it and take a look. If I can make a rough look, Deyilou will buy it from the little brother at a price of 100 yuan."

Li Xin took a few deep breaths and reached out to hold the beast charcoal in his hand. The beast charcoal was simple in shape, cool all over, and it was slightly heavy in its hands, and it emitted a faint fragrance. Whether it was the appearance or the craftsmanship, it was much better than those Li Xin had made.

What's even more amazing is that although this thing is made of a mixture of toner and fragrant powder, Li Xin picked it up and played with it, but there was no trace of black on his hands.

This is the animal charcoal that only wealthy and noble families can afford.

A piece of animal charcoal can burn for three days and three nights.

Jiu Niang has a box of this thing here, which is not surprising. After all, Deyi Tower is located in the capital, and noble people will come from time to time. The box of beast charcoal combined looks about 10 or 20 yuan. It is probably prepared by Jiu Niang for the distinguished guests in the capital.

Li Xin looked at this thing carefully, probably remembering its appearance, and stood up to salute the beautiful woman in front of him: "Sister, I have already recorded this thing, and I should be able to make it almost the same when I look back. When I make it out, I will come to Deyilou to ask for my sister."

After saying that, he put the animal charcoal in his hand back on the table.

This piece of animal charcoal is enough for ordinary people to eat and use for a month, so Li Xin consciously put it back, otherwise he would not even have the chance to walk out of Deyi Tower.

Jiu Niang saw Li Xin's actions, then she reached out and picked up the animal charcoal on the table, put it in Li Xin's hand, and said with a smile: "Since the little husband wants to make some imitations, the better it will be. This charcoal is not a rare thing, so it's okay for the little brother to take it back and follow it."

Li Xin lowered his head and thanked him, and he was not polite, stuffing the animal charcoal into his sleeve.

Before leaving, Jiu Niang bought all the "beast charcoal" in Li Xin's back basket, which together cost about a total of about a common amount. Li Xin carefully took the string of copper coins and bowed to Jiu Niang: "I have been talking for a long time, but I haven't had time to ask my sister's name."

The beautiful woman smiled sweetly: "My surname is Cui, and my little husband is called Jiuniang. I don't know what I call her?"

"Let me be Li Xin."

Li Xin bowed slightly to Jiu Niang: "Xie Jiu Niang's food."

When Jiuniang heard this, the smile on her face became even more intense. She stood up and sent Li Xin to the entrance of Deyi Building.

After Li Xin left, the thin girl following Jiu Niang whispered: "Jiu Niang, you are so nice to this Li Xin."

In fact, although Li Xin’s idea is good, it is not worth it to say it, because Jiu Niang can skip Li Xin’s part and directly let the craftsmen carved wood in the capital do it, which will be cheaper.

However, Jiu Niang did not do this, which means she was willing to give Li Xin this food. Li Xin also thought of this, so he said the words of thanks before leaving.

Jiu Niang turned around and smiled indifferently at the maid behind her: "Ping'er, you have to understand one thing. We have never opened this Deyi Building for our boss to make money."
Chapter completed!