Chapter 70: Drinking alcohol, prostitution

The "Spring Painted Boat" has a wide and majestic tower. The rooms in the boat are all residential structures, carved beams and painted buildings, painted decorations, and gorgeous and brilliant.

As night falls, the Pearl River water seems to be covered with red glows shining with lights.

Spring comes the second floor of the embroidered zither pavilion, brocade tent tassels, and strange fragrance. The beauty comes out of the bathing fancy screen, the shiny diorama, and a bit elegant in the beauty.

Ye Zhao and Guan Wen were drinking and having fun. Both of them were dressed up as civilians. When they were with Guan Wen, Ye Zhao also had a beard to avoid being recognized, which surprised Guan Wen for a long time.

There is no way, Guan Wen must have some experience in Guangzhou Flower World. If you want to say that this guy is really unreasonable, he even blatantly mentioned to General Wang to come to the Zhujiang Painting Boat, but obviously he did not regard Ye Zhao as an outsider.

Later generations used to describe the special relationship between Tiezi, which was to "pass through the window together, carry guns together, go to jail together, and engage in prostitution together."

Although later proverbs are very appropriate in this world, Ye Zhao is not easy to blame the official literary side. Moreover, visiting the pleasure boat together can indeed bring him closer to the official literary relationship.

Thinking about it, Ye Zhao was also a little amused. Look at the people standing opposite him now, Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Shen Baozhen, etc., who were all famous officials for a while, but he was accompanied by the official and the likes of the official literature. But history is so wonderful and unpredictable. It is a shortcut to want his influence and power to go further in the southeast half of the wall, and to win over the official literature.

At this time, a charming woman sat beside Guan Wen, with a slim figure, a red skirt and a green jacket, and a melon-shaped face. She was still pretty. She was with Guan Wen, and she occasionally made a giggle that made people blush.

This is one of the thirty-two flowers selected by the Guangdong newspaper, called the embroidered zither. The length of the article introduced by the Guangdong newspaper is called "At the age of seventeen, I am the last one, so I am wandering in the wind and dust and have no place to stay." A literati also gave a poem, saying that she was "thin and weak waist and strength, and she was full of sorrow and hatred. Who knows that she regrets the fact that she has clinging to others' hands, and the messy east wind is too heartless."

Ye Zhao and Guanwen were dressed very simply. They were wearing jade rings on their hands. They were wearing inconspicuous silk robes and looked like they were from a Chinese family. This was also Guanwen’s idea, which was about this mood. But as soon as they sat in the embroidered Qin Pavilion, Guanwen wanted this and that, what kind of special wine, special candied fruits, are more luxurious than that of the flower wine. At first glance, they were rich and powerful, which made Ye Zhao helpless. He thought that he had met an ancient female addict. After all, he was not just using money to smash people. Since that was the case, why wear it so shabby?

The Xiuqin, who was originally quite cold to Guanwen, immediately became enthusiastic. No, even though this master was dressed inconspicuously, this expert knew if he had it at one time. The Huafang Flower Wine was a fourth-grade table, and it could be ordered in one order. The wine and snacks this master wanted were much more expensive than the "Yi-grade Flower Wine" with five silver tables. The Xiuqin didn't hurt and loved it, and immediately neglected Ye Zhao.

But Guan Wen did not dare to neglect General Wang, so he called the madam and ordered Mr. Wang to choose a priest to accompany him to drink.

Just when the official Wen and the embroidered Qin were irritated, the madam brought in a pretty little girl. She looked older than Rong'er, thin and small, wearing a tender green skirt, and there seemed to be tears on her face, which was quite painful.

The madam asked Ye Zhao with a grin, "Mr. Wang, are you satisfied?" If you want to talk about the Qing Gong Gu, there are many pleasure boats coming in spring, but the madam himself knew in his heart how many Qing Gong Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu

The only thing the madam is sure of is that the little girl who just came to the spring boat yesterday was named Mingxia. After reading a few days of study, she still named her own name. When the madam heard that the name sounded quite nice, it was named Mingxia by the little girl's flower brand name.

The madam was very knowledgeable. These two guests looked inconspicuous, but they were all noble. Maybe they had a great background. They were talking about the men in green robe next door, nineteen, and they were the two followers. I just heard from the girl that those men were sick and had an abnormal mental state. They ordered such expensive food, but they were not allowed to say loudly. Why? The madam thought about it, probably because she was listening to the movements in the house, for fear of something happening.

The madam dared not fool these two masters, so she brought the most confident Qing Gong Mingxia.

Ye Zhao was not here to drink flower wine, so he had no objection. He nodded to the madam and smiled and said, "It's pretty good."

The madam immediately smiled charmingly, and the thick powder on her fat face fell, making people feel chilled.

"Hurry, accompany Mr. Wang." The madam pressed Mingxia beside Ye Zhao, and smiled flatteringly and said to Ye Zhao: "If you feel it is smooth, you can stay overnight. Let's discuss the price again."

Mingxia's pretty little face turned pale, and there were tears in her eyes, so she didn't dare to cry.

Seeing this, Ye Zhao sighed in his heart, knowing that the little girl must have no choice but to do so.

Although Guangzhou strictly ordered the forced prostitutes to be prostitutes, prostitutes are not like those in later generations. Most of the people in later generations are voluntary, and those who force prostitutes to be prostitutes are illegally imprisoned. However, women nowadays become prostitutes, even if they are not voluntary, they are definitely not forced by brothels, but for the sake of making a living, they have to enter the church. Most of them will use the money given by the church and sign a dead contract. This money is either life-saving money or for use by the family. It is really not worth mentioning that the forced prostitutes of the church is forced into prostitutes.

Now the hall does not sign a contract for sale, and signs a contract with these women for ten or twenty years, but in fact it is just a disguised contract for sale. If you want to leave the hall, you have to pay a large ransom.

Ye Zhao knew that it was not possible to eliminate this phenomenon by his own strict orders. You must rule that this contract is illegal, which will only cause the church and brothel to trade with these women in a more concealed form. In order to get life-saving money, these women are willing to do anything, and their rights will be less likely to be protected. To eliminate this phenomenon, it will only make the lives of urban and rural people better and better, and even the countryside will solve the problem of food and clothing, and this phenomenon of good women having to enter the church will gradually disappear.

Looking at this little girl named Mingxia, I don’t know why her family was waiting for money, so she had to send her daughter to a fire pit.

Ye Zhao felt pity, picked up a piece of snow-white Western cake on the table and handed it over, and smiled and said, "Give it!"

Mingxia shivered in fear, and shrank back like a little sheep.

Xiuqin smiled and said, "Silly girl, the official loves you, please continue." Although Xiuqin dislikes the poor and loves the rich, this is a character that Yao Jie must have developed, but she is a good-hearted person, afraid that Mingxia will offend the two rich guys, so she will turn around and suffer the pain of the madam.

Mingxia's face was pale and she just shook her head.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Forget it." He put the pastry back.

Xiu Qin smiled sweetly: "Mr. Wang has a really good temper."

Ye Zhao smiled and said nothing.

Guan Wen finally let go of the embroidery zither and said, "Play a song to cheer the master up! The so-called "Artising" zither is particularly good at embroidery, but it is better to be arrogant than to be a polite person. The embroidery girl must be beautiful and wise!"

Ye Zhao was surprised. He didn't expect that this ignorant Manchu would even recite poems. But I think it was all about romance, so this is called having a specialty in arts.

Xiuqin smiled charmingly: "Master, I'm so proud of Xiuqin!" Qingying stood up, sat on the opposite side of the phoenix-tail zither, and gently debugged it.

Ye Zhao drank a sip of tea and said to Guan Wen: "I heard that there are bandits in Hunan, can I have any countermeasures?"

Guan Wen was stunned and thought to himself that when did the bandits in Hunan have had trouble? But he was quick-minded and his eyes lit up immediately, but hesitated and didn't say anything.

Ye Zhao smiled slightly: "Let's talk about it when the trouble is fierce."

Guan Wen then breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I will ask the prince for advice at that time."

The little girl sat behind the prince. When she looked at him, she was stunned. Another prince, even if she heard it, she would probably think it was Mr. Wang, so she didn't care about her at all because of the official article.

Ye Zhao looked back at her and said, "Eat whatever you want. Are you hungry?"

Mingxia's belly is actually a little rumble, but even though she sees Mr. Wang being kind, she doesn't dare to speak.

Ye Zhao said: "Don't be afraid, you are so young, why did you enter the hall? Is someone forcing you?"

Mingxia's eyes suddenly turned red and she slowly lowered her head. Although she was young, she also knew the cruel fate she would face in the future.

Ye Zhao sighed softly and rubbed her little head.

Mingxia's body stiffened, and then she felt her big hand warm and full of love. She suddenly felt so sad that she could not stop her heart and tears flowed out. She stretched out her little hand to wipe the tears. On the other side, the wonderful sound of the piano gradually rose. The embroidery piano was a good skill.

Ye Zhao gently handed Mingxia a handkerchief and said softly: "Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person."

Mingxia wiped her tears and nodded vigorously.

Ye Zhao then handed over the snack. Mingxia hesitated for a moment and took it. She ate it in small mouthfuls, but she was still a little scared, and she was a little anxious when she was hungry. After a few bites, she was choked and coughed.

Ye Zhao smiled, patted her skinny little backbone gently, and said, "Eat slowly, no one will compete with you."

Mingxia could feel Ye Zhao's kindness and finally smiled at Ye Zhao.

Guan Wen glanced at him and thought to himself that the prince is the hero. Such a timid little lamb is very obedient. However, this little girl is so thin that she doesn’t have two taels of meat, so she doesn’t want to give it to me for free. The prince really has a quirk.

"Is it the family who sells the house you came to?" Ye Zhao asked.

Mingxia's eyes, which had just become a little angry, immediately dimmed again, and she whispered: "My brother is seriously ill and looks down on the doctor, dad, dad..."

Ye Zhao nodded and sighed in his heart. In this era, this scene was probably staged thousands of times. I caught up with it today and could save her from the fire pit, but what could I not see? I just hope that the country can be prosperous as soon as possible!

The strings of the piano sounded three times, and the music gradually fluttered. Guan Wen was squinting his eyes, shaking his head and preparing to continue enjoying it. Suddenly, the noise came from outside, and then the door was kicked open, and several people rushed in. Ye Zhao was stunned, turned to look, and was even more stunned.

The acquaintance, the woman in the blue cloth cheongsam at the front, was Guo Ziqiang. Behind her was a girl in a black police uniform, with a very handsome man, with a willow eyebrows and almond eyes, delicate skin, and a heroic appearance in police uniforms and leather shoes. When wearing a belt, you can see her upright and plump breasts, soft and slender waist and plump buttocks.

Behind the two women, several big men rushed in. It seemed that they were the shelter guards of the pleasure boat. The madam chased them and shouted: "Hey, what are you doing? Why are you doing?

Outside the room, a few men in green robe came in soon, and they were naturally guards of the royal palace.

Guo Ziqiang stared at the little girl and shouted: "Mingxia!"

"Teacher Guo." Mingxia stood up timidly.

Guo Ziqiang wanted to rush over, but was stopped by the Huifang Guard.

The madam cried out and said, "What do you do? Is there any other way to do this? Oh my God!" She slapped her legs and chest, but in fact, if she hadn't seen a female policeman present, she would have asked the thug to drive them out long ago.

Guo Ziqiang said to the madam in a voice: "She is a student in our school! I want to take her away!"

The madam stopped crying, and her face became so fast. She stretched out her hand and said, "Okay, get the money, one hundred silver sprees!"

Guo Ziqiang was stunned, but she didn't have so much money, but she said loudly in dissatisfaction: "Do you know if you have violated the law?"

The madam sneered: "You are inexplicable. Why are you forcing a good man to be a prostitute? I have a serious contract. Ask her, have I forced her?" He turned around and shouted to Mingxia: "Girl, tell her, why did I force you?"

Guo Ziqiang encouraged Mingxia, "Don't be afraid, you say loudly, the teacher will help you."

Mingxia is not old and is sensible early, and poor children are early to become a family. Thinking of her father's advice and her younger brother's illness, she bit her lip and shook her head slowly.

The madam suddenly became energetic, "Look, look, why did I force her?" She turned to the beautiful policeman and said, "Madam Guan, what did you think I had committed?" She didn't know what to call the female patrolman. Since there was a master, she simply called her Mrs.

The beautiful policewoman looked at her coldly and asked Mingxia, "Mingxia, how old are you?"

Ye Zhao held his breath at this time. According to the law of Cantonese, those who entered the industry early did not count. This newly entered girl must be at least sixteen. Of course, she is a vain year. If a female prostitute is less than sixteen years old, not only will the church be punished, but the benefactor will also be detained.

If you are taken to the police station, you are afraid that your identity will be exposed, so you can't be detained by them, right? When your identity is exposed, General Wang Zhiye broke the law and trampled on the laws he made. This impact will be bad and will inevitably be used to make a fuss, which will be a fatal blow to the new policy.

Ye Zhao frowned and asked the female policewoman: "Which area is your policeman? Your policeman does not have a separate law enforcement charter? At least two people must be present to enforce the law!"

When he said this, Guo Ziqiang noticed him and exclaimed: "It's you?"

Ye Zhao said helplessly: "It's not me."

Guo Ziqiang said with contempt on his face and said loudly: "A thing that is worse than beasts. Marry a twelve-year-old wife and come to the brothel to ruin the young girl. Are you still a human being?"

Everyone looked at it, and the madam thought to herself, it turned out that Mr. Wang liked the little tender sheep. Guan Wen thought about how she knew the general and the king? But she didn't seem to know the identity of the prince. With Ye Zhao here and in Guangzhou, Guan Wen understood it very hard and kept silent. After all, it would be very bad if officials visited prostitutes.

The beautiful policewoman frowned when he heard Guo Ziqiang's words, and his eyes looked a little cold when he looked at Ye Zhao. It was obvious that Ye Zhao was just a beast in her eyes.

She took out the police permit and said Qingsheng: "I am a captain from the General Administration training class. This time I come, it's not law enforcement."

Ye Zhaocai didn't care what others thought of him, and just had a clear conscience. He smiled and said, "It turns out that you haven't graduated yet, so you are even less qualified to investigate!" He threatened again, "Why don't you leave quickly? Be careful that I complain to you and the police officer will not be able to do it." As he said, he took a few steps closer, pretended to look at her police officer's license, muttering the number, but how could he really remember it? He saw the name of the female policewoman clearly, "Zhu Sisi".

"You just go and complain!" Zhu Sisi glared at him stubbornly, and then asked Mingxia, "Mingxia, don't lie, how old are you?" According to her birthday, Mingxia is still not at the age of sixteen.

Who knew that Mingxia bit her little lip and said, "I, I'm seventeen!" She knew that Teacher Guo must be angry and sad, and did not dare to see her.

Ye Zhao smiled and said to the madam, "Okay, please, please!" He said to the madam, "Madam, I want to redeem Mingxia, one hundred Yinyangs, right?"

"Yes, yes, sir is so generous and loves Mingxia. Mingxia followed sir, it's such a good fortune."
To be continued...