Chapter 27
Before he knew it, he walked a few miles away. He was in a messy mood and suddenly bumped into a person. The man fell to the ground by being knocked back and cursing, "You don't have eyes."
When Lu Qihui Shen Dingqing saw that he was knocked down by a fifty-year-old man, who was lying on his face with an angry face. When he saw that the person hit him was an old man, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said in a low voice: "Sorry, I was shocked to you next time. Are you hurt? I have some broken silver. You can go to the medical hall to take a look."
The old man was helped up and straightened his waist. He glanced at the broken silver held by Lu Qi's hand, and said with a good heart: "Young man, you see that you are a conscientious person. I just felt a little hurt. You don't have to take the silver to apologize, you can go."
Lu Qi was shocked when he heard this, and subconsciously tilted his hand, and the silver he held fell to the ground. The old man bent down and picked it up and looked at Lu Qi in surprise, and asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
Lu Qi clenched his hand into a fist and said in a harmonious voice: "I am sick, thank you for your good advice on treating the disease. The money is the medical expenses, so you should collect it." After that, he turned around and walked, and hired a car on the way to go straight to Wanhua Tower on the Qinhuai River.
Sitting in the car, Lu Qi's heart was calm and comfortable. The word "conscience" of the old man completely shattered the dirty and hypocrisy in his heart. A real man only needs to have a clear conscience when doing things. Lin Xiaodie is his fiancée, which is equivalent to being a member of the Lu family. The Lu family abandoned Lin Xiaodie for more than ten years. This is the Lu family's fault. He should have no choice but to make up for this mistake. As a son, he must fulfill his father's regret.
The car drove into the extremely prosperous Qinhuai River. He heard in his ears that the sound of silk and bamboos and gentle singing came from the pleasure boats parked on the river bank. Lu Qi suddenly remembered Luzhu. In a few days, he would come to pick Luzhu and Yuzhu away from the Peacock Tower in the Qinhuai River. But today he came for another woman. Sometimes in his meditation, he felt ashamed of his greed. When he remembered Luzhu, he naturally remembered Lu'e. Tomorrow he said he would take time to go to Jichangfang to see his brother and Lu'e.
The car stopped smoothly. Lu Qi got out of the car and looked up. He saw that the appearance of Wanhua Tower was similar to that of the Peacock Tower, which was also white jade steps, rich and beautiful, and was grand and magnificent. He came here to look for someone and knew that entering from this rich main entrance would probably be a mistake. With the experience of the Peacock Tower, he went to the left to look for the side door along the wall.
Walking into the alley on the left side of Wanhualou, there was a side door more than 20 meters away. At the side door, two green-clothed turtle slaves stood lazily by the door. They just glanced at the two or three civilians entering and leaving. Lu Qi did not stop and walked straight into the side door.
As soon as he entered the side door, he met an old lady like Peacock Tower. The old lady was very rich. She had a fat face and squinted eyes and smiled respectfully. She invited Lu Qi into a hall. After Lu Qi sat down, the old lady smiled and said, "This is the first time that he has come."
Lu Qi didn't want to talk, so he took out two taels of broken silver and put it on a table, and said in a harmonious voice: "I'm here to find someone. If my mother-in-law can help me, the silver will be my mother-in-law."
The old lady's eyes were obviously brighter, and she smiled and said, "Who is the young master looking for?"
Lu Qi said in harmony: "The person I was looking for was originally named Lin Xiaodie, and he was about twenty-four years old."
The old lady was stunned, looked surprised and said softly: "Lin Xiaodie, you are talking about Diewu."
"Is Die Wu the mother-in-law said to be twenty-four years old?" Lu Qi asked in a harmonious voice. He deliberately did not mention the characteristics of a mute girl, for fear that the woman would miss him by taking money and be in trouble if she found a fake one.
The old lady smiled and said, "Diewu should be twenty-four years old, and she is the only mute girl Hong Gonggong in Wanhualou."
Lu Qi's heart beat, he held his emotions hard and said in a harmonious voice: "Mumph Girl Hong Gong, so Diewu is a very famous woman."
The woman looked at Lu Qi and smiled and said, "The two butterflies in the Qionghua Tower are very popular. Although Butterfly Wu is a mute girl, her appearance is beautiful. Wu like a fairy, she dances and plays with Butterfly Yi. I don't know how many talented men and scholars have fallen in love with him."
Lu Qi was stunned and felt a little uncomfortable. He thought for a while and said calmly: "Is the Qionghua Double Butterfly more famous than the Peacock Double Bamboo?"
The old man was stunned and smiled and said, "This is not like that. Peacock Double Bamboo was very popular ten years ago, and the Qionghua Double Butterfly became famous five or six years later. The young master was very young and knew the name of the Peacock Double Bamboo. Looking at the reputation of the Peacock Double Bamboo, it really surpassed the Qionghua Double Butterfly."
Lu Qi's face became hot. He just used side-strike metaphor to understand the situation of his fiancée, but ignored that Yuzhu was already a 33-year-old beauty. Yuzhu and Lin Xiaodie were about ten years apart. Women were ten years apart, so they should not be compared together. However, he only knew the famous prostitute in the Qinhuai River.
"Is it because my young master comes to Diewu to find me or another reason?" The old man glanced at a few silver and asked with a smile. Like this old woman, she is an old prostitute. She has nowhere to live when she is old and makes money by raising money. Every time she brings a person, she will get one or two ounces of copper coins. These two ounces of silver have a great harvest.
"I came here by Himeng." When Lu Qi heard that Lin Xiaodie was a red admiration, he immediately adopted a strange strategy vigilantly. After seeing Lin Xiaodie, he decided how to redeem the person.
The old lady felt regretful when she heard this and said softly: "Young Master came here with me, that's a pity."
Lu Qi was stunned and was about to ask what a pity, but suddenly a female voice outside the door shouted anxiously: "Grandma Tian, the customer you brought is causing trouble, go and have a look."
The old lady's smile suddenly changed, and she hurriedly said to Lu Qi that the young master was waiting for a while, and then hurried out.
Lu Qiyi was left with great annoyance, but was disturbed at the critical moment. It was a pity that the woman said. Could something happened to Lin Xiaodie, or was redeemed by others, and was no longer in Wanhua Tower? Lu Qi was confused in his heart.
After waiting for a cup of tea, the old lady turned back, but her smile turned into helpless and sadness. After entering the room, she forced herself to smile: "Young Master Lao has been waiting for a long time."
Lu Qi and Yan said: "It's okay, why did my mother-in-law just say it's a pity?"
The old lady said oh, and said with a look of sweetness, "It's a pity for me to say that it's because the two girls Qionghua and Shuangdie have too bad luck. They have withered their age when they were both infected five years ago. Now they have long been unable to see guests."
Lu Qi was stunned and asked, "Calcies? What disease did you get?"
The woman sighed softly, "What disease can you get here? It's a kind of drug-free disease. I heard that six years ago, they took a handsome scholar. They never left guests and asked the scholar to stay overnight. As a result, they got sick that time, which was really unfair."
Lu Qi was stunned and said in surprise: "Qionghua Double Butterfly only took the guest once?"
The woman nodded and said, "It must be true that the red apprentice who is truly famous in the Qinhuai River rarely sells meat. Especially the Qing apprentice who sells skills but not for the body is extremely valuable. Once she becomes a red apprentice who can accompany everyone, her value will plummet several times. At that time, Qionghua Double Butterflies were famous for being unparalleled in talent at the age of 15, and at the age of 17 or 18, they were even more famous for their male enhancement. They were reluctant to want to break their body, but once they broke their body, their value would plummet. However, the scholars bid 30,000 to ask for their first night. Unfortunately, after receiving the customers, the news of their illness spread. Since then, no guests have been willing to ask for treatment. The madam began to ask famous doctors for treatment. A year later, he saw that there was no cure, so he ordered people to send them to a small town outside the city and let them die."
Lu Qi was surprised and said, "Mother-in-law is saying that they are living and dying outside the city now."
The woman was stunned and nodded, "They were sent to Hua'an Town outside the city, but Die Yi was not sure about how she was. Die Wu recovered from illness and returned to the city. Now she is living in Xiaoye Pavilion."
Lu Qi was stunned and said in surprise: "Die Wu recovered from illness and returned to the city?"
The woman sighed softly, "It's not good. She has returned to the city. Unfortunately, her beautiful face is ruined. She can only dance for the guests in Xiaoye Pavilion. Because she has been sick, Xiaoye Pavilion will not allow her guests to lose their reputation."
Lu Qi frowned and said, "Isn't she a member of Wanhualou? Why didn't she come back to Wanhualou after returning to the city?"
The woman sighed softly: "Wanhualou only keeps good prostitutes, and the bad ones are usually sent away. When Shuangdie was sent away, the madam asked them to take 100 taels of silver to redeem the contract for sale. Now Diewu is getting better and returns to the city. Wanhualou will allow a sick prostitute to lose her reputation, so Diewu has to go to Xiaoye Pavilion to do a prostitute. Thinking about their scenery back then, it is really pitiful."
Lu Qi understood that prostitution is a semi-free prostitute, and Yuzhu is a prostitute, and she was left in Peacock Tower because she had no place to settle her home. He made up his mind to redeemed his fiancée and made the worst plan in his heart. No matter what kind of woman Lin Xiaodie became, he would accept it as his wife without hesitation. This is a responsibility he must pay.
"I'm going to Xiaoye Pavilion to find Diewu. Will my mother-in-law help me?" Lu Qi asked in a harmonious voice.
Chapter completed!