Book 3 - Chapter 7 – Brothel and Casino in One (1/2)
Book 3 Chapter 7 – Brothel and Casino in One
The two boys ran to a side alley Fro out, they happened to see the wall and theYushan’s old dad There were layers of courtyard on the inside, in ter Courtyard
Following the setting sun in the west, the sky was gradually turning dark The lanterns of Cuibi Lou were lighted, giving the two boys so the two boys’ uneasy round with their backs against the wall After staring blankly for a long tiain, used derogatorily; also in subsequent references to ‘woman’ below] is very ruthless, unexpectedly she really wanted to take our lives, co the fact that we are her benefactor”
“She did not want us to fall into Ol’ Die’s hand,” Xu Ziling said, “So what do we do now? We pro to wait for Mada’s arrival But now Ol’ Die’s people already knehere we are If we don’t leave nohat are aiting for?”
“Our little life is i said, “Let that Li kid blao the farther the better And then we’ll look for Susu Jie at Xingyang Her Miss has already been captured anyway, so we can take her back to the south, where she can join our Shuanglong Bang [two-dragon clan] in trading salt in peace and quiet”
Xu Ziling forced a s style like this, if that stinky wo itself into Ol’ Die’s tiger ht now is to find a place to hide, and then aton our current skill, if we have things like rope and hook, we should be able to make it”
“More and more I found out that you, this kid, have a brain likepraised, “Come! There is plenty of money in our purse, while the sky is not completely dark yet, we quickly find a hardware store to buy hooks As for rope, to steal so up their mind, their spirit was aroused; they came out to the street at the other end of the alley and stealthily walked along the main street, but soon discovered that other than wine shop and pleasure houses, other stores had already closed
Kou Zhong suddenly had a bright idea, “We’d better look for that Xiang Yushan for help, that kid seems to have a little yiqi [spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice, code of brotherhood] Right now there are friendswith misfortune, he should not be shi+rked without dishonor”
Xu Ziling was doubtful, “Is he that kind of person?” he asked
Kou Zhong wrapped his arm around his shoulder as they turned into another side street and walked toward the direction of Cuibi Lou He said bitterly, “This is called we are at the end of our rope, without any choice we have to ignore what kind of saint he is, and siood saint Worst yet, we are also wanted cri suicide Besides, who knows if those government officials are not in cahoots with the stinky woht now I don’t dare to trust anybody”
Xu Ziling spoke in distress, “After hearing that stinky woirls in pleasure houses, I really do not wish to go to brothel anyging a tunnel,” Kou Zhong replied, “But please forgive laozi for not acco you Don’t be so easy to be influenced by other people, will you? Don’t forget that at Yangzhou, all those ladies that we know voluntarily sell their bodies to earn overnment officers also prostitute the a lady you won’t easily have your head chopped Ha! We are here!”
The two boys crossed the busy street claainst each other The decorative lanterns were hung high, shi+ning their light on the people co on the street; it was indeed very lively However, because the two boys have witnessed the brutal scene of war, they had a feeling that all these liveliness was but a fleeting ate, they waited for a gorgeous looking carriage galloping inside, and then trailed behind it Six, seven doorkeepers stepped forward to , and spirited expression, they did not dare to be negligence One of thezi, your presence honors us; I wonder …”
Kou Zhong knehat to expect; he casually stuffed a string of coins into his hand assuantly, “We are your honorable Xiang Yushan Gongzi’s old friends Have Yushan arrived?”
The men felt even deeper veneration for them; the man who spoke earlier hastily said, “Xiaoren [little/lowly one] He Biao, two Gongzi, please follow Xiaoren”
Kou Zhong puffed up his chest and said, “Lead the way!”
He Biao bowed respectfully with cupped fist and turned around to lead the way
The two boys followed hih a spacious square where at least a row of ten carriages could park, toward theto the door, a rather good-lookinglovely scene of blosso in the breeze] met them He Biao hurriedly stepped forward and whispered a feords in her ear And then after saluting the brows raised in delight, eyes laughing], the beautiful lady stepped between the two boys, and then with each hand grabbing the boys’ elbows, she coyly said, “Turns out Xiang Shaoye’s good friends I wonder what are two Gongzi’s honorable surnaot, you can just callenjoyed her generous ‘gift of luck o her inside, he said, “My na, you are so pretty, you attract us to our death”
Feng Niang laughed so hard that she was shaking, “Although Zhang Gongzi is young, you are an old hand in the midst of flowers Don’t flatter people casually! Otherwise if Nujia [lit slave] wants to entangle you the whole night, you will regret it”
Casting a coquettish glance toward Xu Ziling, he said, “Li Gongzi ishad cootten about the stinky wo with joy he said, “This kid is only pretending to be an old hand; if Feng Niang don’t believe ive hi said, “Don’t listen to hi already pulled them into the main hall, where ed, and she had theainst the corner She laughed and said, “No need to say anything, how can I, Feng Niang,reet them, to pour tea and offer towel; their service was very attentive
The two boys swept the rooaze, and noticed that there were already uests in the hall; the at the reithout restraint, “Based on two Gongzi’s personality, which girl would not fight over the right to acco also relaxed He was about to speak when Feng Niang asked to be excused; she stood up and rushed to roup of visitors that look like richtold the two maids, “Jiejie, no need to wait on us, we, brothers have a privateexcitedly said, “Have you ever be well-regarded like this? We’d better stay here tonight to celebrate a wonderful evening; who’d think that ould hide in here? Besides, this grand occasion is bestowed by that Li guy, weMing flagshi+p and do the best for hi stammered, “I don’t knohy, but my heart is flustered and panic; I don’t knohat to do”
Kou Zhong sighed “To be honest,” he said, “I am a bit nervous as well But there is always first ti Otherwise, how can we be considered real men? Later, ill ask ‘yiqi Shan’ to pick two irls and ive us ‘guidance’ Hey! But if we just say it like that, won’t we have no face left?”
While the two boys were having tu Yushan arrived For some reason, in his ‘habitat’, this felloas exceptionally confident, not at all like the good-for-nothing appearance he displayed when they met in the street earlier that day Especially since there were four big
Frohed aloud and said, “What Zhang Gongzi, Li Gongzi, turns out its two renxiong Forgiveto salute you!”
The two boys noticed his attitude was still sincere, he really lived up to the nicknaiven him, the ‘yiqi Shan’; hence they were relieved and immediately stood up to pay their respect
After the three of the ca, is there any business you need to attend, or are you just sightseeing, enjoying so that he was trying to get a feel of who these two boys were, Kou Zhong laughed and said, “There’s a saying that traveling for ten thousand li is better than patronize ten thousand scrolls of book We, two brothers, roam to the other end of the world, is precisely to widen our horizon”
Leaning forward, he continued in low voice, “Frankly speaking, our visit to the pleasure house is also part of our effort to enrich our knowledge Because this is the first ti would give direction and take care of us Hee, hee … ! Xiang Xiong is sensible, most probably I won’t have to explainwas full of praise; Kou Zhong indeed have a knack of turning such an e that sounded so natural
Xiang Yushan suddenly understood; he laughed and nodded his head, “That should be no problem,” he said, “Just leave it to me”
Chapter 7, Part 2
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About slow or fast update, I checked Grundle's original thread, Xlandhenry finished Book 4 Chapter 2 But I seem to remember somebody somewhere (not in Grundle's thread for sure) said that he/she was going to continue Does anybody knohat's going on? Did he/she completed the next chapter?
Here's er than the earlier chapters Let's say one chapter per week, plus another week or so for Book 4, chapters 1 and 2, so I should be able to catch up in about adate We'll see after that, but I will try ularly, about once every 2-3 days
After pondering for half a day, he said seriously, “Zhang Xiong and Li Xiong please forgive Xiaodi [little brother, referring to self] for bringing up deep subject to a coer, after all, e,[dear friends] are men of character, and what you carry is top-quality blade; you are definitely not a nobody I wonder if two renxiong have any plan for the future?”
Kou Zhong laughed and said, “We are living in the et drunk now’] Right noe only have plan for tonight As for ill happen toet out of bed Ha …”
Xiang Yushan laughed a perfunctory laughter and then said, “Turns out you have bottomless money purse, hence you have no worry about tois definitely much richer than we are; we just recently made a business deal, so the cash in hand is rather abundant After the ain!”
Xiang Yushan revealed a entleman do?” he asked
The two boys were du lowered his voice as he said proudly, “I really don’t want to conceal anything from you, our business is salt Hey! The kind that does not need to pay taxes”
“I see,” Xiang Yushan happily said, “No wonder as soon as wethat we are kindred spirits Perhaps there are more possibilities of cooperation between us later on?”
“Is Xiang Xiong also in transporting salt business?” Xu Ziling asked in astonishment
“Coe profit’, easy-to-get-rich kind of business,” Xiang Yushan cal the clientlemen enjoy all kinds of pleasure et rich with Zhang Xiong and Li Xiong”