Chapter 181 East Market of Chang'an
Chapter 181: The East City of Chang'an
Wang Ping'an was shocked and said strangely: "What new drama is sung by whom?"
Hamiti smiled and said, "Singing for peace and good boy!"
Wang Ping'an looked at them and frowned and said, "Who is Ping'an? But the person who is the same name as me?"
Hamiti pulled his sleeve and said, "It's not a duplicate name, I'm talking about you, Wang Ping'an from Xuzhou! How many more Wang Ping'an from Xuzhou are there? It's not so easy to duplicate name. Let's go and have a look together. I'm the boss today!"
Wang Ping'an said oh, turned around and shouted, "Brother, go out with me, let's go to drink and watch the show!"
Di Renjie ran out and said, "Go out during the day. If someone comes to look for him and you are not here, it may be a waste of trouble."
Ayi Ding stepped forward and pulled Di Renjie up and said with a smile: "Little brother, if someone comes to Wujian, let him go directly to Yanlefang in Dongshi, which is closer to the palace than the Inspiration Temple!"
Wang Ping'an shouted: "Ouyang Li, go with me, leave someone to guard me, and find me in time if you have any questions!"
Ding Danruo and Ke Lianwu ran out, jumped and shouted, "Young Master, young master, we are going too!"
"Go together, go together!" Wang Ping'an smiled and waved his hand. Everyone left the Inspiration Temple, got on the luxurious horse-drawn carriage in Hamiti, and headed towards the East City.
Chang'an has two large markets, and its scale was ranked first in the world at that time. According to its location, the east side was called Dongshi and the west side was called Xishi!
Although the two large markets are similar in size, Xishi is more prosperous than Dongshi, with more shops and customers, so it is also known as Jinshi. The main reason is that Xishi does civilian business. The stores in Dongshi are all large. In modern terms, they are all boutique stores. They do not seek the best products, but only the most expensive!
After a short while, the carriage entered Dongcheng. There were many people in Dongcheng, and most of them were rich people dressed in gorgeous clothes.
Wang Ping'an lifted the curtains and looked out. He saw a tall building on the street in front of him. There was a fence on the second floor, which was built to look like a modern balcony. On the balcony were a large group of girls, young and beautiful. These girls were all wearing small sable furs, with arms and thighs exposed, and countless shiny jewelry on them. They stood upstairs and looked at the pedestrians passing by below!
Wang Ping'an was very surprised and asked, "It's a hot day, and it's so hot that they sweat when wearing single clothes. They are actually wearing sable furs. Why is this? Is it for the sake of showing off their wealth?"
Hamiti smiled and said, "They are just female slaves, what qualifications do they have to show off? If the guests like, they have to take off any sable fur!"
Wang Ping'an said, thinking: "It turns out to be a model. But being a model in ancient times was not a happy thing. Modern models are all radiant, but these models upstairs all smiled. It's really hard!"
Ding Danruo saw this method of attracting customers back, and couldn't help but be curious and asked, "It's so hot. If they sweat and don't wet the sable fur, how can they sell it? Who would buy such clothes?"
Hamiti pointed out the window and said, "These women are all provided. If someone buys sable fur or jewelry, they will follow them!"
Wang Ping'an was shocked and bought clothes to give models. What's more, this good thing! It was so happy to be a man in ancient times, and it was happier to be a rich man!
Ding Danruo was even more shocked and said, "People follow you too. The boss is not losing money. And the sable fur must not be covered with soreness by their sweat. Who can wear it again?"
Hamiti was slightly silent and looked at Wang Ping'an. Seeing that Wang Ping'an was also puzzled, he had to explain: "It's not as simple as you can see. Most of the women upstairs are in the family members of officials. When their fathers were in trouble, the women in the family naturally became unlucky, so they were selling clothes in the name of selling clothes, but they were selling them directly, but selling people directly would damage the face of the former nobles. This method is the last fig leaf!"
Wang Ping'an understood as soon as he heard this, and sighed: "This fig leaf should actually be thought of by the nobles who have nothing to do now. Sometimes people often have to leave a way out for themselves!"
Hamiti nodded. This is really not a good thing, and it makes people feel bad.
Wang Ping'an said to Ding Danruo and Ke Lianwu: "If I have a bad thing, maybe you will have to do this in the future!"
The two little girls' faces turned pale and they were frightened!
Hamiti shook his head and said, "As long as they are willing to become monks and nuns, they can escape this disaster. If they become monks and nuns and are sold, they can choose one of them, and they are allowed, but most women will still choose to be sold. In this way, relatives and friends of their parents can buy them, but becoming monks and nuns is equivalent to jumping into a fire pit, and the price of returning to secular life is far higher than the sable fur they are on!"
Wang Ping'an's eyelids twitched. It was too expensive to become a monk and become a nun. Why did he say this at this time? I have never heard of it before. The carriage continued to move forward, but he kept thinking about the four words "becoming a nun" in his mind!
Not long after walking, I arrived at Yanlefang!
The Yanle House is extremely large in scale, with tall buildings and red pillars. There are hundreds of big red lanterns hanging on the front door. The spears of the lamps are floating, which looks very festive, quite like a mansion in which a marquis is holding a wedding.
When I arrived at the door, as soon as the carriage stopped, a servant ran over, opened the carriage diligently, and said with a smile: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Ha? You're here again today!"
Hamithy bent down and got out of the car, humming: "You mean I have come here many times?"
The servant smiled and said, "I didn't say anything. The young man said that you are here again today and take care of the business of Bifang in this way, just like a young parent. I will kowtow to you!" As he said that, he lowered his body in front of the car door and knelt down, sitting and clamoring for kowtow!
It happened that Ding Danruo came out of it at this time and stepped on his back directly! The little girl smiled and said, "Oh, Chang'an is really a big place, unlike our Xuzhou. You don't need a footstool to get off the bus, you can use people!" Then she jumped out of the bus.
The servant was stepped on and was stomping on his face. He was pretending not to be kowtowed, but he was forced to stomp down by this kick! He even screamed: "Oh, my mother..."
Before he could finish his throat, he stepped on another foot and heard Ke Lianwu say, "Actually, I still like footstools. Danruo, please don't let your son lie down. No matter how much he curses, I won't give you money!" She jumped out of the car.
Wang Ping'an finally came out, but did not step on the servant, but instead crossed his body, jumped to the ground, and turned around and said, "Are you okay?"
I thought the servant was going to complain loudly, but I thought he was lying on the ground, but shouted: "The two ladies embroidered shoes and left marks. This is my appreciation for the little back. I would like to thank you!" The man was still on the ground, but his hand was stretched out!
Ouyang Li walked over, threw it to the servant for a hang of money, and smiled and said, "My master rewards you!"
"Thank you, Mr. Master!" The servant shouted loudly. As soon as he received the reward, the other servants at the door lit up their eyes and ran over together, which was really flattering.
Wang Ping'an looked at Hamiti and said, "I just got off the car and didn't enter the door. I went out with a hanging of money. This Yanlefang is really a gold-selling cave!"
Hamiti smiled and said, "You will know when you go in. Everything costs money. Looking at the world, where can you lose everything as soon as possible? One is the gambling house, and the other is the singing house!"
Under the guidance of the servant, everyone entered Yanlefang! The workshop was indeed big enough. There were three floors in the front hall, and the two floors below were filled with guests. There were a large stage in the middle, and there were singing and dancing. There were about a hundred dancers wearing light veils and red jade feet, dancing. It seemed like they were Hu dances. The bells on the dancers' feet kept ringing!
Hamiti intends to show off in front of Wang Ping'an, so he ordered the servant to lead them directly to the third floor. There are few people on the third floor, but there is also a small stage. It seems that it is specially used to entertain distinguished guests!
The light green round carpet was covered with short-footed wine cases. Wang Ping'an and others sat on the ground. A plump woman came up. Before the person arrived, laughter came first: "Oh, aren't this Mr. Ha and Mr. A? You came early today, and it's not dark yet!"
Ayiding smiled and said, "Then drink it until it's black!"
Two little girls sat on the side of Wang Ping'an, and Ke Lianwu suddenly said, "Why do people in this shop always say something first when they speak, the servant outside is the same!"
When the woman heard her talk, she turned around and looked stunned, thinking: "How come this Hu girl looks so beautiful? Although there are many famous actors in my shop, they are not as good as her!"
Hamiti knocked on the table and said, "Stop talking nonsense. You guys don't have time to grind your teeth with your old and beautiful woman. Go and give the good wine yesterday to a few pots for us Mr. Wang to taste it!"
The woman said ah, looked at Wang Ping'an again, looked at Di Renjie behind another table, and thought to herself: "Who is Young Master Wang? Well, it must be this. He has beautiful girls in his own house, and he obviously looks down on the girl in my house, but this is waiting for me to arrange it. The difference between the upper and lower is obvious at a glance!"
If Hamiti calls him Young Master, that must be an amazing person. This woman is very capable in dealing with things. She immediately smiled at Wang Ping'an, "Oh, it turns out to be Young Master Wang. You are here for the first time. Today, I am the host of Bifang. Please drink good wine!" As she said that, she twisted her waist and went down.
Wang Ping'an frowned and said, "This is not a brothel, right? Look at this woman's face is quite dusty."
Hamiti said: "This place is much higher than that of brothels. Most people can afford to go to brothels, but they can't afford to go to here!"
In just a moment, the woman came back. The servant behind her carried a tray and delivered various fruits and fruits, and poured a glass of wine in front of each of them!
Wang Ping'an picked up the wine and saw that the wine was golden and thick, and looked a bit like a dilute honey. He smelled it under his nose and smiled and said, "Hey, isn't this medicinal wine?"
Hamiti and Aiding had already raised their necks and drank the wine, and even Di Renjie was savoring it!
The woman smiled and said, "Young Master Wang is so knowledgeable. Isn't this the medicinal wine? Try it, it tastes not bitter!"
Hamiti held the wine glass and poured another glass, laughing and said, "After drinking this wine, you can make people feel elated, listen to music and dance, and increase your interest!"
Wang Ping'an stretched out his tongue and licked the wine, frowned, and said, "There is epimedium in this wine, but unfortunately the method of soaking is wrong!"
Chapter completed!