Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 108 No one can save you
As soon as Xu Mazi left, Steward Wang immediately turned to meet his master.

Huang Wendong is a notorious salt merchant in Yangzhou City. Unlike the Feng family, the Huang family got rich late.

At that time, there were already many salt merchants in Yangzhou. Huang Wendong's grandfather was a reckless man who ran around the rivers and lakes. With his fierceness, he grabbed some business at that time.

When the Huang family passed down to Huang Wendong's generation, their family became one of the few families in Yangzhou salt merchants who dared to be brave and ruthless.

Such a person, when he heard that Xu Mazi offered "1 taels", and his steward paid back "6000 taels".

"Wang Monkey, come here." Huang Wendong waved to Steward Wang.

Just as Guanshi Wang walked up to the master, a cup of warm tea had already been splashed on his face.

Huang Wendong cursed: "Damn it, Xu Mazi is a fool, are you too? A skinny horse is worth 6000 taels?"

"Come on, tell me." Huang Wendong kicked Steward Wang twice again, "How much did you pay for the skinny horse I bought last time?"

Guanshi Wang was kicked in pain for a while, but he didn't dare to gnaw his mouth. He suppressed the pain in his body and bared his teeth, "2000 taels."

"You know it too, Shacai." Huang Wendong sat back on the chair angrily. He was already fat and strong, and he started to pant after only a few movements. "Come and tell me, why did she The value is 6000 taels."

Steward Wang grinned and said to Master, "Master, she is really worth it!"

Huang Wendong's face froze, he looked at Guanshi Wang up and down, and then asked suspiciously: "Is it really so good-looking?"

"Really, master, she is a first-class beauty." Steward Wang nodded desperately.

He was afraid that he would be kicked a few more times if he spoke too late, so he quickly opened his mouth and described the girl's appearance.

What Huang Wendong heard was itchy, and he didn't ask until the other party finished speaking, "Then you let him take him back like this?"

"Master, don't worry." Steward Wang hurriedly replied, "The young one offered him 6000 taels for the first time, and if he wants to go out and look for it at this price, I'm sure no one will buy it. In the end, he still has to come back to us."

Only then did Huang Wendong suddenly realize that his originally fierce face stretched out, and a few brows on his face showed a smile, and pointed at him, "It's your fault, Changgui, you deserve to be born like a monkey."

"It's all taught by the master." Steward Wang said modestly.

"Okay, I'll give you two... No, I'll give you 3000 taels." Huang Wendong, who was picking and searching, was a rare and generous one. After speaking, he waved his hand, leaned comfortably on the chair, and looked forward to the girl who hadn't got it yet. "It doesn't matter." What method do you use to bring that girl to me."

"Yes." Seeing the master picked up the teacup again, Steward Wang hurriedly turned around and retreated.

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In the following four or five days, Xu Mazi went to three or four salt merchants.The price obtained was indeed similar to what Steward Wang had expected.Either 2000 taels or 3000 taels.It is far worse than the 6000 taels that the Huang family said at the beginning.

Xu Mazi is a "horse merchant" who became a monk halfway. He used to hang out in brothels, and saw all the oirans being redeemed for thousands of taels or tens of thousands of taels.

Seeing that those oirans were not as good as the girls in his hands, he became greedy.

But Xu Rui never thought that the so-called oirans are all well-known characters in the south of the Yangtze River.

To put it bluntly, in the past, the wealthy businessmen who lined up to see them had to spend dozens of taels of silver first.

Like the girl in his hands, she has neither fame nor talent.

Xu Mazi only raised people in a muddleheaded way, but he never cared about poetry, calligraphy and painting, so naturally he couldn't sell them at a high price.

After leaving a salt merchant in frustration, the brothers who ran around with Xu Mazi for a few days also began to have opinions.

"Brother, do you still want to look for it like this?"

Everyone following you is trying to have a good life, and how many people can bear the waste of effort every day.

Xu Mazi also knew it was not good to embarrass his brother, so he thought it over before saying, "Let's go, let's go back to Manchunyuan for a couple of days, and then brother will take the brothers to Huang's house to earn the 6000 taels."

As soon as everyone heard this, their expressions immediately changed, and they said 'good brother', which made Xu Mazi proud of himself.

A group of people surrounded the girl and went straight to the Manchun Courtyard in Diaoyu Lane.

Xu Mazi has a good relationship with the Guigong here, and he ordered a few 'hot dishes' as soon as they met, and added a sentence of keeping accounts.

Mr. Gui knew that Xu Mazi had a big deal recently, and it was time for him to make a big deal, so he wished that he could spend more money in the gold selling cave.

The bustard at the side, however, led the girl into her room, and after knowing that she hadn't eaten all day, she hurriedly ordered the kitchen to bring some food over.

Manchunyuan is a small two-story building in the shape of "Hui", with dozens of rooms inside, the bottom is a brothel, and the top is a brothel.

On the second floor of the brothel, there is another private passage leading directly to the small river in the city.

Generally, when encountering elegant guests who don't want to show their faces, a small boat will take them to the small pier, go up the path to the second floor, and meet the leading girl of the Manchun Courtyard.

The bustard is serving these girls, and the oiran rests during the day.Now that she is free, she specially comes to accompany the weeping girl.

"Hey." People have a heart of compassion, even the bustard who is used to seeing the wind and the moon, seeing the beauty I feel pity for, can't help sighing: "Good boy, eat something, you can live when you are full."

"If you want to blame, blame your cruel parents." The old bustard pushed the food in front of the girl, "They should be careful and keep you in prison, so why are you kidnapped and brought here? suffer."

"As long as you remember a name and a place. My mother gritted her teeth cruelly, and she is willing to run for you to save you from the sea of ​​suffering." The old bustard reached out and stroked the girl's smooth skin, "But you only remember your surname Zhen , how can mother help you?"

The girl didn't speak, just picked up the chopsticks silently, and picked up the rice bite by bite.Crystal clear teardrops fell down in the bowl, and I don't know what it tastes like when mixed with rice grains.

"I heard from Xu Mazi earlier that he took you to the Huang's, Chen's, and Zhang's. Good girl, you must never go to this Huang's house. The girls who go in will look like no one when they come out. It's not that they're crazy. It’s disabled.”

"I listened to my mother's persuasion, there is only this house, and you still have a way to survive in it. Then you can live with your breath and please the master, and maybe you will help you find your family."

"The reason you've been able to stay safe until now is because Xu Mazi wanted to sell you for money and make a fortune. You are a confidante, and you have a gentle temper. If you don't fight now, you will have to be bullied for the rest of your life."

"Good boy, think about your mother's words. Don't even think about someone coming to save you. Being born in this world and coming to this place is a great misfortune for our daughter's family. Anything about a hero saving the beauty is all in the drama. It is written to deceive people, but if you listen to it, you will be the first-class fool in the world."

After the old bustard left, the girl surnamed Zhen regained some anger in her eyes.She put down her chopsticks, silently wiped away her tears, and couldn't help clasping her hands together.

She spoke too softly, so she had to get closer to hear the other party's muttering.

"Amitabha, Gods and Buddhas in the sky, please protect my father and mother in good health and live a long life."

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"What?! Manager Wang, didn't you still say 6000 taels last time? Why did you change it to 2000 taels this time!!"

Xu Mazi jumped up from his seat, shocked and angry, never expecting that the other party could change his mind.

Steward Wang's attitude this time is much more kind, with the smile on his face unchanged, he just poured tea to the other party and said, "Brother Xu, you don't know. Master's life is not easy these days."

"The censor surnamed Lin came here every now and then to make an autumn breeze. Sometimes he asked for a few thousand taels, and sometimes he asked for [-] taels. He was backed by the magistrate, and we salt merchants also took money. He can't help it."

"Then 2000 taels won't work either." Xu Mazi shook his head desperately, "The Zhang family is willing to give me 3000 taels. Steward Wang, if you can't give me a higher price, I can only sell him to their family."

"That's it." Manager Wang nodded with a smile, "Then I'll pass a message to the manager, just say that this girl, our master has taken a fancy to it, and I hope they sell thin noodles."

It's so good that a villain will be tortured by a wicked person. Xu Mazi didn't expect the other party to do this, and pointed a finger at Guanshi Wang, "Guanshi Wang, don't push people too much."

Wang Changgui looked at Pockmark with a smile, "2000 taels, Brother Xu, you can go back and think about it slowly. I believe that there will be no one in Yangzhou who is more sincere than our master."

"You...you...you..."

His mouth was trembling for a long time, but Xu Mazi couldn't say anything, his face turned pale and pale with anger.In the end, he stomped his feet cruelly and ran out of Steward Wang's room.

When he returned to Manchun Courtyard, he told his brothers about this matter, and his good brothers shouted one by one.

"Such a big family, also do things that go back on their word?"

"Brother, tell me. As long as you say something, my brother will go to Huang's house with you right now, arrest that shitty steward, and beat him up."

I want to believe your nonsense and drunken words, it is the brain that gets kicked by the donkey.

Xu Mazi took his brother's words as fart, and he knew that as long as he dared to say yes, this group of people would have to run away tonight.

Damn, why is it 2000 taels? Your grandfather spent almost a hundred taels of silver in Manchunyuan during this time, so what is the 2000 taels enough for?

Why don't you run with someone? !A thought suddenly flashed in Xu Mazi's mind, since Yangzhou can't be sold, it's better to go to Jinling to find those sons of Zixungui.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang."

There was a sudden ringing of a bell from outside the building.

This is the small bell in the brothel. When it rings, it usually tells the guests that there are important matters outside.

This group of people didn't know what happened, they looked at each other in confusion, and were about to discuss who should go out and have a look.Gui Gong's loud shouts have already been heard outside.

"Guest officers, please move. The officers and soldiers closed the streets, and the officers and soldiers of the government office closed the streets at the alleys. All guest officers, please go home quickly, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out if it's too late."

Is our family so lucky?Xu Mazi's eyes lit up, and his depressed mood immediately flew up.

　Eight thousand words have been updated today, so asking for a ticket is not too much.The Xiangling Line has also been laid and is starting to finish.

　　Hahahahahahaha, the stage is set, ready for a big fight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)