mesbooks Chapter 129 Dancer Yancai
Chapter 129 Dancer Yancai
Chunya and Arong were like birds out of a cage. Everything they saw was new to them. They ran around looking and bought a lot of things.
Soon Awu's hands were full of things. He secretly groaned in his heart. He originally thought that going out to play with the master was a good thing, but now he had to carry bags.
"Awu, let's hire a carriage to take the things back, and you can come along and take a look around."
"Thank you, Master."
Awu finally felt relieved, told the driver to go for a stroll with the others.
"Master, look, there's something going on over there."
Song Qingwan looked in the direction where Chunya's finger was pointing and discovered that it was a group of dancers performing. Each of them wore a veil and had a graceful figure, attracting the crowd to stop and watch.
“Let’s go and have a look too.”
Several people also joined the team. Chunya held Arong's hand, and Awu looked at the crowd around them vigilantly, fearing that something might suddenly happen.
Under Awu's protection, several people squeezed to the front of the crowd. Song Qingwan could tell at a glance that these women were foreigners.
They all have high noses, deep eyebrows and eyes, and waist-length hair. Although it is difficult to see clearly, you can imagine how beautiful they are.
"What kind of show is this?"
The person next to them heard Song Qingwan's doubts and began to explain excitedly.
"The girls must be from other places, right? These girls are all under the supervision of Hongniang, the madam of Baihualou. They often come out to dance to attract customers."
"These girls are so beautiful, is it necessary to do this?"
"Miss, you don't know that these girls are not with just anyone. They are the face of Baihualou."
"Not just anyone, but only the rich and powerful? But do rich and powerful people have to go out on the streets to attract people?"
"You probably don't know this. Many merchants from other places, princes and nobles come here because of its reputation. Baihualou does this to distinguish itself from other brothels."
"So that's it."
Song Qingwan nodded. Qiantang is almost the richest place in the country, and it has the most entertainment venues in the country.
You can imagine how fierce the competition is. All businesses have come up with unique ways to attract customers. It seems that Baihualou is really worthy of its reputation.
With so many beautiful girls and being so willing to take risks, he deserves to make money.
After watching for a while, Song Qingwan suggested going somewhere else to have a look. Suddenly, one of the girls fell to the ground and the team stopped.
At this time, a strong man came over, cursing, and pushed and shoved the girl who had stopped as he walked.
"What are you doing? You can't hold on after walking such a short distance. Are you looking for death?"
The girl lying on the ground seemed to have fainted, and the strong man kicked her twice but there was no response.
Another dancer couldn't bear it anymore, so she stopped the strong man who wanted to continue kicking and begging.
"Sir, please don't hit her. She must have fainted because she didn't have breakfast."
"Humph! Why are you pretending to be a chaste woman after entering our Baihua Tower? Don't you want to receive customers or dance? I think you are just too hungry!"
After saying that, the burly man pushed the dancer away and grabbed the unconscious girl's arm, trying to drag her away. At this time, a hand grabbed his shoulder.
Awu couldn't bear to watch it anymore and took action. He was also sold out and beaten before.
"Who are you? How dare you meddle in other people's business!"
"I'll take care of today's affairs!"
After Awu finished speaking, he threw the strong man to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, and cheers came from the side.
"This man must be Lu Dazhuang, the head guard of Baihua Tower. He is really cruel. I often see him beating and scolding girls like this."
"That's right. Even though these girls have fallen into prostitution, they can't be treated like animals."
"That's right."
Lu Dazhuang struggled to get up from the ground, pointing his finger at Awu, still swearing.
"You stinky boy, you dare to mess with Baihualou, you are really tired of living!"
"Oh? I want to see how powerful Baihualou is."
"You...you wait."
The sturdy man tried to go forward to pull the unconscious girl out, but was knocked to the ground by Awu again.
At this time, the girls in the dancer team began to talk in a low voice, and the brave ones walked up to Awu and began to persuade him.
"Sir, you can't defeat them, please leave now."
"Why don't you run?"
"We were all sold here, our bodies are indentured to our mothers, where can we run?"
Awu wanted to say something when he suddenly realized that Lu Dazhuang was about to run away. He was about to step forward and continue fighting but was stopped by Song Qingwan.
"Let him be. We can't continue to be in the spotlight."
"I was too impulsive, please forgive me, Master."
"It's okay. You can send the girls back first, and the unconscious girl will stay here."
"Yes."
Although he didn't know the purpose of Song Qingwan's doing this, Awu still obediently led the girls all the way to Baihua Tower.
Song Qingwan sent Awu and others away, and ordered Arong and Chunya to carry the girl to the roadside.
She checked the girl's physical condition and found that her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, and she was surprisingly thin.
"It's probably hypoglycemia. Let's go back to the inn first. Arong, go call the carriage back."
"Yes"
Soon Song Qingwan brought the unconscious girl back to the inn and found a room for her to lie down.
Then Song Qingwan gave her an injection of glucose and some energy-replenishing drugs, and the girl woke up an hour later.
"Miss, you saved me. Thank you for saving my life."
"Your name is Yancai, what a nice name."
"Oh, my parents passed away, and the only thing they left me is this name."
"How did you get into Baihualou, and how did you become a dancer?"
"I am an orphan. At first, I was sold to Baihualou to be a maid. Who knew that Hongniang fell in love with my appearance..."
"You don't have to say anything, I understand."
Song Qingwan couldn't help but sigh. She was also a miserable girl. It was already difficult for women to survive in this world, let alone Yancai was in this situation.
"Thank you for saving me. I should go home now. If I go back late, my mother will be angry again."
"Do you want to get out of there?"
"Of course I want to, but I don't have the money to redeem myself. It will take me ten years to save enough money."
"I will redeem you and you will work for me in the future. Are you willing?"
"Excuse me, miss, what do you need me to do? Yancai will never sell her body."
Song Qingwan smiled. She was indeed a girl with backbone. She was not wrong about him.
"I am a serious person, so I will not let you do that. I need you to gather intelligence and pass on messages for me."
"Can I do this? I'm just a woman, I can't do these things."
"How do you know you can't do it if you haven't tried?"
Yancai's eyes gradually became firm. Perhaps the woman in front of her could really change her destiny. Passing information on for others was better than selling herself.
"Yan Cai meets the lady."