Coming out of the human market, he felt very depressed. In this place, people had no dignity. They were like the vegetables on the market, ready to be picked. Uncle Zhang hired a carriage to send them back first. Yingluo and Manluo, who volunteered to accompany me, went to Rouge Restaurant to see the progress. With more than ten people, the Forgotten Dust House could no longer accommodate them. It would be best to buy a house near Rouge Restaurant for them to live in. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient to take a carriage to and from every day when it opened.
Jilantai drove the carriage to Rouge Restaurant. We got off the carriage and avoided the craftsmen who were painting the walls outside and entered the building. The interior has been roughly renovated, and it's completely in accordance with my design style: Walnut colored walls, the floor was not carpeted yet. In the middle of the wall, a stage that was more than a meter above the ground had been set up. The gauze curtain on the partition had not been installed yet, and the secret door leading to the backstage was clearly visible. The two sides of the stage were surrounded by mahogany railings, and there were two specially made flowing water walls beside them. In front of the stage was a shallow pool that was artificially dug, and there was no water in it yet. The staircase on the right side of the wall spiraled upward, and the mahogany railings were carved with various flowers. Going up the stairs, the middle of the second floor was empty. The custom-made chandelier had not been hung up yet. There were eight private rooms on the second floor. The front door was in the corridor, and the back door was on the balcony of each private room. When the time came, they could watch the show on the stage downstairs. Gu Yunhe was talking to someone at the door of the private room on the right. I didn't disturb him and walked into one of the private rooms. This private room was decorated with mahogany paneling and silver kylin embossed. On the wall was a large, colorful picture of a female musician. The carpet was a long red felt, and the palace lanterns on the top were custom-made. They were exquisite and exquisite, and the tassels hanging down were plated with gold. The curtains were probably made of red gorilla velvet, and they had not been hung up yet. A large round table that could seat sixteen people had been set up. A light green muslin divided the outer room and inner room into two. When the muslin was removed, there was a small table and a couch inside, as well as two low stools. They were all made of authentic mahogany. The back door opened on the right wall. There were a few small round tables on the balcony, each with four round stools. The balcony was surrounded by railings.
When I left the door, Gu Yunhe happened to walk closer. He was stunned when he saw me. I smiled and said,"Brother-in-law, I'm here to check on the progress.”
His face turned slightly red, and he clasped his hands together.""I was just about to go look for Madam. The general renovation is almost done.”
"Alright." I took out a thousand taels of silver and gave it to him." Change all the cutlery in the private room upstairs to silver. Also, pay attention to whether there are any houses for sale nearby.”
"What a coincidence!" His face was full of excitement." The neighboring shop was originally a coffin shop. The Ninth Prince found it inauspicious and wanted them to close down. They wanted to sell the house.”
"Is it big?" I didn't care about taboos and asked with interest.
"The shop is a little smaller than this, but it has an extra backyard. That backyard is quite big, and the rooms are all ready-made. The price is also cheap, only 1,500 taels.”
"Good!" I clapped my hands." I'll give you another 3,000 taels. Buy that shop and connect the downstairs to this side to make a kitchen. Don't use the kitchen here anymore. After connecting it to the hall, you can put a few more tables! The rooms upstairs next door were for the girls, and the backyard was for the servants.”
"Alright, I'll do it now." He took the banknote and said,"Has Madam thought of the name of the private room?" I'll take it and make it together with the horizontal board."
"Let me think about it." I turned around and went downstairs." After the New Year, we'll open for business on the eighth day of the month. Everything must be completed before the eighth day of the month. If the craftsmen refuse to work because of the new year, you will double their wages. Ask the chef here to come to my place tomorrow. I want to teach him some new dishes.”
"Yes, Madam." Gu Yunhe respectfully sent us to the door. I turned around and asked,"Why don't I see my cousin?"”
"She went to the cloth shop to get the curtains. Because Madam had specified different patterns for each private room, she personally went to supervise them. Only women know these things."
"Sorry to trouble Cousin." I nodded slightly and said goodbye to him. I got into the car and went to the horse market.
When we arrived at Horse Market, I sat in the car and didn't get out. I told Jilantai to go and see for himself. Man Luo followed him. They went for a while, and Yingluo and I were almost asleep when Manluo ran back excitedly."There are two horses that are especially good. One of them is very beautiful. Sister will definitely like it! The two horses were sold by the same seller. They offered six hundred taels, and I returned it to five hundred taels! The horse that pulled the carriage was cheaper, fifty taels.”
"I think you like that rouge horse!”I handed her a thousand taels of silver." Take it. Tell Getu to find a horsekeeper and two manservants later. The courtyard can't be filled with women."”
"Hey!" She left happily. I looked at her back enviously. It turned out that forgetting was so simple. She had forgotten the suffering of herself and her family so quickly. A horse that didn't belong to her could make her happy. Should I learn to forget and be happy?
When they returned to the Forgotten Dust Residence, the Le Ji who had returned earlier settled down in two rooms in the backyard. Yingluo and her nanny, Nanny An, Manluo and Nanny Hua in her room, and Jiang Sha and her personal servant, Hong Xia, lived in the same room with them. The remaining three singers had no place to stay, so Jilantai gave up his small guest room and he stayed in the woodshed. I comforted them that this was temporary and that they would move to Rouge Tower after the new year.
In the afternoon, I gave them time to settle down and rest. I also called the tailor of the Brocade Workshop to measure them and add some clothes. The three singers came to see me after showering. I sized them up. Hehe, each of them has their own merits. They are all more beautiful than the twins. One of them had a thin waist and was especially lovable. Yingluo had already told them about Rouge Tower. I let them sit down and told them their names and origins.
The woman on the left, who had a slightly plump figure and thick eyebrows and big eyes, said first,"My name is Wan 'e. I'm 16 this year. I've been buying music workshops since I was young. Actually, even if Madam lets me go three years later, I still have nowhere to go. As long as she didn't become a prostitute, she could do anything.”
"Don't worry," I nodded. I mean what I say. You'll get 20% interest like them. The more customers you have, the more money you'll get. When the three years are up, you can leave or stay as you wish.”
The slender woman in the middle said gently,""Thank you, Madam. Madam was beautiful and kind. My name is Mei Wu, the same age as Wan E. She had a younger brother at home. I sold myself to the music workshop of my own free will, and the money I earned was used to support my younger brother's education.”
"You're a good sister!" I observed her carefully. Not only was her waist thin, but her eyebrows were also thin and curved. She had a straight nose and a small mouth. A natural beauty was better than an artificial beauty! The more I looked at it, the more I liked it. I took out my purse and said,"I'll give you another fifty taels of silver. Go back and see your brother before coming back. Consider this silver as a loan to you. When the time comes, I'll deduct it from your interest.”
"Thank you, Madam!" Mei Fu hurriedly knelt down and bowed. I stopped her and asked Si Yue to take her to Ji Lantai to send her back. The remaining woman had a moderate figure, delicate eyebrows, and a beautiful mole at the corner of her mouth. When she saw me sizing her up, she bowed neither humbly nor arrogantly."Madam, my name is Shuying. I'm seventeen this year. I grew up in the music workshop and have no relatives.”
"What do you know?" "A real flower maiden relies on her face, but I rely on my skills." Of course, if you're willing to sell yourself, I won't stop you.”
"Madam!" Shuying interrupted me and said anxiously,"We know how to sing and dance. We don't want to sell our bodies.”
"Don't worry." I comforted them,"Since I've promised you, I will never force you to do anything you don't want to do." In a while, Misha will bring the contract for you to sign. Now, each of you will sing a song and dance for me.”
They looked at each other, and then they sang a song and danced. I nodded in satisfaction. A trained person is indeed different! Mei Wu and Shu Ying sang the same, but they danced well, especially Mei Wu. Her slender waist swayed and even I felt that I was in a trance! His heart skipped a beat. I got it. Teach them a flying dance. It will definitely cause a sensation!
Let them go back and rest first. I'll work on the program list overnight. The three of them had a foundation. After more than 20 days of training, Yingluo and the others had already reached the stage standard. Then, he would tailor songs and dances for them according to their own conditions. At that time, those stinky men would definitely be seduced by them and come to support them every day to earn all their money!!
After a busy night. The next day, she slept until noon. After lunch, I summoned Yingluo, Xuerong, Xuesu, Tanxin, Manluo, Wan 'e, Meiwu, Shuying, and the six musicians from yesterday to the front hall and distributed the different lyrics I had prepared for them to everyone. Yingluo's master, Yueji Luhua, was proficient in almost all kinds of instruments. I sang all the songs once and asked her to memorize the score. I left the accompaniment to her. She would let them familiarize themselves with the song in the next few days and practice the dance in a few days.
In the afternoon, the chef of Rouge Restaurant came. A burly Shandong man bowed to me when he saw me. He said in a rough voice,"Thank you, Madam, for helping our Master protect his ancestral property. This lowly one, Wang Dabao, is willing to work like a cow or a horse to repay Madam's great kindness.”
I couldn't help but laugh out loud. He looked up at me and said tongue-tied,"Oh my god, this is a goddess descending to the mortal world!”This time, not only me, even Siyue and Jilantai couldn't help but laugh.
I brought Li Dabao to the kitchen and pointed at the dishes on the table."This is the small square roast moss, this is the fire chest golden chicken, and this lychee shrimp ball. The cooking method is very simple. I've written down some recipes for the more difficult ones. You can follow them and ask me if you don't understand. You can cook here for the next few days. I'll ask Old Zhang to send you back tonight.”
"I dare not. I can go back by myself." He smiled honestly." I'm a rough person. I don't know the names of any fresh dishes. I only know Dongpo pork, sweet and sour fish, and so on."”
"Just follow my menu," I comforted him."You don't have to worry about the names of the dishes." If I can't do it well, I'll have to change people!”
"I wouldn't dare!" "No one who has eaten my dishes says that they are bad…" he said angrily.
"Alright!" I slapped the menu in his hand." There are all the ingredients here. You just have to cook. I'll leave dinner to you!"”With that, I hurried out. There were still many things to do!
When I returned to my room, I asked Old Zhang to send the names of the eight private rooms that I had written yesterday to Gu Yunhe. When I came back, I also went to the Brocade Workshop to bring the first batch of costumes and Master Hu to make the second batch of costumes. The clothes of the servant girls and the running boys had to be made in the same way. Although it would be a waste to let the famous Brocade Workshop make servants 'clothes, this also shows that my Rouge Pavilion has the capital to spend money.
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