Chapter 401 Red Shop
Dujiang Town is not big, and the main street is only about one mile from beginning to end.
The area where green shops and red shops are concentrated is mainly at the end of the street.
The inn where Gu Chan and the others were staying was on the street, so it took some time to walk from the beginning to the end of the street.
The four of them walked in for about half an hour before they arrived at the end of the street.
As soon as they walked in, Gu Chan and the other three discovered that both sides of the street were filled with places of fireworks and music. Each building was three or four stories high and hung with red lanterns. The air in the street was also filled with the smell of rouge and powder, which made people feel that the air was sweet as soon as they smelled it.
Of course, there is a difference between green shops and red shops.
There is a piece of green cloth hanging on the signboard at the door of the green shop, and there is a piece of red cloth hanging on the signboard at the door of the red shop.
If people from all over Tiancang Country want to distinguish the green shop from the red shop, they just have to look at the piece of cloth hanging on the sign.
Gu Chan had been to the Green Shop before, so she naturally knew what was going on inside. Right now, she was only interested in the Red Shop.
So, after leading Ma Zheng and the other two here, she quickly found a famous shop called Lielangfang, and then the four of them walked to the door of the shop together.
The man in charge of guarding the door was a tall and strong man with a naked, muscular upper body and a broadsword on his back. When he stood at the door, he was like a wall and was extremely strong.
As soon as the four of them stood at the door, the sturdy man immediately stretched out his hand to stop them and said, "Four of you, this is the red shop, only women are allowed to enter, men please go to the green shop opposite."
"Can't we just take a look outside instead of going in?" Gu Chan said with a faint smile.
"You can take a look." said the sturdy man.
After saying that, he withdrew his hand, continued to fold his arms to guard the door, and ignored Gu Chan and the other three.
The four of them stretched their necks to look into the gate.
Just by looking at it, they were stunned on the spot.
In the lobby on the ground floor of Lielangfang, handsome men in white robes were sitting at the table, drinking and talking with the women inside.
The most important thing is that these men in white are not only handsome, but also have great bodies. They are the type that women would want to touch after just one look at them.
And they were all very relaxed, making the women very happy.
Yuan Jie saw such a scene for the first time, and her face instantly turned red to the roots of her neck. She couldn't help but shyly said, "Oh my God! I didn't know there was such a shop in Tiancang Country that was specially for women to enjoy! It's true that this area in the south of the Yangtze River is different. It's really eye-opening."
"It's really unbearable. It's a disgrace to men. How can they be so despicable as grown men?" Di Lin shouted coldly with a gloomy face.
As a serious man with a bad temper, he naturally couldn't stand seeing this kind of scene.
Ma Zheng, on the other hand, watched with great interest and thought it was quite interesting.
Gu Chan tilted her head and looked at Di Lin, scolding him, "How can you say that about others? If life didn't force them, who would be willing to do this kind of thing? Just like the women in the brothel across the street, they weren't born to do this, right? So you can't say that about them, you have to give them the respect they deserve."
"Yes, boss, I was too impatient just now. I know I was wrong." Di Lin said respectfully with his head down.
Gu Chan's scolding calmed him down. He also admitted that what Gu Chan said made sense. Prices in Tiancang Country were already high, and taxes were also very high. If it weren't for the pressure of life, I'm afraid no matter whether it was men or women, they would not want to become prostitutes.
Gu Chan saw that Di Lin knew he was wrong, she nodded with satisfaction, turned to look at Yuan Jie and said, "Do you want to go in and enjoy yourself? If you do, I'll give you five hundred taels of silver and you can have fun as you please."
"Hey, boss, please stop teasing me. I don't want to go to such a brothel!" Yuan Jie said with a blushing face.
Gu Chan chuckled and prepared to leave with the three of them.
But at this moment, an accident happened. A handsome man in white suddenly rushed out from outside the store, stood in front of Gu Chan and the other three, blocking their way.
Gu Chan said cautiously, "Brother, we are just standing outside the door to watch. We are not provoking you. Please don't block our way."
"My little benefactor, it's me! Why don't you remember me?" the man in white suddenly said excitedly.
Then he quickly rushed to Gu Chan, bent down, stretched out his hands and held Gu Chan's small hands tightly.
Gu Chan was stunned for a moment!
Ma Zheng and the other two standing behind her also stared with their eyes wide open, looking completely confused.
The man in white was still excited and said, "Look at me carefully again."
"Uh... maybe you got the wrong person. I really don't know you." Gu Chan said awkwardly.
She thought about it for a long time, but she really couldn't remember where she had seen this man.
The man in white said helplessly, "Well, it seems that you really don't remember. Let me tell you straight away! Do you still remember the dozen men you rescued from the Xu family's treasure house when you were in Zhongyuan City? I am one of them! My name is Bai Mufeng."
"Oh! I remember, it's you!" Gu Chan was stunned at first, then she suddenly realized and exclaimed.
Only now did she finally understand.
Previously in Zhongyuan City, she had sneaked into the Xu family and stole the Xu family's treasure house. She also rescued a dozen handsome men who were imprisoned by the head of the Xu family. After that, she gave them some silver and sent them out of the city quietly to escape.
At that time, they said that they would come to Jiangnan to do some small business, but they didn't say what kind of business.
Gu Chan didn't understand until now that after all this time, these dozen handsome guys, with the money she gave them, came to Jiangnan to do business just to open this kind of red shop!
It is no wonder why Lord Xu captured them and locked them up to replenish their yin.
Bai Mufeng was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He quickly pulled Gu Chan towards the gate, saying as he walked, "My little benefactor, it's rare to meet you here. Come in and have a few drinks. I will make sure you have a great time tonight."
"Ah? Isn't there a rule in Dujiang Town that men can't enter the brothel? Would it be inappropriate for me to follow you in?" Gu Chan said embarrassedly.
"Rules are dead, but people are alive. It doesn't matter if it's other shops, but in our shop, when a benefactor comes, we have to welcome him in and treat him well. How can we turn him away?" Bai Mufeng said with a laugh.
After hearing what he said, Gu Chan's heart, which had been hanging in her chest, finally calmed down.
Then she stopped being pretentious and immediately called Ma Zheng and the other two to go into Lielangfang with her.
