Ang Lee's absurd reason seemed to be somewhat inappropriate. However, in the Tang dynasty, brothels were not as dirty as imagined. At least, they paid attention to fair trade. No, there should be no children here, but there were many old men. In short, as long as one had money, one could enjoy the treatment of a master. Moreover, they could do whatever they wanted, whether it was eating, listening to music, reciting poems, making friends, or having fun.
In addition, the girls in the brothel had good eyesight. Even if they found something wrong with the customers, they would generally not say it out loud. They would take the customers' face very seriously, which was very satisfying. This was also the reason why men liked to go to brothels. It was a good way to relax their body and mind and relieve their exhausted state.
However, for women, it was not like this. When a man saw a charming brothel girl, he would feel very comfortable in his heart, but when a woman saw such a brothel girl, she would feel disgusted in her heart. This might be the so-called "like repels like"! For example, when a man saw a man who acted cool all day and flirted with girls, he would feel very uncomfortable. He would feel that such a person was very annoying, and even want to go up and beat him up.
Such examples had happened not only in ancient times, but also in modern society. For example, some unreliable men would harass beautiful girls on the street in order to get attention. If the girls did not agree to the harassment, they would shamelessly stick to them. It even reached the standard of sexual harassment. It could be said that it was very disgusting. Such people would inevitably be beaten. If they were beaten to death, they deserved it.
"Husband, why do you want to go to the brothel for no reason? If I go like this, won't I be exposed? "
Yan Ruyu was naturally unwilling to do so.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "That's true. The girls in the brothel are all cunning. For a beautiful woman like you, no matter how you disguise yourself, you can't hide from them. Forget it, then I won't go!"
Seeing that Yan Ruyu was unwilling to go, Ang Lee was not very interested, so he simply did not go.
In fact, this area was full of brothels, which was also a major feature of Ping Kang Square. There were more brothels here, hundreds of them, and this was only on the surface. In reality, there might be more.
"Boohoo … Brother, don't sell me. I don't want to go to the brothel."
Although the surrounding noise was very loud, the crying could still be heard. At the door of a brothel, a young girl was crying sadly, and the woman next to her looked impatient.
"Sister, there is no money at home. I have no choice but to sell you. Besides, what's wrong with the brothel? Good food, drinks, and beautiful clothes...... If a rich man takes a fancy to you and buys you to be bought as a concubine, then you will be blessed....
The man said.
... be..... I don't want to be a concubine..
. "The young girl said while crying.
The man became angrier and scolded, "You can't do whatever you want. Today, whether you are willing or not, you have to be willing. From now on, you are a member of this brothel."
"No, no, no, I don't want …"
The young girl cried.
The procuress, who had been standing still, smiled contemptuously and said, "Okay, don't cry. Every young girl who is sold here is unwilling. You will get used to it in the future and treat this place as your home. Men, take her in and lock her up."
"Let me go, let me go …"
The young girl kept struggling. Although she was weak, she was ruthless. Once she opened her mouth, she bit with all her might. She bit a big man in the brothel until he howled loudly and had to let go of his hand. The other big man was afraid of being bitten and instinctively took a step back, giving the young girl a chance to escape.
The young girl he bought ran away. How could he bear such a loss? The procuress angrily scolded her thugs and roared, "You are a group of trash. Hurry up and chase after her. Catch her for me."
At this time, it was the time of the Lantern Festival. There were many pedestrians on the street. It was not easy to chase a young girl. It was inevitable to bump into someone. Some pedestrians were not easy to deal with. If they were bumped into, they would cause trouble. They could not trouble the poor, but they could easily trouble the rich.
"Poor man. This man is really hateful. He wants to sell his sister to a brothel."
Yan Ruyu could not stand it anymore.
"Yes! The world is like this. This kind of thing happens almost every day. Although the Tang dynasty is getting richer and richer, not everyone can be rich. There are always some poor people who are reduced to selling their sons and daughters. You will get used to it after seeing it too much. "
Ang Lee said helplessly.
It was better to say that he was numb than used to it. Because there were many laws and regulations in this era that he could not change. The phenomenon of selling children and daughters would not disappear because of Ang Lee's appearance. Even in the society of later generations, the law did not allow the existence of brothels, but there were still many women who had to engage in such an industry. Some were cheated into this industry by swindlers, and some were willing, in order to pay the least amount of labor and get the highest reward.
The young girl who ran away just now was sold by her brother. She did not do it voluntarily. But in the era of the Tang dynasty, how many women in brothels were not sold by their families? It was estimated that many of them were sold to brothels. Some were poor people who could not afford to raise children, and some were gamblers in their families who had no money to pay off their gambling debts. Of course, there were also some women who could not find a way to work and were forced to work in brothels.
In short, all the women who worked in brothels were either poor, forced, or their family members broke the law and were forced to work as official prostitutes. None of them were really willing.
In this world, who would really be cheap and take the initiative to work in brothels? Even if a woman's desire was great, she should be seducing handsome and rich young masters. There was no need to go to a place like a brothel. Although there were more rich people here, there were many old, ugly, and perverted people. Why torture herself like this?
In any case, Ang Lee was unable to change all this. Although Ang Lee was very strong, he could not control this kind of thing.
The young girl ran very fast, but she was eventually caught by several big men. In the process of chasing, there was some chaos. Some people were knocked down, and some were injured and screamed. How could such a big accident escape the attention of the government runners? Soon, a team of government runners appeared.
"Husband, this young girl is so pitiful! Can you save her? "
Yan Ruyu felt pity for him, and she opened her mouth to beg.
"Madam, you are so kind. But this kind of thing happens every day. Even if you save this young girl today, there are many young girls like her. You can't save all of them."
Ang Lee said helplessly.
This kind of rescue was like a chivalrous man who helped when he saw injustice. At most, he could save a few people, but he could not change the situation or solve the problem fundamentally.
"But we have seen this young girl. It happened in front of our eyes. We can't not save her!"
Yan Ruyu said.
Ang Lee thought for a moment, looked at Yan Ruyu and asked, "It's not difficult to save her. But what happens after saving her? This young girl is at most thirteen or fourteen years old. She was sold by her elder brother. If she goes home, it's hard to guarantee that she won't be sold again. If she doesn't go home, how can such a young girl support herself? Sooner or later, she will die on her own. "
These were not empty words. In this era of the Great Tang, let alone such a young girl, even an adult woman would find it difficult to support herself. Thus, when a woman grew up, she would be impatient to get married so that she could live a better life.
However, in fact, Ang Lee ignored his influence. After the promotion of industrialization, there were more and more workshops in the Tang dynasty. Some workshops with heavy physical strength were only suitable for men to work in, but there were also many workshops that were very suitable for women. In this way, as long as women were willing to, they could support themselves.
However, the poor young girl in front of him was too young. If she worked in a workshop, she would be suspected of recruiting child labor. But it was not a big deal. There was no rule against recruiting child labor in the Tang dynasty. As long as they were willing, children could work in a workshop as long as they could do a good job. Naturally, no one would hire children who did not do a good job. Children who were too young and weak would not be hired.
"Husband, have you forgotten that we have many workshops? Let her work in one of our workshops so that she can support herself. If she doesn't have a place to live, then she can live in one of the workshops. Many of the sisters in the workshops stay in the workshops every other day for one night."
Yan Ruyu said.
"Madam, you want to arrange this young girl to work in a workshop? How many children are there in the workshop? "
"Not many. The smallest ones are about this big!"
"Oh, since Madam has decided to take her, then let's do it."
Ang Lee said and winked at the guard next to him, asking him to deal with this matter.
After being caught, the young lady wanted to use the same trick again and bite the man who caught her. However, how could the man fall for the same trick again? He was already prepared and stuffed a ball of dirty cloth into the young lady's mouth.
There were many wounds on the young girl's body. There was a lot of blood on her forehead and clothes. There was also a lot of blood on the corners of her mouth. Obviously, she had just been beaten. At the moment when she was caught, she must have been badly beaten. It was really distressing to look at her.
At the door of the brothel, although the procuress did not speak, she and the leading yamen runner exchanged glances. It seemed that they had known each other for a long time. Maybe they were old lovers.
After all, in order to run a brothel well, one must have an official's background. Obviously, they couldn't afford to offend the yamen runners who wandered around the area all day. Otherwise, if something happened, no one would be there to help them.
For example, if some guests made a scene in the brothel and did not pay, the yamen runners would come to arrest them. Or if some newly bought girls were disobedient and refused to receive guests, they would be beaten to death. If this was investigated, it would be very troublesome. But if the yamen runners turned a blind eye, this matter could be reduced to a small matter. Therefore, these yamen runners on duty were the backers that the brothel owner must win over. Of course, this was only the most basic backer. In order to gain a firm foothold, they needed more powerful backers. Only in this way could they become bigger and stronger.
"You want to let it go after bumping into someone? Pay for it, pay for it."
A few of the young men who had been hit by the car shouted loudly.
At first glance, these guys were not easy to deal with. They were probably people who specialized in looking for trouble. Now that they had encountered such a good opportunity, how could they just let it go? If they did not extort some money, they would be sorry for their bad reputation.
There were more and more onlookers around. There were not many people in this place, but because of the accident, there were more and more people. These people were so bored that they always liked to watch the fun. It seemed that if they did not go to watch the fun, they would feel sorry for themselves.
"Shut up. What are you shouting for? If you shout again, we will arrest you as a troublemaker."
The leading yamen runner saw that someone was making trouble and scolded loudly.
One of the troublemakers also knew the leading yamen runner. He hurriedly complained, "Old Chen, I am a law-abiding citizen of the Tang dynasty. These people just knocked me down. Look, my palm is bleeding. No matter what, they should pay for my medical expenses!"
"You are a farmer. You just scraped your skin. How dare you ask for medical expenses? You are really thick-skinned."
Of course, the leading yamen runner would not help this ruffian because these ruffians had nothing to gain. However, the brothel keeper was different. She would definitely get something from this ruffian.
"Ouch, it really hurts. No matter what, you should pay for it. I can't bleed for nothing!"
"Hey! You are getting bolder and bolder. How dare you pretend in front of me. If you continue to pretend, get lost. "
The leading yamen runner was angry and drove the ruffians away with a few words.
"You guys, what happened just now?"
The ruffians roughly told the yamen runner about how someone sold the girl and how the girl ran away in the end. When the yamen runner heard it, he did not think it was a big deal and was about to drive the crowd away. However, a guard said something in his ear, which scared him. He quickly looked in the direction of Ang Lee and then nodded respectfully.
"It's okay. Go away, go away!"
The yamen runner first drove away more and more onlookers. Then, he personally went to the brothel keeper and asked, "Let this girl go!"
"I bought her with money. Let me go."
The yamen runner said, "Someone important has taken a fancy to her. You have to let her go even if you don't want to. She is just a girl. You don't have to cause trouble."
"Who is so important that you are so scared?"
The brothel keeper was not convinced.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Even your master can't afford to offend him. Just treat it as buying safety with money! Otherwise, just these guys beat up the girl on the street and ruined the festive atmosphere of the Lantern Festival. It is enough to make your heart ache and you can't sleep! "
The yamen runner said.
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