At the end of the Shen Dynasty, Chang'an City, Pingkangfang
A carriage slowly stopped at the north gate of Pingkangfangfang City. After a while, three young men jumped out of the carriage.
One of the burly young men pointed at the gate of Fangshi and said proudly:
"Brother Ming, this is the most fun place in Chang'an City. Let's go. Brother Ming will take you to expand your knowledge."
These three young men were none other than Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang and Qin Ming who came over from Duke Lu's Mansion.
Qin Ming glanced in the direction Cheng Chu silently pointed. There was a huge plaque on the gate of Fangshi with the three characters "Pingkangfang" written on it.
Before Qin Ming could think about it, he was pulled into Pingkangfang by Xiong Daxiong Er.
To the east of Pingkangfang is Dongshi, and across Wubenfang to the west is Xingdaofang. Therefore, Qin Ming has passed Pingkangfang many times, but this is his first time.
As a red light district designated by the imperial court in Chang'an City, the streets in Pingkangfang are wider than those in other cities, and the clothes of pedestrians on the roads are also more gorgeous than those in other cities.
Moreover, through observation, Qin Ming also found that among the pedestrians on the street, there were many people dressed as students, gathering in twos and threes.
These students spoke with different accents, and I think many of them were candidates taking the imperial examination this year.
Most of them stood on the street and talked loudly. Some talked about Confucian classics, while others discussed poems and songs. In short, they all looked like they had read poetry and books.
Most of the shops on both sides of the long street are two- or three-story small buildings. At this time, the sky has just darkened, and lanterns have been hung on the shops.
Looking out from the street, it is a lively and prosperous scene.
Pingkangfang, as the official red light district of Chang'an City, attracts a large number of "tourists" every day.
This was a place where dignitaries, gentry and merchants drank and had fun, and it was also a place where scholars from all walks of life in the Tang Dynasty recited poems and wrote poems.
Every day, a large number of people from all walks of life gather here, and the streets are naturally filled with traffic.
Qin Ming followed Xiong Daxiong Er through the crowd. While listening to the two commenting on the characteristics of the major brothels in Pingkangfang, Qin Ming looked at the pavilions on both sides of the street.
I learned from Cheng Chumo that there are two famous brothels in Pingkangfang, and these two are also the largest brothels in Pingkangfang.
One is called Qunfang Courtyard, and the other is called Baihua Pavilion (the name of Baihua Pavilion mentioned by Chang Sun Chong in the previous article has been changed.).
Among them, most of the women in Qunfangyuan are prostitutes, and most of the customers are powerful businessmen. Most of this customer group spends a lot of money, and most of the people present are there to solve their physical needs.
Baihua Pavilion claims to have hundreds of brothels, and is the brothel with the largest number of brothels and the highest quality in Chang'an City. Therefore, most of the guests are young people, mostly students from various places and wealthy young men from Chang'an City.
They all come from relatively good backgrounds, and have been served by beautiful maids since they were young. Therefore, they come to Baihua Pavilion mostly to seek spiritual satisfaction. Of course, it would be better if they can not only satisfy their spiritual needs but also win a beautiful woman.
This time Cheng Chumo wanted to take Qin Ming to Baihua Pavilion.
Qin Ming followed Xiong Daxiong Er and walked for a long time, finally arriving at the entrance of Baihua Pavilion.
The woman greeting the guests at the door of Baihua Pavilion obviously knew Cheng Chumo. When she saw the three of them arriving, she immediately came down to greet them, stretched out her hand to hold Cheng Chumo's arm and said:
"Oh, Mr. Cheng, you haven't been here for a while. I miss you so much."
Cheng Chumo skillfully held the woman's slender waist, reached out and pinched her butt, and then said with a smile:
"That being the case, the flower girl will have to spend some time with someone tonight."
Hua Niang pursed her lips and smiled when she heard this. She swept the fan in her hand over Cheng Chumo's chest and said:
"How can a young lady like this from the slave family be worthy of Mr. Cheng? Recently, a group of girls from Jiangnan have arrived in the pavilion. They are all young and beautiful. After a while, the slave family will arrange for them to go to the young master's room and let the young master choose one by one."
Cheng Chumo laughed when he heard this and said:
"That's great. I just need you to accompany me here. But this is my first time here. You have to make good arrangements and don't fool my family with those crooked melons and cracked dates."
As he spoke, Cheng Chumo pointed towards Qin Ming. When Hua Niang saw this, her eyes fell on Qin Ming. Then her eyes lit up and she secretly thought that this young man was so handsome.
Thinking of this, she saluted Qin Ming and said:
"Flower girl of the slave family, what is the name of this young master?"
Qin Ming had already been sizing up Hua Niang secretly when Cheng Chumo was talking to him.
This woman is about twenty years old, wearing a red skirt, with flowers on her eyebrows, a charming face, a slender waist, and a plump upper body. She is a very charming woman.
Seeing the other party greeting him at this time, Qin Ming nodded slightly and said:
"Qin Ming, I'm here to meet a pretty lady."
Hearing this, Hua Niang took Cheng Chumo's arm and giggled:
"It turns out to be Young Master Qin. Since this is Young Master Qin's first time here, the slave family will definitely make arrangements for the situation soon and will not disappoint Young Master."
Xiong Er felt anxious when he saw several people chattering at the door. He hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Cheng Chumo's sleeves and said:
"Brother, let's go in quickly and we'll talk when we get to the small room."
Cheng Chumo nodded when he heard this, and then entered Baihua Pavilion with Hua Niang in his arms.
The main building of Baihua Pavilion has three floors and is built in the shape of a mouth. Cheng Chumo was rubbing oil on Hua Niang while telling Qin Ming interesting things about Baihua Pavilion. Qin Ming also listened with interest along the way.
In addition to the main building of Baihua Pavilion, there are more than a dozen small courtyards in the backyard, all of which are the residences of the Qinghuan people in Baihua Pavilion.
According to Cheng Chumo, Baihua Pavilion has five popular courtiers who are good at piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and singing and dancing respectively. Baihua Pavilion is known as the Qin Fairy, the Chess Fairy, the Book Fairy, the Painting Fairy and the Dancing Fairy.
Among the five, the dancing fairy is the most popular among the public. The reason for her popularity is very simple. In addition to the fact that the dancing fairy is the most beautiful among the five women, the dancing fairy is also quite proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. .
When Wu Xianzi debuted half a year ago, she threatened that if anyone could beat her at any two things in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she would be willing to be a slave and maidservant for the rest of her life, serving him or her.
This directly led to many scholars who came here every day to compete with the dancing fairy in the backyard, hoping to get married.
In addition, there is another rumor about the dancing fairy, that is, so far, she has never danced for the guests in the pavilion.
Just because the dancing fairy once said that she would only dance for one person in her life.
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Under the leadership of Hua Niang, the three of them soon came to an elegant room and sat down.
Qin Ming listened to the interesting stories about Baihua Pavilion along the way, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It is not without reason that Baihua Pavilion has become the leading brothel in Chang'an City with a group of brothels.
Apart from anything else, this superb marketing strategy and gimmick is not something that ordinary people can come up with.
The ancients really played tricks on visiting brothels.
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