Chapter 15 Chapter fifteen

Baijiayao is booming, and it is lively under the three-hole bridge. After the eighteenth sister recorded her singing-like cries in the history of Qiaotou Town, she never gave up. Like Zhang Sanye, she thought that her good old days still have a long history, and she was busy repairing buildings and boats, and carefully rebuilt Qiaotou Town. of brilliance.At that time, the eighteenth sister didn't know that her life had almost come to an end in the ten years of Tongzhi, and that the leader of the booming prostitution industry in Qiaotou Town would soon be in charge of Yugu'er. Yu Gu'er didn't think of this at the time.After the turmoil of the eighth year of Tongzhi, what she thought of was not to use the ill-gotten gains to buy girls, order flower boats, and expand the prostitution industry, but to retreat bravely.

Yu Gu'er knew that the robbery was done by four people, and it was impossible to keep it a secret forever, but as long as there was a little bit of news and Miss Eighteen found out, her life would be lost.Even if the government doesn't punish her and make a decisive decision, the eighteenth sister will fight to the death.She has thought about leaving many times, going far away, never to return to Qiaotou Town forever, and never to hear the singing cry of Eighteenth Sister—the memory of Eighteenth Sister’s singing cry to the people of Qiaotou Town For Yu Gu'er, there are only seven days and seven nights, but for Yu Gu'er, the days and nights are continuous and endless.

However, Yu Gu'er did not make it. The eighteenth sister, who was seriously injured, took the initiative to find Yugu'er's little flower boat after crying dry. When it's time, give her a hand.Sister Shiba never dreamed that Yugu'er was involved in this robbery, and she thought that Yugu'er was also a victim like her.The mad girl Yu Duo'er died so remarkably that Eighteenth Sister could not suspect it. The eighteenth sister said to Yu Gu'er: "...Yu Duo'er is dead, and you have no girl left. Doing it yourself is too hard, and it is also weak. It is better to do it with my sister. In the past , I asked Zhang Sanye to ask you, and you also said that as long as you share 20% of the profit, you will be fine. Now that my sister gives you 20% of the profit, you can come over and be the second mother in charge, and help my sister manage the girl!"

Yu Gu'er felt guilty, and was afraid when she heard this, but it was hard to say no.It's not like her temper if she insists on quitting.Besides, Er Chengli was proposed by her earlier, and now that Eighteenth Sister has agreed, she has no reason to refuse.After thinking about it for a while, Yu Gu'er agreed, and said to the eighteenth sister: "...Sister, I just listen to you. It's hard for you now. If you feel that giving me 20% is more profitable, you can give me less. I won't blame you." The eighteenth sister can really do it. Seeing her being polite, she said: "It's really my good sister! She knows people's temperature and temperature so well. Then, you can take 10% and a half first. After a year or two, wait for my sister to relax." When you are overwhelmed, I will give you another 20%, do you think it will work?"

Yu Gu'er instinctively felt disgusted, but said: "Okay, the matter between our sisters is easy to talk about." The eighteenth sister complained to Yu Gu'er again, about how much money it would cost to repair the building and ship, and how embarrassed she was.In the end, he brought up the saying "you can be a master only when you suffer hardships and hardships", and asked Yu Gu'er to stay with her for another two years. Yu Gu'er sneered in his heart, and thought to himself, just because of your old and cheap look, if you are willing to endure hardships, not many people will come to Japan - except for those vulgar customers who stick to incense.

Imagining that Eighteenth Sister would pick up many rough customers overnight, Yu Gu'er couldn't help feeling happy. Just like that, I stayed in Qiaotou Town holding my nose.When she stayed, Yugu'er had already thought about it, after she stabilized the eighteenth sister, she still had to leave.It's best to find someone to quarrel with Miss Eighteen before leaving.But what Yu Gu'er didn't expect was that after a catastrophe, the eighteenth sister is no longer the old eighteenth sister, her body and spirit are not as good as before, and she really takes care of everything , He actually obeyed her words, making her unable to turn her back.On the contrary, Yugu'er was even more afraid, always thinking that there was a deep suspicion hidden behind Miss Shiba's smiling face.

Yugu'er told Wang Dadu about her doubts, and also mentioned that she was flying away. Wang Dadu was also afraid in his heart, but he pretended to be indifferent and said: "It's okay, sister, it's better for you to stay with Miss Shiba! She really wants to hurt us, so we have to be prepared. Besides Said, she can't harm us, one day she really wants to suspect us, let's kill her first! In this way, won't it be all over once and for all?" Yugu'er said: "How about you and Brother Tian's family kill her now, so that I won't be frightened."

Wang Dapi shook his head again and again: "Nonsense, nonsense! People don't suspect us now, what are we doing with such a murderous hand? Not to mention that we have done too much, it is unacceptable, and... we are asking for trouble! " Yu Gu'er thought about it, so she never brought up this topic with Wang Dadupi again. After that, she had to be on guard, and cooperated with Eighteenth Sister in a seemingly insane way. With the restoration of the building boats, the opening of the new Baijia kiln, and the arrival of batches of new kilns, the business on the big and small flower boats is getting better day by day, and there are a lot of work tickets, bank notes and cash collected every night. Come in.Even if the profit is divided into one and a half, Yugu'er can get nearly twenty taels of silver every month.The doubts about the eighteenth sister were gradually forgotten in the booming business, and the idea of ​​leaving also disappeared-not only disappeared, but Yu Gu'er was also amused at the thought of leaving at this time.What is she going for?She is not leaving!Traveling all over the world, I am afraid that it is difficult to find a better place than Qiaotou Town.The men in Qiaotou Town dug underground coal, and she and her girls dug men's money bags.As long as the underground coal can't be dug out, the men's pockets can't be dug out.

By the summer of the tenth year of Tongzhi, the number of small flower boats owned by Shibajie had increased to twelve, and another new building boat was ordered. The flower kiln industry in Qiaotou Town entered a new stage under the nearly crazy efforts of Shibajie. development period.The eighteenth sister, who was at the end of her life, pushed her career to the peak again in the last days before her death, and the men in Qiaotou Town had to look at her with admiration. Xiao Taiping later said to Yugu'er: "...for so many years, there are really not many people in Qiaotou Town who can be counted as characters, and the eighteenth sister must be counted as one. This woman is not ordinary, she is a flower snake that can't be smashed to death, You see, she is about to die, but she has come back to life, and she is alive and strong. If it is a man, he must be a good hand at making kilns, maybe I will have to fight her!"

Yu Gu'er knew that Xiao Taiping said this because he was deeply impressed by Sister Shiba. Xiao Taiping had sworn on her little flower boat back then that he would visit all the flower boats under the Sankong Bridge every day after he became famous.Now that it really happened, Xiao Taiping came to fulfill his oath. Yu Gu'er remembered that it seemed that not long after she had been in charge of the eighteenth sister's building after the building was repaired, Xiao Taiping came proudly one autumn night, followed by two bodyguard brothers. The Eighteenth Sister knew the current affairs best, and she no longer regarded Xiao Taiping as the girl of the past, she called out "Master" one after another, welcomed Xiao Taiping onto the boat, and said a lot of obscene and flattering words.Xiao Taiping didn't pay any attention to it, obviously wanting to find trouble, making it difficult for Miss Shiba.

When he saw Yu Gu'er, Xiao Taiping was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Why did you also get on the boat?" Yu Gu'er laughed and said, "Why, can't I come to this boat? Am I supposed to light incense sticks on the little flower boat?!" Eighteenth Sister also had a flattering smile on her face, and said to Xiao Taiping: "Uncle Xiao, now Yugu'er is my second mother who is in charge!" Xiao Taiping was frivolous enough, just because she was the steward of Shibajie, he treated her as Shibajie too, and pointed at her forehead in front of so many girls. Said: "You are a good second mother who is in charge, I will pass her butt every day! If she sees me every day, she will hide!" The Eighteenth Sister is also bad, knowing that Xiao Taiping is mistreating others, but she smiled and pushed her into Xiao Taiping's arms: "I can't hide today, Mr. Xiao, please be more considerate!" Xiao Taiping shook his head. The Eighteenth Sister brought all the pretty girls on the boat and asked Xiao Taiping to choose them. Xiao Taiping looked at this and then at that, but didn't speak.In the end, he asked his two bodyguard brothers to choose one, but he walked up to Miss Shiba, put his hand on Miss Shiba's shoulder, and said with a smirk, "Master, I'll order you today!" The Eighteenth Sister was stunned, and said to Xiao Taiping seriously: "I...I have long... stopped taking guests..." Xiao Taiping held back the poisonous breath from back then, and insisted on asking Miss Rishiba, and sneered: "Are you afraid that I, Xiao, won't be able to pay the money?" The eighteenth sister was very careful, and said again and again: "No, no! Who in Qiaotou Town doesn't know you, Uncle Xiao? Why can't you, Uncle Xiao, afford this little amount of makeup? It's just...it's just that I really don't accept customers anymore... ..." Xiao Taiping became angry: "In the early years, Mr. Zhang went to the upstairs boat every night, and you picked him up every night—once, Mr. Zhang was on your boat, and I stood on the bridge waiting for Mr. Zhang. He waited all night. Today Once I come, you won’t pick up the guests! What’s wrong? Do you know how to be a bitch?” The eighteenth sister knew that Xiao Taiping and Zhang Sanye were deadly enemies, seeing Xiao Taiping angrily mentioning Zhang Sanye, there was no other way, so she silently led Xiao Taiping to the flower bed in the lower cabin.Before going to bed, the eighteenth sister begged again: "Uncle Xiao, today...today is not the early years after all, you...can you change a girl? Look, which girl on this boat is not stronger than a concubine?" Xiao Taiping just couldn't listen to it, he kept saying that he was rich, and said that he didn't even want a fairy today, but wanted a bustard every day.The eighteenth sister had no choice but to let Xiao Taiping fiddle with her with tears in her eyes.Xiao Taiping first took off the upper body of the eighteenth sister, then pressed the eighteenth sister under him, and tore the eighteenth sister's dress. After tearing off her dress, Miss Eighteen covered her lower body with her hands and hid. Xiao Taiping said: "Why, you old X are still afraid of the sun?!" Unexpectedly, when I took a look at Eighteenth Sister's hand, Eighteenth Sister's lower body was rotting into a mess... The eighteenth sister covered her face and cried: "I told you earlier, after all, today...it's not the early years..." Xiao Taiping was also stunned, he would never have imagined that the eighteenth sister who was once a flamboyant woman had been forced into such a state today. The eighteenth sister choked with tears and said, "Uncle Xiao, you... no matter how rich you are, you... are too late..." These words made Xiao Taiping sad. When getting off the boat, Xiao Taiping sighed to Yuguer and said: "...Maybe it's fate! Back then I missed her so much, but I didn't have the money to go on her boat. Now that I have money, she can't take guests anymore..." Yu Gu'er asked: "Then why don't you fuck her butt?" Xiao Taiping said, "I can't bear it." Yu Gu'er asked: "Will you bear with me?" Xiao Taiping felt a little ashamed in his heart, and sighed: "Looking at it now, it's not easy for anyone!" It's really not easy, Miss Eighteen dared not pick up Xiao Taiping, but she still picked up those vulgar customers from the kiln in the dark.The crazy love for silver made Shiba sister enter a state of selflessness in the last stage of her life.The eighteenth sister was slightly injured and could not go to the front line, and the sisters also went to work with illnesses, which finally led to the first major epidemic of willow disease in the summer of the ninth year of Tongzhi.The epidemic of venereal disease brought about the unexpected prosperity of Jurentang Pharmacy, and also brought a missionary named James who had served in the Western Army and a foreign clinic specializing in the treatment of venereal disease into Qiaotou Town.As a result, the male and female lambs in Qiaotou Town, which owned coal mines and flower boats, also had Jesus Christ and the devil Satan. Relying on the traditional Chinese medicine of Ju Ren Tang, the foreign medicine of Pastor James and the omnipresent power of God, the epidemic of willow disease was largely contained in the ten years of Tongzhi.In view of this rotten lesson, the people of Qiaotou Town have sobered up a lot.The girls on the flower boat and the customers on the flower boat have learned to be smart, and they no longer do shady things, and check each other before going to bed, objectively bringing about a preliminary improvement in the hygiene level of the prostitution industry in Qiaotou Town. Although the business on the flower boat is good, the money allocated to Yu Gu'er has not increased much.Eighteenth sister's newly added building boats and newly bought girls are not counted as part of the original partnership.The two-part profit mentioned earlier will no longer be mentioned.Yugu'er's heart became uneasy again, she felt that she was still earning less in the end, and her guilt towards Sister Eighteen turned into hatred again...