There are many top restaurants gathered outside Donghua Gate, such as Fanlou, Zhuanglou, Zhongshan Zhengdian, etc., all of the most luxurious restaurants in the capital. There are female prostitutes, not far from these restaurants. There are censors on Maxing Street called "Fengyu City". Ji'er Lane next to "Fengyu City" is a place where brothels are crowded.

Restaurants do not have female prostitutes, they only provide places to attract customers. Every day, there are good women who go to restaurants to make money by making laughter, but more of them are these brothel women. They go to restaurants to drink and sing songs to make money during the day, which arouses the guests' interest and takes them back to the brothel at night to do some flesh-and-hearted business.

Most brothels live alone in small courtyards, which look like a family, which is no different from ordinary families. Young women accompany customers, parents and even husbands to do some chores. After a long time, everyone is used to it. If these people do not deliver children, they need to be introduced to them to get started. Introducing customers is a way for idle men on the street to make money.

Xu Ping and Wang Ke led people out of the Niuma Market, not far from Jier Lane. The travelers were all experienced players. They laughed at Jier Lane separated by a wall, and showed an ambiguous expression on their faces.

It has been in the capital for several years, so how could Xu Ping not know the name of Jier Lane? He was wearing a public uniform, and of course the farther away from such a place, the better, urging everyone to leave quickly.

There are such brothels in the bustling places in the city. There is a pig-killing Lane near Zhouqiao, and many students from the Imperial College go there to be slutty. However, officials still take into account their identities and rarely go to these low-level fireworks places.

As far away from the Chicken Lane, everyone's steps calmly fell.

Li Tian whispered to Xu Ping and Wang Ke: "Two officials, the Shangren Store on Panlou Street has opened a new foot shop this year. Although the place is not big, it is extremely neat and the taste of vegetables is also unique. Why not just go there?"

Xu Ping nodded: "You are a landlord, so you will do what you want."

There is a point here. All officials are wearing public uniforms, so it is difficult to go directly to the big restaurant. The small-foot shop is not very eye-catching. Even if you are seen, you just say that you can eat a little while you are tired of doing business. Choose around the big restaurant, which is convenient for people from the cattle and horse shop to serve you, buy good wine and food from the Ren shop, and both public and private.

Not far away, I set up a shed in front of a small shop at the entrance of an alley about a hundred steps away from Maxing Street, and picked out a wine trick outside. Although there were only five or six tables and stools in the shed, it was extremely neat.

At this time, the sun had not set, and there were only two or three guests on the seat. A woman in her twenties was greeting outside with a flower chef. The woman did not apply makeup, and she cleaned up very neatly, with a white and slightly colored face.

Li Tian leaned closer to Xu Ping and whispered: "This woman is Tan Erniang. I heard that she was from an official family. When she was a teenager, she went to the capital to select officials. As a result, her father fell ill and went there. She was left alone and owed money from the residence. She had no choice but to sing music in the restaurant. Later, she was somehow wandering to Jier Lane."

Xu Ping stopped after hearing this: "How do you find such a family? We all don't let people talk about it!"

Li Tian hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't worry, the woman has become a good man long ago. She saved some money and opened this small foot shop with others. Although the wine in the store is average, there are no side dishes elsewhere, and the taste is exquisite."

Xu Ping looked at Li Tian and said, "You should be careful. We all come out for business and must find a good family. Otherwise, we will be seen by others and gossip everywhere. I will ask you!"

"Don't worry, officials, Tan Erniang is now a good family."

Li Tian said as he quickly stepped forward to take the seat.

Xu Ping and Wang Ke walked forward and looked into the store. They saw that there were several seats inside, but there was no light, and it looked dark and not as good as outside. So they sat down outside.

Li Tian said to Tan Erniang who came over to greet him: "This is the official from Kaifeng Prefecture and Sansili. When you go to the Niuma Store to do it, you can get all the side dishes you have in your store, and then go to the nearby Ren shop to get them a few bottles of good lamb wine!"

Tan Erniang saluted Xu Ping and Wang Ke and asked, "Officials, are you angry today? Can you serve cold dishes?"

"Go up, if you have anything, come up, we ate and go home early."

Tan Erniang agreed to go into the store.

Li Tian sat down with Xu Ping and Wang Ke, and other public officials greeted him.

Looking at Tan Erniang's back, Li Tian couldn't help swallowing his saliva and whispered: "It turns out that in Ji'er Lane, Tan Erniang's name is Liannu. Although he is not as good as a leader in the hall, he is also a famous fan. Especially from an official family, I don't know how many kind guests there are, but unfortunately somehow I had the idea of ​​becoming a good person and not doing that business."

At this time, officials were not only appointed to change their posts, but also to choose officials in the capital, and also to resign. This was also the emperors of the Song Dynasty learned from the Tang Dynasty's lessons, fearing that the powerful ministers in the court would control the government, isolate them from China and abroad, and try to increase the chances of contact with lower-level officials.

The only exceptions are Lingnan and Chuanxia. The candidates are usually selected by local transshipment officers, and middle and lower-level officials also try to serve as long as possible to reduce the rush to and from the capital.

Small officials all over the world gathered in the capital, and the number of staff and fewer people became more and more serious. The time for guarding the necessities was getting longer and longer, and all kinds of strange things emerged. Especially for low-level selection of people and low-level military officials, guarding the necessities took over for years, and their salaries were too small, and they accidentally ended up in the capital. At this time, there were endless things about selling wives and daughters, and it was not uncommon for people to wander around. The people in the capital were not surprised.

Lin Wensi bought Su'er back then, and she was also an official family. Her father Shouque passed away and had to sell it. The same is true for this Tan Erniang, but her fate was even more miserable than Su'er, and she fell into a flesh-and-skin business.

It is said that it is an official family, and only those who complain about their lives are officials. If there are fewer people, it is no different from ordinary people.

Because personal cannot be traded, except for being forced by parents or husbands to do this business, private prostitutes are not as troublesome as Xu Ping often heard in his previous life. As long as he has capital and can support himself, he can change careers. Just like Tan Erniang, he saved some money and opened this small shop, and he was also a good person. If he found an honest person to marry, he would be safe for the rest of his life. Anyway, she would not be able to marry an official family, so who cares about what she did before?

Seeing Tan Erniang leave, all the ox and horse merchants turned around and then they remembered to shout for wine and food.

A woman came out inside, took a few side dishes, and put them down at Xu Ping's table. She looked up and was facing Xu Ping.

"Why are you?"

"Why isn't it me?" Duan Yunjie put down the vegetables in her hand and smiled mockingly, "As soon as she arrived in the capital, my mother was seriously ill. My father couldn't stand it for a few days, so she left me one. I had no relatives in the capital and always had to survive. It was all up to the money you gave me at that time, so I opened this small shop to make a living. Otherwise, I really don't know how to survive in this huge capital."

(Note: Military officials are opposite to civil officials, and do not include military positions. Military officials have their own system and are not among civil and military officials.)
Chapter completed!