Chapter 1: The Miserable Transmigration

  With a heavy 500 wen in his pocket, Jiang Xia carried the wine and dishes to the front hall.

  The front hall and the backyard are two completely different worlds. The backyard is quiet but messy, while the front hall is noisy but magnificent. Jiang Xia rushed to the Water Fairy Pavilion where Zhao Gongzi was with wine and dishes in hand.

  Zhao Gongzi and Ma Gongzi, who had occupied Yue Hong, were both regular customers of Qun Fang Pavilion. In Jiang Xia's memory, Zhao Gongzi was usually a generous and considerate customer, but unexpectedly, he was so violent today.

  Alas... Love makes people lose their rationality, love changes one's temperament greatly, love is a devil. While sighing, Jiang Xia walked to the entrance of Shui Xian Ge.

  The door was slightly ajar, and Jiang Xia pushed it open and called out: "Young Master Zhao, the wine and dishes you wanted..."

  "Bang!" Before the words were even finished, a teacup suddenly flew towards Jiang Xia. Luckily, Jiang Xia reacted quickly and dodged it, the teacup smashing against the wall. The pale-skinned Zhao Gongzi's face was twisted in rage as he bellowed: "You enter the house without even knocking on the door, do you have no manners? When did I ask for wine and dishes, why are they only arriving now? Are you trying to starve me to death? Or are you afraid that I don't have enough silver to pay the bill? Let me tell you, I have plenty of silver, plenty of it!!!"

  Jiang Xia closed the door behind him with a smile, saying: "Young Master Zhao scolded me, and I lost my manners. But Young Master Zhao should also calm down, otherwise, if the young ladies see you in this state, it will probably ruin your image as a handsome, elegant, refined, and courteous noble son in their eyes."

  "What kind of image does this young master still need a small servant like you to remind him? I think you're asking for a beating." Zhao Gongzi slammed his hand on the table, stood up and made a gesture as if ready to hit Jiang Xia.

  Jiang Xia didn't panic and smiled lightly: "Young master just wants to see Yuer Hong, I have a way, you don't need to get angry."

  "What? You have a way?" Zhao Gongzi suddenly calmed down and looked at Jiang Xia with a suspicious face.

  "Master, don't worry, I wouldn't dare deceive you even if I had a million guts. It's just that going to call Miss Yu Hong might involve some risk, and I might even get beaten up..."

  As soon as Jiang Xia said this, Zhao Gongzi immediately understood that Jiang Xia was asking for a reward. He too was anxious and hastily grabbed a handful of "Da Ming Bao Chao" from his bosom, saying: "As long as you can bring Hong Yue over, all of these will be yours."

  Jiang Xia's eyes lit up, and the "Da Ming Bao Chao" was an official paper currency issued by the Ming Dynasty government, equivalent to money. In Shuntian Prefecture, it could be used to buy goods without exchange, circulating freely. Counterfeiting Da Ming Bao Chao was equivalent to counterfeiting official documents, punishable by death.

  Jiang Xia reached out and took the precious banknote from Zhao Gongzi's hand, chuckled twice and said: "Please wait for a moment, I'll go get Yuer Hong immediately."

  "Fine. I'll be waiting right here for you, if you dare to cheat me. Hmph, I, Zhao Yitong, am not afraid to spend some money to have you brought back and beaten to death." Zhao Yitong said viciously.

  "Don't worry, Master Zhao. I'll go now. If I'm late, that Master Ma will take advantage of it and that wouldn't be good." Jiang Xia said with a smile.

  Zhao Yitong nodded in agreement as soon as he heard it, and said: "Very good, very good, go quickly, go quickly."

  Jiang Xia rushed out of the Water Immortal Pavilion and ran to Hong Yue Xuan, where Moon Red was. When he arrived at the door of Hong Yue Xuan, Jiang Xia listened carefully and heard that Master Ma had already begun to say: "Moon Red, we've drunk wine and eaten food. As they say, 'one night in spring is worth a thousand pieces of gold', I'm itching with anticipation, let's hurry up and do it."

  What a close call, if I had come one step later, everything would have been too late. After taking two deep breaths, Jiang Xia pushed the door open and rushed in.

  Marquis was startled and saw that it was a servant of a brothel. He immediately opened his mouth to scold: "You dog slave, you..."

  Jiang Xia panted heavily and said: "Ma... Master Ma, it's all over, it's all over. I just went to help the guest official feed the horse with fodder, and I personally saw Old Master Qi Zhenyan get out of the carriage. Old Master Qi also said 'I heard that Yuehong's skills in the Qunfang Pavilion are not bad, today we must have a good taste.'"

  "Father-in-law?" Master Ma's face turned white with fear as soon as Jiang Xia said that, his hands and feet were in a flurry, his body slightly trembling as he said: "What can be done? What can be done now?"

  Jiang Xia secretly despised him, thinking that this guy had a colored heart but no guts. However, at this moment, he could only remind him: "Master Ma, what are you still stunned for? Take advantage of the fact that Old Master Qi hasn't come up yet and hurry up and run out the back door, rest assured I'll leave it open."

  "Run, oh, right, right, right." Master Ma grabbed the hat on the table and was about to run. Before leaving, he didn't forget to take out a string of copper coins from his pocket and stuff them into Jiang Xia's hand. "You did a good job this time, I'll reward you well next time I come, I'm off for now."

  "Having said that, Master Ma turned to Yue Hong and said: 'Miss Yue Hong, I will come visit you again another day.'"

  "Master Ma, don't make me wait too long." Yuer Hong stretched her neck and said to Master Ma.

  "Don't worry." Master Ma's voice echoed from a distance as he ran further and further away.

  Seeing Mr. Ma leave, Jiang Xia smiled lightly. He turned to Yue Hong and said, "Let's go, Master Zhao has been waiting for you for a long time."

  "Is that not Master Qi? Why are you calling him Zhao Gongzi?" Yuer Hong was slightly stunned, then quickly reacted. She pointed at Jiang Xia and smiled: "Jiang Xia, you have a lot of nerve, daring to deceive Master Ma."

  "Alas... it's easy to get priceless treasures, but hard to find a loving husband. I was also watching Zhao Gongzi drinking alone in his room, so I couldn't help but soften my heart and help him. Yue Hong, having such a sincere and devoted young master like this, what more could you ask for? You must remember to cherish him, or else all that I've done today will be in vain."

  Yi Tong heard what Jiang Xia said and was deeply moved, his eyes even welled up with tears.

  "Can't you hurry up? Go see Master Zhao already!" Jiang Xia urged impatiently.

  "Jiang Xia, thank you..." Yue Hong took out a small piece of silver from her waistband before leaving and stuffed it into Jiang Xia's hand. "Jiang Xia, sister still needs to save money for herself to redeem her body, so there isn't much extra money, don't mind that it's little."

  Jiang Xia's face sank, and he handed the silver back to Yue Hong, saying: "Sister Yue Hong, what are you doing? Although I, Jiang Xia, am just a small servant, I'm still a man. We're all struggling to make ends meet, and it's not easy for anyone to earn money. How could I possibly take your money? Go quickly, don't keep Young Master Zhao waiting too long. I hope he can ransom you soon, and you'll have a good future."

  Yuexia...... Yu Hong was so moved that she suddenly hugged Jiangxia, and after about five or six seconds, Yu Hong hurriedly ran out of the door to Shuixian Pavilion.

  "Ah, this girl, how did she suddenly come at me like that, without giving me any psychological preparation? But I have to say, although she doesn't look great, those breasts of hers are quite stunning." After saying that, Jiang Xia touched her own chest and sighed, "Ugh...she's even pressing against me painfully."

  After finishing this sentence, Jiang Xia felt that the phrase "topping someone's pain" sounded a bit awkward. Thinking of another layer of meaning contained in this sentence, he couldn't help but shiver and his body was covered with goosebumps.

  After settling Zhao Yitong's matter, Jiang Xia returned to the backyard. He found a place to hide and counted his gains this time. This time, he got 500 coins from Ma Datian's hands and... Jiang Xia counted the handful of silver ingots in his hand and couldn't help but exclaim "Ah, damn it! Ten taels?" Jiang Xia took a deep breath, then counted Ma Gongzi's reward again, exactly 1,000 coins.

  In a short time, he earned eleven taels and five hundred coins, which made Jiang Xia's heart excited beyond measure. It seemed that the day of his redemption was not far off.

  He went back to his room and hid his money well before Jiang Xia walked out to continue sweeping the fallen leaves in his backyard.

  Just as the leaves had been swept halfway, suddenly Old Turtle led Han Yu to the backyard. After seeing Jiang Xia, Han Yu asked: "Hey, are you Jiang Xia?"

  Jiang Xia turned his head and saw that it was Han Yu, so he nodded in response: "Yes, Master Han, I am Jiang Xia."

  He is different from the ordinary turtle public, he is a turtle kilometer face specializing in pipe hands, and is the left and right hand of the old boss Kang Mama of Qunfang Pavilion. So Jiang Xia will be so polite after seeing him.

  Han looked at Jiang Xia and nodded: "You're quite clever, okay, follow me, Kang's mom wants to see you."

  "Yes!"

  Han Yu finished speaking and turned around to leave, Jiang Xia threw away the broom in his hand and followed behind Han Yu's back.

  Jiang Xia followed Han Yu to the front hall and then went all the way up to the fourth floor. There were only three people living on the fourth floor, one was Mrs. Kang, and the other two were the courtesans of the store.

  The so-called Huā Kuí and Tóu Pái are one and the same thing.

  Many people confuse the red card and top card in a brothel, thinking they are one and the same. In fact, the red card refers to girls with high customer return rates, so they are called red cards. The top card, on the other hand, refers to girls who rarely receive customers and charge exorbitant prices when they do. Such girls usually don't hang out in stores, so Jiang Xia doesn't even know the names of these two top cards, only knowing that just listening to them sing a few songs costs over 100 yuan.

  Poetic heart, nostalgic thoughts.

  Jiang Xia glanced at the door plaques of the two head牌 girls as he passed by, and muttered a soft phrase under his breath. This scene happened to be seen by Han Yu, who had stopped and turned around. Han Yu looked at Jiang Xia with surprise and asked, "Strange, you can still read characters?"

  "Replying to Master Han, my father was originally a scholar in our village. Unfortunately, he fell ill and passed away. I sold myself into slavery to bury him. Since childhood, I followed my father to read books and learned some literacy."

  "It's a strange thing that gourds are growing on the bamboo, I didn't expect that such a small servant would be a literate master, it's really an honor." Han Yu bowed his hands to Jiang Xia with a polite face.