Zhou Jiye continued: "Your two uncles died early, and they did not leave behind their descendants. Our Zhou family seems a little weak. In recent years, I have been in a healthier state, and you are still young. At present, the brothel is still supported by a few pillars from a few years ago, and other families have been updated several times. The main reason is that it is difficult to find good maids now, and some good maids have been dug up by brothel owners for a lot of money."

This is the rhythm of CEO! The madam has also become CEO! Zhou Xiaomo sighed that in the 21st century, there were CEOs in every industry, general managers, etc. I didn’t expect that in the Tang Dynasty, a good madam was even more popular than CEO.

Now the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, the world is peaceful, and the people are rich and the country is strong. This kind of prostitute visit has been popular in the Tang Dynasty for a long time. People do not regard this as a shameful and dirty thing, but are instead named as romantic. Some talented men and celebrities have become a topic of relish before and after dinner because of the famous prostitute they have taken.

Women in this era can only open their left eyes and close their right eyes when it comes to their men's romantic and happy things outside. They can't control the world dominated by men. What's more, even the father-in-law, son-in-law, brother-in-law and brother-in-law are in the brothel for fun. There have been rumors that the father-in-law and son-in-law are jealous of the brothel girls, and finally fight.

The princes and ministers were even more happy with this, and they changed their ways to make brothels in various places update some beautiful, young singers, dancers, and famous prostitutes every year for them to enjoy themselves in their spare time.

Zhou Xiaomo asked: "Dad, where will those singers and musicians who are replaced every year?"

Zhou Jiye answered his son questions and answers: Some singers and dancers are lucky and are attracted by the rich young men at the courtesan competition. If she is virgin, she may be taken back to be a concubine. Some people even redeem them for a lot of money, and some people will marry them."

"But most brothel women have a very miserable fate. The women in this industry age quickly and change frequently. Some singers will be replaced by younger and more beautiful girls as soon as they appear. If they cannot wait for someone who is willing to redeem them, they will be abandoned by the madam after they are old and will automatically fall to the lowest level of this industry. From then on, they will no longer exchange songs and dances for money, but will make a living by selling themselves."

"If the singers and dancers cannot wait for someone who is willing to redeem them within two years before their debut, most of them already know how far they may fall to in the future. They will make a lot of money when they are still young and beautiful and have physical capital. Having money means having a support. But most of these money falls into the hands of the madams and brothel owners, and there are not many people who can get the singers, makis, and courtesans."

Zhou Xiaomo looked at his father: "Dad, then how does our family treat those old and beautiful women?"

Zhou Jiye replied casually: "Every industry has its rules, and our family must also adhere to the rules of this industry. However, as long as someone is willing to redeem our girl from [Yi Du Chunfeng Tower], when the girl leaves, her father will secretly take half of the money for her to redeem her, in case she is abandoned by a unfaithful man and leave a way out for her."

Zhou Xiaomo thinks this is also considered the conscience of the industry!

"Your father did this to accumulate virtue for our family," said the old lady, "so, God opened his eyes this time to keep you by our side."

My dad is actually not much different from the landlord and wealthy. Zhou Xiaomo thought to himself, but in such a dynasty and such a general environment, it is not easy for my dad to do this.

Zhou Xiaomo asked: "Dad, there is still one month before the Mid-Autumn Festival. How confident do you think our family will be to retain the brothel this year?"

"I really don't even have any confidence. Our family seems to be a big family, but in recent years, the family situation has been getting worse and worse. It's because my father is old and his energy can no longer keep up. The guests' tastes are so sensible. The girls in brothels must be replaced quickly to attract a large number of guests, and only with customers can they earn income. The girls in our family [Yi Du Chunfeng Building] have been updated slowly in recent years, and they have no competitiveness compared to other brothels. The things to choose girls need to be often found outside. For example, if someone's family is too poor or has to sell their daughters when they encounter urgent matters, then we have the opportunity to buy them back."

Zhou Xiaomo was a little angry. What is the difference between this and selling girls in the old society? He suppressed his anger and said lightly: "Who sells girls, when watching his daughter be led into a brothel, how can he have a heart cut by a knife?"

Zhou Jiye sighed: "Son, in fact, in our industry, we often feel uneasy, so our family is quite humane in this industry. If we don't buy those girls, there will still be people who buy them. Some of them are bought by landlords and wealthy people, and their destiny may be even more miserable after they go home."

Yes, in this era, my dad should not be criticized for doing this. On the contrary, my dad indirectly protected some girls. Just like the movie Hintler list, the good guy Hintler and the evil guys also went to buy people, but the fate of being bought is completely opposite.

Hintler had no strength and could not buy all those who were going to be executed. Even if he didn't buy one who was going to be executed, who would be qualified to condemn him? At least he did not harm anyone.

Looking at Zhou Jiye who was kind and afraid, Zhou Xiaomo felt relieved, yes! What qualifications do I have to condemn my father in this century?

In such a trend of the times, in this era where men are superior to women, the fate of some poor girls is like grass, and whoever wants will be taken away.

These sad and angering stories Zhou Xiaomo was only seen in history books, movies and TV. When he really came to this world in person, he realized that many things were too unfair and that the fate of many people was not in his own hands.

What is I here for? Is it just to travel through time and rebirth, to come and be the young master to open a brothel? Zhou Xiaomo began to be confused.

After a while, the old housekeeper came in again and said, "Master, the two brothers from the Dongsong family in this county are here to visit you."
Chapter completed!