dognovel Chapter 363 Talents
Chapter 363 Talents
Xiao Jinxiu was already prepared to see the doctor.
The oldest of these girls was only twenty-two or twenty-three, and the youngest was only fifteen. They were so young, their bodies hadn't even fully developed yet, and they had already lost their virginity so early, which was very harmful.
In ancient times, the girls living in brothels did not live long. Even if they did not contract serious diseases, gynecological diseases were very common, which was quite painful.
Fortunately, the madam wasn't the kind of cruel brothel owner who would disregard human life for money. So, overall, the girls' condition was better than Yunyi had predicted; at least none of them had venereal disease.
"Master, how is it?" Hua Niang asked Yun Yi cautiously.
“Hua Niang, you still have a conscience,” Yun Yi smiled. “At least none of them have venereal disease.”
Hua Niang's lips twitched. Was this a compliment?
“However, everyone has some gynecological problems to some extent. If these things are left untreated, they can become very troublesome.” Yunyi created medical records for everyone. “Therefore, I have prescribed prescriptions for everyone.”
The girls looked down at the prescriptions in their hands, their feelings a mix of emotions.
"Take your medicine according to the prescription first. You must also follow the precautions I just told you. After seven days, when the course of treatment is finished, I will come back to check on everyone." Yunyi took the damp cloth handed to her by Yunhong and wiped her hands. "Hua Niang, you are in charge of this matter. No one can be left behind. I will come back to check on everyone in seven days. I will know exactly who didn't follow the instructions. Don't say I didn't give you face then."
"Master is joking. You are doing this for our own good. How could we not know what's good for us?" Bitao felt a little touched, and her eyes reddened slightly.
The rest of the people nodded in agreement.
"That's good." Yunyi nodded. "However, you can't do nothing while taking the medicine. Now, do as I say. Those who can play the piano, stand over here."
Whoosh, all seventeen girls arrived over there.
Yunyi sighed and said, "I didn't explain clearly. What I meant was, those of you who think you are skilled at playing the zither, come over. Those who can play but aren't very skilled, just leave it at that."
Immediately, twelve girls retreated, leaving only six.
"Those who are good at dancing should stand here; they are also the ones who are proficient in it. If they are proficient in both playing the piano and dancing, then we should find the one who is the most proficient."
This time, five girls stepped forward.
"The one with the better singing."
This time, four girls stepped forward.
"What talents do you three have?" Yunyi asked, looking at the remaining three girls.
“Master, I am Chunmei. I have been obsessed with chess since I was a child. Compared to chess, I am no good at anything else,” one of the girls in pink replied after bowing.
Yunyi nodded.
"My name is Qiuxing. I have a little bit of everything, but I can't say I'm good at anything. The only thing I like is embroidery." A round-faced girl stepped forward with a smile and bowed. "I'm good at all kinds of embroidery, including Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Sichuan embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, Shandong embroidery, Bian embroidery, and Hangzhou embroidery." As she spoke, she took out a handkerchief from her bosom. "If you don't mind, please accept this."
Just as Yunyi was about to reach out, Yunhong took it first, looked at it repeatedly, and then handed it to Yunyi.
Yunyi took it and glanced at it: "It is indeed very good." She had worked as an embroiderer many times when doing missions in the small world, so she could naturally tell the quality of the embroidery at a glance.
Although it is just a small handkerchief, it is double-sided embroidery, and even double-sided embroidery with different colors on each side. The patterns on the two sides are different. One side has a hibiscus flower, and the other side has a magnolia flower. Moreover, one side uses the Suzhou embroidery technique, and the other side uses the Hunan embroidery technique, which is quite rare.
This small handkerchief, if it were in modern times a few years or a few years ago, could probably be exchanged for a mid-range car.
Qiu Xing immediately smiled happily.
"And what about you?" Yunyi looked at the last girl, who was the youngest in the entire building, having just turned 18 at the end of last year.
"This servant, Lihua, greets Master." Lihua stepped forward. "I have a sharp mind and a photographic memory. So far, I have only served one patron. Every time he comes, he brings a book and asks me to memorize it. Then I tell him the book, and he writes it down from memory."
Yunyi frowned: "Who is it?"
“Master, that man’s surname is Shi. He is said to be a scholar. He spent a thousand taels to buy Pear Blossom’s virginity and has been coming for two days every month ever since,” Hua Niang said. “But we can’t inquire about the background of our patron. Judging from his accent, he is probably not a local from Longxi. He has a bit of a Lingnan accent, but we’re not sure.”
"What books did you memorize?" Yunyi asked, looking at Lihua.
“I don’t recognize them either, because I don’t know those characters. Every time, he would read them aloud and then make me memorize them. Then he would come back the next day and make me recite them from memory, while he would write them down. Those characters are very strange.” Pear Blossom said as she recited two lines.
Yun Yi frowned. She couldn't understand either, so she simply stopped worrying about it and began to assign tasks to everyone: "Although Yiqing Tower is still a brothel, from now on, our main business will no longer be sleeping with men."
"Does it mean he's sleeping with women?" Dongmei couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
The crowd's gazes turned strange, and Xinghua even flicked her handkerchief, saying, "If it's to accompany a woman like my master, I'm willing."
"You wish!" Yun Hong glared at everyone. "Do you think you can even dream of marrying my young lady?"
Everyone laughed, and Xinghua even winked at Yunhong, saying, "I can accompany Sister Ahong too."
Yun Hong was so frightened that she jumped behind Yun Yi: "Miss, these women have gone mad."
Everyone laughed.
"Alright," Hua Niang rolled her eyes at Xinghua, "We're talking about serious matters."
Xinghua shrugged and said nothing more.
“The jokes have gone too far, let’s get serious. From now on, Yiqinglou will take a route that appeals to both the refined and the common people, focusing on talent performances.” Yunyi glanced at everyone. “In these seven days, you will each rehearse the programs that you think you can be proud of. You can do it solo or in a group, whatever you like. I will come to check on you in seven days.”
The group exchanged glances, then nodded. As long as they didn't have to accompany those men, they were willing.
After giving her instructions, Yunyi left Yiqing Tower with Xiao Jinxiu and Yunhong.
Yiqinglou remained closed. The smell of cosmetics no longer filled the building; instead, the smell of medicine began to permeate the air. Everywhere, one could see girls practicing martial arts, playing musical instruments, and singing.
"Hua Niang, what do you think she's trying to do?" Xiang Rui, the oldest among them, couldn't help but ask Hua Niang. She had been living a very comfortable life these days, without having to fake smiles at those men every day, and without being tormented to the point of death every night. She really hoped that she could live like this forever.