"Have you thought it through?"
Xu Lian looked at her pretty face. Aunt Fang said she had the appearance of an oiran, and it was not exaggeration. "The oiran may not be as beautiful as you imagine. Only you know the bitterness and pain behind it."
Chun Tao knelt down and pleaded, "I have thought it through. Please, Manager Xu, help me."
"All right."
Xu Lian’s principle is not to force anything, and for the sake of favorability, she has to follow the path she chooses.
"Aunt Fang."
Xu Lian called out.
Aunt Fang twisted her waist and hurriedly pushed the door open. "I'm coming, I'm coming, Manager Xu, is Chuntao not serving you well?"
She yelled at Chuntao, "What's wrong with you?"
Xu Lian said, "No, I asked you to come over to discuss something."
Aunt Fang asked in confusion, "What's the matter?"
Xu Lian said, "In addition to the three taels of silver per month for food expenses, I will add another three taels per month and let someone here who can sing and dance teach her."
When she heard that she would get an extra three taels of silver per month, Aunt Fang smiled and said, "Okay, I will have someone teach her well. When Manager Xu takes her home, I guarantee that she will be able to sing and dance well."
Xu Lian smiled and said, "She wants to participate in the election for the most beautiful lady in Pingyang County."
The smile on Aunt Fang's face froze, and she stared at Chun Tao, "I told you that you have the potential to become an oiran, just to praise your beauty and sell you for a good price, and you took it seriously?"
Chuntao lowered her head and dared not say a word.
Xu Lian said, "Is it not possible?"
Aunt Fang shook her head and said, "Manager Xu, you don't know that in Luzhu Town, there is only our Lichunfang, and there is no competition. But it's different in Pingyang County, where there are hundreds of flowers competing for beauty. And you can't become an oiran just by being pretty, you also need a strong backer behind you. Just the entry quota to participate in the oiran competition is not something that ordinary people can get, let alone win the championship."
Xu Lian fell silent.
The path of becoming an oiran was much more difficult than he had expected.
However, in order to help Chuntao realize her dream and to improve her favorability, he had to give it a try.
It will definitely take some time for Chuntao to practice singing and dancing, at least a few months, at most a year and a half. During this process, his abilities will definitely improve, and it is not impossible for him to get a spot in the Oiran contest.
Xu Lian made a decision, "I understand. Just train her and I'll figure out the rest."
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Aunt Fang looked at him meaningfully, then smiled and said, "Okay, it's not me who is paying the money anyway, so if it fails I won't lose much, and I can even make some money."
Chun Tao's eyes were filled with tears as she bowed to Xu Lian and said, "I will work hard on singing and dancing and will not let you down."
"It's okay, don't feel any psychological pressure. If you fail, just come home and live with me."
Xu Lian reached out, wiped her tears, comforted her, took out three taels of silver and handed it to Aunt Fang, then left.
Return to the private room.
I saw Handu listening to music with his eyes closed. I wonder if he fell asleep.
Xu Lian thought of the salt and firewood needed at home, as well as the soapberries and bronze mirror he had promised to buy for Sister Xiya and Chan'er. He bowed to Handu, said goodbye silently and left.
After leaving Lichunfang, he mounted his horse and went to the market. He spent a few taels of silver to buy these things and then returned to the mine.
There was nothing wrong with the mine. Under Pu Lin's management, everything was in order.
Zhang Yuan held a rattan stick in his hand and supervised the miners' work. If he saw someone working slowly, he would whip them and shout at them loudly, showing the power of a supervisor to the fullest.
Yang Ye was more easy-going. He had been doing stone moving work for most of his life and knew how difficult it was for the miners. When he saw people slacking off, he would turn a blind eye and at most would just give them a light touch to remind them to hurry up.
The most gentle supervisor is the young man from the snake catcher family, Lin Bufeng. He can no longer be described as gentle, he is simply tender. When he sees someone slacking off, he always hesitates, and finally shyly walks over and says to the person, "Uncle, please work faster."
Zhang Yuan was so angry that his blood pressure rose. He was taught how to hit and scold people step by step, and he followed along with a red face.
Xu Lian found it a little funny, but said nothing. He simply inspected the mine, sat down in the stone house to drink tea, and waited to get off work.
"Pei Heng said he would help me get tiger bones, but I don't know how long it will take."
"Also, I accepted the deed to the house and promised Pei Heng to meet with the Mining Inspector. I don't know when the Mining Inspector will come to inspect my mine. I have to meet the Mining Inspector before I have a chance to talk about this."
A white shadow leaped in lightly from the window, which made him stunned for a moment. As soon as he mentioned Cao Cao, Cao Cao appeared.
With snow-white fur without a single stray hair, lively eyes, and a delicate figure, who else could it be but the white fox mine patroller
Xu Lian hurriedly stood up from his seat, bowed and said, "I greet the Mine Inspector."
The white fox seemed to have sensed something, and stared at him with its lively eyes, a little surprised, "Why do I feel that the blood in your body is more vigorous? In just a few days, your strength has improved?"
Xu Lian secretly thought to himself that this White Fox Mine Patrol's perception was really sharp and terrifying. "Nothing can be hidden from the Mine Patrol, my subordinate has been promoted to the Tendon Refining Stage."
The white fox snorted lightly, "If I remember correctly, you told me last time that you were lucky enough to eat a spiritual herb by mistake, which enabled you to become a warrior in the Skin Refining Stage. What did you eat by mistake that enabled you to advance to the Tendon Refining Stage?"
Xu Lian was a little embarrassed. "I didn't lie on purpose. It's just that when I first met the Mining Inspector last time, I was worried that his background was unknown, so I found an excuse to hide it."
The white fox's eyes flickered, "You are really cautious."
Xu Lian sighed softly, "I was born in a humble family and know very little about this strange and bizarre world. I am walking on thin ice, fearing that I might make a mistake and lose my life. I have no choice but to do this."
The white fox nodded gently, "Not only can you not see through the world, but I can't even say I can see through it completely. It's not wrong to be careful. Well, I won't ask you how you practice. Every practitioner has his or her own little secrets. There's nothing strange about that."
"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Mining Patrol."
Xu Lian bowed again, but he didn't know how to entertain the white fox. "Would you like some tea, Mine Patrol Officer?"
"Need not... "
White Fox shook his head and said, "You have just taken up the position of manager of this new mine. I just came here to inspect it. Is the blood sacrifice completed?"
"Yesterday I led people to capture the bandits in Shazigou and have already performed a blood sacrifice. I will also perform blood sacrifices on schedule in the future. Please rest assured, Mine Patrol Officer."
Xu Lian reported the matter of the blood sacrifice truthfully.
As for the mine's financial and food expenses, there is no need to report this, as the higher-ups don't care about it.
White Fox asked curiously, "Why use the blood of bandits as a sacrifice?"
Xu Lian said, "I was originally a miner, and I really can't bear to sacrifice the blood of miners."
The white fox was silent for a moment and said, "For a cultivator, being kind is not necessarily a good thing."
"Remember the teachings of the Mine Patrol."
Xu Lian also knew that in this strange and chaotic world, it might be better to be a little ruthless.
The white fox said, "The tendon refining stage is still too low. When you reach the bone refining stage, I will guide you into the Yi Sect."
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Xu Lian had never thought about this.
He has a golden finger... He doesn't need to join a sect.
However, it is not bad to be able to join the Yi Sect. At least I have found an organization and have a "follower". I don't have to worry like I do now, like a rootless duckweed, always worrying that something strange will pop up and take my life.