Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 352 Yiqing Tower

Yue Shan waited for Yun Yi outside, and only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing her come out.

Yunyi glanced at Yue Shan: "Sixth Master, you look a bit weak lately, you must be more moderate."

Yue Shan's lips twitched several times as if in spasm, and he barely managed to control his expression: "Thank you for reminding me, doctor."

"I'll prescribe two doses of medicine for you later, come and pick them up." Yun Yi said, raising her hand to stroke her beard, but suddenly realized that the mustache that was originally on her upper lip had moved to her chin. She quickly moved it away, chuckled twice at Yue Shan, and turned to leave.

Yue Shan scratched the tip of his nose, wondering if the woman inside had noticed. If she had, should he kill her?

Chunqiao, however, frowned. Was the doctor's beard on top or bottom just now? Should it be on top? But it seemed to be on the bottom just now. Oh well, maybe I was just seeing things.

As soon as Yunyi stepped out of the government office gate, she saw a fast horse galloping towards her. When it reached the gate, a soldier-like figure on horseback jumped down and rushed directly into the government office. The gatekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the reins.

"Young man." Yunyi stopped and walked up to the gatekeeper holding the reins with a smile. "Who is this?"

"Old doctor, please don't inquire about this matter." The gatekeeper smiled politely at Yunyi. "It's all a matter for the imperial court."

Yunyi nodded: "I was just curious and asked a few questions. I'll be going now. By the way, young man, you're so young, have you been getting up at night a lot lately?"

"how do you know?"

“I am a doctor, a miracle doctor. Your officials all ask me to treat their patients. I can tell your condition at a glance.”

"Please, divine physician, give me some guidance."

"I'll give you a prescription. Take it for two days. Remember it well: 30 grams of dried longan pulp, 15 grams of raw jujube seeds, 12 grams of angelica root, 9 grams of poria cocos, 9 grams of atractylodes macrocephala, 6 grams of astragalus membranaceus, 3 slices of ginger, and 6 jujubes. Decocted in water, one dose per day, twice a day before meals. Drink it for five days and see how it goes." Yunyi finished speaking and turned to leave.

The gatekeeper was still muttering to himself, and when he realized he had memorized everything, he wanted to say something more. But then he discovered the old man was gone, and he suddenly felt a chill. He secretly blamed himself for being so insensible, but then he remembered that the other man had said that Sixth Master had come to see him. So he decided to wait and see what happened. If it took a long time, he would ask Sixth Master again.

At this moment, Yue Shan had already met the soldier. It turned out that he was from the capital and had come to deliver a message. However, this person had a dual identity. On the surface, he was delivering a message on behalf of the Ministry of Revenue of the imperial court. That was because Guan Liu had sent a message back to the capital earlier. Some documents had been destroyed in the fire here, and new documents needed to be sent from the capital for verification.

The Ministry of Revenue has replied, not sending the data for Heicheng, but instead instructing the officials here to re-register the population of Heicheng. Someone will come later to assist in completing this task.

There was another letter, from Guan Liu's master.

The letter instructed Guan Liu to include some people in the Heicheng household registration when re-registering household registrations. It also stated that someone would come to meet him later and give him the list.

Upon receiving this news, Yue Shan dared not delay. After seeing off the messenger, he rushed to see Yun Yi.

After reading it, Yunyi pondered for a moment and said, "You should go back first and do what needs to be done, but remember to get all our people out of Black City."

"Understood, Your subordinate." Yue Shan returned.

After explaining the development of the gang and the teahouses and other businesses to Lin Hui, Yunyi left Black City with Guo Yajing and Tian Yuzhi.

Guo Yajing knew that Yunyi had something to do and originally wanted to take Tian Yuzhi and her daughter back to the village first, but Yunyi refused. Although Guo Yajing knew kung fu, this road was not safe. If something happened, she would not be able to protect the two of them by herself.

Guo Yajing only mentioned it briefly, but she naturally knew it wasn't safe, so she went with her to Longxi City.

After settling the three people into her house, Yunyi disguised herself and went to Yiqing Tower to find the madam, Hua Niang.

"It's you, girl. Why are you back again?" The flower maid recognized Yunyi; after all, she still had the same ordinary face as before.

"Flower Lady, it's been a long time," Yunyi smiled. "How's business lately?"

"Oh, don't even mention it," sighed the flower seller. "Business is tough."

“Ruanxianglou has been raided, and there’s no one left to compete with you for business. How come you’re doing worse?” Yunyi frowned. “Don’t worry, I’m not here to borrow money from you.”

"You jest, young lady. I'm telling the truth. There are so many more brothels these days," the courtesan sighed. "Those girls have no bottom line. They'll spread their legs for money. Do you know how much the cheapest one charges? Ten copper coins for one time. What do you suggest we do?"

Yunyi's lips twitched. Is this industry really this cutthroat?

"If we keep going like this, we'll have to close down too," Hua Niang sighed. "But what will happen to the girls then?"

"Hua Niang, you actually have a conscience."

“You’re joking, young lady. I’m just trying my best to give them a place to stay, so they can at least live. Once this place is gone…” Hua Niang sighed, the rest of her words clearly carrying a heavy burden.

"Is there no one behind you?"

"Who?"

"Hua Niang, you're quite humorous. You're asking me who the person behind you is?"

"Hehe." Hua Niang laughed. "To be honest, the person behind me is dead."

"what?"

"I won't say anymore. Everyone's gone. I've done my best to hold on for so long. Even if my benefactor knew, he wouldn't blame me." Hua Niang waved her hand. "Did you come here for something, young lady?"

"I do have something to do, but it won't take long. I have a suggestion, would you like to hear it?"

"Tell me, young lady."

"Do you want to work for me?"

"what?"

Yunyi smiled and nodded: "Do you need some time to think about it?"

"No, young lady, do you mean you want to buy this building?"

"Anything is fine, as long as you sell yourselves to me and work for me from now on."

"But……"

"I guarantee your safety and that you will have enough to eat and wear, provided that you obey me."

"Well... I need to think about it, no, I need to discuss it with the girls."

Yunyi gestured for him to continue: "I'll wait for you for fifteen minutes. Let me know if it's okay or not, and then we can talk about the rest."

Hua Niang got up and ran out, gathering the girls in the brothel together to discuss the change of ownership.

Yunyi took a leisurely sip of tea. In ancient times, brothels were the best places to gather intelligence, but she couldn't quite bring herself to open one. However, acquiring one would be a different story.