Chapter 429
Chapter 429
“Brother Kuai . Me and my housekeeper came out for food . Other than those women there, we have not touched Yan Ran . ” Liu Mang said to Kuai Ran . Kuai Ran’s luck was good . When Yan Ran appeared, she went to Liu Mang instead of Jia Xu . Had she gone to Jia Xu, she would have already lost her virginity .
Kuai Ran only gave Liu Mang a reply after he confirmed that fact from Yan Ran herself .
“Manager Liu . Tell us how much is the price of these four women and also the cost of the food . ”
The two remaining women turned pale after hearing Liu Mang’s words . The old woman saw their expressions and decided to help them . She was the one that took care of them outside business hours and have naturally formed a relationship
“Sir . You have already bought these four women . Why not take these two as well?”
“Anan? Have you forgotten your identity?” The manager frowned and chastised the old woman . A brothel placed importance in a customer’s demands . An old woman that raised the women have no place influencing a customer’s request .
“I don’t dare!” The old woman quickly replied and knelt down .
“Mama!” The two women quickly knelt together with the old woman . “This is our fault . We should not have been so greedy!” The two women wanted to be bought by Liu Mang . They wanted to be offered shelter like the other four instead of being toyed with by other customers until they meet miserable ends . The old woman understood their plight as she had experienced something like this before which was why she ended up speaking too much
Liu Mang was neither a good person nor a bad person so he did not agree or reject immediately . When he turned to look at these two women, he could see their depression . He could also see Yan Ran wanting to speak out for them but couldn’t because of the manager . In the end, he turned towards Kuai Ran and asked for the man’s opinion, “Lord Kuai Ran . What do you think?”
“Huh?” Kuai Ran was confused . He could not understand Liu Mang’s intentions .
“There is no harm in it if you can get Lord Kuai Ran to agree . ” Liu Mang said to the others .
“Brother Wang . What are you talking about?” Kuai Ran asked .
“I, Wang Shu, may not have learned much from Lumeng Academy but I still managed to learn about feelings . Since Brother Kuai and Yan Ran are in love with each other, I will definitely support you . So, I will gift Yan Ran to Brother Kuai . If Brother Kuai wants the other two women as well, I am also willing to buy and gift them to you . ”
While Kuai Ran and Yan Ran did not know how to respond to the sudden favor, the two women quickly begged Kuai Ran to take them in . Yan Ran also soon joined them, requesting for Kuai Ran to accept these two women as well .
Kuai Ran did not immediately agree to this . He calmed himself down and asked Liu Mang calmly . “What do you really want?” Naturally, Kuai Ran understood that there is no such thing as free lunches . He knew that Liu Mang definitely had a request if he was willing to buy women from a brothel just to give them away as presents .
“Haha . Brother Kuai, there is no need to think so much . I am actually quite close with your uncle, Kuai Liang Zirou . Even if I do not have any purpose right now, I would still gift Yan Ran to you . ” Liu Mang could not reply in a direct manner or it would become purely business instead of forming good relationship .
“My uncle Kuai Liang?” Kuai Ran spoke skeptically . He could not believe it because Kuai Liang was a very honest person . He was not like Kuai Yue who was so sly that Kuai Ran himself has a lot of enemies . There were very few people that could be considered a ‘friend’ to the family . Yet, Kuai Ran could not recognize Liu Mang at all .
“Brother Kuai . There is no need to be too suspicious . We were intending to pay Zirou a visit anyway . You can accompany us later if you cannot believe us!” Liu Mang replied with a smile . Kuai Liang was one of the only people in Jingzhou who had favorable opinion of him . He would definitely not make Liu Mang wait .
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“In that case, please buy me those women as well . ” Kuai Ran looked at Liu Mang’s smile and believed that Liu Mang was not lying . He was going to visit Kuai Liang later anyway . It must also be said that Kuai Ran was too fond of Yan Ran to notice the discrepancy in Liu Mang’s words .
“Manager . You heard him . Tell me how much it costs, I won’t bargain!”
The six women and the food costs Liu Mang over a thousand gold in total . Even Lu Su was worth about a thousand gold when he got captured .
“Alright . I will waive off the price for the meal! Altogether, it would be seven hundred gold!” The manager laughed and gave a discount . This amount was already more than what he earned during the first half of that month .
“Hm . Give us some more food . Brother Kuai hasn’t eaten yet!” Liu Mang waved as Jia Xu went and settle the payment .
“That’s right . We are going to have a sweet feast1 later . Would you like to participate as well?” The manager of the brothel asked enthusiastically . His attitude towards Liu Mang improved as Liu Mang was rich and generous .
“A sweet feast?” Liu Mang did not know what that was as this was his first time in a brothel . He wondered if it was some kind of banquet .
“For our sweet feast, we will bring in delicacies from Wuxi . ”
“Wuxi?” Liu Mang understood that Wuxi referred to Yunnan . It was where all the barbarians were . However, he was not sure whether there was anything delicious to eat there .
“Young Master . This sweet feast is referring to beautiful women . ” Jia Xu explained . Although he has never been to the brothel in Jingzhou, he understood what sweet feast is referring to .
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Liu Mang shook his head after hearing that . It may have been a pleasant surprise if he came here for pleasure but Liu Mang only wanted to make friends with Kuai Ran . Jia Xu who understood Liu Mang’s thoughts then politely told the manager of the brothel to leave .
“Understood . ” The manager nodded and left . Although he felt regret, he also understood that Liu Mang was not interested .
The food and drinks Liu Mang ordered quickly arrived . Although it was a brothel, the food was quite tasty . He and Kuai Ran ended up drinking together harmoniously .
Although Liu Mang did not want to participate in the sweet feast, the world refused to let him stay idle . Someone barged into his room again although more politely this time . He was the Huang Family’s servant . He came telling Liu Mang that the Huang Brothers wanted to settle things with him and Kuai Ran at the sweet feast .
“We can determine who is better at the sweet feast?” Liu Mang was puzzled . Kuai Ran then explained that scholars would also be present during the sweet feast and that the Huang brothers intends to shame them in front of a crowd .
“Lord Kuai Ran . You won’t say you are afraid right? Or perhaps you do not have enough money . Do you need me to lend you some?” The servant asked with a laugh . Of course, Kuai Ran was not able to borrow money from the servant of someone else’s family . To do so would make him lose face .
“You!” Kuai Ran stood up in anger . Even servants dared to try and humiliate him .
“Of course we are going! Why shouldn’t we?” Liu Mang stopped Kuai Ran . When a noble son gets ridiculed by a servant, naturally they must retaliate . However, retaliating with violence would only make things worse .
“Brother Wang?” Kuai Ran looked at Liu Mang with guilt . He initially thought that Liu Mang would simply leave after eating but was now still trying to help him . Liu Mang had already spent at least three hundred and fifty gold on Yan Ran and two other women for him . Being his uncle’s friend is not enough a reason for Liu Mang to do that . Now Liu Mang was prepared to offend the Huang Family even more for him .
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“Brother Kuai . There is no need to feel guilty . These two are powerful individuals in Jingzhou . I would have offended them sooner or later even if you were not around . ” Liu Mang replied . He was already hostile with the Huang Family anyway .
Liu Mang’s words made Kuai Ran feel even guiltier so he proposed a toast as a show of respect .
“When does the sweet feast start?” Liu Mang asked . If he had time, he would prefer to visit Kuai Liang first .
“It starts at night . ” The nearby prostitute replied .
“At night?” Liu Mang repeated . In that case, he could only go and see Kuai Liang the next day . However, being able to meet Kuai Ran was an unexpected boon .
“Good! When that time comes, I will put those Huang brothers in a sorry state!” Liu Mang said to Kuai Ran as the both of them raised their cups towards each other .
The sweet feast at brothels would be crowded . The brothel in Jingzhou was one of the largest spots in Jingzhou and the women were all exotic . It was not a place for swearing but a place for admiration which is why a lot of scholars, beauty and rich people . That was the way stories could be spread far and wide .
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Having never been to a brothel myself, I have no idea what the right word is for 众香宴 . Google was very helpful with finding restaurants . So again, I use the ever unreliable direct translation . Basically, a sweet feast is where you feast on women(?) . Also the appearance of this word can only mean one thing . Fml . (oT-T)尸Please download our sponsor's game to support us!