Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 93: Making up your mind (Part 1)
Subtitle of this chapter: Life is really unbearable!
While Nintendo's sage master was relying on his 16-point physique to work hard, the couple of Anliangtang Hongqi Fifth Brother and Jinfeng Fourth Sister were in a state of panic in New York...
“Crackle, crackle!”
Don't get me wrong, this is the sound of an abacus.
"Sai Xiaoyi" is not only handsome, good at boxing and has a friendly personality, but he is also very good at calculating with an abacus, worthy of being a college student majoring in bridge engineering.
He calculated a few times, wrote down the final entries in the account book, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Jie put down his pen, rubbed his eyes, twisted his neck, pounded his lower back, picked up the account book again and checked his calculation results. His handsome face showed a look of relief, but as if he thought of something, he immediately became worried.
Just as he was frowning and thinking about something, there was a "rustle" and the fourth sister Jinfeng lifted the door curtain and walked in angrily with her three-inch golden lotus steps.
After she entered the room, she did not greet her husband as usual, but sat down, picked up the teapot on the table, poured herself a cup of tea, and drank it down in one gulp.
When Brother Five of Hongqi saw this situation, he understood a little bit.
He coughed and advised gently: "Madam, cold tea hurts your stomach, it's better to drink the hot water in the thermos."
The fourth sister Jinfeng replied stiffly: "No, my throat is burning, and I need cold tea to quench my thirst."
Li Jie was not angry. Instead, he stood up and took the thermos to add some hot water to the teapot. He laughed dryly and said, "Who else is so blind that he got scolded by his wife? These girls are really good. They show off just because they have a few bucks..."
No matter how nice it sounds, the Hongmen including the Anliangtang is actually a dynamic social group, and the means of making money is nothing more than opening brothels, casinos, and opium dens and other such unconventional businesses.
Of course, now that we have the "good policy" of Prohibition , we can still smuggle illegal liquor.
The brothel run by Anliangtang was not a kind place, and they were very ruthless in exploiting prostitutes. Most of the girls in the brothel were illegal immigrants from China, and they could be said to be slaves without even personal freedom.
In fact, even if they are given personal freedom, it is useless. These country girls (mainly from Guangdong and Fujian) who can hardly speak English will be caught by the police when they walk on the street, and finally sent to the Immigration Bureau and deported back to China.
The money they could earn was not as much as the lowest-level female workers in the United States at that time, whose weekly wages were at least four dollars. As the federal government tightened its immigration policy, there would be a "labor shortage" in the United States, and these female workers would soon get a pay raise.
The fourth sister of Jinfeng originally wanted to let the girls under her earn some money for cosmetics, but she didn't expect that the money earned in the past few months far exceeded her and the girls' expectations, so things became very complicated...
Madam Li gnashed her teeth and said, "Today's incident was all caused by that old bastard Wen Jinxiu!"
"Wen Caihua?" Li Jie was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "Hasn't he become a 'miracle doctor' now? He hardly even comes to Chinatown anymore, so what trouble can he cause?"
"Hey, don't mention it." Jin Feng Fourth Sister sighed and said, "This old guy came to see his old lover today and chatted with everyone. After all, he talked about it..."
Seeing his wife hesitate to speak, Hongqi Fifth Brother curiously asked, "What did you say?"
The fourth sister of Jinfeng blushed and said a little embarrassedly: "It's that set."
"Madam, which condom are you talking about?" Li Jie asked again, totally confused.
Madam Li also risked her life and shouted, "It's a trap for you stinky men!"
Our Master Yuan made a serious mistake before. In fact, natural latex condoms and supporting automatic production lines had already appeared in 1919, and the price of condoms was greatly reduced, and naturally they became more and more popular.
By the way, Germany has always been a condom powerhouse. Before World War I, they produced all the condoms in Europe. During World War I, due to the obstruction of sea transportation and limited production capacity, this "crown" was taken away by the United States across .
However, Americans only produced condoms, but did not encourage their use due to religious beliefs. As a result, as many as 400,000 cases of syphilis and gonorrhea were diagnosed in the U.S. military during World War I.
It wasn't until the 1930s that the U.S. government broke through moral and legal barriers and began to promote the use of condoms nationwide.
However, the medical community at that time fully understood the importance of condoms.
Originally, the Chinese in Chinatown didn't know about such advanced stuff, and even Dr. Wen, the gynecologist, was no exception. But now his horizons have been broadened, and he knows about condoms from somewhere.
Speaking of the real medical skills of Seris, he is indeed a mediocre doctor, but he has been treating gynecologists for many years. In fact, most gynecological diseases are related to infection, and the biggest benefit of condoms besides contraception is that they can isolate body fluids from infection.
So, this is what happened today.
“This life is really unbearable!”
The extremely annoyed Fourth Sister Jin Feng said without thinking, "Those little bitches down there are getting harder and harder to manage. Ever since the magic water business started to pick up, they don't even want to work. Every time I have to urge them, it's like they're ladies from a wealthy family."
"I have to use my own pocket money to make up for the share money I have paid in the past few months. Otherwise, I really won't be able to explain to the masters. What is the point of this?!"
"Now, they even ask customers to use condoms. If they don't, they won't let them have sex. If I don't agree, they'll do that... well, strike."
"Boss, tell me, is there any law left in this world? Can prostitutes go on strike?!"
"How come this Baishuishan is so profitable? Why did I introduce Wen Jinxiu to the Second Master? Why did you, the head of the family, ..."
"Okay, stop talking!" Brother Hongqi, who was originally listening to his wife's complaints with a smile, became more and more upset and could not help but shouting.
Fourth Sister Jin Feng was startled by him, but she was not vague. Her eyes turned red and she choked with sobs, "Li Ziyi, why are you yelling?! If you hadn't burned your own land deed bonds back then..."
As soon as the events of the past were mentioned, the dignified fifth brother of the Red Flag immediately felt guilty and short of breath. He had no choice but to humbly say: "Okay, okay, my lady, let's not talk about the past."
"Hmph!" Mrs. Li also knew when to stop. She rolled her eyes at her husband and didn't say anything else.
"Let's talk about the present." Sai Xiaoyi sighed and said, "It's difficult to have no money, and it's also difficult to have money."
“This life is really unbearable!”
