story begins Since Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Qianmen Street outside Zhengyangmen has been the most prosperous street in the outer city. As for the early Qing Dynasty, in order to maintain the dignity of the imperial power, the imperial court issued a strict ban.Therefore, people in the inner city were forced to go to the outer city to have fun. And in order to make it easier for the dignitaries in the inner city who are willing to spend a lot of money to have fun, those gold-selling places that belong to the high-end enjoyment naturally rushed to gather on both sides of Qianmen Street. Meat market, fish market, pearl market, inns, warehouses, hotel inns, teahouses, restaurants, theaters, prostitutes, actresses, and husbands are all available. Therefore, Qianmen Street is not only a place for wealthy merchants to set up shops, but also The wine pavilion drinks and sings night and night, rising in the morning and continuing in the evening, a corrupt scene of drunkenness and sensuality.

Especially at night, when the inner city gate is closed, the Qianmen Street is brightly lit and crowded with people, and there are melodious flutes and drums in theaters and brothels. At this moment, three quarters before noon, before the opening of the opera garden, a small bullock cart came to the alley behind Sanqing Garden, and after it stopped, a potbellied man in his thirties got down first. Pregnant women, followed by a twenty-year-old girl with red phoenix eyes and playful facial features, holding a little boy in her arms, two or three years old, big eyes and small mouth, really cute Incredible.

Right here, the pregnant woman pointed to the half-closed wishful door.let's go in!Although it's a bit crowded, it's okay if there are more you, mother and son. Cross the threshold, turn left and enter the outer courtyard through the moon gate, see that there are two inverted seats in the south room, and then step into the inner courtyard through the hanging flower gate, just shouting, a large crowd of people poured out from all directions, the girl couldn't help but screamed in astonishment. Blinking his eyes, he realized how many people lived in this courtyard. More than ten people is a conservative estimate, I'm afraid there will be less than twenty people, is this enough to squeeze her and her son?

Seeing that the pregnant woman was pointing at her and explaining something to the group of people, after a while, one of them, a man in his forties who looked like the head of a theater troupe, smiled cordially. You are so lucky, just in time for my wife to come back from visiting relatives, she!My heart is the softest, I don’t always see other people having difficulties, I tell you to stay here and work with peace of mind! yes!Unlucky, she only left for four days, and she came back to the capital again! Who taught her to run in such a hurry, all she wanted was to get away from the capital as soon as possible, so as not to be sent by the palace to chase her and return her little elder brother who had been taken away.

But after all, taking a little baby is not as convenient as being alone, and the little baby didn't rush across the road in this hot July day, crying and screaming along the way almost made her kneel down to her son.In the end, in order to appease her son, she lost all her burdens. All her belongings were in it, and her body was nothing more than a few pieces of silver and dozens of Wen. What should I do now? With a little doll, who would take her in and give her a job? No one, except the wife of the theater troupe leader, she generously offered to do laundry, cooking and doing chores for the theater troupe.

All right!It's not like she hasn't done this kind of rough work before, as long as she has something to live in and food to eat! oops!After working for a long time, I still don't know what the names of you and your son are! The girl with phoenix eyes suddenly grinned. My name is Xiaoman, this kid, just call him Xiaorier. Changed the name, should be no problem, right?