surnamed Wang

Chapter 187 The bird in the cage

There are usually three kinds of endings for women in brothels to elope:
One is to be arrested before leaving the city, and then beaten to death in front of everyone. This is the most common situation, and Xiao Guizi has witnessed it more than once.

The second type is even more tragic than the first type: the girl was entrusted to someone else, and she was sold to someone else by that person as soon as she was out of danger.

Women who encounter this kind of situation will either be killed on the spot, or spend the rest of their lives in a daze, giving up the desire to escape, without exception.

As for the last one, it is also the one the girls yearn for the most: the two not only escaped successfully, but also lived happily together, and then got married and had children, and lived a normal life.

But there are too few of these, not one out of ten, but even if the probability is so low, there will still be women willing to risk their lives from time to time to try without hesitation.

……

So, Xiao Guizi, who is used to watching and listening to romantic stories, hates the little boy most in his life.

For example, the son in front of him fulfilled all the fantasies that Xiao Guizi had about the boy: rich, talented, and handsome.

When Wang Gangquan noticed that the other party's eyes gradually changed from vigilant to unkind, he couldn't help but feel a little baffled, but when he saw the cook opposite him, he seemed to understand something.

But he came here today to have a serious business, and he didn't intend to compete with a little furry kid.

"Call the rest of the people together, I have something to say."

Wang Gangquan's tone was flat, but it gave people the feeling that there was no room for opposition.

Xiao Guizi was obviously a little unconvinced. He hated the other party in the first place, but now seeing his domineering appearance, he suddenly became angry. Just when he was about to say something to the other party, Shuang'er on the side took the lead and asked:
"I don't know who you are looking for, my lord?"

Unlike Xiao Guizi, Shuang'er has no ill feeling toward the young master in front of her, and she always has the feeling that she has met him somewhere, guessing that the other party should be a frequent visitor here before, and now maybe he came here for a certain girl.

Although the person he was looking for was probably gone here in all likelihood, she still wanted to ask clearly.

Seeing that the woman was kind-hearted, Wang Gingquan was afraid of wasting his time, so he smiled and said:
"What I'm looking for is the rest of the Zuixing Building."

"Everyone?"

"good."

As he spoke, Wang Bingquan took out a handful of documents from his bosom and handed them to the woman opposite.

"These are the deeds of prostitution for the rest of Zuixinglou. There are six in total. I think I will give you back your freedom."

free!
The two young people couldn't help but feel moved when they heard the words, especially the woman named Shuang'er.

The word freedom may be an unattainable dream for other romantic women. Even if they spend ten or twenty years, or even longer, they may not be able to get it, but for the women in Zuixinglou, it is not. in this way.

It has been more than a year since Wang Gangquan implemented the Congliang policy. If the remaining people want to leave, they can leave at any time. The reason why they stay is not because they have no one to rely on, or because they grew up here since they were young. If you lose your feelings, if you just leave like this, you don't know where to go.

Although Wang Gingquan has never shown his face since he took over, his actions have already left a deep impression on all the women who stayed in Zuixinglou.

They would often discuss in private what kind of person this big-spending boss would be.

There were even a few young girls who refused to leave after waiting for three full months, just to personally thank the person who set them free.

"So you are the boss?"

The young man reversed the hostility just now, his eyes were full of reverence, he respected the boss from the bottom of his heart.

He is different from others, he doesn't have any contract of sale, the reason why he stays is because he grew up here since he was a child, and this place is his home for him.

But even so, he hopes that the people here can have a good home, instead of living by posing and pleasing others all day long.

"Boss, wait a moment, I'll inform the rest of you right away."

Following Xiao Guizi's quick report, the few people left in the building quickly gathered.

Wang Gangquan took a glance, there were exactly seven people, no more, no less.

Besides Xiao Guizi and Shuang'er, there are five older women.

Some of them already have obvious wrinkles, and some of them have already lost their shape.

Wang Quanquan looked at them, and they also looked at Wang Quanquan.

One of the obviously younger women had a puzzled expression on her face. She remembered that she had seen the man in front of her, but she really couldn't remember where she had seen it.

"Everyone, I know that you all have one reason or another, and you don't want to leave here, and some of you even waste your life here. But there is always a feast in the world, and the Zuixing Tower will be closed today."

Although everyone had made preparations long ago, they still looked reluctant. After all, they had stayed here for too long. After a long time, they regarded this place as their home.

"But you can rest assured that I will rent out the Zuixing Building in the future, and the monthly rent will be shared equally with everyone, so that you don't have to worry about making a living. You have already spent too much time here, there is no need to spend your whole life building it. inside."

Wang Gangquan naturally knew that the reason why these people had the illusion that this place was home was because they had been locked up for too long, just like a bird in a cage, as long as they were locked up long enough, it would be enough to make them forget to fly.

He knew this, so he pitied the group of people in front of him even more.

Sure enough, when he uttered these words, everyone in front of him looked at each other in dismay, some were puzzled, some were moved, and some shed tears.

Wang Gangquan knew that they had fallen into a circle, and if he, an outsider, did not break it, they would never understand that they were in a cage.

This cage not only trapped their bodies, but also trapped their hearts.

After a while, someone finally spoke:

"That's right, we should go out, this is not a home, this is a brothel, a brothel, a place for men to have fun."

Xiao Guizi, who grew up in Zuixinglou, was the first to figure it out, and then shouted, he was born in a brothel, grew up in a brothel, here, he is a buddy, born to be inferior.

But he was still young, and he didn't accept his fate. He had lived in a humble way for many years, which made him feel imperceptibly unwilling to admit defeat.

Maybe he doesn't even know it, but he likes to read because he thinks that one day he will be able to stand out.

His words awakened everyone present, the eyes of those women who had accepted their fate gradually changed.

Those hopes and fantasies that have been wiped out by reality over the years have been rekindled little by little.

Seeing this, Wang Gangquan couldn't help showing a smile, and the way he looked at Xiao Guizi also changed.

If he was not born in a brothel, but grew up in a gentry family, he would surely flourish and his future would be limitless.

The young woman was the first to take over the deed of sale that belonged to her, and tore it to shreds, then tears flowed from her eyes.

Immediately afterwards, there was the second person, the third person... until everyone tore up their own contracts of selling themselves.

And without any surprise, they all shed tears after tearing up the deed of sale.

These tears contain too much sadness, too much pain, and too much humiliation.

What they experienced was beyond comprehension to an outsider, Wang Gangquan. He just watched them cry quietly, and soon, the whole Zuixing Tower reverberated with sobs.

(End of this chapter)