Chapter 70

Liu Dazhuang didn't have time for much, saying, "Was it taken by that Japanese guy?"

The madam, upon hearing this, stretched out her legs and stood up abruptly. The hand warmer in her arms clattered to the ground, scattering the ashes from the stove all over the floor. She said sternly, "What? He's Japanese!"

Liu Dazhuang and Qiong Sanbei didn't understand why the madam was so angry at the mention of the Japanese. The madam plopped back onto the kang (a traditional heated bed), and said angrily, "I wondered why this kid didn't have a braid! Turns out he's a little Japanese! He spoke Mandarin so fluently, I thought he was just a fake foreigner. If I had known, I wouldn't have given him that girl. She's a new arrival, a virgin."

Liu Dazhuang didn't quite understand what "virgin" meant, but Qiong Sanbei did. The madam rolled up her sleeves and said, "I'm going to go in there and pull that little Japanese's thing off!"

Qiong Sanbei quickly stopped her, smiling, "My dear, I have a plan. Let me... "

Before Qiong Sanbei could explain his plan, Xiao Jirou came out of the room with a dark face. The madam said irritably, "Oh, you're out so soon!"

Xiao Jirou said, "I just started, but she's not obedient. I need to find some things to make her obey."

Seeing that Liu Dazhuang and the madam were about to get angry, Qiong Sanbei gave them a look to calm them down. He smiled at Xiao Jirou, "Sir, we can handle this small matter. Please wait here, we'll make sure everything is ready for you."

Xiao Jirou asked, "Who are you?"

The madam, thinking quickly, said, "This is the new teapot." A "teapot" refers to a male servant in a brothel.

Xiao Jirou glanced at Liu Dazhuang, who was standing to the side with a scowl. The madam quickly gave him a look and said, "What are you standing there for? Go help!"

Liu Dazhuang followed Qiong Sanbei to the back yard. Liu Dazhuang pulled Qiong Sanbei aside and asked, "You're not really going to bully that girl, are you?"

Qiong Sanbei laughed, "Sir Liu, do you really think I would do such a despicable thing? Watch me." He then ducked into the kitchen, with Liu Dazhuang curiously following behind. Qiong Sanbei found a large bunch of bright red peppers in the kitchen. These peppers were locally known as "fire charcoal red," describing their intense heat.

Qiong Sanbei ground the peppers, which made his eyes water profusely. Some pepper residue got on his hands, causing him to grimace in pain. He put the ground peppers in a bowl, added some water, and walked to the girl's room with a mischievous smile, tears streaming down his face and his mouth twisted. Liu Dazhuang couldn't help but laugh at the sight.

Liu Dazhuang, concerned about the girl, wanted to follow. At that moment, a door in the yard opened, and a woman with disheveled hair, wrapped in a cotton robe, exposing a large section of her white leg, placed a bucket behind the door and retreated back into the room.

Liu Dazhuang, who had never seen such a scene, was momentarily stunned. Qiong Sanbei said with a mischievous smile, "Sir Liu, there's even better to come." Liu Dazhuang, hearing Qiong Sanbei's jest, blushed and his heart raced. He quickly turned and hid in the kitchen.

Qiong Sanbei entered the girl's room and soon came out, calling Liu Dazhuang back to the front room. He smiled at Xiao Jirou, "Sir, everything is ready for you. Please go ahead."

Xiao Jirou laughed lewdly and went out. Not long after, they heard Xiao Jirou screaming and running back into the room, his pants half on, his face drenched in cold sweat, repeatedly shouting, "Get me some water!"

It turned out that as soon as Xiao Jirou entered the room, he eagerly took off his pants, his member already erect. The girl, blushing, knelt by the table and said in a barely audible voice, "You came to me, I'll... " but then bit her lip and couldn't continue.

Xiao Jirou, seeing her bashful appearance, felt his blood boil. He approached the girl, and at that moment, the girl secretly knocked over a vase on the table. The vase tipped over, and the contents, which were the pepper water Qiong Sanbei had prepared, poured directly onto Xiao Jirou's member. The pepper water was so hot that it was unbearable even on the hands, let alone there. Xiao Jirou immediately lost his desire and ran out, pulling up his pants.

The madam, seeing Xiao Jirou asking for water, quickly said, "I'll get it for you." She soon returned with a basin of steaming water, laughing, "This is just boiled."

Xiao Jirou, wanting to wash off the pepper residue, couldn't use boiling water, but he didn't have time to explain and ran out in a hurry, leaving the three of them laughing.

Qiong Sanbei explained his plan, smiling at the madam, "My dear, how was that? Pretty clever, right?"

The madam laughed and scolded, "Pah! What a lousy idea. What if the pepper didn't get on that little Japanese? The girl would have been taken advantage of by the Japanese!"

Qiong Sanbei said, "I thought of that. I told the girl that if this plan didn't work, we would go in and set up a 'god jump' for the little Japanese."

The "god jump" is a scheme where beauty is used to lure or steal from someone. Liu Dazhuang, who was naive, didn't know what a "god jump" was, but the madam understood. She laughed mischievously, "You're quite the man."

The madam called the girl, Jing'er, into the room and smiled, "Jing'er, how did you end up here?"

Jing'er, with her head down, said softly, "That man is my father. There was no food at home, so he had to sell me."

Liu Dazhuang, hearing this, was furious, "That father is too heartless! How could he sell his own child!"

Qiong Sanbei chuckled, "Sir Liu, you really believe that man is her father?"

The madam also said, "Girl, that man is long gone. Just tell us the truth."

Jing'er started to cry, saying, "My parents are dead. I have an uncle here. I came to find him, but he caught me on the way and forced me to say he was my father, or he would beat me!"

The madam laughed, "Alright, alright, stop crying. I see these two are good men. Why don't you go with them? Staying here isn't a good option."

Qiong Sanbei pulled the madam aside and whispered, "Is she still a virgin? Such a beauty, I can't believe the man who caught her didn't have a go at her!"

The madam laughed, "Don't worry, I checked. The human trafficker charged me three times the usual price. I wouldn't have paid that much without checking! I also got five times the price from that Japanese."

Qiong Sanbei pinched the madam's hand and said, "Good sister, when I have money, I'll come back to see you."

The madam waved her hand, laughing, "Go on, don't delay my business."

Qiong Sanbei and Liu Dazhuang took Jing'er and left. The madam called after them, "If you ever meet a Japanese, do me a favor and give them a hard time!" Her voice was tinged with tears.

The three of them didn't know why the madam hated the Japanese so much, but they didn't ask and just left.

Qiong Sanbei deliberately lagged behind, letting Liu Dazhuang and Jing'er walk in front. Liu Dazhuang asked, "What's your uncle's name?"

Jing'er said softly, "My uncle's name is Wang Zifeng. I heard he does business here."

Liu Dazhuang turned to Qiong Sanbei, but neither of them had heard of this person.

They didn't know at the time that Wang Zifeng was the foreman of the Jingling Mountain lumberyard, and he was facing the most difficult moment of his life!