Chapter 492: Luo'er's Bad Luck? Opening a Women's Tavern!

It's really strange. This woman can actually do business?

Why not? You didn't see that she seems to be the one in charge. Her father follows behind her, wandering around. And with just a few words she can make these stewards and shopkeepers bow and submit.

Hey, is that really the case? When did our Great Chu ever have a woman running the household?

I heard they only have this one daughter, so they took in a son-in-law who lives with the wife's family. But the day-to-day business is still managed by this young lady.

Even so, that's too improper. From now on we should come less often to their tavern.

Exactly, bad luck! Let's go, go, go.

Soon, several tables of guests left the tavern.

Those who didn't leave were mostly still watching the commotion.

The shopkeeper was worried sick.

Young Master, when you go out in the future, could you wear a hood that covers your whole body?

You see, when you go out like that so casually, the guests feel disgusted seeing it, and later nobody will want to come to our tavern. What can we do?

Although Nan Gongdi was standing nearby, it was Li Qingluo's waist that bore the Young Master's Token.

This Token, some shopkeepers never see in their entire lifetime.

Who among the shopkeepers of the Heavenly Wind Trading House doesn't know this thing?

So, upon seeing the Token, they immediately acknowledge its master.

However, the Young Master, upon arrival, startled the shopkeeper with his demeanor and attire.

Li Qingluo looked around.

Although she had long noticed that the customs of Great Chu were completely different from DaLiang, this is still too exaggerated.

In Great Chu, not a single woman dares to fully show her face when going out.

Even when eating in the tavern, they keep their whole bodies covered.

As if they feared being seen even a little more by others.

Li Qingluo frowned tightly.

How come, the women here can't be seen by people?

If you don't wear a veil when going out, is that considered bad luck?

Zheng Mama also stepped forward and shouted, 'Bold!'

This is the Young Master's own shop; coming here is like returning home. How the Young Master presents himself is not for you to dictate.

Even if these shallow guests stop coming to the tavern, what then?

The Young Master also has his own ways to respond.

It's not your place to point fingers here, yet you dare to despise our master just like everyone else. How are you any different from them?

Li Qingluo gave Zheng Mama an approving look.

Although her old lady is usually a bit flighty, she is indeed steady at critical moments.

No wonder it's the person her grandmother gave her.

Li Qingluo looked at the trembling shopkeeper: 'She didn't speak wrong.'

You also despise me?

The shopkeeper went 'plop' and hurriedly knelt on the ground.

Young Master, your subordinate dares not, your subordinate really dares not.

Whether they dare or not, their words and actions reveal it.

What's the use of saying these?

But she just arrived; it's not appropriate to immediately drive people away.

So she steadied herself a step.

Although I don't like the customs of Southern Peace, I will follow the local practices.

If there's anything else to note, you can first go to the manor and tell us privately; lifting my face in the tavern's main hall—could it be you want to intimidate me?

The shopkeeper surnamed Qian, hearing Li Qingluo's rebuke, nervously gave a deep bow.

He was almost crying.

Anyone who works for the Heavenly Wind Trading House has been personally vetted by the Old Lady!

Moreover, nowadays who doesn't know that the Young Master is the lifeblood of the Head of the House?

These shopkeepers and stewards used to be able to see the Old Lady every two or three years.

So they know that Pei Lao Furen is the Head of the House.

Even though Mr. Nangong is here now, they all know that when faced with matters they shouldn't ask too much, treating the Old Lady's son as a good-for-nothing, so they directly cultivated the Junior Master.

But precisely because the Head of the House is an Old Lady, they also know that any talk of disparaging a young lady must never appear in the Heavenly Wind Trading House!

It's clear that my own improper conduct just now has angered the Young Master.

Shopkeeper Qian also stopped explaining and immediately apologized: 'Young Master, how could your subordinate dare have such a ridiculous idea?'

Your subordinate truly knows the mistake, and hopes the Young Master can give another chance.

This person, he can indeed bend and stretch.

Li Qingluo couldn't help but glance at him again.

Afterward, she followed him upstairs to wander around.

The more she looked, the tighter her brows furrowed.

The women of Great Chu really live too unhappily.

Even the young lady dining in the side room, to keep the waiter from entering, wore a hood the whole time.

And those passing male patrons, upon seeing Li Qingluo, a young lady, so nakedly exposing her entire face, even though her beauty could topple nations and cities, at this moment their eyes also bore a hint of disdain.

Li Qingluo gave a cold snort.

Suddenly she somewhat understood: that Zong Zheng Yuer was merely making a fuss over the Lotus Sect's preaching of gender equality, and had only gone to DaLiang to cause trouble.

In this Great Chu, the followers probably wouldn't even have managed to recruit a few before the men of Great Chu would outright break their wings.

If in the future this tavern truly has no guests coming through the door because of my appearance today, that would actually be good.

Manager Qian and the stewards:?

We're about to lose our livelihood!

Li Qingluo lightly curled the corners of her mouth: 'Because, I have come up with a better idea.'

Zheng Mama and Manager Qian both looked over curiously.

Nan Gongdi couldn't help but ask: 'Luo'er, what's the idea?'

Li Qingluo: 'A tavern exclusively for women to eat and drink.'

'All men are prohibited from entering.'

'Here one can discuss romance and the moon, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry, songs and verses.'

'One can also chat casually about family trivialities, life's joys and life's sorrows.'

'Even the manager and the servants are to be replaced by women.'

'Here there is only one rule: upon entering, one must remove one's hood, so as to be their true selves.'

'What do you think?'

Zheng Mama and Que'er's eyes lit up at the same time.

'Great idea, miss!'

'This is good. I've just inquired, and there is no such tavern in South An yet.'

Manager Qian kept wiping his forehead as he shouted: 'This…'

'Young Master, that subordinate…'

He looked at the Young Master with a wronged and resentful gaze, wondering if the Young Master had ultimately come to dislike him and no longer want him.

Li Qingluo comforted him: 'Don't worry, I'll just assign you elsewhere, still as manager.'

Manager: 'Waaah, I just want to manage the tavern.'

At this moment, he only hated himself for not being born a woman.

Truly, it's hatefully regrettable!

After a busy day, just as Li Qingluo returned home she heard that Duan Rongshi had already come back.

She wanted to know what he had done getting up so early today.

So she hurried back to the Chinese flowering quince residence, which had been thoroughly cleaned.

However, before she even stepped into the courtyard, she saw a cyan-blue figure practicing swordplay in the courtyard.

This person was very tall, with long hair styled in the manner of a Great Chu man.

But that face was one Li Qingluo had never seen before.

Handsome and charming, graceful and bright.

Moreover, if you didn't look at his face, his figure was the person Li Qingluo knew best!

She recalled Que'er's words from this morning.

After repeatedly looking at his figure, her surprise spread like ripples: 'A Shi?'