Chapter 13: Selling Diaochan into the prostitute registry?

Li Gouer, who was leaning against the apricot tree with his eyes closed, opened his hazy eyes.

He looked at the person standing in front of him.

A middle-aged man.

Dressed luxuriously, one could tell at a glance that he was a rich man.

Seeing the person in front of him like this, Li Gouer immediately perked up, widened his eyes, and a smile piled up on his face.

"Hehe, what a coincidence, I am Li Gouer; may I ask your Excellency..."

Li Gouer hurriedly climbed up from the ground and patted the dust off his body.

After the middle-aged man bowed and cupped his hands, he smiled and took out a scroll from his bosom and unfolded it.

"Since you are the person I am looking for, do you recognize the person in this painting?" The middle-aged man didn't rush to introduce himself.

Instead, he took out the scroll.

Li Gouer rubbed his eyes and looked at the scroll.

The scroll was a picture of a young girl carrying water by the river.

There were also words on the side.

Li Gouer naturally didn't recognize the words.

But Li Gouer recognized the young girl in the painting at a glance.

Seeing the woman in the painting, Li Gouer chuckled.

He guessed that something good must have come to his door.

"I won't hide it from you, Excellency; the woman in the painting in your hand is my adopted daughter."

"My wife's niece, courtesy name Diaochan."

The middle-aged man also smiled after hearing this.

He confirmed in his heart that he had found the right person.

So he introduced himself: "I am the head of the music and dance troupe of the Taiyuan Wang clan; you can call me Troupe Leader Zhang, Brother Li."

"I came here today because I accidentally heard that Brother Li has a daughter at home who is outstanding in appearance and of suitable age."

"And my troupe is also lacking dancing girls."

"So I came here specifically."

Troupe Leader Zhang said.

Hearing that he wasn't here to propose marriage, but to make Diaochan a dancing girl, Li Gouer was stunned for a moment.

A dancing girl is of lowly status.

But there are differences even among those of lowly status.

Dancing girls and singing girls are all in the prostitute registry among the lowly status.

Some follow music and dance troupes to wander around and perform to make a living.

Others are kept by wealthy families.

The Taiyuan Wang clan that Troupe Leader Zhang mentioned had already exceeded the concept of a wealthy family.

Li Gouer didn't have much knowledge.

But Li Gouer knew a little bit about what the four words "Taiyuan Wang clan" represented.

"Troupe Leader Zhang wants my Diaochan to enter the lowly registry?" Li Gouer's tone rose.

Troupe Leader Zhang didn't get angry when he heard the words "lowly registry," and a smile remained on his face.

Then he said: "Brother Li, there is a big difference between dancing girls and singing girls."

"Brother Li, you should know about the Taiyuan Wang clan."

"If your daughter enters the Taiyuan Wang clan and becomes a dancing girl, and if she happens to be noticed by some official..."

"That would be a great stroke of fortune."

"I also heard that your daughter Diaochan has already passed the age of marriage."

"So I came here specifically."

Troupe Leader Zhang's words were polite. ===== CHAPTER 15 =====