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âAre you complaining that itâs too much?â She pretended to take it back, âIf you think itâs too much, give it back to me.â
âIâm not giving it back.â He pocketed the five precious copper coins, âFive copper coins are not enough for a visit to a prostituteâ¦â
She gave him a glance, âWith your status, do you even think you can afford an expensive prostitute?â
âI heard that even the cheapest prostitute charges thirty copper coins per timeâ¦â he mumbled.
She casually looked at him, âHave you been with one before?â
âIâve never had the money to visit one.â He honestly said, âIt was Ding Er from the village who told me that a visit to a prostitute costs at least thirty copper coins⦠The prettier they are, the more expensive.â
She asked, âSo the younger they are, the more expensive too?â âI guess so.â He said, âFive copper coins definitely wonât be enough for a visit.â
âThen go for the older ones.â She suggested, âFor example, the ugly
15-year-olds cost thirty copper coins, the 20-year-olds cost twenty-five, the 25-year-olds cost twentyâ¦and so on. The ugly 40-year-olds may charge only five copper coins.â
â He remained silent.
âWhatâs the matter?â She asked concerned, âYou donât want to? No need to be picky, didnât you say youâre a country bumpkin? These prostitutes at least operate in the town, better than having none in the village.â
âYouâre the one who called me a country bumpkinâ¦â He scoffed, âYouâre nothing more than a dead village woman.â
She shrugged, âI never said I wasnât.â
He pocketed the five copper coins and moved closer to her, trying to hug her,
âWifeâ¦â
âGet lost.â She pushed him away, âDonât touch me. I gave you the money to go see a prostitute. Donât say itâs not enough. Iâve already calculated it for you. Just find an old and ugly one, if you canât find one in their forties, try those in their fifties or sixtiesâ¦â
Upon hearing this, his thick black eyebrows knitted together, âWife, youâre underestimating me.â He pointed at his own face, âWife, look at how handsome I am, the envy of many village girls and women.â
She glanced at his face, âIndeed, you have fair skin, a bit of heroism in your looks, and a touch of sunshine. Quite good-looking. Iâm not denying that there are indeed girls and women in the village who like you.â She knew that both Liu Xianglian and Shi Shanzao liked him.
âSo you see,â Xiao Yuchuan spoke the truth, âIf I really want to get with any village girl or woman, there are willing candidates in the village. I donât even need to spend the five copper coinsâ¦â
âGive me back my five centsâ¦â She wanted her money back.
He quickly pocketed the five copper coins into his sleeve pocket and kissed the coins before, âThe money my wife gives me is sweet, Iâm not going to visit a prostitute. Iâm a good man, I just want to cheat out some private money. Wife, didnât you complain that I have no private money? Now I have five centsâ¦â
â She fell silent for a moment, âSeeing how hard you tried to swindle, I will give you the five cents as a gift. Itâs enough to buy almost half a jin of pork, not bad.â
âHmm.â He agreed. Itâs good enough that his wife had money; a man shouldnât have too much money on him.
She stared at him, her bright starry gaze scanning him up and down like a scanner, âWho have you slept with in the village? Which girl have you been with? Be honest.â
Hearing her words, he felt delighted, his bright white teeth revealed in a wide grin, âWife, are you jealous?â
âNo,â Her facial expression remained natural, and she said with a smile,n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om