The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Young Master Ye gets beaten up for the first time!
"I've told you countless times, you can do whatever you want, but you still have to be careful about what you should be careful about and avoid what you should avoid."

Master Ye was truly disappointed in his son.

No one knows if there's something wrong with the ancestral graves, but the Ye family has only one son despite having one wife and seven concubines.

Moreover, this son already has a wife and three concubines in his courtyard; he hasn't even seen a daughter, let alone a son.

This lone seedling swayed in the wind.

She's over sixty and still trying to conceive, but to no avail.

They were hoping their son would quickly carry on the Ye family line, but he wouldn't listen to advice and spent his days indulging in the music halls and the girls at Chunfenglou and Wanhualou on Linhe Street.

There's nothing we can do; he's our only son, and we're not short of money, so we just spoil him.

He always had servants with him, for fear that he would be bullied.

Of course, generally speaking, he is the one who bullies others, not the other way around.

This time, however, they ran into a tough opponent. Not only did they beat up all the servants, but they also got into trouble.

Are you sure that December Music Hall is only a place for women?

"Yes, Father, I originally wanted to get revenge, but Manager Wang from next door stopped me. He said that Steward Ji from the Governor's Mansion had asked Manager Wang to take good care of me. Father, have I really gotten myself into trouble this time?"

"You scoundrel, how come you only grow old but not smart? How can you open a music hall in a place like Linhe Street, and even dare to only accept women and not let men in? Don't you think about where she gets her confidence from? You, you, I can't even hope that you won't squander our money. Now I just beg you not to confiscate our property and not to be exiled..."

"Father, I apologized afterwards and even gave all the silver notes I had to the two girls at the door, Father?"

"You're a little smarter."

The reason why Master Ye was able to inherit the family business and carry it forward is because of this.

It's because he's smart and knows what he can and cannot do.

He immediately summoned his wife.

"My lord, you said you would let me go to the music hall to listen to music?"

Madam Ye was stunned when she heard what her husband had arranged for her: "I am just a woman, how can I go to such a place?"

Is it because they think his head is too shiny and want to add some color to it?
"You just go because I tell you to? Not only are you going, but you're also bringing all your girlfriends and nieces?"

What?
what the hell is this?

"This is to save your son's life!"

Having no other choice, Mr. Ye had to tell her the whole story.

"Your son has gotten into big trouble this time. You need to appease the shopkeepers and make sure they're not angry, or the consequences will be dire," said Master Ye. "Go quickly..."

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away."

Madam Ye is a shrewd woman who has managed to maintain her position as the mistress of the house.

After hearing what his father said, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Someone, take my invitation to invite my maternal uncle's wife, Madam Wang, Madam Liu, Madam Qin..." Madam Ye said a long list of names, inviting them one by one to the December Music Hall to listen to music.

"Make sure to tell them that this is a music hall that serves only women, and there are no male guests. I invited them to listen to the music."

"Yes, ma'am."

The servants split up and went around inviting the ladies to listen to the music.

Meanwhile, Madam Ye prepared gifts as an apology and immediately boarded a carriage to head to the December Music Hall. At the December Music Hall, Hua Rong'er looked at Yu Linglong with great concern.

"Sister, do you think we'll have something to do?"

This music hall has been open for two days, and not a single woman has entered. Instead, several drunk men have been beaten to the ground at the entrance.

Fortunately, the lady sent two girls who knew martial arts to guard the gate; otherwise, the words "serving women exclusively" would have been meaningless, as those stinky men, after drinking, would act like big shots and try to barge in.

"Of course there will be, don't worry." Yu Linglong poured herself a cup of tea: "I'm determined to be the manager, and I want to make this December Music Ensemble bigger and stronger on Linhe Street, even better than Wang Laosan's music ensemble next door."

Wang Laosan's music troupe is their pain!

This Wang Laosan is ruthless. He beats anyone who disobeys, but he doesn't hit their face. He specifically targets the fleshy parts of their body, whipping them until they are covered in blood.

Hua Rong'er was slapped several times, and her wounds have not yet healed.

On the opening day, Wang Laosan looked at Yu Linglong and Hua Rong'er with a smile on his face, and even congratulated them as if nothing had happened, saying that they would take care of each other in the future.

Hua Rong'er was quite frightened at the time, but Yu Linglong knew that from then on, Wang Laosan would never dare to do anything to the two of them again!

They say you have to judge a dog by its owner before you beat it, so she's determined to be a good dog to her owner now!

As they were talking, they heard a commotion at the door.

"This way, Madam."

"Madam, would you like to listen to music or enjoy a boat ride?"

"Come here, everyone, and bring your manager out."

"Yes."

Yu Linglong went out and warmly greeted the visitors.

"This Manager Yu is young and promising, truly a capable person." Madam Ye immediately introduced herself and went to apologize sincerely.

"My son is unruly and has lost his composure after drinking. He has offended me greatly. Please forgive him, Manager Yu."

“It’s alright, anyway, Young Master Ye didn’t gain any advantage.” Yu Linglong wasn’t intimidated at all because of the different status of the owner behind her. “It’s your servants who will probably suffer a bit.”

"They deserve to be in pain. They'll be severely punished later. It was their instigation that they couldn't stop their master from doing such a ridiculous thing..."

Yu Linglong didn't say anything more. After all, it was normal for servants to be punished when their masters did something wrong.

They only asked Mrs. Ye what she wanted to play.

"You can listen to music at a music hall or on a cruise ship; you can also play cards or drink tea, it's all fine."

“Then let’s do them all,” said Madam Ye. “I only knew that gentlemen could come here to enjoy themselves on the riverside street before. I never imagined that Manager Yu was such a heroine who founded the Twelve Music Hall. It truly provides us women with a great place to play. We should enjoy ourselves too.”

“Of course,” Yu Linglong said. “Enjoying music and tea on a pleasure boat, chatting and playing with a few close friends—isn’t that delightful?”

"Yes, it's great, it broadens our horizons too."

As they were talking, other ladies arrived.

"These are all people I invited here for tea."

Madam Ye introduced to Yu Linglong, "It's rare to have such a nice day, so I've come here with these ladies to have some fun."

"Alright, we'll certainly serve Madam well." Yu Linglong clapped her hands, and six stunningly beautiful women came forward, each one a beauty who seemed to be half-concealing her face, making Madam Ye and her entourage stare in disbelief.

Now I understand why men like this kind of thing; women like to watch it too—it's beautiful, truly beautiful! (End of Chapter)