Make an appointment to go to bed: Ancient brothel women were actually fashionable
The bed is a thing. For the brothel women, it is not only a place to sleep, but also a place to make money. When a prostitute goes to bed with a brothel woman, the first thing is to have sex, which means physical contact and communication between the two parties. It is also a place for transactions, rest, and personal privacy display.
On the one hand, a brothel woman hopes to have many guests in her bed, and on the other hand, she hopes that her worth will not drop due to the large number of guests. Therefore, the bed becomes complicated and heavy. Gradually, the brothel women came up with ways to deliberately develop a strong rejection of the bed to show that they were not promiscuous. As a result, this spectacle appeared in many brothels in ancient times: making an appointment to go to bed.
In "The Legend of Li Wa", one of the famous novels of the Tang Dynasty, the protagonist is a "prostitute from Chang'an". This brothel girl was the first person in China to start the practice of "making an appointment to go to bed". She first lived with Mr. Luyang, but she disliked him and said she wanted to sleep in separate beds. If she wanted to live together again, she had to say hello in advance.
According to modern people, sleeping in separate beds is not necessarily a bad thing. Everyone has the right to choose their own way of sleeping, whether to sleep on a double pillow or alone. It varies from person to person. The key is two For personal communication, if two people have a good relationship, don't be afraid to sleep in separate beds, which will help preserve the relationship.
However, in Zhao Yan’s view, this Li Wa was obviously not out of love, but marriage blackmail, or simply called "sexual blackmail", hoping to make the other party know that he was getting married. Sure enough, through the method of "making an appointment to go to bed", she finally married the young master and achieved her goal. Making an appointment to go to bed: Women in ancient brothels were actually fashionable
Zhou Mi of the Song Dynasty made it more clear in "Old Wulin Stories": There were ten official prostitutes in each warehouse (restaurant), and the drinkers went up to the building and called them by their name tags. Famous prostitutes are all hidden in deep pavilions and are not easily greeted. ?Those somewhat famous brothel girls deliberately stay away from each other, and customers may not be able to greet them even if they use signboards. Without making an appointment in advance, they can't even see them, let alone go to bed. There was a brothel girl named Chunhong, who was young and beautiful and well-known in Bianliang City. Many children from rich families fell in love with her, but those who could win Chunhong's favor often stayed with her for several days, so it was difficult to meet her. There are cases where a prostitute pays hundreds of thousands of dollars to bribe the madam first, and agrees on a time half a month in advance, so that he can spend a few days with Chunhong, just like seeing a specialist clinic today, and it can't be done without going through the back door.
The relationship between literati and brothel girls during the Tang and Song Dynasties was often complicated. The brothel girls need the support of literati, and the literati need the brothel girls to sing poems. The two are inseparable, and the sexual element in them is naturally inevitable. Poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Liu Yong, Li Bangyan, etc. often wrote poems and gave them to brothel girls to play and sing. They found brothel girls, (Barnyard Officials and Unofficial History) rarely for the purpose of "sleeping", although they often wrote Poetry showcases one's talents to please the brothel girls. Moreover, whether the brothel woman is willing to sleep is not necessary and cannot be forced. It often depends on the brothel woman's preference for this person. In this kind of relationship, "appointment" often appears. Of course, as long as it is approved by "appointment", the brothel girl will usually promise her body, which means that it is inevitable to go to bed.
Some brothel girls have become famous because they sang a few famous poems, and they have become famous singers. They have a big air and a big music score. Ordinary literati want to ask her to sing again, but they can’t. , reservation is required. According to Su Dongpo's self-report in "Dongpo Zhilin", when he was young, he once sat on the bench of a woman in a brothel and was not allowed to see her for several days.
Even the royal family doesn’t buy into the trick of some high-end brothel girls to make appointments for sex. According to records in "Marco Polo's Travels": The purpose of managing prostitutes in the Yuan Dynasty was as follows. Whenever a food street (envoy) came to visit, and it was related to the interests and missions of the Great Khan, he would be entertained by the royal family and send a high-class brothel girl (attendant) to him every night. (Bedroom), and the famous prostitutes often gave other advice, either because they were not feeling well, or they gave the opportunity to others, and most of the second- and third-rate brothel girls worked for the emperor. In Zhao Yan's opinion, these high-end brothel women must be addicted to making appointments to have sex, and they won't go without making appointments.
During the Republic of China, there was a prostitute in Shanghai who would cheat money by playing with clients and making appointments to have sex with them. This girl's name is Qinglian. She is not outstanding in appearance, but she is charming and scheming. Xie, a regular customer of hers, has a fortune of tens of millions but an unattractive appearance. Qinglian covets his wealth but hates his appearance.
One day, when Xie came, Qinglian lied and said that a guest was already there and that she would come back another day. Xie was unhappy, but had no choice but to return temporarily. After that, it was like this for several days. Xie was very angry and asked the madam to ask what kind of guests were in Qinglian Room. The old madam pretended to be mysterious and said: That young man is a great man and spends a lot of money on Qinglian. When Xie heard this, he said as loudly as an ox: I will double whatever he spends and let Qinglian come to see me. Not long after the old bustard left, Qinglian came out and said: If we can't do it today, you can always pay a deposit to meet one day.
Xie paid the deposit, double the usual amount, and left feeling proud, thinking he had the upper hand.
Going to bed by appointment: It was actually fashionable for women in ancient brothels There is an essential difference in sleeping. Not only does it not weaken the role of sex in bed, but it highlights its independent and important status. "Sex" is no longer attached to the transaction, nor is it its appendage. On the contrary, it arouses the desire of the client even more, and he must get it and get pleasure. Making an appointment with a brothel girl is no longer a low-level exercise such as turning over or stretching one's legs in a daze on the edge of sleep, but a grand ceremony of physical and mental communication and dialogue about one's worth, which is really unexpected.