In costume dramas, we often see brothel women, all dressed up, standing at the door of the brothel and saying, "Uncle, come in and play." "But don't get me wrong. The women in ancient brothels were prostitutes, and there were few ordinary people. A flesh and blood business is called a kiln.

In ancient times, the level of brothels was quite high. Generally speaking, only dignitaries and elegant people can enter. Mainly geisha and dancers. They are usually well-dressed, but quite conservative. They are proficient in chess, calligraphy and painting. The most famous prostitute is Li Shishi. At that time, Li Shishi's fame even ran out of the palace to meet her personally and named her Li, the chef's steamed bread.

However, there are only two people in Li Shishi who really slept with Li Shishi, one is Song Huizong and the other is Zhou Bangyan. At that time, Song Huizong was the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, so it was not surprising. But Zhou Bangyan was only a little-known official in Beijing at that time, and it was Zhou Bangyan's literary talent that really captured Li Shishi's heart. Zhou Bangyan, the greatest intellectual at that time, was able to make ancient literati find heart-to-heart communication.

In ancient times, there was no TV and multimedia equipment, and all songs and dances needed special personnel to perform. Brothel women were the most exposed to this industry. When many dignitaries have happy events at home, they like to invite local famous prostitutes to play and sing at home, and most of the well-known Song Ci poems are works played and sung by prostitutes.

Liu Yong was a gifted scholar in the Song Dynasty. He was very famous at that time and was personally summoned by the emperor. Liu Yong began to go in and out of brothels in the name of Bian, who wrote a letter. Liu Yong's ci was the most popular at that time. He could sing Liu Ci by the well. Chen Yuanyuan and Liu, famous prostitutes in Qinhuai, are prostitutes.

At that time, prostitutes rarely let guests stay overnight, because they wanted to ensure the innocence of their own life and avoid leaving any stains, so as not to affect their future hospitality. Usually the guests who come here are sons. They will hold parties and invite their favorite prostitutes to play and sing. However, if they want to spend the night, only women in brothels can nod their heads so that they can stay together.

Because of the high price, ordinary people will not spend money in brothels, but choose cheaper and more convenient kilns. So ordinary people rarely go in and out of brothels. Prostitutes will not receive guests privately in order to maintain their own value. Generally, you need the consent of the procuress so as not to smash your own signboard.

But in the Ming Dynasty, in order to attract guests, some brothels began to accept ordinary people. For convenience, many prostitutes have no talent and live by prostitution, but the price is still higher than that of kiln workers, so brothel women are more vassals of the rich.