The shopkeeper, however, did not mind the disheveled scholar hiding the conch. Instead, he felt a secret sense of relief at the scholar's action, and with a beaming smile, he replied, "Gentlemen, my shop has several recording conches featuring songs from the pleasure houses. You will find them on the shelf to the left."
With that, the shopkeeper stepped out from behind the counter to attend to the group of sturdy men.
Because Feng Yue’s singing had been drowned out by the other conches playing in the shop, the men had not heard it clearly as they passed by. The leader of the group, his face dark, said to the shopkeeper, "Do not let the Feng family find that your shop is selling any conches containing this recording. If you do, you won't be opening your doors ever again!"
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