The right hand held a brush whose handle was made of bamboo and the tip was goat hair. From time to time, the brush moved to the inkstone to instantly pick the permanent black pigment called the ink.
With the tip smeared with ink, the owner of the hand danced the brush over the surface of a piece of paper made of raw hemp and tree bark.
Even if not everyone in the Si Long Empire knew how to read and write, the courtesans in Tiantang House were taught to read and write by their boss. The reason behind that was that the boss didn't want the girls to look stupid in front of rich people who might cheat on them if they couldn't even read and write.
Time and time again, Duan Shuchun told the girls to be proud of themselves so that they wouldn't be stepped down by the men out there, and that was why she carefully molded the girls to be respectable in society. They not only needed to look beautiful and talented, but they also needed to be smart and have good character.
