Chapter 153: 153 directly changed to another country Chapter 153: 153 directly changed to another country Alas!
Forget it, forget it, the more I think about it, the more it bothers me.
Ye Jiu suddenly sat up from the bed and, truth be told, this bed was much more comfortable than the earthen kang at her home.
And even though this room couldn’t be considered extravagantly luxurious, it was at least poetically charming; being trafficked once, her living conditions had unknowingly improved by several grades!
Unfortunately, no matter how nice the environment, it couldn’t keep her heart from wanting to escape!
Turning her head to look at the girls sitting on the other two beds, crying, Ye Jiu felt a deep sympathy rise within her.
These two girls were prettier than herself; if they couldn’t escape, who knew where they would be sold.
Thinking this, Ye Jiu spoke, “Alas, after all, we all live under the same roof now. My name is… Xiaoji, ten years old. What are your names?”
Ye Jiu thought for a moment, but she still didn’t reveal her real name.
After all, a name was just a designation; having a way to address each other was enough.
“My name is Ying Luoxue, sixteen years old,” said the girl with the oval face.
“My name is Gao Yuyu, fourteen years old.” Gao Yuyu’s looks were slightly inferior to Ying Luoxue’s, but she was also a pretty girl worth feasting the eyes on.
Hearing their subdued crying, Ye Jiu couldn’t help but speak up to comfort them, “Misses, although it’s pitiful that we’ve fallen into the hands of traffickers, crying will not solve our problems. Rather, since we’re already here, we might as well make the best of it. Perhaps the consequences won’t be as bad as we fear?”
“Of course you don’t need to worry, with your ugly looks, at most you would just be sold to be a serving maid, but we…” Ying Luoxue glanced at Gao Yuyu, then the two of them cried in sync once again.
Ye Jiu’s mouth twitched, her intention had been to comfort them, but she had not expected this outcome.
Isn’t that just heartbreaking?
But, Ying Luoxue was right, it was the first time Ye Jiu felt that being unattractive might have its advantages.
At least, if she was to be a maid, she could keep herself pure, but for the two beauties before her, there was a high chance they would be sold to Fireworks Willow Alley, and if lucky, they might be redeemed by a wealthy man to become his concubine. If unlucky, they might spend their life and die in that place.
Seeing the two beauties crying so pitifully, even Ye Jiu felt heartbroken.
When they went out to eat that evening, Ye Jiu noticed that almost all the beauties had red, swollen eyes and looked as if they had lost all will to live, except for herself—an exception who hadn’t shed a single tear, nor felt much sorrow in her heart.
Perhaps, really, being ugly meant she didn’t have to worry about being bullied, Ye Jiu thought helplessly.
After dinner, everyone lined up to listen to a lecture.
An elderly matron, trembling, was helped out by another old woman, and took her seat on a ceremonial chair directly in front of the girls.
Due to her young age and short stature, Ye Jiu was fortunately facing the old matron directly.
“My surname is Xun. If you want to be polite to me, you can call me Mother Xun; if not, just calling me Old Xun will do.
You will be staying in this courtyard for half a month. During this half-month, I will be in charge of everything here.
However, I must warn you all, it’s best to behave and not even think about escaping.
This place is Nanchang Country, and Dongyue is a hundred and eighty thousand li away from here. Even if you manage to escape from here, without a household registration and road permit, dreaming of returning to Dongyue is foolish.
The best-case scenario if you escape is being sold off somewhere else; the worst-case scenario is dying with no place to bury your body—better think this through clearly.”