Chapter 2 (1/2)

Chapter Two

That middle-aged man took me to a place before instructing me to wait on the side, I too, just acted obedient and listened well. Not long after, he and a middle-aged woman comes out together, I see that that woman’s face is quite square, brows slightly raised, from appearance alone, looks like another shrewd one.

The middle-aged man tells me to go along with that middle-aged woman, and so I know that I have already been sold, just don’t know how much I was sold for?

I quietly follow the woman to a horse carriage, whilst that middle-aged man followed alongside us, trying his best to suppress his smile so that I don’t notice anything strange. And I very cooperatively, pretend to not see anything off about the situation, looks like I am his ‘unexpected fortune’.

I step into the horse carriage, unsurprisingly seeing a good few girls already inside, all approximately aged thirteen or fourteen. Looking at their appearances, it seems that they all belong to the fair and delicate type, I a.s.sume that the place I’m going to would not accept any worse either.

All those girls keeps their heads slightly lowered, fingers helplessly winding up their own hair.

I suddenly feel happy, n.o.body would have thought that I’d actually be happy to sell myself off, eh, no, more like blatantly serve myself up. But no one can blame me for this, spending my days in the palace for over ten years really has suffocated me, I need a surprise, although, this could very well become other people’s fright.

These other people, includes Seventh Brother. Of course, I can also imagine Oldest Cousin raging at Seventh Brother after finding out they had lost me……

Seventh Brother sure is fortunate, one must know, this refined sc.u.m that is Oldest Cousin is not one to easily get angry. But occasionally, when the raging flames has been lit, it will definitely cause a painful burn.

Amen, Seventh Brother, may the lord be with you.

I quietly daze out in the horse carriage for a very very long time, until someone lifts the curtains, the blinding light that comes pouring in causes me to squint my eyes. The middle-aged woman and an aunt tells us all to step out of the carriage, and then proceeds to line us up into a little squad before we enter through what is clearly the back door.

I continue to obediently act like a silly girl, oh, I can finally accomplish one of my ten biggest dreams I had in the past, to come to the ancient times and be a maid. My heart felt a little moment of satisfaction.

In front, the aunt in brown clothing who is negotiating with the middle-aged woman supposedly has some sort of role that puts her in charge, those sparkling eyes looks at the few of us as though choosing white cabbages at the market, don't know just how many times her eyes had circled around us altogether, but in the end, she finally nods her head at the middle-aged woman and says a few words.

I automatically translated her words as: ”En, the white cabbages this time aren't bad.”

And so, it's time to be transferred over again, the woman dusts off her clothing and was ready to leave with great satisfaction, right before leaving, she even spoke to us with deep affection: ”Coming to the Meng Estate is your blessing, remember to listen to Aunt Fu well from now on, understand?”

A line of white cabbages uniformly nods their heads.

Especially this white cabbage that is I, nodding in particularly sincerely.

Once the middle-aged woman left, Aunt Fu comes. She stands before us and carefully looks us up and down, eyes scanning from one girl's hair to the soles of their feet, and finally that pair of extremely ghostly eyes sets onto me.

I'm thinking, success, An Ke Lan, you've caught her eye.

Aunt Fu very slowly, very slowly walks to me, staring into my eyes for two full minutes, ”Young la.s.s, do you know how many this is?”

I am speechless, she actually held out two chubby fingers and waved them in front of my face, of course the dull look in my eyes have succeeded in catching her attention.

”Two.” I softly say, voice and eye flat and dull as always.

Aunt Fu suddenly lets out a sigh, regretfully saying: ”A pity, truly a pity.”

I really wanted to tug at her sleeves asking: ”What's a pity? What's a pity?”

But I cannot, because my character is a fool.

As I was thinking this, I hear someone ask: ”Aunt Fu, what are you saying is a pity?”

Aunt Fu turns and smiles at the person: ”So it is Young Lady that has come, I was just talking about this la.s.s.”

I glance over from the corner of my eyes, that Young Lady appears to be approximately fourteen or fifteen, blazing red long dress highlighting her little face that is white like jade, clearly a half grown up child yet has a sharp presence, right hand holding a silver long whip. I think about this for some time, I may have encountered the legendary haughty young lady.

Her big eyes glances over us, saying: ”These lot are the new arrivals?” Contempt clearly hidden within her slightly raised voice.

Aunt Fu nods, ”En, all of them had only just been sent here.”

Young Lady runs her hand along the whip, slowly pacing over. Walking back and forth, and back and forth again, sauntering in front of us for a long time, the fine whip handle lightly tapping against the palm of her hand.

“Aunt Fu, by ‘pity’, were you referring to this la.s.s just now?” Young Lady bluntly points at me with the whip.

Aunt Fu smiles, ”Well if it isn't her I was just talking about.”

Young Lady half narrows her eyes upon hearing this, eyeing me up for a long time, as though observing a creature, then finally comes to a conclusion, “It is indeed a great pity, sure is born with a delicate and pretty face, just that the look in her eyes isn’t too good, similar to my house’s Xiao Hei.”

I am incapable of stopping my fingers from twitching, although I cannot be certain of what the Xiao Hei she speaks of is, my guess can’t be far off.

The short legged sausage dog (Dachshund) I used to own is called Xiao Hei.

Speaking of our dear Xiao Hei, back then, it was also the dominant dog of our area. Everywhere he went, he beckoned other dogs, leading them to attack the chickens in other people's homes, such a grand air of flying chickens and jumping dogs (a scene of chaos). In the end, grandfather could not tolerate it anymore and so didn't bother tolerating at all, grabbing a rope, he was preparing to keep it tied up, but who knew he’d put in too much strength and actually strangled Xiao Hei to death. Say, this matter, how sad of a memory it is.

—-my Xiao Hei that lived a bitter life, forgive your owner I, for not being able to see you in your final moment.

”Young Lady's words are correct, it is also this girl's lack of blessing, Young Master does not like this type.” These words contains some sort of regretful meaning, but Aunt Fu's expression does not change at all.

Young Lady's eyebrows twitches, contemptuously glancing over us all, ”What's this, has [Older] Brother taken interest in pretty ladies from humble upbringing again, lately?”

Aunt Fu's lips hooks up into an appropriate curve, ”It is as Young Lady says.”