"Mother, look, these little girls were painstakingly brought here from Jiangnan. They are all fresh and full of life, especially this one. Heh, even Kaifeng Prefecture doesn't have such a good color."
"You're trying to make mother happy again. What Jiangnan Prefecture, the only girls you can bring here are little girls from the countryside who haven't even had their hair fully grown yet. Every time you boast that they are the only ones in the world, this time I'm afraid … Ah … Which rich family did you kidnap her from? She looks so pretty, but she's a bit dull. No wonder you didn't sell her to Kaifeng Prefecture and sold her to the border."
"Heh heh, mother has wronged me. Look, the little girl's contract is still in my arms.
I was thinking of mother, that's why I brought this girl to the border. "
"Heh ~ You're so talkative. Speak, how much money do you want to extort from me?"
"As for the price, it's not a problem, it's not a problem. I just need to trouble mother to help me pull some strings …"
The human trafficker and the brothel madam flirted with each other as they discussed the price of the little girls being sold as goods. They didn't care at all that after a long period of travel and hunger, the little girls were huddled together and shivering in the cold wind.
The one with the highest value among the little girls, although her clothes were shabby like the others and her face was covered in dirt, it still couldn't hide her beauty. It was a pity that she was still young, and her eyes were lifeless and her expression was dull. She lived like a fool standing alone in the cold outside of the crowd, inevitably making people sigh.
The brothel madam and the trafficker discussed the price for a long time before they finally settled on the price. The other girls were all taken away by the ugly and ferocious women in the brothel. Only the most beautiful girl was brought to the boudoir by the madam, where she personally washed up and dressed up.
After the little girl changed into a new set of clothes, the madam's eyes lit up as she patted the little girl's head. It was as if she saw a sea of gold and silver.
"Jiaojiao ah, you were born with such a good appearance, it's fine even if you're a little foolish.
The people at the border are all rough people, they don't care about poetry or talent. It's best if they can serve their customers well.
You eat well, mother has the best cook in the brothel to teach you.
In a few years, when I give you a condom, I'll pick someone with a good temper ~ "
The little girl sat on the bed motionlessly, letting the madam talk to herself as she imagined her future life of earning a lot of money. When the madam couldn't see her, she rolled her eyes and cursed the madam's family in her heart.
This seemingly foolish and pitiful little girl was naturally not truly foolish, but she was indeed pitiful. She was born in a poor family. When she was five years old, both her parents died, and she had no other relatives. Seeing that she was about to wander the streets, a kind female neighbor next door took her in.
The female neighbor was a kind person. Originally, she wanted to keep the little girl as a child bride for her infant son. Unfortunately, her husband was really not a good person. He had a bad temper and was addicted to gambling. One day, a debt collector came to the door. The female neighbor and the baby were both bedridden. The man had already lost all the valuable things in the house. He really couldn't take out anything to repay the debt, so he used the little girl as payment.
At that time, the little girl's face was covered in dirt, and it was impossible to see what she looked like. The people in the casino simply asked the trafficker to take her away.
The trafficker was very smart. He felt the little girl's bones and measured her age. Then, he quietly mixed her in with the other girls who were sold to pay off the debt and took them away from the town.
On the way to the border, the trafficker never gave the children enough food to prevent them from having the strength to escape.
However, there was still one child who was older and more daring. He stole money from the trafficker's guards and secretly stole food from other children. He saved up food and was preparing to escape. His actions naturally couldn't escape the attention of the other children. In the end, on the night of his escape, another child let it slip.
The enraged trafficker caught him on the spot and beat him to death in front of all the other children.
On the spot, many children were scared to the point of incontinence. Because the little girl had a weak body, she directly fainted. When she opened her eyes again, the little girl had become Li Yue, who was exhausted from working overtime and missing a step when she was going down the stairs.
Suddenly, she found that she had changed from a 1.8 meter tall adult to a child less than a meter tall, and she was mixed in with a group of ancient people who were no different from beggars. Li Yue was completely dumbfounded. This made the trafficker, who thought that he had scared the valuable girl silly, feel very regretful. The trafficker was afraid that Li Yue would have some problems again, so every time he let Li Yue eat until she was half full before they continued on the road.
Ever since she came to this dynasty that she had never heard of before, it took Li Yue a whole day just to sort out her thoughts. At the same time, she also planned her escape route. The software was all in place, but the hardware was not good enough. Li Yue touched her thin and weak body and could only temporarily give up on the escape plan.
When she finally regained some weight, Li Yue barely had the ability to escape. Before she could officially carry out her escape plan, the trafficker had already sold her to the brothel's madam.
The madam wanted to make Li Yue into the brothel's future top courtesan. She raised her in a high-rise building and gave her luxurious food and clothes every day. She even hired people to teach her the four arts.
Apart from not being able to go out and only being able to see the outside world through the window, Li Yue's life was already better than most of the people in this town. However, when she thought that her current life was equivalent to an overdraft of her credit card and that she would have to sell her body to pay off her debt in the future, Li Yue's idea of escaping became more and more fervent every day.
Most of the people in the brothel went out at night. Only the guards at the door and the women in charge of menial chores worked in shifts. There were people on duty 24 hours a day. Li Yue's bedroom door was guarded by two burly women.
Therefore, Li Yue first eliminated the idea of escaping through the front door.
There were only two options left. One was to jump onto the roof of the building next door and run. Li Yue looked at her small arms and legs and chose to give up without hesitation. The other option was to tie the curtains and bedsheets together to make a long rope and slide down from the window. Fortunately, Li Yue lived on the third floor. This plan was the easiest to carry out in all aspects.
The last thing to consider was the time to escape. Li Yue chose the time when the brothel was closed.
This was the time when the guards were the most sleepy and only wanted to go home to rest. Their attention and alertness were greatly reduced.
The guards at the front door had misty eyes and were yawning non-stop. Li Yue took the opportunity to find the dog hole at the corner of the wall and quietly climbed out of the brothel.
After leaving the brothel, the first thing Li Yue did was to throw the hairpin the madam gave her to the wall of the brothel next door. Then, in a spurt of energy, she ran to the inn two streets away. She didn't directly enter the inn's entrance. Instead, she went around the stable and got into a carriage.