"Definitely not, Dad loves her so much. Plus, it’s the Wan Family who treated her wrong, it’s only fair if she takes a little sothing from the Wan Family."
"But that’s a golden hairpin. There’s no reason not to take it, and bringing it back can also be used for her dowry and save Dad so money."
Thinking this, Gu Yui said to Lu Shuiwa, "Since Wan Lifang is so eager to see , then I’ll go et him. Lead the way."
Then she sternly warned Lu Shuiwa, "Don’t you dare tell anyone about going to et Wan Lifang. If my dad and my uncles find out, you’re in trouble with !"
Lu Shuiwa just wanted to trick Gu Yui into going out to save his sister, he wouldn’t dare contradict her. He imdiately promised, "Miss Gu, rest assured, I won’t let it slip. May lightning strike otherwise."
Saying this, he pulled Gu Yui aside and ran toward the small path.
Gu Yui, disliking his dirty hands, shook him off and said, "Don’t touch , just lead the way from the front, you’re filthy."
"Yes, yes," Lu Shuiwa apologized and bowed, then pointed to a small path on the right-hand side that villagers seldom used, "Miss Gu, we go this way."
The two traversed narrow paths, crossed field ridges, and went through wild grasslands. After another quarter of an hour, they arrived at the sa old pond.
The pond was about two acres large, not small at all, but it was filled with mud and weeds, and the water emitted a foul sll. Gu Yui, covering her nose, asked, "How much longer? Once we pass the pond, we will be leaving the village."
Lu Shuiwa pointed to a wild grassland not far from the pond and said, "Just ahead, we have to pass through the thorn fence."
Due to an incident in Yushu Village, the village chief had recently stationed village n at the entrance, forbidding strangers from entering. This pond, however, was situated to the right of the main road at the village entrance, about thirty yards away, so the villagers couldn’t guard here. They could only add a circular thorn fence to prevent people from crossing arbitrarily.
Gu Yui turned pale, "We still have to cross the thorn fence, what a hassle. I’m not going any further. Tell Wan Lifang to bring the golden hairpin and et himself. If he doesn’t co, I’m heading ho."
Lu Shuiwa, feeling helpless, knew Miss Gu’s temper was not to be underestimated. Having no choice, he crossed the thorn fence himself, ran to the wild grassland, found Wan Lifang, and conveyed what Gu Yui had said.
"Little wench, thinking so highly of herself," Wan Lifang cursed Gu Yui, and got up to jog towards her.
From afar, Gu Yui saw Wan Lifang running towards her, looking quite anxious, and she felt sowhat proud. Hmph, serves you right for wronging ; now you co running to grandma, just desserts!
After Wan Lifang left, Lu Shuiwa quickly picked up his sister, who had swollen eyes from crying, and ran. But they had not run far when a group of people burst from the brush behind them, caught them, and dragged them deeper into the dense grass. They were tied up and gagged, making it impossible for them to shout for help.
Soon, Wan Lifang reached Gu Yui, "Sister i..."
Gu Yui interrupted him, tilting her chin up arrogantly, "Don’t talk to , coming out here isn’t forgiving you. Where’s the golden hairpin? Let see it, if it looks good, I might keep it."
After getting the golden hairpin, she would head ho.
In the morning at the workshop, Dad had told her that they were having roast duck for dinner, and he would save a duck leg for her. She needed to hurry back ho for the al, or else her aunt would certainly give her duck leg to Brother Wang and Brother Fa.
Wan Lifang looked at Gu Yui’s dismissive deanor and got angry. He coldly said to her, "Co here, and I’ll give you the golden hairpin."
Gu Yui sensed sothing wrong in his tone and got scared. She didn’t want to go over, but then she thought that they were in her own village and what could Wan Lifang, an outsider, do to her? Gathering her courage, she took two steps forward and reached out her hand, "Hand over the golden hairpin."
Slap!
Wan Lifang gave Gu Yui a slap directly across her face and then kicked her, spitting at her, "Pah, you want a golden hairpin? Look at who you think you are? You ungrateful wretch, do you really think you’re so wealthy young lady?"
Gu Yui was stunned by the slap, and tears instantly welled up and fell in big drops, "Wh-why... You hit ... you dare hit ... you are dead at, I’m going to tell my dad and have him bring people to beat you to death!"
Gu Yui, crying, tried to get up and run towards the village, but Wan Lifang tackled her from behind. He covered her mouth with one hand to stop her from screaming, while dragging her towards the wild grass field with the other hand.
Yang Laosan ca running out from the wild grass field, helping Wan Lifang drag Gu Yui into it. Along the way, he took the chance to grope Gu Yui several tis, which frightened her to the verge of fainting, trembling all over in fear.
"Hey, is this the Miss Gu? Well, not bad to the touch. Co on, let have a good look at you?" Yang Laosan pinched Gu Yui’s chin, turning her face straight, and examined her, "Wow, she has a pretty nice face, quite handso. If we send her to Jiangnan, she could sell for at least fifty taels."
Gu Yui was so scared that her tears wouldn’t stop flowing, repeatedly pleading, "Don’t sell , please don’t sell , I’m worthless..."
She didn’t want to be sold; she wanted to go ho. She knew she had been wrong and vowed never to be greedy again.
Yang Laosan scoffed, "Tch, as if it’s up to you whether you get sold or not. Now it’s us who have the final say."
Yang Laoda and Nanny Yao walked out, "Old Three, step aside."
After hearing this, Yang Laosan reluctantly moved aside but groped Gu Yui one more ti before leaving, causing her to scream out loud, her body breaking out in goosebumps, almost vomiting from disgust.
Nanny Yao, looking at Gu Yui, smiled and said, "Miss, don’t be afraid, with nanny here, these n won’t dare do anything to you. But you have to help nanny with a small favor. If you are willing to help, nanny will let them release you, otherwise..."
Nanny Yao’s smile in the dim light appeared as terrifying as the demon from Gu Yui’s nightmares when she was a child; she was so scared that she couldn’t speak, only managing to nod her head in agreent.
Seeing this, Nanny Yao said, "You know Gu Dashan’s family, right? Just pretend to be her kin, and trick the two daughters of Gu Dashan’s family to co out, then we’ll let you go."
Gu Yui was shocked, and after a mont, steadied her voice, "You, you, you want to capture Gu Jinxiu and Gu Jinli? No, that won’t work... Gu Jinli is very clever, and she doesn’t have a good relationship with — she won’t believe what I say."
Nanny Yao laughed, "So, you’re saying you don’t want to help, are you? Then there’s no choice, we will have to take you to Jiangnan."
She continued, "Don’t be afraid, although you’ll be sold to serve clients as a prostitute, Jiangnan is a place of blooming flowers; being a prostitute there is better than being a farr’s wife here."
Gu Yui felt dazed and upon grasping the reality, her vision went white, and she almost fainted. After calming her mind, she wept desperately, pleading Nanny Yao, "Granny, please don’t sell , I won’t go to Jiangnan, I won’t... My ho is just in the village, I’m willing to farm..."
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