Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 388 - 388 389 Never Sell Myself_1

Chapter 388: Chapter 389: Never Sell Myself_1 Chapter 388: Chapter 389: Never Sell Myself_1 All the women changed from their previously delicate appearances, each putting on a fierce facade.

However, Zhong Yulang shook his head repeatedly, as this was not the feeling at all. Ren Yingying’s demeanor was one of independence and decisiveness, with the air of a heroine. Yet these women, having been in the brothel for too long, lacked that innate fierceness in their bones. Their portrayal was unconvincing, either overdone or simply like that of a shrewish woman.

Muniang was anxious as well; the women from the brothel were their only choice, and they didn’t have much time to search elsewhere. Although the women’s looks were fairly acceptable, the feeling was indeed far from accurate. It was difficult.

Zhong Yulang leaned over and said to Muniang, “These aren’t as good as your performance would be.”

Muniang sighed. She was well aware of this, but she couldn’t possibly take the stage. If it had been the past, when she was alone, she wouldn’t have cared about her low status. But now she was Yu Ze’s wife, representing not only herself but also the face of Marquis Chen Mansion. Yu Ze had already indulged her enough; she couldn’t be selfish and make things even harder for him. Even if he didn’t mind, if Marquis Chen Mansion found out that their daughter-in-law had gone on stage to sing in a play, wouldn’t they be furious? Probably the whole Marquis Chen Mansion would become the laughing stock of the Capital City.

She at least had the minimum sense to know this was something she absolutely could not do.

Moreover, if Yu Ze saw her on stage, talking of love with Zhong Yulang, haha, she thought it was entirely likely that he would slap Zhong Yulang to death on the spot.

Just as the two were speaking, the door suddenly burst open with a “bang,” and a woman in disheveled clothing stumbled in. Her hair was a mess, and upon closer inspection, they discovered she had a gash on her forehead from which blood wouldn’t stop emerging.

Muniang was startled, and the roomful of twittering girls screamed, truly frightened by this woman’s disheveled appearance.

Immediately after, a group of burly men chased in. The woman hung her head in despair.

The madam was the first to come in, apologizing profusely: “Sorry for disturbing you gentlemen. We were just disciplining the girls. She’s new and doesn’t know better, always running off and causing trouble. I’m really sorry for bumping into you,” she apologized.

Then she turned to the woman and started scolding: “You shameless hussy, you’ve been sold here, yet you still pretend to be innocent! Someone, take her down and deal with her! I want to see just how stubborn she can be!”

The burly men, however, looked troubled as they said, “That’s what we planned to do, but this woman is fierce and uncooperative. When we tried to force her just now, she ran headfirst into a wall. We thought she was dead, which is why we panicked, thinking to fetch a doctor, but then she suddenly sprang up and ran out.”

The madam cursed, “Useless fools, a bunch of grown men can’t even subdue a woman. What use are you to me?!”

The woman’s eyes flashed with intense ferocity as she nearly gnashed her teeth and said, “Even in death, I will not submit to any of you. As a daughter of a noble lineage, how can I bear such humiliation?!”

The madam snickered, “Daughter of a noble lineage? Your father has already been beheaded and displayed to the public. A disgraced official pulled down from his post and you still have the cheek to call yourself noble! You really think you’re still the pampered young mistress from before!”

The woman bit her lip and swiftly pulled out the hairpin from her hair, pointing it at her own throat, “I would rather die than sell my body! Even if I die here today, I, Guo Yuehua, will never lower myself to your level and do such disgraceful deeds!”

Having said that, she directly stabbed the hairpin into her own neck.

The old madam turned deathly pale from fright. Having run a brothel for so many years, she had dealt with countless girls. What girl wasn’t desperately unwilling at first? But as long as they were beaten a few times, deflowered, and kept confined for a while, they would comply with anything. Therefore, the old madam truly hadn’t thought this woman was unmanageable until this very moment, when she actually saw what it meant to be resolute. Was she really ready to die?

But then came a crisp “bang,” as a teacup lid knocked the hairpin out of the girl’s hand.

The girl lifted her head in astonishment, only to see that Muniang had risen and was now walking toward her: “Lift your head and let me have a look.”

The woman stared at her blankly, somewhat stunned. She had stumbled in unintentionally, unaware that such a handsome young master was present. But why was he stopping her?

Muniang looked at her face, which was rather pretty—a girl-next-door kind of beauty, not stunning but fine enough. The top courtesans in the room were more beautiful, but it was the girl’s stubbornness that Muniang liked; it was exactly to her taste.

However, her face was halfway covered in blood, obscuring a clear view. Muniang took a handkerchief from her sleeve and personally wiped the blood from the girl’s face, then said with satisfaction, “Hmm, not bad.”

The girl stood there, dumbfounded, not knowing what to say. Being treated so gently by such an elegant young master, how could she not feel a little shy?

“You don’t want to sell yourself? I can help you, but you’ll have to agree to my terms,” Muniang said.

Guo Yuehua’s eyes lit up with hope, and she quickly clutched at Muniang’s clothes, kneeling on the ground and pleading, “Young master, save me! If you can keep me from selling myself, I am willing to be a slave or a maid, to toil for you for the rest of my life! I beg you, young master!”

Who wouldn’t want a chance to live?

The old madam’s eyes gleamed. She hadn’t expected that the girl, who she thought would be a financial loss, might actually catch the interest of such an influential person. To get rid of her as soon as possible would be best, so she immediately put on a broad smile and said, “Young master, look, if you’re willing to take this girl, I’ll sell her to you right now. It’s just that the price… well…”

With that, the old madam smirked, “You know how hard it is for us to do business. The price can’t be too low! At the very least, it should be three hundred silver pieces!”

It was clearly extortion—she had just spent around twenty silver pieces on this new girl.

The old madam thought Muniang must be a smitten young master who would shell out any amount asked for, so the shrewd old woman considered using this opportunity to make a killing.

But Muniang was not someone easily taken advantage of. She immediately shook her head and said, “That’s not very kind of you. She’s not so stunning, just average. The maids in my house are better looking than her, and they only cost ten or twenty silver pieces to hire. You’re clearly taking me for a fool.”

After speaking, Muniang then put on a show of regret: “The truth is, I do pity this girl, so young and already facing death. It would be best to save a life, but since you’re trying to swindle me, I can’t be bothered. At the end of the day, the girl doesn’t want to serve customers anyway. Maybe it’s best if she just kills herself, then you, the old madam, will end up losing out.”