Chapter 365: Selling Oneself into Slavery
he angrily rebuked Meng Jin Yao: "Meng Jin Yao, what is the matter with you rushing at me, relying on your status to bully Wan'er, what kind of skill is that"Meng Jiny Yao was about to reply when she...A girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a pretty face, ran towards them in a panic. She wore a dress that had been washed until it was white and patched, but her beauty still shone through.
Behind the girl, a middle-aged couple was chasing after her. The woman’s face was filled with anger as she shouted, “You little brat, stop right there! Don't you dare try to jump into the river!”
Gu Jingxi, seeing the situation, instinctively pulled his little wife aside to avoid being bumped into by the girl and incurring an unwarranted disaster.
The young girl ran to the railing, glanced at the river below, and was so frightened that her face turned pale. She then turned back to look at the middle-aged couple behind her, seeing them approaching step by step. In a moment of desperation, she sought help from the wealthy couple beside her, kneeling down with a thud: “Kind sir, kind madam, please show mercy and save me!”
Meng Jinyao saw the young girl's tears welling up, kneeling pitifully before her. She glanced at the middle-aged couple not far away, and several onlookers surrounding them. Instead of immediately attending to the girl, she chose to observe the situation first.
Gu Jingxi didn't pay attention to the girl either.
When the middle-aged man and woman saw this, they let out a sigh of relief. The woman hurried over, taking three steps in two, and bent down to pull the girl up. As she pulled her, she scolded, "You little bitch! We pitied you and took care of you according to our elders' wishes, but you want to elope with someone else Are you that desperate to get married"edly took out ten silver notes worth one hundred taels each from her sleeve and handed them to him, saying softly: "Second brother, take this silver first. Buy whatever you need, don't treat yourself...