One night in the seventh month of the eighteenth year of heaven......

The city of Shengdu was shrouded in silence.

The pavilions in the city are high and low, with red tiles and white walls. The bluestone paved alleys stretch slowly into the distance, and there is no end in sight.

The willow branches on both sides of the street are luxuriant, and the long, thin willow branches hang down from the treetops, like the long hair of a fairy.

The occasional breeze drives the willow branches to flutter in the wind, bringing a rare touch of coolness to the hot summer......

In a small, independent two-story building in the middle of the city......

Mengyun was in a daze, and she heard a woman whispering beside her, "What a beautiful embryo!" Although it's dirty, it's just a matter of freshening up and dressing up, and then training and training well. In a few years, it will definitely help me make a lot of money. ”

Meng Yun opened her eyes violently, and she sat up, realizing that she was in the same bed.

She saw a middle-aged woman standing beside her.

The woman had a thin face and a light green dress, and a hairpin stuck obliquely on her head.

The woman saw that the dream cloud had woken up. She smiled first, and then asked, "Little girl, are you awake?" Must be hungry, right? Would you like to eat something first? ”

Mengyun shook her head and hurriedly asked her, "Who are you?" Where am I? ”

I saw that the woman sat on the chair next to the table, and replied unhurriedly: "This is 'Fengyue Tower', I am the mother here, you will call me Aunt Feng in the future." ”

Mengyun didn't know what the 'Fengyue Tower' was, but her subconscious told her that it might be dangerous to stay here. She immediately pretended to be pitiful, and at once she burst into tears, and as she wept, she got out of bed and walked in the direction of the door.

Aunt Feng hurriedly got up and grabbed her, her face changed, and she said viciously, "Where are you going?" There are people guarding the door, and you can't get out. I'll tell you the truth, this will be your home in the future, if you are obedient, I guarantee you will live well. If you don't obey, I'll break your legs. ”

Mengyun stopped, but ignored her.

Aunt Feng slowed down her voice, and she continued, "Don't you want your things too?" ”

As she spoke, she took out a dagger and shook it in front of Mengyun's eyes.

Mengyun saw it, she hurriedly stretched out her hand to grab it, and said urgently: "You give it back to me, it's mine." ”

Unexpectedly, Aunt Feng suddenly raised her arm, and she said, "As long as you are obedient, I will return it to you." ”

Mengyun nodded.

Aunt Feng smiled, she slowly put the dagger on the table, and said lightly: "The materials and workmanship of this knife are not bad, I don't look like something in ordinary people's homes, I don't ask where it came from, give it back to you, who made me so soft-hearted!" Remember, don't try to run away, your 'deed of sale' is with me! You're a slave now, and if you run away, I'll report to the police, or I'll get you back, you know? ”

Hearing Aunt Feng say this, Mengyun was a little scared! Although she had not seen the 'Deed of Sale', she knew what a slave was. Slaves can be bought and sold at will, and they are not free people, but can only obey the orders of their masters.

Aunt Feng continued: "I see that you are dressed like a desert escaper, I guess you must have no Abba and Aunt, no home. If you leave me, you'll starve to death. If you are obedient to me, I promise you to eat and drink spicy food every day, and if you earn money in the future, you may thank me! Little girl, what's your name? ”

Mengyun was really hungry, she looked at the pastries on the table, swallowed her saliva, and said, "My name is Mengyun, if there is anything to eat, let me fill my stomach first." ”

Aunt Feng smiled and said, "Mengyun, this name is very nice. I won't give you any other name, I'll call you Mengyun in the future! Eat some pastries on the table, and drink some tea when you're thirsty. I'll find someone to take you to the shower in a moment, change your clothes, and dress you up a little more beautifully. ”

With that, she walked out of the room.

There was a little maid outside the door who closed the door for her, and it seemed that she had been guarding the door.

Seeing her leave, Mengyun quickly put away the dagger.

She picked up the pastry on the table and devoured it......

As she ate, she carefully observed the layout of the room.

The door is to the south, and to the west is a window with a dressing table under which an oval bronze mirror is placed.

To the north is a wooden bed with a rectangular table in front of the bed and four chairs around it. On the east side is a wardrobe, and nothing else.

At this time, there were a few flower candles burning on the table, and it seemed that it was already night.

Mengyun walked to the window, and she reached out and gently pushed it open.

It's already dark outside.

By the bright moonlight she saw that where she was now was on the second floor of a small building.

Not far in front of her was a tall compound wall that could not be climbed.

There is a row of green bamboos in front of the courtyard wall, and there are some flowers and plants around the green bamboo that she can't name......

At this moment, the door was pushed open.

Aunt Feng walked in first. She was followed by a little maid, who seemed to be fifteen or sixteen years old. She also carried a tray in her hand with some clothes and rouge gouache, as well as a few cheap jewelry.

Aunt Feng saw Mengyun looking out of the window, and she said a little unhappily, "Are you thinking about running away?" I'll tell you! The front and back doors of this place are guarded, and the surrounding courtyard walls are so tall that you can't run out of them. Come on and I'll introduce you. ”

She pointed to the girl standing next to her and said, "This is Zi Yan, who came here at this time last year. She cried and fussed when she first came, but now she is used to it. ”

Zi Yan smiled at Mengyun friendly, and Mengyun saw that her smile was a little bitter.

Aunt Feng said lightly: "Let Zi Yan take you to take a bath in a while, change into clean clothes, dress up beautifully, and tell you all the rules here by the way." I don't think you're too old, so let's be a little maid here first! ”

Zi Yan gently put the tray on the table, and said to Aunt Feng with a smile: "Aunt Feng, don't worry! I promise she'll dress her up. ”

At this time, someone outside the door called 'Aunt Feng'.

When she heard this, she immediately turned around and went out.

There were only two people left in the room, Mengyun and Zi Yan.

Zi Yan came over and took Mengyun's hand and sat on the edge of the bed, she said gently: "Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person, I'm just a little girl." ”

Mengyun opened her mouth and asked her, "Why am I here?" ”

Zi Yan shook her head at first, then let out a long sigh, she said, "Because the girls from good families don't want to come here, and most of the girls here are trafficked by human traffickers. ”

Mengyun continued to ask, "What kind of place is this?" ”

Zi Yan replied: "This is 'Fengyue Tower', which is the largest brothel in Shengdu City. That is, the place where those rich sons and nobles entertained. And what we have to do every day is to serve them and make them happy. ”

Mengyun still didn't quite understand, and she asked, "How do you serve to make them happy?" ”

Zi Yan patiently explained: "In fact, it is to accompany the guests to drink, play musical instruments for them, sing small songs or something. I don't know much about the specifics, and I'm just a little girl now. However, Aunt Feng said that from next year, I will learn what my sisters do, to pick up customers, and I will be sixteen years old next year. Here, the older sister over the age of sixteen is the one who has to pick up the guests. When you see them in the future, you have to call your sister first, and then you can speak. And privately, just say their names. They are all using fake names here, and as for their real names, only Aunt Feng and themselves may know. For those of us who are young, they are all little maids here, and they don't have to pick up customers, but they have to serve their sisters. Moreover, we also have to go to the front building to serve tea and water to the guests. ”

Mengyun secretly thought in his heart, "I'm not even fifteen years old yet!" I'll be sixteen years old in a little more than a year, and I'll talk about it in a year. ”

Zi Yan saw that Mengyun was in a daze, so she gently pushed her and said softly, "Let's go, I'll take you to the wing room to take a bath first." Tomorrow, Aunt Feng will find you a sister to serve. ”

After speaking, Zi Yan stood up and walked out the door.

Mengyun picked up the clothes that Zi Yan brought and followed her out of the room......

Come to the outside of the small building.

Mengyun saw that this was a courtyard that was not big or small.

In the middle of the courtyard there is a large tree with leafy branches, and under the big tree is a stone table and several stone benches.

There is a round moon gate on the east side of the small building, and there is a large passage outside the door.

Looking through the big aisle, there is also a courtyard over there. It's just that it's too dark to see what's in that yard.

Mengyun followed Zi Yan to the wing room on the west side of the small building.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see a large round wooden barrel in the middle of the room.

Below the window was a pitch-black stove smoked by smoke. There was a large cauldron on the stove, and there were some chopped firewood randomly placed next to the stove.

Zi Yan picked up the wooden bucket behind the door, she struggled to pour the water from the wooden bucket into the cauldron, and Mengyun hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Zi Yan smiled at Mengyun, and she said, "There is only one well in the 'Fengyue Tower', just in front of the kitchen in the backyard, and if you want to fetch water, you can only go there. However, if you want to fetch water later, you'd better call me and the two of us go together, for the ground around the well is slippery. Also, it's best to fetch water during the day and not at night. ”

Hearing Zi Yan's words, Mengyun's heart was full of gratitude, she nodded vigorously, and asked Zi Yan, "Is fetching water also what the maids do?" ”

Zi Yan replied: "Of course! However, if you get along with a guy in the future, he will also help you fetch water. ”

After saying that, she actually 'giggled' and laughed evilly.

Mengyun's pretty face turned red, she shook her head shyly, and quickly squatted down to help Zi Yan light the fire......