The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 437 - 447 Knocking

Chapter 437: Chapter 447 Knocking

Gu Youyou turned her head to look at those people, the human trafficker standing in front of them even stretched her neck to look this way. When she noticed Gu Youyou looking over, she quickly drew back and shifted her gaze elsewhere.

As for those purchased by Yue Rujing, they stood there meekly, heads bowed, and even without seeing their faces, one could still feel each of those resigned and desperate hearts.

They were at most in their twenties, and the youngest around ten, or even younger if Gu Youyou hadn’t instructed to exclude the very young.

Gu Youyou closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Alright, you’re right, by using them, we save them, and it’s also to our advantage. Since it’s a mutually beneficial trade, why not do it?"

Yue Rujing smiled and said, "That’s more like it!"

Walking forward, Yue Rujing tossed a silver tael to the human trafficker, who broke into a broad smile, thanked them profusely, and before leaving, even mentioned that if they were satisfied, they should give her more business.

Gazing at this group of ’purchased people,’ Gu Youyou didn’t know what to say for a moment.

But it was Yue Rujing who was more familiar with the business, seeing Gu Youyou remained silent for a long time, she had to raise her voice and command, "All of you, lift your heads and let Doctor Gu have a good look."

At her words, they all lifted their heads together and called out ’Doctor Gu,’ which surprised Gu Youyou.

At the same time, she felt their obedience was heart-wrenchingly endearing.

This must have been something Yue Rujing had the human trafficker train them to do in advance.

"Now, from left to right, each of you report your name."

They obediently reported their names.

Yue Rujing then said, "Those who can read and write, step forward."

So, a man and a woman stepped out.

Gu Youyou looked somewhat surprised at the woman, who appeared to be fifteen or sixteen years old with delicate features and a pure face—beauty in a simple style.

It was known that girls from both wealthy and modest households were not allowed to learn to read and write, whereas it was possible for male attendants alongside young masters.

It was rare for men who could read and write to be sold, and even rarer for women, which stirred Gu Youyou’s curiosity about her past.

Gu Youyou first asked the man, "Why do you know how to read?"

The man answered respectfully, "Doctor Gu, I was previously a servant to the young master of the Yin Family in Shunchang Prefecture, but after the young master drowned, I was... sold off."

Although he spoke calmly and simply, it wasn’t hard to imagine what must have transpired.

The drowning of the young master, and as the attendant to the young master, he was lucky that the Yin Family hadn’t beaten him to death.

"And you?" Gu Youyou then asked the woman.

The woman slightly lifted her head and bent her knees a bit, her behavior proper and modest, evidently someone brought up in a well-educated household.

She said, "In response to Doctor Gu, my family was once well-off and my parents hired a female scholar to teach me reading and painting. But after our family fell into hard times, I had no choice but to sell myself into servitude."

It turned out she had once been a young lady of a rich family.

Likewise, she spoke very calmly, as simply as if having an everyday conversation, but the sadness within was known only to her.

After some brief questioning, Gu Youyou took them on a tour of this special compound, simultaneously applying both soft and hard approaches.

"You don’t need to see yourselves as servants or slaves; what I’ve bought are not servants or slaves, but medicine attendants. So, you don’t need to feel inferior. I’ll dispense silver taels to you like any regular household would to its maids and servants, and once you’ve saved enough to buy your freedom, you can also look to this... Doctor Yue to redeem yourselves."

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