Chapter 912: This Young Lady Has a Skill
Shu Yu found it odd and whispered to Ding Yuehua, "Do you know that girl?"
Ding Yuehua waved her hand to dismiss the broker who was about to introduce them, then pulled Shu Yu aside to a corner and said in a low voice, "That maid was just sold off by the Fan family not too long ago."
Shu Yu glanced at the maid, "Did she cause trouble?"
Ding Yuehua’s expression was somewhat indescribable as she slightly shook her head and said, "Not exactly trouble. That girl had previously learned back-opening massage and the skills to soothe the meridians and had always been attending to Grandmother. The old lady had made some muddled decisions in the past, disliking it here, so she went to the Manor outside of town to retire."
Muddled decisions? Shu Yu raised her eyebrows.
Continuing, Ding Yuehua said, "At the end of last year, when I got married, Grandmother came back, bringing the Maid with her. An old woman in charge at the Fan family took quite good care of this maid and went to my mother-in-law suggesting that since the maid was at a marriageable age, it might be time to find a match for her. My mother-in-law agreed and let the maid stay at the Fan family, then sent another servant to accompany Grandmother back to the Manor."
As she said this, Ding Yuehua glanced at the maid and sighed, "But as you can see, this person is quite charming and pretty. My Grandmother hadn’t yet found someone for her when my Eldest Uncle took a fancy to her. This led to my Sister-in-law taking a strong disliking to the girl, and at the first opportunity, found fault with her and sold her off."
The Sister-in-law in the Fan family initially wanted to sell her to a brothel, since she had the skill in massage, which would be valued there.
It was the old woman in charge who pleaded with Mrs. Fan, saying after all she had served the old lady, and it would be shameful to have such an end within half a year of her return, it might reflect poorly on Mrs. Fan for being discontent with the old lady to the point of not sparing even her personal Maid.
Thus, the Maid was spared the fate of being sent to a brothel, but was still sold to this agency, her future uncertain.
Upon hearing this, Shu Yu couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.
Skilled in massaging and soothing meridians...