The little girl is a money-loser; she's known that since she was little.

She has never had a full meal since she can remember. Her two meals a day consist of either steamed sweet potatoes or boiled potatoes, and a small piece of potato is not enough to fill her stomach.

Her brother can not only eat steamed buns and stir-fried vegetables, but also an extra egg every day.

She dared not cry or make a fuss, because that would only earn her a beating and harsh curses.

Later, she was even sold to a variety show troupe.

Because her mother said that if she went there she could eat three full meals a day, and she would get a monthly salary after performing on stage, and she could go home when she turned fifteen, she followed the troupe leader without crying or making a fuss.

We're eating three meals a day, and the portions are a bit larger than at home, but we can't say we're full.

Because the troupe leader said she couldn't eat too much, as that would interfere with her practice.

The training was so tough. My body was covered in scrapes and sprains from training. If I didn't train well, the troupe leader would whip my calves with willow branches. Every kind of injury hurt more than the slaps my mother would give me.

But she couldn't run away, because the troupe leader said she had been sold by her parents and that she was now the troupe leader's person.

Moreover, the opera troupe had been traveling and performing in various places and had already left Donglin City. She didn't know where her home was, and even if she ran away, she wouldn't be able to find it. She might starve to death on the way.

She gritted her teeth and practiced for four years, and finally she was able to perform on stage and receive the Moon Silver.

She finally got her own nickname, given to her by the class leader, which is Liuli (琉璃).

It's a very nice name, much better than "Dead Girl".

During this time, the troupe leader took pity on her and allowed her to send two letters home.

She was very happy when she received the reply; it was a letter her mother had asked someone in the city to write for her.

She remembered her mother's words in the letter: to save money and not spend it recklessly, so that she could help her brother get married when she returned home.

She was too young when she was sold, and too much time has passed since then. Her childhood memories are now blurred. She has forgotten her parents' favoritism and only remembers that she can go home when the contract expires.

Life in the acrobatic troupe was tough and tiring, and going home became her obsession; only this obsession could sustain her and keep her going.

In her letters to her family, her mother repeatedly emphasized that she should return home immediately when the time came and not linger.

Her family must miss her too, which gave her a glimmer of hope.

She thought that if she listened to her mother and saved money, she would feel the warmth of home and the care of her family when she returned.

Unexpectedly, her family only smiled slightly when they saw her money. Once they got the money, their attitude towards her changed within a few days.

She became even less kind to her than her fellow apprentices in the troupe, and even less kind to the troupe leader who forced her to practice constantly just to make money.

Her name changed from Liuli to Dead Girl.

This made her wonder if she had come to the wrong place or thought she had found the wrong house.

But she knew in her heart that she hadn't made a mistake.

Later, she overheard her mother and sister-in-law discussing finding her a husband.

Only then did she understand why her mother had insisted that she return after she turned fifteen.

It wasn't that I missed her; it was because I was old enough to get married at fifteen and could earn more money as a bride price.

She suddenly gave up.

Well, since ancient times, a woman's marriage has always been arranged by her parents and matchmakers. She can't decide her own marriage. It doesn't matter who she marries, so let it be.

What she didn't expect was that because she had been sold into a variety show troupe when she was young, even though she was good-looking, not many people were willing to marry her.

Because they thought she had been someone else's plaything, they considered her lowly and disgusted by her.

Even though she never used her body to please those rich and powerful men.

She's just a street performer!

Although many gentlemen had taken a liking to her, she managed to evade them all with her own cleverness and the help of her fellow apprentices in the troupe. She was innocent!

But she couldn't explain to everyone individually, and no one would believe her anyway.

What she never expected was that her parents, unable to earn the dowry money, actually contacted bandits and staged a scene to sell her into their den.

At first, she thought she was just unlucky to have been kidnapped. When she was stripped naked and whipped in the bandits' den, she felt that she had lost her innocence and completely lost the desire to live.

Life is so tiring, let's just kill her like this.

Unexpectedly, a handsome man came to her rescue.

She wanted to die.

But the man slapped him and scolded him with some rather rude words.

The man said, "If you want to die, you can die however you want after I leave here. But if you delay my rescue, believe me, even if you die, I'll strip you naked and throw you into the street!"

He added, "Dirty my foot! He hasn't even taken his pants off yet, and he's still wearing his undergarment. He was just whipped a few times; he'll be fine after a while."

Besides, right now only you and I know this place. It's uncertain whether the person on the ground will even survive, and I don't know you. Once you go home, who will know what happened here?

She didn't know if she was frightened by the first sentence or if she felt a sliver of hope after hearing the second, but in any case, the thought of living resurfaced, and she dared not easily commit suicide.

The man promised her that as long as she stayed there obediently and didn't cause any trouble, he would come back and take her away with him once she found the person she was looking for.

The man spoke very sincerely, and she thought, I'll trust him this once. If this stranger really comes back to save me, then I'll live well.

If he doesn't come... the worst that can happen is death...

She leaned against the back door, waiting for who knows how long, and just as she was beginning to lose hope, the man indeed returned.

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