Chapter 2
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I followed the lady away from my childhood friends. I didn't look back or else l knew l would have cried. I didn't want to talk to anyone about my situation. I knew I'd be embarrassed and ashamed. Luckily l did not have to start early. We walked for about 10 minutes before entering another courtyard. It was magnificently furnished and looked like a mini paradise. This momentarily allowed me to forget why l was even there.
The lady turned back and smiled knowingly. She gave me a hand and l took it. She led me to one of the stools and made me sit down. She called a maid who brought tea and a few snacks. The lady poured some tea for me and sat down herself. "My name is Wei Yong alias Wei. What is yours?" I shook my head: "I don't have a name but my alias is Yao Mei." Mistress Wei looked so approachable and nice that l immediately felt safe with her. I sipped the tea and ate the snacks while Mistress Wei looked on.
I felt some cramps after that and thought they would go away with time but they got progressively worse and worse before l couldn't conceal my discomfort anymore. Mistress Wei did not look at me anymore and instead helped herself to some snacks. I stopped her in horror: "Mistress Wei! Don't eat them! They may be poisoned because..." She laughed: "Don't worry young one. That is not poison. It is just some medicine. Medicine that kills the womb!"
I was shocked: "Why did you give me this medicine?" She looked at me pitifully: "Girl, which colour do you think you're in? This is not green or purple. We have to use ourselves. This is today's first painful lesson of the colour black. Once you've started, you can never have a family of your own."
I endured the pain and replied: "What is my first assignment mistress?" She looked at her nails in nonchalance: "You'll be coming with me today to watch me work. After all, we are the ladies of the night. Someone! Come here and dress me and this young girl for work!"
Maids walked in with two outfits and two bathtubs. I immediately blushed: "Mistress! Am l supposed to take a bath here with everyone seeing me?" She laughed loudly at my naivety and innocence: "I honestly don't know why that Mistress Lang gave you this colour. Clearly, she has some grudges against you. Yes. You'll take a bath in front of others. Trust me, you'll do more embarrassing things in the future. Now take off your clothes and bathe."
We both took off our clothes and entered the bath. The maids rubbed my skin until there was no dirt anymore. Then they took me out of the bath and rubbed some creams onto my body. I turned back to look at the clothes l would be wearing and then l blushed. A black and red silky tank vest with small straps and a short skirt that reached my upper thigh. My black hair was twisted and coiled into waves. No makeup was applied because l was too young.
I looked at the mistress and then blushed more. Her milky thighs were on display as she wore another fitting cheongsam. This time, the tight dress was all black with two slits on either side and even shorter than before. I was so sure that if she bent, l would see her lace panties.
Mind you, l was only five.
Mistress Wei looked at me and nodded in satisfaction: "There's no denying that you are a real beauty. Let's go." She grabbed my hand and walked out of the courtyard. She half-dragged me to the entrance of the pavilion house because l did not want to meet people while looking so revealing.
I kept trying to pull my skirt down but was harshly reprimanded by the mistress. "Just stand there and look like a doll! You won't be doing anything today!" I sighed in relief and smiled a little. At the entrance, there were colour-coded lines. We went and stood in line. Since it was night, only two colours would be working; blue and black. Blue would be the colour providing entertainment using instruments. That was their speciality. Where Black was there for the lust.
We were right behind another mistress who seemed to be quite new to her position. A butler came and informed her of her customer. Mistress Wei then spoke in hushed tones: "Observe exactly what happens and keep it in your mind. later, when you watch me work, you must also take some notes. After looking at them, I'll tell the maids to take you to the watching part of my room. Learn well! You only have 5 years before you have to start doing this yourself." I nodded and then paid more attention.
The mistress approached her client and first engaged in some conversation. There was some tittering, laughing and mild groping before she whispered in his ear. He blushed and took her hand. Then they walked off into another building. Mistress Wei turned around and called a maid over: "Take her to two watching rooms. One of them is mine and the other is for that mistress who just left." The maid curtsied and signalled me to follow her.
Mistress Wei gave me a thumbs up and pushed me away. I walked towards the very same building that the couple had just walked into. As l climbed up the stairs to the room, very many ambiguous sounds and cries could be heard from some of the rooms. I was scared but l still forced myself to keep walking.
We finally reached a wooden door. The maid opened it using keys and pushed me inside. "I will wait outside. Knock when they have finished. If you knock and they haven't, you'll be punished. Don't make any sounds because they may hear you." She then locked the door and left me in darkness. I stood there and waited until the couple themselves put on the lights.
I was still confused as to what was happening but endeavoured to remain silent and see what it was l supposed to learn.
Poor me. I didn't even know what was happening.
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