(Too many people complain about this chapter, and the beginning of this chapter is that the universal values ​​of the 21st century are priceless. How can some people think that spending 10,000 taels to buy people is brainless and bloody? Is it normal for an ordinary person in the 21st century to immediately take human life into the 19th century? It doesn’t require an adaptation process? In this way, if modern people return to the primitive era, can they only eat raw meat and drink blood with their butts? They wrap their animal skins and drill wood to make fire!)

How much is a person worth?

This seems to be a question that does not need to be answered in the twenty-first century, because life is priceless and this concept has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

But in the mid-to-late 19th century, life really had a price.

In the fifth year of Tongzhi, that is, in 1866, Li Aibo, a famous literary and historian and then a doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, spent 280 taels of silver to buy a singer and went home to be a concubine. This singer was similar to the fourth and fifth-tier stars of the 21st century, and was still a little worthwhile; in the fourth year of Guangxu, that was 1878, Lord Li spent 130 taels of silver to buy a Xi family, which was relatively normal; in the 13th year of Guangxu, that was 1887, Lord Li spent 180 taels of silver to buy a Wang family.

How much do you like eating tender grass?

It seems that today in 1872, it only costs about 100 taels to buy a little wife, so the fat man offered Chuxue's family ten thousand taels, which was indeed a bit high.

When Li Mu was talking, the cook who was still kowtowing just now was still looking at Li Mu with a look of hope. When the fat man finished speaking, the cook immediately collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

Anyone who sees it, Li Mu is not like a person who can afford ten thousand taels of silver—

Even if there are ten thousand taels of silver, in ordinary people's opinion, Li Mu probably wouldn't use it to buy a servant. The price is too expensive.

Indeed, after the little fat man offered the price, the children watching the fun in the restaurant were almost stunned. These future "columns of the court" of the Qing Empire were not very good. Before boarding the ship, they probably had never seen what the silver croaker looked like, and they had no idea about "10,000 taels of silver".

But everyone knows that there is no doubt that ten thousand taels of silver is a huge sum of money.

Hearing this number, Lao Zheng's eyes lit up, and his eyes were full of praise when he looked at the fat man. I guess Lao Zheng would never have thought that the fat man would use this method to find the place back.

The old Yan's family is now full of despair. Even Yan Hu, who had been struggling just now, closed his eyes in pain. As for the cook who was still begging for a while, he has now started crying loudly.

This number is really desperate for the old Yantou family.

Li Mu also disagrees with this price, but the reason for disagrees is not because he doesn't want to pay, but because he doesn't have enough money.

Li Mu didn't hesitate. Anyway, the money in his pocket was easy to get, so Li Mu took out all the dollars in his pocket and threw them directly in front of the fat man: "I'll say it first, it's not enough 12,000 US dollars. My buddy spent a lot these two days, but there are only more than 11,000 points here. Do you want it?"

Li Mu gave Mike $150, plus the $24 he got from Old Man Chen, there should be $11,874 left on him. Li Mu didn't hide it, took out his $24 and gave all the remaining $11,850 to the fat man.

"We haven't gotten off the boat yet, and we don't even have a place to spend money. Where did you spend all the money?" The little fat man was quite curious.

Li Mu couldn't help but roll his eyes. Are my clothes and these pistols and bullets all created by magic tricks?

However, the little fat man had no intention of pursuing it. Lao Zheng, behind the little fat man, let go of Chuxue casually, happily picked up the money on the table, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The speed of hiding money is also fast, which is faster than the "gun drawing technique" that Li Mu had practiced hard for several days!

"Okay - Chuxue is yours. You kid got a big advantage. Chuxue's little girl is very good for warming the bed-" The fat man smiled a little evilly, which made Li Mu's heart suddenly skip a beat.

This - Chuxue is not yet adult, and her little body has not grown up yet, so she should not be harmed by the fat man.

In a blink of an eye, Li Mu overturned this idea. How old is the little fat man? He probably hasn't even grown all his hair. Even if he wants to do evil, he is probably powerless.

Warm bed-

This word is really not about ambiguous relationships between men and women in the mid-to-late 19th century, but is literal.

Warming the bed is one of the maid's responsibilities. In the cold winter, the maid should warm the bed for the master before he goes to bed to facilitate the master to fall asleep. As for whether something will happen, it depends on the beauty of the girl in the warm bed and the master's ability. At this age of the little fat man, he probably has no capital to do evil.

However, since Chuxue is already Li Mu's person, Li Mu will not let the fat man speak so well, so Li Muyi said righteously: "Stop it - since my buddy has spent money, Chuxue is my buddy's person. You should be careful when you speak-"

Li Mu and the fat man seemed to have completed the transaction while chatting and laughing, and immediately shocked everyone in the restaurant.

Except for Chuxue's family, everyone's eyes looked at Li Mu were similar to those of fools. Even Mike, they really didn't expect that Li Mu had so much money and was really willing to spend so much money to buy Chuxue's family. This is not spending money like soil, it is simply spending money like water in the Pacific Ocean.

As for Chuxue's family's eyes, it was similar to seeing Taishang Laojun himself descending to earth. The gratitude in his eyes made Li Mu feel as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

Lao Zheng just let go of Chuxue, and the cook who was crying suddenly rushed over and hugged Chuxue firmly in his arms. He touched Chuxue's hair that was scrambled by Lao Zheng with his surprised hands, and hugged her and started crying loudly.

But anyone can hear the joy of losing and regaining in the crying, which is completely different from the miserable despair just now.

Lao Yan was stunned for a moment, looked at Lao Zheng and the fat man with a complicated expression, and kowtowed again. Then he got up and walked around the table and came to Li Mu to kneel down straightly, and kowtowed respectfully.

This is what recognizes the Lord.

The atmosphere looked dignified and solemn, but Li Mu felt very awkward in his heart. No matter how he looked at the movements of Lao Yan's head, he was almost the same as worshiping his ancestors.

Although Li Mu from the 21st century did not want to be too alternative in this era, he was unwilling to let others kneel over at any time. It doesn’t matter if they were all Qing people on the boat. If they got on the boat and let Americans see this kind of etiquette, the Americans would definitely not accept the remnants of Li Mu, the feudal dynasty.

Not only Lao Yan, but behind Lao Yan, the cook who was crying just now pulled Chuxue and kowtowed. Yan Hu and Yan Shun no longer bothered each other. Yan Hu, who was still angry just now, came over to kowtow honestly.

Not to mention, seeing this big and thick man kneeling in front of him honestly, Li Mu really had a different feeling in his heart.

In fact, whether in the 21st century or the 19th century, destiny can never be controlled by others. If you want to control your own destiny and decide your destiny, you must first make yourself stronger.
Chapter completed!