When the boat owner surnamed Tian heard Lin Haoming's question, he put down his chopsticks and said, "Mr. Lin, are you going to buy some waiters for the house? If that's the case, it will be really difficult here in Dongshi?"
"Oh! Why? Are there no servants or maids here?" Lin Haoming asked.
"Although there are people who can buy and sell in this East Market, they are not used as workers, but... but for that kind of purpose!" Captain Tian said with some embarrassment.
Lin Haoming naturally understood what the so-called purpose was. It was obviously another kind of serving people. Lin Haoming also smiled and nodded to show that he understood.
Seeing that Lin Haoming understood, Captain Tian continued: "If you want to buy and sell maids and servants! You still have to go to the West Market. Not only are there maids and servants, you can even buy some bodyguards and thugs to look after the house!"
"Oh! There are also bodyguards and thugs here who sell their bodies?" Lin Haoming was a little surprised.
Captain Tian smiled and said: "Of course, the waterways in Dithief City are prosperous and there are many people doing business. Naturally, you need some bodyguards to protect you when you go out. Of course, not everyone will sell themselves. In fact, most of them just do it.
They can be hired, but only a very small part are sold as slaves. Of course, these are mainly people from Nanzhou. Nanzhou is different from us. They have many tribes, large and small, and there are often fights between tribes, so there are prisoners of war.
, most of the slaves, if they were women, would stay. If they kept men around, it would be a waste of food, and secondly, they would not be able to drive them safely, so some people thought of sending people to Dongzhou and Xizhou.
"This is interesting, but how can these Nanzhou prisoners of war be obedient?" Lin Haoming asked.
"First of all, they traveled a long way to bring them here. It is almost impossible to return to Nanzhou. Secondly, these people will be poisoned by the Gu Master of Nanzhou. If they are disobedient, they can be made to live and die.
, Of course, I heard these by chance, and I’m not very clear about the details!” Captain Tian said with a smile.
Everyone was listening attentively to the new news. Only Han Ningxiang's weak body trembled slightly when the other party mentioned Gu Master, but no one paid much attention to it.
"Gu Master, I have heard of this. They are a very mysterious group of people in Nanzhou. I didn't expect to see such people here. If so, I would like to buy two prisoners of war who have been poisoned by Gu.
Slave, please study it carefully!" Shu Siyue said with great interest.
The captain of the field was shocked when he heard this. He had never heard of studying people before, and he immediately stayed away from this woman who was unbelievably beautiful even though she was wearing a veil.
Since they were going to the West Market, Lin Haoming and others got back on the boat after lunch and sailed at full speed for nearly two hours before finally sailing into the West Market.
The West Market is indeed completely different from the East Market. First of all, there are many more people here than in the East Market. Moreover, the mixed fish and dragons described by Captain Tian before are not an exaggeration at all. However, the streets and shops along the river are just above the river.
There are all types of boats, including awnings, dragon boats, and painted boats. Everyone can see them, from coolies in ragged clothes to princes in mink and fur coats. The sound of paddling, the sound of selling, and the sound of shouting are mixed together to form this
Music unique to West Market.
Captain Tian was very familiar with this place. Under his control, the boat shuttled on the river and soon stopped at a pier.
He told the waiter and daughter on the boat and took everyone ashore again.
After landing, there is still a street, but this street is much narrower than the street in front of the Dongyue Inn where we live. People from some shops are shouting near the pier, and they will come to inquire whenever someone comes ashore.
Captain Tian pushed away a few people who came forward, and soon led Lin Haoming and his party to a tall building dozens of feet away.
In the East Market, there are many high-rise buildings with more than three floors, but in the West Market, they are rare along the way. Although some shops are not small, they only have two or three floors.
This high-rise building has five floors, and no one came out to shout. Instead, there were two tall and mighty warriors standing at the door. However, the kind of wandering people would be intimidated at the first sight.
Lin Haoming noticed that on the plaque of this tall building, there were three characters "Zhenbao Tower" written on it.
Looking at these three words, Lin Haoming couldn't help but feel a little funny. He was here to buy someone, but it turned out that this place was called Zhenbao Building. It seemed that he really treated people as treasures. The master behind the scenes was also an interesting person.
people.
Although there were samurai standing outside the building, after entering the building, there was a relatively spacious hall with tables and chairs. At first glance, it looked like a teahouse. After a closer look, I realized that there were people sitting at each table.
There is a woman in red sitting in half of the place, and she is talking to other people.
At this time, a good-looking woman who looked to be in her twenties also came over and said with a smile: "My dear guests, do you need anything? My little girl is picking weeds. If you need anything, please ask me."
I can just lift it!”
The woman named Caiwei, while speaking, made gestures to invite everyone to sit down, while keeping a smile on her face, which made people feel comfortable.
"I heard that the maids and servants here are the best, so I came here to take a look. If you are satisfied, buy some!" Lin Haoming said.
"Your guest has really come to the right place. I, Zhenbaolou, treat these people as real treasures, so naturally they are the best! We can provide whatever maids and servants your guest needs!" Caiwei said with a smile.
When Lin Haoming heard this, he really guessed the meaning of the sign, and felt funny in his heart. However, he did not speak next, but Shu Siyue asked aloud: "I need some maids, the kind who can do things, and can't look too good.
Ugly, you need to be more agile with your hands and feet."
While Shu Siyue was talking, a maid brought tea. Caiwei personally brought one of the cups to Shu Siyue and said with a smile: "Madam, what you said is a little general. Can you elaborate more?"
A little bit, for example, does the maid need to know some music, chess, calligraphy and painting, or flowers and herbs?"
"Oh! Do you have any maids here who know medical skills?" Shu Siyue was a little surprised.
"Of course, we will specialize in teaching maids some strengths here, including medical skills. If Madam has needs in this area, you can choose." Caiwei said with a smile.
"Medical skills cannot be seen, they can only be tested!" Shu Siyue said.
"If Madam wants to test these maids in person, she can freely test these maids according to Madam's thoughts. Of course, we will not refuse. But if you choose like this, the price will definitely need to be increased. And our Zhenbao Building is also a legitimate brand, and the contract
The signing also requires supervision!" Caiwei saw that this group of people was obviously very unfamiliar with this place, and might even be outsiders at all, so she gave a more detailed introduction.