Since then, a lot of jokes have been made by wealthy families in various places. The originally bright and glamorous people have turned gloomy within a few days.
Fortunately, there is always a way out, and people quickly found the loopholes in this law. As long as you are not a citizen of Dahua, you can still be a slave.
Since Emperor Tianqi came to the throne, the border conflicts in Dahua have not stopped, and there are many captured civilians. Together with the traffickers who buy and sell people from other places, they have finally filled the missing slave trade.
When he arrived at the mule and horse market, Chaitino handed over two large coins for the fare, and then walked slowly along the bustling market.
The Mule and Horse Market naturally focuses on the trading of mules and horses, but in the inner corner, a large area is separated by bamboo poles and reeds, which is the boundary of human trafficking, and those who are bought and sold also have a unified title, "Two Feet"
sheep.
Chai Tiannuo, who had experienced the education in his previous life, was a little reluctant to the truth here. Looking at those similar people being traded as livestock, he always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
However, if you follow the Romans, you have to do what you have to do. For a two-legged sheep, it is better to have someone to buy it than no one to buy it. The end of being uninterested is even worse, and you can only work hard until you die.
Chai Tiannuo fell in love with a Tatar from Wangting in the northwest grassland at first sight. He was young and strong, and he was good at raising animals.
The most rare thing is that the Tatars can speak fluent Central Plains dialect, which is really rare.
In addition, these grassland herdsmen have a simple character and will be loyal to their master once they recognize them.
Unfortunately, the price was too expensive. The high price of thirty taels of silver made Chai Tiannuo tremble and turned around to leave without saying a word.
I kept looking and asking, but whatever I liked, the cheapest one cost fifteen or sixty taels of silver. It was true that some couldn't afford it. I kept asking, and I found that those with some physical disabilities or age were cheaper, but the price
It should be around seven or eight taels.
Chai Tiannuo couldn't help but grin. He bought this as a gift to his uncle, not for them to serve him, but for him to serve them.
But Chai Tiannuo can also understand. After all, the sale of two-legged sheep is tightly controlled by the imperial court. Every transaction has a lot of drawbacks. If it is sold cheaply, the merchants really have no profit.
Compared with young people, women's prices are cheaper, but they are also older, and the prices for young and beautiful ones are not much lower.
Turning a corner, what came into view were several women in ragged clothes. Chaitino couldn't help but mutter, "The evil old society!"
Seeing a buyer passing by, the Two-legged Sheep made a commotion, and soon came the merchant's scolding, but there was no kicking or beating.
Dahua has always regarded itself as a country of etiquette, and doing this kind of business has dissatisfied the great Confucian scholars, so it has special legal protection, just like plowing cattle, harming or killing it is a serious crime.
Chai Tiannuo shook his head and was about to go elsewhere when he was stopped by a woman in her late thirties softly:
"Young master, please buy me. I have no health problems. I am good at cooking, washing, and mending. You will definitely not suffer any loss if you buy it."
When he first entered the mule and horse market, Chai Tiannuo saw someone selling preserved fruits, so he bought a box to bring to Yu Zhen'er. Seeing that the woman in front of him was well-behaved and well-behaved but looked disheveled, he handed her a piece, curious.
ask:
"Auntie, I see that you don't speak and act like someone from an ordinary family. How could you end up living in such a state?"
The woman took the preserved fruit and thanked her, and tears instantly flowed down her face:
"I am a native of Bohai. My mother-in-law's family has a long history of scholarship. I read a lot of articles before I got married. My husband's family is also well off, and he lives a fairly prosperous life."
"Unexpectedly, my husband suddenly passed away years ago. In order to seize the family property, my brother-in-law secretly kidnapped me and sold me to human traffickers. After traveling all the way, I ended up here."
Looking at the sad woman crying, Chai Tiannuo couldn't help but sigh. The Bohai Kingdom is in the northeast and is really not close to Shuliang Province in the south.
"Auntie, do you have any relatives at home?"
After hearing this, Chaitino felt compassion and wanted to help.
"No, I have a daughter who was also sold. I don't know where she is now."
After saying this, the woman couldn't help but burst into tears, and the woman next to her also began to cry. After being reduced to such a state, naturally everyone had their own sad things.
Chai Tiannuo sighed, it was fate that she could call him out in the vast sea of people. He would help if he could. My mother-in-law was getting older, so she could take care of him and I could feel at ease.
Looking up, Chai Tiannuo found that Ren Yazi was collecting a large amount of fodder. It seemed that he had a wide range of business, not only sheep, but also mules and horses.
"Yalang, what's the price of that woman?"
"She, you are so discerning. Although you are a little older, you are still slim and graceful, with a tattoo of fifteen taels!"
Ren Yazi stretched out his hands and made a fifteen sign.
"How is it possible, so expensive?!"
Chai Tiannuo was shocked. It seemed that the price of a virgin girl was about the same.
"Looking at what you said, a well-maintained woman in her early thirties is a treasure wherever she goes. An acre of mature land is definitely better than a raw wasteland."
Ren Yazi grinned, showing two big gold teeth, looking a bit vulgar.
Looking at the woman with tears in front of her eyes, a thought suddenly came to her mind:
"Wait a minute, Yalang. I'll be back as soon as I go. Don't sell it to others!"
"No problem, Mr. Chai's face must be given!"
Ren Yazi nodded vigorously, and Chai Tiannuo couldn't help but grin. Hey, he even knew this.
Chaitino turned around and wanted to leave, but suddenly a dark figure appeared under his feet and hugged his legs tightly:
"Master, please buy me, wuwuwu, I haven't eaten for two days."
Chaitino lowered his head and saw that he was a skinny, dark boy who looked like someone who had emerged from a pile of coal.
After not eating for two days, Chaitino frowned and looked at Ren Yazi. The coldness made Ren Yazi shiver involuntarily, and he hurriedly waved his hand to explain:
"Chief Chai, you have misunderstood. This is not our Yaxing's two-legged sheep, and we will never dare to mistreat him!"
After hearing this, the coldness in Chaitino's eyes subsided, and then he became confused again:
"Where is he from? This official saying is true. Could it be that he is a citizen of Dahua?"
"Chief Chai, this guy is not a Chinese. Look here."
Ren Yazi held down the weak Hei Xiaozi and pushed away the clumped hair on his head, revealing two small white horns!
Chaitino was stunned for a moment, then said in shock:
"It's difficult to have horns on your head. Could it be?"
Before Chai Tiannuo could say anything, Ren Yazi nodded vigorously:
"Chief Chai is indeed very knowledgeable. This guy is a southern barbarian shaman."
Unable to hold back his curiosity, Chai Tiannuo stretched out his hand and pressed the white horn on the top of the black boy's head. It was hard and felt almost like a lamb's.
Although they both belong to the southern region, in the eyes of people from Shuliang Province, Nanman, that is, the Southern Xinjiang Witch League, can definitely be regarded as a legendary territory.