When we returned to the city, the sky had completely darkened. The carriage was driving slowly along the street, with the cries of various vendors on both sides.
"Objective, the teeth have arrived."
The voice of the driver came in.
Niu Xiaosheng opened his eyes, lifted the car curtain and took a look. The racecourse was parked just outside the gate.
"Really plan to buy a slave?"
Li asked gently.
"Well, the place over at Zhuangzi is not small. It would be safer to have more people watching it, and Jia Zhong can't command the Nanman. Do you want to go in and have a look together?"
"No, I'll wait for you here."
Li shook his head slightly.
Because it was the second time, Niu Xiaosheng was also familiar with the road, and he quickly came out with five burly men.
Although the five people had disheveled hair and stinky bodies, there was an overwhelming evil aura in their every move, especially their cold, knife-like eyes. Ordinary people would not dare to look at them.
"Objectively, they can't get on the bus."
The driver looked at Niu Xiaosheng nervously and said.
"Don't worry, just let them follow behind."
Even if the coachman didn't say anything, Niu Xiaosheng would not let the five people get on the coach. They were locked in the tooth row and had not taken a bath for who knows how many days. The smell on their bodies was like a biological weapon.
The five of them were all prisoners of war transported from the west. To the north of the Chu State was the Yaoman State, but to the west was the Zhou State. Its national power was comparable to that of the Chu State. There were also some frictions and small-scale wars on the border from time to time, so most of the prisoners of war were
He is from the Zhou Dynasty.
"These five people are not weak."
In the carriage, Li Qing looked at the five strong men following him, and couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.
"They are all warriors of the first level. They are murderous knives honed in the army. Generally speaking, warriors of the first level are no match for them."
These five people are elites selected by Niu Xiaosheng from hundreds of prisoners of war using his left eye ability, and their combat power is naturally not weak.
"That must have cost a lot of money."
"Five thousand taels of silver per person."
"That cost more than 20,000 yuan!"
Li Qingqing's eyes widened. Counting the previous expenses, the money spent to buy slaves was more than 50,000 taels. She had worked hard as a catcher for a year, and her income was only a few hundred taels. How long would she have to save 50,000 taels?
ah.
"It's okay, the value of the medicine field is far more than 50,000 taels."
Niu Xiaosheng smiled.
"That too."
Li nodded lightly, and bought that batch of blood sesame for 110,000 taels. Relatively speaking, 50,000 taels was nothing, but it had a big impact on her.
On the way back, Niu Xiaosheng bought some more clothes, which were prepared for the prisoner of war and the two slaves at home. Thinking that he had not eaten dinner yet, he went to the rice and grain store and bought some refined grains and exotic animal meat.
The carriage slowly stopped in front of Niu Xiaosheng's house.
The door creaked open, and the housekeeper Zhen Yun walked out with a lantern.
"I'm going back to Osmanthus Tower first."
Li Qingqing sat on the carriage, looking a little downcast, "We have been out all day, and I don't know if Lord Dao Ming has come to see us."
"Okay, if you have any news, just come and let me know."
Niu Xiaosheng did not try to persuade him to stay. He knew that Li Qingqing had been thinking about this matter, so he warned him: "Remember not to investigate the affairs of the Zhou family without authorization. If you alert the enemy, you will be in trouble."
"Don't worry, I understand."
Li finished speaking softly, lowered the curtain, and the carriage turned around and drove towards the east city.
"Have you eaten yet?"
Entering the room, Niu Xiaosheng asked Zhen Yun.
"I haven't eaten enough. The little rice in the house is not enough for Xiaoman to eat alone."
Zhen Yun said lightly, the expression on her face has been like this since she came out of the tooth shop, as if nothing could arouse her emotions.
"Take this rice and cook it."
Niu Xiaosheng handed over half a bag of grain, which contained snowy rice that he had replaced from space. The half sack weighed about twenty kilograms, and the cooked rice was enough for everyone.
Zhen Yun took the sack and walked toward the kitchen on lotus steps.
Niu Xiaosheng turned to the five people behind him and ordered: "Go to the well and wash yourself. You can't eat until your body is completely washed."
The language of the Zhou Kingdom is not much different from the language of the Chu Kingdom. The slaves in Yaxing have also been trained in this area, so there is no problem in communication.
The five people responded and walked towards the well not far away. After a while, they all took off their clothes and began to wash their bodies with the well water.
In the kitchen, Zhen Yun opened the sack and was stunned for a moment when she saw the crystal clear snowy rice inside. There was a rare look of surprise in her eyes. After all, not everyone can eat this level of rice.
of.
A curiosity suddenly arose in her heart about the current young owner. When she was working as a housekeeper for a prison officer, she had seen snowy rice several times before, but the quantity was not much, less than half of what is here.
Out of curiosity, she did not stop moving her hands. She put in the water and started washing the rice. She soon discovered that the rice water was very clean, so she skipped the process of washing the rice and put the rice directly into the pot, added water and started to boil the fire.
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As time went by, a rich aroma of rice began to spread.
The first person to react was the Nanman who was sleeping on the patio. She immediately jumped up and rushed towards the kitchen like a bulldozer. Fortunately, she also had a sense of proportion and would jump over the wall whenever she encountered it.
Rather than rush over directly, otherwise the wall of the house will be damaged.
"Food, eat!"
The Nanman squatted outside the kitchen and said to the inside.
"Wait a minute, this is not for you to eat, little boy."
When Zhen Yun saw the Nanman, her face showed a rare tenderness. She walked out and reached out to touch the man's lowered head.
"Hungry, eat!"
The Nanman continued.
She was arrested for a long time, and because of her broken arm, she was never able to sell it, so she also learned some of the language of Chu.
Hearing this, Zhen Yun was a little embarrassed. All the food in the house had been eaten. Just when she was hesitating whether to go to Niu Xiaosheng, a voice came over.
"Is the meal ready? When it's ready, get some for her to eat first."
Niu Xiaosheng came over carrying some vegetables and meat. He walked directly into the kitchen and started cooking with the ingredients in his hands.
"Gulu~"
A muffled sound like thunder came from Xiaoman's stomach.
Niu Xiaosheng stopped and looked at the door, "Is the meal ready yet?"
"alright."
"Then let her eat first. Forget about the food. The food I have is not enough to fill her teeth."
Niu Xiaosheng cooks in person to reward himself, not to cook for others.
Zhen Yun suddenly couldn't understand the young man in front of her. Snowy rice was so precious, but he was willing to give it to slaves like them. Was there something wrong with his brain?
Fortunately, Zhen Yun's mood swings were not strong, and her inner thoughts were naturally not heard by Niu Xiaosheng, otherwise she would not know what he would think.
Niu Xiaosheng took out the snowy rice because the expansion speed of space could not keep up with the harvest of snowy rice, and it was about to become unbearable.