Yun Xiao was helpless. He wasn't going to join the fun. He was going to observe the surrounding environment to ensure Feng Zhaolian's safety, okay? How come his master's ideas were never right?
However, what happened there? Why did so many people gather to watch?
In a daze, Feng Zhaolian had already walked towards that place. Yun Xiao hurriedly followed. After catching up, he whispered: "Master, please be careful. Going out is no better than being in Dashun Capital. One more thing is worse than one less thing. But You don’t have to join in any fun.”
"It doesn't matter, it's just that someone is selling slaves." As they spoke, the two of them had already arrived at the lively place. Feng Zhaolian took several large cages and said to Yun Xiao: "Pack up the slaves in iron cages and sell them centrally. This
Wasn't this kind of thing common in Qianzhou before? I didn't expect it to be so rare in Dashun that it could be watched by people. These people really have never seen the world." He shook the folding fan in his hand, although he seemed a little careless in such weather.
No matter what, this portrait still attracted the attention of countless girls and young women.
Yun Xiao's eyebrows furrowed tightly. The scene in front of him gave him a sense of crisis. Is this just a coincidence? Is it just a coincidence that the method of selling slaves commonly used by Qianzhou people appeared in Anzhou? He shouted to Feng
Zhaolian said: "Master, please be careful, my subordinates always feel that this matter is unusual."
Feng Zhaolian also snorted coldly, "Yes! It's very unusual! This place is close to Fuzhou. Since the Duanmu Anguo people are already in Zongsui, it is very likely that he brought this bad habit to the east of Dashun.
This is not a good thing for Dashun people."
"This is not what I mean." Yun Xiao said helplessly: "I am afraid that these people are coming for the master."
"No." Feng Zhaolian shook her head confidently, "I have no power now, and I don't have the treasure map Duanmu Anguo wants in my hand. Why is he going after me? If he really has to go after someone,
There is absolutely no way that person is me." He said, looking at the road he came from, "Tell me, behind us, is there someone else coming east? Who could it be? Ah.
Heng?"
While the two were talking, some people around them pointed at the children in the cage and started talking. Some people said: "What a sin! Where did the people today learn these tricks? They actually locked people in iron cages."
Here! Even if they are slaves, they are not little beasts! How can they be locked up like this?"
Someone answered: "Oh! How can you live a comfortable life if you are a slave? Look at those slaves, they are still children! It is so cold that they don't even need to wear more clothes, their skin and flesh are exposed.
Outside, it’s freezing and it’s going to cause trouble.”
"Is this the third time I've seen someone imprison slaves in cages? Alas, these children are really pitiful."
The people were talking louder, and the slave owner listened. With a fierce look on his face, the man shouted loudly to the crowd: "If anyone feels sorry for them, just give them money and buy them home. Don't keep gesticulating here if you don't have money."
"Since they are slaves, they have no choice but to be comfortable or not. It's better to have a cage to keep them. Haven't you heard? There are also people who use iron hooks to string slaves up from here." He said and gestured with his hands.
The place under the collarbone of your neck indicates that this is where people can insert the iron hook.
People couldn't help but tremble. How painful would it be if it penetrated from under the bones? Therefore, it is better to be poor than to be a slave. Even if you become a slave in a big house, it will not work, because no matter how good your master is to you,
You can't predict what will happen in the future. If something happens to the owner's family, or if you are sold, you will fall into the hands of others, and your fate will be the same as the children in front of you.
Feng Zhaolian looked at the people in the cage, turned her head and said to Yun Xiao: "They are all children in their early ten years, and most of them are girls. Do you think anyone will buy it?"
Yun Xiao shook his head, "I don't know, I don't know." He didn't want to talk about this topic, "Master, you should go back to the inn to rest!"
Feng Zhaolian seemed to have not heard what he said, and said to herself: "Look at that girl huddled in the corner, yes, the one with her hair hanging down. Isn't she very different?"
Yun Xiao looked in the direction of his finger. Sure enough, there was a little girl huddled in the corner. Her clothes were ragged and dirty, but her eyes were very bright. She was obviously very cold, and her body was shivering involuntarily.
, but she didn’t cry like others, nor did she beg people to buy her. She just sat there and looked at the scene in front of her coldly, with her fists tightly clenched, as if she had a grudge against someone.
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Snap!
The man slapped the girl with a whip and said loudly: "What are you doing standing still? Haven't you seen what others are doing? Why don't you kneel down and beg me for help! Beg someone to buy you, I don't want to have to pay for you at night.
You eat and drink." After saying that, he said to the crowd: "Don't just stand and watch! Anyone who wants to buy a slave should come forward and pick one. If the family is short of slaves, there are quick and hard-working people here. You can
If you want to raise a handsome young man in your house, there are also those with good looks and white teeth. In short, everything is available. Come and choose for yourself what kind of person you want!"
As soon as this person shouted, many people who were just watching the fun but had no money to buy anything shook their heads helplessly and left. The remaining ones who were dressed in rich and noble clothes were somewhat interested, especially those who looked like swingers, and went straight to a few people.
A very delicate-looking little boy came over. The man laughed as soon as he saw it, and hurried forward to greet him. He kept introducing how suitable those children were to be played with, and how suitable they were to be played by young nobles.
The young masters are kept in the backyard.
Feng Zhaolian walked towards the little girl who attracted his attention. The girl still sat there motionless, just staring at Feng Zhaolian as if looking at an enemy.
Feng Zhaolian curled her lips and shook her head, "You are really a child who doesn't know how to look at faces. At this time, shouldn't you beg me to buy you so that you can escape from this cage?"
The girl was very stubborn. After holding it in for a long time, she finally said: "Whether you buy it or not is your business. I don't have to ask you. There is nothing wrong with being locked in a cage. At least they won't let me starve to death."
"Tsk, tsk." Feng Zhaolian licked her lips, "You're not old, but you have quite a temper. But, I like you like this. Just wait, I'll talk about the price. If it's suitable, I'll buy it. There's a shortage on the road.
A chat to relieve boredom."
The girl's eyes widened and she warned: "I don't know how to chat with others. If you buy it, I will regret it."
"It's okay, it's okay." Feng Zhaolian waved her hand and walked towards Ren Yazi, "I have a lot of money, so I can't afford to buy this from you."
At this time, the man was negotiating the price with the noble gentlemen. He was very happy that the four little boys could be sold at the same time, so he calculated that it could be cheaper. After all, this was a group purchase! And Feng Zhaolian
The arrival of the girl made him smile even more, "To tell you the truth, that little girl is the hardest one to sell. The people in this cage have been changed three times, but that girl has never been successfully purchased.
, you are about to lose money and throw it away. Now that you have asked the price, the villain will not ask you for cover. Five taels, just five taels. This is the price the villain paid when he bought her. He has provided for her for such a long time.
I don’t care about the money for food and drink. You just need to give the villain five taels of silver and he will take it away immediately!"
Five taels was indeed very cheap for Feng Zhaolian. He ordered Yun Xiao to give the money and quickly took the little girl out of the cage. The man was still saying: "Follow the master's side.
, you can no longer always be as stubborn and coaxing as before, you know? You must know how to watch the words and emotions, and know how to make the master happy. Only when the master is happy can you have a good life, otherwise you will be betrayed again
Once, I think we can only sell it to a kiln."
The little girl snorted coldly and gouged out the man with her eyes. The man was so angry that he raised his hand and was about to hit him. At the same time, he cursed: "You are still shameless when I give you face?"
As a result, before the slap fell, his wrist was grabbed by a hand like a pair of iron pliers, and Yun Xiao said coldly: "How can we allow you to beat the person we have bought just as you say? You
What kind of thing is that?" After saying that, he pushed the person back violently, and the person fell down on the street and could not get up several times.
However, Feng Zhaolian had already carried the little girl away. She dared not speak out in anger, so she could only lower her head and hope that the god of plague would go away quickly.
Yun Xiao caught up with him from behind, looked at the little girl, and said helplessly to Feng Zhaolian: "If you really want someone to talk to on the way, the master should bring a servant out from the house and buy it halfway.
How can I use it with peace of mind?"
Feng Zhaolian didn't say anything, but the little girl finally said: "Why don't you feel at ease? I'm clean and not sick."
"He's not afraid that you'll be sick."
"What are you afraid of?" The little girl was quite stubborn. She raised her head and asked Yun Xiao: "Then what are you afraid of? Why are you two adults and men afraid of me as a child?"
Yun Xiao didn't know why he was afraid of a child, so he was speechless and turned away. Feng Zhaolian smiled and said: "I heard that Ah Heng also bought a little slave on the road before.
, The child later returned to the Yao Mansion and lived a good life. Today I also bought a little slave, but I don’t know what the fate of this little slave will be in the future?" He said, looking at the little girl, with a look in his eyes.
He asked for a moment of inquiry. "Tell me, what kind of fate do you want?"
The little girl met his eyes and said calmly: "My fate should depend on the master, not on me as a slave. Therefore, you should not ask me this question, you should ask yourself."
After she finished speaking, she broke away from Feng Zhaolian's hand, took two quick steps to Feng Zhaolian, knelt down with a plop, and said, "Please give me your name, Master."
"Finally, I look like a slave." Feng Zhaolian nodded, "I don't know how to name people. My attendant is called Yun Xiao, so you can call her Yun Duo! Just make it sound like a girl."
The little girl immediately kowtowed three times to Feng Zhaolian and said, "Yunduo thanks Master for the name." Then she got up and followed Feng Zhaolian in a polite manner.
The three of them returned to the inn and ordered the Hakka to change to an upper room. There was a small room that could separate the servants from the master, but not too far away for the convenience of waiting.
Yun Duo was very wise and had already carried a basin down to fetch water. Yun Xiao frowned and watched her go downstairs. He turned around and said to Feng Zhaolian: "Master should not have bought this girl. She is going to Fuzhou just now."
Well, in case a branch grows out of nowhere..."
His words were interrupted and distracted, but Feng Zhaolian asked: "Tell me, how many daughters does Duanmu Anguo have?"