Li Mu came to the courtyard and saw Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao looking around the big man. As if they had seen something new, they hurried to the front and said, "Mom, this is the slave I bought in the West Market today.
, he will be our bodyguard from now on."
"Slave?" Mrs. Sun has lived in a border town for a long time, so she is not unfamiliar with the word slave. However, she did not expect that the Li family would one day be able to keep slaves. She looked at the big man again and said, "This child is strong and very good.
, it cost a lot of money, right?”
"It's just two dollars, it's not much." Li Mu said, seeing Bai Qiaoqiao and Sun carrying a lot of things in their hands, he winked at the big man, who was stunned for a moment and stretched out his hand to take it. Li Mu
Then he said: "Big man, this is my mother, and this is my wife, do you recognize me?"
"Hmm!" The big man responded for a moment and then was speechless. He hadn't said a word since he bought him back from the West Market. Li Mu was curious whether this guy couldn't speak, especially if he was a
Dude, I have to ask later.
Entering the house, when they saw the little girl, Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao were startled. Bai Qiaoqiao hadn't done anything yet, but Sun's eyes showed a wary look. When he looked at Li Mu again, his expression was already cold.
Come down.
"Kneel down!"
Li Mu was stunned: "Mom, why is this? Why does your son make you unhappy?"
"Kneel down!"
Li Mu had no choice but to kneel down, but he was still puzzled. Bai Qiaoqiao saw Li Mu kneeling down, so he had to kneel down, but Sun helped him up by the arm. Sun glanced at the little girl standing timidly next to her, and then
He looked at Li Mu and said, "Did you also buy this girl?"
"Well, didn't my son tell you this morning about the mansion given to him by his adoptive father? He thought it was a marquis' mansion after all, and it would have to have several servants, so he bought two slaves. The big ones can be used as guards.
If she can be a groom, this girl can serve Qiaoqiao and help with cooking..."
Sun stared at Li Mu and said, "Is that all? Wouldn't it be better to find a woman to do the waiting and cooking? You find a little girl like this... who looks pretty pretty. What do you mean?
?Son, don’t be a marquis and have other thoughts. I can tell you that I only recognize Qiaoqiao as my daughter-in-law. As long as your mother lives for a day, you should be more honest with me, unless you don’t recognize me as my daughter-in-law.
mother!"
Li Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Mom, you really misunderstood me. So, I'll hide out, and you can ask her alone how I bought her, and let her tell her own story, okay?"
Mrs. Sun glanced at the little girl and said, "Okay, you go and wait outside the door."
"!" Li Mu responded with a low eyebrow, got up and took the big man to squat in the courtyard. When he got up, he secretly gave the little girl a look and asked her to explain carefully. If she can't understand,
There's going to be a fire in the backyard.
When he came to sit down at the stone table in the courtyard, Li Mu felt uneasy and had nothing to do. He glanced at the big man standing next to him and said: "Big man, what is your name, where is your hometown, and do you have any relatives?
"
When the big man heard this, there was a trace of sadness on his dull face, and he said: "My name is Ni Keqinli. I live in Bohai. All my relatives are dead, and I am the only one left."
It turned out that he could speak. Li Mu thought for a while and then asked: "How did your family die, and how were you captured and made into slaves?"
The big man hesitated for a moment and said: "My family was killed by my uncle. I escaped and fainted from hunger. Shopkeeper Hu saved me."
"Your uncle killed your whole family..." Li Mu felt a little headache. Why were each of these stories more bizarre than the last? But compared to the little girl in the room, he was more willing to believe in this big man. He couldn't explain why. His intuition
Tell him the big man didn't lie.
"Do you want revenge?"
The big man's eyes widened in vain and he said, "Can I go?" After saying that, he lowered his head again and said, "He is already the leader. I can't avenge him alone."
"There must be a goal in life. Since you have a blood feud, you must work harder to live. Let's make an agreement. If you can save my life or my family's life, I will give you your freedom.
.Before that, just work hard in my house and don't cause trouble, okay?"
"Thank you, Master!" The big man knelt down. Li Mu helped him up, clapped his hands with him, and said, "A gentleman's promise is made by high-fiving. I don't like the title Master very much. From now on, you have to call me Boss.
Do you remember?"
"Remember, boss!"
"Well, not bad." The name "Boss" made Li Mu excited. As early as when he was in Dingxiang, he had planned to find a few younger brothers to follow him in Chang'an to show off his prestige. Isn't there one of them?
Before the conversation in the room was finished, Li Mu was also curious and asked casually: "Big man, how old are you?"
"Fourteen."
Li Mu was stunned, thinking he heard wrongly, and confirmed: "More than ten?"
"Reporting to the boss, I am fourteen this year."
"..."
Fourteen...Fourteen! Li Mu looked at the big man who was more than eight feet tall and suddenly didn't know what to say. After holding it in for a long time, he gave a thumbs up and said: "Okay, that's great..."
The shock was so great that Li Mu was a little incoherent. At this time, Sun's voice came from the room, asking him to go in. Li Mu returned to the hall and saw the three women with red eyes, as if they had just cried, and said in confusion:
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Mrs. Sun sighed and said: "I thought, mother's life is hard enough. Your father died not long after you were born. Mother pulled you to grow up, and she knew how much she suffered. But I didn't expect it.
, this child and her mother have to endure more hardships than both of us. It’s really not easy. Unfortunately, her mother died of illness at a young age. This child is willing to sell herself into slavery in order to bury her mother... It’s really too bad.
It's pitiful. How could there be such a pitiful person in this world? My son, mother misunderstood you. You did the right thing. This child's life is too hard. It is a good thing to buy him into our family. He must take good care of him in the future.
"
Selling, selling one's body to bury his mother? Li Mu looked blankly at the little girl, who was still crying, as if that was really what happened. Li Mu resisted not exposing her, and thought to himself, after buying such a drama queen,
I don’t know if it will be a disaster in the future.
Mrs. Sun took the little girl's hand and said, "My child, you will live in our house from now on. After a year or two, you find your lover and ask my son to buy you a dowry and get married in a glorious way."
.By the way, how old are you this year? What’s your name?”
The little girl sobbed: "To answer the old lady's question, I am fourteen this year and will be fifteen in a few days. I don't have a name, so my mother used to call me girl."
It was an obvious lie, but Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao were stunned and did not notice it. Sun said distressedly: "What a pitiful child, he doesn't even have a name. Since you have come to my Li family, let me give you my son."
Come up with a name, son, give this girl a name."
The little girl bowed to Li Mu Yingying and said timidly: "Master, please give me a name."
Li Mu took a deep look at the little girl and said: "The most important thing in life is to know kindness and justice. Today, I am destined to buy you two, which can be regarded as saving your lives. I hope you can remember this in your heart.
I don’t expect you to repay my kindness, but I hope you can be kind and righteous, and don’t harm my Li family or cause trouble to the Li family in the future. Since my mother asked me to name me, I will take Li as my surname to show that I am grateful.
In the name of righteousness, you will be called Li Zhien from now on, and the big man will be called Li Chongyi."
The little girl immediately bowed down and said, "Li Zhien thanks the master for the name."
The big man also bowed and said, "Li Chongyi thanks Master for giving me his name."