Only then did Fang Qingqing realize that her thinking was wrong and she should buy some suitable servants.

As a modern person, she has the idea that everyone is equal, but in this society, people are legally free to buy and sell.

Like now, because Lao Li's family is so busy, there are no servants in the Li Mansion.

But no matter what, the concierge, maids, maids, and servants are indispensable.

As Li Xiuping develops in the court, more will be needed in the future, and this step must be taken.

After making up their mind, Fang Qingqing and Li Xiuping went to the human market, where people are bought and sold.

Of course, I will not directly explain to the outside world that I can buy and sell people here. I will use the mule market, cattle market, etc. as a cover.

But what it actually does, many people know.

It was also after Fang Qingqing raised that question that Li Xiuping asked someone to find out.

He originally wanted to hire someone to serve his parents, but his wife's idea coincided with his, so they took advantage of his free time to take action.

This urban area should have been considered a dark area of ​​the capital. How could someone like Mr. Li, who looks upright and upright, be familiar with a place like this?

Fang Qingqing was very confused, but Li Xiuping just smiled calmly.

"Master Li, don't you need to eat, drink, and have diarrhea? You are still a common man."

In fact, if you want to do things for the people, the first thing you should investigate and understand is the people's livelihood. He probably knows more about the big and small things in the capital than anyone else in his family.

Whenever a disaster occurs in the suburbs of Beijing or even a little further away, there will be many refugees in the capital, most of whom are refugees.

Under such circumstances, it is normal for one to sell oneself in order to have a piece of food and survive.

There are also locals in the capital who, if something goes wrong at home, will put a straw tag on their head to betray themselves.

But Li Xiuping only asked people to inquire about the situation, and then he and Fang Qingqing came here privately. Only after seeing them in person did they know——

What he saw in the book was indeed very different from reality, and many things were just as good as his imagination.

The situation in the market was very chaotic, and those who were about to be sold were kneeling under the eaves on both sides.

Li Xiuqing and Qingqing walked all the way and saw that the two rows were full of people kneeling, and even some very weak people were lying there.

They were dirty and smelly, and they were all skinny and skinny, with pale faces and dry lips.

Looking at each of them, they didn’t know what kind of suffering they had suffered before.

Looking at Li Xiuping, I felt my eyes hurt. I couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "Brother, is the market always so lively and crowded with so many people?"

These people are kneeling there. There are many people who need to be sold, but there seem to be few buyers.

The person being asked happened to be a private fan, who was used to doing this kind of work, so it was no surprise.

He just grinned, showing his yellow teeth, and said: "Last year, many places were hit by disasters. Many people couldn't survive and could only think of running away.

In order for the family to survive, they had no choice but to be sold.

I'm a kind-hearted person, but I couldn't see so many people asking for them, so I spent some money to buy them all, just hoping that they would find good families."

No matter how nice he says it, he can't hide the fact that he is a second-hand human trafficker.

Fang Qingqing felt a little uncomfortable, and even more sad. Her compassion was extremely ridiculous in the face of the facts.

In fact, didn't the Fang family sell the original owner for only eight taels of silver?

Li Xiu Ping originally wanted to continue to understand the situation with Zi Ya, but when he saw that his daughter-in-law's expression was wrong, he immediately approached and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Fang Qingqing came back to her senses and forced a smile on her face.

In fact, he already felt that her smile was a bit forced, but after all, he was outside and it was not easy to ask questions, so Li Xiuping continued to communicate with Private Ya.

"Young gentleman, you want to buy someone? Don't worry, this is not the first time that Wang Mazi, I, have worked in this area. They are all honest country people. They only need to feed themselves and they will not cause any trouble to Lang Jun's family.

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"The price is not expensive, only five taels per piece. Take a look at it, young man. A strong man like this who can work usually costs at least ten taels."

If I hadn’t collected so much recently that I can no longer accommodate it, I, Wang Mazi, wouldn’t be in a loss-making business.”

It seemed that he was really eager to attract business. Seeing that Li Xiuping was silent in silence, he even offered to drop a tael of silver.

Fang Qingqing originally wanted to give up. This private tooth was obviously a veteran, and it seemed that the people in his hands were not necessarily bought by him.

But the people around her who seemed numb on their knees and whose eyes had no light made her heartache unbearably. Maybe for these people, life can only be regarded as a luxury.

For the first time, Fang Qingqing hated this unreliable system. Since she came to the ancient world, why couldn't she be given an identity that could control the wind and rain?

For example, tax exemptions, opening warehouses to store grain, or giving porridge to help poor people can at least make many people less hungry.

But she also deeply understands that these are inevitable social reality problems that cannot be changed by any noble person's small actions.

Fang Qingqing knew Li Xiuping's plans and ideals. At this moment, she extremely hoped that her husband could realize his ideals as soon as possible and use the power in his hands to do things for more people.

So even though she felt that it was wrong to do things this way, circumstances forced her to do it. In the end, Li Xiu and Ping Qingqing chose two families.

They neatly bought the two families of eight people together, with different sizes and prices, and spent a total of fifteen taels.

Eight people, fifteen taels, Fang Qingqing wanted to cry and laugh at the same time.

In comparison, when the Li family gave eight taels of silver to the old Fang family, they were truly "the most benevolent and righteous people."

Li Xiuping learned a little bit about the situation of these two families. Basically, it was because something happened to the family that was hit by the disaster, so they couldn't survive in their hometown.

He begged all the way to the capital, but could not do any other work, so he could only sell himself into slavery in the hope of surviving.

The reason why these two families were selected was because they had two characteristics that Li Xiuping valued very much.

One is that his wife was sick and the family became more and more dilapidated, but the man did not give up and took his wife with him all the way even when he was begging.

As for another couple, they had a son and a daughter. Their family had been so poor that they couldn't live on anymore and they didn't even think of selling the girl.

This was what Fang Qingqing wanted to buy. She felt a little bit like others were hurting others, so she suddenly became kind-hearted.

Originally knowing that they were going to buy someone, Mr. Li and Shi thought it was a waste, as the family was not too busy.

But Saburo said that from now on he would be an official, and his family would need servants to support the appearance.
Chapter completed!