There was a young man in his early twenties sitting cross-legged. He was wearing a heavily patched gown and looked a bit bookish.
Next to him, there was a girl with two pigtails sitting. There were still tears on her face.
Between the two of them, a wooden sign was tied.
The word "Selling Yourself" is written on the sign.
The handwriting looks quite beautiful.
"I just asked for you, sir. This man's name is Li Mu, who lives in the village outside Tanzhou City. He has read a lot of books and has the reputation of being a scholar. He originally planned to take part in the imperial examination this year, but when his father died of a serious illness, his family
All those creditors came to my door. I was in a hurry for money, so I came here to sell myself. My knowledge is definitely good, but the asking price is a bit high. He said he wanted one hundred taels of silver."
Ren Yazi whispered in Lu Fang's ear.
The tone seemed a little dissatisfied.
Probably because he felt that Li Mu had a high opinion of himself.
These days, the price of an ordinary slave is only about 30 taels, which is as high as the sky.
He brought Lu Fang here just to try his luck.
Lu Fang raised his eyebrows.
One hundred taels is quite a lot.
Then he said to Li Mu: "Why do you want one hundred taels?"
Li Mu, who looked ordinary, raised his head and said: "Ten taels to bury my father, sixty taels to pay off the debt, and the remaining thirty taels..."
He looked at the little girl beside him and said, "I need to support my own sister."
He also said: "If the young master can afford this price, I will be willing to redeem myself for five hundred taels of silver in the future."
There was a contract of sale in the Chongqing Dynasty, but in the private slave trade, a redemption clause was usually added when signing the contract. In other words, it was not a one-time sale.
It doesn't mean that you will be a member of the master's family for the rest of your life just by signing a deed of betrayal.
Lu Lin had said before that many of the maids in his family redeemed themselves after saving enough ransom money and left the Lu family.
Usually, the redemption price is about twice the price when the body was sold.
Li Mu himself offered five times the redemption price, which can be said to be quite astonishing.
Five hundred taels, in this era when one tael of silver can buy nearly two hundred kilograms of rice, may mean that he will have to work for Lu Fang for decades to come.
It seems that Li Mu is quite confident in himself and feels that he will definitely be able to turn around in the future.
Lu Fang was speechless, "If I buy you, what will happen to your sister?"
Li Mu said: "I need to take it with me."
His tone of voice was stiff and he didn't look like someone who often interacted with people.
But this nature made Lu Fang quite satisfied.
Responsible and energetic.
This is a good thing.
"become."
He nodded cheerfully.
As for Li Mu's plan to redeem himself in the future, he didn't care.
As long as he can make money with him, even if he redeems himself, he may not stop working for him.
The person next to him, Ya Zi, quickly took out a pen and paper from his arms, beaming with joy, "Then you two signed the contract right now?"
Li Mu looked at Lu Fang.
Lu Fang took out a hundred taels of silver banknotes from his wallet and handed it to him.
Li Mu carefully put the banknotes into his arms, and then took the pen and paper from Ren Yazi's hand.
The template of the deed of sale on paper has already been written.
He put the paper on the ground, put the brush in his mouth and moistened it. Then he added the time, the price of selling himself, the price of ransom, and his name on it.
Ren Yazi handed over the ink pad again.
Li Mu pressed his fingerprint.
Ren Yazi picked up the sale deed and handed it to Lu Fang, smiling and saying: "Congratulations, Master. There are not many slaves who can read nowadays..."
He didn't care whether Li Mu would be dissatisfied when he heard the word "slave".
You've already sold yourself out, so you don't have the right to lose face anymore.
Lu Fang nodded slightly, took out a few taels of silver from his purse and put it into Ren Yazi's palm.
"Thank you, thank you very much."
Ren Yazi hurriedly thanked him with a shy smile. These few taels of silver may be an amount that he might not be able to earn in a month.
"Let's go look for it again."
Lu Fang said to Ren Yazi.
Then he squatted down and said to Li Mu: "Why are you thinking of selling yourself instead of finding a job?"
Li Mu lowered his eyes slightly and said, "All my relatives at home are coming to ask for debts. If I find a job, I won't be able to earn so much money in a short time."
He probably didn't take care of the things at home before. Now that his father has passed away, he feels like the world is falling apart.
All the relatives at home came to ask for debts.
And he didn't even have the funeral expenses for his father.
Seeing that his sister was going to starve along with him, he had no other choice but to sell himself.
Lu Fang nodded and said nothing more. He just said, "Is giving you two days enough?"
"That's enough."
Li Muchao.
Lu Fang said again: "Then you come to the Jiedu Envoy's office to find me in two days. My name is Lu Fang. Just go to the door and tell me my name."
"Master, are you Lu Fang?"
Li Mu was surprised, "That collection of Lu Fang's poems, is it your work, sir?"
Lu Fang said unexpectedly: "Have you seen it?"
There was a complex look in Li Mu's eyes and he said: "These days I am reading your collection of poems at home."
He really never thought that Lu Fang was such a young master. He never thought that he would meet Lu Fang in such a situation.
After reading Lu Fang's collection of poems these days, he really felt like he was in admiration. He even once said with emotion that a scholar should be like Lu Fang.
Because from Lu Fang's collection of poems, he could feel the majestic atmosphere and soaring ambition in Lu Fang's heart.
In particular, the sentence "When you are at the top of the mountain, you can see all the mountains and small mountains", which he adopted as his life motto.
I just don’t know how he would feel if he knew that Lu Fang had “copied” these things.
Lu Fang nodded, "Funny."
"Don't dare."
Li Mu said seriously: "Young Master's poems have really benefited me a lot."
After saying that, he actually stood up and bowed to Lu Fang, "Li Mu should thank the young master."
This really made Lu Fang feel a little embarrassed.
Damn it, I don't know what else to say.
After a pause, Li Mu said again: "I wonder what you want me to do for you when you buy me?"
"Doing business."
Lu Fangdao: "But there shouldn't be anything going on for the time being. I'll talk to you about the details after you arrive at the Jiedu Envoy's office!"
"good."
Li Mu nodded lightly.
"Son."
At this time, another person Yazi came over and said, "I found a literate man over there. Do you want to go and have a look?"
"See you later."
Lu Fang nodded, spoke to Li Mu, smiled at the little girl, and then left with Zhu'er and Yazi.
He plans to recruit a few more people.
The pasture, as well as the several workshops under construction in Ningyuan County, will all need to be taken care of in the future.
He himself must be incapable of doing all the work, so it is necessary to build his own team before that.
In fact, he has been thinking about this for a long time, but it has never been implemented before.
But now, his true identity and the attitude of Prince Rong Liang Shi made him feel a sense of urgency.
You must build your own foundation quickly.
Cultivation, money, and power cannot be left behind.