But do you really do nothing and watch women being sold?
Su Jian's heart trembled. It seemed like she couldn't do it.
"Go and ask that man if he has any bamboo at home that you can sell to me." Su Jian told Zhang Da.
"yes."
"Xu Momo, try to help me hold back the man who wants to take the woman away." If the woman's husband had sold the bamboo and had money, he might not sell his wife.
Xu Momo nodded, and she would do whatever Su Jian told her.
Not long after, Zhang Da and the woman's man came to Su Jian.
When the man saw Zhang Da, he knew that Zhang Da was not from Xiashan Village. The people in Xiashan Village did not have enough to eat all year round and there were not many strong men. When he saw Su Jian and the carriage next to Su Jian again, he knew even more. He concluded that Su Jian was not someone he could mess with.
"Noble man."
Su Jian really looked down on men who sold their wives. As long as a man has temperament and ability, he cannot sell his wife even if he sells himself: "Are there any bamboos? Bigger ones, the smallest one should be as thick as my wrist." "
"There are some. If you want bamboo, you can chop it down."
"How to sell it?"
"No money, no money, just give it to a noble person."
Su Jian frowned, and the disgust in her heart increased. She looked at the man patiently: "Why don't you want money? If you sell the bamboo for money, you can redeem your wife, and your son will not lose his mother."
The man hugged Bai Mian tightly and refused to answer Su Jian's words.
Su Jian took in the man's reaction and was filled with disappointment. This man didn't want to get his wife back.
A living person, a person who stays with you day and night, is not worth three pounds of white flour.
Ha, irony!
"Madam, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Xu Mome saw that Su Jian looked ugly, especially as Su Jian kept looking in the direction where the woman was being taken away, with pitiful eyes, and she couldn't help but expressed relief.
Su Jian felt an impulse in her heart for a moment, she still wanted to save that woman! But there were many people around watching... No one spoke to help, but they looked at them with covetous looks.
Su Jian lowered her eyes and told herself secretly in her heart that this was an ancient time without human rights, and she could not change anything by relying on her own strength alone.
Submit? Accept?
After a while, Su Jian raised her head and looked at the sky. Although there were guards from Zhang Da and others, people here did not dare to act recklessly, but...she looked around...and looked around, and there were a lot of dodges.
That look was very familiar to her.
It was like the way others looked at her when she was eating meat in the General's Mansion; but there was a difference. The people in the General's Mansion had no malice in their eyes, and even had a little awe in their eyes. But the people in Xiashan Village did not have this.
"If Madam wants to save that woman, I can ask someone to bring her back." Seeing that Su Jian was silent, Zhang Da suggested.
"No."
Before Su Jian could speak, she heard Xu Momo's voice. She looked at Xu Momo and only heard:
"Just now, I went to stop the buyer. I heard from the buyer that children and girls are being bought and sold in mountain villages almost every day. Women are worthless. The reason why they started selling women is because there are almost no girls left."
Su Jian's expression changed, and her pupils shrank uncontrollably.
"It's easy for one person to help Madam, but there are so many people... if they all ask for it." Xu Momo glanced at Zhang Da, then lowered his head and said to Su Jian: "Although the slaves are also begging to be taken in by the general, they think they They are all good people, but the people in Xiashan Village are different. Because they are poor, no one knows whether their roots are good or bad. If they are all taken in..."
"Xu Momo is right." Su Jian calmed down completely. She would not take in so many people. She would be responsible for them if she took them in. At this stage, she did not have the ability to forcefully take responsibility for them, even if Even if she stays awake, she may not be able to create a good future for them.
Say it again.
They have hands and feet, so why should she be responsible for their lives?
"Zhang Da, please bring someone to tell them that we will collect grown bamboo, but only from children. We will only collect bamboo sent by women. Depending on the size and the degree of regularity, we will charge two to five coins for each bamboo."
Zhang Da was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly figured out Su Jian's intention. Su Jian did this to make the people in the village see the value of children and women, and prevent them from selling them at a low price.
After Su Jian finished her instructions, she turned around and got on the carriage. She had a bad impression of Xiashan Village, and she no longer had the idea of selecting and buying bamboo herself. Leave everything to Zhang Da.
"Sister-in-law, I'll give you some candy."
Zhan Lei had been observing Su Jian and found that Su Jian had been unhappy since getting on the carriage. He quickly took out his treasured maltose. It was a little melted, but it was still sweet.
When Su Jian heard Zhan Lei's voice, she suppressed the unhappiness in her heart, tugged the corners of her lips and reached out to rub Zhan Lei's head: "Isn't this maltose the one I bought for you last time?"
"It is true that the madam bought it for the young master. The young master likes it very much but is reluctant to eat it, so he always cherishes it. Even if he looks at it, he eats it." Xu Momo said.
Su Jian glanced at Xu Momo and picked up the maltose in Zhan Lei's hand: "Xiao Lei, open your mouth."
"ah……"
Seeing Zhan Lei open his mouth, Su Jian put the maltose into Zhan Lei's mouth. Looking at his surprised and happy eyes, her depressed mood eased a little: "Xiao Lei eats it, I'm happy."
"Sister-in-law is happy, and Xiao Lei is also happy." Zhan Lei hugged Su Jian tightly. His sister-in-law was really very good to him, very good!
"If you want to eat candy or something else, just tell your sister-in-law. She can satisfy you. There is no need to skimp on food."
"Yeah, yeah." Zhan Zhan looked at Su Jian with starry eyes, nodding his head, his smile getting bigger and bigger.
Xu Momo looked at Su Jian and Zhan Lei who were standing close together in front of her, with a flash of light in her cloudy eyes. Her original idea of letting Zhan Lei get close to Su Jian was not wrong. She originally thought that she just wanted to make Zhan Lei's life easier. But now it seems that the result is better than she expected. If there is a chance in the future, Zhan Lei can go to school again, there will be no regrets.
Su Jian hugged Zhan Lei and her eyes stayed on Xu Momo for a while. After getting along for a short time today, she felt that Xu Momo was not a simple person. Xu Momo was very organized when talking and doing things. Even such an outstanding person would not know Does Zhan Zhan know? If she knows, she still puts Xu Momo next to Zhan Lei. Maybe Zhan Zhan doesn't pay as much attention to Zhan Lei as she thought; but if she doesn't know, it only proves that Zhan Zhan has extremely poor vision. There is no way to recognize people.