Zhu Hao and Tang Yin arrived at the local population market.
Zhu Hao couldn't help but feel sad when he saw people on the road with straw signs saying they wanted to sell their children. Many of them were refugees who were not from Jiangxi. They became poor due to various reasons and could not support their wives and children. They had to
By selling the children that the family cannot afford, it can save a bowl of food for the family and at the same time make some money through trading to support the family.
None of them thought about ransoming their children.
Zhu Hao finally felt how difficult it was to change an era, and there was still a long way to go.
Among the children sold, the boys are generally younger, including infants, while the girls are mostly seven or eight years old. There are also older girls who are about to get married at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and their clothes are more ragged.
But there are those with clean faces and good looks, all waiting to be spotted by some wealthy family and taken back as maids or concubines to fill a house. Their fate will change from the moment the sign is placed.
I can't help myself anymore.
"well!"
Zhu Hao let out a long sigh, turned back to look at Tang Yin, and found that Tang Yin's eyes were dull and dull, thinking that his mind was not on these girls at all.
Zhu Hao selected for a long time, and finally settled on a girl whose clothes were made of good material, but upon closer inspection, he found that there were a few patches on it. At first glance, she looked like a girl from a declining wealthy family. She was about 12 years old and had hairpins. He walked over and asked, but she only had two taels of silver.
You can buy it out.
"Are you the child's relatives?"
Zhu Hao asked.
The philistine who was being questioned by the man who brought the market vendors said: "Many families are too shameless to sell their children, so they asked us to help... These girls are not kidnapped. Besides, the girls on the streets can't be raised. Who can raise them?"
Are you thinking of abducting me? I beg you to abduct me, so why not?"
When the world is bad, human life is like a piece of grass. In an era when social productivity is backward, the fate of girls becomes even more miserable. Even being abducted becomes an honor.
"But let's start with our ugly words. The girl's family has said that she cannot be sold to small households or farmers to be used as wives. She can only be sold to wealthy families. Whether she is a girl or a concubine, she does not need to eat it.
Too much suffering... Do you want to buy it or not?" Yazi glanced at Tang Yin.
The clothes on Zhu Hao and Tang Yin were bright and bright, and they looked like scholars with status and status. Naturally, the seller of Yazi would not think that a child was the customer.
Yu San yelled at the side: "What are you calling for? You don't want our little boss to think about it?"
Yu San is not usually arrogant and domineering, but according to his words, you must be imposing when traveling, otherwise others will think you are easy to bully, and many unprovoked troubles will come to your door.
Just like this population market, there are many eyes watching from behind. When they see the wealthy people who come to buy people, they think they are big fat sheep from outside that can be manipulated, so they follow them secretly, and when the moon is dark and the wind is high, they come to rob wealth and kill people.
, swallowing people and goods, it is not uncommon.
In an era when human lives are like ants, even if there is a murder case, will the government care about it? In the end, it will be classified as an unsolved case, and no one will pay attention to it from then on.
Zhu Hao looked at the girl. The girl didn't dare to look up to see who was inquiring. Maybe she thought she was dead.
"How are your hands and feet? Can you serve others?"
Yu San asked.
"It's natural to serve people... I asked you whether you want to buy it or not? If you don't buy it, give your place to others... People fleeing from Jiangxi are basically starting to return, and you won't be able to buy it in a few days... For two taels of silver,
Do you have money?" Yazi said unforgivingly.
Zhu Hao originally wanted to make a counteroffer, but when he saw the girl's pitiful appearance, he felt a little soft-hearted for a moment and waved his hand to Yu San. Yu San quickly said: "Bring me the deed of sale and sign it up... Does anyone in the family have it?"
Don’t you even have time to say hello to your family?”
"you……"
The other party didn't expect that Yu San was actually an expert.
Yu San akimbo said: "You don't want to ask around. Who in Anlu or the surrounding counties knows who I am? This is not outside the boundaries of Huguang... You came to this place to sell people, and you didn't ask for the connections first?"
"
When the other party heard this, he became timid and quickly put on a smile.
This kind of performance can only prove that this Renya is really a foreigner, and he probably specializes in selling people from his fellow villagers. Although he has never heard of who Yu San is, he salutes repeatedly: "It turns out to be the head of the family, I have heard about you for a long time.
Please don’t embarrass us little errand boys.”
If you have a business to do, it’s okay to treat you as an ancestor!
Besides, these people are really immigrants. They are greedy for local people's wallets, and the local gang members are watching their every move.
Zhu Hao said: "Little Third Brother, I'll leave this to you. In addition to this, you can also help buy a maid from a small family. She must be diligent and able to endure hardship... My husband and I have gone back, and you two will also stay."
Come down and help." Zhu Hao left all the guards he had brought with him, and returned to the inn with Tang Yin, who was still unconscious, and his guards.
…
…
At the moment, all Tang Yin's thoughts are on Lou Suzhen.
Zhu Hao thought about the woman who was once almost out of reach for Tang Yin. Even if they were each other's master and disciple, it was a pity that the famous woman had already had a master. Tang Yin would never dare to have his thoughts wrong.
Flowers in the middle, moon in the water, all I can do is sigh.
As a result, fate is now changing. Tang Yin suddenly finds that his former dream is within reach, but he also knows that times have changed and the relationship between them cannot be as unrestrained as before. No matter what, he cannot take advantage of others.
Danger... What's more, even if he wants to embrace the beauty, Lou Suzhen has just experienced a disaster. Will she give him this opportunity?
At this time, Tang Yin's inner conflict could be clearly felt by Zhu Hao even through his two belly.
"Sir, please don't talk nonsense when you go back. I won't go with you to see Concubine Lou, but you must remember that everything is your clever plan... Do you remember the poem I asked you to write before? You said you realized it.
She wrote that poem because of her inner situation... Even though we are thousands of miles apart, we feel the same way... The rest is up to you."
…
…
Return to the inn.
Zhu Hao asked Tang Yin to go upstairs alone.
Zhu Hao didn't want to pay attention to what happened in the room between Tang Yin and Lou Suzhen...
Having said that, Tang Yin is not young anymore, and Lou Suzhen is not young either. At their age, are they still blind to all kinds of things in the world?
Especially Tang Yin, how many things has he experienced in history?
An old and poor man who has been miserable for half his life, can he afford to have a home?
Besides, Lou Suzhen doesn’t seem to be a kind-hearted person who sends warmth, right? Lou Suzhen’s husband and children are not dead yet, so she entrusts them to others?
When he saw Tang Yin again, Yu San happened to come back with a newly bought maid. In addition to the previous girl who seemed to have fallen into a poor family, there was also a girl who was sixteen or seventeen years old and was already old enough to get married.
After asking, I found out that this girl had also worked as a maid for a wealthy family for several years. She knew the rules very well and was better at serving others than the one Zhu Hao had chosen before... equivalent to a veteran taking care of a newbie.
"You go to the room upstairs, get water from the store to take a shower, put on the clean and tidy clothes I asked someone to buy, and then you can start working..."
Zhu Hao said to the two girls: "Your task is to take good care of the lady in the back room above. You must not neglect her at all. Do you understand?"
The two girls quickly leaned over to answer.
Yu Sandao: "My little boss, although the deed of sale has been signed, I haven't registered with the government yet."
Zhu Hao nodded: "When you pass by Xiangyang City tomorrow, Third Brother, please take someone to the government office and check it out...Tell them that they will be paid two cents of silver per month, and if they work for three to five years, I will give them their freedom."
...If you cheat and cheat, you will still be punished. If your hands and feet are not clean...you will not be punished severely!"
When Zhu Hao spoke, he deliberately spoke loudly so that both girls could hear him clearly.
This kind of girls who are sold get a monthly salary, which is too generous for them. Moreover, the owner also said that they can be free in three to five years. Although it is only a verbal promise, if the owner does not have this
If you are serious, there is no need to mention the salary and the return of freedom.
Then slaves took them upstairs to clean themselves and put on new clothes.
"My little boss, I found someone following me when I came back..."
Yu Sanzheng was about to remind him, but Zhu Hao interrupted him: "Go directly to Lao Lu and let him solve the difficult things, as long as he is not from Prince Xiang's Mansion."
Going north along the official road from Anlu, you will definitely pass through Xiangyang City. Because there was a dispute between Prince Xing's Palace and Prince Xiang's Palace, what they were most afraid of was that Prince Xiang's Palace sent people to cause trouble, but it seems that Prince Xiang's Palace didn't know about Tang Yin and Zhu Hao's northward journey.
, after all, the official team set off earlier, so it’s just a matter of caution for this kind of thing.
…
…
When Yu San went to contact Lu Song, Zhu Hao called Tang Yin to the guest room on the first floor.
"how was it?"
Zhu Hao asked, "You didn't say anything, did you?"
Tang Yin sighed, there were obvious tears in the corners of his eyes.
Zhu Hao said: "Sir, please don't be sad. Looking at him like this, he seems to have cried."
Tang Yin glared at Zhu Hao and said, "So what if a man cries twice? Meeting old friends, things have changed and people have changed. Isn't it worth feeling grateful?"
"I don't mean to laugh at you, I just want to know how your husband is feeling at this moment... As the saying goes, a man doesn't shed tears easily because he has not yet reached the point of sadness. When he meets an old friend, he reaches the point of sadness... Of course it's okay
Hug your head and cry." Zhu Hao explained.
"You kid, you always talk strangely. What does it mean for a man to not shed tears easily?"
Tang Yin pondered over the sentence that Zhu Hao picked up at random, and suddenly found that it was very philosophical, and it could be said to be an appropriate description of his own mentality.
Zhu Hao said: "What did you say to her, sir?"
"She means to go north together to help me complete the task of assisting the crown prince, but my idea... is that it is a bit risky for her to go north, so it is better to find a place to settle down halfway, and when we go south, we will pick her up and return to Anlu."
Tang Yin told him his plan.
Zhu Hao shook his head: "It's inappropriate. She is a weak woman, and staying in a strange place without any friends will only make her more dangerous. If you really think about her, let her stay with us, otherwise when you see her again
, who can imagine what it will look like? Let me help you make the decision, let her go north to the capital with us, she is now in my name, I have the final say."
Zhu Hao wanted to remind Tang Yin that she is now defecting to you, the only relative and friend who can take her in.
You may have kept her here out of good intentions, but others may think that you are afraid of being implicated by her. In addition, her family has experienced drastic changes, and she has no one around her, and no one to talk to, so you are not afraid of her for a while.
I can't think of it, so I jumped into the river for the second time?
You are old and poor, you really don't understand women's hearts, you deserve to be alone in your old age.
I give you a chance and you don’t even know how to seize it!
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
The third update has been delivered. Emperor continues to ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket. Thank you!