Chapter one hundred and thirty seventh tooth travel
The third day of the lunar month is the day when the tooth shop opens. During this period, the black market also opens. This is Xu Mu's real purpose.
After bidding farewell to Tian Song, the four of them took advantage of the dusk sky and slowly left Weicheng.
The opened Yaxing is located in the north of Weicheng, only twenty or thirty miles away. It can be reached in about two hours in a leisurely manner.
Si Hu, who was driving the carriage, still held the chopping knife in his arms. He probably wouldn't want to exchange it for his wife.
As for the previous long saber, it was given to Zhou Zun. Both sides are notarized, so there will be no problem.
"Brother Mu, how about I give it a name?"
"Take it."
"So, I called him Erhu."
"Where did you get the name?"
"I am the big tiger, and he is the second tiger, and he is my younger brother."
"Very good."
Xu Mu smiled. If Si Hu fell in love with this splitting sword and regarded it as his second brother, he would definitely be more majestic in future fights.
"Master, there is light under the slope in front." While talking and laughing, Zhou Zun rode back.
Xu Mu raised his eyes and focused on the distant scenery ahead.
On March 1st, this shady dental business is really a gloomy business.
"Master, why is someone crying?"
Xu Mu frowned and pricked up his ears. Sure enough, he could vaguely hear the woman's whimpering in the night.
There were probably quite a few people, and the sounds of sobbing came and went.
Xu Mu guessed that she was probably the girl who was sold to the dental shop. Now that she knew her fate, she couldn't help crying.
"Si Hu, urge the horse."
In the midst of the traffic, there were also many wealthy carriages rushing along the trail, heading towards the Yashing Black Market behind the slope.
After increasing the power and burning about half a stick of incense, a group of four people finally arrived. After leaving Zhou Zun to guard the carriage, Xu Mucai took Si Hu and another Qingzhuang and continued walking inside.
Four or five handsome men holding swords originally wanted to check the invitation, but after receiving a few taels of silver, they hurriedly gave up and respectfully welcomed Xu Mu and others in.
"Brother Mu, there are so many people."
Xu Mu nodded, even he did not expect that such a black market for dental products in a remote rural area could attract so many people, and among them, there were many wealthy people wearing gorgeous robes.
"Master, there's a bunch of people in front of you."
Ren Yazi, that is, Ya Po, specializes in plundering people in every possible way and sending them to Ya shops for sale. They hold a market every three months, so they have plenty of time to prepare.
The inner city area was fine, but the towns and villages further away were infested with people like this. Most of the people who were kidnapped were young women who were used as widowers' continuations or as playthings of wealthy families.
It's a bit similar to the hard work in Wangzhou City, which was a result of turbulent times and dregs of business.
In the wooden cage in front of them, there were about seven or eight ragged women with disheveled hair. When they saw someone approaching, they hurriedly squeezed to the front and put on facial makeup smiles.
Smiling like this, I don’t know how many times I have been whipped before I learned this little skill.
"Master, there are twelve and one." In front of the wooden cage, an old man with a mustache came up to him with his hands drawn back.
Xu Mu was not happy to hear that, only jackals, tigers and leopards would say "one". The woman in the wooden cage was not an animal.
"Xu, Dongjia Xu!"
Before Xu Mu could speak, a woman in the wooden cage suddenly started crying, causing the old man next to her to hurriedly wave her riding crop and whip her several times.
"Brother Mu, these guys were rescued from Mati Lake!" Si Hu bulged his eyes and recognized them several times before speaking.
It was this sentence that made Xu Mu stunned on the spot.
During the Ma Ti Lake Killing List, he indeed saved more than ten miserable women. For their safety, he even hired a martial arts practitioner and sent them to the official residence.
But he never thought that in the blink of an eye, he would be sold to the dental shop again.
"Hey, if you don't want to buy it, don't stand here!" The old man was a little angry, thinking that Xu Mu was here to make business.
The sound got louder, and two or three guards carrying knives came over with anger.
"I bought them all." Xu Mu froze his face and grabbed the silver bag coldly.
This time, the old man's anger turned into joy, and his face became flattering again.
"May I ask, where is the girl from?"
"Of course they are not from the inner city, they are all shady people from far away. Hey, don't worry, even if someone is killed, the government will not interfere."
Xu Mu's heart sank, and he roughly guessed that the girls rescued from Madi Lake were either poor women, or did not have the notarization of their husbands' families. Simply, they were all thrown into the dental shop by the government to earn some money.
Finely chopped silver.
After counting about seventy or eighty taels, Xu Mu coldly put them in the old man's hand.
"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Xu!" Seven or eight girls came out of the wooden cage and knelt down to kowtow.
Xu Mu couldn't bear to look at it anymore. These girls were covered with dense scars.
"Sanfu, take people to the carriage outside first, and then drive them back."
Qingzhuang, who called Sanfu, nodded, led the rescued girl and walked out.
"Brother Mu, there is another car. I will negotiate the price."
Xu Mu silently stretched out his hand and pulled Si Hu.
Even if I spend all my money on such a large dental shop, I may not be able to finish it.
"Let's go find those dozen villagers first."
Xu Mu's purpose in this round of Yaxing was to find the old blacksmith and buy some good horses. But now, his mood seemed to have suddenly gone bad.
"Master, I led them to the carriage. As soon as they left the slope, three of them ran away. They were surrounded by Lao Lin, so it was difficult to chase them." Sanfu hurried back, his tone full of guilt.
Xu Mu sighed for a long time.
This shit-like world has frightened people, so how can we live in peace and quiet?
"Mo Li, let them alone... Sanfu, I brought you out this time to recognize those villagers, have you seen them?"
Sanfu is not an old member of Zhuangzi. He just joined Xujiazhuang with those villagers a few days ago.
Following this round, a big task is to identify the dozen or so villagers.
"My boss, I haven't seen it yet."
"Let's go, walk two more laps."
Along the Yaxing, we reached the black market, but Sanfu still found nothing. Afraid of closing the market, Xu Mu simply bought more than ten good horses before taking Sanfu around.
"My boss, I can't see you." Sanfu's voice sounded bitter.
Xu Mu also felt slightly uncomfortable in his heart. With regard to the three iron bow notarizations, he still wanted to find the old blacksmith, negotiate with them, and produce three sharp weapons for protection.
It seems that there is no chance for the time being.
Many wealthy men's shouts rang out nearby, and the guards armed with swords and clubs began to drive the purchased people into a new round of carriages.
In the meantime, women's voices of complaint and young men's roars came and went.
Xu Mu led the people and hurried back in silence along the way they came.
"My boss, my boss, my fellow villagers are over there!"
Before reaching the intersection, Sanfu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly shouted in a low voice.
Xu Mu frowned and raised his head, following the direction Sanfu pointed. He found at least four or five carriages outside the intersection, each carrying a full load of people.
Except for a car full of miserable women, the rest were all young and healthy people with dejected faces.