Huang Ande is the "big customer" here. He buys several women here almost every time he comes. Therefore, as soon as he appears, someone will immediately make way for him. Huang Ande is used to the scene here and is completely dissatisfied with it.
He thought he was satisfied, and while he was choosing according to the standards given to him by Chief Zhu, Zhu Si suddenly patted his arm and shouted nervously:
"Brother Huang!"
"What?" Huang Ande was startled by him.
"Isn't that Yue Niu'er!" He said and pointed.
"What?" Huang Ande followed his finger and looked over, only to see a similarly naked young woman with disheveled hair sitting blankly behind the rope loop.
It took Huang Ande a while to realize - isn't this Zheng Yue'e, the daughter of Cao Wu's family in Shuiying, Dengzhou?
Zheng Yue'e was also a well-known girl among the family members of the soldiers in Dengzhou Shuiying. Cao Wu's mother-in-law died early, and Zheng Yue'e was the eldest daughter. She also had several younger siblings. She took care of the housework single-handedly, so she developed a fierce and capable character.
Personality. Not only did she dare to curse the Three-Character Sutra with her face open, but she could also fight with her sister-in-law and sister-in-law in the street by rolling up her sleeves, tearing her hair and clothes. She also once smashed the head of a young boy who was teasing her with a water bottle. In short, she was a person who never
The loser.
Because of her fame and family burden, Zheng Yue'e, although not bad-looking, has never had a husband's family. The Cao and Zhu families are very close to each other, and Zhu Si is somewhat interested in her. She often goes to help with some heavy work, and everyone understands what they mean when they look at each other.
. But when Zhu Si thought that she had five or six younger siblings to raise, if she really wanted to be this brother-in-law, I'm afraid the burden would not be light - both families were ordinary soldiers, and they couldn't support their families with military pay - all the time
Undecided.
Huang Ande spent some time in Zhu's house. He kept listening to Zhu Si muttering about this matter, but he didn't expect that she would also be arrested!
At this moment, this little girl who was always famous for her shrewdness had a swollen face, and there were blood stains on the corners of her mouth. Her body was covered with whip marks. It seemed that she had just been tortured. Her eyes were dull, and there was a slight giggle on the corner of her mouth - originally
The cunning and aggressive look on his face was completely gone. He looked like a stupid idiot.
"Master Huang, are you interested in anyone?" The rebel steward who was watching next to him saw his pointed look and immediately came over and asked.
"This woman?" Huang Ande clicked.
"Oh, it seems that the name is Yue'e or Chang'e," the steward knew after taking a look, "The embryo looks good. It's just that he is a bit crazy and silly. He went crazy a few days ago and took a beating to be honest -
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been dumped by General Zhao.”
"Why are you so crazy and stupid?" Zhu Si asked eagerly. Huang Ande glared at him before he felt that he had made a mistake: This is the rebels' den, and even if he is confident, he is not a place where he can talk nonsense.
The other party didn't take it seriously: "How could it be? I was killed, so I couldn't think about it for a while. What else can I do? She should be a girl from the look of her body. She probably wasn't the man who killed her.
son."
He saw that Huang Ande and his entourage were very interested in this woman. He took the opportunity and said: "Master Huang, if you like her and think she can still serve you, you can take two taels of silver with her. This is a small right to do a good deed for her."
Like this, if those who can't be sold are kept as camp prostitutes, they will be ruined to death sooner or later."
Huang Ande hesitated for a moment. Two taels of silver were indeed very cheap, but looking like this, she was suffering from the disease of stupidity. When selecting people, the chiefs should first not choose people with disabilities. Not to mention giving him money to buy him. Most of them will be in the future.
How will a woman who serves as a concubine or maidservant to the chiefs be punished if she returns home as a crazy woman?
But Zhu Si kept pulling on his sleeve. Huang Ande knew that this young man was very interested in Zheng Yue'e and wanted to save her - if he didn't buy it, Zheng Yue'e would do the same thing as the steward said: sooner or later, he would be raped to death.
The death of a helpless little girl is nothing here: the ditch outside the "market" is full of corpses, and she does not necessarily make the women who are still suffering in the circle of people more pitiable.
, more worthy of rescue.
But Zhu Si's expression made Huang Andra unable to bear this look. Zhu Si's eldest brother Zhu San and his brother-in-law lost their heads because they stole the official warehouse with him. After he sneaked into Dengzhou, Zhu Si followed him through life and death.
――After all, they are all good brothers of their own.
But this is a pretense of public benefit-Huang Ande knows the temperament of Australians very well: there are rules in everything, and there is a system in everything. Special emphasis is placed on "discipline" and "obeying orders."
However, looking at Zhu Si's expression, and then looking at Zheng Yue'e who was smiling stupidly all the time, Huang Ande hesitated for a moment and asked Zhu Si: "You want me to save her. After saving her, are you willing to have her?"
"My little brother is willing!"
"With her acting like this, she may not be able to cook or raise children. Are you willing to do that too?"
"My brother is willing!" Zhu Si answered simply.
"In that case, I will buy it for you." Huang Ande said a few words to the steward, and the steward immediately nodded and agreed to reduce a few more coins.
After doing such a thing, it was naturally difficult to explain it when he went back. Huang Ande thought for a long time and made up his mind: use his own military pay to make up for the money. Although he didn't know how to exchange the currency notes and silver, he had a lot of savings, probably about
That's enough. This time Dengzhou's military exploits offset the violation of discipline.
Thinking of this, he felt relieved and chose five or six more women to spend the quota of twenty taels of silver.
After stamping, the two people came out and walked dozens of steps. Zhu Sicai shouted with red eyes: "Brother Huang..."
"Stop talking," Huang Ande patted his shoulder, "I'm not doing it for you..." As he was talking, his foot was suddenly touched by someone. He looked down and saw a man huddled in a rag.
The woman in the middle crawled to his feet. She was so skinny that she was almost no longer human. She tried her best to stuff a rag package under his feet, and begged in an almost weak and inaudible voice:
"Okay...Master, give him a way to survive..."
Huang Ande took a closer look and saw that inside the rag package was a dead child. He had probably been dead for some time, and his face was covered with flies. He couldn't help but shrink his feet in disgust, and hurriedly took a few steps forward. He could not escape.
He seemed to be leading Zhu Si forward quickly.
After walking dozens of steps, I felt very unbearable and came back: Even if the child is not saved, this woman will always have a breath of life. She may be able to survive after being rescued and given a few full meals. I have violated discipline once, and I am not afraid of it again.
This is the second violation.
However, when he came back, the woman had already died. The two handymen were dragging their feet towards the trench where the body was dumped, and the woman was still holding the dead child tightly in her hands.
The sun was very dazzling, and Huang Ande was a little dizzy. He glanced at the "market" where mourners were everywhere, like a hell on earth, and thought of Lingao - it was simply another world. He couldn't help but look up at the scorching sky and asked loudly
Said, "Senator, when will your rain and dew spread all over the world!"
The people bought by Huang Ande have already gathered at the designated place. There are more than a dozen large thatched sheds specially designed for their use. Cao Qing specially led dozens of village warriors to take care of this matter: the refugees who passed the stamp were sent here.
After checking the stamp, each person was given a straw hat - reusable. Then they were given two pieces of rice crackers mixed with soy flour to give these refugees some strength. Each person was also given a bamboo tube of light salt water - summer walkway.
Without water, you will suffer a massive heatstroke.
Most of the people had to walk on the way back. Of course, the treatment of the women bought with money was different. As usual, there was a light mule cart for them to ride in. Huang Ande brought with him a dozen standard military two-wheeled transport vehicles drawn by single mules or single horses.
The car was filled with relief rations for the exchange population. It was used to transport children and the infirm on the return trip.
In addition to people, there are all kinds of goods sold in the market. Lu Wenyuan will naturally not miss such an opportunity. Huang Ande's task is to place an order for the things he likes - the specific payment and inspection are done by Zhu Mingxia himself
Laide: This is no better than buying and selling people. Wealth attracts people's hearts. It is hard to guarantee that you will meet a desperado who seeks wealth rather than life.
According to the acquisition instructions given to them by the Planning Institute, the first thing was livestock: horses, donkeys, mules, and cattle. In addition to capturing a large number of military horses and livestock, the rebels also plundered a large number of livestock from civilians. The rebels owned so many livestock that the rebels
When they were defeated in Huang County, Shandong Inspector Xie Sanbin was able to organize a large-scale transportation team to replenish food for tens of thousands of officers and soldiers using only donkeys and mules abandoned by the rebels, and the supply was fully replenished in three days.
The rebels also attach great importance to livestock. However, the rebels do not have a complete logistics system. They just eat and eat all the way, killing and robbing them all for locust-style supplies. If the livestock cannot be well fed and rested, it will not take long for them to die.
They were overworked and could only be used for meat. Seeing this opportunity, Lu Wenyuan negotiated with Kong Youde and agreed to exchange silver or grain for the rebels' excess livestock. These livestock were also sent to Zhaoyuan, where they were raised in the local livestock industry -
The grass and trees are lush in summer, and as long as someone takes care of them, the livestock can quickly recover.
However, the number of livestock sent to the "market" is still very limited. For most rebels, killing and eating meat is the easiest way to deal with it. Therefore, Huang Ande often resorts to the next best thing to purchase the by-product of livestock: leather.
and hoof horns. These are raw materials needed by Lingao industry. Originally, Lu Wenyuan also purchased animal bones, but when he discovered that the rebels mixed human bones and sold them to him, he stopped such purchasing activities.
Today, a large number of "commodities" that the Planning Institute is interested in - metal devices came to the market. These metal devices were obviously looted from people and shops, and they were piled up in a big pile. There were all kinds of utensils in them. Huang Ande