Sure enough, there is not a free market inside. As soon as these well-dressed people came in, there were many people trying to sell their goods:
"What do you think of this? How about a mouthful of glutinous rice and fine teeth biting into pieces of gold and jade - fifteen taels?"
"Look at this girl's hair, it's so black..."
"You may think that I am older, but I am literate! I come from a scholarly family, and I didn't even sell it to the old madam near Cuilou for fifty taels!"
"You guys want someone to serve you, right? This girl is great. It turns out she is the maid of a wealthy family in Fujian. She has been well trained and has a perfect appearance and figure! I'll give you a fixed price of twenty-five taels!"
Xiao Zishan and his party were confused by the commotion for a while. They had never seen such a scene before. Seeing these seven or eight people frothing at the mouth, they kept pulling the girls towards them, stroking their hair, and
He held up his arms to show them their skin. These girls, ranging from eleven to twelve years old to early twenties, all had good looks, but they were all sallow and skinny, and they were pinched and rubbed by people's teeth until they wanted to cry but didn't dare. They looked like
Holding back tears and holding back tears, Xiao Zishan's heart sank. He looked really miserable, and several people around him also showed unbearable expressions.
The two bodyguards quickly stepped forward and blocked the people's teeth. Liu Gang turned around and asked Xiao Zishan: "How many children do you want to buy, the big shopkeeper?"
Xiao Zishan was a little hesitant. It seems that almost all the pretty girls here have been bought by others. The price of each girl ranges from six taels to fifty taels. There are always thirty or forty. If you buy them all,
The cost would be a bit high, and besides, she is too young. Are these 123-year-old girls considered girls or children? While hesitating, Yan Maoda said: "Commissioner Xiao, let's just do a group purchase. We can kill them hard."
price."
"It will cost hundreds of taels even if we bargain." Zhang Xin shook his head, "We might as well start with people who are not interested. When we buy more, they will see that we are not interested in their goods, so they will reduce the price.
Already."
"That's great. I was planning to buy some children to raise and educate."
"What's the budget? I have to have a bottom line."
"Under five hundred taels. More than that is fine."
A group of people got rid of the human teeth and walked directly inside. They saw that the open spaces of shacks along the road were full of hungry people fleeing famine, helping the old and the young, and the cries of people coming to beg could be heard one after another.
A large number of people gathered at the intersection in front of them. When they took a closer look, they saw clearly that a woman was holding the man's leg, crying and begging. There were two children among the pile of rags on the ground, the older one was only three or four years old.
, so young that she was still in her infancy. It turned out that the woman's family had fled here, and all her family members had died, leaving only the mother and her son. Renya fell in love with the woman, but did not want the child.
The woman had been beaten until her nose and mouth were bleeding, and she was lying on the ground. Ren Ya was still kicking and cursing: "You starving whore! I don't open a charity house, so why are you raising your child?" He grabbed her.
Women's hair will be dragged away.
Zhang Xin was about to speak when someone suddenly shouted: "Stop!" The crowd parted, and a few servants came over, surrounded by a young man in his thirties. Whispers rang out from the crowd: "Master Liang is here, Mr. Liang is here."
The young master is here."
I saw the man walking up to Renya: "You bought her, but why did you force her to abandon the child? These two children are so young, and without their mother they will still be dead!"
Renya seemed to recognize the person, and hurriedly defended: "You are so wise! It's not easy for us to earn a living in this industry. She has such a sick body, and drags two children with her. How can any buyer want to buy her? I
If you want to agree to her, you have to open your mouth twice."
Mr. Liang said angrily: "You can't make money, just don't buy it, why are you forcing people to leave their flesh and blood!"
Renya smiled bitterly: "Yes, yes, my good intentions ended up doing evil things. With her appearance, I don't want to buy it, and her whole family will starve to death! At least I can save her."
Although these words were almost rogue, they were also true. Mr. Liang could not say anything for a moment. Ren Ya did not dare to say anything more, left the person behind and slipped away from the crowd. Zhang Xin looked at the woman on the ground again.
, in fact, she was only in her early twenties, and her face was so thin that she had an abnormal red color on her sallow skin. She looked really sick. Mr. Liang asked his servant to buy some steamed buns for her. They left again.
Some money was given to the hungry people surrounding the road.
"Let's buy it." Guo Yi couldn't bear it.
Xiao Zishan thought that this was not a good idea. Firstly, she was sick, and secondly, the children around her were too young. Buying them back would be a burden. He hesitated for a moment, and seeing everyone looking at him, he nodded: "Buy it!"
When the crowd here saw that several merchants had bought the woman's whole family, there was a commotion. The crowd immediately spread, and refugees, old and young, male and female, crowded to the front, more and more.
, surrounded them, and begged them to take them in. They didn’t want any money for selling themselves, they just wanted food.
It was a mess for a while. Fortunately, Liu Gang had some insight and hurriedly squeezed out with the bodyguards and asked Minzhuang, the yamen servant present, to help maintain order. Xiao Zishan had a high-profile post in his hand and immediately rewarded him with several thousand yuan. The yamen servants
Not daring to be negligent, I quickly found Guan Ya and wrote the deed of sale for a reasonable price.
People around them soon discovered that these people were particularly fond of children, especially young children who had never been cared for in the past. They took in every one they saw, including those whose parents wanted to leave. Orphans were even more welcome. Zhang Xin took action.
He was also generous. Anyway, he was not worth a penny. For every one he bought, he would give 500 pennies to the government officials present. The government officials who were in charge of suppression simply captured all the orphans in the venue, whether they were willing or not, and wrote them.
In a short time, he had already bought seventy or eighty children, as well as about forty adult men and women. Seeing how wealthy these people were, the people quickly went up to beg for sale. Zhang Xin shook his head: "Wouldn't it be wrong to inspect each one of them?"
It’s a waste of time, I’ll take care of all the children in your hands.”
After some haggling, Ren Ya finally bought all the forty-one girls in his hands at a rate of 10 ounces each. For a time, the front of the ruined temple was filled with people.
Xiao Zishan asked the bodyguards to inform Sun Kecheng: vacate a large mule and horse shop, quickly set up a fire for cooking, and ask a few doctors to be on standby. Those who signed the deeds were assigned to groups of twenty, and were escorted by two bodyguards.
He walked to the inn. The one who was weak ordered someone to hire a mule cart to transport him.
While he was busy, a servant suddenly came over and said something to Liu Gang. Liu Gang looked respectful and came over to Xiao Zishan and said: "Master Liang would like to invite all the shopkeepers to come over and have a chat."
Guo Yi asked: "Who is Mr. Liang?"
Liu Gang said: "He is a member of the county, a son of a well-known family. He has always been eager for public justice and has a good reputation in the county. He would like to invite these shopkeepers to come over and talk."
Several people looked at each other and felt that it was necessary to make friends with such a local gentry. Zhang Xin continued to make arrangements for sending the slaves, and the others followed the servants to the outside.
On the edge of the wasteland, there is a tea shed that sells some tea, steamed buns and other items. It was originally a resting place for the Yamen and the suppressed government officials. Now both inside and outside have been replaced by servants brought by Mr. Liang, no less than twenty or thirty.
People, everyone wonders: This is such a small person, but the pomp is so huge!
I saw Mr. Liang, who was about 27 or 27 years old. He had a pale complexion and looked like a noble man. He wore a gray poplin gown and held a Jinchuan fan. Although he was not extravagant, he looked clean and elegant.
When Buran saw them coming, he was not arrogant. He stood up and bowed his hands:
"Liang Cunhou." The young master smiled slightly, with a pair of black and ferocious pupils flashing under his splayed eyebrows, and said, "May I ask some of the shopkeepers about their honorary titles? Where do they come from?"
As he spoke, his eyes looked up and down at Guo Yi and the others. His eyes were extremely sophisticated, and Guo Yi couldn't help but be startled: This man's sharp eyes were definitely not those of an ordinary playboy. He kept saying: "Don't dare, don't dare." In turn.
State the names of several people.
According to a unified theory, they were all maritime merchants who were stranded here because of the rough sea. Liu Gang accompanied them to go shopping and relax.
The servant brought tea, and Mr. Liang asked again: "You are maritime merchants, why do you want to buy so many family members?" As he spoke, there was a look of doubt in his eyes.
Xiao Zishan had already responded: "In recent years, the sea has been uneven and business has become more and more difficult every day, so I am thinking about buying some land to set up a farm and collect rent to live. I am waiting to buy land in Qiongzhou to open up wasteland. There are few people there, and the long-term tenant farmers are often unmarried.
, I had to come here to buy some women.”
"That is also a good deed." Mr. Liang sighed, "I saw that you just cared about the weak and the sick, and refused to leave human flesh and blood. You were even willing to take in young children, and you also arranged for proper food and accommodation. You are really kind-hearted.
, I am really ashamed to be a native of Guangzhou!"
"Where is it?" Guo Yi and others hurriedly gave in, but also felt that Mr. Liang was hypocritical. The time travelers came from modern time and space, and did not understand the cruel side of ancient society at all. They always felt that since they had bribed others to be slaves, they would have enough to eat.
Warm clothing is considered the minimum treatment, and not having to pay wages seems to be a huge advantage.
However, Liu Gang took the opportunity to say some flattering words: "Master Liang has always been willing to give charity in this county. Needless to say, Nanhai County is the prefecture of Guangzhou. Who doesn't know your great benevolence and righteousness? You don't know: Give charity here?"
Most of the money spent on the porridge shed was obtained from the Liang family."
Liang Cunhou didn't take it seriously, waving his hands and saying: "The world is not peaceful now, but fortunately Guangdong is relatively quiet. My Liang family has been favored by the country, and it is not comparable to a poor family. I also have a small income in my family, so I do good deeds with my meager efforts, just for the sake of charity."
The imperial court is slightly concerned. What is regrettable is that even though I was talking about helping the hungry people in our county, I did not forgive the country gentry, and there was quite a lot of gossip behind my back." He let out a long sigh.
Seeing that he was having difficulties, Guo Yi deliberately pretended to be confused and said: "Master Liang, helping the hungry people is a great good deed. Why do you have to gossip about it?"