Splendid Abandoned Wife

Chapter 52 Buying a slave (barely two updates in one)

Zhiruo still had her eyes closed, with a cold look on her lips: "If she really wants to cling to Qiu Yiran, what if I help her?"

Ruchun was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that the girl knew everything, and she had thought of all the girls she was thinking of.Yes, after returning from the Qingyuan Hou Mansion, the girl seemed to have been indifferent to Ruqiu, and she did not take her with her when she returned to the capital.She is just a maid whom she no longer trusts. If Qiu Yiran really uses Ru Qiu to plot against girls, it would be okay, after all, they are already wary of Ru Qiu.

Ruchun felt relieved and said: "My slave will pay attention. Girl, the two young masters, the second girl, and the third girl have no waiters around. As soon as we return to Luo City, should we ask Yapo to send someone to pick some? It will take a long time. I'm just afraid..." Ruchun was still worried that the Qiu family would be uneasy and well-intentioned in inserting people. The Qingyuan Marquis Mansion had a deep foundation in Luo City.

Zhiruo opened his eyes, smiled approvingly, and then said: "You don't have to wait until we return to Luo City. You forgot, we will stay in Kaicheng tonight. At the worst, we can just buy one or two more carriages."

Ruchun's eyes lit up, didn't she?Kaicheng has the largest slave distribution market from the north to the south in the Ying Dynasty. It is a real population wholesale place. Many people in the capital come here to find "good stuff".Here, whether you want someone who is exquisite and well-behaved from the south, tall and neat from the north, or even someone who is exotic and strong from the Fan tribe, you can usually find a few at least.

Regardless of whether it was the two families of the Yin family or the Qiu family, even if they thought of planting a flag so quickly, they probably wouldn't think of their girls buying people directly in Kaicheng, right?It’s really difficult to operate such a large wholesale market!
However, many of the people selling here are untrained.After the products are bought by local Yaxing stores and Yabo stores, they will conduct basic training based on classification, so that they can be sold at higher prices to wealthy families, working villages, workshops, and buildings.In other words, except for those who were sold or resold by the original owners, many of those sold in Kaicheng market are just semi-finished products and are not easy to use, especially those with higher requirements such as personal maids and servants.

Zhiruo smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. The one that has not been trained is like a piece of white paper. It is easier to identify and select. It is more practical after training. Aunt Qiang, Mama Gui, and Mama You are all masters in training slaves. You You can also bring a few." As for the servants, just leave them to Uncle Qiang.

Zhiruo believes that as long as there are systematic and strict rules and regulations, it is not difficult to manage slaves well. What's more, in this regard, it was much easier to manage employees in ancient times than in modern times, because slaves signed a deed of betrayal or even death.Unless the master is willing to release the bond, they will be unable to move forward. It is still cheaper for slaves who betray the master to be beaten to death and sold out. It is normal for them to be executed directly.

When Tie Muyuan heard that Zhiruo said that he wanted to buy people in Kaicheng, he agreed very much and immediately asked the team to speed up and rest in Kaicheng.

When they arrived in Kaicheng, they found a large inn closer to the city.After everything was settled, Zhiruo put on an extra lake-blue men's robe that he bought for himself when he bought clothes for Mingze and Minghui in the capital. He also put on a man's curtain that covered half of his face, and brought Mama You, Uncle Qiang, Ruchun, and the three escorts went over to buy someone.

At this time, there were not many buyers, so Zhiruo and his entourage immediately attracted the attention of the stall owners as they entered the market.Each stall in the human market is a large tent of at least 20 square meters. The betrayed people are gathered in one place according to men, women, old and young, standing, squatting, or sitting directly on the ground.Some tents also had a small area separated by soft gauze, and the figures inside were vaguely visible. They were obviously beauties who were ready to be sold as concubines or to be sold at a higher price in the building.

Zhiruo, who had recovered his modern memory, suddenly felt sad as he looked at them. In a sense, these people were no longer regarded as human beings.

From the attire of Zhiruoji, it is easy to see that they are not Ren Yazi, but a wealthy family who came to buy them for their own use.Sellers in the market like this kind of customers the most. Firstly, most of the people who go directly to the market to buy people have relatively large demand, no less than those from dental shops and dental shops. Secondly, the price is easier to negotiate, unlike those who are familiar with the market. , Hagglers who are always willing to compare their penny and penny are like bargaining to death.

Therefore, every time they take a few steps and glance at a certain stall, the stall owner will greet him enthusiastically: "Sir, come here and take a look. We have a few new ones here that are beautiful and literate." "Here we are." "Hurry up and come to our house to choose. We have a new group of official slaves, including those who work as stewards, those who serve as waiters, and those who do rough work. We have everything you need. I guarantee your satisfaction." "Ah, young master, big steward, come to us quickly." This selection is guaranteed to come from an innocent family. You can get started with a little training, and the foundation is clean and sharp."...

Zhiruo said softly: "Uncle Qiang, you can choose a few useful stewards from the official slaves. Some experience will be enough. The most important thing is human nature." This is something that Uncle Qiang often did when he was in the General's Mansion. No problem at all for him.

As for the maids and servants who were trained to serve the younger brothers and sisters, she and Mama You must be here.These people, Zhiruo, still deliberately choose from the "blank paper".First, I selected eight little maids around 6 years old, who were relatively easy to deal with, had a clean background, had flexible limbs, seemed well-behaved and had some aura.

Then there are ten maids aged between eight and twelve, two or three of them are beautiful and seem to be very sensitive. If they are well trained, they may be able to serve Zhihui and Zhixuan personally.

Zhiruo was so generous as soon as she made a move, which made the stall owners flock to her. They guessed Zhiruo's preferences and directly took the "good stuff" in their hands, fearing that she would kill everyone who needed it before she even reached her stall. You can choose.

"Master, look at these two brothers and sisters. The older one is 13 years old and the younger one is 9 years old. They are a pair of orphans. They were sold from the south. They are good-looking, literate and hardworking. Their father went to Beijing to take the exam and was robbed and killed by bandits. Mother He also died of illness. It happened that there was a flood in his hometown, so he was sold out by his uncle and aunt." A fat and white stall owner pushed the two people over.

Zhiruo took a look and found that both brothers and sisters were indeed good-looking, but they were a little thinner, their skin was a little sallow, and they were obviously malnourished.The 13-year-old brother hugged his 9-year-old sister tightly, looked at Zhiruo and the others with a wary expression, and then looked at the eighteen little maids Zhiruo had bought. His lips moved for a while, and finally he asked. : "Sir, what are you buying so many girls for?"

The stall owner had promised that he would not sell the siblings to such an unclean place, but he was still worried. He was most afraid of those people saying that the siblings were good-looking.In order not to go to that kind of place, the brother and sister once went on a hunger strike for three days and even disfigured themselves. Fortunately, the stall owner didn't seem too cruel and promised that if a big family came to buy directly and the price was better, he would not sell it to them. They then resell them to places like Renyazi or Louzi.

The fat stall owner was very worried. Why didn't the brat believe what he said?At first glance, these few people came from wealthy families. Looking at the young master's eye for selecting people and the questions he asked, it was obvious that he was selecting maids for the young masters and young ladies in the house, as well as training and training reserve maids.Especially among the ten big ones, many of them should be used directly as maids.

The brat asked so abruptly, what should I do if the young master is angry?I'm afraid no one at his stall will be able to sell it.The white fat stall owner regretted it. Why did he suddenly be so kind and push these two brothers and sisters out first? "Shi Xiaofeng, shut up! Is it your turn to control what the young master does with the maid he buys? Young master, don't be angry. Don't be angry. These two don't know good from good. I have better ones."

Zhiruo, however, saw the pain she had experienced in the eyes of her brother named Shi Xiaofeng, and waved her hand: "It doesn't matter, this is not an important issue. I choose maids for my younger brother and younger sister, and we just Moving from other places to a new place requires more backup manpower, so it is better to start training from a young age."

Shi Xiaofeng pulled her sister and knelt down with a bang: "Master, please buy us. Xiaoyu and I can do many things. I am strong and can do any job. Although Xiaoyu is young, she can cook, sew, and embroider. The embroidery is so good. In the past, Xiaoyu took care of my uncle's younger cousins. As long as we are not allowed to do anything that will humiliate our parents, we, brother and sister, will do whatever we can to repay the young master." "You guys get up and talk first. ." Zhiruo was quite satisfied. Shi Xiaofeng seemed to be a steady and thoughtful person, so it would be good for him to follow Minghui. Shi Xiaoyu was a popular girl, so let's see if he could be trained to be a personal maid next to Zhixuan.Shi Xiaoyu knelt beside her brother, obedient and quiet, but with the same stubborn look in her eyes.

Shi Xiaofeng asked anxiously: "Did the unreasonableness I just made make you angry? I'm worried that you bought so many girls to make them do bad things. I...I..., I will kowtow to you, sir." Apologize, please buy us." He intuitively felt that the young master who was willing to tell him the purpose of buying maids would be a good master. If he missed it, he didn't know where his brother and sister would be sold.How many times can you escape hunger strikes and self-destruction?In the past few days, he had heard about the various methods used by those people, which made people despair.

"Your father is a scholar. You two brothers and sisters should be literate, right?" Zhiruo asked.

Shi Xiaofeng was still kowtowing, but suddenly he realized what he was saying and responded quickly: "Yes, Xiaoyu and I are both literate and can write." Xiaoyu was quick and wrote a few words for the young master to read.

Xiaoyu picked up a small branch at his feet and wrote the words "Good rain knows the season" seriously on the dirt. It can be seen that the words are quite upright and delicate.

Shi Xiaofeng took the twig from his sister's hand and also wrote the words: "Heng, Tian, ​​Cheng, Yong".

Zhiruo was even more satisfied, but still asked: "What do you think is humiliating your parents? Does being a slave count?"

Shi Xiaofeng was still kneeling, but his back was straight: "Keep yourself safe, live a solid life with your own hands, persevere, be simple, honest and brave, this is what our parents ask of us. Even if we are slaves, we will also do it with a clear conscience. A slave will never forget the teachings of his father and mother.”

Zhiruo nodded: "Get up, Heng, Tian, ​​Cheng, Yong, um, very good."

Shi Xiaofeng was stunned, Master, this tone?They seem quite happy, but they haven't said yet whether they are willing to buy them.Just as he was about to beg again, he saw Uncle Qiang next to Zhiruo asking the stall owner for a price and taking out some silver. He was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" Then Shi Xiaoyu stood up and pulled her sister along, consciously Standing behind Qiangbo.

Along the way, Uncle Qiang picked three stewards and five experienced stewards, Chang Sui. Mother You also helped Zhiruo pick five steward mothers. These people were all selected from official slaves.The official slaves of this dynasty were very different from ordinary people who sold themselves into slavery. They could not redeem themselves or escape from slavery for generations. Their only hope was to find a good master.You can live smoothly and don't be sold again and again.

Mother You smiled and said: "It seems that we are really going to add two more large carriages." But as long as the simplest one is enough, a few benches can seat a lot of people.

Mother You is very much in favor of buying the slaves you need in Kaicheng. Although carriages and accommodation will cost a little more, the advantage is safety and the possibility of being planted is small.

This is exactly what Zhiruo thinks. In her opinion, problems that can be solved with money are not problems.You can earn money, but it's a terrible thing to have someone stick a nail in your side.

Moreover, she already has a preliminary plan in her head. She thinks that she will need a lot of people in the future. Now that she sees something good, there is no harm in preparing more and inspecting it first. If she doesn't like it, she will sell it.

With this in mind, she picked five more boys who looked more pleasing to her eyes, including Shi Xiaofeng, so there were six. After returning to Meizhuang, she asked Mingze and Minghui to pick two each, and left the rest to Uncle Qiang and Qi Bo arranged.

After walking around for a while, they returned home with a full load. Just when they were about to leave, Zhiruo inadvertently caught a glimpse of a man with disheveled hair and a "madman" look squatting there in the corner of an open-air stall. He looked decadent.The black and slightly curly chicken coop with a few straws mixed in, and the full beard made it almost impossible to see his face clearly, but his eyes looking up to the sky made Zhiruo feel particularly bright.

What attracted Zhiruo to stop involuntarily was not only his crazy look, his mismatched clear eyes, but also his amazing inner strength.

Yes, internal strength.Except for Zhiruo, I'm afraid no one noticed that there were piles of powder, including straw and stones, at the feet of the "madman".The "madman" sat alone in a daze as if there was no one around, squeezing a straw or a stone in his hand out of boredom. In short, he picked up whatever he picked up, and didn't pick up another one in a while...

The stall owner noticed that Zhiruo was staring at his tent and was happily approaching him. However, he found that Zhiruo seemed to be facing the direction of the "madman" and hurriedly stepped forward and kicked him: "Get out of here, or else." It's an eyesore here." Then he quickly came over and explained to Zhiruo with a flattering look on his face: "Master, don't get me wrong, I am very clean, these people have to wash it every few days. That person was sold from the northwest. I thought he was tall and pretty, but he turned out to be a lunatic. He refused to tie his hair or shave his beard and refused to speak. He just squatted there all day long and looked at the sky. The sky was almost broken by him."

Zhiruo didn't respond to the stall owner, but saw the "madman" who was kicked by the stall owner moving a little further towards the corner as if nothing had happened, as if he was not a slave to be sold after being kicked and scolded, but a lazy The old cat was "caressed" by its owner, but it didn't hurt or itch.

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