The lucky little prince's doting wife

Chapter 139 Slave City
The slave market was at Shilipu in the North Outer City. When Miao and Xie Jiuhuan arrived at the north gate, the gate had not yet opened.

"I just said it was too early," Xie Jiuhuan wanted to go home again.

"The officers and soldiers have come and opened the door. Look," Mrs. Miao grabbed Xie Jiuhuan and wouldn't let go.

A group of officers and soldiers guarding the city gate were really opening the city gate at this time.

Xie Jiuhuan: "So the city gate opens so early?"

Miao: "Yes, if you can get up early, you can know when the city gate will open."

Xie Jiuhuan: "I don't have to leave the city every day."

Miao: "How will you sleep like this when you marry into the Duke of Qin's palace? The fourth young master has gone to court early in the morning, and you're lying in bed without seeing him off?"

Xie Jiuhuan: "He still wants to go to court?"

Miao: "Don't all officials have to go to court?"

At this time, the city gate was slowly pushed open to the left and right by two teams of soldiers. A gust of wind, as the city gate opened wide, passed through the city gate hole and hit Xie Jiuhuan's face very strongly.

"Ouch, this wind," Miao raised her hands to cover her face.

Xie Jiuhuan: "This wind is really evil, Er Niang, I feel like everything will go wrong for us today. Let's go home."

Miao ignored Xie Jiuhuan and watched as the city gate opened and the officers and soldiers began to let people in and out. Miao dragged Xie Jiuhuan forward.

Early in the morning, the city gate was already very lively, but there were many people entering the city. Small merchants and hawkers were rushing into the city to do business for the day, but there were few people leaving the city.

Xie Jiuhuan said to Miao, "Look, Er Niang, it's just the two of us leaving the city."

Miao pointed to the pedestrians walking in front of them, "Aren't they human?" she asked Xie Jiuhuan.

Xie Jiuhuan shut her mouth, she didn't want to be beaten yet.

The slave market occupies a smaller area than the horse market next to it. After listening to Miao's introduction, Xie Jiuhuan thought to himself that the slave market only has people, while the horse market not only has horses, but also livestock such as cattle, horses, donkeys and sheep. Of course, the place is bigger.

"Second mother," Sister Xie, who was already waiting at the slave market, saw the two women approaching and hurriedly came over to greet them.

Mrs. Miao looked behind Sister Xie and whispered, "Why are you here alone? Didn't you say you wanted to buy a maid for Sister Qiao?"

Sister Qiao will also get married next year, and her husband's family is also a merchant, but the business is bigger than that of Sister Xie and her brother-in-law. Sister Xie is thinking about buying a dowry maid for her daughter and letting her daughter go to her husband's house so that her waist can be straighter. .

"I'll be busy with Xiao Jiu'er's business today." Sister Xie looked at Miao Miao holding Xie Jiuhuan's hand tightly and asked Miao Miao, "Er Niang, what are you doing?"

Miao immediately complained: "This girl doesn't want a maid. She wants to go to the Duke of Qin's mansion alone."

Sister Xie immediately raised her hand and slapped Xie Jiuhuan on the arm, teaching her a lesson: "You are about to get married, but you are still so ignorant!"

Xie Jiuhuan: "The Duke of Qin didn't say that I have to bring a maid over."

Sister Xie was not prepared to reason with Xie Jiuhuan. The main business at the moment was to buy a maid. She could teach Xie Jiuhuan a lesson later.If the Duke of Qin doesn't tell them what they need to do, they won't do it, right?

"Hurry up," Sister Xie urged Xie Jiuhuan.

Xie Jiuhuan looked at the slave market in front of her. She had lived in the capital city for 18 years, and this was her first time here.

The road is a dirt road with many potholes. The entire market is divided into four rows by iron cages, wooden platforms, and tents made of rags and felts. Some of the signs are elegant and some are not. When they are mixed together, everyone seems to be very informal.The men and women who were to be sold, young and old, were already being dragged out by the teeth.Some were sitting on the ground, and some were kneeling on the ground, with ropes and chains tied around their necks.

Xie Jiuhuan carefully followed Miao and Sister Xie. With Sister Xie around, Mrs. Miao felt relieved to let go of her daughter's hand.

Xie Jiuhuan didn't dare to look at the people who were about to be sold on both sides of the road. From time to time, someone would shout at them and ask them what they wanted to buy.

Neither Miao nor Sister Xie spoke, and Xie Jiuhuan was even more afraid to speak.

"Where is the sin slave?" As she walked, feeling that she had walked a long way, Miao asked Sister Xie in a low voice.

Sister Xie: "At the end, I asked a neighbor to find an acquaintance who is the boss here. His surname is Huang."

Xie Jiuhuan admired her eldest sister very much. How could her eldest sister find acquaintances wherever she went?

Miao: "Can Mr. Huang make the decision to lower the price further?"

Miss Xie whispered: "That's for sure."

Miao was immediately relieved.

When the three Xie family members were walking to the end of the slave market, Master Cao had already brought the four children from the Zhou and Wen families to the slave market.The time he told the eldest son yesterday was seven o'clock, and now it was just six o'clock at most. It was not that Mr. Cao deceived the eldest son, but that they had to arrive early when they sent the sin slaves here.

Among the four children, 13-year-old Wen Xiao was suffering from a high fever and could barely walk. He couldn't lift his feet and was dragging himself on the ground. Eight-year-old Wenshan hugged Zhou Xiaoan, the three-year-old orphan of the Zhou family. Five-year-old Wenjia followed behind her sister with her buttocks bare.

A boss from the slave market came to Master Cao and bowed to Master Cao before he opened his mouth.

Master Cao knew that nothing could be done about today's matter. He looked at the chief officer and sighed and said, "Old Ma Tou, are you on duty today?"

Manager Ma looked at the four children behind Mr. Cao. He had been worried about the sales of these four children all night last night, and his eyes were black and blue.

"They are too young," after looking at the four children, Boss Ma complained to Master Cao in a low voice: "Who will buy children who can't walk and take them home?"

If the eldest boy was not ill, he might still have hope of being bought by an ordinary family. As for the other three, Manager Ma's eyes stopped on Wenshan.

Wenshan lowered her head as low as possible and hugged Zhou Xiaoan tightly.

Master Cao whispered to Master Ma: "This little girl is eight years old."

Manager Ma: "You look pretty good."

After all, she is the daughter of the general's family. Eight-year-old Wenshan looks like a ten-year-old child. Her skin is dark but smooth. She is a very beautiful girl with single phoenix eyes.

Lord Cao took Master Ma aside and said in a deep voice: "This girl cannot fall into the hands of the old brothel madam. You must do this for me."

Manager Ma, who was in his 30s but already looked like a little old man, immediately made a sad face and whispered: "My Lord Cao, how can I stop this person from paying for it? Forget about others, this girl has someone You’re staring at me, who am I, what can I do?”

He is a little boss in the slave market, but he is nothing in front of Mr. Lin, and he is still nothing in front of Mr. Xiao Ge. What can he do?

Master Cao obviously got the order from Emperor Xuan Jing. After biting his molars, Master Cao discussed with Master Ma: "Can we take advantage of the fact that the two ancestors haven't arrived yet, and take these four... and take this one with us first?" The little girl sold it first? Find a good buyer for her."

Mr. Cao wanted Mr. Ma to find a good master for the four children, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his mind to find a good master for Wenshan. The four of them were too difficult for Ma, and there was only one Wenshan. Isn’t that enough?
Manager Ma gave Mr. Cao two words: "It's difficult!"

(End of this chapter)