Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 139 Two people sleep in a crowded place

The eldest aunt heard this and said excitedly: "Aniu, don't worry, my brother went to the brothel and asked, and they are willing to pay thirty taels. You only need to pay thirty taels, and you don't need a penny more."

Li An nodded when he heard this. If he were an ordinary servant, thirty taels would be a bit expensive.

Although the servants in the Song Dynasty had a contract of sale, it was more like an employment contract. The master had to pay the servant for every contract.

If the servant has family members close to him, he can also ask for leave to go home to visit his relatives, or his family members can come to visit him.

Even when he is old, if the owner is kind-hearted, he will return the deed and let him go back to marry a wife.

Therefore, the price of ordinary servants is not high, usually around ten taels.

Of course, this refers to the kind that has not been trained.

Some well-known people are good at training their servants. After being trained, the servants they take in are very popular with those wealthy families, and the price is naturally not cheap.

The eldest aunt's brother wants to sell his daughter to a brothel, so the price will naturally be higher.

"Auntie, please go back and ask your brother to take the people to the city to find me. Then we will go to the government to register." Li An said.

If a good citizen wants to sell himself, he needs to register with the government and become a lowly person.

The government opened a personal contract so that people could buy and sell.

"I will take them there tomorrow." The eldest aunt nodded repeatedly.

……

In the evening, as the sun set, Li An's family headed back home.

On the way, Li An told his mother what happened.

"I was talking about how she always brings you food during lunch. She really dared to think that the thirty taels of silver were enough to buy two maids. I bought the Niu family for three, and it only cost me twenty taels. Silver." Ms. Liu said angrily.

The three members of the Niu family mentioned by Mrs. Liu are the former Aunt Niu and the concierge.

In addition, Aunt Niu's husband also sold himself to their family.

Aunt Niu and his wife were in their early forties. They originally had an eldest son, but unfortunately he became seriously ill two years ago.

In order to get medical treatment, not only did the land at home be sold, but a lot of money was also owed. In the end, the patient was not saved.

If it weren't for the money they owed, Aunt Niu and her family would rather be tenants than sell their lives.

"Mom, we are a family after all. Please help if you can. And didn't you say that girl is nice? Buy her back and see if she can be Zhu Zhu's wife. If not, I will keep her to serve you." Li An said.

"Go, I have my own hands and feet, so I don't need anyone to take care of me." Ms. Liu said angrily.

The family only bought the three members of the Niu family.

Niu Jing works as the concierge, and Aunt Niu and his wife are responsible for cooking and other chores.

After all, Mrs. Liu is a commoner. Even if she is rich now, she is not used to being served by others.

"Brother A Niu, what is a wife?" Shi Zhu scratched his head and looked at Li An in confusion.

Li An: "..."

She is almost fifteen years old, and she doesn’t even know what a daughter-in-law is.

However, apart from practicing martial arts, Shi Zhu was slower than Bie Rang in everything else, so it was normal not to know.

Otherwise, I wouldn't think of buying him a little wife.

Li An thought for a while and said, "My wife sleeps with you, helps you warm your bed, and can also give birth to a son for you."

"Go." Ms. Liu slapped Li An in dissatisfaction and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about."

Shizhu scratched his head and said, "Then I don't want it. I'm big, so it would be too crowded for two people to sleep, and the weather is still hot now."

Li An was a little speechless and said: "What good things are you thinking about? You just want to see if they are suitable. Even if they are suitable, you have to wait until we get married before we can sleep together."

I don't know how happy it would be if someone else picked up a wife for nothing, but this stupid boy would suffer a huge loss.

"You know better. Do you want me to find one for you?" Ms. Liu said.

"Don't!"

Li An shook his head repeatedly when he heard this.

He is only fifteen years old. If he really gets married, he won't be able to do it. "A Niu is right, we are all one family, so help as much as you can," Li Nan said.

"You are the only good person."

Mrs. Liu rolled her eyes at him, and her anger towards her aunt had dissipated a lot.

……

The next morning, the eldest aunt came to the door with her brother and a thin girl of thirteen or fourteen years old.

Seeing the little girl, Li An's mouth twitched. Is she really fifteen years old?

However, Li An also knows that it is normal for ordinary people to lack nutrition and have some stunted growth.

The eldest aunt's surname is Feng, and her brother's name is Feng Hua. He is as thin as a ponytail and has sunken cheeks.

Seeing that Li An was very enthusiastic, he said that the two families were relatives and hoped that Li An would give him more money.

When Li An heard this, he didn't give him a good look at all, and directly told him not to sell it.

I have always hated the gambler Ang Lee.

In Ang Lee's opinion, drug addicts are better than gamblers.

At least people are normal in normal times, but gamblers only think about gambling all day long, so there are no normal times.

"Hehe, let's sell it, just thirty taels as agreed." Feng Hua said with a flattering smile.

In fact, he lied to his sister by saying that he could sell thirty taels in a brothel.

The brothel is only willing to give twenty-five taels.

After all, his daughter looks thin, and because she often works in the fields, her skin is dark and very rough.

I don’t know how it will fare if I buy it and keep it, so people will naturally lower the price.

The money he owes now is more than twenty taels. If he sells his daughter, he won't have much money left after paying it off. Otherwise, he would have sold it long ago, and he would have been delayed until now.

Now Li An is willing to pay thirty taels, and there will be some left after paying off the debt.

He hadn't gambled for several days, and he was already feeling itchy. He just wanted to take the money and gamble quickly.

Li An took them to the Yamen, found the clerk in charge of household registration, completed the registration, and obtained the identity deed.

After leaving the Yamen, Li An gave him thirty taels of silver.

Feng Hua took the money, put it in his mouth and bit it happily. When he saw the teeth marks on it, he said happily: "Let's clear the money and goods. I'm leaving."

"Hurry up and pay back the money you owe, otherwise I won't care about you next time you are beaten to death." The eldest aunt said.

"I know, I know, I'm going to pay back the money now." Feng Hua waved his hand, and his daughter ran away without even looking at her.

Li An shook his head. Even if he paid back the money, so what? He wouldn't be able to borrow it in the future.

But it's none of his business. It would be best to be beaten to death in the future.

This kind of scum doesn't deserve to live in this world.

But the little girl was a bit strong. Although her eyes were a little sad, she didn't cry.

"Auntie, take her to my house first. I have something to do." Li An said.

Now that I have come to the Yamen, I have to pay a visit to Zhou Lushi... No, I should call Zhou Tongpan now.

After hearing this, the eldest aunt didn't ask any questions and left with her niece.

Li An returned to the yamen, took out his name card, and asked the yamen servant to go in and report.

The so-called name card is similar to the business card of later generations, which records one's place of origin, identity, etc.

Famous posts are a common tool used by celebrities to communicate with nobles and bureaucrats, and they can also be regarded as a status symbol.

If Li An directly reported his name and said that he wanted to see the judge, the government officials would probably kick him out immediately, and Li An would not pay attention to him.

But it was different when he saw the name sticker. The yamen servant took it very respectfully, asked him to wait, and trotted in.

(End of this chapter)