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Chapter 100 Buying People
  The afterglow of the setting sun shrouded the exquisite pavilions in Wucheng, and night gradually fell.

Xiaobai flew back to Shen Jia's shoulder before night fell, his lake-blue eyes rolling around, and his little mouth kept "cooing".

Shen Jia had no choice but to pour a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus candy from his purse into his hand, and scolded with a smile: "Snackie." Xiaobai rubbed Shen Jia's palm in a flattering manner.

Shen Jia shook his head and laughed, opened Xiao Yichen's letter and read it.

When she saw Xiao Yichen being assassinated by more than a hundred assassins today, Shen Jia couldn't help but sweat for him.

I was relieved when I saw that he was fine later.

The next day, after having breakfast, the family went directly to a dental store with the best reputation in Wucheng.

When the owner of the tooth shop saw someone coming early in the morning, he came over with a smile and said flirtatiously: "Master, Madam, how are you gentlemen?"

"Take me to see the people in your dental shop. Men, women, old and young are welcome. I'll buy anything that suits me." Shen Zhuoyun looked like a wealthy man at this moment, and he still looked like a farmer.

"Okay! Please go with me." When the owner of the dental shop heard that a big business was coming, his smiling eyes narrowed into slits.

Shen Zhuoyun and Gu Shi followed him like a leisurely stroll, followed by the Shen Jiaqi brothers and sisters.

"You guys wait here for a moment, I'll go in and take people out."

After a while, the owner of the dental shop brought out more than two hundred people, including men, women, and children.

Shen Zhuoyun spoke slowly: "My family is farming. If you don't want to farm, please go to the right. If you have an unclean family background, please go to the right."

More than fifty people came to the right.

Shen Zhuoyun went down and walked around and picked out a dozen people who looked wrong.

"Someone who has been in charge of a wealthy family, come forward."

Five middle-aged men came forward. Shen Zhuoyun asked a lot of questions, and finally selected two middle-aged men who looked more shrewd.

Then they selected four women in their twenties and thirties, two who knew embroidery and two who knew how to cook.

There were ten boys aged five to twelve and five girls aged eight to eighteen.

I picked a family, and the whole family was sold due to the master's crime. There were seven people in total, an old couple, about fifty years old, a middle-aged couple, about thirty years old, and two boys, one of whom was thirteen years old. , one is eleven years old and a girl is ten years old.

A total of twenty-eight people were selected.

Shen Jia watched Shen Zhuoyun pick people and nodded secretly. Her father had a good taste. He didn't pick any girls who couldn't help but look at him or his eldest brother, and he didn't pick any men with evil eyes.

Shen Jia's aura dispersed and he glanced at the twenty-eight people lightly: "I want to say one thing, that is loyalty, absolute loyalty. I can't tolerate any sand in my eyes. Once you betray me, I will make my life miserable. Death, if you can’t do it, it’s still too late to regret it.”

The legs of the twenty-eight people were weak, and their hearts were beating loudly. The two stewards were still a little proud at first, but at this moment they put away all their thoughts.

Not one of the twenty-eight people wanted to leave.

Shen Zhuoyun then settled the bill with the owner of the dental shop. From the age of seven to fifteen, there are twelve taels of silver for each person. From the age of fifteen to forty, there are 18 taels of silver for each person. For those who are in charge, there are twenty-five taels for each person. For those who are skilled, they have twenty-two taels for each person. Twelve taels of silver per person below the age of forty and above. Twenty-eight people spent 376 taels of silver, Shen Zhuoyun gave 380 taels, and the extra few taels were considered as rewards.

Shen Zhuoyun signed a deed of sale with them in triplicate, one for him and one for the owner of the dental store, and the other copy was kept by the owner of the dental store at the Yamen.

The owner of the tooth shop sold so many people at once. He smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes. He happily took the deed of sale to the government to file it. Today's people who buy and sell people all have official status, and slaves all have slave status and are registered with the government. The government can arrest people for private sales.

Ma Market is not far from Yaxing, just a quarter of an hour's walk away. Shen Zhuoyun asked several adult men among the newly purchased servants to go to the horse market to buy horses.

This is the largest horse market in Wucheng. There are many people selling horses and many people watching horses. The shouts of horse dealers, the voices of buyers and horse dealers bargaining, plus the crowds coming and going, make it extremely lively.

"Hello, sir! Do you want to buy a horse?" A hawker saw the Shen family dressed well and with extraordinary temperament, and he came up to say hello enthusiastically.

Shen Zhuoyun nodded: "Yes, please introduce it to us."

"Okay! Please come with the younger ones." The horse dealer took them to one of the stables.

"These horses are all shipped from the horse market in Liaodong. Every horse is strong and handsome. Can you see if there is anything suitable?" the horse dealer said, pointing to the horses in the stable.

Shen Jia fell in love with one of the handsome black horses at a glance. This horse had a straight and elongated head and face, broken ears, big and thick hooves, long and strong limbs, and the whole body was well matched, with every muscle showing. In terms of strength, this horse-drawn carriage is absolutely powerful.

"Boss, how much does this horse cost?" Shen Jia asked, pointing to the black horse.

The horse dealer said with a smile on his face: "Young master, you are really discerning. This horse is the best in the whole horse market. Forty taels, no two prices."

"Forty taels." Shen Jia muttered. She didn't know how to describe her mood at this moment. A person's talent is only a dozen or twenty taels, and as expected, the most worthless thing is people.

Shen Zhuoyun frowned: "This is too expensive! The emperor said that the maximum price for a top-grade horse is thirty taels. An ordinary horse like yours costs forty taels. It's too expensive."

The horse dealer smiled bitterly: "Sir, what you are talking about is the price of the horse market in Liaodong. It takes at least more than four months to travel from Liaodong to Lingnan by post station, and nearly two months by sea transport. During this period, the travel expenses and food supplies are all It’s money! And there are frequent pirates along the coast, so what we do is a business that only adds blood.”

Shen Zhuoyun didn't say much: "What you said makes sense. We want this horse. Take us to see the horses in other stables."

The horse dealer took them to another stable. The horses in this stable were slightly inferior to the previous one, but the price was also cheaper. Shen Zhuoyun chose a horse with brown hair and black mane for thirty taels of silver.

Shen An held Shen Zhuoyun's hand, looked at Shen Zhuoyun with his big cute eyes, and said in a sweet voice: "Dad, haven't you bought our pony yet?"

Shen Zhuoyun couldn't laugh or cry: "Don't worry, I won't forget your horse."

When the horse dealer heard that they wanted to buy a pony, he smiled happily and narrowed his eyes: "Sir, I will take you to see the pony."

Shen Jia took a look at the ponies in the stable and found that the ponies were all of good quality. Among them, the white horse in the corner was particularly eye-catching.

It was stepping gracefully and flicking its tail, seemingly turning a blind eye to everything around it. What was even more strange was that no horse dared to approach within one meter of it.

Shen Yun and Shen An were also interested in the horse and ran towards the white horse as soon as they saw it.

The horse dealer's face changed drastically: "Don't get close, that horse will kick people."

Shen Jia's body flashed and he lifted the two naughty children back. The hoofs raised by the white horse fell heavily.

Shen Zhuoyun and Gu were so frightened that their hearts almost jumped out of their chests.

Shen Yun and Shen An were also frightened and turned pale.

(End of this chapter)