Chapter 16: Buying a Maid
"Hey, what's going on here? Get out of the way, don't get in the way!"
Suddenly, a sharp-beaked monkey cheek, ruffian, but wearing luxurious clothes squeezed into the crowd, and saw the little girl kneeling on the ground at a glance, and his eyes lit up.
"Yo, it's that little girl from Qiao's family, hehe, not bad, good looking. It's only ten gold coins, it's not expensive, it's not expensive, I bought it, take it home and have fun!"
The ruffian man threw ten gold coins to the ground, and reached out to grab the little girl.
"Hey, what are you doing, leper dog!"
"Let go of the leper dog!"
"Let go of the little girl of the Qiao family, and don't let us report to the official again!"
Suddenly, the crowd was enthusiastic and cheered. The ruffian man doesn't seem to have a good reputation in town.
"What are you doing, this chick wants to sell herself to save her mother, Lao Tzu is rich. One is willing to sell, the other is willing to buy, it's about your fart. The ruffian man squinted his eyes and glanced at the crowd around him, and sneered: "What? You want to buy it too? But do you have money? Do you have money? Hehe, a bunch of poor ghosts!"
The momentum of the crowd suddenly dropped, one gold coin is enough for the living expenses of ordinary people for more than half a year, and ten gold coins is a lot of money, and there are really not many people in this town who can afford it. After all, most of them are ordinary people, and life is already tight.
"Lai Sanpi, don't be too arrogant. Don't think we don't know, your money is probably coming from the wrong place. Someone in the crowd also retorted.
"That is, God knows what you did to become rich without virtue. ”
"The little girl of the Qiao family is innocent, we can't watch you spoil her. ”
said that this ruffian man was named Lai Sanpi, nicknamed Leper Dog, and was a famous rogue in Phoenix Town. Stealing chickens and touching dogs, oil rape and slippery are not less bad things. However, what is strange is that just two months ago, when Lai Sanpi suddenly left for a few days and returned to Phoenix Town, he suddenly became an upstart and was very rich. Spend your days wandering through casinos and brothels.
"Lao Tzu loves to spoil her, what's wrong. Lao Tzu is rich. Buy it back and play enough, and then sell it to Yihong Courtyard when you get tired of it, you take care of me. I play my own little girl, and the government can't control me. Lai Sanpi has no fear.
In the Tang Kingdom, once you sell yourself as a maid, it belongs to the private property of the owner. No matter how you beat and scold, even if you are executed by the master's family, the government can't control it.
"I'm sorry, I ...... I don't sell you!"
A timid voice sounded, but it was the little girl of the Qiao family who was breaking free from Lai Sanpi's big hand.
"Haha, Lai Sanpi, did you hear it, the little girl doesn't want to sell herself to you, do you still want to buy it?"
Someone in the crowd laughed.
Lai Sanpi's face stiffened, and he shouted: "Little girl, you don't sell me? Damn, Lao Tzu has a lot of money, you don't want to save your mother? Do you still expect these poor ghosts to be able to afford ten gold coins." ”
"I ...... I want to save my mother!" The little girl of the Qiao family had red eyes, and tears flashed in her bright big eyes, "But I don't want to sell it to you, you are not a good person!"
Seeing the little girl's extremely aggrieved and pitiful appearance, many people in the crowd couldn't bear it.
"Qiao'er, don't be sad. In this way, the eldest lady will buy you, and give you five gold coins first, and I will find a way to get you together within half a month, do you think it will work?" Obviously, five gold coins were all her savings, and if she didn't have enough, she had to borrow money.
"Thank you, Aunt Zhang!" The little girl shook her head with tears in her eyes and said, "My mother's condition is already very serious, and the doctor said that she would make up enough money for the consultation within three days." ”
"This ...... Hey, I can't scrape together that much money in three days. Aunt Zhang sighed and reluctantly retreated into the crowd.
"Haha, poor ghost!" Lai Sanpi pursed his lips disdainfully, and reached out to touch the little girl's smooth and delicate little face, "Tsk, the skin is so tender." Well, come with me!"
"I said I won't sell you, you go away. The little girl's eyes were red, there were a few crystal tears hanging on her long eyelashes, and her big eyes glared at Lai Sanpi angrily.
"Yo, it's pretty stubborn. Hehe, don't you want to save your mother?" Lai Sanpi sneered, his eyes moved, and said: "These poor ghosts will definitely not be able to afford you, if you continue to wait, you will not be afraid that your mother's condition will become more and more serious." Tsk, I still sold myself to save my mother, and I was still a filial daughter. Your mother worked so hard to raise you, and you watched her illness drag on. If you hesitate any longer, maybe your mother will burp at noon......"
The little girl's strong eyes were full of tears, and when she thought that her mother was going to leave her, she couldn't hold back any longer, and with a whoop, she squatted on the ground, and cried bitterly with her hands and knees.
"Hehe, you see I'm right. As long as you sell it to me, I will give you money right away so that you can save your mother. Yes, I have money. Lai Sanpi was triumphant, reached out and grabbed the little girl's little hand, and pulled it out of the crowd.
"Woo...... Woo!"
The little girl cried very sadly, and was grabbed by Lai San's little hand and walked out of the crowd.
"Hey, this little girl of the Qiao family is ruined!"
The crowd shook their heads and sighed, this kind of thing is not easy for them to meddle in now, they can only sigh and sympathize with the little girl of the Qiao family.
Seeing that the little girl was about to be pulled away by Lai Sanpi, suddenly-
That's when --
"Wait, ten gold coins, I'll buy it!" A clear voice suddenly sounded, and a young man stepped out of the crowd.