Chapter 180: Slaves
On the quiet path, the coachman drove the carriage forward, occasionally whistling in his mouth, obviously very happy.
He had a big beard on his face, he was very clean, and his clothes were shabby, but they looked clean and comfortable, thanks to his wife.
The wife was sitting in the back of the carport at the moment, her face under the headscarf was a little freckled, scissors were flying in her hands, and the needle and thread were shuttling, and she quickly made a rough appearance of a dress, and from her expression, she enjoyed the feeling of making clothes.
Nearby, twins of about the same size were playing with each other, which their mother had taught them, which was very interesting.
And on the cushion they were sitting on, a small green glowing man was sleeping soundly.
This car is naturally Yin Jiuchen and his party, who have been on the road for more than a month.
Along the way, Yin Jiuchen confided in Xia Lian many things, the follow-up of being hunted, the origin of Anya, the affairs of Songyu Town and Jiuqu Town, the acquaintance with Elena, and even the matter of becoming the mayor of Jiayuan Town, etc., which made Xia Lian scream. However, what Xia Lian is most interested in is the token that can enter the world of the "Divine Court", judging from Yin Jiuchen's description, Xia Lian is sure that it is a game!
It's a pity that Yin Jiuchen is now in the land of holy light, and there is no way to connect to the world of the "Divine Court".
"Dad, when are we going to the Land of Night? "After more than a month of disguise, Xia Lian is completely smooth.
"Wait, although there are fewer people patrolling the river in the past two days, it is not ruled out that there will be a sudden increase in searches, and we will walk here for a while, at least sell the fabric on the car. Yin Jiuchen replied.
"Okay! Earn a lot of money!" Xia Lian was full of pride.
Yin Jiuchen, who was driving in front of him, touched the non-existent sweat, for so many days, Xia Lian still didn't understand how unpopular the clothes she made were, the skirt was short to the thigh, no one wanted to buy it at all, Xia Lian also babbled that these people don't understand aesthetics.
The route that Yin Jiuchen walks is basically along the river bank, the ground is flat, the woods are dense, and it is very comfortable to walk on this trail. Soon a new town arrived, and the people entering the city formed a long line at the gates, waiting for the guards to check it.
Yin Jiuchen had long been accustomed to this kind of inspection, he stretched out his body out of the carriage, and unexpectedly saw the portraits of him and Xia Lian, the people of the Holy Light God Sect were really persevering.
"Don't play, we're in a new city, we'll check out later." Yin Jiuchen turned around and said.
"Okay~" replied in unison in the carriage.
Yin Jiuchen's outfit was flawless, and with the power of money, he passed the inspection easily. Seeing that Yin Jiuchen was generous, the guards specially reminded him: "I heard that a batch of slaves were transported from the south yesterday, if you are interested, you can go and have a look, maybe you can find good goods." ”
Yin Jiuchen didn't dare to say more to expose himself, nodded pretending to know, and drove the horses into the city.
"There are slaves here?" Xia Lian opened the curtain and sat in front of the car with Yin Jiuchen.
"That's what the guards said, and it's the first time I've known about it, do you want to take a look?"
"Hmm. Xia Lian replied in a low voice, thinking about something.
"Then wait until you sell the fabric at a low price, find a place to stay, go out and understand the situation, and then go and have a look." "This set of processes, Yin Jiuchen has long been familiar with it.
The city where Yin Jiuchen is located is called Luoyi City, which is a busy city with water and land transportation by the Dragon's Blood River, and the trade is very developed. As the largest city in the southern part of the basin, Falling Wing City often serves as a transit point, receiving supplies from the area south of the basin and then forwarding them to various parts of the basin.
However, Yin Jiuchen never imagined that there would be such a thing as slaves, which was abolished a long time ago.
After dinner, Yin Jiuchen and Xia Lian went to the dock of Luoyi City according to the news they had discovered. Slave smuggling ships were docked at the docks, and on the widened decks were iron cages in two circles next to each other. Those who need to buy slaves board the ship, walk around the deck, buy what they like, and make a contract.
As you walk along the pier, three very tall ships are side by side, and the dense iron cages attract attention. Across the water not far from the surface of the water, you can see the red-skinned, emaciated and listless people in the cage, Xia Lian subconsciously grabbed Yin Jiuchen's hand, obviously trembling.
This feeling was not so much fear as anger, and Yin Jiuchen knew Xia Lian's character very well. She has a strong sense of justice and can't look at things that are too dirty, but now that both of them are in trouble, it is impossible to save these people, and even if they are rescued, placement will become a problem.
This kind of thing happened, and the two of them alone couldn't stop it at all.
Before boarding the ship, you need to pay a deposit that will not be returned, this is to prevent some people from simply going on the ship to watch the excitement and overloading the whole ship with too many customers, and it is also to screen out those who have enough money to buy slaves.
The waiter originally wanted to lead the way for Yin Jiuchen and introduce various types of slaves, but Yin Jiuchen refused, he was afraid that the waiter would be knocked off the boat by Xia Lian as he spoke.
The close look at these slaves is even more shocking, many of them have eyes like dead fish, they also have multiple wounds on their bodies, their bodies have not bathed for a long time, and the state of prisoners trapped in cages can easily make people who come to buy feel that they are superior people.
Yin Jiuchen hugged Anya, Xia Lian hugged Bo'an and walked forward silently, and Anya, who had been staying quietly in the crook of Yin Jiuchen's arm, suddenly pinched Yin Jiuchen's arm.
"What's wrong, Anya?" asked Yin Jiuchen softly.
"Brother, let me down. Anya's red eyes stared at an iron cage next to her, and her eyes didn't turn.
Yin Jiuchen followed Anya's gaze to look at a slave in the iron cage, simple clothes woven of linen wrapped around the body, from the size of a young girl, her face was covered by her hair, her exposed skin was covered with burns, at first glance it looked a little terrifying.
Anya would not be interested in a random person, and Yin Jiuchen believed that she had her own judgment, so he put her down.
Anya trotted to the edge of the cage and looked at the girl in the cage with big eyes.
When the waiter on the side saw it, he hurriedly stopped him loudly: "Guest, don't let your child approach, the contract in the cage has not been signed, and your child is likely to be injured!"
Before the waiter's words fell, the girl who seemed to be covered in burns and extremely weak suddenly jumped up, rushed to Anya like a vigorous cheetah, grabbed Anya's small neck with one hand, and lifted her up. The girl's long hair was slightly spread out, covering her burned face, and her gaze was devouring.