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Chang'an East and West Cities, the East Market is biased towards the high-end market, mostly selling treasures, strange play shops, the West Market is close to the people, are the daily needs of the people, there are few gorgeous shops, more like the ordinary countryside has a bazaar, but mostly for bulk transactions, if you only buy some needles and threads, it is enough to go to their respective squares to find the merchants who walk the streets and alleys, and there is no need to come to the West Market.

"Our West Market is very lively, big cannibals, people from the Western Regions, Tianzhu people, etc. can be seen everywhere, there are goods all over the world, only what you can't think of, there is nothing that you can't find here!"

Li Gui has been in the West Market all the year round, but he does not help people to work, but focuses on the pedestrians on the street, and takes the initiative to meet them when he finds the opportunity, helping people guide the way, buying on his behalf, and doing the brokerage's work.

Of course, as an "idler" in the mouth of good people, sometimes it is the same as "ruffian" and "splashy", and it is common to be a "childcare" for a businessman who is familiar with him and deceive unfamiliar outsiders.

As for leading people to remote alleys and asking whether the guest officer wants to eat hob noodles or chaotic strongman deeds, Li Gui has not done it since he entered Chang'an.

"Miss, look, is that Hu man leading a camel?" Lin Xue excitedly pulled Lu Ying's arm and pointed not far away, and shouted, "I heard that they can walk in the desert without drinking water." ”

It has only been more than two months since I came to Chang'an, and there are a lot of things at home, there is no woman in charge of the huge yard before, and the trivial matters are all pressed on the shoulders of Lu Ying, a little girl.

"Yes, this is a Bactrian camel, and it is said that there is also a dromedary camel, and the main reason why the camel can keep moving forward in the desert without eating or drinking is because the mountain peaks on its back store a lot of nutrients and water. What Lu Ying knew was also what Xu Chen said in class.

"Miss, the eldest son, he will definitely be fine!" Lin Xue saw that Lu Ying couldn't hide her worries, and hurriedly relieved her.

Lin Xue has said this more than once, and Lu Ying has not only heard it from her, but worry is always inevitable, unlike those brothers in the family, who always seem to be full of confidence.

Thinking of these brothers, Lu Ying clearly felt that some feelings began to change......

The two girls behind him were obviously not listening to themselves, but Li Gui could only stand aside and wait with a smile, the mink on the girl's body was enough for him to eat for a lifetime, but he didn't dare to have any other thoughts, not to mention the four strong men who followed behind, it was the big worm walking in front of the girl at the moment, which made him tremble.

Strange to say, whenever Li Gui's eyes glanced at this golden insect, he could always see a trace of mockery on its face, and there was no ferocity in those tiger eyes, but a cat-and-mouse banter.

Li Gui began to regret his reckless decision just now.

There are many foreign countries in the West Market, not to mention cattle, sheep and horses, even tigers, leopards, lions and bears can often be seen, and it is common for nobles to keep a few birds of prey in their homes in these years, that is, they are led to the streets, and the martial marquis of each square will not make forbidden actions without casualties.

There are tigers in front of the road, a group of people quickly passed through the bustling crowd, came to the mule and horse market in the west market, the outermost layer here is a place to sell all kinds of livestock, in addition to horses, ploughing cattle, donkeys and other common livestock, there are tigers, leopards and other relatively rare birds of prey, the nobles of Chang'an like to bring leopards instead of hunting dogs when hunting, there is a demand, naturally there is a corresponding market.

The white tiger that was painted yellow all over its body walked leisurely, and the mentally depressed companions in the cage raised their heads one after another, looking at it with a slightly puzzled gaze, and naturally there was some expectation.

However, the proud Xiaobai did not look at them, and it has begun to inherit the long-standing inheritance of the clan, except for the big black turtle, these tigers and lions are no different from ants.

Passing through the periphery of the mule and horse market, the group finally came to the real human market, the pattern here is almost exactly the same as the outside of the mule and horse market, the streets are all on both sides of the fence are circles and rings of fences, but the fences are no longer enclosed by all kinds of livestock, but a living person, these are all waiting to be sold, according to race, age, gender, etc., these people are divided into various fences, and the people in the same fence mean the same price.

As soon as she arrived, the smile on Lin Xue's face disappeared, and she hugged Lu Ying's arm tightly with both hands, and her little face was also a little nervous.

Not only her, but also Lu Ying, the expression on her face also sank.

I saw that the people waiting to sell in the fence looked numb one by one, looking at the customers with empty eyes, even when they were pulled out by the traffickers to explain his characteristics in public, these people did not react, they looked like they were living dead.

"Miss, let's ...... Do we really want to buy these people back?" Lin Xue said nervously holding Lu Ying's arm.

"I ...... I don't want to buy these people either......" Lu Ying frowned and sighed: "But apart from here, there are really no servants in other places!"

"There are a lot of people in the family, and my sister-in-law has recruited a batch before, but now the yard is big and there are not enough people. ”

"Isn't that good...... Lin Xue muttered softly.

Lin Xue is still young and can't understand the meaning behind the changes in her family, although life has been much better in the past few years, and the memories of the original and grandfather's downfall have become blurred, but things have never been less.

Do her own things, help the lady clean up the house, wash clothes, what "subordinate" and "master" she doesn't have a clear understanding, she just thinks that she can do her own things, anyway, she doesn't need others to serve.

Lu Ying was silent for a while, then turned her gaze to the cages, and forcibly looked at the people waiting for sale on both sides of the street, only to see that there was a wooden sign hanging on each fence gate, on which were some introductions to the people to be sold: Goguryeo, Silla, Turkic, and so on.

I even saw that several fences were full of blacks, with Kunlun slaves written on them, but most of these traffickers who sold Kunlun slaves were big cannibals with high noses and deep eyes, and only they could transport Kunlun slaves from overseas to Datang.

Lu Ying did not know that in each state capital, the number of people under the rule is one of the assessment items of officials at all levels, so the supervision of the population under the rule is very strict, unless it is a particularly serious famine, it will lead to many people have to sell their sons and daughters, and even the government can not control the loss of population at that time.

There are no Han people in the market, Lu Ying is happy and a little worried, she doesn't want to buy a few foreigners to go home, after all, it's not my race, no one knows what they think in their heads, and language is also a big problem, if you can't communicate when you buy it, then it's better not to buy it.

"Miss, if you want to buy a subordinate to work, but you have come to the wrong place!" Li Gui on the side finally found an opportunity, and hurriedly came up and said: "If you believe in the villain, then follow me a few more steps, and you will soon find the person you need!"

"Okay, lead the way!" Lu Ying nodded indifferently.

At the moment, Li Gui was walking in front, Lu Ying and Lin Xue were following behind, and when they walked forward for about a mile, a small square suddenly appeared, and there were not many fences in the open space as before, but a group of people gathered in groups of three or five, among which some people had straw marks on their heads, which looked very peculiar.

"Miss, you see, the straw labels here are self-selling people, and they are generally followed by their families, most of these people are in trouble at home and can't survive, so they have to sell themselves, you can ask the other party's household registration when you buy, so as to ensure that the other party will not run away in the future, as for those foreigners like before, all of them are some useless goods, and only some big nobles will buy some young women to go back to relieve boredom, and the work depends on these people who sell themselves. Li Gui opened his mouth at this time.

"That's reasonable, I still need about ten maidservants in my family, you can help us pick them, if my young lady is satisfied, it will be your benefit!" Lin Xue suddenly spoke.

Although she is still nervous in this environment, but Miss is here, and she always makes Miss stand out for bad things, and in Miss's heart, I am afraid that it will inevitably be uncomfortable.

"With me Li Gui here, you can take a look!" Li Gui heard Lin Xue's assurance, and immediately patted his chest and promised.

Then he took the two of them and began to walk around the crowd, and soon saw a suitable girl, followed by a middle-aged man who looked honest, presumably the girl's father.

"Is this your daughter?" Li Gui had the support of a nobleman, and walked up to the other party very confidently and asked.

"Well, it's my daughter, the youngest in the family is seriously ill, so I can only sell her for the money to change the medicine, and beg the young lady to be pitiful!" The middle-aged man glanced at him when he heard Li Gui's words, and then immediately pleaded with Lu Ying behind him, tears and snot all flowed out at once, looking very pitiful.

"Don't be busy crying yet, let me ask you, where is your home?" Li Gui said unmoved.

"Villain...... The villain is from Xiaohezhuang in the eastern suburbs!" The middle-aged man straightened up and wiped his tears in reply.

"Xiaohezhuang, this Zhuangzi, I know, is there a lame man in your Zhuangzi who is often drunk like mud?" Li Gui asked again.

"Yes...... Yes! There was a lame blacksmith who slept on the street the day before yesterday!" replied the middle-aged man who had sold his daughter, with a look of great certainty on his face.

Hearing this, Li Gui immediately snorted coldly and turned around and left, but the middle-aged man behind him hadn't figured out the situation yet, so he hurriedly called twice, but unfortunately Li Gui didn't even pay attention to it, which made Lin Xue ask Lu Ying very strangely: "Master, what the hell is this Li Gui doing, why did he suddenly change his face and leave?"

"Hehe!" Lu Ying smiled and replied, "This Li Gui is a bit interesting, he should help us find the right person!"