Chapter XXXVIII
What appeared in front of me was a large open space, lit by several large bonfires, and the sound of people was buzzing, which was completely out of line with the silence that should have been at this hour. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info sellers pile up their goods in a brightly lit place near the campfire, waiting for buyers to pick them up. Buyers hold torches and carefully inspect the goods they are interested in, for fear of losing their eyes and losing their money.
Feng Shanyue followed behind Ding Maoqiu, and saw that he did not buy the most famous horse in Ma Fangguo, but carefully selected it at a place that sold blankets, so she asked curiously: "Uncle Ding, why don't you buy a horse?"
Ding Maoqiu pointed to the only horse seller in the audience, "You see, he is the only one selling horses in this scene, and there is only one, which shows that horses are today's hot goods." I don't have much money this time, so I won't take the risk of buying a horse. This is also good, it is woven by the herdsmen of the Mafang country with wool twisted thread. In the past two years, many families in our Huofeng country like to buy this blanket, whether it is to sleep or as a cushion, it is warm and beautiful. ”
Feng Shanyue nodded, turned her head to Nie Panshi and said, "You can help pick it out here, and by the way, follow the long eyes." I took Po to another stall to have a look. ”
Nie Panshi nodded, Ding Maoqiu told them to be careful, so he continued to pick out blankets, and by the way, he told Nie Panshi some ways to choose goods.
Feng Shanyue took Ah Bao and walked along the stalls one by one, and suddenly heard a "pop" sound, following the reputation, it turned out to be a man holding a whip, scolding and scolding, while viciously whipping a few people kneeling on the ground. The men were in tattered clothes, dirty, and had knotted hair, as if they hadn't washed their hair for a whole month. The whip struck them fiercely, and blood marks immediately appeared, but these people didn't even cry out in pain, but when the whip might have hit the vital part, they dodged it a little, but their faces were consistently numb.
"You bastards, who do you know how to eat, and if I don't get a good price today, I'll kill you all!"
What is this for? Feng Shanyue twisted her eyebrows, and found that the people around her were indifferent to this, and those who were beaten did not have the slightest intention of begging for mercy.
"This old man, are you going to buy slaves?" The man who threw the whip saw Feng Shanyue and the others stop in front of his stall for a long time, so he came forward and asked with a smile on his face.
"Slaves?"
"That's right!" the man pointed with his whip at several people behind him, old and young, male and female, "I am all good slaves, specially brought from Quchi and Mafang, all of them are strong and hard-working, you buy them back, and use them as cattle and horses to ensure that they are obedient and easy to use." ”
Feng Shanyue realized that the Shang Dynasty was at the peak of slavery, and there was no difference between the slave trade and the general commodity trade, and the slave was just a talking tool for the slave owner. Although she had known this for a long time, she was still shocked when the facts were really laid out in front of her. How can a person's life be so cheap?
"How about it??" The man saw that Feng Shanyue didn't speak, thinking that she didn't mean to buy, so his tone became a little sluggish.
"Of course!" Feng Shanyue blurted out, making a decision that was out of her own plan, but she didn't regret saying it.
"Okay, then please take a good look at the old man and see which one you like, if you like them all, take them all!" The man waited for a long time, and finally came to business, and he was very happy, and his voice became louder. The journey of this group of slaves was too long, the dead died, the sick were sick, and the few who were left were not good-looking, and he originally had the idea of throwing them here to fend for themselves if he couldn't sell them here, but who knew that a fool would send them to the door.
Feng Shanyue approached the slaves, looked at them one by one, and then pointed to one of the fifteen or sixteen-year-old, sick girls and said, "Just her!"
"She?" The man's eyes rolled twice, and he suddenly exaggerated: "Oh, the old man is really good-eyed, this is my best product here." Look at it, young and beautiful, raise a little, whether you stay to serve yourself or give it away, it's a very face-saving thing!"
Usually the seller is so boastful, the following must be to raise the price, Feng Shanyue remained silent, deliberately hesitated and said: "This sick one, I don't know if I can raise it well if I bring it back, or change it!"
The man saw that Feng Shanyue was not fooled, and if he raised the price again, he might run away, so he hurriedly stopped: "Don't! She's just a long journey, and she's not used to the water and soil, and she's not sick at all." If you don't believe it, I'll let her get up and walk two steps to show you, and I can give you two jumps!" he raised his whip and threw it at the girl.
Feng Shanyue hurriedly shouted: "Stop!"
At the same time that Feng Shanyue stopped drinking, Ah Bao had already rushed forward with a brisk stride and snatched the man's whip off. The man was dumbfounded, "What's wrong?"
"If you want to add another injury to her, I will have to spend more money to nurse her injury, so ...... price"
"Yes, yes, yes!" the man echoed with a grin, "This is already your slave, how can I be qualified to fight!"
"Tell me, how much?"
"It's not expensive! It's cheap, it's for you, a big shell!"
Feng Shanyue knew the price of slaves at this time, and was hesitating in her heart, when she suddenly heard Ding Maoqiu's voice behind her back: "A big shell, buy all your slaves, plus you have all leftovers!
Feng Shanyue breathed a sigh of relief, with Ding Maoqiu here, she didn't have to worry about being slaughtered. She turned around and whispered a word in Ding Maoqiu's ear, Ding Maoqiu looked at her strangely, nodded, and then said to the slave trader: "Xiaobei, you have to give me another slave!"
"What??" the man cried out miserably, "I still want to send a slave?"
"Don't send it?" Ding Maoqiu said with a smile, "Okay then, let's go! Slaves are cheaper elsewhere, I'll take you to buy them! What are you buying this sick person for?"
"Don't, don't!" The man hurriedly stopped Ding Maoqiu, "If you have something to say, you have something to say!" Ding Maoqiu turned around and waited for him to make a decision very calmly, and he had a posture of leaving without saying a word!
"That's okay, a little shell is a little shell! You pick another one! I've lost my money!" The man looked distressed, as if he had really done a loss-making business.
Feng Shanyue deliberately walked around the faces of the remaining slaves, and then pointed to a slave who had been favored for a long time and said, "Just give him to me!"