Chapter 16: The Suffering of the Slaves
Three days later.
Gu Honglian was taken to see the site of the gold mining and the place where the slaves worked.
Needless to say, the gold mines were handed over to the state treasury, and the workers, she had heard, were for the construction of the city walls.
That scene shook her.
In the 5,000-year history of the Zhongjia, there was also such a slave stage, which was the manifestation of the concentration of imperial power.
The noble are extremely noble, and the poor become slaves, beaten and scolded at will, and even slaughtered.
In fact, she didn't know much about the situation in the Qirao Continent, and the memory of the original owner of this body was only about the Gu family and Chu Rongyuan!
Or, even if she is a person she is born ominous, she is also a member of a big family, so she is considered "noble".
And now, she is looking at the continent with her own eyes.
She is a cold person, and she has no intention of changing the world, and she has to compete with a social system, which is not something she can do alone.
However, she felt that at least the people here, or the people under her nose, could live well.
"Miss." Frost was uncomfortable, "Let's go back." ”
Shuang'er has been here for just two days, and she has almost figured out the situation, and she also knows that the people in the prince's mansion don't have to work.
The court will allocate the money down, of course, when it arrives, whether it will be starved to death by the time it arrives, no one cares about this.
The conditions are so bad, and it is common for people to die.
In the wooden house, the two of them could clearly see the situation of going to work, and they had to work regardless of whether they were old, weak, sick or disabled.
And the people who manage them are the people of the court, who are cruel and greedy.
In this land, these people are estimated to be even more arrogant than Yuqing Rang, the prince.
However, it can be regarded as giving Yuqing face, they came here to check, and he also asked Gongzifeng to make some arrangements.
"Miss Gu, the prince asked Miss Gu not to stay here for a long time."
Look at it, she understands.
"Well, let's go." Her voice froze.
Shuang'er helped Gu Honglian, and a few people were about to leave, but they heard a loud noise over there.
"Look at what! Don't do things quickly. Just know to be lazy! "It's so arrogant that only the inspector is the inspector.
Gu Honglian turned around and saw the person who was inspecting him holding an iron chain.
"He's hurt." The slave who went to work replied softly.
He wanted to help another companion, so he stopped.
"Oh, hurt? Didn't I tell you? You inferior slaves are not entitled to be injured! ”
After saying that, the overseer took the iron chain and raised it directly, and hit the man who was unwell and fell to the ground.
This time it was simply a dead hand, and the people on the earth were just wailing in pain.
The other slave glared angrily and wanted to do it, "You! ”
"You what you! How? How many lashes do you want to get too? Don't go to work yet! ”
"Miss." When those people waved the chains on the slaves, Shuang'er was so frightened that she shrank directly beside Gu Honglian, almost screaming.
"Miss Gu, these things are beyond our control." Gongzi Feng on the side hurriedly reminded him.
Gongzifeng was worried that Gu Honglian would want to come out.
However, Gu Honglian just glanced at him coldly, and then took Shuang'er to take a step first.
Gongzi Feng was stunned for a moment, and thought about it, he was too worried, this Miss Gu was a child of a great family, so naturally she didn't have any sympathy for these slaves.
How could he think that Gu Honglian would want to stand up for these slaves?
The two returned to the street under the leadership of Gongzifeng, and everyone went to work, leaving only those who could not work to set up stalls on the street.
The people who come and go are just two or three kittens.
There are so few people, and they all have to work, so it's no wonder that they can develop.
It's a waste of such a good place, according to her opinion, this wild place occupies a lot of area!
I went back to the hospital.
"Miss is back, dinner is ready, let that girl serve Miss Shuang'er, you go wash your hands and come over to eat."
"Okay, Mama Yu, what's delicious today?"
Frost listened, diverting her attention.
For them, their entire world is Gu Honglian, not Gu Honglian's business, and they won't worry about it, and they don't have such a big heart to worry about.
It's not in the Gu family here, there is no such strict system, so Gu Honglian said to eat together on the first day.
They first rejected it, but then they compromised when they saw a house.
Of course, in fact, Gu Honglian himself is also adapting.
Just like in modern times, Mo Qing had to eat with her to make her gradually acceptable......
"Miss......"
When she entered the place where she was eating, she saw Frost looking at her with tears in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" She was puzzled, wasn't she normal just now?
Frost glanced at the food on the table.
Mama Yu rubbed her hands, also uneasy, "Miss, it's useless to be an old slave, there is really no good food in this place, and I can only buy these things when I walk around the street." ”
It turned out to be this ......
Gu Honglian didn't care about sitting in his position, "Well, it's okay, just lose weight." ”
She won't let this life last long, and now that she has a responsibility on her shoulders, she must act as well.
"Lose weight?" Frost didn't understand the word.
Gu Honglian smiled, and said naughtily, "It's to keep a slim figure." ”
"Miss, what are you talking nonsense, you're growing up! The most important thing to do is to eat more! Mama Yu immediately denied it.
Mama Yu is Gu Honglian's nurse, and her current tone is to use the elders to educate the younger generations, completely because of love.
She motioned for the two of them to sit down as well.
"Yes, what Mama Yu said is that my figure is good enough, if I lose it any longer, I won't feel it."
"Miss!" Frost blushed.
"Don't say it, let's eat." Gu Honglian just wanted to liven up the atmosphere, "Otherwise, it's not to lose weight, but to starve to death, and I believe in Mama Yu's craftsmanship, even if it's a simple thing, it will definitely be delicious!"
Although she feels that it is good to enjoy it, it does not mean that she cannot endure hardship.
But when she said this, Mama Yu and Shuang'er looked at her in surprise.
"What's wrong?" She wondered.
Shuang'er replied: "Miss, you seem to have changed a different ......"
The silly frost looked quite cute, and Gu Honglian stroked her forehead with his hand.
"Miss?" Frost is still confused.
Gu Honglian began to eat, and by the way, he had to say: "Since we have arrived here, we are no longer the third lady of the Gu family, Mama Yu, and Shuang'er, and we should adapt to a new life." ”
The original owner of the body was said to be an ominous person since she was a child, but instead of forging ahead, she gave up on herself.
Therefore, when the people in the house treated her badly, she just cried secretly in her heart.
Such a person would accept the emperor's marriage so blindly, and he would believe in Chu Rongyuan's little show of goodwill so desperately.
The two of them had a different taste for what she said.
"Miss......"
"Okay, are you going to soak your eyes in your eyes? Hurry up and eat it. ”
"Hmm."
The two were finally appeased.
Gu Honglian is no longer the Gu Honglian of the past, but she is still their young lady.
And now such a young lady is better, otherwise, according to her previous temperament, the third young lady will definitely not be able to survive in this difficult and wild place.
The three of them had their own thoughts, and finished this very vegetarian dinner.