"Let's go, Miao Ling, let's go over there and sit together."

It didn't take long for the three of them to sit down in a teahouse not far away.

"Fourth cousin, why did you come here!" Qu Miaoling sat down and asked directly.

"You also saw it, come to Deng Deyong to talk about something, you, you, you should always bring some guards when you come to this kind of place."

Speaking of this, Min Ren still looked down through the window of the teahouse.

There were also many men's eyes glancing here, and Min Ren's face was black, "Miao Ling, you come and sit." ”

Placing Qu Miaoling on his side, completely avoiding the window visit, Min Ren's face was better.

"Miss Qu, this brother of yours cares about you very much!" After watching his sister control Min Ren's actions, Deng Deyong said with a smile on his face.

Qu Miaoling didn't speak.

"Miss Qu, Deng has always had a question in his heart, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." Deng Deyong thought about it for a while, but he still felt that the doubts in his heart were too big, and he hoped to get the other party's answer, so he asked.

"It is rumored that you beat or scolded your slaves, and even executed a Zhuangzi's steward in Ling Chi, is this true?"

Qu Miaoling didn't twist, she raised her head to meet Deng Deyong's scrutinizing gaze, and said directly: "The rumors are true, but-"

"I will never punish a slave for no reason, and the reason why I use torture is because that slave wants to kill me in concert with outsiders, and I should not get rid of such a slave who is not loyal to his master and has evil intentions?" Qu Miaoling asked rhetorically, Deng Deyong had nothing to say.

For a while, the atmosphere of this small space in the teahouse became tense.

Min Ren hurriedly acted as the glue that eased the atmosphere, and he said: "Brother Deng, my sister has a strong mouth, don't be surprised." ”

"How can there be, Miss Qu's character is rare among women, how can I see strange, admire, admire!"

"Brother Deng is slightly the same as what I see, and I also think that my little sister's decisive appearance is very similar to me, and she is worthy of being a girl raised by our Jingkang Hou Mansion!" Min Ren had a proud look on his face.

Deng Deyong just smiled when he saw it, but when he looked at this Qu Miaoling, he really showed a little admiration in his eyes.

"Brother Deng, if you go elsewhere, if our brothers followed at that time, the gangster would definitely die 10,000 times worse than Ling Chi's execution, and if he dares to bully my sister, he will prepare me to be dismantled!"

Min Ren propped up the table with one hand and stomped on the ground with the other, looking indignant.

It's like if he really went that day, not only could he protect his sister, but also split the corpses of the five horses in Na Ma Chi, just Ling Chi's execution could not dispel the hatred in his heart.

When he was at home, he wondered countless times why he didn't follow him, and if something happened, he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.

"Fourth cousin, didn't I come back well, what are you excited about." Qu Miaoling's kind words and persuasion.

Who knew that the powder keg of Min Ren was ignited all of a sudden, "It's almost dead, and it's a joke!" ”

Min Ren slapped the table, and Qu Miaoling immediately silenced.

Although the words are not good, Qu Miaoling knows that her brother cares about herself, which is why she is so angry.

"Okay, fourth brother, don't be angry, I'll embroider a sachet for you, it's a hundred times better than the second brother's, how about it?"

Qu Miaoling began to coax.

She knows most that her cousins like to be jealous, and her second cousin is sick, so she gave her second cousin the same gift, but she can give the rest of her cousins covetousness and keep chasing her.

Now that she has returned from Ganzhou, she also has time, and it is still good to bribe people with this thing.

Sure enough, as she expected, Min Ren's eyes blinked, and he looked like he was struggling violently.

But in the end, he still compromised, "Okay, I want someone who looks a thousand times better than my second brother!" ”

"Okay." Qu Miaoling agreed with a smile.

Looking at the interaction between the brother and sister, Deng Deyong was a little sour.

It's good to have a sister.

couldn't help it, the smell of vinegar wafted from Deng Deyong's body, it was very big, and Qu Miaoling could faintly smell it.

Only then did she realize that she seemed to be ignoring Deng Deyong, so she said, "Brother Deng, I want to buy some slaves for Zhuangzi, I wonder if I can ask Brother Deng to recommend it to me?" ”

Being looked at by Qu Miaoling's watery eyes, how could Deng Deyong say no, he immediately agreed: "Miss Qu called me brother, I didn't give a meeting gift, it's already mine, sister, don't worry, I will pick some of the best slaves for you, but I don't know what Miss Qu wants?" ”

Qu Miaoling thought for a while, "Brother Deng, this is first and foremost loyalty, I don't care what he was before, but he must be loyal to me." ”

"It's easy to do." Deng Deyong said while nodding.

"Also, what I'm looking for is the effort to be in charge, preferably able to write and count, and preferably smarter, after all, I can't keep an eye on Zhuangzi's affairs all the time."

Deng Deyong continued to nod, his eyelids lowered slightly, thinking in his head.

After a while, he said: "Miss Qu, your efforts are not for nothing, a few days ago I just got a batch of official slaves, all of them are the sons of criminal ministers, writing and arithmetic is not a problem, as long as you don't dislike it, don't be afraid of trouble, I can take you over to see it now." ”

"Oh?"

Official slaves?

Qu Miaoling either doesn't like the official slaves, or she's afraid of trouble, these officials and slaves don't know what they've done, if-

For a while, Qu Miaoling was a little hesitant.

"Miss Qu, think about it, but if you miss this batch, it will be difficult to find the literate and hyphenated slaves you want."

After all, in these days, most slaves were born in poor families, so where would scholars be willing to degenerate into slaves?

And what Qu Miaoling wants is a high-level slave, if he doesn't catch up with this wave, even if Deng Deyong is the number one in this slave market, it will be difficult to provide Qu Miaoling with it.

"Let's go, let's see."

While walking, Deng Deyong introduced to Qu Miaoling: "Miss Qu, these slaves are very promising, they were originally going to be sent to the frontier, but I don't know why they were sold to me, all of them have fine skin and tender meat, if you don't buy them, I also plan to sell them to the Xiaoqier Pavilion." ”

"Deng Deyong, what nonsense are you talking about!"

What kind of place is the little girl's hall, such a pickled place, how can you say that it dirty Qu Miaoling's ears.

Seeing that Min Ren's face was not good, Deng Deyong also knew that he was speechless, so he closed his mouth and led the way.

"Miao Ling, don't listen to his nonsense."

In fact, after living two lives, Qu Miaoling didn't know anything, but her brother's heart of caring for her moved her very much.

Such a good family, she ignored it in her previous life, and caused the wives of the Marquis of Jingkang to die of dispersion.

Thinking about it now, she can't wait to kill herself who was deceived by Situ Huaibo.

The more he thought about it, the more ruthless he became, the more angry he became, and Qu Miaoling's eyes gradually became fierce.

When Deng Deyong shouted "It's here", he was startled.

"Miss Qu, this is where those slaves are."

Because they are official slaves, the people who sold them said early in the morning that they could only buy and sell, and if one ran away, he Deng Deyong would not want his life.

Therefore, he took great care to let his men put the slaves in iron cages, and put three iron locks on the doors, if only he had.

Even so, he still felt unsafe, and left ten subordinates to guard here day and night, so he felt more at ease.

Seeing Deng Deyong come in, the group of subordinates were not surprised, and immediately whispered respectfully: "Master Deng." ”

Deng Deyong waved his hand, "Miss Qu, Young Master Min, this is what I mean by slaves." ”

Qu Miaoling looked over, and put a group of people either squatting on the ground, or leaning on the iron cage and sitting, although they were embarrassed and the clothes on their bodies were dirty, but those eyes, and the delicate skin that even black and gray could not hide, revealed their previous identities.

If they are really young masters, they used to live so comfortably, and suddenly become slaves, they must feel uncomfortable.

"Miss Qu, these people are all arrogant, the day they were just delivered, in order to escape, they also fought with the people under me, and they were unruly, if you didn't want them, I would definitely beat them half to death and then train them well."

As he spoke, Deng Deyong's fierce gaze looked at the group of slaves.

Deng Deyong's eyes were very scary, and these people had only been repaired, and the sturdy rattan hit his body, and when he "snapped", it was a blood mark.

Moreover, there are barbs on this rattan, and the pain is very strong when the whip goes down with blood and flesh.

Once you've tasted it, you don't want to try it a second time.

"Miss Qu, these people are not easy to discipline one by one, even if you buy them, you must teach them well, I can't control any mess."

Deng Deyong was throwing the pot, and Qu Miaoling didn't care, and walked straight around the cage.

After walking around, Qu Miaoling also had a plan for the disposal of dozens of slaves.

She held out a finger and pointed at the ten of the slaves, "I want them." ”

These slaves were different from the others next to them, and the rest of the slaves had no sparkle in their eyes, and they looked no different from the group of cheap slaves not far away.

How can such a person have momentum, and how can he help her manage the manor left by her mother?

Now is the time when everything is waiting to be rebuilt, what she needs is a motivated helper, if she can only keep her business or can't even keep her business, what use does she want them to do?

As soon as Qu Miaoling's words fell, Deng Deyong asked people to open the cage and drag out the dozen or so people she ordered.

"Stand up for those who can write."

More than a dozen people all stepped forward.

"One step forward that counts."

All take a step forward.

"Very good, now those who have practiced martial arts will take a step forward."

This time, there were only a few fewer people who came forward, only 10 people.

Qu Miaoling was not discouraged, but was very satisfied.

This was more than she expected.

knows literature and martial arts, and must be nimble with hands and feet, and it will definitely be able to help her a lot.

"Brother Deng, I want these people."

Deng Deyong immediately said: "Okay, okay, I'll send someone to your house immediately." ”

Qu Miaoling agreed.

"Miss Qu, I see that you have picked a few good skills, and I have a few good skills here, and they will also train slaves, otherwise, you will use them first?"

Qu Miaoling has a relationship with the Marquis of Jingkang's mansion, and is deeply favored by the people in the mansion, and most importantly, she is also the county lord of the emperor's own title, and she is very embarrassed in front of the emperor, and getting acquainted with Qu Miaoling is of great benefit to him.

Although Deng Deyong is an imperial businessman with unlimited scenery, I don't know how many big businessmen's eyes are on him, expecting him to make mistakes and expecting him to get off the horse, but everyone has ambitions, since he has taken the position of the first imperial merchant in the capital, how can he be willing to let him go down?

Therefore, he desperately made friends with the powerful, Min Ren was like this, and Qu Miaoling was the same.

Moreover, there are only a few thugs, and he still has a lot of subordinates, and being a favor and winning Qu Miaoling's favor is what he wants most.

Thinking like this, the smile on Deng Deyong's face became even more sincere.

"I naturally know that there is no shortage of capable people under Miss Qu, but the people under me are different, they are proficient in how to discipline slaves, and they also have a hand in training subordinates, and Miss knows that they are extremely capable subordinates."

Speaking of this, Min Ren couldn't help but speak for Deng Deyong, "What Brother Deng said is true, the subordinates I bought from him are all amazing, and you don't lose money." ”

When Min Ren said this, Qu Miaoling stopped refusing, "Then thank you Brother Deng." ”

"Where, where." Seeing that Qu Miaoling accepted it, Deng Deyong was happy.

"Miss Qu, don't worry, these slaves, no matter how arrogant he is, I will train you well, and you can use them easily."

"Brother Deng, you have to train too arrogantly, but you can't wear all the edges and corners."

"Miss Qu, don't worry, they have a number."

Qu Miaoling said "um" and stopped talking.

"Fourth cousin, you still have something to do with Brother Deng, so I won't bother, I'll leave first." Saying that, Qu Miaoling turned around and was about to leave the slave market with Qinggently.