Zhouzhuang is not big, but it is unusually prosperous, the merchants come and go in the streets and alleys, and the beauties who come out of the dust can be seen everywhere, Yu Panxi really can't imagine that there is such a fairyland-like town at the border of Ningguo, I don't know if it is because this is not far from Lingcun?

However, because she had not yet figured out the specific location of Ling Village, and it was getting late, she decided to spend the night in Zhouzhuang first, and then set off after dawn tomorrow.

The rules of going out Yu Panxi know a little, when choosing an inn, you must not choose which one is open in a remote corner, most of the guests who go there are for the private room and the Qinglou woman looking for flowers and willows, almost every room has been contaminated, not only not clean but also very likely to be infected, second, is not to choose the kind of building novel, the trend of the inn.

Such inns are generally founded by merchants from other countries, and the house price of Xiao Erbao must be very different from the price at the time of checkout, and this is also a way for them to make money, especially for people like Yu Panxi, who are dressed as daughters, and are very likely to be violated by wicked people in addition to being deceived.

Even with Yu Panxi's skills, it is not easy for the people in this town to hurt her, but people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, Yu Panxi still has to be more careful, so she found an antique room, although it looks a little shabby on the outside, but the innkeeper looks like a kind and kind person's place, and under the enthusiastic guidance of Xiao Er, he walked in.

When checking in, the shopkeeper glanced at Yu Panxi, and saw that she was dressed well, and even if she didn't say a word, her body exuded a sense of nobility from the inside out.

"This young lady, the guest room is registered for you, Xiao Er will take you upstairs to rest, if there is any need, just ask, the store will try to meet the requirements of every guest." The shopkeeper smiled.

"Thank you." Yu Panxi nodded, and then was greeted upstairs by Xiao Er, walked a few steps to the right, and when he came to a quiet door, Xiao Er reached out and pushed the door open, and did not smell the expected dampness and impurity, the room looked very clean and tidy, and every item was placed in an orderly manner, which greatly exceeded Yu Panxi's expectations.

"Miss, please, this room is the best room in our inn, if the shopkeeper looks down on the guests, sees them dressed sloppily, or has an unruly attitude, this room will definitely not be opened to the public." Xiao Er introduced on the side.

Only then did Yu Panxi understand, no wonder she felt that this room was very tidy, was it because of this special request of the shopkeeper?

"When you go downstairs, please thank you for me." Yu Panxi told Xiao Er, and at the same time took out two taels of silver and handed it to him, which was regarded as a tip for him to guide the way, after all, this seems to be the default rule in the rivers and lakes.

Xiao Er, who received the tip, was ecstatic, and became more enthusiastic about Yu Panxi, helped her take her luggage into the room, and brought warm water for her to wash, before leaving, Xiao Er seemed to suddenly think of a big event, turned around and asked: "This young lady, today is the day of the auction in my Zhouzhuang Town, I don't know if Miss is interested, go and join in the fun?" ”

"Auction?" Yu Panxi is no stranger to this word, in order to save Ah Ye, she went to the unique auction under the guidance of Cheng Yuanlian, but she thought that the auction was exclusive to the Cheng family, but she didn't expect that in this kind of border town, there would be this kind of game.

"That's right." Speaking of the auction, Xiao Er seemed to have a gushing thought, and he introduced with a smile:

"This is also a tradition in our Zhouzhuang Town, every year on the day when irises are in full bloom, such an auction will be held, but this auction is different from other places, it is not an auction of gold and silver treasures, but an auction of big living people, there are men and women, every year it will attract a lot of outsiders to come here, rich people can auction back a few maids and slaves, and those who have no money can also join in the fun, and I heard that this year there will be an exotic girl to be auctioned, the highest price will be awarded."

Seeing Xiao Er's smooth narration, it seemed that she had long been surprised by the auctioneer, but Yu Panxi felt strange in her heart, if it was just an auction item, she could accept it, but she couldn't help but be a little disgusted by the auction of the big living person, and said with a cold gaze: "Since it is a living, flesh-and-blood person, how can it be said that it will be auctioned if it is auctioned?" ”

Especially when she heard that the other party was just a girl, Yu Panxi was even more surprised, I don't know why she was sent to the auction hall and was auctioned at will like an item like an animal?

Or seeing Yu Panxi's displeasure, Xiao Er frowned, and continued with some grievances: "People are born with a distinction between high and low, how can the children of poor families have any choice?" Miss, you should be dressed from a big family, right? Someone like you must have never been hungry, otherwise you wouldn't be able to say such a thing. ”

Indeed, Yu Panxi has rarely been hungry since she was a child, but this does not mean that she has suffered as much as others, and the experience of almost dying many times has also made her have a different view of life, but she is unwilling to continue to have meaningless disputes with Xiao Er, under the pretext that she is tired and let him leave, she simply washed, and then lay on the bed and fell asleep, until there was a sound of gongs and drums outside the window, and she was forced to wake up from her dream.

When I opened the window, I saw that the night sky, which was originally dark, was illuminated by a lamp at this time, and a ragged woman was forced to kneel in a wooden cage, with a special collar around her neck, and was taken by a group of people to parade through the street.

I don't know if I feel the annotation of Yu Panxi's eyes? The girl who originally lowered her head suddenly raised her head, and in the piercing sound of gongs and drums, she looked at Yu Panxi, her light blue Yu Yun was indeed different from the Central Plains, but in addition, her long black hair and fair skin were no different from other women.

It is precisely because of the interweaving of her eyes this time that Yu Panxi saw that the woman's lips were trembling slightly, as if she was asking her for help, she did not want to be regarded as an auction item, after all, once she was bought home, whether it was a concubine or a maid, she would lose her personal freedom from now on, and the possibility of wanting to see her relatives again in this life was also very small......

Frowning slightly, Yu Panxi stretched out her hand to close the window tightly, in this kind of strange place, the strong dragon does not suppress the snake, she had better not make trouble for herself, especially the woman downstairs She has never known her, so there is no need to take risks, but although she thinks so, the woman's eyes have been lingering in her heart.

When she reacted again, the gentle voice of the shopkeeper came from her ears: "Miss came downstairs, but do you want to go outside to join in the fun?" ”