In the afternoon of this day, Xia Xue, Ouyang Qian, Li Kang, Jiang Yong, and Song Gang came to a small town, which was a town controlled by the Turks, and there were Turks, Qiang, Tuyuhun, Goryeo, Tubo, Shatuo, Hui, Loulan, Murowei, Tiele, Qiuzi, Da Cannibal, Persian, Eastern Roman, Han and other ethnic groups.

Xia Xue and Ouyang Qian wore hats with veils and wore the costumes of the Hu people of the Western Regions, and Li Kang, Jiang Yong, and Song Gang also wore the costumes of the Hu people of the Western Regions, which was to hide people's eyes.

Li Kang is as pale as gold, tall, burly, strong, energetic, and a lively young man. Jiang Yong is of medium height, slightly dark-skinned, thin and sturdy, with a toothbrush-like mustache, shrewd and capable. Song Gang has dark skin, medium build, square and broad face, with sideburns and beard, very strong, rough appearance, and relatively calm personality.

After having lunch in the town, Xia Xue saw that it was not early, so she found an inn to stay in this town, and planned to spend the night here and set off tomorrow morning.

After a few people put the salute at the inn, they also led the horses to the stables in the backyard to feed and drink. When I have nothing to do, I wander around the town to watch, and I also have some expectations in my heart, hoping to hear the news of Dugujun in this town, and if I can meet it, it will be even more thankful.

After a while, they saw a small square in the middle of the town full of people, and they didn't know what was going on, so they stepped forward to watch.

I didn't expect that this place was actually "selling people". The Turks have always retained the custom of slavery, especially the prisoners of war and people of other nationalities who have been plundered are often used and bought and sold as slaves. When buying and selling slaves, the slaves were tied to market stakes or placed in wooden cages with thick hemp rope rings, and they were left to be judged.

Xia Xue, Ouyang Qian and others really haven't seen the "human market" of buying and selling people in the Central Plains, and they can't help but be a little curious.

I saw five Turkic men standing in the center of the square, with several wooden stakes behind them, on which a man, a woman and a girl were tied with thick hemp rope circles. The age of the man is about 28 years old, the age of the woman is about 24 years old, and the age of the girl is estimated to be only about 12 years old.

I saw a tall and strong Turkic bald man at the head, with a hideous scar on his face, and he shouted loudly, "Come and buy slaves——, they are all Han slaves, the goods are good, the price is cheap, come and buy, come and buy, there are only these last three left——! ”

The crowd of onlookers was from all ethnic groups, both men and women.

I saw Scarface standing next to the stake, twisting the muscles on the man's bare arms and shouting: "Rank, please look, the muscles on this man's arm are so strong, as strong as a rock!" Great strength, full of half a donkey! Buy it back to plough the fields and protect the yard, herd the horses and sheep, it's right. And it is a Han person, a Han person is docile and obedient, diligent and honest, and will definitely be a good house slave. The price is not expensive, only 150 taels of silver. Come and buy, come and buy, only 150 taels of silver, cheap and good, the last batch of goods, start quickly——"

The male slave blushed, ashamed and angry, but there was nothing he could do. For he knew that the slightest intention of resistance would be met with vicious whipping.

Ouyang Qian's face was as red as fire, and she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at it again. Xia Xue couldn't help but blush, and said in her heart: "Where is this selling people, it's just like selling livestock, slavery is really hateful!" ”

Scarface walked up to the female slave again and shouted at the male audience around him: "This female slave is not very old, she looks good, and her figure is also very good, as long as 150 taels of silver, it is definitely a good deal." Han female slaves are docile and obedient, ingenious, the men can not only let her cook, wash clothes and do housework for you when they buy home, but also accompany the bed at night, how many huang, haha, come and buy, come and buy, as long as 150 taels of silver——"

The slave girl was shy, her face was as red as a red cloth, and her eyes were full of tears of shame.

Someone shouted, "What about that little thing?" What are the advantages? ”

Scarface hurriedly walked up to the girl and pinched the girl's immature face, "This little thing is a real treasure!" Look at this face, it's so tender, you can pinch out the water, look at the eyes, nose, and mouth, how cute it looks like, it's a big beauty in the future, buy it back and raise it for two years, and definitely become a handsome girl. The discerning ones hurriedly started, this little guy is cheap, only selling for 100 taels of silver. ”

The little girl's face was also full of shame, and her big eyes were full of tears.

Someone asked aloud, "Can it be cheaper?" ”

Scarface roared angrily: "It's so cheap, do you still want to be cheap?" You're too greedy, too. Okay, the last three, Lao Tzu sold it and was ready to call it a day, if anyone can buy these three pieces, only three hundred taels of silver! Buy alone, 150 taels of silver for men and women, 100 taels of silver for girls, a lot of money! ”

There are crowds around the market who come forward, touch and pinch, and talk about the price.

Xia Xue looked at it and couldn't stand it anymore. Although she knew that she could not change the Turkic slavery now, and she could not save all the slaves. But she is too uncomfortable in her heart now, if she can't save these three poor slaves under her nose, she estimates that it will be difficult to sleep peacefully tonight, although she knows that it is a big deal to find Dugu Jun now, but out of sight is pure, now that she has seen ugly things, she can't ignore it.

So, Xia Xue, who couldn't bear it anymore, called Li Kang over and whispered to him: "You go, three hundred taels of silver, and buy the three slaves together." ”

Li Kang, Jiang Yong, Song Gang, and Ouyang Qian all widened their eyes in surprise, they all knew that the queen was not the kind of emotional person, and the main task now was to find Dugu Jun. And on the territory of the Turks, try to get into as little trouble as possible, be less nosy, and the gold and silver they carry are not too much to be used up, 300 taels of silver is not a small amount, and the more serious problem is that after saving these three Han slaves, how can you take them to Liaodong to find Dugu Jun, isn't it a burden.

Xia Xue couldn't help but laugh when she saw them staring at them in disbelief, she laughed, and whispered to a few of them: "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who is impulsive on a whim, I will save them, I won't cause trouble for us, and I won't be a burden to us." And it will be good for our country, and there will be no loss of money. When have I ever traded at a loss? Even if you save people, you won't do a loss-making business. ”

Saying this, Ouyang Qian, Li Kang, Jiang Yong, and Song Gang opened their mouths even wider, and they were even more unbelievable.

However, seeing Xia Xue's confident look, Li Kang had no choice but to follow the queen's instructions and walk towards a few slave traders. Several of them knew that their queen was not an ordinary person, she was very intelligent, and there were some strange ideas that few of them mortals could understand.

Hearing that Li Kang wanted to buy these three Han slaves for one piece, Scarface was overjoyed, "Brother, it's fast enough, if you buy three of you together, you will only be charged a total of 300 taels of silver, and the average one is only 100 taels of silver, which is too cost-effective." Brother, you won't regret it, because you made a lot of money this time! He asked several of his Turks to untie a man and a woman and the girl's slave from a stake, but the rope around his neck and ankles was not untied, and then handed the rope to Li Kang.

Li Kang also paid three hundred taels of silver according to the agreement, and led the three slaves to the inn.

Xia Xue asked Ouyang Qian to buy new clothes and shoes for the three slaves, and then let the three of them have a full meal. When the three slaves were eating, Xia Xue and Ouyang Qian were dumbfounded, the three of them were too good to eat, like starving ghosts, the men ate four large bowls of rice, the women ate three bowls of rice, and even the twelve-year-old girl ate two large bowls of rice. It seems that they haven't had a full meal in a long time.

After they were full, Xia Xue found out after questioning that the three of them turned out to be a family, the male was called Wang Lin, the female was called Li Mei, who was Wang Lin's wife, and the girl was their daughter, called Wang Qiong. They were all Han Chinese close to the Turkic border region. A month ago, when the Turks were "threshing grass", they were taken from the border areas and sold in Turkic territory. Many Han people on the Turkic border had such a tragic experience, and Xia Xue couldn't help but have a bad impression of the Turks.

"A bunch of abominable savages!" This is Xia Xue's initial impression of the Turks now. It's just that now she is far away in the south, and she can't do anything about the tragic plight of the Han people on the northern border.

Xia Xue told Wang Lin and his wife that it seems that they can't live in the northern border area, otherwise what if they go back and be arrested again?

Wang Lin and Li Mei also looked sad and dazed, now that the world is in chaos, they don't know where to go?

"You can go to the angel kingdom in the south, as long as you are diligent, you will definitely live and work in peace and contentment." Xia Xue said.

"Where is the angel kingdom, why haven't we heard of it?" Wang Lin and his wife asked suspiciously.

"If you don't know, just go south and cross the Yangtze River." Xia Xue didn't expect the Angel Kingdom to be so famous, so she couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"That's it! If your family arrives in the angel country, as long as you are diligent, you will definitely be able to have enough food and clothing in the future, and you will not have to worry about food and clothing, and the law and order will be very good, and there will be no war. Li Kang proudly said that as a citizen of the Angel Country, he felt that he was really happy and lucky to be compared with other countries along the way.

"If you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and there is no war, isn't that heaven?" Wang Lin and his wife's eyes widened in surprise, looking fascinated, and even Wang Qiong, a little girl, stared at a pair of big eyes that were very yearning.

"Now compared to other countries that fight all day long, wars, and starvation, compared to this barbaric Turkic Khanate, the Angel Kingdom is really heaven!" Ouyang Qian also proudly said that although her mind is full of Dugu Jun now, seeing today's slave trade and the tragic news of the war-torn areas along the way, she deeply feels how lucky she is to be able to follow the queen's sister and live in the angel country.

Jiang Yong and Song Gang also proudly boasted of the heavenly angel kingdom, and Wang Lin and his wife were like people who had been trudging in the desert and were about to die of thirst and despair, and suddenly found an oasis, and their eyes flashed with hope with excitement.

Now there is such a paradise country in the world, they have to go there to live even if they die, and they have to go home and call their relatives and friends together.

Xia Xue also had such thoughts about the fact that he rescued them, hoping that they could promote the Angel Kingdom and bring more manpower to the Angel Country. Because there is indeed a serious shortage of labor in the southern angel country now, whether it is farms, mines, or factories, there is a serious shortage of people.

Xia Xue gave Wang Lin and his wife one hundred taels of silver as travel expenses, and also bought them dry food and fresh water on the road. Then I found a caravan to go to the mainland, and gave the caravan dart master 50 taels of silver, hoping that the dart master could send Wang Lin and his family of three to the mainland safely, which was a trade by the way, and the dart master received the silver and agreed, as a dart master who ran the rivers and lakes, he received money and protected people from disasters, and the reputation of the rivers and lakes was very important, which Xia Xue did not worry.

Wang Lin and his family of three didn't expect to meet the big benefactor, and the three of them knelt on the ground and bowed to Xia Xue three times, thanked them a thousand times, and then followed the caravan.

After Wang Lin and his wife walked for more than two hours, it was already dark. Xia Xue returned to the inn, took off her beard and hat, wore a high-tech jacket and a blue helmet.

Sneak up behind the inn where five Turkic slave traders live.

The five Turkic slave traders sold all the looted Han slaves this time, made a large sum of silver, and one by one they were happily buying wine and meat to celebrate in their rooms.

The stars were dim and cloudy, and there was hardly a trace of moonlight.

Xia Xue took advantage of the protection of the night to quietly come to the window of the room where the five Turkic slave traders were celebrating, and heard the noise of laughter in the room.

The windows are common wooden lattice windows in ancient times, and the top is pasted with white paper.

Xia Xue dipped her little finger with saliva, then gently pierced the window paper, peeked inside, and found that the five Turkic slave traders were there.

They were sitting around a wooden table full of wine and food, drinking wine in large bowls, eating meat, talking nonsense.

Xia Xue gently pulled out her Ma drunk pistol, aimed at Scarface, who was drinking with a wine bowl, and with a soft "poof", Scarface raised his head with a big bowl of wine and drank it all, and the rest of the slave traders applauded in unison: "Big brother, good drink!" ”

But seeing that Scarface's face suddenly fell back, and even a person with a stool fell under the table, and the rest of the slave traders couldn't help laughing, mocking: "Big brother, I just praised you for your good drinking, why did you get under the table——"

Before the words fell, they found that the two accomplices sitting by the window also fell under the table with a "poof" twice, and the faces of the remaining two Turkic slave traders changed greatly, they were already keenly aware that someone was sneaking up on them, and hurriedly pulled out the short knife on their waists.

Unfortunately, before they could draw their knives, there were two soft sounds, "poof" and "poof", and the two of them fell softly on the table.

After a while, Xia Xue quietly opened the window and gently jumped into the house from the outside, and she carefully examined the five Turkic traffickers to confirm that they were all unconscious.

Then they carefully searched their packages and clothes, and a total of more than 1,500 taels of silver were looted, it seems that they did sell a lot of slaves this time, and they did make a lot of money, but unfortunately this money is now all in Xia Xue's hands.

Xia Xue wrapped the silver in a package, carried it on her back, and smiled at the five guys: "Stealing chickens will not make rice, and you will kill yourself if you do too much injustice!" ”

Then, opening the window, he jumped out and returned to the inn the way he came.

But along the way, I muttered in my heart: "It's so heavy!" Although the ancient currency was not afraid of depreciation, it was too heavy. "1500 taels of silver is 150 catties, the fact is quite heavy, fortunately, Xia Xue is a human being in the future era, and her strength and physical strength are much better than those of ancient and modern humans, otherwise, if it is put on the body of an ancient weak woman, it is estimated that the 150 catties of silver will crush her, let alone steal back to the inn.

After returning to the inn, she immediately called Ouyang Qian, Li Kang, Jiang Yong, and Song Gang together, and let them look at the silver she stole back. Less than five hundred taels of silver for one thousand five hundred taels of silver, which is really a lot of money! ”

"Black eats black! Of course, the money is coming quickly! Hehe-" Xia Xue made a gesture of "shh" to them, signaling them to keep their voices low, after all, they are currently on the territory of the Turks, stealing other people's things on other people's territory, and then it is okay.

Of course, Xia Xue knew this, so she asked the five people to divide the silver, quickly packed her bags, and quietly left this Turkic town overnight, galloping in the direction of Liaodong.

All that remained was the sound of a rain-like horse's hooves echoing over the quiet town.