Chapter 40: The Gift of Brother and Sister
Xiao Mo finally understood why he saw some people entering and leaving the compartment when he just entered the courtyard, but his face was slightly red and he looked intoxicated.
This little guy pointed out that his appearance was good, and let Xiao Mo try it. How could Xiao Mo not understand what this means, although Xiao Mo has not experienced it, but in the era of information explosion like that in later generations, he has never eaten pork and has never seen a pig run?
Xiao Mo was both angry and full of compassion at the moment.
Anger at the inhumanity of the slave market, and pity for the pitiful helplessness of the descendants of these slaves.
Although the girls Xiao Mo had just seen were all around thirteen or fourteen years old, due to a long-term lack of nutrition, these girls looked like children around ten years old. Except for a few girls in the middle compartment who were normal, the others were yellow and thin, and they looked wilted.
In Xiao Mo's eyes, these children should still be students who have just entered junior high school. Xiao Mo really couldn't imagine how these people could be so cruel and cold-blooded.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Great Sui people, slaves are indeed equivalent to goods, but in Xiao Mo's eyes, people and goods can never be equated.
Xiao Mo didn't have the slightest interest in Xiaowu's proposal, and snorted coldly: "Let's just say the price, I want all these children."
When the little guy heard Xiao Mo's words, he immediately said with excitement on his face: "This son is really generous, in fact, the total price of these slaves is not expensive, the girls in the right compartment are all five hundred coppers each, and the ones on the left are boys after all, with some strength, it is slightly more expensive, eight hundred coppers each." As for the middle, the posture is good, and a few are even better, and we have spent some price to preserve such seedlings. So it's relatively naturally more expensive, hehe, but it's not too expensive, 1,500 coppers apiece, and it's very affordable. What do you think, Childe? “
Xiao Mo was a little surprised when he heard this little guy's offer, not because it was expensive, but because it was too cheap! Xiao Mo felt at first that even if he was a slave, he was still a human being! No matter how cheap it is, it will definitely be more expensive than ordinary goods.
So Xiao Mo deliberately brought a truckload of copper, just because he was afraid that if the money was not enough, there would be one or two children who did not buy it, which would make Xiao Mo even more sad.
As a result, the fact is that these slaves were not more expensive than ordinary goods, especially these thirteen or fourteen-year-old children, and even cheaper than ordinary goods. The most expensive price is only the money for a load of flour that the Wang family is about to launch.
In other words, in this slave market, a load of flour can buy a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child, and then the child will be completely controlled by you for the rest of his life, whether he lives or dies. Even their descendants, descendants of descendants, will be slaves of your family.
The money Xiao Mo brought this time was not only sufficient, but also surplus.
However, Xiao Mo really didn't know that in the whole era, the people were in a state of semi-starvation. In the case of large families, the value of the labor of these thirteen or fourteen-year-old slaves does not reach the value of their own food and shelter.
Because from the numerical point of view, the cost performance of these children is negative, so it is naturally cheaper.
There were a total of fifteen girls and twelve boys, and Xiao Mo spent a total of twenty-seven coppers. Four of the girls and two boys were a little more expensive because they were good-looking. The entire total price originally only needed twenty-six coppers, but Xiao Mo added a thousand coppers, which was considered the money for clothes.
I have to say that the efficiency of this slave market is really very high, but after a while, the thick contract of selling himself was in Xiao Mo's hands and stamped with the seal of the government.
And there is a very human service in this slave market. That is, all the slaves purchased in the slave market did not have to be brought back by the customers themselves. As long as you give a time and address, the slave market will send these slaves over on time, and during this time, the slave market will not harm these slaves in the slightest, of course, this will not be kept in the slave market for a long time.
Xiao Mo finally decided to let the little guy send these children to the restaurant he bought the day after tomorrow.
Xiao Mo didn't want to stay here for even a while at this time.
Just as Xiao Mo was about to leave to go back, he turned his head and saw a strange scene. Not far from the cubicle, two children were hung from a wooden stake with hemp rope. Xiao Mo couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Why aren't these two children the only ones I bought?"
The little guy looked up and said, "These two, these two are not pure slaves!" Childe, don't you know, these two pickled goods are wild children in the mountains, they have no father or mother, no household registration, and if they run out and are caught, they can only be slaves. These two pickled goods are a bit clever, but they are very disobedient and often make trouble, so they were hung up as punishment, so that they know the rules! If you like it, Childe, these two slaves will be given to you. “。
Xiao Mo's brows furrowed slightly, not because he disliked the two children hanging on the stake, but because he hated this kind of behavior of buying more and giving away two slaves, this is not buying vegetables in the vegetable market! You can't measure your value in this way!
Xiao Mo walked straight to the stake, and the closer he got to the stake, the more Xiao Mo's heart was impacted.
The two children, a man and a woman, were already strips of clothes, and there were deep and shallow scars on their faces, some of which had scabbed over, and some of which were still stained with blood. In particular, some of the incisions obviously have yellow tissue fluid flowing out, and there is a tendency to suppurate at any time.
The boy was about thirteen or fourteen years old, and his skeleton was really not small, unlike a child of this age, but he was skinny and tanned. The girl was a little smaller, estimated to be only eight or nine years old, her face was round and a little cute, but it was covered with mud, and her body was as skinny as wood.
Seeing the appearance of the two children, Xiao Mo's eyes were a little red. In his previous life, even if Xiao Mo saw reports of child abuse on the news, he would feel unbearable, and he would unceremoniously scold those who abused children were not people.
What's more, now it is Xiao Mo who has seen such a scene with his own eyes, a scene that is even more cruel than child abuse.
Xiao Mo walked up to the two children, and a foul smell suddenly entered Xiao Mo's nose, this smell Xiao Mo had only smelled when he walked through the garbage heap before.
And now the smell of garbage heaps on the bodies of these two children is just there, which shows that these two children must have not been cleaned for many days. Not to mention the problem of hunger.
The boy stared at Xiao Mo who walked slowly with an angry face, his eyes were blood-red, and he didn't know if it was because of the hanging congestion or the reason for his anger. The little girl was in tears, and her eyes were a little afraid to dodge when she saw someone coming. But neither of the two children cried, and even the little girl only had tears rolling in her eyes, not falling.
Xiao Mo stretched out his hand to untie the rope on the little girl's body, but found that the rope was tied so tightly that Xiao Mo couldn't untie it alone.
When the boy saw Xiao Mo moving towards the girl, he yelled hoarsely, "Don't touch my sister!" You wicked people! “
When the little guy heard this, he raised the whip in his hand and was about to hit it, but he was glared at by Xiao Mo fiercely, and then he smiled and put away the whip in his hand.
Xiao Mo listened to the boy's words, and naturally understood that this was a pair of brothers and sisters in front of him, which was similar to Xiao Mo's own guess.
Seeing that Xiao Mo's face was not very good, the little guy lowered his head and flattered: "This son, the little one will get these two dirty things for you right away, and when the time comes, I will clean them up and send them to you, and I guarantee that you are satisfied."
Xiao Mo couldn't help but say angrily: "You don't need to send it!" These two children have always been money, young master, I bought it! I'll take it with me later! They are human in my eyes! Not livestock! “
When the little guy heard this, he was still smiling, but he secretly said in his heart: "These sons and daughters are big, you love to buy them at a high price, and it's too late for the master to be happy." ”
However, this little guy always had a smile on his face, nodding his head, and seemed to agree with and support everything Xiao Mo said.
Xiao Mo's request was naturally not refused, and the money given for nothing was a fool, so with a wave of his hand, he let the two servants put the child down first.
These two servants were very quick with their hands and feet, and they solved the matter that Xiao Mo was embarrassed just now. One person carried one and put the two children in front of Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo didn't dislike the dirty smell of these two children, and reached out to touch the little girl's head to comfort her, but the boy on the side immediately took the little girl into his arms, hugged her tightly, and looked at Xiao Mo with vigilant eyes. The little girl was trembling and pale.
Xiao Mo had no choice but to take it back. said to the little guy next to him: "You go to the ox cart and carry two more coppers." Those children must not miss their food in these two days, and all the expenses will naturally be paid to you at that time. As for these two, I'll take them myself. “
The little guy nodded and said: "Childe, what you said is naturally not a problem, we are here in Luodu is famous for its reputation, and there will naturally be no problems with the things you buy, you can rest assured."
As he spoke, he laughed twice and ran towards the ox cart.