Chapter 30: The Collar
No matter where he goes, there are always a lot of people watching the excitement, and Su Heng thinks that he can't help but stop and watch when he has nothing to do. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
At this time, the location is the market of Shouyang City, and this time is also the most lively time of the market. In addition to the inhabitants of the Chu State, there are also merchants, literati, and traveling students from other six countries.
There are not many twenty or thirty people gathered together like this, and most of the reasons for the gathering are from the street performers, or the Qingqi'er who is holding the pipa and singing the tune.
In front of Su Heng was a young man with an immature and thin face, kneeling on the ground, his innocent eyes pleading at the crowd of onlookers, in front of the young man was a female corpse covered with a straw mat, and there was a dilapidated wooden sign standing next to it, on which were crookedly written a few large charcoal characters for selling himself and burying his mother.
Although there were many onlookers, no one seemed interested in buying this thin teenager.
There are not many rich people in Shouyang City, and buying and selling slaves is nothing new, but there are no fools, they clearly know that after buying this young man, they have to spend some money to raise him first, and he can only help himself work when he is strong, and there can be no accidents in the middle, such as the sudden death of this young man, escape, etc.; Otherwise, they will lose a great deal of their money.
Rich people don't dare to take this risk, Su Heng stood next to him and just sighed slightly, didn't stay too long, and was about to turn around and leave, not that he was ruthless, but the entire Shouyang City, the entire Dachu, there were too many situations like this, and there were even more pitiful people than him, who could help him, what about the others? It is simply a palliative treatment rather than a cure.
If you don't want to avoid this situation, the only way to make Da Chu strong and prosperous, overwhelm the six countries, and annex the eight wildernesses, can you enrich the country and strengthen the people, instead of standing here to give alms to a kid.
"This son, please, you are kind......"
Su Heng hadn't left yet, he had just turned around, and the young man was obviously also a sharp-eyed person, seeing that Su Heng's outfit should be a rich man, he immediately hugged his legs, with a pleading look on his face, choking up from time to time.
Su Heng's brocade clothes were naturally prepared by Zhao Jinyu, although he didn't care, but it was not easy to refute his enthusiasm.
Looking down at the young man who was holding his thighs tightly and not letting go, Su Heng's sympathy at the beginning couldn't help but dissipate a lot; Although filial piety is the first, it is natural to sell oneself to bury one's mother and kneel, but when he is young, he doesn't want to think about how to work hard to make money, but thinks that it is a bit wrong to be opportunistic in others.
The young man also seemed to see Su Heng's impatience, his pure eyes were full of frustration, but he revealed a sense of persistence, and he still had no intention of letting go.
Alas, that's it......
Su Heng sighed helplessly, and when he was about to turn around and ask Chen De to pay the money, his eyes couldn't help but aim at the small collar on the young man's neck.
It is a copper collar, which is very common in the folk, and also has a meaning, because the folk are prevalent in the theory of ghosts and gods, that is, when the child is born, the parents are afraid that the child's soul will be hooked, so they put a collar around his neck to trap him, as a talisman, which can be regarded as a kind of spiritual sustenance.
Su Heng remembered that the crown prince Zhao Tianlong also had a collar around his neck, and he also knew that it was the only thing that Queen Situ gave to his son.
When the prince grew up, she reminded him all the time to be diligent and thrifty, love the people, etc., and later, even if the prince was born every time, Situ Yan would not give any gifts, but just cook a sumptuous family banquet by herself.
At that time, after the officials of the Ministry of Rites found out, in order to appease the prince and the queen, and Zao Wou-Ki was implementing a thrifty policy, the people of the Ministry of Rites naturally vigorously publicized this matter in the palace.
Later, Zhao Tianlong died, and the collar was buried in the soil with him, and Situ Yan probably had nothing else that could deeply evoke her memories, except for fantasizing about the appearance of her son in her mind.
Seeing things and thinking about people, this collar may be an entry point.
Su Heng was sure in his heart, and couldn't help but thank the kid in front of him a little, and no longer hesitated, and said to Chen De: "Uncle De, give money." ”
Su Heng, like Zhao Jinyu, maintained enough respect for Chen De.
Chen De was stunned for a moment, but he didn't question it, he believed that Su Heng was not a woman's benevolence, and he must have his intentions in doing so.
"I can give you the money, and I don't need you to sell your body, but if you want to give me this collar around your neck, it will be regarded as a transaction."
When the people around heard that Su Heng was going to exchange money for a collar that could be seen everywhere, they all shook their heads and felt that this young man was crazy, and the money was stupid.
The sharp-eyed people immediately set their eyes on the collar, and after making sure that it was not something of value or special, they also shook their heads and left.
Hearing that the boy in front of him wanted to exchange money for his collar, the young man was also stunned, this ring was given to him by his mother, so naturally he couldn't give it to people casually, he hesitated for a while, but after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.
After getting the money, the boy whispered a thank you, then rushed to the pharmacy next to him, bought some medicine, and then left with a broken straw mat that could no longer be broken. The thin body erupted with amazing strength, and it walked like a fly.
"Strange, shouldn't he take the money to buy a coffin? How to buy medicine, is he injured? ”
Originally, Su Heng planned to see if the young man could pull the corpse alone, and if not, he would ask Chen De to help, but now it seems that he is too worried.
Compared with Su Heng's doubts, Chen De saw something else, and said: "This young man seems to have been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his physical fitness is very good, otherwise he wouldn't be able to pull an adult corpse so easily."
Poor and rich in martial arts, according to Chen De, if a young man is proficient in martial arts, he can earn coffin money with his own ability, and he doesn't need to kneel here to bury his mother, what is the reason?
At this moment, Su Heng was a little curious, after all, there were too many doubts, in addition to the fact that the young man might be proficient in martial arts, he himself didn't seem to be injured, so why buy medicine? Could it be that someone was injured?
While thinking, Su Heng walked to the pharmacy next to him, asked the owner of the pharmacy, and learned that the young man was buying ordinary hemostatic medicine.
Thinking of the young man's martial arts, thinking of the hemostatic medicine, and the assassination of the Chaoyang Inn that night, Su Heng's mind moved, and he couldn't help but say to Chen De: "Do you think that young man will be a member of the Xuanyi Army?" ”
After hearing this, Chen De thought for a while, and then nodded: "Sir, it's really possible, after all, the imperial court has recently dug three feet into the ground to search for the remnants of the Xuanyi Army, maybe they were injured in the fierce battle with the people of the official government, and they were afraid that it would be too conspicuous to show their faces, so they let this young man come to buy medicine." ”
Vaguely guessing a little in his heart, Su Heng no longer hesitated, beckoned Chen De, and immediately followed the back of the young man, some questions must be witnessed to solve them, and they are still related to the Xuanyi Army.
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