Chapter 63: It's all a small scene
After a cigar was lit, Sheffield walked up to the black people and shouted, "Okay, there is no way to kill me, and you don't want to be caught and killed!" ”
Sheffield's shout made these slaves turn over the black man stopped, although there are not many opportunities for this kind of enjoyment, but it is not worth taking his life, after a circle of black uncles dispersed, Sheffield finally squeezed in, let him squeeze these black uncles is really physical work, simply these black uncles are very self-aware, for tonight's dinner is very respectful, consciously get out of the way.
"We are soldiers who are desperate for the country, and you instructed these blacks to beat us! It's never that simple! "The current appearance of these five sailors is completely different from just now, the red blood is flowing down the hair, and the clean sailor uniforms are stained with blood and soil, like deserters on the battlefield.
Hehe! Sheffield shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said, "As a member of the glorious people of the United States, I was just threatened by several scum in the army, and my slaves knocked to the ground those who threatened me in order to maintain the safety of their masters!" At this point, he glanced at the bakery next to him and said, "This gentleman, is that not so?" ”
"That's right, that's it! These Yankees are really the scum of the army! The bakery owner looked disdainful, and chose to side with Sheffield without hesitation on the issue of the Yankey and the people of his hometown.
Sheffield smiled unexpectedly, and smiled at these black uncles, "These are my slaves, are you scumbags in the army not satisfied?" ”
"No way, if these black slaves never dare to beat us, they must have been found by your slaves! We're going to get the sheriff here to get these blacks up! The sailor who spoke was very unclear, and Sheffield looked closely at the fact that this buddy seemed to have one missing front tooth, and he didn't know if the thing that shone white light on the ground was his tooth, but it was quite similar anyway.
The sailors all stood up at this time, knowing that they were no match for these black uncles, and could only turn to threaten Sheffield.
"Sir, this is a civil-military conflict! Naturally, my slave will help me beat you! Sheffield mocked with an idiot on his face, "According to the laws of our southern slave states, slaves are a special kind of property for slave owners. When you pose a threat to me, my slaves will naturally beat you, what is there to say! According to the laws of your Northern Free States, you and these slaves are human beings, and you are equal to each other......"
"No, blacks only have three-fifths of us!" One of the sailors immediately retorted loudly, not looking like cannon fodder on the battlefield, knowing that a black man was legally three-fifths of a white man.
This was not the time to reason with the facts, Sheffield had to say something that the Yankees could understand, and let Martin disperse the crowd of onlookers, which immediately caused a taunt around him. After all, it is indeed a bit unreasonable for a black slave to disperse the surrounding whites, and these local whites will not buy it.
"I'm ......, I'm from Taylor Manor!" Sheffield originally wanted to show the majesty of a slave owner, but when he said it, his momentum was weak, and he changed his words to be from Taylor's Manor.
His tone was not heavy, and it could even be said to be very gentle, but as soon as Taylor Manor's words came out, the surrounding white people who were watching the excitement instantly dispersed, and no one refuted or disagreed! It's like a teacher saying school is over after the bell rings, these low-level whites are as obedient as children in the face of a teacher.
"I'll go! Is the brand of Taylor Manor so good? "Sheffield had an uncanny feeling that the big slave owners could only see the slaves of Taylor's Manor, because slaves were wealth in their eyes. But in the eyes of the white people or small slave owners at the bottom, the only thing they usually see is the slave hunters of Taylor's Manor, and the rumored black slave hunters who went deep into the north.
"Gentlemen! Didn't you just let a few black people beat you up? As long as you don't say it! No one will know about it! The more than twenty black uncles behind him made Sheffield full of momentum, took out handkerchiefs and wiped the blood of a few sailors, and said lightly, "How much money can you have as volunteers?" Isn't it time to face life when you come back alive? I've got fifty dollars here, so what's the matter! Sheffield, who had fifty dollars out of his pocket, said in a tone of begging for food.
"You let these blacks beat us up, and you want us to shut up with some money!" The sailor, who was missing a front tooth, continued to speak.
"Oh, I'm sorry! Forget about you! Sheffield looked very sorry, took out ten dollars from his pocket, and his tone remained unchanged still looking at the group of people asking for food, and lowered his voice and threatened, "You are now soldiers, and this matter may cause me some trouble today, but please remember one thing, your status as a soldier is temporary, I was born as a slave owner, and you may not have to ask for food in two years, and I am still a big slave owner of thousands of acres of plantations and thousands of slaves!" The gap between us is even bigger than that between you and the group of dumpling factory owners in your hometown, don't mess with me......"
Sometimes Sheffield's equal treatment of people always makes people feel bullied, and it has to be said that these words can be understood in order to be effective, and this is the situation in front of us, Sheffield's attitude finally made these Yankees find something called self-knowledge.
"A couple of strangers, this teenager is the owner of a Sheffield plantation! Only he could shout so many blacks at once! Bear with it! He didn't brag at all, he did have thousands of blacks under his men! The owner of the bakery couldn't stand it anymore and made peace in the middle.
Everywhere there were always enthusiastic citizens, otherwise Sheffield would not have seen a few sheriffs walking around the corner, and the presence of the sheriff made a few sailors very excited, and some of them felt that they were white and would be treated fairly.
But Sheffield stood up first, and at this time it must not shrink, what a good opportunity to buy blacks! Step forward and say, "I'm Edward, Sheffield!" There was a misunderstanding here! ”
After negotiation, Sheffield took out another twenty dollars and said, "You guys are working hard every day to maintain law and order in the city, you should buy two more pairs of boots, and as citizens, we also support the work of the sheriffs......"
"Mr. Sheffield, you're being too polite!" The odd sheriff put away the dollar and said with a smile, "Since it's a misunderstanding, I'm sure you can solve it yourself, let's go first, and there are other places to deal with!" ”
"What are these words, the police and the people's family!" Sheffield waved at the departing sheriff, turned around and shrugged at a few unlucky guys, "You all saw that?" The gap between us is completely evident from this incident, as long as I want my black slaves to have more rights than you, and I will see the unfortunate ones when I have time......"
Giving these Yankees a very profound class lesson, Sheffield stretched his waist and yawned and said to the group of black uncles, "I'm tired today, I'll change the plantation, by the way, you guys come over for dinner in the evening......"
"Thank you, merciful Mr. Sheffield!" The compliments of the black uncles were completely accepted by Sheffield, and he said disdainfully like chasing flies, "Small scenes, all small scenes!" I was bullied outside and went straight to Raidon, I'll go first! ”