An hour after noon, Su Meiniang, who pulled Zhao Tian'er, called Zhu Biao again, and went to Renyazi to buy slaves and maids. The reason why Su Meiniang asked Zhu Biao to go with them was not because she was afraid that the two would not be able to buy back the slaves, but because she folded them out. In her opinion, Zhu Biao is most familiar with the three religions and nine streams in the city.

On weekdays, Su Meiniang talked to him, and she did have a feeling of playing the piano to the cow. Now, when she mentions the matter of buying slaves and maids, Zhu Biao understands it at all. He patted his chest and personally led them through the streets and alleys to a relatively secluded courtyard in the west of the city. This is a relatively ordinary, but relatively solid civilian house. The earthen walls surrounded on all sides have been mottled with the passage of time. Zhu Biao, who walked to the front of the door, knocked the door panel with a "knock knock" sound.

Suddenly, there was the sound of hurried footsteps inside the door. A middle-aged woman in her forties, dressed in a dress made of muslin and shoes. Painted with red toner and wearing a plain silver hairpin, she knocked on the door with both hands to take a look, and immediately greeted her with a smile: "Who am I?" It turned out to be Zhu Biao, and Brother Zhu came. ”

"You won't be the only one at home!" Zhu Biao, whose eyes were looking inside, asked casually, "What about your man?" ”

"The dead are at home! Are you here to ask him for a drink, or to go to a play? Ya Po said as usual.

"Neither. This time, I brought someone to you to buy someone. "Zhu Biao is straightforward.

I had already seen the two flower-like girls behind him, and I had observed their silk clothes with sharp eyes, and most of them expected that there must be business coming to the door. Her smile became brighter and brighter, and while hurriedly beckoning the three of them into the house, she did not forget to advertise: "Then please come inside." Not only do I have the most goods in the city, but I also have the best ones. ”

Su Meiniang, who seemed very calm, raised her feet and was about to walk inward, and Zhao Tian'er, who showed a little nervousness, grabbed her right arm with both hands, and looked back and forth at the situation around the courtyard.

I just wanted to sell a few more people's teeth, and after inviting the three of them in, she turned around and shouted inside: "Dead ghost, business has come to the door." You'd better get out of here! As the words fell, she closed the door as well.

Ya Po, who had quickened her pace by several steps, followed to Su Meiniang's left, and asked with a smile on her face: "This lady, I don't know if you want to buy a maid or a maid?" ”

Su Meiniang, who did not directly indicate that she came to buy a maid, replied ambiguously: "Let's take a look first." If I like it, I'll buy it. If it doesn't suit my heart, I'll have to go to another house to have a look. ”

When Ya Po heard her words, she knew that the person who came to the Tao had experience in buying and selling, and was not the kind of master who could slaughter and ask her for a price at will. In addition, they were guests brought by Zhu Biao himself, so he understood what he should do.

A man in his early fifties, with three points of rough teeth, and a soybean-sized mole on the left side of his face, walked out of the house, dressed in a short suite. When he saw Zhu Biao for the first time, he said quite enthusiastically: "Brother Zhu, you haven't come to me for a drink for a long time." I heard that you didn't do the pig killing business anymore, but went to the famous Li Daochang's house in the city to do your work. This Li Daochang's family is not just anyone who can be blessed to enter. You are guarding the good results of your cultivation. ”

Zhu Biao, who was very affected by these words, took the initiative to introduce the identities of Su Meiniang and Zhao Tian'er after a hearty laugh, which made the couple traffickers awe-inspired. Although the two of them have not received the grace of Li Wenxuan's free clinic on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, the neighbor who lives next door to their house is very fortunate to have received it.

They are neighbors who witnessed with their own eyes that they were once physically weak and could not pick up their hands and shoulders, but they miraculously recovered to normal people after taking Li Wenxuan's medicine. Now, not only does this person not have to drink medicine all year round, but he can also work like a normal person. Therefore, they have to be more convinced than those who have only heard about it and have not seen the actual results.

treated the two couples who came to the door of the distinguished guests, and let Su Meiniang, Zhao Tianer, and Zhu Biao into the house with great enthusiasm. After the two of them sat down, Ya Po hurriedly summoned her daughter and not only showed her what she thought was good tea, but also laid out four dried fruits and four candied fruits on the table.

Zhao Tian'er, who didn't dare to drink it, was afraid that she would be drugged in the tea, but Su Meiniang was not as worried as the little girl, so she took a sip of the tea and immediately frowned, after all, this tea is really too much, and it can't be compared with her own tea at all. She came here to buy people, not to drink tea, so she didn't get angry about it.

Su Meiniang, who put down the teacup in her hand, said lightly in her tone: "Then let's take a look at the girl first!" ”

After a short time of hurried out of the hall, he and one of his sons led five little girls who were dressed in tatters, with dirty faces, and almost skinny, to come to him. After carefully looking at their appearance, Su Meiniang could see that they still had good facial features, and they should be thirteen or fourteen years old.

Ya Po, who was standing next to Su Meiniang, picked up the first girl on the left side of her finger and said: "I just turned fourteen years old, I am still a virgin, my facial features are still a few cute, and my figure is also tall." If she is allowed to eat a full meal for another month, she will definitely be even more depleted. At that time, if you want to have an ass, you will have a boobs. This girl is not only from our Guixi County, but also not the uneducated wild girl in the countryside. Her father was also a scholar. If she hadn't come out to sell herself to bury her father, she wouldn't have fallen into my hands. ”

The person standing next to the little girl, Yazi, pushed her forward two steps hard, and then pinched her cheeks with his right hand to show her neat teeth, and added: "This girl's teeth are also good." "The little girl, who has not resisted, is still treated like an animal by human teeth.

Su Meiniang was able to see her external conditions and her identity as a scholar, so she turned her head and asked Zhao Tian'er, who was sitting next to her, "What do you think?" ”

Zhao Tian'er, who noticed that the child was so hurt by someone's teeth that two lines of tears had flowed out, did not answer Su Meiniang's words immediately, but stared at the human tooth unhappily and said, "Don't you let go quickly." Look, you're making her cry. The man with a smiling face let go.

At the same time, Su Meiniang looked at this little girl and said calmly: "Since your father is a scholar, then you must also know some words roughly." Can you memorize "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Text"? ”

The little girl who wiped the tears from her face with her hands nodded slightly, and then recited it in a choked voice. did not interrupt her recitation, and carefully observed her Su Meiniang, and determined that there was at least filial piety and obedience in her character. After the little girl finished reciting, Su Meiniang said lightly: "Is there anyone else in the family?" ”

The little girl who shook her head said even more sadly: "Everyone in the family has died, and I am the only one left." ”

Zhao Tian'er, who grabbed a handful of big red dates from the snack box, beckoned her over and said, "Come on." ”

The little girl, who stood still and didn't move, first looked up at the person Yazi standing next to her. When he sent a message to let him pass, he came to Zhao Tian'er's side, took the big red date with both hands, and did not rush to eat it first, but did not forget to lean down and make a blessing. Then she took a big bite of it.

Su Meiniang, who pointed to the little girl, asked about the price and said, "Let's make a price!" ”

Ya Po, who was once again smiling all over her face, stretched out three fingers with her right hand and said, "Since you are the master of Brother Zhu's family, then I don't dare to ask for more." How about thirty taels of silver? ”

Hearing this sky-high price, Su Meiniang sneered and said, "Are you bullying me for not buying slaves, or do you really think that I don't understand this industry?" Such a girl will not pay ten taels of silver in normal circumstances, but if she encounters a disaster year, three or five taels of silver, or even one tael of silver, or even half a tael of silver, can buy one. Even if there is a big girl who is good at embroidery and has a good appearance, it will not exceed twenty taels of silver. ”

"What you say is true, but the high price of this girl is high because of her background, and she can read." Ya Po deliberately mentioned the incident the day before yesterday and said: "The old bustard of Baihualou is willing to pay twenty taels of silver to buy her, but I won't either." ”

I don't know if what she said is true or false, Su Meiniang. bargained and retorted: "Really, she is not a daughter from an official gentry's family, what kind of identity do you pay attention to?" Girls can read and write, can they go to the top exam? Haven't you heard that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented? It's not easy to do a literate girl like this. ”

"What do you say?" On that day, the little girl who was bought back by Ya Po for five taels of silver, raised her at home and raised brown rice and rice bran that could not be eaten enough to starve to death for a long time, so she wanted to make a profit.

"I'll give you fifteen taels of silver at most." Su Meiniang said without the slightest ambiguity.

"That's not going to happen. I'd better keep it and sell it to the old bustard in Baihualou. Why don't you take a look at something else? Ya Po, who was unwilling to sell at this price, refused.

Hearing that Baihualou was Zhao Tian'er, who knew that the road was a fire pit, she looked at Su Meiniang with her eyes and said urgently: "Sister Su, let's buy her!" If they really let them sell her into Baihualou, it would hurt her. ”

The little girl who also heard the words "Baihualou" was so frightened that the big red dates in her hand fell to the ground, and her tears couldn't stop flowing out, and she knelt down on her knees and prayed: "This lady, you can buy me!" I can endure any hardship, I can do any work, I just beg them not to sell me into prostitution. ”