Early the next morning, when the general went out, Si'er and I went out of the house to visit the cypress woman. After the cypress woman got married, she has been living with Gongshixi in the west market entrance of Yongcheng, through the lively street and turned several alleys, we finally met the cypress woman who had just given birth in two rammed earth houses.

The cypress was very happy to see us. She sat on the bed, holding the child who had just been born for a few days in her hand, and the little one was soft as if it had no bones, which made me and Si'er uncomfortable. Seeing that the two of us were in a hurry, the cypress leaned forward and leaned back with laughter. The cypress woman has gained a lot of weight now, but her laughter is still as hearty as before. It seems that Gong Shixi is really good to her.

We chatted for a while at the cypress woman's bed, drank another bowl of sweet soup, and got up to take our leave.

Walking out of the earthen house, I couldn't help but look back and think, maybe this is happiness! There are no fine clothes and food, no groups of servants, just two people with children, guarding two rooms......

"Ah Shi, what are you thinking?" Si'er asked.

"I'm thinking, the Bai woman really married the right one when she took it upon herself to marry Gong Shixi. You see, how well they're doing now. ”

Si'er nodded, took my hand and whispered: "Ah Shi, in fact, grandpa told me yesterday that I will be fifteen in two years, and he wants to find a good family for me as soon as possible." ”

"The housekeeper wants to marry you?" I was a little surprised, "Why didn't you tell me last night?" ”

"I, I don't want to get married yet." Si'er bit her lip, her face was not good-looking.

In fact, I understand that a girl like Si'er has a higher status than the daughter of an ordinary commoner's family, but she is not as good as the daughter of a scholar family. She is beautiful and cute, if she had planned earlier, she might have been able to use the light of the general to marry a low-level scholar to be a main room. But Si'er was obviously not happy.

"Don't worry too much, I'm the same age as you, and I haven't been engaged yet! It's best if Yu An can come back within two years, if he can't come, you follow me, I won't let you suffer. ”

"Okay, in the future, whoever you marry, I will marry, so that grandpa will be happy."

"Okay, you're going back to your house." I nodded to Si'er, and then pointed in the direction of the market and said, "I heard that a lot of Chu merchants from the south have come to Yongcheng in the past few days, since they have all come out, let's go and have a look, right?" ”

"Okay, I was selling makeup and dowry Tu Qi the day before yesterday, and I saw a sandalwood comb grate ......"

"Let's go, let's go!" I took Si'er and walked towards the market.

"Come, come, come, everyone! The new goods from the south are ...... transparent."

There was a shouting in the middle of the market, and the two of us ran happily with the flow of people as soon as we saw that there was a lot of excitement to join. When we squeezed into a good position, we found that what was sold here was not the balm and wine of the Chu State at all, but - slaves!

Standing in the middle of the crowd shouting was a middle-aged man with a whip in his hand and a dark red linen shirt. Behind him were three wooden cages, crammed into a dozen dirty children, a few of whom were naked and unclothed.

"Ah Shi, those children are really pitiful, they must have been captured by this bad guy." Si'er leaned into my ear and whispered.

"That's not necessarily, I heard that the states of Wu and Chu in the south are at war, and some fathers and mothers will take the initiative to sell their children to these people in order for the family to live. That way, at least the child won't starve to death at home. ”

"It wouldn't be a bad thing if they could all run into a master like the general."

"Hopefully!"

While I was talking to Si'er, a thin black boy had been taken away by the head of the craftsman in the workshop. Big Yellowfang took the money and pulled out of the cage a girl about our age. The girl's clothes were so torn that she could only curl up and try to cover her chest with her hands. Big Yellow Fang grabbed her by the hair and threw her head back, "Stand up straight!" After saying that, he took out a handkerchief and spat a few mouthfuls of saliva, and wiped it off the girl's face.

Si'er and I looked at each other, and I felt extremely disgusted.

"This southern girl is Shui Ling, look at this little face. Although the body is a little thinner, it doesn't matter. I don't know if the taste in bed is different from that of our women in the Qin Kingdom. The men behind him began to talk.

Si'er and I blushed, but we couldn't say anything, so we could only glare back at the person who spoke. The man was taken aback at first, but after seeing the faces of me and Si'er clearly, he smiled even more obscenely.

Si'er took my hand and said, "Otherwise, let's go!" ”

"Leave him alone, he doesn't dare to do anything to us. Do you have any money with you? ”

"I only have three coins, what's wrong?"

I sighed and said to myself, this girl is so beautiful, three coins are estimated to be not even a fraction of a penny. Sure enough, the men below began to be extremely excited to ask for a higher price. The girl had already put down her shielding hand at this time, and looked at the wolf-like men in the audience with wandering eyes, and when her eyes passed me and Si'er, she suddenly stopped. I don't know why, I looked at her with pity, but she looked at me with great resentment, as if I was the one who pushed her onto the slave table.

"But do you want to buy her?" A nice male voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

I turned my head and saw that the men who had gathered behind me had been blocked three feet away by the sword-wielding guards. Standing behind me was Gongzili, who was dressed in a black brocade collared coat and a topaz crown.

"The maid has seen the childe!" I hurriedly pulled Si'er and made a big salute.

"Get up!" Gongzi Li glanced at me and smiled, "I passed by in a carriage just now, and I thought I was looking at the wrong person. But then I thought about it, except for Ah Shi from Wufu in this Yongcheng, who else can have such beautiful hair? ”

"Childe praises falsely, Ah Shi is ashamed." I lowered my head and looked at the canary bird on the Gongzi's sharp clothes, and my heart beat a drum, if he turned around and told Wu Feng that I came to the slave yard to watch the excitement, Si'er and I were afraid that we would have to be disciplined.

"If you like this slave girl, I can buy it for you." Gongzili heard what I said to Si'er, so he pointed to the girl on the stage.

"I can't buy slaves and go home!" I jerked my head up, and Childe looked at me with a smile on his face, as if waiting for my next words. I tugged at the corners of my mouth and smiled, "However, I think this girl is really pitiful, why don't you buy her?" She is beautiful and lovely, and she must be a clever person, and it is a beautiful thing for her son to stay by her side or give it to her retainers as concubines. ”

"Hahaha, it seems that Ah Shi of the General's Mansion is not only smart, but also good at saying and doing business." Childe raised his hand at the guards beside him. After a while, the girl on the stage was brought in front of her by the guards. Looking back at the big yellow teeth, his eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, thinking that he had gained a lot of money.

"Gongzi Xie took him in, Mi Cao will definitely serve Gongzi sincerely in the future." The girl walked up to Gongzi Li and fell to her knees.

I was surprised in my heart, I didn't expect that this slave girl still had a name and surname, and it seemed that she was not an ordinary common woman.

Gongzi Li took out a silk handkerchief from his arms and bent down and handed it to her: "Wipe your face, get up!" ”

"Gongzi Xie has mercy!" The girl's thin figure, pale little face, and tearful eyes are extremely pitiful. She stood up with the help of the guards, walked to Childe's side, and never looked at me the whole time.

Childe saves the beauty, what a good ending! My pestle is redundant here.

I took the opportunity to say goodbye to Gongzili. Unexpectedly, he said that he had just received a message from Wu Feng and wanted to go through the house. Si'er became anxious when he heard this, and blurted out to Gongzili: "That Gongzi must not tell our general, he met us here today." ”

"Got it, don't worry. Let's go! ”

Gongzili's carriage stopped on the side of the road, and the two swarthy horses hung with red Yingluo, snorting and snorting, looking very powerful. Si'er couldn't help but reach out and touch: "Look, this horse's coat color is really beautiful." ”

"Horses are timid, be careful of startling them."

"I know......" Si'er didn't finish his words, and I only heard a long wolf howl behind me.

How can there be wolves in this market?!