After cleaning up for a while, it was estimated that everyone was resting, and Li Cheng was ready to take them to the market for a stroll, and it was good to have a long experience.

Called Xiao Liuzi to let him lead the way, and after putting all the luggage in Yuelai Restaurant, the group went down.

"Childe, I wonder where you're going now? Speaking of other things, my little six sons may not have this ability, but if you are familiar with this busy city, it is estimated that no one will compare to me, as long as you report the name of the place, it is a beggar's nest I can also find it for you. Xiao Liuzi walked in front of everyone, turned around and introduced to Li Cheng, looking confident, he was not boasting, this city is indeed very familiar.

Li Cheng thought for a while and nodded: "Let's go to the slave market, I'm going to buy a few maids and slaves to go back, and there are more people to take care of each other." ”

"Okay, son, you have followed, the slave market is in the west of the city, and the minions there, especially the most clever in the drunken flower building, are also the most dexterous in their work, and many lords and slaves in the city are bought and sold there." Xiao Liuzi took the lead in leading the way, and everyone hurriedly followed.

At this moment, "Brother, we want to go play alone, is it okay?" This is Erya's voice, and she can hear that in this rarely seen bazaar, she wants to have fun.

Li Cheng glanced at Erya, and then at them, and found that their eyes were all full of longing, and their eyes were beating with uneasy excitement, and they all wanted to go out and play alone.

Nodding and said: "Then you can go over, I will buy and sell some maids and minions alone, Phantom, here is your most stable, optimistic about them." Li Cheng looked at Phantom Color again and said.

"Okay, Childe's heart, nothing big will happen with me and Sister Caiyi." Phantom nodded, signaling Li Cheng to relax.

"Then you can play to your heart's content, these silver taels will be given to you, don't be afraid of spending it all, I still have it here after spending it, just go back to the inn before dark." Li Cheng casually took out about 100 taels of silver and handed it to Phantom, and he didn't care too much about the truth that his wealth was not exposed.

He is not worried about their safety, but is worried about the safety of some people who are not long-sighted, in this acre of land, no matter who provokes them, then there is no need for him to live anymore.

After turning a few corners, Li Cheng and Xiao Liuzi came to the slave market, and the slaves who could be seen on the roadside were all sold as goods, some were sold by themselves, some were put up for sale, and some were even placed in the store like commodities for people to choose.

The quality of different slaves is naturally different, the cheap ones only cost a few dozen yuan, and the slightly more expensive ones are only two or three dollars of silver, which is extremely poor.

In this way, Li Cheng once again saw the real horror of feudal society, thinking that in the era when he was there, human life was more expensive than gold, but wherever there was a murder, it would undoubtedly become the headlines of the world at the national level, and it was usually reported to the whole country.

But in this era, human life is the lowest, money is supreme, imperial power is supreme, human life is like a mustard, not to mention the death of a person, even if hundreds of people die It is estimated that it will not make a little wave in this era, and no one will care about the life or death of other people.

Human trafficking has become the norm in feudal society, some sell their own, which accounts for the majority, and the others are almost all sold by their parents and relatives for money, but there are fewer people who are abducted and sold for money, which is in strong contrast with Li Cheng's era.

"Childe, the Drunken Flower Building is in front, please come with me." When he came to Nu City, Xiao Liuzi pointed to a pavilion in front of him and said to Li Cheng.

The two came to this so-called drunken flower building, only to see dozens of slaves listed inside and out, although many of them were ragged, but it was obvious that these were really high-end goods.

The men are either strong or have a strong and righteous spirit, and the women are either born in a scholarly family, or their long bodies are particularly gratifying, and they are undoubtedly the best choice.

Li Cheng looked all the way and found that the overall quality was not bad, and the price did not exceed the psychological tolerance, and the most expensive was the top brand Hongluan, which was worth three taels of silver.

Can be good at singing and dancing, know some poetry and book etiquette, it is said that it was once a scholarly family, or a big family in the inner city, but now it is declining, the old father of the family is burdened with foreign debts, and he has to make this decision, selling Hongluan to others, trying to repay foreign debts.

Li Cheng chooses slaves not to see if Jianzhuang is good, but to see whether they are well-behaved and pleasing to the eye, and if they meet the latter, then they will buy them back.

But looking at these poor people in front of him who were being treated as goods and traders, Li Cheng felt uncomfortable, and only felt a gap in his heart, this is a huge generation gap of the times, from modern times, it is difficult for him to adapt to the current slave life.

"Childe, but which minions do you have a crush on, do you want the concubine's family to introduce you to them? I'm not blowing the girl and manservant of the drunken flower building, the man can fight, the care of the home is not a problem, and the woman's bed warming work is even more exquisite, ensuring that you are comfortable. ”

The proprietress of the drunken flower building knew that he was a noble son when she saw Li Cheng's demeanor, and he must be a rich man, so she put down what she was doing and hurried to offer her charm.

"Except for this, I'm all the others..."Li Chenghao said angrily.

When the proprietress heard this, she was as happy as if she had eaten honey: "Oh, I met a noble person today, but the noble person has thought clearly, and it is not cheap to buy all my slaves here, not to mention dozens of taels of silver, but looking at the faces of the guests, I think it should be the first time to come to my drunken flower building, mother, I am the master, give the noble person a discount, barely 20 taels of silver The noble person can see it?" ”

In this city, as long as you can get more than ten taels of silver, you are either rich or expensive, this kind of person is not a big tyrant in the eyes of ordinary people, rich and handsome, Li Cheng's arrogance frightened everyone, and Xiao Liuzi was even more unable to find words by thunder.

Li Cheng stewed for a while and then said, "Don't." ”

"Ah, what did you say? Why didn't I hear clearly? The proprietress thought she had heard it wrong, and what Li Cheng just said didn't seem to be what she thought, as if to prove that her idea was wrong.

"Except for Hongluan, I don't want anything else, give, three taels of silver, right, you count" Li Cheng took out three taels of silver from his arms and handed it to the proprietress, and said lightly.

"Ah, this... Ladies and gentlemen, please wait a minute, I will go and get the deed of sale of Miss Hongluan. The proprietress was separated for a while, but fortunately, although Li Cheng did not buy all the slaves, he also spent three taels of silver to buy the most precious Hongluan, how to say that he is also a big customer, which cannot be ignored, and there is still the courtesy.

Besides, don't stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, smile more, get acquainted back and forth, and it's not a difficult thing to take out some silver taels from his mouth.

"The slave has seen the master" As soon as he took the deed of sale, Hongluan Shi Shiran came over and made a big gift to Li Cheng.

Seeing this, Li Cheng said: "My surname is Li, just call me Gongzi, or call me Li Cheng directly, I don't like the title of master."

Also, in the future, it will be a family, don't see outside, I don't have so many rules and regulations here, what should you be like on weekdays or what will be like in the future. ”

"Yes, Childe, the slave knows." Hongluan replied.

"How many words do you know?" After buying Hongluan, he went directly out of the drunken flower building, Li Cheng asked.

Hongluan responded personally: "Back to Gongzi's words, my father invited a gentleman to teach me to read and write earlier, and I can read the "Female Ring" by heart, and I have also dabbled in a lot of poetry collections. ”

"It's hard for you." Li Cheng is very sympathetic to Hongluan, such a talented woman should not be reduced to this, but alas, alas, in this dynasty where human life is like a mustard, women are destined to be sad.

How can you see through all the situations in life? The daughter of the past is a slave today. [Ask where the canal is as clear as promised, a cloud of smoke and rain Ren Pingsheng] is nothing more than that.

"Little Liuzi, is there a place to sell pen and ink bookstores in this city?" Li Cheng suddenly asked again.

"Childe, it's really a coincidence that you asked, not long ago, a big family was demoted to this place, it is said that they are officials, but when they come here, what is the use of that official rank, the old man has no choice but to sell some ink treasure paintings at a low price, trying to make a living from those silver taels." Hearing Li Cheng's question, Xiao Liuzi happily agreed, he talked eloquently, behaved decently, and was quite elegant, just like the noble son of a big family.

"But in this barren place, how can anyone have the high sentiments of those people in the capital who talk about elegance, and no one will be willing to enjoy some duties and give up their lives, so although the master has been selling for three or four days, there are very few that can be sold, if the son wants to buy it, please come with me."

"Then lead the way, as soon as you say that, I'm not in a hurry to buy paintings and calligraphy now, but I have the idea of meeting that master." Li Cheng said,

"I don't know what kind of crime that old man committed, listening to what you said, it seems that the old man is not a bad person, why did he end up here?"

"The prince doesn't know, the court is divided into two factions today, the king of Qin and the prince, and my lord belongs to the prince's faction."

It turned out to be affected by partisan disputes, so if you look at it this way, that old man is also a wonderful person.

Li Cheng, the idea of wanting to see the old man has been deepened again, Those who have participated in the partisan struggle and are not dead are generally very well-known among the people, so big that even the emperor cannot easily kill him, otherwise it will cause public anger and the gains outweigh the losses, that is to say, this old man is likely to be a figure who can leave a name in history and belongs to everyone.

Even if they are hostile to each other, the hostile side does not dare to be too presumptuous, and their purpose is to win the whole country, not to burn it to the ground.

Therefore, the best way to deal with such people is to exile, that is, to alienate them from the core of power, and to ensure that the people's hearts and minds are not lost, killing two birds with one stone.