099 Black Slaves
Lin Meiyi took it with a smile and looked at Yang Qingqing, "Miss, let's go to the room." ”
"Do you want to go to the room? Isn't it okay here? Yang Qingqing asked curiously.
She didn't have anything to avoid in the past, just measure it in her clothes, some embroiderers are very skilled, and she doesn't measure it, and she can master her size just by looking at her eyes.
Therefore, she was particularly curious about what Lin Meiyi was going to do.
Looking at the puzzled crowd, Lin Meiyi explained: "You need to take off your clothes, and some parts may be wrong if you only distinguish them with the naked eye." ”
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Qiu was shocked, and hurriedly went to see Mrs. Wang, the other party's reaction was much better than she expected, but she was surprised, and she didn't blame, but cooperated to let Dongxue and Yang Qingqing go back to the backyard bedroom.
After a while, the three of them came back, grinning like Yang Qingqing, and blushing, Mrs. Wang was very curious, but now that Lin Meiyi was still there, she was inconvenient to ask, so she only asked her eldest maid to bring a deposit and send it in person.
"This is a deposit of one hundred taels, knowing that the girl has a unique means, and asking the girl to use it boldly, there is no need to have any scruples in the money, Mrs. Ben only needs the best." Mrs. Wang said arrogantly.
When the shopkeeper Qiu saw the two ingots of fifty taels of silver in the tray, his heart was hot.
It's not that she is squinted by this little money, but if this transaction can be successful, the benefits of her as a middleman cannot be measured by money.
Just Mrs. Wang's words can determine the rise and fall of her family's embroidery workshop.
And with Mrs. Wang's generous temperament, once this matter is in line with her wishes, she will casually recommend one or two in the circle of noblewomen, and the orders will definitely be endless.
If she can mention it among the women of the Wang family in Taiyuan again, she will be able to open a second branch in this embroidery workshop.
Thinking of the grand occasion at that time, the shopkeeper Qiu didn't even know when the two of them left the county office, and followed Lin Meiyi out of the county office in a daze, and saw the lively streets and alleys, and suddenly woke up.
"This is coming out?" Shopkeeper Qiu asked in surprise.
Lin Meiyi nodded, took the money bag containing the silver ingot, took out five taels, and smiled at the banner of the restaurant in front of her, "Madame is generous, shopkeeper Qiu, let's go to the restaurant to have a glass of wine to celebrate?" ”
Shopkeeper Qiu nodded, and the two looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent.
So, the two went to the restaurant for a big meal together, and from this, Shopkeeper Qiu saw Lin Meiyi's good amount of wine.
Three catties of wine in her stomach, she only drank three glasses, her cheeks were already red, her steps were empty, and the girl next to her was fine, except for the red cheeks, her eyes didn't know how clear they were.
"Miss Lin has a good amount of alcohol, next time I don't dare to eat with you again, don't say goodbye today, we'll see you tomorrow!"
After saying these words with a big tongue, the shopkeeper Qiu plunged into the backyard of the embroidery workshop, Lin Meiyi stood outside the door and watched her being helped away by the guy, so she shook her head helplessly and left.
When she returned to the inn, it was already completely dark, Zhao Xiangling heard the movement and greeted her excitedly, and as soon as she saw Lin Meiyi's face, she forced her to retreat a few steps with the strong smell of wine.
"Girl, have you eaten?" Zhao Xiangling asked in surprise.
Lin Meiyi pushed the door into the house, closed the door with her backhand, and lay down according to the other vacant bed in the room, pillowing her head with her hands, crossing Erlang's legs, and warning with an arrogant attitude:
"Don't tell anyone when you go back!"
Zhao Xiangling nodded, stepped forward nervously, looked at her red cheeks, and asked tentatively, "Girl, aren't you drunk?" Your face is so red, why don't I ask Xiao Er's to bring a basin of cold water to you and apply it to you? ”
"Not necessarily." Lin Meiyi stretched out a hand and touched her face, it was indeed a little hot, but it should be able to disappear after a while.
"It's not early, go to sleep, I have something to do when I get up tomorrow morning." After the order, Lin Meiyi kicked her shoes, put the bed curtain down, and closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Zhao Xiangling listened outside for a while, then heard a slight snoring sound from inside, shook his head with a wry smile, blew out the candle, and went to bed to rest.
Early the next morning, the two had breakfast in the lobby of the restaurant, and then walked under the south city gate, Lin Meiyi was going to buy two slaves, but I don't know if anyone will sell them today.
The two came to the south gate together, and with good luck, they met the Zhu steward who specialized in the slave trade.
Yesterday, Lin Meiyi inquired with Shopkeeper Qiu about the situation in Lu County, this Zhu steward is different from ordinary people, most of the slaves under him have committed crimes, either extremely vicious, or difficult to discipline, and they are not easy to provoke.
The background is still complicated, there are leftovers from official raids, some picked up from the battlefield, and occasionally black and white slaves transported from the sea.
However, the white slave is so beautiful, and Steward Zhu will not pull it out and sell it, but it is the finale treasure that will not be taken out until the auction.
The price of black slaves is much lower than that of white slaves, and they used to sell very well, but later the people who bought black slaves found that these black slaves died as soon as they bought them home, and they made a few big troubles, and Steward Zhu sold less.
Anyway, his family's slaves are stronger than ordinary slaves, so the price is higher than ordinary slaves.
Coincidentally, this time, Steward Zhu brought a black slave.
Lin Meiyi thought it was an African black slave at first, because the shopkeeper Qiu described it very exaggeratedly, saying that the black slave was as black as ink, and only a pair of eyes were white.
But when she looked at it today, it was clear that it was not so dark, dark brown skin, prominent facial features, raised cheekbones, and a pair of black and white eyes really saw the whites of the eyes at a glance.
This black slave has a sad expression, but his figure is tall, and Steward Zhu only reached the black slave's chest, and he was 1.96 meters tall, close to two meters tall.
Zhao Xiangling had never seen such a black person, so she was so frightened that she hid behind Lin Meiyi, and when she saw that she was not only not afraid, but also looked at the black slave with great interest, and was in awe.
Miss Lin is really bold!
There were also many people who had never seen black slaves who were frightened, so Steward Zhu held his old cigarette stick and laughed secretly while spitting white mist, taking these people for fun.
A group of uninformed guys, isn't it just black spots on the skin, what's there to be afraid of?
If they were to see the red-haired and green-eyed white slaves, wouldn't they be scared?
Steward Zhu smiled disdainfully, raised his eyes to look at the two little girls standing in front of him, and stared at the black slave with one eye, with a calm expression. One hid behind, his eyes half-closed, he didn't dare to look, and he shivered.
It's kind of interesting.
Steward Zhu opened his mouth and asked with a smile: "Little girl, but you have a crush on that black slave?" ”
Lin Meiyi nodded and asked about the price.
Steward Zhu bragged first according to the custom, saying that this black slave was transported from the south, and he looked a little wilted, but when he rested for two days, he could become a strong man, and he could be used as a cow and horse, and he would not suffer a loss when he bought it.
"How much silver?" Lin Meiyi impatiently interrupted his boasting and asked directly.