Chapter 252: The Slave Market
The quarrel between Emperor Yongping and the Empress was naturally unknown to anyone.
When Bei Yexuan returned to the palace with Su Xiaoya, Ah Jin had already ordered people to sort out everything: "Lord, the servants have prepared everything according to the prince's instructions, is it going to be packed now?"
Ah Jin has always been reliable, but after the two of them entered the palace for a while, Ah Jin was able to prepare everything he needed according to Kitano Xuan's instructions.
Thinking of the attitude of Emperor Yongping in the palace just now, Kitano Xuan shook his head and said, "I don't need it for the time being."
Don't need it? Su Xiaoya looked up at Beiye Xuan, for fear that Beiye Xuan would regret it and not want to leave.
"This king and princess will go to the north first. Ah Jin and Qingrong stayed to watch these things, and will give you news when this king goes to the northern frontier. Bei Ye Xuan just thought that he and Su Xiaoya were not able to do it in Northern Xinjiang now, a place where they were not familiar with each other! Settle down, it's also a hassle to carry these things with you.
So the two of them left the capital in a small carriage relaxedly.
“…… Your Majesty, the spies from King Jin's Mansion came to report that the prince and the princess just left alone, and they didn't take anything from the mansion. Wei Ning stood beside Emperor Yongping and said softly.
Emperor Yongping, who had always been gloomy, was happy, clapped his hands and said, "That's fine, if the third child leaves with something this time...... Even if I use the Imperial Guards, I will capture them back. ”
Wei Ning was shocked, since Emperor Yongping and Beiye Xuan chatted, Wei Ning always thought that Emperor Yongping really didn't care about Beiye Xuan going to Northern Xinjiang, but he didn't expect that Emperor Yongping still minded in his heart.
"Why should the emperor be so worried? The prince has always listened to the emperor, and presumably this time he just wants to accompany the princess out for a walk, and he will come back soon. Wei Ning said with the apprehension in his heart.
It's just that Emperor Yongping waved his hand and laughed mockingly: "Do you think he really wants to go out for a walk?" He just wants to avoid me, he doesn't want my position. ”
Having said that, Emperor Yongping's words and deeds were full of doting on Kitano Xuan, and a discerning person knew at a glance that Emperor Yongping did not really blame Kitano Xuan.
"But this third child is also smart, if he really leaves with everything this time, then I really have to think about what to do next." Emperor Yongping muttered to himself.
The road to Northern Xinjiang was not far, and Su Xiaoya and Beiye Xuan arrived at a small city at the very edge of Northern Xinjiang after a long bumpy journey.
"It is said that this is the most prosperous place in northern Xinjiang, and there are people from every country here, so if you want to continue to open a hotel, why don't we stay here." Kitano Xuan glanced at the passers-by around him, and obviously found that the people here were not all from Northern Xinjiang.
Su Xiaoya happened to have this meaning, so she agreed: "Then let's find a hotel to stay in for a while, and then think of a way tomorrow."
Bei Ye Xuan agreed, although he didn't bring Ah Jin with him when he went out this time, but many of those secret guards were brought over, just for fear that Su Xiaoya would be in danger.
However, with the protection of the secret guard, it is indeed different, Su Xiaoya has no dreams all night and has a sweet sleep.
"Awake?" Beiye Xuan pushed the door in, just in time to see Su Xiaoya sitting up from the bed, "I just went to inquire, you need to go to the City Lord's Mansion to buy and sell real estate here in Northern Xinjiang, you hurry up and pack up, we will go over after breakfast." ”
City Lord's Mansion? Su Xiaoya was surprised in her heart, it seems that the customs of each place are indeed different.
For example, Dayong is the most traditional country in Su Xiaoya's imagination, with county orders and officials at all levels, but Northern Xinjiang is more like a slave country, with city lords' mansions and slave markets, which is very different from the 5,000-year history in Su Xiaoya's impression.
An hour later, Su Xiaoya saw the legendary City Lord's Mansion.
The Castle Lord's Mansion is located right in the center of the entire city, and it is not only where the castle lord lives, but also a variety of office halls, so you can go to the castle lord's mansion for any business you want.
"What does this city lord look like? Is it an old man? Su Xiaoya pulled the sleeve of Kitano Xuan and asked, In this kind of magnificent place, there is usually a very handsome man and a very beautiful woman.
It's just that Su Xiaoya didn't dare to do anything to other men in front of Beiye Xuan, so she had to replace the appearance of the city lord in her imagination with the image of an old man.
"Ouch girl, you can't say that about our city lord!" An aunt standing in front of Su Xiaoya in line shouted on the spot, "Our city lord is handsome and dashing, how can he be an old man?!" ”
Su Xiaoya was happy in her heart, but she still asked in a disbelieving tone: "Handsome and dashing?" This aunt, have you seen your city lord? What proof do you have that your city lord is a beautiful man? ”
The aunt was a little weak-hearted, blinked her eyes and said, "This ...... Naturally, I have listened to what others have said...... "The more the aunt spoke, the quieter she became, and she was obviously very unconfident.
Su Xiaoya was speechless for a while, this aunt really had paranoia like herself.
Although the City Lord's Mansion has a lot of business, its efficiency is the fastest place in this era that Su Xiaoya has ever seen. Su Xiaoya and Bei Yexuan didn't have to care about anything, and they didn't even need to go to the scene to take a look, but the officials of the City Lord's Mansion took out some floor plans of the house on the spot, and let Su Xiaoya and the two choose them.
Su Xiaoya was happy for a while, but when she saw Beiye Xuan's big hand, she directly decided: "I want the biggest one."
Most...... The biggest one?!
Su Xiaoya almost choked on her own saliva, and hurriedly pulled Kitano Xuan's clothes and said, "How can this be the biggest one?" There are only two of us living in this house for the time being, so it's useless to be so big! ”
But Kitano Xuan didn't think so, and said to himself: "Madame, I don't understand, although there are only two of us living now, but we will have many children in the future, how can we raise good children when this place is small?"
The official who was doing the work over there laughed: "What this official said is also good, even if it is bigger, it is fine, if it is small, then you can only buy it again."
Su Xiaoya was helpless, these two people sang and harmonized, obviously wanting to coax their money, but they had to agree.
After buying the house, Su Xiaoya took Kitano Xuan to the largest slave market here.
"Places like the slave market shouldn't have existed." Kitano Xuan frowned as he watched the slaves on the side of the road being locked in cages like chickens, ducks and poultry for others to choose.
Su Xiaoya sneered: "Dayong does not have a slave market, but what does that individual tooth do?" It's not surprising that the prince can't get used to this slave market, but this slave market is just a gathering place for people's teeth, Dayong can have it, why can't there be one in Northern Xinjiang? ”
If it is said that Dayong does not have the uniforms of such traders, then it is enough, but the Dayong people's tooth industry is not worse than here in northern Xinjiang, and even from buying to selling, there is a series of training in the middle, which is already an industrial chain.
Kitano Xuan asked himself if he couldn't say anything about Su Xiaoya in terms of defense, so he had to point to one casually and said, "I look at this one and it seems to be good, why don't you go over and have a look?"
Su Xiaoya raised her eyes lightly and glanced at the place of Beiye Xuan's finger, and sneered: "If Xianggong thinks that I can't be busy alone, then it's better to say it earlier, why embarrass me in this kind of place?"
Kitano Xuan's face was full of strangeness, and when he looked up, he saw that the place where he pointed turned out to be a company that specially supplied Qinglou.
The two of them walked through most of the slave market noisily, and finally Su Xiaoya stopped: "I want to buy a little girl, do you have it here?" The tone was skillful, and it didn't look like it was the first time to come to such a place.
The old woman didn't even look at Su Xiaoya, and asked in a suppressed voice, "You are not from our northern Xinjiang, are you?" From outside? Dayong? ”
"Old lady, don't you buy and sell slaves here just for the silver? Why do you have to ask the buyer for the source? In that case, I guess we'd better go somewhere else. Su Xiaoya sneered, half of the entire slave market was not from Northern Xinjiang, and this old woman just wanted to blackmail the two of them.
The old woman didn't ask anymore, and trembled and took Su Xiaoya and Beiye Xuan into her shop: "Look, it's all little girls here, you can see if you want it."
Kitano took a deep breath after just one look. He had always thought that it would be a great humiliation to put all the slaves in cages like that outside, but all the girls in the old woman's house were locked in cages only half a man high, and they had to curl up and wait to be picked.
Su Xiaoya frowned and looked down twice: "Old lady, you won't have any problems here, right?"
Su Xiaoya also went to the pet market to buy pets in her previous life, and there are often some unconscionable vendors who will sell some sick pets, which are too similar to these slaves.
"Madame said this because she didn't want me to do business? Since I dare to open the door to do business, I naturally do so with my conscience. The old woman snorted coldly.
Su Xiaoya smiled and didn't speak, pointed to the little girl closest to her and said, "It's her, how much silver?"
The old woman looked surprised, as if Mei thought that Su Xiaoya's aunt had picked this one: "This ten...... Twenty taels of silver. The old woman suddenly changed her words and almost bit her tongue.
"Twenty taels? You don't think I'm young and want to knock me hard, do you?! Su Xiaoya said coldly.
She hasn't seen a descendant of any family who buys it back for twenty taels of silver, not to mention that the slaves here are all those who have no father or mother, or are sold by the family, and they are usually sold for a few taels of silver, and this old woman wants to sell it several times as soon as she sells it.
The smile on the old woman's face also retracted, and she looked at Su Xiaoya impatiently and said, "Madame is from outside, so naturally I don't understand." These twenty taels are not very expensive, not to mention the cleverness of this girl! ”