Chapter 61: The Servant
Kapok sat on the back of a cow, greedy for red berries and wild fruits picked in the mountains, and soiled the corners of his mouth without realizing it.
Su Lingyu sat in the back to protect her, and picked and ate which one she liked. The two sisters are quite laid-back.
A butterfly fluttered to rest, rested on the horns, and then flipped its wings away. Kapok pointed to the butterfly and asked her sister to see it.
"Clouds to rain, snow to wind."
"Clouds to rain, snow to wind."
"Evening light against clear sky."
"Evening light against clear sky."
Su Lingyu is teaching Kapok "Sound Rhythm Enlightenment", she reads a sentence of Kapok and then recites a sentence, no need to shake her head, just read it well.
Su Lingyu is not a good gentleman, and what she teaches is never taught according to books. Kapok is not a good student either, what he learns today will be forgotten tomorrow.
One person has no intention of teaching, and the other person has no intention of learning, but it is very interesting.
The villagers heard that these two female dolls read poems and words, and some said that the Su family was really powerful, the men could take the test, and the women could read and write poems. Some people say that women are not virtuous.
No matter what they say, in short, those who can't enter the private school envy Su Lingyu and the two of them for being literate.
The cow is taller than the donkey, and he can see farther on the back of the ox, Su Lingyu saw the figure at the door of the house flickering, thinking that there was a guest at home.
"It's some lonely friends again." She didn't want to say more about Su Chengqi's chaotic behavior.
No matter how slow the green cow goes, it still returns home. Su Lingyu took the kapok and slid off the cow's back, patted the green cow's neck, and let it go to the bullpen by itself.
went to touch the donkey following behind him, called out grandma, and asked Su Li to remove the chicken, duck and goose eggs from the donkey's back.
Now is the season to eat more, chickens, ducks and geese don't want to lay eggs in the house, and they want to lay eggs when they are full outside, so Su Lingyu has to chase after them to pick up eggs.
This has given her a lot of work.
It was not anyone in the courtyard, but Li Dan and Wang Long, who came to discuss going out.
In recent months, the victims of Dawei have gone to Daliang. The outside was messed up by the victims, and Liang Guancheng did not make a big mess because of General Sun's sitting.
There were many bandit dens on the roads, and it was not uncommon for victims to rob and kill passers-by.
On the Tiger Stream, a thief named Zhang Mazi blocked the road and robbed the people's daughters, so that the caravan did not dare to go to the Tiger Stream.
Wang Long said: "The team returning to the south said that there was a flood and plague over there, and they learned that Daliang could enter the customs, and a large number of refugees were coming to Daliang. At that time, Liangguan City will also be in a mess, so it is better to let the children go out in advance to avoid these plague victims. ”
Uncle Wang Jingxing said: "On the way to walk, there are often water and soil adaptation, if you meet this group of victims with plague diseases, this will suffer. ”
Su Zhang's family was afraid, "Da Lang's body is not as strong as Erlang's, and it is a long way to go to the academy, so it's better to go in advance." ”
"The caravan going to Chen will depart in five days, if you follow. I sent three chiefs to walk with them and escort the lifters to Chen's country. Wang Lung said.
There are many countries in this land, including the upper three countries, the lower three countries, and a few small countries, all of which are not large. Wang Jingxing and others planned to travel to the four countries, starting from Daliang, passing through the Chen country, going to the Lu country to pay homage to the saints, and then transferring to Houjin. Then return to Daliang Kyoto from Houjin to participate in the spring of Daliang.
It was inevitable that Erlang would follow Wang Jingxing and the others out, and Su Chengqi asked Su Chong's opinion.
Su Chong had no opinion and agreed to leave home early. It's just that I suddenly learned that I was going to leave home early, and I had a lot of reluctance in my heart.
The three families discussed it and decided to go with Wang Lung's convoy and set off in five days.
Su Chengqi went out and brought back a string of people.
Su Lingyu returned from the mountain, and happened to return home with his cheap father on his hind feet.
"You are back, your father has brought back a lot of people, saying that he asked you to pick a servant." Su Li took the two halves of the bag of eggs inside.
When Ren Yazi saw Su Lingyu, he let out some kind words, "This is Miss Su, she looks like a real sign." When she grows up, she must be a beauty, and the Lang Jun she finds is either Wenqu Xingjun or Wushenjun. ”
"Thank you for your good words." Su Chengqi beckoned to San'er, "San'er come, you pick one to be a maid." ”
There were two rows of people standing in the courtyard, decreasing in age from left to right, the oldest being less than forty years old, and the younger being less than five years old. There are more young and strong laborers, and it seems that these are people who are carefully selected according to the situation of the Su family.
The sellers were all strapped in anklets and handcuffs, and in order to make the buyer take a fancy to them, they tidied up, their hair was combed, and their clothes were neat.
It's all about doing business, doing what customers think, doing what they like, and doing everything possible to sell more goods.
Su Lingyu's gaze swept over the little girl doll, carefully looking at the young and strong laborers. Ask people: "How is the market now?" ”
"Since the earth moved, there is no market to say." Ren Yazi said to Su Chengqi, "A large number of refugees have poured in, and many of them have been sold into slavery, and now those who do business are no longer profitable." You can rest assured that these are all trained, not refugees from other places, and the locals know the roots. ”
Ren Yazi took the deed of sale and handed it to Su Chengqi, "These are the children of poor families in the vicinity, and they know the roots." Knowing that you want Xiao Si, I specially brought two clever ones over. It's all femdomed. ”
Su Chengqi took the deed of sale, took out the two boys he needed, and then handed the stack of deed of sale to San'er. "It's your pick."
Su Lingyu took the deed of sale, stepped on the pedal, sat on the bench, and sat in front of the table, like the protagonist.
The human tooth is very weird, why did Su Chengqi hand the deed of sale to a little doll, and let the little doll pick someone by himself. Could it be that this little doll has something special?
The deed of sale not only indicates the individual's name, the place of household registration, but also the reason for the sale and the amount of money for the sale.
In his previous life, he was a catering, interviewed low-level employees, and also interviewed turtle people, Su Lingyu has rich experience in selecting people. After reading the deed of sale, I pulled out what I needed and put aside what I didn't need.
The five-year-old Miss Su was as old as an adult, and her fingers were rougher than those of ordinary children, but they were better than those of peasant children. In this family, having such hands proves that she is a hard worker.
Renyazi was curious about how this little baby would choose people, so he leaned over and stretched out his head to look. After reading two more photos, I affirmed the selection criteria for this little baby.
Ren Yazi nodded, those who were singled out were all of good character. Buying a slave is not only based on strength, the most important thing is character.
Su Lingyu said: "The one who reads the name comes forward to speak. ”
The people standing in two rows looked at each other, they didn't know whether to listen to this little baby or not.
"Lai Erwa, tell me the reason why you sold yourself."
Lai Erwa came out of the queue, "The small one is from Potou Village, Liangxi City, and the earth dragon turned over and collapsed my house." The crops in the field were gone, and my father was seriously ill, so he had no choice but to sell himself to raise money for his father's medicine. ”
"Is there anyone else in the family?"
"The family was poor and did not have a wife, and when he was twenty-six years old, he bought a lame man, and was drowned in the flood before he could give birth to a child. The fortune teller said that the little one had a bad life, and because he had no money, he was lonely and widowed until now. The small one is the number one farmer, and the harvest is bumper every year, as long as you give the small one a mouthful of food, the small one will make you a cow and a horse. ”
Su Lingyu put the deed of sale aside, this person was full of lies and could not be trusted.
If there are really two people in the family, one acre of paddy field can save some food and drink, and life does not have to worry. If you have few paddy fields at home, you can go to open up wasteland to build paddy fields, as long as you are diligent and hardworking, you will have savings. This is inconsistent with Lai Erwa's language, so he is full of lies.
"You go back. Next, Li Sanmei. ”
"Hello master, young lady, the slave family is twenty and nine, and the family unfortunately recruited a white-eyed wolf to be the son-in-law, swept away the family's money, and sold the slave house. After my parents were angry and died, I was penniless and had nowhere to go, so I had to sell my body to bury my parents. The slave family had a son named Li Tong, who was given to his cousin to raise. ”
"What will you do?"
"Dismantling, washing, sewing, mending, weaving and raising silkworms are all possible." Since childhood, I have been cared for by my parents, and I haven't suffered much. I just know how to farm, but I haven't really done it.
Su Lingyu waved her hand to let her go down, and then called a few people, asked some questions, and picked and selected five or six people. There were two men, four women and an eighteen-year-old boy.