The whole slave market, like a village of bandits in the mountains, was surrounded by high walls with wooden stakes, and in order to prevent any slaves from escaping, the wooden stakes were trimmed with sharp points, and if anyone climbed on them, they could not cross at all.

The market was empty, there were many simple mud houses, and occasionally a few people would pass by Chong Yiyun, glance at her curiously, and then look straight at Cui'e behind her.

Cui'e was a little scared, although this place was her first time here, she had heard about it.

I heard that the slaves here, if no one buys them, then they will be tortured inhumanely, Cui'e looked at the people passing by and looked at her directly, feeling a little panicked, but thinking that she had a master, she tried to stand up straight, and with a cold expression, she followed behind Chong Yiyun.

The two walked for a while, and suddenly found that some people had gathered in front of them, and if they looked closely, it was actually a big platform, and there were some people standing on it, among these people, some were younger, standing with their heads down, some were old, barely supporting their bodies, and there were also strong men with strong bodies and terrible expressions, and there were more beautiful and graceful pretty girls like flowers.

But they all have one thing in common, shackles and chains on their hands and feet.

Some of these people have committed wrongs and have been expelled or sold by their previous masters, some have been poor and have not been sold by their relatives, and some have fled from the famine and have been accidentally caught.

Chong Yiyun is the first time to see such a scene, a living person, being shouted and sold like an animal, it turns out that this is the most real appearance of this world.

Cui'e saw such a scene, her heart was a little uncomfortable, Cui'e was different from them, although she was a slave maid, and she also had a deed of sale, but it was not a death deed, Cui'e's father and mother used to be a slave and maid of the official family, and she had been a slave for many years, and then she and her brother, the master of the family was merciful and gave a lot of silver, so that they could settle in Kyoto.

Later, her mother was seriously ill, her brother broke her leg, and the whole family relied on her elderly father to earn some broken silver, Cui'e in order to help the family, so she ran to the prime minister's mansion to apply for a maid, probably since she was a child, Cui'e was not long arranged to be a personal slave in the courtyard of the third lady.

Chong Yiyun looked at the row of men and women standing in front of her, she shook her head, although they all looked good, but the desire in their eyes was too strong, such a person stayed by her side, and she might not be able to climb down the pole net one day when she had the opportunity.

Ya Po is a person who has seen the world, and she values Yi Yun's dress, so you can see that this "son" must have come from a big family, and he has been following her behind him with courtesy.

"This son, look at the appearance of this girl, how handsome she is, this body is also healthy, no, you can look at this again, although she is younger, but in less than two years, she is guaranteed to be a good hand."

Chong Yiyun looked at the teenager and couldn't help frowning, this is a teenager? If you didn't say it, I would have thought that bandit leader had come down from the mountain.

Chong Yiyun circled around the seemingly rough-looking teenager in front of him.

Not to mention, the muscles on the body are strong, and although the hair is messy, it is not dry and frizzy.

He has a beard on his face and a cold expression, although he is a little cold, but he doesn't have much desire under his eyes.

Chong Yiyun stood in front of the young man and nodded, she really needed someone by her side who could protect her safety.

"Ahem...... I want this guy. ”

Ya Po suddenly smiled, it has not opened today, the young man in front of him was picked up by Ya Po's subordinates outside the city, and when he was found, he was in a coma.

At first, I was very happy, I was able to pick up a sturdy young man, and he looked good, such a person was a sought-after item wherever he was thrown, but I didn't expect that this kid was actually a deaf and dumb person, and he didn't seem to hear him talk to him, and he didn't hear a word from him.

I wanted to shave his beard clean for him, but this young man was so strong that others couldn't get close to him at all, but fortunately, his hands and feet were locked, and such a person felt uneasy to stay for a day longer.

I finally met a buyer who knew the goods, could Ya Po not be happy, she was originally sold for ten taels of silver, but she thought of the defects of this young man, and thought that she had picked it up anyway, so she gave Chong Yiyun a discount, and she sold it for eight taels of silver.

Chong Yiyun looked at the rest of the people carefully and shook her head, "That's all?" He asked, looking back at Ya Po.

Ya Po lowered her body slightly, showing a flattering smile, "There are more, but they are all locked up in the earthen house, those are not available, of course you have to pick some goods that can be seen on the table in this winter, otherwise you can't keep people." ”

Chong Yiyun listened to Ya Po's words, and was a little disliked, comparing people to goods, annoying people, "Take me to see." ”

Ya Po responded again and again, and walked in front to guide Chong Yiyun.

Kyoto is not as good as other places, this is the foot of the Son of Heaven, even if it is a business that relies on reselling, it has to be a serious business, if you accidentally offend someone, maybe there is a high-ranking official relative in the family, then her little business will not be able to continue, so Chong Yiyun is also very safe in such a chaotic place.

Ya Po knows people every day and deals with people, she can see at a glance that Chong Yiyun is a daughter, but when she sees that Chong Yiyun is surrounded by a maid who is dressed in good temperament, then this must be the daughter of a big family, and it is also common to go out to change into men's clothes, and Ya Po has also encountered it.

Cui'e followed closely behind Chong Yiyun, looking around at the surrounding situation, and the two followed Ya Po into one of the inconspicuous earthen houses, and as soon as they entered the door, there was a foul smell, and Chong Yiyun hurriedly covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves.

Ya Po had already prepared a handkerchief, covered her mouth and said, "If the son can't stand it, is he still carefully picking on the stage?" ”

Chong Yiyun shook her head and stretched out her finger to point ahead.

Ya Po saw that she was sincere and wanted to see it, and she also thought in her heart that this girl was also powerful.

When Chong Yiyun walked into the earthen house, she saw two prison-like rooms, with men on one side and women on the other.

There were large and small blood marks on every body of the people here, like whips, and Chong Yiyun even saw a boy of four or five years old, lying dying in the dead grass.

"How can there be such a small one?"

Ya Po looked at the boy and said, "This...... Originally, this child was sold here with his mother, I heard that the child was an illegitimate child, his mother was a maid, and then I don't know why he made a mistake and was sold, this child is also a hard life, I didn't expect his mother to ignore him, and then he was favored by the big family, was bought, and the child stayed here by himself, because he was too young and sick, so no one wanted it, so he left himself to fend for himself. ”

Chong Yiyun frowned after hearing this, but she didn't react else, she didn't speak, but looked at another old man.

The old man, bearded and dressed in brown ragged linen clothes, had never looked at them since they had come in, but had sat there straight like a tall pine.

Chong Yiyun had a feeling in her heart that this old man was definitely not an ordinary person.

In the end, Chong Yiyun picked up two handsome but weak girls in this broken earth, a fat and clumsy woman, but a shrewd woman, and the old man who sat straight, spent a total of twenty-two taels of silver, and when the money was paid, the seriously ill boy was also bought by Chong Yiyun for three taels of silver.

Coupled with the teenager who bought it before, Chong Yiyun just spent thirty-three taels of silver on this trip, and Chong Yiyun sighed, it turns out that human life is so worthless.