The traffickers were a little stunned for a moment when they saw a young man with fine skin and tender flesh swaggering over from the weeds not far away. Only the person in charge reacted very quickly, Huo Ran stood up, pressed his right hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, and said in a deep voice: "Who is coming?" What is the purpose? ”

After hearing the question, Mingyue was not frightened by the other party's momentum, but giggled a few times, stood on the spot, put his hands behind his back, and said loudly: "Below is the procurement of General Shen's mansion, and he came out to buy slaves and maids on the order of the third prince of the general's mansion." ”

When the leader of the human traffickers heard that Mingyue claimed to be a person from General Shen's mansion, he was a little timid in his heart, even if he had some doubts, his voice softened: "It turned out that he was in charge of the General's Mansion, even if he had a purchase task and didn't go to the market to search, why did he come to this barren mountain and wilderness?" Yes, I think it is the steward who has lost the way here, and I and the mountain people are willing to guide the way, and there is a village not far from here, and the adults can ask about buying slaves and maids when they get there. ”

"Xiao Shanzi, hurry up and take this adult to the nearby Xingye Village."

As the saying goes, more is better than less, no matter what Mingyue said is true or not, the trafficking leader wants to send him away as soon as possible. is to persecute Mingyue with humble words and a strong tone. As soon as the order of the trafficking leader came out, a sturdy young man with a slightly short stature walked over to Mingyue.

"Wait, am I lost in the mountains, and the leader doesn't know yet?" Mingyue took two steps back without a trace, and continued: "I was ordered to buy maidservants and send them to the barracks, the meaning of this, I don't think I need to say more, you strong men can also understand a thing or two. For all these reasons, I had to go to some remote places to choose a maidservant. It's a pity that there are more ugly daughters in remote places, even if they have a little bit of beauty, they can't get on the stage. ”

Mingyue said, shaking his head and sighing, seeing that the leader rolled his eyes, Mingyue slightly hooked the corners of his mouth.

"When I was stretched thin, I overheard a conversation on the side of the road that there were good and cheap goods in the depths of the forest, so I made the trouble to come. For my sake, the leader can't be so resolute, right? ”

After listening to Mingyue's words, the leader of the human traffickers thought about it again and again, and still felt that it was more cost-effective to buy and sell with a deposit, so he said with a grim face: "The adults and the villain don't understand this at all, our brothers make a living by hunting, and this thatched hut is the prey we catch." If the adults want, leave the address, and the small ones will serve it later. It's hard work for a month to make a living, and if the adults want to cut off all the beards, even if I agree, these brothers under my command will not agree. ”

As if responding to the leader's words, the dozen or so people standing outside the house instantly showed their weapons.

Mingyue saw that the other party's refusal was very strong, and frowned slightly. While the two sides were at a stalemate, several shouts of "help" came from inside the house. Although it was only three or two times before being re-gagged by others, everyone present listened to it really.

"On the way here, I heard that there were cheap maids for sale in this forest, and I was surprised, how could I think it was actually captured!" Why are you raiders talking to me about morality now? ”

When the traffickers heard this, they all drew their knives out of their sheaths, even if Mingyue was cautious, they couldn't help but break out in cold sweat at this time. Taking out ten taels of silver from his bosom, Mingyue threw it at the leader's feet without paying much attention.

"The General's Mansion is different from the others in doing this business. It's a deposit, and to put it bluntly, it's a hard work fee for you on top of the transaction fee. As for the transaction price, depending on the meaning of the leader, we can all discuss. The general's mansion has always been arrogant, and if you don't believe that the big boss can send someone to investigate. Besides, I advise the Grand Chiefs to think carefully that since this is the trade of the captives, there is no safer way than to sell them to the barracks! The military recruits them, so they don't care where they come from. They will stay in the barracks for the rest of their lives, and it is impossible for them to come back to trouble the heroes. Wouldn't that be safer than selling him! ”

Mingyue's words successfully attracted the attention of the big boss, and everyone wanted to use a safe method with a lot of money. Previously, they had received a deposit from Zhou Huanguo's side, and were ready to sell these thirteen young women to Zhou Raoguo. As for what to do, don't ask, it's mostly a Fengyue place. Zhou Huanguo has always been wealthy, and women are guided by smoothness, and the men who like excitement are good at the beautiful northern women in the Fengyue place. This time, they had a lot of trouble finding these thirteen people. During this period, there was also a lot of expense in the caretaking. However, these costs were not included in the price originally negotiated. If you think about it, the price of seven buckets of grain per woman agreed before is indeed too much of a loss. But the handmaid is not of higher value, and now it seems that the traffickers risked their lives to make this transaction. If the person in front of him can buy these women at a high price, it will not be a good thing for the current traffickers.

"Looking at this situation, I think you already know what kind of business we are doing. Since you are holding us down in the name of the General's Mansion, we are not the uninteresting villagers. As long as the adults show the tokens on General Shen's mansion, and there are more than a dozen women in this house, we will give them to the adults at the price of nine buckets of grain per person. The leader casually uttered a word.

Mingyue was happy when she heard it, "I will give ten buckets of grain for a servant girl, and I won't let all the strong men work in vain." As for this token~ I am not doing this business is an honest business, and I may turn against the seller at any time, and even worry about my life. In such a situation, how could I carry any tokens, if someone stabbed me and killed him, wouldn't I want to cause trouble for the General's Mansion. ”

Mingyue said and snapped her fingers behind her. Yu Ning, who had been waiting in place for a long time, stood up from the grass in an instant, glanced at the human trafficker leader's side, and stepped back with light skills.

Seeing Mingyue and his companions, the leader of the human traffickers frowned, "What do you mean, my lord?" ”

The meaning is very simple, and in the distance is a friend of mine. More than a dozen women add up to more than a hundred buckets, that is, more than a dozen stones of grain. Fortunately, we brought food this time, otherwise we would have really wondered how to make the big leader believe us. Now the food is on the edge of the forest, and of course there are a few guards over there. If the chief is willing, he may send five strong men with my friend to inspect the grain and get it. If the chief does not want to, let me and my friends go together. But if the chief does not agree to make this deal, he will not agree to let me go. My life can be given to the great chief, and as for the great chief and the people, it will be given to my general's palace. Otherwise, my general's mansion will be dull~"

Mingyue said it lightly, but the traffickers have changed. Obviously, Mingyue's lure and coercion had an effect. Realizing that she had the upper hand, Mingyue decided to step up her efforts to force the traffickers to comply.

"How's it going? My friend is in a hurry. ”

"One person in ten buckets? After that, promise not to bother us? The leader of the traffickers did not answer Mingyue's words, but asked.

"This is natural, the general's mansion is hard to chase after a word. The chieftain and the good men need not worry. Mingyue patted her chest and promised.

In that case, can you answer the doubts in your little heart? Why not use grains instead of silver? The trafficker leader asked with some distrust.

"Haha, it seems that the leader still doesn't trust him~" Mingyue was shocked, but her face was forced to be calm, and her feet unconsciously moved a few steps in the direction of Youning.

In Mingyue's view, exchanging grain for maids is just to lure away a few traffickers under the pretext of heavy grain. In other words, the exchange of grain for handmaidens is to eliminate these traffickers in groups. But Mingyue never considered whether the excuse she found was acceptable to human traffickers. Now that the traffickers asked directly, Mingyue was also unexpected. As for Youning, don't worry too much. After being asked, although Mingyue was in a panic, she stabilized her mind after taking two steps. Now Mingyue has no way to retreat, so he can only fight.

"It's funny for the Great Chief to ask this question! It's not like I've been in a barracks at all. When marching and fighting, food and grass should be the most important, who will care about silver taels? The general has been guarding the southwest for many years, and in order to consolidate the foundation of border defense, he has always taken grain storage as the key policy. Over the years, the most important thing in the army is grain, so the army mostly buys grain in exchange. This is one of them. ”

Mingyue reluctantly relied on her own guess to make up such a reason in a short period of time. As soon as the words came out, Mingyue carefully observed the expressions of the traffickers. After seeing a few traffickers nodding their heads involuntarily, Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief.

"Of course, there are also salaries in the army. However, military salaries are allocated by the state and have official imprints. How can I use official money to trade this transaction, thus leaving a bane and damaging the prestige of the General's Mansion! That's the second one. If I explain it like this, the big boss should have understood. ”

After Mingyue confidently gave out two reasons, he looked at the big leader with some arrogance. After listening to Mingyue's explanation, the big leader didn't solve all the doubts in his heart, but he also felt that what Mingyue said was very reasonable. I saw him arch his hand and said, "My lord, forgive me, I don't know so much about the mountain villagers, and I hope that my lord Haihan." ”

"Xiaoshan, you take the four brothers and their friends to get food. Go back quickly, and don't trouble your adult friends! The leader of the traffickers turned to one of the traffickers and ordered.