Chapter 439: Master Bayi?
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At first, Li Anran thought that he was dazzled, but when he stepped forward to take a closer look, the slave girl who was huddled in the corner of the wall and blocked by her sister looked more and more like Audrey. Hepburn. Of course, the two can't be the same person, but they do quite alike.
As for the question of why there will be white female slaves here, Li Anran doesn't care at all.
Female slaves were a characteristic feature of the ancient Arab slave class, and these female slaves generally came from different parts of the world, with different skin colors and ethnicities. They were usually kept in large families or royal families, serving as slaves, singers, and dancers.
It is said that the ancient Arab aristocracy also had a very systematic evaluation of slave girls, in their eyes, Berber girls were available for their own pleasure, Persian girls could bear children for themselves, and Roman girls were good at household chores.
Just when Li Anran sighed, the more the slave girl in front of him looked more and more like Audrey, who had the title of perfect woman in modern time and space. Hepburn, the young Arab man who followed him was startled, thinking that someone knew the two slave girls.
No way, the market for female slaves in ancient Arabia was quite developed. And the origin of female slaves also varies. There are those who are sold by their families in exchange for money to improve their lives, there are those who owe huge debts and are caught paying off their debts, and there are those who directly abduct people and leave.
And many of the goods that Li Anran saw in front of him belonged to the varieties of "unknown origin". Although the likelihood of an acquaintance between a buyer and a slave girl is very low, there have been similar rumors in the slave girl market.
Looking at the respected old man he brought. The name of the slave girl was actually said in one mouth, and the eyes were still very warm, and the Arab man, who was a seller, was startled, and at the same time, he couldn't help but think about how to solve the problem so as not to cause big trouble.
Just when the Arab man thought of the consequences of this incident, a bad one could probably turn into a murderous disaster, and a fierce light suddenly flashed in his eyes, thinking about whether to "slaughter" this fat sheep to kill two birds with one stone, Li Anran opened his mouth and said:
"These two slave girls are sisters?"
"Uh...... Yes, sir. The young Arab man, who was stunned for a moment, subconsciously gave an answer at the same time. I couldn't help but think in surprise: "Could it be that they don't know each other?" ”
"Good. They are mine. Li Anran, who nodded, didn't expect what he had just done, and almost caused a catastrophe. Of course, in the end, who kills whom. Naturally, you don't need to think about it.
"Your lord. You...... Do you know them? "Seeing the situation develop, it doesn't seem to be what I thought. The young Arab man asked with a shy smile on his accomplice's face, after throwing a reassuring look at his accomplice.
"Know them? No, no, no, no, I don't know. It's just that she looks a little like a woman I like. Li Anran, who finally realized that his behavior just now had made the other party misunderstood, shook his head and smiled.
"That's good, that's good." The young Arab man, who had received this definite reply, and saw that it was true, nodded his head and said that he was about to pull the slave girl aside.
At this moment, a middle-aged Arab man with a big belly next to him stepped forward and said, "Wait a minute! ”
"Huh?" Zhilu Dao, a young Arab man who was also the buyer's master, subconsciously stopped.
"I fell in love with this pair of slave girls first, and if I want to buy them, I will buy them first, am I so bullied when Master Bayi!" Stretching out his fat palm full of gemstone rings, he pointed to the sister flower girl who was hugging each other in a panic by this sudden situation, and Bayi said with an annoyed expression.
"Lord Bayi?" Li Anran, who was thundered by this strange name, couldn't help but think of the classic character in the puppet cartoon "Avanti" that he had watched when he was a child.
Not to mention, comparing the image in my head with the person in front of me, I can really see a lot of similarities. Of course, the similarity here does not refer to looks, but to the fact that these two people are indeed quite "old".
It's just that the Bayi in "Avanti" should be traced back to the Turks of this era, and the one in front of him is obviously a local Arab Turk. I have to admit that sometimes the creator is also quite "lazy".
At this time, the young Arab man's accomplice, or should I say the partner, also stepped forward, bent down at Li Anran very humbly, and then said apologetically: "Venerable lord, these two sisters are indeed the first to be seen by this Bayi lord. ”
"Oh? He saw it first. Faced with such an answer, Li Anran nodded, then smiled faintly, and asked with a little disdain: "So, have you already negotiated the price?" Or is it that the money has already been cleared? ”
"This ...... That's not it. The middle-aged Arab man hesitated for a moment before replying.
"Since I haven't even negotiated the price, it means that I also have the right to buy the sisters' flowers. Why, don't you think this old man Bayi is not easy to bully, and as a distinguished guest of the Abramo family, I am easy to mess with? ”
made it clear that Li Anran, who wanted to bully people, directly played Abramo's signboard.
Not to mention, when I was a sling in the past, I saw this kind of bullying plot in the novel, which was completely different from the feeling of acting in my true colors. Moreover, the other party is a landlord and old wealth like Master Bayi, so he naturally has no guilt at all.
"Abramo?"
After hearing that this name was reported, whether it was the old man Bayi or the two slave traders, they were stunned.
If you want to say the name Abramo, put it two months ago, who knew that the other party was a cat or a dog. But today, two months later, anyone who knows the dynamics of high society is not ignorant of the Tao. Who made Abramo now a figure in the local high society.
Of course, not no one suspects that Li Anran is a fox and a tiger, and he is a tiger skin. It's just that Li Anran's next sentence completely dispelled this idea among the three people at the scene.
"What? Don't believe me? Looking at the strange looks of the three people in front of him, Li Anran still knew what they were thinking. Momentarily snorted. put on his own extraordinary style and said, "Hmph! Tell me first, how many slave girls do you have here? ”
"This ......" The young Arab man, who hesitated for a moment, naturally believed more in his heart because he had seen someone's lavish spending before, so he hurriedly said: "There are more than 200 female slaves in total with ordinary goods and excellent goods. ”
"More than two hundred? Less, a little less, but who made your business too small? Speaking of this, Li Anran deliberately said with a disdainful expression: "I want more than two hundred female slaves." All sent to Abramo in a moment. ”
"Both...... All of them? "Young Arab man. was a little dazed by this sudden happiness.
Although the slave market in Arabia is quite large, it is still quite rare to buy more than 200 female slaves at one time. Of course, this is because the seller's sale is really not big enough, otherwise more than 200 female slaves are nothing at all.
Replace it with the kind of big slave traders. Especially the first-hand supply channel. Often, there are thousands of people coming down from a boat. If you have one more time, it may have a scale of tens of thousands. In contrast, more than 200 female slaves were really a small business.
"That's right, I want all of your slaves here." A Li Anran with an expression that we are not bad for money. Pretended to say proudly.
Seeing that there was no problem with his hearing, the young Arab man, after throwing a glance at his accomplice, forced down the excitement in his heart and asked, "Honorable lord, are you with us, or ......?"
"Nonsense! Of course it's with you, but do you still want me to walk to Abramo's house? Knowing that the other party was afraid that he would play them in the name of Abramo, Li Anran turned his face and said with some annoyance.
"Yes, yes, your honorable lord, please take a break, and your humble servant will go and prepare, and this will prepare."
After nodding his head and saying something with a look of ecstasy, he graciously invited someone to the area where the customers should rest, and then asked the slave girl to serve some melons, fruits, snacks and drinks.
"Well, move fast, I don't want to waste too much time here." Li Anran, who was sitting on the soft carpet and enjoying the service of the female slaves, waved his hand impatiently and said.
"Yes, yes, honorable lord, we will definitely get it done soon." The young Arab man nodded again.
After finishing speaking, seeing that a certain rich man didn't bother to pay attention to himself, he immediately walked back to his accomplice and the suspicious face of Master Bayi, and then the three of them walked into the distance, and whispered there.
For ordinary people, it is indeed impossible to hear clearly what they are saying at such a distance and volume. But for Li Anran, this distance and volume are not a problem at all, and he listened to the conversation of the three of them clearly while eating and drinking.
The content of the conversation between the three of them was actually very simple, nothing more than that the old man Bayi and the middle-aged Arab man still had some doubts about this matter. And the young Arab man who hosted him explained his previous nouveau riche behavior.
In addition, the three of them are indeed in awe of the status and power represented by the name Abramo. But as a distinguished guest of the Abramo family, not to mention being greeted, and not even having a carriage and entourage, he is quite suspicious. Therefore, after the three of them consulted, they decided to prepare for both.
On the one hand, such a large deal of business was naturally impossible for the two slave traders to miss. After all, although the goods of female slaves have a relatively long retention period, the longer they remain in their hands, the higher the cost. Moreover, the quality of these female slaves is also high and low, and few people are willing to pack it up and take it away.
On the other hand, in case he was tricked, he would arrange for someone to go to Abramo's mansion to inquire about the situation while preparing the female slave. If everything is true, then naturally it can only make Master Bayi suffer a little grievance.
Of course, as a seller, there will still be some compensation from other aspects. After all, everyone who comes is a guest, and Master Bai is also a master, even if he is a slave trader and usually does some business, he is not necessarily afraid of the other party, but it is better not to offend or not to offend.
For such a decision, no matter how unwilling Master Nabayi was in his heart, he had to consider whether he could afford the anger of the red man in front of the lord of the country, that is, Abramo. Therefore, although he was very annoyed, he could only take advantage of the compensation promised by the slave traders.
It's just that what the three of them don't know is that when they negotiated these two preparations. Li Anran, who was enjoying the maid's service, was a little excited to contact Abramo, who was looking forward to his arrival, through his personal terminal.
"The Lord has arrived?" Abramo, who received the news, looked at the content on his personal terminal and was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly dragged the manager Bacele next to him and shouted: "Hurry up! Hurry up and get on the train!! Bring someone with me to pick up God...... Go pick up your guests! ”
Looking at the owner, who was still as out of shape as an ant on a hot pot, suddenly gave such an instruction again, although the housekeeper Basel was very curious about what was going on, but his professionalism made him react as soon as a housekeeper should be.
In just a few minutes, a luxury convoy of several carriages had already stopped outside the manor. Wait for Abramo to rush to one of them and give the order "Let's go!" After the command, the servant, who had just known the destination of this trip, immediately waved the whip in his hand to make the convoy move.
About five or six minutes after Abramo's motorvoy left, the young Arab man who had received Mr. Lee appeared outside the manor.
"Hell! Scammed!! When he heard that the owner of the manor had gone out in a carriage to greet his guests, the young Arab man looked furious.
Seeing that even after stuffing some money in the past, he couldn't ask what kind of distinguished guest he was going to greet this time, the young Arab man's eyes flashed with gloomy faces for a while, and he suddenly made a decision in his heart.
Although Li Anran's local tyrant behavior before, as well as the obviously different robe, he doesn't look like a liar. But by this time, the young Arab man had already thought that he had been deceived.
didn't go back directly at the moment, but came to the black market to contact a certain underground force that had a cooperative relationship, and then rushed back with a gang.
Just as the young Arab man returned to his own territory with a group of thugs, he was stunned to find that a row of luxurious carriages had been parked outside his own territory.
His eyes almost bulged out, and the guy he had already identified as a liar was being sent out with a nod from his accomplice and the old man Bayi.
And the one who accompanied him was looking humble, no, it should be a nobleman with a humble look, who else could it be if it wasn't the famous Abramo. (To be continued......)