Chapter Forty-Six: Slaves

"Fortunately, I ran into it, and I almost passed it over my shoulder!" Zheng Qingluan simply washed his face, sat down and poured two cups of tea, and saw that Zheng Qingman was wearing a beard and a lot of dust on his body, and asked, "It's also on horseback, right?"

"Isn't it?" Zheng Qingman grumbled, "I've been guilty of the boss!"

Wang Xinghua also sat down after washing his face, and took the tea handed over by Erlang and was not polite, "Riding from the provincial capital?

Erlang smiled and said, "Who told her not to listen to persuasion?" glared at his sister, "I originally planned to be good, let her and my mother pack up in two days and come back, but she refused to listen, she felt how majestic the horse riding was!

"Second Uncle is coming back?" Zheng Qingluan was a little surprised, "That's great!"

"Go back to your hometown and live for a while!" Erlang nodded affirmatively, "I heard that it can be cooler here in the summer, and I will go back after the summer." He asked Zheng Qingluan again, "Why are you in the county seat, but you have something to do?"

"I want to buy a few people. Zheng Qingluan ate a snack and replied vaguely, "We have a lot of family affairs, and I can't explain clearly for a while, and this is not the place to speak." Let's go and have a look, and go home early when we're done. The family is employing people these days, and it's great that you're here!"

Erlang was surprised, he knew the situation in his hometown, but he didn't expect that after only a few months of hard work, he would change so much! But what is even more surprising is Zheng Qingluan's attitude, he is not seen at all, and he is happy to catch free labor, even if he didn't grow up in his hometown, he has a sense of belonging in an instant, which makes people feel that this is indeed not a guest, or he is going home! There is still a lot of work waiting for him to do at home!

Before he could answer, the two young ladies over there chatted while eating, and heard Zheng Qingluan muttering: "I got a lot of good things this time, and I kept them for you! Let's divide them quietly tonight, don't be stupid to let the three cousins know, otherwise you really won't be able to keep it." ”

"I'm not afraid of her!" Zheng Qingman pouted, "I stayed for two days last time, and I wanted to make a fool of me." ”

Erlang scolded, "Let's eat quickly!" Seeing that Zheng Qingluan was not only not annoyed, but also shrunk his neck knowingly, this is to agree with this brother in his heart, and obey the control! His heart moved, "Just fill in some things, go home and eat well! What is the head of this dry snack?" poured Wang Xinghua a cup of tea again, "The child is a child!

Wang Xinghua smiled, he couldn't answer this. The brother can teach the sister-in-law a lesson, but the brother-in-law can't say that the sister-in-law is not anyway. changed the topic, "The most famous person in the county is Mrs. Yao, or let's go there and take a look later." Credibility is still guaranteed. ”

"Cheng!" Erlang saw Zheng Qingluan looking at him, looking like his brother was in charge, so he responded happily.

Wang Xinghua nodded in her heart, the little girl is indeed shrewd, when her brother is present, she never takes the initiative to take the initiative to support her brother's face. This point has taught the mother-in-law how to deal with the old father-in-law. He is also interesting, if only the sister-in-law is there, it will not be in the way for him to say a few more words, after all, it is not convenient for the girl's house to go out. Now sitting here is a man from the Zheng family, and the relationship is close, so he naturally handed over the leadership. Don't look at yourself as the son-in-law of the third room, in the eyes of outsiders, the right to speak is obviously not as good as this nephew who has not seen each other for more than ten years. In a word, this is the Zheng family's business!

After a quarter of an hour's work, we arrived at the tooth shop. Mrs. Yao is a thin woman in her forties, and when she saw the business, she was busy welcoming her out, and when she saw that Wang Xinghua was also there, she didn't dare to slack off, "There are all kinds of things, all of them are healthy and healthy." "Let a few people sit in the hall, serve hot tea, and go and bring them all.

Thirty people went up and down, crowding the small courtyard to the brim. Erlang motioned to Zheng Qingluan to pick someone, and he naturally had the best idea of bargaining.

Zheng Qingluan got up and stood under the eaves and looked at the people in the courtyard. Suddenly a little sad, although not so ragged, but not much stronger. At best, it's cleaner. There were forty or fifty-year-old people in it, and there were also children who were four or five years old. reminded Zheng Qingluan that this is a society without any human rights.

She was calm, and her face did not show any distinction, "Divide them into piles according to kinship." Standing alone in the back. ”

Mrs. Yao said, "Hurry up, meet a kind-hearted master, and can't bear to separate your flesh and blood, this is your blessing." ”

Zheng Qingluan looked at the family standing at the front, an old man in his fifties, two middle-aged people in his thirties, two mothers-in-law in their thirties, two young men in their fifteen or fifteen, a girl in fifteen or sixteen, and a little boy about ten years old. There are nine people in the family, accounting for one-third of the total number of people. The way they stand looks like they've been trained. She looked at Mrs. Yao and motioned for her to explain.

This Yao Pozi is really not a wicked person, whenever she meets someone who can't survive, she asks to come to the door, even if she takes care of food for a few more days, she will find a good home for people. I've never sold anyone's girl or boy to an unsightly place. In her words, buying and selling people is a sin in hell, and you must never do such an unreasonable thing again. It can be regarded as lightening one's sins. This family is also her kind heart--it turned out to be smashed in her hands, and it has been almost a year, and it has not been sold, and it is enough to raise nine people!

"This was originally the second housekeeper of the Marquis Mansion of Wenyuan in Jingli!" Mrs. Yao said with a bitter face, "Mrs. Hou of this Hou Mansion went to the spring last year! The two women in this family turned out to be the maids of this lady's dowry, and they were later married to the two sons of the second housekeeper. It can also be used in the Hou Mansion. never thought that as soon as this lady went, the Hou Mansion immediately sold the confidants of the first lady. When they let go, they were all sold to the coal kilns in the north! Isn't this a matter of human life? We can't make a fuss about the affairs of big families! Don't hide it from the girl, when the old woman was young, she also did her business in the capital, but she was deceived by someone, she was penniless, and she fell ill on the side of the road. Last year, I happened to be doing business in the capital, and when I heard about this incident, I spent a lot of money to save them from stealing beams and changing pillars. All these years of savings are gone. I wanted to let them go, but they refused—"

Mrs. Yao smiled bitterly, "You just look at it and give a price." ”

Zheng Qingluan was noncommittal, she was really a little hesitant. It's not a good thing for the slave in the house to be a family! Perhaps it is precisely because of this that small families will not choose such a family. She descended the stairs and bypassed the family, which was available, but there had to be checks and balances. Even if you buy a few more people, you are not afraid.

She looked around and fixed her eyes on a man of twenty-seven or eighteen years old, his face was a little thin, but his standing posture was obviously different from that of others. This is the mark that only those who have lived in the military will leave behind. Next to him stood a woman in her twenties, very neat. The two of them were holding a child, the eldest son was seven or eight years old, and the second boy was four or five years old, both of whom were a little yellow and thin.

Zheng Qingluan asked, "Have you ever been a soldier?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes! He was discharged from the army due to injuries and went home to marry his daughter-in-law. ”

"How did that get to where it is now?" Zheng Qingluan stared at him, his eyes were very sharp, as if he was angry. This is a problem developed in the previous life, seeing the once excellent soldiers reduced to the construction site to move bricks, the distressed feeling of about to drip blood, others can't understand!

"I was sick a few years ago, and the two little ones couldn't get off the kang because of the fun. There are no close relatives in the family, and the child's mother is an orphan girl, and she has no relatives. She is a woman's family, she really can't help it, she sold herself as a slave and exchanged money for medical treatment and medicine, and people always have to live. "The man was a little embarrassed and bitter.

Zheng Qingluan softened his face at this time, "Where are you a soldier?" ”

"Border City!" The man stood up straight instantly, "Xiao Jiajun!" With a bit of pride, from the bottom of his bones.

This is the pride and pride of Xiao Jiajun's sacrifice to resist foreign humiliation!

Zheng Qingluan nodded, "Take your wife and children to stand under the corridor!"

Is this to buy them? The man was a little stunned. Zheng Qingluan asked, "What's it called?"

"Zhou Hai!" and pointed to the two boys, "Big pillar, two pillars." ”

"I'm Xiao Zheng's!" Zheng Qingluan saw Zhou Hai's apprehension and whispered his origin.

Zhou Hai's eyes widened instantly, and surprise crept into the corners of his eyes. Lian Sheng, quickly stood under the porch. This Zhou Hai is inherently trustworthy. It's like meeting comrades who have served in the same unit in the vast sea of people, no matter how old you are, they are natural allies. Each other can let their guard down in an instant. That's it for her and Zhou Hai.

She also needs an honest person, as Zheng Qingju's companion in the future, her heart is very important.

She set her eyes on another family, a couple in their early thirties, leading a young couple of fifteen or sixteen years old. That's enough. From the back pile, I picked two twelve or thirteen-year-old girls, rough and mediocre, and left them for the eldest sister to be girls. It doesn't take much effort to dominate.

That's ten people. If you add the two housekeepers and a large family, this is nineteen. After returning home, it's strange that my wife doesn't jump to her feet. But I really don't think it's much, the eldest sister's companion room can't be saved, Zhou Hai can be trusted for the time being, and it is also necessary to have him secretly watching. And these two housekeepers, the servants of the Hou Mansion, can be used as a big use if they buy it, and there is a shortage of people in the family who can support the management. It's hard to find!

Zheng Qingluan turned back and didn't look at them, as if he was talking to himself, "I'm still a little hesitant, do you know why?"

That old man is really a human sperm, "The girl is Xiao Zheng's?" Although it was a question, the tone was very firm