Mrs. Xin pulled her two children and walked towards the market against the crowd of people who went to work in Beicheng.

There is a special livestock market there.

During this time, they sold cattle, sheep, horses, and, more importantly, people.

And those who could not survive in the city went to that place.

Mrs. Xin went there last month.

It was dirty and smelly, and most of the people were ragged and barefoot.

In order to sell themselves successfully, some women took off their clothes and stood on street corners.

Whenever a big family came to pick someone, the crowd flocked to it as if they had seen salvation.

But after all, there are only a few who can be picked, and no one wants the sick tuberculosis of those who are thin as a handful of firewood.

Most of them died in a corner the next day, and were cleaned up by the officials who managed the market.

Mrs. Xin took the child and went there.

"In the future, we may be separated, you must be obedient, don't cry, work diligently, don't make the master's family angry."

She admonished the two children as she walked.

The ignorant girl nodded, coughed twice from time to time, she looked up at her mother: "Mother, after selling me, remember to go back to pick up grandma, grandma will be cold alone." ”

"Good!" Mrs. Xin agreed, raised her hand and folded a few sticks of hay on the side of the road.

He pinned one on the heads of his sons and daughters, inserted one on his own head, and tucked the last one into the swaddling clothes of the child in his arms.

The eldest daughter thought that the whole family would be able to live if she was sold.

But Mrs. Xin knows that people are worthless these days.

Poor families don't sell their children for anything, most of them because they can't afford to raise them.

A six-year-old girl still has to spend food to feed, and she can't sell it for much money.

In the long, brutal winters of the Northlands, this money did not help.

From the moment the house burned down, they had no way to live except to sell themselves.

They didn't have a chance to go back and pick up their grandmother.

Stepping into the bazaar of selling people, you will never be the master again.

Mrs. Xin raised her sleeve and wiped her face.

She thought that she was still young and could give birth, so she should be the best seller.

Whether it is bought by a large family or sold into a prostitute as a prostitute, it can be exchanged for some money and food after all.

At that time, I will use the money from the sale of my body to find a better place for the children.

At least don't fall into the hands of bad people, if you can sell it to the good lord's house, God will bless you.

Xin Niangzi thought wildly, and finally walked to the market with the two children.

Not long after the war, the market was still very deserted.

Mrs. Xin walked along the street, slower and slower, slower and slower.

Finally stopped in front of the Fang City Gate, staring blankly at the corridor above.

Seeing that she didn't leave, the eldest daughter gently shook her hand, coughed and urged in a soft voice: "Mother, let's go." Don't be reluctant to give up on me. I will obediently listen to the Lord's house. ”

Mrs. Xin lowered her head and glanced at her daughter's eyes that looked extraordinarily big due to emaciation, and couldn't help rolling down a few more tears.

"Okay." She gritted her teeth and swallowed the screams that overflowed.

Led the two children and walked in.

Compared to the prosperity of the past, there are many fewer people here.

There are jobs everywhere in the city, and if you can grit your teeth and survive, no one wants to be separated.

Mrs. Xin took the child and found a sheltered place to stand still.

She tore the placket loose, patted her cheek vigorously, and pinched it twice.

Make your pale face ruddy and healthy, and be able to sell at a higher price.

I don't dare to find a place to sit, for fear of being mistaken for a tired person, or something wrong.

After standing upright for a long time, a man who looked like a steward came over after a glance from a distance.

Xin Niangzi immediately pulled a smile on her face.

The man in charge approached, and asked in a voice without hesitation.

Then let Mrs. Xin open her mouth and look at her teeth.

Mrs. Xin did it one by one, but the steward still frowned and was not very satisfied: "I am still breastfeeding the child, and I don't know if I can give birth." ”

"Yes, yes." Mrs. Xin hurriedly said, "You see that you have given birth to three, and you have sons and daughters." ”

The steward frowned slightly and asked, "What about these little ones?" ”

Xin Niangzi seemed to want to buy them all when she heard what he meant, and she was ecstatic in her heart: "Three small cheap, if you can buy us together, I don't want any money from selling my body." ”

The steward raised his eyebrows slightly, as if thinking.

Mrs. Xin hurriedly tore off the placket of her clothes a little more, revealing a piece of skin: "Please give me a way to live, as long as you can ask me to take these small ones, whatever you want." ”

The steward finally smiled a little, and reached into Xin Niangzi's clothes and pinched it.

In the end, in the expectant eyes of Mrs. Xin, he nodded, "Look at how much color you have." ”

When the words okay were about to be spoken, there was a commotion at the door.

A group of black-armored soldiers walked in.

A notice was posted in front of the square and shouted in unison: "From now on, human trafficking is prohibited, and violators will be beheaded." ”

The steward shuddered, took a step back, and quickly ran away with his sleeve over his face against the wall.

From joy to despair.

Mrs. Xin watched the steward leave with the last glimmer of hope, and stood where she was, the wind pouring in from her open clothes, freezing her to the core.

The place where they stood was very conspicuous, and the leading officers and soldiers saw them at a glance.

couldn't help frowning, turned his head and asked the soldiers around him to continue to post notices and shout, and then walked towards them.

Xin Niangzi stood in place, and suddenly it was dark in front of her, and a tall shadow enveloped her.

When she looked up, she saw a very tall black-armored officer.

"Did that man bully you just now?"

Xin Niangzi heard this bearded official ask like this.

She held the child and stood without speaking, the official couldn't help frowning, and his eyes swept over the two children she was holding, as well as the swaddling clothes in front of her.

When he saw the straw mark on their heads, his brow furrowed a little, and finally he met the little girl with a crimson face and coughing incessantly.

The little girl was a little frightened, and subconsciously wanted to hide, but she thought of something, and asked timidly, "Do you want to buy me?" ”

Looking at the child's eyes, the official couldn't help but sigh, and when he was about to speak, Mrs. Xin made a move.

She vigorously ripped open the placket of her shirt, exposing her entire chest.

The officer's pupils shrank, and he took a step back in horror.

"I can give birth and be in good health, so buy us."

Mrs. Xin took a step forward and wanted to pull the man's hand, but was let go.

"My house burned down, and if I don't sell my body, my family will starve to death and freeze to death, please give me a way to live."

Her big tears flowed down her cheeks, wetting the ground.

There was no reply from the other side.

Just when Xin Niangzi was desperate, a big hand reached out.

The big rough hand grabbed the hem of her garment, tugging at it to cover her naked body.

"Let's go!" She heard the man say in a deep voice, "If there is a way to live, I will take you there." ”