Chapter 4 There is no grass at the end of the world
The man's words pulled Li Dongsheng, who wanted to retreat, back.
"What do you say? Buy? ...... One? β
Seeing that Li Dongsheng's interest was pulled back again, the guy also said while the iron was hot: "Childe doesn't know, this maid is also different, mainly depends on what the guests need, if you need an experienced veteran to help manage the house, we recommend those who have done it in a big family before, don't worry about keeping all your affairs, and give you the clothes to clean up." If you are not so particular, just want to have a messenger on weekdays, we have more here, whether it is a cheap newcomer, or a fair price of seniority, you want us can arrange for you. Of course, there are also guest officers who want to be intimate, and this kind of most valued is the innocence, and there is no unclear relationship outside, so it is safe to use. Of course, this kind of thing is not cheap. β
"Oh?" Li Dongsheng was a little moved, but he still pretended to be a little curious and asked, "It's not cheap, how is it not cheap?" β
"Hey, heyβ" the guy smiled and didn't speak.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Childe, do you really want it?"
"What do you really want?" Li Dongsheng thought to himself, of course I really wanted it, but he was embarrassed and said bluntly: "Can't I ask the price first?" β
"At least that's the start." The guy stretched out a finger and shook it in front of Li Dongsheng's eyes.
"One hundred taels?"
"Minimum."
One hundred taels, Li Dongsheng thought to himself, Lao Tzu can buy it completely. Oh, boy, you don't know how rich you are.
"A hundred taels is a lot, what kind of maid, can you take a look?" Although he was not bad for money, Li Dongsheng didn't want to be slaughtered, so he asked deliberately.
"Childe, do you really want it? I'll start by saying okay, 100 taels is the lowest. β
"Don't worry, I'm going to really like it, and the master is not short of this hundred taels."
"That son, let's take a step to speak."
Maybe the guy didn't want to talk about it in public, so he introduced Li Dongsheng into the inner hall.
"Childe, let's tell you the truth, we don't actually do this, after all, it hurts yin morality, and the person we introduced may not be satisfied with your son, but the steward has just made an explanation recently, maybe there is really what you want. Wait here for a moment, and I'll fetch you the steward. β
Soon, a steward surnamed Xu was brought in. This Xu steward was more up-to-date than the guy, and he didn't say much, but he verified Li Dongsheng's nameplate, and after confirming that he lived on Suzaku Street, he turned out a booklet.
"Does Childe have any requirements, I have a roster here, all of which are collected news, some parents sell their daughters, and some sell themselves."
Li Dongsheng took the booklet and looked at it, it doesn't matter if he doesn't look at it, his heart suddenly cooled when he saw it. As a modern person, seeing that ancient parents had to sell their children in exchange for survival rations, Li Dongsheng's heart was still inexplicably panicked. It's a pity that he can't do anything about this kind of thing alone, this is a problem of the development of the times, as long as the development stage of this society is still like this, there will always be a large number of poor people who can't help but struggle on the red line of survival.
"This ........ who sells himself for his younger brother to study," Li Dongsheng asked, picking out from a pile of girls who were less than eleven or twelve years old, who looked like an adult.
"Oh, Seventh Sister, it's not good to be conscious, Childe, this Seventh Sister heard that she found a rich son a few days ago, and now she is no longer selling."
"Already bought?"
"That's not it, it's been accepted as a concubine."
"Huh!? Luck is so good, this seventh sister. β
"Ahem," Steward Xu coughed, "That rich boy, it's the year of destiny." β
"It's the year of destiny and you're still a son!?" Li Dongsheng was even more shocked.
"Well, the old man is relatively healthy and still alive."
Li Dongsheng was speechless for a while, but this is also reasonable, generally speaking, the person in charge of the family is called the master, and the son of the master is called the son. is like the previous mansion, even if the official department is about to become scarce, as long as he has not officially delegated power, then his son can only be the eldest prince or the eldest young master.
"So this ....."
"Well, I talked to someone yesterday."
"So this one....."
"This one, this one has been ....... too"
......
"It's not a manager" Li Dongsheng put the booklet down: "All those who are older than thirteen have been sold, and even those in their thirties have not left me one, how can you let me choose." β
"Hey, Childe, there's no way around it." Steward Xu seemed to have seen a lot, and said unhurriedly: "There are many little girls these days, and their parents can't raise them, so they sell them. And although large families like to raise little girls, they are at ease to use, but if there is one that does not need to be raised, people are willing to use it. So after coming and going, there are not many big girls left. β
Li Dongsheng knew that what Steward Xu said was reasonable, but what he wanted was a big girl, do you want him to buy an eight or nine-year-old girl to raise slowly, and let his little brother wait for a few years?
This designation is not good, and if he waits, Li Dong is afraid that he will not be able to withstand the temptation.
"Alright then, since you don't have one, I'll take a look at the others." But this is the case, Li Dongsheng has no choice but to see if there is a chance to hook up with Liangjia Gu Liang or something.
However, Li Dongsheng wanted to retreat, but Steward Xu saw it on the side, he had been a steward for more than ten years, and he had dealt with all kinds of three religions and nine streams, and Steward Xu had already become a refiner, a young man like Li Dongsheng who had bad intentions and was strong, and he could think of anything in his mind with his ass: "Hehe, son, if you really want a big girl, it's not impossible." β
......
Li Dongsheng swore that he would never be caught in a dungeon in the future.
There is no other reason, this dungeon is dirty and smelly, not to mention, you fucking still have mice, forget if there are mice, what does it mean that you are fucking bigger than the cat Li Dongsheng had seen in his previous life, and he dared to come out in broad daylight, is it really easy for humans to bully.
Okay, Li Dongsheng looked at the giant mouse that was gnawing in his mouth with a bone that he didn't know what it was clawing, Lord Rat, this is your territory, you have the final say.
As for why Li Dongsheng came back to the dungeon, he has to start from an hour ago.
"Prisoners?" Li Dongsheng wondered.
"Actually, it's not a prisoner."
"Since you're not a prisoner, why do you want to buy someone in a dungeon?"
"Hehe, son, you don't know anything, at the foot of the Son of Heaven in the Lingjing City, it is the richest and most prosperous place in the entire Great Zhou, and countless people come here every day to beg for life and seek wealth."
"Well, and then what?"
"But this Lingjing City, not everyone can come, one is not good, if you commit something or offend some dignitaries, you will be arrested and put in prison if you don't keep it."
"So what does this have to do with me buying people?"
"Childe, don't you know, the last blood-sucking Qiu Ba in this world should kill a thousand knives, and the jailers in this Lingjing City eat people without spitting out bones. Those who are in prison, who have connections in the family, or who have some savings, if they don't do anything, those jailers will suck up your blood and let you out. But those ...... who don't have money or connections."
Li Dongsheng looked at the inhuman-looking black prisoners lying like dead people in the dungeon, "It doesn't matter, those who can't squeeze oil and water will be beaten into vagrants by the jailers and sold as goods, and the last trace of value will be squeezed out." He didn't ask Steward Xu why no one cared about this kind of thing of using power for personal gain and ignoring people's lives, because he was more white than Steward Xu, those high-ranking officials above the court, the emperor in the deep palace, these high-ranking bigwigs were doing something disgusting every day.
Li Dongsheng walked in front of the cell door one by one, and the people inside were either hostile, or indifferent, or full of longing, or their hearts were like stagnant water. Perhaps there are people who have just come in, and they have not despaired of the future, and they are hostile to him. Some people already know how desperate this dungeon is, and that is the one who longs for him. And some people may have lost hope in life for a long time, and they are people who are indifferent to the outside world.
Although Li Dongsheng did not consider himself a saint, he felt that he was a human being, so he could not be as indifferent as those jailers and those adults above the court.
Li Dongsheng took a closer look at these poor people, and there were indeed a few beautiful ones in them, but at this moment, Li Dongsheng was no longer in the mood in his heart.
He shook his head at the jailer, he didn't like it, and the jailer was not annoyed, he just opened his yellow teeth and smiled: "It's okay if you don't like it, but Childe, this opening fee is not refundable, and you have to pay it again next time." β
"I see, take me out."
"Okay, you go slowly, don't stumble."
Li Dongsheng knew that the jailer was very dark, but he didn't want to worry about him at the moment, he now felt that he needed to go back to his home and sleep well to calm his mental internal friction.
Then, on the way back, a dirty hand stretched out through the crack in the cell door and grabbed the corner of his clothes.
Li Dongsheng was stunned for a moment, and then he found that the person who grabbed his clothes was a black prisoner, although because of this age, men may also have long hair, and they can't see their appearance if they are dirty, but from the style of dirty clothes, it can be seen that this should be a female prisoner. And judging from the figure, he shouldn't be very old, eleven or twelve years old.
"Slut, don't hurry up and let go!" When the jailer saw that a prisoner dared to offend his fat sheep, he immediately made a gesture and was about to beat him.
As for Li Dongsheng, although he was a little overwhelmed, he would not let the jailers beat people in front of him. It's just that when Li Dongsheng stopped the jailer, the female prisoner kept staring at Li Dongsheng with a pair of big eyes.
"Seventeen"
The female prisoner spoke:
"Liu, seventeen."