He couldn't sleep, so he went out to talk to one of the prisoners.

The prisoner was not very old, and his mouth was cracked during the day.

Sunan Cheng asked his face to take water for him to drink.

"You're not saying we're not going to die......"

Su Nancheng shook his head: "You killed someone, whether you will die or not, it's really hard to say." But you come back to Beijing with us, and you have more life. ”

"You're a good man, save us, tell the emperor......" The man's tears fell.

Su Nancheng shook his head lightly: "I'm just a nine-rank official, even if I want to, I won't see Your Majesty." But I promise you, when I see the prince, I will intercede for you, whether it is successful or not, I will always beg. ”

The man was just crying, apparently hopeless.

Instead, another old man in the prisoner car said: "If you die, you will die, so you can go to Beijing and talk about the suffering of our Xianzhou......

"Yes, when you enter Beijing, there are always some opportunities. Why don't you tell me about Xianzhou? Su Nancheng sat down and asked Lian Sheng to go get some water and dry food.

In fact, Master Ma soon knew what he was doing, and he didn't care after thinking about it.

Su Nancheng just sat under the moonlight, listening to the stories of the eight prisoners.

In fact, although Xianzhou has been exploited very miserably, it is still much stronger than some remote places that rely entirely on the sky for food.

He heard it in the middle of the night, and was called back to sleep by Lian Sheng.

On the way back, I walked to Guzhou, and it was time to cross the river.

It was raining heavily, and the group could only rest in Guzhou first.

In the inn, they directly wrapped up the first floor. The inn here is very large, and the first floor plus the backyard is enough.

Eight prisoners were also released from the prison van and locked up in the backyard.

They can't run either.

It was still raining just now, and Sunan Cheng waited for the hot water sent by Xiao Er to take a bath.

It was at this time that I heard cries and commotion outside.

At first, it was not loud, but gradually it became more and more noisy.

When Sunan Cheng and Lian Sheng went out to take a look, they saw many people shouting in the lobby, and one of the women was crying very miserably.

When Su Nancheng got closer, he saw an old man lying on the ground and convulsing.

A teenage girl was in a hurry to call him, as if she was the girl's father. He just looks like an old man.

Xiao Er next to him explained in a panic: "I didn't touch him, I didn't touch him, he fell by himself." ”

It's a pity that everyone around him blames him.

Not long after, the shopkeeper also came, and without asking Qinghong, he kicked over the shopkeeper.

Obviously, the shopkeeper is not very old, thin and black, and he was kicked so that he couldn't get up on the ground.

"You dog, cause trouble for Lao Tzu. How many of you, why don't you hurry up and carry people out? Is it to alarm the distinguished guests? ”

Just as the others in the store were about to carry it, the old man had stopped convulsing, and a lot of white foam appeared at the corners of his mouth, but the person was obviously better.

Su Nancheng looked at it, it was like a sheep's horn.

The old man was fine, but he and the girl were still kicked out.

Su Nancheng didn't care about it and went back to bathe.

It's also uncomfortable to get wet.

I didn't expect that after lunch, there would be something again.

Lian Sheng came in from outside and said, "Childe, that little second child was beaten so badly in the afternoon." I heard that it was a bottle of oil brought by the owner's wife, who had been beaten since childhood. ”

"And his wife doesn't care?" Su Nancheng asked.

"It's dead, the shopkeeper said he would give the bottle a bite to eat. Tsk, poor. It's not as good as me, I have no relatives when I am young, and at least I won't be beaten every day when I sell it into our house. ”

Lian Sheng has always been satisfied with his life, even if he is followed by the most unpromising son, he feels better than the outside.

"You go and ask, if you can, we'll buy him." Sunan Cheng Road.

Lian Sheng's face changed greatly: "Is it not good for Lian Sheng?" ”

Su Nancheng shook his head speechlessly: "Can you serve alone?" You're alone when you get home? Stupid or not, buy one, you are not the most intimate childe? Buy back is also your person, you can also command. ”

Lian Sheng was happy at this moment.

"That's it, that's the little one, go take a look."

When the shopkeeper heard that someone wanted to buy his oil bottle, he was a little unhappy.

Of course, he is not reluctant, but he is like this. You can do it yourself, beat and scold, and you can kill it if you don't kill someone.

But as soon as someone said that he wanted it, he instantly felt a loss.

So when he opened his mouth, it was twenty taels.

Lian Sheng was furious: "You are willing to ask for it!" Buy a healthy slave outside, that is, a few hundred wen. My adults saw that your son was a little clever, so he bought it with you, but you dare to speak! ”

At this time, the beaten half-dead Xiao Er crawled over from the side: "I am willing, I am willing to sell the death deed!" It doesn't matter how much you want, this person is not my father, and I have no household registration in his house. ”

"You little brute, you have been raising you all these years, you are ungrateful." The shopkeeper said, but he didn't dare to do it.

After all, Lian Sheng's master is an official, and no matter how low the official position is, it is also an official.

"How old is he?" Lian Sheng asked.

"I'm fifteen." The second child replied himself: "I came to his house when I was eight years old, and in the past seven years, I have not eaten a full meal, and I have never had new clothes. My mother passed away three years ago, and I was beaten every day. I am willing to sign a death deed and give him the money to offset his family's food for several years. Ask this brother to save me. ”

Xiao Er cried very badly, he would die if he stayed any longer.

These few times I was beaten, and each time it became heavier than the other. He has no food in his stomach all year round and can't carry it.

He almost froze to death last winter.

"Shopkeeper, see for yourself. Is it to sell him well, or let's sue the official. Since his household registration is not with you, it is not appropriate for you to beat him to death. Lian Sheng snorted.

Lian Sheng is also from the capital, and it is still okay to scare a shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper really couldn't afford to make trouble because of a slave-like oil bottle, so he had to nod: "That's good, you can't feed him in vain all these years." ”

"It's just five taels! If you want it, we'll do it right away. You don't want to go to the court. I don't believe it, I can't do it yet. Lian Sheng said irritably.

The shopkeeper gritted his teeth: "Okay! ”

Five taels is a lot, and that's it for those who signed the death deed.

In a famine year, you really don't need to buy one or two people. It's just that it's not a death contract.

The slave master's family who signed the death contract can be disposed of at will, and it is okay to kill him.

It's just that Lian Sheng glanced at the little two a few times, and said in his heart that he had to see a doctor, and this slave bought it and died at a loss.

"You go clean up, and you'll come with me to see your lordship later. Tomorrow when the rain stops, we will set off to cross the river and return to Beijing. Lian Sheng deliberately said the word "return to Beijing".

The store is more honest.

Xiao Er was excited, and the road ahead may be bumpy, but at least for now, he is out of this magic cave.

He was really afraid, hungry, painful, and cold.