Chapter 63: Slaves (1)
And the abbot master on the side, who had just come back to his senses from Master Yunqi's words, was stunned by Jiang Jiujiu's answer.
This strange thing happens every year, and this year is especially numerous...... Master Yunqi, who only accepted one apprentice and never accepted apprentices again, actually offered to accept apprentices...... Others cried and shouted that they wanted to apprentice, but Master Yunqi didn't accept it, and his offer was even rejected.
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Jiang Jiuyue, who rejected Master Yunqi, took Jiang Haochen back to Yingkezhai, and after resting for one night, Jiang Haochen was sent to the academy by Jiang Jiuyue.
After sending Jiang Haochen away, Jiang Jiujiu changed into men's clothes and asked where the slave market was, and then went to the slave market alone......
Jiang Jiujiu followed the road he had inquired about all the way in, and the more he walked, the more remote he became, and finally he came to the slave market, where men and women knelt outside, some of them were young and old, most of them were women, old people and children doing farm work, and there were also some sturdy young people, some of them had a straw stuck in their bodies, some of them hung signs, and from time to time some people went up to ask for prices.
Jiang Jiujiu sighed helplessly at these and continued to walk forward.
There are more people here than in the wet market at peak times, and the sounds of hawking, noise, fighting, and swearing are loud and loud.
This reminded Jiang Jiujiu of the scene when he used to go to the market to buy clothes, and he was very touched! There was a shouting in my ears, but it was not the goods that were being sold, but the people.
Along the way, what Jiang Jiujiu saw had a great impact on her, the people who stuck the straw were all unable to survive at home, and they came out to sell themselves as slaves, while those who hung signs were brought by traffickers, all kinds of people. Many children and elderly people wore signs around their necks and stood on the platform for the merchants and nobles below to choose, and some of the women buyers who had been sold would go up to the stage and grope around their bodies, as if to verify the goods.
The buyer is picking up the livestock, the seller is boasting about his goods, and the two sides argue over the price of the slaves, not like they are buying a man at all, but more like buying a sheep, a pig, or a chicken.
The cries of selling were endless.
"Don't miss it when you pass by! There are strong young people here, and it is the best choice for work! ”
"Look at these girls, all of them are as beautiful as flowers, they can work, and they are easy to raise, they are the best companions for you to take wives and concubines and relieve loneliness!"
"Don't miss the time! A new batch of prisoners of war has arrived in our store, and the bosses who want to expand the escort have come in and take a look! ”
As far as the eye can see, there are large sheds all around, and scumbag-faced merchants and their customers are shouting and haggling.
The shed was crowded with sloppy-eyed women, filthy men in shackles, and poorly clothed children......
At this time, Jiang Jiujiu saw a ragged and filthy young man slumped in the corner, his eyes full of resentment.
The chains that bound the hands and feet, the shackles that shut the pale and discolored lips. Jiang Jiujiu walked over, and immediately a big man with a scumbag face walked over, "This son wants to sell slaves?" ”
"How do you sell all the slaves here?" Jiang Jiujiu looked at the people huddled together and said expressionlessly.
"These slaves are one tael of silver for the old, one tael for the youngest, three taels for the strong men, two taels for the thin ones, and fifty taels for the women." The man rubbed his hands, nodded at Jiang Jiujiu, and introduced her one by one.
"Oh, then show me how it goes, and if it's good, I'll sell a few more." Jiang Jiujiu looked at the group of people and said.
"Good, good, good, please look, look at it!" The man said to Jiang Jiu, then turned around and yelled at the group of people: "Get up for Lao Tzu, let the distinguished guests take a good look, if you dare to cause trouble for Lao Tzu, be careful of your skin!" After roaring, he also took the leather whip in his hand and waved it at the open space.
Under the obscene authority of that man, the group of people walked to Jiang Jiujiu's side with a shout, their eyes were empty, and some people were like walking corpses without aura......