Although Jiangnan is prosperous, it is located in the southeast and far away from Kyoto, so it is inevitable that there are places that Wang Fa cannot take into account, but such an absurd scene is still an eye-opener.

"The boss is doing a lot of business." He Hong smiled, his eyes swept around the surrounding situation, turned around the officers and soldiers holding weapons, and said the scene, "It takes a lot of money to invite so many people to come, I wonder if I can take a step to speak?" ”

The owner of the rice shop is a short and fat middle-aged man, the fat on his face squeezes his eyes into a slit, he has a mustache, and the corners of his mouth are slightly upturned, looking like a profiteer.

The owner of the shopping mall, who has been in the shopping mall for a long time, naturally developed a pair of fiery eyes, glanced at He Hong arrogantly, and saw that he had a good temperament, a delicate appearance, and a Kyoto accent, so he immediately changed to a smiling face and said: "If the little brother has anything to say, just say it directly." ”

This boss also has a Kyoto accent!

He Hong's heart sank slightly, and his face was not obvious, but he said more enthusiastically: "My master came from Kyoto, and when he saw the people of Jiangnan as if they were in fire and water, he couldn't bear it, and wanted to buy your shop, open a porridge shed, and accumulate virtue and do good." ”

Hearing this, the boss looked hesitant, just based on his words, it was difficult to make a conclusion, be careful, it was difficult to ensure that the other party was not fishing for law enforcement, but this idea was quickly left behind by him.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to refuse, there was a noise outside the house, as if it was coming straight for the rice shop.

"What's the commotion out there?" The owner of the rice shop asked loudly outside the door.

"Back to the owner's house, a family of three came." The guy hurriedly trotted in, and after a tentative glance at He Hong, he whispered back: "A man with two children said that he was going to sell his daughter to the owner in exchange for some white rice and coiling. ”

This family is from the most severely affected Lixian county in the south of the Yangtze River, fled to the capital of the south of the Yangtze River, set off when a family of five, to the provincial capital but only three people left, the old mother and wife on the way to escape the famine, accidentally infected with the disease, even the food can not be eaten, where there is money to see a doctor and catch medicine, they are dragged to death.

They thought that they would be able to survive when they arrived in the provincial capital, but they didn't want a few free soup kitchens in the city, but they closed their doors one after another, and they heard that this rice shop could exchange children for food and money, so they hurried over to give it a try.

After hearing this, the boss of the rice shop first secretly glanced at He Hong, and when he saw that his face was as usual, he couldn't help but secretly put his mind at ease, and said to the young man: "Bring someone over and take this master to see." ”

He Hong walked to the door and saw a middle-aged farmer, holding his young son in his arms, holding a thin and thin little girl in one hand, standing in the open space in front of the shop with a restrained expression.

Seeing the people coming out, the farmer immediately pushed the little girl, signaled her to kneel down and kowtow quickly, and said with a crying voice: "The master is good, take my daughter, exchange some rice money, so that her mother and grandmother can be buried!" ”

Many of the surrounding people wiped their tears, and some of them fled the famine, thinking of their relatives who died on the road, and couldn't help but feel sad.

There was no trace of pity on the face of the owner of the rice shop, a pair of small eyes glued to the little girl's body, looking up and down, as if looking at the goods, "You can think about it, sell it to me, it can be regarded as a cheap status, and if you want to be good, it will be difficult." ”

Daqi's household registration has a strict hierarchy, Shinong industry and commerce, the little girl can't eat enough now, but she is still a good citizen, if she enters the cheap registration and becomes a slave of a large family, then it is impossible to get ahead in this life!

What's even more cruel is that when the little girl gets married in the future, the husband who is promised is either a small servant or the son of a housekeeper, and he must also be a lowly.

Although the peasant girl has been poor all her life, her biggest wish is to be fed, clothed, and have children and grandchildren, but her waist pole is straight! No one will be willing to sell their sons and daughters unless they have to!

"Don't worry, my lord sold my little girl, so I took my son to continue to go north to my relatives, and I won't go back to the sad place of Jiangnan."

The owner of the rice shop nodded with satisfaction, this is the best, and it will save you from being involved with your family in the future.

"Raise your head and let Master Ben take a good look. How old are you? The rice shop boss looked at the little girl's eyes differently, and the corners of his mouth hooked up an obscene smile.

The little girl looked up timidly, she was covered in ashes, her ill-fitting clothes hung on her thin shoulders, and her big bright eyes shone with water, like a frightened fawn, which made people feel pity at once.

The facial features are exquisite, if you are fatter, it will grow in a few years, and it is also very outstanding in Jiangnan, a place where Zhong Lingyuxiu is rich in beauties.

All eyes were on her, and the gaze seemed to carry a scorching temperature, which made her even more nervous, and she quickly lowered her head.

This scene made Xiao Wenjun's chest feel sullen, the little girl was so thin that she couldn't speak, on the other hand, the five or six-year-old boy who was holding tightly in the arms of the farmer was born white and fat, although the clothes were not new, they were also clean and tidy, and they didn't look like a brother and sister from a house.

Seeing that his daughter was timid and silent, the farmer hurriedly accosted: "The little girl is sixteen this year, can the master still agree with it?" I don't know how much food I can exchange? ”

"You come closer, and let Master Ben take a closer look." The owner of the rice shop beckoned, and then asked, "Can you cook, read and write, what else are you good at?" ”

The farmer hurriedly pushed his daughter in front of the rice shop owner, and said with a flattering smile: "The peasant girl can cook and farm everything, and I learned a few words with the village when I was a child." ”

The boy in the farmer's arms was held by his father for too long, and he was quite uncomfortable, twisting his body and saying impatiently: "Sell my sister, quickly, quickly change the rice!" ”

The immature and clean children's voice, but the words spoken are the most filthy and cruel!

The voice fell, and the officers and soldiers around him laughed evilly with a strange look on their faces; The people who were driven to the periphery were silent and sad, not knowing whether they were sad for the little girl or for themselves.

The farmer's face was full of embarrassment, but he gently coaxed the son in his arms and said, "Ayan endure it a little longer, Dad will be fine soon, and Dad will take you to eat big white rice later!" ”

The boss of the rice shop rarely squeezed out a kind smile and said to the boy: "Little brother, don't worry. It's just that the smile was so terrifying that the boy immediately pouted and almost cried.

"Your daughter's body is too thin, I'm afraid that if I spend money to buy it back, I have to pay for her to support her. It's better to be like this, and this old man is very merciful, and he will make a deal at the age of fourteen. ”

As he spoke, he skillfully took out a stack of deeds of sale from the counter, took out one at random, wrote and drawn, and recorded the information of the little girl.

The people around him couldn't bear it anymore.

"The one with the black heart, such a big child, only five buckets of rice, other people's parents raise such a big one, and the fraction is not enough!"

"You have this idle time to fight unevenly, you might as well sell more effort to earn money for rice!" The boss of the rice shop lifted his mouth and said mockingly: "This master has rice, if you are not convinced, you can go to the yamen to sue me!" ”

"Annoy me, all the remaining porridge shops in the city will be stopped by you!"

"The rice you donated to the government for soup soup is the same as rice soup, and it is not full at all!"

Seeing that there was going to be a quarrel, the farmer was full of anxiety, forced the little girl to kowtow, and replied in a loud voice: "Master, it's okay, add more, just add a little bit and I will sell my daughter!" ”

The frightened little girl came to her senses, understood what had happened, knelt on the ground and hugged the farmer's thigh, crying and begging, "Daddy, don't sell me!" ”

"I'll go looking for wild fruits, digging wild vegetables, and I'll take good care of my brother! Don't take an extra bite of food, Dad, please! ”