Chapter 4: Slavery
At this time, Ben also recognized Ka Miao. He saw the resentful expression on Ka Miao's face, the poisonous snake with a malicious smile, and the uniformed gendarmerie next to him, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and at the same time, his heart seemed to be tightly gripped, and there was a pain.
Levi looked at the stupid boy who was only twelve years old, and did not let go of the panicked expression on his face, and the look as he tried to calm himself. Looking at the impoverished and walled room again, although Levi's face was still cold, a faint sympathy rose in his heart.
"Boy of the Hill family, you dared to rob the duke's bread, and today is considered to have caught you. You're just waiting to go to jail. You also said that you want to see me arrested, and see who gets arrested first. The viper had a vicious, gloating smile on his face. The triangular eyes shone obscenely, looking at Stupid, and he naturally did not let go of Stupid, sluggish, and unexpected expressions. Seeing Ben's expression, he was even more proud in his heart.
"He's not been so lucky. The Duke said that he must be reduced to slavery and sold. Ka Miao continued, her fat body shaking incessantly, as if she was very excited.
Hearing Ka Miu say this, Levi frowned. Snatching a bag of bread is really not a big deal, and it will be locked up for a few days at most, and then released. Ka Miao even said that he wanted to reduce stupidity to slavery, and said that this was the meaning of the duke............
In the Xiongshi Empire, slaves have no human rights, and even if a slave is killed, it can only be regarded as damaging other people's property, and it is enough to compensate some money.
At this time, Light Snow came out of the inner room, still holding half of the uneaten bread in her hand. She walked over to the stupid one, gently took the stupid hand, and shook the stupid hand, which also made her very uneasy about the visit of these strangers.
Ben felt Qingxue take his hand, and the panic in his heart spread even more: what should I do? If I was captured, what would my sister do? He had never felt so helpless as he did now. He even felt that he could kneel down and beg these people to spare him, but he knew it was useless. Looking at the serpent's gloating expression, looking at Kamiao's hysterical look, he knew they wouldn't let him go.
He knew that in front of these people, he would not be able to escape, let alone escape with his sister, and his heart was suddenly full of despair, he was so powerless. It would be nice if I was strong enough, stupid thought.
Ka Miao saw the unfinished bread in Qingxue's hand, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she shouted loudly, "This little girl is also an accomplice, she ate the duke's bread." They will arrest her together and reduce her to slavery and sell her. ”
Revie pondered for a moment, sighed, and thought that it was better not to disobey the Duke's wishes. So he said in a deep voice, "You have robbed someone else's bread." Let the god of light bear witness, and I, Levi, declare that you will be reduced to slavery and sold, and half of the proceeds will be used to compensate for the loss of the robbed. Since this girl also ate the bread you robbed, she is also an accomplice, and will be sold as a slave with you. ”
Levi breathed a sigh of relief after saying this: this girl is so young, without that boy, she can't survive alone. Even she was relegated to slavery and sold, hoping that she would be sold into a good family. It can be regarded as having a place to live.
At this time, because of the arrival of the gendarmerie, there were many more onlookers outside the door of Hill's house. They were all neighbors around them, and they all sighed when they heard that Levi had reduced Stupid and Light Snow to slaves.
"It's too harsh to snatch a bag of bread and be reduced to a slave without personal freedom. One person said.
"Poor Hill child, that girl is so young, what a sin. Another person said.
When Viper heard Rivi's sentence, an excited smile appeared on his face, "My lord, can I buy these two slaves? This girl is very beautiful, and she will definitely make a lot of money for me when she grows up." This boy must be very comfortable to use him as a slave. ”
"Wait until you send them to the slave market, to the slave traders, and you can buy and sell them freely. You have to go to the market first, go through this procedure. Levi said.
At Rivi's beckoning, the two members of the gendarmerie entered the room and obtained the bag of bread as evidence of the incrimination. Then he shoved and shoved Stupid, ready to take him to the slave market.
Light snow is already light, and after snowfall, the road is difficult to walk and stumble. Stupid leaned down and picked up the light snow on his back.
The two gendarmes followed the stupid man left and right, one on the other and on the right to prevent him from escaping. Later, seeing the light snow on their backs, they were no longer as attentive as they had been. Ben was just a twelve-year-old boy, and with another person on his back, I thought he wouldn't be able to run. Levi, Kamiu, and Viper followed them.
Stupid was at a loss in his heart, he didn't expect that he and his sister would become slaves. In the future, they will not be considered human beings, but only the personal property of a certain person, like cattle and horses, which can be slaughtered at will.
And Ka Miao's mood is very good, and the smile on her face can't be hidden. She finally felt that the anger she received yesterday and the things she encountered could be successfully put to rest. Levi's face was still cold, but if you listened closely, you would notice the occasional soft sigh from him.
The slave market is located in the eastern part of the city, next to the market of mules and horses. When a few people walked into the slave market, many people in the slave market began to open their doors. Although the cold caused fewer people to come to the slave market, it did not affect the enthusiasm of the slave traders.
In front of the storefronts were many slaves, men and women, young and old, with their hands tied, thinly dressed, and sad expressions.
Levi and the others walked to a shop and stopped. When the slave trader saw Levi, a flattering smile appeared on his face, and he quickly greeted him, "Your Excellency, you are here. ”
"Lao Guan, I brought you two more criminals today, and I want to sell them here. Levi pointed at Dumb and Light Snow.
The slave trader, Lao Guan, was in his forties and had the shrewdness of an ordinary businessman. If you look closely, you can find that his eyes are very sharp, which makes people think that he is not an ordinary businessman. Lao Guan looked at Ben and Qingxue, with a stunned expression on his face, as if he did not expect that such a small child would be a criminal and be sold as a slave.
"My lord, I don't know what crime they have committed?" asked Lao Guan.
"They robbed the Duke of my family of bread. Without waiting for Levi to answer, Ka Miao rushed to speak, "So, they were arrested and reduced to slavery and sold." Anyone who harms the interests of the Duke's family will be severely punished. ”
Lao Guan heard Ka Miao's words, and a sudden look appeared on his face: It seems that it is another example of a pair who offended the powerful and were arrested.
"It's still the old rule, half of the money from the sale of them will be used to compensate for the loss of Duke Rand, and the remaining half of the money will be yours. When you sell them, they'll send half of the money to the Duke of Land's palace. This is the maid of the Duke's house, and she will tell you the address of the Duke's Palace. Levi pointed to Kamiao.
Lao Guan smiled, nodded and said, "I still know the famous Duke of Land's Mansion. Rest assured, when these two slaves are sold, I will definitely send half of the money to the Duke's Palace. ”
Levi nodded, then said to Ben, "Don't try to escape, if you escape and get caught, you will be sentenced to hard labor for life." No one who became a prisoner of hard labor made it past ten years. I hope you can be bought by a good person. ”
With that, Levi left with his men. He didn't say hello to Ka Miao when he left. He believed that the Duke would be satisfied with the way he dealt with this matter today. In this case, there was no longer any need to curry favor with the maid of the Duke's house. After all, he also has his self-esteem. Being instructed by this maid to be monitored for so long, he was also a little unhappy in his heart.
"Didn't Mr. Viper say he was going to buy them? I think I'll sell them to Mr. Viper." Ka Miao said with her head tilted slightly.
Just then, an egg was dropped in Ka Miao's face.
"Who, who? Who's throwing me. Ka Miao said angrily.
When Ka Miao turned around looking for the person who had lost her, some cabbage leaves were thrown in her face.
Ka Miao saw that there were a lot of civilians around and I don't know when. These commoners had stupid neighbors, and there were people who came to buy and sell slaves in the slave market. No matter who it was, they all looked at Ka Miao with disdain on their faces.
"I was relegated to slavery for stealing a bag of bread, and I have never encountered anything like this. A middle-aged woman said to the people around her, "Poor children, they are still so young. And to sell them to poisonous snakes......"
"Yes, if they are sold to Vipers, then these two children will be ruined for the rest of their lives. Who doesn't know what a viper does. An old man said, "Girls will definitely become prostitutes, and boys will definitely do those shady things for poisonous snakes, how pitiful." ”
Hearing these men's comments, Kamiu became angry and said, "Who let them rob the duke's bread?" ”