No matter how calm Ji Changchuan was, he couldn't help but smile happily when he went out with his mother and sister.

They haven't been shopping like this for a long time!

Seeing that many people in front were buying things, they also went over.

It turns out they sell tofu pudding! They have both sweet and savory options.

"Three bowls, please! One sweet and two salty!"

"Okay!"

The vendor quickly served them three bowls of tofu pudding. Since there was no place to sit, the three of them squatted on the ground with their bowls in their hands, eating with a look of satisfaction on their faces.

"It's so delicious!" Zhou slurped the food but still felt unsatisfied.

"Would you like another bowl?"

Zhou shook her head and refused: "I need to save my stomach for other food!"

This idea coincided with Ji Changying's siblings', so the three of them quickly finished their food and headed to other places.

Ji Changying observed along the way and found that there were many kinds of food in Tongzhou. And from what Ji Changchuan said, the price of food here was not expensive compared to the small county where they used to live.

You have to know that this is the provincial capital!

Moreover, the quality of the salt and sugar here is not very good, but the price is not cheap.

Among the spices, I only saw Sichuan peppercorns and peppercorns being sold, and the prices were ridiculously high.

The three of them ate and drank along the way, and they also took a lot of food in their hands to take back to their families.

As I walked, I felt that the place ahead was becoming crowded and people around me were talking about something at once.

"What a sin! These people must have suffered disasters this year, right?"

"I think it's probably those people."

"In this world, ordinary people live worse than the beasts of wealthy families..."

"Maybe this is their way of survival! Being sold as a slave to a wealthy family is better than starving to death outside."

Ji Changying exerted his mental power to take a look.

There were two rows of guards with swords on the left and right, and a row in the middle filled with cages pulled by horses.

The car was extremely dirty, and the wooden fence had become so black that its original color could not be seen. Many people were tightly packed inside.

Not only could they not stand up straight, they didn't even have enough space to stretch their legs. They all curled up on the ground, hugging their legs.

They were all dressed in rags and looked numb. They didn't care about their situation and were not curious about where they were.

These people were in relatively good condition, and some of them were walking behind the cages.

They were tied together with a rope, and anyone who walked slower would be whipped by the person riding on horseback.

Everyone around couldn't help but step back a little.

Ji Changying quickly pulled her mother and brother aside and waited for the group to pass by.

"Alas, life is worthless..."

The people around couldn't help but sigh quietly as they watched.

Whenever there was a natural disaster or man-made disaster, these kidnappers would go around to collect refugees, buy them at the lowest price or kidnap them directly, and then sell them to local powerful and wealthy families at a price 10% lower than the market price as livestock.

Ji Changying was originally watching the team passing by her silently, but she unexpectedly saw a familiar face.

You Tianming?

His hands were tied with ropes, and he followed with difficulty, his body shaky and he didn't look in good condition.

After searching the crowd, I didn't see You Tianming's two family members.

After all, he was an "acquaintance", and Ji Changying felt that this person was really miserable.

She stepped forward and stopped the trafficker leader: "I want to buy people!"

Ji Changchuan didn't expect his sister to suddenly stop them. He was stunned for a moment and then pulled Zhou forward to stand with her.

The man in the lead had a fierce look in his eyes and looked them up and down at their clothes.

He was wearing an ordinary linen shirt, which was neat without any patches, but he didn't wear any jewelry and looked like he didn't have much money.

He couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "Do you know what we do? If you dare to tease me, I will make sure you never come back!"

Zhou's mind was always different from everyone else's. When she heard the other person's unfriendly tone, she immediately rolled up her sleeves and said, "What's the matter? You want to fight? Who knows who will get beaten!"

Anger flashed across Tu Hai's face. He didn't expect the other party to dare to speak to him like that. He was about to call his men over to teach him a lesson when he saw Ji Changying reaching out to stop Zhou.

She looked at Tu Hai with a serious face and said, "I said I'm buying people, so I naturally know what you do. Just tell me, are you willing to do this business?"

"Okay! You have guts! Go pick someone!" Tu Hai sneered and shook his head, letting her go pick someone.

Ji Changying's eyes swept across the cage. Some of the people inside looked at her longingly, while some looked away because she was simply dressed and had an expressionless face.

Ji Changying pointed casually: "How much is this?"

"Ten taels!"

"What about this?"

"Same!"

Ji Changying asked several questions in a row. Tu Hai's face flashed with impatience. He even thought about how to deal with them later. Then he saw Ji Changying point to a sickly man and asked, "How much is he?"

Tu Hai glanced at him and sneered, "Six taels! I don't have time to waste here with you. You have to buy this guy today. Don't want to buy him? You have to buy him!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a team of guards with swords immediately surrounded them.

Ji Changchuan didn't know why his sister suddenly decided to buy someone, but he still decided to support her. When he heard the price of six taels of silver, he stepped forward and said, "Don't think we're easy to fool. This person is worth at most two taels of silver!"

"Other people won't say whether ten taels is worth it, but this person is obviously dying. If you don't sell him, it will be a waste of money if he dies in your hands."

Tu Hai took a look at You Tianming. He was standing there swaying. Several people pointed at him and talked to him for a long time, but he didn't respond at all. It seemed that he was out of his mind.

Ji Changying gave his brother an approving look: "That's all the money! If it doesn't work, forget it. There are plenty of people outside the city gate. At most, we can just run a few more steps."

As she said this, she pulled the people and was about to leave. The guards immediately reached out to stop them. How could Zhou tolerate seeing outsiders attacking the siblings?

He kicked the guard who was blocking him away with one kick.

Tu Hai was shocked.

No wonder this woman speaks so confidently, it turns out she is a martial artist!

He wanted to test the other party's strength, so he waved his hand and asked all the guards to come forward.

"You can do it, regardless of life or death!" After saying this, Zhou handed all the food in her hand to Ji Changchuan, clenched her fists and went forward.

Tu Hai's eyebrows jumped when he heard this.

When Ji Changchuan saw that his mother and sister were about to fight, he skillfully found a good position to watch the fight and was unlikely to be caught, and then he went over.

Then he quietly stuck his head out to watch.

Zhou and Ji Changying developed a tacit understanding during their fight, which was to disarm the opponent before beating them.

You can take action, but it cannot be in vain.

Ji Fengshou and several yamen runners with happy faces had just returned from selling horses. When they saw a place on the street surrounded by people and cheers, they couldn't help but go over.

It didn't matter that he took a look, he actually saw his daughter and wife fighting inside?