Chapter 142 Another Wave
"That's not what I meant. From the way you sound, has anyone bought a child before?"
Goudan pulled his grandfather's sleeve and said something nice to Cheng Weiyao, but his grandfather had a sullen face and didn't want to talk about it.
Cheng Weiyao stretched out her hand and pinched her brows. She had originally just intended to help these little beggars, but she hadn't expected there was human trafficking behind it.
The untouchables could be bought and sold. The untouchable class included slaves, prostitutes, actors, servants, tenants, as well as musicians, lazy people, clerks, and fishermen of the nine surnames.
The ancients believed that one's body and hair were given by one's parents, and the criterion for judging people as untouchables was mainly because these people had abused the bodies given by their biological parents.
For example, those who make a living by relying on their bodies, such as entertainers, or those who expose themselves to being beaten by others at any time, such as yamen runners.
"Old man, listen to me. Beggars don't trade their bodies for food, and they don't get beaten. Essentially, they're still free. They're not pariahs, and they can't be bought or sold. Even if you take them to the government office, you'll still lose the lawsuit."
Cheng Weiyao walked back and forth in the temple twice with her hands behind her back. As the county magistrate of Qingshi Town, Zhang Daming must be aware of the twists and turns involved. He dared to act so blatantly, probably because he relied on the fact that these beggars were old and young and did not understand the law.
In addition, Zhang Daming was under pressure from his status as a county magistrate, so he was absolutely angry but dared not speak out.
"Sue? I'm too old to do that. I can't drag my family and children to the higher-level court to sue. We don't have the money to hire a lawyer, not to mention there's a saying that officials protect each other..."
Grandpa could see that Cheng Weiyao had no bad intentions, she was just a little naive. He sighed softly and sat down again.
"That's a problem. Let me go back and think about it. There will always be a solution. You guys keep this bag of rice."
Cheng Weiyao's CPU is about to burn out. If Wen Chengyun doesn't have a task to do, he will want to clean up the mess.
It would be easy to capture a small county magistrate, but unfortunately there is no if!
When Cheng Wei Yao returned to the courtyard, the imperial concubine had also returned and was sitting at the stone table with her concubine, counting today's income.
"Sister-in-law is back!"
Wen Chengming was sharp-eyed and immediately caught the sound of Cheng Weiyao entering the room. Cheng Weiyao shook her head and when she saw Wen Chengming's clean and well-behaved appearance, she immediately thought of those poor little beggars, and her brows showed even more sadness.
"Wen Chengming, dear, where's your sister? Why can't I see her?"
Cheng Weiyao looked around the yard but didn't see Wen Liyu. Her sister-in-law had a lively personality, so it was normal for her to be concerned.
"Ayu said she was tired from setting up the stall today and didn't really have a good time strolling around Qingshi Town. My mother and I decided to go with her. We figured she'd be back by dinner time..."
The Imperial Concubine looked at the accumulating income, and her eyes lit up. If she continued playing chess this way, she would still have hope for the future. Although it would be hard, it would be much more enjoyable than staying in the deep palace...
"Don't worry, I think Ah Yu is a smart kid. She's remembered the route she took during the past two days setting up her stall very well. She won't get lost."
The aunt then said a few words of comfort, and Cheng Wei Yao finally relaxed a little. Since the two were busy counting the income, she went into the kitchen to prepare today's dinner.
At this time, the night market in Qingshi Town has just begun.
Qingshi Town is located in the south, so it gets dark early. As soon as it gets a little dark, the night market opens early.
Wen Liyu, on the other hand, was strolling leisurely in the night market with some silver in her pocket.
Unlike the coarse cloth clothes she wore when she was selling things at the stall, after closing the stall, she went to a clothing store and picked out a new set of clothes.
Although the clothing craftsmanship was not as good as that in the palace, it was newer, and after the flattery of the owner of the clothing store, Wen Liyu happily paid for it.
"Rouge and powder, hairpins with flowers~ Girl, look at you, you are so charming when you turn around and smile, all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison. If you add a few jewelry from my family to embellish it, it will be the icing on the cake!"
Wen Liyu was born beautiful and had been raised in the deep palace for a long time, so she had a noble aura and immediately attracted the attention of many jewelry stall owners.
Judging from her temperament and appearance, she is most likely a big customer. Even if she buys a small amount, wearing it on her head or applying it on her face will make her a living signboard, enough to brag about for a long time.
"You're quite a talker, so I'll be merciful and just take a look. Can you give me some more compliments?"
Wen Liyu was attracted by the flattery of the stall owner. Although she often heard flattery from people in the palace, most of it was because of her status as a princess, and the compliments were just a few words.
I can’t tell how much knowledge this stall owner has, but I wonder how well he knows about poetry and songs?
The stall owner had only called out tentatively, but he hadn't expected such a beautiful woman to actually stop in front of his stall. He cleared his throat and said, "She has delicate features, a gentle voice and a soft smile. She has an elegant temperament, and this jade hairpin is a perfect match for her. How about I try to save one for her?"
Although the stall owner was deeply moved by the beauty, he still had some self-control due to his businessman nature. He still tried to sell his goods. However, before Wen Liyu nodded, another voice popped up uninvited.
"In my opinion, the girl has hands as delicate as catkins, skin as white as cream, a neck as slender as a cicada, teeth as slender as a gourd, a delicate forehead and eyebrows, a charming smile, and beautiful eyes... Such a small jade hairpin is really not worthy of her!"
The stall owner's face showed a hint of dissatisfaction. He was about to look up to see who was so blind as to snatch his customer, but he immediately became scared as soon as he looked up.
"Miss, since we are so destined to be together, why don't you come to my mansion and have some tea?"
Zhang Haiyu bowed in a formal manner, and originally wanted to act like a scholar, but when Wen Liyu glanced at him and smiled faintly, he felt his heart tremble suddenly and almost couldn't hold it back.
Wen Liyu frowned without waiting for his true nature to be exposed, mainly because Zhang Haiyu's gaze made her feel very uncomfortable, which was full of vulgarity and vulgarity.
"No need, I have something else to do, I'll leave first."
After being disturbed by that, Wen Liyu no longer had the mind to pick things. She put the jade hairpin on the table, turned around and planned to leave this place of trouble.
"Girl? Girl, wait for me!"
However, Zhang Haiyu was the only son of Zhang Daming. He was used to bullying others in Qingshi Town. He had never failed to get the girl he liked. He immediately frowned and chased after him.
"Sir, how about we just tie you up and throw you into the room?"
Seeing that their master had taken a liking to her, the servants of the Zhang Mansion immediately began to offer suggestions and discussed how to deal with Wen Liyu in the street.
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