Chapter 128 Buying People
Jiang Rusi made an appointment with Zhou Yunshu to meet at the end of the Si hour, which was before noon.
After breakfast in the morning, Zhou Yunshu took her sister-in-law Li Jialan to go to the human market, and the three brothers Chunque and Huzi followed them.
The human market in Jiangzhong is on the edge of the south city. Most of the people coming and going are human traffickers and managers of various families. Of course, there are also scattered poor people.
The slaves in the hands of the brokers are the most numerous, and they are also relatively clean and of higher quality. In addition, there are also those who sell themselves because they can't survive in this world, or sell a child in the family, mostly girls, to keep the family alive.
These are still relatively common, but there are also those who sell their children, daughters, and wives in order to pay off the debts to the gambling house after losing money in gambling.
In short, we can get a glimpse of most of the sufferings of the world here.
Because Zhou Yunshu and her group didn't know much about Jiangzhong, they consulted Uncle He before coming.
Uncle He also recommended a broker named Huang to Zhou Yunshu and the others. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the human market, the broker named Huang came out to greet them.
"I wonder if it's Mrs. Wu?"
The man with yellow teeth is of poor stature and thin, with a pair of narrow and bright eyes. It is obvious that he is good at calculating, but his calculations are not annoying.
Zhou Yunshu, Li Jialan and Wu Yue were all wearing veils. Huang Ya Ren couldn't tell which one was the Miss Wu that He Wenyuan was talking about, so he looked at all three of them when he spoke.
And when the woman in the long skirt with osmanthus-red carp pattern and the woman in the long skirt with lotus-colored chrysanthemum pattern looked at the dark purple figure in the middle at the same time, the Yellow Tooth Man understood who among them could make the decision.
As expected, the woman in the dark purple floral pleated skirt stepped forward and said, "You are the yellow-toothed man Uncle He mentioned."
The yellow-toothed man smiled and said, "It is I, Madam Wu, please come this way."
The Yellow Fang Man led the way and said to Zhou Yunshu, "I wonder what kind of servants Madam would like, so I can arrange them for you."
Zhou Yunshu glanced at Li Jialan and Wu Yue beside her. The two had already discussed this before they came.
So Li Jialan said, "We want to see whether they are selling in bulk or individually. The key is that they are clean, hardworking, and honest."
"Would you be smart enough to know how to read?"
The yellow-toothed man said this because he saw that the women in front of him had extraordinary temperament. Although he came to select the servants himself, their conversation and temperament were not much different from those of the wives of wealthy families.
"No, as long as you are honest, clean and hardworking, it will be fine." Wu Yue emphasized.
"Okay, everyone, please follow me."
Although the dental clinic where Huang Ya Ren works is not the largest in the entire Jiangzhongren City, it is the cleanest.
Considering that there were many female relatives in Zhou Yunshu's group, after they entered the brokerage shop, Huang Ya Ren asked his wife to introduce them to Zhou Yunshu and the others. He kept following them and providing supplementary information, but never took the initiative to talk.
Because Uncle He said it so suddenly, the Huangya people had originally prepared five families for Zhou Yunshu, but they eliminated two families based on their request just now, and now there are three families left.
The first family consisted of seven people. The man at the head was about 45 years old, with a simple and honest face. He looked well-behaved and polite. He knew that the visitor was a woman, so he didn't dare to look up from beginning to end.
Standing next to him was a woman in her forties with a round face and round eyes. When she saw Li Jialan and Wu Yue coming to her, she pulled her little grandson, who also had a round face, and looked at them with a smile.
"Hello, ladies!"
The woman tugged at her little grandson, and the little boy, who looked about five years old, looked at Li Jialan and the others and called out obediently, "Hello, ladies."
Seeing that Li Jialan and Wu Yue seemed interested in this family, Mrs. Huang said, "Liao Quan used to be the second steward of the outer courtyard of a wealthy family. When that family fell into poverty, they sold themselves out."
"Aunt Liao was originally the mother in the small kitchen and a very good cook. Liao Mu is twenty-two years old and works in the stables in the front yard. His wife was originally a second-class maid and has been at home since she gave birth. Liao Lin is seventeen and used to run errands in the outer courtyard. Liao Xiaomei is thirteen and is the fire maid in the mansion."
Li Jialan and Wu Yue took a look around and felt that the family was generally okay. However, a family like this should not lack buyers.
Mrs. Huang saw Li Jialan looking at her and explained with a smile, "Otherwise, how can you say that Madam has come at the right time! This Liao family is hanging out for the first day today, and they ended up running into Madam's family."
Li Jialan and Wu Yue nodded when they heard this. Mrs. Huang smiled and continued, "Except for the youngest who is only five years old and can't do much work, the rest of the family are ready-made laborers."
"I can control both the inner and outer courtyards, and I hold the indentures of every family in my hand. No one will disobey."
Wu Yue looked at Mrs. Huang and asked, "How much is this family?"
"This family's total is forty taels of silver." Mrs. Huang went on to explain, "There aren't many stewards like Liao Quan on the market. Plus, Aunt Liao has good craftsmanship, and Liao Mu is a horse breeder, so the price is a little higher."
Wu Yue and Li Jialan didn't say whether they could accept the price. They just looked at Mrs. Huang and said, "Didn't they say there are two more? Let's go and take a look."
Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "Yes, ladies, please come this way."
The remaining two families have even more people.
One was a group of nine people, including an old man and a wife, who used to be the gatekeeper and the laundryman respectively; they had two sons, the eldest son was originally in charge of purchasing for the master's family, but one time he got drunk and delayed his work and was beaten by the master, which was why the whole family was sold together.
When Li Jialan heard this, she rejected this family without waiting for Mrs. Huang to finish her words.
What Mrs. Huang said was simple, but there was definitely more than one reason why this family was sold. Now there is one last family.
The last family was named Zhang, and there were twelve people in total.
Because of the previous example, Li Jialan and Wu Yue were the first to ask why this family was sold.
"I wonder if the ladies have heard of the Cen family."
Li Jialan and Wu Yue looked at each other and shook their heads. Zhou Yunshu, who had been following them silently, looked at Mrs. Huang and asked, "What happened to the Cen family?"
"The Zhang family was originally servants of the Cen family in Jiangzhong. After the Cen family fell on hard times, the eldest daughter of the Cen family came to Jiangzhong to seek refuge with relatives. She couldn't afford to support so many servants, so she asked our pawnshop to find a good place for them."
The woman from the Zhang family said with red eyes: "The young lady is a good person. If there is a chance, we are willing to serve her like slaves in the next life.
Zhou Yunshu glanced at the Zhang family and asked, "Did you only sell the servants?"
Judging from what Zhou Yunshu had heard about the Cen family in the past two days, the eldest daughter of the Cen family, who came with her two younger siblings to seek refuge with her aunt in Jiangzhong, did not seem to be very rich.
Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "Of course it's not just the servants."
"The Cen family used to have a small fortune in Jiangzhong, but now Miss Cen has sold off all that's left, including a house and a shop. The rest has been put up for sale."
“How are the sales?”
Seeing that Zhou Yunshu was interested, Mrs. Huang became even more enthusiastic. Maybe they could make a big deal today!
"It's a coincidence that you asked, Madam. The Cen family's properties are in really good locations. One was sold the moment they were listed yesterday. They still have two houses and three shops. If you're interested, would you like to take a look?"
"Let's decide on the person first."
Zhou Yunshu looked at the twelve people in front of her and said, "We are going to the Liao family just now."
Li Jialan and Wu Yue also nodded. Not to mention that the Zhang family has both old and young people, just talking about the Cen family, it seems that they have not forgotten their old master, and they do not want to use such people.
"Okay!" Mrs. Huang said with a smile, "I'll have someone take down their signs right away."
Mrs. Huang called a little girl over, and after that she continued to move forward with Zhou Yunshu and the group.
In the large open space in front, all the men were squatting on the left; the women were standing on the right with their heads down.
Zhou Yunshu and her group arrived at an unfortunate time. When they arrived, a big man with shackles on his hands and feet was kicking a man from the tooth shop away. When Hu Zi and the other two stood in front of Zhou Yunshu, she just happened to see the man's face clearly.
Still an acquaintance.
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