Chapter 225 Can you buy us?
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't speak, and the old woman trembled and didn't dare to move.
After another long minute, another old woman finally couldn't hold back any longer and knelt down with a thud: "Girl, I'm begging you. Please help me. If I can't borrow the money, I'll have to sell my children. Please, have mercy! You can sell one bottle of medicine for one tael of silver. I heard from Old Lady Lin that you have hundreds of bottles of medicine at home. Please, have mercy and lend us a few bottles so we can exchange them for some silver. If we can get through this difficult time, I'll kowtow to you."
After saying that, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Jiang Nuanzhi repeatedly.
Seeing Jiang Nuanzhi frowning at the girl beside her, she immediately yanked her hard, causing the girl to stumble and fall to her knees. The woman then shoved her, saying, "You wretched thing, hurry up and kowtow to your benefactor!"
The little girl was numbly held down by her grandmother and kowtowed three times. Then she knelt on the spot, without saying a word.
The surrounding crowd fell silent, all secretly glancing at Jiang Nuanzhi's expression.
Even Li Rong couldn't help but stare at Jiang Nuanzhi. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly; Nuanzhi was kind-hearted, and he was afraid she would be bullied by someone like this. Even though Nuanzhi was deliberately putting on a frightening act, Li Rong didn't miss the hint of heartache in her eyes.
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at everyone's faces and suddenly laughed.
"Borrowing money is out of the question. If anyone dares to steal anything from me, Jiang Nuanzhi, I will not be so kind as I am today. I will break their hands and send them to the government office. Aunts, I'm just saying this once, so please remember it."
Even though everyone felt wronged and frustrated, they couldn't muster any resistance because she had easily knocked the burly old woman to the ground. They could only obediently nod.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "To be honest, I have money, but I won't lend it to you. There is another way that can solve your immediate problem."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked in her direction.
Jiang Nuanzhi picked at her ear, finding the two groaning on the ground too noisy, and casually dislocated their jaws, instantly silencing the surroundings.
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said, "You can sell the person to me directly."
"Let me make this clear beforehand, I'm not someone you can easily get along with. I see that Aunt Liu buys people for around three to six taels of silver. I can't afford that much; I'll only give two taels of silver per person."
From now on, the work will naturally be done at my house, and you'll have to sign a contract of servitude. Think it through; once you sell yourself, you're enslaved, and there's no turning back.
However, although I may be a bit strict, I won't let you go hungry. Working for me means you won't be sold to that filthy place.
If you wish to sell yourselves, come find me; if not, then disperse.
Two taels of silver! Why don't you just rob someone?!
The old woman, who had just been kneeling and pleading, suddenly raised her voice: "Open your eyes and look at my granddaughter's face! Isn't she pretty? Although she's a bit thin, she's still beautiful. If she went to Sister Liu's place, she could easily fetch six taels of silver!"
If she were two years older, I would sell her to a brothel in the county town for ten or eight taels of silver!
"Two taels of silver? How could you even say that?"
The pitiful look she had just given off had completely vanished; the old woman's face was now filled with disgust, and even a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes.
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at the little girl she was holding. She said indifferently, "If you're not going to sell, then get lost. My patience has its limits."
The woman was about to say something more, but when she saw Jiang's fists clenched so tightly they were cracking, she shuddered in fright, grabbed the little girl, and left, cursing all the while.
She had walked a few steps when a flying wooden stick struck her leg squarely, causing her to fall flat on her face.
Jiang Nuanzhi squinted and clapped her hands: "Watch your mouth, or your mouth will be the next thing I smash."
The old woman, looking frustrated, scrambled to her feet and ran off with the girl, disappearing from sight.
Seeing that Jiang Nuanzhi was not someone to be trifled with, everyone fell silent. One by one, they left obediently, without even a whisper, for fear of provoking Jiang Nuanzhi.
Jiang Nuanzhi reattached the arms of the two women lying on the ground, but the process was not easy for them. As soon as their chins were put back on, the two women groaned in pain again.
"Did you hear what I just said? How about you consider becoming my servants?"
As she spoke, Jiang Nuanzhi turned her gaze meaningfully to Widow Wang.
The widow was so frightened that her hair stood on end.
She didn't get any good results in her last encounter with Jiang Nuanzhi.
It's just that the loss back then was inexplicable.
Now, how could she not know that she was no match for Jiang Pangya?
Now, with this excruciating pain in his shoulder, he dared not speak out in anger, and even forced a smile before running away.
"Pah, shameless thing!" The old woman behind her spat through gritted teeth as she watched Widow Wang run away. "Jiang girl, listen to me! If that slut hadn't seduced me, I would never have done this. I..."
Jiang Nuanzhi, growing impatient, said, "If you're not going to sell yourself, then get out of here."
"Hey, hey."
The old woman responded and immediately took off running. As she ran, she continued to curse Widow Wang with foul language.
Jiang Nuanzhi rolled her eyes, turned around and went into the house to wash her hands.
He had just finished washing his hands and was about to go out to cook when he saw Li Rong and the old man standing there watching him.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at her strangely: "Is there something on my face?"
Both of them shook their heads: "No."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Was I too fierce and scared you?"
The two continued to shake their heads: "No."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Oh."
Then, ignoring the two of them looking at her, she turned around and called out, "Waiter, come out and help me light the fire."
After all that fuss, it was time to cook lunch.
Li Rong and the old man exchanged a glance.
The old man said, "I told you you were overthinking it. How could Ah Nuan not handle such a small matter?"
Li Rong sheathed the hidden arrow from his sleeve and glanced at the large stick in the old man's hand: "Same to you."
The old man gritted his teeth inwardly. Damn it, he had wanted to show off. If he had really caught all those people, how many more dishes would Ah Nuan have cooked for him? What a pity, he hadn't been able to do it.
Li Rong sighed as well. Ah Nuan... she seems to have gotten used to it and never relies on others.
"Ah Nuan, you're amazing!" Xiao Er sat down in front of Jiang Nuan and looked at her with bright eyes.
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and tapped his forehead: "Right? I think so too."
The two of them started the fire, and then two teenagers came into the yard.
After entering the courtyard and looking around, he knelt down in front of Jiang Nuanzhi and began to kowtow repeatedly.
"Huh? What are you doing?" Jiang Nuanzhi was startled and immediately moved away.
The old man took a sip of apricot wine, blinked, and looked over: "Whose child is this?"
"Madam, my name is Fusheng, and this is my younger sister, Fuman. We live at the westernmost end of the village. I heard that you can pay two taels of silver to buy people to work... Could you buy us?"
As if he was afraid she disagreed, the boy immediately said, "I can do any kind of work. I don't eat much. I used to work as a farmhand at Master Wang's house in town, as a waiter at a noodle shop, and as a waiter at a teahouse. I'm very capable and not afraid of hardship."
"I...I can do it too, I'm not afraid of hardship."
The girl was a little timid, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly, looking quite nervous.
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at the two of them and sighed inwardly, "Who else is in your family?"
The boy, Fusheng, pursed his lips and said, “My father died early, and I still have my mother and younger brother at home. My mother is sick, and my younger brother is only four years old… But don’t worry, we don’t need to take care of him all the time. We work during the day and only need to go back to see him at night.”
Li Rong: Another day of being protected by my wife.
(End of this chapter)
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