In the streets and alleys of the prosperous capital of the Great Chu State, bustling crowds have surrounded a street intersection. From a distance, one can only see a huge crowd of people, and it looks very lively.
In the meantime, from time to time there were some sad, sorrowful and heartbreaking cries, like weeping and complaining, just like a nightingale wailing in the dark night.
Xiao Ning, who was strolling leisurely and enjoying the scenery, was attracted by the strange noise. His curiosity made him walk towards the crowd involuntarily. He struggled to squeeze through the chaotic and noisy crowd, and finally came to the front with great effort.
When he looked carefully, the scene in front of him really brightened his eyes. He saw an old man with a shriveled and thin body and a tuft of goatee on his chin standing there. The old man was wearing a colorful and complicated foreign costume, which was particularly eye-catching.
He spoke in a very poor foreign accent, stammering as he spoke. Behind the old man, three or five foreign girls stood in a neat row. Each of them was blonde, blue-eyed, tall and graceful, with pretty faces, just like Western beauties who had walked out of a painting.
However, it is regrettable that their situation is miserable at the moment. In this cold winter, the clothes they wear are made of old and dirty sacks, which can't resist the cold at all.
Not only that, heavy iron chains were put around their necks and ankles, greatly restricting their movements. Even more pitiful was that the girls had empty eyes, staring blankly into the distance, without a trace of humanity or desire for life on their faces. At this moment, the old man with a goatee started to shout again:
"Oh my! My most distinguished lords and ladies! Please come quickly and look at the foreign ladies I have carefully prepared! Look at these beautiful and charming ladies, they are all genuine foreign ladies!"
"If you buy them back, they will be very useful to you. You can let them serve you like slaves and do any work you want! And if you need to give them as gifts to others, it will be very honorable to give them such gifts, which will definitely make the other person very happy! It is guaranteed to be worth the money!"
When everyone heard this, they all turned their eyes to the foreign women with golden hair and blue eyes like gemstones.
All the women had graceful figures and beautiful curves, and their faces were as if they were carefully carved, so beautiful that they were beyond measure. The men in the crowd immediately became excited, their eyes sparkling, and they kept praising them.
"Hey! These foreign women have the best figures and looks! If we could buy them home to warm our beds, wouldn't they be sweeter and more delicious than the women of our own country? Even if we take them out to show off, it would be so glorious and we would be so proud!"
However, in stark contrast to the men's excitement, the women present all showed contempt and vulgarity. There was nothing they could do, because the figures of these foreign women were too outstanding, with their long, straight legs and tall, upright breasts. No matter which aspect they compared, they were far behind.
At this moment, a brave man in the crowd could not hold back his inner impulse and suddenly shouted:
"Hey! Old man, tell me how much silver these women are going to be sold for!"
Upon hearing this, the old man with a goatee turned to look at the man who was speaking, smiling widely, and replied with a smile while rubbing his hands...
"Not expensive! Not expensive! These foreign women, you can take one of them away for just two hundred taels of gold!"
These words were like thunder, exploding in the crowd in an instant, leaving everyone present dumbfounded and astonished.
Someone shouted at the top of his voice: "What! Two hundred taels of gold! What kind of woman is worth two hundred taels of gold? Even a fat and strong sow can only be sold for twenty taels of gold at most! You dare to ask for two hundred taels! It's just a foolish dream!"
For a moment, the scene was like an explosion of boiling water, people were whispering to each other, and all kinds of exclamations and doubts were heard.
Sighs and curses were heard one after another, one wave higher than the other. However, facing the accusations and criticisms that surged like a tide, the old man with a goatee seemed unusually calm and composed, as if he had not heard them.
He continued to talk incessantly about the various wonderful qualities of these foreign women, and spared no effort to promote them to everyone.
Perhaps in his eyes, how could these big and strong men have such a huge fortune to buy female slaves? At this moment, he just wanted to use these people's reactions to create topics and attract attention, so as to wait for the real rich sponsor to take the bait.
Xiao Ning, who was standing aside, silently watched the women in front of him. Suddenly, an imperceptible ripple flashed across the depths of his eyes, but this strangeness was fleeting, so fast that it was almost impossible to capture.
In fact, Xiao Ning had no interest in buying these so-called female slaves. After all, there were already enough girls in the family. If he rashly added new ones, Chu Qian's jealousy alone would probably be enough to overwhelm him! (Is Chu Qian a girl? Of course, a mother is always 18 in front of her son!)
Thinking of this, Xiao Ning couldn't help but secretly shook his head and smiled bitterly. He then planned to turn around and leave, no longer paying attention to this noisy scene.
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