The young man from the brokerage shop saw the two of them coming and greeted them with a smile, "Are you two going to buy slaves to take back?" Tong Wenyao looked at the young man and responded,
"Brother, we're buying them to work with! Take us to have a look. Also, do you have any security guards?" When the brother heard that this was a big customer, he became even more enthusiastic, "Yes, yes, please follow me, my dears!"
The young man took them into the yard, where men and women stood in a row. Tong Wen Yao would first buy people for the workshop, and then buy more people to serve them after the house was built.
Tong Wen Yao was not very good at selecting people, most of the time it was Tong Bo who did the selecting. When it came to selecting the guards, Tong Bo asked them to demonstrate a set of boxing techniques in public. Only two of them barely caught his eye, the rest were not good enough!
In the end, Tong Bo selected eight strong men and bought a woman around thirty years old to be responsible for cooking, sewing, and other chores, along with two guards, for a total of eleven people. The young man explained, "Last year, a government servant was exiled from the capital. Would you two nobles like to go and select one?"
The two looked at each other and understood each other's intentions. Tong Wenyao then said, "Then take us to have a look." After hearing this, the young man smiled even more brightly. Since they had selected those people, he knew that they were big customers! That's why he recommended them a more expensive one!
Following the young man inside, after passing through several corridors, they found a larger space and courtyard. Servants lined up one by one. Tong Wenyao's sharp eyes spotted several injured in the corner, covered in bruises, their arms streaked with blood and flesh torn. Tong Wenyao pursed her lips. This was the first time she had seen such brutality since coming here. Tong Bo also saw it. He reached out and took Tong Wenyao's hand. If it weren't for the emperor's mercy, perhaps they would now be mining in the mines, and their sister and mother would have been dragged out to open up wasteland and do hard labor.
Someone in the standing crowd looked at them, her eyes moist. "God bless you! I've finally seen the young lady again!" She rubbed her belly, but she was too ashamed to see the young lady again! She had already lost her virginity, so how could she still be worthy of standing by the young lady's side? If they hadn't threatened that if she committed suicide, her sister would be sold to a brothel, she would have committed suicide long ago!
She quietly pulled her sister to the front. When the brother saw it, he hurriedly said in a stern voice, "What are you doing! You pulled such an ugly girl to the front? Are you looking for death?" After that, the brother kicked her. When Tong Wenyao saw it, her eyes were round, her mouth was slightly open, and her beautiful eyebrows were twisted into a ball. She felt mixed emotions. Tong Wenyao saw the scars on her body and tried hard not to cry.
They suffered so much on the road of exile, they will only suffer more than us. When Tong Wenyao thought of this, she couldn't stop crying. In her memory, every scene of Xing'er's behavior towards her was vivid in her mind.
Tong Bo, who was standing aside, was the first to notice his sister's emotions. He pulled Tong Wen Yao into his arms and comforted her. Tong Wen Yao also tried her best to control her emotions and stood obediently behind Tong Bo, allowing Tong Bo to negotiate and buy them!
Tong Bo casually asked the four people in front to stand up at the beginning, including Xing'er. Tong Bo was picky about them and was even more picky about Xing'er. After the young man persuaded him in every possible way, Tong Bo reluctantly took a liking to Xing'er.
Of course, the price is not low, ten taels each! Much more expensive than those picked in the front yard!
After hearing this, the young man immediately said, "Why don't you greet the new master!" Xing'er saluted towards Tong Bo and said, "Good luck to the young master!" Her voice was not as cheerful as before, but instead had a hint of deadness. Tong Bo waved his hand and said, "If you have any other requests, please feel free to ask."
After Xing'er heard the words, she knelt down and begged, "Master, please sell my sister as well!" The young man was quite happy at first, and he wanted to buy two. Unexpectedly, Tong Bo did not agree. Instead, he asked, "Who is your sister?"
Xing'er pulled her sister over. A large scar ran across her cheek, from her left eye to her right chin. It was quite hideous! Tong Bo didn't agree outright. Instead, he looked at the younger brother and said, "You're buying this disfigured woman? Aren't you afraid of lowering your status?" The younger brother smiled wryly, "Sir, you don't know that it was this servant who wanted to be with her. Otherwise, she would have jumped out of the car and committed suicide. That's why we put them together." The younger brother hinted that if he bought the older sister, he would have to buy her too, otherwise the older sister would have committed suicide.
But Tong Bo didn't follow his idea and buy it. Instead, he said, "If that's the case, then forget it! Wen Yao, let's go!"
Seeing that such a big deal was about to fly away, the young man hurriedly said, "I'll give you a discount! Don't leave, my dear!"
Tong Bo stopped and asked without turning around, "How much cheaper?" Seeing his expression, the young man gritted his teeth and said, "Eight taels!" Tong Bo walked towards the front yard. The young man gritted his teeth and said, "Six taels, no less!" Tong Bo turned around and said, "Okay, I'll buy her sister at the price of six taels you said."
After agreeing on the price, Tong Bo went to pay the money, sign the deed, and then waited for the young man to go to the government to register it. That was all right, and he took the deed. Tong Wenyao looked at their thin and tattered clothes and couldn't help but frowned. It was so cold, wearing such thin clothes, it would be strange if they didn't catch a cold!
Tong Bo drove the carriage over. When the guard saw it, he hurriedly took the reins and said, "I can drive the carriage, Master. The young lady can go to the carriage to rest!"
Tong Wen Yao originally wanted to let everyone get into the carriage together, but seeing how dirty they were, she couldn't bear to say anything. However, Xing'er and Guo'er were allowed to get into the carriage because they were not dirty. Maybe the pawnshop wanted to sell them for a good price, so they let them wash themselves and wear ordinary clothes.
Fortunately, this place is not far from the clothing store. Those who couldn't get on the carriage also followed behind the carriage consciously. The people who were bought were also very nervous. Looking at the attitude of the host towards the young man just now, they were also wondering whether the host was a kind family!
Xing'er was reluctant to get on the carriage at first, but Tong Wenyao insisted, so she took Guo'er with her! Tong Bo sat outside on his own initiative. As soon as he got into the carriage, Xing'er couldn't help but burst into tears. She didn't cry when the Tong Mansion was ransacked, when she was imprisoned, when she was exiled, or when she was bullied. But after seeing her own young lady, the grievances seemed to surge into her heart, and she couldn't stop crying.
"Miss! I miss you so much! Wuuwuwu..." Guo'er also cried softly beside her. Tong Wenyao hugged Xing'er and cried softly, and with her other hand she helped Guo'er wipe her tears. Guo'er was about the same age as Wen Jiang, but her temperament had changed a lot now, and she was much quieter.
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