At noon, the Qingping Town market is bustling with hawking sounds and laughter interweaving into a noisy and lively melody.
There are endless street stalls, one next to another, with a wide variety of goods displayed in every corner. The stall owners are shouting and doing everything they can to attract customers.
Bai Linglong, the Queen Mother, the Empress, and the children strolled leisurely surrounded by guards.
The Queen Mother looked around with great interest, occasionally casting curious glances at novelties, and occasionally whispering a few words to the Queen beside her;
The Queen was graceful, with a faint smile on her face, enjoying the lively scene of the gathering with great grace;
The four babies were like happy little deer, running and laughing around the crowd, their eyes sparkling with curiosity and excitement. From time to time, they were attracted by the interesting little objects and wanted to come forward to take a look, but were carefully protected by the guards.
At this moment, a shrill and desperate cry suddenly pierced through the bustling noise:
"Please, don't sell us out, please!"
The crying and shouting were full of fear and despair. Bai Linglong was startled and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a group of people gathered not far away.
The crowd surrounded the place where the incident happened, and Bai Linglong frowned and walked quickly towards the crowd. The guards behind her immediately became alert and followed closely, quickly parting the crowd to make a passage for her.
Bai Linglong struggled to get through the crowds of onlookers and finally saw the infuriating scene in front of her.
The thin man with sunken eyes had a ferocious look on his face and was pulling a skinny woman with his hands.
The woman's clothes were so tattered that it was almost impossible to tell their original color. Her hair was scattered across her face like dead grass. Tears flowed uncontrollably, covering her haggard face.
She used all her strength to hug the little girl beside her who was also crying in fear, as if she was her last straw.
At the side, Cai Laizi's elderly parents had sorrowful looks on their faces. They held Cai Laizi's arms tightly with trembling hands, begging in sobbing voices.
"Son, don't sell your wife or granddaughter. They are your relatives!"
Cai Laizi swung his arm impatiently, almost knocking the old man down, and cursed him viciously: "You know nothing!
I lost money gambling, how can I pay off my debts if I don't sell them? ”
The old couple still didn't give up. They rushed over again, crying and begging him: "Son, let's think of another way. Don't do such a shameless thing!"
Cai Laizi's eyes were red and he was furious. He suddenly raised his leg and kicked his old father. The old father's thin body was kicked back a few steps and sat on the ground.
Cai Laizi was still not satisfied, and pointed at the two old men's noses and cursed: "You two old fools, if you dare to stop me again, if the gambling house wants to buy you, I will sell you both!"
This scene instantly ignited the anger of the surrounding people.
"This Cai Laizi is simply not a human being!"
"He even beat his own parents and still wants to sell out his family. He is worse than a beast!"
The people were filled with righteous indignation and started to make accusations, but due to Cai Laizi's ferocious appearance, no one dared to step forward to stop him.
"Husband, my daughter and I beg you, please don't sell us out. I won't stop you from gambling in the future. Please don't sell us out!"
The woman begged with tears in her eyes, her voice becoming hoarse from excessive sadness and fear.
Every word seemed to be squeezed out from the bottom of my heart, and the ending tone was trembling with tears, "Wuwu..."
The little girl snuggled tightly in the woman's arms, her tiny body trembling like a leaf in the cold wind.
Her eyes were filled with fear, and she cried, "Daddy, I'm scared, please don't sell my mother... wuwuwu..."
Her shoulders shrugged as she cried, and her childish cries sounded particularly miserable in the noisy gathering.
At this heart-wrenching moment, Zhao Dong, with his slicked-back hair and powdered face, swayed from the crowd, waving an exquisitely crafted folding fan.
He had a malicious smile on his face and looked up and down at the woman and child on the ground as if he were looking at some merchandise.
A trace of greed flashed in his eyes: "Oh, this young lady and her child are quite pretty. I'll pay ten taels of silver and buy them both."
When Cai Laizi heard this, his eyes lit up instantly like a hungry wolf seeing its prey, and he nodded hurriedly: "Ten taels is not enough, at least fifty taels, not a cent less!"
When Zhao Dong heard this, his face darkened, he closed his folding fan with a snap, and sneered, "Do you think they are some rare treasures?
Seeing them like this, ten taels of silver is something I should be merciful to them. They are so ungrateful! ”
At this time, the gambling house thug who had been standing silently by came out.
He was tall, with a face full of flesh that trembled as he spoke, and he said viciously: "Don't pretend here, kid, he owes our gambling house fifty taels of silver, and even if he uses his house to pay off the debt, it won't be enough.
This mother and daughter are worth at most ten taels. Pay up if you know what's good for you, or you'll be in trouble! ”
When Cai Laizi heard this, he was so anxious that he jumped up and down: "No, ten taels is too little, my wife and children cannot afford more than this price!"
The gambling thug pushed Cai Laizi impatiently and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I have ten taels. You can sell it or not. If you don't sell it, how can you pay the remaining debt?
Or, how about selling your brother's daughter to pay off the debt? ”
When Cai Laizi heard this, his eyes lit up and he nodded hesitantly: "This... this is not impossible.
My brother died early, leaving my sister-in-law with three children. If I sell her daughter, maybe I can get enough money to make up the rest..."
When everyone heard this, they were instantly furious. “Is that what people say?”
An old woman was so angry that her face turned red. She cursed in a trembling voice, "His brother's body is still warm, and he is already planning to take advantage of his sister-in-law's child. He is worse than pigs and dogs!"
"This kind of heartless person should be paraded through the streets!"
The young man was furious and waved his fists. If he hadn't been stopped by someone else, he would have rushed up to beat Cai Laizi up.
“Is he still human?
He lost money gambling, sold his wife and children, and even implicated his brother's family. It was a shame for Qingping Town! ”
A strong man could not help but scold loudly, and the people around him followed suit, scolding one after another.
Rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs rained down on Cai Laizi, who dodged left and right in a panic, swearing non-stop, but this did nothing to calm the people's anger.
The people's anger was also directed at Zhao Yanei, and some people shouted, "This Zhao Yanei is worse than an animal, and he only wants to hit on the little girl.
This little girl and her mother would be in trouble if he bought her! ”
"That's right. He usually relies on the money from his family to do evil things in town and bully decent women!"
Everyone was talking at once, condemning Zhao Yanei's evil deeds.
When Bai Linglong, the Queen Mother and the Empress heard this conversation, they became so angry that their faces turned pale.
The Queen Mother's eyes were red, and she said in a trembling voice: "It is such a sin that there are such cruel people in this world!
Fortunately, we are here to prevent such tragedy from happening. ”
The queen also frowned, her face frosty: "Such evil deeds are simply outrageous, and must be severely punished."
The four babies tightly grabbed the corners of Bai Linglong's clothes, their faces full of anger and confusion.
꺶宝 said angrily: "Mother, look how bad he is, he wants to sell his children and his wife."
Erbao also nodded: "Yes, people like this should be locked up in jail and never allowed to come out again."
Sanbao frowned and said fiercely, "I am the boss, I must catch these bad guys."
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