Chapter 303 Rescue

"Where is she?"

Zhang Jinlan put down the dough in her hand and asked anxiously.

"She said she had something to do at home, so she left first. I didn't stop her." Jiang Dahe replied.

"Hurry, Shiyin, you go ahead and hold the front, Yamato, Eryong, you two follow."

Zhang Jinlan washed the flour off her hands, took the money bag and went out with her two sons.

This time Jiang Fubao did not cause trouble.

It is important to rescue my sister.

Because of worry, she couldn't even sleep, so she simply took a chair and sat under the tree, praying silently, hoping that grandma would bring Sister Zhaodi back safely.

"Grandpa, it's me! Have you forgotten? I sold both of my granddaughters to you. At that time, wasn't it two taels each? How come it's only one and a half taels now? The price has dropped too much."

Zhou Xiufen stood at the entrance of Wanlu Street and spoke flatteringly to a human trafficker.

Sun Zhaodi, who was standing by, was well aware of her situation.

But there was no expression on her face.

Ever since her grandmother sold her sisters, she felt dead in her heart.

He had already guessed his fate.

She was just following the path her sister had taken.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

The human trafficker wanted to scold him, but he glanced at Sun Zhaodi and saw that she was standing obediently beside him, not showing any fear at all. She also had a pretty face and it was not difficult to tell that she would be a beauty in the future.

Thinking back to the last time, Ren Yazi's right hand was rubbing his chin.

Although there were some problems on the trip to Chang'an Town, the money was finally obtained.

It’s true, the old woman’s three granddaughters are all pretty.

There was lust in his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"It's only one and a half ounces. If you want to sell it, sell it. If you don't want to sell it, forget it." After two minutes, he suddenly said to Zhou Xiufen in a fierce tone.

"Well, then I'll go take another look." Zhou Xiufen pulled her granddaughter and was about to leave.

The human tooth was panicked.

How come this old woman wasn't frightened by him?

So he quickly called Zhou Xiufen.

"Forget it, forget it. Since you are a regular customer, I will give you an extra half tael. But let me make it clear first. This also requires a death contract. Last time, your two granddaughters were lucky enough to be bought by a wealthy family. Who knows, they are probably living a very comfortable life now.

This is not a good thing. She has a good appearance, so I have to sell her to a brothel. Once she enters a brothel, she will be a prostitute. You have to think carefully about it."

The human trafficker greeted her in advance.

"What? Bought by a wealthy family? Which family?"

Zhou Xiufen's eyes lit up, and her attention was completely drawn to the news about her two granddaughters.

If she found two granddaughters, would she be able to marry into a wealthy family?

Will you still worry about not having enough money at home by then?

Zhou Xiufen wanted to find out to which family her granddaughter was sold, but the trafficker was knowledgeable and saw through it at a glance.

He couldn't keep a secret, and he didn't expect that a casual remark from him would give Zhou Xiufen an idea.

"Why, you want to get close to me? Look at what you look like. If I were your granddaughter, I would never want to see you again in my life. Besides, it's none of your business where I sell you. I have people all over Ruling Prefecture. If I find out that you dare to ask around, I will sell your entire family."

Ren Yazi's eyes seemed to be poisoned, like a poisonous scorpion in the mountains, staring at Zhou Xiufen fiercely.

The latter was so frightened that his legs went limp.

"I, I, I, I won't look for it, I won't ask anymore, hurry up, buy my granddaughter away, I have things to do, as for whether it's a brothel or not, I don't care where you sell it, as long as you give me two taels of silver."

Zhou Xiufen quickly shook her hands and spoke stutteringly.

The brothel that the human trafficker wanted to sell was the Mengyue Building in this town.

The madam there wanted to buy a new girl recently, and she had to be a virgin, between seven and thirteen years old. The girl in front of me was exactly eight years old, so she was a perfect match.

The trafficker continued, "Do you have any granddaughters in your family? Sell them to me and I will give you a good price."

It's hard to find a girl of this age. After raising her for a few more years, she can be married off in exchange for a dowry.

In the future, I can still go to her husband's family to beg for money, which is better than being sold to a trafficker.

Even though food prices have risen, most of the girls who are sold are under seven years old, and an eight-year-old can be as big as half an adult.

Almost no one is willing to sell it.

I have raised it for so many years and it finally helps my family with their work, but now I am selling it like this. I feel such a huge loss.

"That's all. This is the only one. If we hadn't spent all our money on buying food and paying fines, and hadn't been in debt, we wouldn't have sold my granddaughter. You agreed to give me two taels. Hurry up. I'm in a hurry to get medicine for my daughter-in-law at the pharmacy."

When Zhou Xiufen heard the word "brothel", she understood everything.

But she agreed without any hesitation.

If a woman enters a brothel and becomes a slave, her life will be miserable.

At least if a slave meets a good master, she might be released to get married when she reaches a certain age. A generous master might even give her some dowry. After she has children, she can go back to her original master's house to be a wet nurse or old woman, and she will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life.

But if you enter a brothel, your life will be ruined.

Prostitutes in brothels are worse than slaves; they are sluts.

They were forced to pass from one man to another and receive customers every day. Even if they were lucky enough to earn enough money to redeem themselves and get rid of their status as prostitutes, they would still get sick. The contraceptive soup that they were forced to drink by the brothel owners all year round meant that they would never have children of their own in their lifetime.

If toxins accumulate, the body will be ruined long ago.

Maybe he won’t even live to be fifty.

Want to get married?

Unless you go far away.

But a woman might be abducted along the way. If she is luckier, she will just marry a widower and raise someone else's child. But she won't be able to raise someone else's child well, so she might suffer misery in her later years.

Therefore, those who dared to redeem themselves basically had someone with a backer. Once they left the brothel, they would be taken home by the backer and supported as a concubine.

But it won’t be much better once her backer becomes bored.

What awaits her is betrayal and torture by the legal wife.

In short, there was no good ending.

Everyone knows this truth, and Zhou Xiufen naturally understands it too.

She took the silver without any guilt or reluctance, took her eldest granddaughter's hand and said the same thing she had said to her two granddaughters.

Then he turned and left.

Zhang Jinlan and the other two had come as early as when Zhou Xiufen had hooked up with the human trafficker.

They hid in the shadows, biding their time.

Wait until Zhou Xiufen leaves.

The three of them appeared in front of Ren Yazi.

"What? I don't buy men! Go ask somewhere else. Men are hard to sell. I only buy children." The human trafficker looked up at the three of them.

I lost interest.

He also thought Zhang Jinlan wanted to sell her two sons.

He immediately refused.

"I want to buy this little girl." Zhang Jinlan said, pointing at her granddaughter.

The moment Sun Zhaodi saw her grandmother, tears flowed from her eyes.

She was smart and knew that they couldn't recognize each other at this time, so she just stood aside silently without saying a word.