Chapter 712: Fight, are you going?
Chen Jing'an agreed with Tian Ying'er's evaluation of herself from the bottom of her heart.
He is indeed not a good person.
He has a cruel heart, ruthless hands, sweet words, a sharp knife in his heart, and is two-faced, mean and vicious.
He has nothing to do with being a gentleman, and he has all five vices of the human heart.
Compared with Xu Yu, Chen Jing'an is no match for him.
But Chen Jing'an always knows what he is doing and what he should do next.
Tian Ying'er got the antidote from Chen Jing'an, and went to recuperate while feeling exhausted and cursing.
Chen Jingan sat down and looked seriously at the couple sitting opposite him, his face unusually serious: "That's what happened."
"I knew something about it before, but it had nothing to do with the matter at hand, so I didn't bother to ask about it. But now..."
Different from Chen Jingan, who is sober and indifferent.
Tian Ying'er was protected too well, and the heroine's heart was still alive, and she still had her own ideas about being a hero and upholding justice.
If Chen Jing'an continues to sit back and watch, Tian Ying'er will use herself as bait, and there's no telling when this stupid thing will get herself into trouble.
Chen Jing'an sighed, feeling both angry and helpless. "The reputation of the Jiangnan Skinny Horse has spread throughout the world, being praised to the skies by those so-called literati and scholars."
"In fact, the image of a slender-waisted beauty, and the charming allure of three-inch golden lotus feet, all originated from such a cold and evil land. I thought everyone knew this."
"Who knew that stupid thing actually knew nothing."
The Qingyun that Tian Ying'er met was just the simplest link in the myriad evils, and also the tip of the iceberg of the evildoers' greed.
But just seeing this little bit, Tian Ying'er seemed unable to bear it.
Sang Zhixia frowned slightly. "I happened to hear someone mention this before. In Nan Shangxing, exchanging beautiful women as gifts is a common custom, regardless of gender. It's become a common practice."
"So, most of these people were actually kidnapped?"
"What do you think, sister-in-law?"
Chen Jing'an had seen enough of this kind of vileness to lazily say with disdain, "There are indeed some decent people in the world who sell themselves and their children to survive, but there are many more who wouldn't even eat their own cubs."
"Not many people can survive and reach this stage, but the indentures held by the matchmaker are getting thicker and thicker every year, and the good-looking girls and boys in her clutches are always the freshest ones. Can this all be voluntary?"
Under the strict framework of imperial power, people are divided into different classes from birth.
People can be bought and sold.
But according to the laws of the court, not all of these life-threatening transactions are legal and compliant.
Only biological parents, brothers, or those who are willing to sign a contract of sale have the right to sign it; otherwise, it shall be invalid according to the law.
An invalid indenture is equivalent to human trafficking.
Kidnapping and trafficking is a capital crime at any time.
But in many places, this law exists in vain.
Except for those who are unwilling to give up all their wealth and spend the rest of their lives to seek justice for their children, most people are too lazy to investigate further.
Just being fair...
Chen Jingan scoffed, "Where can we get justice?"
"Those who refuse to accept their fate and still try to find their child will only have two outcomes."
"Either they couldn't handle it anymore and went mad and died, or they knew something and were brutally murdered."
"For many, many years, the world has always been like this..."
For wealthy people who spend money to buy people, they only care about whether their money is worth it and whether the person they bought is useful.
For those who make money from this business, they only need to care about whether they make enough money and whether the goods in their hands can satisfy the people who spend money.
As for those poor people who were abducted, beaten, and forced to learn various ways of serving others, no one cares whether they live or die.
These children, who were forced to lose their freedom unwillingly, were artificially sorted into different levels.
Many smart ones are sent to the homes of those deceitful "mothers" who beat and scold them and play with their lives at will. They are raised by these "mothers" who teach them many tricks to please people and then sell them at a high price when the time comes.
Those who look ordinary and unremarkable either die tragically at a young age in an unknown corner, and a straw mat is a luxury for them.
There are many such "women" in Nanyun.
The place where such a "mother" lives is often not far away from a mass grave where many bones are buried.
Tian Ying'er said that Qingyun's family had a frail old mother and more than a dozen younger sisters. Chen Jing'an knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.
Nanyun is just a corner.
In the south, where keeping skinny horses as pets is popular, there are many homes with such strange structures.
It’s just that Tian Ying’er has never seen it.
Otherwise, why would there be such a fuss?
Chen Jingan's brows were filled with mockery. He paused and said helplessly, "This matter shouldn't have been our business."
According to the best assumption, their purpose in coming to Nanyun was to disintegrate the Nanyun businessmen headed by the Nanxun Chamber of Commerce.
While ensuring that the trade routes and people's livelihood developed by southern merchants over the years were not affected, the south was taken over without bloodshed.
As long as the place is taken control, the dynasty will change.
The new emperor will enact strict laws, and under the strong deterrent of severe punishments in troubled times, this rampant situation will definitely improve accordingly.
This should be the responsibility of the future Governor-General of Jiangnan.
But now…
The Governor-General of Jiangnan is still Emperor Yongshun's man, and he is probably trembling with fear for his precarious future.
Xu Yu was in Nanyun.
If Chen Jing'an wants to start with Nan Yun and solve the current troubles first, he can only come to Xu Yu.
Xu Yu's eyes were indifferent: "What do you want to do?"
Chen Jingan laughed and said, "Don't you even think about the possible consequences of rashly intervening in this matter?"
"What are the consequences?"
Xu Yu said casually: "If you want to move, then you can pick up the knife."
"Even if there are any consequences, I will be the first one to bear the brunt of them. What are you afraid of?"
Chen Jing'an said everything without saying a word, punching Xu Yu's shoulder. As Xu Yu frowned, he said coldly, "If we can't just wipe them out completely, we should at least overturn the tables of those who feed on flesh and blood."
"Just deal with the matter at hand first, and find some time to get this clue from Gui Sheng to help me find out. The more detailed the better."
For Xu Yu, this was not a difficult task.
Xu Yu hummed: "What about now?"
"Now?"
Chen Jingan chuckled twice, flung his robe, stood up, and said coldly, "Now I'm going to go talk to that Qingyun."
"Are you going to fight?"
Xu Yu showed his disdain: "I'm busy, get lost."
Chen Jing'an opened his folding fan and laughed a few times, then turned and left with a wink.
When Chen Jing'an left, he knocked on the ground and listened intently to Xu Mingyang and Sang Yanyou, who were squatting on the ground like big potatoes.
"Let's go and fight."
Xu Mingyang and Sang Yanyou stood up without saying a word, rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward.
Seeing that Sang Zhixia only pursed her lips and had no intention of stopping him, Xu Yu chuckled and said, "Let him out now?"
"Just go."
Sang Zhixia lowered her eyes and said, "Before I left home, my grandfather told me that if a child is too well protected and raised at home, he will never grow up."
The old man asked her to take the two boys with her this time, not just to see the world and gain experience.
More importantly, they want the growing young people to see the true cruelty of human nature.
In such a world, all the filth and dirt are hidden in places that are difficult to detect.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, otherwise...
Where in the world can one find a book written by a sage?
Xu Yu said slowly, "Zhizhi, don't worry."
"It's no problem for these two little bastards to fight three at once. They can easily handle a few kidnappers and thugs."
Sang Zhixia didn't know what to say.
Xu Yu suddenly said, "It's rare for Chen Jing'an to ask me for something. If I delay, I'm afraid he'll bite me."
"I want to ask Gui Sheng something. Are you interested in sitting in?"
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