Yun Xiao was helpless. He was not going to join in the fun. He was going to observe the surrounding environment to ensure Feng Zhaolian's safety, okay? Why was his master's thinking always off the mark?
But what happened there? Why did so many people gather to watch?
While he was distracted, Feng Zhaolian had already walked towards that place. Yun Xiao hurried to catch up with her. After catching up, he whispered to her, "Master, please be careful. Being out there is not like being in the capital of Dashun. It is better to have less trouble than more. You don't have to join in every excitement."
"It's okay, it's just that someone is selling slaves." While they were talking, they had already arrived at the busy place. Feng Zhaolian took a few large cages and said to Yun Xiao, "Putting slaves in iron cages and selling them together, wasn't this a common thing in Qian Zhou before? I didn't expect it to be so rare in Dashun that it would attract so many people to watch. These people really haven't seen the world." He shook the folding fan in his hand. Although he looked a little out of place in such weather, his appearance still attracted the attention of countless young girls and young women.
Yun Xiao frowned, and the scene in front of him gave him a sense of crisis. Was it just a coincidence? Was it just a coincidence that the Qianzhou people's usual method of selling slaves appeared in Anzhou? He shouted to Feng Zhaolian, "Master, please be careful. I always feel that this matter is unusual."
Feng Zhaolian also snorted coldly, "Yes! It's very unusual! This place is close to Fuzhou. Since Duanmu Anguo is already in Zong Sui, it is very likely that he brought this bad habit to the east of Dashun. This is not a good thing for the Dashun people."
"That's not what I meant." Yun Xiao said helplessly, "I'm just afraid that these people are coming for the master."
"No." Feng Zhaolian shook his head confidently. "I have no power and influence now, and I don't have the treasure map that Duanmu Anguo wants. Why would he come after me? If he really has to come after someone, that person definitely can't be me." As he spoke, he looked back at the road they came from. "Do you think there will be someone coming east behind us? Who could it be? Ah Heng?"
As the two were talking, the people around them pointed at the children in the cages and started to talk. Someone said, "What a sin! Where did the people these days learn these methods? They actually locked people in iron cages! Even if they are slaves, they are not little animals! How can they be locked up like this?"
Someone answered, "Alas! As slaves, how can they live a comfortable life? Look at those slaves, they are all children! In such a cold weather, they don't even give them more clothes, their skin is exposed, they will get sick from the cold."
"Is this the third time I've seen someone using cages to keep slaves? Oh, these kids are so pitiful."
The people's voices became louder and the slave owner heard it. He looked ferocious and shouted at the crowd, "If anyone feels sorry for them, just pay money to buy them home. Don't be here giving orders when you have no money. Since they are slaves, they can't choose whether to be comfortable or not. It's good enough to be locked up in a cage. Haven't you heard? Some people even string slaves up with iron hooks here." As he spoke, he gestured to the collarbone under his neck, indicating that this was the place where the iron hooks were inserted.
People couldn't help but shudder. How painful would it be to have a piercing through the bones? So, it is better to be poor than to be a slave, even if you are a slave in a big house, because no matter how good your master is to you, you can't predict what will happen in the future. If something happens to your master, or if he sells you, you will fall into the hands of a man, and your fate will be the same as these children in front of you.
Feng Zhaolian looked at the people in the cages, tilted his head and said to Yun Xiao, "They are all children in their early teens, and most of them are girls. Do you think anyone will buy them?"
Yun Xiao shook his head, "I don't know." He didn't want to talk about this topic, "Master, please go back to the inn and rest!"
Feng Zhaolian seemed not to hear what he said, and continued to talk to herself: "Look at that girl huddled in the corner, yes, the one with her hair down, isn't she very different?"
Yun Xiao looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, a little girl was curled up in the corner, her clothes were ragged and dirty, but her eyes were bright. She was obviously very cold, her body was shivering involuntarily, but she didn't cry like the others, nor did she beg people to buy her. She just sat there and watched the scenes in front of her coldly, her fists clenched tightly, as if she had a grudge against someone.
Bang!
The young man whipped the girl and shouted, "What are you standing there for? Don't you see what others do? Why don't you kneel down and beg me! I don't want to feed you at night if you beg me to buy you." After that, he said to the crowd, "Don't just stand there and watch! Anyone who wants to buy a slave can come forward and take a look. If you need servants at home, we have those who are quick and hardworking. If you want to keep a prostitute in your house, we also have those who are pretty and have fair skin and tender teeth. In short, we have everything you need. Come forward and take a look if you want someone like that!"
When this man called out, many people who were just watching but had no money to buy shook their heads helplessly and left. The remaining people who were dressed in rich clothes became somewhat interested, especially some playboys who ran straight to a few handsome little boys. The boy laughed as soon as he saw them, and hurried forward to greet them, constantly introducing how suitable those children were to be played with and how suitable they were to be kept in the backyard by young noblemen.
Feng Zhaolian walked towards the little girl who attracted his attention. The girl was still sitting there motionless, staring at Feng Zhaolian as if she was looking at an enemy.
Feng Zhaolian curled her lips and shook her head, "You are such a child who doesn't know how to read people's faces. Shouldn't you beg me to buy you so that you can escape this cage?"
The girl was very stubborn. After a long while, she finally managed to say, "Whether you buy it or not is up to you. I don't have to ask you to do anything. There's nothing wrong with being locked in a cage. At least they won't let me starve to death."
"Tsk tsk." Feng Zhaolian pursed his lips. "You may be young, but you have a bad temper. But I like people like you. Wait, I'll go and negotiate the price. If it's suitable, I'll buy it. I just need someone to chat with on the way."
The girl widened her eyes and warned, "I can't chat with people. You will regret buying it from me."
"It's okay, it's okay." Feng Zhaolian waved his hand and walked towards the boy, "I have a lot of money anyway, so I can afford to buy this little bit from you."
At this time, the young man was negotiating the price with the nobles. He was so happy that the four little boys could be sold at the same time. He thought it could be cheaper, after all, it was a group purchase! And the arrival of Feng Zhaolian made him smile even more. "To be honest, that little girl is the hardest to sell. I have changed three groups of people in this cage, but that girl has never been successfully bought by anyone. I am about to lose money. Now you ask for the price, and I won't ask for it. Five taels, that's five taels. This is the price I paid when I bought her. I won't charge you for the money I have paid for her food and drink for so long. Just give me five taels of silver and you can take her away immediately!"
Five taels was indeed very cheap for Feng Zhaolian. He told Yun Xiao to pay and quickly took the little girl out of the cage. The man was still admonishing: "When you stay with the master, you can't be stubborn like before, understand? You must know how to read the master's expression and how to make the master happy. Only when the master is happy can you have a good life. Otherwise, if you are sold again, I think you can only be sold to a brothel."
The little girl snorted coldly and glared at the boy fiercely, making him so angry that he raised his hand to hit her, cursing, "I gave you face and you still don't have any shame?"
As a result, before the slap could land, his wrist was grabbed by a hand like an iron clamp, and Yun Xiao said coldly: "We have already bought the person, how can you beat him up as you please? Who do you think you are!" After that, he pushed the man back suddenly, and the man fell in the street and failed to get up several times.
Feng Zhaolian had already walked away carrying the little girl. The boy was angry but could not say anything. He could only lower his head and hope that the plague god would go away quickly.
Yun Xiao caught up with the man from behind, looked at the little girl, and said to Feng Zhaolian helplessly: "If you really want someone to talk to you on the way, you should bring a servant directly from the mansion. How can you feel at ease using this one you bought on the way?"
Feng Zhaolian didn't say anything, but the little girl said, "Why are you not at ease? I'm clean and not sick."
"He's not afraid that you're sick."
"What are you afraid of?" The little girl was quite stubborn. She looked up and asked Yun Xiao, "What are you afraid of? You two adults, men, why are you afraid of a child like me?"
Yun Xiao didn't know why he was afraid of a child. He was so speechless that he simply turned his head away. Feng Zhaolian smiled and said, "I heard that Ah Heng once bought a little slave on the road. The child later returned to the Yao Mansion and lived a good life. Today I also bought a little slave, but I don't know what the fate of this little slave will be in the future?" As he spoke, he looked at the little girl with a hint of inquiry in his eyes. "Tell me, what kind of fate do you want?"
The little girl met his eyes and said calmly, "My fate should be decided by my master, not by a slave like me. So, you shouldn't ask me this question, but ask yourself." After she finished speaking, she broke free from Feng Zhaolian's hand, took two quick steps to Feng Zhaolian, and knelt down with a plop, "Please give me a name, master."
"Finally you look a bit like a slave." Feng Zhaolian nodded. "I don't know how to name people. My follower is called Yun Xiao, so you can call yourself Yun Duo! It will sound like a girl."
The little girl immediately kowtowed three times to Feng Zhaolian and said, "Yun Duo, thank you for giving me the name." Then she stood up and followed Feng Zhaolian obediently.
The three returned to the inn and asked the host to change to an upper room with a small room that could separate the servants from the master, but not too far away, making it convenient for serving.
Yun Duo was very sensible and had already taken a basin downstairs to fetch water. Yun Xiao frowned as he watched her go downstairs, then turned around and said to Feng Zhaolian, "Master, you shouldn't have bought this girl. We're almost in Fuzhou, and if something unexpected happens..."
His words were interrupted and diverted, but Feng Zhaolian asked: "Tell me, how many daughters does Duanmu Anguo have?"
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