Chapter 443: Money can solve all problems
"The deposit of three thousand taels was lost." Luo Wen looked distressed.
"It's okay." Ye Qianning put down his pen, stood up, and walked behind the screen. When he came out, he had a large red box in his hand. "Keep this money for yourselves. From now on, as long as there is something that can be settled with money, you don't have to report it to me."
It was her negligence that she missed out on so many seedlings because of money.
Luo Xuan took it and opened his eyes wide, "Miss...Miss, this..."
A lot of money...
Each silver note is worth ten thousand taels... How much would such a big box cost?
Seeing this, Ye Qianning couldn't help but laugh: "If you don't know, you would think our general's mansion is very poor."
"This... is so much, Miss, are you going to give it all to me?" Luo Xuan always thought that the general's mansion was not that wealthy. Now the eldest lady just gave away hundreds of thousands. Was the poverty in the past just an illusion?
"Um."
Through the black market events, Ye Qianning suddenly realized the importance of money.
Luo Xuan's heart was pounding, and his hands were shaking as he held the box. "Miss, you won't need that much. Keep it for yourself."
"Just take it if I tell you to. It's not just you. Luo Wen, Ying Yuan and the others will do the same in the future. Anything that money can do is a small matter. Do you understand?" Ye Qianning decided to change their values.
"Yes." Luo Xuan responded.
"Okay, now tell me what's going on with the kids on the black market."
"There was a three-year natural disaster in the north, leaving people with no food. Many families chose to sell their children to get food. Human traffickers took advantage of this and bought many children from that area. The prices on the black market were several times higher than in the public market."
"Who are the people who buy and sell these children?"
"Many of them are used for entertainment. If you are lucky, you can become a servant or a companion to study. If you are unlucky, you may be used as a living target for rich kids to practice archery." Luo Xuan said.
"They're taking human lives so lightly, and the government doesn't care?"
Ye Qianning had heard about people being used as targets in barbarian lands, but he didn't expect that such a bad habit also existed among the powerful people in Beili.
"People who buy from the black market have their property indentured, and the government can't do anything about it."
Ye Qianning frowned slightly. She thought she was cruel enough, but she didn't expect that compared with the people here, she was not perverted enough.
"Do you know who bought those children?"
"He is a famous wealthy businessman in Zhangcheng. His family owns two gold mines. If he buys a boy, he will probably send him to the mines. As for the girl..." Luo Xuan hesitated when he said this.
"how?"
"Anyway, she will learn some talents or something." Luo Xuan didn't dare to say anything he shouldn't say in front of the young lady. After all, the young lady was still too young to know those dirty things.
"Send someone to investigate and give them a warning. Buying and selling children is a serious sin. They should have children at home." Ye Qianning could guess something from Luo Xuan's expression.
There is no ban on the buying and selling of children in the four countries, so there are many human traffickers secretly selling children.
Especially in areas affected by natural disasters, the chaos can be imagined.
"yes."
"Those one hundred or so children, find a way to buy them from them. If they don't want to go with you, give them some money and let them fend for themselves. If they do want to go with you, let Du Ying teach them martial arts and some knowledge."
"Yes, I'll go this way."
Luo Xuan left.
Ye Qianning was thinking about the issue of child trafficking. If the country could ban the trafficking of children, perhaps it would be alleviated a little.
It’s just that it was not easy to do in the pedantic ancient times.
A king of a country would naturally not bother with these matters, so it would be difficult to prohibit them with an imperial decree.
If someone can take it in and teach it, it will become a large-scale institution in the future.
"What are you thinking about?"
Qian Fanji walked in.
Ye Qianning pressed her head with her little hands and ignored him. More than 130 children had been rescued, and there were many more such children in unknown places.
Sometimes the human heart is more terrifying than the devil. The sinful, ugly, greedy desires are too much to look at directly.
The most difficult thing to look directly at in the world is the human heart.
"I just saw Luo Xuan come back. Is there any trouble?" Qian Fanji saw her frowning and couldn't help but raise his hand to smooth her brows.
Ye Qianning realized his intention, tilted his head back, and frowned even deeper: "I don't like being touched."
Qian Fanji's hand stiffened and he withdrew his hand, lowering his eyes to the rice paper in front of her.
I saw the signature on the letter at a glance - your lovely daughter, Ye Qianning.
It’s not that she doesn’t know how to act coquettishly, but she only acts coquettishly to Xiang Minghou. A sour feeling rushed to her head.
"According to calculations, Marquis Xiang Ming should be arriving in the south soon." There was a hint of sourness in his calm voice.
Ye Qianning nodded, folded the rice paper and put it into the envelope.
"Rowen sent the letter."
Luo Wen walked into the house, took the letter, bowed and left.
After Ye Qianning finished cleaning up, he looked at Qian Fanji: "Is there anything I can do for you, Minister Qian?"
“…”
"Minister Qian has moved a lot of things into the General's Mansion these past few days. What's the matter? Do you want to live there from now on?"
"It's all for you."
"I wouldn't dare take it for nothing. Minister Qian, just have them move back." What's the point of giving money? Compensation?
"Once the things are delivered, they will not be moved back. Whatever you think, if you don't want them, just throw them away." Qian Fanji knew that even if he explained, she might not listen.
"Then throw it away."
"you……"
Even the calm Qian Fanji was very angry at her at this moment.
"What are you angry about?" Ye Qianning looked at him indifferently.
"You really don't want to accept my things?" She could take everything from the general's mansion without mercy, but she was unwilling to accept even a little bit of his things.
Is the gap really that big?
"It's not that I don't want to accept it, it's just that I don't have a reason. I'm afraid of being shortchanged."
"What are you afraid of?" Qian Fanji asked in confusion.
"I'm afraid you'll get involved with me."
“…”
Qianfanji felt like his chest was blocked and his blood circulation was blocked.
He used to be afraid that she would get involved with him, but now she is afraid that he would get involved with her.
It's really a matter of time, and this year it's my turn.
The same is true when it comes to behavior style.
"Don't worry, I won't force you to return to the Qian family as long as you don't want to." My own daughter is the blood of the Qian family whether she returns or not.
"That's quite a sensible thing to say." Since she entered the room, this was the only sentence that resonated with her.
What do you mean by "just throw it away if you don't want it"? Such words have no effect on her. If you don't feel sorry for your things, I won't feel sorry for them either.
Qian Fanji sighed softly and collected his thoughts.
Whenever he encountered something concerning her, he was always at a loss. For the past ten days, although he saw her every day, they could never say more than a few words.
I really can't figure out what she is doing and what she is thinking about when she locks herself in her room all day, so I can't find any common topics to chat with her.
"I saw you frowning just now. What's the matter? Can you tell me?" Seeing that she was a little absent-minded again, he couldn't help asking.
(End of this chapter)
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