The man yelled "Ouch!" and covered his hand, cursing loudly.
"You little bitch, how dare you push your grandpa, you're really tired of living."
The trafficker took off the whip hanging from his waist and was about to lash the girl.
The whip was raised high, but it wouldn't come down for a long time.
The trafficker turned around and saw that the whip was being held by a girl in black with an extraordinary air, who was holding a sword in her hand.
"Young lady, would you like to buy someone?"
The human traffickers suppressed their anger and immediately greeted them with a smile.
Lin Yinan released her grip on the whip and pointed at the two sisters, asking, "How much for them?"
Seeing that someone dared to argue with him, the man in blue ignored the pain in his hand and scrambled to his feet.
"That was the person I took a liking to first."
The trafficker's eyes darted around; his chance to make money had arrived. He smiled obsequiously and said, "Miss, if the two sisters trade silver, it will only cost ten taels, and they'll need fifty catties of grain."
"Didn't you just say you only wanted eight taels?" The man stared at the damned human trafficker who dared to raise the price on the spot.
"Sir, you know that the market is constantly fluctuating."
The human traffickers were not afraid at all; since they were in this line of work, why would they be afraid of being bothered?
Previously, this man was picky because he saw that there were many refugees, he had money in his pocket, and he had grain at home, so he didn't have to worry about not being able to buy people.
Lin Yinan didn't care about the lawsuit between the two, and took out a ten-tael silver ingot from his pocket and threw it over.
The trafficker swiftly took it, and upon closer inspection, his face lit up with joy; he loved buyers who were so decisive.
He happily pulled out the sisters' indentures and handed them to Lin Yinan with both hands.
"This is the contract of servitude for the two of you. Please keep it safe, young lady."
He then signaled to his men to untie the ropes binding the two sisters' feet.
The man looked regretful; he hadn't expected Lin Yinan to be so generous and buy the person so readily.
Upon gaining their freedom, the two sisters knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Yinan.
"Thank you, young lady!"
"Get up!"
The trafficker then pointed to a dozen or so teenagers tied up on the side and said to Lin Yinan, "Miss, would you like to buy male servants? These are all handpicked by me; they are strong, healthy, and capable of working."
Lin Yinan looked in the direction he was pointing, and dozens of pairs of eyes were fixed on her, hoping to be chosen by her.
She felt a tightness in her chest and was very uncomfortable from being stared at.
There's nothing she can do; she's still a refugee and simply doesn't have the capacity to support so many people.
"Two are enough, we still have a long way to go."
Lin Yinan led her people halfway when they saw Lin Fu running towards them, panting heavily.
"Miss, the young master has been looking for you everywhere and wants you to go back quickly."
"Ah Fu, Big Brother is back so soon?" Lin Yizhang asked.
Lin Fu nodded, "Just got back, and we're about to set off now." Then, noticing two raggedly dressed girls following behind Lin Yinan, he asked, "Miss, who are those two girls?"
Lin Yinan, "The person I bought back."
"Buying someone?" Lin Fu asked in surprise, not understanding why the girl would buy someone at this critical juncture.
Back at the camp, everyone had already packed their luggage.
Li Shulan sat on the cart, looking around. When she saw her return, she kept waving to her.
Upon learning that she had bought two maids, Old Mrs. Zhao said with displeasure, "Grandma, we're on our way to escape a disaster, why are you adding two more mouths to feed?"
Upon hearing this, the two sisters immediately knelt down, pleading, "Grandma, we haven't eaten much, please let us stay!"
Grandma Zhao looked them up and down; both of them were so thin that she couldn't bear to see them like that.
"Fine, since you were bought by Nan Ya, just do as she says."
Zhang hesitated, but since the old lady had already spoken, she couldn't say anything more.
"Thank you so much, Grandma!" the two sisters said in unison.
Lin Yinan handed two wild vegetable pancakes to the two of them, saying, "Eat up, what are your names?"
"My name is Qianxia, I'm the older sister, and I'm thirteen years old this year," Qianxia said softly.
"My name is Qianwu, and I am the younger sister."
You can tell from her voice that Qianwu has a cheerful personality, and her tone should be bright and cheerful.
Qianwu is the bold little girl who was protecting her sister earlier.
Lin Yinan saw her courage and the indomitable spirit in her eyes, which is why he decided to buy them.
Thirteen years old is the age to start junior high school.
The procession moved slowly, with everyone following the person in front.
Lin Yiheng walked up to Lin Yinan and asked, "Why did you decide to buy someone?"
Lin Yinan, "I felt sorry for them."
Two years ago, my mother bought a maid for my younger sister, but unfortunately she couldn't escape the barrage of arrows from the Hu people and died in Pingcheng.
Lin Yinan then asked them about their investigation, and what Lin Yiheng and the others found out was the same as what the brothel manager had said.
Lin Yiheng sighed, "After we came back and discussed it with the village chief and the others, we unanimously decided that since we can't enter the city, we should leave as soon as possible. Yangcheng is only opening soup kitchens to distribute soup, and more and more refugees are coming here after hearing the news. I'm afraid this won't be good in the long run."
"Ah Fu inquired at the soup kitchen and found out that the soup water they've been serving these past two days is so clear you can count the grains of rice."
"I'm afraid there's not much food left in the city," Lin Yinan guessed.
Lin Yiheng: "When migrants from other counties heard that Yangcheng was distributing porridge, they kept coming here."
"If they only provide porridge but don't settle people down, Yangcheng will soon descend into chaos."
"Yun Erlang suggested leaving as soon as possible."
Lin Yiheng glanced at the Qianxia sisters who were standing silently beside him and said, "Don't take what Grandma said to heart. She's worried that there won't be enough food. The Yun family has stored grain in Gudao County, and Yun Erlang promised to sell some to the village. I'll go and talk to Grandma."
Lin Yinan wasn't worried because the food stored in her space hadn't been touched.
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