After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

Sure enough, the light in the woman's eyes dimmed when she heard Yan Qingqing's words, and then she knelt on the ground and said, "Please, madam, have mercy on us mother and son. Even if we are willing to work as cows and horses in this life, please don't let us, mother and son." Separation.”

Yan Qingqing said: "You have been sold into slavery now, and you have no choice. Even if Boss Jiang is kind and willing to sell you mother and son together, if you can't sell them for a long time, do you think he will keep you?" ?"

After hearing Yan Qingqing's words, a trace of despair flashed in the woman's eyes. She was indeed pretending to be arrogant on purpose just now, just because she was afraid that the buyer would only want her instead of his two sick children.

The last buyer was like this. She was respectful, but in the end the buyer only wanted her and not her two children.

But Yan Qingqing is right, how long can this situation last?

The woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yan Qingqing and said, "Madam, please buy these two children together. They are very thin. I'm afraid they won't be able to live without me."

Yan Qingqing took a look at the two children and saw that they indeed had thin arms and legs. They looked like they were suffering from chronic malnutrition. Seeing Yan Qingqing looking at them, her eyes were filled with fear and hope.

Yan Qingqing glanced at the woman and said, "Then tell me whether you are worthy of being bought by my wife."

When the woman saw Yan Qingqing, she started talking in detail. It turned out that the woman's surname was Du and her name was Ruxiu. Her father was originally a scholar. She followed her father to learn Chinese and Chinese characters since she was a child. Later, his father repeatedly After failing, he settled down to teach in the countryside.

She also accepted many students from all over the country, one of whom her father was very optimistic about. He did not dislike his poor family, so he accepted him as a close disciple and betrothed him to Du Ruxiu.

After Du Xiucai passed away, the family's life became more and more difficult, and they had to sell off the little family property Du Xiucai left.

Du Ruxiu's husband also studied more and more diligently. Later, he lived up to expectations and obtained a meritorious service, and was sent to a small county to become a minor official. But something bloody happened at this moment.

At first, they were a loving couple, but later on, in order to move up the ladder, the man flattered the county magistrate's daughter and demoted her as a concubine.

She was a naturally strong person, and she resisted several times, but the scumbag locked up the three of them, mother and son, and refused to feed them.

Later, when his new wife became pregnant, there was even less room for them, mother and son. The new wife at first made them stand up and beat them, and at worst, closed the woodshed with a board. She couldn't bear it anymore, so she ran away with the child. out.

But after escaping, she found out that the world was difficult and she voluntarily sold herself into slavery. As long as she could give the three of them, mother and son, a place to live, she was willing to do anything.

Yuan Huiniang was so moved when she heard Du Ruxiu's story that she pulled Yan Qingqing's sleeve.

Yan Qingqing glanced at her innocent daughter-in-law. What Du Ruxiu said should be the truth, but it would definitely not be the whole truth, but it didn't matter much.

Yan Qingqing glanced at the two children again and asked, "What if I only buy your mother today instead of you two?"

The younger one lowered his head and said nothing, while the older one said harshly: "You can buy our mother away. If the madam thinks we are just being lazy, she doesn't need to buy us."

When Du Ruxiu heard this, she burst into tears and hugged the two children.

Upon seeing this, Boss Jiang said: "Madam, let's do this. You have chosen a lot of people today. If you buy this woman back, I will give you these two children for free."

Yuan Huiniang couldn't bear it anymore and looked at Yan Qingqing with tears in her eyes. Yan Qingqing was a little speechless, why did she look like a bad person.

These two children are so thin that they cannot work even if they are bought for a year and a half, and they have to be fed and fed.

But it doesn't matter if you think about it, there are just three more people. At most, we can just let them do some light work.

Seeing Yan Qingqing nod, not only did the mother and son look relaxed, but even Boss Jiang breathed a sigh of relief.

After picking out the mother and son, Yan Qingqing picked a few more, most of them rough ladies, and put them in various yards to clean.

Finally, a nanny was chosen for Li Xiangyang. She was not too old and was neat and tidy. Of course Yan Qingqing does not expect her to breastfeed Li Xiangyang, she only needs to take care of Li Xiangyang's diet and daily life.

Yan Qingqing selected more than 20 people at once, thinking that was almost enough.

So Yan Qingqing said to Boss Jiang: "Let's start with these. Boss Jiang, can you see how much it will cost?"

Boss Jiang glanced at the remaining ones with some embarrassment and said, "Madam, why don't you choose some more? There are quite a few good ones among them. I can recommend two to you, madam."

Yan Qingqing laughed after hearing this and said: "Boss Jiang, this is not how business works. I bought a lot of people today, and Boss Jiang thought that the two small ones he gave me were a loss. If so, I can pay Money."

In a small county like Chengyang County, there are really not many people who can buy more than 20 villains at one time, so Yan Qingqing feels more and more strange that Boss Jiang feels like he is buying and selling by force.

When Boss Jiang saw Yan Qingqing looking at him suspiciously, he quickly replied: "No, madam, you are worrying too much. Since I said it was given to madam, there is no reason to charge money.

What I mean is that there are better ones inside, and my wife will have more use in buying them back. "

When Yan Qingqing heard this, he looked at Boss Jiang and asked, "What about?"

When Boss Jiang heard this, he quickly pulled someone over. It was the burly man Yan Qingqing had seen at first. Boss Jiang said to himself: "Madam, look at this. He is tall and powerful. He must be a good worker at work." Take good care of yourself.

It's also good to buy a car to look after homes and nursing homes, or even to be a coachman. "

Yan Qingqing glanced at Boss Jiang and said nothing. At this time, Xiao Mochen walked up to Yan Qingqing and said, "Forget it, aunt. If we don't like him, let's choose someone else. But I think this guy has some boxing skills."

Upon hearing this, the man quickly said: "Yes, I have been a escort before, and I am best at looking after homes and nursing homes. I can also teach your children to practice boxing and kicking kung fu."

After hearing this, Yan Qingqing became interested and said: "Okay, let's have a showdown. If you win, I will buy you."

The man was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, but there was confusion on his face: "Madam, this is not good, what if I hurt you?"

Xiao Mochen rolled his eyes helplessly, but it was so subtle that Yan Qingqing didn't see it at all.

In the end, the big man fought Yan Qingqing a few times. At first, he looked down upon Yan Qingqing, but later he stopped being scornful when he saw that Yan Qingqing's moves were flexible and he dealt with it carefully.

After more than a dozen moves, Yan Qingqing knew that she was no match for him. After the two stopped fighting, Yan Qingqing readily bought him.

This purchase cost Yan Qingqing more than 300 taels of silver, and he bought a total of 24 servants, plus the two younger ones as gifts, a total of 26 people.

Yan Qingqing led a group of people out of the tooth shop with a stack of prostitution contracts. Boss Jiang inside saw that the "person to sell" was finally sold and he breathed a sigh of relief.