Walking into a cesspit, the best evil widow wants to stand up

"In good condition?"

Hearing Mrs. Wu describe slaves like this, Shen Ping raised her eyebrows and lamented that the people at the bottom of the ancient world were like goods and could be bought and sold at will. In order to survive for their families or themselves, they had no choice but to do this.

Po Wu opened a side door and led Shen Ping in. After passing by, the side halls on both sides were surrounded by fences. The people inside were all men, wearing coarse clothes.

"Ms. Shen, the first people who move in here are all men, and the second people who move in here are all women." Ya Po said as she walked.

Shen Ping looked carefully and found that there were some differences between the left and right. The one on the left was slightly older, probably over 40 years old, while the one on the right was younger, probably no more than 30 years old. What these people have in common is that they all look sallow, thin, and malnourished.

There is a toilet inside this fence, and you can move around as you like, but you are limited to moving inside. It is similar to house arrest and is managed in batches.

They get up every day to wait for food, and then sit and wait for buyers to come to choose from. If it cannot be sold for more than a month, the dental store will not keep it.

They would resell them at a low price to the wilderness, or mine coal and rocks. They would eat the least but do the most tiring work. Many people died within three months.

So whether it is the slave himself or Yaxing, he hopes to sell it as soon as possible. If he is lucky, he will be selected as a slave by a wealthy family. If no one wants him, the end will be even more difficult.

Mrs. Wu would send someone to deliver the daily meals, one for each person. The portion was not large, but it would not starve to death.

"Ya Po, I don't know how to calculate the price!" Shen Ping felt that it was better to ask the price first so that she would have a good idea. Otherwise, if he sees something suitable later, Yapo might sit down and raise the price.

"Ms. Shen, we don't bargain here. This young girl costs 20 taels of silver, and the older one costs 10 taels. She knows a lot, but the price is 5 taels more expensive.

This young and strong man received 35 taels of silver, the older man received 20 taels of silver, and the skilled man received 5 taels more. "

Because young and strong men were bought back, if the court wanted to recruit strong men, the domestic slaves could serve as Yao servants in place of their masters.

Therefore, young men are more expensive than young women. Afraid that Shen Ping wouldn't understand, Ya Po explained.

Seeing Shen Ping coming in, everyone looked over with hope, their eyes full of desire for freedom. Even though Shen Ping was a killer before, seeing people being sold as commodities was still unbearable to look at.

Seeing that Shen Ping didn't stop and Ya Po led her all the way inside, Shen Ping asked curiously: "Po Wu, were these people born slaves or were they sold here by their families."

Po Wu glanced at these people and said calmly: "Among them, there are children in the family. As long as they signed a death contract when they were sold into slavery, after they get married, the children born in the master's family will also be slaves for generations. This is what is called home birth.

Some families are in trouble and have no rice to cook, so they are sold by their family members. Others are selling themselves. If they are good-looking, they usually don't have to worry about buyers. "Po Wu said as she walked.

After working in this business for a long time, Po Wu has developed a heart of stone. There are many poor people in the world. She is just making a living and is better than them.

While talking, we arrived at the second entrance. This second entrance is more spacious than the first entrance, and the activity space inside is also larger. It is also the same as the first entrance. The ages on the left and right are different.

Seeing Ya Po and Shen Ping come in and gather around the fence, Shen Ping stopped.

"What are you guys supposed to do? Go back and sit down." Mrs. Wu stretched out her hand to make a driving gesture.

Many people sat back with disappointment on their faces. Shen Ping watched and saw two young girls with pretty features sitting there embroidering patterns. She looked up at her and continued to work.

These two girls stood out among the crowd because they were not wearing coarse cloth. Although it was not fine cotton, the style and quality looked better than those worn by the people next to them.

And with this skin color, everyone else looks sallow and thin, but although these two girls are not particularly fair, they are both a healthy wheat color, and they look pretty and smart.

Shen Ping turned her head and looked to the opposite side. There was also a woman in her 30s with a kind face, who was concentrating on holding the soles of her shoes.

From time to time, he scratched his head with the needle in his hand. Like the two girls, he did not swarm around the fence like the others. It has to be said that these people successfully attracted her attention.

"Wu Po, you just said that you just collected a batch of good quality ones. Where are they?" Shen Ping looked around.

"Those two embroidery girls!" Ya Po pointed. These two girls used to serve the mistress of a large family, and they had children in the family.

The one holding the sole of the shoe over there is their mother, who was the dowry maid of the mistress of the house. They serve the mistress of the house, but the mistress is also a poor person.

Later, her mother's family fell into decline and had no one to support her. She had nothing to do in her life. She finally believed in Buddhism. Their master also thought she was unlucky, so she only had a false title in the wealthy family and had no real power at all. Even those few Even Mrs. Fang can ride on her head

After the mistress passed away, the aunts in their house could not accommodate them, so the housekeeper sold them to me. "

Shen Ping nodded secretly. No wonder their temperament was different from others. They turned out to be servants of a wealthy family. It was rare that they did not see arrogance and domineering, and there was a calmness on their faces that others did not have.

"Call them out and let me have a look!" Shen Ping made up her mind.

"Ms. Shen, it's good for them both, but it's just~"

"Alas!" Po Wu suddenly sighed and shook her head: "They were sold here as a family. You see, the woman holding the soles is their mother. Their father is also outside.

In the past two days, several buyers had taken a fancy to them and wanted to buy them back as maids, but they refused to do so.

They don't want to separate, so they have to let the other party buy them as a family. The sisters are willing to buy them, but they are not willing to take advantage of their nearly 40-year-old parents. "

Shen Ping finally understood that these two girls were okay, indeed quite good, but it would be different if they were with their parents. In ten years, they would be nearly 60 years old, and they would not be able to do much work. Who would want to !

This Mrs. Wu is quite smart. She has made this little calculation and wants to take over and get rid of these people as soon as possible, but it is not impossible.

To say that Mrs. Wu has poisonous eyes, she has her own way of judging people. From the moment she saw Shen Ping, she knew that these two girls would definitely catch her eye.

She believed that Mrs. Shen would definitely buy this family, so she strongly recommended it.

Shen Ping pondered for a while, then looked at the mother and daughter, turned her head and said to Granny Wu, "Grandma Wu, please call those two girls out."

"Okay!" Ya Po was overjoyed, took out the key, and left in response. She knew there was something going on this time.

The two girls were not surprised by this, so they put down what they were holding and came out. When the other people looked at it, they knew they had no hope, so they sat back in a daze.

Shen Ping looked at the woman holding the soles of her shoes and saw the two girls walking out. Her eyes lit up, with a mix of joy and anxiety. She looked directly at them without blinking and stopped what she was doing.

The two girls looked to be about the same age and about the same height. They had an oval face and a round face. They looked quite delicate, but their eyebrows were similar.

The two of them walked up to Shen Ping and said, "Hello, madam!"

"Raise your heads." Seeing them lowering their heads, Shen Ping said, "What are your names?"

The oval-faced girl spoke: "I am my sister, my name is Cuihong, I am 14 years old."

"My name is Cuihua, I'm 13 years old."

I didn’t expect these two girls to be so young, but their mothers looked not young either. After all, ancient people still show their age.