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These big cannibals only stayed in this market for a few days, and they bought enough cashmere in a short period of time at a higher price than others.

Unlike those original merchants who traded with cloth and copper coins, these big cannibals mostly brought gold, silver and spices.

Their spices are very popular in Chang'an City, but there is no market in this prairie market, so when these people trade with others these days, they mostly use gold and silver.

When they left, the sick Kunlun slave also walked with him. Seeing him staggering behind the team, he didn't know how long he could last.

In the past few days, Zhao Chen also found people to contact those big food merchants, and asked a little about the sick Kunlun slave, but the other party's attitude was very tough. They said that although the Kunlun slave was sick, he was originally this The most high-quality slaves in the team are not only physically strong, but also very loyal, and have good computing power. They can help a lot after buying them back, and so on.

Businessmen like Zhao Chen and the others didn't understand when they encountered this situation. The other party obviously saw that they had sympathy for the sick Kunlun slave, so they planned to kill them.

Those turtle grandsons would rather let the slave die than sell him cheaply, and Zhao Chen also refused to be taken advantage of, so this matter ended up like this.

These big cannibals went all the way south along the official road, leaving Chengzhou, passing through Shengzhou and Yinzhou, and finally crossed the Yellow River in Suizhou, passed Mengmen Pass, arrived in Shizhou, passed through Dinghu County, and headed for Lishi County.

Before these people went to the market in Chengzhou, they had already heard the news that Luo Sanlang in Lishi County made a kind of rubber-soled leather boots. The Du planting resources in the area have been guarded, and these big food merchants have smelled business opportunities from this incident.

When they came to Xipo Village, it was almost the end of the new year, and the sick Kunlun slave was too sick to stand up at this time. Fortunately, there were two other slaves who were willing to half help and half drag him walk.

"What's wrong with this person?" When these people came over, Luo Yong happened to be giving lessons to Xu's guest house.

"This is a fugitive slave." Those big food merchants treated Luo Yong better than Zhao Chen and the others. After all, Luo Yong was rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor. Even in the eyes of foreign people, he His status is also somewhat different from that of ordinary people.

So they didn't try to sell this slave this time, but directly told Luo Yong the facts. After all, if a person with status buys this problematic slave from them, it is very likely to give them future money. Merchant brings trouble.

"Let's ask a doctor to take a look first." Luo Yong said.

"Let me show him." In the hall, a man who was nearly forty years old and dressed in a black robe also spoke at this time.

Luo Yong knew that this person was from an official family in Chang'an City, his father and brother were both officials in the court, although he himself had not been an official, he was not bad in knowledge, and he was quite proficient in medical theory.

Luo Yong asked the Xu family to open a small room alone, and then settled down the Kunlun slave. The soup and medicine he spent was bought by the man from Chang'an who ordered his servants to ride horses to Lishi County.

The Kunlun slave's physical fitness is also relatively strong. After being ill for so long, and after going through the wind and snow, he just managed to survive with a breath and a good physical foundation. After a few doses of soup and medicine, people There was nothing serious about it, but I still had no strength in my body, so I could only lie on the kang all day long.

Those cannibals wanted to buy Luo Yong's rubber-soled leather boots, but Luo Yong was unwilling to sell them.

"Do you know how many people with status and status I have rejected before you? I refused to sell to them before, how can I sell to you now?" If Luo Yong agrees to sell boots to these big food merchants at this time, there is no need He said, it must be to offend those who came to buy boots to death.

"They came early before, and you probably haven't produced enough boots here." These people were smart, and they immediately thought of a reason for Luo Yong.

"Not everyone will give you a chance to explain." Luo Yong laughed.In other words, even if there is a reason, he doesn't need to take this risk.

"Does Saburo have the product you want?" Since the purchase is unsuccessful, then barter, as long as you have what the other party wants, the transaction still has a chance of success.

"Not at all." Luo Yong said with a smile: "But if you keep the three Kunlun slaves for me, I'm willing to exchange three pairs of boots."

One of the three Kunlun slaves that Luo Yong mentioned was the sick Kunlun slave, and I heard that the calculation ability of that person is quite good.

The other two were also kind and righteous. From Chengzhou to Lishi County, Shizhou, the journey was so difficult in the cold winter and snowy weather, but they still insisted on not giving up on their sick companions.

"You actually want to exchange three pairs of boots for three slaves?" The talking Dashi merchant seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world: "Do you know how much a Kunlun slave is worth?"

"Then do you know how much a pair of my boots are worth?" Luo Yong doesn't like these big food merchants. This has nothing to do with race and ethnicity, but only with their occupations. He didn't like Chen Qi and others before. Face: "If you don't know, you can go to Chang'an City to inquire first."

Afterwards, these big food merchants had a good bargain with Luo Yong, but Luo Yong refused to give in at all.

In the eyes of these big food merchants, the young man in front of them is not as kind and generous as the few merchants they met on the road before. He is like an unreasonable old antique, a stinky stone, no wonder Someone nicknamed him Coffin Baner!

However, no matter how much dissatisfaction they had in their hearts, the deal was finally concluded at such a ridiculous price, just because at this moment, a pair of rubber-soled leather boots was far more rare than a Kunlun slave.

In the end, these big food merchants left with three pairs of rubber-soled leather boots, and the three Kunlun slaves were left behind and became servants of the Luo family.

However, Luo Yong told them that as long as the money for the pair of boots was paid off, they could leave the Luo family at any time.

The development of the matter exceeded the expectations of these Kunlun slaves. When the two tall and strong black men heard the news, they were all at a loss. Although they did not want to be slaves, they are not here. For slaves, where else can they go, can they go back? It is such a long way, but many people died on the way here. This is still under the condition that those big food merchants lead the team and provide food, and they go on their own. , I'm afraid I can't even recognize the road.

Only the person lying on the bed had a pair of black eyes shining brightly.

This Kunlun slave is a little different from the other two, he knows the value of freedom.

"If you don't want to leave, you can continue to work here for as long as you want. In this village, as long as you don't cause trouble, others will respect you. I can guarantee this."

With the influence of Yi Luo, it is not difficult to achieve this. As long as he has such a request, even if those people disagree in their hearts, they will not refute his face too much. After all, this is not a big deal. Benefits don't hurt either.

After comforting the two uneasy big men, and looking at the one lying on the bed, Luo Yong didn't say anything more, got up and left their room.

Now these three people have moved to live in the yard near Luo's house, and they are neighbors with Feng cobbler who makes boots.

After leaving the yard, being blown by the oncoming cold wind, Luo Yong only felt that his spirit was clearer than ever before.

In fact, he was also confused before. In this era, there are people trading everywhere, and there is also money to buy people. He even thinks that the price is quite cheap. The people who buy are always more at ease than those who hire, because their The deed of sale is in his own hands, and he absolutely dare not betray it easily.

Yes, for Luo Yong, what he worries most is betrayal.

There is a huge secret in him, this is a secret, and it is also a treasure trove of knowledge that can make the whole world crazy, and Luo uses his own strength to be too weak, so he gathers around him, is absolutely loyal to him, and can be used by him There are too few sent out.

For this reason, Luo Yong really wants a group of loyal and reliable slaves, but he has always restrained himself, so there are always some faint contradictions and a little vacillation.

But this kind of swaying has become a thing of the past. When he saw these Kunlun slaves and once again deeply realized how evil the slave trade was, he knew that he should never encourage this evil force. Money and power made this evil vortex bigger and bigger, and more people who should have lived freely were completely drawn into that dark abyss.

Another day, after Luo Yong finished his arithmetic class at Xu's guest house, some of the students asked Luo Yong about the Kunlun slaves.

They also heard that Luo used to let those Kunlun slaves work in the cement workshop to earn money, and said that as long as the money for the three pairs of boots was paid off, they would be set free. She has done enough work in the Luo family for several years, and when she meets her marriage, the Luo family will send her to marry.

In the eyes of them, Luo Sanlang's behavior seems a bit pretentious, let's not mention the matter of the maid, those Kunlun slaves bought them all, and they can use them, so why bother to act like this? It's like deliberately trying to show that you are different from others.

After Luo Yong briefly shared his thoughts with them, those few people expressed their incomprehension: "Sanlang, why should you care about it? Self-selling has existed since ancient times. If those people are not so poor that they can't even afford to eat, they can't afford it. How could you sell yourself?"

"I think all of you are also people who care about the common people." Luo Yong said.

"Naturally." It's just that this heart cares about the common people, what does it have to do with those Kunlun slaves?

"Since that's the case, when you see that others don't have enough to eat, you should think about how to fill their stomachs instead of turning them into slaves." Teacher Luo taught his students the principles of life.