North and South groceries

After these people explained their intentions, Luo Yong invited the group of people to the hall, lit an oil lamp, and lit a hot kang.

The kang head in this hall is also big enough. A large group of brothers and sisters of the Luo family eat on this kang on weekdays, and they still feel that it is quite spacious. Squeeze, but you can sit down.

It takes five or six hours to walk from Lishi County to Xipo Village. Needless to say, the stomachs of these people must be empty right now. .

"After hearing him talk about his family background, I originally planned to take him back to have a look, but I'm really busy right now." Luo Yong said, and poured a bowl of hot water for each of these people.

"Earlier, I heard from Chen Qi that my son is here with you, so I let go of most of my heart. Saburo Gaoyi, I heard about it when I was waiting in Dinghu County." The king said.

But he is also an honest person, if he had something to say, he would let go of half of his heart at that time, so he also clearly said that he would only let go of half.

"Let go of most of it, isn't there still a little half left? I'm afraid that Sanlang will treat him harshly. I think he eats well, dresses well, and lives well here." Sure enough, a policeman present grabbed the braid. , Even if it's a joke.

These people from Dinghu County put on such an attitude. Needless to say, they must want to take their doll back. They said take it away?

"Wang Shao was betrayed!" After being choked by the messenger, a young man who came with Wang Dang said in a low voice.

"Don't mention this again." Wang Dang hurriedly stopped him, and said: "It is true that I waited recklessly and caused so much trouble for you. My son was not betrayed."

His family has been a lowly family for generations, so it was very easy for him to go to his father. Because he saved the life of the master's family, he begged the master's family to release them. Now that the old father has passed away, he always remembers the old father's exhortations back then. In his heart, the son of his royal family, no matter what, he should not become a lowly citizen again.

But now, if he clings to the matter of slightly selling, he is afraid that Luo Yong will be involved again. His son has met a good man, and he lives in Luo's house with good food and good food. How can he avenge his kindness.So he had no choice but to let go first, and discuss the matter with Luo Yong later.

"What do you mean by a little selling?" Seeing that the two sides seemed to be arguing, Luo Yong hurriedly interrupted, this was at his house, and once he started to fight, he would throw his things.

"Haven't Sanlang heard about this?" When the messengers spoke to Luo Yong, their attitude was very kind.

"Never." Luo Yong shook his head.

"Selling this little thing..." Anyway, I can't go back tonight, the room is warm, and the food hasn't been cooked for a while, so the few messengers talk about this little selling, and talk to Luo Yongdao in detail .

It turns out that there are several situations in the human population transaction, the common ones are: peace sale, slight sale and plunder sale.

That and selling is a legal transaction. A legal transaction completed on the basis of mutual consent, of course, there will also be some prerequisites. For example, the person who voluntarily sells himself must be at least ten years old. It's also a little sale.

It is illegal to sell a little, and those who will be sentenced, hanged, exiled, and beaten, depending on the situation.Luo Yong used to see on TV that the adults in the family dragged the crying child out for sale, all of which were illegal acts. If the person who was sold did not agree, the parents could not force the sale. As for whether this law It can really be implemented, Luo Yong has reservations.

And that looting is robbery.Regardless of whether it is a small sale or a plundered sale, if the buyer knows and does not report, he has to follow suit.

Luo Yong was a little dazed when he heard this. This seemed a little serious, so he forced a smile and said, "Then I'm okay?"

"Hahaha, Sanlang don't have to worry." Seeing that Luo Yong was frightened by him, the messenger hurriedly comforted him: "It doesn't matter whether this son belongs to a small sale or not, even if it is a small sale, you don't know about it, Sanlang. What's your business?"

The implication is that if you know something, you have to say you don't know it. Luo Yong understands this.

Thinking about it, even if the law has corresponding penalties for buyers, there are still a few that can really be implemented. After all, most of the buyers are wealthy families, so can we still drag all the princes and generals above into the water?

"It was a false statement earlier, my son Wang Shao was not betrayed by someone." At this time, that Wang Dang solemnly bowed his hands to all the messengers sitting here.

"It should be a misunderstanding." Luo Yong quickly smoothed things over. If this matter goes to court, it will be of no benefit to both of them. Besides, Wang Shao sold himself voluntarily, and his family also took money. At the age of ten, it is difficult to be judged as slightly sold.

It is really rare for Wang Dang to be able to search around after the eldest son sold himself, and to gather these brothers by his side.It is said to be pitiful to the parents of the world, but not everyone in the world can do this.

Although Luo Yong, the buyer, was in a bit of a difficult situation because of what they said about the sale, and he was not in a good mood.

But after getting rid of the dissatisfaction, Luo Yong thinks that this matter is also an opportunity for him. Although these people act recklessly, they are also rare people of righteousness. If they manage well, they may become a help for him in the future. Especially when it comes to security.

The smell of porridge wafted from the pottery pot, and Luo Yong took some flour out to knead the dough. He chatted with the policemen about what happened in their county recently, and asked Wang Dang and others about the situation in Dinghu County.

Dinghu County is in the northwest of Lishi County, bordering on the Yellow River in the west. The famous Qikou Ancient Town in later generations was in Dinghu County at this time.

Merchant ships from the upper reaches of the Yellow River have to disembark and go overland when they reach Qikou, because the section of the river below Qikou has a large drop in river height, fast-flowing water, many hidden reefs and dangerous shoals, and sailing is very dangerous.

It’s just that the rise of the ancient town of Qikou happened in the Qing Dynasty. Now it’s still in the Tang Dynasty. In November of the eighth year of Zhenguan, Luo has been here for so long, and no one has heard of the place name Qikou. Either there is no, or it is unknown.

At that time, commerce was far less developed than in later generations, and the situation of the Yellow River waters may also be different from later generations. However, the population of Dinghu County was comparable to that of Lishi County, probably because of the geographical advantage.

That Wang Dang and others often work as porters for others, they have been to many places, and they have quite a lot of knowledge. When they talk about those things on the way of merchants and escorting goods, even the few messengers find it novel.

When the corn porridge was cooked, the messengers did not greet Luo Yong politely, and each made hot porridge from the pottery pot to eat. Wang Dang and the others were still somewhat cautious at first. , After chatting and chatting, the atmosphere became warmer, and I let go a lot.

Most of what the policemen said were old cases in the county. While listening to the stories, Luo Yong learned some useful legal knowledge from those stories.

After this incident, Luo Yong also realized the importance of understanding the law. He should accumulate some legal knowledge so as not to accidentally step into the pit in the future. It would be best if he could get a book of Tang Law up.

Regardless of whether it will be messed up or not, Luo Yong also feels dizzy when he thinks of the many provisions. Thinking about it, it seems that it is time to send his family Goro to school.

When Luo was frying the sauce in a hot pot, the atmosphere in the hall reached its climax, regardless of whether it was the police or Wang Dang's brothers, everyone was in high spirits, just like Chinese New Year.

After drinking the corn porridge and eating the noodles with fried sauce, Luo Yong soaked a frozen pear for them, which made everyone's belly round and satisfied. The smoke cleared.

These people lived in the courtyard built by Luo Yong's disciples that night. Most of Luo Yong's more than 20 disciples went to Chang'an at this time, and the other half were making wool felt at home, so the courtyard was vacant for a while. .

After a night of sleep, the next morning, the guards drank some corn porridge with fermented bean curd, each of them took two pancakes, and went back to the city early.

Although working in government errands is better than ordinary people, and occasionally they can earn a little bit of gray income, but their place is still poor after all, the whole county is skinny and poor, so there is not much money left.

It's just gotten better recently, but the family's wealth is still not abundant, and no one dares to chew and use it recklessly. Some officials have to make bamboo chains at home after get off work to increase their income.

Na Luo Sanlang is really an open-minded person, he not only told his brothers to eat well, but also carried some in his bosom before leaving.

They themselves were reluctant to eat these two pancakes, and the babies in the family were still greedy. The world has been peaceful these years, and every family has no fewer babies.

On this side, Luo Yong sat opposite Wang Dang.

"My son, Wang Shao..." Wang Dang really didn't know what to say, because he couldn't afford the usual money for selling his own son.

"Wang Shao, you can take it back, and you can go to the government to do the paperwork in a few days." Luo Yong said frankly.

"It's so scary..." A dignified seven-foot man forced his head down to his chest.

"You still have to give me the usual copper coins. If you don't want to make up for a while, you can write an IOU." Luo Yong paused for a while, and said: "In addition, you must specify the time limit for repaying the money."

He also didn't want to be taken advantage of, although the usual money was within the range of his family's tolerance, but once the reputation of being taken advantage of was spread, he might not be able to fight it in the future.

This consistent money is actually very embarrassing for Wang Dang.They are porters, even if it is the hardest and most tiring job, they only have three or five liters of corn a day, and they have wives and children to support. The usual money is a thousand copper coins, how can he afford it?Even if Luo Sanlang gave him a one-year or two-year deadline, I'm afraid he might not be able to get it.

Now that I think about it, I can only go to the grassland to try my luck. The price of cashmere is high recently. If I can exchange some cashmere with the nomads on the grassland, maybe I can... But the grassland is dangerous. Since then, the son has no way out.

"But is there any difficulty?" Luo Yong asked again.

Seeing that Wang Dang really didn't look like he could afford the money, Luo used to put forward a condition that the other party could fulfill.

"Speaking of difficulties, I also have a problem." Luo Yong said: "Earlier, I ordered tens of thousands of saplings with someone, and I made an appointment to deliver them around Qingming. If you can help me dig those tree seedlings before Qingming The mud pit, the usual money will be exempted."

"How much land in total, and how many holes do we need to dig?" Wang Dang immediately regained his spirits when he heard that he would not need to pay copper coins if he just helped to dig the holes.

"With [-] acres of slope land, we need to dig [-] pits per mu, and each pit is three feet deep." Luo Yong said.

"It's a deal!" Wang Dang said.

The author has something to say:

Author: Didn't you say you want to get rid of your unhappiness?

Luo Sanlang: It has been written off.

Author: Do you think I'm stupid?

Luo Sanlang: Yes.