Kuaiwen: I earn a pension by breaking through the game

Chapter 284 The Bride Dedicated to the Mountain God (74)

But she didn't wander around aimlessly, but was heading towards one place very clearly.

In a corner of Lingzhou City, there is a special area called "Za Shi".

This is where all kinds of people gather, where prosperity and desolation are intertwined, forming a unique picture.

The miscellaneous market is located on the edge of the capital, adjacent to the city wall, but it does not appear deserted. On the contrary, it is bustling and bustling with people.

The streets are narrow and winding, with houses on both sides of the street of varying sizes, some dilapidated and some newly renovated.

Various vendors set up stalls on the roadside, selling all kinds of items, from daily necessities to rare treasures.

Behind this prosperity, there are many unknown hardships hidden.

Beggars and orphans can be seen everywhere in the market.

They either huddled in the corner or sat on the side of the road, wearing tattered clothes and looking pale and thin.

There was helplessness and longing in their eyes, longing for a full meal and a place to live.

These beggars and orphans come from all over. Some are refugees who have lost their homes due to war, and some are children abandoned due to family poverty.

They snuggled together in the market, forming a special group.

In the market, all kinds of people run their own businesses. Some are engaged in legitimate professions, while others operate in the gray area.

In this competitive and dangerous environment, beggars and orphans are often neglected and bullied.

Here, perhaps there are girls willing to follow her back to the clinic and learn a skill to make a living for themselves.

When he first stepped into the market, Jiang Qiuchen didn't have any special feeling in his heart. He just felt that the roads in this place were narrower and the ground was dirtier.

But the further she went inside, the heavier her heart became.

Most people had numb expressions on their faces, with neither joy nor sadness. They just walked hurriedly with their heads down, as if all emotional fluctuations would be silently cleared away after entering the market.

The people here were born in humble circumstances and it was difficult for them to find decent jobs in other parts of the city. In order to survive, they could only rely on each other for warmth, forming a small city within a city.

But places where people gather are treasure lands where wealth is born. Although the poor have little money, when accumulated over time, it is a sum that cannot be underestimated.

Therefore, there are still many people who choose to stay here to do business. After all, as long as they are human, they need to eat and purchase daily necessities.

Classes do not exist in nature. They are not inherent entities in nature. Instead, they are created in the course of development of human society due to the combined effects of factors such as uneven distribution of resources, power differences, and social customs.

However, once people begin to compare based on some criteria, such as wealth, status, power or knowledge, class differences gradually become apparent, forming an invisible boundary.

In the miscellaneous market, there is a phenomenon that is different from the outside world.

Without the pressure from high-ranking officials, the status of the merchants who controlled the commodity trade rose.

The vendors' attitude towards the poor people who came to buy goods was not friendly, and could even be considered somewhat bad.

But the poor people were afraid that the other party would raise the price or were unwilling to do business with them, so they had no choice but to beg humbly.

There's no way around it. Most of the things here are defective products discarded from outside, and the prices are much cheaper.

If there weren't people who were interested in collecting them, they would be difficult to buy.

Besides, the people in Lingzhou City particularly disliked the people in the market. Even if they went out to buy, they would still be looked down upon. Therefore, it was better to lower their attitude and save themselves some trouble.

There are differences and classes between vendors and the poor, so orphans and beggars, who are at the bottom of the society, are naturally the ones who are targeted with the greatest malice.

Being scolded and expelled are the most common and widespread practices. What's worse, psychologically distorted people will deliberately vent their accumulated resentment on orphans and beggars.

The underlying logic behind this is very simple, because orphans and beggars are of humble origins, live at the bottom of society, and lack resources and voice.

Their plight is often unknown, and no one is willing to speak up for them.

This state of helplessness and despair makes them targets for those with disgruntled intentions.

It is hard to imagine what a woman who is already at a disadvantage should do in such a situation.

Although Jiang Qiuchen knew all these truths, she couldn't help but clench her fists when she saw these scenes.

"You damned girl! You come to my stall again to touch the buns! I'll beat you to death!"

"Although these overnight buns are not fresh anymore, I managed to get them with great difficulty thanks to my connections. I was counting on them to make money, but I never thought you would take them away first!"

"You want to eat meat buns? Bah! Don't even mention that you can't eat the meat buns that were left over from the previous night. Even if I were to feed them to a dog, I wouldn't give them to you, your cheap little hoof!"

"If I don't make enough money today, it's all your fault. For the bad luck you brought to me, I'll beat you up every time I see you from now on!"

The owner of the bun shop snatched the meat bun from the little girl's hand, picked up a cracked and prickly bamboo stick at hand, and beat the little girl with it mercilessly.

"call out--"

The thin bamboo sticks cut through the air, making a sound of breaking through the air, and penetrated the little girl's thin clothes without any hindrance, hitting her thin body.

"what--"

The little girl screamed immediately, and her already weak body had no time to react, so she fell to the ground.

Once again, the little girl was like a fish that had just been caught, flipping and flapping her body back and forth in an attempt to escape the beating from the bun shop owner.

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, I won't do it again!"

The little girl's plea for mercy not only failed to gain the boss's sympathy, but instead caused an even more violent attack.

The boss seemed to be addicted to playing, venting his anger over and over again.

"I'll beat you to death! I'll beat you to death!"

What little rationality he had originally retained was now completely gone, and his scarlet eyes were filled with extreme cruelty and murderous intent.

No one around came forward, as if they were already accustomed to such scenes.

Jiang Qiuchen was far away, but after hearing the sounds of beating and scolding, he squinted his eyes and looked over here. After understanding the situation, he rushed over as fast as he could.

Finally, before the bamboo stick was about to fall again, Jiang Qiuchen stepped forward and grabbed the boss's wrist.

The force was so great that even a big and strong man would have difficulty moving an inch.

The owner of the meat bun stall thought he was hallucinating. He stood there staring at Jiang Qiuchen for a while before yelling.

"Where did this little girl come from? Are you trying to kill yourself?!"