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Chapter 2 02 Beautiful Male Slave
Yu Hui suddenly showed a naive smile and asked, "Sister, is the price really cheap at your place? If we just look at it, it's okay if we don't necessarily buy it?"

When the middle-aged woman saw that the young girl was really greedy for cheap, she said heartily: "Of course, there is no righteousness in buying and selling. Let's make friends and introduce you when we have suitable goods. In fact, there are not only There are slaves, as well as rare herbs brought over from Luan Kingdom, which we don't have here in Hua Kingdom."

When Su Mian heard that there were rare herbs, Su Mian was also moved.

The north side of Phoenix Mountain is in the territory of Hua State, and the south side is in the territory of Luan State. Just separated by this mountain, the varieties of herbs are very different.Many rare medicinal materials for curing difficult and miscellaneous diseases are only found in the territory of Luan Kingdom. It is a pity that there are very few people in the nearby villages and towns who really understand medicinal materials.

Su Mian whispered, "Little sister, let's go and have a look."

Yuhui guessed that Su Mian was fascinated by rare medicinal materials, she wanted to learn more anyway, so she was naturally happy, and followed the middle-aged woman happily, turning around into the door of a very inconspicuous shop.

Although the shop is small, it has a lot of things. At first glance, it looks like a grocery store full of old things.The middle-aged woman pointed to the box on the side and said: "There are new medicinal materials over there. It rained two days ago, and the buyer in this city who originally agreed said that the efficacy of the medicinal materials will be greatly reduced after the rain. Half of the price, my small profit is not willing to give in, and in the end they even returned the product. Alas, it is difficult to do business these days."

Su Mian walked over, picked up a handful of medicinal herbs, smelled them, and asked politely, "Shopkeeper, are you Huanyangcao? Do you know medicinal herbs?"

The shopkeeper replied: "I don't see that you are a man, but you are a bit knowledgeable. This is indeed a sun-returning grass that only grows in the south of Fenghuang Mountain. But I am a grocer, and I sell whatever is profitable. I really don't know much about medicinal materials. .”

Su Mian smiled slightly, lowered her head and whispered something to Yu Hui.He knew that some words would be more convincing when spoken by a woman than by a man, even if the woman was still a child.

After hearing this, Yuhui nodded frequently, and said according to her words: "Shopkeeper, it doesn't affect the efficacy of the medicine after being picked in the rain. You can just dry it and sell it. Tongji Pharmacy in the neighboring town is short of this medicinal material. The shopkeeper Li there He is a kind person, and he will not lower the price."

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Really? Then how much do you think these medicinal materials are worth?"

According to Su Mian's explanation, Yu Hui reported a figure and also talked about the price difference between seasons.

The store owner has long felt that this young girl has an extraordinary bearing, her eyes are bright and intelligent, and although she is dressed in coarse cloth, she can hardly conceal her impressive demeanor.The store guessed that she might be a lady from a wealthy family who came out to play in microservices.Now that the price she said is clear and consistent with the market, I believe that she is knowledgeable and no longer doubt it.

The store owner thanked them, and led Yuhui and Su Mian into the courtyard behind the store.

There is a big stone lock in the yard, which seems to weigh at least a hundred catties, and three iron chains are tied to the stone lock.The other end of the chain was firmly tied around the necks of the three slaves.The three slaves are all unkempt, naked men.

When two of the slaves saw someone coming, they showed a frightened expression, covered their bodies with panicked hands and feet and shrank back.Only one person curled up on the ground without moving.The slave was wearing heavy shackles on his feet, his hands were tied behind his back with hemp rope, and his body was covered with scars. The cracked bright red and bruises were shocking, and he seemed to be dying and unconscious.

"These three were sent to the city last night, and they have already completed the formal slavery documents." The storekeeper introduced, while roughly grabbing the left arm of the unconscious slave on the ground, revealing a blue bruise on his shoulder. Circular branding, "Look, this slave's arm has already been marked with the slave mark of our country, and the death of this slave has also been registered in Luan country, and no one will pursue it in the future."

Men in this world pay the most attention to chastity. No matter how poor they are, they will let boys dress neatly to cover their skin.The three male slaves in front of them were completely deprived of human dignity, naked and chained like livestock. The situation was really miserable.

Yuhui was moved with compassion, and couldn't help asking: "Shopkeeper, how much does it cost to buy these three slaves?"

"Those two are not seriously injured, their hands and feet are flexible, and they are fairly neat. I heard that they used to be servants of nobles, and they are very good at serving people. They are two taels of silver each (one tael of silver is equal to one thousand copper coins), and there is no bargaining."

After saying this, the innkeeper picked up a bucket of water from the side, picked up the long hair of the unconscious slave on the ground, dipped his head in the bucket and fished it out, repeated several times, washed his face and turned it towards Yu Hui Hui continued, "Although he is half dead now, he is still young at fifteen or sixteen years old. You can see that he is more beautiful than the top young men in the city. His body is soft, but he is the firmest when he is made there. Three hundred bucks can't be less , you can play with him for at least three or five days when you buy it back, and it’s much more cost-effective to just throw it away when it dies than to go shopping in a brothel. Even if you don’t order a waiter to serve you in a brothel, you still need to charge [-] yuan for the entry tea, which is a little bit pretty. Ten taels of silver can't even touch someone's hand."

The store kept bragging about the cheapness and benefits of these three slaves, but Yuhui's eyes were completely attracted by the slave in front of her.She walked forward unconsciously, and brushed away the dripping hair on the slave's face, revealing his handsome face.It was a perfect combination of facial features like a dream, bringing out a faint beauty, blooming on the pale skin.If you only look at this face, his beauty has surpassed the shackles of gender, and no matter whether a man or a woman sees him, he will lose his mind for a moment.

Yuhui suddenly asked, "What's his name?"

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, took out the deeds of sale of the three slaves, flipped through and took out one, and said, "This slave is called A Li, and he is 15 years old."

"His name is A Li?" Yu Hui felt excited when she heard this, could it be such a coincidence?The person she is looking for is him, and the person who can help her complete an almost impossible task is this dying slave boy in front of her?

In this world, slaves are a kind of untouchables, and like all untouchables, they are not eligible to have a surname and are classified as slaves.

The untouchables were forbidden to study, and were not allowed to take the imperial examination to become an official. Both men and women could only engage in lowly professions such as prostitution, acting, slavery, and begging.The sources of untouchables include prisoners of war, concubine, hereditary, looting, debts and so on.

If the untouchables have special merits, they can be reported by their masters, and after verification, they can be issued an imperial order of exemption from slavery.Among them, women are most likely to be exempted by military exploits, and men can also be released from slavery if they are accepted as servants by their masters.

The laws of various countries stipulate that slaves are the same as property and have no independent human rights. They are all included in the household of the master and can be bought and sold.The owner can dispose of lynching at will except killing at will.Untouchables are not allowed to leave their masters at will, and fugitives are arrested by the government, with sixty sticks for one day, and one more for three days.

The same kind of untouchables marry, and their identities are passed down from generation to generation.Its work for the master is unlimited and unpaid.The untouchables cannot report other crimes to their masters except the heinous crimes. Those who report, the untouchables will be executed.And the master of the untouchables, even if he falsely accuses the untouchables or lynches him to death, he only needs to pay a small fine to offset the crime.

Yuhui's heart was full of ups and downs, she weighed things over and over again, she put her toes on her toes and begged in a low voice next to Su Mian's ear, "Brother, can we buy him? We can't afford others, he is so pitiful, we must save him .”

Su Mian slightly turned her back to the store, and asked in a low voice, "Little sister, do you have other reasons for wanting to buy him?"

(End of this chapter)