"Hey, brother, please come in. I wonder if I can help you if I'm here."
"Buy people."
"Oh, what a coincidence, little brother. A batch of new goods just arrived yesterday. The young men are fifteen taels, the older ones are ten taels, the young women are ten taels, and the older ones are seven taels. I wonder what I want to choose. of."
As he spoke, he led Tan Ruonan to a courtyard.
There are so many things to pay attention to when buying a person. Before Tan Ruonan could answer, he heard curse words.
"When you get here, be obedient and obedient, so as not to suffer any physical pain. If you don't see them, this is the end."
Seeing Tan Ruonan's daze, the proprietress said unconcernedly: "Hey, let me make the little brother laugh. If you just come here and disobey, you have to teach me a lesson. What kind of thing do you want to buy?"
"Buy two of them who are knowledgeable and honest."
"Yes, yes."
Bypassing the courtyard wall, out of professional habit, Tan Ruonan keenly noticed that two people covered with scars were being taken away.
Some men, women and children with ragged clothes and empty eyes stared at all this.
Waiting for the unknown future.
Tan Ruonan's heart sank. She was an agent and a doctor, and she didn't like the feeling that her fate was in other people's hands.
At this moment, she originally wanted to buy two people, but she changed her mind.
The landlady took Tan Ruonan to a quiet courtyard, where a maid served refreshments.
"Brother, please sit down for now. I'll bring someone over for you."
"There's no rush." Tan Ruonan stopped the landlady from leaving and politely held her hand.
"Madam boss, I want to buy a house and some fields, but I don't know if they are available."
"Yes, yes." The landlady was extremely happy when she heard this. This was a big customer, so she couldn't neglect her.
"To be honest, little brother, I don't have any control over the house. I'll go get someone to come for you. Let me have some tea. They will be here soon."
The person went out quickly, and Tan Ruonan sat down and slowly sipped the tea.
Thinking about the scrawny, sallow-looking people she saw inadvertently, her heart was deeply touched.
She lives in the 21st century, where there are also poor people. After all, she can be her own master. As long as people are not lazy, there is still hope for a good life.
But the people she saw today had been working as cattle and horses for their whole lives, and it was difficult for them to get ahead.
Even if there are, they are few and far between.
She wants to buy a house and land, buy as many slaves as possible, and give them a livelihood, but now that's all she can think of.
Of course, not everyone wants her. With many years of work experience, she still has some ability to judge people.
Her good deed today will lead to another career in the future.
Wild Wolf Commando.
At this time, a fat man wearing silk clothes walked in with a smile.
"Haha, sir, you are right, you want to buy a house or land."
"Well, I don't know what to call uncle." Tan Ruonan cupped his hands.
"Young Master, you're welcome, I'm old Ma Tong. Everyone calls me Lao Ma."
Ma Tong, toilet, well, it’s easy to remember.
Tan Ruonan said politely: "Uncle Ma, the house and land I want to buy are best in the suburbs of Beijing, and a bigger one is best."
"Young Master is talking about Zhuangzi." Ma Tong asked tentatively.
"also may."
"Young Master is truly a blessed man. I just visited a village outside the city last night. It is located on the side of a mountain and is more than ten miles away from the nearest village of Sihe.
The farmland in Zhuangzi is more than 2,000 acres, and there is a hillside. I heard that there is a hot spring there.
The owner of the house and his family were going to Lingnan, so leaving a village in the capital was inconvenient to take care of. The old man didn't have time to contact the buyer.
The young master is here today, but the price is a bit high, five thousand taels of silver, do you think? "
Stealing five thousand taels of silver from two families' warehouses was a piece of cake for Tan Ruonan.
What she likes is being far away from other people's homes and close to the mountains. Maybe one day that will be her final destination.
In the end, without even looking at it, Tan Ruonan took the 4,800 taels and gave a deposit of 200 taels. After agreeing to buy the person, he would go to the Yamen to handle the transfer of ownership together with the land deed and the deed of sale.
Ma Tong happily went out to call the landlady.
When I heard that Ma Tong's business deal had been concluded, the landlady smiled in a flattering manner, followed by thirteen young adults.
"Stand still, stand still." Asked Tan Ruonan: "Hey, brother, look at these people, even the strong ones are weak."
Tan Ruonan stood in front of everyone, "Raise your head."
Everyone raised their heads and she looked at them one by one. Not to mention their clean facial features, they were all pretty good.
"Where are your families! What did they do in the past?"
She wanted to know where these people came from.
Everyone said it one by one, and two of them had family members.
Tan Ruonan pointed to the other eleven people, "I want all of these."
"Both of them." The proprietress was dumbfounded. The young man in front of her said that she would only buy for two people, which was unthinkable.
The more she buys, the happier she becomes.
After a while, the landlady happily took out the contracts for the eleven people and put them on the table respectfully.
He smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes, "This is their contract of sale. Eleven people are counted as ten, and the total is one hundred and fifty taels."
Tan Ruonan nodded and continued: "Bring these two families to me and take a look."
The landlady slapped her hands and said with a smile, "Oh, brother, you are really my noble man. Wait a minute, brother, I will call someone right now." She walked out excitedly.
Tan Ruonan took a sip of tea and observed the eleven people calmly.
The eleven people stood upright and looked at the ground.
"Have you eaten?"
Tan Ruonan's sudden question caused everyone in the room to raise their heads and then lower their heads in an instant.
One of them stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Master, my slaves haven't had two meals a day yet."
He didn't dare to say that he only had rice soup for two meals.
At this time, the proprietress came over with a group of men, women and children, and the two families stood apart, one on the left and the other on the right.
At a glance, one of the families was no longer within Tan Ruonan's consideration.
Without waiting for the boss lady's introduction, Tan Ruonan pointed to another family.
"Why were you fired?"
An old man came forward and cupped his hands and said: "The old slave's surname is Zhao. His previous employer is going to Lingnan. The journey is long. The children are worried that the old slave's body cannot withstand the bumps on the road and the family does not want to be separated, so they need to choose a new employer."
As soon as she heard about Lingnan, Tan Ruonan thought of the Zhuangzi she bought.
The landlady whispered a few words to Tan Ruonan, and it turned out to be what she thought.
Tan Ruonan was confused, "Then your original employer didn't reassign you."
After all, they are a family that has been with them for many years, so it is normal for them to arrange a way out for them when they leave.
At least that's what Tan Ruonan thinks.
"There are more than a dozen people in our family, and the children don't want to leave the old slave behind, so it's difficult to arrange it." Zhao Laogong said respectfully.
It turns out that it is really difficult to arrange a family with too many people.
Even if you buy people, who can buy more than a dozen at once.
Tan Ruonan asked: "He is the grandson of the old man! Aren't your family going to be together? Why this time?"
