"Ordinary people can't buy this carriage. They have to go to the government to register, pay a certain amount of money to reserve a number, and be related to the government before they can be ranked. In the end, they can only buy a carriage that has been eliminated by the government. If you have money, Most people use mule carts. If you need a carriage, you have to go to a carriage and horse shop to rent a carriage. The girl can buy a mule cart instead."
Lin Keer was speechless. In this evil old society, there were so many restrictions on even buying a car.
"Can I buy the horses?"
"You can do it, girl, but it's a bit expensive. An ordinary horse costs twenty or thirty taels. The better the horse, the more expensive it is. Take a thousand-mile horse, for example, it's worth a hundred gold."
Lin Ke'er was a little stunned. One hundred gold was indeed a bit expensive. It seemed that she had to go to Brother Tao for a carriage and buy two mule carts. The oxen was fine for farming, but the transportation was too slow.
The two walked and chatted all the way. Lin Keer felt that she had gained a lot of knowledge, and soon they arrived at the horse market. Lin Ke'er stepped into the horse market. The horse market was like the stores outside, divided into small horse pens. Different horse dealers brought their own horses to sell here.
When the horse dealers saw Lin Ke'er's extraordinary bearing, many horse dealers came forward and shouted to Lin Ke'er to see their horses.
Lin Keer ignored the horse dealer. Although she had no experience with horses, she had had contact with them in her previous two lives.
Lin Keer looked at the eyes, teeth, and hooves of the horses one by one. After a circle, she took a fancy to two horses. After paying the money, she left the horse market, then went to the horse and carriage shop and bought two mule carts. The frames of mule carts and horse-drawn carriages are not much different. They are both small sheds that can hold two people inside. The fat ones can only accommodate one person. They are used as chauffeurs for rich families. As for those large carriages, there are no horse and carriage shops. Those can only be customized by the Ministry of Industry and the royal family. Three-headed carriages The frame has four or five heads, and those with six or more heads are all imperial carriages.
"Shopkeeper, after I've troubled you for an hour with this mule cart, I'll help you deliver it to the house in Jiuzi Lane, Dongcheng, where the plaque has not yet been hung. The owner's surname is Lin."
"Okay, sir, don't worry, I will deliver it to your home."
Lin Ke'er's master and servant took the horse and left the carriage house and went to the Yamen Branch. When they arrived at the Yamen Branch, Lin Keer met Manager Wei again. Manager Wei saw Lin Keer smiling and stepped forward.
"Master, I don't know if I need to buy Zhuangzi or a slave."
Lin Keer had to sigh that if Manager Wei were in modern times, he would be a sales elite. Talented people, after buying a shop and a house, aren't they in need of slaves? Are they also in need of a village?
"Steward Wei is a really good person. I came here not only to buy slaves, but also to buy Zhuangzi. But Zhuangzi is not in a hurry. We will make an appointment at another time. If Manager Wei has a good Zhuangzi, he can go to Jiuzixiang to find me."
I still have something to do at home. Today I will buy some maids, servants, and cooks. They must be able to do things, otherwise they will easily get into trouble. "
"Well, yes, there is. A new group of official slaves have arrived here, and there are a few good ones. Master, follow me."
Lin Keer followed Manager Wei to the inner courtyard to look for the manager.
"Mother Wu, this young master is a regular customer of mine. Come and select some maids, servants, and cooks. You can choose some good ones and bring them out to this young master for a look."
Manager Wei looked at Lin Ke'er and said, "The business of buying and selling people is under the control of Grandma Wu. I will look for it for you at Zhuangzi."
"Well, I have Lao Wei in charge."
Aunt Wu came over with a smile: "Sir, please wait a moment. I will bring them out right away and give you a choice."
Aunt Wu led a group of servants, old and young, out of the house. Lin Keer took a look and saw two acquaintances. These two people were brothers. They were the two young eunuchs in her palace, Xiao Quan. Son, little Fuzi, is this God's will? They are not eunuchs now. She owed them in her previous life, and she can repay her as she wishes.
Lin Ke'er looked at these official slaves and remembered that Xiao Quanzi had mentioned to her in her previous life that they were originally the children of an official family. Because the uncle committed something, the whole clan was implicated. All the clan members died and were exiled, and all the servants were sent to prison. After being sold, they were protected by two domestic servants and exchanged their children for their three brothers and sisters, and they were able to survive.
Lin Keer glanced at everyone again. He picked out a dozen of them. The concierge was an old woman and a family of three. The man seemed to have inconvenient legs and feet, and he had a little baby with him. He guessed that this family of three should be related to the two brothers Xiao Quanzi.
In addition, six cooks and cooks, four sweepers, five girls aged thirteen or fourteen, and the two brothers just now were selected.
"Aunt Wu, that's all. Calculate how much money it is."
Aunt Wu smiled brightly: "These batch of official slaves were all sold by the master's family after they committed crimes. Except for the few cooks and cooks who were sold elsewhere, the rest were sold in that village. , the family that does the work gives birth to children.”
Lin Keer understood that he did not go there at this time to find out what happened to the master. Just looking at the appearance of these people, he could not tell anything. He must have suffered a lot from selling them all the way.
At this time, the two brothers suddenly knelt down to Lin Keer and said, "Master, we also have a sister, Nian Fang Thirteen. Can you please buy my sister together? My sister is good at embroidery."
Lin Keer remembered that Xiao Quanzi mentioned in his previous life that he had a long-lost sister. It was estimated that she was bought separately here, causing them to be separated for many years.
"Aunt Wu, where is their sister? I bought them together."
"Well, the young master is kind-hearted, so what? This morning, the eldest young master of Liu Yuan's wife's family fell in love with the girl and wanted to buy her to be his roommate. The girl had a fierce temper and hit a wall. She is still unconscious."
When Lin Ke'er heard this, she sneered in her heart. Her eldest sister had really good eyesight. This little Quanzi's sister must be a good one.
When the two brothers heard that their sister had hit the wall, they couldn't help crying: "Mommy, is my sister still alive?"
Lin Ke'er also looked at Aunt Wu, who was a little embarrassed: "I'm alive, but the wound is a bit big. I just asked a doctor to examine me. If the bleeding can't be stopped, I'm afraid I won't survive."
"Sister, mama, please let us go and see my sister." The two brothers begged.
Seeing Nanny Wu's face darken, Lin Ke'er knew that the government office was dealing with human trafficking every day, so there was no sympathy, let alone kindness. He hurriedly said: "You two stay well, your sister will not die. Aunt Wu, I understand, I might as well buy it together. Aunt Wu, how much money will it cost? I can take people back for treatment."
At this time, the family of three also knelt down, and the middle-aged uncle spoke out, saying only: "Thank you, sir." Lin Keer understood in her heart, and nodded to signal them to get up.
Aunt Wu took the abacus and fiddled with it: "There are three people in that family. The men have bad feet. One is old and the other is small. Lao Shen counts you 8 taels of silver. Cooks and cooks are relatively rare craftsmen, and there are only 10 taels per person. 60 taels. Each of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has 5 taels each, a total of 20 taels. The little girls are best trained when they are thirteen or fourteen years old. Lao Shen will also give you a cheap price, eight taels per person, a total of 40 taels, and the same goes for half-grown girls. Eight taels, her sister, if you buy it, you have to spend money for medical treatment. There is no guarantee whether she can be saved. So Lao Shen will take the original 2 taels and give 18 taels together. This makes a total of 146 taels."
