eurekapd Chapter 152 Buying People
Chapter 152 Buying People
"Boom!"
Blacksmith Wang knelt down straight and begged.
“Boss, my mind won’t change, just accept us as your family!
I beg the master to keep the two children safe, and Blacksmith Wang will follow them with his life."
‘Dong~dong~dong~’
He kowtowed so hard that his forehead instantly became red and swollen.
Lin Erzhuang looked at Wang the blacksmith calmly for a long time.
"Once you sell yourself, you will be a slave forever. Don't you regret it?"
"In order to preserve the roots of my Wang family, this is the only way.
Instead of letting others choose, it is better to find a boss who knows you well.
I feel sorry for Tiezhu and his mother. All I can do now is to keep Hou and the two children alive.
Apart from forging iron, I only have a handful of strength.
Selling oneself is the only way out and the best solution at the moment.
I'm not afraid of being laughed at by my employer. I'm really afraid that Hou will abandon her two children and remarry.
They are still so young, without a father and a mother..."
As Blacksmith Wang spoke, tears streamed down his face, his expression filled with grief and sadness.
The couple had only one precious son, and they were afraid to let him go out alone since he was young.
I was afraid that if I missed her, she would be taken away by someone.
Whenever they heard that a kidnapper was coming, the couple dared not sleep for the whole night, and the old wife stayed by their son's side all the time.
In middle age, he had to endure the two major tragedies of life alone.
Lost his wife and son.
In despair, he would have committed suicide if he had not heard his grandson's heart-wrenching cry.
"Alas, every family has its own problems." Lin Erzhuang sighed and looked at Wang the blacksmith.
"We are just an ordinary farming family. Now we are fleeing and no one knows what will happen tomorrow.
But I can guarantee that for every mouthful of food my family has, half a mouthful of food your two grandchildren will have.
As long as you are loyal to the master, your family will never be treated unfairly.
Let’s sign a contract to sell ourselves first, and then go to the county town to register after we’re settled.
You will get twenty taels of silver for selling your body, Hou will get fifteen taels, and the two children will get ten taels in total."
"Thank you, Mr.
Blacksmith Wang kowtowed heavily, as he knew that the money his boss gave him for selling himself was higher than the market price.
He had inquired and found out that the highest amount of silver a middle-aged man could get by selling his body was fifteen taels.
Women usually weigh 70 to 80 liang, and children weigh 30 liang.
At a time when human life is worthless, the price of selling one's body would drop every few days, and human traffickers were very picky.
It is difficult for a family to be bought by a master if they sell themselves.
This is also the main reason why he didn't dare to find a human trafficker.
There were refugees everywhere, and even if he had a hundred guts he wouldn't dare to run away with the silver.
He wanted his life, not money.
The Lin family not only has strength, but also great luck.
They managed to escape safely several times, and all the children were safe and sound.
Selling myself to the Lin family would probably bring me some good luck.
...
When Wang the blacksmith left, he took with him four gold ingots weighing one ounce each and five ounces of silver.
Two old quilts, cotton clothing and shoe soles for four people, eight hare skins and a bag of charcoal.
These things can be considered as the welfare of being a servant of the Lin family, and they invisibly warm the Wang family in this cold winter.
"Dad, aren't you afraid that Uncle Wang will run away?" Lin Hongshi said worriedly.
"Don't worry, it's worth spending forty-five taels of silver to see a person's true face."
Lin Erzhuang glanced at his family members sitting together and chuckled.
“What our family wants is loyalty and protection of the master. The sooner you can see a person’s character, the better.
It will be inevitable to buy people in the future, so just consider it as an opportunity to accumulate experience.
You should learn this too. From now on, you will have to choose your own servants.
I only have two conditions: one is that I don’t want girls who are too good looking.
Second, don’t have eyes that are too flexible.”
"Dad, why don't you want someone who looks so good?" Lin Hongqing asked puzzledly.
"She is good-looking and pleasing to the eye, and she is also very prestigious when taken out.
Isn't it a sign of intelligence to have active eyes?"
The series of questions asked by the third brother left Lin Erzhuang completely confused.
"Stupid, you can't understand this."
Lin Shu rolled her eyes at the third brother and said while counting on her fingers.
“A servant with good looks is the source of chaos in the family, and eyes that are too active indicate that the person is scheming and deceptive.
Our family is an ordinary farming family, and we do not allow palace fighting or house fighting.
Playing tricks with people who are smart will only make you a snack for others..."
Lin Shu talked a lot about the palace fighting and house fighting dramas she had watched.
The family's hair stood on end after hearing this. Who could have imagined that such a large mansion would be a place where people would be eaten without leaving any bones behind.
"Little sister, you must not marry into a family like that.
Our lives are important, so we shouldn’t be jealous of other people’s wealth.
When Third Brother grows up, I will make a lot of money for you!"
Lin Hongqing was standing close to Lin Shu, still trembling a little.
He couldn't bear to see his little sister suffer like that, not being able to see her family before her death.
Needle pricking, whipping, drugging, burning, poisoning...
It’s scary just thinking about it, let alone experiencing it in person.
"I'm stupid! I want to live a good life but go to someone else's home to suffer." Lin Shu said speechlessly.
She is a wealthy woman, why should she bear the wrath of others?
What she has is real money, while what others have is just an empty shell and reputation.
She doesn't care about reputation, as long as she lives comfortably.
Lin Erzhuang and his wife also fell into deep thought. It turned out that the mansion of a noble was truly as deep as the sea.
The daughter is the apple of the family's eye, and they are reluctant to let the child suffer like that.
Even if they have to eat coarse food at home, they will not sell their daughters for fame and fortune.
The whole family was fooled by Lin Shu, and no one thought about how she knew that, but it sounded the alarm in their hearts.
From then on, the family was on high alert against anyone of the opposite sex approaching Lin Shu.
No matter whether it is beautiful or ugly, as long as there is the slightest sign, it will be killed immediately.
...
At noon, Mrs. Wu was busy cooking in the corridor.
Hou came up with her two children to help. Lin Shu, who was waiting on the side eating roasted sweet potatoes, always felt as if she had seen these three people somewhere.
After thinking about it, I suddenly remembered that these were the mother and her two sons who were collecting firewood!
She spat inwardly, what kind of luck is this.
If I had known he was one of my teammates, I would have lent a helping hand, but there is no such thing as knowing earlier.
[It’s a sin, it’s a sin, don’t blame me for being cold-blooded. 】
[The world is difficult and people’s hearts are unpredictable. No one will lend a hand for no reason. 】
Lin Shu believed that if she were in such a difficult situation, no one would lend a hand.
Who knows, someone might take advantage of this situation and forcibly sell her to human traffickers.
So, never have bad sympathy.
After figuring this out, Lin Shu took out a sweet potato that smelled like caramel and said to the two timid little boys.
"Want to eat? It's delicious, sweet, and can warm your hands."
"Tiedan and Gangdan, hurry up and thank the young lady for your reward." Hou gently pushed her two sons and said.
"Thank you, Miss." Tiedan looked at the sweet potato with envy and said in a low voice.
"Thank you, Miss. Can Gangdan eat it now?" Gangdan said, staring at the roasted sweet potatoes.
"Sure, share it with Tiedan."
Lin Shu stuffed the sweet potato into Gangdan'er's hand.
Being young does have its advantages, as you will soon forget your deceased relatives.