kvmb Chapter 125 Girl
Chapter 125 Girl
It has to be said that Jiang Jiang started to have some unrealistic fantasies again.
Is there any new discovery this time?
But when she came to Li Cuicui, she was unusually silent.
There are rows of "people" standing in front of me, or perhaps they cannot be called people, but rather goods.
At this time, they were sold to human traffickers by their parents, elders, and relatives, and some even sold themselves in order to have a full meal.
The traffickers inspected these people roughly without any emotion towards the "commodities" they were using to make profits.
The men stood in one group, the women stood in another group, and the young ones stood in another group alone.
Some people pinch other people's cheeks to force their mouths open, while their other hand reaches in to check their teeth.
Jiang Jiang remembered that he had read in a book that there were no dentists in ancient times, and people from poor families often ate unprocessed or roughly processed foods, and bad living habits would lead to greater tooth wear.
An experienced dental examiner can tell a person's previous family background simply by touching their gums.
However, Jiang Jiang did not expect that this human trafficking was so blatant and loud. Passers-by around had long been accustomed to it and did not even give it a second glance when they passed by.
By the way, human trafficking was not illegal in ancient times. Especially in times of natural disasters and man-made tragedies like today, people selling themselves into slavery are rampant.
What moved Li Cuicui was that those standing there, who had been sold to human traffickers by their own families, were girls of the same age as her. The vitality that should have been on their faces had become lifeless.
They seemed to have lost hope for the future and were waiting for their fate to decide their fate.
If my mother had not bought enough food in advance, and if the villagers had not been able to follow the Zhou family and flee on their own, would her fate have been the same?
Li Cuicui's face, which was always cheerful, rarely showed a thoughtful expression.
Those trafficked girls were also envious when they saw Li Cuicui being carefully cared for.
Among them, a girl with messy hair and a sallow face raised her head when she saw the Jiang Jiang family, all present in an orderly manner, and she showed an expression of disbelief.
"Impossible, how come they are still alive? Shouldn't they have died on the road?"
The next second, she was ecstatic again. They would definitely not stand by and watch her die!
"Aunt Jiang! Aunt Jiang Jiang! Cuicui! It's me! Li Yaya!"
She shouted loudly, dragging her weak body that had not eaten for two days, scaring the people around her.
The man slapped her impatiently and said sternly, "You little bitch! Why are you screaming? If you scream again, I will send you to the cheapest brothel in the city! The men there don't care whether you are pretty or not, as long as you are cheap."
Li Yaya covered her face, lowered her head, her eyes full of resentment.
Her shouting just now was effective, at least Jiang Jiang and Li Cuicui heard it.
"Mom, did I hear wrongly? Someone is calling me?"
Li Cuicui was a little confused. This was Jiangzhou, how could someone know her?
Jiang Jiang also heard it. Not only did she hear it, she also saw that the person who called them was among the group of people in the front left.
"Mom heard it too. Do you want to go and take a look?" Jiang Jiang said, pointing in that direction.
Li Cuicui nodded, so Jiang Jiang called the two brothers Li Xu and Li Sheng, who had knives.
At first, when the trafficker saw Jiang Jiang, an old woman, bringing the young and beautiful Li Cuicui over, he thought it was a big business deal. He looked Li Cuicui up and down, commenting from time to time:
"She is a beauty, but her skin is a little dark. Her hair is thick and her figure is well-proportioned. I guess there are many masters in the city who like her."
Li Cuicui was furious when she heard this.
"My mother will never sell me out!"
"I'm really sorry, I'm short-sighted, short-sighted." Seeing the unhappy look on Jiang Jiang's face, Ren Yazi knew that he had made a mistake this time and quickly apologized.
Since this is not selling a daughter, then it is buying a person.
In order not to miss this business, the human trafficker worked hard to introduce his people to Jiang Jiang.
"You'd better find someone to work for you. The men in this row are all hardworking and can work harder than an old ox. You only need to provide them with one meal a day, and you can get the death indenture for two taels of silver per person."
Seeing the group of dying people sitting on the ground, Jiang Jiang became very suspicious of the human trafficker's words. Wasn't he just like some unscrupulous matchmakers who rarely spoke the truth?
She pointed directly in the direction of the voice and said, "Take us over there!"
"This..." The human trafficker was a little confused. Why would they want to buy some young girls?
"My daughter is going to marry in the city, and it's not convenient without a maid. If you don't want me to, I'll go look for another family."
Jiang Jiang pulled Li Cuicui and pretended to leave, but was stopped by a human trafficker who was eager to make money.
So he was buying a maid, no wonder.
"Ma'am, you've come to the right place. I tell you, there's nowhere else around here that has better quality and lower prices than mine."
Jiang Jiang ignored Li Yaya's restlessness and deliberate hints. At the same time, she pulled Li Cuicui and stopped her from moving.
If the traffickers realized that they wanted to redeem someone they knew, they would raise the price. She didn't want to be taken advantage of for no reason.
She deliberately winked at Li Yaya who was sitting next to her, asking her to stop moving.
At this time, Ren Yazi was still carefully introducing each person to Jiang Jiang.
"This one, she knows how to dress up, and is very clever and skillful. You can take her away for just five ounces of silver or a pound of fine grain."
Jiang Jiang's gaze passed over the little girl with hope on her face and looked at the next one.
"Anyone who doesn't know how to dress up or cook can do it. I just bring them here to make the scene look more interesting."
Jiang Jiang felt that her acting skills had reached their peak at this point. Maybe if she returned to the modern era, she could even play the role of a mean mother-in-law or a vicious mother in some short drama.
The human trafficker understood that his client wanted a cheap deal.
His gaze turned to Li Yaya, who was unusually well-behaved.
"Ma'am, do you think this is okay?"
The human trafficker picked up Li Yaya and dragged her in front of Jiang Jiang and Li Cuicui as if she were a piece of merchandise.
"Don't be fooled by her appearance. At least, she can do the rough housework at home very well. She is more than qualified to be a maid. Moreover, she can be exchanged for only two taels of silver or a pound of brown rice."
Jiang Jiang could accept this price, but she was also very curious about how Li Yaya was sold here.
She has not forgotten the scene where Li Dafu and Li Dahai were beheaded. She would never believe that Li Yaya had no contribution in it.
This girl is so cruel.
"It is said that she was sold here by her uncle."
The human trafficker answered Jiang Jiang's questions truthfully. After all, it was understandable that some buyers were afraid that their servants might have some dubious relatives.
Li Yaya’s father and brother are both dead, so where did her uncle come from?
Jiang Jiang guessed that he was probably sold out by someone.
"Okay, let's take her. She's cheap."