There is An Apocalyptic Man in the Village

Wu Qing was far from aware of the fact that Mr. Qian was angry at his dog legs, but he soon got the news that the Qian family purchased a large number of timber from several timber merchants in Shiqiao Town and the surrounding areas of Shiqiao Town. Such a large batch of timber The movement is not small, and it cannot be concealed.

Finally figured out who was stalking him behind his back, Wu Qingyuan felt relieved, the enemy is not scary if it is strong, what he is afraid of is that he doesn't even know who is causing trouble for him, so it is necessary to find out the opponent.

In fact, he also knew something about what the Qian family had done to him this time.

Now that his family's business has started to grow slowly, it is bound to compete with others. Even if there is no Qian's family, there are still other people who are targeting and suppressing him. A piece of cake is only so big. It will not be so easy for him to get a piece of the pie. Sooner or later It is necessary to confront the rich man who controls the economic market within a hundred miles of Shiqiao Town.

Although the road ahead is difficult, he will not back down like this. This year he will burn carbon, open shops, and plant fields!

This is how business is done, there can be no competition, so this time Wu Qingyuan didn't grit his teeth too much resentment about the Qian family's affairs. Instead, he became vigilant in his heart. He needs to prepare some self-protection. s method.

The best way for a businessman to protect himself is to find a powerful backer, but this is not easy. It is not easy to find a backer. Besides, if you really want to find a backer, you have to think carefully before you start. Otherwise, you will stand in the wrong team and the powerful will fall. , he also has to suffer.

Temporarily unable to find a backer, after thinking about it, Wu Qingyuan decided to buy some servants and come back.

Domestic servants were very common in big families in ancient times. The servants hired with money were never as reliable as the domestic servants who were restrained by contracts. In this era of strict regulations, a contract is enough to control people's life and death.

If a domestic servant makes a mistake, even if the master kills the government, he will not care about it. On the contrary, if the domestic slave is disobedient and dares to escape, the government will help arrest the person together and use the most severe punishment. To be precise, the domestic slave has no life. Slaves to liberty.

He needs such a group of people to help him do things and protect the hospital, and protect the safety of his family. After all, he can't always bring Amo and others with him, and there are always omissions.

Amo didn't have any opinion on his wanting to buy a servant, on the contrary, he agreed very much.

Their family is too small, so they have to hire people to do everything. Once these helpers have something to do with their families, they can easily quit their jobs, and they can easily spread any secrets in the family. It is very inconvenient and unreliable. If there are domestic slaves, then I feel relieved a lot.

Both of them had no objection. After discussing it, the couple went out and went to Jiangyi County.

There are also Yazi slaves in Shiqiao Town, but the town is too small, and these Yazi are sold by old women who do housework. What Wu Qingyuan wants is young and strong house slaves, so naturally he has to look for them in more prosperous counties.

It is not difficult to find a place to trade slaves. In fact, every county and county will have a special organization for this kind of organization, which is still approved by the government.

When Wu Qingyuan led Ah Mo to arrive, the whole trading place was very lively, and the officials guarded the shock field, and all the teeth had an open space surrounded by fences, and the servants who were traded behaved in a well-behaved manner. , standing quietly inside like an animal, waiting to be bought.

These people are too poor to afford food, or have no other way to sell themselves. What they sell are deeds of life, and they can redeem themselves in the future. Even if they become slaves, they are still civilians.

In addition to them, there is a group of people with their hands tied with ropes and wearing prison uniforms. They are court criminals, and they are all reduced to the lowest low status by the government. If there is no master who personally goes to the Yamen to carry the registration, their descendants will also become lowly slaves, unable to participate in scientific examinations, unable to buy land and own private property, and will always be slaves without any freedom and rights.

So such lowly slaves are the most loyal, because they are good because the master is good, and if the master is not good, they and their descendants will not be able to live comfortably!

What Wu Qingyuan wanted was this group of lowly slaves who were sold by the government.

After some selection, he finally bought 25 people, all of whom were teenagers and youths between the ages of [-] and [-] without family members. This kind of servant who is young and strong without encumbrance is the best. He needs This is the same kind of person.

Of course, the price of this kind of servant with the best conditions is naturally not low, and because it is a dead contract slave, it is sold by the government, 20 taels for a boy under the age of 12, 20 taels for a youth over 16 years old, a total of 200 people spent Wu Qingyuan is more than [-] taels.

Even though the price of a slave may not be as high as that of an animal, the price is already very high in the slave trade, because a slave is not the same as an animal. After buying it, in addition to eating and drinking, the slave also needs to wear and live in order to win over When the human heart is the master, we must also express it during the New Year and holidays. Raising people and raising animals are completely two concepts.

So, slaves are not something you can afford just because you can buy them. Ordinary people don’t even want slaves given to them. Who dares to raise more since their own family can’t afford enough to eat?

This price is still within the acceptable range for Wu Qingyuan. In fact, he still wants to buy a few more, but the government has clearly stipulated that there is a certain number limit for the purchase and ownership of this kind of young and hardworking dead bonded servants, and there is no market. So many convicts who have been reduced to low status are sold, and he can buy eighteen people today, which is already considered lucky for him.

After handing over the money with the government officials, changing the contract, and finally marking the necks of more than a dozen slaves according to the regulations, the two left the place of transaction with more than a dozen slaves.

Because the distance from the county seat is quite far, Wu Qingyuan did not intend to return on the same day. He took a dozen servants to buy some daily necessities that everyone will use in the future, and then went to an inn and rented a Datong shop for one night. , Then let the servant stay in the inn, and take Amo out for shopping in the afternoon.

During this period of time, they have been busy with the business of the store, and they have not had a good rest alone for a long time. Even if A Mo likes to do business, but he is nineteen years old when he is playing, and now he can talk to Wu Qingyuan was very happy to go shopping and relax together.

"Brother Ang, look there, jugglers, we are so lucky, there is no market and festival today, and there are jugglers! Hurry up, let's go over quickly..."

"Ah, Brother Ang, look here! What kind of chicken is this? Its tail is so colorful and beautiful!"

"Peacock? What is a peacock? It's called a peacock? I didn't see it has holes, Brother Ang..."

"Brother Ang, let's go over there and have a look..."

As soon as he started playing, Amo regained his lively youthful nature, dragging Wu Qingyuan here to look there and touch, even though he has been to the county town several times, it is still like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, so rare that it makes people laugh .

Wu Qingyuan, who was just going out for a stroll to relax, couldn't help but be influenced by him. He also enjoyed seeing an ancient county that wasn't even a modern small city.

By the time the sun set, the two of them had already walked around the entire county.

"Brother Ang, I'm tired..."

The little brother who used to endure hardships and stand hard work is now used to acting like a baby by a pampered man.

"come over."

There is no limit to a pampered man, ignoring the astonished targets around him, Wu Qingyuan half squatted down, motioning for the happy and smiling young man to climb onto his back.

Seeing his movements, Amo rushed forward without hesitation, urging, "Brother Ang, let's go."

If he would never have dared to do this before, but now he loves the feeling of acting like a baby to Brother Ang. look at him.

A Mo lay comfortably on Wu Qingyuan's back, squinting and smiling sweetly, and everyone around couldn't help covering their mouths and giggling, secretly thinking that this must be a newly married couple, young people, It's such a passion...

The inns in the county are basically concentrated in one street, and the two of them walked back from the street for a certain distance. By the time they arrived at the inn, it was already dark at dusk.

Just when the two were about to enter the inn, they were suddenly attracted by a lively movement at the entrance of the inn.

I saw that the entrance of the inn where they rested tonight was surrounded by a crowd for some unknown reason. Along with the chattering and chattering of the surrounding crowd, there was a faint burst of crying and complaining, as well as the sound of the innkeeper driving away.

Wu Qingyuan's voice was a little familiar, and Amo also felt very familiar, so the two walked over, and when they got closer to the crowd, they saw that it was a little brother.

That little guy is about 25 or six, he is considered an older guy, but his appearance is very delicate, he doesn't look old, but he is very charming and beautiful, but at the moment the other party is doing something that doesn't suit him. His pretty face, disheveled clothes, covered in dust, sat on the ground crying and scolding with tears all over his face.

No matter how the innkeeper next to him drove him away, he just couldn't get up, sat on the ground and cried loudly, "Woo, do you people have a conscience? I lost my purse, my luggage was stolen, and I was still hungry all day. I'll just sit here for a while, if I'm in the way of someone, you still drive me away, I'll leave after a while, I don't bother you, let me sit for a while, woo woo, why am I so unlucky..."

"Brother Azhu?!"

When he saw the appearance of the little brother, Amer opened his eyes wide, and Wu Qingyuan's eyelids twitched. This little brother is none other than the young lady in the flower house that he bought to help him cheat Zhao Haisheng. , Xiaozhu!