When Luo Yong and the other two returned to Xipo Village, the sky was already dark.
"I thought you weren't coming back tonight."
Hearing the noise coming from outside the yard, Er Niang happily went out to greet her.
However, as soon as she finished her sentence, she saw two young men and women following Luo Yong.
"I'm very hungry.
Do you have food at home?"
Luo Yong smiled at his sister and asked.
"Just wait, I'll cook it for you."
Er Niang said, going to the kitchen to cook food for them, looking back at the two people as she walked.
"Let's eat in the hall today."
Luo Yong said.
"Oh."
Er Niang responded absently.
Luo Yong led the two people into the hall, burned a hot kang, and once the wooden doors at both ends were closed, the room gradually became warmer.
Judging from the clothes of the two people, it may be because they plan to sell them to those rich people from outside.
The two people are quite well-dressed and relatively clean, but their clothes are a little thin and they walked in the snow.
After traveling for most of the day, I was hungry, cold, and tired.
At this time, I didn't seem to be in good spirits.
"Let's all sit on the kang.
We'll have food soon."
After running around for two days, Luo Yong was feeling a little sleepy at this time.
"I don't dare."
Both of them lowered their heads.
The older girl among them was looking straight out the door, asking the mistress of the master's family to prepare food for them, which really made her feel uneasy.
She had her family sold off at a young age, and her family was so poor that she could hardly afford to eat.
She, Aye, said that he would help her find a family where she could have enough to eat.
She lived in that family for seven or eight years, from the age of five or six to thirteen years old.
Some time ago, the owner's family was short of money and resold her because Chen Qi's price was a hundred cents higher than that of other people. , the master knew that the other party was notorious, but still sold himself to him.
Chen Qi has a lot of young men and women in his hands, and he wants to sell them to the rich people in Chang'an.
In recent days, he has not only fed them, but also got a lot of old and new clothes from nowhere, and has been following them all day long.
They talked about how they would be after going to Chang'an City.
Many young people were very excited when they talked about it.
They really thought that they could live a good life in fine clothing and food as long as they asked the gentlemen in Chang'an City to buy it.
But it was a daydream.
People like them who were sold as livestock were either sold to work for others, or sold as toys for others.
Chen Qi's thoughts were obviously on the latter.
"Su Qin, Wang Shao, but your real names are you."
Seeing their restraint, Luo Yong did not insist on letting them get on the kang.
"It's not my real name."
The girl said.
"Wang Shao is my real name."
The skinny black boy replied.
Luo Yong thought for a while and asked them, "But I want to change my name."
He knew that after many people experienced bad things, they would want to bury their past memories and not want to use their previous names again.
Wang Shao's name was given by his parents and they didn't want to change it.
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He is from Dinghu County, and he sold himself out more than a month ago.
Her mother was ill and had no money to buy medicine.
During those few days, someone was buying children there.
The words were very good, and the owner was very reliable. , this guy was young after all, so he sold himself after listening to the other party's words, only to be resold within two days.
Now I am under Chen Qi's hand.
At the beginning, I was coaxed and frightened by Chen Qi.
I thought that as long as I performed well, I would be bought home by those gentlemen from Chang'an City.
After he met The scenes of selling people a few times gradually came back to mind.
He also thought about running away, but someone had run away before and was caught by Chen Qi.
He was stripped naked, hung up and beaten until he only had half his life left.
Later, he was sold to someone unknown.
Qi also said that he had many brothers in the city and had connections in Yamen.
No matter where they ran, they would eventually be captured.
Today on the street, he heard Luo Yong ask them if they knew how to do farm work, so he bravely agreed.
Later, he was yelled at by Chen Qina, who was so frightened that his legs were weak, and he thought he would not die this time.
He had to peel off his skin, but he didn't expect that Luo Sanlang was not afraid of Chen Qiyi and just bought them back.
Unlike Wang Shao, Na Suqin wanted to change her name.
Her name was originally given by her master's arty family.
When she heard this name, she felt that she was a plaything and felt very disgusted.
Luo Yong asked her what name she wanted to give herself, and she said, "My surname is Peng, Xing Er.
You can just call me Peng Er."
If she were a girl from an ordinary family, she would be called Peng Erniang, but now that she has become a lowly person, she can no longer be called mother.
The words "lang" and "niang" were originally honorific titles.
The three of them talked here for a long time.
Peng Er and Wang Shao told Luo Yong respectively about their life experiences, and also talked about some of their experiences under Chen Qi during this period.
Luo Yong also asked them about Chen Qi's personality.
He bought these two people today for three taels of silver.
Logically speaking, the price was very fair, but what Chen Qi wanted was obviously not a fair price.
I'm afraid this problem has already been formed.
At this time, Luo Erniang also came from the kitchen next door with a bowl of noodle soup.
Seeing that she had cooked it, Luo Yong quickly got off the kang with his shoes and went to the next door to bring the other two bowls.
Got three pairs of chopsticks.
"Sister, do you want to eat some more?"
Luo Yong asked Er Niang.
"I don't want to eat it.
I just ate it."
Er Niang said.
"You two should come and eat too.
This is my sister.
You can call her Er Niang."
Luo Yong said to Peng Er, Wang Shao and others.
""The two men looked at each other, but still did not come forward.
"Come and eat, don't be coy, go to bed early after eating, and ask my sister to teach you how to cook pig food tomorrow."
Luo Yong said again.
"Yes."
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When they heard that they would be asked to cook pig food tomorrow, the two of them felt at ease.
Although they were still a little timid, they finally sat down on the kang and picked up their chopsticks to eat.
I originally wanted to eat more gracefully, but I never thought that once I started, I couldn't stop.
When I came to my senses, there was still a little bit of soup in the bowl.
"I need to cook some more."
At this time, Er Niang heard Luo Yong talk about the origins of these two people, and she felt very sympathetic.
Her family had experienced difficult times in the past.
If San Lang didn't wake up, he might have to leave in the end.
That way.
"No need, we're all full."
Peng Er said quickly.
"Where are they going to sleep?"
Er Niang asked Luo Yong again.
"Peng Er sleeps in the kitchen room, and Wang Shao sleeps over there in the grocery store."
Luo Yong said.
Luo Yong didn't sleep peacefully that night.
He would get up to take a look at the slightest sign of trouble.
He didn't fall asleep until the sky was getting brighter, and he slept until about three o'clock in the morning.
When he left the house, he happened to see Shiro and Wang Shao driving five pairs back from the outside.
There were several buckets on the donkey cart, obviously going to the village to fetch water.
Peng Er and Si Niang were squatting on the open space outside the kitchen, washing vegetables.
The vegetable basins were filled with two radish, or radishes, that Luo Yong brought back from the city yesterday.
"Brother, how do you want to eat this turnip?"
Seeing Luo using it, Si Niang asked him excitedly.
Such white and tender big turnips are not common here.
If Peng Er hadn't told her, she wouldn't have known about it.
This is also a reed.
"You can make soup, stew meat, or steam it on top of rice and eat it with soy sauce."
Luo Yong said with a yawn.
"It's delicious."
Si Niang swallowed.
"It's delicious."
Luo Yong nodded.
Then Siniang started to use her fingers to figure out how to cook the two luxuriants.
Recently, she was responsible for preparing most of the meals at home.
My brother and sister were too busy, and Wulang and the others were too clumsy to help.
Now that two more helpers have come to the house, Siniang feels that it is great.
My sister will no longer need to feed the pigs, and she will no longer need to mix chicken food and can just pick eggs.
"Master, do you have fermented bean curd for sale?"
At this time, an old man in a robe walked in from the entrance of the courtyard.
"Yes."
The girl Siniang responded, and happily went over to sell things.
"How much does it cost?"
the other party asked.
"A jar costs five cents."
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Seeing that the other party was well-dressed, Si Niang did not quote the retail price.
"I want five jars."
"That's twenty-five cents."
Siniang is not serious about learning calligraphy, but she learns arithmetic very quickly.
Now she is very smooth in calculating money when selling things in the store.
Although she still looks a little frizzy, she is very sensitive to numbers and rarely makes mistakes. time.
While the two of her were talking, Peng Er put the two washed reeds in a clean wooden basin nearby, picked up the used vegetable washing water, and poured it into the ditch outside the yard.
At that time, I also took a look at the bullock cart parked outside the courtyard and the man driving it.
In the previous owner's house, and later when she fell into the hands of Chen Qi, she had encountered children who were abducted.
Those children were not sold by their own parents, but were abducted by others without warning.
Go.
The children of the Luo family have never experienced this kind of thing and don't know how to take precautions.
However, for people like Peng Er who have been betrayed, the world is full of dangers, so they are more vigilant.
Luo Yong saw Peng Er's actions and the wariness on her face.
I thought it would be a good thing to have one like this at home.
Although he brought these two people back home, he actually did not completely trust them in his heart, and he would have to observe them slowly in the days to come.
Sympathy is one thing, trust is another.
Luo Yong is not the kind of person who can trust others easily.
After lunch that day, Luo Yong rarely went to the backyard to work, but looked after the shop in the front yard.
He gave Siniang and Wulang a holiday and asked them to go to the village to play and bring wheat and green beans.
There are also five pairs, which are only allowed in crowded areas of the village and are not allowed to leave the village entrance.
As for Peng Er and Wang Shao, Luo Yong asked them to stay in the grocery store to make toothbrushes.
Sometimes some customers bought too many things, and they could help load the car.
"I heard that you had a quarrel with Chen Qi yesterday," asked the man who often came to Luoyong to buy fermented bean curd.
"You actually already know about this," Luo Yong said with a smile.
He knew that this man mainly went to Fangshan County to sell fermented bean curd.
Although he was from Lishi County, he rarely made a fortune.
"When I returned to the city yesterday, I heard Chen Qi telling people everywhere that you had bullied him.
It was obviously worth ten taels of silver, but you forced yourself to buy it with three taels of silver."
The other party said.
"Can the people in the city believe it?"
Luo Yong asked.
The reason why he wanted to check the store here this afternoon was also to find out some news about the city.
"Who would believe him that Chen Qi's reputation in Lishi has already been ruined."
The other party waved his hand.
"But he is also a bit fierce.
Yesterday, he told me face to face that he was going to skin someone.
It really shocked me."
Luo Yong said.
"He's just a man who eats people but doesn't spit out their bones.
You should be more careful, Sanlang."
The other party reminded him kindly.
"You have to be careful."
Luo Yong nodded.
In fact, what Luo Yong fears most is that Chen Qi secretly uses dirty tricks, such as attacking their Luo family's dolls, or colluding with outsiders to cause trouble for him.
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Now it seems that the other party is trying to show off or is already showing weakness.
In this case, Luo Yong is not afraid anymore.
Thinking about it now, maybe I thought highly of Chen Qi.
Some people are like that.
They can show off their authority when facing old, weak, women and children, but when faced with a real confrontation, they immediately become cowards.
That afternoon, many people who had heard about the incident expressed concern for Luo Yong and reminded him to beware of Chen Qi's mischief.
As for Chen Qi, the situation is not so gentle and warm.
Chen Qi's harsh words towards Wang Shao yesterday have also been spread.
Almost everyone thinks that his words were directed at Luo Sanlang.
He deceived Saburo, a young man, and threatened and frightened him in a vicious way.
For many people in Lishi County, the problem with Luo Sanlang is the problem with their own jobs.
One can imagine Chen Qi's situation.
"Mr.
Lang, if you take action now, you can put the blame on Chen Qi."
In a room in a guesthouse in the city, a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance, dressed as a servant, bowed to the man standing by the window. said the handsome young man.
"Shh."
The young man turned his face slightly and put his index finger in front of his lips, signaling him to speak softly.
The light shining in from the window reflected on his fair face, which was extremely handsome.
If Luo Yong was present at this time, he would definitely recognize him.
Who is this person if he is not Yan Liulang?
Because he saved him from the siege earlier, I had a good impression, so I took a few more looks.
"Langjun" the middle-aged man said anxiously.
In his opinion, there was no better time than now.
"Were you there yesterday?"
Yan Liulang asked calmly.
"Not here."
The middle-aged man replied.
"I'm not far away."
Yan Liulang said: "Luo Sanlang is not as simple as you and I thought before.
I'm afraid he has a back-up plan."
Luo Sanlang: I have no backup plan, I only have plug-ins.
Luo Yong never imagined that his hot-headed intervention and domineering leakage could actually put the brakes on some people with evil intentions.
Speaking of which, his biggest life-saving asset now is that space.
In order to be wary of bad guys, Luo Yong had long ago found a big stone and placed it in the space.
If his life was in danger, he would remove the stone from the space.
Take it out and place it directly where the other party is.
And as long as he is within a certain distance, he can retract and release the stone an unlimited number of times, and retract and release it again.
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