Chapter 118: Save others and save yourself
The winter solstice and the autumnal equinox came to hear the news, and asked Xu You to forgive Lu Shuang for this time. Seeing that Lu Shuang was really wrong, blood was oozing on her forehead, which looked very sad. Thinking of the love she had experienced over the past few days, she sighed slightly and signaled to help her up. Her tone became calm and said, "Ordinary things, such as the expenses of clothing, dietary utensils, I can allow you to make your own decisions. But in the whole mansion, people are the most important, and it involves human affairs. What I say, do it, don't add more branches and leaves, and don't obey lip. This is not for me, nor for you personally, but for the lives and future of everyone in Jingyuan. Do you understand?"
Everyone responded, Xu You winked, Dongzhi understood it, grabbed Lu Shuang and whispered: "Sister, I will help you with the wound first, so as not to scab and leave scars."
Lu Shuang's pretty face was filled with tears, and she looked at Xu You carefully. Xu You nodded and said, "Go!"
"Thank you Xiaolang!"
When they left, the autumnal equinox also left. Zuo Qi lowered his head and said, "My husband, it's all my fault..."
Xu You looked solemn and said, "It has nothing to do with you. I'm just taking advantage of the topic and try her."
"Ah?" Zuo Qi looked shocked and said for a while: "Your husband still can't trust her?"
Xu You did not answer this question, but said with a smile: "Fenghu, I remember that you offered three strategies outside Wu County, but you wanted to kill Lushuang from Chenhe. Why? Will you be soft-hearted?"
Listening to Xu You's joke, Zuo Qi smiled bitterly and said, "People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless? At that time, Lushuang was just a stranger, but now everyone shares joys and sorrows and hardships, and is as close as a family. If you really want to kill Chenhe again, I... I'm afraid I can't do it!"
"I'm just joking, don't take it seriously!"
Xu You pondered for a moment and said, "You go and see Lu Shuang. She respects you like brother. She will listen to your words. Give me more guidance and don't let her complain and feel sick."
Just as Zuo Qi was about to leave, Xu You said again: "If the wound on the forehead is treated, let the Winter Solstice come over!"
"promise!"
When the Winter Solstice entered the house, Xu You stood in front of the window with his back facing her, looking at the scenery in the yard with his hands behind his back. His back was lonely and cold, which was very different from the gentleness of the past.
"Xiao Lang!"
The Winter Solstice knelt directly on the ground, lowered his head, and crossed his hands between his chest and abdomen, feeling a little uneasy. Xu You never got angry. No matter how difficult or dangerous the situation was, he was calm and gentle. He brought them slaves and troops through difficulties again and again while chatting and laughing. It can be said that Xu You's unmoving as a mountain is their greatest support and source of confidence in this chaotic world. But today Lu Shuang bought three people without authorization, which made him really angry. Could it be... Is there something wrong with the origin of that woman and child?
"Get up!" Xu You didn't turn around, and his low voice sounded a little gloomy in the claustrophobic room, and said, "How did you arrive in the human market today, how did you meet slave merchants, and why did you buy more three people back? No matter how complicated and complicated you are, tell me in detail!"
The Winter Solstice stood up, poured a cup of tea, brought it behind Xu You, and whispered: "Xiaolang, let's have a cup of tea first!"
Xu You turned his head and finally felt warmer. He took the cup and felt the vitality of the hot water flowing through his throat and chest. He walked to Hu's bed and sat down, and smiled and said, "Come on, sit down and talk!"
Winter solstice breathed a sigh of relief, put his nervous heart back into his stomach, and knelt on the cushion beside Xu You, saying, "Mr. Fenghu, Sister Lushuang and I went out together without going anywhere else, so I went straight to Dongcheng City. In the northwest corner of the East City, it is a place for slaves to buy and sell slaves, and it is also the merchants I found through the idle people I raised. Although there are not as many slaves in my hands, most of them are the families of criminals who came out of the government, and their overall qualities are relatively high. So Diaohei took us to see dozens of people, and selected twenty of them who were healthy and smart. Just when he was about to pay, he said that we were happy to do business and were willing to give them an extra two. My sister originally disagreed and said that Xiaolang ordered twenty people, but I just talked too much and said it was okay. Anyway, she didn't spend any money, so Diaohei led the woman and the little girl to come..."
"Then what?"
"When I saw that it was a woman, with a seven-year-old girl, who looked so terrifying, I immediately refused Diao Hei. But Diao Hei said that this woman had a pitiful life experience. She first acted as a prostitute in the camp of the Jingzhou Military Mansion. Later, she was resold by the manager to a local businessman after being resold many times and was later left to Yangzhou."
"From Jingzhou?"
"Yes, Jingzhou camp! She has been resold by multiple merchants, and the specific situation is no longer very clear, but the person was leaked from Jingzhou camp, so it should be accurate!"
Jingzhou is at the forefront of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The woman's appearance is obviously characterized by Xianbei people. Perhaps she was captured in front of the two armies and was invaded into the military palace and became a camp for the soldiers to have fun.
"Yeah, let's continue!"
"I immediately refused Jao Hei. No matter how pitiful she was, we were not bald donkeys from Dade Temple and had no time to do good deeds everywhere. But Jao Hei said that if we couldn't send them out this time, we would drive them out of the city. In this kind of ghost weather, women and children, they would probably be killed in the wild. Sister Lushuang was kind and insisted on taking them in. I thought that I would just open my mouth to eat anyway, so I agreed and wanted Jao Hei to send another servant. But I didn't think so much, and it made Xiaolang angry. It's really damn!"
"Can't you send it out? Have you sent someone before?"
"Well, the woman seemed to be unable to speak Chinese, ugly, clumsy, and bad at doing all the chores such as washing and cooking. She also brought a little girl and sold it on the head, but no one cared about it. Diao Hei provided them with food and drink every day, but could not sell it for money. She was dissatisfied and sent it to someone later. However, as long as anyone dared to approach the little girl, the woman immediately went crazy. She saw who was fighting with whom she dared to bite her master, so she was sent back, which made Diao Hei pay a lot of money."
"Oh, it's all like this. Diao Hei hasn't swept them out yet. It seems that he has a good character!"
"Although Diao Hei is engaged in a slave business, he is quite conscientious and rarely abuses the slaves in his hands. So Xiaolang also saw that the people he bought this time are good in all aspects. He also sees us kind people, so he thinks to give us women and children to find a way out for them."
Xu You's fingers gently tapped the table. The words of the Winter Solstice were reasonable and there were no flaws. Could it be that he was thinking too much? The Winter Solstice was ordered to set up an intelligence agency and was very sensitive to these things. It seemed that he could detect something from Xu You's unusual actions and said, "Xiao Lang, sister, she didn't mean it. Please calm down. If there is any problem with this woman, I will drive them out of the city immediately."
This is not a solution to the problem. If the woman is really a trap, sending her away is clearly a warning to the snake. In which direction will she shoot hidden arrows from next, the danger is immeasurable.
Xu You shook his head and said, "The merchants who are so illegitimate, know that they will kill two people. If they kill them, they will hurt Tianhe. Since they have taken the mansion and driven out, they will make the neighbors and neighbors scold you and me behind their backs."
He was the time to seek fame and hope, so how could he give someone a handle? Moreover, although this matter was strange, it was too strange and easily alert, and it was not like a trap set specifically for him. Leaving the woman could not only turn the hidden arrow into a gun, but also further explore the truth.
"That's okay. Give her some money to pass the winter. As for what's next year, that's their business, and it has nothing to do with us." The Winter Solstice actually has other plans. If the woman stays in Jingyuan, it really causes trouble and Lu Shuang can't get rid of it anymore. Even if Xu You doesn't drive her away, she has no face to stay here. So it's better to have a short pain than long pain, just drive the woman and the little girl out.
Xu You said without comment: "There is another person, how did you come?"
"Oh, that one is a scam man who sells half a half a day. He saw that we were willing to take in women and children. He was happy that he sold a strong man at half a price..."
Xu You smiled and said, "This person can do business... Okay, I know what happened, go and call Lu Shuang!"
"Okay, I'll go now."
When the winter solstice was about to reach the door, he turned around and wanted to speak but stopped.
Xu You smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm wrong today, and I won't lose my temper with you again in the future."
The heart was moved when the slaves did something wrong. If they were punished at the least, they would be punished at the worst. Even if they were killed by a stick, they would not say a word for them. Not only did Xu You, a lord like this, was unique, at least they were valuable. They were very good to them, but they were also very angry today, but they also admitted their mistakes and apologized. It was really
Not long after, Lu Shuang's footsteps sounded outside the door. He probably received a message from the Winter Solstice and immediately trotted all the way. She stayed at the door for a while, and then she whispered, "Xiao Lang!"
"Come in!"
Lu Shuang pushed open the door and knelt directly on the ground. Xu You did not let her get up and said, "Recalling the friendship between these days, I will give you a chance to explain. Knowing that the woman's origin is unknown, she is probably a foreigner in Xianbei, why do she still insist on taking her back to the mansion?"
"Xiaolang, I know I shouldn't do this, and I let you down on your trust in me." Lu Shuang whispered: "But at that time, the woman was kneeling in a cage and pulling me. She said nothing, and her eyes were full of begging, not for her own life, but for her daughter who had just passed away. If Diao Hei drove them out of the city, unless her daughter was sold at a low price, they would undoubtedly die within seven days."
The woman's appearance was completely destroyed, her words were speechless, and she was unable to make a living. There was no other way to go except selling her daughter. But according to Diao Hei, her daughter was obviously her reverse scale, and no one would be allowed to hurt her anyway. So Lushuang became the only life-saving straw she could catch when she was desperate.
"Many years ago, my parents died on the way. If it weren't for the mother Qi's intake, I would have become a lonely ghost. How could I have been fortunate to be with Xiaolang?" Lu Shuang shed tears silently, touching her heartstrings more than crying. She said: "I saw the little girl who didn't say a word and sat in the cage. She seemed to see herself many years ago who was also surrounded by hungry wolf and vultures. Xiaolang, in fact, I was not saving others, but saving myself..."
Chapter completed!