Chapter 125: Everything is out of your control
On this matter, Xie Fengyue was very at ease with her. Although she was often ignorant, she could be considered a good hand in the affairs of the government. When she was in Peixian County, the housekeeper at home often praised her and treated her as the inner courtyard. The capable female envoy is being cultivated.
There were more than a dozen feudal states, large and small, under the rule of Qian'an. In order to prevent disasters such as riots caused by reselling refugees, the business of buying and selling people was clearly divided into categories. There were official teeth and private teeth. Official teeth were generally responsible for criminals. For the sale of family members, Si Ya is responsible for private human trafficking.
Of course, there are more and more exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and there are also families who cannot survive, so they put themselves or their children in the grass and mark them for sale. Unless the price is low, they generally cannot be sold.
The owner doesn't want to cause trouble in the future if he buys someone. Moreover, many aristocratic families have children, so they will only buy people from outside unless they don't have enough money.
Buyers who have a guarantee from a dental shop can feel more confident when buying. At the very least, they will give them a simple lesson to rub off their pride and teach them the necessary humiliation. They are the kind of people who are afraid of buying back from private transactions. Not gentle and polite.
Whoever buys slaves wants them to work and serve them, but they don't want to buy back a lazy and greedy person who will cause trouble in the house and disturb the inner house.
When Ya Ren led everyone to salute Xie Fengyue who came in, Zhe Zhi had already sharply eliminated the two of them. If he didn't know how to greet the most basic greetings, wouldn't it mean that whenever a guest came to the house, he would be laughed at?
Xie Fengyue nodded slightly as a response, and then went straight to the study room of the main house. Huarui immediately poured water and thoughtfully opened the window for her, so that she could see the scene in the courtyard at a glance.
When Zhe Zhi was not in front of Xie Fengyue, she really looked like a maid from a wealthy family. She raised her chin slightly and looked at everyone with sharp eyes.
"Madam, although we are temporarily living in Beijing, we are also from a wealthy family, so you just found some crooked melons and jujubes to send me away?" Zhezhi looked around and didn't see anyone outstanding, so he headed towards the Yaxing Sect. The person who came said.
The Yaren of Guan Ya often deal with the servants of these nobles, and they are all good at getting things done.
She twisted her waist and raised her little handkerchief and said with a smile: "Oh, what did you say, little lady? How dare I fool you? It's true because His Majesty is very strict these days and there are not many confiscated female servants. Ah, these are still left over from the past few months.”
Xie Fengyue wanted to laugh as soon as she heard this. This Renya man was quite good at talking. Why should he be governed strictly? Does he, Emperor Zhou, need to govern him? Who doesn't know that the three princes control the government, and the news sent from various places cannot reach the hands of the emperor of Zhou, so how can he govern?
Yaren pushed out a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old and smiled flatteringly: "How about taking a look at this? This is a girl who came from the former Dingguo Duke's mansion. She has been there since she was a child. She has had children with her family, and there is nothing wrong with it. She just has a tattoo on her forehead. The birthmark affected the appearance, otherwise it would have been sold long ago.”
Xie Fengyue looked at Yaren's words and was beaming with joy. She pushed the window gently and made a sound. Zhi Zhi followed the sound.
"If it is as good as you say, even if Duke Qian Ding made a big mistake, Shengjing City would not dare to want this girl."
Yaren's voice rose a few times when he heard this: "Young lady, please don't say this nonsense. The previous case of establishing the Duke's Palace has been overturned. Now, although the title has been lowered and it has become the Earl of Rongan's Palace, they are also serious. The noble one.”
Zhe Zhi then came closer and asked in a very gossipy manner: "Madam, please tell me more carefully. My master has just come to Shengjing, and I can show off to you then."
Seeing that she was kind, Ren Yazi was naturally willing to talk more. She pulled the broken branch closer and lowered her voice: "Last summer there was a flood in Yuhang. The dike built by Dingguo Gongfu was destroyed and many people drowned. As for people, isn’t this just a house raid?”
Seeing her stop, Zhe Zhi took out a few coins and secretly stuffed them into her hand.
Only then did Yaren finish his sentence: "It seems to be the beginning of spring. It was said that he was the young son of Duke Dingguo who had been separated for many years. After being hit with forty boards and beating the Wentian Drum, he handed over the personal and physical evidence, proving that it was Yu Hang. Local officials colluded to swallow the repair money, which caused the dam to be destroyed immediately.”
She thought for a while and continued: "I've heard about this news at various times. I can't guarantee whether it's true or not. When the time comes, you can treat it as a funny story and tell it to your master, but don't mention me."
Zhe Zhi answered yes again and again, and Yaren felt at ease.
"Now Uncle Rong is the young legitimate son. It's such a pity. Hundreds of members of Duke Dingguo's family have been sold to death, and only the old lady and her female relatives are left in the family." Zhe Zhi also agreed. After sighing a few words of regret, he began to select people.
She kept the girl with the birthmark on her head, and after choosing four rough nuns who she thought were strong, she paid the money and sent Yaren away.
Before she could arrange for the manpower to be removed, she immediately rushed into the study.
"Girl Girl~"
Xie Fengyue saw her rash look, how could she be as prudent as before when selecting people, and joked: "You go and arrange people first, Li Xiaobao has already relayed it."
She couldn't hear the An Ya people's whispers clearly, but Li Xiaobao beside her could do it. She could now roughly determine where her brother was.
Xie Fengyue tried hard to recall the appearance of Aunt Xiao. She should be a gentle and considerate person. After all, after she and Sister Shuyi went out to play wildly, she was the only one who was carried home smelly and sweaty and made to stand. Sister Shuyi Every time she went home smiling, and Aunt Xiao's voice never scolded her from next door.
But when did she change?
It became possible to exchange the lives of hundreds of innocent people for a different layout.
Xie Fengyue suddenly felt dots of goose bumps on her body.
When did her mother and brother become able to accept this?
They have lived together under the same roof for so many years. Although my mother has a stronger personality, she is also someone who will set up a tent at the entrance of the city to serve porridge in winter.
The elder brother is also a man who studies with great righteousness and hopes to be promoted to an official position and benefit the people after completing his studies.
Why has everything changed?
Finally Xie Fengyue sighed.
Forget it, the human mind is subject to thousands of changes. Once a thought arises, everything that follows is beyond your control.
Xie Fengyue sighed helplessly in the study, and Gongzi Yan also sighed.
He was not helpless but felt pity.
An hour ago, the bandits on Wanliu Mountain suddenly rushed down the mountain and started fighting with the soldiers stationed here.
This breakout came out of nowhere, and they were besieged for more than ten days. Although Wanliu Mountain was not rich in supplies, it would be impossible to eat them all in this short time, not to mention when the young general escaped up the mountain. , and Top Gun's slogan, saying that as long as he still has a breath, he will fight him to the end.
What's even more puzzling is that the place where they broke through had the largest number of troops stationed in the entire encirclement, because this was the fastest way to Shengjing.
(End of chapter)