Gu Qinghuai lowered his eyes and pretended to ask, "As slaves, you will lose your freedom. You have been bound for so many years in the Northern Barbarians. Don't you want to live freely in the future?"

Yun Nu was afraid that these silly women would miss the good opportunity to find a way to survive because of their pursuit of the elusive freedom.

She immediately said, "We are both slaves, but different slaves. In the Northern Barbarians, we live worse than animals and are called female animals. We can't even be human beings. Following Madam Gu, they can still be human beings, respected, have dignity, and have enough food and warm clothes. As long as they abide by their duties and work hard, they can spend the rest of their lives in peace. If it is difficult to even survive, how can we talk about freedom? Moreover, even if they are not slaves, as the poorest and untouchables at the bottom of society, they have to work hard for three meals a day, over and over again, without rest. What freedom can they have? If they have the protection of a powerful master, they will be more relaxed and comfortable, and more confident."

After hearing Yun Nu's words, the women were so excited that they nodded in agreement.

They couldn't say what Yun Nu said, but every word touched their hearts.

That's what they mean!

When they were girls, they were the money-losing goods of their families. They ate the worst food, wore the ragst clothes, did the most tiring work, and were often beaten and scolded, in exchange for dowries by their brothers. Now they have become rags that have been abused by the enemy. Who will give them a chance to live?

They are women, and it seems that they are born inferior to men. Now they are even lower than the lower ones. Only with the protection of others can they gain a little dignity as human beings.

The women all raised their hands to wipe their tears, looking extremely miserable.

Gu Qinghuai was also a woman, so she knew that without anyone to take care of them, these women would not have a good life even if they returned to Daxia. In fact, she had intended to take them in from the beginning.

In her eyes, there are no useless people, only people who don't know how to use people.

These women have no other options, so once she extends an olive branch, they will grab it tightly and cherish it.

She was so roundabout just to gain their loyalty.

Gu Qinghuai pushed away the heaviness in his heart and glanced at Yun Nu. He unexpectedly found her face inexplicably familiar.

She felt strange and looked at him carefully again. She found that the visual impression given by Yun Nu's facial features and facial contours really gave her a feeling that she had seen him before.

This woman should be about the same age as A Niang, but she looks much older than A Niang. Judging from her knowledge and conversation, she must not have been an ordinary farmer.

"Aunt's name is Yunnu?" Gu Qinghuai asked with a smile.

Yun Nu hurriedly bowed slightly: "That's right."

Gu Qinghuai really wanted to ask her real name, but considering the terrible things they had experienced, no one would want to expose their real name and embarrass themselves and their family, so he refrained from asking.

"Madam Gu, my name is Dounu!" Dounu wiped his red eyes and straightened his thin body.

Her wrinkled face was full of the vicissitudes of life, and half of her hair was white.

"My name is Linu."

"My name is Di Nu."

"My name is Niu Nu."

……

Gu Qinghuai listened to their names and asked curiously, "Did you choose your names after you went to the Northern Barbarians?"

"Yes," Yun Nu nodded, with a hint of hatred in his voice, "The northern barbarians said that we were the lowest female slaves, so they only let us take one character from our original names and add the word 'slave' at the end to indicate our lowly status."

Gu Qinghuai thought for a moment and said, "From now on, you should remove the word 'slave' from your name and just add the word 'er'."

The women were stunned.

If we remove "Nu" and add "Er", wouldn't their names become Yun'er, Dou'er, Li'er, Di'er, Niu'er?

Only those who are loved are qualified to be called this kind of name. Do they deserve it?

They had never been called like this in their lives, including by their parents.

As the women's eyes became wet, they suddenly realized what Gu Qinghuai meant by that.

Dou Nu said excitedly: "Madam Gu! Are you...are you willing to buy us?"

Gu Qinghuai nodded, "Well, from now on you will be members of the Gu family. As long as you are loyal, do your duty, and work hard, I will never treat you and your children unfairly. As for what job you will do in the future, I will tell you in detail after you return."

"Thank you, Madam Gu, thank you benefactor!"

All the women knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Yun Nu also breathed a sigh of relief.

She had long seen that both the young benefactor and Madam Gu were not ordinary people, so she deliberately guided the women to hug Madam Gu's thighs tightly from the beginning.

They have been wandering in the northern barbarians for so many years that they are considered dead in Daxia. They don't even have a household registration. They must have someone's protection to survive.

Now that they had a place to stay, the women felt much more at ease, and even their actions became more cheerful. Without Gu Qinghuai's instructions, they took the initiative to help with things, adding firewood to the fire, washing pots and dishes, and boiling water...

Dou Nu also brought hot water for Gu Qinghuai to wash up.

Gu Qinghuai was about to wash his face when Cui Laowu and Cui Laoliu, who were guarding the cave entrance, suddenly ran in and said in a low voice, "Someone is coming! Two horses!"

Everyone in the cave became nervous.

Gu Qingshan, Qi Yuanxiu and the others had already drawn their weapons.

The eight hundred prisoners looked at each other, with gleams of light in their eyes.

There will be chaos, there will be chaos, as long as there is chaos, they will take the opportunity to escape.

Just as everyone was on high alert, the young man's excited voice suddenly came from the cave entrance, "Sister Xiao Huai! Sister Xiao Huai! Are you guys in there?"

Gu Qinghuai was overjoyed: "It's Xiao Shitou!" No wonder the four birds didn't give any early warning.

After saying that, he put away his Tang sword and ran out quickly.

Everyone in the cave breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Qingshan and Qi Yuanxiu looked at each other and both smiled helplessly.

Cui Laowu and Cui Laoliu were very perceptive. When they saw Gu Qinghuai running out, they immediately took the reins from Qi Yuanshuo, pulled Ye Nu, and walked quickly into the cave.

The others were also very conscious and did not disturb the two people who suddenly reunited after being separated for a day.

Except for Gu Qinghuai, everyone in Gu Laosi's family agreed to Qi Yuanshuo's identity as the son-in-law.

Only the eight hundred northern barbarian captives all looked disappointed and cursed inwardly.

The young man was highly skilled in martial arts, and with him around, it would be much more difficult for them to escape.

At the entrance of the cave, the north wind was howling and snowflakes were flying.

The boy was covered in snow, his handsome face and ears were frozen red, and even his eyelashes were covered with snowflakes. Under his eyelashes were a pair of clear and bright eyes.

Gu Qinghuai was dazzled by those eyes. For a moment, he felt that only those eyes were left in the world, and even the ice and snow in the sky had lost their presence.

Inside and outside the cave, the two looked at each other for a long time.

A gust of cold wind blew in, and Gu Qinghuai suddenly came back to his senses. He reached out and pulled his arm, leading him into the cave, "Come in quickly! It's cold outside!"

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