Traveling back and forth from ancient times to the present, the prince pursues love in the modern ti

On the weekend, Xia Youan brought Xian Ling'er and Qingying to the slave market.

The slave market was bustling with people, and the air was filled with a foul smell.

People are constantly being bought here and constantly being sent in.

Some, unwilling to be sold for the first time, screamed and yelled, being whipped repeatedly by the stewards. Others, with hollow eyes and having lost faith in life, sat numbly in the cage, being picked and picked.

Pingyang County became even colder after the snow. The slaves were half-naked and huddled together to keep warm.

Xia Youan even saw some children squatting barefoot in cages. Although the cages were covered with a layer of straw, they were still hunched over due to the cold.

Every time I saw someone passing by, I would take a sneak peek and then look back.

This was the first time Xia Youan had seen such a scene since ancient times. Call her a saint or a soft-hearted woman, anyway, Xia Youan felt very uncomfortable after seeing it.

If possible, she hopes to abolish human trafficking one day.

He retracted his gaze, no longer looking around. Xia Youan composed himself and followed the agent to the selection area.

The broker looked at Xia Youan, who was dressed exquisitely, had delicate and fair hands, and a look of compassion on her face. At first glance, she was a rich lady who was ignorant of the ways of the world.

Big business is coming today!

The broker asked flatteringly, "Excuse me, young lady, what kind of person do you want to buy?"

The environment here was not good. Xia Youan just wanted to buy everything quickly and leave, so he stated his request decisively.

"I want to hire a few embroiderers. No age limit, as long as the embroidery skills are good enough."

After hearing Xia Youan's request, the broker ordered his men to bring people over in a while, in groups of ten.

Xia Youan was afraid that it would be difficult to compare the products if they were to choose separately, so he looked at the dealer.

“How many people meet the requirements?”

"Totaling all the people, young and old, there are seventy-eight people who can embroider. Most of them are young women, with a few in their forties and some almost ten years old."

Xia Youan frowned. Such a young child can embroider?

"Call them all over here and have them stand in three rows. It's too troublesome to group them together."

The broker waved his hand, and the slaves were brought up one after another. The younger children hid behind the adults. They said they were almost ten years old, but they looked only six or seven. There were seven or eight such children.

When they first came in, some of them were still scared, but when they saw Xia Youan, their nervousness relaxed a little. At least he was no longer one of those greasy and disgusting men.

Xia Youan motioned Qingying to bring over the needle and thread and the cloth. "I want an embroiderer with superb craftsmanship. Each of you will have a piece of cloth and can embroider whatever you want. I'll give you one stick of incense. Let's get started now."

Qingying distributed the materials and saw that their hands were so cold that they couldn't even hold the needle and thread.

Xia Youan walked around the embroidery process and took a general look. He found that there were actually a few pieces with good embroidery skills.

Although the skills of those kids are very immature, they are still acceptable. With some training, they will become good talents in the future.

After an incense stick of time, the slaves stopped sewing. Qingying collected all the embroidery pieces and showed them to Xia Youan.

Finally, Xia Youan selected 22 pieces from those embroidery pieces.

"Let's take them."

Qingying took the 22 selected embroidery pieces and asked people to claim them one by one.

The chosen slave finally had an expression on his face and was no longer as dull as a puppet.

After all 22 pieces of embroidery were claimed, a woman took a look at them in panic and suddenly knelt down in front of Xia Youan, begging.

"Miss, please buy my two daughters as well. They work very hard and will be able to do embroidery work independently in no time. The three of us can eat from one meal. Please, Miss, they are still so young, leaving me..."

Seeing that Xia Youan was in a dilemma and had finally got a big deal, the broker was afraid that it would be ruined, so he picked up a whip and was about to whip him, but Qingying grabbed the whip just as he raised it.

The broker was surprised. No wonder such a beautiful girl dared to come to them alone to buy someone. It turned out that she had an expert with her.

He smiled flatteringly and said, "Miss, I will have her dragged away immediately to avoid being an eyesore to you, my Lord."

Seeing that not only did the woman fail to buy her child, but she was also despised, she quickly knelt down and moved in front of Xia Youan.

He wanted to reach out and grab Xia Youan's skirt, but was afraid of getting it dirty, so he retracted his hand.

"Miss, please, please take these two children in. I can even give them a bite to eat. They won't survive if they stay here any longer."

Xia Youan couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he quickly asked the woman to stand up. "Okay, stop kneeling, I'll take it."

When the remaining children in the crowd saw the two girls being bought, they all looked at them with envy.

Seeing that the other children were envious but no one came forward to ask for shelter, Xia Youan walked up to those children and asked, "Aren't your relatives among these people?"

Xia Youan pointed at the few people she had chosen and asked, if there was one and they didn't plead for her child, she wouldn't buy it. Although she could afford it, she had to see if it was worth buying.

Several children shook their heads and lowered their heads again, "We have no relatives left."

Xia Youan felt so uncomfortable that he didn't know what to do. He turned around and looked at Qingying, as if hoping to get someone's approval.

"Miss Xia, before you came, the Master told me that you can buy whoever you want to take back. They will always be useful."

Xia Youan was stunned for a moment, then smiled happily, "Then let's take all these children away."

"How much?" Xia Youan looked at the broker.

When the dealer saw that even the hardest-to-sell items were sold, he immediately smiled brightly.

"Miss, since you bought a lot, I can give you a discount. 50 taels for an adult and 20 taels for a child."

"How much?" Xia Youan asked in disbelief.

The broker was stunned. This young lady, who had never done any housework, looked easy to fool. She didn't seem to know the market at all.

As for the young master they were talking about, once he was bought and the money and goods were paid, it would be too late to find out.

Then, he slapped her face with all his might, "50 taels! No bargaining!"

This time, Xia Youan changed his expression and looked at the broker as if he were a fool.

"Ling'er, Qingying, let's go. Someone is taking advantage of us."

Qingying was ready to be slaughtered. The prince had instructed that even if she was cheated, she must not show it in front of Xia Youan. He would let Du Qianhao and Xie Youzhi deal with them later.

Unexpectedly, Xia Youan didn't fall for it and replied excitedly: "Okay!"

Xian Ling'er also looked at the broker as if he was a fool. She didn't know the market price, but she knew what 50 taels could buy. If the things she bought were converted into modern money, they would be sky-high prices.

The worst off were the nearly 30 people selected by Xia Youan, who saw disappointment spreading among them.

The dentist was also dumbfounded, "Hey, hey, don't go, let's talk more!"

Xia Youan stopped and turned around, "Didn't you say you wouldn't bargain?"