The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

Lu Liang whispered a few words to Han Qingyun, then pointed out seven or eight people in the booklet.

"Can these people be brought out? We want to take a look."

Li San looked at Lu Liang and nodded.

Soon, eight strong men between their twenties and thirties were brought out.

These people are still quite energetic, unlike those outside who are listless and look numb.

Although the servant at the door of Li Ji's pawnshop was also tied up with hemp ropes, he was obviously in much better condition than the servants of other pawnshops. He was not dying of hunger and had no scars on his body.

Thinking of this, Lu Yanyan felt a little more favorable towards Li San. It seemed that this man was not the kind of person who was harsh to his servants.

Five of these eight people were mentioned by Li San just now, and three were chosen by Lu Liang himself.

Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan asked the eight people in detail.

One of them had a vague look in his eyes and avoided the main points when answering. When he looked at Lu Yanyan, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Another person was a servant of a corrupt official. Han Qingyun could tell that this person probably had his hands full with dirty deeds.

Han Qingyun told Li San that the two men could be taken away.

Lu Liang fought with the remaining six people.

The first person was called Lu Qiang, and he was defeated before ten moves. Han Qingyun shook his head and was also taken away.

The second person was Ma Chao mentioned by Li San. He fought with Lu Liang for more than forty moves and lost. Lu Liang didn't look very satisfied, but he didn't let him go.

The third person was Liu Yang, who fought with Lu Liang for more than a hundred moves. Lu Liang was very satisfied with this person. After defeating Liu Yang, he praised his good kung fu.

Li San watched Lu Liang becoming more and more courageous as the battle went on. His eyes narrowed slightly and finally turned into a sigh.

The fourth person is called Liancheng, who can withstand more than 60 moves from Lu Liang.

The fifth person was Wang Hongwei, the first person introduced by Li San. He fought with Lu Liang for more than eighty moves.

Although Lu Yanyan and Han Qingyun didn't understand, judging from Lu Liang's solemn expression, this person must be very good at kung fu.

But it seemed that Lu Liang was far less appreciative of Liu Yang than he was of Liu Yang, and was even less polite than he was to Lian Cheng.

After Wang Hongwei was defeated, he still went forward to fight again.

However, Lu Liang asked Li San to take him away.

Li San was puzzled. This person was obviously very good at kung fu, so why did Lu Liang look down on him?

He looked at Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan. In fact, Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan didn't know the reason, but they trusted Lu Liang, so they nodded to Li San.

Li San had no choice but to take Wang Hongwei away, but Wang Hongwei was not convinced.

"Although my kung fu is not as good as Liu Yang's, it is better than the others. Why don't you want me?"

Li San also pricked up his ears, wanting to hear how Lu Liang explained.

Lu Liang explained to Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan, "This man is too competitive. If I hadn't restrained him just now, I'm afraid he would have fought me to the death."

Han Qingyun, Lu Yanyan, and Li San all understood this time.

What they want are personal attendants and guards to escort the goods. Their primary goal is to ensure the safety of their employers and goods, not to fight with strong opponents.

People like Wang Hongwei, who consider victory or defeat more important than his responsibilities, are certainly not suitable for them.

The last person was called Hong Da, and he also fought with Lu Liang for more than sixty moves.

Seeing that he was the weakest among the four people left, Ma Chao hurriedly knelt down and begged Han Qingyun and the others to accept him.

"Master, Madam, please buy me. I know my martial arts skills are not very good, but I will swear allegiance to you and Madam until death."

"You get up and talk first."

Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan are still not used to others kneeling down to them at every turn.

"Sir, Madam, I didn't break the vase. It was already broken. But Boss Liang and the escort agency refused to listen to my explanation.

Mr. Liang wants my sister to be his ninth concubine, and for my sake, she wants to agree. But as a man, I am already incompetent if I can't protect my sister, so how can I let her take the blame for me?

My mother gave all our belongings, including the dowry she had prepared for my sister, to the escort agency. But the agency said they needed twelve taels of silver and would sell my sister. How could I do that? So I let them sell me over.

When I first came in, my mother and sister came to see me, but since last month, they haven't come anymore. I'm worried that something might have happened to them, but I can't leave.

"Sir, Madam, I have been here for over three months and I cannot wait any longer. I beg you to buy me. I will only go to check on my mother and sister and make sure they are safe."

Ma Chao kowtowed continuously while speaking, and blood was oozing from his forehead.

Han Qingyun tried to pull it up several times but failed, so he could only ask, "Where is your home?"

Ma Chao's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "No. 68, Luozi Lane, Qingliu Street, about six or seven miles from here."

Han Qingyun looked at Li San embarrassedly. Li San's expression was much more eager than when he first met them.

"Sir, just send someone to check it out. I'm not in a hurry here."

After receiving Han Qingyun's gaze, Lu Liang drove away in his carriage.

Not long after Lu Liang left, Lu Youtian had already selected the people. He said something to Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan, and sent them to Lu's residence in the south of the city.

Half an hour later, Lu Liang came back with a strange expression, as if he was both sad and angry.

Ma Chao quickly looked at Lu Liang.

"Are my mother and sister okay?"

Lu Liang looked at Ma Chao's pleading eyes and nodded.

But Ma Chao felt something was wrong.

"If everything is fine, there's no way they wouldn't come to see me."

Lu Liang thought for a moment and then told the truth: "Their lives are fine. It's just that someone caused trouble earlier and your mother lost one eye. Your sister burned her face with charcoal to protect her innocence."

Lu Yanyan exclaimed softly, another strong-willed woman like Lan Niang.

Her eyes were slightly red, and she didn't want to lose her composure, so she turned around and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Han Qingyun felt upset when he heard this. There was such blatant bullying under the imperial city.

I'm afraid that the so-called vase is also a means to force Ma Chao's sister into the mansion.

After hearing this, Ma Chao slapped his face furiously: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."

"Your sister said she doesn't blame you, but the troublemaker said that if your sister had been obedient earlier, there would have been no such thing as a vase."

Ma Chao was not comforted. He wiped away his tears and knelt down in front of Han Qingyun again.

Han Qingyun sighed and finally asked Li San: "Boss Li, how much silver do these people have?"

Li San smiled and said, "Sir, you should know that these people are much more expensive than those outside."

Han Qingyun nodded: "I know."

Li San did a quick calculation and said, "Four people, a total of eighty-five taels, no bargaining."

After saying that, he was worried that Han Qingyun would think it was too expensive, so he quickly explained.

"There are many refugees outside now, and you can easily buy a good slave for a few taels. But there are still few people with kung fu skills, not to mention that they are all locals."

"Sir, don't think it's expensive. The cheapest of them, Ma Chao, cost me fifteen taels when I sold him to me. Add in the food and lodging for these days, and it's eighty-five taels. I only made two taels."

Han Qingyun discussed it with Lu Yanyan. They originally thought that these people would want at least one hundred taels.

Just now, Lu Youtian also bought a servant who knew kung fu. Dalin tried his skills and said they were very good. He spent thirty taels on it.

Even so, Lu Youtian bought more people and the broker gave him a preferential price.

The four people chosen by Han Qingyun and his team are all good at martial arts.

Even the worst Ma Chao, Lu Liang said that his kung fu was similar to Zhao Xingye's, and his aptitude was also good. If he practiced properly, he would not be worse than Liancheng and Hongda in the future.

The price Li San offered was indeed not high.

Han Qingyun didn't bargain and happily exchanged the indenture for silver.