Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

It was midday.

Duan Yu drove the oxcart from the village to the outskirts of Jinyang City.

Sitting on the oxcart, Duan Yu felt like crying but had no tears left.

Having a car is certainly a good thing.

But this oxcart is too slow.

Having grown accustomed to airplanes and high-speed trains, Duan Yu could hardly stand it.

The first time I came to Jinyang, I was chatting and laughing with Diaochan all the way and didn't realize anything was wrong.

But driving alone, with no one to talk to, every minute felt like torture.

"If this deal goes through today, we must change the carriage!"

Duan Yu said, feeling frustrated.

Fortunately, we finally saw Jinyang City.

Having learned from the first experience, the second time was a breeze.

Duan Yu drove the oxcart towards the West Market.

The truck, loaded with animal pelts, attracted a lot of attention along the way.

Quite a few people have also inquired about the price.

Leather goods were most popular in Bingzhou, Liangzhou, and Youzhou.

Merchants from Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and even Jiaozhou came here to buy furs, which were then transported to the local area for processing into cloaks.

These cloaks made of animal fur were not only warm but also beautiful, making them the favorites of powerful clans and noble families.

Furthermore, the sheepskins and cowhides sold from the Xiongnu were all resold from places like Bingzhou and Liangzhou.

Duan Yu's cart contained mostly rabbit and fox pelts.

These are the most popular furs.

So before they even reached the West Market, most of the units had already been sold.

Someone else wanted that tiger skin too.

But Duan Yu did not buy it.

Duan Yu arrived at Daoxi City, pulling a cart full of furs.

Without a large market, there were far fewer people, so they simply found an open space and laid out all the remaining furs.

He planned to sell all the furs first, and then send the rest to the place he had arranged to meet the two men earlier.

It's approaching noon.

Duan Yu found a stall in the market, ordered a leg of lamb, a bowl of lamb soup, a bowl of wheat rice, and a pot of turbid wine, and sat down by the stall to begin his hearty meal.

Since he got this system, he now trains for at least four or five hours every day.

It's not just that their physical fitness has skyrocketed.

Even their appetite has increased dramatically.

With a lamb leg in one hand, tearing into it and taking a sip of wine to cleanse his palate, Duan Yu's eating habits attracted the attention of many people strolling through the market.

Seeing Duan Yu's imposing physique, one can't help but exclaim, "What a brave warrior!"

"Selling herself to bury her mother..."

"Selling myself to bury my mother!"

Just as Duan Yu was enjoying his meal, he suddenly heard someone shouting not far away.

Selling oneself to bury one's mother?

Duan Yu stopped tearing at the lamb leg and turned to look.

It was not far from him, about several dozen meters away.

A young man in his early twenties was pulling a broken-down cart.

There was also a roll of straw mat in the car.

The straw mat was rolled up, and a pair of withered, pale, and wrinkled feet could be seen from behind.

The young man was about 1.8 meters tall, but extremely thin.

Even her eye sockets had sunken in.

It's obvious that this is caused by chronic hunger.

He sold himself into servitude to bury his mother.

This is nothing new.

Duan Yu used to not understand why people who buried others would sell themselves.

Why not just dig a hole, put up a monument, and bury it?

But he later saw it in a book.

During the Han Dynasty, extravagant burials were a common practice.

In other words, the burial goods must be plentiful.

The Han Dynasty was also an era that placed great importance on filial piety.

If one fails to make every effort to provide proper burial services for deceased parents, or does so hastily, it is considered unfilial.

Of course, it's not like no one has ever done this.

However, a filial person will definitely try their best to give their deceased parents a grand funeral.

This led to the practice of selling oneself into servitude to bury one's mother and father.

Selling oneself into servitude is not uncommon.

Powerful clans and aristocratic families all held large amounts of land.

These lands were clearly not cultivated by the gentry and powerful clans themselves.

Therefore, people are needed.

Slaves and low-ranking households were what the powerful and wealthy families needed.

Therefore, when the young man shouted that he was selling himself to bury his mother, human traffickers quickly came forward to inquire about the price.

These human slave traders specialized in this kind of business, gathering slaves they had captured and then selling them to powerful families and noble clans.

The young man looked quite young.

Although he looks a bit thin right now.

But as long as he's not sick, he'll definitely regain his strength with some rest.

So a lot of people gathered around.

But for some reason, the slave traders who had just surrounded them dispersed in a flurry of curses.

Duan Yu found it strange.

Could it be that this young man is ill?

Just then, a human trafficker in his forties walked past Duan Yu's stall.

"Are you crazy? They actually want five pieces of metal?"

Duan Yu overheard the human trafficker's words.

Hardware?

Duan Yu was also taken aback.

This price... is indeed a bit outrageous.

At current prices, an ordinary servant would cost only one gold coin.

Regardless of gender.

However, if the maid is beautiful and talented, the price will be higher, but the basic price is still two gold coins.

Or it could be a strong man with some skills, the kind who can guard the house, which is equivalent to two gold coins.

Hardware!

This price is astronomical.

Duan Yu watched as the young man continued to pull and shout that he was selling himself to bury his mother.

I couldn't see anything special about this young man, so why did he dare to ask for five pieces of gold?

While he was pondering, the young man had already pulled his cart to Duan Yu's stall.

At this moment, Duan Yu was holding a leg of lamb in one hand and a bowl of wine in the other, looking at the young man.

The young man also sensed Duan Yu's gaze and turned to look at him.

But their attention was focused on the lamb leg and wine in Duan Yu's hand.

Duan Yu looked at the half-eaten lamb leg in his hand, the small amount of wine left, and then at the young man.

Then he reached out and handed it over.

"If you don't mind, take a bite," Duan Yu said.

The young man was taken aback at first, and then clearly hesitated for a moment.

He turned to Duan Yu and thanked him.

"Thank you."

As he spoke, he took the lamb leg from Duan Yu's hand and tore into it with great force.

"Shopkeeper, bring me another bowl of wine!" Duan Yu shouted loudly towards the eatery not far away.

Soon the shopkeeper brought over a bowl of wine.

Duan Yu tossed five coins over and then had the young man hand them over.

"Eat slowly, have some wine to cut through the grease," Duan Yu said.

With his mouth full of wine and meat, the young man could only puff out his cheeks and nod to Duan Yu in thanks.

In no time, the leg bone of the lamb leg had been gnawed until it turned bluish-green.

Even a dog would probably cry if it saw it.

But the young man did not stop.

Instead, he placed his leg bone on the car and then slammed it down with his other hand.

There was a click.

The hard lamb leg bone broke directly.

Bone marrow flowed out.

Ok?

Duan Yu raised an eyebrow.

This guy...

There is something.

Could he be someone with some skill?

Otherwise, how could they dare to quote prices for hardware?

So, Duan Yu asked the young man curiously, "Since you dare to offer five gold pieces to sell yourself for your mother's funeral, there must be a reason, right?"

"Why don't you tell me, what skills do you possess that are worth five gold pieces?"

As the young man sucked the marrow, he looked at Duan Yu and asked, "Do you have any metal?"

Duan Yu: "......"

Good guy!

This guy is pretty straight.

That's a really sharp tongue.

I did give you a bite to eat, after all.

You're looking down on people.

Duan Yu didn't waste any words and directly reached into his robes.

He took out five small gold coins.

The young man's eyes lit up immediately.