Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

The air in the carriage was turbid, and a mixed smell of sweat, foot odor, etc. rushed straight to people's noses, which was unbearable.Fortunately, she has already adapted, Qingping raised her head and looked around in a daze - all black heads were facing her. Most of the girls in this car seemed to be around eight years old, and the older ones were only ten years old. Some of them were from their hometown. In disasters and natural disasters, some of them had too many children to support them, so they had to be sold to others in exchange for some silver taels. From their parents’ point of view, it was better to be sold as slaves than to wait in the poor countryside. was starved to death.

Qingping also observed carefully when they stopped to rest before. These children have good facial features, no crooked melons and dates, and some of them are very delicate, but they are malnourished and their skin is yellow.They were guarded by a middle-aged woman with a ferocious face. The woman driving the carriage was younger. The two of them never spoke to each other. They just kept a close watch on the girl in the carriage and forbade them to talk to each other.

All the girls on the road ate steamed buns made of white flour. Ordinary people could only eat steamed buns made of corn and brown rice. But he ate every meal. If he was in his hometown, it was common for him to be hungry after the last meal.These white and fat steamed buns dilute a little bit of the sorrow of leaving home. Every meal is the happiest time for these children.Some people ate steamed buns in big mouthfuls, as if they had a grudge against them;

The carriage was bumping, and the people in the carriage were getting up and down. Qing Ping was already used to such a bump.I don't know if it's an illusion, but today's carriage is driving extremely fast.

After about an hour, the carriage suddenly slowed down, smooth and steady.Qingping listened carefully to the movement outside the car, and the long-lost human voice gradually entered his ears, getting louder and louder, as if it had reached a town.Qingping was shocked, the way they walked before, even if they stopped for a rest or for convenience, it was beside the wilderness path, in an empty place, and there was a lot of people here, this month's journey may have come to an end.

She is very clear about the destination of this carload of people. The well-behaved girl is well-behaved and obedient, and has complete procedures. She is voluntarily sold by her parents and relatives. She is not a black household who is kidnapped by a scam. Some wealthy families are afraid of being slaves. If you don't understand and cause trouble, you only want to accept such an innocent child.They are like a group of lambs, who are fed enough pasture by the shepherd and go to the market, where they are slaughtered at will.

Qingping looked at her thin arms, slowly closed her eyes, feeling disheartened, she couldn't run away, and she couldn't run.Children without household registration who wander alone are easily arrested by the government and exiled to the desolate Northwest.What's more, her deed of sale and pledge are in the hands of others.In this era when human trafficking is legal, people who lose their children can seek help from the government to retrieve them. Some unscrupulous people will take the contract documents to the child's home to demand compensation. Those poor people have no choice but to sell their children. , how can there be money to give to the child, and the end result is that the child will choose another child from this family to replace the lost child.

She thought of how her father was holding her, crying and refusing to let go, no matter how many good things Ren Yazi said, he would hold her hand tightly and would not let go.And the mother, who was only obsessed with hard work on weekdays, was also silently wiping away her tears. She remembered that her mother came to hug her and choked up: "Ping'er, mother can't help it...... If there is a way, Mother wants to keep you too! But... there is really nothing I can do..."

There are five sons in Qingping's family, two daughters and three sons, and Qingping is the fourth.The first two elder brothers starved to death during the severe drought. Their father was weak and sick. The labor force in the family was the elder sister and mother. The older sister dragged on until she was 16 and it was time to discuss marriage, but the family was empty and there was no bride price. After giving birth to a younger brother, there was another mouth in the family.In desperation, her mother heard that Yazi, a man with a good reputation, came to the village to collect children. She said that she would take them to a wealthy family in the town to be a servant. many.

Parents would never sell their children if they were not at the end of their rope.Qingping also knew that there was no way around it. The family needed money everywhere, his father wanted to buy medicine, his sister wanted to get married, and there was a newborn brother. The few mu of barren land at home could not satisfy them.If the child is sold to a rich family, there is no need to worry about food and clothing. As long as he works diligently for the master, is appreciated by the master, entrusted with important tasks, and redeems the contract of sale, he can go home and reunite with his relatives as soon as possible.

The world is impermanent, and people's hearts go back and forth. How can there be such a simple thing?Qingping thought bitterly, if this is the case, those children who were sold in the village have never heard of anyone returning home, and their parents, after a long time, gradually forgot that there was such a child at home; The child's parents were looking forward to it at first, but in the end, they didn't want to think about it anymore, thinking that the child had passed away early.After all, who knows where they were sold, how many family events they can remember at such an age, the master's family will not allow them, and they will not be able to return to their hometown even if they die of old age.Thinking of this, she felt sad, the road ahead was uncertain, no one knew what the future would hold, her life was not in her hands, a person was like a straw in the torrent, and might be drowned by the waves at any time.

The carriage stopped suddenly, the curtains of the carriage were lifted, and the dazzling sunlight came in. The girls in the carriage subconsciously closed their eyes, only to hear the middle-aged woman who was guarding them say impatiently: "You pigs! Eat, sleep, and sleep! Come down quickly!" She turned her head to the person beside her and said respectfully, "Chen Guanshi, take a good look at it, this is the new kid."

Qingping got down one by one with the girls in the carriage, and the carriage left slowly. Only then did everyone see clearly that this was a yard, surrounded by tall walls, and the yard was open. Through the high walls, you could see faintly Qingping lowered his head and looked at the ground. The ground here is paved with large bluestone slabs. It is clean, and there is not even a trace of moss and weeds in the cracks between the stones. Seeing the young man embracing the woman in charge, there was a bit of flattery on his face.The middle-aged woman who guarded them scolded: "You stand still quickly! Be careful of your skin!" Seeing the children still looking around, she rushed over angrily, pulling them up one by one like an eagle catching chickens.

"Chen Guanshi, this way please." Ren Yazi was all smiles, Chen Guanshi just glanced at her lightly, and said calmly: "Is the paperwork complete?"

"Naturally it is complete, don't worry, these are innocent and good families, and the ones chosen are the best!" Ren Yazi hurried forward, "Don't worry about me, Chen Guanshi, I do things But be careful. The mansion of the Prince of Wu the year before last and the mansion of the University of the Eastern Capital were all bought by me..."

Chen Guanshi laughed and said, "When did I say I don't believe you!" Ren Yazi also couldn't figure out her details, seeing that she was silent and afraid of offending the steward, she had to shut up and laugh on the sidelines.

Chen Guanshi walked slowly in front of the line of children, and the child said: "Raise your head up, let Chen Guanshi take a good look at it, it is a blessing you have cultivated in eight lifetimes to be attracted by her." She said After that, he looked at Guanshi Chen's face again, and saw that she was not unhappy, so he breathed a sigh of relief.Some bold children raised their heads when they heard the words, but they did not dare to meet Guanshi Chen's eyes, and lowered their heads anxiously when her gaze swept over them.

She walked slowly and stopped in front of each child. After a while, she returned to the original place, and the child asked softly, "Is there anything you like in charge?"

The buying and selling population is also divided into three, six, and nine grades. The children selected children from all over the country and classified them according to the needs of different families.A wealthy family is just a little girl who wants to do chores, while a clean and famous family needs neat and smart servants, princes and nobles, royal nobles, like smart and sensible children, some people also have requirements on the appearance of their servants, and what is crooked is not considered. inside.The classification is different, and the income of the children is also different. The princes and nobles have high requirements for the children they buy, so naturally they don't care about money.

There is more oil and water in it than any famous Qingliu family, that's why this guy flatters Chen Guanshi so much, if he can get along with him for a long time and get a job as a comprador servant for the palace... the guy's heart is excited Wow, what a deal this is!But she didn't dare to show any frivolity, so she could only be more careful, standing aside and waiting.

A woman in gray clothes suddenly walked up to Guanshi Chen, possessed her body and said something, but Guanshi Chen frowned, waved her hand, and the woman went down.After a while, another woman in gray came and stood behind her after saluting respectfully.Only then did Chen Guanshi say to Ren Yazi: "Take this row three, six, seven, eight, nine, and back to the middle court, and you will hand over the rest to Zhou Chang's family, and let her teach them well." Ren Ya Hearing this, Zi Zi hurriedly divided these children, and the woman in gray went forward and immediately took the children away, Qingping was among them.As for the remaining five children, they looked at each other in blank dismay, standing where they were but not daring to move.Seeing this, Ren Yazi hurriedly said: "You still don't kowtow to Guanshi Chen! You really have no eyesight!"

The children knelt down and kowtowed as they said, and Chen Guanshi said to Ren Yazi: "These accounts will be settled with you later. I have something to do at this time, so I will leave." Before she had time to warm up to a few words, a group of servants escorted her out of the yard.At this time, a woman in Tsing Yi came out and said to the five children: "You all come with me." A carriage was waiting outside the gate of the courtyard at some time, and she led them away. The five children were confused, and she Do what you say, just like an obedient lamb.In the blink of an eye, the carriage disappeared from Ren Yazi's sight.Ren Yazi opened his mouth, thinking that the management of the palace is really extraordinary.Thinking of today's harvest, it is also a big profit.

The author has something to say: Well, I won’t do anything today.

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