71 Plunge Pool
"Keep your voices down. She'll be so smug if she hears you."
In the room, Lin Xiaoyue had already heard it.
She felt good.
But what was she at this time?
She was preparing the teaching materials for Liang Chengcai tomorrow.
What was the content?
It was the Arabic numerals and the explanation of the decimal digits.
That's right, one had to learn Arabic numerals before learning arithmetic. This was the most basic knowledge.
In addition to preparing materials for Liang Chengcai, Lin Xiaoyue also prepared a copy for Lin Xiaozhi so that he could practice it.
Her brother was surprisingly serious when it came to learning, which made Lin Xiaoyue sigh in her heart. If her brother were born before the end of the 21st century, he would definitely be a straight-A student.
This made Lin Xiaoyue even more determined to send her little brother to school.
After finishing preparing the teaching materials, Lin Xiaoyue began to think about building her house.
Although she didn't study architecture or engineering, she had seen a lot of houses.
First of all, she had to keep the big tree outside so that they could keep cool in the summer.
Each of them should have their own room and three additional guest rooms. They also needed a living room, a large kitchen, a barn, a storeroom, a woodshed, a bathroom... Perhaps they also needed a millroom and a cellar.
Lin Xiaoyue followed this line of thought and finally decided on a blueprint that she was satisfied with.
Then, she put it away and waited for Aunt Wang's brother to come over tomorrow to discuss it with them.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Xiaoyue took the bow and arrow and entered the mountain.
But this time, she did not plan to hunt. Instead, she gave herself a holiday and went to the pool to take a bath.
This was the secret base that she found.
Walking up the stream at the back of the mountain, there was a large plunge pool with clear water and fish in it.
Since she came to this world, she had not had a good bath. Today, she had more than two hours of free time.
Lin Xiaoyue stayed by the pool for a long time and did not go home until it was almost seven o'clock.
Along the way, she also hunted two hares, a pheasant and a deer.
She had thought about it carefully. If she continued hunting as much as she did last time, people would be suspicious.
In the future, she had to reduce the amount of prey by half, or even to only one-third of the original amount.
Besides, if she came here every day, she would probably scare away all the animals in the mountains. It was best to come every other day or every few days, so that it was sustainable.
In short, now that the family was not short of money, she could relax a little.
Carrying her prey home, Lin Xiaoyue met a few villagers.
She smiled and greeted them. Because she knew them, she also chatted with them.
When she got home, Lin Xiaoyue noticed that Carpenter Sun had already sent over the new table and stools.
Her brother was sitting at the new table, reading the Arabic numerals that she taught him while doing his homework.
Seeing his sister coming back, he immediately came up to her.
"I can already write from 0-10 from memory!" He said excitedly.
"Oh, that's so awesome! Here's a lollipop as a reward!" Lin Xiaoyue immediately took out a lollipop and gave it to him.
"Thank you!" Lin Xiaozhi quickly took it.
72 Late-night Visit
"Open it for me." He handed the lollipop to Lin Xiaoyue after failing to open it.
"Hehe, little fool!" Lin Xiaoyue touched Lin Xiaozhi's head and peeled off the wrapper for him.
Seeing that the pair of siblings were getting along well, Liu Shi couldn't hide the smile on her face.
"Uncle Sun charged 120 coins for the table and stools. Is the price right?" Liu Shi asked.
"Yes!" Lin Xiaoyue remembered that Uncle Sun didn't charge her a deposit when she went in the morning.
"Uncle Sun gave us a discount. Aunt Sun is going to help us ask about the construction team tomorrow. Mom, should I send them a pheasant?" Lin Xiaoyue glanced at the pheasant that she brought back.
"Yes, you should thank them!" Liu Shi said.
"Okay. I'll go now!" Lin Xiaoyue picked up the pheasant on the ground and walked out.
When she arrived at the Sun family's yard, she saw that smoke was already coming from the chimney.
Uncle Sun had stopped working. He was sitting in the yard smoking a pipe.
"Uncle!" Lin Xiaoyue hurriedly called out.
"Yo, you're here again? Come in quickly!" Uncle Sun quickly got up.
Lin Xiaoyue brought the pheasant into the house.
"I caught some prey. This is for you!"
"You're so kind! It's not like I didn't charge you for the table and stools!" Uncle Sun was embarrassed when he saw that the pheasant was very fat and weighed at least four catties.
At this time, Aunt Sun also came out when she heard the noise. She saw that Lin Xiaoyue was holding something in her hand and said that she was too kind.
"You gave us a discount for the table and stools, this is nothing. Also, thank you for helping us with the house building. This is just a token of appreciation," Lin Xiaoyue said with a smile.
"You're such a good girl, your mom must be a great mother!" Aunt Sun said happily.
"Then I'll go and clean up the pheasant. Stay and have dinner with us!"
"No, no, my mom is almost done cooking. I have to go now!" Lin Xiaoyue said quickly.
"Oh, what a pity." Aunt Sun thought Lin Xiaoyue was being polite.
Lin Xiaoyue hurriedly ran out of the yard.
"My mother is waiting for me. Next time, I'll definitely stay for a meal!" She said as she ran.
Aunt Sun took a few steps forward and stopped with a smile.
Then, she turned around and exchanged a glance with her husband. Both of them had smiles on their faces.
They were happy to be friends with the Liu family.
After Lin Xiaoyue returned home, she quickly ate dinner.
After washing up, the family went to bed.
It was late at night.
Lin Xiaoyue, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly felt that something was wrong.
The instinct she had developed during the apocalypse told her that something was wrong.
Lin Xiaoyue did not move. She just looked at the door.
Then, she used her spiritual power to check and immediately knew that there was someone in their yard. And it was a man who was over 170 cm tall.
Then, she heard a small sound.
The man had already arrived at their door and was using tools to pry open the bolt of their broken door...
Lin Xiaoyue narrowed her eyes and carefully sat up from the bed.
Then, the bow and arrow that she used for hunting appeared in her hand.
She charged up the bow and arrow and aimed at the door.
After a while, the latch was removed. That person carefully pushed open the door and sneakily stuck his head in.
As soon as he entered the room, the bow and arrow in Lin Xiaoyue's hand had already left the bowstring.
When the man saw someone sitting up on the bed, he realized that something was wrong and quickly retracted his head.
73 I'm Here
At the same time, the arrow flew past where his head was and pierced the door.
The man's expression changed and he turned to run.
Lin Xiaoyue also quickly got down from the bed.
She didn't even put on her shoes and chased after him.
But by the time she reached the door, the man had already run away.
Using her spiritual power, she found that the man was already out of the 20-meter radius around her.
"Sis.." at this moment, Lin Xiaozhi's voice came from the bed.
Lin Xiaoyue's heart sank. After hesitating for a moment, she pulled out the arrow on the door and put the bow and arrow back into her interspatial ring.
Then, she closed the door and re-bolted the door. She went back to the bed and lay down.
She knew she hadn't considered all the risks involved.
Her mother was a widow with two children and there was no man in the house. People also knew that they took 42 taels of silver from the Lin family. It was very likely that they were targeted by someone with ulterior motives.
Tonight, this person had received a warning. It would be best if he stopped now, otherwise...
Lin Xiaoyue's eyes shone with a cold light.
It seemed that the construction of the house had to be expedited, and the house needed a security system.
Lin Xiaoyue did not dare to let herself fall asleep in the second half of the night. She continued to think about things until daybreak.
Liu Shi woke up to make breakfast. When she saw that there was a hole on the door, she was a little confused.
Lin Xiaoyue hesitated for a moment, but she eventually told her mother about what happened last night.
Liu Shi's face was pale with fear. "What if the thief comes again? This house and the broken door can't defend us!"
A widow's life was difficult. She had met a man who said some nasty things when she went up the mountain with Aunt Wang to pick wild vegetables.
Because of this and her introverted personality, she chose to stay indoors most of the time.
She didn't expect someone to break in.
Fortunately, it was discovered by her daughter and was scared away with a bow and arrow. If she didn't find out in time, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Mom, don't worry. I'm here," Lin Xiaoyue said in a low voice.
"He's lucky this time. If he dares to come again, he won't be able to leave again." Lin Xiaoyue's eyes were filled with killing intent.
"No, it's not worth it to die for someone like that. Worse comes to worse, I'll sleep during the day and guard you and your brother at night," Liu Shi said firmly.
Lin Xiaoyue felt a warmth in her heart.
"There's no need for that. Let me think of a way to solve this." She patted her mother's arm.
"Okay." Liu Shi's eyes were still filled with worry, but she nodded.
She used to protect her two children, but now it was her daughter who protected her and her son. Since when did she start to rely on her daughter...
After breakfast, Lin Xiaoyue was ready to leave.
"It's getting late. I have to go wait for the ox cart. If you're scared later, take Xiaozhi and go to Aunt Wang. I'll be back before noon."
"Okay. Be careful," Liu Shi said.
Lin Xiaoyue smiled. "Don't worry. There is no one who could hurt your daughter."
If it weren't for the fact that she didn't want to expose her gun, that person would have died.
Besides, she didn't want to cause trouble for her family.
In this era, if someone found out that she had killed someone, she would have to pay with her own life.
She only hoped that the person from last night would value his life a little more. Also, those who had bad intentions should stay away from them.
Lin Xiaoyue carried a few prey on her back and walked out the door.
On the way, she greeted the villagers as usual.
74 Arabic Numerals
When they arrived at the side of the official road, Lin Xiaoyue waited for a while before finally getting on Old Man Shi's cart.
Old Man Shi was very surprised when he learned that Lin Xiaoyue was really going to buy an ox cart.
"Girl, what kind of fortune did you make?" It was only the third day that he had taken this girl to town.
Even if the goods were valuable, she wouldn't be able to get so much money in a short time, right?
"Hehe, not only are we going to buy ox carts, but we are also going to build a house. When the time comes, we'll probably have to hire some people to transport the bricks. Grandpa Shi, will you accept this job?" Lin Xiaoyue asked with a smile.
There were two other ox carts in Daishi Village, but they were not meant to transport goods. Moreover, they had built-in sheds, so they were not as suitable as Old Man Shi's cart.
"Of course! When?" Old Man Shi hurriedly asked.
He could only ride the cart for half a day. Only when he returned from the town could he fill up the cart. Most of the time when he went, there were only two or three people. Sometimes, there was not even a single person. After calculating, he could not earn much money this way.
Transporting goods was calculated according to the number of trips he made. A few more trips a day would be equivalent to the profit he made from traveling to town for a few days.
"It's not decided yet. But I've already made an appointment with the construction team this afternoon. We want to finish building the house as soon as possible and will arrange for it to start as soon as possible!"
"Alright! Tell me when the time comes!" Old Man Shi was also very happy.
Lin Xiaoyue smiled. "Definitely."
Then, she asked Old Man Shi about buying an ox cart.
This time, Old Man Shi explained in more detail.
Not only did he tell her the address in town, but he also told her how to determine the quality of the ox and how to haggle the price.
If it weren't for the fact that he was busy with transporting passengers, he would have wanted to help Lin Xiaoyue choose an ox.
Lin Xiaoyue didn't want to delay Old Man Shi further, so she added another three coins for him to send her to Ruyi Restaurant and said goodbye to him
Once she entered the yard, Chef Liu arranged for her goods to be weighed again.
Then, Lin Xiaoyue took the invoice and went to the cashier.
Liang Chengcai saw Lin Xiaoyue coming and immediately stood up to bow to her, his eyes full of longing.
Lin Xiaoyue gave the invoice to Liang Chengcai. After he settled the bill, she told him that she had something to do at home and couldn't teach him this afternoon.
"Although I can't teach you today, I've prepared some basic teaching materials for you," Lin Xiaoyue said as she handed a piece of paper to him.
"Here are the numbers 0-10. You can first practice writing them in the afternoon. Before I teach you tomorrow, you have to completely master the 11 numbers."
"Yes!" Liang Chengcai said excitedly.
Then, Lin Xiaoyue taught him how to write.
Liang Chengcai only tried twice before he got it.
Liang Chengcai sighed in his heart. It was indeed much simpler to write numbers this way.
"Miss Lin, are there only 11 numbers? How do you write bigger numbers?" Liang Chengcai quickly asked.
Lin Xiaoyue glanced at Liang Chengcai.
She thought that this was the first day of teaching and only prepared for the basics.
She did not expect that it would be too easy for him. He could not wait to learn more.
Seeing that no one else was here, Lin Xiaoyue simply explained the unit of counting to Liang Chengcai.
"The unit of counting is the same as the unit on your abacus. There are ones, tens, hundreds, and so on. For example, one hundred is 1 hundred, 0 tens and 0 ones." Lin Xiaoyue wrote on the paper.
75 Slave Trade
"Another example is 119, which means 1 hundred, 1 ten and 9 ones..."
Liang Chengcai was amazed.
"Then 233 means 2 hundreds, 3 tens and 3 ones?" He quickly deduced.
"Yeah, you learn fast!" Lin Xiaoyue nodded.
Liang Chengcai blushed, "it's you who taught me well, Miss Lin."
Lin Xiaoyue smiled and didn't refute.
She continued to explain.
"By the same logic, you can write infinitely large numbers."
Then, Lin Xiaoyue tested Liang Chengcai on a few more numbers. From a few million to a few hundred thousand, Liang Chengcai wrote all of them correctly.
The more Liang Chengcai wrote, the more amazed he was.
"It's amazing," he exclaimed.
He had never heard of such a way of writing numbers before, and it was much simpler than the way people write numbers at the moment.
"Yes." Lin Xiaoyue responded.
In the 21st century, Arabic numerals were the most common symbols to write decimal numbers, and of course, there was a reason for that.
"In order to be more familiar with these numbers and have a good foundation, you will write 0-100 ten times this afternoon. I will check it tomorrow."
"Yes!" Liang Chengcai quickly bowed to Lin Xiaoyue.
"Well, that's it for today. I still have something to do, so I have to go now." Lin Xiaoyue immediately said goodbye.
"Okay. I'll send you off." Liang Chengcai hurriedly said.
"No need for that Mr. Liang." Lin Xiaoyue said and then left.
Liang Chengcai looked at Lin Xiaoyue's back as she left, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
What a genius!
Who would have thought that such a person existed in a small place like Qingshi Town? And she was just a little girl.
After leaving Ruyi Restaurant, Lin Xiaoyue went to the address that Old Man Shi had given her and went to a market near the dock.
Yes, the place where the cattle and horses were traded was set up at a market closest to the dock.
What Lin Xiaoyue didn't know was that this market not only traded cattle and horses, but also slaves.
When she arrived, she saw a lot of people crowded around the place.
Seeing that it was still early, she squeezed in for a look.
Then, she found out that this place was selling people!
Yes, that's right, selling people like livestock.
A few men in black clothes stood around the stage, and there were a few men and women with their hands bound.
At this moment, a man holding a short whip was walking up and down the stage, shouting and saying that the sale would start soon.
Lin Xiaoyue heard the discussions of the people around her, and quickly understood the situation.
Those who had their hands bound were indeed slaves. The Great Yan dynasty allowed the sale of slaves.
As long as they could afford it, they could buy them. Then, the slaves were like livestock, the personal property of their owners.
Lin Xiaoyue saw that all the slaves were dressed in shabby clothes, and their faces and bodies were filthy. Those who stood close to the stage could even smell the stench of sweat on their bodies.
Naturally, she could smell it too. She frowned and prepared to turn around and leave.
Although this was allowed in this era, it was enough to raise alarm bells in her heart.
Fortunately, the village chief had promised to set up a female household for her mother, and their family was going to build a house. Otherwise, if something really happened, their family might become slaves if they were not careful.
Moreover, although she had controlled her killing intent before, worse comes to worse, she could just kill all of them and take her mother and brother away.
76 Li Xiao
If she really left Daishi Village with her mother and Xiao Zhi and ran into human traffickers or slave traders, it would be too late.
Just as Lin Xiaoyue turned around, she heard a familiar voice.
She immediately stopped and turned around.
Then, she looked at the group of male slaves not far away. There was a person who looked different from the other slaves.
The other slaves had their heads lowered, but this person was looking behind them to the right, at the pier.
This person was...
Lin Xiaoyue's eyes were filled with excitement, and she subconsciously wanted to call out his name.
But she quickly stopped herself.
No, this wasn't the 21st century. That person looked like her leader during the apocalypse, but he wasn't at the moment.
Although he was about the same height and size, he didn't look as strong as her leader.
The man seemed to have noticed Lin Xiaoyue's gaze and looked in her direction.
Lin Xiaoyue's eyes narrowed, and she subconsciously avoided it.
But this glance was enough for her to see the man's face clearly.
Even though his face was a little dirty, she could tell he was her leader!
The only difference was that he looked a little younger, and there was a long and thick scar on his face.
The scar was cut directly from the forehead along the right eye. One could imagine how dangerous the situation must be. If it had been a little deeper, he would have lost his right eye.
Ordinary people would definitely be shocked to see such a scar, but she thought it was very cool!
Their boss, Li Xiao, was one of the top 5 lightning-type warriors after the apocalypse. It was because of him that their team had been able to maintain an extremely low casualty rate.
It was also because of Li Xiao that she was not expelled from the team. She was able to work with everyone, even if she was only a logistics staff in charge of cleaning the battlefield.
She had always been grateful to Li Xiao. She used to secretly hide in the corner to peek at him.
Not only was Li Xiao Strong, he was also very handsome!
In the team, there were many women who liked him so much that they offered to sleep with him.
But Li Xiao had never accepted it. He was only looking for a woman named Xiao Qing.
She was envious and even jealous of that woman.
However, all these were meaningless.
She, Lin Xiaoyue, was a coward. Until her death, she didn't have the courage to confess to Li Xiao and tell him that she liked him.
However, the situation was different at the moment.
Lin Xiaoyue looked at Li Xiao with a big smile in her eyes.
How fortunate! Not only did she escape from the apocalypse and come to this era, but she also met the person she liked here!
Now that the hero was in trouble, wasn't it the right time for her, the beauty, to make a move?
If this hero could still give himself to her afterwards, it would be perfect.
Li Xiao sensed Lin Xiaoyue's gaze turning back again.
This time, Lin Xiaoyue did not avoid his gaze, but smiled at him reassuringly.
Seeing this, Li Xiao was puzzled.
This girl was not afraid of him?
Feeling a little uncertain, Li Xiao turned his head and looked behind him. He found that there was no one.
After confirming that Lin Xiaoyue was really looking at him, Li Xiao was even more puzzled.
77 Third Master Zhou
Then he looked away and lowered his head like the other slaves.
He had to cure Qing'er as soon as possible, so he had to choose Qingshi Town.
Thinking of this, Li Xiao looked at a dying young man among the slaves not far away.
The young man seemed to have noticed Li Xiao and weakly smiled back at him.
Li Xiao nodded his head without showing any emotion.
Suddenly, a man wearing a black outfit on the stage sounded a gong.
Following that, the spectators who were engaged in a heated discussion quieted down and looked towards the stage.
"Cough...everyone, this is Third Master Zhou! From today onwards, the Zhou family's slave business in will be taken over by our Third Master Zhou!" He said.
Then, he walked forward with a short whip in his hand and made a fist at the audience.
The audience began to talk.
Some people asked about the identity of this Third Master Zhou, while others asked if there would be any changes in the rules of buying slaves in the future.
However, Third Master Zhou just watched and let his subordinates answer the questions.
"The rules are the same as before. We will be auctioning here as usual. The highest bidder will win the bid! After paying, you will be able to take the slave away. In addition, the Zhou trading company will make the slave seal for free!" A staff member said loudly.
"Alright, cut the crap. Let's start now." Third Master Zhou suddenly said impatiently.
"Yes, Third Master!"
Then, he put the gong aside and pulled a woman forward and rudely pushed her to Third Master Zhou's side.
When he smelled the odor on the woman's body, a hint of disgust flashed in Third Master Zhou's eyes.
Then, he lifted the woman's head with the end of the short whip and glanced at the woman from top to bottom.
"A young girl of 18 years old. You can order her around after you take her home. She can also warm the bed and provide children. The starting price is 20 taels!"
"21 taels!" A middle-aged man in the crowd immediately called out the price.
"22 taels!" Another man shouted.
"22 taels and 5 coins!" A man who looked like a hunter also called out the price.
On the stage, Third Master Zhou frowned.
"You have to bid 1 tael higher each time," he said in a deep voice. Who the f * ck would raise the price by a few coins? It was a waste of time.
A hint of hesitation flashed across the hunter's face. He glanced at the woman on the stage and did not say anything.
The rest of the people also did not say anything else.
Third Master Zhou was really unreasonable. They couldn't even see the woman's face properly.
He said that she was only 18, and was she really? If he bought an old woman who could not have children, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Seeing that no one was bidding anymore, Third Master Zhou looked annoyed.
An 18-year-old girl could easily be sold for 40 taels of silver! It was only 22 taels at the moment and no one was bidding anymore? They were all f * cking poor people!
His father told him that the people in Qingshi Town were rich. Rich my ass!
"Yo, Master Zhou, it's obvious that this is your first time doing business. For a female slave like this, age, figure, and face are the most important. If you didn't let her wash her face, why would anyone bid?" A middle-aged woman wearing a hairpin and heavy makeup said.
Many people in the crowd recognized this woman. She was the owner of the brothel called Xunfang Pavilion. She would come here occasionally to buy women.
If this female slave really fell into her hands, she would be living in a nightmare.
However, everyone agreed with her. Why would they bid if they couldn't see the woman's face?
78 Slave Seals
Master Zhou was stunned.
He was furious when he saw his staff member looking at him.
"What are you waiting for? Go get a bucket of water to wash her face!" As he spoke, he whipped him with the short whip in his hand.
Trash! This was his first time taking over a business and he didn't know what was going on. Did he not know to remind him? How embarrassing.
"Yes!" The staff member did not dare to dodge and took the beating. Then, he quickly went to the side to fetch a bucket of water.
In a short while, he came back with a bucket of water.
Then, he scooped a ladle of water and splashed it on the woman's face. Then, he carelessly wiped her face with a piece of cloth.
Her face was revealed.
She looked delicate and pretty, and she definitely did not look more than 20 years old.
"23 taels!"
"24 taels!"
"I bid 30 taels!"
...
The bidding quickly continued.
A look of satisfaction flashed across Third Master Zhou's eyes.
When a middle-aged man bid 41 taels, no one else bid higher.
"Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price?" Third Master Zhou asked in annoyance.
He thought to himself, what a bunch of f * cking poor people! Only 41 taels of silver for a young woman?
There were discussions in the crowd, but no one called out the price.
The farmers who came to buy a wife were not willing to pay so much money. After all, looks were not that important to bear children. A young one was enough.
Ren Yazi was interested. He thought he could teach her, and sell her to a rich family as a maid or something. However, if it was more than 40 taels, their profits would be limited, and it wouldn't be a good investment.
The only one who was struggling was the madam of the brothel.
She liked her looks and her age.
However, even slaves were not willing to go to her. In the past few years, many had died after she brought them back.
It was still a gamble to spend 40 taels of silver.
Master Zhou's gaze swept across the faces of the customers and noticed the madam's expression.
Then, a cruel look flashed across his eyes and he suddenly pulled the woman over.
Then, he ripped her clothes apart.
"AH!" the woman cried out in surprise, and her hands quickly covered her chest.
But her fair skin was already exposed.
There was a commotion among the spectators.
"42 taels!" The madam finally called out the price.
Although she was a little thin, she could bring in a lot of customers with her fair skin.
"43 taels!" The middle-aged man who had just called out the price frowned and shouted.
He had been married-in son-in-law for more than ten years, and now that his wife had died and he had money, he would buy a beautiful woman and enjoy life.
"44 taels!" The madam glared at the middle-aged man.
"45 taels!"
The madam looked conflicted.
"Fine!" She finally said angrily.
Third Master Zhou raised his eyebrows and looked at his subordinate.
He immediately struck the gong.
"Deal!" He said loudly.
The middle-aged man quickly left happily.
Lin Xiaoyue saw the middle-aged man go to the side to pay the money and take the contract. Then, he had the staff members from the Zhou trading company brand the word "slave" on the woman's shoulder.
As soon as the hot iron touched her shoulder, the woman cried out and fainted.
No one paid any attention to her. Everything was already back to normal.
Seeing the middle-aged man carrying the woman away, Lin Xiaoyue continued to look at the stage.
Once this word was branded on the shoulder, one was officially a slave.
79 I Want Him
A slave was not considered a human, but a master's property. The government protected the rights and interests of slave owners, and punished runaway slaves severely.
Once a runaway slave was found, the authorities would contact the master, and those whose owner could not be contacted would be immediately executed.
The children of the runaway slaves also belonged to the slave owners, and once they were found, they would be dealt with in the same way.
It was also because of this reason that slaves with slave did not dare to escape. Even if they escaped, they did not dare to marry or have too close contact with others. Once the identity of a slave was discovered, death was practically waiting for them.
Lin Xiaoyue only knew this after asking a young hunter beside her who had lost an arm.
This hunter had come to buy a wife because he had lost an arm while hunting.
When he found out that Lin Xiaoyue was here to buy a husband, he was shocked beyond words.
After all, Lin Xiaoyue was good-looking.
She hadn't really grown up yet, so if she waited for another one or two years, she would definitely be a great beauty.
With such beauty, there should be many people who would be willing to marry her.
He too was willing to, but his arm...ah, what a pity.
"Whether the slave seal is stamped or not depends on you. Anyway, I can't bear to let my future wife suffer," the man said.
Lin Xiaoyue nodded, "Hmm, I don't want to let my future husband suffer either."
How painful it would be to burn his body with a soldering iron! In ancient times, there were no anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics. If he got infected, he might even die.
Of course, she had these drugs. But she couldn't bear to let Li Xiao suffer.
Besides, Li Xiao was a man. It would hurt his self-esteem to have the word "slave" printed on his body.
"Your future husband is really lucky." The hunter looked at Lin Xiaoyue with emotions.
"Hehe, I think so too!" Lin Xiaoyue replied with a smile. She didn't understand the emotion in the man's eyes at all and looked at Li Xiao on the stage.
At the moment, Third Master Zhou had already auctioned off a lot of slaves, and almost all of these slaves were branded with the slave mark.
Only one of the girls bought by the Madam did not have the mark, because she didn't want to taint her body.
Marking the slave could allow one to physically and mentally control them, preventing them from escaping. Moreover, even if the slave really escaped, the probability of being found would be higher.
Lin Xiaoyue waited for a while more, and finally saw Third Master Zhou's subordinate bring Li Xiao out.
The way that the subordinate treated Li Xiao was obviously different from the other slaves. He neither pulled nor pushed Li Xiao.
There was no other reason. Li Xiao was almost a head taller than the subordinate when he stood up.
The man was 1.85 meters tall, and his huge figure alone was enough to intimidate others. In addition, he had a hideous scar on his face. No one dared to provoke him.
When Master Zhou saw Li Xiao, his arrogance from before was also gone.
"A young and strong man, and a good bodyguard! The starting price is 25 taels!" Instead of manhandling Li Xiao, he straightened his face and looked at the crowd.
Li Xiao looked at the audience below the stage, which made them flinch.
Only Lin Xiaoyue didn't, but her eyes were excited.
"Me! I want him. I bid 25 taels!" Lin Xiaoyue raised her hand and said.
80 There is Another One
Then, everyone looked at her.
The hunter beside her was shocked. So...she liked men like him?
He watched her for a while, but she didn't bid. He thought he might have a chance.
But now...
Looking at the fierce and terrifying man on the stage, the hunter was a little scared.
Looking like a wild boar in the mountains, the murderous aura was too strong. What kind of taste did this girl have?
The other spectators also looked at Lin Xiaoyue in surprise. No one was bidding against her.
Some of them heard the conversation between her and the hunter and knew that she was here to buy a husband. Seeing that she was bidding for Li Xiao, they all subconsciously wanted to stay away from her.
This girl's personality did not match her appearance very well.
Li Xiao also looked at Lin Xiaoyue.
Although he was injured, people who practiced martial arts had excellent hearing. In addition, this girl's behavior just now was abnormal, so he paid attention to her.
Moreover, he also heard what she said to the man with a broken arm beside her.
She came to buy a husband? And she took a fancy to him of all men?
He felt strange, but perhaps he could try...
The risk of him escaping with the weak Qing'er was not small. Even if he escaped successfully, the Zhou family would definitely report to the police.
But if he could bring Qing'er to this little girl's house, then everything would be fine.
Looking at this little girl's clothing, he did not know which village she was from.
She probably bought him because she liked his figure. Did the family need a strong person to take care of things?
Well, if she could take him and Qing'er in, he would help out.
Thinking of this, Li Xiao looked at Lin Xiaoyue with more calmness.
Lin Xiaoyue's eyes lit up, and then her face turned a little red.
He was looking at her so gently.
On the stage, Third Master Zhou also noticed Lin Xiaoyue.
Seeing her flushed face, his heart fluttered.
There was actually such a pretty girl in such a small place.
Lin Xiaoyue didn't care about Third Master Zhou. After waiting for a while, she didn't see anyone competing with her, so she opened her mouth.
"If no one else is bidding, then he's mine. Hurry up and strike the gong!" She said to the staff on the stage.
He looked at Third Master Zhou.
This man was big and fierce-looking. Ordinary people did not dare to buy him, afraid that they would not be able to subdue him. Hence, they wanted to sell him off as soon as possible.
Only then did Third Master Zhou take his gaze away from Lin Xiaoyue.
Then, he smiled.
"Little girl, why would you want to buy such a fierce-looking man?" He couldn't help but ask.
Lin Xiaoyue paused.
She wanted to say that she wanted him to be her husband. But when she saw the people around her looking at her...
Suddenly, she felt a little guilty.
"Ahem...that's none of your business."
Third Master Zhou was stunned. He realized that he had asked too much.
He looked at his staff beside him, who understood and quickly struck the gong.
"25 taels of silver for the deal. Please go through the procedures here!"
Lin Xiaoyue's face lit up.
Unexpectedly, the person on the stage suddenly spoke.
"There's another one." The person who spoke was Li Xiao.
Everyone was stunned.
The slaves on the stage did not dare to speak because they would get beaten up if they spoke. This was the first slave who dared to speak after so many people had been auctioned off today.