Chapter 8: : Live for dignity

　　 The faint fragrance of tea permeated the room.

Xiao Rui took a sip of tea, and the fragrance between his mouth and teeth. He thanked the cheap third brother for reminding him: "Don't worry, third brother, I'm young and don't understand anything. Although I'm stupid, I still know the fourth brother's intentions, father. Being so smart with a few brothers, I know I was forced."

　　 "You, who knows if you really don't understand or fake don't understand." Xiao Ze scolded with a smile: "If you don't have money, come to me, let's talk about it as a brother."

　　 Yo, that feeling is good, Xiao Rui likes such an older brother, he can hold his thighs.

　　 So Xiao Rui stretched out his hand and said, "Thank you, brother three."

　　 Xiao Ze was taken aback, and then he took out a few silver notes from his arms. Before he could count them, Xiao Rui took them.

　　 "Only five hundred taels? Third brother, are you sending me?" Xiao Rui said angrily.

　　 Xiao Ze said speechlessly: "Whoever goes out with a lot of money, besides, five hundred taels is not enough for you to spend a few days, don't you stay in the house all day?"

　　 "I have to make a betrothal gift, and I have to be taller to buy delicious food. By the way, send some money to my grandfather's house..." Xiao Rui pointed and pointed.

　　 Xiao Ze hurriedly waved his hand, which was considered defeated by him, and said: "Okay, okay, why don't you go back to the house with me to get it?"

　　 "Don't use it, I'm so embarrassed." Xiao Rui smiled.

　　 Xiao Ze nodded, thinking it was almost the same.

　　Who knows, Xiao Rui actually took out his pen and ink, pushed it to Xiao Ze, and said, "Just write me an IOU, and I can send someone there when that time comes. I don't need to go there myself."

　　 Xiao Ze twitched the corners of his mouth, really wanting to slap himself, tell me what kind of big brother you are.

　　 As for the IOU... Finally, I wrote it down, and the amount was empty, let Xiao Rui fill it out by himself.

　　 "If you want to fill in one hundred thousand taels, go to the household department and ask the treasury for it, I don't have one." Xiao Ze's tone was still a little bit resentful.

　　 Xiao Rui took the IOU and blew the ink.

　　 Regardless of whether the third brother is true or fake, Xiao Rui's heart is warmed by this love.

　　 "Thank you third brother." Xiao Rui smiled sweeter.

Has been flashed? I used Daxia brand homemade toothpaste!

　　 "Go back to review your homework, it will be annoying to see you." Xiao Ze started to rush people.

　　 Xiao Rui didn't disturb his Yaxing, and left the Tingyin Pavilion with the IOU.

　　 At this time, it is almost dusk.

　　 "Your Highness, shall we go back?" Gao Quan asked.

　　 Xiao Rui's gaze was attracted by the flag fluttering not far away, with a big "slave" on it.

　　 "His Royal Highness, that is the largest slave market in Beijing." Gao Quan introduced: "There are families of criminals whose household registration has been eliminated, prisoners captured by the border, etc."

　　 Xiao Rui nodded, walking inside on a whim.

　　 The slave market is huge. There are squatting slaves on both sides of the road. There are men, women and children, their necks are tied with iron chains, just like commodities, their eyes are blind.

　　 Little boys or girls are the ones who get the most onlookers. Although they are ragged and shivering in the early spring cold wind, their faces are very clean. It seems that slave traders also know how to wipe their faces for customers to choose.

　　 Gao Quan didn't think anything, it was commonplace. Not only is there a state-owned slave market in Daxia, but also in Daqi and Dayan countries. As long as the formalities are followed, this is a legitimate business.

　　 But as far as Xiao Rui is concerned, his heart is filled with heaviness.

　　 I am not a saint, I can't save them, I can only be a mortal, with compassion in my heart.

　　 "Your Highness, do you want to buy some maids to go back?" Gao Quan asked.

　　 Xiao Rui borrowed from Duan Wangfu. Except for Gao Quan, who was a confidant, the others were servants and maids sent by Xiao Feng.

　　 "You can figure it out." Xiao Rui waved, "I will go back to the carriage and wait for you after I walked around."

　　 "Yes!" Gao Quan immediately went to choose.

　　 Xiao Rui strolled around and was about to leave.

　　Unexpectedly, a big man squatting next to him suddenly stood up and shouted, "Master, buy me!"

　　 Xiao Rui was taken aback. Looking back at him, he found that this man was more than two meters tall and had a burly figure. Although his clothes were torn and his face was dark and his face was full of beard, his eyes were extremely energetic.

　　 "Squat down!" The slave trader was furious, and came forward and beat him with a whip.

　　 Snap...

　　 A few whips down, the clothes that were already tattered are even more tattered, and the place where the whip lashes is bloodstained. If you change to someone else, you have long been smashed.

　　 "Wait!"

　　 Xiao Rui stopped the slave trader and said, "Don't fight."

　　 The slave trader saw Xiao Rui dressed in sackcloth, but he was extraordinary, so he didn't have the heart to contempt, and smiled: "The guests are frightened."

　　 Xiao Rui looked at the slave man and found that he had been staring at him, curiously asked: "You let me buy you?"

　　 "Yes!" The slave man nodded, his tone with a northern accent.

　　 "Why?" Xiao Rui asked curiously.

　　 "I can protect you, and you can give me dignity." The slave man said in a deep voice.

　　 Xiao Rui looked at him, and for a moment, he asked the slave trader: "How much is he?"

The slave trader smiled and said, "It's not expensive, it's five hundred taels. This man has great martial arts. When he was arrested, more than a dozen people took advantage of his injuries to get close. But there is something to let you know, this man. This has been sold three times, but was sold back because of hurting the owner. If you really want to buy it, you have to be careful."

　　 Xiao Rui nodded, then took out the silver ticket from his arms and handed it to the trafficker.

　　 The trafficker took out the resale documents and gave it to Xiao Rui, and then opened the black man's anklet and handcuffs.

　　 The resale document introduces the original birthplace, name, age and other information of the black man, as well as the legal resale certificate.

　　 The black man rubbed his wrists, held his fist at Xiao Rui said: "Thank you, son, for your salvation."

　　 Xiao Rui thought he was interesting and asked, "How do you know that I will save you? As for giving you dignity, where does it come from?"

The black man said: "The son is extraordinary, and he is not an ordinary person at first glance. Five hundred taels is not a big money for you. The son looks around and shows unbearable in his eyes. This is compassion. And I have value and believe that I can gain the dignity of being a human being. !"

　　 Human dignity!

　　 These words touched Xiao Rui.

　　 He reached out and handed the resale document to the man, without even looking at the contents.

　　 The black man was startled and looked at Xiao Rui in surprise.

　　 "You are free." Xiao Rui smiled.

　　 "This son, why?" The black man asked curiously without reaching out his hand.

　　 Xiao Rui stuffed the paperwork into his tattered clothes, patted his chest again, and smiled: "A slave lives for dignity. I respect you. There will be a period of time later!"

　　 After that, Xiao Rui turned around and left.

　　 The black man didn't chase him, he took out the resale documents in his arms, and stared at Xiao Rui's back for a long time.

　　 Xiao Rui returned to the carriage to rest.

　　 Not long after, Gao Quan came back.

　　 He bought five twelve or thirteen-year-old girls, and asked the Chunfeng Pavilion, which specializes in training maids, to train etiquette and rules, which will be quickly completed in one month and will be sent to Duanwang Mansion.

　　 At this time, the sun is setting.

　　 Xiao Rui rested on his arm, thinking about how to pass the test of tomorrow, when the unsocial sound in his mind suddenly remembered.

　　 "Ding Dong..."

　　 "New mission: Excellent completion of Xia Huang's test, the threshold +15. This task is mandatory, failed, and the threshold 50 is deducted!"

　　 Xiao Rui sat up suddenly, yelling