It was already evening when Li Kuan returned to the mansion from Ji Nancheng. The three Yang family members returned to the mansion early. After they went out, they bought the things for the winter and returned without daring to delay. When they came back, they found that Li Kuan hadn't come back, so they had to wait for Li Kuan to return home before they started cooking.
When Li Kuan left, there were only four people. When he returned, there were more than 20 people. The doors on the left and right sides were all opened, and they entered the mansion in batches. Seeing that it was getting late, Li Kuan had to wait until tomorrow to deal with some things, and let Zhang Chong and the other four arrange a place for everyone to live.
The slaves bought were shocked when they saw that Li Kuan was the governor of Jingzhou and lived in such a luxurious mansion. Everyone followed Zhang Chong and others in silence without ordering them to not dare to sit down. Standing, or kneeling.
Because this is their long-standing habit, they are waiting uneasy for the command of their master Li Kuan. I never thought the first time, the master did not give them orders to do things, but to let them settle everything. Everyone thought they had heard it wrong, and they didn't believe it was true until Li Kuan repeated it.
Due to the increase in the number of people in the mansion, Yang, as a housekeeper, felt that it was necessary to formulate the rules of the mansion to prevent these people from acting recklessly or having no rules and regulations. Li Kuan agrees very much, but the rule-making things are temporarily postponed, and now I still have to fill my stomach.
"Why are there only steamed buns and sesame cakes?"
The Yang family had already prepared the food. After serving the table, he found that the slaves bought today had no food, only dry steamed buns and cakes to satisfy their hunger. He frowned, looked at Yang in doubt, and said: "I will do it later. Save them all when you are cooking!"
Everyone was dumbfounded, leaving food for the slaves. They really had never heard of such a master! Zhang Chong and the four of them were not surprised, because their master didn't play cards according to common sense, nor could he use common sense thinking to make inferences.
They are all born in poverty, and naturally understand the importance of a full meal to the common people, and sometimes a meal can save a person's life. For these slaves, the four of them did not discriminate in the slightest, and even the purchased Turkic prisoners of war were not hostile to them.
Even though the four of them are more or less attributable to the Turks, it is not their fault, and naturally they will not vent their anger on them, especially when they see that they are the only family members of these four. Several people guessed that too many relatives died after experiencing the battlefield.
Yang nodded stupidly. Her background determined that her thoughts were different from those of Zhang Chong and others. She was no stranger to slaves, and how she treated slaves with the Buddha’s heart to give warm buns and flatbreads to satisfy her hunger. Treat them kindly.
If it were someone else who didn’t even have food, Li Kuan’s words made Yang suddenly realize that she had believed in Buddhism for many years but did not have as much comprehension as Li Kuan. All beings are equal, and even slaves are not born as slaves. Everything waits for it. Fang is the heart of Buddha!
"After eating, you will go back to your room to take a bath and change into clean clothes and come to the main hall!" Li Kuan had already instructed Zhang Chong to take care of the clothes of these people before returning home. The clothes for autumn and winter are the same for everyone. Two sets, regardless of Turkic and Han people, are treated equally.
As for the bath water, they told them to go to the kitchen in the apse to prepare hot water. After eating, Li Kuan took a short rest and went to the Zuo Pei Temple to practice exercises. He also asked Zhang Chong and all of them to come to Qi Shi and call to themselves. The slaves who bought gobbled up the clean steamed buns and flatbreads in their hands, as if they were extremely hungry. After eating, they quickly returned to their rooms to prepare for a bath. Water bath.
An hour later, Zhang Chong came to the left side hall and shouted for Li Kuan. The four of them had already known that Li Kuan could martial arts. It’s just that this matter has been kept in their hearts and never revealed to the public. Li Kuan has never revealed martial arts in front of others, so until now the whole mansion knew that he could martial arts, Zhang Chong and the four of them, and the left side hall Li Kuan allowed them. There is something to enter.
After Li Kuan received his work, he opened the door and walked towards the main hall!
At this time, the four Yangs' mother and daughter, Liao Fan, Leng Feng, and Fei Lian, as well as four Turkic prisoners of war and their families, all the ten abducted and trafficked were waiting in the main hall. After bathing and changing into new clothes, everyone has a new look, and the whole person looks more energetic.
Li Kuan walked in, and the slaves subconsciously knelt to greet them. This was their slave bishop's. Even the Turkic prisoners of war were tamed, and their rebelliousness was wiped away. Li Yuan frowned when he saw the prisoners kneel to meet him, and directly asked them to get up.
Li Kuanduan sat in the center, Yang's seated in the lower right hand position, Wu's three sisters also sat in sequence, Zhang Chong and the other four stood in positions below Li Kuan, until Li Kuan also let them sit down, the four of them were seated. ; As for the remaining slaves, they are standing, watching Li Kuan intently waiting for the master's order.
"Sit down too!"
With Li Kuan’s commanding tone, they still did not dare to sit down, and stood in unease, looking left and right, for fear that the owner would be upset and be beaten. Li Kuan didn’t force it when they didn’t dare to sit. He looked at the ten abducted people. , Said: "I know that all ten of you were forced to become slaves by the thief, and now I give you a choice: one is to get back your deed of selling and become free and return to your family; the other is to stay in the mansion as servants!"
Li Kuan took out ten sales deeds, each with their own paintings and handprints, as evidence of being a slave. At first, Li Kuan suspected that they had been abducted, and then asked Zhang Chong and Leng Feng to find out. As expected, the big man was a human trafficking culprit. New 81 Chinese network update the fastest computer terminal: https://
"What is your answer? Should you leave or stay?" Li Kuan didn't give them too much time to consider, and directly asked everyone what they meant.
Those ten people, look at me and I will look at you. No one dared to step forward, even the girl who grabbed Wu Hui's clothes before was backed off. Until this time, Wu Shuo knew why Li Kuan was so sure that the man would sell. Slaves obtained improperly were not protected by the law, and even if the buyer found out, he could in turn be held accountable.
Wu Shuo recalled that when he passed by the big man’s shop, the door was stunned, and the people who inquired about the price were scattered. However, after learning about the situation, it was estimated that no one had the guts to accept these slaves. Maybe they would cause trouble. It is better not to choose not.
"I'll stay!" The girl boldly answered Li Kuan's question with a trembling voice. She was the first slave to be bought.
Li Kuan was taken aback. He thought this girl should be the first person to leave, but she was the first to say that she wanted to stay. Everyone hesitated for a moment. Everyone had the same answer, and they all chose. Stay in the house as a servant. (End of this chapter)