PFC Chapter 940: The Young Marquis's Broken Engagement Wife (62)
Chapter 940: The Young Marquis's Broken Engagement Wife (62)
This auction in the market is actually to help the woman find a new way out.
Therefore, the people standing in the front were all women, and men like Huo Qingyang and Huo Xu were forced to stand at the back.
The two servants who served Huo Qingyang were still young and had never experienced such a situation, but they could see that as long as they were bought, they might not have to be sent to the mine.
They all shouted, "Buy me! I can do any job, and I can even read!"
These two servants had taken turns serving Huo Qingyang in the study before, so they knew a few words.
It was only after arriving in Youcheng that they left Huo Qingyang and did some chores because they were short of manpower.
After the words "I can read" were shouted out, the people who had not intended to buy anyone began to hesitate - yes! These are people from the capital, both men and women can read, and it is said that the daughters of wealthy families in the capital have to learn a lot of things.
Even if you buy it back and let her (him) teach you some knowledge, it will be a sure profit.
After some people below looked at each other for a few seconds, their minds became active.
"Puff!" But just before they started bidding, Huo Xu, who had been supporting Huo Qingyang, spat out a mouthful of blood and fell straight down.
This movement was so fast that Huo Qingyang was not prepared at all and fell to the ground.
Then, a guard who had been standing next to them came over with an expressionless face to check Huo Shi's breathing.
But nothing happened! Huo Xu suddenly began to twitch all over, but after a few breaths, his head tilted and he stopped moving.
"Dead!" The guard said these two words, then waved his hand and had Huo Xu's body carried away, saying, "Throw it away. He died in such an unclear way, and I don't know if he was sick!"
The people below witnessed with their own eyes a man die instantly on the stage at the city entrance, and heard the words of the guards. Those who had been ready to make a move did not end up buying anyone from the Huo family.
In just a stick of incense, they dispersed.
In order to prevent them from bringing any infectious diseases, they even sprinkled a circle of white powder around the auction table at the city entrance.
"Ugh!" Huo Qingyue covered her wrist which was accidentally burned by white powder, and finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into tears.
But no one paid any attention to her, and the next morning, she and her family were taken to the mine.
However, as soon as she left the city, she was stopped by a man: "I'm sorry, gentlemen, I was out of town yesterday and didn't have time to come back, so I missed the event. Can you sell this female prisoner to me?" The man pointed at Huo Qingyue and said.
"The auction is over. This is against the rules!" The leader of the prisoner escort exchanged glances with his brother and said.
The man was a frequent flyer in this area, so he naturally knew the ins and outs - it was against the rules, but as long as the money was paid, everything could be accommodated.
"It's only five times the prisoner's worth. Apart from what you hand over, the rest can be considered as my treat for a drink!" The man threw a bag of silver to the other party.
After checking the silver, the team leader pulled Huo Qingyue forward, pushed her to the man, and said, "Take her away! She's yours!"
The man didn't stop for long. He grabbed the rope tied to Huo Qingyue's hands and tried to pull her away.
Huo Qingyue naturally refused. She struggled and even cried out, "Brother, save me! Mother, save me!"
Poor Mrs. Huo, who had always been strong-willed, was at her wit's end. She could only kneel before the man and beg, "My dear brave man, please be kind and let my daughter go!"
"I'm saving her!" The man pulled Huo Qingyue into his arms. "A daughter like yours will be miserable after going to the mines! She won't be able to work in the early stages, won't have enough to eat, and those with integrity will die of exhaustion or starvation.
When more people choose to exchange their bodies for food and water, and there are relatively easy jobs, if she follows me now, I can at least support her!"
When Mrs. Huo heard this, she didn't say anything else.
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"Zhou Lang, is that you?" Fang Yunniang couldn't be sure of the other party's identity at first because he said too little, but he just said a long paragraph, and his voice basically revealed his identity.
Although Doctor Zhou had disguised his face, Fang Yunniang still recognized him: "Mr. Zhou, why don't you buy me? Take me away quickly! I'm pregnant with your child."