Chapter 61 Transaction Completed
The bearded man coughed awkwardly a few times and said, "He's not very old. He's less than 40 years old and looks like a middle-aged woman. But he's seriously ill and I don't think he can stand the hardship..."

"And her mother really doesn't want to sell it..."

Wang An rolled his eyes in annoyance, "What are you thinking? Am I that kind of person?"

But Wang An didn't know how to explain what kind of person he was.

The reason why he was so excited was not because of some dirty thoughts, but because he felt that the slaves he bought were still not safe. After all, it was just a monetary relationship. Who could guarantee that they would be loyal?
But it’s different if you have a family. You have to take care of the elderly at home before doing anything.

It is always better to have someone to care about than to have no worries and be easy to control, but the reason is not always so glorious and can not be said by anyone.

"Haha!" The bearded man looked at Wang An as if to say: I understand you, brother. Then he said: "We can't care about this. As long as we give the money, we can't control what the young master does."

Wang An was too lazy to argue any further and said, "One hundred and fifty taels, this is a suitable price. If you can sell it, let's sign the contract now."

"One hundred and fifty taels? You might as well just rob it. I'll give you at least one hundred and ninety-five taels of silver. I'll consider it my friend!"

"One hundred and fifty-five. If not, I'll leave."

"One hundred and nine! No, you can leave now!"

"One hundred and sixty..."

"One hundred and eighty-five!"

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After some bargaining, Wang An and the bearded man successfully reached a deal and bought the woman for one hundred and seventy taels.

The bearded man took the 170 taels of silver and gave 17 taels to the pimp, teasing, "You pimps make money faster. You can earn 10% of the money just by bringing someone to me."

The business was a success, and it was a big deal that made him 17 taels of silver. The man with missing teeth was so happy that he lost both his teeth and his eyes.

"In terms of making money, I can't compare with Master Ba. I only make 10% of the money, but Master Ba takes 50%. This is nothing compared to Master Ba!"

The bearded man curled his lips and said, "You think all this money can go into my pocket? I have to bribe people up and down. Do you think our business can continue? And what about the food and drink for these women? Which one doesn't cost money?"

"Yes, yes, it's not easy to make money these days!" Queyazi quickly agreed.

The bearded man ignored him, weighed out sixty-eight taels of silver and placed them on the table, and said to the woman, "According to the rules, you can only take 40% of the money from selling your body. It's not like I made a lot of money. I still have to pay taxes to the government, and I have to take care of the masters of Shuntian Prefecture and the military headquarters. I also kept you for half a month, so there won't be much left for me in the end."

"In addition, we have spent seven taels of silver to hire a doctor to prescribe medicine for your sick mother in the past half month. This money was paid by us and must be taken back! Let's not count the money for your mother's meals..."

As he spoke, the bearded man reached out and took back another seven taels, and pushed the remaining sixty-one taels to the woman, saying, "Sign the contract and you will belong to this young master. You can live a peaceful life in the future. Who knows, you might give birth to a child for him, and then life will be better."

At the end of his speech, the bearded man with a ferocious face actually showed a rare trace of pity, but it was only a fleeting look that made people wonder if they were dazzled.

Oh, this damn world...

After signing the contract to sell her body, the woman accepted the money silently without showing any dissatisfaction.

I think he already knew the amount of the commission before selling himself, so there is nothing to say now.

"Let's go." Wang An had been a human being for two lifetimes, and this was his first time in human trafficking. He felt a little uncomfortable and suddenly lost interest.

The woman stood up silently, and finally looked back at the other women in the room, and then followed Wang An out of the hut without looking back. But after leaving the door, the taciturn woman suddenly said: "Master... Master, can you allow me to settle my mother first, and then go back with you?"

Wang An tried to be amiable and nodded, "Of course you can. Where does your mother live, Xiao Zhao?"

When signing the contract to sell her body, Wang An knew that the woman's name was Yun Zhao.

"It's in the home of a fellow villager not far from here." Yun Zhao pointed in a direction, and after getting Wang An's permission, he led the way.

The atmosphere on the way was a bit awkward. After all, it was Wang An's first time to "buy someone", and the person he bought was a virgin. So he talked about some family matters in an attempt to make the two parties familiar with each other.

After some conversation, Wang An had a general understanding of Yun Zhao's life experience.

Yun Zhao was originally the daughter of a landlord in Weinan, Shaanxi. Although she was called a landlord and gentry, she was not as glamorous and heartless as outsiders imagined.

When it comes down to it, it means that they own more land than other families because of the accumulation of their ancestors.

It's not that they were very rich. They ate millet buns, which were common among the lower-class people in Shaanxi, and wore coarse linen clothes. They just had enough food and warm clothes, and lived a better life than the lower-class tenant farmers.

Because there were several scholars in the family, there had always been a private school in Yunjiazhuang, and Yun Zhao studied there for several years.

Originally, life was going on peacefully. If nothing unexpected happened, Yun Zhao would marry a local man of similar family background at the age of sixteen, take care of her husband and children, and live an ordinary life.

But everything changed in March of the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, when a man named Wang Er gathered a group of people to become bandits and killed the magistrate of Cheng County.

In order to avoid being hunted down by the government, he fled to the countryside. When he passed by Yunjiazhuang, he robbed the rich and gave aid to the poor. He stole the Yun family's money and food and killed all the members of the Yun family.

Fortunately, Yun Zhao's mother smeared the faces of both mother and daughter with blood, and lay between the bodies of her father and brother pretending to be dead, thus escaping the disaster.

However, looking at the Yunjiazhuang that had been burned to ruins, the mother and daughter, who had nowhere to go, thought of their relatives in the capital, so they traveled through mountains and rivers to come to the capital to seek refuge.

Although the relatives were found, they discovered that they were just ordinary people.

His mother, Ms. Yun, was also suffering from a cold, and Yun Zhao had no choice but to think of selling himself into a slave.

Speaking of which, Yun Zhao was able to find Mr. Bearded Eighth Master through the introduction of her relatives in the capital.

Now his mother is also living with her relatives. Yun Zhao promises to give half of the money from selling herself as living expenses for his mother.

As for the other half, of course it is to treat my mother's illness.

Wang An was deeply moved after hearing this story.

As he said this, Yun Zhao had already led Wang An to a small courtyard.

Just as I was about to knock on the door, I suddenly heard voices in the yard.

"I eat and live at my house, but I can't even wash a few pieces of clothes cleanly. You might as well die early!"

"Please forgive me, sister-in-law. I have been feeling very weak lately. I will do more work when I recover."

"I think your illness is incurable. Instead of wasting money on medicine, why not give it all to me so that you can have a full meal before you die?"

(End of this chapter)