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(Third Update of the Day)
GOR Chapter 175: Strange Slaves
After a while, Sandy accompanied Du Wei around the square a few times. Finally, under his strong recommendation, he brought Du Wei to the northwest corner of the square.
"This is the best slave market here," Sandy was very small in stature. He struggled to stand on his tiptoes as he spoke to Du Wei. Although Du-Wei is not old, but because of the Rowling family's noble lineage, his height is not short despite being thin.
"This place has the best business and the boss behind it is also the strongest. They can always get the best slaves. Also, do you see, the location of their platform is also very good."
"What's the difference?" Du Wei asked curiously.
"Of course it's different!" Sandy tried his best to explain: "Their platform is right here. Most of the time, it's facing the sun, so the sunlight is the best. When the people below watch and choose, the sun shines directly on the slaves, making them look the clearest. And because of the sun, even if the slaves look sallow and emaciated, they still look a lot more spirited! Here, there are rules about who occupies what territory. Look at this place, it is right at the entrance of the square. Everyone who comes in to buy slaves will see this place first. Although the one opposite is also very big, it is in the opposite direction. It is always on the shady side of the sun and people can only see them when they go out … Think about it, when people are ready to go out, they will see them. Naturally, the business will be worse. "
At this time, on this rather large platform, a colorful clown-like guy was shouting loudly. Although this guy was skinny and dressed strangely, his voice wasn't soft at all. He held a whip in one hand and a group of slaves stood on the platform behind him. Every one of them had a stoic look on their faces. Dozens of people were tied up with a rope. Obviously, they were all "mature slaves".
"Masters and nobles, please take a look! These are all useful fellows! Look at their size, look at their muscles! If you buy them back to work, just give them a little bit of food and they can work like animals in heat! Every one of them is a strong labourer who knows the basics of farm work! Their courage is smaller than a rabbit, but their strength is greater than an ox! If you buy these slaves back, one of them can do the work of three people! "
After saying that, the clown-like person ran to the side of a male slave. The male slave was very tall and had a large frame. Although he was thinner, he still looked very sturdy. Facing this slave who was two heads taller than himself, the clown slapped and hit him as if he was an animal. He even pulled open his lips and said, "Look at this! . There's nothing wrong with him! Look at his teeth! Look at his eyes! Three silver coins! Three silver coins and you can get an honest slave to do the dirtiest and most difficult work for you! They can eat anything. You just need to throw a little wheat pelt porridge every day and you can feed them! "
Du Wei and Ruo Lin discussed for a moment. The workshop in the back of their shop really did need a few people. Just as they were about to let Ruo Lin speak, Sandy quietly pulled on Du Wei's sleeve and mouthed a sentence.
"Wait a little longer."
The dozen or so slaves were quickly bought by several foreign merchants. After paying the money, they sent people to the back to pick up the slaves.
Du Wei gave Sandy a puzzled look. Sandy quietly hid behind Du Wei and said in a low voice. "The ones just now are not good! Although the one standing at the front isn't bad, didn't you notice that the two behind him can't even stand properly? There's even one whose shoulders are tilted to the left when he's standing. I'm sure there's something wrong with that guy's legs. Please wait a little longer, there will definitely be better goods behind. "
Sure enough, the next batch was indeed much stronger than the previous batch.
Sandy didn't dare to openly tell Du Wei anything because he was still on the street. If he was seen by the slave traders, he would be in trouble. Every time he hid behind Du Wei and whispered. Finally, when the fourth batch came out, Sandy looked for a moment and whispered. "It's done."
The fourth batch of slaves were all dark-skinned natives of Southeast Asia. These guys were all strong. But to Du-Wei's surprise, among the ten slaves on the platform, three of them were skinny to the point that they were almost skin and bones. Although some of them were very strong, the three old fellows definitely couldn't do any work.
With such a batch of slaves standing up, the people below were somewhat unwilling to bid. Although strong slaves were good, those old fellows … Would it be a waste of food to buy them back?
Du Wei glanced at Sandy. Sandy sighed and whispered. "Honorable young master, listen to me. You should buy this batch. These Nanyang natives were very strong. Those young and strong laborers were equivalent to two of the other slaves! Especially these three old fellows, although they don't seem to be able to do any work, their role is something you can't imagine! "
"What?"
"I heard that these natives especially respect the old. In the tribes of Southeast Asia, these old people often have very high status. They may even be elders or patriarchs! All the other young people have to listen to the orders of these old fellows and have to be especially respectful. And these natives especially like to run away. But if you buy this batch back, as long as these old fellows are here … You see, they are so old, they can't run away. But with them, the young slaves won't run away because they have to stay by the old fellows' side to take care of these old fellows. If you buy these old fellows back, it won't cost much food to feed them, but the slaves will obediently work and won't run away. In general, it's still very cost-effective. "
Du Wei's eyes lit up. He was more and more curious about this kid … He was really smart. At such a young age, he had already secretly figured out so many tricks.
"But … Why are they wearing shackles on their hands?" Du Wei asked, "The ones using ropes are mature slaves, the ones in cages are raw slaves, then what's with the shackles?"
"This …" Sandy scratched his head and said, "Generally speaking, there are raw and mature slaves, but even if they are raw slaves, as long as they are not caged, it means that they are not very fierce and very obedient. There is no record of them wanting to escape, so they are relatively easy to tame. And, to be honest, these raw slaves are better than the mature slaves … You know, anyone who buys slaves back will not give them good food and drink. After a long time, even the strongest slaves will be a lot thinner and weaker. Even if they were originally strong, after being tortured for a year or two, their bodies will not be able to hold on. Although these guys are raw slaves, they look very obedient, not caged, and very strong. Raw slaves are always much stronger than mature slaves. "
Du Wei nodded and gave Ruo Lin a look. Ruo Lin opened her mouth and agreed to the price.
"Thirty silver coins." Rolynn's clear and melodious female voice was very different from the rest of the noisy crowd. Originally, there were many people peeking at this beautiful young woman in the crowd. When she shouted the price, it immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.
When the slave dealer heard someone calling the price, he immediately shouted, "Oh! Thirty silver coins! This beautiful and noble lady is very knowledgeable! Look, thirty silver coins! Dear masters and guests, these slaves are all of good quality! Thirty silver coins is a very fair price … Is there anyone willing to bid higher? "
"Thirty-five silver coins." A somewhat hoarse voice appeared in the crowd.
Du Wei couldn't help but smile and look at Sandy: "It seems that someone has the same vision as you."
Sandy smiled with some embarrassment: "Honorable young master, you must be joking. My little knowledge is all from what I heard. Every day, there are many people who come here, and there are many people who know the value of goods. Don't look at the people who were shouting before, most of them are fat sheep from outside the city. They are stupid and don't know the market price. "
Seeing Du Wei nod to her, Ruo Lin got the signal from her master and shouted: "Forty silver coins."
"Forty-five." The hoarse voice in the crowd steadily continued to raise the price.
At this time, many of the people who were watching the excitement moved aside. Du Wei finally saw the appearance of the person who raised the price.
It was a middle-aged man wearing a lavender robe. He looked a little fat, but he was very sturdy. He had a small mustache on his mouth. Beside him stood three to five strong young men wearing servant's clothes. They surrounded the middle-aged fat man, just enough to block the surrounding people. Although the crowd was very crowded, the place where the fat man stood was very spacious. His face had a faint trace of modesty. He slowly shouted the price and looked at Ruo Lin.
"Fifty silver coins." Ruo Lin said faintly.
"…" The fat man frowned. There was a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes. After looking at Ruo Lin, he sneered: "Sixty silver coins, that's all."
When Sandy saw the appearance of the fat man, his face suddenly changed. Seeing that Ruo Lin was about to open her mouth, he quickly pulled Ruo Lin and whispered: "Forget it, don't shout." (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log on to www. qidian. com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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