Chapter 188: Buying People (II)

"What's the situation with her sister?"

Qiao Sheng saw the shopkeeper about to kick the woman again, and stepped in front of her, asking.

She didn't insist on buying a woman in her twenties; if this woman's sister could work, she wouldn't mind buying her as well.

That way, they would surely be more loyal to her in the future.

The shopkeeper pursed his lips and said, "Since you, miss, want to know, I'll tell you. Her sister is more beautiful than she is, but because she ruined her face, no one wants her."

Speaking of it.

The shopkeeper became very angry.

"We buy people to sell them for profit, right? Her sister is beautiful, so we'd definitely sell her for a higher price to a wealthy household, but she refused and even ruined her own face."

That's fierce enough.

Qiao Sheng hadn't spoken yet.

The woman who had spoken earlier opened her mouth and began to speak.

"Girl, my sister also chose this out of fear of becoming a plaything of those wealthy Young Masters; if you buy her, she'll definitely work hard and won't cause you trouble."

Qiao Sheng remained silent for a while.

The shopkeeper saw an opportunity and said, "Miss, if you want to buy her sister as well, I'll give you a discount, consider it a good deed."

How can he be so generous?

Qiao Sheng said calmly, "I haven't even seen her, how can I blindly purchase? Besides, my original intention wasn't to buy someone like this. Hmm, here's a solution: have someone bring her sister over for me to inspect. If I think she's acceptable, we can negotiate; if not, never mind."

Her words left the shopkeeper a bit uncertain.

The shopkeeper walked aside, gave a few instructions to a clerk, then came back to speak with Qiao Sheng.

"Miss, you want these girls, right?"

"Hmm."

Qiao Sheng nodded.

Without waiting for the shopkeeper to say anything.

Qiao Sheng continued, "Shopkeeper, if I'm buying several people at once from you, you must give me a discount. If you lower the price, I'll come back to buy more people from you in the future."

"Alright, alright."

The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly.

He said with a smile, "Young lady, these girls are quite good here; normally they sell for seventeen taels of silver each. If you want them, I'll give you a discount—fifteen taels each. How does that sound?"

"Shopkeeper, I've already told you that; you're still this pricey. Let me be honest, I've looked at many other trafficking shops before coming here to buy people. If you don't lower the price, I'm leaving."

Qiao Sheng said and was about to leave.

When she first came here, there happened to be people buying slaves, and she watched for a while.

Otherwise she wouldn't have known that the people from their trafficking house looked better than those from other houses.

It's not that there are none ugly.

But overall their appearance is better than that of other trafficking houses.

The shopkeeper had been busy attending customers before, so he hadn't noticed her.

His expression paused, then he said, "Miss, fine, fine, fine, can't I give you an even better discount? These women, I'll price them at thirteen taels each. That work?"

"Deal!"

Qiao Sheng was quite satisfied with that price.

A short while later.

The clerk who had gone inside earlier returned carrying a little girl in coarse cloth, walking out from inside.

The girl wore a drab gray dress, and as soon as she emerged she ran toward the woman who had been speaking earlier, making it so Qiao Sheng couldn't even see her clearly.

"Little sister, don't be afraid; someone wants to buy us, and we won't be here much longer before we can leave."

The woman who had been speaking earlier brought her sister before Qiao Sheng, letting her examine her.

(End of Chapter)