Chapter 298
He Yuxin was following behind the dog. The dog was so eye-catching that she was only discovered later.
Her appearance frightened these people even more, but He Yuxin took her time.
She even carried an exquisite lantern in her hand. The lantern was dim at first, but when everyone's eyes were focused on it, it suddenly became extremely bright, lighting up the surroundings (electric, inside It’s a light bulb, the level is adjustable).
These people had never seen such a 'miracle' before. In their eyes, it was like the sky suddenly dawned. This was a great supernatural power.
At this moment, everyone was frightened, and then they didn't know who was responsible. They all knelt down, kowtowed and worshiped, hoping to get He Yuxin's forgiveness.
He Yuxin did not dodge, she stood there and looked around, and finally glanced at the wolves that had surrounded these people at some point.
These wolves are much smarter than those dogs. With just a look, the wolves seem to understand.
Licking their noses and mouths, two wolves left.
Not long after, other people were also driven over by these two wolves.
The people who were expelled were in great panic. They were all injured and old people.
He Yuxin saw the men who were bitten by the dogs before, and also saw the old man who took the lead during the day and said he wanted to enshrine her.
When everyone arrived, He Yuxin smiled and spoke.
"Don't be nervous, I'm here to catch the escaped slaves."
The women were frightened now and tried desperately to hide behind others, but without exception they were all pushed out. Even their family members wanted to put aside the matter.
Think about it, although they came back with food, their families did not enjoy it.
Plus their families got beans after selling them.
Although some of the beans will definitely be divided in the end, they still keep the bulk.
With these beans, they can't die for a while, and they have hope of living.
Now that we all have hope of life, we will inevitably feel timid when faced with the option of death.
The women were scared as they were pushed out.
They did not feel the anger of being betrayed, but were simply afraid. They fell to the ground and tried their best to kneel and kowtow to He Yuxin, crying extremely pitifully.
They didn't know how to explain to He Yuxin that they didn't want to run away.
They were not stupid either. They ate and drank with He Yuxin. The big white flour steamed buns were not something they could afford even when they were not fleeing the famine. How fine the flour would be to make such fluffy, soft and sweet steamed buns. (The system provides old-fashioned steamed buns, which are very solid and slightly yellow).
They didn't want to escape, they just wanted to give their families some food!
They were crying, they were scared and aggrieved, and they knew what they were doing was wrong. A slave like this who stole things from his master and sent them out was beaten to death and no one cared about it.
But they still feel aggrieved. They don't know why they feel aggrieved, so they can't even say anything in defense.
As for He Yuxin, she just glanced at the women casually, and then turned her attention to others.
"I really didn't expect that you guys were so united that you actually helped them escape." This was unjust.
The men on their knees shook their heads wildly and tried to argue that they didn't.
But He Yuxin didn't listen at all.
She shook her head and patted the head of the dog next to her. The dog barked at these people who kept talking, and they didn't dare to talk anymore.
Then He Yuxin said nothing but minding her own business.
"The slave I bought ran away, but I gave him the beans. I can't take this loss in vain."
"I'll give you two choices now. First, return me the beans in full quantity, and you won't want the people anymore. I can't afford people like this who can sneak away. I sell people back to work, so this I don’t like thinking about running away without doing anything all day long.”
He Yuxin waited and did not rush to say 'second'. After these people looked at each other for a while, the old man reluctantly spoke.
"This, this great immortal, let's eat some of those beans, let's..."
He didn't know what to say.
He was driven here by wolves later, and he didn't know what happened. When he saw those women crying, he really thought that these women ran back in the middle of the night and were discovered by 'monsters'.
In his mind, He Yuxin was a monster, and people would definitely be afraid of monsters. Maybe these women came back in the middle of the night because of fear.
So he followed He Yuxin's words and wanted to talk about his difficulties.
He Yuxin did not refute what he said, but instead said,
"Since you can't come up with the beans, you can only talk about 'second'."
"This person is restless and you won't refund him, so let's talk about compensation."
When it comes to compensation, they are silent.
He Yuxin didn't understand this era, or the prices in this period.
The era she lived in was not without disasters, but her understanding of disasters was also limited.
At least, in her time, there was no such thing as selling children for a bite to eat.
Apart from anything else, if some kind of natural disaster strikes, an 'entrepreneur' like her will definitely donate money as soon as possible, and then send out supplies in a mighty manner.
These supplies were sent over, not to say that everything was covered, but at least food and clothing would be no problem.
Even during natural disasters, the victims basically eat and drink for free.
Therefore, He Yuxin had no idea about prices during this period.
But she is very sensitive to 'prices'.
In the morning, she realized that she was paying too much for someone, and now of course she couldn't continue to call 'high'.
"When I bought the girl, I used fifty kilograms of beans per person. I'm also kind-hearted. You can go to other places to ask. Is it worth fifty kilograms of beans for them to be so skinny?"
When He Yuxin uttered the last word, her voice was a little fluttery, and it took her a long time to hold it down.
At this moment, she felt as if she was about to develop a conscience.
Fifty pounds of beans for one person, a capitalist like her would feel guilty if she said it (after all, she grew up in a world of abundant material).
But she soon adjusted.
"I bought them, used soap to bathe them, washed them cleanly, put on new clothes, gave them clean water to drink, and white-flour steamed buns to eat."
"I treat them badly, but they want to run away."
"I'm not a bad person. I can understand if they miss their families and don't want to be separated from them, but you can't let me suffer."
"That's it, I won't embarrass you, as long as you can collect enough money to compensate me for what I paid."
As she said that, He Yuxin took out an unused soap and showed it to them, then said with a smile.
"This soap is not cheap. It costs fifteen taels of silver a piece. They use it, so you should divide the money equally."
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