The concubine escaped and cried when she met the prince again

Ji Han's words made Shen Ruolan stop. She turned around and looked at the eager and helpless man in the corner. She was silent for a long time before asking the woman, "How much silver do you want to buy them?"

When the pawnshop owner heard that Shen Ruolan was willing to buy Ji Han and his sister, she was extremely happy, but she didn't show it on her face. She looked at Shen Ruolan and pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Young man, I spent twenty taels to buy these two siblings. In addition, they have been living and eating with me for three months, so you should give them twenty-five taels."

In fact, she spent five taels to buy Ji Han and his sister, but Ji Han was very disobedient, which made her very angry, so she wanted to ask Shen Ruolan for more.

When Shen Ruolan heard the boss lady's exorbitant price, she smiled at her and said, "Auntie, you said that they couldn't be sold after several attempts. How could you be so stupid as to spend so much money to buy them?"

After she finished speaking, she paused and continued, "I'll give you five taels of silver. If you sell them, I'll take them away. If you don't sell them, you can continue to raise them."

Shen Ruolan said this and walked out.

The woman quickly stopped her and said, "Hey, little brother, five taels is really too little. I can't even take care of it. Can you add some more?"

Shen Ruolan shook her head and said, "No, if you sell it, I'll take it away. If you don't sell it, you can keep it."

Seeing that Shen Ruolan was unwilling to pay more, the woman looked at Ji Han, then at Shen Ruolan, and finally gritted her teeth and agreed, "Okay, young man, take them away."

The main thing is that the girl can’t bear it any longer. If she is kept alive any longer, she will die. By then, I won’t even get five cents, let alone five taels.

When Shen Ruolan heard that the woman was willing to sell, she continued, "Go ask if there is anyone among these people who has a special skill."

No matter what time, it is always good to have more skills. Since she is buying people, she will take this opportunity to buy a few more.

"Okay." After the woman finished speaking, she ran to ask around. After she finished asking, she came to Shen Ruolan and said, "Young man, I've asked well. Among the women, five can weave cloth, three can embroider, and the rest can cook. Among the men, three are ironworkers, two can burn kilns, four are carpenters, and the rest are farmers and run errands."

Shen Ruolan nodded to the woman and said, "Call these people out for me to see."

When the woman heard Shen Ruolan wanted to see someone, she quickly called these people out, asked men and women to stand in a row, and asked Shen Ruolan to go forward to check.

Shen Ruolan carefully checked everyone who came out, and after making sure that no one had any contagious disease, she looked at everyone and asked, "Are you all willing to leave with me?"

After she finished speaking, she paused and continued, "I hate betrayal the most, so those who want to follow me must be absolutely loyal. If you can't do that, please don't come, otherwise, your end will be miserable."

After hearing Shen Ruolan's words, everyone who was called out, except for an older man, nodded and responded to her: "Your servant, we swear to be loyal to the master until death and will never betray."

Shen Ruolan glanced at the old man and said to the others, "Okay, I hope you don't forget what I said today."

The old man saw that Shen Ruolan really wanted to buy everyone. After hesitating for a long time, he looked at Shen Ruolan and said, "Young man, if you can buy me and my grandson, I am willing to pass on my life's hard work to you."

His grandson was only five years old and knew nothing, so no one was willing to buy him. So, if Shen Ruolan could keep the grandparents and grandson together, he would have no problem passing on his lifelong blacksmithing experience to her.

After Shen Ruolan heard what the old man said, she hesitated for a moment, looked at him and asked, "What do you do?"

"A blacksmith." said the old man.

When Shen Ruolan heard that the other party was a blacksmith, she readily agreed, "Okay, deal."

After saying this, she looked at the woman and said, "Auntie, there are twenty-one of us in total. I will give you eighty taels of silver. How about that?"

The woman refused without thinking: "No, at least ninety-five taels, otherwise I won't even have enough capital."

"Eighty-five taels, no more." Shen Ruolan said again.

Finally, after some bargaining, Shen Ruolan bought the twenty-one people for eighty-eight taels.

Just as Shen Ruolan paid the money, she saw the man she had just asked her to buy something fall to the ground with a thump while holding a girl.

When Shen Ruolan heard the voice, she hurried over and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Ji Han said sullenly, "My Lord, I'm fine. I'm just too hungry and have no strength."

When Shen Ruolan heard Ji Han say that he was very hungry, she turned around and looked at the others. Seeing that they all looked like they would fall down at the slightest sign of weakness, she thought for a moment, took out five taels of silver from her bosom and handed it to the woman, saying, "Auntie, please take everyone to wash up, and prepare two sets of clean clothes for each person."

There was no other way. Time was running out and if she wanted to get more things done in a short period of time, she could only spend a lot of money to find someone to do the job.

The woman looked at the silver that Shen Ruolan handed over. She took it with a smile and said, "Okay, little brother, wait a moment."

After she finished speaking, she said to everyone, "Follow me quickly."

Two quarters of an hour later, all twenty-one people, big and small, came out clean, each carrying a small bag.

Shen Ruolan knew without asking that those were the spare clothes the woman had prepared for them. She glanced at everyone, looking for the man who had just fallen. When she saw Ji Han who had been washed clean, she couldn't help but be stunned.

Shen Ruolan never imagined that the man who was so dirty in the corner just now turned out to be a handsome guy after washing himself. The man had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and perhaps because he had not eaten enough for a long time, he was as thin as a bamboo. An ordinary gray robe fit him just right. Under his sword-like eyebrows, which were neither thick nor thin, his narrow eyes were like gurgling spring water, warm as a spring breeze.

Ji Han saw Shen Ruolan looking at him. He carried his sister in front of her with great effort and bowed to her, saying, "Thank you, Master, for buying me and my sister. Ji Han is very grateful."

Shen Ruolan looked at the motionless girl in his arms and asked him, "Your sister?"

Ji Han told Shen Ruolan the truth: "My dear, my sister has been sickly since she was a child. After the family change, her illness became more serious."

This is also the reason why he was anxious to ask Shen Ruolan to buy him. If he didn't go out, his sister might not be able to survive.

Shen Ruolan nodded at him and asked, "Can we still leave now?"

Ji Han said: "Okay."

When Shen Ruolan heard that they could leave, she said to everyone, "Everyone follow me."

"Yes," everyone responded loudly to Shen Ruolan.

After Shen Ruolan led everyone out of the dental clinic, she found a nearby restaurant and bought food for everyone. This time she bought noodle soup and steamed buns for everyone, which cost two hundred coins per person, which was cheaper than what she had just eaten. Even so, the meal cost her four taels of silver.