Infinite Doomsday: I rely on space to stock up and bully the scum

The next morning, the people of Daxi Village got up as usual, but were surprised to find that the city gate was slowly opening.

The refugees pushed forward desperately, but no one dared to come within ten feet of the city gate.

Jiang Jiang was a little curious. What were they doing? Didn’t they say they would distribute porridge at noon? Why were there so many people gathered at the city gate so early in the morning?

Under Li Xu's protection, Jiang Jiang squeezed to the front with Li Cuicui, who also wanted to watch the fun.

Several people walked out of the city gate. They were all arrogant and looked at everyone openly, including Jiang Jiang and Li Cuicui who were standing in the front row.

"The Liu Mansion is looking for three servants, two men and one woman, with life-long contracts. They must be hard-working and capable."

One of the men spoke.

His words were like a drop of water falling into a frying pan, and the scene immediately became boiling.

Countless people raised their hands, hoping that the man could see them.

"Me, me, me! I'm very strong."

"Master, look at my daughter. She has been able to work since she was young and she eats very little."

The bustling city gate immediately turned into a vegetable market, but the only difference is that what is sold in a vegetable market is vegetables, while what is sold here is people.

Soon, the man picked out two men and one woman and left.

Then another person spoke up.

"The palace is recruiting five maids, death bonds, young and beautiful are preferred."

I don’t know if it was Jiang Jiang’s illusion, but after this person started talking, everyone’s enthusiasm didn’t seem to be as high as the previous one.

"Those who are chosen will be given a bushel of rice."

A dou of rice is just over twelve pounds. Considering the man's appearance, this is already a great favor.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

"Master, look at my daughter, she is fourteen years old, so pretty and tender, can you give her more?"

An old woman pinched her daughter's arm and brought her to the front.

The man looked the girl up and down with an indifferent expression.

The young master likes girls with fair skin and beautiful looks. The girl in front of him is obviously used to doing farm work for a long time. Her skin is rough, but her facial features are pretty good.

"It's just a bushel of rice. If you don't sell it, there are plenty of people who will."

The old woman saw several young girls standing behind her, so she gritted her teeth and pushed them towards the man. The girl staggered and almost lost her balance.

"A bushel of rice is a bushel of rice, Xiaohua. Mother has found a good family for you. Don't forget your family when you have food and drink."

The girl named Xiaohua lowered her head, without any expression, as if she didn't hear her mother's "earnest teachings".

Li Cuicui pinched Jiang Jiang's arm with unconsciously more force.

"Mom..." Jiang Jiang patted her hands and smiled at her.

Li Cuicui's tense heart finally relaxed. Her mother would never sell her out.

The man picked and chose like he was selecting goods in the market, and finally selected five girls.

The man next to him gave a bucket of rice to the families of each of the five girls. Some of those who received the rice were delighted, while others were helpless.

"You are a pretty girl, I can give you some money."

At some point, the man saw Li Cuicui, his eyes lit up, and he walked straight up to Jiang Jiang to make an offer.

Jiang Jiang protected Li Cuicui behind him, and Li Xu showed his fist without any hesitation.

"Don't be so nervous. Business is all about mutual consent. If you're not willing, forget it." The man just smiled when he saw this.

He didn't know how many people had seen this kind of behavior, but in the end, when they ran out of food, they still had to sell their children.

They are all refugees from outside the city. He wants to see how long this group of people can hold out.

It was not until the man brought the bought girl into the city that many people dared to start talking.

Some refugees whispered to Jiang Jiang: "Aunt, it's a good thing you didn't sell your daughter to him. If you sold her to another family, she would just be a maid. But if you sold her to his family, I'm afraid she would lose her life."

After hearing everyone's talk, Jiang Jiang finally realized that the young master of the palace was not a human being. Countless young girls had been tortured to death by him. Even the refugees outside the city knew his notoriety.

Human life is worthless, and a little food can be exchanged for a life. Jiang Jiang just felt it was inexplicably absurd.

The refugees' only thought is to survive.

Selling oneself to a wealthy family with a living contract is naturally the best, as one can redeem oneself during one's lifetime. A dead contract means being a slave for life, and one's own children cannot escape from the slavery, but one can still survive.

Others sold their daughters to ordinary families in the county who had not married women. This not only saved food for themselves, but also found a good home for their daughters.

After the wealthy families had selected their servants, some ordinary people in ordinary clothes began to leave the city one after another. Their idea was very simple.

Either they sell some food and make some money from these refugees, or they try to find wives for their sons and grandsons.

Normally, marrying a wife requires a lot of things, but now, all you need is a bag of grain.

Seeing this, Jiang Jiang immediately had an idea.

She found an aunt who was quietly selling grain and started a conversation with her.

"Sister, I want to discuss something with you."

The aunt was very impatient at first, but when she saw the two cents of silver that Jiang Jiang quietly handed over to her, she put it into her arms in a flash and a smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Tell me, tell me, what can I help you with?" When she saw that Jiang Jiang and the others had ruddy complexions and were neatly dressed, and looked completely different from ordinary refugees, she immediately became much more enthusiastic.

"Big sister, you know, outsiders like us can't enter the city, but I have some things I want to buy. Can you please take me in? Don't worry, I will give you another two coins after the matter is completed."

“This…” The aunt was a little hesitant. Normally, she couldn’t bring people to the county at will, but her son Ergou was a soldier guarding the city. Besides, there were many people in other families who did the same.

So she gritted her teeth and agreed, but emphasized it several times.

"You are only allowed to enter the city alone, and you must leave the city before tonight. Otherwise, if you are caught during curfew, I will not be able to help you."

Jiang Jiang nodded immediately and asked Li Cuicui and Li Xu to go back and tell Li Shuming about this and ask him to quickly ask the villagers if there is anything they need to bring.

Jiang Jiang also wanted to take this opportunity to go in and do some shopping. The several hundred taels of silver in his pocket felt empty without being used.

After hearing the news brought by Li Cuicui and Li Xu, Li Shuming was also convinced by Jiang Jiang.

This Jiang family is really capable.

Gradually, a secret idea arose in his mind: what if, just what if, in the future, he would let Jiang Jiang manage the village team.

But this idea only lasted for a moment. Even if he was willing, some elders in the village would not agree.

As time was running out, Li Shuming asked his wife to take out fifty taels of silver, put it in a package and gave it to Li Xu.

"Buy as much food as you can, no matter how much it costs, and keep two taels of silver to buy some salt."

Most of the people in Daxi Village are farmers. They have almost no banknotes at home. All the money is saved by their ancestors, which saves them the trouble of going to a money shop to withdraw money.

Jiang Jiang had exchanged the banknotes for silver in advance and put them into the space.

After taking the package brought by Li Xu, Jiang Jiang carried it on his back and went into the city with the aunt he had talked to before.