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Chapter 99.2
Chapter 99.2
Wei Shao left Zhuo County in the morning, leaving Xiao Qiao in the post house. The Madam Magistrate visited Xiao Qiao during the day and accompanied her. In the evening, Chun Niang and two maids finally arrived at Zhuo County and met Xiao Qiao. After spending another night in the post house, Xiao Qiao boarded a large and comfortable carriage with a capacity of ten people in the inner compartment to Jinyang, escorted by Mr. Jia and 500 soldiers.
A large part of the area from Youzhou to Jinyang was now under Wei Shaos authority, so the journey was smooth and unobstructed. After passing through Dai County, they would enter Ping City and arrive at Bing Zhou. Xiao Qiao was not in a hurry, traveling during the day and staying at the post house during the night.
Xiao Qiao arrived at the ancient city of Jinyang on this day. The weather was very nice. The wind blew in the face, and it had already brought a spring scent. Although she did not travel fast, she walked on the road every day for almost a month and felt tired. She only wanted to arrive earlier.
Today was the time to enter the city. She and Chun Niang sat in the carriage and pushed open the window. Once she looked at the new green field outside the window, her mood leaped up. The journey went smoothly, crossing the river moat and entering the city gate.
The carriage passed through the market, brought her to a building in the north of the city with a strict gate, then stopped. The building was the Jinyang government office, where Wei Shao lived and governed when he came here. A steward had been informed of her arrival and brought his men to wait outside the gate early.
Xiao Qiao entered and learned that Wei Shao was not in town but had gone to Xihe County.
Marquis left the city five or six days ago. I think he should be back within these two days. The Lady had just arrived and could not meet the Marquis, so the steward was afraid she would be disappointed and explained on purpose. Xiao Qiao nodded with a smile.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only
Xiao Qiao asked, Has this place always been openly selling Qiang slaves in the marketplace like this?
The steward said, It has always been like this. It is a common practice.
Xiao Qiao frowned and looked at the naked Qiang girls. She hesitated but finally turned around and left. Just a few steps away, she suddenly heard a commotion. A Qiang boy got up from the ground and rushed over to bite a mans wrist who pretended to buy but pinched the young Qiang girls breasts. He bit down the mans hand and did not let go.
The man howled loudly. When they finally separated, his wrist bled. The middle-aged man was furious, ordered the boy to be pinned to the ground, and drew his whip. He swore while whipping the boy viciously. The boy was very stubborn, his eyes shot out in anger, and shouting in his unclear Mandarin: We have no owner! My sister and I were caught by this bad man when we were tending sheep in the back of the mountain
The middle-aged man was enraged and stopped whipping. He kicked the boy in the head, gnashing his teeth and cursing, Bastard slave! Nonsense!
The boys head bleeds profusely. The mans boot stepped on his head, but he was still writhing and struggling. The young Qiang girl, who looked blank, suddenly cried out and pounced on the ground, kneeling and begging for mercy from the middle-aged man.
More and more people gathered around, including a line of four or five people dressed as locals in ordinary clothes. Among them was a young man, 25/26 years old. Once he looked at this scene with his bright eyes, his eyes haze gradually thickened. Several of his followers near him has long been furious. One of them, Jiang Meng, had the most violent temper. His forehead veins were rippling. He gritted his teeth and said, How dare the Han people bully my people like this! He clenched his fist and was about to go forward, but the young man stopped him.