Chapter 1798: Chapter 1798: Performance

It was tall.

Very tall, seemingly even taller than the Marquis.

The stature was robust yet graceful, and the appearance was quite different from childhood. He grew up well, into a handsome and radiant young man, unlike the Marquis’s ruggedness. It seems the Marquis was right; the Young Marquis resembles the late Old Madam.

Uncle Mao stared at Qin San Lang, his eyes welling with tears, yet he was afraid others would notice. He quickly knelt down and pleaded, "Military Officer, we are willing to sell ourselves to Daokou Gully. Please, Military Officer, buy us... Although we number many, each one of us can work. Please buy us, give us a way to live, wu wu wu~"

Uncle Mao took the opportunity to cry out loud.

The crying was extremely sorrowful. People on Tufu Street heard and looked this way, thinking "Master Yan" and his people were truly pitiful.

Uncle Mao and the others wanted a straightforward path, having changed their names. Now in other’s eyes, Uncle Mao was no longer Mao, but Yan, called Master Yan.

Someone spoke for Uncle Mao and the others, "Military Officer, please buy them. We know these few people. They’ve been looking for work on Tufu Street for several days. Since their household registration was lost, they can’t qualify to get soybeans at the county government. They have the old, the young, and even the sick among them, all relying on odd jobs to earn some food. Buying them would be saving them!"

"Yes, Military Officer, please buy them."

Someone who knew Qin San Lang approached and said, "Are you the Company Commander Qin who captured County Captain Tang first? Here to buy a well-digging master? Then you’ve come to the right ones. Master Yan indeed has the skill for digging wells. My family’s newly bought house has an old well, and we hired them to clear the silt. Now, it produces clear water, with a yield bigger than the well at my Carriage Inn."

The speaker was Boss Feng of the Carriage Inn.

Boss Feng was a slick person. When Gaoshui County was occupied by County Captain Tang and others, he directly offered the Carriage Inn to County Captain Tang, only bringing his family to live in the house.

Owing to his tact, County Captain Tang did not make things difficult for the Feng family.

After County Captain Tang and others were captured, Boss Feng quickly went to the county government with several familiar families and explained how County Captain Tang and others forcibly took their Carriage Inn, successfully reclaiming it.

"Is his craft really that good?" Qin San Lang pointed to Uncle Mao and asked.

"It’s really good. If you don’t believe me, go see my newly bought house. The water flows so clearly!" Boss Feng was a bit excited. Rumor had it that this Company Commander Qin killed the royal general of the Rong bandits and would soon be promoted. This tumultuous Northwest area could benefit the Feng family by befriending more powerful military generals.

Qin San Lang said, "Then let’s go take a look to avoid buying someone with poor skills and delaying work."

"Ah, ah, ah, I’ll lead the way right away." Boss Feng was extremely happy, calling Uncle Mao, "Master Yan, hurry and follow. Once your skills are seen, Company Commander Qin will be willing to buy you, and you’ll have a way to live."

Boss Feng came to Tufu Street today to deliver soybeans to Uncle Mao and the others.

Earlier, when cleaning the well, Boss Feng feared Uncle Mao and their skills were not sound and that he would suffer losses, so he only paid a catty of soybeans per person. He promised to send half a bag of soybeans if the well produced good water.

He didn’t expect this trip to connect with Hero Qin, making Boss Feng feel like he struck gold, feeling buoyant as he walked.

"Ah, ah, ah, many thanks to Company Commander Qin, many thanks to Boss Feng!" Uncle Mao, with the other three, bent low behind Qin San Lang and followed. After walking for more than a quarter of an hour, they arrived at Boss Feng’s new house.

"It’s this well. Look at this water, clear, right?" Boss Feng personally fetched water, scooping it up with a gourd ladle and handing it to Qin San Lang, "Company Commander Qin, have a taste. It’s quite sweet and clear."

He added, "It’s been decontaminated; the water is very clean."

Qin San Lang stared at the water for a moment, ensuring there were no poisonous insects, before tasting it, nodding, "Indeed not bad, no earthy taste."

Uncle Mao was very concerned, wishing he could taste the water for Qin San Lang, fearing the Young Marquis might inadvertently drink poisoned water.

Boss Feng chuckled and said, "Company Commander Qin is a great hero who saved the whole Gaoshui County; we wouldn’t dare deceive you."

"It was General Ge and the others who saved Gaoshui County," Qin San Lang corrected, then asked Uncle Mao, "Do you have other family members present? Take me to see them. If they’re suitable, I’ll buy you all together. However, grain is expensive now. If I buy you, I’ll give you food as if being your savior, so there will be no indenture silver."

Boss Feng quietly thought: This Company Commander Qin is even more stingy than him, wanting to acquire skilled workers without spending a single cent!

Uncle Mao put on a conflicted expression and asked, "My sister is sick. Would Company Commander Qin be willing to get her a doctor and medicine? If you are, we are willing to serve your family even without the indenture silver, signing a lifetime contract!"

Boss Feng reacted first in anger, pointing at Uncle Mao, "You old rascal, you seem honest, yet how can you take this opportunity to exploit? What kind of times are these? There’s barely enough food, yet you want medicine for your sister? Doesn’t she have children? Let her find her own children! How can a married sister expect her brother to take responsibility?"

Uncle Mao responded excitedly, "That’s my biological sister. Her husband and eldest son died saving my family. I can’t ignore her; I must use this skill to exchange for medicine to treat her!"

The three young men behind also said, "Yes, Uncle has been good to our family; we must treat Aunt’s illness, or we won’t sell ourselves!"

"You’re really infuriating." Boss Feng initially wanted to look favorable in front of Qin San Lang but didn’t expect it to turn out like this. He quickly told Qin San Lang, "Company Commander Qin, please don’t mind. I’ll find you a more skilled well-digger another time."

Qin San Lang waved his hand, "We are about to start for Daokou Gully, no time to look further. Let’s go see his sister. As long as it isn’t a contagious disease, my family will purchase them."

He then said to Boss Feng, "A middleman is needed. If Boss Feng doesn’t mind, please witness the event."

Boss Feng eagerly agreed, "I don’t mind, I don’t mind. Today I’ll accompany Company Commander Qin. Whatever you need, I’ll do."

Qin San Lang smiled and told Uncle Mao, "Lead the way."

"Yes." Uncle Mao complied, turning his head to lead the way and wiping away tears... To serve the Young Marquis again, he felt his life hadn’t been in vain.

After briskly walking for an hour, Uncle Mao led Qin San Lang and the others to an abandoned house in West City.

The house was mostly collapsed but was inhabited by many people, all of whom looked thin and haggard from hunger.

Seeing Uncle Mao leading Qin San Lang and the others back, they all crowded around, joyfully asking, "Master Yan, who is this noble?"

Before Master Yan could respond, they addressed Qin San Lang, "Noble, is your family buying people? My younger sister is a pure maiden, just the right age, and she’s beautiful. Please buy her. She’s not expensive, just one tael of silver plus a bag of coarse grain."

"Pan Datian, you shameless thing, do you even have a sister? That’s plainly your wife; she has two children already and you’re pretending she’s a maiden to deceive people. You really have a nerve! This here is the Lord Company Commander, if you don’t want trouble, get away." Uncle Mao scolded Pan Datian and told Qin San Lang, "Company Commander Qin, this way please. It’s chaotic here, forgive the disturbance."

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