sjar Chapter 794 There are too many children.
Chapter 794 There are too many children.
Jiang Yourong frowned and said, "Didn't the court issue an order to ban the human trafficking? Why are there still children being sold here?"
The man's face changed and he took the little girl away.
"Stop, explain yourself clearly before you leave!"
Ye Kun stepped forward, stopped the man, and asked coldly: "Is this your child? What's your name and where are you from?"
The man got anxious and glared at her, "I sell my daughter, it's none of your business, why do you care where I am from?"
Ye Kun's plainclothes guards were furious and were about to take action.
Ye Kun stopped the guard and sneered, "This matter happened to me, so it's my business. If I don't make things clear today, don't even think about leaving."
"You bastard, you are bullying me!"
The man became anxious and cursed loudly, while punching Ye Kun in the chest.
Ye Kun stepped aside and kicked the man right in the abdomen.
"Ow..."
The man let out a strange cry and squatted down, holding his stomach.
The little girl burst into tears out of fear and rushed to protect the man: "Don't hit my father, please, don't hit my father."
At this time, people who came to watch the fun at the market had already gathered in a circle.
Ye Kun clasped his fists and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, does anyone know this man who sold his daughter? Do you know his name and where he is from?"
An old man said, "He is Yao Laosan from Qinglongpan. His wife died last month. He must have been unable to support his children, so he brought him here to be sold. Why are you bullying him?"
Ye Kun said: "I didn't bully him, I just asked about the situation. The court has issued an order to prohibit all human trafficking. Even parents cannot sell their children. Why did Yao Lao San sell his daughter?"
"The court only wants money from us, and doesn't care about our lives. If a poor person has no food to eat, his daughter will starve to death if she is left at home." Yao Laosan stood up and glared at him, "Stranger, are you an official of the court?"
Ye Kun nodded: "Yes, I am an official of the court."
Yao Laosan hesitated and sighed, "Sir, I have no choice. I have twelve children at home and I can't support them. I don't plan to sell the children. I just want to find a way to feed them."
Jiang Yourong was surprised: "How come you have twelve children?"
Twelve children in a family is a bit exaggerated.
Yao Laosan smiled bitterly: "Ten years ago, I had no wife, and I was assigned a concubine from another race. Who knew that the next year, I married another wife. One wife and one concubine, in these eight years, I have twelve children, all of whom survived.
You say, how can I support so many children? My wife died last month, and I have to do all the housework by myself..."
"Is that so?"
Ye Kun couldn't help but frown.
More than a decade ago, Ye Kun introduced young women from Jiaozhi and sent them to textile factories to work and study. When those women learned simple Chinese, they were sent to the people to be married to those children who had no wives.
Later, the Fuso people, the Xiongnu people, the Tianzhu people, the natives of Izu Island, the natives of Tianzhu, the natives of Tamil, the natives of West Asia, and the Romans were introduced...
According to statistics from the Ministry of Households, there were no less than 1.5 million women of other ethnic groups who married Han men.
There are them all over Kyushu.
The onlookers laughed and said, "Yao Lao San is so lucky, he has a wife and a concubine. There are not many such cases in our mountains."
Yao Laosan cried out in pain, clasping his hands together and saying, "Fellow villagers, please forgive me."
Ye Kun sighed, took out five silver coins and handed them to Yao Lao San: "This money is for you to live on. Let's find a tavern, have a drink and chat."
"You give me money and treat me... to a drink?" Yao Laosan was surprised.
I was also very excited and trembling all over.
"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."
Ye Kun turned around and walked away with his hands behind his back.
Several guards, along with Yao Laosan and his daughter, followed Ye Kun to a tavern.
There are no private rooms in the tavern, but there are still quite a few customers.
Ye Kun chose a table in the corner, took care of Jiang Yourong and sat down, and also asked Yao Laosan to sit down.
Yao Laosan leaned forward and whispered, "Sir, if you give me the money, you can take my daughter Xiaowujie away. Since you are a rich man, I feel relieved if the child follows you."
"Bullshit, I give you money so that you can raise your child, not to buy your child."
Ye Kun glared, and then comforted Little Sister Wu: "Don't be afraid, little sister. I won't buy you, but I will give you money for food. I guarantee that you will have food to eat every day in the future."
"Thank you...Grandpa."
The little girl thanked him weakly.
Am I already a grandfather?
Ye Kun smiled bitterly and asked Yao Lao San: "How much land do you have at home?"
"Seventy acres of land, and a mulberry garden."
"Do you just rely on farming to make a living?"
"We usually farm and occasionally hunt for money. Older children pick mulberry leaves and raise silkworms, herd cattle and cut grass..."
“How much tax do you pay every year?”
"The imperial court stipulates that 40 kilograms of grain must be submitted for every acre of land, and 3,000 kilograms of grain must be submitted every year. If there were no sweet potatoes, my family would have starved to death long ago." Yao Laosan said, shedding tears.
"Alright, alright, let's eat."
Ye Kun couldn't bear to listen any longer and pushed the braised pork over.
Yao Laosan hesitated for a moment, picked up a piece of meat and gave it to his daughter, then began to eat it carefully.
Ye Kun settled the bill and threw two gold coins to Yao Lao San: "Take this money and live on it. Don't sell your daughter again. As for the taxes and grain, I will ask the local officials to exempt you from all taxes."
Yao Laosan was stunned for a moment, then he stood up and kowtowed: "Sir, where on earth are you from?"
"Don't worry about it. Tomorrow morning, I will ask the mayor to go to your house and send you some food and clothing."
Ye Kun turned and left.
Jiang Yourong also grabbed a handful of small gold ingots and gave them to Little Fifth Sister.
Weiwei was even more generous. She took off her gold and jade bracelets and gave them to the little girl. She also smiled and said, "Little girl, you should eat more meat in the future. You look so thin."
Yao Laosan was stunned and bowed repeatedly towards Ye Kun's back.
The mayor's family lives in the town, so it's easy to find out about him.
Ye Kun arrived at the mayor's house and asked the guard to go in and pass on the message.
The mayor is having dinner.
The guard stepped forward and said, "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty has come incognito to visit Mayor Wang. The Emperor and the Empress are outside the door. Please come out to greet them, Mayor."
"Ah, Your Majesty?"
The mayor was startled, bent over and came out, clasped his fists and shouted: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am blind and late to welcome you..."
"Well, I grant you the innocence."
Ye Kun waved his hand, walked into the house and looked around.
The mayor's house is obviously more imposing and fully furnished.
The food on the table was also good, with white rice, fish, meat, and a pot of wine.
"Mayor Wang, you are living a good life."
Ye Kun sat down and said, "Sit down too, let's chat."
The mayor bent his waist and bowed his head: "The emperor is here, I dare not sit down."
"I told you to sit down, so just sit down. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Ye Kun glared.
The mayor had no choice but to sit down tremblingly.
Ye Kun asked for clean chopsticks, tasted the dishes on the table, and nodded: "The farmhouse meal is very delicious, not bad."
The mayor rubbed his hands and said, "There's nothing delicious in the countryside, just coarse grains..."
"There's fish and meat, and fried peanuts to go with the wine. Does that count as coarse grains?"
Ye Kun rolled his eyes and asked, "How did you become the mayor?"