Li Yan stood up happily and said,"Quickly bring me to see this person."”
After saying that, he pulled Zhao Xuan's hand and walked out of the house. Zhao Xuan was stunned for a moment. Then, she looked at Li Yan's hand. A trace of joy flashed in her eyes, but it was soon replaced by shyness.
However, Li Yan was not in the mood to pay attention to this. Li Na and the others did not notice either. They chased after Li Yan and walked out of the castle.
As soon as they arrived at the outer castle, they saw a slave standing there. However, this slave surprised Li Yan a little because it was actually a woman.
Li Yan thought that it would be a man who would stand out first this time; however, it was a woman. Li Yan stood there in a daze and watched the female slave standing at the small gate between the inner castle and the outer castle.
This female slave looked to be less than 20 years old. Perhaps it was because of malnutrition, she was a little thin and petite. Her brown hair was a little dry, and she was wearing coarse clothes. Her skin was very dark and rough, and she looked ordinary.
She stood there nervously as if she was trembling. When she saw Li Yan and the others come out, she immediately knelt on the ground and did not dare to move.
Zhao Xuan immediately said to Li Yan," Young Master, it's her. Her name is Dou. She's 20 years old this year. She just came to look for me and said that she knows how to weave grass."”
Li Yan nodded. He knew that in this world, slaves would not have surnames. Their names would usually only be one word. If they gave a two-word name, it would be a kind of overstepping and they would be executed.
Li Yan looked at the girl named Dou and said in a deep voice,"Raise your head."
Bean raised her head in fear, but she still didn't dare to look at Li Yan. She knelt there and Li Yan nodded."Your name is Bean?"
"Yes, Master."”
"Are you good at weaving grass?" Li Yan nodded. Where did you learn it?"
Bean said," Master, I became a slave two years ago. I was a commoner before, and I often used straw to weave things at home. I slowly learned how to do it.”
Li Yan nodded. He realized that although this girl named Dou looked timid, she spoke very logically. It seemed that this had a lot to do with her being a commoner.
Li Yan nodded." Go get some grass. Weave it for me now."”
Bean immediately responded and left. After a while, she came back with a big hug of dry grass. It seemed that she was prepared. The dry grass had been watered with water in advance, making it more flexible.
Bean bowed to Li Yan and said,"Please forgive my rudeness, Master."”Li Yan nodded. Bean immediately sat down on the ground and began to weave. It was obvious that she was going to weave a mat, and her movements were very fast. In a short while, a small mat was woven. The surface of the mat was very smooth, and it was also very weak. It looked very beautiful.
Li Yan nodded and looked at Dou, who was kneeling on the ground again. He said in a deep voice," Alright, Bean. You have contributed greatly to the Carlin family. From today onwards, you are no longer a slave. You are a commoner of the Black Earth Territory of the Carlin family. In the future, you can not kneel when you see me. You can only bow to me. In addition, you will be given a separate room to work for the Carlin family. You will be paid one silver coin a month. I will also give you a surname. From today onwards, your name will be Li Dou.”
Everyone in the courtyard heard Li Yan's words. They had never thought that Dou could become a commoner just by weaving grass. She even had a salary. Most importantly, Li Yan had given her a surname. This was an extraordinary thing. After all, many commoners on the mainland did not have a surname.
Bean, no, she should be called Li Bean now. She was so excited that she knelt there, her entire body trembling. She really didn't expect that she would really become a commoner and not a slave anymore. All of this felt like a dream.
Li Dou had the courage to be the first to step forward and say that he had a skill. He was just taking a gamble. Her family was not slaves. Two years ago, they were still civilians. They had a piece of land in their hands. Although it was only five acres, it was enough to feed their family. In addition, his father knew some stonemason skills, so the family did not have to worry about food and clothing.
However, two years ago, there was a plague of insects in their family. The five acres of grain were eaten up by the insects, and not a single grain of rice was collected. There were many people who had the same fate as them. Then, because of the large-scale grain production in their family, the grain ration increased. Their family was on the verge of starvation. In order to let the family eat, his father had to work day and night. However, he was injured when he was working. She couldn't continue to work. In order to treat her father's illness, her family had to buy land and a house. However, they still didn't have enough money. They had no choice but to borrow money from a noble. In the end, her father couldn't hold on and died of illness. Their family couldn't afford to pay back the money. The noble captured her mother, her, and her brother as slaves. However, her mother died of excessive grief not long after. Before her death, her mother's only wish was to restore her family's status as civilians.
However, it was extremely difficult for a slave to regain their civilian status. Li Dou had seen many slaves like them. In order to regain their civilian status, they had offered their daughters to the nobles. However, they still could not obtain civilian status. Instead, the girl was tortured to death not long after.
After seeing this, Li Dou became even more careful. She tried her best not to let anyone notice her while taking care of her brother. The siblings depended on each other.
Later on, their original owners sold them to slave traders. In the end, they were bought by Zhao Lin and brought to the Yellow Earth Plateau.
When Li Dou first heard Li Yan say that as long as they could contribute to the Carlin family, they could restore their civilian status, she was tempted. However, she did not stand up immediately. She was afraid that Li Yan would not take a fancy to her skills. After all, she only knew how to weave grass.
After a few days of observation, she realized that Li Yan and the other nobles were different from the nobles she had met before. They were very easy-going and would let them eat their fill every day. They even prepared firewood for them to keep warm.
Li Dou had no choice but to step forward today because her brother was sick. Although it was not a serious illness, it was very dangerous if it continued like this. Li Dou was afraid. Her brother was the hope of her family. She had to save him no matter what, so she stood up.
After being stunned for a while, Li Dou kowtowed again and said,"Master, I don't dare to ask for your reward. I only hope that you can save my brother. He's sick now.”
"Oh?" Li Yan was stunned. Was that so? It turns out that you have a younger brother here. Don't worry, I won't take back the reward I gave you. Since you have a younger brother here, I'll let your younger brother recover his civilian status with you. Right, what was his name? Where was he? What illness do you have?"
Li Dou was stunned. She didn't expect Li Yan to do this. He actually restored her brother's identity as a commoner. Her mother's wish had actually come true. Li Dou was so excited that tears streamed down her face. She sobbed,"Young Master, my brother is called An. He is in the house now.”
Li Yan nodded and said," Get up. You're already a commoner now. You don't have to kneel anymore. Bring me to see your brother."”
Li Dou stood up obediently. She had only been a slave for a few years and had not been completely enslaved. In addition, she was very smart, which was why she had been performing so well and had regained her calm so quickly.
Under the watchful eyes of the slaves, Li Dou led Li Yan and the others to a stone house. This stone house was not very big, only about 20 square meters, and could accommodate four people. These people lived on the ground, and there was only a simple hay on the ground. There was a person lying on the hay.
This person looked to be around 17 or 18 years old. He was quite sturdy and looked very ordinary. He was dressed in coarse clothes and had the emblem of the Carlin family branded on his forehead. However, he did not look too good now. His face was covered in green smoke and his eyes were tightly shut.
Li Yan glanced at Ann and turned to Li Na."Grandma Li Na, what's wrong with him? Why is his face green?"
Li Na glanced at An and said," Young Master, he's been poisoned. It's very likely that it's the poison on the poisonous grass we saw yesterday. Perhaps he accidentally touched that poisonous grass when he went out to work today. At that time, because his body was strong, he didn't feel much. After he came back, the poison slowly acted up, so he became like this.”
Li Yan really did not expect the poison of the poisonous grass to be so strong. He hurriedly said,"Can it be cured?"
"Don't worry, Young Master. It can be cured." Li Na smiled.”After saying that, she chanted a few incantations in a low voice, and a ball of blue light appeared in her hand. Then, Li Na slowly placed the blue light on Ann's body, and the blue light immediately entered Ann's body.
Ann's body seemed to be slowly emitting blue light. Then, a green gas was forced out of Ann's body by the blue light. When the blue light occupied Ann's body, his face slowly returned to normal. Then, the blue light disappeared.
Li Yan really did not expect that magic could be used to detoxify poison. It seemed that he had always underestimated the magic ability of this world. This world had always been developing a magic civilization, and now it had almost developed the magic civilization to its limit. It was not surprising that it could do so many amazing things.
Li Na looked at Ann's expression and said,"Young Master, it's done. His poison has been cured. He'll be back to normal tomorrow morning.”
Li Yan nodded and turned to Li Na."Grandma Li Na, arrange a room for Li Dou and Ann in the inner castle. Tomorrow, prepare some furniture for them. They are now civilians of the Carlin family and can't be treated like slaves.”
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