Reborn in the Three Kingdoms Novel - Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Select Talents
For example, Zhang Chao only helped healthy and intelligent teenagers between the ages of ten and sixteen.

Whoever he fancied, his parents and relatives would receive an alimony. If he could save money, it would be enough to live for several years.

Of course, this was not a human trafficker. In that era, there were many things about selling children and women in order to survive. It was not necessarily a new thing. Some people even gave them away for the sake of having a good home for their children. It was no wonder that their parents were ruthless. They really did not have the ability to feed their children. Even they did not have enough food. In this way, they could not just watch them starve to death. Finding a good family for them had become the wish of many parents.

For more than two months, Zhang Chao had been insisting on doing such a thing, and through his hands, there were more than seven hundred children that he had chosen and favored. Today, he just wanted to see if there were any that he liked, and then gather them into eight hundred integers. He was of great use.

The soldiers guarding the city recognized Zhang Chao. This Second Childe, who often came to do good deeds outside the city, was already familiar to the soldiers. When they saw that it was his carriage and horse, they quickly moved out of the way.

Accompanied by Bai Tong and QinBing, Zhang Chao immediately surrounded a lot of people as soon as he left the city. They all seemed to know what this young man was up to, and many people actually started to sell their children.

“Young Master, take a look at my son. He is healthy and strong. As long as he manages his food, he can work like an adult.” A middle-aged uncle with a stench of sweat ran to Zhang Chao’s horse and knelt on the ground.

“Young Master, you’d better choose my son. My son used to read, and he knows how to read. He’s also in good health, and he can work.” Another old farmer dressed in coarse patches knelt down in front of the horse and said.

“Young Master, look at my child. Although she is a girl, she is smart enough to read. She is now fourteen years old. As long as Young Master is willing, she can warm the bed when she returns.” An old woman knelt in front of the horse and pleaded bitterly.

There was actually someone who gave up his daughter, which seemed a bit strange, but the people beside Zhang Chao did not think it was strange. This was because during this period of time, not only did Second Young Master buy boys, but also girls. The only difference was that the proportion was lower.

“Alright, alright.” Seeing that someone was about to kneel down and speak, Zhang Chao remained silent. Bai Tong, who was standing beside him, said, “Everyone, don’t rush to recommend your own family. In this way, you can have the children stand up and let Second Young Master have a good look.”

“Good, good.” When these refugees heard that their children had a chance to continue living, they hurriedly pushed them to the front row, as if they were afraid that they would lose a good chance if they took a step too late.

Soon, more than 200 boys and girls were pushed to the front line and appeared in front of Zhang Chao.

Zhang Chao’s gaze swept towards these youths one by one.

With a glance, some children were afraid of lowering their heads. They seemed to be born lowly and did not have the courage to see others.

Some of them were even subconsciously raised their chests when they were swept by this gaze. In addition to showing off themselves, they were even more afraid of being looked down upon by others.

Zhang Chao would never take a second glance at those people who lowered their heads at the first glance.

A person can be looked down upon by others, can be defeated by others, but absolutely cannot look down on oneself. Without even this little bit of self-confidence, there was no need to talk about building a career or doing something big. Naturally, such a person would be eliminated as soon as possible.

Speaking of this, he could be considered to have some experience. In the past, when he was in the Golden Triangle, he had such a rule when choosing soldiers. Facts have also proved that if a person was not confident in himself, then you wouldn’t have to point at him because he would perform too well.

The Dao of Experience was good and useful, so it naturally wouldn’t change easily.

Facts proved that this was indeed very effective. At the very least, the seven hundred men and women who had been selected were currently training in a secret courtyard in Chen Liu City. Judging from their performance, it was indeed not disappointing.

Normally, every time he went out of the city, he would find a good seedling and would bring some people back. This time, it was the same. The only difference was that Zhang Chao found a girl who behaved very differently from ordinary people.

Compared to those who either lowered their heads and didn’t dare to show off, or raised their chests to show their bravery, this girl’s gaze was steady and her appearance was also very delicate. She was a beauty that was above average, but she did have a unique temperament. Although she looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, she gave off the impression that she was young and mature.

“What is your name.” Zhang Chao asked as he looked at the girl.

Seeing Zhang Chao speak, the old woman who had knelt on the ground immediately squeezed over, “Young Master, Young Master, she is from our family. She is already fourteen years old and can warm the bed.”

“I didn’t ask you.” Unexpectedly, when Zhang Chao, who had been smiling all this while, looked at the old woman, his eyes actually revealed a cold light. When that cold light appeared, it was as if he could directly kill someone.

Being stared at by Zhang Chao, the old woman immediately shut her mouth. At the same time, she was covered in cold sweat. It was obvious that she was truly frightened just now. She did not expect that this young man who always wore a smile and gave people a feeling of being extremely easy to get along with would actually have such a fierce gaze. He was completely a learned man.

In the past, when Zhang Chao led the troops to survive in danger, he had killed many people. The thousands of brothers under him were not easy to manage. Killing people all year round, rolling in blood, his gaze naturally had a kind of dignity. This was something in his bones, and it was also an aura of a superior. Only when he possessed an aura, would he be able to gain the upper hand.

When one looked at an ordinary citizen with such a gaze, one could imagine how shocking it would be.

Now that he had been reborn here, Zhang Chao was used to using his gaze to convey his thoughts. Not to mention that his cultivation had also improved. Often, some of the QinBing that followed would not listen to his greetings. When he looked at them with a single gaze, they would become much more obedient.

Even QinBing is like this, not to mention an old woman, she is not afraid is strange.

After frightening the old granny away, Zhang Chao looked at the young girl and asked, “What’s your name? Where are you from? Who else in the family?”

‘”Lu Fei, Giant Deer Ren, parents and siblings died in the Yellow Scarf Thief Chaos. That woman was just someone I met on my way. Because she had some food, I followed her here.” When the girl saw Zhang Chao asking her, she wasn’t in a hurry, and her organization was very clear. Obviously, she was someone who should have seen the world.

Zhang Chao was very satisfied with the girl’s answer. What he needed was such a helper, and only someone with such a personality could help him alone.

“Very good, then will you follow me from now on?” Zhang Chao didn’t mean to make things difficult for others, but rather fully respected the other party’s power.

When Zhang Chao said this, the girl’s eyes lit up. She had just said that she followed the old woman because she had some food in her hands, so she wouldn’t starve to death. Now that she had a better home, how could she not choose?

“Lu Fei greets Second Young Master.” What a smart Lu Fei. She immediately bowed down and said directly to Second Young Master. It could be seen that this person was observing things very carefully.

Seeing Lu Fei’s behavior, Zhang Chao couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Although he didn’t remember Lu Fei as a woman, history was written by people. If he wanted to see Zhang Chao in history, it would only be a few strokes. But now that Li Chuang had become Zhang Chao, this name must resound throughout China.

Seeing Lu Fei’s performance, Bai Tong nodded in satisfaction. She wasn’t worried that she would lose anything if other girls were spoiled by Second Young Master. In her opinion, she was already Second Young Master’s person. As long as he was happy, everything would be fine.

From this point of view, it must be said that the women of that era were extremely easy to be satisfied. Of course, Zhang Chao wasn’t used to it when he first arrived. After a long time, although he didn’t say anything, he was really happy in his heart. “It’s so fucking good. This is the real life of a man.”

His gaze was on his way back to the city gate. “Very good.” Zhang Chao looked at Lu Fei and nodded in satisfaction. Then, he nodded to the other children one after another. In this way, after gathering 800 people, he asked Bai Tong to take out money and prepare to return to the city.

Seeing that Zhang Chao had finished picking people, the parents of the selected children were naturally overjoyed to receive the reward, while the parents of the children who had not been picked all had sad expressions on their faces. However, just as everyone was about to disperse, a middle-aged man suddenly ran over from not far away. As soon as he came here, he shouted loudly, “Ergou, hurry up and take a look. Your father can’t do it anymore.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a youth rushed out from the crowd and ran straight to a place not far away.

“What’s going on?” Zhang Chao, who originally wanted to turn around and return, encountered something like this, so he naturally couldn’t turn around and leave immediately. Doesn’t this mean that he will leave behind a bad name, and someone will say that he treats people’s lives like grass?

Actually, Zhang Chao was just asking casually. He also knew how many times that Ergou’s father must have died because of hunger or death. In times of war, this kind of thing would happen countless times a day. If you treated it with compassion every time, then don’t do anything. Even if he had a lot of money, it wouldn’t be enough.

Seeing Zhang Chao ask, the uncle who came to report was naturally flattered. At that time, the position of superiority and inferiority was very obvious. To be able to talk to a young master with social status was something that was worth showing off to the ordinary people at the bottom.