How does Lin Wanwan's sect always act so unconventionally? Lin Wanwan herself isn't exactly a rule-following noble lady, but her senior brother is even more extraordinary; Xiao Chong has never seen someone slip a group of beggars and slaves into a yearly gift!
Slaves are one thing, but can beggars be casually given away too?
The fact that they could get on the ship was a surprise to Xiao Chong.
If they had proper indenture documents it might be easier to explain, but there were no real records like identification papers, permits, or indenture contracts. This showed just how chaotic the management at Qiong County's docks was.
These vagabonds who leave their native places without permission are lucky if they're only beaten with a cane and sent back home; those without a native place could be directly exiled to borderlands or mines for hard labor, which is truly tragic.
