明儿一早 我就让人牙子给你卖了
“I'll have you sold off first thing tomorrow morning.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你要是不听话
“If you don't do that,”
明儿 一早 我就让 人牙子 给你 卖了
“I'll have you sold off first thing tomorrow morning.”
你信不信
“Believe it or not.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, household masters held legal and absolute authority over bonded servants, including the power to sell them via commercial brokers ('人牙子') as punishment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
first thing tomorrow morning
A common colloquial Northern/historical phrasing for early next morning.
human trafficker; slave broker
Historical term specifically designating commercial brokers who bought and sold servants, concubines, and laborers.
Signifies completion and irreversible outcome in the disposal clause.
