Chapter 429: Harvesting Grain
"Childe, please come here!"
An old man carrying a fish basket on his back led the way barefoot, and his old face that had been through vicissitudes bloomed like a chrysanthemum, walking towards the path ahead.
Lin Haoran followed behind the old man, it was also a coincidence, just now on the beach met Liu Laohan, who sold fish last time, and this Liu Laohan warmly invited them to his home as guests.
They were also very thirsty now, and there was no tea shop nearby, so they accepted this simple kindness.
After walking along a small mountain road for hundreds of meters, after crossing a small mountain pass, you came directly to a village with a quiet environment, but there is no archway in this village.
According to Liu Laohan, their village is called Xiaoquan Village, which is named after a spring at the edge of the village. There used to be more than 30 families here, but now there are only about 20 left, and many young people have gone to the city to make a living.
Lin Haoran walked into the village, and was greeted by dilapidated houses, especially the one at the head of the village, which had collapsed, and it seemed that no one had lived here for a long time.
After walking a few steps, he saw several old men and children squatting in the corner, all of them like wandering spirits, and some of them were so hungry that their eyes glowed green, as if they wanted to eat people.
Although he knew that the eastern part of the city was relatively poor, he did not expect that it would be like this, and the level of poverty was beyond his imagination. It's just that he is a little puzzled, why is this place so embarrassed next to the sea?
However, his eyes fell on the old man's empty fish basket, and he guessed that he might have taken it for granted. This by the sea does not necessarily mean that he does not have to starve, just like when he was on the island, it is difficult to get seafood.
The truth is that life can sometimes be a lot harder than you think.
As the group walked into the village, the cries of women and children were suddenly heard in front of them.
Everyone looked around, but they saw that there were many people gathered at the door of the house in front of them, and a woman with a disheveled hair sat on the ground, and two small children stood by the woman, crying and weeping.
"Even if the emperor Lao Tzu comes, it will be the same, the grain you owe must be handed over today!" A young man with a gangster spirit in one hand and the old hen's neck in the other said viciously.
Beside the young man were three men dressed in household clothes, each armed with a knife and a stick. Although there were a few young and strong villagers around, they did not come forward to help.
The woman's tears flowed as she pounced, "You return my hen, which is laying eggs!" ”
Gurg......
The old hen made a crunch with difficulty, as if she understood the woman's words, but her eyes were already rolling.
The young man did not intend to return the old hen that laid eggs, but pointed at the house with a steel knife and said viciously: "I am only catching your hen now, and if you do not pay the grain, I will burn down your house." ”
When the woman heard that the house was going to be burned, the woman's heart swelled up with even greater sorrow, and the two children, knowing that their mother was sad, hugged their mother tighter, and their whimpering and crying became louder.
Lin Haoran had just figured out that this group of people was here to collect grain violently, but a small whirlwind rolled up next to him, and a small figure took out a short knife and rushed out, shouting loudly: "Let go of that hen!" ”
Looking at this little figure full of a sense of justice, he said that he was very helpless, and found that his girl was not good at this, and he had to take care of everything.
When the young man who was full of gangsterism heard the voice of a little girl, his face immediately showed a thick disdain, but he just turned his head to look at it and couldn't help but be stunned.
A tiger-headed little girl came running with a short knife, but a strange white dog accompanied her. The strange dog's brass bell-like eyes are very scary, and its snow-white teeth seem to be able to tear people to pieces, like a ferocious tiger.
"If you don't let it go, I'll let Xiaobai bite you!" The tiger girl did not rush forward, but pointed at the young man in a close position and threatened in a crisp voice.
The young man was naturally not afraid of this little girl, he could trample a few to death, but he was afraid of the strange dog next to her, and he didn't understand why this vicious and vicious dog was called Xiaobai, and looked up at the big group of people behind the little girl, but still said stiffly: "Little girl, do you know who I am?" ”
"Xiaobai!" Hu Niu looked at the hen and was about to die, and immediately commanded Xiao Bai crisply.
Oh......
Xiao Bai suddenly stepped forward and yelled hysterically at the young man, staring at the other party viciously, and was about to pounce on him and tear the other party to pieces.
Yes......
The young man's scalp tingled, and he took a few steps back in horror and let go of the old hen's neck. He was so scared that if this strange dog pounced, it would probably tear him to pieces.
The old hen fell to the ground, gasping for breath at first, but soon recovered and fled back into the house with astuteness.
Hum!
The tiger girl's little nose snorted a little proudly, and patted her head at Xiaobai, who turned back, as a reward.
After more than half a year, Xiaobai is no longer a small point, but a majestic Tibetan mastiff, even taller than the average Tibetan mastiff, and is simply a Tibetan mastiff king.
"What are you doing in a daze, go find a hoe!" The young man quickly stabilized his emotions, yelled at his subordinates, and then said to Lin Haoran, who came over: "I advise you to be less nosy, and leave immediately if you know each other, otherwise I will let you take a good look!" ”
Lin Haoran originally didn't want to meddle in things, but at this time, his brows frowned slightly, but he didn't expect the other party to be so arrogant, and a wave of anger surged in his heart, so he said lightly: "What if I don't leave?" ”
"I tell you! Lao Tzu is doing the emperor's errand now, and if you miss and kill you, you will die in vain! The young man stretched out his hand and pointed at Lin Haoran, looking very arrogant, I am afraid that he had indeed done this kind of thing before.
At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the grain chief system was established, and each county was divided into a number of grain districts, and each grain district appointed a grain chief, and these grain chiefs were held by wealthy households or Li Zheng.
These people were ordered to collect grain, and the promotion of the magistrate was also related to the requisition of grain, so as long as it was not a human life, I am afraid that the county government would not deal with this kind of thing. In some places, even if they are really beaten, they are beaten in vain, even if they have broken arms and legs, they will not be able to find the yamen to redress their grievances.
Now this young man dares to be so arrogant, and it is precisely because of this talisman that he has. While speaking, the two subordinates had already found a hoe, obviously to deal with Xiaobai, and planned to use the hoe to smash Xiaobai to death.
"Then give it a try!"
The iron catcher walked out with two catchers, and looked at the young man with disdain.
But it's not that he is reckless, but that he does have the capital to look down on the other party, and has the absolute strength to deal with these evil slaves, and he said that he wanted to take this opportunity to show his hands in front of the prefect.
"You're looking for death!"
The young man naturally didn't know the little abacus of the iron catcher, and seeing that these outsiders really dared to provoke him like this, his eyes were wide, and he immediately led three of his subordinates to rush forward.
It's just that these evil slaves may be the opponents of Tie Zhutou and others, Tie Zhutou is from a Lian family, and he has experienced life and death struggles over the years. In just three or four rounds, the Iron Catcher and the others knocked these four evil slaves to the ground, and one of them even had a nosebleed.
"You wait, I'll be back!"
Chen Si pointed at the iron catcher viciously, and immediately ran away, obviously going back to move the rescuers.
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