Chapter 134: The Old Rules
The next morning, the hired men came to work. Rudolph went to open the small door www.biquge.info let them in, but after opening it, he ran back and said with a solemn expression: "That kid has come back!" ”
There was a row of footprints on the wet dirt floor at the gate, and judging by the size, it should be Jeffrey. It was as if he had walked around the gate, found no place to enter, and then walked again.
Maybe it's someone else's footprints, but there are also farmers here who are barefoot and short because of malnutrition. But there are traces of prying on the door, this is not something that ordinary daring villagers dare to do, it is the lord who has the power of life and death!
After letting the people in one by one, and after instructing the gatekeeper to be more vigilant, the four of them returned to the study.
"Obviously, he can't survive the hard days outside." Rudolph gave the most plausible explanation: "Just come back and kill any of us, and the game is over." ”
As long as you return to the rest floor, you can eat fragrant, drink spicy, and have a fairy day that people are waiting for.
Jeffrey was in a hurry, but what could they do?
Regel became angry: "Now this kid is wandering around outside, and he can't find his figure." He simply opened the door, making sure that when he came in, the door would be closed, and the range would be small. ”
"It's a way!" Rudolph calmly analyzed: "But at that time he was invisible, even if it was the scope of this courtyard, how could we catch him?" All he had to do was squat in the stable or in a tree, and we were playing hide and seek with our eyes open. ”
"Isn't he hungry?" Sneijder laughed as if deliberately sneering, "We'll put all kinds of good food in the middle of the yard to see how hungry he can get." ”
Rudolph was about to roll his eyes: "What is this idea, can't we eat and sleep ourselves?" ”
After thinking about it, Cheng Qianxun said to everyone: "This kid is really hungry, so we are just giving him food." ”
Seeing the others looking at her with monster-like eyes, Cheng Qianxun explained: "Let's think about it, what will happen if he eats? ”
"Of course it will be visible." As soon as Sneijder said that, everyone understood. By the way, as long as Jeffrey shows up, won't it be easy to catch?
"Since the others could not catch him, it proved that he hid well and hid in the woods after stealing food. No one saw him after he appeared like this, otherwise he would have been caught a long time ago. Cheng Qianxun raised his eyebrows and looked around for advice.
Regel was very understanding, and expressed his approval: "Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, these people will have nothing to do." Today we will basically collect about three months' money, then tomorrow let them start laying traps, and we will send people to catch the little wizard ourselves. ”
"You can't sit still anyway!" Rudolph nodded in agreement.
After a while, a hired thug came up and asked for instructions: "Lord Lord, what should I do if there is a Diao Min who has not paid the full tax today?" ”
Regel asked rhetorically, "What did the previous lord do?" ”
The thug nodded respectfully: "If you pay one less, you will be given five lashes." ”
Seeing that Regel was a little hesitant, and Rudolph was only on a mission as a knight.
Can't let others wait, Cheng Qianxun took a deep breath and said coldly: "Follow the old rules." ”
"Yes, Miss!" The thugs withdrew.
Sneijder closed the door, a little nervous: "Isn't this too much?" I saw their whips, thick and strong, and when they were struck, they were red. ”
"Do you want to make people suspicious of us?" Cheng Qianxun was unusually angry when he thought of these things, what kindness, was it said to the gods, or to Satan? Here, only being alive is victory. She jerked to her feet, walked to the window, and watched as the thugs of the accessories were going out to collect their taxes again.
She turned her head slightly and asked angrily, "These are the people who used to arrest us and burn us all to death." Did they let me go when they put a noose around my neck then? Whoever is burned to death, not only will the group not be pity, but will be as happy as they are at the fireworks. So they brought it all upon themselves! ”
There was silence behind him, and after a long time, Regel's voice came: "Then so be it." Rudolph, go for a walk with me, and discuss how to capture Jeffrey tomorrow, and find a way to give these people, otherwise with their brains, it won't work at all! ”
The door opened, and it was time for Reger and Rudolph to walk out.
Cheng Qianxun was still standing at the window, she felt a chill, as if winter was inadvertently approaching, with a hint of coolness in the wind, so that she couldn't help but hold herself with both hands.
At this moment, a warm and wide embrace embraced her into his arms, and it was Sneijder.
"Me!" Cheng Qianxun opened her mouth and stopped, and finally said it, exposing her weakness and uneasiness at this time, and she couldn't hide it anymore: "Actually, I don't want to... ”
It was not her intention to whip the unpaid and make them howl in pain. But there is no way, only deterrence can make these ignorant people dare not move at will, as long as they think they are easy to bully, then they may be cornered.
Sneijder hugged her tightly, his voice unusually gentle, and softly reassured, "I know, we all know... ”
But this did not alleviate the guilt in her heart, and she was so ruthless in ordering the collection of taxes according to the old rules, and dealing with these poor people with barbarism and cruelty. Even if they are ignorant and dirty, their minds are limited to this, and they are helpless against the environment.
Cheng Qianxun turned around, hugged Sneijder tightly, and rested his head on his thick chest. At this time, the support and comfort of her teammates made her feel much better, yes, she was not alone, there were other teammates. For everyone's sake, only by pinching off the source of danger can it be possible to survive.
In the afternoon, the taxes returned, and two large boxes full of money were again.
In order to invite merit, these people talked about how they beat those Diao people who said they had no money, and beat them to cry and call their mothers, saying that they would definitely make up taxes.
Cheng Qianxun had a smile on his face, and after saying a few good words, he returned to the study.
After a while, Regel was alone with a cash box, while Sneijder and Rudolph came in with a cash box.
Seeing Cheng Qianxun standing at the window again, Sneijder walked over, held her shoulder and whispered, "It is true that someone immediately made up the tax after receiving a few whips." This was also a medieval custom. ”
Rudolph, who began to count the money behind him, said leisurely: "You haven't seen how the men in the village treat women. If a man beats his wife, you must not stop it, even the church advocates the use of fists to discipline their own women. If you stop it, maybe the man will beat you, and even the woman who is beaten will scold you for being nosy, she just likes to be beaten. ”
Cheng Qianxun laughed violently, and his mood improved a lot: "It's about this called beating is kissing, scolding is love!" ”
Regel sat on the chair next to him and pretended to smile lightly, "So you have to whip them a few times from time to time, otherwise they will think that the lord doesn't value them." ”
"That's a bit of an exaggeration!" Cheng Qianxun looked at Regel reproachfully, walked to the cash box, and began to help count the money together.
In the evening, two more brides-to-be were delivered, and Regel concocted them again as before, so that not only did each bride-to-be's budding fee cover two days' wages of the thugs, but also the food that was returned to the wedding gift made the other party very happy. It can be said that everyone is happy!
Anyway, another day passed, and the four of them were crammed into one room for the night.
Sometimes I can't sleep at night, but when I close my eyes, I feel like the day is coming so quickly.
Cheng Qianxun woke up, and the sun was almost on his buttocks at this time. She stretched and sat up. I saw a chair not far in front of me, and on the chair was a glass of milk, a boiled egg, and a boiled potato.
I don't know who kept it for her, after Cheng Qianxun stood up, walked to the chair, stood and bent down to eat, and the warmth entered the body with the food!
After changing her clothes, she went to the study, and after entering the study, the other three teammates were there, and she asked casually: "It seems to be quite quiet, if it is usual, these men are fighting and swords early in the morning, and people can't sleep." ”
"Today they're going to catch the little wizard." Regel replied, "Go out early and lay a trap so that you can wait until you wake up looking for food and be able to stealth the little devil." ”
Oh, I almost forgot, Cheng Qianxun also found a chair to sit down.
Today, someone cooks and doesn't have to be busy himself, but he is also idle and has nothing to do. So the four of them played poker and slowly passed the time.
Not long after, there was a noise outside, everyone stood up, looked out the window, and the ten sabber fighters who had gone out had returned.
"Must be back for lunch." Regel smiled bitterly: "Fortunately, they don't pay much attention to lunch, they don't eat much, and they are casual." ”
"Master, lord!" One of the leading thugs shouted happily below, "We, we almost caught him." ”
All four of them went downstairs to hear what was going on.
This time, the solution I came up with was very simple to find a relatively hidden house of the villagers, and the owner of the house also reported that the food at home was missing. Then the food is placed on the table, and then a net is hung on it, and one person pulls the net, and the others wander around the other villagers as if they were searching.
Soon after, the person pulling the net saw the food on the table fly out of thin air, and he quickly let go, but the rope actually got stuck at the critical moment. I could only watch the food fly out of the house, and then I couldn't see it when I caught up with it.
"It's all this guy!" Everyone blamed the person who pulled the net, scolding him for having no brains, so he couldn't go up with a sword and cut it randomly.
"Well, good!" Regel approving, encouraging morale, "This proves that the groom's son is indeed a true wizard." If you catch it, the bounty will be a gold coin. ”
Of course, everyone immediately stated and cursed and swore that they would definitely catch this invisible little wizard.
Cheng Qianxun looked at the others, and Rudolph and Sneijder's expressions obviously showed that they were disappointed, and if they didn't succeed this time, they would make Jeffrey alert, and it would be more difficult to catch them in the future.
At this time, a thug stood up and said, "Lord Lord, you are really a good person. I have something to tell you, otherwise my conscience will be troubled, and even my dead wife will not forgive me. ”
"Okay, let's talk, what's the matter!" Regel was also depressed, and said impatiently.
The thug said with some hesitation: "I heard that the monk is planning to contact the cardinal archbishop, he was probably cursed by the wizard, and he actually suspects that the old man is an impostor. (To be continued.) )