On this day, the wind and waves were calm, so quiet that Tian Mi thought that she had hallucinated yesterday. She went home with a frown, and slept until dawn after her meal.

On this day, when she carried a cloth bag and walked out of the alley in front of her house and into the street, she obviously felt a different atmosphere. In the streets and alleys, people gathered in twos and threes, not knowing what they were whispering.

Tian Mi frowned suspiciously, and just as she was about to leave, she heard someone calling: "Miss Tian-"

She searched for prestige, but her thin little body was as nimble as a crucian carp through the crowd and ran towards her.

"What's the matter, smile?" Tian Mi suddenly moved over.

"Girl." Yang Xiao stopped panting, pulled her aside, and whispered, "Girl, you better go home first." Early this morning, the yamen posted a notice that those merchants who evaded taxes were arrested by the yamen last night, and they would be collectively beaten at the entrance of the fang market this morning to set an example! Your Delong's Yang tent and Boss Zhang are also among them. ”

"What? So fast? Tian Mi was taken aback, how many merchants and how many account books did they complete in only one or two days? Just kidding!

Observing the reactions of the pedestrians on the street and the smiling looks, Tian Mi knew that this matter was only true.

Tian Mi suddenly pulled Yang Xiao and asked, "Where is the execution?" When? Take me there. ”

Yang Xiao pressed her and persuaded with a bitter face: "Girl, after all, you are also a tent, at this time, don't go, right?" ”

Tian Mi frowned slightly, there was no expression on her face, and insisted: "Smile." Thank you. But you said it. I'm a bookkeeper though. But he did not touch Delon's account. You don't have to worry, which workshop and which month's account is made by who did it and who has the purpose, the tax department has a record, and no unrelated personnel will be implicated. ”

"Oh." Yang Xiao nodded as if he didn't understand, then nodded and said, "Then girl, let's go quickly, when I came, I was already detained." ”

Tian Mi nodded and lifted the hem of her skirt. Follow Yang Xiao as he quickly walked through the crowd.

When the two arrived at the entrance of the market, there were already hundreds of people gathered there, and the two were standing on the periphery, and when they heard an official calling for way, they hurried out of the way.

Tian Mi stared at it, and saw dozens of people tied hand and foot, pressed by the officials, and walking towards this side with their heads lowered.

Even if the two of them had their hair in a messy bun, they were depressed, and they lowered their heads. Tian Mi still recognized it at a glance.

Tian Mi stood aside and looked at Boss Zhang, who was pushed away by the officials. I couldn't help but whisper: "Owner." ”

After staying in the cell all night, Boss Zhang's good cotton clothes were so dirty that he couldn't see the prototype, he was pushed several times by the officials, and staggered past Tian Mi, he looked back at her in a hurry, and there was only a wry smile on his lips.

"What's going on?"

"What's wrong?"

"Why are so many merchants tied up?"

Everyone asked in a gossiping voice, and then the well-informed one said, "What else can happen?" Isn't it just that tax evasion has been discovered? ”

"Ah, that's well deserved." After saying this, the man wondered: "However, if you talk about tax evasion, which merchant does not have it?" Why did they suffer? ”

"They stole too much, even the government can't cover it, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and they deserve to suffer."

"yes, yes, you deserve it."

Yang smiled when he heard this, pouted and said: "What kind of thing, I only know such a thing, so I dare to take it out and offer treasures, and I just coax these little people who stay at home." ”

Tian Mi couldn't help but look sideways, looked at Xiang Yang with another eye, and asked, "Xiaoxiao, do you know anything else?" ”

"Of course." Yang Xiao suddenly raised her head, approached Tian Mi, and whispered in her ear: "Let me tell you, girl, in fact, it is not only the merchants who have suffered this time, but many officials have been dragged into the water." ”

Tian Mi looked at him in surprise, her clear eyes turned, and she suddenly understood something.

Collusion between officials and businessmen has been a common problem throughout the ages. The holy decree says that if the merchants are investigated for tax evasion, if this is really investigated, it will definitely be able to involve some officials in the case of embezzlement. I'm afraid that this is the real intention of the imperial court.

It's a good move to fight the east and west, not to mention investigating corrupt officials, so that they can relax their vigilance, and when they all think about the dead friends and not the poor people, they will secretly give them a blow.

In his ears, Yang Xiao's voice continued: "Don't say anything else, you know the Zhou Zhangji of our Fuhua Tax Department, right?" Usually how many businessmen scold him, the fart is a big official, but his hand is longer than anyone else, and he is awesome, this time he is the first to suffer, he really deserves it! ”

Zhou Zhangji was defeated? Tian Mi thought of the person who cheated her in public, and her heart lit up.

At this time, Yang Xiao grinned instead, with ideas on his feet, and said: "Oh, it's a pity, the biggest corrupt official in our Fuhua is still sitting on the Taishi chair." This backstage is just different, if I can hug a high-ranking official such as a tax supervisor in my life, well, not to mention my thighs, just hug a toe, then people have to call me Yang Ye, Yang Ye! Tsk, how awesome. ”

Tian Mi slapped it down and said with a smile: "Don't talk weird." But where did you hear that? ”

"My buddy." Yang Xiao said proudly: "Girl, don't underestimate us beggars, we can thrive in any corner." It's the boudoir of the reddest girl in Red Flower Lane, and I don't know how many times my buddies have visited it, of course, they are either there for fun, or stealing something. ”

Tian Mi smiled, turned her head to look at the entrance of the market, and when she saw the rows of people escorted to the ground, her smile gradually faded.

In a few moments, an official unfolded a silk book and read something, Tian Mi was too far away to hear clearly, only heard the words 'to set an example' that the official deliberately raised at the end.

Immediately afterwards, the official holding the board stomped the longboard on the ground a few times, and the movements were uniform, which made the ground shake and turbulent, and the soles of everyone's feet were sore and numb, and the whole person trembled.

With the selfless voice of Iron Mask: "Execution-"

"Bang, bang, bang—" The heavy board fell, and there was a cry of pain from the tent and the proprietor at the entrance of the market. There are also the cries of their loved ones. There are even more sighs from others.

Tian Mi frowned slightly. Looking at the wide wooden plank hitting people at once, only half, many people had blood on their buttocks, and the early morning wind blew, and when they exhaled and inhaled, there was a faint smell of blood lingering in their noses, lingering.

A few students dressed in Confucian costumes next to Tian Mi said at this time: "Although it looks quite infiltrating. But you have to teach them a lesson so that they can remember it for a long time, and let other businesses take it as a warning. ”

"What I said is that the imperial court should have been rectified like this a long time ago, otherwise they will be rich and profiteers, and they will be poor people."

"And so it is."

In fact, Tian Mi wants to say that most of Fuhua's small businesses are actually not rich.

Changguo's suppression of merchants was quite strict, and the taxation was even more harsh. In addition to the heavy main tax, there are also various miscellaneous taxes that are clearly visible. Peel it off. In the end, there was not much left in the hands of the merchants. And they also have to bear the discrimination brought about by their social status, which is not an exaggeration to say that it is not an exaggeration.

This is also the reason why Boss Zhang attaches so much importance to her - to save taxes, and to blatantly break the law. Who wouldn't?

In Tian Mi's thoughts, the mourning gradually stopped, and the sound of the board gradually stopped, as soon as the official put away the board, the relatives around him pounced, and the crowd watching the excitement also dispersed.

Tian Mi also walked towards Boss Zhang, she simply greeted her relatives, stood aside, and called: "The owner." ”

There was a bloodstain behind Boss Zhang, who was supported by his wife Yang Sanniang. He looked at Tian Mi weakly, smiled bitterly, and said, "Unfortunately, you expected it again." ”

Tian Mi just smiled faintly, but when Yang Sanniang heard this, tears flowed straight down, and she called out in a sad voice: "Xianggong." ”

Boss Zhang glanced at her and couldn't help but look to the side, only to see Yang Xian next to him, who was breaking free from his wife's embrace, rolling on the ground in pain regardless of his image.

Yang Xianzheng was rolling in mourning, inadvertently bumped into Boss Zhang's sight, shocked, hurriedly crawled over, held Boss Zhang's hand tightly, slapped his own face, and said with tears in his eyes: "Brother-in-law, I'm sorry for you, it's because I was soft-hearted for a while, so I fell for someone else's trick, and I don't want to deceive, really, I know I'm wrong, I really know I'm wrong." You give me another chance, give me a chance, I think you failed so many times back then, and I never gave up......"

Boss Zhang slowly closed his eyes, pulled out his hand little by little, and said word by word: "I won't go to the yamen to sue this time." The kindness between us is clear. ”

"From tomorrow, you don't have to come to the pharmacy again." Saying this, he no longer paid attention to Yang Xian, stretched out his hand, and said tiredly, "Help me go home." ”

"Xianggong, my brother ......" Yang Sanniang looked at her brother who was covered in blood, she couldn't bear it, and she was angry, and stood in the middle full of embarrassment.

Boss Zhang turned his hand, stretched out his hand to Tian Mi, looked at her and said, "Girl, are you still willing to help me?" ”

"Tian Mi ran into walls everywhere at the beginning, it was the owner who gave me a chance to show myself, and now the owner is in need, how dare Tian Mi disobey." Tian Mi's voice was flat and bland, and the smile on her lips was also indifferent, having said that, there was no affection on her face.

Boss Zhang also understood what she meant.

She is staying now, but because he helped her in the first place, and she is now just reporting it.

And the suspicion after that, she didn't act like it didn't happen, but she really didn't care.

After that, she only talked about his own family, only talked to him about interests, and talked about what kind of grace and what blessings and misfortunes were shared. She is really benevolent and righteous to him.

The proprietor was in charge of the public, and Yu Delong's goodwill was greatly affected, and after helping Delong get through the cut in front of her, whether she left or stayed, would not be affected by him at all.

And now, he is satisfied.

Boss Zhang nodded, and with that strength, he held his waist and slowly stood up.

There were already men carrying stretchers next to them, and Yang Sanniang saw that they were going to go away, so she also stomped her feet and followed.

"Brother-in-law, third sister......" Yang Xian lay on the ground, stretched out his hand weakly, and wailed, but no one paid attention to him.

"Everyone is gone, what are you shouting?" His daughter-in-law helped him up angrily, complaining while helping: "Look at you, it's all your good deeds!" My house was turned over by those officials last night, and the money I hid in the crack of the wall was confiscated by them! We are now poor and white, and we still owe a lot of debts to the Yamen, and now your richest sister doesn't care about you, and she has lost her job, what do you say? How do you spend your days? What do you say! ”

"That's it!" Yang Xian shook off her daughter-in-law's hand violently and roared: "Get out, get out, get out of here, get out of Lao Tzu!" ”

When his daughter-in-law saw that he was stubborn, she was so angry that she really shook her hand and ran away crying.

At the entrance of the market full of blood, Yang Xian was soon the only one left, with a wound, lying on the ground, and pedestrians came to pay attention from time to time, but no one stepped forward to help. (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you for the pink ticket sent by Wan Xiaobai.