Jofu actually knew the identity of Sotu, he had helped Sotu sell goods many times, Sotu was a horse thief, and his master was not a kind person with his heels. Seeing that Jiang Anyi and the others caught the tax collector without saying a word, they annoyed these masters and might have slaughtered Tu Erer with one sword, these horse thieves ran away after killing people, but they were unlucky.

Ignoring his face, Jofu knelt down in front of Jiang Anyi and begged bitterly: "Honorable lord, please spare the tax officer." Sotu, my good brother, plead for me for the sake of our old relationship. ”

Jiang Anyi caught a glimpse of Yun Niang cowering and hiding in a corner, wanting to hide her thin body behind the wine jar, her heart couldn't help but catch fire, and she kicked Yofu over, and said, "Take them all to the courtyard, I want to ask." ”

Tu Erer and those men were brought into the courtyard, and Yofu and Yun Niang were also brought over, and it was not a big effort, so Park Tianhao and others asked Tu Erer about the reason for collecting taxes again. Tu Erer didn't lie, the lord of Weiche ordered this year's tax to be collected by 50% more than the original basis, that is to say, the tax collector had to pay half of this year's tax. The wool is out of the sheep, and of course these money Tu Erer have to be fished back from the shops and merchants in Taoju City, of course, if you have an excuse, you might as well catch more.

The reason for the increase in taxes imposed by the lord of Weiche was very simple, he was defeated in the battle with Zheng Guoyi, and more than 3,000 people were captured. The treasury was already empty after years of war, and the suzerain, Rongmi, extorted again, and the lord of the Weiche country had no money, and he couldn't even pay the pension money for the fallen soldiers.

This year's tax has long been used up, can only be scraped from the hands of the tax officer, according to Tu'er confession, the lord of the country of Yuche is preparing to "borrow" a little from his neighbors Shasu, Suyue and other small countries, 40,000 troops are drilling, ready to take advantage of the opportunity of the prince of Shasu Longgai to congratulate the debt.

Jiang Anyi looked at Yun Niang, and Pu Tianhao said: "Yun Niang was taken captive more than 20 years ago, and when she was thirteen years old, she was sold to Yofu, became Yofu's slave, and gave birth to a son and a daughter for Yofu. ”

Glaring at Yofu fiercely, Park Tianhao continued: "Yofu is as rich as his life, he regards Yun Niang as a dog and a horse, and he is either beaten or scolded, and the children born to Yun Niang are also regarded as slaves by Yofu, who work in the store and beat and scold at every turn. ”

Seeing Jiang Anyi's cold eyes, Yofu fell to his knees and cried, "Master spare his life, the villain doesn't dare anymore." From now on, Yun Niang will be my wife, and all my property will be left to her children, begging the lord to spare the villain's life. ”

Jiang Anyi asked Yun Niang, "Auntie, are you willing to go back to Zheng Guo?" ”

Yun Niang said boldly: "The old body dreams of returning to Zheng Guo, but the old body can't let go of the children." ”

"Let your sons and daughters go away with them in the shop. Where is Yove's money? Pu Tianhao, you go and get Yun Niang to get a full coil, Suo Tu, you go to the city gate to see if there is a caravan to Zheng Guo, and let them take Yun Niang home. Jiang Anyi commanded.

Yun Niang's children were in the store, and when they heard that their mother was going to take them back to Zheng Guo, Park Tianhao searched for the gold and silver he had hidden from Yoofu's residence, wrapped them together and stuffed them into Yun Niang. Yun Niang thanked Jiang Anyi and followed Suo Tu with her children without any nostalgia.

In the hospital, Jofu seemed to have been pulled out of his back, paralyzed on the ground, and the gold and silver were searched as if his heart and liver had been cut off, but now he can't care about the heartache, he is worried that Jiang Anyi will kill him. The crying Tu Ear was slapped on the back of his head, and he was already unconscious, and the men were tied to the pillars, and they couldn't cry out with their cut clothes stuffed in their mouths. Yofu looked at Jiang Anyi in contemplation with good eyes, and life and death were between this person's thoughts.

Originally, he planned to go directly to Shasu Kingdom, but after learning about the chaos in Weiche Country from Tu'er Ear, Jiang Anyi decided to go to Weiche Country to take a look, and if Zheng Jun wanted to go west, the first person he would contact was probably Weicheguo. Jiang Anyi smiled self-deprecatingly, he was a disaster star who had an accident wherever he went, and this trip to Boshi City would not be a river of blood, and his head would be like a mountain.

Yofu saw the cold smile on Jiang Anyi's face, and his eyes rolled and fainted. When he woke up, Jiang Anyi and the others had already disappeared, so he hurriedly ran to the bedroom, only to see that the cabinet where the money was hidden was wide open, and the two hundred and thirty-two gold coins and more than one hundred taels of broken silver that he had saved for half his life had all been taken away. With a scream, Jofu sat on the ground, slapping the ground and howling, wanting to cry without tears, it was really painful. Yun Niang has been walking for more than an hour, where to pursue in the Gobi, and there is no way to find people when she leaves Taoju City, as for Jiang Anyi and these people, I hope the Lord will bless, don't meet this gang of robbers again in this life. In addition to him and Yun Niang, there are only four guys and two cooks in the store, two of whom are also Yun Niang's sons and daughters, Ge Tai and Su La greet customers in front of the store, no one comes to chat outside, how can they go inside to scold, so no one knows what happened to Yofu and Tu Er'er.

After howling for a long time, Jofu finally remembered the tied Tu'e ear, and suddenly he was clever, stumbled to his feet, and untied the rope between the Tu Erer and those guards with a sad face, and Jof's heart was like ashes, and he didn't know if he could compensate Tu Er, the vampire, for selling this inn.

Jiang Anyi and the others have already left Taoju City for more than 30 miles, and there are still more than 300 miles away from Boshi City, and the land area of Yuche Country is not large, only one-third of Huazhou. There are official roads communicating between cities in the territory of Weiche country, and there is more green on the side of the road, birch, poplar, walnut trees, and almonds grow freely on the vast land, and the sky gradually darkens. No one cares about what happens in Taoju City, Cummings said that such things often happen in Taoju City, and without benefits, the City Lord's Mansion will not send troops to arrest people, and Tu'er and Yofu are not expected to spend money to vent their anger.

The poplar forest is close to the water source, there are already more than 20 tents set up beside the woods, the sound of the piano is cheerful, the tambourine is excited, the yellow dance skirt is in full bloom around the bonfire, the hands of the dancers are fixed into colorful figures with the changing posture, and even the poplar forest is swaying the branches and leaves to make a "rustling" cheering sound.

When Jiang Anyi's group lit the bonfire and began to bake dry food, a guest came to visit. The guest came from the neighboring tent, carrying a jar of wine in his hand, Jiang Anyi let him sit down by the bonfire, greeted each other, opened the wine jar, Suo Tu served the roasted beef and mutton on a silver plate, Jiang Anyi and the guests drank and talked.

The guest's name is Janadi, who claims to be the leader of the Yishu National Song and Dance Troupe, and all the way to the country of Yuche through Tian Wei and Rong Mi, preparing to go to Bowl Stone City to participate in the Amitabha Buddha Christmas ceremony. The country of Weiche believes in Buddhism, every year on November 17 Amitabha Buddha Christmas Weiche country will hold a celebration, invite the dance and music classes of various countries to participate, if you can get the appreciation of the lord of the country, the reward is as high as a thousand gold, and the dance and music group will also be famous in the Western Regions, become the object of competition and invitation by the courts of various countries.

Janadi stroked his fluffy beard, his eyes showed a glint of hope, and said: "My Mare Song and Dance Troupe is very famous in Yishu country, and has participated in the palace dance banquet of the lord of the country. ”

Jiang Anyi is a layman for singing and dancing, casually complimenting and blessing a few words, Janadi began to ask Jiang Anyi's origin, Jiang Anyi told him that he was Zheng Guo's merchant, went to Bowl City to do business, drunk to three points, Janadi got up to say goodbye, and agreed with Jiang Anyi to move forward together tomorrow.

Janadi returned to his tent, and immediately disappeared from his drunken spirit, and called the guard Firth and commanded: "Be careful at night, there are eight men on the other side, all of them strong men, with swords, be careful." "It is indispensable to go out to defend against people, and the eight people of Jiang Anyi here are also divided into three shifts, guarding each other.

Setting off the next day, Jiang Anyi found that the team of the song and dance troupe was not small, with hundreds of people, more than 20 carriages and horses, and 26 guards. Janadi smiled and invited Jiang Anyi to have breakfast, Jiang Anyi smiled bitterly in his heart, he fell for Janadi and was used by him as a free guard, but the time was quite sufficient, Jiang Anyi did not refuse, and it was convenient to have a song and dance troupe to cover them.

During the meal, Jiang Anyi saw Miss Raya in Janadi's mouth, dressed in a narrow sleeved short undergarment, with a crisp breast, a long red and yellow skirt, showing a slender waist, a graceful figure, a pearl pendant in both ears, a jewel chain hanging on the pink neck, graceful when she acted, but unfortunately her face was veiled, and she could only see that her eyes were as clear as water, and she was like a shock at a glance.

Janadi was very satisfied with Jiang Anyi's amazing look, few people could still maintain their composure after seeing Raya, he was confident that he would use Raya to trap Jiang Anyi, and maybe his song and dance troupe would have a few more free flower guards.

"Shopkeeper An, we will stay in Suser City tonight, Raya will perform a dance, Shopkeeper Ann can feast your eyes." Janadi laughed.

When the song and dance troupe was setting up a tent stage, Jiang Anyi asked Cummings and Sotu to set up a stall in front of their tent and sell the silk and porcelain they brought. Cummings and the two of them have a good look, and they actually made several deals before nightfall.

Candles lit up the night sky, huge tents rose from the ground, pipa beating, tambourines sounded, and singers in gorgeous costumes enthusiastically invited guests in front of the tent, "Come on, five copper plates can see the top song and dance of Yishu country, and you can also see Miss Raya's performance of the Piye Flying Dance, come on, the song and dance troupe will only stay in Suse for one day, and if you miss this time, you may not be able to miss it for life." ”

One gold coin for ten silver coins in Weiche Country, ten copper coins for one silver coin, and five copper plates are enough for a family in Weiche Country for a day, and the price is not low, but the Suser people who came to watch the dance lined up in a long line, I don't know whether it is famous for the song and dance of Shuguo or the attraction of Miss Raya.

"This lord, at first glance, you are a rich and noble person, how can you sit on five copper plate ordinary seats like ordinary people, this song and dance troupe has specially prepared a box for distinguished guests like you, as long as five silver coins, there will be dancers to toast you at that time." Janadi said with a foaming mouth, and said in a low voice: "The city lord will also come to listen to the song and dance tonight, and he may be able to have a relationship with the city lord in the box." ”

Janadi has been running a song and dance troupe for more than ten years in various countries, and is very clear about the rules, when the musicians in the troupe patrol the streets, he went to the city lord's mansion to ask for a gift, the city lord Han Mo can promise to come to watch the song and dance tonight, when the city lord's car arrived, the song and dance sounded the welcome song, and the performance officially began.