Liu Yu stopped talking, Liu Yi's words touched the sore spot in his heart, and he began to regret whether the decision just now was too hasty.

Speaking of this, Liu Yi stood up and patted Liu Yu on the shoulder: "Okay, think about it again, there is a new gambling house in Pingyu Village, I have to go there to inspect it, if you need me to help you talk to Diao Shi again, you can come to me at any time." ”

Liu Yu's heart moved, and he also stood up: "What, gambling house?" What's going on? I went to Pingyu Village the day before yesterday, but I didn't see any gambling houses. We haven't had a gambling house in Jingkou for a hundred years! ”

Liu Yi smiled slightly: "That is, it was newly built yesterday, I heard that it was established by Sun Tai, the great sect leader of the Heavenly Master Dao, because gambling has always been not allowed in Jingkou, so it was deliberately placed in Pingyu Village, where the northern refugees gathered." These northerners are good gamblers, and as soon as this gambling house opened yesterday, almost all the old and young masters in the village went! ”

Liu Yu's face changed, and a shadow appeared in his heart: "What, the gambling house was opened by Sun Tai?" Questions. ”

Liu Yi smiled and shook his head: "Liu Yu, I know you hate Heavenly Master Dao, and I don't like them either, but people can come back to preach with the permission of the imperial court, besides, those northern refugees in the village, many of them were recruited by the sacrificial wine of Heavenly Master Dao, and they have meritorious service to the country, so if you want to open a gambling house, there is no reason to stop it." ”

Liu Yu knew that Liu Yi's words were reasonable, and he really couldn't say any decent reason to stop the opening of the gambling house, but when he thought of the mysterious and exciting celestial and human intercourse ceremony that night, and the unfathomable heart behind the smile of the Heavenly Master Dao Sanjie, his heart was cloudy.

Liu Yu sighed: "Xile, you have to keep an eye on this matter." After all, the Heavenly Master Dao has plagued our Jingkou, and now that the enemy is present, they are doing this kind of thing here, but Diao Kui does not stop it, we have to take responsibility. ”

Liu Yi smiled slightly: "You are not even Li Zheng now, so you don't have to worry too much about this kind of thing." Well, you go back and think about it again, sometimes it's easy to be impulsive when making decisions, but the consequences are hard for you to bear. If you need anything, come back to me. ”

Liu Yu nodded, the two hugged their fists and parted, Liu Yu drank the jar of wine, and shouted at the counter: "Dude, give me a bag of these dishes, I want to take them home!" ”

Two hours later, the sky had already darkened, and Liu Yu sat opposite Xiao Wenshou, on a tattered small table in front of him, with four packs of open lotus leaves.

The four side dishes that I didn't eat in Linjiang Xian today, a boiled water chestnut, a roasted carp, a pack of rabbit legs in sauce, and a pack of boiled crab legs, were all placed in front of Xiao Wenshou.

Xiao Wenshou sighed faintly: "Da Lang, my mother knows that you are very filial, but my mother really can't eat this meal." You said that it was not easy for you to get this right, how can you say that you will lose it? ”

Liu Yu raised his head and said: "The child doesn't regret this matter, no matter what, the child can't help Diao Kui to bully the villagers in our Jingkou." ”

Xiao Wenshou shook his head: "He can't really let you collect these rents, so much food, which one can collect it?" In the end, it will only be gone. ”

Liu Yu shook his head: "Then he will punish the child under the pretext of poor taxation." Yesterday the child made him a big ugly and embarrassed person, he can't directly retaliate against the child, but he can be punished with this reason, after all, he can set up an excuse for not doing things well, that is, he is accepted to prison, which is also in line with the Dajin system. ”

A trace of doubt flashed in Xiao Wenshou's eyes: "Prison? Not really. Didn't he send a servant to bring something to you today, hoping to get along with you? ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "This is the reason why the child must refuse to accept his things today, the child doesn't want to have anything to do with Diao Kui." This surnamed Diao sold the land in other places and occupied the fields in Jingkou, just to double the land here, and he will inevitably bully our Jingkou folks, how can the child do such a thing for him? ”

Xiao Wenshou's brows became a little stretched: "It turns out that you think like this, your mother supports you at this point, a manly man, you can do without anything, you just can't lose your integrity." Da Lang, now that you have directly abandoned this position, there will be no trouble. ”

Liu Yu sneered: "What trouble can there be?" The children of the Great Jin Dynasty still understand some of the laws, whether it is an official recruited by the imperial court, or a lizheng or pavilion chief in the township, they can resign and not do it. It's really not good, as long as you find a reason, such as being filial or taking care of your younger brother, you won't be held accountable. The mother is old, and the two younger brothers are not yet married, so the child can resign at any time without any punishment. ”

Xiao Wenshou hooked the corners of his mouth: "It's okay, it's just that if you quit your errand and no longer join the army, then our whole family will have to pay taxes." ”

Liu Yu's heart sank, this is what he is most worried about now, he sighed: "This, I'm afraid I can't run away, today that Diao Kui said that it is going to be taxed according to the population, this estimate cannot be implemented, but now after all, the enemy is current, and the imperial court will definitely levy and raise taxes. ”

Xiao Wenshou's brows were twisted into a "Sichuan" character: "Sanhu? That is, to take out the twelve husks of rice for our family of four? How much is the price of rice now? At most, the family has a handful of rice, and they have to live on their own, and if they have to pay grain taxes, they have to go to the market to buy it. ”

Liu Yu nodded: "On the way back today, the child also went to a few rice shops to take a look, and now the rice is 12 yuan, and a piece of rice is 120 yuan." If you have 12 hundreds, you have to pay 14500 yuan. ”

Xiao Wenshou's eyes widened in shock: "What, one thousand, four or five hundred?" ”

Liu Yu sighed: "Yes, just now the child also counted the family's money, although he recently received funding from some villagers, but it is only more than eight hundred yuan." Alas, I knew that the money I won in Pingyu Village that day should not have been returned. That's enough for four or five years. ”

Xiao Wenshou smiled slightly: "Da Lang, you have helped others with your wealth, this is a good thing, don't try to gain or lose for a while." You can rest assured, my mother can spin cloth to sell, and I can also weave straw sandals, so I won't be able to hold it up. ”

Liu Yu was silent for a long time and raised his head: "Mother, maybe there is a faster way to make money!" ”