The arrest of the Jianghu giants did not make much waves in the peaceful Lijia Village, after the initial curiosity and excitement, people quickly left it behind, and the heated discussion under the big plane tree at the head of the village stopped in less than two days, after all, compared with their own livelihood, Tangmen is a very unfamiliar word.

The only thing that has something to do with this matter is that some of the strong men in the village were drawn out and held poles and sticks at the intersection of the traffic arteries at the entrance of the village, which was part of the conscription, and the people who were drawn had no choice but to squat lazily on the side of the road, chatting and staring at the road.

This road is not an avenue, but occasionally there are passing merchants who covet the existence of several villages and towns along the way, and from the wharf of Lijia Village to the county seat, you can sell some goods in these villages and towns, and there are no other strangers passing by.

So the young men who squatted at the intersection spent much longer whistling at the little daughters-in-law and eldest girls passing by in the village than they spent staring at the intersection.

After a short period of excitement, life in Lijia Village has returned to the ordinary of daily life, like boiling water, and after a period of "woo" hustle and bustle, it slowly cooled down.

When the autumn harvest was approaching, the eldest grandson Hao began to run around for the autumn rent, the land in the village was Li Xian's, and the others were all side households, according to reason, Li Xian should pay the autumn rent, after all, the government collected grain according to the landlord.

But Li Xian will definitely not be so well-behaved, like all the landlords in the world, the land of the imperial court must be transferred to the tenants, how much each family should pay, all will be calculated in advance, Li Xian's account room crackled abacus, and then made a list and handed it to Baozheng to collect.

The eldest grandson Hao and Li Yi, the upright and deputy Baozheng began to perform their duties, which was a job that offended people, but they had to do it. The eldest grandson is righteous, and every time he encounters a poor peasant household with four walls, he can't bear it, and he can slow it down.

And Li Yi is different, this person has a ruffian habit, likes to be easy and hardworking, and likes to bully people to take advantage of others, Li Xian asked him to be the deputy Baozheng, that is, he is not worried about the eldest grandson. But to be honest, Li Yi has done this job very competently.

If the eldest grandson can't bear to move, he dares to move; Eldest Sun Hao can't do it, he does it, just like the omnipresent darkness under the sun, Li Yi is rampant in Lijia Village, and his howl can be heard in the sky every day.

"If this continues, if we don't wait for spring to start tomorrow, some families in the village will probably not be able to survive."

At dinner time on this day, Changsun Hao frowned and held the bowl, and said with a gloomy expression, chewing rice grains in his mouth, but it was as difficult to swallow as chewing wax blocks.

"Isn't all the money for selling salt divided?" The eldest grandson was shaving rice, raised his eyelids and said.

"Where's enough? After all, there are only a few people in the village who dare to make such a determination to kill their heads, and most of them have not gotten there. Changsun Hao shook his head and said with a sigh: "Seeing that there are no people fleeing in the village in the past two years, probably in the winter of this year, there will be people fleeing again." ”

The eldest grandson ate in a sullen voice, and said: "This is also a helpless thing, the world is like this, and we can't help so many people." ”

The eldest grandson Hong took the chopsticks and put the rice in his mouth, looking at his father for a while, and looking at his second uncle for a while, at this time, it was not suitable for him to speak.

There was silence at the dinner table, and several people quickly finished the meal silently, Changsun Hong helped Zhang's clean up the dishes and chopsticks, Changsun Jin sharpened his precious Pu knife by the firelight by the stove, and the head of the family, Sun Hao, pinched a clay teacup, frowned almost into the word "Sichuan", and drank coarse tea without saying a word.

The dull air is fermenting in the stove room, and everyone seems to be thinking about their hearts, yes, the situation in the village, year by year, everyone can see that under the heavy pressure of the imperial court's taxes, it is becoming more and more unsuitable for settling down to survive, I don't know if the taxes on other roads are as heavy as the four roads in Sichuan? According to the merchants of the past, the common people in the south have a much better life.

"Do it again."

The abrupt voice broke the oppressive atmosphere, making everyone raise their heads and look at Changsun Hao, who was talking, and Changsun Jin, who was squatting by the stove, stopped sharpening his hand and said in surprise: "What? ”

"I mean, before the beginning of winter, go to Fushun again." Changsun Hao put the teacup on the table and said, "Sell another handful." ”

Eldest Sun Jin smiled, and he said, "What about Li Xian's side?" ”

"Do things quickly, and when you ship, your eyes will be brighter, and you won't provoke him." Changsun Hao said: "There are risks, but if you don't take risks, where will there be benefits?" ”

"It's not like your style." The eldest grandson glanced at him and said slowly: "Li Xian's background is not simple, it is a bit difficult to hide from him. ”

The stove room was silent again, no one spoke, Zhang's has always been silent about this kind of topic between men, she lowered her head to wipe the pot and wash the dishes, Changsun Hong made a move, and Changsun Jin put away the Pu knife, sat down next to the eldest brother, and added a cup of tea to him and himself.

Looking at the tea swirling in the cup, Changsun Hao squinted his eyes and didn't move, and said faintly after half a sound: "Second brother, do you remember how the people in the village treated us when we fled here?" ”

Hearing this, Eldest Sun Jin trembled slightly, nodded and said, "Why don't you remember?" At that time, you and I were down, and we were still with children, all the way around, we were about to starve to death, and it was the people in the village who brought us food to eat and clothes to wear, and if it weren't for them, we didn't know where we we'd got. ”

"That's right, as the saying goes: the grace of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. You and I are dignified husbands, don't you know what to do? The eldest grandson Hao clenched the coarse porcelain teacup and made a noise: "Those side households, who have been diligent and diligent all their lives, but in the end end they ended up going away from home, displaced, life and death are unknown, you say, the world is so unfair, how can we deal with it?" ”

"The world is unfair, and the husband makes up for it!" The eldest grandson's eyes lit up and he laughed: "Big brother, I've been waiting for your words for many days!" It doesn't matter what kind of government he has, what kind of big family he has, he is happy to repay his grievances and grievances, he is a big husband, when will he do it? You're going to do it! ”

Changsun Hao poured the tea liquid in the teacup in his hand into his throat, put down the cup and said in a deep voice: "I will contact Fushun Pavilion in a few days, and the goods are ready there, and we will leave, this time, choose some of the most embarrassed people, as long as they dare to do it with us, we must keep them safe for a year." ”

"As it should be!" The eldest grandson clapped his hands: "The old rule, if you make money, give it to them first." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, a head-killing deal was settled in a few words, Li Xian's aggressive warning was thrown out of the clouds, in the eyes of the two, nothing is as valuable as human life.

Changsun Hong put the cleaned bowls one by one in the cupboard, he turned his back, his brows were deeply furrowed, his eyes were full of worry, he was a traverser who had done a lot of business, and he deeply understood the risks behind this kind of private salt trading with deep interests, this line of work has been done for thousands of years, and the doorway is far from being discovered by a martial artist like the eldest grandson brother.

That Li Xian, is he really so easy to fool?

Is it really that easy to pull out when you step into one foot in the underworld and white way?

Thing...... I'm afraid it won't be that simple.