Lin Chenghai's wife watched helplessly as her husband was taken away, and she had nothing she could do.

The people of the other family also reminded with tears in their eyes, saying that they wanted to go to Qilizhai and ask the people there to help. This seemed to be their only hope, so the three of them set out to rush to Qili Village, which was not far from them.

In fact, Li Yan and the others have been watching the officials take people away in the village, although they are far away and can't hear what they say, but they can guess a rough idea. At this time, when I saw a few women, old people, and children hurrying towards the stockade, I knew what they wanted to do.

"Let's go, go back, second brother." Li Yan turned around and left, and greeted Li Zhong, who was frowning in a daze.

Li Zhong grabbed Li Yan and asked, "You don't plan to help them?" ”

Li Yan turned around and said helplessly: "How can I help?" I'm just a little village soldier, and I don't have such a big face. ”

At this time, Li Zhong saw that around the wall of the stockade, many people were looking at the few families who were hurrying over, and some were even pointing at them.

"It's so pitiful, even the rations have been taken away."

"Poor what? I think I deserve it! If you stay in the stockade like us, where will you suffer this sin? ”

"That's it, it's not that Childe didn't keep them."

"That's right, I think he has the strength to be a son, and he is more powerful than Childe? I still want to do it alone, and I don't want to see if he has this catty. ”

……

Li Zhong listened to people's discussions, suddenly frowned, and asked in a low voice, "You did it on purpose, didn't you?" When the officials tell you the number of fields, you can say nothing. You did it on purpose! ”

Li Yan also said in a low voice: "I'm not a good hall here, you can come if you want to, and leave when you're full of food and drink." They are the opposite examples, and there is a comparison so that people can distinguish between good and bad. ”

"How did you become like this now?" Li Zhong asked bitterly. Although he was excited, he still remembered to keep his voice down.

Li Yan looked around and said in a low voice, "Let's go, let's go back." ”

Before Lin Chenghai and his family came to the stockade, Li Yan and Li Zhong returned to the stockade and did not go to the council hall, but to Li Yan's bedroom.

"Aren't we doing this now to save these people?" Li Zhong asked excitedly, "But how can you still harm them?!" If you don't help them, how can you harm them? Li Zhong was still sensible, and instead of yelling, he tried to keep his voice as low as possible, but he also expressed enough anger.

Li Yan explained: "I am also here to save people, to save more people!" We can help them just now, but what the consequences will be, you should be able to imagine it, second brother. Next year, there will not be a few people left in the village, they will all leave and go it alone. Anyway, we will help them here, and the government will not collect taxes from them, so why should they pay us 30% of the harvest? At that time, our team will be disbanded! Now we have saved three families, but tomorrow, we will not be able to save one more person, I think the second brother should know what to do. ”

Li Zhong calmed down and began to think. He knew that what Li Yan said would definitely come true, everyone was selfish, and since they could take advantage of it for nothing, no one would pay for it. Especially after someone makes a demonstration, there will be countless people who will follow suit.

"Li Gongzi, please, save us!"

"If we know we are wrong, show mercy. As long as we can rescue my man, we will definitely enter the village and use you as a cow and a horse to repay the great kindness! ”

"Please, Mr. Li, we only have to come to beg you now."

……

Outside the gate of the walled village, Lin Chenghai and his family knelt at the door, crying loudly and kowtowing.

After a while, Li Mu also came and asked, "Second brother, fourth brother, why did you hide here?" It's already crowded outside, so let's go check it out. ”

Li Zhong also said: "Go and see, now everyone knows that our village is good, and there is no need to let them suffer anymore." ”

Li Mu asked curiously, "What is going on?" ”

Li Zhong briefly explained to Li Mu.

"Well done, Fourth Brother!" Li Mu suddenly patted Li Yan on the shoulder and praised: "It seems that I chose the right one, so that I have the heart to be a big leader!" ”

Li Zhong continued to persuade: "Go and take a look, your goal has been achieved anyway." ”

Li Yan said helplessly: "Second brother, it's not that I don't want to go, but I really can't help them." ”

"There's no way around it?" Li Zhong asked without giving up.

Li Mu was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and said: "They are the heads hanging on the city tower, where is the reason why they are taken off immediately as soon as they are hung up?" ”

Li Yan shook his head and said, "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

By the time Li Yan and the others came to the gate of the wall, an old woman had already fainted from crying, and her family was sadly taking care of her.

When they saw Li Yan coming out, they immediately kept kowtowing and shouted loudly to plead for mercy.

Li Yan said loudly: "You don't have to kowtow anymore, I can't help." You'd better go back and find another way. ”

Lin Chenghai's wife cried and begged: "Master Li, we know that we are wrong, please give us another chance." As long as we can save the men of our family, we will be loyal to our son and swear to follow them. ”

Li Yan said helplessly: "It's not that I don't help you, but I really can't help it." ”

"Then please ask the son to lend us some money, and we will pay it back to the son as cattle and horses in the future." Lin Chenghai's wife cried again.

Li Yan shook his head, spread his hands, and said, "We have just paid our taxes, and there is nothing left." ”

Lin Chenghai and his family thought that Li Yan and they were the same as them, not only to pay taxes, but also to pay the arrears here. So they despaired, and instead of pleading, they got up and stumbled towards their home.

Li Zhong asked in a low voice, "Why don't you ask how much it costs?" It may be a lot of money for them, but it may not be a lot for us. ”

"This is the life of the whole village, I can't just give it to outsiders." Li Yan also whispered, but said resolutely.

Li Mu said happily: "What the fourth brother said is right. ”

The next day, Lin Chenghai and his family all went to the county seat and knelt down to the county magistrate to beg for forgiveness. There are many people who go to the county government office in the same way, and they all ask for some tax exemption, which makes Su Jing a headache. But the imperial court is now in dire need of money and food, so he can only be ruthless and continue to chase money and grain.