When the little girl saw a group of strangers fiercely breaking into her house, she was so frightened that she hurriedly hid behind Li Laohan, holding Li Laohan's legs and poking her head out to look.

"It is. It's mine. Little. Since. Year.. Deceased wife. and the eldest daughter. After my death, my. Two. Son. Also died. last time. of bandits. Invade. Middle. Li Laohan stumbled and began to recount the tragic experience of his family, "Now." I. That's all. One. Daughter. ”

"I see." Pavilion Chief Qin replied lightly, the Pavilion Chief also participated in the management of household registration, could he not know the situation of Li Laohan's family. "Your family's total tax revenue this quarter is twenty stone of wheat and five hundred copper coins." Qin Tingchang said to Li Laohan with an expressionless face.

"How... So much, our family. There really isn't so much food. Li Laohan's face wrinkled even more when he said that, and the many ravines merged together, reminding Zhao Hong of the annular crater on the moon he saw in his previous life.

"Pavilion chief. My lord, my family's land. Last time thieves. The offense was ... Trampled on it, it's really a loss. With a begging look, Old Man Li struggled to squeeze out a smile at Pavilion Chief Qin, revealing the mutilated teeth in his mouth.

"Can you... Charge less? ”

"Regardless of the difficulties of our Baoji Village, the amount apportioned is fixed, and I can't help it." Pavilion Chief Qin Jin said to Li Laohan expressionlessly, then turned to Zhao Hong and said, "Xiao Hong, you bring the account book and let him see it." ”

Zhao Hong hurriedly walked to Li Laohan with the bamboo slips, and unfolded the bamboo slips in front of Li Laohan.

In fact, the account has been changed a long time ago, and the Qin family, the largest landlord in Baoji Village, is actually exempt from taxes, and the taxes sent down from above are also indispensable, so they are naturally passed on to poor people like Li Laohan.

After all, it's impossible to be a pavilion chief without benefits. If you don't want to be an official, you won't do it.

The popularity of the civil service examination in later generations and the fierce competition for wealthy village chiefs also show this point, and it seems that serious corruption is not only a problem of characteristic socialism. Of course, this is not something that can be said to a low-class poor person like Li Laohan. In fact, Zhao Hong will not say that as a scribe who is specifically responsible for the accounts, Zhao Hong is also a vested interest, and he can also enjoy part of the tax reduction.

The illiterate Li Laohan unwillingly tried to stare at the account book for a while, facing the complicated account book, he wanted to find clues from it, but in the end he had to let go of this effort and unwillingly put down the bamboo slip.

"It doesn't matter if you don't come up for the autumn tax, just use your little daughter to deduct the tax. The old bustard in Yihong Courtyard in Shiyi City is now short of people to clear the museum, and the price is very high. Seeing that Li Laohan's account books were finished, Pavilion Chief Qin gave a solution.

"My lord, no." Li Laohan said anxiously, in this hurry, he didn't stumble when he spoke.

But Pavilion Chief Qin couldn't bother with so much leisure. Immediately, he waved his hand, and several big men rushed up, grabbed the hand of Li Laohan's little daughter and dragged it out.

Li Laohan's daughter began to yell at Li Laohan while being dragged out. "Daddy, Daddy!" Seeing this, Li Laohan stretched out his thin arm and grabbed the family's hands, and at the same time turned his head and said to Pavilion Chief Qin

"My wife left me two sons and a daughter early, and both sons died in the last war, and this is the only daughter left." Li Laohan, whose face was flushed, tried to catch his breath and continued.

"Okay, my lord, give my daughter back!" As the tone became more and more urgent, Li Laohan's words had turned into a crying tone at this time.

Pavilion Chief Qin was still expressionless and didn't say a word, but his raised upper arm made a downward slashing motion.

"you" A big man who had been looking at Qin Tingchang's face stomped on Li Laohan fiercely, and this kick immediately kicked Li Laohan more than a meter away. Li Laohan vomited blood and tried to stand up reluctantly, but he fell to the ground heavily.

Zhao Hong's heart was beating violently, trying not to see this scene. A kind of guilt for the tiger deeply tormented Zhao Hong's heart. But Zhao Hong knew that he was really powerless at this time, it could be seen from the last weapon fight that the pavilion chief's attitude was already very dissatisfied with him because of Qin Mi, and he definitely didn't dare to collide with the pavilion chief at this time. No matter how much he is a little scribe, he can't do anything, Zhao Hong comforted himself like this.

The crying pear blossoms brought the rain, and the youngest daughter of Li Laohan was dragged out of the yard by the big man. The crying gradually went away, but Zhao Hong kept holding the account book in a daze.

The difficult three days of taxation have finally passed. Zhao Hong let out a long breath, and finally didn't have to continue to torture his conscience.

Time passed quickly, until the day of August 12, Qin Jin, the pavilion chief of Baoji Village, sent someone to bring Zhao Hong to the main house of the Qin family's compound.

"Pavilion Master, do you have any orders?"

But Pavilion Chief Qin didn't answer Zhao Hong, just sat on the Hu chair without a cousin, quietly sipping the tea soup.

Zhao Hong secretly glanced at the pavilion chief's face, and then clenched his fists and asked, "My lord is called a subordinate, but what are you dissatisfied with the work of your subordinate?" ”

Qin Jin, who was sitting on the chair drinking tea soup, did not answer Zhao Hong immediately, but gently pinched the cup with two fingers, sipped it at the corner of his mouth and slowly put it down, and then Qin Jin stood up suddenly, stretched out his right halberd and pointed at Zhao Hong.

"You're so bold! How dare you seduce my daughter. Are you guilty? ”

"Please atone for your sins!" Seeing this, Zhao Hong hurriedly lowered his head. Qin Jin stared at the blue cloth on Zhao Hong's head, and then he said unashamedly.

"You also know that my eldest daughter is married to the Cui family of Zhending City. Their family has thousands of acres of fertile land and hundreds of tenant farmers. There are also more than a dozen shops in the city. Seeing that Zhao Hong didn't react, Qin Tingchang secretly suppressed a trace of anger in his heart.

"My second daughter naturally can't be too bad, otherwise it will be difficult for me to explain to the people in the clan, nor to explain to Mi'er and his mother."

When Zhao Hong heard this on his face, he suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, but he lowered his head and didn't dare to face Qin Jin's gaze, and remained silent.

"Don't bully young people into poverty!" Zhao Hong shouted in his heart, but reason told Zhao Hong that he would never say it, so he couldn't say a word when it came to his lips.

Seeing that Zhao Hong's face was unwilling, Qin Tingchang eloquently revealed the compensation plan that he had been thinking about for a long time.

"In this way, you give up our family's Mi'er, and I will give you the best twenty acres of watering land by the river in the south."

"Let your subordinates think twice." Zhao Hong still didn't let go.

Twenty acres of watered land still seems to impress him! Pavilion Chief Qin made an estimate in his heart: Young people, they are always a little ambitious, and at the same time, they are also a little whimsical, and they all fantasize that they will be able to soar into the sky one day, and Pavilion Chief Qin secretly commented on Zhao Hong.

Pavilion Chief Qin stared at Zhao Hong's eyes carefully, and pushed forward with his left arm, further increasing the chips.

"You told Mi'er not to look for you again, let her die of this heart! I'll promote you to be the next Pavilion Father."

After finishing speaking, Qin Tingchang stood with his hands in his hands and waited for Zhao Hong's reaction. Today's familiar scene can't help but remind Pavilion Chief Qin of the absurd times of his youth:

At that time, the young self was also like Mi'er, who fell in love with the daughter of a tenant farmer, and he was also in trouble. But in the end, under the pressure of the family, he broke up with her, and honestly married the daughter of a big merchant in Shiyi City according to the family's requirements.

Young people, you always fantasize about breaking the rules of society, but you are always hit on the head in the face of reality. One day, you too will be erased like the pebbles on the banks of the river, and you will become upheld and obey the old rules of society. Just like we did back then. Pavilion Chief Qin muttered silently in his heart.

Pavilion Chief Qin, who was full of emotion, tried his best to sober himself up from his memories, and observed Zhao Hong's expression again. At this time, Zhao Hong's face was showing the situation of the battle between heaven and man, and at the same time, Zhao Hong began to estimate the situation in his heart.

At present, with the Qin family's opposition to the marriage, the relationship between himself and Qin Mi is estimated to break down eventually. If you agree to the words of the pavilion chief, it means that you have status, land, and money.

Although he lost Qin Mi, his husband had no wife! With such conditions, it is natural that some cuties are willing. If you are willing to give up, you can only get if you are willing to give.

Zhao Hong, who was a little tempted, finally made up his mind, he opened his mouth with great effort, and his Adam's apple turned up and down, wanting to make a sound. And Pavilion Chief Qin, who had been secretly observing Zhao Hong's face, saw this scene - Zhao Hong's expression had turned to joy, and Pavilion Chief Qin already knew the final result.

The poor boy has finally fallen to my silver bullet attack. Thinking of this, the corners of Pavilion Chang Qin's mouth couldn't help but show a smug smile.