If it comes, it will be safe.

Lucky enough to come to this world, Lin Chen felt that even if he didn't have to cherish this opportunity too much, he couldn't wait for death like in his previous life.

On the edge of a small stream, he washed his face first, drank a few sips of sweet stream water, and then took Tu Qing down the mountain.

There is a meandering river at the foot of the north side of Tang Mountain, Xitang Village is in the west of the river, and Dongtang Village is not far from the east of the river.

As soon as he arrived near Xitang Village, looking at the smoke rising in the village, and the villagers who were busy getting up early, there was a shepherd boy driving the fat and wide spotted cow out of the village entrance slowly, Lin Chen couldn't help but sigh, it was really a quiet place like a peach in the picture.

Gollum!

Smelling the aroma of the food, Lin Chen's stomach screamed uncontrollably, and he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

As the spotted ox passed by him, it suddenly lowered its head, its eyes widened, and its two large nostrils "snorted" with white mist.

Whether in his previous life or in this life, Lin Chen had never seen a spotted cow, but he also knew that this kind of animal was very repulsive to strange things and environments, so the way to tame them was very simple, as long as they stayed in an area for a long time and got along with their masters day and night.

Out of some curiosity, Lin Chen glanced at the spotted cow a few more times.

Just as he was about to continue his march into the village, the shirtless shepherd boy on the back of the spotted ox spoke.

"Hey, are you the new lord?"

"Yes. ”

Lin Chen nodded, thinking that Hu Lide and Hu Ping should have informed the villagers about what happened on Tangshan Mountain at dusk yesterday.

"Alas!"

The shepherd boy shook his head and sighed, turned his head away, and continued to drive the bull away.

As he turned his head, Lin Chen saw a trace of resentment in his eyes, knowing that this child didn't seem to welcome his arrival.

This child's attitude most likely also represents the attitude of the vast majority of villagers in Xitang Village.

"Could it be that the Hu family is very good to the villagers and has a lot of prestige in the village, so the villagers are disgusted with me for driving the Hu family away?"

"Anyway, the master doesn't plan to stay here for long, it doesn't matter. ”

Thinking of this, Lin Chen walked towards the entrance of the village.

He had just taken two steps when he heard the shepherd boy muttering in a low voice, "That guy looks like a little lady, I'm afraid he won't even be able to catch my punch......"

Lin Chen knew that the appearance of his body was a bit "motherly", and he didn't take the shepherd boy's contempt to heart.

The men of this world pride themselves on being strong and strong, and women prefer this type of man.

No matter in his past or present life, Lin Chen doesn't want to be like a girl.

It's a pity that in the ten years on Zizhu Peak, Lin Chen of this world has almost always stayed in the bedroom of Queen Zhuxin, and he has not seen the sun much, and all the people he has seen are women, and his temperament is inevitably feminine.

When he walked into the village, he saw an old man fetching water at the well, so he walked over unhurriedly and asked in a loud voice: "Old man, are Hu Lide's family still in the village?"

The old man put the bucket aside, looked at Lin Chen and Tu Qing, and replied angrily, "Their family left an hour ago. ”

"Oh. ”

Lin Chen nodded with satisfaction.

"Childe, are you the current lord of our Xitang Village?"

"Well, yes. ”

"Our village is not rich, and it is not a wise choice for Gongzi to come here to be a lord!"

Lin Chen smiled slightly, and asked suspiciously, "You don't seem to welcome my arrival, why is this?Is it because the Hu family treats you very well?"

The old man looked at him again, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The Hu family is not good to us, they searched the entire village before leaving. We are not rich in the first place, and if we are looted like this, at least the next six months will be sad. ”

"And this kind of thing?"

Lin Chen frowned.

"Every lord is the same, and before leaving, he will plunder the riches of his own territory. ”

The old man added, "So, no one wants to dislike the change of lord any more. ”

"I see. ”

Lin Chen understood and promised: "Don't worry, I will never take advantage of the villagers." ”

He didn't promise more because he wasn't sure if he would be able to deliver on those promises.

"Alas!"

The old man sighed, knowing full well that every new lord would say that he would be kind to his people, but they would soon forget what he had said.

Lin Chen then asked, "Old man, where is the Hu family's mansion?"

"The largest house in the north of the village is. ”

"Thank you. ”

Lin Chen did not delay, and after clasping his fists to thank him, he took Tu Qing to the north of the village.

Xitang Village is not large, with a total of more than 40 households and about 180 people.

Coming to the northernmost part of the village, Lin Chen easily found the Hu family's mansion.

The whole house was empty, and there was not a single person, not even a single animal.

Walking into the Hu family's mansion, under Lin Chen's instructions, Tu Qing destroyed the door locks one by one and pushed the doors open.

In just one night, the Hu family could only move valuable things, and most of the furniture was left.

"Go find something to eat, don't grab it. ”

"Subordinates obey!"

After Lin Chen turned around, he moved a reclining chair and sat under an old tree in the courtyard whose branches and leaves were not luxuriant.

This courtyard is very similar to the courtyard house he had seen in his previous life, with stone houses and wooden houses on all sides, and a garden-like courtyard in the middle, and the whole area is not too large.

Lin Chen called out the system interface, looked at his attribute panel, and found that his lord level was still one star of black iron, but the value behind it became 186\/200.

Just one Xitang Village was not enough for him to increase his lord level.

After waiting for a cup of tea, Lin Chen not only didn't wait for something to eat, but waited for a group of people to ask for debts.

This group of debt collectors came from Dongtang Village, led by their lord, and broke into this mansion with confidence.

"Last year, when we suffered a rat plague, your Xitang Village borrowed a lot of money and food from our Dongtang Village, and it was promised that it would be repaid at the beginning of spring this year, but now it is the beginning of summer, and it can't be delayed any longer. ”

The lord of Dongtang Village was an old man with gray hair, and at this time, his face was serious, and while he was stroking his beard and speaking, he handed a note to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen took the note and looked at it carefully.

The note was actually an IOU, signed by Hu Lide and several elderly villagers in Xitang Village.

According to the contents of the IOU, Xitang Village does owe Dongtang Village a large amount of money and materials.

At this time, many villagers from Xitang Village gathered outside the courtyard, and Lin Chen called several of the elders in and asked them if the IOU was true, and received a positive answer.

"Our village gathered all the things to repay the debt at the beginning of spring and handed them over to the Hu family, but the Hu family did not send the things to Dongtang Village. ”

"Alas, the Hu family cheated us again last night, and our village can't repay this debt at all. ”

Several villagers and elders all looked distressed and helpless.

"This son, according to the rules, you took over Xitang Village and let go of the original lord, and you must be responsible for the debts of Xitang Village. ”

The lord of Dongtang Village said indifferently.

Lin Chen frowned and asked, "This debt has already reached the repayment deadline, why didn't you come to ask for it before?"