Sanhuaizhuang.

The night in the village is quiet and empty.

Occasionally, there was the sound of shredded footsteps on the road, mixed with the smell of dirt and grass.

Li Ping'an walked to the family at the entrance of the village and knocked on the door, "I'm tired of asking if anyone is at home?" ”

A big yellow dog was lying at the door, and saw someone barking at Li Ping'an.

Now there are many portraits of yourself on the street, and when you go to the teahouse restaurant, you will have trouble.

You can't spend any money you have.

A woman walks out.

"I'm tired, I want to beg for water."

"Go, go! I'm going to go to another house. ”

The woman turned and went back to the house.

Muttered as he walked.

"Stinky food!"

There was no way, Li Ping'an had no choice but to go to another family.

Soon, the door opened.

Out came a man in coarse cloth clothes and stepping on a pair of bast shoes.

"What's the matter?"

"Down there are pedestrians traveling far away, and I don't know if I can beg for water."

The man glanced at Li Ping'an, "Okay, please go inside." ”

Li Ping'an drank three bowls of cold water.

The man enthusiastically took out some melon seeds, "Brother, where are you going?" ”

"Head north."

"To the north?"

The man's face changed slightly.

Li Ping'an could hear that something was wrong in his tone, "What's wrong with the north?" ”

The man smiled bitterly, "Brother doesn't know, there are only two roads in Sanhuaizhuang, south and north, but now the north road has long been unable to go." ”

"The road was swallowed up by a flash flood?"

The man said in a low voice: "It's not a torrent, but it's more terrifying than a torrent, it's... Monster!

Many people in the village have suffered, and now no one dares to go north. ”

"Does the government care?" Li Ping'an asked.

"Who cares about this barren mountain and wild mountains, not to mention that this monster is only in the mountains to the north.

It's okay not to go north, and there is more than one way out of the village anyway. ”

Li Ping'an hesitated, "How long does it take to take a detour to the north?" ”

"At least two months."

Li Ping'an frowned slightly, "To go around so far?" ”

The man said: "Two mountains are sandwiched, if you want to go around Fei Lao's nose, the further back you go, the more difficult it will be, and there is nothing in the north." ”

Li Ping'an was in a dilemma.

"Brother, I advise you not to go, nothing is more important than life.

A few months ago, there was a man named Liu in our village who drank some wine and went up the mountain, but he still hasn't come back, and eighty percent of it is gone. ”

The man sighed.

Although Li Ping'an didn't want to make trouble, he would take a detour

"It's too late tonight, so why don't you stay at my house."

"Then there will be labor."

Dinner was simple, gruel with pickle gnocchi.

Because of Li Ping'an, the man fried two dishes.

It's just that there isn't much oil and water, and it tastes astringent.

The man's daughter was wearing a coarse cloth dress, which was clean and clean, but she was a little thin.

At first glance, it is the result of long-term malnutrition.

"Come on, these are all home-grown potatoes."

The man is very enthusiastic.

After eating, Li Ping'an blew the wind in the yard.

The little girl walked over and winked mischievously.

"Uncle, can you stay at our house for a few more days?"

"Why?"

The little girl approached, leaned on Li Ping'an's ear and said, "Because of you, Daddy will be able to cook food~"

Li Ping'an couldn't help but smile and touched her head.

"And what do you usually eat?"

"Porridge and pickles." The little girl flattened her mouth.

Li Ping'an couldn't help but ask the man: "Big brother, are your taxes very heavy?" ”

The man smiled bitterly, "Originally, after paying the tax, a few families can make do."

You have to pay a tax of 5 taels of silver a year, and the market price of 500 copper coins can be exchanged for 1 tael of silver.

At the market price, you only need to pay 2,500 copper coins to deduct taxes.

But now the imperial court stipulates that it must be delivered in silver, but where people generally have silver, they use copper coins to circulate.

There was no choice but to go to the government to exchange money.

The price of the government in exchange for silver is 800 copper coins, so that the annual tax payment becomes 4,000 copper coins. ”

Li Ping'an nodded and didn't say anything more.

This is all a trick used by the government, and he has experienced it.

That's what I said.

Plant a grain of millet in spring and harvest 10,000 seeds in autumn.

There is no idle land in the four seas, and the farmers are still starving to death.

The way of this dog's day.

When she went to bed at night, the little girl gave Li Ping'an a piece of candy that she had hidden during the Chinese New Year.

I begged him to stay for two more days so that he could eat tomorrow.

Li Ping'an agreed with a smile.

The little girl went to bed happily

But the next day, Li Ping'an said goodbye to the Hanzi family.

The little girl looked at Li Ping'an in a daze, and then the bean-sized tears crackled and fell.

A simple child, at this moment, saw the sinister of the world.

The mother asked her what was wrong, but the child refused to say.

Li Ping'an couldn't help but touch her little nose and whispered, "Uncle, put your sugar under the pillow." ”

"Really?" The little girl said vaguely.

"Uncle, never lie."

The little girl puffed out her little face, "You lied to me last night." ”

Li Ping'an smiled but did not speak.

After Li Ping'an left, the little girl ran to the head of the bed and took away the pillow.

Suddenly, there was no sugar cube.

"My Sugar~"

The little girl was about to cry out loud, but suddenly she found a small silver stone.

The little girl didn't know her, so she shouted, "Daddy! What is it? ”

The man walked over and took a look, and his face changed suddenly.

"Silver! Niuniu, where did you get that from? ”

The man reacted, and it must have been forgotten by his brother last night.

chased out, but no one was in sight for a long time.

The man looked at the large silver ingot in his hand and swallowed a mouthful of spit.

This is worth at least twenty taels, and I have never seen so much money in my life.

Niu Niu blinked, "Candy cubes?" ”

He sat on the ground and sobbed.

Adults are liars~

............

In the distance, Li Ping'an led the old cow towards the mountain in the distance.

With that piece of sugar in his mouth.

Nodding, quite sweet.

The old cow arched him with his horns, and he didn't know to bring me a piece.

Li Ping'an said, "Just one piece, I'll go up the mountain and pick a fruit for you to eat later." ”

Anyway, there won't really be a monster on this mountain, and I don't know what kind of monster it is.

Meanwhile.

"Senior brother, that's the mountain."

Two young men and women in Taoist robes appeared at the foot of the mountain.

"Sure enough, it's demonic, junior sister, let's go."

"Senior brother, why do I always feel a little hairy in my heart, it's better to go back and report to the master." The young female Taoist priest said worriedly.

"What are you afraid of, there is this demon sword."

Unlike female Taoists, male Taoists are full of confidence.