"Spare your life, hero, spare your life!" the sergeant leader heard Zhuge Xie's shout, and immediately begged for mercy.

Chang Yuanzhou glanced at the motionless four sergeants on the ground, and looked at Zhuge Evil: "Brother Zhuge , then kill them?"

Zhuge said secretly: I want to kill, but I'm afraid that you will turn your face with me.

"They just fainted. ”

Chang Yuanzhou relieved his heart, and at the same time stunned the sergeant leader in front of him. Then he walked towards the old man and the maiden.

The grandfather and grandson were shocked, and when they saw Chang Yuanzhou coming over, they thanked them again and again. Chang Yuanzhou asked the reason for the incident, and the old man sighed and said slowly.

It turned out that the Jiuxia tribe was in conflict with other forces, and there were endless wars for many years, and the lives of the people in the vicinity were generally very hard. There are high-level embezzlers within the Jiuxia tribe, and in the name of protecting the people, they are extorting and extorting money.

When the war was tight, he often sent sergeants to various towns and villages to forcibly arrest men and enlist them in the army and rush to the front line.

This Uncle Chen is over 70 years old this year, and he actually has to serve in the military, and he used to pay taxes to exempt him from military service, but this year he really couldn't pay it, and he was afraid of the wolf-like Jiuxia tribe sergeant, so he had to leave his hometown and join distant relatives.

But unexpectedly, they had all come to this, and the conscripted sergeants still did not let them go, and caught up with them. If it weren't for Chang Yuanzhou and others, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chang Yuanzhou was dumbfounded when he heard this, and Chu Qing in the car was even more angry, it was the first time she came to the territory of the Jiuxia tribe, she didn't expect this kind of thing to happen here, it was really appalling.

What surprised them even more was that when they said goodbye to the pair of grandchildren, Monk Jingguang actually got into the carriage and asked Yejiaoluo for money!

Chang Yuanzhou gave some silver to his grandfather and grandson, as a road entanglement, and said: "You leave quickly, the sooner the better." ”

The grandfather and grandson thanked Chang Yuanzhou at the moment, and then hurried away.

Zhuge smiled evilly: "Brother Chang, you also like to meddle too much. ”

Chang Yuanzhou was silent, as if he had a heavy heart, but he couldn't bear it.

The carriage continued.

Fuxiang Town is an important town with a population of more than 2,000 people, and when Chang Yuanzhou and others drove into Fuxiang Town in a carriage, it was afternoon, but there was not a single pedestrian on the street.

After walking around Fuxiang Town, I didn't find a tavern or inn that was open.

Zhuge Xie said depressedly: "Is this Fuxiang Town a ghost town, why is it so deserted." ”

Chang Yuanzhou didn't know what was going on, and wanted to have something to do with the conscription of the Jiuxia tribe. Seeing that it was getting late, I hurried to Fengmao City now, although it was feasible, but there were many inconveniences.

At the same time, he wanted to understand the situation, so he walked to the front of him, which didn't look too shabby.

When I came to the door and sorted out my clothes, I naturally reached out and knocked on the door.

Wait for a moment, no one responds. Chang Yuanzhou hesitated for a moment, and then tried to push the door open.

The door was easily pushed open by him.

Chang Yuanzhou rushed into the room and whispered, "Excuse me, is anyone there?"

The room was silent, silent. Chang Yuanzhou looked around, and saw that the house was neat and simple, as if someone was often taking care of it.

Feeling a little strange, at this moment, he saw the curtain on the door of the inner bedroom, and the curtain moved, and it was someone inside.

Chang Yuanzhou raised his voice and called loudly: "Is there anyone?"

The curtain shook even more.

Chang Yuanzhou was quite curious, entered the house, walked to the bedroom door, and saw that the curtain was still shaking, he reached out and grabbed the curtain and pulled it open with a "bang".

I saw a woman holding a child in her arms, trembling all over, huddled in a corner behind the curtain.

Chang Yuanzhou took a closer look, the woman was not very old, but a young woman, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, fair skin, shabby clothes on her body, full of patches, but very neat and clean.

Her whole body trembled, and she was visibly terrified.

Chang Yuanzhou was puzzled: "Eldest sister, why are you so panicked......

Before she finished speaking, the woman trembled more and more, and collapsed to the ground, and then used a scream that frightened Chang Yuanzhou to the point of confusion, desperately shouting: "Help, help......"

Zhuge Xie and the others outside the house looked at each other, and hurriedly walked into the house, and saw a beautiful young woman sitting on the ground trembling with a child in her arms, while Chang Yuanzhou was standing aside at a loss.

Zhuge Xie gloated and said, "Brother Chang, I didn't expect you to be so good. ”

Chang Yuanzhou shook his senses and said innocently: "Brother Zhuge don't make fun of me, I didn't do anything!"

As he was talking, he heard a commotion outside the door, and the door was pushed open, and a dozen people rushed in, filling the room to the brim.

Chang Yuanzhou looked up and found that these people were ordinary people, and everyone was holding some sticks, hoes and other things in their hands.

At this time, an old man who was quite old stepped forward, helped the young woman on the ground, and asked, "Ah Hong, are you okay?"

The young woman named Ah Hong had not fully recovered from the fright, but pointed at Chang Yuanzhou and the others, and said, "He, they ......" The words trembled and could not be sentenced.

Everyone in the room was in an uproar, glaring angrily at Chang Yuanzhou and the others, and the impulsive one shouted loudly: "Adulterous thief!"

Hearing such a scolding, Zhuge Evil, Zizhu and Chu Qing all immediately stared at Chang Yuanzhou.

Chang Yuanzhou's face was slightly red, and he was so anxious that he became a little stuttering when he spoke: "And...... Not really, I really ...... I really didn't do anything!"

Seeing that the people on the side were approaching step by step, ready to punish Chang Yuanzhou and a few shameless people, Chu Qing retreated and complained: "There are so many people, senior brother, why did you find this orphan and widow...... Really. ”

Chu Qing naturally didn't believe that Chang Yuanzhou would do anything unruly, but the current situation was really bad.

Chang Yuanzhou was miserable and shook his head: "How did I know this would be the case......

Suddenly there was a commotion outside the door, and a swaggering and domineering voice could be heard shouting: "What are you doing here, get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Chang Yuanzhou and the others didn't know who it was, but they found that the faces of the people on the side had changed, and some people whispered: "The one who suffered a thousand knives is here again......"

The old man who picked up the young woman looked at Chang Yuanzhou, then at Zhuge Evil, and suddenly asked, "You weren't sent by General Pang Chun?"

Chang Yuanzhou shook his head and said, "We don't know General Pang Chun, we are not locals." ”

An embarrassed look appeared on the old man's face, and he said, "It seems that I recognized the wrong person, I'm sorry." After saying that, he waved to everyone and walked out of the house.

The young woman named Ah Hong also held the child and walked outside the house together, and when she passed by Chang Yuanzhou's side, she paused and said in a low voice: "Shaoxia, I'm sorry." ”

Chang Yuanzhou saw that there were tears in the corners of her eyes, and her pretty face was like a pear blossom after the rain, out of the dust, thinking that it was not easy for this orphan and widow, where was there still resentment in her heart, and said softly: "It's okay." ”

The young woman Ah Hong glanced at Zhuge Xie again, and finally walked out, and there were only four people left in a huge room: Chang Yuanzhou, Zhuge Evil, Zizhu and Chu Qing.

There was a faint sound of talking outside the house, and the four of them glanced at each other, and tacitly turned out and walked out of the house.

When I came to the house, I saw hundreds of people standing on the street, basically all of them residents of the town, armed with instruments, and surrounded more than 30 Jiuxia tribe sergeants with bright armor and swords.

Between the residents and the sergeant, a well-dressed fat man seemed to be lecturing.

He pulled his voice and said, "You pariahs, you think about tax evasion all day long. I, Zhang, was valued by the huge general and appointed as a 'tax collector', but you always went against me and caused me to be scolded twice for three days. ”

"I'll tell you now, if you don't pay taxes today, you can see that behind me is the most powerful sergeant of the Jiuxia tribe. Hmph! If you don't pay your taxes, you can do it yourself. ”

After speaking, his small eyes saw Ah Hong, the timid young woman holding the child in the crowd, and immediately walked over.

"Liu Hong, your family didn't pay the military service tax last month, my lord, I am soft-hearted, and I have a month of grace. You should hand it in now, or else you will call this little ghost to join the army. ”

The young woman's face turned pale instantly, and she held the child tightly in her arms.

The old man beside Ah Hong stepped forward in time to speak: "Zhang Yu, Master Zhang, Ah Hong's child is only three years old, you can let him go." ”

Zhang Yu rolled his eyes, and said in a weird manner: "Bad old man, I know that you are the one who can speak among them, but you can't talk nonsense." This military service tax was set by the huge generals a long time ago, and both young and old, as long as it was a man, had to pay it, otherwise they would go to military service. ”

The old man held back his anger and said in a low voice: "Master Zhang, you also know that Ah Hong's husband was a sergeant under the command of the huge general, who contributed to the Jiuxia tribe and finally died on the battlefield. For the sake of this, let's give it a few more days. ”

Zhang Yu sneered and said, "Bad old man, that self-righteous guy, he is dead, what are you mentioning him for?"

With a wave of his hand, he no longer paid attention to Ah Hong's crying: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, pay the money quickly, if you don't have money, you will pay someone." ”

"Liu Hong, I see that you orphans and widows are really pitiful, so let's go, you come with me, anyway, your husband is dead, you can be my concubine justifiably, and you don't have to pay any taxes......"

The sergeant behind Zhang Yu couldn't help laughing, obviously they were already familiar with this kind of scene.

There was a dead silence on the street, only the laughter of Zhang Yu and the sergeants, and the sad crying of Ah Hong, and the child in her arms was afraid when she saw her mother like this, and she also cried.

Zhang Yu suddenly stopped smiling, with a hideous look on his face, and reached out to grab Ah Hong.

Ah Hong took a step back in panic, and the old man immediately stepped forward, grabbed Zhang Yu's hand, and pleaded: "Master Zhang, you ......."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yu flipped his big hand, pushed the old man to the ground, and scolded viciously in his mouth: "Nosy old man!" After saying that, he wanted to arrest Ah Hong again.