Chapter seventy-four, I was almost deceived
When he arrived at the county seat of Qi County, it was still dark, but it was no longer suitable to go out to find someone, so Liu San'er found an inn at random and stayed. At dawn the next day, he regretted his carelessness, and when he came out of the restaurant yesterday, he was in a hurry, and he didn't expect to ask the specific address of the clever ghost Xiaoxiu's house.
After driving the flying sword around the county for a while, Liu San'er realized that this was not a way at all. He hadn't seen Xiaoxiu's family, and he didn't know the address of Xiaoxiu's house, even if he asked for directions, he could scare people half to death if he suddenly fell from the sky, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to ask anything. He simply returned to the county seat and bought a horse, restrained his breath, and asked people along several mountain roads outside the city. According to his description, the villagers quickly remembered the recent news of Wang Xiaoxiu's family in the county, and pointed out the approximate location
But those villagers couldn't read the map, and the small map of the place names such as villages was not marked, so Liu San'er had to continue to ride horses and follow the general route to find people.
At the beginning, the road of more than thirty miles passed in a flash, but then the road became more and more rugged, with more and more curves, and Liu San'er's forward speed slowed down greatly, but he could not control the flying sword to take off the air, because he had to dismount from time to time to ask the villagers for directions.
Liu San'er has traveled a lot of places, and he thinks that he has a good understanding of the poverty of most ordinary people in the countryside. However, he was still amazed by the abject poverty of the ordinary people in this area of Qi County.
Except for a few rich houses with green bricks and red tiles, most of the lay people lived in low, thatched and mud-tiled houses like cowsheds and pigsties.
As far as the eye could see, they were dressed in rags and rags, so filthy that they could not be called clothes, and many half-grown boys were still running naked in the fields.
The appearance of the adult mortals is strikingly consistent: all of them are skinny and skinny, their faces are covered with vegetables, and all of them seem to have the words "malnutrition" written on their faces.
It's because I've been away from this world for too long, and I've almost forgotten the people who really live at the bottom of society! Liu San'er was sad in his heart, he finally understood why the Wang family would sell Xiaoxiu, and why Xiaoxiu didn't hold a grudge against his family.
In Liu San'er's eyes, the life of a slave and a maid is unbearable, not only does he not have the dignity and dignity of being a human being, but he is often scolded and whipped and punished for no reason, and sometimes even worries about his life. He always didn't understand why the servants and slaves of the Great Liang Gate were all obedient and obedient, without complaint or regret, and without any spirit of resistance!
I'd rather be a fairy dog than a farmer!
It turns out that everything else is small and unimportant compared to survival!
There are thousands of kinds of girder gates, but you don't have to worry about food and clothing, you don't have to worry about natural disasters, and you don't have to worry about dying on the way! For an ordinary person, there is nothing more attractive than this!
Maybe Wang Xiaoxiu should be glad that if the Wang family hadn't sold her to the big family of Jingshi and then moved to Daliangmen, then in these seven years, her fate would only be more miserable!
It can't change the fate of all the poor people in the world, but it is still possible to change the fate of Wang Xiaoxiu's family!
Adhering to the rule that cultivators should not bully mortals for no reason, Liu San'er made up his mind that he would only settle the matter with silver as a last resort.
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There had just been a rain here yesterday, and the midday sun was shining on people, and there was only a trace of heat.
Pulling out the lid of the gourd, Liu San'er took a sip of wine.
Although the villagers are poor, they are very sincere, but whenever they ask for directions, they do their best to answer them.
The problem is that the local accent of the villagers is too heavy, and Liu San'er speaks the official dialect that is popular in various places. As a result, the villagers understood what Liu San'er said, and Liu San'er was dizzy when he heard what the villagers said.
After tossing and turning for a long time, and making mistakes two or three times halfway, Liu San'er finally knew that the Wang family should be not far away.
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Approaching a small village with a wooden fence, the air smells of livestock dung. The muddy village road often traps the horse's hooves, and Liu San'er has no choice but to jump down and lead the horse, walking with one foot high and one foot low.
Every house smoked, and a few naughty children looked timidly at outsiders in the courtyard in the corner.
Several thin dogs surrounded Liu San'er in the distance, letting out one bold neighing after another.
Find someone else to ask. Liu San'er asked for directions, and the thought came up again.
An old man in his fifties, with a medium figure and a thin but red face, passed by Liu San'er with a local tone. He carried a piece of fresh pork in his left hand and two and a half pounds of carp in his right hand. Just looking at the clothes that are similar to those of the county people, we can judge that he is not a landlord but also a rich man.
Seeing the fish, Liu San'er suddenly thought that after arriving at Daliangmen, he had developed the habit of increasing from two meals to three meals a day, and his lunch meal was to be solved at Wang Xiaoxiu's house, but would there be anything delicious in their house?
It's normal to eat almost when necessary, but if you have the conditions, you should try to live a good life, not to mention, whether it is the mundane world or the cultivation realm, it is not appropriate to go to other people's homes empty-handed.
Seeing Liu San'er, the old man was not as curious or indifferent as ordinary villagers, but approached to see clearly.
"Old man, can I ask you something?" asked Liu San'er.
"Okay!" the old man nodded, his eyes flashing with a hint of cunning.
"Is this Xiaowang Village?" asked Liu San'er.
"Yes!" replied the old man.
"Then is there a family named Wang Wugen?" asked Liu San'er.
"Wang Wugen?" the old man's eyes suddenly glowed with a puzzled look.
"Old man, is there any?" asked Liu San'er.
"Who are you?" the old man suddenly asked.
"Friend, I heard that their family has suffered some disaster, so come and have a look. Liu San'er said casually.
"Oh!" the old man looked at Liu San'er carefully.
Dressed in a strong suit, stepping on thin-soled fast boots, wearing a black bear skin cape, and a wine gourd, the person looks white and fat, and the horse he is holding is not very docile, and it looks like he is newly bought. There are no places of interest nearby, but the good days in the city are just drilled into the muddy ravines, and the brain disease is not light. If nothing else, this person should be powerful, pocket-rich, and a bit stupid.
"Old man, can you tell me where their house is?" asked Liu San'er.
The old man was stunned for a moment, then turned a little excited, and talked a lot.
"Old man, can you slow down? I don't understand what you're saying?" Liu San'er smiled bitterly.
After settling down, the old man gestured with his hand and added verbal assistance, and began to tell Liu San'er.
Wang Wugen's family has been sealed by the county officials because they have not paid their debts. The whole family had no choice, so they went to Wulu Township to join his brother Wang Sigen. As for the four roots of the roadless township, it is seventy or eighty miles away.
I didn't expect it to be late, so it seemed that I had to rush to the roadless township again, Liu San'er sighed.
After asking the way to Wuluxiang Township, Liu San'er asked the old man to resell the fish and meat to him.
The old man readily agreed.
Hanging the fish and meat on the saddle, Liu San'er sighed and led the horse to turn around and walk out of the village.
On the other side, it wasn't until he saw Liu San'er walking out of the wooden fence at the edge of the village that the old man walked away with a satisfied smile.
However, the old man left with his front foot, and Liu San'er led the horse back again.
Forgot to beg for a drink!
At noon, drinking alcohol on an empty stomach not only does not quench your thirst, but makes your body more uncomfortable.
There are dozens of miles to catch up below, and I am afraid that I will not be able to find a place to drive the flying sword, so I still have to walk on the ground.
Approaching a villager's house, Liu San'er was thinking about how to open his mouth to call the door.
Suddenly there were screams, screams, scolding, and shouting from the east of the village!
What's going on?Liu San'er thought.
As if they had received a signal, the villagers came out of their houses and ran towards the east entrance of the village.
Looking at it, Liu San'er became curious, and when he arrived at a house at the east entrance of the village with everyone, the dense villagers had already exhausted the inside and outside.
The short man couldn't see what was going on inside when he lifted his feet, and he was embarrassed to push away the villagers and squeeze in, let alone jump off the tree to be scary or even the sword flew up, Liu San'er was so anxious that he spun on the spot.
I'll go, I've got a horse!
Liu San'er jumped on the horse, and everything that happened in front of the house was immediately clearly presented in front of him.
More than a dozen villagers in extremely ragged clothes were driven and beaten by two officials and five well-dressed strong men, and several of them were blocked by the door of the house, crying loudly and screaming, refusing to move no matter how severely beaten the other party.
The villagers who looked like men knelt for a long time and pleaded bitterly, and three villagers with broken legs and waists were lying on the barn in front of the house and could not move.
The two officials had a seal in their hands, and it seemed that they wanted to seal the door, but they were blocked, so they vigorously whipped them with long whips.
Five strong men were pulling the women away from the door to make it easier for the officials to do their work.
What puzzled Liu San'er was that the old man and a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes who looked like a landlord were shouting loudly on the side.
Something is wrong, Liu San'er already has a bad conjecture in his heart.
The onlookers lowered their voices and discussed and commented.
Suddenly, the old man's inadvertent gaze fell on Liu San'er. After his body trembled, his expression immediately became terrified.
Vaguely hearing the rustic words of the villagers with a tone of anger and sadness, Liu San'er's heart became uneasy.
"Wang Wugen, when are you going to violently resist the law? Do you really want to be killed?" The tall official yelled and scolded, using the official dialect that was popular in various places.
Wang Wugen?!
Liu San'er's whole person seemed to be struck by lightning. He was stunned, but then he understood.
Looking at the past, there are two young guys who are vaguely similar to Xiaoxiu.
it!
This old boy is that damn landlord and old money!
I was almost deceived into going to the roadless township seventy or eighty miles away to find Wang Sigen, who didn't know if he didn't exist at all!
Wait a minute... No road... No way... Is the old boy going to run away with me? This township also does not exist, and if I look for it, I don't know how much time I will waste.
Lao Tzu's dignified cultivator, the immortal master in the eyes of mortals, is he here to play a trick on the monkey?
Liu San'er was furious. Luckily, he turned back to the village because he was thirsty, otherwise it would have been too big!
Seeing that the officials were still headless and brainless and whipped the Wang family with leather whips, Liu San'er couldn't bear it anymore.
"Stop!" With a low roar, Liu San'er landed on the barn. As long as the spell is not revealed, he is not afraid of the law of the sky, Tsing Yi patrol or something, how can he be so unlucky, bullying ordinary people will happen to be bumped into by the patrol envoy. If it didn't hit it, it was nothing.
According to the insights from Ye Feng and Xiaocui a few days ago, the inspection of Tsing Yi made the investigation and punishment of cultivators different from those written in the book and the legends. They only have full authority to accept the complaint that inspired the Celestial Order, and the rest will not be taken care of unless the impact is huge or it is touched. The reasons are: first, there is a lack of manpower and no effort, and second, it is easy to offend people and do not want to do it.
In this case, I'm afraid of a bird!
The panicked old man said something one after another, and the strong men not only did not stop their movements, but became more intense.
Damn! If I don't use some means to come out, even the rich people in the countryside don't treat me, a cultivator who is not easy to reveal my identity, as a character!
Liu San'er had a fierce and violent expression on his face.
It is very likely that a strong dog was instructed by its owner to pounce on Liu San'er, revealing its sharp teeth.
! Even the rich man's dog in the countryside is coming to me to show his majesty, what a dog looks down on people!
Swish!
Liu San'er came out with his sword.