In the morning, a team of yamen runners appeared in Liuhe Village. There were about a dozen people, all wearing black and red uniforms, with scimitars on their waists, and some carrying chains in their hands, with a arrogant look on their faces, all of whom were arrogant.

The gang of yamen runners stood under the old willow tree in the village. The head captain Huang, who was leading, was stolen and arrogantly ordered the village chief to summon many villagers. The white-haired village elder Zheng Tou was walking on the road with a gong, making a "rude" sound, and said loudly: "The villagers all listened, the head captain had an order, and everyone gathered under the old willow tree..."

When the headmaster came, many villagers were frightened. They had already picked up the other party's intention, but they did not dare not to appear. They walked out of the house and came to the open space in groups of three or five, lowering their heads and daring to look at the yamen runners, as if the prisoners were about to be detained.

Wu Tong's house was filled with laughter and laughter. The girls kept giggling. When they heard the sound of gongs and the village chief's shouts, the girls' faces changed color. Li Xiangxiang whispered: "It must be Fatty Huang who is here again, probably because of the hunting tax."

A trace of hatred appeared in the eyes of the round-faced girl Liu Fengying, and she said helplessly: "Every time I come, I have to peel off another layer of skin. The people are really suffering..."

Another girl, Hao Ling, said: "It's useless to say anything. Let's go there quickly. Fatty Huang is cruel. If you find that anyone has not gone to gather, you have to take it away and be locked in the prison in the town."

Wu Tong frowned and said, "What about the iron head? What should I do? Can't I stay at home?"

Hao Ling said: "No, have you forgotten? That time, Tian Laosan was lying at home and didn't show up. He was taken back to the prison by Fatty Huang and locked up. He finally died in the cell..."

"Okay, I'll carry the iron head with me..."

At this moment, Qiu Yu had already changed into coarse cloth clothes, but his face was still haggard and his head was swollen, which made him look a little ugly. Wu Tong glanced at him and stayed on the ring she was wearing here. She felt it was inappropriate, so she quickly pulled one from the rag and grabbed Qiu Yu's hand.

The girls looked at him in confusion, and Li Xiangxiang smiled and said, "What are you doing? You have grabbed someone's hand. Do you want to take advantage of your stupid brother?"

"Go to you, don't talk nonsense." Wu Tong quickly tied the cloth strip to Qiu Yu's finger, blocking the ring, thinking to himself, it would be fine, otherwise Fatty Huang and the yamen runners would be like jackals and fish in the countryside. Seeing the iron-headed ring, they would have to be greedy and robbing them, which would cause trouble.

A group of girls walked out on the road, and even Li Xiangxiang's younger brother Li Shitou had to follow him. Wu Tong turned his head and whispered to the boy beside him, "Don't be afraid, if you have your sister here, you will definitely protect you..."

The people in the village have heard that the Wu family has picked up a foreigner. Now that they meet him on the road, they inevitably take a look at him. Qiu Yu doesn't know what happened, and follows the so-called sister in a daze. Anyway, he doesn't know anything and relies on the young lady around him.

After a while, more than 500 people gathered in the open space, mostly old, young, women and children. After all, most of the strong men went out to hunt or work, and the rest of the village came.

The captain Huang Fatty and a group of yamen runners looked at the villagers with fierce eyes, like evil wolves. In their opinion, these are sheep that can be slaughtered. They must be cruel and majestic enough to suppress the people and make the other party obedient.

Fatty Huang shouted: "All the people in Liuhe Village will listen to this captain. The annual hunting tax will be collected. As the people of Zhao State, you enjoy the protection of the state. Paying the tax is natural. Five days later, each household will collect taxes on the head, from centenarians to infants, no matter how old they are, each person will have to pay ten skins of first-level monsters and one hundred copper coins..."

As soon as this statement was made, many villagers were shocked and in an uproar. They were talking and complaining, "Why has it increased so much? Last year, they handed over five animal skins and fifty copper coins, which doubled this year."

"Yes, how can I get money? There are fewer and fewer monsters nearby now. Where can I get so many animal skins? I have to be a first-level monster..."

"Is it still possible to live..."

Captain Huang's fat face sank and scolded viciously: "Stop my mouth, why are you shouting? It's really poor, mountains and rivers are bad, and there are many troublemakers. The hunting tax has only increased a lot of money. What's the big deal? In order to stop the invasion of Yan State, our Zhao State has spent a lot of money on wars all year round, making the treasury empty, so all the taxes are doubled. It's useless for you to complain. Who dares not pay or pay less, then don't blame me for being rude, please go to the prison to enjoy your happiness."

Qiu Yu in the crowd looked at the fat man's ugly face and thought to himself, why did Zhao and Yan sound a little familiar, but he couldn't remember what it was.

Although many villagers think that there are too many hunting taxes this year, they dare not speak under the threat of the yamen runners. Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials, and you can't fight, otherwise they will be a serious crime of treason and beheaded!

Captain Huang said again: "About the animal skin, the higher the level, the better. If it is the animal skin of a second-level monster, it can match the animal skin of a fifth level of first-level monster..." Suddenly, he looked at Qiu Yu in the crowd with a fierce look, pointed with his hand, and shouted: "This kid is standing up for me quickly, have you heard it?"

Qiu Yu suddenly didn't know that the danger was coming, and he was still staring blankly, standing there without moving. However, Wu Tong complained secretly in her heart. In desperation, she grabbed Qiu Yu's sleeve and walked out and stood in front of everyone.

Wu Tong is comparable to the village flower in Liuhe Village. She is first-class in appearance and figure, and she can't even find such a beautiful woman in the surrounding towns. So her appearance made Fatty Huang and other yamen runners lit up, staring at the woman, and even swallowing saliva in secret.

But the yamen runners also knew that this was a rose with thorns. Wu Tong was young and powerful. She was a famous hunter from all over the world. She especially had a magical sword technique, which looked good but was not easy to pick!

Captain Huang's eyes fell on Qiu Yu and scolded him sternly: "You kid is not from the village, where did you come from? I see you are like an undercover agent from Yan State. If someone comes, lock him up and take him back..."

Two yamen runners holding iron chains walked up with iron chains, but saw the beautiful girl Wu Tong step forward and shouted: "Wait a minute, listen to me..."

Captain Huang snorted coldly: "Then tell me, who is he and why there is a wound on his head, how do you explain?"

These yamen runners are all evil wolves who eat people and don’t spit bones, which makes people feel disgusting! Wu Tong knew very well that if Tietou was taken away, it would definitely not end well. After all, he had no thoughts and was bullied by others, he might die in prison. He would never ignore it. If the yamen runners took Tietou away, he had to think of a way.

The little girl had a flash of inspiration in her mind, and she decided to take the initiative and said with a sensation: "His name is Tietou, and it is my son-in-law who was recruited by my family. On the way, she was intercepted by bandits and almost beat him to death. Now that she has become like this, her head is not very impressive. Please forgive me and let him have a way out."
Chapter completed!