"Mr. Zhou, I beg you to be merciful and grant me some more time!"
In front of a newly built thatched hut, a skinny farmer knelt on the ground and prayed to the fat landlord in front of him.
"More grace? Zhu Daniu, don't tell Mr. Zhou that I'm ungrateful."
Landlord Zhou, whose bloated fat made his robes bulge, admired the new gold and jade ring on his finger, and then raised his head to look at the crying farmer in front of him.
"You don't have anything at home that can be used to pay off the bills. Your body is already in this condition. If you work for a few more years, you may die. Why don't you just give me your daughter and I'll give you the money you owe me?"
Once all your debts are cleared, you will have nothing to worry about and you will be able to live a peaceful life for a few years."
"No, Mr. Zhou, don't look at my body like this, I can still do it, I can pay back the money."
Hearing what the landlord said, the skinny farmer trembled and was about to throw himself at his feet. He wanted to hold his legs and cry, but the landlord impatiently kicked him away.
"You muddy legs, get away, don't dirty my clothes, sir."
Mr. Zhou has completely lost his patience. In his eyes, Zhu Daniu has been squeezed dry and there is no oil left.
This guy originally settled down. His wife was ill a few months ago, and the family had no money to buy medicine. He asked relatives to borrow money, but because of long-term poverty, he couldn't borrow a few copper coins.
In desperation, I went to the house of Mr. Zhou, and he was a kind-hearted man. I unexpectedly learned that the daughter this guy gave birth to was very good-looking, so he mercifully lent him the money, but the interest was slightly less.
A little higher, nine out and thirteen back.
Now that this guy's wife has not been rescued, he owes a huge debt. The money accumulated from the compound interest is not enough to repay the guy even if he takes out several acres of thin farmland at home. Now it can be said that he has nothing.
Now that this guy is at the end of his rope, Mr. Zhou feels that it is time to harvest, so he brings people here to take in this guy's daughter.
The typical behavior of a landlord who relies on his own financial resources to bully men and dominate women is disgusting to watch. But it makes people helpless because he has not violated the laws of the state and the government will not care about such things.
Human trafficking is a serious crime in Daqian law. However, the landowners of Zhou did not buy or sell humans. As long as this farmer's daughter entered the Zhou mansion, she would be paid a monthly salary. This was an employment relationship, not a human transaction.
"Zhu Daniu, don't be ignorant!"
Behind Landlord Zhou, a slutty man with a savage face stood up, stepped forward and kicked the farmer who was covered in dust and with a withered face. His spittle flew everywhere.
"If your daughter can follow Mr. Zhou, she will have no worries about food and drink. If she follows you, what can you give your daughter? To live in this shabby hut with air leakage and starve every day?"
"Bah, don't think I don't know anything!"
The farmer, who had been kneeling for a long time and had cried enough, finally reached the limit of his anger at this moment. He suddenly stood up and stared at the landlord who was covered in silk and satin with a pair of bloodshot eyes.
"You damn fat guy, aren't you just greedy for my daughter's body? How can my daughter and you eat well and wear warm clothes? Go ahead and lie to me, my daughter is going to be fucked by your salary of a few copper coins a month.
If you don't tell me, you have to work as a maid, you won't even get a title."
Now is the prosperous age of Qing Dynasty. Even a farmer is not just satisfied with the food he eats. He has a lot of hope for his life. How could he let his pure and innocent girl become a bed-warming maid?
Did he know that this week, the old man was even more nauseated, and the little money he lent him to take medicine was gone after a few times, but the money was rolling in, and his family's fields were all gone, but even so, then
The money is still there and still has not been paid back.
"His grandma, a mud-legged guy thinks very well, and he also wants a status. It's your blessing that Mr. Zhou likes your daughter. You don't know what's good or bad."
Several servants who followed the big landowner saw the farmer's angry look, and with a ferocious smile on their faces, they moved their fists and feet and walked over, ready to give him a long lesson.
It seemed that Mr. Zhou couldn't bear to see this scene, so he turned slightly to the side. Not long after, there were several roars from behind, and then there were the sounds of skin and flesh colliding with each other and clenching of teeth.
"Zhu Daniu, pay back the money, or let your daughter join my house as a maid, you have to choose one. You don't want to waste my money, you can't say that!"
Landlord Huang, who felt that it was almost done, turned around and stopped the bad guy. The fat on his face was so crowded that only two slits were left for his eyes. He looked half-smiling but not smiling, which was very vicious.
"Zhou Dahai, your heart is too dark! You have also taken away the land deed from my house. What else do you want?"
The dealer, who was beaten to the ground and unable to stand up, clenched his fists and blood oozed from his clenched teeth.
He was just an honest man who lived an honest life before. He never thought that there would be so many ways to borrow money. If so, he would have sold his land directly.
"Repaying debts is a matter of course."
"If you do bad things, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
The farmer stared at the hypocritical Mr. Zhou in front of him. At this time, he was so powerless that he could only place his hope in the gods.
"Hahaha, a mud-legged person is a mud-legged person, Zhu Daniu. I moved with the government and unfortunately contracted the plague. At that time, my life was hanging by a thread. I had no money and no place to talk. But who knew that I, a lucky man, had my own destiny and medicine?
When the prince passed away, he gave me a sip of the decoction, but look at me, I'm not really alive yet."
Hearing this, the old man couldn't help showing off proudly this week. That year he really thought he would die, but unexpectedly, he was saved by the legendary god.
Although tens of thousands of people were saved that year, he still regarded this as a source of bragging rights. He even built a small temple at home to express his gratitude to the God of Medicine and offer incense to worship him.
"Oh my God! You have no vision..."
Upon hearing this, the banker was completely desperate. He raised his head and shouted at the cloudless sky, and then,
Boom——
On a beautiful sunny day, a thunderbolt struck straight down, accurately hitting the old wealthy landlord who was still in trouble.
ah!
Only a miserable howl was heard, and Mr. Zhou, who was so majestic just now, suddenly fell down with smoke all over his body. When the few thugs he brought over saw this scene, they were instantly frightened and did not dare to move.
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"You idiots, what are you still doing standing there? Why don't you help me up quickly!"
Mr. Zhou lay on the ground with half of his body numb. While feeling intense pain, his heart was filled with fear. He shouted at the thugs.
These idiots, who didn't even react, rushed over out of habit and helped him up with all their hands. Before he could say anything, another thunderbolt emerged from the sky and hit him accurately.
Mr. Zhou and those losers also suffered.
"ah!"
Several screams sounded at the same time, and the group of bullies who bullied men and women all lay on the ground and stopped moving.
The farmer, who had suffered a lot of physical pain, looked at this scene and was stunned for a while. Suddenly he came to his senses, staggered up, knelt on the ground, kowtowed,
"God has eyes!"
thunderbolt--
Another thunderbolt fell, once again falling on Mr. Zhou. The old man, who was already smoking, twitched again and became even more miserable.
Seeing this scene that went beyond common sense, the farmer who had already knelt straightened up and looked at the landlord who was taking in more air than coming out. He pondered for a moment and then prostrated himself again.
"God has opened his eyes!"
There was no thunder this time, but people who were alerted by the thunder were already rushing over. When these villagers saw the landowner and his henchmen who were burned by the thunder and fire, they were all shocked.
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Suddenly, a group of kowtowing villagers appeared in this land struck by lightning, but they were worshiping Master Qingtian. After worshiping, there was no movement, so these villagers went to call for help and notify the government.
No one dares to deal with the affairs of ghosts and gods privately.
And the news spread like this, causing a great sensation in the land of ten miles and eight towns. Countless people clapped their hands and applauded, and Mr. Zhou, who had a poor reputation, was even more stinky. This was certified by God.
But when the news spread further afield, to counties and prefectures, people in these well-informed places realized that there had been more thunderstorms in Yunze Prefecture recently.
And the most awe-inspiring thing is that these Luo Lei specialize in fighting and domineering, and they are evil people in the countryside.
The lighter ones were hit with blackened bodies and suffered some pain, the more severe ones were hit to the point of paralysis, and the worst ones were hit to death - it all depends on the daily life of those who were struck by lightning.
words and deeds in between.
This situation naturally made many people applaud and cheer, and there were even rumors among the people that a god came to Yunzezhou who was responsible for the punishment of heaven, to punish the evildoers.
Such a thing naturally attracted the attention of the government, or it could be said that the government noticed it as soon as the lightning struck. However, contrary to some people's expectations, the government seemed to have not seen it and remained silent about it.
, let the thunder fall from time to time.
This made the Yunzezhou aristocratic family feel dissatisfied with this. They were not ignorant people. They naturally knew that there were ghosts and gods in this world. Such precise thunder must be controlled by gods.
And a god of punishment who obeys the wishes of the people and punishes evil deeds will naturally be hated by a certain group of people. After all, they don't want to be suddenly struck by lightning while walking on the road one day, or even be struck to death alive.
And when this group of people unite, they become a powerful force. They can even reach heaven to listen, so that the government has to send people to inquire.