The dry weather has lasted for most of the year, and this year is destined to be another disaster year with countless particles. The ponds at the entrance of the village have dried up. Not to mention frogs and loaches, there is not even an earthworm to be seen.
The cracked earth was blown by the wind, rolling up waves of yellow sand.
The peach trees that were once the most precious in the village are on the verge of dying. If God doesn't rain again, there will be no more peach trees in this Peach Blossom Village.
In such a harsh environment, an old man returned to the village like a thief, entered the house and quickly closed the door. When his wife saw the old man, she said with a sad face:
"Where have the officials gone? The family can hardly open the door."
"Don't worry, I brought back rice, and it's still good white rice." The old man carefully took out a small bag of rice from his arms and handed it to his wife.
"Ah, this is white rice without sand. Now it costs 150 cents per pound. How can the officials spend this money?" The wife was shocked. This is something only eaten during the Chinese New Year.
"Mom, I want to eat rice." When they heard the rice, the children at home cheered and ran out.
"Eat, eat, eat, and you will know how to eat."
"Go in, don't come out."
The woman raised her eyebrows and drove the child in. Unexpectedly, the old man gritted his teeth and said:
"It's okay, our family will only eat rice today."
"Officer, what's wrong with you? Where did this rice come from?"
The woman was so frightened that her husband had gone out to steal or rob.
"I pledged the fields in the field and bought them with money borrowed from landlord Zhao's family."
"From today on, our family is also Mr. Zhao's tenant."
The old man clenched his fists and said viciously.
"Sir, have you lost your mind and gone crazy? How can you borrow Mr. Zhao's money? He can't borrow money from his family because he bites his hand."
The woman was horrified. Mr. Zhao was known as a loan shark. He was the best at exploiting people and had the highest interest rates.
"My lord, my father-in-law worked so hard and died of exhaustion in the fields that he cleared the wasteland in exchange for a few acres of land at home. How can he be escorted out?"
"Our family has our own land, and we have never owed anyone any money before. We are completely clean."
"If I borrow the money from Mr. Zhao's family, my children and grandchildren will be slaves and maids for the rest of my life."
The woman kept saying that land rent and royal grain were not the heaviest burdens for farmers. What was even more terrifying was borrowing money from landlords for various large expenses, never to repay the interest, and being exploited for generations.
Just like the Fei family and the Wang family, their biggest source of income is not from land rent, but from the land they control and then lend.
This loan business has been the most profitable business since ancient times, but it only requires land.
The old man snorted coldly, as if he was mocking the woman for her short-sightedness.
"What are you afraid of?"
"It's better than starving to death."
"There will always be people who can't stand it any longer, and then this land will still be our home."
After hearing this, the woman couldn't help but think that the old man had gone crazy, so she quickly begged:
"Officer, what are you talking about?"
"You can't eat this rice. Please return it in exchange for money."
The old man put the rice on the table, sat down on the rickety chair, and sneered:
"This woman is a woman with long hair and short knowledge."
"Our second uncle is from Taiping Village. He went back to the village a few days ago. You know why not."
The woman shook her head and said she didn't know.
"Because there was a good man in Taiping Village named Yan Wuqi."
"He took the villagers and went to landlord Sun's house and killed them from top to bottom."
"I heard that even Mr. Sun's youngest son was not spared and was cut in half with a knife."
"He is truly a hero."
"Then if there is no one in the Sun family, why should they care about debts and land deeds?"
"All the land in the village has been divided, so there is no need to pay back the money owed to Mr. Sun."
The old man danced and said, as if he himself mounted the horse and killed Mr. Sun's family.
"When will there be some good men in our village?" After hearing this, the woman couldn't help but ask.
"There will be. Our family won't be able to survive, and other people will only suffer more."
"There are always people who can't stand it."
"So this money must not only be borrowed, but also borrowed in large amounts!"
"When someone gets up, let's follow him and rush into Mr. Zhao's house."
"Then you don't have to pay back the money."
The old man's words revealed a bit of wisdom and cunning.
You can't get ahead on your own, after all, you'll get the first shot.
But if someone gets up and follows him to kill the master, he not only has the courage, but also has great courage.
"So today I have to eat two bowls of white rice."
“Only when you are full can you have strength.”
"Yes, officer." The woman responded quickly.
Soon, the old man's family started cooking the rare white rice. The family gathered around the table, slobbering and eating the rice silently.
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Fragrant, really fragrant.
It would be great if I could eat it every day.
No matter they are children or adults, they are unwilling to waste a grain of rice.
The door was closed tightly, for fear that someone would know.
Winter winter winter!
Suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door, startling the old man and his wife, and they quickly put away the rice.
"Who?"
"Brother Song, it's me, Xiao Yi, open the door quickly." Xiao Yi outside the door knocked twice more.
"Xiao Yi, what's going on?"
"Something happened to Gou Sheng."
"Isn't Gou Sheng staying in the martial arts gym in Mingsha City? What could happen to him?" Old Man Song quickly put away the things and then opened the door. He saw Xiao Yi sniffing, as if he smelled the fragrance of rice.
, quickly interrupted and said.
"What happened to Gou Sheng?"
"Gou Sheng killed someone, killed Mr. Zhao's housekeeper!"
"Okay, now what?"
"I said I rushed to Mr. Zhao's house." Xiao Yi's tone was a bit excited.
"Then why are you still standing there, you copycat?" When Old Man Song heard this, he quickly picked up the steel fork and rushed out.
"What if Mr. Zhao wins?" Brother Xiao Yi was a little worried.
"Silly, let's rush over and watch. If Gou Sheng can kill Mr. Zhao, let's go help him."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "If we can't win, we will say that we are here to protect Mr. Zhao."
"Sure, let's protect Mr. Zhao!"
Brother Xiao Yi quickly agreed.
Later I heard that there was a fire in the Zhao Mansion. For some reason, no one at home ran out.
Fires like this are happening everywhere in Fengzhou, and this pressure cooker is about to explode.
But Chu Qianqiu, who was far away in Lingzhou, had a new task assigned to him by Liu Dutong.
"Qianqiu, Fengzhou is about to be in chaos. I'm afraid you should go to Beijing as soon as possible."
"Father, what do you mean?" Chu Qianqiu came to the Demon Suppressing Tower and said in surprise when he heard what his foster father said.
He didn't expect that he would be heading to Beijing so soon.
It hasn't been a week since he came to Linghu City.
Although all the senior officials in Lingzhou, from the governor to the chief envoy, were dealt with.
"Fengzhou is going to be in chaos, and no one can stop it."
"Although it's not a bad thing for us."
Liu Dutong said calmly, slowly explaining his plans and speculations about the Vajra Temple.
Chu Qianqiu's eyes widened while listening.
"The Vajra Temple is too unconscionable."
"For the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra, this little sacrifice is nothing to them."
"No matter how many people die in Fengzhou, they can't be killed, so naturally they dare to be ruthless."
"I have already written a letter and had it sent to Maha Temple."
"I think this will keep the Vajra Temple quiet for a few days."
"But we don't have enough evidence now for Mahasi to investigate."
"So I am going to let you go to Beijing."
"If you can find out the relationship between this matter and the prime minister, then I will be sure to drive Wang Ji out of office and destroy his coalition policy."
So that's it. The evidence currently held by the Shenwei Army is not enough to leverage the power of the Martial Arts Holy Land.
Once it is found out that the Vajra Temple and the Prime Minister have joined forces with Taoism, or Buddhas and demons, the Maha Temple will not just sit idly by.
In this way, the balance of power between the imperial court and the Shenwei Army could even be reversed.
The reason why Liu Dutong decided to send Chu Qianqiu out was also very simple.
Who has ever seen how things turned out like this after coming to Linghu City for four or five days?
Chu Qianqiu figured out the source and immediately nodded in agreement.