Long Lin really didn't understand the situation of some mayors.
He was originally a prince, and all his contacts were high-ranking officials in the court.
He has never met any of the officials from the places below, let alone come into contact with these people.
The position of mayor is too small. In front of his prince, it is a completely inconspicuous official position.
"Old man, don't worry, there will be martial arts knights who will complete your idea and hang those evil-doing bullshit mayors and beat them to death."
After hearing this, Old Man Li smiled and nodded, with a look of approval on his face.
"Little brother, the people in the world are really good. I couldn't get in touch with them before, but now I feel like you people are really good."
"I'm old and can't do anything anymore. I only have a few acres of thin farmland and not much harvest. The taxes and grains I pay every year are not enough."
"It would be great if I didn't spend the money carelessly. Hey... all the money was earned by the children with their lives."
After hearing these words, Long Lin was immediately shocked.
Trading lives for money? What kind of business is this? Could it be that this old man sold his children directly?
After thinking about it, Long Lin felt that it was impossible. This old man didn't look like that kind of person. He seemed to be very kind, so he shouldn't be able to do such a thing.
Besides, this is ancient times, and no one is short of children.
"Uncle, if your children are still alive, how old are they now? Are they boys or girls, and are they married?"
"If you get married, you should have grandchildren, right?"
Long Lin's question immediately made Old Li shed sad tears.
"If the three boys were still alive, they would be no longer young. One of them got married, but he didn't come back, so his wife left."
"It would be great if I had a little grandson. As an old man, I won't live such a boring life, and I can still have a little bit of energy."
Long Lin blinked his eyes, showing a hint of horror.
What does not coming back mean? What does this have to do with money?
The old man obviously started talking, and the next news must be what he wanted to know.
"Old man Li, you are joking. Since the children just haven't come back, they will definitely come back one day. Can't you just wait for the children to come back?"
After hearing this, Old Man Li immediately shook his head.
"Little brother, I know that they will never come back, otherwise, there will be no money to get back."
"Hey, my poor children will never come back."
After the old man Li finished speaking, he brought up the wine and took a big sip.
After hearing this, Long Lin immediately seemed to understand that it was precisely because the old man's children could not come back that he got the money.
From this point of view, Old Man Li's children are probably dead.
For a moment, Long Lin felt some sympathy for the old man.
Those were three children. If they all died outside, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to such an old man.
No matter how much money he has, it may be meaningless compared to his children.
In grief, the old man completely squandered his money, probably all of it was used to buy wine.
Using alcohol to numb the sadness in your heart is sometimes a good way. He also did such a thing in his previous life.
"Uncle, where did your child go? Why can't he come back?"
"Have their lives been harmed by gangsters? If this is the case, you can go to the court's Yamen for help."
Old Man Li smiled bitterly and let out a long sigh.
"Little brother, it's been a long time since anyone has said so much to me. A baby like you is almost as big as my children."
"It was a great chat with you, old man. I'm very happy."
"I can talk to you about this matter, but you must not mention it. This matter is very scary and can kill you."
Old Man Li spoke very solemnly, and when he spoke, his body was still swaying a little. In Long Lin's opinion, this old man obviously drank too much.
After hearing these words, Long Lin suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Old man, don't forget, I am a martial artist. How could I lose my life so easily? You can rest assured that I am not a talkative person."
Old Man Li nodded.
"There is a new way to make money in the village. I am telling you this good thing because you are in love with it."
A slight smile appeared at the corner of Long Lin's mouth for a moment.
This is the biggest reason. It is precisely because the people in the village have a new source of income that they can often eat chicken.
Just growing some simple grains will definitely not yield such a harvest.
"Many years ago, a mysterious man came to the village. This man was a very wealthy man. People called him Lord Tiger."
"After Master Hu came, he took several young people away and left for about a year. When these young people came back, they brought back a lot of money, which made everyone jealous.
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"Since then, more young people in the village have followed those who left before and left the village."
"After these people came back, they never mentioned anything about their departure. No one knew where they went, and no one knew what these people did after they left."
"At first, these people could return to the village before spring planting, but as time went by, there would always be some people who could not come back."
"Those who cannot come back will be brought back with some money by people from the same village, which means that this person may never come back."
"And my children never came back after they left."
After Long Lin heard this, his heart was immediately shocked.
There is something like this happening in this village. It is obvious that these people who go out are all strong young people in the village.
And some elderly people will not be taken away from the village at all.
Among the people leaving, there must be someone taking the lead. As for who it is, I am afraid only that person himself knows clearly.
What a good trick. In order to get money, the people in these villages were not afraid of losing their lives.
People die for wealth and birds die for food. This really fully illustrates this sentence.
"Old man, I don't quite understand. After your children come back, won't they tell you where they went?"
Old Man Li shook his head.
"No one knows, and no one who comes back will mention it."
"I just know that those who come back will be able to bring back a certain amount of silver, and those who cannot come back will also be sent back some silver."
"People from nearby villages, although I didn't go there, I think there are also young people who go to that mysterious place to get money."
"My children will never come back. You must not mention this to anyone, not even people in the village."
After finishing speaking, Old Man Li poured a bowl of wine into his mouth again.
