Chapter 224 The Beggar Picked Up, Pearl's Happiness
Hutou still knew what kind of person he was in the eyes of the villagers, but no matter how bad his reputation was, there was still a bottom line. At this time, he was really afraid that Zhu Xiu would break the rules and be a beggar in order to prevent him from offending Zhuer.
Got there first.
Mao Qi couldn't answer Hu Tou's question because he couldn't remember anything. With such an embarrassing appearance and embarrassing identity, he couldn't say that he was here to avenge injustice. Even if it was true, no one would believe it.
"He is my husband." At this time, Zhu'er became generous and helped Mao Qi. After saying that, she quickly went to her room to get a worn sheet and handed it to Mao Qi.
"Shameless bitch. If you can't pay the food tax today, I will demote your whole family into slaves." Zhuer's words and actions instantly stimulated the nerves of the tiger's head, and the vicious words came out in a surge, as if to make him slaves.
Mao Qi is like eating it alive.
The neighbors all around were frightened by Hu Tou's aura and kept retreating, fearing that Tiger Tou's anger would burn onto themselves.
"It is indeed a matter of course for the village defense to collect grain taxes, but there are rules for what is a matter of course. It is not just how much you say, and you can collect grain taxes on the day you want. Only the tribal leader can decide the time for collecting grain taxes. You
Do you think so?" Although Mao Qi lost his memory, he did not forget what he knew. He cleared his throat immediately, draped the sheets handed over by Zhu Er gracefully around his body, and said unhurriedly.
"Yes! No?" Hutou didn't know in the first place, and the other party also involved the leader, so he couldn't say anything nonsense. If he said something wrong and it was spread, not only would the village defense fail, but he might actually be demoted.
He became a slave. He had no choice but to hesitate and speak vaguely.
"Everyone, the village defense master is urging you to pay the grain tax. Why don't you go back and make preparations?" Mao Qi looked around and then said. Because based on his observation just now, Zhu Xiu is not the only one who cannot pay the grain tax.
One family.
As soon as these words came out, everyone who just acted as if the matter had nothing to do with them suddenly started to panic. According to Hutou, if they cannot pay the grain tax today, they will be demoted to grain transportation slaves. How about his family?
It doesn’t mean it’s going to end too.
"Hutou Village Defense, the day after tomorrow is to pay the grain tax, and we are not ready yet. Can you give me another two days of grace?" Some people who had not raised enough grain tax quickly begged for mercy. They all hoped to take advantage of the large number of people and the opportunity.
This beggar’s reason is to buy yourself some time.
Hutou, who was shocked by Mao Qi's words, had not yet reacted. When he was riding a tiger and was unable to get off, he saw that everyone was begging for mercy, so he rode down and pretended to be a good person for once. He agreed to come back in two days to collect the grain tax, and then he complained bitterly.
turned around and left.
The guards from Hutou Village left, but the neighbors had no intention of leaving. They all wanted to stay and see the son-in-law who suddenly appeared from the Xiangshan family.
After the Xiangshan family recovered from their fright, the situation became embarrassing again. Especially Zhuer, in a hurry, she accepted someone else as her husband, and it was done in public. If the other party didn't want to, he would be embarrassed to see her in the future.
People.
Everyone looked at each other, calm on the surface, but in their hearts they were thinking about how to break this embarrassing scene.
"I, I want to take a bath?" Mao Qi said first.
"Dan'er, lead...lead the way." Zhu Xiu quickly ordered his son. But his tone and movements were not natural.
"Brother, come with me." Xiangdan is a young man with an uncomplicated mind. He spoke naturally after hearing the task assigned by his mother.
"Wait!" Zhuer grabbed Xiangdan, ran into the house quickly, took a sharp knife, and stuffed it into Xiangdan's hand.
Mao Qi naturally knew that the other party was using the knife to trim his hair and beard, so he nodded politely to Zhu Er and smiled.
"The Xiangshan family is going to have a better life. Just one sentence can make Hutou leave in despair. It's really amazing. He just came out of nowhere." Seeing Mao Qi leaving, everyone had no choice but to leave with questions.
"What's the use of talking about being powerful? How capable can a beggar picked up from nowhere be?" Zhu Da was envious in his heart and followed everyone's discussion with disdain.
"Zhu Da, you see that Zhu'er is suffering from psychological imbalance!"
"Go, if you don't go back and make preparations, if you fail to pay the grain tax, Hutou Village will demote you into a slave." Zhu Da was teased and could not save his face, so he threatened him with the grain tax.
Xiangdan took Mao Qi to a river, pointed to the crystal clear river and said, "Brother, we usually take a bath here."
Mao Qi smiled and thanked Xiangdan, then plunged into the river. The cool river water soaked his heart, washing his soul, moisturizing his body, taking away the smell and greasiness all over his body. He shaved off his beard.
, cut off the excess hair, and Mao Qi suddenly changed when he came out of the river.
"Brother, I don't even recognize you." Xiangdan looked at the handsome Mao Qi in front of him and felt a hint of envy.
"Oh, really." Mao Qi said with a smile.
"Of course!"
"By the way, Xiangdan, how many spiritual crystals are needed for this food tax?" Mao Qi asked.
"The grain tax is paid once every six months, and each time is thirty spirit crystals, or eight hundred kilograms of meat." Speaking of the grain tax, Xiangdan frowned, with a heavy expression on his small face.
"Don't worry, Xiangdan, my brother is a good hunter." Mao Qi comforted him.
"Really?" Xiangdan's face showed hope, but then it dimmed and said, "But there are only two days left, is it still too late?"
"Xiangdan, don't be discouraged at any time, a man must believe in himself." Mao Qi encouraged.
Back home, Zhu'er had cooked a large pot of fragrant meat. A year of living in the open air had made Mao Qi salivate for the fireworks in the world. Coupled with the protest of his growling stomach, Mao Qi's appetite increased.
After half a bowl of meat was eaten, Mao Qi realized that Zhu'er's family had not made any move yet. Knowing that they were holding back to entertain the guests, Mao Qi put down the meat in his hands and said a little touched, but also a little embarrassed: "Uncle Xiangshan
, you guys can eat too. Here you go, auspicious eggs!"
After saying that, Maoqi took a big piece of meat from the basin and handed it to Xiangdan.
"Xiangdan!" Just as Xiangdan was about to reach out, Zhu Xiu quickly stopped him and said, "We have already eaten, you eat."
Zhu Xiu's words reminded Mao Qi of his parents, and tears almost burst out of his eyes. "Auntie, don't worry, I have a way to raise enough food taxes. In the future, we will definitely have endless meat."
After saying that, Mao Qi turned his back on the guests and distributed all the meat in the basin to everyone's hands.
"By the way, I wonder what your name is?" Zhu Xiu asked expectantly when he saw that Mao Qi was healthy and could eat and speak.
"My name is, my name is... I don't remember." Mao Qi racked his brains to remember his own name.
At first, Zhu Xiu thought that Mao Qi was unwilling to talk, and after asking a few more questions, she found out that he had lost his memory. However, Mao Qi kept assuring her that she would be able to raise enough food taxes, and also said that she would teach Xiangdan how to hunt in the future.
They will have no worries about food and clothing. Zhu Xiu's family is full of hope.
Looking at Xiangdan and Maoqi who had great appetites, Zhu Xiu simply asked Zhuer to cook two more pots of meat. After a hearty meal, Maoqi touched his belly and stood up.
"Xiangdan, get your tools and let's go hunting." Just when everyone thought Mao Qi wanted to rest, Mao Qi said something surprising.
"Okay!" Xiangdan stood up without hesitation and went to get the tools.
"Let's go now? How about we talk tomorrow." Zhu Er summoned up the courage and tried to make her words as natural as possible.
"Yes, go now. You can't be freeloaders and do nothing." Mao Qi said with a smile. "Uncle Xiangshan, Aunt Zhu Xiu, you are waiting for the good news about me and Xiangdan."
"Zhu'er, to be honest, I'm really satisfied with this guy. I was satisfied when he saved him. Although he's a little smaller, I'm even more satisfied." Looking at Mao Qi's confident back, Zhu Xiu smiled.
said.
"Mom, don't be happy yet. This meal will eat up our reserves for a week. If they can't kill the prey." Pearl was also secretly happy. No matter from appearance, conversation, or mobility, Pearl was very happy.
I am very satisfied with Mao Qi. But because of my lameness, I feel a little inferior, and I am afraid that Mao Qi will reject me.
"I'm also very satisfied. It's just that it's afternoon, not the best hunting time." Xiangshan was also a little excited. Suddenly there was such a laborer in the family, and there was hope for the future. But seeing that Mao Qi was too young,
Still worried about his lack of hunting experience.
"Okay, don't sigh. Pearl, please clean up here quickly and tidy up the house. I'll make your dad's clothes smaller. It's not good for people to always wear sheets." A family has a family.
I feel hopeful and feel happy no matter what I do.
Xiangshan was leisurely basking in the sun outside the house. This was the first time since he became a disabled person that he was basking in the sun leisurely. Pearl was busy inside and outside the house. Although her feet were inconvenient, she was still humming a little tune.
Zhu Xiu carefully selected one of Xiangshan's clothes and changed it according to Mao Qi's figure. Everyone was busy and full of hope, waiting for hope.
While making traps, Mao Qi explained to Xiangdan the essentials of traps and the living habits of various animals, and soon the traps were set up.
"Brother, can this trap really catch wild boars?" The method Mao Qi mentioned seemed to Xiangdan to be very simple, and the trap he made was also very simple, so simple that he lost confidence in the trap.
"Don't worry Xiangdan. Let's go and set up a few more traps." Mao Qi said with confidence.
Xiangdan has a strong learning ability. After seeing Maoqi set it up once, he can imitate the setting without even missing the details.
Seeing that Xiangdan got it quickly, Maoqi taught him to set up a trap specifically for catching goats. Xiangdan was amazed by Maoqi's ever-changing traps. Every time he set it himself, Ranran marveled at its ingenuity, and gradually became more and more fond of Maoqi.
Full of confidence.
"Brother, what are we doing now?" Although his face was covered with sweat, Xiangdan seemed to have endless energy.
"Those lazy things are lying in their nests and holes now. Let's go harass them." Mao Qi replied.
There are also things to pay attention to when chasing prey. Different habits and different levels of prey have different ways of cutting, and the speed of chasing is also different.
Looking at the wild boars, goats and auspicious eggs that I had chased all over the mountains, I felt more relaxed than ever before, and a love for hunting emerged from my heart. Wild boars and goats are the lowest prey, and they are the entry point for hunters.
The best choice. But what makes Mao Qi strange is that these purebred animals, which are almost extinct outside, are very common in Xiangxiang Village.
After running all over the mountain for a while, Mao Qi and Xiang Dan found a tree to sit down. Mao Qi took the trouble to tell Xiang Dan the essentials of hunting tigers and leopards until the sun went down. Xiang Dan listened very seriously.
He also understood it very quickly. In Mao Qi's eyes, Xiangdan was like a natural hunter, and his talent was rare among the Chinese people.