Five hundred and twentieth seventh chapter keep promises
Pang Panghai looked at Lin Ye: "Big shopkeeper, what are you going to do with these people? If they stay here, I'm afraid they will alert the enemy."
Lin Ye looked at Pang Panghai: "Why are you afraid of alerting others?"
These words made Pang Panghai ask back, his face getting slightly hot.
If these people are dealt with according to Dayu's laws, their sins will definitely not lead to death.
But they were unlucky and caught up with Lin Ye.
This is not all due to their bad luck, but also because they have enough courage and are extremely bold.
"They are all hanging upside down in the village. If someone finds them, they will be doomed."
After Lin Ye gave the instructions, he turned around and left. Pang Panghai looked at Zhuang Junji, who seemed a little surprised.
Brother Zhuang probably didn't expect that Lin Ye would be so violent.
But Zhuang Junji didn't say a word. He would not interfere with Lin Ye's treatment, whether he was released or killed.
Lin Ye is the Protector and must have the majesty he deserves. His words are the supreme order in Yunzhou.
Zhuang Junji has never been an official, and he also knows what to ask and what not to ask.
These dozens of scoundrels probably won't survive. No one will come to the village at night. If they are hanged until they are discovered tomorrow morning, they will almost bleed to death.
"Move quickly."
Pang Panghai ordered: "Hang them all up, upside down."
As soon as he gave the order, more than a dozen soldiers immediately took action.
These people are the elites who have survived the Lone Bamboo War, the Dongbo War, and countless battles.
Their blood is hotter than fire when it's hot, and colder than their knives when it's cold.
The general said they should die, so they should die.
About an hour later, Lin Ye and the others had arrived at a village a little further away.
Although it was almost late at night, some lights could still be seen dimly in the village.
The injured couple gave instructions and took Lin Ye and others back to their home.
After taking medicine, treating his injuries, and being carried back all the way, the fisherman's condition seemed to be better, and at least he had regained some energy.
Their family is obviously not very wealthy. They have four children, the eldest is sixteen or seventeen years old, and the youngest is only seven or eight years old.
None of the four children has read a book and cannot even write their own name.
When the four children saw their parents being beaten like this, they burst into tears. Lin Ye also exited the house at this time, stood in the yard, and looked up at the stars again.
Zhuang Junji walked up to Lin Ye and asked, "Have you seen the look in the older child's eyes?"
Lin Ye nodded.
He saw it, that was the ferocity that shouldn't be seen in that young man's eyes.
There is no doubt that if the boy is given a knife now, he will dare to go directly to him. No matter who is beating his parents, he will stab him without hesitation.
"In the eyes of a mere county magistrate... no, in the eyes of that group of rogues, this matter is nothing, but to the couple's children, it is something they can risk their lives for."
thing."
Zhuang Junji said in a very soft voice: "If a household is like this, the neighbors will sympathize and help, but they will not dare to stand up and speak out."
"If ten households are like this, the people in the village can unite. If a hundred households are like this, they will pick up their kitchen knives and sickles and form a team."
Lin Ye nodded again.
Zhuang Junji said: "I haven't left Yunzhou City for a long time. It turns out that the lives of people outside Yunzhou City are completely different from those in Yunzhou City."
After a while, the boy came out of the house with blood-red eyes.
Pang Panghai wanted to stop him, but Lin Ye signaled that he didn't need to stop him.
The red-eyed boy knelt down in front of Lin Ye with a plop, and then kowtowed heavily.
"I know you are a big shot. If you weren't, you wouldn't dare offend those people to save my parents."
The young man raised his head, with tears still on his face.
He said: "Please take me with you, sir. I will repay your kindness like a cow or a horse."
Lin Ye said: "It doesn't have to be like this. You should take good care of your parents at home and take care of your younger brothers and sisters."
The young man said: "I want to follow the adults. Not only do I want to repay my kindness, I also want to stand out. I also want to be a big shot. Only if I become a big shot, my parents will no longer be bullied."
He held his head high, with a slightly fierce determination in his eyes.
"If you are willing to keep me, my life will be yours."
Lin Ye said: "If you become a big shot, will you be like the people who bullied your parents and just bully people who are not as good as you?"
The young man shook his head vigorously: "I won't. I just want my parents not to be bullied. I don't dare anyone to bully them."
Lin Ye: "What if I can't accept you."
The young man said: "If you can't take me in, I will look for opportunities in the future. I can't keep being bullied like this."
Lin Ye asked: "What's your name?"
The young man replied: "Nie Fubo."
Lin Ye asked: "Who gave you this name?"
The young man said: "My parents said that when I was one year old, I didn't have a proper name. I only had a nickname called Shui Wa."
"When I was more than a year old, a wandering Taoist passed by here. When he was crossing the river, my parents gave him a lift."
"My parents said that when we got on the boat to the river, an evil wind suddenly came up. The boat shook so hard that it shook me and woke me up. I cried, and the cry was very loud. Coincidentally, I cried.
Soon the wind stopped."
Nie Fubo looked at Lin Ye: "The Taoist said, you kid is a bit interesting. He asked about my birth date, and then said no wonder, saying that I can control the river in the future. I am an amazing person. How dare my parents dare to
I believe this, but please ask the Taoist to give me a name."
Lin Ye said: "Get up."
Nie Fubo immediately stood up, and Lin Ye reached out to hold Nie Fubo's shoulders.
His inner energy probed Nie Fubo's body and found that the child's physique was very good, but it was only very good and could not be regarded as a budding practitioner.
Even if he is, he looks to be sixteen or seventeen years old now, and it is too late to start practicing.
Lin Ye said: "Nie Fubo, we will leave tomorrow morning. The day after tomorrow, if you are brave enough, go to the county government to sue the county magistrate, and I will consider whether to accept you."
Nie Fubo nodded vigorously: "Okay!"
Lin Ye found a place to sit down and softened his tone: "I heard from your father that the county government collected fish tax twice last year?"
Nie Fubo said: "Twice last year, and it's just the beginning of spring this year and I've already harvested it once."
Lin Ye's heart sank.
Nie Fubo said: "It's not just a fish tax. If you don't pay the fish tax to the county government, you won't be allowed to fish. If you catch fish and don't deliver it, you won't be allowed to sell it. If you sell it, you have to pay a commission. If you don't pay the commission, you won't be allowed to fish."
Let the fishing take place.”
Zhuang Junji asked: "If the county government does this, isn't it afraid that someone will come to investigate?"
"Who's going to check?"
Nie Fubo said: "My father said that the entire Shui Po was given to his brother-in-law by the county magistrate Song Lou. The fish market also belongs to his brother-in-law. There is a commission for the fish tax. Is it the county government that wants it or his brother-in-law?"
Yes, who can say for sure."
"My father also said that even if a bigger official comes from above, who will just go through the motions?"
"Even if someone asks why so much tax is collected, the county magistrate can say that it is not a fish tax, but a tax for the fish market industry, and has nothing to do with the county government."
Lin Ye asked: "The day after tomorrow, you go to the county government office and beat the drum to redress the grievances. If the county magistrate asks you who to sue, just say sue him. Do you dare to say this exactly?"
Nie Fubo said: "I dare, but I know that I will never be able to see the county magistrate."
Lin Ye said: "You will see it."
Speaking of this, Lin Ye looked at Pang Panghai: "Give him a usable sign."
Pang Panghai immediately gave his Wu Lingwei waist card to Nie Fubo and asked him to keep it carefully.
Lin Ye said: "After you arrive at the county government office, if someone doesn't let you see the county magistrate, just show him the sign."
Nie Fubo carefully put the belt card close to his heart, then nodded and said: "Don't worry, sir. Although I am only sixteen, I am already a man. My father said that if a man speaks out, he will be nailed."
A nail that is fixed cannot be shaken.”
Lin Ye nodded.
"You go and have a rest. Your parents and I will go have a few more words."
After Lin Ye finished saying this, he stepped into the house.
Pang Panghai looked at the young man, his eyes were full of happiness for this young man. He couldn't help but sigh, how lucky this young man was to meet our general.
in the house.
Lin Ye sat next to the fisherman brother, took his hand and felt his pulse again.
After a moment, he nodded: "Take a good rest and don't exert any effort within two months, otherwise the root cause of the disease will be caused."
The fisherman shook his head repeatedly. Although the shaking of his head seemed weak, he was so firm when he shook his head.
"No, no, please take a good look at me and give me some medicine. How can I not work hard for two months? I need to eat. Everyone in the family needs to eat."
Lin Ye stretched out his hand, and Pang Panghai understood immediately, took off the money bag and handed it to Lin Ye.
Lin Ye put the money bag next to the fisherman: "You are the head of the family. Of course you cannot not work all the time, but you can rest peacefully in these two months. The money is enough for you."
The fisherman's eyes immediately became wet. He didn't even shed a tear after being beaten like this, but he couldn't help it.
"Don't get up."
Lin Ye reached out and held him down.
The fisherman turned back to look at his wife beside him, the woman who had been beaten like a big-headed doll.
"Kowtow to the Lord for me, hurry up."
The woman was about to kneel down, but was supported by Pang Panghai.
"I'm leaving at dawn. I'm not an adult, I'm just a businessman."
Lin Ye said: "I'm going to Yunzhou. You can tell me about your Niaoxian County. I can ask someone to talk to the senior officials in Yunzhou."
When they heard that Lin was not an official, the couple's eyes clearly showed disappointment. It was no longer disappointment, but despair.
"gentlemen."
The fisherman's name for Lin Ye also changed.
He said: "I know you really want to help us, but don't go. You can't afford to offend me. I can't harm you because of my family's affairs."
Lin Ye said: "You heard them call me the big shopkeeper. I have a big business, so I can help you talk."
The fisherman said: "Sir, why don't you understand that no matter how big the business is, it can't be bigger than a word from an official."
Zhuang Junji, who was standing aside, trembled because of these words.
He looked at Lin Ye, who didn't seem to know what to say.
"Tell me about it, in case it's useful."
Pang Panghai advised from the side: "Otherwise, just treat it as a chat and talk casually. We won't hurt you anyway."
The fisherman hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay..."
Early the next morning, Lin Ye, Zhuang Junji and the others left the small village. Before the sun had risen, their figures had disappeared from Nie Fubo's sight.
Another day passed and it was still dark. Nie Fubo got up, dressed neatly, packed his things, knelt down to his parents and kowtowed three times.
His mother held him tight and wouldn't let go, saying that you couldn't go, or that your life would be lost if you did.
Nie Fubo said, my father has taught me that if a man is a real man, spitting is a thorn. If we agree to this gentleman, we have to go.
How could his mother let him go?
Nie Fubo broke away and looked at his father: "Dad, I'm going, please persuade mother. I believe that gentleman, because that gentleman also believes in me."
The fisherman bit his lip, and after a long time, he nodded heavily: "Go ahead, you are the boss, you go and repay this kindness."
"yes!"
Nie Fubo knelt down again, kowtowed to his parents a few more times, and then strode out the door.