When they woke up early in the morning, Chai Yan and Wu Sansheng were in front of the house arranging and directing everyone's departure.
At this moment, Yao Zheng and his wife came out of the house. Yao Zheng and his wife each carried a small bamboo basket in their hands.
"Master Chai, shopkeeper Wu." Yao Zheng called out. Chai Yan and Wu Sansheng heard and walked over.
Yao Zheng and his wife handed the bamboo basket to them.
The two of them lowered their heads and saw that the baskets were filled with steaming eggs that had just been boiled.
Yao Zhengdao: "You can take these with you so that you can eat some with the children on the way."
Wu Sansheng was not a hypocritical person, so he accepted it immediately and handed it to an apprentice. Chai Yan saw that Wu Sansheng accepted it, so he also accepted the egg.
While the two sides were saying their farewell blessings, several people appeared on the road. If you look closely, they were four soldiers and a commoner.
Yao Zheng suddenly looked unhappy and said angrily: "Why is he here again!"
Wu Sansheng asked curiously: "Brother Yao, who is he?"
Yao Zheng said bitterly: "A pug!"
Chai Yan and Wu Sansheng immediately looked at each other and instantly understood that Yao hated one of the visitors.
Yao Zheng's wife patted her husband and said to the two of them: "The man at the front is called Cai Fuqi. He is the most idle person in our village. Recently, people from the Yaozhou Guard Camp often come to collect taxes, and he leads the way!"
"Taxation?" Chai Yan asked in surprise: "What tax?"
Wu Sansheng said: "Suppression of bandits! Each person has to pay five hundred coins for half a month, and children have to pay half."
Chai Yan asked in confusion: "Suppression of bandits tax? How come there is such a tax?"
Although Chai Yan didn't know much about the Sheng Dynasty's taxation, he also knew very well that there was no banditry tax.
This question made both Wu Sansheng and Yao Zheng shake their heads helplessly. At that time, Chai Yan understood that this "laoshizi's suppression of bandits and taxes" was simply made up and was a kind of exploitation!
After a while, Cai Fuqi and four soldiers arrived in front of Yao Zheng's house.
The soldiers had long seen the three vehicles carrying goods and Chai Yan and others. At that moment, a soldier with a very angry expression came up and asked, "Who are you?"
Wu Sansheng immediately stepped forward and said: "Master Jun, my name is Wu Sansheng, and I am the shopkeeper of Huichun Hall in Hukou Town. Yesterday we went out to buy some goods. We walked too slowly and missed Sutou. We rested here last night.
I am planning to set off back to Hukou Town."
"Are you from Huichun Hall?" the soldier asked.
Wu Sansheng immediately smiled and replied: "Yes, Master Jun."
The soldier looked at Wu Sansheng, but he didn't seem suspicious. Then he turned to Chai Yan and asked, "Are you from Huichun Hall too?"
Chai Yan shook his head and said: "No, I came from the capital and went to Hukou Town to find an acquaintance and go with Shopkeeper Wu."
Seeing that Chai Yan was thin and dressed like a scholar, the soldier did not ask any more questions, but said loudly: "The bandit tax is five hundred coins per person, and half for children. Pay it quickly!"
Cai Fuqi on the side looked honest and honest, but his personality was completely opposite. He immediately urged: "Quick, quick, quick, after paying the tax, the military gentlemen have to go elsewhere, hurry up!"
Yao Zheng was helpless, so he quickly asked his wife to go back to the house to get the money. Only after paying the money, these people would leave quickly!
As soon as Yao Zheng's wife entered the main room, people came out of the next room. They were Hang Baiqiu, Erwa and Sanmei. The three of them were talking and laughing as they walked out, unaware of what was happening outside.
Hang Baiqiu did not wear public clothes, but wore the clothes of a village woman. She happened to be chatting and laughing happily with her second son and three younger sisters. She looked like a mother of two children.
Cai Fuqi noticed Hang Baiqiu's appearance at a glance, and immediately said: "Yao Zheng, what's the matter with you? Why are you paying someone else at home? Two children and one adult, then you have to pay an extra thousand yuan! Master Jun,
Do you think..."
The soldier immediately said: "Yes, for three people, one big and two small, they will have to pay one thousand more coins!"
Yao Zheng became anxious when he heard this, and quickly explained that Hang Baiqiu was not from their family, but from Mr. Chai and his party.
But Cai Fuqi and the soldiers did not believe that Hang Baiqiu and the others were relatives of Yao Zheng and should pay taxes, and their tone and attitude were very bad!
After Hang Baiqiu learned about the situation, he was very angry. He immediately stepped forward to explain and clarify. Unexpectedly, the four soldiers not only did not believe it, but also made fun of Hang Baiqiu, who had an outstanding appearance.
At this moment, Hang Baiqiu was furious. He pointed at the four soldiers and asked, "Which battalion are you from and who is your commander?"
Not only did the four soldiers show no fear, but they laughed even crazier...
Chai Yan and Cheng Jiu all saw this in their eyes, but none of them said anything because they knew in their hearts that if they offended Hang Baiqiu, they would end badly!
Amidst the laughter, Yao Zheng's wife came out just in time to get the money. She was shocked when she saw the situation in front of the house, and then hurriedly stepped forward to take Hang Baiqiu away, otherwise she would suffer a big loss.
But the behavior of Yao Zheng's wife immediately angered the leading soldier. He suddenly pushed Yao Zheng's wife away, then pointed at Hang Baiqiu and said: "I suspect this person is the work of a rogue bandit. Come, kidnap him and take him away."
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Before she finished speaking, the three soldiers behind rushed towards Hang Baiqiu, trying to catch her violently.
"Master Jun, I misunderstood, she is not..."
"Fuck you!"
Shopkeeper Wu wanted to dissuade these ruffians from arresting the soldiers, but before he could finish his words, a soldier behind him kicked Wu Sansheng mercilessly to the ground.
Chai Yan quickly went to help Wu Sansheng up, and at the same time said to Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun: "Take the second baby and the third sister away!"
Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun immediately rushed forward and each took one away.
Immediately afterwards, Chai Yan shouted to Hang Baiqiu: "What are you waiting for?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Hang Baiqiu started to move. She punched twice and then kicked her twice. The four soldiers in front of her fell to the ground. Some covered their faces and screamed in pain, while others covered their stomachs and wailed. They all looked very tired.
The pain is unbearable......
Hang Baiqiu's move made Wu Sansheng, Yao Zheng and his wife, as well as Uncle Yu in the distance, all dumbfounded. None of them expected that Hang Baiqiu turned out to be a hidden master!
The leading soldier fell to the ground and shouted: "You dare to hit us, you really don't want your life. Do you know who our commander is?"
"Who is it?" Hang Baiqiu asked, she was wondering whose subordinates these naughty soldiers were.
"Jiang Yongshuang, General Jiang!" the soldier shouted loudly, hoping to use the name of general to scare these people away.
"Haha, I'm so scared!" Hang Baiqiu laughed twice, his tone extremely fake.
Chai Yan walked up to the leading soldier, took out a badge, put it in front of his eyes, and asked, "Hey, do you know this?"
The soldier took a closer look and was immediately dumbfounded. He suddenly remembered that Chai Yan had said that he was from the capital, so he was the Wude Secretary of the capital!
"Recognize, recognize, recognize!" The soldier almost peed in fear and couldn't stand up for a long time.
Chai Yan put away his cards and said, "If you don't know me, get out of here!"
Soon after saying this, the four soldiers got up and ran away for their lives. Cai Fuqi didn't dare to stay any longer and ran away in a hurry.
Wu Sansheng asked curiously: "Mr. Chai, what did you show them just now?"
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PS: I’m going to take leave tomorrow and will make up for the update the day after.