Lin Chenghai's wife watched his husband being arrested helplessly, but she had no choice.

The other family also reminded him with tears in their eyes whether to go to Qilizhai and ask the people there to help. This seemed to be their only hope, so the three of them went out to rush to Qilizhai, which is not far from them.

In fact, Li Yan and the others were watching the yamen runners take away the people in the village. Although they were far away and could not hear what they said, they could guess a rough idea. At this time, they saw a few women, old men, and children rushing to the village, and they knew what they wanted to do.

"Let's go back, second brother." Li Yan turned around and left, and he still greeted Li Zhong who was frowning and dazed.

Li Zhong grabbed Li Yan and asked, "Are you planning to help them?"

Li Yan turned around and said helplessly: "How can I help? I am just a small township soldier, not that big-faced."

At this time, Li Zhong saw many families watching the families rushing over the village wall, and some even pointed at them.

"It's so pitiful, even the food rations were taken away."

"What's so pitiful? I think I deserve it! If I stayed in the village like us, how could I suffer this?"

"That's right, the young master didn't keep them."

"Yes, I thought he was more powerful than the young master. I wanted to do it alone, and I didn't see if he was worth it."

...

Li Zhong suddenly frowned and asked in a low voice: "You did it on purpose, right? When those officials said the number of fields, you could say nothing. You did it on purpose!"

Li Yan also whispered: "I am not a Shantang here. I can come here when I want to come, and leave after eating and drinking. They are the opposite examples. Only with comparisons can people distinguish between good and bad."

"Why are you like this now?" Li Zhong asked with a heartache. Although he was very excited, he still remembered to lower his voice.

Li Yan looked around and whispered: "Let's go back and talk."

Before Lin Chenghai and his family arrived at the village, Li Yan and Li Zhong returned to the village. Instead of going to the conference hall, they went to Li Yan's bedroom.

"Aren't we doing these things now just to save these people?" Li Zhong asked excitedly: "But how can you still harm them?! You just don't help them, how can you harm them?" Li Zhong was still rational, and did not yell, but tried to keep his voice as low as possible, but also expressed enough anger.

Li Yan explained: "I am also trying to save people and save more people! We can help them just now, but what consequences will be? Second brother, you should be able to think about it. By next year, there will be no few people staying in the village, and they will leave and work alone. Anyway, we will help them here, and the government will not collect taxes from them. Why do they still pay us 30% of the harvest? By that time, our team will be disbanded! Now we have saved three families, but tomorrow, we can't save one more person. I think Second brother should know what to do."

Li Zhong calmed down and began to think. He knew that what Li Yan said would definitely become reality. Everyone is selfish. Since they can take advantage of it, no one will pay. Especially after someone sets an example, countless people will imitate it.

"Mr. Li, please save us!"

"We know that we are wrong, so you can show your compassion. As long as we can save my man, we will definitely join the village and serve you as a cow and horse to repay you with great kindness!"

"Please, Mr. Li, we can only come and ask you now."

...

Outside the gate of the village wall, Lin Chenghai and his family knelt at the door, cried loudly, and kept knocking their heads.

After a while, Li Mou also came and asked, "Second brother, fourth brother, why are you hiding here? There are already crowds of people outside, go and have a look."

Li Zhong also said, "Go and have a look. Now everyone knows that our village is in good condition, so there is no need to let them suffer anymore."

Li Mou asked curiously: "What the hell is it?"

Li Zhong briefly explained to Li Mou.

"Good, Fourth Brother!" Li Mou suddenly patted Li Yan's shoulder and praised: "It seems that I have made the right choice, so that I can have the heart to be the leader!"

Li Zhong continued to persuade: "Go and have a look, your goal has been achieved anyway."

Li Yan said helplessly: "Second brother, it's not that I don't want to go, but that I really can't help them."

"There is no way?" Li Zhong asked unwillingly.

Li Mou was afraid that the world would not be in chaos and said, "They just hung their heads on the city tower. How could they take them off immediately after they were hung up?"

Li Yan shook his head and said, "Let's go, take a look."

When Li Yan and the others arrived at the wall gate, an old woman fainted from crying and her family was taking care of her sadly.

When they saw Li Yan coming out, they immediately kowtowed and shouted loudly about pleading.

Li Yan said loudly: "You don't have to kowtow anymore, I can't help. You might as well go back and find another way."

Lin Chenghai's wife cried and begged: "Mr. Li, we know we are wrong. Please give us another chance. As long as we can rescue our man, we will definitely be loyal to the master and follow him to the death."

Li Yan said helplessly: "It's not that I don't help you, but that I really have no choice."

"Then please lend us some money. We will repay it to the young master as a cow and horse in the future." Lin Chenghai's wife cried again.

Li Yan shook his head, spread his hands, and said, "We have just paid the tax, and nothing left."

Lin Chenghai and his family thought that Li Yan and the others were like them, not only asking for taxes, but also having to pay the accumulated debts here. So they became desperate. They no longer beg, but stood up and stumbled towards their homes.

Li Zhong asked in a low voice: "Why don't you ask how much money you want? Maybe it's a lot of money for them, but for us, it may not be too much."

"This is what the entire village has earned with their lives. I can't just give it to outsiders." Li Yan also whispered in a low voice, but said firmly.

Li Mou said happily: "The Fourth Brother is talking about the truth."
Chapter completed!