"You still have a knife? Do you want to chop off my old bones first?"
The person who came was none other than the old village chief.
After all, he was someone who had seen a big battle. Even though Hou Wu was holding a knife in his hand and was very fierce, he was not afraid at all. He raised his hand and slapped Hou Wu to death. Stagger.
Blood immediately flowed from the corner of Hou Wu's mouth, and his teeth were about to be broken, but how could he dare to challenge the old village chief's power?
He quickly apologized profusely:
"Uncle Lu, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong..."
As he spoke, he had already thrown the hatchet aside.
"snort."
The old village chief didn't even look at Hou Wu, and said directly to everyone:
"what happened?!"
In the country, ‘imperial power does not go to the countryside’.
The foundation of the Daqian Dynasty was to "share the world with the gentry of the world."
Although the old village chief is not yet a gentry, his influence in Quanzi Village is by no means negligible.
at this time.
Even Xue An and this official, Mr. Ma, still have to give the old village chief some respect.
Xue An hurriedly laughed with him and told the story again with added detail.
The official, Ma Ye, also smiled and added beside him.
The old village chief frowned and couldn't help but look at Li Yuanjing.
The other person has matured and matured, so he naturally understands the situation at this time.
With the appearance in front of him, he could protect Li Yuanjing for a while, but he could never protect Li Yuanjing for the rest of his life.
At the end of the day.
Li Yuanjing still has to resolve this matter himself.
Li Yuanjing saw that there were already many villagers watching the fun outside, and he raised his hands to the old village chief and said with a smile:
"Old village chief, I still say the same thing. I have no problem paying the autumn tax today. However, Wang Cuihua, a slut, and Hou Wu, a bastard, must also pay today!"
"otherwise!"
"I'm afraid this won't convince the public!"
The surrounding villagers were not fools, and they naturally saw that these people were targeting Li Yuanjing. After all, it was customary for the rich to pay first, and the autumn tax was directly related to their vital interests, so they couldn't help but speak out one after another.
"Yes, why do you let Li Shusheng hand over first, but Hou Wu and Wang Cuihua don't? What kind of truth is this?"
"That's right, I don't accept this method of treatment!"
"I'm not convinced either!"
Seeing that the emotions of the surrounding villagers were about to be stirred up and a little out of control, the old village chief hurriedly said to Xue An and Ma Ye:
"Two gentlemen, if we don't deal with this matter quickly, I'm afraid there will be trouble..."
"this……"
Xue An didn't care, but cold sweat began to break out on Ma Ye's face.
What has the government been most afraid of since ancient times?
The first thing to bear the brunt of is ‘gathering the crowd’!
No matter what words are added after "gathering people", it seems that it is not something that an ordinary soap official can bear.
Master Ma immediately glared at Xue An fiercely and said in a sinister voice:
"Third Butler, why don't you let these two bastards pay their autumn taxes today?! Otherwise, if something goes wrong, how many heads do you have to chop off?"
Seeing Master Ma being so cold and stern, Xue An also panicked a little.
Although he is the third housekeeper of the Xue family and usually looks after five or six people, he understands that it is because he is a useful dog who can make money for his owner.
What if instead of making any money or benefits at this time, he actually got into such big trouble——
He could tell with his butt that Xue Dashan would have to skin his dog alive.
He said to Wang Cuihua and Hou Wu hurriedly and coldly:
"You two will pay your autumn taxes today!"
"this……"
Wang Cuihua and Hou Wudeng were speechless.
How could I have imagined that.
If the fire is said to be drawn to them, it will be drawn to them.
This dog named Li is so poor and vicious.
Wang Cuihua is a matchmaker after all.
Compared with ordinary rural people, she is considered a capable person. Although the autumn tax of nearly one tael of silver is a lot for her, it is not unbearable.
He quickly winked at Hou Wu.
Hou Wu is a lot weaker than Wang Cuihua.
He had previously stolen the autumn tax money from his mother-in-law Xiugu, and had already spent it completely in the gambling house and brothel run by Xue Dashan in the town.
but.
Seeing the frail Li Yuanjing not far away, Hou Wu suddenly found the confidence again.
Even the Fifth Master Hou could not raise enough money for the autumn tax at the moment. How could Li Yuanjing, a poor and stinking scholar, possibly be able to raise the money?
He immediately sneered and said:
"good!"
"no problem!"
"Li, as long as you, a poor bitch, pay your autumn taxes today, I, Hou Wu, will pay them right away!"
Wang Cuihua also hurriedly said:
"Li Yuanjing, as long as you hand it over, I will hand it over right away."
Seeing that the situation was finally under control, both Ma Ye and Xue An breathed a sigh of relief.
Ma Ye looked at Li Yuanjing with a sly smile and said:
"Shusheng Li, what's wrong with that? Pay the autumn tax!"
Li Yuanjing suddenly laughed out loud:
"Master Ma, I have no problem handing it over, but if I hand it over and someone fails to hand it over, then you have to deal with it fairly."
"After all, so many villagers are here to watch."
As soon as Li Yuanjing said this, the surrounding villagers suddenly started shouting restlessly.
to be honest.
Li Yuanjing was obviously not the only one in Quanzi Village who was unhappy with Wang Cuihua and Hou Wu.
It's just that, for various reasons, everyone dares to be angry but dare not speak out.
And at this time.
With Li Yuanjing taking the lead, they naturally didn't mind and added fuel to the fire behind them.
Who wouldn't be happy to see Wang Cuihua and Hou Wu defeated?
Seeing the excitement among the crowd, Mr. Ma glared at Li Yuanjing bitterly and said:
"That's natural!"
"As a court official, I, Ma Huan, naturally enforce the law impartially and plead for the people!"
"Master Ma is mighty!"
Li Yuanjing quickly gave Mr. Ma a thumbs up, and then he took out about one tael of broken silver and placed it in front of everyone and said:
"Everyone, please see, this is the autumn tax for this year for me, Li Yuanjing, I am so innocent!"
"this……"
For a moment, everyone was speechless.
Especially at this time, the rising sunlight directly reflected the white silver in Li Yuanjing's hand, which was really dazzling.
Mainly in this era, when people pay taxes, they mainly pay food, copper coins, or other items of equivalent value.
Has there ever been anyone like Li Yuanjing who paid money in such a direct and elegant manner...
Seeing that everyone saw the silver and that it was almost ready, Li Yuanjing handed the silver into Master Ma's hand and said with a smile:
"Master Ma, look at it, is it enough?"
Master Ma only weighed it and understood that Li Yuanjing's money was not only enough, but also exceeded it.
Then he understood what Li Yuanjing meant, and the extra money was naturally his benefit.
He couldn't help but put on a smile on Li Yuanjing's face instantly, gave a thumbs up and praised:
"As expected of a scholar, Scholar Li is really capable! Everyone has seen that Scholar Li has paid his autumn taxes this year, and he is a good boy!"
As soon as Mr. Ma said this, there was an uproar and discussion around him.
Who would have thought.
Li Yuanjing, a poor scholar who couldn't lift his shoulders or resist his arms, was actually the first to pay all the autumn taxes this year.
And not only the onlookers were dumbfounded, even Yu Niang behind Li Yuanjing was also dumbfounded.
Her brother obviously gave her more than three taels of silver. In addition to the one tael of wages paid to Zhang Kun in advance, the remaining two taels obviously included this year's autumn tax money.
Can……
Where did my brother get the money? He actually paid the autumn tax without using her money...
And at this time.
Wang Cuihua and Hou Wu were completely dumbfounded when they saw that Li Yuanjing had paid the tax and the official nearby had quickly registered it and gave Li Yuanjing a receipt to prove it.
Hou Wu couldn't help shouting at the top of his voice:
"impossible!"
"This is absolutely impossible!"
"You, Li Yuanjing, are just a poor guy, how could you have so much money? You must have stolen it!"
"My lord, my lord, I want to report that Li Yuanjing is a thief. His money is not clean!"
However.
At this time, when everyone saw Hou Wu's appearance, they looked like they were looking at a fool.
If someone else had shouted something like this, it might have some credibility, but if Hou Wu, a gangster, shouted it out, who would believe it?
Li Yuanjing was really impressed by Hou Wu's IQ at this time and sneered:
"Hou Wu, it's okay if you scold me, but if you slander someone in front of so many noble people, then I won't tolerate you!"
"I borrowed this money from my uncle Wang Youdao, the king of Dagou Village. If anyone doesn't believe it, feel free to confront my uncle Wang!"
"besides!"
Li Yuanjing said, not even bothering to look at Hou Wu, and respectfully bowed his hands to Master Ma:
"Master Ma, I have already handed over, is it their turn?" This chapter has been completed!