Chapter 33 (Add Update)

The road to the outer county is very quiet, full of dark green trees in front of you, and the sunny farmland in the distance.

The grains on both sides emitted a special fragrance in the sun. Looking at the autumn color, Xiao Yuanqi's mind was finally a little lighter.

"Maybe that uncle is just a special existence. I think Changli will definitely get better and better." Shen Sirong knew that he couldn't let go of the couple yesterday and comforted him.

Xiao Yuanqi closed his eyes on his back and let the small wind from the countryside blowing in front of him brush his face. The rice fields in the distance are getting closer and closer, and the ears of rice fluttering with the wind jump up layers of waves, as if they are attacking forward and moving backwards.

The speed of the car slowed down, and a hunchbacked man in his forties lifted the curtain and asked, "Sir, madam, let's stop in front."

The driving was a cold night. His dress really made Shen Sirong unable to see the flaws. When the curtain was put down, she smiled.

When he stopped the car, Xiao Yuanqi stepped out, while Shen Sirong sat in the car and did not show up. He guarded outside the carriage on a cold night.

Xiao Yuanqi saw that many farmers were carrying a large burden of food but still looked embarrassed, so he came forward and asked, "Dare you why do you sigh so sadly? Isn't the harvest good?

One of the farmers looked at Xiao Yuanqi and asked, "Are you a foreigner? What are you doing here?"

Xiao Yuanqi replied softly, "I want to buy some land here."

"Well, you'd better go as soon as possible. Buying land here will only lose money and make no money." A farmer on the right put down the burden on his shoulder and wiped his sweat with his sleeves.

"The second brother is right, young man, you'd better go somewhere else." One of the oldest farmers said with a cringe.

"This...and why?" Xiao Yuanqi said in a puzzled way, and his eyes looked at the faces of these farmers one by one.

" Besides, there are no more locust plagues this year. Let's see if the harvest is still good." These farmers are honest people. Hearing Xiao Yuanqi's sincere question, they will only answer with more sincerity.

After hesitating, one of them approached and whispered, "It's better to have a locust plague than to have a harvest in the fields here..."

Seeing that someone took the lead in opening their mouths, the rest of the people also said, "That's right, when there is a locust plague, we can more or less allocate the food allocated by the court for disaster relief."

"Oh? I heard that the grain allocated by the court is enough for the people of Yizhou to survive the disaster. Xiao Yuanqi asked quietly when he heard the words.

"Hey..."

"It's good to have some porridge."

"That's...that's..."

What made Xiao Yuanqi run up angrily. He closed his eyes and let the anger in his eyes dissipate a little: "Brothers, what does this have to do with not being able to buy land here?"

The elderly farmer patted him on the shoulder: "If you buy land here, the tax you have to pay is not light. If you don't pay it, I'm afraid you will be caught to see an official."

"Is there such a thing? Does no one care? Besides, no matter how much I pay, it should be enough for me and my family to eat.

The farmers said with some ridicule, "Stupid boy, you are a child who has never seen the world. Who will take care of the people in the government? These lands were originally ours, but four years ago, the old man set a rule that we had to pay more poll tax on our fields, which forced us not to mortgage the fields to him. Later, we planted food for others in our own fields.

The more Xiao Yuanqi listened, the colder his heart became.

"That is to say, if I buy land here, I'm afraid there will be no return..."

The indifference on his face is cynical to the farmers. Farmers no longer persuade, but sigh in their hearts: Unfortunately, none of the cynics in this world has a good end.

"Bold."

With a scolding, a whip came quickly. Xiao Yuanqi reacted quickly and took the opportunity to pull the farmer beside him. The farmer dodged the whip, but the load of grain was scattered on the ground. The small grains of rice rolled a drop, and the farmers lay on the ground to pick up grain, and the ruthless whip fell on their backs.

The blood was melted by sweat, and the blood in Xiao Yuanqi's eyes was even more bloody. He looked at the man waving the whip on the horse. He was dressed in a purple silk robe, holding a folding fan in one hand and a whip in the other. The whip in his hand was still trembling. Looking behind him, there are six followers, and there are seven in this line.

"What are you going to do?"

As soon as Xiao Yuanqi spoke, he took the whip and waved it in the direction of Xiao Yuanqi. Shen Sirong looked at the situation and sent the cold night to help.

"Where do you dare to talk to our master like this? You don't want to live, do you?"

When those farmers saw their target against Xiao Yuanqi, they kowtowed one after another and said, "I forgive you. This is a foreigner who passed by. He doesn't know the name of the young master, and I hope he won't blame him.

Seeing these strangers kowtowing for him, Xiao Yuanqi's heart, who never believed in sincerity, slowly cracked. They are...

"Then it's time to know the master's name now. Hurry up and kneel down..."

Xiao Yuanqi asked with a faint smile, "Do you dare to ask the young master?"

The man in purple led replied: "I am the legitimate son of the governor of Yizhou and the brother of the emperor's favorite concubine today."

When he said this, Xiao Yuanqi's eyes were darker. It seemed that this person was Li Jingwan's brother, Li Jianchang, the legitimate son of Li Fangcheng, the assassin of Yizhou.

"disrespectful and disrespectful..."

Xiao Yuanqi did not arch his hand, but poured his body slightly.

"Master, there is a beautiful little lady here." A **| irty voice looked particularly harsh at this time. Xiao Yuanqi's face turned black, and his eyes looked at the person who opened his mouth.

I don't know when the man got off the horse and raised the curtain next to the carriage. At this time, Shen Simong's appearance was exposed to everyone's eyes. These farmers have never seen such a beautiful woman, and they can't help but be stunned.

Li Jianchang in purple was about to stare out. He always thought that his little sister was the most beautiful woman. At the sight today, there were such people in the world.

Li Jianchang's lustful heart reached out and walked towards the carriage.

"This is my wife."

Xiao Yuanqi rushed to stop Li Jianchang's horse first, and the cold night was also a cold look at the man who raised the carriage curtain.

Li Jianchang smiled disapprovingly: "Your wife? Who can prove it? Uncle tells you that she is my woman. You can get out of here... Hahaha..."

While laughing, he put away the whip. Li Jianchang opened the folding fan and got off the horse and approached the carriage step by step.