Chapter 17 The crows in the world are black

(I'm sorry, I was dizzy just now! I sent the wrong chapter! Sorry! Make it up now!)

Xiao Tianjian and some of his men walked to a small mountain village in the northeast of Lianhua Mountain. As soon as the people here saw them, they were so scared that they fled home and closed the door to hide.

Looking at these frightened villagers, Xiao Tianjian shook his head with a wry smile, stopped his men who were about to smash the door, and shouted, "Be honest! From now on, no one can do anything to disturb the people in the local area. Let's step down!"

Several guards who were about to smash the door and took out the villagers in the house immediately retreated and stood behind Xiao Tianjian. Xiao Tianjian walked to the door. After coughing softly, he reached out and patted the door ring on the dilapidated door and shouted to the people inside, "The villagers inside are invited! Don't be afraid. We are not strong bandits who kill and rob money, and we will never harm you! Can you open the door and talk to me?"

After hearing Xiao Tianjian's call, the people inside were a little surprised. They didn't expect that this group of people with guns and knives did not forcibly break into the door, and they actually discussed with them so politely outside. On the one hand, they were frightened and afraid of being harmed by these people, and on the other hand, they were afraid of angering these strong people. After hesitating for a long time, he still pulled the door open in fear and came out tremblingly.

What came out of the door was a skinny old man in his fifties. Although he was only in his fifties, he was also a long life in this era. His age seemed to be much older than his actual age, and his body had already crimp because of years of hard work.

As soon as he saw Xiao Tianjian standing at the door of his house and the people behind him, the old man immediately knelt down for Xiao Tianjian and kowtowed and shouted, "Good man, please forgive me!" Our poor family has been uncooked for a long time. There is really nothing to honor all the good men! Please raise your hands and let us go!"

Xiao Tianjian looked at the small courtyard of the old man's house and glanced at the house again. It's not like a home! It's good to describe this family with the four walls of the family, and this old man obviously doesn't have enough to eat all year round, leaving only skin and bones. It seems that in this area, the lives of the common people are also difficult. On the one hand, they have to be ripped off by the government, and on the other hand, they have to be bullied by the local poles. This life is really hard to live!

"Don't be afraid, old man, we are not here to ask you for money and food! You don't have to worry. Get up and talk!" Xiao Tianjian stretched out his hand to help the old man up, and Wen Yan comforted him.

The old man looked at the tall man in front of him. There was no trace of fierceness on his face. He spoke politely and didn't look like a villain, so he was more or less relieved, but he still didn't dare to neglect Xiao Tianjian. He quickly ran to the room, took out a small stool, and asked Xiao Tianjian to sit down and talk. And he himself stood aside carefully and waited.

"Don't be nervous, old man. We just passed by here and wanted to ask the old man something!" Xiao Tianjian did not refuse. He sat on the small bench and continued to say to the old man with a pleasant face.

The old man looked very nervous and nodded repeatedly, "The good man can ask if he has something to say. As long as the old man knows, he will never dare not say it!"

From the clothes, the old man can also see that Xiao Tianjian should not be a member of the government, nor do he look like an officer or army. Then there is only one possibility, that this group of people must also be a group of strong people. For such people, he does not dare to offend them in any case, so now what he hopes most is to quickly put these hell. Send them away, don't annoy them, or your whole family will suffer.

Xiao Tianjian turned his head and looked at Lianhua Mountain, so he asked the old man, "Today, when I come here, I just want to ask the old man. In addition to a road that can go up the mountain at the mountain gate, is there any other way up the mountain?"

After hearing this, the old man was shocked, and his eyes became flustered. He shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, no! There is only one way up the mountain from the front gate of Lianhua Mountain, and there is no other way to choose!"

Xiao Tianjian carefully observed the old man's expression and eyes. Seeing that his eyes flashed, he obviously did not tell the truth, and he seemed very nervous and scared, which made Xiao Tianjian more suspicious of what he said.

"Oh? Is that really the case? Old man, are you afraid of the butcher Xiao that you dare not tell me? Then I'll ask you again, is this butcher Xiao good to you in the local area? Xiao Tianjian was not angry and continued to ask the old man pleasantly.

As soon as he mentioned this, the old man's face suddenly showed a trace of anger, and he couldn't help saying, "Okay! It's really good!"

"Oh? So don't be afraid, you might as well tell me, how can this butcher be good to the locals? I promise I won't say it!" Xiao Tianjian looked interested and asked the old man.

The old man may not be able to help it. He replied angrily, "Since the good man wants to know, the old man will talk to the good man today!" I think of the people in our village who have rented the temple field of the Lotus Temple for generations. Although the life is hard, it can at least be maintained. In the first few years, this Xiao butcher occupied the Lotus Temple on the Lotus Mountain and drove away all the monks here. Those who refused to leave were killed by him. Since then, we have not He has to be at the mercy of the butcher.

Originally, when we rented a temple field, we only needed to pay half of the land rent, but since the Xiao butcher occupied here, our life has not passed. Most of the grain is given to the Xiao butcher all year round. The little grain left is not enough for our whole family to eat. In the past two years, the Xiao butcher is even more It gets worse, and the young man in the village is taken into the gang. There are only us old and weak people left in the village, but the land rent can't be spared at all. If we don't obey a little, he will send people to come either beat or scold, and often kill people. The girl and daughter-in-law in this village will suffer even more, as long as he like him, or hear about it. If the girl's daughter-in-law is more beautiful, she will go down the mountain and go up the mountain for him to enjoy!

The good man doesn't know! Within 30 miles, I don't know how many people have been forced to die by his butcher! Speaking of this Xiao butcher, people in our area dare to be angry and dare not say anything. Today, the old man thinks that Mr. Han is a good man, so I dare to talk about this to the good man. Otherwise, if you kill me, I won't dare to talk to you about these things!"

After listening to the men who followed Xiao Tianjian, they all showed an angry look, saying that rabbits don't eat nest grass. When the pole wants to stand firm in one place, if the local people don't care about them, then this kind of pole is really It's a bastard to the extreme, and it's really strange that Xiao Butcher has been thriving in the local area for several years when he treats the local people like this!

"This Xiao butcher really deserves to die!" Xiao Tianjian couldn't help saying angrily.

"Who said no! However, the government of Yangcheng County has nothing to do with him. Speaking of which, he has come to suppress it several times, but he doesn't want to lose once. It's better not to come! They came once, and our local ordinary people were going to be harmed again. If they couldn't beat Xiao's butchers, they would get angry with us and rob the people for food and money. They also risked their achievements. Originally, there was a small village in the east, but the year before last, the Zezhou government sent troops to suppress Xiao butchers, and they could not attack Shanglian. Huashan, in anger, the officers and soldiers slaughtered the whole village in the east village overnight. As a result, hundreds of people in a village were killed in one night. From there, we didn't expect the government to suppress this butcher!

It's time for us to suffer, and we can only live like this! God knows when this kind of day will come to an end! Alas!" After saying that, the old man shook his head and sighed heavily.

"Crusty is more fierce than the tiger! This government can't count on it! Old man! Listen to me. To tell you the truth, we were originally a rebel from Shaanxi, and we were forced to live by the government. Only then did we rebel. This time, we came here to gain a foothold in the local area. This Xiao butcher was not open his eyes and attacked us in the first few days. Now we are here to settle accounts with the Xiao butcher. Yes! Old man, please rest assured that although we are a volunteer, we are by no means a bandit like Xiao butcher, and we will never harm our local villagers!

Let's have one idea, that is, let the people in the world have fields and food to eat! We will never embarrass ordinary people! As long as I wait to gain a foothold in the local area, I will divide the fields to you for cultivation in the future! I promise you won't be bullied again!"

As soon as Xiao Tianjian's words fell, the old man's eyes widened. He didn't care about Xiao Tianjian's identity. Originally, he saw that these people were not from the government, and they were definitely poles. What he was concerned about was what Xiao Tianjian said later, so he immediately asked, "What the good man said is that if you destroy If Xiao butcher said, will these fields be divided between us ordinary people?

Xiao Tianjian nodded and said, "Not bad! The fields in the world are originally for the common people, but why can they only be occupied by those rich people? We rebelled just because we didn't accept that the court didn't treat the people as human beings! If we destroy the butcher Xiao this time, then we will share the land in this area that was originally under his management to our local people for farming!"

After listening to this, the old man couldn't help but get excited. He rubbed his hands and weighed it well. He lowered his head and thought for a while, as if he was doing a fierce ideological struggle and didn't say anything for a long time.

"Can a good man really keep his word?" The old man raised his head and looked at Xiao Tianjian suspiciously.

"If it really counts, I can swear to God!" Xiao Tianjian nodded calmly and said to the old man in a solemn tone.

Only then did the old man seem to have made up his mind. He stamped his feet and gritted his teeth and said, "At my age, it's enough to live more than 50!" I'm going to risk it this time! Do it! Good man, do you dare to ask your name?"

"Xiao Tianjian!"

"Ah? Another surname is Xiao! ......”

Xiao Tianjian pulled a few black lines on his forehead, and in the eyes of the old man, the world's surname Xiao is generally black!