HCB Chapter 243 Who Wants to Be a Beggar
Chapter 243 Who Wants to Be a Beggar
A man stepped forward bravely and said, "I, I'm afraid you will catch up and embarrass us again."
After he said that, the others huddled together and kept silent, with their heads down, not even daring to look at Yun Si and the others.
Yun Liuguan and his men were not dressed in rags like the northern refugees, and they spoke with a thick southern accent. The woman behind them was holding a few young children, and they had their own family, both young and old.
With years of experience in investigation, Yun Liu quickly determined that these beggars must have fled from a village in the south, and that there were quite a few of them.
It's strange. There's no drought or disaster in the south, so why are they coming out with their families to beg?
He winked at Yun Si, who nodded slightly, took out a piece of silver from his sleeve pocket and threw it into the bowl in the woman's hand.
The man and a few others immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the two men.
"Thank you very much, sir! I wish you all the best."
Yun Sijun raised a gentle smile on his handsome face, "You don't look like northerners, why are you begging here?"
Just now, this young man not only helped him, but was also generous. Seeing that he looked harmless, the man told him the truth.
"Sir, to be honest, we are all villagers from a remote village under the jurisdiction of Huaizhou City. The tax has been rising every year. Now we have to pay all the grain we grow before we can even eat a single grain. We really can't survive, so we came to Nanzhou Prefecture with our whole family to beg for food."
"Are you and your family the only ones here?" Yun Liu asked.
The man looked at his family behind him, shook his head and said, "Half of our village has come out, about 100 to 200 people."
Upon hearing this, Yun Si quickly exchanged glances with Yun Liu.
Yun Liu sighed, "It's not the same in the north. Years of war have been going on, and my family has gone through a lot of hardships to escape to Nanzhou Prefecture." He looked around cautiously and continued in a low voice, "We will go to Longtan soon. I heard that they can plant for free there. I wonder if you have heard about it?"
Hanzi and others looked at each other when they heard this. They knew about Longtan.
An elderly man in the crowd said hurriedly, "Sir, you can't go! I heard that the place was occupied by Japanese pirates two years ago. People from several counties left or died. It's probably not safe for you to go there!"
Yun opened the folding fan with his four hands and fanned it slowly.
"To be honest, the Japanese pirates are long gone. They were repelled by the great tribe that came from the north. We decided to go and join them after receiving news from our own tribe."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Liu continued, his joyful face full of excitement.
"According to our fellow tribesmen there, those who go to Longtan can be exempted from paying taxes for two years. My brother's family has nothing, but we can still buy rice seeds on credit from them. The Lord of Longtan is afraid that they can't grow them well, so he sent someone to teach them how to grow them."
Yun Liu did not mention that each person would receive 30 kilograms of food. These people were originally from the south and did not have the same difficulties as the refugees from the north.
After hearing this, the old man and the man felt a little eager. If you can make a living by farming, who wants to be a beggar?
The man looked at Yun Liu with sparkling eyes, "Is there such a good thing?"
Yun Liu, "Does the Yunfu of Nanzhou Prefecture know?"
Everyone nodded, curious about the relationship between Yun Mansion and Longtan.
Yun Liu lived up to everyone's expectations and said, "The people in Longtan are the Yun family members who escaped death in Shangjing. Who do you think is more powerful, the Japanese pirates or the Yun family members?"
The old man widened his eyes in disbelief and pointed, "Are you talking about the Yun family stationed at Yanmen Pass?"
Yun Si folded his folding fan and gestured to everyone to keep quiet.
"Don't publicize this matter."
The old man was a little excited, "Yes, yes."
"In two days, some of our tribesmen will go to seek refuge with us. Do you want to go with them?" Yun Si asked.
The man looked at the old man, who hesitated for a moment and said, "We still have fellow villagers scattered around the city. We have to go back and discuss it with them."
Yun Liu said, "Two days later at 1:00 a.m., our convoy will stop at Shili Pavilion outside the city for a quarter of an hour. We will not wait for you after that time."
After saying what needed to be said, Yun Si opened his fan and turned to leave with Yun Liu.
"Uncle, do you think the words of this master and servant can be trusted?"
The old man said, "We'll know when we go and take a look."
"Uncle, I'll do some research in the next two days." said the clever young man.
"Alright."
Everyone looked at the master and servant disappearing at the corner of the street, and a glimmer of hope rose in their hearts.
Walking on the busy street, Yun Liu asked, "Fourth Brother, do you think they will go?"
"Once the opportunity is given, whether they can seize it depends on themselves." Yun Si waved the fan casually and said indifferently.
"Let's go back and tell our eldest brother-in-law to write a letter and tell the third lady."
Nanman Prefecture, Longtan County.
Lin Yinan was looking at various account books in the county government office, tapping his fingers on the abacus from time to time.
After Yun Mo recovered from his injuries, he would personally take Yun Shijiu with him when he was not going out.
He stood at the door and knocked gently a few times, causing Yun Shijiu to giggle.
"Anan, the secret guards have caught some suspicious people."
Lin Yinan raised his head from a pile of account books, pinched his sore eyes, and asked, "Have you asked, where did they send the person?"
She stood up, and Yun Shijiu thought she was going to hug him, so he leaned forward and opened his arms towards her from afar.
Yun Mo held her tightly in his arms and said in a deep voice, "I asked. They came from Dongshui County next to Xihe County. They were sent by the Zhong family. Previously, a Japanese pirate survived and escaped to Dongshui County by chance. He was rescued by the servants of the Zhong family. The Zhong family became suspicious of this place, so they sent people to investigate."
"How do we deal with the Japanese pirates?"
Yun Mo said, "He was killed by the Zhong family without anyone noticing."
Lin Yinan finally felt relieved, thinking that the Zhong family was quite clear-headed.
She found it funny when she thought of Ah San and others who had lost their temper due to being tortured by the secret guards.
"So, seeing that the people they sent out earlier were nowhere to be found alive or dead, the Zhong family sent people to investigate again?"
"That's right." Yun Mo said.
Lin Yinan washed her hands and took over Yun Shijiu, who was babbling non-stop. Smelling the milky fragrance on her body, Yun Shijiu began to nurture herself in her arms like a little piglet.
Yun Mo closed the door, and Lin Yinan lifted up her clothes to feed Yun Shijiu.
"How many people have come? What are you going to do with them?" As she spoke, she wiped the thin layer of sweat on Yun Shijiu's forehead with a handkerchief.
Yun Mo was cleaning up at the table. Hearing this, he said with a sly smile, "Eleven people have come this time. Our official road has not been repaired yet, right? Let them go and help and contribute their efforts."
"Since the Zhong family has provided us with cover, we must thank them when they return," said Lin Yinan.
Zhong Family: Do you have any moral principles?
When the leader of the Zhong family guards was brought to the official road construction site wearing leg shackles, the corners of his mouth twitched when he saw Asan and his men working hard.
It seems that while they were all worried about the lives of several people, A Da and the others were living in Longtan in high spirits.
When Ah Da saw his boss, he was also surprised and almost hit his foot with the shovel in his hand.
"Boss, why are you here too?"
The leader of the guards glanced up and down at Ada and the others and found that their hands and feet were not tied!
That means they are working here voluntarily!!