Chapter 4
In the early morning of the second day, Zhang Wenjin got up at dawn, not because he was used to getting up early, but Li Cheng's thunderous snoring made his head dizzy, so he got up early and went outside to wake up.

Hu Butou got up and was practicing kung fu. Zhang Wenjin was very envious when he saw him wielding the iron knife like flying, and secretly wondered when he would be able to practice such kung fu.

After Li Cheng and Liu Kuaizui left the house, Liu Kuaizui made breakfast, and Li Cheng picked up the broom and began to clean the yard.

"Hu Butou, it's up to you today." Li Cheng said.

"Yes, whether we can live a good life in the next six months depends entirely on you." Liu Kuaizui said casually as he was about to go to the backyard.

"I'll do my best, but I don't know which one is here today." Catcher Hu said solemnly.

Zhang Wenjin was confused by their conversation, and thought: "Is anyone here today?"

The answer is yes, around noon, five people came outside the gate of the Yunju County Yamen, the head of which was shaved, and even a fly had to split their legs.

"Guys, have a good time! It's time to pay the rent." The bald head walked into the county office as if entering his own home, and sat down at a random place.

The five people brought by the bald head stood behind the bald head.

At this time, Mr. Lu, the magistrate of the county, came out with square steps. Seeing the bald head, he was bored but couldn't show it, so he had no expression on his face and said, "It's the iron head. The mountain is the closest."

"Thanks to you, everything is fine on the mountain, but the money is short recently. If you can pay off the rent for the second half of the year at once, I will give a good word to Master Dazhai, and the rent will not be raised next year." Tie Tou looked at Lord Lu said with a smile.

"Tie Tou, I have something to discuss with you. You see..." Master Lu said politely.

"No, my lord, as long as you don't discuss the rent, we can discuss it. Bring the money for the second half of the year first." Tie Tou's face darkened and the six relatives denied it.

"Tietou, we don't have that much money, do you think we can accommodate it?" Master Lu winked at Liu Kuaizui, who immediately understood and said.

"That can't be done. If you say that you officials have no money, who will believe it! Stop talking nonsense, and leave if you don't have money. We will take this place back." Tietou yelled.

"Brother Tietou, it's useless for you to take this place back, so why not use it for me." Li Cheng said.

"What? It's useless. We can still eat pork by the end of the year when we raise pigs, and you won't be able to collect rent for them. It's better to raise pigs." Tietou yelled.

"What did you say?" Zhang Wenjin didn't know what was going on at first, but now he understands it. When he heard Tietou say that the county government is not as good as a pig, he was annoyed and wanted to rush forward to argue.

"Hi! Here's a new one, I'll count it out for you, and pay the money." Tietou looked at Zhang Wenjin and said.

"Tietou, don't go too far." Butou Hu said loudly.

"It's too much, you rented our land and said we were too much, brothers, hit me." Tietou gave an order, and the four behind him rushed to Zhang Wenjin and the other four, and only let Master Lu out.

Tietou knew that he should not be too extreme in doing things. This would kill the county magistrate, and the rent would not be considered in the future. The imperial court would send a large army, so he had to take his brothers into Shandong to hide in Tibet. The daily swearing of the Lord is inevitable.That's not the iron head, what such a small copycat leader who pursues to collect rent, drink small wine, and listen to ditties would like to see.

Not long after Zhang Wenjin became a fast catcher, he hadn't practiced his moves for a few days. He was able to withstand the beatings of bandits who spent their days on the knife's edge all day long. Thieves punched and kicked.

Li Chengshen did not lose his strength, and barely tied with the bandits.Liu Kuaizui is far behind, and the situation is almost the same as that of Zhang Wenjin.Only Hu Butou flashed his big iron knife and fought with the bandits.

Through several human legs standing on the ground, Zhang Wenjin saw Hu Tuotou waving a big knife and fighting a bandit. The bandit was obviously not his opponent.

"Get out of the way, let me do it." Tietou yelled, rushed to Hu Butou, brandished a steel knife and attacked Hu Butou.

Hu Butou, who was originally "high in martial arts", was like a defeated rooster when he met the iron head. There is no way to fight back.Seeing this scene, Zhang Wenjin felt chills in his heart, Hu Butou's tall image suddenly collapsed.Zhang Wenjin thought to himself; "It's over, it looks like the county government is going to close down."

Suddenly, Hu Butou let out an ouch and fell to the ground. Tie Tou stepped on his back with one foot and shouted: "You really think you are invincible after two tricks. Bah! Call Grandpa, otherwise you will be alone!" can't survive."

"Bah, you stinky thief." Hu Butou was so angry that the veins on his head popped out, and he shouted on the ground: "Scholar can be killed but not humiliated!"

Zhang Wenjin had never seen a murder before. Seeing that the iron head was about to cut it off with the steel knife raised, he turned his head away hastily, not daring to look any further, regardless of the bandit's beating.

"Stop calling, I'll give you the rent for the second half of the year." After crying, Master Lu took out two bank notes from his pocket and handed them over.

"Couldn't it be over if I gave it earlier, why bother to suffer such flesh and blood." Tie Tou immediately let go of Hu Butou, took the silver ticket with a smile and said: "That's right, let me just say, how can an official have no money?" Yes. Alright brothers, let's go back."

Under the leadership of Tietou, the four bandits swaggered out of the gate of the county government office.

Zhang Wenjin sat up and looked at everyone with bruised noses, swollen faces, and disgraced faces, and a word came out of his mind, "Worthless!"

Master Lu went over to help Hu Butou up, and asked, "How is it?"

"My lord, my subordinates are incompetent and unable to protect you." Hu Butou said with guilt all over his face.

"It's not been a day or two since we've been together. Needless to say, they have a large number of people. In fact, even if we beat them away this time, they will send more people next time. We will still have the same result." Lu The adults comforted.

"My lord, you gave them all the money, what shall we do in the future!" Liu Kuai asked for a long time.

"Yes, my lord, we have a place to live in the second half of the year, but we can't drink the northwest wind!" Li Cheng rubbed his waist with one hand and said.

"There is no other way, but to enter the village." Hu Butou said with a grin.

"Entering the village?" Li Cheng and Liu Kuaizui asked at the same time.

"Yes, the big households in the village haven't paid taxes in the past few years." Hu Butou said.

"It's not that they don't pay, it's that we dare not even go. Of course, the main reason is that they don't want to pay." Liu Kuai pouted.

"The situation is different now. We have to try. We can't go hunting in the mountains every day, right? Do you really think of yourself as a hunter?" Hu Butou was a little angry and said loudly.

"Hu Butou, I'll go with you. I don't believe that the rich man in the village can turn upside down." Zhang Wenjin was furious and said loudly.

"Okay, count yourself in. Are you two going?" Hu Butou looked at Li Cheng and Liu Kuaizui and asked.

"I'll go, don't die with me." Li Cheng made up his mind.

"Gentleman. That's called giving up your life to accompany a gentleman." Liu Kuaizui glanced at Li Chengdao contemptuously: "I'll go too. We will be prosperous and we will be ruined. At worst, we will be beaten again."

"Okay, let's go to Zhao Lao Cai's house in the village tomorrow to collect taxes, and everyone who has money will spend it together." Hu Butou's short encouragement played a role.Zhang Wenjin was full of energy, waiting for tomorrow to come. On the contrary, Li Cheng and Liu Kuaizui were not optimistic about Hu Butou, and prayed in their hearts for better luck tomorrow, so that they would not be beaten so hard that they couldn't get out of bed.

(End of this chapter)

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