Chapter 181
Huangpuxuan brought a total of 5 people over this time. Unfortunately, except for Li Mo seeing that person on the night of the fight, when she woke up again, the large army had disappeared.

Li Mo didn't know where he went. He guessed that he had returned to the barracks. There were no troops stationed here, and it was not a wartime, so it was impossible to keep so many people here.

Along the way, Huangpuxuan's performance was remarkable. In Li Mo's words, it was a necessary process for a normal man to pursue a woman.

For example: "Mo'er, are you tired? Ride slowly, the injury still hurts?"

"Mo'er, are you thirsty? Let's drink some water first." Huang Puxuan looked at Li Mo on horseback with a tender face.

Li Mo really didn't want to answer these questions that had been asked N times.

What's more, she repeatedly emphasized that it is not allowed to be called Mo'er, but Li Mo, but someone pretended not to hear and still went her own way.

The former ruthless King Xuan has become a chatterbox, which is unbearable.

I have nothing to do, I always want to talk to Li Mo, Li Mo really feels tired!
Fortunately, he didn't ask Li Mo why she had to disguise herself as a man and take the imperial examination to get into the officialdom, nor did he ask why Li Mo knew so much.

Li Mo really didn't want to talk to him, "drive", and left on a horse.

Huang Puxuan shook his head and chuckled, and chased after him.

Pingning County is similar to Songjiang County, both of which are relatively backward towns.

Many villages have gray walls, uneven thatch, and lattice windows that have been there for an unknown number of years. As the wind blows outside, they creak and linger.

The village I'm looking for is called Hedong Village, which is very remote and a small mountain village.

It was Xiangwu when we arrived at Hedong Village, and it was lunch time, but there was no smoke in the village, and the whole village was extremely quiet. Li Mo wanted to find someone to ask where the village head's house was, but he couldn't find it.

Empty village?

Impossible, before entering the village, because I didn't know the way, I specially found someone to be a guide. After entering the village, the guide just left.

According to the guide, this village covers a large area and not many people. There are about a hundred families, but they live in scattered places, far apart from the beginning to the end of the village.

Most of them are thatched houses, and the villagers make a living by farming. Those who are brave may go hunting in the mountains in their spare time, but there are very few hunters.

There are many wild beasts on the mountain, and most people dare not take this risk.

Both of them felt a little weird in their hearts, and they looked at each other. Something happened, did something happen to the whole village?
Pick up the pace and go forward!

Close to the edge of the village hill is a stretch of low thatched huts. The crowded narrow courtyards are connected together by several deep and winding alleys, like a broken spider web, lazily spread on the ground, supporting the Can't afford the skeleton.

More than a dozen people from the government cursed and walked through the alley, obviously they were very dissatisfied with their gains.

"The gate of this courtyard is wide open. It seems that people have already gone to the village to watch the excitement. Shall we go in?"

"Get in here!" the leading official scolded, "How many houses have you searched, huh? His grandma's, but nothing of value has been found. These people are really poor."

"Boss, you said those villagers came back and found that their homes were turned over, would you sue us?" Xiao Luo asked uneasily.

"They dare, break their legs."

"Head, if they weren't poor, how could they not be able to pay taxes."

"It's really fucking unlucky, go, go back and find the county magistrate!"

"Yes!"

Everyone responded, and they all ran out, the sound of footsteps gradually faded away, and the thatched cottage fell into peace again.

Just inside the open courtyard gate, a firewood pile was shaking!
A small human head protruded from the firewood, the dark face was unclear, only a pair of eyes were bright, the heart finally calmed down after a long time, and I listened for a while.

Only then did he cautiously crawl out from the corner of the wall full of sundries, and hurried to the room without wiping off the dust on his face.

"Excuse me, is anyone home?" Suddenly a voice sounded.

There seemed to be a sudden gust of cool wind blowing over the child's back, and all the fine hairs stood up all of a sudden.

The child really wanted to yell "Help" and run out, but he was so frightened that his body was out of the control of his brain and he couldn't run.

Plop knelt on the ground: "Please, don't catch me."

Li Mo was taken aback, I just came to ask for directions, there is no need to do such a grand ceremony.

Li Mo looked at his trembling body and dared not go any further, but asked softly, "Let me ask the way."

"What do you want to ask?" the child asked timidly!

"How do you get to the village chief's house, and why is there no one in the village? Where did they all go?"

...

Villager Feng Dahe's family.

The dark area outside the thatched hut is full of villagers, most of whom are here to watch the fun. They don't even cook, and they don't seem to feel hungry.

Standing at the front was County Magistrate Jiang of Pingning County. Around him were officials and servants, looking coldly at the family kneeling on the ground.

"Xianggong, wake up, you can't leave us mother and son behind." The mournful wail was so ear-piercing.

It was Feng Dahe's wife He Shi who cried loudly.

Beside her are two twin brothers about ten years old.

"Mom, Dad will be fine!" A boy cried to comfort his mother.

"Mom, Dad must not be willing to leave us. These officials killed Dad. I will fight with them." The other boy couldn't help but clenched his fists, looking at the crowd in front of him. The official rushed forward without even thinking about it.

He grabbed his hand and begged bitterly: "Don't go, they will beat you to death."

"Mother, let me go, I will die with them."

Seeing that he was about to break free, He clasped his hands tightly with his hands anxiously, and roared in a low voice: "Enough, do you want to end up like your father?"

He's persuasion not only did not dispel the little boy's thoughts, but aroused his anger even more. Unfortunately, he couldn't break free and could only stare at the county magistrate in front of him.

"Come here!" an official yelled loudly at the boy!
He let him go, and the boy stepped forward angrily, without saying a word, he wanted to punch and kick the official, but unfortunately he was too young, and he was subdued before he could make a move.

The other party slapped him hard, and the boy's cheeks swelled up at the speed of the naked eye.

The official scolded while beating: "I don't have any money, and you dare to be so arrogant. See if I don't beat you to death."

No one in the village dared to speak out, even the village head pretended to be dumb.

It's not that he's incompetent, there's really nothing he can do. The person standing in front is the county magistrate. What can a small village head like him do.

Mrs. He ran over in a hurry and kowtowed repeatedly: "Master, please stop beating me. Can you give me a few more days? I'll raise money right away and pay taxes as soon as possible."

The poor man seemed to have heard some big joke, and laughed a few times mockingly: "Raise money? What did you use to raise it? This tax money has been delayed for a long time."

The woman was still kowtowing: "When the child's father is in better health, he will go hunting in the mountains and pay all the taxes owed."

The officer glanced at the man who was lying on the ground lifeless, and said with a smirk: "You see, the men in your family are dying, and they go hunting in the mountains. If you don't have any money, you can use your eldest daughter to pay for it."

When the woman heard it, her voice trembled: "This, how can this be?"

The officer's eyes immediately widened, and he said fiercely: "No? It's not up to you to take them all away."

The woman was even more terrified, but as a mother, she stood up and quickly went back to close the door, pressing her body against the door: "No, you can't take my daughter away."

County Magistrate Jiang watched coldly and cursed angrily: "Chen En, what are you talking about with her, just arrest her."

The official who was called Chen En immediately changed his face, nodded and said, "Yes, my lord."

He came forward with two officials.

He firmly pressed against the door, staring at the three people who came up.

The three officials glanced at each other, showing that they were determined to win, and each of them stepped forward, grabbed He's arm, and yanked violently: "Get out!"

He staggered a few steps from being pulled, and fell to the ground, but ignoring the pain, he hurriedly struggled to get up.

An official came up and kicked her down: "Don't toast and refuse to eat fine wine, you'll make us anxious and beat you together, just like your short-lived husband-in-law, and even smashed your house, including yours!" The two sons of the family, let you cut off your children and grandchildren."

The door of the house was also kicked open vigorously, the dilapidated wooden door couldn't help it, shaking and creaking.

Chen En glanced around, and finally saw two identical people under the bed, his eyes lit up immediately, and he said loudly, "My lord, they are inside."

The two girls had been hiding under the bed, but now they hugged each other tightly in fright.

They are not very old, only seven or eight years old, they are twins, an age that should be carefree.

They are beautiful, prettier than all the girls in the village, of course their eldest sister is even more beautiful, although they are malnourished, they cannot hide their fairy-like appearance.

The boy who had been beaten just now ran forward and bit the thigh of an official servant, causing him to yelp in pain.

The official narrowed his eyes: "Little bastard, dare to challenge me, have you lived enough?"

After speaking, he waved his fist.

The boy received this punch firmly, blood came out of his mouth and nose immediately, his eyes turned black, his body shook a few times, before he woke up, the man punched him again, the boy couldn't hold on any longer, and fell to the ground on the ground.

County magistrate Jiang came over, looked at Mrs. He, and said sarcastically, "Isn't it okay to hand him over earlier?"

Several officials pulled the two girls out from under the bed.

The two little girls cried out in fright: "Father, mother, come and save me."

"Let go of my sister." Suddenly, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl appeared at the door. It should be said that a very beautiful girl appeared at the door.

Her eyes are bright, her face is as white as snow, her lips are cherry red, but she is too thin, and she is severely malnourished at first glance.

Holding a hatchet in her hand, the girl yelled tremblingly, "Do you hear me, let go of my sister."

Seeing the girl who suddenly appeared, magistrate Jiang stared straight at him. Is this Feng Dahe's eldest daughter?Sure enough, the reputation is well-deserved, beautiful, really beautiful.

All his concubines combined are not half as good as this girl.

County magistrate Jiang suddenly gave a wicked smile, and said to Chen En, "Take it back."

"Do you still have the king's law? If you say arrest someone, arrest him, if you say beat someone, beat him." The girl said angrily!

County Magistrate Jiang looked the girl up and down: "In Pingning County, the official is Wang Fa."

With an order, Chen En and the others rushed forward!

The girl didn't know martial arts, so she was knocked out with a hatchet in just two blows, and she was captured without a fight. An official came over to her stinky mouth, showed a smile full of yellow teeth, and said, "My lord, I caught it."

The officer's laughter suddenly sounded, Jiang county magistrate looked carefully again, nodded and said, "Take her back and let her dress up tonight."

"Yes!"

The officer who captured the girl smiled presumptuously, completely ignoring the girl's fierce resistance.

Mrs. He got up from the ground, wanted to go forward to snatch her daughter back, and shouted angrily: "Let my daughter go."

"Let my sister go." The two boys also stepped forward!

"You kill me! You bastards, you have to die." The girl was furious and shouted angrily.

"Heaven will not forgive you, someone will definitely punish you." The girl shouted angrily, her face was flushed and her whole body was trembling.

The man Feng Dahe, who was lying on the ground just now, suddenly woke up, and when he saw the captured eldest daughter, he was so angry that he staggered and stood up vigorously.

He knew that he couldn't beat these people, so he had to outsmart him, seized an opportunity, rushed forward suddenly, picked up the hatchet on the ground, and chopped it forward with all his might.

County magistrate Jiang saw it, and told Chen En indifferently: "It's dealt with!"

Chen En raised the knife and dropped it, a scream suddenly sounded, and the girl shouted heartbreakingly to the man who fell on the ground: "Father!"

The shrill screams echoed in the air, Feng Dahe rolled his eyes, his neck was bleeding, and he fell to the ground.

The girl's eyes were bloodshot, and before she could turn her head to yell, the screams came from behind again. The mother and two younger brothers had no room to fight back in the face of the disparity in strength, and they were beaten to the ground, moving no!
"You devils, die a good death."

The girl looked at the unmoved villagers again: "There are also you demons, who are indifferent and ruthless. You will also die badly, and you will be struck by lightning."

All the villagers were indifferent and lowered their heads, not daring to look at the miserable family in front of them.

The same is true for the village head. This kind of situation is not surprising. Who told them that they have no money to pay taxes!
"Go! Go back to the Yamen!"

County magistrate Jiang walked out swaggeringly with a group of yamen servants and three girls.

Wherever they went, the villagers took the initiative to give up a passage.

County Magistrate Jiang expressed his satisfaction with this visit to Hedong Village.

However, before he could walk out of the crowd, there was a sudden sound of piercing through the air, and a dagger struck him head-on, hitting County Magistrate Jiang's forehead suddenly.

The strong smell of blood came to the face, and all the villagers and officials shivered at the same time.

Everyone's faces were ashen, and they hurriedly looked over, staring at the direction of the dagger.

I saw two young men sitting on horseback, one of them was unsmiling, and looked at everyone with cold eyes. An invisible oppressive force fell from the sky, not bloodthirsty and tough, but real power and influence.

The man next to him has sculpted eyebrows and phoenix eyes, with a faint sharp look in his eyes, his face is pale and looks weak, but there is a cold and icy aura coming out of his body, overflowing.

The scene was silent for a while, and no one dared to say a word. It was not until someone yelled in horror that the deathly silence was broken.

(End of this chapter)

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