jdhmnovel Chapter 510: Daring to Attack Officials
Chapter 510: Daring to Attack Officials
"You are so brave that you actually dare to attack the police. Are you planning to rebel?"
The leading bailiff gripped the hilt of his knife tightly, looked around vigilantly, and shouted at the people in the yard in a stern voice.
The other yamen runners also quickly huddled together with their backs tightly together, holding the big swords in their hands to protect their chests, for fear that something would fly out from somewhere and hit them on the head.
Their eyes were always looking at Yuxiu's position, but there was only a thin girl standing on the steps, looking at them with an innocent look.
Yuxiu's attack just now was extremely fast. Except for Su Wan who had been paying attention to Yuxiu, no one else noticed that it was her who made the attack.
"You are such a joke, sir. We are all women and children in this courtyard. We don't have the courage or the ability to fight with you, sir..."
Su Wan hurried over to comfort him, and then deliberately acted mysterious.
"To be able to injure this official with just a copper coin, the person who did it in secret might be a master..."
You bastards, I guess you only dare to bully us ordinary people who have no family background. If you really meet a master, he will break your legs!
She complained in her heart but didn't show it on her face. She quickly asked Linglong to bring a bag of copper coins.
"Sir, please look quickly. Everyone in our courtyard, including this sister-in-law and her children, are here..."
As she had guessed, although these people were used to being arrogant, they could only fool the incompetent civilians.
When they heard Su Wan say that they might have met a master, they were all scared pale.
My goodness, a copper coin can hurt someone's hand. If it hits their head, their life will be over.
"You are very sensible. If you had handed it in earlier, there wouldn't be such trouble."
The yamen runners were already thinking of retreating, and Su Wan gave them a way out in time, so he quickly asked someone to take the copper coins.
Finally, after the inventory was complete, the leading yamen runner glared at the yard with hatred. He did not dare to stay for long and immediately waved his hand and left with his men.
"Well, I, I'll write you an IOU..."
Liang got up from the ground with lingering fear, and said with trembling lips thinking of the bag of copper coins that Su Wan gave out.
This time, in order to bring his son to the city for medical treatment, he had borrowed money from all the villagers, and only managed to borrow more than 500 copper coins in total.
However, the medicines at Renxin Medical Clinic were extremely expensive, and together with the doctor's fee for taking my pulse, all the money was spent.
But the child only drank the medicine twice, and the high fever had not yet subsided before he was kicked out by the shopkeeper.
Now that she met this kindhearted girl, she not only gave her the life-saving medicine, but also took her and her son in and provided them with free food and shelter.
No matter what, there is no reason to ask others to help pay for this population tax.
"You don't have to write an IOU. Your helping me return the money bag today can be considered a kind of fate between us."
Yuxiu asked others to continue doing their own things, and she took Liang and Su Wan back to the house.
"Excuse me, Madam Liang, did Chen County collect this kind of population tax in previous years?"
Yuxiu frowned. She had only been in Chen County for one day, and these people had already prepared such a big surprise for her.
"In previous years, there was a lot of tax, but they were all the usual ones. Today's population tax, I, I heard of it for the first time..."
Liang's face showed a bit of bitterness. The common people were already living a miserable life, and with some messy taxes added on, her family would really have to starve to death.
"Girl, do you think it's possible that this so-called population tax is only for people living in the city, or is it only for outsiders like us?"
When she was helping her mother with housework at home, she had heard of various taxes, but there was indeed no such thing as a population tax.
"It's fine now, I just hope they don't come back to cause trouble again..."
She was a little worried. She didn't know what other trouble Princess Kangning from the capital might cause.
"Mom, I want to go home..."
Liang's son had taken a nap in his mother's arms. He rubbed his eyes and woke up. His face was rosy and he looked very adorable.
"Okay, okay, mom will take you home in a moment. Your grandparents must be very worried. Let's go back and let them take a look..."
Seeing her son wake up in good spirits and with the temperature of his forehead back to normal, Liang was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
"Come on, it was this kind-hearted girl who saved your life. Come down and kowtow to thank your lifesaver..."
She put her son on the ground and asked him to kneel down and kowtow to Yuxiu to express his gratitude.
"Mrs. Liang is so polite. I'm glad Xiaobao is okay..."
Yuxiu reached out and touched the child's little head. Seeing that he looked so well-behaved and obedient, she couldn't help but think of her two little brothers, and her heart softened.
"I'll ask the people in the kitchen to make some dry food for you to eat on the way."
She thought about it and asked how far Liang's house was. When she learned that she had walked for more than two hours with the child in her arms, she felt very sad.
Two hours, that's four hours...
She could imagine how the mother stumbled all the way to the city.
If they hadn't happened to meet me, the lives of this mother and son would have been lost today.
When Su Wan heard that Yuxiu was going to prepare dry food for people, she immediately took people to arrange it without being told.
"Take these, and buy some meat when you get back. The child is too thin, and it will be bad if we don't nourish him."
Yuxiu went back to her room, took out a purse and forced it into Liang's arms.
"Don't refuse. Your place is called Yujia Village, right? If I have time, I will definitely come to your house and visit you."
Liang had said before that the village where her husband's family lived was called Yujia Village, which was separated from their Liangjia Village by a small river.
There were only a dozen taels of silver in her purse, but Yuxiu thought it was enough for her family to have enough food to eat for a long time.
"Miss, how can we, mother and son, repay your great kindness..."
Liang had tears in her eyes, she tightly grasped the purse in her hand, and she knelt down as her legs went weak.
The child saw his mother kneeling down crying, and quickly followed suit and knelt down again.
Although I didn't understand what was going on, my eyes were still filled with tears as I snuggled up to my mother.
"Mrs. Liang, tell me, is Princess Kangning's heart completely black?"
Yuxiu sighed and pulled the man up. Feeling the layer of skin and bones under her hands, she felt a little sad.
For the people of Chen County, and also for herself.