jdhmnovel Chapter 256 If you pass through the village, leave money for the passage
Chapter 256 If you pass through the village, leave money for the passage
Li Lanzhen watched as Buffalo's mother visibly shrank back when she heard the sound.
Both Shuiniu and his sister-in-law's faces changed.
Baoya quickly took the candy from her mother's hand, then ran to take all the candy from her grandmother and uncle, put them in the small bowl, and ran to the next room holding the bowl.
At the same time, a short, dark and thin old man stepped into the main room.
She didn't go into the house but stood at the door with her hands clasped on her stomach.
A pair of gloomy eyes swept across everyone in the house, and finally set their sights on Li Lanzhen.
Li Lanzhen suddenly felt a chill on her back, as if she was being stared at by a giant snake.
The buffalo stepped forward and said, "The village chief is here, please come and sit down."
The village chief ignored Shuiniu's words and just stared at Li Lanzhen.
"Who are you? Where are you from? Why did you come to our village? I heard that you are a relative of the Buffalo family, but how come I didn't know that the Buffalo family has a relative like you?
If you are here to take advantage of the situation, to steal something from the Buffalo family, or to take over our village, I advise you to give up your intentions as soon as possible! Otherwise, I will not let you leave Shanghe Village!"
Li Lanzhen was so angry at his dominance that she laughed. She did not stand up, but met the old man's gaze and stared at him intently. The half-smile on her face made the old man uncomfortable, so he withdrew his gaze.
He snorted and went over to sit on the chair next to the table.
This chair is generally where the head of the family sits.
When he spoke again, he stretched out his dark, dry and skinny hand, slapped the table and spoke harshly.
“Buffalo mother, you must be clear-headed and never invite people from outside the village to come to our village.
How did Buffalo's father die? Don't you know yet? "
His words immediately angered Buffalo's mother.
The originally cowardly and timid woman burst into tears at him.
"Oh, buffalo father, you died so pitifully.
If you hadn't insisted on saving the people in the village that day and hadn't gone back to call them, you wouldn't have been washed away by the flood.
Oh, God, please open your eyes and see how these ungrateful people are bullying us orphans and widows."
The buffalo lady slapped her thighs and cried loudly.
The village chief might not have expected that Buffalo's mother would yell and scream shamelessly in front of outsiders.
He was stunned for a moment and coughed twice in embarrassment.
His tone softened. "Shui Niu's mother, alright, alright. Everyone in our village remembers the kindness of Shui Niu's father. I'm just reminding you not to provoke people outside the village."
Li Lanzhen looked at the unreasonable and domineering village chief and began to feel uneasy.
She thought that it would be very troublesome to send the vegetables to Youzhou City through Shanghe Village.
She wanted to try it out to see what the village chief's attitude was towards this matter.
But she didn't want to tell others that they were sending vegetables to Youzhou City.
In the winter, vegetables are too eye-catching!
After thinking it over, she said with a smile.
"Village chief, it is like this, I am indeed a relative of the Ox family, but only a distant relative.
Our village was filled with people fleeing famine and we have seen buffaloes once. I am buffalo's distant cousin.
I came to see them today because we fled here to escape famine. The government office in Youzhou City said that the imperial court would arrange household registration and assign villages for us who fled here in the spring of next year.
So, we now live in the mountains. People in the village collect mountain products in the autumn and want to take them to Youzhou City to sell. It takes two or three days to get to Youzhou City along the mountain road.
I want to take it to your village by water, and then transport it to Youzhou City."
Before she could finish her words, the village chief waved his hand to interrupt Li Lanzhen.
He frowned impatiently, "I don't care what you want to send to Youzhou City, but as long as it passes through our village, you must pay the fee."
Then he raised his chin triumphantly.
“Look at Xiahe Village, they live just across the river, and they have to pass through our village to get to Youzhou City.
So every time they came to the village, they had to hand over silver or food to our village based on how much they brought and how many people came with them.
It is the same if you want to pass through our village."
Li Lanzhen wanted to spit at him in her heart, he was so greedy!
Fortunately, I didn't mention that I wanted to deliver vegetables, otherwise he would have become jealous and his heart would have grown bigger!
It seems that it is not feasible to pass through here to Youzhou City. We have to find another way out!
Li Lanzhen laughed and said, "Village chief, it's like this. We escaped from famine and now there are only about 30 people in the village. In the fall, we hurried up the mountain and harvested some mushrooms, fungus and wild vegetables.
Most of it was kept at home for consumption, but a small portion was taken to Youzhou City to exchange for some silver to buy food for the children.
How can I afford to pay the toll to you, the village chief?"
The village chief snorted coldly, "I don't care. Anyway, if you pass by our village, you must hand over food or silver. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!"
Liu Lanzhen really wanted to pick him up and throw him outside.
I saw Han Mingjiang sitting next to me with his fists clenched and glaring at me.
Fearing that he might get into trouble, he gave him a look and told him to be patient.
Han Mingjiang relaxed and sat there quietly without saying a word.
Shuiniu walked forward and began to plead for Li Lanzhen.
"Village chief, you see, my cousin and her family left their hometown a long way to escape famine and live in the mountains. They have no place to stay and no food to eat. They want to exchange the mountain products they found in the mountains for some silver to buy some food for their children.
Do you think we can exempt them from paying tolls this winter?"
Before he could finish his words, a young wife outside the door spoke sarcastically.
"Buffalo, why are your elbows turned outward?
We don’t care if you are a cousin or a refugee from famine. Anyone passing through the village must pay food and silver!
Otherwise what would we eat?"
She rolled her eyes as she said this, then muttered something under her breath.
"Eat everything inside and out!"
Buffalo mother was also unwilling and glared at her and said.
"I say, the village chief's daughter-in-law, who is the one who is betraying her parents? Who is the one who is turning his elbow outward?
You are talking about yourself, right? You took a lot of things from the village chief's house to your mother's house. You are not an ungrateful person, you are not a traitor, and you are not a traitor? !
If my buffalo's father hadn't called you, would he have been washed away by the flood?"
As he said this, he started howling and crying again.
The village chief stood up and walked out the door.
"Okay, stop howling!
I've made this clear, anyone passing through our village must leave behind silver or food!"
After saying that, he turned around and went out again with a group of people.
Seeing that they had all left, Buffalo Mother immediately stopped talking and wiped away the non-existent tears on her face.
Smiling, he said to Li Lanzhen, "Don't be afraid, sister. If you don't have much, let Shuiniu and his brother help you sell them in Youzhou City."