"Okay, you guys wait for a while!" Out of the back room, Aunt Usas, who knew the fighting power by looking at it, smiled at everyone, and then walked into the kitchen next to her to get busy.

"Mr. Village Chief, thank you very much. To tell you the truth, we haven't had a decent meal in the past few days." Qin Duanyu took out a few pieces of synthetic jade from his pocket with a deep breath.

Although the Longmen currency has a wide circulation range, it still has geographical limitations after all, and it cannot compare to synthetic jade, a hard currency recognized by all Terra.

"I don't need this in the village. Besides, who doesn't have a problem? Let's save it for future use on the road. You don't need to be so polite, just call me Old Nip like them." The village chief didn't go to join Chengyu , but looked at Oleg and others, "If I'm not mistaken, the boys over there should have been soldiers, right?"

Even if the shield guard's iconic large shield, halberd and heavy armor are lost, and only the standard saber is left as a self-defense weapon, the habit of being an elite soldier is hard to change after all. It is easy for people to see the clues.

"The old man has good eyesight. We did serve in the 16th Infantry Regiment. After retiring, we returned to the village." Oleg didn't panic, and dealt with it according to the previously discussed words.

"I was the 32nd Infantry Regiment, the army that the late emperor still joined there. I fought with Sami, Casimir, and Victoria." Looking at the sabers around their waists, Nip showed nostalgia, "Later, I was too old. My thigh was injured again, so I went back to the village and asked for a wife to settle down."

Then, a few people chatted about the time of the war, until the aunt brought the hot meal to the table, Old Nip was still full of interest, and held Oleg to talk non-stop.

"Okay, don't brag about your stupid things when you meet everyone, let the children eat well." The aunt wiped her hands on the apron and said angrily, "What's so good about fighting a war? It's better to play with yourself." For the few acres of land at home, we need to collect more food and store it."

"It's okay, I was very happy chatting with the old man, let's talk about the story of the shield guard throwing a gun and killing the enemy general." Oleg grinned, showing a satisfied smile.

After all, what old Nip said was that the shield guards broke through the opponent's city gate, killed the Kazimir knight, rescued the surrounded colleagues in the snowstorm, and so on, which made the few people here feel at ease.

The shield guard is very happy, old man, you continue!

The dishes are very simple, baked potatoes, smoked sausage, black bread and red cabbage soup, but the aunt's cooking skills are not bad, these home-cooked dishes and Gumi some, make Qin Duanyu who is fed up with the craftsmanship of the shield guards happy It was endless, and the beer served later made Oleg and the others laugh even more.

"Old man, why are there no young people in the village? Did they go to work elsewhere?" Qin Duanyu peeled a potato and dipped it in some salt. Recalling the scene when he entered the village, he asked curiously.

He has never seen a child along the way, and most of the adults are over forty or fifty. Even Oleg, the oldest in the group, can be regarded as a young junior here.

"Most of them were arrested because they couldn't pay the poll tax, and they were arrested to do labor to pay off their debts." Nip sighed and said with a wry smile, "The rest of the young people ran away as much as they could, and they couldn't collect much land tax. Those officials don’t want to come here anymore.”

Listening to the old man's chatter, it is roughly that the taxation of various projects was too heavy in the past few years, and young people were forced to leave their homes, leaving only the old people who were inconvenient or unwilling to leave.

"No, in order to support the development of the empire's agriculture, Chairman Werther abolished these tax items more than ten years ago, why does Qiecheng continue to collect..." Wika was about to ask clearly, but was held down by Qin Duanyu Shoulders shook his head.

Wika also realized that she had made a slip of the tongue. How could an ordinary village girl understand these things? Although she was full of doubts and puzzles, she resisted asking questions. Fortunately, old Nip lamented that the world was difficult and did not notice her abnormality.

"The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the little demon in the temple is very windy." Qin Duanyu whispered in Yan Guoyu, and Wei Ka immediately understood and nodded solemnly.

Chernobog is located on the border, where the imperial power is the weakest. The various orders issued by the Ursus government may only be implemented with the permission of the local nobles.

The abolition of the tax project proposed by Speaker Witte undoubtedly reduced the income of these people, and it would be a ghost if the people below were willing to implement it seriously. Besides, in such a small village isolated from the world and blocked from news, not to mention the nobles who are in charge of managing the place, the villagers may spend their entire lives. I didn't even know there was such a thing.

Even if old Nip accidentally found out about the tricks and went all the way to Fort St. Jun to sue those politicians who are full of power and profit, who would make decisions for a small village with a population of less than a hundred?

"No wonder you like leeks from Xianga nobles every time you play games. These bastards really deserve to be killed!" Wika somehow thought of something else.

Sister, calm down, your family is also aristocratic, or the most senior group, do you want to kill yourself too?Qin Duanyu pouted, somewhat confused about Wika's position.

Chapter 24 The Landlord's Stupid Son

Moments later, all that was left on the table was a pile of empty plates.

"Sorry, we're really hungry...I didn't expect to eat so much..." Oleg said a little embarrassedly, and the shield guards ate almost a week's worth of food for the old couple.

"It's a good thing to be able to eat. When I was young, my appetite was bigger than this!" Old Nip waved his hand indifferently and said with a smile.

"Uncle Nip, you'd better accept the money, otherwise I'm really embarrassed to stay here!" Qin Duanyu took out the synthetic jade again, and attached some Longmen coins.

The reason why he took advantage of Old Wei was because the old boy's family had a big business, and he didn't feel bad about the loss at all, but the people in this village were barely able to maintain food and clothing, and he really couldn't take advantage of it.

"It's been said that money is useless here, that is, I go to the city every six months to buy things that can come in handy, but you know the situation in Qiecheng now." Old Nip shook his head, and pushed the money back again, "If you're really sorry, help us with the farm work before you leave. The village just needs a few strong laborers."

"No problem, leave it to us!" Oleg said hastily. He and several shield guards came from poor families. They did these things a lot when they were young. Of course, they are familiar with the road.

"Uncle Nip, I'm back. I've had a good harvest this time." At this moment, a slightly hoarse voice came from outside the door.

"Oh, it's Boris, thank you for your hard work." Old Nip hurried to the yard and opened the outer door.

"I put the prey at the door, please share it with everyone." A thin black-haired man stood at the door, put a reindeer that looked bigger than him on the ground, and turned to leave.

"Uncle Nip, didn't you say that all the young people in the village..." Qin Duanyu asked with some doubts.

"This child escaped from the mine three months ago by taking advantage of the integration movement's attack, and suffered a lot along the way." Old Nip sighed, then turned his head and said to the aunt, "My wife, remember to put Send the brewed wine to him."

Infected?

The young man named Boris did not hide the origin stone crystal on his neck at all. The villagers didn't seem to mind his identity, and an old lady carefully wiped off the blood stains on his body.

According to the policies of Ursas in recent years, infected people are not much better than rats crossing the street. Even if they don’t reach the point where everyone shouts and beats them, most people are afraid to avoid them, as if they will be infected if they get close.

The scene in front of them was beyond their imagination.

"It's a child who grew up watching him, how can he really dislike him because of this kind of thing? He seems to care about this identity very much, and he doesn't want to have more contact with us." Nipp seems to have guessed Qin Duanyu Their thoughts, explained in a low voice.

The Boris family is a hunter in the village. It may be because they have been hunting with their father in the mountains and forests since they were young, and their physical fitness is far superior to their peers, so they escaped from the mine. None were able to hold on to the end.

Those families who lost their children undoubtedly regarded him as the last only seedling, and it was too late to care about him. Besides, the village is full of old people who have been half buried in the loess, so they don't care about whether it is contagious or not.

"Doctor, that person is not easy." Oleg said to Qin Duanyu in a low voice after helping old Nip drag the reindeer to the backyard.

He inspected the carcass of the reindeer just now, and the arrow was shot right through the mouth, and the arrow killed it cleanly, so that the leather was preserved intact. This kind of archery is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary hunters.

Moreover, Boris seems to be walking in a relaxed manner, but in fact he is ready to respond to a sudden attack at any time. When the old lady is close, she will subconsciously put her right hand on her left waist, ready to take out her weapon. The defensive appearance is obviously a soldier who has been trained for a long time.

"It's none of our business, we're just passing refugees." Qin Duanyu shrugged his shoulders, signaling him not to take it to heart.

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