Rebirth: Picking up a beggar and being attacked

Perhaps it was frightened by Mu Ruixi's aura, the person hiding in the bushes trembled, thinking to hide himself, but he didn't know that his trembling exposed his position even more.

Mu Ruixi saw that the bushes were trembling, but no one came out, so he picked up the stones on the side and smashed them there.

All I heard was a child's "ouch" in pain.

When he heard the voice of a child, Mu Ruixi's tense nerves relaxed, and he said coldly: "Come out, I've seen you."

Seeing that he was completely exposed, the child touched his painful head and walked out of the bush timidly.

The boy looked about seven or eight years old, his whole body was dirty, his hair was messy, he was wearing clothes with a ripped belly, and he was sloppy, which reminded Mu Ruixi of the scene when he first met Zhan Yi, and his tone was natural Also softer, "Why are you here?"

The little boy looked at Mu Ruixi with some fear, seeing his cold face, his frightened legs were a little weak, his little hands twisted, he only dared to look down at his dirty feet, "I, I got lost. "

"Lost?"

"En." The little boy nodded his head seriously twice, and his stomach also growled at this time.

Seeing this little boy, Zhan Yi thought of himself a few months ago, and felt pity, "Master, he seems to be hungry."

Mu Ruixi looked at Zhan Yi behind him, "Do you want to help him?"

"This, because I was like this before, but fortunately I met my master, so, so I think..." Although he knew that he should not always ask this and that from the noble prince, but he really wanted to help this little boy.

"Give him some dry food from the villagers."

"Master, did you agree?"

"Well." Zhan Yi hoped that as long as the problem was not too excessive, Mu Ruixi would naturally agree. Who made Zhan Yi his benefactor. Of course, there is another reason because Zhan Yi is beautiful.

After receiving Mu Ruixi's affirmative answer, Zhan Yi smiled and rolled his eyes, "Then I'll get it."

"Yes." Mu Ruixi nodded in agreement, and saw Zhan Yi trotting to the donkeys of the two of them.

Now there are only Mu Ruixi, the little boy, and Dahui left here. With Mu Ruixi, Dahui will become very honest, shrinking there as much as possible to reduce his sense of existence, so you can ignore Dahui and just look at it. The little boy and Mu Ruixi.

Maybe it has something to do with him practicing martial arts since he was a child. Mu Ruixi's body always reveals a kind of pressure naturally. kind of momentum.Most people would unconsciously feel scared when they saw him, let alone this little boy who was only five or six years old.

Mu Ruixi looked at him without saying a word, and he felt cold all over, his hands and feet were cold, and his small face, if it wasn't because it was so dirty and unrecognizable, it would be easy to be found pale with fear.He wanted to step back, but his legs seemed to be rooted and he couldn't move. He could only hope that the big brother who gave him the dry food would come back soon.

He felt that this big brother might have heard his heartfelt voice, and quickly ran over with dry food.

Zhan Yi knew the pain of being hungry. He was afraid that the little boy would be hungry, so he naturally moved faster than usual. When he brought the dry food to the little boy, the little boy was still shivering and shivering, "Here, little brother."

He gave the dry food to the little boy. The little boy was still a little dazed while holding the dry food. He reached out and rubbed the boy's hair twice, and asked, "What's the matter? Why don't you eat it?"

"I, I." The little boy looked at Mu Ruixi who was cold and scared him. Even though he was young, he knew that the man was the master of the big brother in front of him, and he should wait for the man's consent before eating.

Mu Ruixi noticed the look in his eyes, and thought to himself: The little boy knows some rules.

"Eat." He said coldly without any emotion.

"Thank you, thank you." The little boy thanked the two people, and took the dry food and started to eat.

"Eat slowly, no one will compete with you." The little boy's eating movement is very similar to that of Dahui eating meat porridge at the beginning. Zhan Yi is afraid that he will choke, so he slaps him along the back.

Seeing that he had almost eaten, Mu Ruixi asked, "Why did you come into the forest?"

Hearing Mu Ruixi's question, the little boy suddenly stopped eating the dry food, clutching the dry food tightly in his hands, his body still trembling, "We were driven into the forest by those officers and soldiers."

"Why is this?"

"Those officers and soldiers said that the lord is coming to inspect us, and they can't let the lord see us, so, so..." The little boy burst into tears while talking. Seeing this, Zhan Yi quickly pulled out a white cloth handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to him. He wiped his tears, "Don't cry, don't cry, tell the young master what's going on, the young master might be able to help you."

"You, you can't help us. Parents said that our place is too remote. Even if the emperor is a wise king, he can't control us. We are, and we can only suffer." He sobbed. He was crying, his face was already dirty, even if he wiped it with a handkerchief, his face would turn into a disfigured face, but Zhan Yi felt pitiful when he saw it, and looked at Mu Ruixi, "Master..."

"If you don't tell me, how do you know I can't help you?"

"Speak out, the young master is very powerful, and he will definitely help you."

"Okay, I, I'll tell you." The little boy sobbed for a while, and when his crying subsided, he slowly talked about their affairs while eating dry food.

"Me, our place was not like this. Although our Pinghu Town is not considered rich, every family has land and can be self-sufficient. There are very few beggars."

"Then why did you end up in such a field?"

"Dad and mother said that they usually have to pay some money to the government every year. The money paid is not too much, and every household can afford it. But since a year ago, I have often seen officers and soldiers going from house to house. What kind of tax should be collected, once a year suddenly becomes once a month. My parents said, we little people can’t afford so much money.”

"Then you didn't resist?" Mu Ruixi asked.

"Of course there is. The mayor led everyone to jointly sign a letter to Shao Guangqian, the magistrate of the southwest generation, and wanted him to control Liu Zhichang, the magistrate of Pinghu Town, but he didn't expect that Shao Guangqian and Liu Zhichang were in the same gang. Liu Zhichang knew us. After reporting to him, we intensified the tax collection, and if we have no money, the officers and soldiers will beat and kick us.”

Speaking of this, the little boy wiped his tears again, "My father was beaten many times by those officers and soldiers. Our family didn't have much money. Later, our family had no choice but to sell the land and the house to those officers and soldiers. Slowly , Everyone basically sold their houses and land.”

"If you all sell it, where did Liu Shichang get the money and food from?"

"He, he... After those houses and land were in his hands, he sold them to the villagers at three times the original price. The villagers had no money to buy them, so he said they would rent them to the villagers, and only gave them a little money. , Let the villagers work for him for free, but the money is only enough for one meal a day. Over time, we become refugees. Now, when he heard that the prince is going to inspect, he sent us out of the town Chased away inside."

After hearing this, Zhan Yi said: "Then this town, wouldn't it become an empty town?"

Mu Ruixi stroked her chin, "No, in order to deal with the prince well, Liu Shichang and Shao Guangzheng will naturally make preparations, and maybe some people will be given some benefits by letting him stay in Pinghu Town."

"My son is right. Liu Shichang promised some people that if they are willing to listen to him and speak well in front of the prince, he will give them good food and drink, and return the house to them. Many people have agreed."

"But Liu Shichang was concerned about money, so he wanted to select among these people. Only those who were strong enough to work could stay. Those who were weak and unable to work were driven out of the village, and officers and soldiers were still guarding the road. Don't let us refugees go on the road, for fear that we will be seen by the prince."

"It's really a group of corrupt officials who don't know the heights of heaven and earth!" Mu Ruixi snorted coldly, it seems that he took the right path this time, and finally let him see what corrupt officials are!