behind me is the earth.

Chapter 98 097. Social Conditions and Public Opinion
"Let him in."

Ren Pingsheng came out of the house. He wore a moon-white Taoist robe with a bun on his head, which was loose and loose as if he was not wearing it, very comfortable.

"Good morning, sir."

As soon as Sugar Man Pei came in, he bowed his head, his face was full of bitterness, he managed to squeeze out an ugly smile, and when he arrived in front of Ren Pingsheng, he knelt down on the ground with a "plop", and made a big salute.

"Old Pei, get up first, what kind of troubles have you encountered, and see if I can help you."

Ren Pingsheng winked, and Huzi hurriedly pulled the sugar man Pei up.

"Master, it's my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law suffered a serious illness a few days ago and was sent to the hospital for treatment. It has been four days and the family has run out of money.

I don’t dare to beg you on weekdays. I really can’t think of any other way. I have borrowed everything my neighbors and relatives can borrow, even loan sharks, but I really threw all the money into the hospital. I can't borrow money anymore.What if the mother-in-law is gone, and my baby who is still breastfeeding... woo woo woo..."

As he talked, Sugar Man Pei hugged his head and burst into tears.

The hardships of the past few days may have penetrated the psychological defense of this middle-aged man.

The maidservants glanced at each other, feeling a little empathy for each other.

They all came from such days. When they were either sold or sold themselves, why didn't they experience such difficulties?
This is a common scene in this chaotic and cruel society.

"How much money is left?"

Ren Pingsheng asked.

"Borrow! Borrow consistently."

Sugar Man Pei raised his head, with some anticipation in his tearful eyes.

He came here with hope, but he didn't expect that he would be able to borrow money. After all, although the Ren family is rich and powerful, it has nothing to do with him. Doing business in front of the mansion is already taking advantage of himself.

"Xiaowan, give him the consistent money."

"Ah."

Xiao Wan nodded, turned around and went back to the room to take out a sling of money, and put it in front of Sugar Man Pei.

"Thank you, thank you Master Ren, wait for me to cure the mother-in-law..."

Sugar Man Pei was startled, and knelt down again.

Ren Pingsheng glanced at Huzi, and Huzi pulled him up again.

"Old Pei, there are not many sugar sellers in this town, and your business is also good on weekdays, you should have one or two taels of silver a month, right?
How can you not get the money at this time? "

Ren Pingsheng sat down on the stone steps in front of the door and asked him.

"I don't know, the mayor of the town, Xie Xie, is not a human being. He collects taxes too harshly. It is only a symbolic tax collection for the restaurants, inns, and barns of the gentlemen's houses, but it is very ruthless for us small people!

Taxes are collected every month. Sometimes it costs more than 500 yuan a month, and sometimes it costs more than 300 yuan. The cost of sugar itself is high, and how much money can you save? "

The relationship between Ren Pingsheng and Xie Yanwu was not easy to deal with. After the incident before Ning Xiangzhai that day, almost everyone in Qingcheng Town knew about it.

Therefore, Sugar Man Pei didn't have to hide his fear when he said it.

"The gentry's money will be returned in full, and the common people's money will be split."

Ren Pingsheng suddenly remembered a line from the movie.

"In addition to that, there is also the members' money of the wolf gang, which costs hundreds of coins a month. In addition, the people don't have any money in their hands now, so the business is actually not good."

Ren Pingsheng sighed: "The government is over, and the gang is taking over. It's really exploitative."

And sugar man Pei heard Ren Pingsheng's sigh, and felt sad: "The year before last, my eldest daughter and good sister were killed by the sons of Xie Yanwu and Zheng Jinglong, those beasts..."

His mouth began to tremble uncontrollably, and the muscles on his face were distorted due to tension: "Those bastards strangled my good girl to death. My mother-in-law and I went out to search in the middle of the night, and we met those bastards in that alley." , are, they are... woo woo woo woo..."

The whimpering sound contained too much emotion, he didn't dare to cry loudly, he wanted to stop it, but he couldn't control it.

"Did you report to the police?"

Si Qi couldn't help asking.

"Reported, how can this kind of hatred not be reported to the officials! But they protect each other, and the county master took Xie Yanwu's money.

I was beaten and threatened, how powerful the wolf gang is, saying that if we report to the police again, our whole family will disappear. I still have a wife, a child, and an old father...how dare I dare !

I am incompetent, useless, and a coward! "

Sugar Man Pei covered his head and wept bitterly.His fingers had dug into the flesh, and blood flowed out, but he didn't notice it at all.

"Old Pei, take the money and go home quickly, first take care of your mother-in-law, and then talk about it, your mother-in-law and children are waiting for you.

Remember, get over it, better days will come! "

Ren Pingsheng walked up to him, pulled Sugar Man Pei up, patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said comfortingly, but his voice was very firm, making people feel the power in the words.

"Thank you, Master Ren. I, Old Pei, will be your cow and horse in the future, and I will repay your kindness!"

Sugar Man Pei felt the power in the voice, and felt like he had caught a life-saving straw in this dark environment, as if he could poke his head out of the deep well and see some light.

"Go."

Ren Pingsheng sent sugar man Pei away.

"The people living at the bottom of the society are already living in water and fire, and if a spark falls on it, it may be able to start a prairie fire.

Xiaowan, change your clothes in a while, let's go to the surrounding villages for field visits to investigate social conditions and public opinion. "

Ren Pingsheng took the clothes back to Earth, quickly washed and dried them, and brought them back.

Xiaowan changed into men's clothing with patches piled on top of each other, her breasts were not big, and she couldn't see it even with the thick clothes on the boat.

The face and neck were smudged a little darker, and it was really not easy to see that it was a girl.

Ren Pingsheng also changed into ordinary people's clothes.

I didn't know how long these clothes hadn't been washed, and they had a messy smell. After washing and drying them, they now smelled of jasmine, and I didn't feel so resistant when I wore them.

Soon, Ren Pingsheng took Xiaowan Sledgehammer, Liu Shu, Xiong Er, and Hu Dahai, among the crowd, and quietly left Qingcheng.

"There are Baijia Village, Erdian Village, Wujiatun, and Wangyue Village around here. Among them, Wangyue Village has the largest population and the most complicated situation. I heard that some time ago, it resisted the tax officials sent by the county. Later, the village was sent by the county. The yamen servants who came here took many people away to serve as corvees."

Xiaowan took out the information about the villages in Qingcheng Town that she had collected before.

(End of this chapter)