My Fresh Food Supermarket Tong Daming

Chapter 112 The Chen family who eats people
When the surrounding people kept shouting "Long live the Immortal Chief", Zhou Ze noticed that a group of people in the crowd seemed to be very weak, and their bodies were unavoidably shaky due to prolonged kneeling.

So Zhou Ze hurriedly asked all the people to get up and move their bodies quickly. If they fainted a few more times because of this, it would be troublesome.

At the same time, Zhou Ze saw that the frail people were all unkempt and disheveled. Not only were the sackcloths on their bodies patched, but now that it was almost winter, they were still wearing summer clothes, and their limbs were even worse. It was naked, and seeing them swaying from time to time, one could tell that they must be very cold at this time.

This can't help but remind Zhou Ze of how he looked when he first met the villagers of Xiahe Village. He thought that the villagers back then were miserable enough, but the people now are not even as good as the villagers back then, which made him a little puzzled .

As far as he knows, although Miyun County is not considered a rich and prosperous county, the people living here are not so poor. What's more, he also paid the autumn tax for all the people in Miyun County. Even if there is a flood, the people should have food in their homes. Even if there are poor families, there should not be so many talents.

Just when he was puzzled, those pale-faced people seemed to have made up their minds after talking with each other, and they staggered and squeezed through the crowd. After hesitating for a moment, they gritted their teeth and knelt on the ground without stopping. Kowtowing, at the same time he said in a trembling voice: "Please forgive the villain's disrespect. The villain just wants to ask if people like me who have already paid up the autumn tax can work for the fairy?"

The tone of these people was full of pleading. Hearing this, Zhou Ze raised his eyebrows in surprise. Hearing what they said, they meant that they had already made up the autumn tax money?

Could it be that their awareness has reached the point where they would rather save money and starve than pay the Qiqiu tax?
With doubts, Zhou Ze asked: "Of course it is possible, but I don't think you are a wealthy person, why would you pay the Qiqiu tax in advance?"

Hearing Zhou Ze's question, those people couldn't help crying and burst into tears. At the same time, they kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you for your kindness, Xianchang. Not only that, but we also paid an extra [-]% of the autumn tax.”

Before they finished speaking, Zhou Ze couldn't help feeling angry, turned his head to look at the county magistrate beside him and asked coldly, "Is there such a thing?"

Zhou Ze was very angry in his heart. Looking at the appearance of these people in front of him, it seemed that they had been starving for more than a day or two. If the county magistrate urged them to pay the autumn tax in advance, Zhou Ze would not be so annoyed, but he didn't expect to charge three tiers more. Qiu tax money, that's what annoyed him.

His original intention was to let the common people breathe a sigh of relief and relieve them of some pressure, but he didn't expect that the county magistrate would secretly increase the autumn tax by three levels behind his back, which he couldn't accept of.

At this time, the county magistrate beside him was also completely panicked. It was the first time he saw the head of the fairy so angry, and the cold eyes made him numb all over. Thinking of the various magical powers of the head of the fairy, he couldn't care less about wiping the hair on his forehead at this moment. Sweating coldly, he quickly swore to Zhou Ze: "Prince Immortal, I swear on the lives of my whole family that I have never increased the autumn tax by three levels without permission. Besides, there is no other village or individual in the treasury except Shanghe Village who has voluntarily paid the autumn tax." Tax, please also pay attention to the head of the fairy!"

Hearing the poisonous oath issued by the county magistrate, Zhou Ze's anger was extinguished, and he turned to the group in front of him and scolded: "Where did you hand over the autumn tax? Come on quickly, there must be no concealment." , be sure to tell the truth."

Those people were all shocked at the moment, before they could finish speaking, they saw the head of the fairy getting angry at the county magistrate, they were anxious, but they didn't dare to intervene, seeing the head of the fairy asking them again, they just turned their heads After finishing speaking: "Return to the Immortal Leader, the villain and others all live in the village near the county seat. I dare not hide from the Immortal Leader that the villain is a tenant of the Chen family. The autumn tax was handed over to the Chen family more than a month ago."

"Now the villain is really about to run out of food at home, and he has a loan from the Chen family, so he wants to come to the county to find some work to earn some rations and go home to save his life."

After finishing speaking, the few of them knelt on the ground and said nothing more.

"Are you tenants of the Chen family? Which Chen family?"

The Master Mu who was beside him came over and replied in a low voice: "Immortal Master, that is the Chen family who is the same squire as my Mu family. We bought the green bricks for our house from the Chen family."

Another squire!And this Chen family is even more ruthless than Mr. Mu, not to mention the three-tiered autumn tax, it is really hateful to force them to lend money to those who can't pay.

Zhou Ze looked at the tenants in front of him who were weaker than the people in Xiahe Village, and couldn't help but feel angry. He took a deep breath and made a decision in his mind. He picked up the loudspeaker and looked around and asked loudly. Said: "Who else is a tenant?"

Hearing this, dozens of people in the crowd came out anxiously.

Zhou Ze couldn't help sighing when he saw that the newcomers were similar to the previous ones in terms of clothing and mental state, he really didn't know how oppressive they had been.

Seeing these people standing at a loss and looking nervous, Zhou Ze asked softly, "Are you willing to work for me?"

Hearing this, the group of tenants were taken aback for a moment, and they nodded ecstatically after reacting, "Yes, yes, the villain is willing to work for the fairy head, as long as the fairy head takes care of the food, the villain has nothing else to do." He begs!"

Zhou Ze nodded, then looked at the rest of the people and said slowly: "Let's disperse first, go back and adjust your state. If you want to work to get tax credits, you can come to the Mu Mansion and gather in front of the Mu Mansion in three days."

The rest of the people were overjoyed when they heard that they would be able to start work in three days. They then gave Zhou Zeshen a big gift and scattered away. They wanted to tell the news to the neighbors who hadn't come yet, let alone three meals a day. , as long as the fairy leader takes care of two meals, the rations at home can be saved for emergencies. At this moment, they only hope that they can work for the fairy leader for more time, so that everyone can have a better life in winter.

At the same time, Zhou Ze asked Mr. Mu to take his two sons back to the house to settle down, and then brought these tenants to the courtyard. Seeing their anxious expressions, Zhou Ze ordered to cook a pot of porridge for these people. Their mental state was so bad that Zhou Ze was afraid that they would fall down at any time and never wake up again.

So he planned to let these people eat some porridge to replenish their physical strength and restore their spirits at the same time.

After receiving the instructions from the head of the fairy, Master Mu hurriedly asked the nurses to boil water. At this time, Zhou Ze looked at the tenants who were in a hurry and asked, "Are all the tenants of the Chen family as weak as you?"

The tenants were afraid that the gods would dislike them for their lack of energy, and hurriedly said: "Immortal head, I only need a few meals of porridge to recover my strength, and the villain is actually very capable."

Zhou Ze knew that they were thinking too much, so he shook his head and repeated it patiently, and finally said: "You can rest assured that since I agree with you to work for me, I will not break my word."

With the guarantee of the fairy head, the tenants were relieved.He couldn't help bowing and said: "Hui Xianchang, although I haven't seen other tenants of the Chen family, all the tenants in our village are like us. Even the rich ones in the family are not much better, they can barely eat."

Zhou Ze asked again: "In spite of natural disasters, the Chen family not only collected taxes in advance, but also raised the autumn tax by three levels. Aren't they afraid of killing people?"

Hearing this, all the tenants in front of them were silent, and at the same time looked sad.

A tenant at the head said with tears in his eyes: "Don't dare to lie to the elder, as far as I know, four families were forced to commit suicide by Mr. Chen."

After Zhou Ze heard this, he slapped the stone table to suppress his anger. The Chen family was completely lawless, disregarding human life, and the crime was extreme.

Then he looked at the county magistrate at the side, with a cold light in his eyes, "Do you know about this?"

The county magistrate quickly shook his head and said: "The officials don't know about this matter, and no one has ever come to the county government to report to the officials."

Zhou Ze couldn't help squinting his eyes. The way the Chen family behaved was like the introduction of the country gentry recorded in the history books.

Not only greedy but also cannibal!
(End of this chapter)