Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 242 Village Elder

"(Luo) You don't know, there are three big villages in my clan, each with 2000 people. These three big villages account for [-]% of my clan's population. Of course, they control the words of my clan." Luo Father Bu clapped his hands, put down the skewers and said slowly:
"The elders of the rest of the villages are just working there. The three villages are Qingluo, Luowei, and Luotian. Among these three villages, Qingluo has the least number of people, but the village elders seem to be related to the county magistrate. , so it can compete with the other two villages, and even faintly oppress the other two villages."

When Papa Lobu was talking, Luo Xiuxiu casually translated it to Xu Qing. After he finished speaking, Luo Xiuxiu asked, "Papa Lobu, what does this have to do with taxes?"

"(The snail) has a lot to do with it," Lobu's father seemed a little excited: "The green snail has something to do with the county magistrate, so the tax will naturally be less. Where does the less tax go? It will be spread to us!"

"Here," Luo Xiuxiu scolded, "Qingluo's people are really bad!"

"(Luo) Xiuxiu, don't say that..." Father Lobu poured beans into the bamboo tube and said, "The people in Qingluo Village are not very good, only the old family in the village is good, otherwise they wouldn't come to steal chickens .”

"What? It's Qingluo who stole the chicken!" Luo Xiuxiu stood up.

Xu Qing asked in confusion: "What's the matter, what's the matter?"

Xiuxiu said angrily and urgently: "Papa Luobu said that the chickens were stolen from Qingluo Village!"

Father Lobu sighed, persuaded Xiuxiu to sit down, and said solemnly: "Xiuxiu, don't say anything about this matter, if it causes the two villages to fight, it will be bad if there is more bloodshed. But a few chickens..."

Xiuxiu stood up again and stomped on the fish bones on the ground to vent her anger.

Father Lobu took a deep look at Xu Qing, Xu Qing understood, and persuaded Luo Xiuxiu: "Don't be angry, there are state officials above the county magistrate, and there are Daotai above the county magistrate. If the county magistrate breaks the law, there will always be someone He can be cured."

"What if it can't be cured?"

"Oh, yes, yes." Xu Qing secretly agreed in his heart that he must talk about the situation here when he goes to Tanzhou this time.

"No, officials and officials protect each other!" Xiuxiu looked at Xu Qing, and wanted to throw herself into his arms to vent her anger, but she also knew that she couldn't do it, so she turned her head away from him.

At this time, Father Lobu moved, and a small thing like a bamboo tube came into Xu Qing's hands.Xu Qing was surprised, and Lobu's father gave a hint with his eyes, and he quickly stuffed the things into his arms.

Father Lobu said: "Xiuxiu, go back, there will be another witch coming to ask for someone later!"

Xiuxiu let out a hum and went out, Xu Qing also followed, just after going out, the difference in cold and heat made the two of them tremble.

When I looked up, the snow had stopped, and when I stepped on a few inches of snow, there was a bang, and the two walked like this, leaving a line of footprints.

"My surname is Xu, I will be the witch mother of Luotou Village from now on..." Luo Xiuxiu said while walking with her head down, kicking the snow.

"Huh?" Xu Qing didn't understand what she meant.

Luo Xiuxiu sighed and said, "You are so smart, can you tell me what to do?"

"What should I do?" Xu Qing continued not understanding.

Luo Xiuxiu said dejectedly: "Oh! It is to let the people in my village have food to eat, a good house to live in, and money to spend, so that they can hold their heads high in front of people in other villages!"

"Well," Xu Qing thought for a moment, he couldn't tell Xiuxiu that in a few hundred years, maybe not a few hundred years later, the snail clan would disappear from history, and no one would know.If a nation can achieve food and clothing, how can it be so hopeless?

Luo Xiuxiu gave Xu Qing a push: "What do you think?"

Xu Qing shook his head and sighed: "If you just want to feed your people, you just need to move out of Luo County."

Thinking that small clans like the Luo clan would be assimilated if they moved out, but Xiuxiu only asked about food and clothing. After moving out, the land is fertile and spacious, so she doesn't need to look up to the big three villages, so it can be regarded as answering her question.

But Luo Xiuxiu didn't seem to get the answer she wanted, maybe she was a drunkard at all, that's not what she asked, but he sighed and said, "Do you know why I took you to Lobu's father's house? "

"I don't know," Xu Qing shook his head, secretly squeezed the small bamboo tube that Lobu's father gave him.

"Oh, what an idiot..." Xiuxiu rolled her eyes and said, "Your family's guards have already arrived."

After speaking, Luo Xiuxiu turned her head and left, seemingly determined.

Xu Qing sighed, and saw two lines of carriage marks at the entrance of the village, suddenly, it should be Wang Shan and the others.

Walking along the track, I saw that the whole family had packed up.

Xu Qi pointed to Xu Qing who was coming from afar: "Next time, isn't that Xu Qing!"

"Master, you are finally back." Xiaoyue said: "If you don't come back again, I will go find you regardless of Shimei's advice!"

"Hmph, I knew he would come back, right?" Huang Shimei looked at Xu Qing resentfully. Last night when she found Luo Xiuxiu came to watch Xu Qing secretly, she knew that there would be such an event today.

Wang Shan also came over and said, "Master, I rushed to Tanzhou yesterday and turned back today."

Xu Qing looked at the weather, and it seemed that the snow had stopped, so he nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, let's go? Ladies, please get in the car~"

Xu Qing rode the horse by himself, and before he set out on the road, he put a piece of silver, a little doll he made casually on weekdays, originally for Xu Qi to play with, but she thought it was ugly.Suddenly remembered it today, so he put it down consciously or unconsciously. As for the reason, he himself couldn't figure it out.

When he came out of the village and passed the word "Luotou" at the head of the village, Xu Qing suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Why is there no one?" Xu Qing asked heartily, "Even if it's a snowy day, shouldn't it be so silent?"

Is something wrong?Xu Qing hurriedly took out the bamboo tube that Lobu's father had given him, and it was made of moso bamboo the size of a fingertip. This bamboo is everywhere in the south, and it is just right to use it as a rumor.

Opening a small cover, there is indeed a small scroll inside, and when I pull it out, it turns out to be Chinese characters!
Papa Lobu understands Chinese!Why didn't he say it?Even Luo Xiuxiu didn't know what he wanted to do after hiding for so many years?
But Xu Qing thought about it again, could it be that Luo Xiuxiu specially planned it?

Without thinking too much, Xu Qing was startled when he saw the words on the note.

According to the note, today's act of stealing chickens will lead to a battle. In this battle, Luotou village will face annihilation.There seems to be government manipulation in it, it is the annexation war launched by the three major villages, and the entire Luo clan will also suffer a lot of internal friction

This is probably the information. Xu Qing checked it from the beginning to the end, and felt that the matter was even worse than this.Since a county is in such a mess, and it is a problem of this clan, no matter who wins or loses, it will cause harm to the surrounding counties.At least, it is inevitable that refugees will be everywhere for a while.

Judging by the faces of Huang Shimei and the others, they were unwilling to go back to Luotou Village, not to mention that they were afraid of harming Chi Yu, so Xu Qing didn't plan to go back to rescue them.

He untied the fisherman, found Yang Cheng, and said in a low voice: "Yang Cheng, take this talisman and go to the military chief here. There must be a general soldier near the state capital, and he will rush."

"My lord, this..."

"No need to ask, there will be great chaos among the Luo clan, please send an army to prevent this chaos from endangering the surrounding counties."

Xu Qing recruited a few more guards one after another, and asked them to take orders one by one. One of them went to Tanzhou Governor's Mansion to communicate, saying that the county magistrate of Luo County was creating conflicts.I wrote a secret letter to go to Chang'an. I still have to tell Old Man Li about the mobilization of local troops.Xu Qing has done these things several times, but now he did not disturb Xun Xueer and others, and did it without making a sound.

After another incense stick of time passed, a staggering figure suddenly appeared in front of Xu Qing and his party, running towards this side, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Luo Xiuxiu!

Looking at her appearance, there was a lot of snow on her body and head, her clothes were torn by something, her face was covered with tears, and she shouted from a distance: "Xu Qing, Xu Qing, it's me..."

Xu Qing's face darkened, has something happened?
Xun Xueer and the others also noticed the abnormality outside the car, opened the curtains to look around, and were shocked to see Luo Xiuxiu's appearance, and hurriedly said, "Xu Qing, why don't you help her up!"

Xu Qingzao had this intention, got off his horse immediately and supported Luo Xiuxiu: "Miss Xiu, what's the matter?"

"Luotou Village, the village elder, the village elder was injured..." Luo Xiuxiu said in grief and indignation: "It's those people from the Qingluo Gang, hurry up, save my grandfather, I beg you, please... "

"Quickly tell me, what is it?"

"I don't know, I don't know..." Luo Xiuxiu lost her mind, grabbed Xu Qing like the last straw, and just said: "Only you can save my grandfather, I know you are powerful, please save him, he died There was a lot of blood, and the stomach was ruptured."

Xu Qing felt very uncomfortable when he heard the words. Although he said he was not affectionate, in his heart, he was still an out-and-out affectionate species.Even if he only spent one day in the Luo Clan, seeing a good girl like Xiuxiu, he would not want to see her being bullied.If you have already left today, that's fine, but people have already asked for it, so it's even harder to refuse.

Xu Qing said in a deep voice: "The bull eats grass Wang Shan, the two of you escort your wife to live in Tanzhou, there must be no mistakes!"

"Here!"

Xu Qing said softly by the car window: "A major event has happened. If something bad happens, follow the plan."

Although Xu Qing spoke softly, his tone was undeniable. He took a medicine box in the car, which contained high-concentration alcohol, sterilized cotton thread, and medical needles.

According to Luo Xiuxiu's words, the village elder seemed to have suffered a hemorrhage once. I don't know if he can still be saved, but it's always right.

"You, you, come with me, and the others will immediately escort Madam to Tanzhou!" Xu Qing counted three sturdy guards, and with a wave of his hand, the carriage headed north.

Xu Qing stepped on the horse, pulled Luo Xiuxiu up, and rushed back with three guards.

Speeding up the horse, we arrived at the entrance of Luotou Village in less than a quarter of an hour, and saw that the neat and tidy gate had become messy and there were still some bloodstains.

"Go to my house..." Sitting in front of the horse, Luo Xiuxiu seemed to have calmed down a bit.

He drove his horse into the village and went straight to the place where he lived.

As soon as I arrived at Luo Xiuxiu's house, I saw many men guarding the door with serious faces.Seeing Luo Xiuxiu coming, she hurriedly looked over, but no one spoke.

Xiuxiu didn't care about them, she pulled Xu Qing off her horse, and ran into the gate.Those guarding men wanted to pull Xu Qing back, but the three sturdy guards joined together and blocked them like two doors.

(End of this chapter)