Eternal traitor

Chapter 186 Refugee?officers and soldiers? ?

The huge fence gate opened again, and dozens of people trotted all the way to Li Hua.Gray clothes, shabby clothes, if you can vaguely tell from the filthy clothes that they are servants issued by the government, otherwise Li Hua and others will even think that these people are refugees pretending to be.

"Mine owner Niu will never see the county magistrate."

The first person to speak was the owner of this mine, and he looked as pitiful as he could be.Messy hair, frowning, darkened wrinkled skin, severely chapped lips, and tired eyes.If this person hadn't reported his family background, he might be more like a miner, right? ?
"I have seen the magistrate."

More than 20 officers and soldiers behind them also bowed to Li Hua, looking at the young county magistrate cautiously. They only knew that Fenglan County had changed county magistrate a month ago, but they really didn't know the specific situation here.Seeing Li Hua's appearance now, a group of people were quite shocked. After all, Li Hua's grade to be a county magistrate can be said to be young and promising.The youngest people here are all over 30 years old, but they are still poor ordinary people, working for food and clothing every day.

"Well, how many people are there in total?"

Li Hua frowned slightly, and asked the old man Niu Hui directly in front of him.

"Back to the adults, there are 33 officers and soldiers plus villains, and 310 miners."

Niu wouldn't return cautiously, he didn't know about Li Hua's situation, but due to his own situation, he cautiously gave Li Hua enough face, after all, he was the immediate boss of Fenglan County.

"There are only 33 people, aren't you afraid that these 300 people will riot?"

There is almost ten times the contrast between the officers and soldiers and the miners. After such a long period of suffering, the refugees will not have any troubles. So how did this group of people deal with it? ?Li Hua asked puzzledly.

"My lord is joking, these people are all children of Fenglan County, and their families are all here, how dare they make trouble?? What's more, if you don't do this, what kind of livelihood can you have?"

The helplessness on Niu Huihui's face flashed, and then he answered Li Hua's question with a sad tone.Most of these people are from poor backgrounds, making trouble? ?They didn't dare, after all, their family members were still in Fenglan County, so they didn't dare to make fun of their own family.

"According to the county's knowledge, the miners here have worked the longest for ten years, and the shortest for two years. Qin is only able to serve corvee for half a year or even a year. Why here?"

Li Hua asked about things here, but he got very little information. He only knew that the miners who went in here never came out again, even the corpses were the same.But every month, 300 Wen was sent back to the family. This was the case every month. If there was no money sent in that month, the family would arrange a funeral for him.

"This matter... Didn't Ma County Magistrate explain this matter??"

Niu Huihui glanced at the people around him, and asked Li Hua with evasive eyes.

"He left in a hurry and didn't explain anything, so you can tell me."

Magistrate Ma left in more than a hurry? ?It was quite hasty, and Li San chopped off his head without even explaining the funeral.

"This...this." Niu wouldn't struggle for a few seconds, rubbing his withered hands, then sighed, and looked at Li Hua as if he had made up his mind. "Most of the people here are sent here for corvee service. Most of these people have committed crimes or offended nobles. If you want to go out after entering, you need a personal document from Ma County Magistrate. But these people are just... ...for so many years."

Most of the miners here were tricked in, and a few were sent in because they offended the big shots in Fenglan County, but it was difficult to get out after they got in, and it was as hard as heaven for ordinary people to get the county magistrate's documents. what.It's even more difficult to meet each other.

"Really?? What about you??"

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Hua's mouth. No one has ever been out here, including not only miners, but also officers and soldiers... the mine owner.Niu Hui, who can be regarded as a small leader among officers and soldiers, has not left for more than ten consecutive years.

"Me??" Niu Hui was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at Li Hua, wishing to rise in his heart for a moment, but in a blink of an eye it changed back to the previous bitterness, opened his lips, showing With yellow teeth, Niu Huihui smiled bitterly and said: "When I was young, I contradicted Ma County Magistrate, so it's not bad to have a little life here."

He was originally the son of a wealthy family in Fenglan County, and also served as a small official in Fenglan County, but later because of some things, he had a conflict with the Ma County Magistrate. He was supposed to be killed, but the only son of the Niu family He was saved by his family's wealth, and was forced to be imprisoned here for more than ten years.He hasn't left here for more than ten years, Mingming's home is very close, but he dare not go back, he is afraid of hurting his family.

"Well, wait for someone to go in and have a look. If someone is satisfied, it's okay to let you go home once."

Li Hua also made a small promise to this poor man, but how heavy is this small promise to this vicissitudes old man in front of him? ?
"Thank you, my lord. However, I don't care about the past anymore, and I have nothing to do when I go back, so let's forget it."

The cow will not try to stop the tears from his eyes and prevent them from flowing down.Who can understand his longing for home? ?But his return is another kind of harm to the family. After all, the Ma family once said that if it dared to come back again, they would not let them bear the anger of the Ma family.The Ma family has dominated Fenglan County for many years. Even though the county magistrate has just been replaced, the Ma family is so powerful, who can dare to resist? ?

How could this young county magistrate fight against the Ma family for the sake of a small person like himself? ?
Rationality and homesickness were intertwined constantly, and finally reason prevailed, resisting the pain in his heart, Niu would not still refuse Li Hua's request.

"Really??" Li Hua nodded, reached out and took off the dirty hat on Niu Hui's head. Under the hat was Niu Hui's dusty white hair, which was pitiful and distressing. "I'm afraid you don't know about the fact that the Ma family was wiped out by bandits?"

"what??"

The cow will not be stunned.The Ma family was wiped out? ?The Ma family was wiped out? ?All of a sudden, the mountain that was pressing on Niu Huihui suddenly turned into a bubble, leaving only nothingness left in fragments.The body that had been bent all this time also slowly regained some strength, and he lifted his back.

(End of this chapter)