Stories Of Nine Cities

In the 10th year of Shangxie's return to the Yuan Dynasty, the nine cities were changed into eight cities in a different world. Each of them had its own way of governing. There were also eight rich prefects who were jointly in power. For the prosperity and prosperity of their respective cities, they built large-scale projects, dug mountains and fields, and cultivated, woven and dyed

Compared with the beautiful and prosperous city, there is little joy in the gathering place of refugees in the wilderness. Every day, they have a meal. Even so, they still want to live.

On this day, the square of the refugee village is still full of people who want to find something to do. Before the foreman takes the stage with a sign, people have flocked to recommend themselves.

This time, we recruited strong men to go mining in the mountains. Because the work is extremely hard and dangerous, they often die and are often short of people. Even so, there are still many people who want to be selected one after another, just for the sake that their wages are much higher than those in other places. Compared with those who are sent to the kiln, they should be more respectable.

The foreman points with his fingers as if he were choosing a poultry. He is very happy to be chosen, but when he looks at his family, he is covered with sadness. He is worried about his uncertain fate and the doomed outcome.

Those who have not been elected are sorry. In the face of their family's tolerance, they can only make a smile and seek another livelihood.

is different from the rich city. Refugees are not registered residence workers. They struggle every day on the line of survival. Every day, such things happen, but they are not related to happiness.

Because they are refugees, they have to pay taxes even in places where they live in groups. There is a service tax for land use tax and land reclamation, not to mention the hunting chores tax.

Therefore, compared with those people who are ill fated in the square, facing the sudden tax, the unbearable result is even more terrifying.

"What are you doing? Don't take my daughter, don't take her! " The woman with inconvenient legs and feet, crawling on the ground, stretched out her hand, crying to catch the young girl who was taken away.

"Mother! Mother! Let me go, let me go The girl cried and wept. She wanted to go back to her mother, but she couldn't because she was kidnapped.

"What are you crying for? If you can't pay your taxes and still want to stay, how can there be such a good thing in the world? " The leading woman slapped her scarlet face.

"This is the territory of juecheng. If you want to stay here, you have to pay taxes. If you don't have tax money, you have to go away. You should be glad that you have a daughter to mortgage, or you have to get out of here now!" The speaker snorted and waved to take the man away.

"Please, don't take me away. My mother's legs are inconvenient. What will she do if I leave! I'll make money. I'll work hard to make embroidery. I'll go hunting. I'll... " The girl broke free and knelt on the ground, hugged each other's thighs and begged, but was kicked away.

"How much is it for you to embroider something? Can you hunt? It's better to go to Yeying building in the city to drink with the old men! If you are lucky enough to get into the house, your mother may be able to follow you to the branches. What else are you dissatisfied with? " Don't look unkind on the speaker's face, let the girl shake her head.

"No, my daughter can't go to that place! I can't go The woman is more anxious red eye, that night Ying building is what kind of place, who don't know? Good girl, if you go into the house, life is not like death!

"Who cares about you!" The leader waved his hand, and then he was about to take the man away. At that moment, he cried and heard that people were sad, but none of the onlookers dared to stop him.

If you are precarious, where can you still have leisure to take care of others? It's a miracle to be alive.

"Stop it

When the cry rang out, I didn't know where to get a drink, and then I saw the crowd slowly spread out of a road. Soon, I saw a truck with a horse dangling close, followed by a long line.

Because of the appearance of the motorcade, there was a lot of noise in the crowd. The faces of the sad people were full of surprises, and soon surrounded the people who jumped from the carriage.

"Mr. Lin, you are back!" The old man looked at the tall figure in front of him with moist eyes, held each other's hand and patted it again and again, as if he saw the last straw to save his life.

"Uncle Lin!" Young children are also surrounded up, one by one, but did not cry to drag each other's clothes.

Lin Xiaoxun was silent. He couldn't see what he was thinking on his expressionless face. He just looked at the people around him and nodded. Then he reached for the child's head and walked forward.

"Oh! Isn't this Mr. Lin? Where did you do the business this time? " People who originally wanted to take the girl away, when they saw Lin Xiaoxun, their eyes lit up, and then they said with a smile.

"Steward Wu, it's not the day to collect taxes! You come here so often that you don't hear that we are coming back, do you Lin Xiaoxun didn't speak, but the young man who came out behind him frowned and said this.

"Fang Su." Hearing this, Lin Xiaoxun gave a drink, then turned his head and looked at Wu Guanshi.

"You bring the tax paper tomorrow, and I'll get it ready for you." Lin Xiaoxun not much nonsense straight to the theme, at the same time from the waist took out a little silver into the hands of Wu steward."I'm not sure about the future. The sheriff said that although you are always on time, you have to take what you should take. Is that ok?" Steward Wu put the silver in his arms with a smile, and then said something.

"Bring the tax paper first!" Lin Xiaoxun didn't say anything to stop Fang Su who wanted to come forward.

Getting Lin Xiaoxun's reply, Wu Guanshi smiles with satisfaction, then turns around and winks at the person holding the girl.

"OK, today depends on your face. We'll go back first and come back to you tomorrow." With the words of hatred, Wu Guanren left the village.

"Mother!" The girl who was free rushed to her mother. With the help of others, she helped her up and took a seat on the stool.

"Are you all right?" Fang Su approached, looked at the girl and asked the woman.

"It's all right. I'm in trouble for you." The woman looked at Fang Su's mouth with tears in her eyes.

"Tax money, tax money. I'll work hard to earn it." The girl wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, and her face with firm eyes was full of stubbornness.

"Silly girl, don't worry about money. There will always be a way." Fang Su said and patted the girl's head.

"Aunt Yu, go back with Qingyu first! We'll have the rest. " Fang Su said with a smile, the sun warm let the latter see straight nod.

"Then I'll come back and help you!" Qingyu helped aunt Yu up and said something at the same time.

"Good." Fang Su answered, then waved and turned to walk into the busy crowd.

After going out for more than half a year, the caravan brought back the goods that could support the livelihood of the whole refugee village. However, considering the tax, I don't know if I can survive the winter. After dividing all the things, several leaders of the caravan gathered in a small building in the mountains outside the village.

"Brother Lin, don't go out again before winter, do you think?" After calculating the revenue this time, some people think it's still bad. I'm afraid we have to go to the business again.

"I couldn't come back that year." Someone frowned and said something.

"If we are like this, what year will it be? And during the new year, things are easier to sell and the price is better. " Some people laugh at themselves, but tell the truth.

"No matter how good the price is, it's not as good as in the city. What we say is business. In fact, it's just to help those businesses transport goods. What they earn is a small amount of hard work. Maybe they can't even make it to Chengdu." Someone was reluctant to hum.

"It's better than nothing! It's said that many people have been taken away today. If we don't find a way to live, we will... " Can't say down of Dun in situ frown, gnash teeth of the heart have unwilling.

"There's nothing we can do about it. We've tried our best just to stay here." The high land use tax, with more and more people living in refugee villages and more and more use area, is a luxury to sit here and talk about it as it is now.

"That's why we have to work harder! If we go again, we may all feel better next year. " Even if it's just one more bite of rice and one more piece of meat, that's enough.

"But the goods in the near winter have to go far to buy and sell, especially the fur of wild animals. Among them, the city of kiss is the most. But the city of kiss is the farthest, and there is snow all the year round. I'm afraid..." Someone bowed his head in trouble.

"Then go to a closer place. Isn't it true that there's also a city like Choucheng?"

"However, due to the limited supply and the relatively large demand in the surrounding areas, the competition will inevitably be very fierce. I'm afraid we can't make much money if we are like this." After all, they are refugees, and they are different from those regular merchants. At that time, they are really just helping the transportation, and what they can earn may not even be the skin.

"But..." Some people still want to talk, but they see Lin Xiaoxun raise his hand, so everyone stops.

"Wait till you see the tax paper tomorrow!" Lin Xiaoxun raised his head and looked at the people. They all looked the same, but they didn't object.

"Yes, if the tax next year is not much, even if we don't take this trip, there should be no problem."

"I'm afraid that the lion will open his mouth."

"It's the tax after the new year. We have to pay it before the new year. Only they can do it."

"No!"

Then they accepted Lin Xiaoxun's proposal and went out as if they had come. When they left, the closed door was pushed open and a small head came in.

"Dad? Are you through? " With the sound of speaking, a half grown child came into the door, with a handsome face and clear eyes.

"Well!" Lin Xiaoxun answered, and then waved. The child who got the response ran close with laughter, and then jumped into Lin Xiaoxun's arms.

"How long will you stay this time?" The child blinked at Lin Xiaoxun.

"I don't know yet." Lin Xiaoxun took the mountain fruit on the table, crushed the hard shell in one hand, broke the flesh out and handed it to the child in his arms.

"I don't know?" The child frowned, then put the pulp into his mouth and chewed it hard."You want to stay?" Lin Xiaoxun asked with a slight frown.

"No, I haven't come back for such a long time. The house is full of dust. If I don't stay long, I don't want to clean it." Some lazy children spit out their tongues, so that Lin Xiaoxun can't help but slightly raise the corners of his mouth.

"Whatever you want." Lin Xiaoxun was a little spoiled and swept over the child's head.