Chapter 14 [My aunt, a little temperamental]
Blue bricks, red tiles, and slightly warped eaves.
High gate, large courtyard, winding and winding.
Miyun's Sun family is the first family in the county. The so-called "wang" refers to fame. If the reputation of a county is greater, it is a lower-class family.
Hebei Province is vast and sparsely populated. One county has dozens of villages under its jurisdiction, with a population of about 50,000 and thousands of acres of land. Any place that can be linked to wealth will more or less rely on the Miyun Sun family.
This is the hope of a county, this is a low-class family, like the emperor of the county, with the power of life and death. It is no exaggeration to say that the Sun family is the king of the entire Miyun County.
If you want people to die, especially poor people, it is very simple and can be done with just one sentence.
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Today, it’s snowy and sunny.
Sun Zhao and Liu Yun's motorcade was still driving and finally entered a small town that didn't look too big. A certain boy who had been following the motorcade also entered through the city gate with a certain woman.
Although Miyun is a county, it is a remote one with a small city, few people, lack of commerce, and lack of foreign merchants. Therefore, most of the people entering the county are local residents, so there is no city entry tax at the city gate...
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The reason is very simple. The people are too poor. Even if a city gate tax collector is set up, it will ensure that no one out of ten people can collect taxes.
If the poor people can't afford the money, they can't just kill them.
Although there is no city gate tax, there are still two guards at the door. Unfortunately, they look very lazy and don't even look at the people passing by. The two guards just lean on the door and take a nap, and occasionally stamp their feet to keep warm.
Actions.
The woman seemed very angry, and suddenly snorted coldly: "Although Hebei Province was desolated due to war, the Tang Dynasty has been established after all, and the world is about to be peaceful. However, these soldiers are so lazy. If this continues
, how can they demonstrate the laws of the court."
It's a pity that no one wanted to pay attention to her words. Even the young man walking slowly in front of her just smiled lightly to show that he heard her.
The woman was very dissatisfied. She grabbed the boy's hand and said, "My dear nephew, what do you mean? Is it possible that what my aunt said is wrong? Why do you smile so disdainfully?"
The young man didn't want to provoke her, so he had no choice but to say: "I'm not disdainful, I just think it's unreasonable for you to be angry. There is an old saying, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Soldiers only care about money. These city gate guards have nothing to do with it."
Oil and water, sometimes I am afraid that even the soldiers' pay will be delayed, and their stomachs are not full, so how can they talk about guarding the city with all their heart to show the law? As a human being, you have to empathize with your heart, and you need to learn to put yourself in someone else's shoes, so that you don't get angry for no reason."
The woman listened thoughtfully, but her tone was still a little angry, and suddenly said: "Even so, it is just a reason, but it is not an excuse for them to be lazy, let alone show no toughness..."
He paused for a moment and then continued: "It should be noted that this place is Tanzhou, and further north is the Turks. The border areas have always been strict. If the county soldiers are like this, how can they hold a city."
"ha!"
The young man suddenly laughed, as if he was extremely helpless and said: "No one wants to defend the city with them!"
The woman was slightly startled.
But the young man coughed, suddenly pointed in the direction of the north, and said: "Everyone knows that Hebei Province has an elite army, whether it is for attacking cities and plundering territory in the past few years, or for guarding the border in recent years.
, That elite soldier is the Optimus Prime of Hebei Province, and that elite soldier is the leader of Hebei Province."
"Carry the lead?"
The woman blinked curiously, and it took her a long time to vaguely understand the meaning of this word.
She suddenly felt better for some reason, and suddenly asked with a proud tone: "Is the elite soldier you are talking about the Detachment of Women? My good nephew seems to admire the Detachment of Women very much."
The young man looked solemn and said solemnly: "What I admire is not the Detachment of Women, but the princess who established the Detachment of Women. Although she is a weak woman, she is a heroine!"
"Really?" The woman's eyes were full of color and she asked in a very urgent tone: "You actually have such high praise for that woman?"
The young man's face became more solemn and he said in a deep voice: "This is not a compliment, but a sentiment. It is said that during the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, all members of the Li family ran away to protect themselves. Only a little girl like her was left in Chang'an.
, endured many hardships before escaping from danger..."
He paused for a moment, then continued: "That princess is really amazing. After escaping from danger, she actually built a team from scratch. From scratch, it became stronger and stronger. In just a few years, she was defeated by her.
We captured most of the northern part of the Central Plains. It’s incredible. It’s really incredible. Such a woman, tsk tsk, such a woman..."
"whee!"
The woman suddenly laughed.
She smiled like flowers, but her face was full of weirdness. Her beautiful eyes were staring at the boy, as if she wanted to eat the boy in one bite.
The young man was shocked by her eyes. For some reason he couldn't help but shiver. He subconsciously wiped away the cold sweat and said, "Auntie, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay!" The woman was still smiling and said with a cheerful face: "I just think my good nephew is very good at talking. I think you should talk more if you can talk."
The young man sneered, and said with a faint smile: "It's not you I'm praising. Although you come from a wealthy family, you're far worse than that one."
"Yeah, yeah!" The woman nodded repeatedly, but her tone was vaguely weird. She chuckled and said, "After all, that person is the beloved of my good nephew. Of course, my aunt and I, old and young, can't compare to her."
The young man's face was filled with helplessness. He really had no idea what to do about his so-called aunt.
He suddenly raised his head and looked somewhere in front of him. He gently changed the topic and said with a slight hesitation: "Today's matter may be a little difficult to handle. Someone from the Sun family has returned from Chang'an, and there will definitely be a huge fight."
To celebrate, we have to go to the door to ask for help, and I don’t know if the other party is willing to deal with me, a poor guy..."
If a person has been poor for a long time, he will naturally lack morale. Even if he has great ambitions, he will be frustrated by the predicament in front of him.
The old saying that a penny can defeat a hero actually means this.
This young man is none other than Gu Tianya.
He came out early today just to help A-Yao's mother buy a cemetery for burial.
In the entire Gujia Village, there are a total of fifteen households, and all the poor people have no land. Even the wasteland belongs to the Sun family.
If you want to find a place for burial, you must obtain permission from the Sun family.
If you don't get permission, you have to pay for it.
Whether in troubled times or in peacetime, special wealth such as land always belongs to the owner's family. Unless Gu Tianya is strong enough to steal it, he will have to beg the Sun family according to the rules.
He looked far ahead somewhere, his tone still hesitant, and suddenly he sighed softly, and said bitterly: "What a coincidence, this happened to me, if they don't want to pay attention to me, Ayao's mother's body
But you have to stop all the time.”
The woman looked indifferent and said calmly: "Since ancient times, buying land with money has been a natural thing. Why don't they want to pay attention to you? My good nephew, don't underestimate yourself."
Gu Tianya shook his head and reminded: "I am not buying land with money, but shamelessly buying land on credit. No one likes credit..."
The woman sneered, but still said with an indifferent expression: "So what, it doesn't mean that we won't pay them back in the future. Credit is a credit, and since it is credit, it will be paid back eventually. My good nephew is a man, do they, the Sun family, still need
I’m afraid you’ll default on your debt.”
Gu Tianya smiled bitterly, feeling that his so-called aunt was really a bit unreasonable.
We are here to take credit, how can we act like we think highly of you if we give you credit?
They are from a distinguished family, how could they still be afraid of us...
My aunt has a bit of a temper, and I don’t know what family she comes from. She has a bit of a naive attitude in her behavior. This is not good, she can easily get into trouble. I have to teach her a lesson in the future, lest she get into trouble one day.
people.
Gu Tianya thought like this, and suddenly felt that his shoulders were a lot heavier.
It's hard to be a junior these days.
Chapter completed!