Raising a Wolf as a Husband: Love Rivals Everywhere

The guards had already subdued this group of people, lying on the ground crying and crying for their mothers, and the later men found ropes and tied them up one by one.Some of them were not in severe pain, but they were desperately trying to find a chance to escape, but the guards pulled out their long swords one by one and put them on their necks.

Immediately shrank his neck like a quail, not daring to move.

Being tied up is also honest.Who would have thought that there are martial arts masters among the peasants?The first few villages they visited were not treated like this.If they hadn't tasted the sweetness before, they wouldn't think that there are so many of them, and their hands and feet are neat, and they will be everywhere.

I didn't know that it was so thorough today.

Li Zheng had them tied up and brought them to his yard, asking where they came from.

After all, this group of people were peasants. Although they looked shy after being caught, they could see the shining long sword.Don't dare to be too strong.Almost in a short while, the old background was revealed.

They are not far from here, the people of Yujia Village below Xiaoxian County are three or four days away.There was no other way, so I ventured to other villages to grab food, otherwise.One by one they were starving to death.

Some villagers scolded on the spot, "Then you come to trouble us? Your village has suffered a disaster, so we don't have it? You deserve sympathy, so why don't you ask for help in a serious manner. Do you have to steal or rob?"

In fact, everyone's family doesn't have any surplus food, and if these people really come, there may not be anyone capable of taking them in. But in comparison, in the case of being robbed, they still hope that these people can go the right way.

Some of those people had flushed faces, while others showed disdain.

Lizheng wanted to ask something else, but he heard the sound of horseshoes rattling from far to near. In the quiet night, even ordinary people could hear it clearly.

Then, the sound of horseshoes stopped abruptly in front of Lizheng's house, accompanied by the neighing of a horse, and Qu Mingyue's familiar voice called 'Woo~'.

It was Xiao Yunqi.

The people staying at the door also recognized Xiao Yunqi.Since Xiao Yunqi changed his appearance and went to Fan Yangcheng, he never went back to the village.But the people in the village were still familiar with Xiao Yunqi, and because the Lizheng House was brightly lit, Xiao Yunqi naturally came here directly.

Qu Mingyue came forward to say hello, and asked Xiao Yunqi, "Why did Brother Xiao come to the village in the middle of the night? What happened?"

Xiao Yunqi glanced at the group of people tied up in a row, exhaled indiscernibly, and said, "I received news that a group of people looted houses and looted several villages one after another. I'm afraid it will happen tonight." To Xiling Village, so I hurried over here."

"Fortunately, it looks like you have caught him." Xiao Yunqi looked at the group of people on the ground with cold eyes.

As soon as he said this.Immediately let everyone's eyes focus on the group of men on the ground in the middle.Just now, I was crying and complaining that I had no choice but to make such a decision because there was no food to eat. The faces of the few men who couldn't just watch their family members starve to death suddenly changed.

The villagers still believed Xiao Yunqi's words.

"Young Master Xiao. You mean, they have looted several villages in a row? Then they are, repeat criminals?" Li Zheng was a little surprised. He looked at those tearful men, but he was actually moved with compassion.

Because under this natural disaster, it is extremely difficult for everyone.

Even just now, he decided to discuss with the villagers to distribute some food for them to take back to the old and weak women and children to eat.Although their village was also very poor, Qu Mingyue's work helped them before.The current situation is still passable.

But many places outside are already starved to death.

It's just that he didn't expect that the little bit of sympathy that had just arisen would be broken in this situation.

His anger was particularly high, and he even felt his hands trembling.And I felt a little scared, if it wasn't for Xiao Yunqi's arrival, not to mention the food he distributed, the people in the village would be starving for a long time.Even if he saved these guys who had suffered thousands of knives, he felt that he could not atone for his sins.

Xiao Yunqi nodded, regardless of whether Li Zheng was blaming himself.

He just said, "They came along the way. Many men were found to serve as corvees along the way. Only the old and weak, women and children were at home, and the villagers robbed them of food. But because they committed crimes on the move, the government could not find them for a while. ...And. Their identities should be some families in Xiao County who lied about their families missing in the flood, so as to avoid corvee. Then they hid in the mountains, because they couldn't get any food, so they started to rob."

Xiao Yunqi didn't say a word, and their expressions became darker.

A few people who were told lowered their heads, a little ashamed.But a few more stared at Xiao Yunqi angrily, as if they wanted to kill Xiao Yunqi who had exposed their true colors.

Finally, a person couldn't help talking, his voice was so loud that it shook his ears.

"You rich sons, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, how do you know our suffering?" The corners of the man's eyes were slightly red, obviously angry, and he looked at Xiao Yunqi even more sinisterly.Obviously it was Xiao Yunqi's clothes that caught his attention, and he mistook Xiao Yunqi for an ignorant son of a family.

"Obviously it was the day of harvest, but there was a disaster. We also wanted to live and work in peace and contentment. But did the court allow it? It said it was a disaster relief distribution, but didn't they ask us to do hard work? Well, we also recognized these and repaired it It’s a good thing for us that the river is not flooded. But at least you have to feed us, right? What kind of relief food is distributed? It’s all moldy rice. My son just ate a small bowl and started vomiting and diarrhea. Moreover, there is not enough food for a few days. In order to save that morsel, my daughter-in-law fainted from hunger several times." The big man obviously got emotional when he said that, his voice was a little choked up.

When Qu Mingyue suddenly heard such a thing, she was a little dazed.I don't know whether to believe him or not, after all, they still said that they were just fascinated by ghosts for a while.

On the contrary, it was Xiao Yunqi.Hearing these words, his brows were frowned.

He has been investigating this matter, so he must know more about these situations than Qu Mingyue.

But he still said, "Even so, you are right to rob other food and let others starve to death? Since the government is embezzling relief food, you should also seek legitimate ways and report to the government for investigation."

Because some villagers also cut down on food and clothing, they empathized with what the man said, and many of them showed expressions of emotion.

And Xiao Yunqi's words were like thunder in their ears, making them wake up.Indeed, he is pitiful, but being pitiful cannot be a reason for him to harm others.They couldn't help thinking, if it wasn't for the help of Qi Luochen's guards tonight, if they weren't quite alert, then what would happen if someone in their village was robbed of their food?

Are those families who have been robbed of food by them all starving to death at this moment?

The villagers couldn't describe their feelings for a while.People are selfish, toward themselves, toward relatives, toward friends.When I have a lot of money, I might help strangers, but when I can't make ends meet, I definitely don't welcome such a person who would start grabbing at the slightest disagreement to appear by my side.

On the contrary, the man laughed out loud after hearing Xiao Yunqi's words.

"Report to the officials? What should we report to the officials? Officials and officials protect each other. If it weren't for someone from above to protect them, just those yamen servants, would they dare to steal our disaster relief food? Even if they are greedy for ink, how much can they eat? Can they leave no trace? What?" the big man asked viciously.

It seemed to be mocking Xiao Yunqi's innocence.

Among them, a man said, "Do you think we didn't want to report to the officials? But do you know what the consequences will be? How can you know that? They are all dead! They were all killed." Put on the title of a mob, and just kill them like this! Those officers and soldiers don’t care about the truth, as long as someone dares to say that there is a problem with the food and the amount is wrong, they will be beaten to death.”

The man's eyes were also faintly red, obviously he saw the scene at the beginning, that's why he was so excited when talking about it!

Everyone around listened and gasped.

Because of the disaster, more men in the family went out to serve corvee, so they basically didn't leave the village during this period, fearing that something might happen to them.Although Lizheng knew that the situation outside was not good, and people died of starvation in many places, he didn't know that this would happen again.

Qu Mingyue's eyes were full of surprise, she had walked around Fanyang City before, but she had never seen such a devastated scene.Before this moment, she was still thinking that the ability to do things in ancient times was not bad, although the news was delayed, and although the national power was not strong, as long as people who worked hard, they would have food.

However, at this moment, she has only come into contact with the real situation of people's livelihood.Immediately, I felt pain on my face.