Above the Seven Towers

"Master Chen."

"You don't need to call me lord, just call me the mayor."

"Mayor. I want to let Doris go out, some words, do not want her to hear." Tuqin asked.

"Of course." Chen Hansheng said.

"No, Dad. I want to hear it. I know that all these things are related to my sister. But you haven't told me how she died. I want to hear. I want to know what happened. "" Doris said.

"Dad, tell Doris, so that she can be more careful in the future, at least not like Irene ..." Sova said.

"But ..." Tuchin hesitated for a while and finally nodded, "Okay."

Tuchin and his children sat on the edge of the bed and began to tell their own stories, "Mayor, I'm a small merchant selling straw fabrics. Our family is a freeman, and we haven't sold the land to Orfa in Earl Carlos. At the time of Baron Rael, the town of Alano belonged to the count. Although the days were tight, there was no major problem.

But since the earl sold the land to the baron, everything has changed. The baron sent someone to tell us all that the taxes that were previously paid to the count must now be paid to him. Not only taxes, but also labor. Moreover, he also added several new taxes. Our family's business was not good last year. In this way, we would not be able to survive. "

Chen Hansheng asked: "But the town still belongs to the count in name. The baron only has the land here. What qualifications does he have to ask you free people to collect taxes?"

"This, there are always lords to collect taxes. Without the count, there will be a baron."

Sova said on the side: "It's not that no one has asked, but a businessman in the fur business has asked. Later, he was asked by the baron to find a reason to deal with the horse thief and hanged him."

"Sir, no one here can fight Baron O'Farrell. Later, our family couldn't pay the tax, and the house in the seller was about to change, but the tax officer of the baron said that my eldest daughter Irene can go to Baron's House Tax off. Irene, Irene is a child who misses her home very much. She ... "Tuqin said here, already tearful and runny," I really shouldn't let her go. "

Tuqin whimpered and said, "It was okay a few days before she went. But a week later, when she returned home, she told me that Master Akle returned from the army, as if to see her eyes were wrong. I let her She came back, but she was unwilling to say that only one month's work can be counted as a salary, and she would be careful not to cause trouble. "

"Then, that was the last time I saw her. Later, after about three or four days, the baron's guard informed us to pick us up. It was said that Irene had done something to steal things in the baron's palace, and was killed by the guard. "Tuqin said here and wept bitterly.

Sova wiped her tears and hately said: "That day, I went with my dad, and Irene was wrapped in a tomb and thrown on the roadside behind Baron's Mansion. When we passed, there were two wild dogs Turning around her, biting her hands and feet. But the guards did n’t care anymore. Instead, they looked at her with a smile. I even heard one betting with the other, saying which of her feet would be eaten first. Off. "

"Ah, the **** of nature. How could this be?" Doris covered her mouth and burst into tears.

auzw.com However, Chen Hansheng found that her hands were tightly held, and there was more hatred in her eyes than fear.

Suova was startled by her sister's cry and covered her mouth. "Doris, I shouldn't have said that."

"No, tell me, I want to know what happened to my sister. I, I saw nothing that day, only to see you buried her." Doris grabbed Sova's sleeve, "Please Now. "

Sova took her sister's hand and nodded. "Dad and I drove away the wild dog and lifted her. She was all hard, her eyes were half-open, and her expression was scary. Like, like dead. At that time, I saw something terrible. Then I saw her neck was black and purple, and it was broken. At this time, the captain of the guard walked over and said: She stole the baroness jewelry and was found by the guard He broke his neck, so he was thrown out to feed the dog, and everything deserved it. He also said that we must immediately send Doris to Baron ’s House to replace Irene, otherwise we will be finished. "

"My sister can never steal any jewelry. She, she is a good person, she will not!" Doris said.

"We all know that that was an excuse. After moving your sister back, my mother scrubbed her and found that someone had occupied her body before she died." Sova was much more direct than his father and told what he knew It ’s all spoken.

"Sister ..." Doris wiped her tears. "No wonder my mother will cry and fall ill."

"So, we can't send you anymore. Dad told you and your mother to avoid it first, but when you left, the Baron's House came and arrested."

"I've made a mistake once, and can't make it a second time. I think it's a big deal to give me some money. I can't beat you up again," Tuchin said.

"They don't want to beat you up, but want to kill you and simply take your daughter away," Kalanda said.

"I know, I know. If it weren't for adults, Sova and I would be dead, and I would definitely repay the adults."

Chen Hansheng was the most uncomfortable among the few people around him. He had only seen it in books and listened to the crying of the person in person. The uncomfortable feeling can poke into people's hearts. Although he had been on the battlefield and faced death, it was a real battle with swords and guns, which was completely different from the nobles' oppression and abuse of civilians. On the contrary, those who were mercenaries and slaves were familiar with this situation. Although they were somewhat sighed, they were not touched.

"So what are you going to do?" Chen Hansheng asked.

"Let's go. We leave here. We can't stay in this town." Tuchin said.

"But have we really left? Can't we even pass the gate guard?" His son Sova replied: "Maybe the mayor has any way to teach us."

Chen Hansheng secretly praised the young man as clever. He said: "Is it really that easy for you to escape to another lord? Your house and land are here. If you have changed somewhere else, you have to start from scratch. And, Would n’t other lords bully you outsiders? "

Sova lowered his head. He was a small businessman, not completely ignorant. He understood that Chen Hansheng was telling the truth.

"Let's live here first. I will naturally help you stop the baron. We have a lot to talk about this town. I believe you will help me."