The soul wears a mother's womb, and was overheard by the emperor Laozi

Long Lin played a trick on the ghost king.

When these people put down their food and left, the ghost king took the initiative to hand over some scattered silver.

The villagers postponed again and again, but finally they all accepted and left with a smile.

The rest left the house after eating some food.

Only Long Lin, the old man, and Long Gan were left.

"Old man, I haven't asked you yet, what's your last name?"

The old man obviously hadn't eaten such delicious food for a long time, and he was in a very good mood. After drinking some wine, he smiled more.

"Little brother, just call me old man Li, that's what everyone calls me."

The people in the village are honest, and Long Lin can understand it, but he really can't open his mouth when he is called old man Li so casually.

"Old man Li, we are new to the rivers and lakes, passing by here, I hope the old man can forgive us for disturbing us."

Old man Li took a sip of wine, his face was rosy and he was very enthusiastic.

"Little brother, I'm serious. I can see that you children are all masters of the rivers and lakes. I, an old man, can't compare with you."

"It's been a long time since I've been so happy, eh, my wife left early, kids, eh..."

The originally smiling face disappeared from Old Man Li's face in an instant. He picked up the wine jar and took a big gulp.

Long Gan was already full. Listening to the conversation between Long Lin and the old man, his face was full of puzzlement. He wanted to listen more, but now, he has no interest.

What is there to talk about with such an old man?Long Gan got up and walked out directly.

Long Lin didn't care about Long Gan's departure.

The moment he saw the change in the old man's face, Long Lin immediately became very interested.

This old man was not a bachelor.

Originally, there was a wife and children, but something must have happened, and now only the old man is left.

Especially when old man Li said, his children, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately showed a sad expression.

Such a reaction is enough to show that this old man is a person with a story.

"Uncle Li, your children? What happened to them?"

"Don't mention it, little brother, come, drink and drink."

Long Lin immediately nodded enthusiastically, took the initiative to take the wine, and filled it up for Old Man Li.

If you don't want to say it, it's because you haven't drunk enough wine yet.

But this ancient wine is really bad. It is really hard to drink a person well.

"Uncle Li, in our village, I feel that the people live a very good life. At this time, they can kill chickens to eat."

When old man Li heard this, he straightened his face immediately.

"Eating chicken? The animals raised by these people are not expensive at all, and you can buy them for a few copper coins."

"The people in these ten miles and eight villages can't eat anything else, but eating chicken is something that can be eaten at any time."

Long Lin lowered his head and was pouring the wine. When he heard old man Li's words, he was immediately shocked.

It is not an easy thing for the chickens of this dynasty to grow up from childhood.

Unlike his previous life, when a chicken came out of its shell, it could be cooked in more than ten days. He had never eaten grass, and he was probably eating feed every now and then.

Each one is fatter, and each one grows bigger, even fatter than eating meat every meal.

If you want to be able to eat chicken at any time, not to mention the common people, even ordinary officials would not dare to splurge like this.

"Uncle Li, it seems that our imperial court is very good. Now the common people can eat meat every meal, and they feel that they live better than the people in the town."

This sentence was said by Long Lin on purpose.

If it is really the imperial court's credit, then the old man will definitely praise the imperial court according to his words.

But if not, the common people might not have much favor for the imperial court.

In the eyes of the poor, they complain the most. If they can't blame the people around them, they can only blame the officials of the court.

When old man Li heard this, his expression changed immediately.

"The court? Bullshit? The people are not living well, and the court doesn't care about the lives of the people. The mayors of those towns bully the people in the village."

"Who let the people in these poor places not have a single outstanding person, as long as there is a high-ranking official in the village, the whole village can also become better."

Long Lin could only smile wryly, but he was still very happy in his heart.

From this point of view, this village can often eat meat, and it probably has nothing to do with the imperial court.

Long Lin deliberately showed a puzzled look.

"Oh? Uncle Li, this shouldn't be the case. If the court doesn't care, how will the people get money besides growing some food?"

"If there is no money, how can the people be willing to eat chicken like this?"

"Those bullshit mayors, even if the court doesn't care about them, our knights in the martial arts will make them unable to eat."

After Long Lin finished speaking, he also revealed an angry expression.

This anger, old man Li naturally saw it in his eyes, it was obvious that he was fighting against the enemy, and his affection for Long Lin in his heart was soaring.

"Little brother, you're so right. There was a bullshit mayor who died at the hands of a martial arts knight. It's really satisfying."

"I, an old man, don't have that ability. If I did, I'd hang that shit mayor up and beat him to death."

Long Lin felt a chill when he heard it, how much he wanted to hate the officials of the court, it seems that there are a lot of moths in the court.

Chapter 287

Long Lin really didn't understand the situation of some mayors.

He was originally a prince, and all the people he came into contact with were high-ranking officials in the imperial court.

He has never met the officials in the place below, let alone contacted these people.

The position of mayor is too small. In front of his prince, it is a completely inconspicuous official position.

"Old man, don't worry, there will be martial arts knights to complete your idea, hang up those shit mayors who have done evil, and beat them to death."

After listening to the old man Li, he smiled and nodded, with a look of agreement.

"Little brother, the people in the world are really good. I couldn't get in touch with them before. Now I feel that you people are really good."

"I'm old and I can't do anything anymore. I only have a few acres of Susukida, and I haven't had much harvest yet. The tax and food I pay every year are not enough to collect."

"It would be great if I didn't spend those money indiscriminately, ah...the money was bought by the children with their lives."

Hearing these words, Long Lin was immediately shocked.

Exchange your life for silver?What kind of trick is this?Could it be that this old man sold his children directly?

After thinking about it, Long Lin felt that it was impossible. This old man didn't look like that kind of person. He looked very kind, so he shouldn't be able to do such a thing.

Besides, this is ancient times, no one lacks children.

"Old man, if your children are still alive, how old are they now? Are they male or female, and are they married?"

"If you are married, you should have grandchildren?"

A question from Long Lin immediately made old man Li shed tears of sadness.

"Three male children, if they are still there, they will not be young. One of them got married, but he didn't come back, and his wife left."

"It would be great if I had a little grandson. As an old man, I won't live such a boring life, and I can still have a little extra time."

Long Lin blinked his eyes, revealing a trace of horror.

What do you mean by not coming back?What does this have to do with silver?

The old man obviously opened up the conversation box, and the next news must be what he wanted to know.

"Uncle Li, you are joking. Since the children just haven't come back, they will come back one day. Why don't you just wait for the children to come back?"

Old man Li shook his head immediately after hearing this.

"Little brother, I know that they will never come back, otherwise, they wouldn't have those money back."

"Hey, my poor children, I will never come back."

Old man Li finished his sentence, brought up the wine, and took a big gulp.

After hearing this, Long Lin immediately seemed to understand that it was because the old man's children could not come back that he got the money.

From this point of view, Old Man Li's children are probably dead.

For a while, Long Lin felt a little sympathetic to the old man.

Those were three children. If they all died outside, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to such an old man.

No matter how much money there is, it is probably meaningless compared to his children.

In grief, the old man completely squandered his money, and probably used it all to buy wine.

Using alcohol to anesthetize the sadness in his heart is sometimes a very good way. He also did such a thing in his previous life.

"Old man, where did your child go? Why can't you come back?"

"Could it be that their lives have been killed by villains? If that's the case, you can go to the court's yamen for help."

Old man Li smiled wryly and let out a long sigh.

"Little brother, no one has talked so much to me for a long time. A doll like you is about the same age as my children."

"It's a good chat with you, old man, I'm very happy."

"I can tell you about this matter, but you must never mention it. This matter is terrible and can kill you."

Old man Li spoke very solemnly. When he spoke, his body was still a little shaky. From Long Lin's point of view, the old man obviously had drunk too much.

Hearing these words, Long Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Old man, don't forget, I am a martial artist, how could I lose my life so easily, you can rest assured that I am not a talkative person."

Old man Li nodded.

"In the village, there is a new way to make a fortune. It depends on your affinity before I tell you this good news."

A slight smile appeared on the corner of Long Lin's mouth instantly.

This is the biggest reason. It is precisely because the people in the village have a new source of income that they can often eat chicken.

Just by planting some simple grains, there will be no such harvest.

"Many years ago, there was a mysterious person who came to the village. This person was a rich man, and people called him Lord Tiger."

"After Mr. Tiger came, he took away several young people and left for about a year. When these young people came back, they brought back a lot of silver, which made everyone jealous. "

"Since then, more young people in the village followed those who left before and went outside the village."

"After these people came back, they never mentioned anything about going out. No one knew where they went, and no one knew what these people did after they left."

"At first, before the spring planting, these people could still return to the village, but the further they went, there would always be some people who couldn't come back."

"Those who can't come back will be brought back some money by the people in the same village, which means that this person may never come back."

"As for my children, after they left, they never came back."

After Long Lin heard this, his heart was shocked immediately.

In this village, there is such a thing. It is obvious that these people who go out are all strong young people in the village.

And some old people will never leave the village.

Among the departing crowd, there must be someone who took the lead. As for who it is, I am afraid that only that person knows in his heart.

What a good way, in order to get money, the people in these villages are not even afraid of losing their lives.

People die for money, birds die for food, this really fully illustrates this sentence.

"Old man, I don't quite understand. Don't tell me where your children have gone after they come back?"

Old man Li shook his head.

"No one knows, and those who come back, no one will mention it."