I traveled through time, this is unscientific

"Third sister doesn't know either."

Wu Wen had quietly asked his daughter this early in the morning.

But at that time, Wu Sanmei was busy preparing meals for the family in the kitchen, and she couldn't see clearly where Miss Zhou came from.

Ask Wu Xiaobao, the beautiful sister that the boy mentioned suddenly appeared at the gate of the yard. It sounded like a miracle, was it normal?

Old Man Lin was a little disappointed.

Just now when the Wu family was having dinner, he sneaked over and happened to see Wu Sanmei talking to Zhou Xiaozhou.

He thought that Wu Sanmei, a girl with great ideas, could find out more things!

"Old Wu, we have such an opportunity to let the children in the village go to school." Old Man Lin left in a hurry without bringing his pipe. Seeing Old Wu smoking his pipe, he felt a little addicted and could only stroke his goatee. "Don't worry about how she got here. Even if she is really a bird flying from the sky, we have to catch her."

After hearing what Old Man Lin said, the people around him nodded continuously.

Yes, such a good opportunity is hard to come by. If there is a teacher in their village who can open a school dedicated to teaching, it will be the first of its kind in Qingfeng Mountain.

Moreover, there are educated people in this village, so if people from this county want to cheat them again in the future, they will have to be cautious.

Besides, with people who can read, those assistant clerks in the county with bad consciences will dare to tamper with the tax payment documents blatantly. Let's see if they don't expose him on the spot and give him a beating with a carrying pole.

Old Wu was smoking his pipe and didn't say anything. Li Jinniu got anxious again: "Uncle Wu, please say something!"

Old Wu took a long puff and said, "Why are you howling, you anxious ghost."

After saying that, he glared at Li Jinniu fiercely.

"I didn't say that she couldn't stay in our village. Going to school is a big deal. How could I let this opportunity go?" Old Wu expressed his concerns. "I'm afraid she's a spy sent by the county to sabotage us."

Everyone was shocked. It didn't seem like Miss Zhou was so scared that she climbed up a tree because they held a hoe and a carrying pole with them.

"Uncle, that's impossible. Didn't she save the little girl of the Lin family today?" Liu Ming was very puzzled. If it was really because of his negligence today and a spy was released, he would become a sinner.

"It's possible that he's pretending," There was also a man next to him who was as cautious as Old Wu, that was Li Jinniu's father, Old Li.

"I used to hear from my father that there are people who do good things to make others think they are good people and gain their trust. In the end, they cheat people out of all their wealth." Old Li still has lingering fears when talking about this.

Well, the whole family worked hard for several lifetimes, but in the end, they were cheated of everything.

"What else can she cheat us of?" Old Man Lin smacked his lips. "We are a bunch of poor mountain people, what else can she cheat us of?"

This hits the nail on the head for everyone.

Yes!

Counting from their ancestors, every one of those present here is someone who couldn't survive in the mountains. Otherwise, why would they give up all their identities and run to Qingfeng Mountain to become mountain dwellers?

They have nothing left, so what is there to be cheated of?

"What exactly does the county want from us?" Someone finally asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

In the past ten days, the village has sent people to guard the only way up the mountain pass every day, for fear that someone from the county would suddenly come. If they can see the person earlier, they can block him outside the pass and prevent him from entering the village.

If there is any problem, just solve it at the entrance of the village. We must not let those villains from the county come into the village and cause trouble for them.

There is more than one village in Qingfeng Mountain. A few years ago, there was a village where people from the county went to find out the situation, and soon the village disappeared.

Old Wu was also unsure: "Just keep watch. If you see anyone coming, tell Xiao Liuzi to come back and report."

Liu Ming looked embarrassed: "I am worried about the wheat in the field. My field is at the top of the west slope, where the sun is the hottest."

Old Wu said: "I'm watching over your land. Nothing will go wrong."

Liu Ming was delighted to hear that the village chief had given him a guarantee. Farmers always put land and food first.

Li Jinniu shared the news he had heard: "Uncle Wu, the people in this county are too bad. I heard from my wife that my father-in-law's village went to the county a few days ago to collect grain taxes. They said that they would collect 50% of the grain from the land this year?"

Sizzle, there is a series of inhalation sounds coming one after another.

This county magistrate is too cruel.

They took half of the harvest from this land. Can the remaining half still feed the whole family?

This makes it impossible for these mountain people, who have worked hard for a year, to survive.

What's more, there is a bit of drought this year, and the harvest from the land is about to become even less.

"No way." It was Old Man Lin who took the loudest breath just now. "If they really want 50%, I'll take my hoe and go to the county to ask for justice."

"Forget it. What can you do with that rusty hoe of yours? Don't ask Dayou to carry it back for you." Old Wu was not polite at all when he talked to his old brother.

Then Old Wu sighed again: "Fifty percent is not impossible. Don't forget what happened in Xinshan Village ahead."

Xinshan Village is the village they mentioned earlier that disappeared for no reason.

When this somewhat sad topic was brought up, everyone fell silent, leaving only the flickering sparks from Old Wu's tobacco.

Just like a person's mood fluctuates.

"If you ask me," this was the participant who was squatting in the innermost and had not spoken the whole time - Lao Chen, a taciturn and strong man in the village, who was particularly good at carpentry work.

"No matter where she comes from, as Liu Ming said, this woman has a good heart. We can keep her."

"We can stay, but how?" Old Wu took the last puff of his cigarette and threw the question to the conspirators present at the meeting.

"Just as we agreed, let her teach the kids how to read," Li Jinniu said quickly, "If we find that she does something unruly, we will..."

Li Jinniu made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Everyone nodded.

At this age, people who are not cruel can’t survive.

"Then let's do as you said and secretly observe her. What should we do with her request?" Old Wu thought that housing was easy to deal with, but food was a big problem. Nowadays, no one has surplus food!

This time, everyone was silent again.

Yes! The food problem is a big problem.

Old Wu looked around and finally looked at Old Lin, who had just been talking very excitedly but was always giving up when it came to the key issues: "Old Lin, didn't you just say you were willing to give more?"

Old Man Lin smiled bitterly and waved his hands: "That won't work, that won't work."

Zhao Jinniu also came to his senses: "Yes! Uncle Lin's family should give more. They just saved the kid's life this afternoon."

Old man Lin has a lot of troubles but can’t express them in words, food!

That is so valuable.

If it is a good year, it is okay to raise one more person. It is just a matter of adding more water to the rice soup.

But it is indeed a bit difficult now.

We are brothers who grew up together when we wore open-crotch pants. How could we not know each other?

Old Wu only talked about asking the Lin family to provide more food, but when it came to the big things, he was never vague.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to take over the position of village chief from his father and work steadily for so many years.

“That’s it~” Old Wu was ready to make the decision, but just as he started talking, there was a sudden cry from outside?

"Who is there?"