Chapter 95： with full force

Chapter 95 Full Firepower

But there was almost no place to step on the road blocked by the cars, horses and people ahead.

Everyone heard it and understood it only half-heartedly. When asking people around them, they only said that there was a quarrel in front of them.

But when asked why they were quarreling, no one told the whole story.

The few people could only push forward bravely, and the distance was less than ten feet, and they walked for two quarters of an hour.

Jiaren Jiayi followed his fourth uncle, vaguely protecting his sister.

Seeing their sister looking around enthusiastically, both of them were amused.

This little girl is really brave.

When everyone finally got close to the city gate, they heard someone shouting loudly.

"Why don't you let us pass? We are all Tianwu people. We have to pay money whenever we walk!"

One hundred soldiers, following a tall general, blocked the city gate.

In front of the large doorway, there is a wooden frame half as high as a person, leaving only a path for one person to pass through.

At this moment, perhaps he was impatient to listen to the noise, so the general snorted coldly and cursed.

"Why for what? Just the knife in my hand? How long has it been and you still don't want to give up money to run for your life? Why don't you just stay at home and wait until you die to save money!"

These words were really unpleasant to hear, and everyone nearby became so angry that they started shouting.

“We are the people of Tianwu. We pay grain taxes every year and support you people. Is it just to prevent us from finding a way to survive?”

“Even if you are too overbearing, you actually bribed me with money. We will sue you!”

The general is confident and laughs even more arrogantly.

“The imperial court is about to move south, who has time to care about you untouchables!”

Li Laosi and others frowned tightly, feeling that they had a bad premonition.

Li Laosi pulled an old man who was wiping his tears and asked, "Uncle, what's going on? I want to collect money when I go into the city?"

"Yeah, five taels per person, it's almost like killing everyone. Who has so much money! If you don't give money, you won't let them go. How can you escape if you can't get through?"

The old man carried his grandson on one side and luggage on the other, crying with despair on his face.

Li Laosi and others gasped in shock. Each person was charged five taels. There were thousands of people at the gate of the city, and one toll could charge two to thirty thousand taels.

These people are crazy about money!

He wanted to ask a few more questions, but there were two carriages paying money at the city gate and they were about to pass.

Some people want to fish in troubled waters and rush in.

But the long knives in the hands of those soldiers were not for display. The man was hacked to death almost instantly.

Flesh and blood splattered, and everyone around was affected.

Some people screamed, some fainted, some cried loudly, and chaos immediately broke out at the city gate.

Li Laosi protected everyone and quickly retreated.

Jiayin didn’t expect it to be so bloody. She shrank her neck in fear and hid behind her father.

Jiaren was afraid that his sister would be frightened, so he quickly took off his coat and put it over his sister's head.

Jiayi never left his uncle and sister.

It is difficult for a few people to squeeze in, but it is very easy for everyone to exit.

Just halfway back, the village chief brought someone to pick him up.

They were in the camp and could only see the commotion at the city gate, but they had no idea what was going on.

After finally going back and settling down, old and young people asked about it. They heard that it cost five taels of silver for a person to cross the city. Everyone was surprised, and then they cursed in anger.

“These things that kill a thousand people, are you waiting for money to buy medicine when my wife is sick? It’s so wicked. Isn’t this just asking for money by sticking it in everyone’s neck?”

"These are bandits who robbed the road, how can they be officers and soldiers!" "Why is no one taking care of it and not letting us people live?"

Everyone scolded me fiercely, but it was of no use.

Think about the few hundred cash that my family has saved. No one can even think of entering the city!

No one would be willing to accept being stopped like this after working so hard to get here.

A woman went upstairs and her child began to cry, "What can we do? Are we waiting here to die?"

“Mom, I don’t want to die, I want to eat chicken!” The child was ignorant and answered smoothly.

The woman was angry and distressed, so she raised her hand and hit her!

“If you eat any chicken, you will die!”

The child didn't understand what was going on, so he grinned and started crying. For a moment, everyone was in a state of confusion and helplessness.

Li Laoer sighed, "Ninety-seven people, five taels per person, that's nearly five hundred taels. We can't come up with it at all, so we should find another way."

The rest of the people also nodded. To be honest, even if they had money, they couldn't just hand it over just to get through the city gate.

If you don’t eat anymore, you won’t be able to survive?

Wherever you settle down, you have to buy a new home!

"How about waiting? Maybe there are too many people at the city gate and the city gate will be opened?" Someone suggested, but after saying it, he himself smiled bitterly.

There are so many soldiers, but they are not made up of grass. Who dares to risk his life?

Everyone was silent and worried, but suddenly a young daughter-in-law said softly, "It's not like we don't have money, right?"

Everyone was puzzled and looked over.

They are all poor people. Five taels of silver is fine, but five hundred taels is impossible.

The young daughter-in-law was a little hesitant and quietly glanced at the good news in Mrs. Li's arms.

“When Fu Niu from Aunt Li’s family was one year old, didn’t she collect a lot of gold jewelry? I heard it was as heavy as dozens of taels! After exchanging it for silver, it should be enough for everyone to pool it together.”

The faces of the Li family all changed, and they were all as cold as ice.

They didn’t know that there were still people who were concerned about the Li family’s family background.

Jiayi had a bad temper and was the first to shout, "That's my sister's dowry, no one can touch it!"

Jiaren and others also said, "Yes, that belongs to my sister."

The little wife curled her lips and muttered dissatisfiedly.

"At what time, we are all counting on this money to save our lives. The little girl is only one year old, does she know what dowry is and is not a dowry? Besides, there are still more than ten years before the little girl gets married. Let's use it for emergencies first. When everyone makes money later, It’ll be better if you buy it again.”

These words were so confident that for a moment, Jiayin was stunned and even suspected that she was possessed by Wu Cuihua.

The Li family members were also livid, and Mrs. Li started to curse at that time.

"Fuck your mother! Who are you? You dare to plan my granddaughter's dowry? Is your surname Li? Our old Li family should be yours? Why do we have to listen to you if you talk up and down? Oh! You have a donkey face, you really think you are a beast!"

The old lady is usually very sensible, but never involve her granddaughter, otherwise she will transform immediately.

The young daughter-in-law’s face turned red after being scolded, and she wanted to speak. Tao Hongying also spoke.

"Shut up that **** of yours! You are such a shy person. You are really the only smart person in the world. Then what I want to say is that if I strip you naked and throw you at the gate of the city, the general guarding the city will be happy and accept it. If you become a concubine, you can happily let us go! Why don't you sacrifice yourself now!"

The little wife cried loudly and hugged herself tightly with both hands.

"You Li family are so bullying! Aren't we just asking you to lend us money to pass the city gate? If you don't agree, forget it. Why are you still scolding me? If my family had money, I would definitely use it. I would never be as stingy as your family! "

"Humph, you've already arrived at our door, and you're not even allowed to curse us. God is your biological father, and everyone has to pamper you." Zhao Yuru rarely said anything unpleasant.

"You said you are not stingy, but the children have not eaten any millet these days. You still have some in your burden, why don't you take it out? Our family has taken millet, but you let the children eat it hard? I don't care about you, really Think we are all fools!"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Li family were full of fire, and the little daughter-in-law couldn't resist the scolding.

(End of this chapter)