"At first, the amount of money collected was small, and the wealthy families didn't care about that little money, so they just gave it. But once this rule was established, everyone else followed suit. Officials with a conscience continued to collect fees. But if they encountered someone greedy for money, it would be terrible."

"Sure enough, a few years later, the second county magistrate came. He was a corrupt official. He increased the fees he collected tenfold and even charged ordinary people tolls."

"How can this be possible? Ordinary people don't have that much money in their pockets. What can we do? We can only find another way."

“This road was paved over and over again by people at that time.”

Su Baozhu couldn't help asking, "Doesn't the county magistrate know about this road?"

How could you not know that you have little money?

"That's a good question. It didn't take long for the county magistrate to find out about this route. When he was about to take action here, he was stripped of his official hat."

Su Baozhu couldn't help but applaud.

"The tolls that collected ill-gotten gains were also abolished. This road was gradually forgotten, and only the nearby villages continued to use it for convenience. Outsiders knew very little about it, and if you don't have a certain amount of experience, you may not know this road."

As soon as he finished speaking, Little Yang Gui immediately pulled at Master Wan San's sleeve, "Master Fatty, tell me more. I want to hear more."

The other children also looked at him eagerly.

"No more, no more." Master Wan San quickly directed his anger to Su Yin, "Ask your sister Yin Yin, she may have a story."

Well, you know what, she does have a story.

Little Yang Gui was a fence-sitter and immediately became entangled with Su Yin.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you a story too."

"Yeah."

The little guys were all happy.

"Once upon a time, there was a scholar who went to the capital to take an imperial examination. His name was Ning Caichen. He was from Jiangnan. On his way to the capital, his money was stolen by someone, so he had to sleep in a dilapidated temple. When he passed by a man named..."

As soon as this story came out, not only were little Yang Gui and other inexperienced children attracted to it, but even a seasoned veteran like Master Wan San was attracted to it.

"That thousand-year-old tree demon can be either male or female... Order Nie Xiaoqian..."

For some parts that are not suitable for children, Su Yin made some slight adaptations, but the overall story outline and main content remained unchanged.

"Okay, that's the end of the story."

"Ahhh, no, I still want to hear it."

“No more, no more.” Su Yin waved her hands, occasionally showing off her skills but hiding her achievements and fame.

Master Wan San smiled and said, "Your story is indeed good."

He knew that this girl must be pregnant with something, and it turned out to be true.

The more he interacted with her, the more Mr. Wan San felt emotional.

Su Baozhu lowered her voice and asked, "Yinyin, where did you hear this story?"

"I heard it from a man called Pu Songling."

Su Baozhu rolled her eyes and said, "Don't lie to me. You've been in the village and rarely go out. How could you have seen such a person?"

She leaned in closer and lowered her voice, "Did you make that up?"

“Hahaha, you discovered this.” Su Yin lowered her voice, put her fingers to her lips, and made a hushing sound.

"You are good at making up stories and telling them well. Can you tell another one tonight?" Su Baozhu begged eagerly.

"Aunt, please stop shaking. If you continue, I'm going to vomit. You've already begged me to this extent, so it's okay if you don't agree."

In the afternoon, Su Yin looked up at the sky. After months of clear, cloudless skies, clouds suddenly appeared above his head. This was a sign that it was going to rain.

Not only Su Yin noticed it, but all the farmers who depended on the weather for their livelihood noticed it.

"It looks like it's going to rain today."

"Oh my god, it's really going to rain. Look, the clouds over there are getting bigger and bigger."

"Oh my God, it's going to rain."

"I haven't seen such a day for some time."

…

For those who have been longing for rain for a long time, everyone's face was filled with joy when they saw this day, even Su Yin was no exception.

The sunlight was gradually covered by clouds, and the dark sky indicated that heavy rain was coming.

Su Yin reminded, "It's going to rain soon, let's cover the food quickly so it doesn't get wet."

"Oops! I almost forgot about that."

"Thanks to Su girl for reminding me."

The team stopped and began to take measures.

"Su Yin, we haven't bought any oilcloth here, do you have any extra oilcloth?"

The people in Xinghua Village had followed her for a long time, so naturally they also prepared some oilcloths. However, Li Rui and his friends were different.

"It was sunny before, and we were all hoping it would rain. We never thought it would rain, so we didn't prepare for it. Look at this..."

"I want to ask."

After asking around, I found out that every household is buying tarpaulins in a hurry and no one would buy more. After all, it costs money.

Su Yin did buy a little more, but it was still not enough for the seven families to share.

"Let's find a place to hide from the rain before it starts to rain."

Li Rui sighed, "This is the only way now."

"Fatty, do you know where on this road we can hide from the rain?"

Master Wan San shook his head, "I don't know. Ask Doctor Li, he probably knows better than me."

Su Yin found Dr. Li and explained the situation.

Doctor Li thought for a long time and shook his head. "I walked this road when I was young. A companion took me there, but it's been so long that I don't remember where I could take shelter from the rain."

Su Yin said to Master Wan San, "I'll go to the front first and look for a place to take shelter from the rain. If that doesn't work, we can find a relatively open place, put up the tarpaulin, put the supplies away, and squeeze in."

The uncle wanted to go along, but Su Yin refused.

"Uncle, I can do it alone. You guys need to watch over here."

Su Yin took the long sword and walked forward.

It is summer now, and thunderstorms are very likely to occur. If there is thunder, it will be dangerous to hide under a tree. The best place to hide from the rain is to find a cave that can accommodate all of them.

The cave was too small to accommodate fifteen families, big and small, plus their belongings.

She ran forward quickly, scanning both sides of the road.

There was no place to shelter from the rain along the way, not even a cave.

This is a difficult situation.

She looked up at the sky. It was getting darker and darker, and heavy rain might fall at any time.

Suddenly, the sound of horses neighing in the woods attracted her attention.

Horse?!

Following the direction of the sound, she saw dozens of horses ahead. She moved her eyes forward and saw a dilapidated wooden house about two hundred meters up the mountain road.

The house should be a place for local mountain villagers to rest after hunting and chopping wood.

The owners of those horses should be hiding in that wooden house to rest.

A man in navy blue clothes walked out of the wooden house, and Su Yin immediately hid behind a tree.

Su Yin didn't dare to show up until the man returned to the house.

Fuck!

Enemies often meet on a narrow road!

I actually met them in this place.

etc……

Su Yin's nose slightly loosened, and she sniffed, smelling blood.