Chapter 163 Report
The news Song Liyun received at home was brought by a man named Yang Kaiquan.
Standing at the gate, looking at the familiar middle-aged man in front of her, Song Liyun narrowed her eyes slightly and pursed her lips: "What's the matter, Mr. Zhang?"
The man's eyes rolled down, not daring to meet Song Liyun's gaze. "It's someone from the county government office. Mr. Zhang can't handle it, so he wants to ask the young lady to come over."
"Okay." Song Liyun nodded, "I'll go into town now!"
Han Ming was pounding paper pulp in the shed. He quickly took off the apron around his waist and wanted to go with Song Liyun.
"Uncle Han, I just went into the town to see what was going on. You stay at home!" Song Liyun stretched out a finger and shook it, then pointed to the yard.
After Han Ming settled down in the Song family, he never acted on his own. If Song Liyun asked him to stay, he would stay.
Seeing that Han Ming did not follow him into the town, Yang Kaiquan said anxiously, "Miss Song... those county yamen runners are very powerful and want to arrest people. Brother Han is quite skilled, and with him..."
Song Liyun looked at him coldly: "When the government is doing things, the common people just need to obey. What's the use of skills?"
Since they were government officials, there was no reason for Mr. Zhang to ask Han Ming to fight. Wouldn't that be a rebellion?
Yang Kaiquan was speechless for a moment. Seeing Song Liyun walk out directly, he was helpless.
I could only look inside Baolinju a few times, and when I didn't see anyone, I quickly followed them.
Han Ming didn't understand what Song Liyun meant by shaking her finger and pointing at the yard.
Song Zhenping was grazing the horses outside, and only Xiao An was at home. He and Hei Jin were picking vegetables and feeding rabbits in the backyard.
Madam Yun never goes out. Every day she goes to the side yard or the kitchen. Even Han Ming rarely sees her.
Although he didn't understand what Song Liyun meant, Han Ming knew that he had to guard the house by himself.
He looked at Carpenter Mu who was carving wood flowers at the gate, and couldn't sit still, so he picked up an axe and chopped wood while chatting with the carpenter.
Song Liyun and Yang Kaiquan walked towards the town.
This man was the one who was beaten by Hu Qing when he expressed doubts about the Acorn technology when he publicly disclosed it.
Although they had only met once, Song Liyun was still impressed by him.
On the way into the town, Yang Kaiquan was very impatient.
But every time Song Liyun glanced at him, he quickly acted honestly until he followed Song Liyun into the Suijin Guild Hall.
At this time, the Suijin Club was in a state of tension. The short and fat tax collector hid behind four yamen runners and shouted, "You troublemakers! When I return to the county government, I will arrest you and throw you into prison."
Across from him, Old Master Zhang opened his shirt and patted his skinny chest with one hand, saying, "Come, come, kill me if you want. I didn't die at the hands of the Di tribe or the bandits, but I did die at the hands of a corrupt official like you."
Hu Qing and several others stood nearby, their faces filled with anxiety.
As soon as Song Liyun entered the courtyard and saw them there, she couldn't help but frown: "What are you guys doing? The stove in the workshop is still cooking, how can you just stop working? Go back to your work!"
Hu Qing was stunned when he saw her come in: "Why is Miss Song here?"
Song Liyun: “……!”
It turned out to be a scam.
She had no time to explain, and only said: "Even if the sky falls, everyone has to do their job. You have nothing to do here, so get out! Hu Qing, go find Xue Zhuang!"
"Brother Zhuang and the others were called over for questioning! They seemed to be from Qili County." Hu Qing replied quickly.
Song Liyun's face suddenly darkened, and she shouted to Hu Qing, "Notify the garrison immediately, find Xue Zhuang, and go immediately!"
Qili County...the bandits are coming in!
Hu Qing was stunned again. Seeing that Song Liyun looked extremely bad, he immediately realized that something had happened.
He was about to run to find someone when he suddenly thought of something he had just configured.
So Hu Qing didn't go out, but took out an oil can from a hidden place above the gate of the Suijin Club. He then took out a fire starter from his belt and blew it into the wind, lit the fuse of the oil can, and then inserted the oil can into the wall.
I saw the fuse of the oil barrel burning with a sizzling sound. After a few breaths of silence, a ball of light shot into the sky with a long white smoke, and then exploded with a "bang", flashing a dazzling light.
This was the communication method that the garrison provided to Suijin Town after the food factory was built, in case bandits entered the town again and it was impossible to report the news.
Song Liyun placed the signal tube in the hall with the most people, but she didn't expect to use it after only ten days.
Suijin Town was in an uproar, and the frightened dogs tucked their tails between their legs and barked loudly.
Everyone in and around town looked up at the sky, wondering, "Who's setting off fireworks in broad daylight?"
Some people also recognized the significance of this firework.
The first person to discover the signal flare was the sentry of the garrison. Within a few dozen breaths, several horses rushed out of the barracks gate and headed straight for Suijin Town.
In the club, Sun Wuming stared blankly at the huge fireworks rising into the sky, and forgot about arguing with Old Man Zhang.
He had never seen a military flare before, and was a little puzzled: I'd heard the military had a kind of missile for sending messages. Could this be it? Sending messages... sending messages?
Sun Wuming shuddered, as if he had thought of something. His face turned pale in an instant. He pushed aside the guards who were protecting him and rushed out, shouting, "The Di people are coming! The Di people are coming!"
Mr. Zhang was only slightly surprised when Hu Qing took out the signal tube, but now he had reacted and quickly grabbed the tax collector and said, "Mr. Sun, it's not the Di Lu who are coming. We just need to inform the garrison."
He could have a big argument with the tax collector, but he couldn't let the tax collector run back to Qili County and say that the Di Lu people had come to Suijin Town again.
What Suijin Town needs now is to get out of the shadow of five years ago and communicate with the surrounding villages and towns. If people say that there are Di Lu people here again, others will be afraid to have any contact with them.
Sun Wuming was not going to listen at all. When he saw himself being grabbed, he jumped in panic. He didn't want to be taken to the grassland to be a slave herding horses.
"Let go, let go, you old fool. Hey, can I not collect your taxes?"
"Let go, ahhhh!"
The four yamen runners were a little panicked at first, but seeing that the people from Suijin Town in the courtyard were not panicking, they also calmed down and even comforted Sun Wuming: "Sir Sun, it seems that no Di Lu people are coming. They just want to resist the tax."
When he heard that there were no Dilu people and then heard about the tax resistance, Sun the tax collector immediately returned to his normal state as a tax official: "No, the tax cannot be reduced by a penny."
Yang Kaiquan also followed Song Liyun into the guild hall. When he saw Hu Qing release the signal horn and run out with his men, he immediately panicked and wanted to leave.
"Stop! Why are you running?" Song Liyun took out a long knife and placed it across his neck.
What happened?
Old Master Zhang and Sun Wuming exchanged glances, and Sun Wuming huddled behind the bailiff, trembling. "What are you going to do?"
Yang Kaiquan had a knife on his neck, his legs trembling, but he still refused to admit: "I didn't run away, which eye of yours saw me run away!"
Old Master Zhang looked at the scene suspiciously, as if he had just noticed Song Liyun: "Why is Miss Song here?"
(End of this chapter)
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