"That's not the case. They're just some pigs raised by individual farmers. Do you want to buy them?"
"Oh, why don't you just say it comes from a pig farm? There aren't that many individual traders. Okay, pigs from domestic pig farms are still edible.
If it was that shitty thing from Goldman Sachs, I wouldn’t eat it even if I were beaten to death.”
"Host, are you placing an order now?"
"No, by the way, can I buy piglets at the mall?"
Xiushui's eyes rolled.
Damn it, she raises pigs but can’t get any meat to eat. It’s not worth it even if she can exchange it for points.
The person who set up this system wasn't discriminating against her, despising her for being a low-level human who couldn't afford to eat high-quality meat. Ugh, you can set these settings, but I can't exploit them!
"There are piglets in the mall. Host, you need a few months, or multiple."
"How heavy is the biggest piggy in the mall?"
"This... there's an eighty-pound one, which is the heaviest, but it requires twice as many points as a normal piglet."
"I want this kind. I'll order 100... Never mind. Let's start with 20."
Humph, from now on, I will eat the pigs I raise every day, the wild boar kind.
Let you discriminate against low-end people, but low-end people are not without temper, they are also wise.
Xiushui, who thought she had found a loophole, was in a good mood again.
Because of the return of the lost children, the team was full of energy when they walked today.
We were supposed to arrive at the planned town in the evening, but today we arrived an hour early.
"The town I mentioned is up ahead. Let's go over there and take a look. If there are too many sick people, we can walk a little further to the woods ahead to rest."
"good."
People like Chief Luo who had walked this mountain road before were really energetic when they pointed out the way.
It was another urgent walk, but as we were walking, we heard an emergency call to stop from the team in front.
"There was an officer with a number of men, armed with clubs and other things, blocking the way. Our people negotiated with them, but they said they wanted to collect taxes based on the number of people."
"Why, a road like this still charges taxes based on headcount? Did I hear that correctly?"
Xiushui shook her head and muttered to the old lady.
"Grandma, it seems our earlier concerns have come true. The order has collapsed. Without the constraints of the law, the world outside is probably in chaos."
The old lady looked solemn.
"I'll tell some of the brothers, and we'll go take a look ahead."
Normally speaking, the people are unwilling to fight against the officials.
The leader of this group of people was wearing a government official's black robe, which meant that he was indeed a government official.
But the specific tax collection is just to fool people who don’t understand.
Patriarch Luo and others who were familiar with government laws certainly could not be fooled.
So when he saw the old village chief and others were about to leave, he also followed with a few tribesmen who had been traveling outside all year round.
A group of people walked up to the group of people in a mighty manner, and when they took a look, they were surprised to find that they were tax collectors.
Looking at this group of people with pale and skinny faces, without any formal weapons, yet acting as if they were extremely vicious.
Even the man in the white robe at the head had a pointed face and was so thin that he looked unrecognizable.
When they saw that this group of people, who were obviously refugees, were dressed neatly and had swords and guns in their hands, they were frightened and retreated.
"I, I tell you, if you dare to do anything to us, it will be considered as attacking an official.
Assaulting an official will result in imprisonment, and I am an official, with official documents."
The skinny guy couldn't even speak coherently, but he still pretended to be strong.
The old lady couldn't help laughing as she watched. The group of people, who had originally had serious expressions, now relaxed.
The old village chief chuckled.
"Brother, you're still an official. It's rare for an official to have fallen into such a state as you. Okay, we don't need to hide it anymore.
We have been walking in the mountains and want to know what the situation is like outside.
Also, don't tell us you're in charge of this. If you answer well, I'll give you five steamed buns."
When they heard there were five steamed buns, the group refused to retreat.
Everyone stared at everyone excitedly, and the old village chief waved his hand, and someone filled up two kilograms of coarse noodles.
"Well, steaming buns is out of the question, so you'll have to get them yourself. Now tell us what it's like out there?"
When the skinny guy in the lead heard this, he laughed and walked forward respectfully.
"My lords, all the official roads and auxiliary roads outside are now controlled by officials or heroes.
Those who can't beat the enemy have to pay a toll, and those who can beat the enemy, well, naturally, can go unimpeded."
This statement is very telling.
Patriarch Luo's face darkened slightly.
"So now the government is useless, everyone is doing their own thing and only cares about themselves!"
"Yes, ever since the news came from the capital that the capital was going to be moved, the master packed his bags, blackmailed several wealthy masters, and ran away with his concubines, children, and the whole family.
The wealthy landlords who reacted quickly, realizing they had been tricked by their masters, gathered people from one village after another, occupied the roads everywhere and acted like kings, hoping to collect more grain and money and run away.
We, the yamen people, can't compete with them because they have more money and connections, so we can only block some of the less-than-perfect tunnels... Hehe, there's nothing we can do, we just make a living."
Chief Luo's expressions were all unhappy, and he glared at the man unhappily.
"You guys are in such a mess, and you still have to rob people to make a living, huh..."
Even though he was despised, this person didn't get angry.
He scratched his head and begged.
"My dear lords, you guys need help too, so why don't we brothers follow you around?
Alas, they were all people with families, but when the disaster started, robbery and murder broke out everywhere.
Many people's wives and children were robbed or killed. We, the young and old bachelors who couldn't survive, had no choice but to get together and stop the unlucky guy so that we could survive.
If you can't stop it, you'll just have to starve.
"Since you masters still have a good place to go, will you take us in? We don't ask for anything, just a steamed bun a day and a little water to survive."
This requirement is really low, but it is impossible for a group of people to be burdened by more than ten people.
After rejecting their request, Chief Luo asked about the official road conditions leading to Liuhua Country.
"Official road? That's the road guarded by the families of Mr. Chen, Mr. Qian, Mr. Li, Mr. Xu, and Mr. Wu in the city.
The road is good, and it takes the least effort and the least time to get to Ryukhua and the capital. But it also costs a lot.
Those families are all wealthy, and they have many guards. If you take that route, each person will cost one or two taels of silver."
I'll go. One ounce of silver per head.
This is fucking robbery.
They just put on a nice cover and called it collecting taxes!
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