Human Shackles

Luo Kai returned to his home. Now his home has become a small wood house. There is also a small courtyard built with gravel outside. Just entering the small courtyard, there is a small courtyard. The yellow dog that was about to fall out rushed out, wagging his tail affectionately.

This old dog that can’t grow old is the one who dragged Luo Kai out of the reeds in front. If it weren’t for his old fisherman, he wouldn’t have saved himself on the beach.

The yellow dog has been wandering in several fishing villages in the vicinity. Luo Kai immediately recognized it after seeing it, and adopted it, and named it Old Huang.

Old Huang didn’t have a sense of housekeeping. He was scurrying outside all day, watching his body become dirty again, so he didn’t have to think that he would go to the wild again, he gobbled up his rice. Pancake, still unsatisfied, slipped to Luo Kai’s feet flatteringly, whimpering, obviously still wanting.

Luo Kai tossed the unfinished rice crackers in the bag to Old Huang, stretched his waist, and went to the water tank in the yard to wash and go to bed.

During a detailed inspection of Old Huang, Luo Kai found that Old Huang is not old, it just got a form of ringworm, so the hair fell off very badly, and it looked dirty all day long. Older.

Luo Kai ran to the nearby mountains and forests to find some anti-inflammatory herbs, and wrapped Old Huang tightly. It may be that the medicinal properties are wrong. The herbs have no effect. Now Old Huang has almost become a The hairy dog ​​looks very ugly.

Old Huang is very smart, and he can even go fishing by himself, and he is also a good hand at catching mice. Since having Old Huang, mice have never appeared in the barn.

In the morning, one after another smoke rises in the fishing village, and there are waves of children’s crying and dog barking, and there is a sense of hidden land of peace and prosperity.

Luo Kai has already gotten up. He sleeps very short now. He sleeps for two or three hours a day to stay energetic throughout the day. If he is not sleepy, he will be very restless and don’t know what it is. the reason.

First practiced the fist technique in the yard for a while, then simply made some food, and then led Old Huang to farm.

When passing by the village, a huge bloated steam truck appeared in the field of vision. Before the truck, the men we met last night were surrounded by fishermen, arguing about something.

Luo Kai walked over and moved towards the old man smoking a dry cigarette next to him and asked: “Uncle, what do these people do?”

The old man smoked a few hard. Mouthful, shook his head and said: “Taxed, each person has two hundred catties of grain, oh!”

Luo Kai frowned, two hundred catties of grain is not a small amount for the people in this poor small fishing village. The land here is barren, and there is not much food available throughout the year. It is difficult to make ends meet. The youngster who relies solely on working outside can barely maintain enough food and clothing when he comes back with subsidies every year.

There was a scream from the crowd: “Damn it, I will kill you if you don’t disperse!”

It was the one who was wearing a turban last night. A strong man, another thin man pulled him back and said loudly: “Your village has not paid taxes for three years. Two hundred catties per person is not too much food!”

He arched his hands and said: “Several adults, you have also seen our situation. The grain produced in the ground can’t even support yourself. How can there be grain to pay taxes? And I remember that the County City adults said in the early years Poor people are exempt from tax. Several fishing villages near us are exempt from tax!”

The thin man took out a document from his bag, loudly said: “Here is the new tax order issued by my lord Levying taxes on a per capita basis. Farmers use grain to pay for money. No one can make an exception.”

“Isn’t this leaving us with no way to survive!” The fishermen clamored to go. County City complained.

Seeing the crowd rioting, the skinny man laughed: “Guys, I know everyone is very difficult. I found a way for everyone. There is a Nine Sources Stronghold fifty miles away from here. The owner of the village is going to build a large trading terminal here. If everyone wants, Nine Sources Stronghold can pay this tax on your behalf!”

Luo Kai’s eyes narrowed in the distance, the world is so good Thing? We must know that the fishery here has long been abandoned. If a wharf can be built, it can be said that it will provide a way for several nearby fishing villages and help fishermen pay food taxes.

The old man on the side saw Luo Kai’s doubts and mocked said with a smile: “hmph, he said he was building a wharf, but he actually wanted to buy our land. Someone came to talk about this a few years ago. , Said that what Rubber Tree is going to be planted here, Rubber Tree can only harvest rubber for more than ten years, how can we live these more than ten years!”

“There is no compensation?”

“Yes, I said let us move to Nine Sources Stronghold.”

Luo Kai doesn’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but those who collect taxes are obviously not good people. He can’t come to the fishing village. For more than a year, I had no right to make any comments. Seeing that the fishermen’s emotions had eased, it shouldn’t be something, so I turned and left.

In the evening, Luo Kai went to Wanghai Cliff to exercise martial arts as usual. After the fierce ocean tide last night, I feel that this is a little different today. His body seems to be lighter, and his walking is like a gust of wind. How to work hard.

It’s a pity that the wave tonight is obviously much smaller. Some are better than nothing. After the exercise, Luo Kai lay on his back on the boulder and looked at the starry sky above his head, looking for familiar stars and people in his memory. …

The fishing village is quiet at night. The poor fishermen don’t have a nightlife, and they don’t even want to light candles. They have to go to bed after dark.

Tonight there is a dark cloud in the sky, and the moonlight looks a little mottled. Luo Kai walked on the familiar grass, and his mood gradually became quiet.

As I walked, I suddenly saw a black silhouette shuttle in the village. Luo Kai has excellent eyesight. He vaguely saw a slender woman crawling on the back of the black shadow. Tight, he hurriedly bent over to catch up. He liked the simplicity of the fishermen and would never allow anyone to hurt them.

The black shadow is very fast, moving towards a small forest almost without touching his feet, and carrying a person on his body seems to be weightless to him.

Luo Kai bends down and catches up quickly. The martial arts training for more than a year has shown results. His physical fitness is completely incomparable with the Southern Ivory Island. The training of Mighty Dragon Fist makes him The strength became stronger and stronger, and the Forging Flexible Body Technique gave him unparalleled flexibility. Now he seems to have turned into a civet cat, light, swift and silent.

As the distance gets closer and closer, I can see the woman carrying the shadow clearly. She is still a strictly speaking girl. She is the granddaughter of the village chief. Her name is Erya. She is twelve or thirteen years old. She is handsome and lively. Po’s cute girl, Erya is very clinging to the ugly Old Huang, but she is a little scared of Luo Kai, who is covered in scars. She often secretly finds Old Huang to play while Luo Kai is away.

Although the black shadow is covered with a face, but he has a strong body, Luo Kai recognized that he was one of the tax collectors during the day, and he couldn’t help but feel a little angry. This group of people is really not a good thing.