Behind me is the earth

"Let him in."

Ren Pingsheng walked out of the house. He had a bun on his head and was wearing a moon-white Taoist robe. It was so loose that it looked like he was not wearing anything. It was very comfortable.

"Good morning, sir."

As soon as Sugarman Pei came in, he bowed his head with a bitter look on his face, and forced an ugly smile. When he arrived in front of Ren Pingsheng, he knelt on the ground with a "pop" and gave a big salute.

"Lao Pei, get up first. What kind of difficulty have you encountered? See if I can help you."

Ren Pingsheng winked, and Huzi quickly pulled Tangren Pei up.

"Sir, this is my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law suffered a serious illness a few days ago and was sent to the hospital for treatment. It has been four days and the family's money has been exhausted.

On weekdays, I wouldn’t dare come to you to beg you. I really can’t think of any other way. I’ve borrowed everything my neighbors and relatives could, even borrowing usury money, but I just threw all the money into the hospital. I can't borrow any more money. What if my mother-in-law is gone and I still have my baby who is still nursing... wuwuwu..."

As he spoke, Sugarman Pei held his head and cried bitterly.

The hardships of the past few days may have broken through the psychological defense of a middle-aged man.

Several maids looked at each other and felt some sympathy for each other.

They all came from such days. Didn't they experience such difficulties when they were either sold or sold themselves?

This is just a common scene in this chaotic and cruel society.

"How much money is left?"

Ren Pingsheng asked.

"Borrow! Borrow Guiyi."

Sugar Man Pei raised his head, with a bit of anticipation in his tearful eyes.

He came with hope, but he did not expect that he would be able to borrow money. After all, although the Ren family was wealthy, they had little relationship with him. They were just casual acquaintances when they came in. Moreover, the Ren family allowed him to Doing business in front of the house is already an advantage for yourself.

"Xiao Wan, get him some money."

"Um."

Xiaowan nodded, turned back to the house, took out a handful of money, and placed it in front of Sugar Man Pei.

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Ren, wait until I cure my mother-in-law's illness..."

Sugar Man Pei was startled and knelt down again.

Ren Pingsheng glanced at Huzi, who pulled him up again.

"Lao Pei, there are not many candy sellers in our town. Seeing that your business is good on weekdays, you should have one or two taels of silver a month, right?

How could you not get the money at this time? "

Ren Pingsheng sat down on the stone steps in front of the door and asked him.

"I don't know, but Mayor Xie in this town is not a human being. He collects taxes too harshly. He only collects symbolic taxes from the restaurants, inns, and bars owned by the gentry, but he is extremely ruthless towards common people like us!

Taxes and fees are collected every month, sometimes more than 500 yuan a month, sometimes more than 300 yuan a month. The cost of sugar is high, and how much money can you save? "

The relationship between Ren Pingsheng and Xie Yanwu was not good. After the incident before Ningxiangzhai that day, almost everyone in Qingcheng Town knew about it.

Therefore, Sugar Man Pei doesn’t need to hide his fear when speaking.

"The gentry's money will be returned in full, and the common people's money will be divided into 30 and 70 parts."

Ren Pingsheng suddenly remembered a line from the movie.

"In addition, there is money from members of the Wolf Gang, which costs hundreds of cash a month. In addition, people don't have much money in their hands now, so business is actually not good."

Ren Pingsheng sighed: "After the government has taken over, the gangsters have taken over. It's really an excessive amount of exploitation."

The sugar man Pei listened to Ren Pingsheng's lament and felt sad: "The year before last, my eldest daughter and good sister were killed by Xie Yanwu and Zheng Jinglong's sons, those beasts..."

His mouth began to tremble uncontrollably, and the muscles on his face were distorted due to tension: "Those beasts defiled and strangled good girls to death. My wife and I went out to look for them in the middle of the night, and we met those beasts in the alley. , they are, they are...wuwuwuwuwu..."

There were too many emotions suppressed in the sobbing sound. He didn't dare to cry loudly. He wanted to stop it, but he couldn't control it.

"Did you report it to the official?"

Siqi couldn't help but ask.

"I've reported it. How can I not report this kind of revenge to the officials! But their officials protect each other, and the county master accepted Xie Yanwu's money.

I was beaten and threatened. How powerful is the Wolf Gang? They said that if I reported it to the police again, my whole family would disappear. I still have a mother-in-law, children, and an old father... How could I dare? !

I am incompetent, useless and a coward! "

Sugarman Pei covered his head and cried bitterly. His fingers were dug into the flesh, and blood was flowing out, but he didn't notice it at all.

"Lao Pei, take the money and go home quickly. First, you can treat your mother-in-law. Your mother-in-law and children are waiting for you.

Remember, get through it and better days will come! "

Ren Pingsheng walked up to him, pulled Sugar Man Pei up, patted his shoulder gently, and said comfortingly, but his voice was very firm, making people feel the power in his words.

"Thank you, Master Ren. From now on, I, Pei, will work as a cow and horse for you, and I will repay your kindness!"

Tangren Pei felt the power in the voice, and felt as if he had grasped a life-saving straw in this dark environment, as if he could poke his head out of the deep well and see some light.

"Go ahead."

Ren Pingsheng sent away the sugar man Pei.

“People living at the bottom of society are already in a state of fire and water, and if a spark falls on it, it may start a prairie fire.

Xiaowan, put on your clothes in a moment, and let’s go to the surrounding villages for on-site visits to investigate the social conditions and public opinion. "

Ren Pingsheng took the clothes back to Earth and quickly washed and dried them.

Xiaowan put on patched men's clothes. Her breasts were not big, and they couldn't be seen through the thick clothes on the boat.

The face and neck were a little darker, and it was really hard to tell that she was a girl.

Ren Pingsheng also changed into ordinary people's clothes.

These clothes had not been washed for who knows how long, and they had a messy smell. After I went back to wash and dry them, they now smelled of jasmine, and I felt less resistant to wearing them.

Soon, Ren Pingsheng took Xiaowan Sledgehammer, Liu Shu, Xiong Er, and Hu Dahai among the crowd and quietly left Qingcheng.

"Around here are Baijia Village, Erdian Village, Wujiatun, and Wangyue Village. Among them, Wangyue Village has the largest population and the most complicated situation. I heard that some time ago, it resisted the tax collectors sent by the county. Later, the village was sent by the county. The government officials who came here took away many people to do corvee service."

Xiaowan took out the information about the villages in Qingcheng Town that she had collected before.