Confiscated and exiled, the down-and-out general became the queen

Chapter 133 Leasing

When the old man heard this, he sighed deeply and choked up, saying, “After the new emperor took office, the people’s taxes have all increased.

We worked hard to farm the land for a year, but in the end, it’s still not enough to pay the taxes.”

At this point, the old man wiped his tears, looked at the child beside him, and choked up and said, "This is my only grandson. I have to leave him a way out."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, an old woman who was walking in front turned her head and looked at Song Ye, "Brave man, how did you get here?"

When Song Ye heard this, he coughed lightly and said, "I can't stand the government's severe tax collection. If you say a few more words, you will be beaten to death.

Fortunately, I met a good man who saved me and told me that the government would not intervene here.

When the woman heard this, her attitude towards Song Ye changed. She came to Song Ye and said excitedly: "Brave man, you are so powerful that you dare to talk to the official."

Song Ye smiled awkwardly, "It's really too high."

As soon as he said this, it resonated with everyone and they gathered around him.

Leng Haohui saw it and walked over calmly.

"When the previous emperor was alive, it took a lot of effort to reduce taxes. Now that the new emperor has taken office, taxes are even higher than before."

"Yes, we ordinary people have pity on ourselves. We work hard for a year but in the end we can't even get enough to eat."

"That's right. As soon as the merchants saw the tax increase, they also started to raise the prices. Now, ordinary people can't even get enough to eat."

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Song Ye and Leng Haohui felt very uncomfortable listening to what the people said, but thinking of their current situation, they could only grit their teeth and follow the villagers towards the lawless city.

After walking for almost an hour, they finally arrived at the gate of the lawless city. Looking at the unguarded city gate, Song Ye and Leng Haohui looked at each other.

After they followed the villagers into the city gate, they were stunned. This place didn't look like a city at all. Instead, it looked like a bandit's den.

Looking at the short houses and the quiet streets, Song Ye and Leng Haohui looked at each other. Just when they wanted to find someone to ask, they saw a group of people walking towards them.

Shi Long looked at the villagers in front of him and asked coldly, "Where are you from?"

Seeing this, the villagers trembled and said, "Hongyanchuan."

Shi Long glanced at them and saw that they were all hiding together in fear. He said in a deep voice: "Do you know the rule of no man's land?"

The villagers all shook their heads. One man bravely said tremblingly, "We heard that this place is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so we came here."

When Shi Long heard this, he laughed and said, "You are right, this is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

We have only one rule here, as long as you can make the old minister obey, you will be our ultimate boss and we will do whatever you want."

As soon as Shi Long finished speaking, he heard the villager ask, "Is this true?"

Shi Long looked at the man, nodded, and looked at him with a half-smile, "If you don't believe me, just ask anyone and you'll know."

When the villager heard this, his eyes lit up. Just as he was about to ask something else, he saw a servant running behind the man.

"Elder Shi, I got the news that the boss is coming back."

Shi Long was shocked and asked, "Really?"

The man nodded and said excitedly, "Yes, brothers, we have received the news that the boss is coming here and will arrive in about an hour."

When Shi Long heard this, he laughed and looked at the newcomers. "Find someone to introduce them to each other. The rest of you, clean up the lobby and the boss's room, and then follow me out to pick up the boss."

"Yes."

So, Song Ye and Leng Haohui watched them disappear in a flash, leaving only one man at the scene.

The man glanced at the villagers, chuckled, and explained, "My name is Xiaoliu, come with me."

Seeing this, the villagers quickly caught up with him, asking various questions as they walked. Song Ye and Leng Haohui had heard almost everything.

They followed Xiaoliu to a place and looked at the thatched hut with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

Xiaoliu saw the villagers' confusion and explained, "This thatched house is rented to you. It has normal daily necessities. It costs two hundred coins per month."

When the villager saw the shabby thatched house, he said directly: "How can people live in such a shabby house?"

Xiao Liu was not angry when he heard this, but explained: "My hero, if you have enough money, you can rent a tile-roofed house for two taels of silver a month.

Or you can just rent a restaurant for ten taels a month."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Xiaoliu in shock, thinking, why is the house so expensive?

Xiao Liu saw the expressions of the villagers and smiled, "In a word, as long as you have money, we have whatever house you want to live in."

After that, he pointed to a house not far away and said, "That's where the houses are rented. If you want to rent one, go find him and he will tell you."

Just as he was about to leave, he remembered something and turned to look at everyone, "If you don't have money, you can also go over there to find a job. You can ask him for details."

After Xiaoliu finished speaking, he left happily, not taking what had just happened to heart at all.

After seeing the man leave, the villagers started to discuss and decided to go to the house to ask.

Song Ye and Leng Haohui looked at each other and followed them.

When we got there, we saw a big word "LEASE" written on it, and next to it were all the leasing requirements and things to pay attention to. However, because the villagers were illiterate, they didn't pay any attention to it.

After Song Ye finished reading it calmly, he followed the villagers in.

When I saw a burly man sitting inside, I was slightly stunned.

The villagers looked at the man and moved away from him in fear.

The man raised his eyes, looked at the villagers, and said in a gruff voice: "Want to rent a house?

Where is the house? A thatched house or a tiled house? Or a farmhouse?"

The villager listened to the man's words and trembled and said, "Thatched house."

After hearing this, the man bent down and took out a stack of papers from the drawer, then a bunch of keys, and looked at the villagers, "Come on, I'll show you around."

When the villagers saw him come out, they quickly moved away from him.

The man saw it but didn't care and walked straight towards the thatched hut.

After arriving at a thatched hut, he opened the gate with the key, went in, and introduced everything in the house.

Everyone looked at the thatched hut and suddenly felt that charging only two hundred coins was too cheap.

After the man showed them around, he said in a deep voice, "Thatched huts all look similar, they're just a little bigger or smaller.

Every house is equipped with a big pot, two hoes, a table and chairs."