noffsinger Chapter 596: Both Husband and Wife Are Afraid of Dogs
Chapter 596: Both Husband and Wife Are Afraid of Dogs
Jiang Fenghua continued, "Such a big thing happened, but your county magistrate and prefect didn't do anything? Why are there ordinary people begging for food at the entrance of the town? How did you deal with the locust plague?"
The old man said, "Chief Sun is a wealthy man here, powerful and influential, so he can be the mayor of our Zhushan Town. The county magistrate is also a big shot, and we ordinary people can't afford to offend him. The prefect has come to see him, and he has visited all the towns and villages, and then there has been no further news."
Jiang Fenghua looked at Xie Shang, "Why is it different from what you said? Didn't you say that the people of the Great Zhou Kingdom have enough food and clothing?"
After hearing this, Xie Shang said in a deep voice: "Old sir, tell the people to step back. If the dog runs out, we will stop it and it won't hurt you. Everyone will have food soon."
When they heard there was food, the people's eyes lit up, but when they heard they were going to break down the door they didn't come forward, for fear of being bitten by the dogs they all hid far away.
Lin Feng called a few people to come forward, and found a piece of wood as thick as a bowl to start breaking down the door. He could have climbed over the wall to open the door, and there was no need to spend so much effort breaking down the door. The door of Mayor Sun's house was obviously reinforced.
They didn't really want to break down the door, but to make some noise to lure out the Sun family's people.
Sure enough, they hadn't knocked the door twice when someone inside spoke up, "Who dares to knock on the door? Stop it now. My master is not at home."
They seemed not to hear the woman's voice inside and continued to bang on the door again and again.
The woman was also afraid that the door would be broken, so she quickly opened it. She saw three wolfhounds behind her staring at the person at the door and barking wildly, as if they were about to rush out. Everyone was so scared that they hid.
I only heard the woman ask fiercely: "Who are you?"
The three dogs barked one after another.
Lin Feng said: "Let's go find Mayor Sun."
"Chief Sun is not at home." The woman said directly: "I don't know where he is either. No matter who you are, leave quickly. Otherwise, I can't do anything if the beast bites you."
After saying that, she was about to close the door. She was very good at dealing with this kind of thing.
Lin Feng was afraid of these dogs alone, but he was surrounded by his brothers, and he didn’t believe that they knew martial arts and would be afraid of four-pawed beasts.
So he directly blocked the crack of the door with his sword and said coldly: "Let Mayor Sun come out..."
Before he could finish his words, the woman sneered, "One, two, three."
After she shouted three times, three dogs rushed out.
The scene was in chaos for a moment.
At the same time, Xie Shang was a little scared and wanted to hide. At the same time, Jiang Fenghua also hid behind Xie Shang. The couple hid behind each other, and their actions were a little funny.
Xie Shang raised his eyebrows and pretended to say, "I will protect you." He didn't expect the three dogs to be so tall. He was fearless except for dogs, afraid of hearing the sound of dogs barking.
He didn't think of getting out when he heard the dog barking in the carriage just now, but unexpectedly Jiang Fenghua got out of the carriage by himself.
Jiang Fenghua felt that his body was shaking. It turned out that he was afraid of dogs! He was scared to death, but he still protected her behind him.
She leaned close to his ear and said, "The more you are afraid of them, the more ferocious they will be. If you are like me, they won't dare to come close. You must stay calm and don't lose in momentum."
She just bared her teeth and pretended to be fierce.
Xie Shang was amused by her expression. He picked up a stone on the ground and hit the dog's nose accurately. After several stones fell, the dog instantly lost its fighting ability and was subdued by Lin Feng and others.
Jiang Fenghua said: "You can obviously subdue them, why are you still afraid of them?"
"Who said I'm afraid?" Subduing them showed that he was capable, and it had nothing to do with whether he was afraid or not.
“I just felt it!”
Xie Shang straightened his back, looking cold and dignified, "Someone is coming out."
At this time, Mayor Sun came out of the house in a rich and luxurious manner. He said to Lin Feng and others, "Who are you? Why are you causing trouble in front of my house? I haven't offended you, have I?"
"Are you Mayor Sun?" Lin Feng asked.
Mayor Sun wanted to say no, but the old man who had been hiding far away came forward again and said, "Mayor Sun, we finally see you."
Then more people came forward and said in unison, "Mayor Sun, I'm from Baishi Village. I heard that the imperial court has allocated money for disaster relief..."
"I'm from Persimmon Village. Why is the tax still so high this year? There are only 36 households in our village, and every household has no harvest. How can we pay the tax?"
"Mayor Sun..."
Mayor Sun's ears hurt from the people's voices, and he only heard him say in a cold voice: "I can't do anything about it. I really don't know whether the disaster relief money has arrived or not. Taxation is also decided by the higher-ups. I promise to be responsible for the statistics and collection. If you don't pay, I can't explain to the higher-ups. I usually treat you well, don't make things difficult for me. Everyone has to grit their teeth and get through the disaster. Everything will be fine after a year."
"We don't even have enough food to eat, how can we survive?" The men holding hoes and mallets blocked the door of the Sun family. "Mayor Sun's house should have food to eat. Let's all go to the mayor's house for dinner today."
The man called for help from everyone, and without any vicious dogs blocking their way, they squeezed directly into the Sun family's yard.
Xie Shang, Jiang Fenghua and others were pushed aside, and in a short while, twenty or thirty people squeezed in.
Upon seeing this, Mayor Sun's wife immediately started throwing tantrums with her children, saying, "The crops in my field have also been hit by a locust plague. My land has yielded nothing, and my children have never had a full meal. Only you are hungry, but I am not. You are going too far..."
Several children from the Sun family also started crying.
When the men who led the charge into the Sun family saw the women and children crying together, they didn't dare to take action.
Mayor Sun also prepared his speech, "You all should go back. Blocking my door every day will not solve the problem. I will go to the county to ask the county magistrate for his opinion. God will always give our Zhushan Town a way out..."
"It's been so long, and winter is about to come. When can it be resolved? Mayor Sun, can you tell us a specific time?" A female voice penetrated the crowd and reached Mayor Sun's ears.
"I said it all..."
Mayor Sun hadn't finished speaking when Jiang Fenghua led a group of old, weak, women and children to the front of the crowd. "Your children don't have enough to eat, and your fields have also been hit by the disaster. What about them? Not only are they not full, they have been hungry for days and nights. The relief funds and grain from the court have long been delivered to Qingzhou. Mayor Sun, do you really have no news at all? Or is there some hidden story that makes it difficult for Mayor Sun to speak out?"
Mayor Sun asked angrily, "Who are you?"
"We were just passing by Zhushan Town and happened to see the disaster here. We heard that the court had already taken corresponding measures for the disaster in Qingzhou. Why didn't you receive any relief food? The court knew that you were in trouble, but you still had to pay taxes. Mayor Sun, did you ask clearly how the taxes are collected today?"