Faced with Li Chengfeng's questioning, Mrs. Xie forced a smile: "My family is fine, so my son doesn't have to worry."
Li Chengfeng became more and more convinced of his judgment: "Mom, I know my mother better than my son! Something must have happened at home. If you hide it from me, how can I practice with peace of mind if I have something on my mind?"
Xie's face turned gloomy. She let out a long sigh, turned around and walked a few steps. After a while, she turned around and sighed: "My son does have a burning gaze, a blazing eye."
Although Li Chengfeng expected it, when he heard what Xie said, his heart suddenly sank: "Mom, what happened?"
Xie sighed softly: "Prefect Zhang Junheng took action!"
Li Chengfeng was shocked. He couldn't help but grab Mr. Xie's arm: "What's wrong with him? Is everything okay at home? Where is dad? How is dad?"
Ms. Xie forced a smile and said, "I'm fine, but...all our fields and property have been taken away."
Li Chengfeng was shocked and angry: "Why? Why!"
Xie smiled bitterly and said: "He is an official, and we are the people. The word official means two things. They want to rob us by force, so of course they have a reason to gain."
Li Chengfeng said angrily: "I am a monk now, a level higher than a scribe! My family is exempt from taxes, taxes, and corvee, so why should they take away our property and fields!"
Cultivators are the top privileged class in Daqi. As long as there is one cultivator in a family, it is normal for the whole family to be exempted from taxes and corvee. Although the second-class scribe group is exempt from corvee, it is not exempt from taxes, but only taxes. Collections are very low. The third-class warrior group is also exempt from corvee, but the taxes are not low, but slightly lower than those of the lowest level common people.
As for the people at the bottom, all the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the land tax, the corvee and the labor force are all indispensable, and their lives are tight and miserable.
Mrs. Xie let out a long sigh and said: "My son, although you are a cultivator, you are not a great cultivator. Moreover, you have offended the Zhan family, and I heard that you have offended Qian Shanxue... My son, you are too sharp. You are so powerful! If a tree is beautiful in the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind; if it is taller than the shore, it will be turbulent! Someone maliciously spread the news to Cheng'an City, and now everyone in the city knows that you will not survive more than a month."
Li Chengfeng sneered and said: "It's a villain who is causing trouble, and it's a trick of the devil!"
Ms. Xie nodded and looked at her son lovingly: "My son is born extraordinary, so he can overcome all kinds of difficulties and dangers. As a mother, naturally you can't hold your child back."
Li Chengfeng was shocked: "Mom, what do you want?"
Xie took out a brocade bag with body temperature from her arms and handed it to Li Chengfeng solemnly: "My son, here are some of the remaining wealth at home. You can take it first."
Li Chengfeng's eyes were red. Although the kit in his hand was light, it was as heavy as a catty in his hand: "Mom, my child doesn't need these anymore, or..."
Mrs. Xie glared at him and whispered: "We still have money left, which is enough. If you take this money, you can take it. It is also good to use it to make friends with some senior brothers on weekdays! If you can become a monk, There must be something special about you, my son, you must not be too conceited or look down on others!"
Li Chengfeng was moved in his heart, as if something was blocked in his throat, making it difficult to speak. He could only hold the brocade bag tightly and nod vigorously, while tears kept rolling in his eyes.
Mrs. Xie added: "This time, my mother is also here to see you..."
Li Chengfeng wiped away his tears and said, "Mom, where are you going?"
Ms. Xie looked around, and she carefully wrote two words on Li Chengfeng's palm: Yong'an.
Li Chengfeng thought for a while and said, "Mom, you can't go here."
Mrs. Xie was puzzled and asked: "Why? My mother has already laid down the property here. I should be able to overcome the difficulties this time."
Li Chengfeng said: "Zhan Qisheng wants to get rid of me, so he will naturally keep an eye on you. I even suspect that they have already found out about my mother's property in Yong'an. If these things have connections and power, If you bother to investigate, there will always be clues you can find.”
Mrs. Xie couldn't help but said anxiously: "Where can we go? We can't stay in Cheng'an! My son will be assessed for rating soon. If we stay in Cheng'an, if they have any evil intentions, what will happen if my son is distracted? No... wouldn't it be a drag on my son?"
Li Chengfeng knew that if the assessment and rating really came, it would be difficult for others to tell, but for people like Zhan Qisheng who would do anything to achieve their goals, he would definitely not let this good opportunity pass.
Zhan Qisheng would definitely use Xie to force Li Chengfeng, or at least use Xie as Li Chengfeng's weakness to launch psychological warfare against Li Chengfeng.
Mrs. Xie is not an ordinary person. As soon as she saw that the prefect Zhang Junheng started to clean up the surrounding areas of the Xiyue Li family, she immediately expected that the other party wanted to kill the Li family, so she sold all the remaining properties in time. He was preparing to flee with his family. This time he went up the mountain to meet his son to reassure him.
However, Xie still underestimated the Zhan family's energy and Zhan Qisheng's vicious thoughts. If she really went to Yong'an, with the Zhan family's strength, it would only be a matter of time before she found them.
Li Chengfeng thought for a while and said, "Mom, no one can protect you at this time, only one person can protect you."
Ms. Xie reacted immediately: "You mean... Liu Sumei?"
Li Chengfeng nodded: "She is the only one in the world who can protect you at this time."
Mrs. Xie nervously grabbed Li Chengfeng's hand and whispered: "My son, please tell the truth. You and this Liu Sumei... are you..."
Li Chengfeng shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, it's just a normal relationship."
Xie asked curiously: "Then why did she help you again and again?"
Li Chengfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe... because the child is handsome?"
This nonsense answer made Ms. Xie nod her head repeatedly, and she said with a smile: "That must be the case. Your father was like this back then. When he smiled at me, my heart was already stolen by him."
Li Chengfeng was dumbfounded: "Mom, I was joking."
Xie said: "Mom is someone who has been here before, she must be interested in you!"
Li Chengfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, I've only met her a few times, how could I be interested in my child? How can there be love without reason in the world?"
Mrs. Xie said in confusion: "Then if you say this, my mother will not dare to go there."
Li Chengfeng said: "Although I don't know why, but... I am sure that she will protect my mother. She is one of the greatest practitioners in the world. If she can't protect you, my mother, she will die." I’ve washed the Yue Li family!”
Ms. Xie nodded: "Then my mother went to seek refuge with her, but...why is that? Why does she want to help you like this? There is no reason! Well, it must be because she is interested in you!"
Li Chengfeng couldn't laugh or cry.