This familiar face was seen by the old man since he was a child. Li Yi did not put on the airs of the county captain. The village official of the Li family village, the gray-haired old man seemed to have seen the former Li family child again.
The intimacy came back, the fear was no longer in my heart, and the chatterbox also opened up.
The old man stroked the beard on his chin, and his wrinkled face showed the color of memory, "The matter, we have to start from the night you were born more than ten years ago..."
The county government clerk next to Li Yi saw the old man's appearance of being stuck in memories and couldn't extricate himself, the corners of his mouth twitched. Seeing that the county lieutenant was listening carefully, he closed his mouth wisely.
At this time, the fear in the surrounding villagers of Lijia Village gradually dissipated, and they slowly surrounded them.
"At that time, I often saw the county captain sitting at the door reading."
"I knew since I was a child that Mr. Li... the county lieutenant will definitely have something to do in the future!"
"Master County Lieutenant, do you still remember that my kid fought with you when I was a child, and I beat you half to death when I went back."
"..."
I don't know when it started, the villagers lost their fear and began to talk in a hurry, but they always called Li Yi Lord County Captain, and they were no longer as casual as before.
From the chaotic information they revealed, Li Yi can gradually sort out a lot of things.
The original owner of the body had grown up in this Lijia Village since he was a child. His mother died very early, and his father dragged him into his teens alone, and he also passed away due to illness.
The father of the original owner was the only scholar in the village. He failed the imperial examinations repeatedly, and he seemed to be disheartened. He pinned all his hopes on the next generation, and taught him strictly according to the standards of a scholar since he was a child. He became the only outlier who could read and write among children of the same age.
Later, Li Xiucai passed away due to illness. Villagers helped take care of the few acres of Susukina in his family, and every household took turns to help him on weekdays.
This is also because Li Xiucai is the only scholar in the village. Anyone in the village who needs to write a letter is written by him. When the new wife has a child, she will probably ask him for help when choosing a name, but I still remember it. He was affectionate and took care of the child a lot.
Of course, it is also a big reason why the Li family's son is a good student. He passed the scholar examination at the age of seventeen, which can be regarded as a face to the head of the Li family village. When you go out, you can stand up straight when talking to people.
However, this idea was completely shattered in the past few months.
The son of the Li family, who pinned the hope of the whole village, unexpectedly fell into insanity for no reason. After running out of the village, he never came back, and even the government officials couldn't find him.
The old man originally planned to wait until the beginning of next year. If he hadn't come back, he would go to the government to report his disappearance and cancel his household registration...
Who would have thought that when he reappeared in the village, he would transform into a county captain, including the old man of the village, and the villagers of Lijia Village were surprised and delighted.
The county lieutenant, the county lieutenant who is in charge of dozens of villages in Anxi County, came out of their Lijia village!
With this great backing, he will not be afraid of being bullied by other villages in the future. If something happens, there will be someone in the county government who can speak up, and some villagers have already felt flustered.
Seeing the villagers chattering for almost an hour, the scribe's feet were numb from where he stood, but seeing that the county lieutenant was still listening patiently, he could only groan in his heart.
Li Yi listened patiently, but felt a little strange in his heart.
In the time-travel novels I read before, after a certain person travels to ancient times, he will always have a headache for a while, and then he can get all the memories of the original owner of the body. When he comes to himself, this law obviously does not apply. Except for Li Jiacun and these villagers, Li Yi Apart from an inexplicable sense of intimacy, I can't even remember their names.
However, people in this era are still very easy to fool. A reason for amnesia can be easily prevaricated, which saves him a lot of trouble.
Recalling the situation when I woke up in that room, I don’t know what happened to the original owner of the body. When I woke up, my body was inexplicably replaced by him. Thinking about it carefully, I am afraid that the possibility of starving to death is higher. Some.
After all, the calamity year has just passed, and the situation here is better than that of Liuye Village, but everyone must live a tight life. Even if they are starving, a scholar who only knows how to study hard will not take the initiative to ask for help...
"Boy, there was a terrible drought last year, and the land didn't produce much food. This tax..." As if thinking of something, the old man showed a look of embarrassment, watching him hesitate to speak.
The fields in Lijia Village used to belong to the state. At a fixed time every year, the government would send people to collect taxes. But today, Zi Renming sympathized with several prefectures that were hit by drought and exempted them from taxes for two years. Relying on the food stored at home, Days can pass.
But now that His Majesty has given these lands to others, there is no need to pay taxes to the government, and the argument of exempting taxes is naturally useless.
Li Yi knew what the old man wanted to say, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Uncle Li and everyone for taking care of me these years, I can't repay you. There is no need to mention the taxation in the future."
The scribe was stunned when he heard the words, County Lieutenant Li...does he not plan to collect taxes
This is a hundred acres of fertile land, and the annual tax revenue is quite a lot. Li Xianwei said, if you don't want it, you don't want it
"How did this happen!" The old man was also surprised when he heard the words. He just wanted Li Yi to understand the disaster and reduce or defer some land taxes. He didn't expect him to exempt the taxes casually. Are they all owned by farmers
"Why can't it be made, if it wasn't for the help of all the folks, and there would be no Li Yi today, Uncle Li doesn't need to say more, this matter is settled like this."
Although one hundred mu of land is a lot, the food output is far inferior to that of later generations. Now relying on the Ruyilu and spirits business, the daily income is endless, and these land taxes are nothing.
Of course, the villagers in Lijia Village are kind to the original owner of the body. If he hadn't grown up in Lijia Village, he would definitely not be so generous.
After learning that they would no longer have to pay taxes, the villagers in Lijia Village were astonished, and their expressions turned into ecstasy. If Li Yi hadn't stopped them, they would have kowtowed and bowed down.
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After coming out of Li's Village, Li Yi obviously felt relieved.
Perhaps because of this body, even though his soul comes from another time and space, and has nothing to do with this place, the inexplicable familiarity and intimacy are constantly separated. Something, I can get some comfort in my heart.