On the folding fan in Li Ye's hand is painted a pair of ink and wash landscape paintings, with ancient colors and ancient charm, profound artistic conception, with four characters inscribed on the upper right corner: a river and a mountain.
Today Li Ye was dressed in a scholar's white robe, without any fancy decorations. When he shook his folding fan lightly, he was smiling, his eyes were calm, and his demeanor was very chic.
But soon, his smile disappeared, his eyes drooped, and a thick layer of cloud was cast over his face, which seemed to be on a sunny day just now.
On the bank of the river a hundred paces away from the left front, several fishing boats were moored. It was afternoon, and it was time for the fishermen to eat. On a fishing boat that was so old that it used tattered bamboo mats as the cabin roof, an old man over half a century old, He and a young girl in cardamom age are cooking fish on the fire in the bow.
The two were wearing linen shirts with many patches. The old man's hair was gray, fluffy and sparse, and his face was like a valley. He was so thin that only skin and bones were left. His eye sockets were sunken. Years of wind and sun had made his skin extremely dark and rough. .
The cardamom girl has a small nose, small eyes, and a small face. She is extremely thin, her hair is tied behind her head with cloth strips, and she has an unhealthy yellow luster in the sun. She is squatting in front of the fire, fanning the fire with a tattered cattail fan, From time to time, he was choked by the smoke and turned his head and blinked his eyes, but he still had a smiling face, and from time to time he talked to the old man who was leaning against the front of the cabin and smoking a dry cigarette with a sad face.
This is a pair of impoverished young and old. Their life is simple and boring. They have to do their best to eat two meals a day. Whether they can fill their stomachs depends on luck in many cases.
Li Ye was looking at the young and old couple, and the reason why his face suddenly darkened was because a group of big men in soap clothes rushed onto the small fishing boat with sticks in their hands, and every few words they said to the young and old couple who bowed their heads and bowed down to accompany the laughing Cursing loudly, one of them kicked the old man's chest and threw him on all fours on the boat. The other grabbed the girl by the hair and dragged her under the boat regardless of her crying and struggling.
Although Li Ye was far away from them, his cultivation at the seventh level of qi training allowed him to easily hear what the other party had just said.
The big man in soap clothes rushed onto the boat, and immediately asked the old man who bowed his head and bowed his head, "When will this month's salary be paid?"
The old man's voice was old and frightened, and his hands trembled: "Master Wu, our grandparents and grandchildren really have no money, please allow two more days, Mr. Wu... We only have two dried fishes left, and I will give them to Wu." My lord, please Mr. Wu..."
"Fuck you, who wants your dirty hands and stinky dried fish!" The man kicked the old man's chest.
"Grandfather!" The cardamom girl rushed to help her up, but was grabbed by a big man in soap clothes. He said with a grim expression, "I know you can't afford the money, you old bastard. Your granddaughter has a pretty face. You can send it to the brothel." Sell it for a few bucks!"
When Li Ye heard the address "Master Wu", he put away his folding fan. The title "Master" is not used much in this era, let alone to address officials. Only people with extremely noble status, such as Sangong Jiuqing, have The qualifications to be called "adult" and a man who can wear soap clothes are not of high status. The old man called him this way, which shows how afraid he is of the big man in soap clothes.
Stepping on the side of the boat with his toes, Li Ye fled away like a wild goose, and arrived on the fishing boat in an instant. At this time, the big man in soap in the lead was about to step on the old man who was lying face up on the ground with his second foot, and grabbed the girl by the hair. The man is about to disembark.
Li Ye's face was as deep as water, and his eyes were extremely cold. Whether it was before or after time travel, he hated the bullying of the weak and the poor old people to the bottom of his bones.
Stretching out his palms and pushing forward, the big man in soap clothes who beat the old man screamed and flew out tens of feet, fell into the haystack without moving, and the man who grabbed the girl's hair with five fingers in vain was forced to raise his head. He raised his head, his face turned red and purple, his feet lifted off the ground, and he couldn't catch the girl anymore.
"Who are you? How many lives do you have to meddle in the Wu family's business? Why don't you let go?!"
"You fucking offend someone you can't afford to offend, you've committed your own crimes, you can't live!"
Several other men, seeing this scene, were startled and angry, shouted at Li Ye one after another, and rushed up with sticks.
"Wu's?" Li Ye sneered, waved his sleeves with his left hand, and all the men who rushed up flew upside down, vomiting blood in mid-air, and fell to the river bank with a bang, unable to get up again, barely able to get up. The person who raised his head looked at Li Ye with horror.
Grabbing back with his right hand, he brought back the man who bullied the girl, and threw him under his feet. Li Ye stepped up and stepped on his face, stepping half of his face into the wooden planks of the bow. Amid the screams of the other party, Li Ye asked coldly: "The Wu family in Qizhou?"
"Yes, yes, Qizhou only recognizes one Wu family... The hero spares his life!" The man struggled wildly.
"Trash!" Li Ye kicked the man away. He flicked his limbs in the air and fell into the river with a thud.
The young girl's face was covered with tears, and her bright eyes were full of fear, she didn't bother to wipe away the tears, she went to help the old man up, the two of them knelt down in front of Li Ye, and kowtowed to Li Ye: "Thank you benefactor, thank you benefactor! "
Li Ye hurriedly helped the two of them up. The old man had almost no flesh but a dry face. He was terrified and tearful. He was right in front of his eyes. When Li Ye saw this face, his heart felt like someone was grabbing him. He felt uncomfortable. Indescribable, speechless for a while.
"Engong, let's go! If you offend the Wu family, they will definitely retaliate. This pier is full of their people, and there are many great magicians. You won't be able to leave if it's too late!" The old man was anxious to persuade Li Ye.
Li Ye took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked the old man in a deep voice, "Did those people collect taxes from you just now?"
"Hey! We have already paid the tax money. It was the Wu family's new name. The money they collected was more than the tax money. Everyone on and off the pier has to pay. These years have been forced to ruin their families. I don’t know how many, those who couldn’t afford the money, the men were captured as slaves, and the women were sold into prostitution, we just happened to be seen by heroes!”
The old man wiped away his tears, and quickly persuaded Li Ye: "Hero, go away, you can't control this matter, I heard that the whole Qizhou is like this! The world is like this, what can we small people do, just live on the edge of it!"
"What are you going to do if I leave?" Li Ye glanced at the young girl. At this moment, she was still in shock, her thin shoulders were shaking non-stop, probably because she could predict her situation. Even if he was full, his palms were calloused, and he did not know how much hard work he had done. He asked the old man, "Where is the Wu family at the dock?"
The old man raised his finger and pointed to the pier: "Have you seen the tallest building, the hero? That's where the Wu family manages the pier, and the government offices are not that high... Alas, what is the hero asking this for, let's go!" "
"These people are to blame for the chaos in the world! You can't live without doing your own crimes? That's right, it's time for them to pay the price!" Li Ye beckoned, and asked Liu Zhiyan and others who rushed over to take the old man and the girl to the Changhe Gang The boat, he himself rose from the ground and swept towards the tall building.
"This... this... immortal?" Seeing Li Ye flying out, the old man knelt down towards Li Ye's back in awe, and quickly kowtowed. Is it a fairy
After being supported by Liu Zhiyan, the old man asked her in amazement: "Could it be that this immortal is here to be a chivalrous man, to fight against the strong and help the weak?"
Liu Zhiyan smiled at the old man: "For some people, the same can be said."
The wharf is bustling with people, goods are piled up like a mountain, pedestrians are rushing to and fro, businessmen who are careful about budgeting, yelling government servants, and all kinds of livestock pulling trucks are full of them, but the most common ones are the coolies carrying heavy cargo. Bricks and tiles are as common as they are indispensable.
In front of the tallest building, a young coolie with an ordinary figure and only a jacket was carrying two sacks of heavy goods, and was walking with difficulty on the side of the street.
The sun had sunburned his shoulders, he was bent over and lowered his head, sweat dripped from his chin, forming a line on the ground, his face was tense, his breathing was like a cow panting, every step he took was heavy. It's like Mount Tai, but he didn't stop, he only carried twenty loads today, and he had to carry forty loads to get food for his family.
Suddenly, there was a rush of horseshoes, and it quickly approached. The face of the young coolie, under the huge sack, turned around with difficulty, and suddenly astonishment climbed up his face, a huge invisibility struck, accompanied by a loud sound The horse neighed, and when he had no time to dodge, it bumped into him.
The young coolie fell to the ground with two big sacks, his arm was scratched on the ground, and blood flowed out. Before he could stand up, a middle-aged man who got off his white horse kicked him in the chest, He kicked to the ground and cursed: "You don't have fucking eyes? Can you walk? You lowly dog, don't go out if you can't walk. You can afford to pay for the damage to your uncle's BMW?"
The middle-aged man is dressed in brocade, very elegant and noble, but when he scolds the young coolies, he looks like a shrew. The young coolie glanced at the other party, feeling extremely angry. He was walking on the street, and it was clear that the other party bumped into him, and even beat and scolded him.
But the young coolie didn't dare to fight back, he couldn't even fight back, so he could only pack two sacks of goods with low eyebrows and prepare to carry them on his back. The person in front of him was ruthless, and he didn't care about the blood spattering for five steps, but without him as the pillar of the family, the old mother and weak sister would have nothing to eat.
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"Talking to you? Didn't you hear? You are dumb? You are like a fly, and you don't fart loudly. How dare you not answer the words of the uncle? You look down on the uncle?"
The middle-aged man saw that the other party lowered his head and did not speak, and became more arrogant. He followed up and kicked over. The heavy sacks that the young coolie had finally piled up fell directly on the young coolie's face with another slap, and the words in his mouth It became more and more ugly, "You trash, what use is there except for your strength? If this pier didn't have us, how could it be so prosperous, where would you have food? How dare you ignore my uncle talking to you? How dare you make a fist?" , I hit..."
The young coolie's face sank like water, and his anger made him tremble all over. He clenched his fists tightly with both hands. He was so angry that he couldn't help it, but he still wanted to endure it. He wanted to join the rebel army and slaughter these rich and heartless thieves, but the rebellion army didn't come to Qizhou. For the sake of his family, he could only swallow his anger. He bowed his head Walking to the sack that was kicked down, he strenuously stacked the sack.
"I'll beat you to death, you bastard!" The brocade-clothed man stepped forward again, kicking the young coolie in the face.
The young coolie stiffened his neck, ready to bear silently.
At this moment, the man in brocade uttered a scream, and his feet never landed on the face of the young coolie.
The young coolie turned around in astonishment, only to find that the man in brocade had fallen to the ground, and a young man in white was stepping on the man's face, crushing half of his face into the dirt.
Li Ye looked down at the middle-aged man, and said in a cold voice, "Fate gave you wealth, not for you to oppress the poor. If he had your background and luck like you, his achievements would be a hundred times higher than yours!"
The man in brocade clothes kept screaming, the more he screamed, the more his mouth was full of dirt.