Becoming a God by Searching Mountains and Subduing Demons

Chapter 46 The Fifth Sister of the Wang Family
Hearing Sun Yat-sen's questioning, Jiang Yue remembered that in order to deal with Wang Xiao and Young Master Lin, he simply put the blame on Sun Yat-sen.

However, Jiang Yue had already figured out how to deal with this matter.

Jiang Yue pretended to be surprised and asked in confusion: "Sir, what slander do you have?"

"Didn't you say that your family couldn't pay the hunting tax, so I emptied it out?"

Sun the servant asked loudly.

"Humph!"

Sun Yayi snorted coldly, his voice even more stiff, and looked at the hunters in line, and said loudly: "Remember this, if you can't pay the hunting tax, you will be sent to repair the Huai River Canal. This is stipulated by the laws of the Great Zhou!"

Having said that, Sun Yayi glanced at Jiang Yue coldly, with a warning tone in his voice.

"I have always strictly followed the laws of the Great Zhou! From now on, especially during this period close to the end of the year, if anyone dares to spread rumors about me or slander me like Jiang Lao Er did, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Sun Yayi's voice echoed from the late autumn woods, and many hunters shuddered.

A few days ago, he heard that the higher-ups had sent people to conduct year-end inspections, and he felt panicked. Although the government says that officials will not investigate unless the people report something, he was afraid that some ordinary person would really report it to the ears of the Heavenly Official.

By then, for all the dirty things he has done, he would be worth more than losing ten heads.

With this in mind, Sun Yat-sen resisted the urge to cause trouble for Jiang Yue. He just gave him a warning and warned the hunters again.

"You kid, pay your taxes now."

The yamen servant Sun frowned slightly, stared at Jiang Yue's face for a while, and waved his hand impatiently: "Hurry up and pay the tax. There are four people in your family, 1,200 coins. This time, I will not pursue you for spreading rumors. If it happens next time, you should keep your mouth shut. If I hear you spreading rumors again, I will definitely put you in jail!"

Jiang Yue's breathing stagnated, and he had the urge to hack Sun the servant to death.

In the end, Jiang Cong came up, said a lot of nice things, paid a string of coins and a stone of grain, which made Sun Yat-sen satisfied.

Afterwards, Jiang Cong's family paid another two stone of grain, and the Jiang family's hunting tax was fully paid.

"Humph, do you think I don't know that you go to Luo's Hunting Market to sell things every day?"

The servant Sun sneered in his heart and weighed the purse in his hand.

Nearly half of the things collected today will fall into his hands, so Sun Yayi is very concerned about this.

Sun Yayi knew who earned the most money in Funiu Village, who went to the market frequently, and who bought what frequently.

This was done to ensure that he could accurately squeeze every last drop of profit out of these hunters without forcing them into a desperate situation and resorting to butchering.

Especially when the inspection was approaching the end of the year, Sun Yat-yi collected much less. Otherwise, according to the frequency of Jiang Yue's hunting and shipment, he would have to extort three taels of silver from Jiang Yue before he would give up.

This is the wisdom of Sun Yayi in collecting taxes.

After paying the hunting tax, Jiang Yue was about to follow old man Jiang Cong home but was stopped by someone.

"Second Brother Jiang, Second Brother Jiang!"

When Jiang Yue heard this, he turned around and found that it was the fifth sister of the Wang family. Most villagers called her Wang Wumei. She was about the same age as Jiang Yue.

"what happened?"

Jiang Yue frowned.

"Brother Jiang wants to borrow some food from you."

Wang Wumei was crying with tears in her eyes and red rims.

"You want to borrow food from me?"

Jiang Yue was stunned and a little confused.

Because Wang Wumei and him do not have a good relationship, it can even be said that the relationship is very bad.

After Jiang Yue and Qilang went their separate ways, he only had one friend, Wang Xiao. Wang Xiao had brought Wang Wumei to Jiang Yue's house many times. She was not very clean and often took things away.

Moreover, he is a very stingy person who cares about every little thing.

She can take other people's things, but if someone takes her things, she will never let them take it.

"No loan."

Jiang Yue shook his head.

"Brother! Please!"

Wang Wumei cried and complained, "Second brother, I didn't pay last month. If I don't pay this month, I will be sent to repair the Huai River Canal."

"Second brother! This month, four young men in the Wang family died. The family is unable to make ends meet and there is no money for my family at all." Wang Wumei cried and looked extremely pitiful.

This is the case in Funiu Village. If you cannot pay the hunting tax and need to send people to repair the Huai Canal, the elderly and girls will generally be chosen, with children and young and strong men given priority.

It was obvious that too many people died in the Wang family this month and the losses were too great. Wang Wumei had no parents and was an orphan, so she became a direct victim of the Wang family.

Several elders of the Wang family watched Wang Wumei ask Jiang Yue for help and just stood by and watched coldly.

If Wang Wumei can get it, it is Wang Wumei's own ability.

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Jiang Yue curled his lips. This time, the Jiang family paid taxes worth at least two taels of silver, and he still felt distressed.

Besides, Wang Wumei is not a good person. How could anyone lend her food?

"No loan."

Jiang Yue shook his head: "My family is extremely poor and we can't afford to eat. I can't lend you any money. I really can't help you."

"All right."

Wang Wumei was completely desperate. She knelt there twitching, her eyes full of resentment.

Seeing this, several elders of the Wang family shook their heads and cursed Jiang Yue in a low voice, calling him a miser.

Finally, Zhao Qilang couldn't bear it anymore and helped Wang Wumei pay three hundred coins.

Jiang Yue sighed in his heart when he saw this, but this was Zhao Qilang's choice and he couldn't say anything, so he simply went home with his grandfather.
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After returning home, Jiang Yue and Jiang Cong settled the accounts together.

Up to now, the family still has eight stone of rice, twenty catties of lard, more than two hundred catties of pickled meat, and eighteen taels of silver left.

There is still a lot of food, enough for the Jiang family to have a prosperous New Year.

"Grandpa, I'm going to the county."

"Be careful, Erlang. Why don't you take the official road? You can avoid those man-eating monsters in the mountains."

"Ok, I know."

Jiang Yue nodded in agreement without explaining too much to his grandfather.

He entered the county along the road discovered by Xiaotian. The safety factor was relatively high, and there were fewer trees along the way, so Xuntian could perfectly play a warning role.

It is even more dangerous to take the official road where there are bandits.

Woohoo——

A whistle sounded, and a black dot gradually appeared in the distant sky.

The black spot gradually grew larger, and Xuntian's figure circled from low altitude and landed steadily on the deerskin wristband on Jiang Yue's arm, reporting the situation to Jiang Yue in a whimpering voice.

"Is the big bug still in the village?"

"嘤——"

"Then let's set off now. It will be safer to travel through the mountains and forests while he is away."

Jiang Yue took Xiaotian with him and went straight into the mountains.

It would be even better if the big tiger stayed in the mountain village and didn't come out. He could go into the mountains to hunt and collect herbs even in winter. He just needed to let Xuntian keep an eye on the mountain village.

The mountain road was rugged and Jiang Yue walked for two hours before arriving in Qing County.

Jiang Yue asked Xuntian and Xiaotian to wait at Qingniuling while he went into the city alone.

Perhaps because of the upcoming end-of-year review, this time no city wall donation is required to enter Qing County, and people are allowed to pass without collecting a penny.

“I don’t know who is coming for the review at the end of the year, but he has such a great reputation.”

Jiang Yue looked at the changing expressions of the soldiers at the city gate and laughed in his heart.

Jiang Yue strode into the city and headed straight for the Qimen General Store.

Because of his talent for holding treasures and leading sheep, as long as Jiang Yue walks on a road once, he will be familiar with it as if it were his own home next time he comes.

After walking for more than ten minutes, the sign of Qimen General Store appeared in front of Jiang Yue.

(End of this chapter)