In the famine, she stockpiled space supplies and became a bandit.

However, before they reached the edge of the wheat field, they were stuck on the road. No, it couldn't be called a traffic jam, because the road was filled with people, and each of them was trembling with fear and didn't look like they were looking for trouble.

"They are villagers nearby." Zhou Cang explained to Luo Xi in a low voice, then walked over and looked at an acquaintance on the path in confusion: "Wu Lizheng, what are you doing..."

The acquaintance was a brown-clothed man in his fifties. He was looking over here with fear. When he saw that it was someone familiar, he felt relieved: "Manager Zhou, you, you are finally back?"

Zhou Cang nodded and explained in a very good mood: "Yes, isn't the wheat we planted almost grown, so I brought the eldest master over to have a look."

When Wu Lizheng heard the words "big boss", his heart, which had just calmed down, began to tremble again. He carefully glanced at the tall woman in the crowd.

I guess that must be the boss of Luo.

"I'm Wu Laosan, little sir. Nice to meet you, big boss." He shrank his head and knelt down to pay his respects.

Others followed suit, and each one trembled more violently than the other. It was obvious that they were extremely scared.

Luo looked at the crowd of people kneeling in black, and his mood also became dark.

"Everyone, get up."

It was just like a worship ceremony, and no matter how long it had been, Luo Xi still couldn't get used to this kind of etiquette.

When Wu Lizheng heard her tone, he became even more frightened.

Although he heard from those who came here to work that Mr. Luo was actually a very nice person, Wu Lizheng felt afraid instinctively when he thought of robbers.

If not, if it wasn’t related to the livelihood of the entire village, he really wouldn’t dare to come.

Luo Xi had no choice but to wink at Zhou Cang.

Zhou Cang now knew Luo Xi quite well, and immediately understood what she meant. He walked over and helped Wu Lizheng up: "You all should get up quickly, and so should the villagers. Our boss doesn't care about these empty formalities."

"Don't you have something to talk to me about? How can you talk while you're kneeling?"

When he heard "something happened", Wu Lizheng no longer cared about the fear in his heart and quickly stood up: "Yes, it's a small matter."

He took a deep breath and quickly stated the purpose of his trip: "The villagers from several of our villages all want to join Chaoyang Villa. Is it possible?"

"..."

This is a trivial matter?

It shocked the people in Chaoyang Villa, okay?

It's a strange phenomenon that an entire village wants to be bandits, and it's not just one village.

After Wu Lizheng said this, two or three other Lizhengs also expressed their opinions, saying that their villages had the same idea.

Luo Xi took a long time to find his voice: "Are you sure you are right? Several villages volunteered to be bandits? Not to do temporary work?"

She didn't think she was that attractive.

There are still a few villages. It seems that they have discussed it long ago and made an appointment to come together.

Wu Lizheng knew that their behavior was incredible, but they had no other choice.

"Yes, Boss, I am right. We are going to be bandits? I just don't know if you will accept us."

He was a little apprehensive.

Luo Xi looked Wu Lizheng up and down, finally confirming that he was not joking and that he had not heard wrong.

She took a deep breath and asked, "Why did you suddenly make such a decision?"

"Being a bandit is equivalent to rebelling. The government can arrest you at any time."

"You guys have to think it through. There's no going back on your word once you do this."

"Government, hahaha..." Unexpectedly, when Wu Lizheng heard these two words, he laughed sadly.

"Even if we didn't rebel, we would have been forced to die, so what difference does it make?"

His eyes were slightly red, filled with infinite sadness and helplessness: "We are just ordinary people, we don't have much to pursue, we just want to have enough food and clothing, and be reunited with our family, that's enough."

"We won't talk about natural disasters or anything like that. There's nothing we can do about it. But the government is just adding fuel to the fire."

It has come to this point, and there is nothing he dare not say: "It's fine to collect land tax and head tax, but there are also taxes on shaving, opening windows, and wearing shoes. It's really... it's really trying to force us to death."

Window tax? Shoe tax?

What a bullshit!

Luo Xi couldn't help but turn his gaze to Rong Bai who was standing beside him: Is this really such an exaggerated thing?

Rong Bai: "..."

He didn't notice Luo Xi's gaze at all, he was glaring at Wu Lizheng angrily.

He was also forced to do so. How could he not do it when a document came down from above?

We can't ask him to pay for it first. There are so many people in a county, even if we sell the Rong family's house it won't be enough.

Xiao Yi's face turned red with anger, and his fists clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound: "Don't let me run into Rong Bai, that bastard official! Otherwise, I will skin him alive."

Dog official Rong Bai: “…” The hairs on his back stood up.

I wouldn't have taken this job if I had known.

Peel off?

There's no need to be so violent, right?

Wu Lizheng's expression became even more bitter: "That's not all. If we were poorer, we could dig wild vegetables and mix them with black flour to get by. But what we can't stand is..."

His eyes gradually turned fierce: "They actually started to forcibly capture men."

"Boss, you don't know how miserable the women who ran away from their wives in several villages near us are. All the men in their families were captured, even the elderly over 60 years old were not spared."

"Once this young man is captured, we don't know where he will be sent to, and whether he can come back. Does this house still feel like a home? How can people live like this?"

Other people also wiped away tears.

"No, I haven't heard that our county magistrate wants to conscript men. You must have made a mistake." Rong Bai tried his best to defend himself.

Uncle Li reminded him several times, but he didn't agree, so he didn't want to take the blame.

Wu Lizheng sneered: "That dude, if he's not caught now, he might just be enjoying himself in some gentle place. When he gets free, he'll be just like the other county magistrates."

Luo Xi, who knew the truth, had a very strange look on his face, and his eyes kept drifting towards Rong Bai.

Rong Bai: "..."

"Big, big boss, why are you looking at me like that? I am not that Rong Bai."

Let's see how long you can pretend. Luo Xi glanced at him sideways, adjusted his face, and asked again seriously: "So, have you thought it through?"

Wu Lizheng nodded without thinking: "Please take me in, Boss."

The people behind him also said: "Please take him in, Boss."

"Okay." Luo Xi thought for a moment and looked at Yin Li: "Is there no vacant house here?"

Yin Li nodded: "Yes, Boss, there were some originally, but recently we recruited a lot of new soldiers, so they are full now."

"I'm thinking of finding a time to discuss with you whether we should build some houses. Otherwise, if we recruit more soldiers, we'll have nowhere to live."

"Well, no need to discuss, let's build it." Luo Xi said neatly: "But you should draw a blueprint for me first. It's better to make a good plan and not build it in a mess."

"When you have made your plan, just come to me and ask for the money."

"Yes, the boss."

At this time, Wu Lizheng said cautiously: "Boss, our villages are not far from here, and we all have families."

"Can we just stay where we are? This way it will save you some trouble."

Luo Xi thought: "This is also possible."

The people breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. The boss was really a good person just like those people said.

They made the right bet!

"Boss, when you build a house, please call us." Wu Lizheng's worries were relieved, and he suddenly became cheerful: "This kind of house-building and tile-laying work is something that all the guys in our village can do. We will definitely build a sturdy and beautiful house for you."