Seeing that Ye Xiaotian was making a move, Daheng did not hesitate. With a wave of his hand, he hit Xu Boyi's bruised and swollen eyes. Xu Boyi was in so much pain that he could not speak.
Ye Xiaotian pushed Daheng away and continued to hit him with his rattan. As he hit him, he scolded and laughed, "Why are you laughing! Why aren't you laughing! Hahahaha … look at you, hahaha … I was trying to reason with you, but you just spouted shit at me. Does your mother know how smelly your mouth is? Hahaha … "
Ye Xiaotian laughed until tears rolled down his cheeks. He turned his head and asked Law Tycoon with tears in his eyes, "Why am I laughing?"
Daheng was puzzled, "How would I know why brother is laughing? Do you have a habit of hitting people? "As he said this, he could not help but move further away from him.
At this moment, Xu Boyi struggled to sit up. Ye Xiaotian saw him and used all his strength to kick him down again. He continued to hit him with his rattan, "You're still a scholar? Don't you know what kind of wicked things you've done? Why are you trying to insult me by slandering your own head? "
Xu Boyi was in so much pain that he hugged his head and shouted angrily, "I've been a scholar for ten years. Even the county magistrate has to be polite to me. You … How dare you hit me!"
Ye Xiaotian kicked his hind legs like an angry donkey, "You're just a scholar, what's so great about that? When I was three, the Minister taught me how to read. When I was five, the Minister taught me how to read. Hahaha, the commander of the army called me his brother. The Minister of the Guanglu Academy was respectful to me. Hahaha … You're a heartless bastard who abandoned your wife and son. Why can't I hit you? "
Ye Xiaotian was infuriated and whipped harder and harder. Tao Si Niang saw her husband in such a sorry state and couldn't bear it anymore. She hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. Only then did Ye Xiaotian stop. Thinking about it, he was still unsatisfied and kicked Xu Boyi to the ground. Only then did he hatefully throw away the broken rattan.
Xu Boyi's hair was in disarray, his clothes were torn, and his head, face, and arms were covered in bloodstains of whip marks. He was truly in a sorry state. Xu Boyi's conduct was very unpopular. The neighbors who rushed over when they heard the news were all excited, but no one came forward to persuade him.
Xu Boyi crawled up and saw his wife coming over to support him. He pushed her to the ground and wiped the blood off his face. Seeing that Ye Xiaotian had lost his weapon, his courage grew and he shouted angrily, "Fine, you dare to be so disgraceful, I will report you to the officials!"
Ye Xiaotian looked at him and laughed coldly, "Go ahead and report me. Hahaha, I'm from the Yamen. Hahaha, I'll go back now and wait for you. When you come, I'll beat you up. Hahahaha …"
Ye Xiaotian turned around and was about to leave when he saw Tao Si Niang wiping her tears and getting up. He said to her, "This kind of bastard, it's fine if you want to leave him. Any man you find would be a hundred times better than this filthy bastard. Why do you have to follow him? Hahahaha … "
Ye Xiaotian pushed through the crowd and left in big strides. Law Tycoon and Li Yuncong hurriedly followed. Ye Xiaotian tried to hold it in for a long time. Suddenly, he realized that he didn't want to laugh at all. He couldn't help but ask in fear, "Why did I just laugh for no reason?"
Li Yuncong also realized that something was wrong. But he really didn't know that there was such a strange drug in this world. If he thought about it from another angle, he couldn't think of any other possibility. He could only frown and ask, "Is there something wrong with Master's body? Should we find a doctor to take a look?"
Ye Xiaotian moved his arms and legs and said, "But there's nothing wrong with me. Just now, I just wanted to laugh for no reason. It's the same as those people on the streets who laugh for no reason. It's really strange."
…
Ye Xiaotian felt a little uneasy. But this illness was also strange. Other than laughing for no reason, there were no other consequences. For a moment, Ye Xiaotian couldn't decide whether to see a doctor. After waiting for a while, he saw that Ye Xiaotian didn't laugh for no reason again. Ye Xiaotian also completely dispelled this idea.
Just as Ye Xiaotian stepped into the gate of the County Yamen, County Magistrate Meng came out with two attendants. When he saw Ye Xiaotian, he said, "Ai Dian Shi, just in time. I was just looking for you."
Ye Xiaotian cupped his hands and said, "What can I do for Lord Magistrate?"
County Magistrate Meng said, "Lord Magistrate and I discussed that the County Yamen still needs to send people to intimidate the thieves and evildoers in order to cooperate with the Grain Officer to collect the grain. You also know that the people here are tough. There will always be some families that the Lijia, Baozheng and Grain Officers don't dare to offend. Take some people with you to Sanhe Village in the east of the city. It's the hardest place to collect taxes. "
Ye Xiaotian happily agreed and said, "Okay! I'll go now. "
Ye Xiaotian entered the County Yamen and first looked for Su Xuntian. But at this time, Su Xuntian was in the house of a doctor. Sometimes he laughed, sometimes he didn't. Su Xuntian made the doctor feel helpless. Unfortunately, he couldn't find any illness. The doctor had already sent people to invite his old benefactor, who was over ninety years old.
Ye Xiaotian couldn't find Su Xuntian. He just thought that he was slacking off. He thought that he was the County Magistrate's brother-in-law, so it wasn't appropriate to order him around. So he ordered ten bailiffs to bring along shackles, knives and weapons. He also requested a horse from the County Yamen and rode it to the countryside.
The idle Law Tycoon naturally wanted to go with him. The tycoon had a horse at home, but it was too late to go home. The tycoon was also lazy. Halfway through the journey, he happened to see a porter leading a mule. The tycoon was overjoyed. He quickly rented the mule and rode it out of the city with Ye Xiaotian.
When they arrived at Sanhe Village, Ye Xiaotian found out that there were indeed many unruly people here. The families who were well-off were also trying their best to resist the tax. Poor families, on the other hand, rarely saw little sheep. Although they were poor, they were poor and unreasonable. When you mentioned the tax, they didn't have any money to pay, but they just didn't want to talk nicely. They just had to speak sarcastically and ridicule you.
This happened over and over again. Ye Xiaotian didn't know whether he should lose his temper or not. He felt a bit depressed in his heart. Ye Xiaotian had just been bullied by a family. After he came out, he angrily turned to another house. Before he entered the courtyard, he heard a burst of hearty laughter.
Ye Xiaotian's spirit was immediately lifted. The owner of this house was laughing so happily. He must be living a good life. Perhaps he could even collect some grain. Who would have thought that when Ye Xiaotian entered the courtyard, he would see that the house was dilapidated. It was as if a strong gust of wind would blow it down. The courtyard was also dilapidated. It didn't look like a rich family.
Li Yuncong raised his voice and shouted, "The government is here. Is there anyone in the house breathing? Come out! "
Before Li Yuncong's voice died away, he heard a burst of hearty laughter behind him. He turned around and saw Ye Xiaotian laughing very happily. Law Tycoon, who was standing at the side, asked curiously, "Big Brother, what's so funny about what he said?"
"Hahahaha …"
Ye Xiaotian was in pain. He thought that his laughing sickness had been cured. Who knew that it would suddenly act up again. When Tycoon asked, Ye Xiaotian wanted to answer, but he couldn't speak because he was laughing too hard. He could only wave his hands. Seeing this, Tycoon understood. He sighed and said, "Oh my god, it's acting up again …"
At this moment, a figure flashed by the door of the house. A person walked out and laughed loudly as he walked, "Hahahaha …" This was really a smile to welcome a good guest. The host and guest were both happy.
Law Tycoon took a closer look. The laughing person who walked out of the house looked somewhat familiar. After thinking carefully, he suddenly remembered that they had met this person on the long street of the county town in the morning. At that time, this person rolled up his trousers and carried a pole as he passed by them. He suddenly laughed loudly.
When the poor man saw more than ten officials suddenly barging into his house, he couldn't help but reveal a frightened expression. But the strange thing was that his laughter didn't stop. "Dear officials, hahahaha, I wonder why you have come to my house … hahaha … ah!"
Li Yuncong scratched his head and thought, "Could it be that this laughing sickness is contagious?"
Li Yuncong covered his nose and took two steps back. At the same time, he also distanced himself from Ye Xiaotian. He opened the account book and looked at it. Then he said to the poor man fiercely, "You are Mu Mu, right? You have owed us taxes for three years. Today, give us a straightforward answer. Are you going to pay this year's taxes or not? "
When Mu Mu heard this, she immediately put on a bitter face and said, "Dear officials, look at how poor my family is. My father is paralyzed in bed. My mother is blind. My wife has epilepsy. A few days ago, when she was cooking, she suddenly had an attack. She curled up on the floor and convulsed. Her head accidentally went into the pit in the stove and half of her face was burnt. Hahaha …"
Mu Mu laughed and cried at the same time. Her tears flowed down her cheeks. "In order to have a son, I have given birth to six daughters. It wasn't easy for me to have a son, but he has contracted polio. Sob sob sob, why is my life so bitter? Hahaha …"
Ye Xiaotian suddenly also laughed. "Hahaha …"
Mu Mu's eyes were red. She looked angrily at Ye Xiaotian. "My Lord, do you still have a conscience? I am already so miserable, and you still laugh! Hahaha … "
Ye Xiaotian said, "Hahaha, you … aren't you also laughing?"
Mu Mu said, "Do you laugh because I laugh?"
Ye Xiaotian laughed as he wiped his tears. "Hahaha, I don't want to laugh either. Hahaha, I know you. I saw you in the county this morning. The illness you said … Hahaha, it's inexplicable laughter, right? Hahaha, I … am the same … "
Li Yuncong's face twitched a few times. He muttered to himself, "What the f * ck."
One of the bailiffs saw that Ye Xiaotian was laughing painfully. He couldn't say anything for a moment. He swaggered to Mu Mu and said, "Who would believe your words? I've seen miserable people, but I've never heard of anyone as miserable as yours. Is the god of plague living in your house? Let me tell you, if you don't pay your taxes this year, I'll use your daughter to pay off your debt. "
Mu Mu laughed and said, "Hahaha, that's great. That daughter of mine is already growing up. She eats so much that I'm poor. I really can't afford to raise her. Haha … this kind bailiffs, let's make a deal. I'll use my daughter to pay off my debt. Hahaha …"
Ye Xiaotian bent over and panted. He tried to comfort Mu Mu. "Brother Mu, don't … don't say things out of anger. Haha, haha, I know … you're feeling bad. I've also seen your situation. It's really miserable, haha … "
Mu Mu replied with a smile, "No, no, no. Your Excellency, I'm really happy this time. Haha, Brother Lai, Brother Zhao, Brother Xiang, Brother Pan, Brother Nian, Brother Qiu, come out quickly. Hahaha …"
Mu Mu called out. Six ragged, malnourished, and ugly girls ran out of the house. They lined up in a row and looked at their father who couldn't stop laughing.
Mu Mu pointed at Ye Xiaotian and laughed so hard that he couldn't catch his breath. He said, "My daughter, we're so poor that we don't even have food to eat. How can we afford to pay taxes? Haha, now I can only use you to pay off my debt. I'm sorry. But if you follow Master, at least you'll have enough to eat. Haha, you can all go with this Master …"
Before Mu Mu's voice faded, Ye Xiaotian had already fled to the courtyard. He laughed as he ran, "What … what are you waiting for? Quick! Run, hahaha … "
