Human Shackles

Luo Kai returned to his home. Now his home has been turned into a small wooden house. There is a small courtyard made of gravel outside. As soon as he entered the small courtyard, a yellow dog with almost all its hair came out and was affectionate. Wagging her tail at him.

This extremely old dog was the one that dragged Luo Kai out of the reeds. If it hadn't been for it, the old fisherman wouldn't have saved himself on the beach.

The yellow dog had been wandering in several nearby fishing villages. Luo Kai recognized it immediately after seeing it, adopted it and gave it a name, Lao Huang.

Lao Huang has no sense of housekeeping. He runs around outside all day long. Looking at his dirty body, it is no wonder that he has gone out to run wild again. He wolfed down the rice cakes, but he is still not satisfied and wants to please. He slipped to Luo Kai's feet, whimpering softly, obviously still wanting it.

Luo Kai threw the uneaten rice cakes in his bag to Lao Huang, stretched, and walked to the water tank in the yard to wash up and go to bed.

When doing a detailed examination of Lao Huang, Luo Kai found that Lao Huang was not actually old. He just suffered from a kind of skin ringworm, so he lost a lot of hair and was dirty all day long, making him look older.

Luo Kai ran to the nearby mountains and forests to find some anti-inflammatory herbs, and wrapped Lao Huang tightly. Maybe the medicine had wrong properties, and the herbs had no effect. Now Lao Huang has almost turned into a hairless dog, looking very healthy. ugly.

Lao Huang is very smart, he can even go into the sea to catch fish by himself, and he is also good at catching mice. Since getting Lao Huang, there have been no mice in the barn.

In the morning, puffs of smoke rise from the fishing village, and bursts of children crying and dogs barking are heard. It is peaceful and peaceful, and it feels like a paradise.

Luo Kai has already gotten up. His sleep time is very short now. He can stay energetic throughout the day by sleeping for two or three hours a day. If he lies in bed without sleep, he will be very anxious. He doesn't know why.

First, he practiced boxing in the yard for a while, then made some simple food, and then led Lao Huang to farm in the fields.

As they passed the village, a huge and bloated steam truck came into view. In front of the truck, the men they met last night were surrounded by fishermen and they were arguing about something.

Luo Kai walked over and asked the old man smoking a dry cigarette next to him: "Uncle, what do these people do?"

The old man took a few puffs of cigarette, shook his head and said, "Tax collectors each need two hundred kilograms of grain, alas!"

Luo Kai frowned. Two hundred kilograms of grain was not a small amount for the people of this poor fishing village. The land here was barren and there was not much grain available all year round. It was difficult to make ends meet. They all relied on young people working outside to come back to subsidize each year. Can maintain food and clothing.

A roar came from the crowd: "Damn it, I'll kill you if you don't leave!"

The speaker was the sturdy man wearing a turban last night. Another thin man grabbed him and said loudly: "Your village has not paid taxes for three years. Two hundred kilograms of grain per person is not a lot!" "

The old village chief cupped his hands and said: "Sir, you have also seen our situation. We can't even feed ourselves with the food produced in the fields. How can we have food to pay taxes? And I remember that in the early years, the county officials It has been said that the poor are tax-free, but several fishing villages near us are tax-free!"

The thin man took out a piece of paper from his bag and said loudly: "Here is the new tax order issued by my great lord. We will start recruiting troops and prepare taxes. The tax will be collected on a per capita basis. Farmers will pay for their food with grain. No one is exempt."

"Isn't this giving us no way to survive!" The fishermen immediately started making a fuss, clamoring to go to the county town to file a complaint.

Seeing the crowd rioting, the thin man smiled and said, "Folks, I know it's difficult for everyone, so I've found a way for you. There is a Jiuyuan Farm Village fifty miles away from here, and the owner of the village is ready. Build a large trading terminal here, and if you are willing, Jiuyuan Farm Village can pay this tax on your behalf!"

Luo Kai's eyes narrowed slightly in the distance. Is there such a good thing in the world? You must know that the fishery here has long been abandoned. If a wharf can be built, it can be said to be a lifeline for several nearby fishing villages, and it will also help the fishermen pay food taxes.

The old man on the side saw Luo Kai's doubts and laughed: "Humph, they said they were building a dock, but they actually wanted to buy our land. Someone came over to talk about this a few years ago, saying they wanted to plant some rubber trees here. It takes more than ten years for rubber trees to be harvested, how can we survive in these ten years!"

"Isn't that any compensation?"

"Yes, they told us to move to Jiuyuan Farm Village."

Luo Kai didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, but those people who came to collect taxes were obviously not good people. He had been in the fishing village for less than a year and had no right to express any opinions. Seeing that the mood of the fishermen had calmed down, he should Nothing happened, so he turned around and left.

In the evening, Luo Kai went to Wanghai Cliff to practice physical skills as usual. After being tempered by the fierce tide last night, he felt that something was different today. His body seemed to have become lighter, and he walked like a gust of wind. Looking for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan. ｃcom It's light and doesn't put much effort.

Unfortunately, the waves were much smaller tonight, and some were better than nothing. After the exercise, Luo Kai lay on his back on the big rock and looked at the starry sky above his head, looking for familiar stars and people in his memory...

The fishing village is quiet at night. The poor fishermen don't have much nightlife. They don't even light candles and go back to bed after dark.

There was a dark cloud in the sky tonight, and the moonlight looked a little mottled. Luo Kai walked on the familiar grass, and his mood gradually became quiet.

While walking, he suddenly saw a black figure walking through the village. Luo Kai's eyesight was very good, and he could vaguely see a slender woman crawling on the back of the black figure. He couldn't help but feel nervous, and hurriedly bent down to chase after him. Going up, he liked the simplicity of the fishermen and would never allow anyone to hurt them.

The black shadow ran very fast, almost without touching his feet, and ran towards a small forest. The people on his back seemed weightless to him.

Luo Kai bent over and chased after him quickly. More than a year of physical training showed its effects. His physical fitness was completely different from what he had been on Nanya Island. The training of Dawei Longquan made his strength become stronger. He is getting stronger and stronger, and the physical training technique has given him unparalleled flexibility. Now he seems to have turned into a civet cat, light, fast and silent.

As the distance got closer, I saw clearly the woman on the black shadow's back. Strictly speaking, she was a girl. She was the granddaughter of the village chief. Her name was Erya. She was twelve or thirteen years old. She was a pretty, lively and lovely girl. Erya is obsessed with the ugly old Huang, but is a little afraid of the scarred Luo Kai. She often secretly plays with Lao Huang when Luo Kai is not around.

Although the black shadow had its face covered, it had a strong build. Luo Kai recognized that he was one of the people who collected taxes during the day, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart. These people were indeed not good people.