LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 238: That sugar cane plantation eats people
"Old man, why are you so panicked? Is it possible that there are some ferocious beasts on that mountain?" Qinglang said with a smile, "Old man, please relax, we are all young and strong, and we are not afraid even if there is that big insect with an eye-catching white forehead. "
"Hey, what kind of big insect is there? There are people on top, but they are even scarier than that big insect."
Upon hearing this, Xue Ting's expression almost changed uncontrollably.
It was his grandmother's property over there, and he didn't expect that in just a short time, it would become as fearful to the people as poisonous insects and ferocious beasts.
Obviously my grandmother's original intention was not like this. She saw that the air temperature at this time was suitable for growing sugar cane and the people here were very poor, so she set up the sugar cane garden here.
Thinking of the suffering of the people around here, I can always eat some cheap candy by guarding the place of production.
If my grandmother found out that the people didn't even dare to go to the hilltop opposite, I'm afraid she would be very angry.
Thinking of this, Xue Ting Erzhu suppressed the anger in his heart, but his voice remained calm.
"What? The people over there are scarier than the giant insects? Could it be that they have three heads and six arms?" Xue Ting was still joking, but there was no hint of smile in his eyes.
"Of course not. It's actually a plantation over there, and sugar cane is grown in it. You probably don't know what sugar cane is. It's a plant that extracts sugar. It's very sweet."
"Ah? It turns out to be a plant that extracts sugar. So, old man, the price of sugar here should be very cheap, right?" Qinglang said.
"How is that possible! We can't afford to buy sugar even once a year. Although such a large area is covered with sugar cane plantations, how can we get to eat such expensive things?" The old man said and sighed, "Not only can we eat sugar I can't afford it. I can't even go there. Those sugar cane fields are eating people! My nephew went there three years ago and hasn't returned home for three years now. Not to mention taking back the money to serve his parents, he can't even see anyone. For one thing, we don’t even know if he’s dead or alive right now.”
"What? There is such a thing?" Qinglang was furious.
"Old man, didn't you go to the mountains to look for someone?"
"I've looked for it, but why haven't I? Because it's close and the money given is a lot, when the sugar cane plantation was recruiting people, many people went to look for jobs and signed contracts. After that, many people didn't Come back. Go up and look for me, but you will be beaten and driven out. Go to the government to complain, but you will still be beaten and driven out."
"Then go to the capital! Go to the capital to sue!" Qinglang said, "Is there no room for reasoning in this world?"
"How can ordinary people go to the capital? The government won't open a road to guide them. Without a road guide, we are just refugees. We can't even enter the gate of the capital. Even if someone borrows other interfaces to open a road guide, we can't get to the capital. It’s also a black eye.”
"Go and beat the Shuntian Prefecture's drum of grievance! I don't believe that the Shuntian Prefecture Yin dares to turn a blind eye."
"Yes, someone really went. Just a few months later, he was sent back in a broken carriage, beaten to pieces and left at the door of his house. There was someone on the carriage shouting at the people around him, and someone else If you dare to go to Beijing to complain, this is what will happen. That person was left at the door for three days, and no one around him was allowed to get close. He was in pain to death..."
When the old man talked about this, tears seemed to flash in his cloudy eyes.
By chance, the aunt brought two new bowls of wontons. Seeing his appearance, she quickly advised him, "Why are you talking about these things? There is no room for reasoning in this world."
"No, aunt, there is still room for reason in this world." Xue Ting said decisively. "You two, just watch, the sky here will change color in a while."
The old man and his wife looked at each other with a glimmer of hope in their eyes. However, seeing that the oldest of Xue Ting was not as old as Xiang Guan, they finally shook their heads and said, "Guests, you'd better not worry about these things. Be careful of getting angry."
Qinglang wanted to explain, but Xue Ting shook his head slightly at him, signaling him to stop talking.
The old couple went to work and soon brought freshly steamed meat buns to eat.
The buns were delicious, but only Long Baoer and Chang Yi enjoyed eating them. Xue Ting and Qing Lang were filled with anger and couldn't eat any more.
Because the two Taoist masters may not be able to come back tonight, the meal they had at the tea shop was just for dinner. Fortunately, neither Chang Yi nor Long Baoer are picky eaters, and they were freshly steamed. The steamed buns come out delicious.
After eating all the steamed buns and wontons, he left the nearly broken silver on the table, said hello to the old couple, and they returned to the inn.
At this time, the servants of the magistrate's family had almost turned the inns and restaurants in the city upside down.
But where they could find Xue Ting and his party who had run away and went to a very remote place.
It wasn't until I found the waiter at the inn where Xue Ting and his party were staying that I got some news.
Knowing that these people had gone out and would come back in the evening, the leader finally breathed a sigh of relief secretly.
He ordered the waiter to prepare food and serve tea for them. He was waiting at the door of the house today, and had to wait until the boy came back.
Otherwise, if he goes back, he will be beaten.
He wanted to see what kind of natural beauty this boy looked like, and how he could charm their young lady.
Although their young lady does have a preference for colors, she has never lost her temper over such a thing.
Just when he and a few people drank several pots of tea and went to the toilet several times, Xue Ting and his party finally came back.
The waiter didn't know what these people were looking for here, but since he knew they were looking for those guests, he kept his eyes peeled.
There were quite a lot of caravans coming and going, but it was the first time in my life that I saw such a good-looking guest officer.
In addition, the other party was a nice person and generous in giving money, so he didn't want anything to happen to the other party.
For the sake of the broken piece of silver, he had to send a message to the other party.
So when he saw Xue Ting carrying Long Baoer into the inn, he deliberately knocked over a tea cup, attracting the attention of Xue Ting and others.