Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 197: I Wonder How He Was Raised

Chapter 197: I Wonder How He Was Raised

Xu Xiang looked at his murderous look that was incompatible with his cute face, and fell silent. As she looked at him, she felt sad for no reason.

She sighed and said, "There is no need to kill them all."

A Lu Ge looked up at her and asked, "What should we do then?"

She smiled slightly at him and said, "The problem that can be solved with money is not a problem at all."

Hearing what she just said, his eyes lit up and asked, "Xu Xiang, do you have the money?"

Xu Xiang smiled at him and said, "Mhm. I have enough money to pay them, but I don’t intend to pay them at all. They obviously want to force us to pay more than we should. If we pay them as much as they want this time, they will come again next time. In the future, we will be treated as cash cows by them, and our peaceful life will be gone."

A Lu Ge nodded half-understood, and said, "Um, you are right. Then... How much are you going to pay them?"

She stroked her chin thoughtfully. After a while, she said, "If the tax is calculated based on the price of millet, it will not exceed one tael per household. Our village tax is at most fifty taels of silver, because there are currently only fifty houses in our village that are inhabited."

Hearing what she said, A Lu Ge tilted his head and asked, "I think they would not be willing to accept only fifty taels of silver."

When she heard what he said, she chuckled and smiled mysteriously. "If they reject our goodwill, then we can only use force to subdue them."

A Lu Ge’s eyes lit up when he heard that they could use force without paying money. Clenching his hands, he looked at her with a smile and said, "If you want to teach them a lesson, you don’t need to do it yourself. Xu Xiang, I can help you."

Xu Xiang looked at his excited expression for a moment, looked up at the blue sky and thought: ’I wonder how he was raised.’

Seeing her looking at the sky, A Lu Ge also looked up at the sky and curiously asked, "What are you looking at?"

She glanced at him, smiled slightly and said, "It’s nothing. The sky is very clear today."

Agreeing with her statement, A Lu Ge nodded and said, "Yes. It’s very beautiful."

While the two were talking about random topics, twenty minutes passed before they knew it. It wasn’t long before they saw the soldiers coming back again. This time, the warriors of the Xiuluo tribe were ready. They stood outside the village entrance with their weapons tied around their waists or on their backs.

When the captain and soldiers arrived, the warriors of the Xiuluo tribe were standing in front of the village like a wall. The captain looked at their ferocious expressions with a clear killing intent in their eyes, and he swallowed unconsciously. He bit the bullet and opened his mouth to speak, but as soon as his voice came out, his trembling voice revealed his fear.

"It’s time! Where is the money?" He asked loudly, but he didn’t dare to look at the warriors directly.

Qi Nu’a, who was standing in front of the warriors of the Xiuluo tribe, looked at the captain calmly and said coldly, "We have no money."

The captain was angry and wanted to scold him. But when he looked at Qi Nu’a and the fierce warriors behind him, the captain swallowed his words back. He thought for a while and said, "If you don’t have money, you can pay with food or water."

Qi Nu’a heard that they could pay with food and water instead of money, and glanced at Xu Xiang. Sensing his gaze, Xu Xiang turned to look at him. The two looked at each other for a few seconds, before Qi Nu’a looked at the captain again.

He coldly said, "We have no food or water for you."

After being rejected by Qi Nu’a twice, the captain’s temper finally flared up.

He glared at Qi Nu’a and said, "You should know what is good for you! I kindly asked you to pay with something else, but you are so ungrateful. If that is your choice, then don’t blame me for doing what I should do. Men, arrest them all!"

Seeing that the soldiers were looking for a beating, Qi Nu’a calmly drew out his dual swords. Seeing their fifth elder draw out his dual swords, all the warriors of the Xiuluo tribe also drew out their weapons one after another. The atmosphere tensed up instantly. Before Qi Nu’a gave the order to kill the soldiers, Xu Xiang’s clear voice came.

"Let’s talk." As she spoke, she walked out from behind the warriors of the Xiuluo tribe.

Seeing her approaching, the warriors stepped aside and let her pass. She looked at Qi Nu’a and nodded to him. He looked at her calm expression for a moment before withdrawing his swords, followed by the warriors.

Seeing that they had put away their weapons, the captain secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that if they really fought against these villagers, they might not win.

He raised his hand, and the soldiers lowered their spears. Then he looked at the young woman standing in front of the villagers. While he was observing Xu Xiang, she was also observing the captain.

After a few minutes of silence, the captain said, "You said you wanted to talk. What do you want to say? Let me tell you first. My mission is to collect taxes from the villages under jurisdiction of Xin Lin County. Anyone who refuses to pay taxes will be imprisoned for rebellion."

Xu Xiang calmly nodded after listening to his words. She then smiled slightly and said, "I understand that you are bound by your responsibility. That is why I’m here to talk to you."

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