Not to mention anything else, a large elephant was killed by an explosion.
While making the bomb, Gu Zhou placed an order to buy a hundred watches.
By the time Gu Zhou returned to the Republic Plane, it was already dark. It was not suitable for him to return to Qingshan Town. Gu Zhou decided to take a stroll in Daxiang County and set off for Qingshan Town the next day.
In a world with demons and ghosts, Gu Zhou would never dare to travel at night.
Behind him were four burly men. Gu Zhou was like a young master from a rich family who had nothing to do. The passersby avoided him.
After walking around for half a circle, Gu Zhou realized that although Daxiang County was much more prosperous than Qingshan Town, it did not mean that the lives of the people in Daxiang County were much better than those in Qingshan Town. Most of them were thin and weak, and their faces were pale.
In recent years, the Qing court's control over the people had become weaker and weaker, especially now that it was already 1909. Anyone with a little knowledge knew that the Qing Dynasty had come to an end. In the past, it was very strict to control the tail of the money rat. Many people no longer shaved their hair. When it grew to a certain extent, it was woven together with their original hair and had nothing to do with the tail of the money rat.
Da Niu, Gu Tian, and the others did the same. Gu Zhou asked them to cut their whips and shave their heads. No one paid attention to them when they walked on the street.
Gu Tian spoke about his experience when he was on a escort mission."When I was on the escort mission, it was the time when the Boxer Rebellion was wreaking havoc. The place where the Boxer Rebellion wreaked havoc was really tragic.”
"It wasn't because of the Boxer Rebellion, but because of the Imperial Court. If the imperial court wanted to destroy the Boxer Rebellion, where would the new army's pay come from? The local government must pay for the food, but would the local rich and gentry pay for it? They would not pay, they would only take the opportunity to amass wealth wantonly.”
"Usually, in this kind of situation, these lords will pay the price!”
"In fact, there are some places where corrupt officials have already caused the people to live in poverty without the Boxer Rebellion coming.”
"The commoners are like fish, waiting to be slaughtered.”
"You have to pay taxes when a baby is born, you have to pay taxes when you marry a wife, you have to pay taxes when you die, and you have to pay taxes when you slaughter pigs and sheep.”
"Watching a show pays taxes, sleeping pays taxes, forging pays taxes, fishing pays taxes, begging pays taxes, digging out dung pays taxes.”
"In short, in their eyes, everything in the world can be paid taxes.”
Gu Zhou knew the chaos of this era. Da Niu, Er Gou, and Gu Jun were dumbfounded when they heard this. It was the first time they had heard that people had to pay so much tax.
Although Qingshan Town was poor, it did not have so many exorbitant taxes. It seemed that the higher-ups could not extort too much from Qingshan Town because it was so poor.
Of course, it was also because Qingshan Town's clans were powerful and xenophobic. If the higher-ups sent people to collect taxes, they might not be able to collect them.
It was a bad habit for the clan to be too powerful, but Gu Zhou also valued the power of the clan in Qingshan Town. If he could integrate it, this power of the clan would naturally be of use to him.
"Ridiculous! Ridiculous!"
Gu Zhou let out a long sigh.
Gu Tian's expression was faint." In short, in the eyes of those officials, the commoners are not humans at all. They are grass. They can grow a new crop after cutting them. They won't stop until they eat the commoners clean."”
"Get out of the way! Don't block the way!"
Suddenly, a shout came from the front. Four people were carrying two stretchers. The stretchers were covered with black cloth, but the people on the stretchers could be clearly seen swaying along with the stretchers.
Bang!
Two of them moved too much, and the person on the stretcher fell heavily to the ground. It was a skinny, emaciated dead man with his eyes closed.
The two of them looked calm as they placed the corpse on the stretcher and disappeared.
"Someone died again in Master Tang's smoking house. This time, two people died at once.”
"Who says so? It's not strange. Anyway, every three to five days, a few corpses can always be carried out of Master Tang's tobacco shop. Anyway, they are all smoking. If the people don't report it, the government won't investigate.”
Gu Zhou was silent.
Looking into the distance, there were actually three opiums on this small street. They were already operating openly.
Gu Tian sighed." These kinds of drug dens are everywhere. I don't know how many families have been ruined by them."”
"Young Master, what a coincidence, we meet again.”
A crisp and familiar voice rang out. Gu Zhou's expression froze. He slowly turned around and laughed dryly."What a coincidence."
The mandrill in human skin stood two meters away. It tilted its head and looked at Gu Zhou with a smile.
F * ck!
They had actually met again in such a big Daxiang County.
This demon is definitely targeting me!
"Young Master, why don't we take a walk together?"
she said with a smile.
"No need, I'm already tired of shopping.”
Gu Zhou refused decisively and turned around to leave.
"Young Master, we will meet again.”
she shouted from behind.
Gu Zhou staggered and almost fell to the ground. Who would want to see you again? F * ck, I have to kill you!
After walking far away, Gu Zhou felt the warmth of the talisman in his arms. He quivered and cleared his mind. That mandrill tricked me just now. Luckily, I have Shi Jian's talisman.
"What's going on? Why is this mandrill staring at me? Could it be that the more you can't get it, the more you want it?"
Gu Zhou was very puzzled. He took out the talisman paper and the heat gradually dissipated.
"Brother Zhou, did you meet someone familiar just now?”
Ergou suddenly asked curiously.
Gu Zhou was alarmed. He glanced at Da Niu, Gu Tian, and Gu Jun. Seeing that their expressions were the same, he immediately understood. The four of them had been hit just now. Ergou did not recognize the mandrill, but it was still wearing its original skin.
He decisively bought five long sabers and spent the night nervously.
At daybreak, the group set off on the road back to Qingshan Town.
Before they set off, Gu Zhou instructed them,"As soon as I put my backpack on the ground, you guys immediately retreat five zhang away, the further the better.”
The first hour and a half was peaceful. Just when Gu Zhou thought that the mandrill would not chase after him, a voice that was as clear as spring water entered Gu Zhou's ears."Young Master, where are you going? Why don't we go together?”
He was here!
Gu Zhou's pupils constricted as he looked into the distance on his horse. He saw a carriage chasing after him from afar. The driver of the carriage was a man with a sallow and numb face. The mandrill was waving at Gu Zhou with a bright smile.
Those who did not know the inside story would only think that it was a delicate and pure girl. They would never think that it was actually a mandrill wearing human skin.
"Pay attention! Watch my movements!"
Gu Zhou let out a low growl and got off the horse. Then, he could clearly feel the talisman in his arms getting hotter and hotter. This warmth stimulated his mind to stay awake. He recalled his plan in detail.
"Young Master, this is the third time we've met.”
The horse carriage stopped, and the mandrill alighted, lifting the hem of its skirt.
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