C4 Daily

"Father?" Jun'er, who had gotten up at some point, rubbed her eyes as she pushed the door open and entered.

"Hmm?" Lin Xiaoxun, who was sitting in front of the table, raised his head and looked at the other party.

"Dad, who are you talking to?" Jun'er looked around the room with Lin Xiaoxun, frowning in confusion.

"Why are you awake?" Lin Xiaoxun didn't answer Jun'er's question, he just looked at her and asked a question.

"I thought I heard a lot of people talking, a little too loud, and then I woke up." Jun'er yawned and walked to Lin Xiaoxun's side. She crawled to Lin Xiaoxun's arms and found a comfortable position.

"You must be dreaming!" Lin Xiaoxun held onto Jun'er to prevent her from slipping down.

"Maybe." In response, Jun'er closed her eyes in Lin Xiaoxun's embrace as if she was ready to fall asleep at any time, making Lin Xiaoxun lower his head to glance at her.

"Sleep!" "It's fine." Lin Xiaoxun said and looked out the window. Then, he waved his hand to extinguish the candle flame on the table.

"En …!" Jun'er replied plainly and quickly fell asleep peacefully in Lin Xiaoxun's arms.

Lin Xiaoxun also closed his eyes and laid on the bed with the little girl in his arms. When the sound of regular breathing came from the room, the people hiding under the window quickly ran into the woods.

"It's all your fault, why did you yell so loudly?" Hu Ji glared at Meng Liang in annoyance.

"How could I have known that he would wake up!" Meng Liang replied with a wronged expression.

"Master Jun doesn't know anything. It's best to be more careful in the future." Xiao Yu couldn't help but say.

"Even you are talking about me!" Meng Liang twitched his mouth in grievance as he looked at Xiao Yu.

"You said it for your own good! In case you always know to cause trouble. " Hu Ji snorted.

"How could I?! Don't slander me! " Meng Liang couldn't bear such a loud rebuttal, so he was slapped on the head by Duan Lee.

"So noisy." Duan Lee's sudden words made Meng Liang raise his head and glance at him. Although his expression was sullen, he did not say anything else.

The four of them quietly disappeared from the mountain range as they had arrived. No one knew what had happened tonight. When the sun rose from the horizon and the roosters began to crow, a new day had begun.

Jun'er woke up early and started boiling the noodles in the kitchen. Smoke rose from the cooking smoke and reflected off the mountain ranges, giving Lin Xiaoxun a sense of beauty. He was slightly stunned as he looked at the bright sunlight in front of him.

"Father?" "Father!" Jun'er, who was carrying a bowl of food, shouted a few times as she looked at Lin Xiaoxun, who was in a daze.

"Hmm?" Lin Xiaoxun looked back at Jun'er with a misty gaze. His small body seemed like it could still be seen. Ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

"What are you looking at?" Jun'er looked curiously at Lin Xiaoxun and followed his gaze to the distance.

"Nothing." Lin Xiaoxun reached out his hand to touch Jun'er's head, took the bowl from her, then turned around and walked into the house.

She raised her hand to brush the air above her head, then Jun'er mumbled something before following him in.

After the two of them had breakfast, Lin Xiaoxun accompanied Jun'er and read some books for a while. After that, he couldn't argue with Jun'er and started to teach him martial arts.

"Dad, how is it?" Jun'er ran to Lin Xiaoxun proudly.

"Who taught you that?" Lin Xiaoxun thought he had never taught Jun'er these things, so he asked.

"Of course, I secretly learned it when you were teaching Brother Faang. Who told you not to teach me!" Jun'er curled her lips in annoyance.

Would it work just by looking at it? Lin Xiaoxun was surprised, but he didn't say anything and just straightened the other party's clothes.

"Even if you don't, it doesn't matter." Lin Xiaoxun whispered as he pushed the messy hair of Jun'er's due to her boxing style behind her ear.

"Why doesn't it matter? That way, I can protect myself and you all! " Jun'er raised her head and said in a serious tone, causing Lin Xiaoxun's heart to warm up.

"You just need to protect yourself." And I will risk my life to protect you, Lin Xiaoxun thought to himself.

"How can that be?" I want to be like father and protect the people around me. Let them have clothes to wear and food to eat so that they won't be bullied by others! " Seeing Jun'er's ambitious appearance, Lin Xiaoxun couldn't help but slightly raise the corner of his mouth.

"As long as you're happy." Lin Xiaoxun didn't object and also didn't agree. He doted on Lin Xiaoxun as usual.

"Then …!" Jun'er was so happy that her mouth was wide open. She wanted to say something, but she suddenly heard shouts coming from outside the yard.

"Brother Lin! Brother Lin! " The voice of the person who shouted panicked. Following that, he saw the courtyard door being forcefully pushed open by someone. He was panting a little as he looked at Lin Xiaoxun and shouted.

"Brother Lin!" "Oh no, something has happened at the foot of the mountain!"

Hearing that, Lin Xiaoxun frowned. He ignored the previous gentleness and walked to the entrance of the yard with a cold expression.

"Father!" Jun'er also followed along, pulling Lin Xiaoxun's clothes as she pursed her lips.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Lin Xiaoxun wanted to let go of Jun'er's hand as he said that, but he saw Jun'er clenching her hand tighter and shook her head at him.

That look of worry made Lin Xiaoxun's heart tighten. He couldn't help but pick up Jun'er's clothes and carry her.

"Where?" Lin Xiaoxun asked the person who came to deliver the message.

"At the edge of the square." Before the person who spoke had finished his sentence, Lin Xiaoxun had already disappeared from everyone's sight. Everyone who was watching was dumbfounded, but after recovering from his daze, Lin Xiaoxun also quickly ran down the mountain.

The atmosphere of Traveller Village at the foot of the mountain was a little tense. Manager Wu, who came here just a day ago, was surrounded by people, but he had a nonchalant look and had someone find him a chair to sit on.

The people surrounding them were all discussing, each and every one of them was filled with righteous indignation. If it wasn't for Faang Su blocking them, they might have already started fighting.

"What's going on?" Lin Xiaoxun and Jun'er appeared in front of everyone.

"Uncle Lin!" Faang Su, who reacted first, shouted. He looked at Lin Xiaoxun, who was walking closer, with a troubled expression. His eyes also had a hint of anger, but he kept it in.

"Brother Lin!" "Uncle Lin!" "Master Lin!"

Seeing Lin Xiaoxun appear, everyone couldn't help but open their mouths to greet him. Then they started to talk about the situation at once. It was so noisy and chaotic that Jun'er couldn't help but hide in Lin Xiaoxun's embrace.

"Everyone, quiet down. Since Uncle Lin has come, nothing will happen. Everyone, don't be anxious. Let's hear what Uncle Lin has to say!" Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Lin Xiaoxun's expression turned uglier and uglier. Faang Su couldn't help but raise his hand and shout loudly.

Hearing this, everyone quieted down, while Lin Xiaoxun just handed Jun'er over to Faang Su with a cold expression on his face.

"Father?" Jun'er, who left Lin Xiaoxun, was a little reluctant as she looked worriedly at the other party.

"It's fine. I'll take you to find Qingyu first. I'll come over to pick you up later." It was Faang Su who comforted Jun'er. He patted Lin Xiaoxun on the back and nodded at Lin Xiaoxun before taking him away.

When he saw Faang Su take Jun'er away, Lin Xiaoxun turned around and looked at Manager Wu, who was being surrounded by people.

"Merchant Lin, you're finally here. You can't explain yourself to these troublesome people. You decide!" Manager Wu had an expression that said 'I'll leave it to you', as if Lin Xiaoxun was one of his men.

"What's going on?" Ignoring Manager Wu, Lin Xiaoxun turned around and looked at the people around him. At the same time, the merchants that were running with him also stood up and handed over the tax receipts.

"This is too much!" Look at these! " The whispers in the crowd were filled with dissatisfaction with the incident, while Lin Xiaoxun just held the tax paper in his hand and looked at the pages.

If they wanted to settle in a place, they would have to pay a high land use tax. This land was rented out by Lin Xiaoxun and the others in order to settle down their families and the refugees who had pledged allegiance to them. Every year, they would have to pay a high land use tax.

In order to live, there was also the need for agricultural taxes, which included the tax on labor, hunting, trading, and so on. Although each family had a different way of earning a living, they were all brought together for convenience.

The already high taxes forced many families to opt for the simplest labor transaction. This way, other than land use tax, there was no need for other expenses. However, there were also people like Lin Xiaoxun who accepted taxes and worked hard to earn a living.

Even though they already knew that they had to pay a high tax and that some tax awards were unreasonable, in order to survive, they could only choose to compromise. Who would have thought that the result of compromise would be endless oppression.

"Merchant Lin, we are not citizens of Bi'an City, why should we pay tribute to Bi'an City?! It's one thing to collect the land use tax for the pioneers, but we were the ones who paid the tax for the pioneers' services. Now, we have to pay tribute for the pioneers' harvest! On what basis?! "

This sentence echoed in the hearts of many people and resonated with the hearts of many people. A voice filled with injustice resounded in an instant, causing Lin Xiaoxun to frown even more when he heard it.

"Uncle Lin?" Faang Su, who had returned at an unknown time, couldn't help but mutter.

"Where's Jun'er?" Lin Xiaoxun asked without raising his head.

"At Qingyu's." Faang Su replied.

"Yes." Lin Xiaoxun answered and then walked in front of Manager Wu.

"There's nothing we can do about the tribute. We didn't mention it before, but now we're unprepared." Lin Xiaoxun looked at Manager Wu's cold face, and exchanged a glance with him.

"No?!" That did not seem to come out of your mouth, did it? " Manager Wu raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Xiaoxun. Then, he squinted his eyes dangerously.

"Or do you want to pack and leave now? "I don't mind. Anyway, there are still a lot of people who have their eyes on this place." Manager Wu said as he stood up and patted his clothes.

"How can this be? It was about to be autumn harvest! "If we leave now …!" The family with farmers in the house couldn't help but open their eyes wide and look at Lin Xiaoxun.

"But for those things that need to be paid, if we were to suffer a disaster this summer, we would not be able to collect them. If we were to hand them over here, what would we do next year?" If it was just ordinary crops, then it would be alright. However, the crops that had suffered a disaster this year were the seeds they would have accumulated for the next year!

"There's also fabric. If we hand it over now, what will we do in the winter?" Everyone looked at Lin Xiaoxun speechlessly.

"Aren't we supposed to reduce the reward for suffering a disaster in the summer?" Lin Xiaoxun looked up at Manager Wu.