I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 176 An Ordinary Family

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"You stay inside for now, I'll call you later."

After Li Mosi finished speaking, she pulled Hagi Saint out of the earthen house.

"Yes, sir."

The little girl's soft reply came from behind them.

Ziyi and Zian followed them out.

Farol was the last to come out, and he closed the door behind him.

"Let's keep going."

Li Mosi watched as Farol continued leading them south, and then asked another question.

How many families are left broken like this because soldiers have left?

"not much."

Farol gave a rough answer subconsciously, and after recalling for two seconds, gave a specific answer.

"You could probably count them on two hands. That's the situation for the families in the houses a few houses down ahead."

He pointed to the next few houses.

"If they have families, the soldiers' and servants' families basically all live in this area."

Li Mosi opened the [Leshanshui] map again, looked at the glowing spots, and nodded.

That's really not a lot.

……

Farol led the way, and the group soon saw the intersection to the south.

These families are all in similar situations.

The father was missing, and only the wife, who was originally a slave, and her young children remained in the house.

The wives were no older than fifteen, and any woman over ten years old was always accompanied by a child.

Each family has its own unique circumstances, but they also share some commonalities.

That is, they don't have enough food to get through the winter.

At most two companies have enough reserves to survive the winter.

If they don't earn more income in the remaining time of autumn, their loved ones who left with Knight Valos may never see them again.

Li Mosi felt that something was wrong.

But his dazed mind couldn't come up with anything for a moment.

"Ugh."

Ziyi and Zian both fell silent.

They could only sigh; they didn't know what to say.

Slave, slave—this word sounded so jarring to Zi Yi for the first time.

He finally understood why his father was unwilling to learn these things from humans.

If members of the tribe had frozen or starved to death because they had become slaves, things would probably have descended into chaos long ago.

The warehouse was overflowing with food, yet the men under his command didn't even have enough to last through the winter!

Which leader can do this?

In contrast, the "slaves" in the tribe didn't seem like slaves at all.

Zian then recalled the time when they first arrived at the manor to gather.

She only felt that the people here were a bit dull. After hearing that they had been punished to be slaves for making mistakes and were now repenting, she hurried off to eat.

At that time, she thought it was normal to be punished for making mistakes.

But now it seems that the reason is simply outrageous!

The nobles' clothes were soiled, they didn't have time to bow, and the nobles weren't helped to change...

She couldn't even come up with such a reason when she was a child to pick a fight with someone!

No wonder my teacher said these people have no virtue!

Fortunately, she killed several of them.

Fortunately, our master led them to victory over the nobles.

Li Mosi glanced at the two disciples whose breathing was punctuated by sighs, and then at Haji Saint, who remained silent but whose complexion was not good.

Okay.

The little boy who had been following behind them blinked.

These adults seem to be good people?

"Sir, further west are all farming families."

Farol looked at West Road and began to introduce Li Moss.

Li Mosi nodded.

"Okay, let's go."

They moved away from the houses they had previously inspected and approached the earthen houses scattered along the western main road.

Compared to the houses that were recently built or repaired, the mud houses here are clearly much more dilapidated.

The mud on the walls showed many obvious signs of peeling, even exposing the wooden frame woven from branches. The dry thatch on the roof was mostly blackened, and the untied thatch fluttered like hair in the breeze.

Zi'an felt even more depressed.

She looked at Farol: "Why aren't these houses repaired?"

Wouldn't that make it even harder to survive the winter?

"Because this requires paying taxes."

Farol's answer was much smoother this time.

"Whether it's the mud needed to repair the walls or the hay needed to repair the roof, both need to be gathered from the territory. Taxes are paid for gathering, and taxes are paid for repairs. These are all things the people of the territory must do."

Is it a person?

Even though Li Mosi had long since given up on the nobles here, the extent to which they had been stripped bare was still beyond his expectations.

Although there is almost no commerce here, the lord is still a kind of "finisher".

Ziyi and Zian even stopped sighing.

They walked to the nearest mud house.

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Farol knocked on the door and called out.

"I am Farol, the new lord is inspecting his territory. Open the gates to welcome him."

He's already become quite skilled at this job.

"Yes, sir."

A deep male voice immediately rang out from inside the room.

The next moment, the wooden door was opened.

A lean young man with dark red skin, a face covered in fine wrinkles, and clothes so dirty they were stiffened, was the first to step out.

Behind him was a young woman holding a baby, followed by a boy of about ten years old and a girl of about seven years old.

Two children were wearing straw sandals.

The man's gaze immediately locked onto Zi'an, who was wearing armor.

With another snap, all four of them knelt down.

Zi Yi squeezed her eyes shut, feeling a headache coming on just from seeing this scene.

He got annoyed with me because I had to kneel down at every house we went to.

"Enough! Stand up! Don't waste time!"

Who is speaking?

The family's eyes quickly turned to Ziyi, but they couldn't believe it.

"Wow--"

The man stood there, stunned. The baby in the woman's arms began to cry. The boy stood up and stood in front of the family. The girl shrank back as if she was afraid.

"I'm willing to be a slave, but don't touch my sister!"

"No~"

"Do not offend the lord!"

The voices of boys, girls, and women were mixed together, along with the cries of babies, making Li Mosi and the others feel a headache coming on.

Li Mosi frowned as she looked at Farol.

Farol instantly understood his meaning and spoke to this family in the same way he had to the previous ones.

"Enough! Get up! Get up! The adults just came to take a look!"

He grabbed the boy with one hand and the girl with the other.

The reputation of local worthies once again came into play.

The scene finally returned to calm.

Zi Yi felt weak and powerless.

He pointed inside the house: "Go in, everyone go in first."

"Yes."

The man stood up and agreed, then glanced at Zi'an again.

Zi'an nodded as well.

The group entered the earthen house.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

This family's house didn't look very nice from the outside, but the furnishings inside and the number of livestock they had were unlike any of the other families.

Compared to the families of the soldiers and servants mentioned earlier, this family had an extra small wooden table, a low wooden cabinet, and a thick hay bed that was about ten centimeters higher than their feet.

The livestock were not limited to three or four chickens, but also included two pigs and a goose.

But the smell of so many people and livestock crammed into a building that was at most twenty square meters was truly indescribable.

"Ugh~"

Haki Saint couldn't hold back any longer.

Seeing that the family was relatively well-off and that the family members were complete and united, Ziyi and Zian felt a little relieved.

Even the various foul smells couldn't stop them from breathing deeply.

Li Moss asked, "How much grain do you have left?"

"There are many more."

The man nodded and took out two large bags of food from the cabinet.

That's certainly not a small amount.

Li Mosi nodded.

"So what are your plans next?"

The man seemed puzzled and surprised by the question, and paused for a moment before speaking.

"I plan to repair the house and then quickly fatten the livestock. My lord, we have already paid the livestock tax, and Lord Farol can testify to that."

Damn it.

There are taxes on this too.