Chapter 1536: But You’re Here!

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Both Jiang Yue and Xue Yan realized that Tao Zhen had misunderstood the whole situation. They also understood why Tao Zhen had misunderstood. However, the fact that Tao Zhen could misunderstand was enough to show that he was high-spirited at his age and dared to think of anything.

“Do you think that the Emperor isn’t a tyrant?” Jiang Yue asked.

Her words were sharp.

Tao Zhen immediately nodded. “Only when the Emperor is not a tyrant can I see hope. Only then can all the villagers of Stone Village see hope. Only then can the people of the other villages see hope! I still want to realize my father’s dream of becoming a scholar and then becoming an official! I don’t want to stay in this village and only do a few things for the people of this village. I want to do things for more people! I’ve thought about it for a long time. When our days get better, I’ll find an academy and study there. Then, I’ll have the identity of a student and the qualifications to take the imperial examination. I must see through it. I originally didn’t think about it, but you guys came! You’re right here, in front of me!”

Tao Zhen’s eyes were exceptionally bright.

He even repeated it twice.

He was different from Tao Zhen.

Jiang Yue and Xue Yan were somewhat infected by his enthusiasm, but they did not intend to lie either.

Once he was deceived, if things didn’t turn out like this, it would be an even greater blow to the person in front of him.

“We’re not the Emperor’s men,” Jiang Yue said honestly. “But we also feel that there’s something fishy about the heavy taxes that are making your people miserable.”

Tao Zhen, who was originally extremely excited, felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him. His head lowered. Then, he hurriedly said, “I-I’m sorry for my rudeness.”

Jiang Yue and Xue Yan both shook their heads, indicating that they didn’t mind.

In the next moment, Tao Zhen gathered himself. He smiled again and said, “You guys also think that there might be something strange… That’s great. I’m not the only one who thinks so. Then it should be possible that the Emperor is not a tyrant… I still have to thank you. I feel better than before. I have to go back. I still have wild vegetable soup in the pot to stew.”

With that, he bowed and ran back.

The only food they had now was wild vegetable soup, and it was not enough to fill their stomachs, every family only dug up a small amount every day. It was very precious and could not be thrown away.

The time it took to brew a cup of tea wasn’t long. Seeing Tao Zhen leave, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan didn’t delay any longer at the village entrance and hurriedly continued walking forward.

“I still need the seeds.” Jiang Yue said. “It’s only March here. Although the early rice has been planted, there are still many crops that can be planted in the first half of the year. Even if the fields owned by the people of Stone Village are very barren, they can still have a good harvest with what we can give them.”

“Yes.” Xue Yan had no objections. “However, if we want to solve the problem here, there’s more than that we have to do. It’s one thing to have a good harvest, but it’s also another thing to not be heavily levied. If there’s something fishy about this, then someone must have pocketed the money. When they see that everyone in Stone Village has such a good harvest, not only will they not reduce taxes, but they will use the Emperor’s name to impose heavier taxes on Stone Village. The people of Stone Village will continue to have a hard time.”

Jiang Yue agreed. “So, let them eat and plant first. As for this heavy tax, we will try our best to help solve it when we are looking for the real Xue Yan’s consciousness here. It’s just that we’re not sure if the real Xue Yan’s consciousness is really in this world, we just feel that it’s very possible. Speaking of, how can we find him? We’ll have to go back and think about it again.”