Collect crowd into immortals

Chapter 422: Living the Way with Life
At the same time that Shen Mu and others left Xinyang, a fast horse also set off from a wealthy businessman in Xinyang and ran to Jinling.

Jinling, Beidaying.

Within a military tent.

A shocking roar sounded from it.

"How brave you are to kill my brother! I will definitely cut you into pieces!"

Immediately afterwards, the sound of drawing a sword came from the camp.

After a moment, there was an urgent sound of obstruction.

"Captain, Captain, don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive!"

"My younger brother was killed. Brother, how can I not be impulsive!"

"Captain, now is the critical moment. If you go out like this, I'm afraid you will be dismissed from the army by the general! General, the overall situation is more important!"

With a cry, the knife seemed to be placed heavily on the table.

"Then what do you say?"

"The captain might as well wait for a while. When the time comes, the captain will ask for orders to be the vanguard. When the time comes, it doesn't matter what the mutual aid association or the county magistrate is. It won't be at the disposal of the captain at that time."

The rough voice pondered for a moment, and then there was a wild laugh, "That's right! No matter what his identity is, I will make them pay the price!"

……

On the other side, Chen Mu and others also came to Lin'an City.

Outside Lin'an City.

Chen Mu supported an old man and walked into the city.

"Uncle, please walk slowly!"

"Thank you, descendant!"

"no, I'm fine!"

After entering the city, Shen Mu and others were going to wander around the streets to see how they could open their mutual aid club here.

Unexpectedly, they heard several complaints after taking only a few steps.

"The price of rice has increased again, almost twice as much as last year. My family can hardly afford it!"

"My family can no longer afford it, so we can only eat it mixed with rice bran and Yuqian powder. Oh, it's bitter!"

"Hey, who can say otherwise? My family is already in their thirties. In order to provide food for me and my children, I have no choice but to join the army!"

"I also plan to send my son there. He is sixteen this year and he meets the standards!"

"You're not going to wait until he gets married?"

"Hey, we don't even have food at home, how can we get married! We can only wait until he comes back!"

"Hey, after all, it's still the fault of the north. They suffer disasters every day. They suffer disasters every day. We keep donating food and paying taxes! When will this end?"

……

As these people walked away, Shen Mu and others frowned.

What they were confused about was that Jiangnan was not known as the land of plenty and there was no shortage of food. How could the food supply increase so much?

There have been no floods or anything like this this year, so why did the price suddenly rise so much?
After many inquiries, they found out that this was actually several rounds later.

Since five years ago, rice prices in Jiangnan have begun to rise.Counting this year's increase, rice prices have quadrupled, more than four times what they were five years ago.

A pound of rice originally cost ten cents, but now it has grown to nearly fifty cents.

In fact, even rice bran and flour ground from straw, which can only feed the people, can be sold for ten cents a pound.

It can be said that with today’s food prices, almost no one can have enough to eat, and some people even have to go to the wild to eat Guanyin soil.

But the strange thing is that such a city has not collapsed because the government has regulations that as long as you serve as a soldier, you can receive half a catty of brown rice every day and take it home.

So the current situation is that as long as you want to have the same food as before, you can only send one man to serve as a soldier.

What's more important is that the other party actually put all these accounts on the heads of their northerners.

Upon learning this, Vice President Yin Zhou slammed the table angrily.

"Military! Militant! This is simply militaristic!"

Although they had long known from the Xinyang County Magistrate that King Ning had rebellious intentions, they still felt the other party's cold-bloodedness because the other party was so militaristic and forced the people to join the army.

The other party doesn’t treat the common people as human beings at all!

Not only did they collect food from the people, but they also relied on their reputation.

Sure enough, he is not a good person!
Everyone had no choice. They were not familiar with the county magistrate here, and they had no way to comfort the magistrate.

Fortunately, the alliance of workers and peasants in the north has gradually expanded over the years, including the entire Guanzhong and most of the Central Plains. The business of Qian Shengfu's family has also grown bigger and bigger, and he has some friendship with the Shen family of Jiangnan.

With this friendship, Shen Mu came to Shen Mansion smoothly.

He wanted the other party to use his reputation as the richest man in Jiangnan to lower the price of rice. Unexpectedly, Shen Jiasanlang directly rejected his request.

"President Shen, please come back. Although we both have the surname Shen, we might have been the same family 500 years ago, but President Shen's request is still too much. I'm sorry that the Shen family can't do it!"

"Can't you send people to the north to purchase goods?"

"President Shen may not know that the north has long stopped its money and grain transactions with us, and all rice and noodles are not allowed to cross the Yangtze River."

"How is this possible? The north has had good harvests year after year and the warehouses are full. How can it be possible to ban the sale of grain?"

Sanlang Shen didn't answer. Could it be that he wanted to say that because they banned food takeout here, that's why they also banned it there?Isn't this a slap in their own face?
He didn't know much about these deadwoods, but he still had another question, that is, even if the north doesn't sell it, shouldn't the south be able to be self-sufficient in food? Why is it the turn to eat rice bran and Guanyin soil?
In this regard, Shen Jiasanlang still did not answer.

Could he be saying that their land tax has increased to [-]%, and most of the food in the hands of the people is in the hands of their government?
This is not self-inflicted!

"If nothing goes wrong, President Shen, you'd better leave here as soon as possible! This is not the place you should be!"

"Isn't that where I'm supposed to be?"

Shen Mu didn't speak anymore, but left the Shen family with questions.Unexpectedly, just as he returned to the inn, he was surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers.

"President Shen, President Yin, someone reported you for secretly teaching a cult, please come with us!"

Privately preach a cult?What kind of cult are you preaching privately?Haven't we done anything?

However, the excuse was useless, Shen Mu and others were directly taken to prison.

Three days later, news of the arrest of cult leader Shen Mu spread throughout Lin'an City.

Someone came forward and said that he saw Shen Mu and others raping other people's wives and daughters under the pretext of helping others.

Some people say that Shen Mu and others are not trying to help people at all, but just making money.

Some people say that Chen Mu has practiced evil magic, which can absorb the luck of the people he helps and extend his life.

Some people say that Chen Mu is a traitor sent by the imperial court to harm the people in Jiangnan.He also said that all the rice and noodles they had donated had been embezzled by Shen Mu and others.

……

All in all, Chen Mu and the Mutual Aid Association suddenly became the rats that everyone yelled at, and their reputations fell to the bottom.

In this wave, even if someone wanted to clarify the truth, they were quickly labeled as cultists and imprisoned.

For a time, all the people on the street were denouncing Chen Mu. Even though Chen Mu is now in prison, he can still hear the condemnation outside.

Regarding this, Chen Mu was neither humble nor arrogant, neither happy nor sad, and sat quietly cross-legged.

Only the white, dry lips showed that Shen Mu had reached his limit.

At this time, a chicken leg fell in from the outside and fell into Chen Mu's arms.

Chen Mu was stunned and looked into the distance, only to see a figure in official uniform gradually disappearing away.

Seeing this, he hesitated for a moment, then picked up the chicken leg and ate it directly.

After three days of starvation, he still hadn't finished eating. If he continued like this, he might even burp, let alone realize his ideal.

Halfway through eating, he remembered that there were several companions next door, so he wanted to pass the remaining half to him. By chance, he also looked over with chicken legs.

Seeing this, several people looked at each other and smiled, and started eating and drinking again.

...In the evening, the yamen servant actually came again and threw another rice ball to each of them.

Chen Mu and others said thank you and wanted to ask the other party why, but the other party didn't say a word and left directly.

Finally, on this day, another group of government officials walked in and escorted Shen Mu out of the prison, saying that they would be questioned and executed publicly.

At this time, Chen Mu found another opportunity and walked with the government servant who delivered the meal.

"This strong man, may I ask why you take such good care of Shen and others?"

The officer looked around and saw no one around, then whispered: "Sir, do you remember the pregnant woman you rescued in Huangshi Village half a month ago?"

Chen Mu waited and remembered that the pregnant woman was washing clothes by the river and accidentally fell into the river. He and his colleagues from the mutual aid association worked together to rescue her and send her home.

After that, they came to Lin'an City, but they didn't expect that there were acquaintances of each other here!

"May I ask who the warrior is?"

"The villain is Cuihua's husband, Liu Daniu. I would also like to thank all the gentlemen for saving my life!"

"No, no! When we see rough roads, we draw our swords to help. We happened to meet each other! We happened to meet each other! By the way, I remember that your wife was about to give birth at that time. How is she doing now?"

"Thanks to Mr. Hongfu, my wife has given birth. Mother and son are safe!"

"That's good! That's good!"

After a moment, Liu Daniu suddenly knelt down.

"Sir, I can't repay the kindness of saving my life. However, I still have a small family in my family. I can't save you gentlemen from prison. I can only give you some food and drink. I hope you will forgive me!"

"Stand up, warrior! Speaking of which, you also saved my life. If it weren't for the warrior's food, we might have starved to death in prison! Warriors, there is no need to feel guilty. Taking care of our families is our most important mission!"

"Yes, family is the most important thing!"

Following the words of relief, Liu Daniu burst into tears, but there was nothing he could do.

At this time, Vice President Yin Zhou suddenly burst into laughter, "President, brothers, it seems that our philosophy is indeed correct! Help each other and treat others with sincerity. The ancients were honest and did not deceive me!"

"I just didn't have the chance to meet the president's wife. Originally, I wanted to go and meet him after Jiang Nan and his party arrived!"

"It seems we can only wait until the next life!"

While laughing, several people arrived at the execution ground.

"Dear fellow villagers, these are the leaders of these cults. They have committed countless crimes in their lives, including adultery, robbery, and all kinds of evil. They eat, drink, whore, and gamble. They are all good at it. Now they dare to come to Lin'an to cause trouble, raise the price of food in Lin'an, and make profits. , everyone said, how should it be sentenced?”

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

For a moment, the shouts were loud, and rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs greeted Shen Mu and others for free.

There were even people waiting below them with steamed buns, as if they wanted to receive their first drop of blood.

Seeing this, Chen Mu and others laughed loudly and shouted the slogan of their mutual aid association together.

"What goes around comes around, help each other!"

Hearing this slogan, the crowd was slightly startled, and then saw the county magistrate directly throw down a token on the stage.

"If you dare to be so arrogant, let this county kill him!"

After receiving the order, the executioner took a big gulp of wine and sprayed it on the sword.

"Gentlemen, please rest assured, I will not make you sad!"

As he said an unknown word, the long knife suddenly swung out, and blood spilled on the spot.

"Quick, quick, pick it up!"

"This is mine! This is mine!"

"Kill well! Kill well!"

Following the cheers, the executioners on the execution ground, as well as Liu Daniu and others not far from the stage, suddenly closed their eyes with tears in their eyes.

The unexpected thing they expected did not happen after all.

Their gentleman is gone after all!

……

At the same time, at the moment when Shen Mu and others were beheaded, in a thatched cottage in Chenggu County, a man in green shirt who was playing chess suddenly reached out and called several light balls into his hand.

"Can you blame me? Blame me for not saving you?"

"Have you met Master, student?"

"Really no complaints?"

"No complaints! At the last moment, the student already understood that even if the master saved the student, another comrade's blood would still be spilled on the spot! They must be awakened with blood!"

"Do you think what you're doing is working?"

“Students think there is!”

Regarding Shen Mu's firm answer, the Master was noncommittal.

At this moment, the master waved his hand, and a curtain of light suddenly appeared in front of them.

After the Lin'an County magistrate ordered their bodies to be thrown into the wilderness, a group of people came forward, carefully collected their bodies, and asked the stitchers to sew their heads back together, and sew their heads together. The instruments were arranged neatly and buried in a geomantic treasure land east of Lin'an.

And they also burned paper money for them.

Seeing this, Chen Mu was confused in his heart, who are these people, and they are so kind to them.

Finally, when the appearance of these figures was completely revealed, he was suddenly surprised. He actually knew all these people.

There was the pregnant woman whom I helped in Huangshi Village;
There is the old man who helped me at the city gate;

There are villagers saved from bandits;

There are also doctors who have given away medical books...

These are actually people they have helped.

Seeing this, Chen Mu and others smiled happily.

They knew they were right!
Seeing this, the Master smiled slightly and said, "I'll give you one day to go back and say goodbye to your family! I hope you can stick to your ideals in the next life."

"Yes, Master!"

As everyone walked out, the master nodded slightly towards the ground, "Jun Yan, please!"

"Don't worry, Holy Lord! It's just a small matter!"

The next day, after saying goodbye to their families, Shen Mu and others came to the underworld with relaxed expressions and appeared in front of the judge.

"Chen Mu, 33 years old, has done a total of 350 good deeds in this life, including 35 great deeds and 160 medium deeds. His merits are immeasurable! He was granted permission to reincarnate as a heavenly spirit root and join the Qiansha Islands. During this period, he can bring memories with him from the age of 13 to The lockdown is gradually lifted at the age of 16.”

"Yin Zhou, 38 years old, has done a total of 870 five good deeds in his life, including 21 great deeds... He was granted the reincarnation as Tianlinggen and joined the Qiansha Islands."

"Feng Shi, 42 years old, has committed eighteen acts of small evil and 1000 and [-] acts of good deeds in this life... He was granted reincarnation as a double spiritual root and joined the Qiansha Islands."

"Yan Huai, 55 years old..."

……

"Brothers, it seems that we can meet again in the next life!"

"Then the president must gather us together in time, we don't have the memory of this life!"

"This is natural! Even if I forget who I am, I can't forget us brothers!"

"Hahaha! The president is really grand!"

On the way to reincarnation, Shen Mu and others also saw the gangster who had been beheaded by them. At this time, they saw that the gangster was being squeezed by a millstone, with bursts of silent screams coming from his mouth.

Seeing this, the smiles on everyone's faces became even brighter.

Doing good deeds and accumulating good deeds are indeed immeasurable!

(End of this chapter)