Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

When Bai Li returned to Liujia Village, she saw Liu Dexi and another person from Zhangjia Village standing at the door, leading two cows and waiting quietly.

Bai Li from Zhangjia Village knew him as the same bold and generous uncle who had guided him to Liujia Village that day.

But that uncle's expression looked just like mine when I was punished by being made to stand outside.

Meanwhile, on Liu Dexi's side...

"Don't worry, Immortal Lord Bai won't eat people. Relax." Liu Dexi patted the uncle's shoulder with a smile and comforted him, "When the Immortal Lord arrives, do as I say. If you're worried about saying the wrong thing, just say less, and I'll fill in the gaps for you."

Zhang Chuyi nervously rubbed the rope in his hand and said, "Understood."

I should have known better than to wander around the village.

He was thinking to himself.

Ever since he escorted Bai Li to Liujia Village last time, he accidentally got lost in the village, and within half an hour, the whole village knew about it.

Just because of this one-time encounter.

He thoroughly enjoyed the thrill of being the center of attention, and even those who usually didn't get along with him lowered their heads and hid in the crowd, listening to him recount his encounter with the Immortal Lord and the stories that unfolded there.

He repeated himself over and over, getting more and more excited as he spoke, and the villagers listened patiently without getting tired of it.

They would also recount the earlier parts of the story to later visitors.

Furthermore, when Liu Dexi ran to their village and said that the immortal lord wanted to requisition their village's cattle, the person chosen by the villagers as their representative was neither the village chief nor the owner of the cattle.

It was him, on the contrary.

At first, Zhang Chuyi was so excited about this great news that he couldn't sleep all night. So he spent the whole night rehearsing what he should say and what he should do after saying goodbye to Bai Xianjun.

As dawn broke, he remained confident, feeling as if he had mastered his divine skill and could immediately respond to anything Bai Li said.

Even now, he continues to review, waiting for the Immortal Lord to arrive so that he can perfectly complete the task assigned to him by his village chief!

"They're here!" Liu Dexi sat up straight and reminded them in a low voice.

what?

Zhang Chuyi quickly looked up and saw Bai Li and Liu Er walking slowly towards them from not far away.

"Uncle, we meet again!" Bai Li greeted Zhang Gaoyi with a smile.

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"This humble citizen, Zhang Chuyi, greets Young Master Bai."

Zhang Chuyi hastily cupped his hands, his former magnanimity completely gone. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Last time, I overstepped my bounds, unaware of your status, young master, and was impolite. Please forgive me."

According to Liu Dexi, this was something he learned by secretly observing the immortal, who seemed to like the actions they performed.

"Young master saved everyone in Zhangjia Village. We have no way to repay you, so we hope you can accept this ox."

Looking at the boisterous and enthusiastic uncle she remembered, who had been talking nonstop the whole way, she awkwardly admitted her mistake.

Bai Li's smile was a little stiff. He paused for a moment, then sighed almost imperceptibly and asked.

"Okay, what do you want?"

Seeing that Bai Li was willing to accept the ox, Zhang Chu was overjoyed and quickly waved his hand, saying, "No, a single ox is not enough to repay your kindness, young master. How could I dare to continue to bother you? As for the water, there is no need to trouble you. I only ask that you allow the people of our village to fetch water from Liu Family Village."

On the way here, Zhang He specifically instructed Zhang Chuyi that if the cow was given away, he should not ask for anything back.

When the White Immortal Lord descended to the mortal realm, although their village was not as good as Liu Family Village, they could still receive some blessings.

Now that the immortal lord is bound by the mortal world and needs some things from the mortal realm, this is a rare opportunity.

It's also an opportunity for their village!

They would be content as long as they could become familiar to Bai Xianjun and leave some impression on him about their village.

This is also why he was sent here; Zhang He gave him many instructions that day.

"Of course." Bai Li nodded.

Then, seeing that Zhang Chuyi stopped speaking, Bai Li knew he had to tell them to go home: "If there's nothing else, you can go back now!"

"Yes, this humble subject takes his leave." Zhang Chuyi bowed and left, his heart pounding.

Great! I've successfully fulfilled the village chief's request and even had the chance to speak with the Immortal Lord again! That's wonderful!

Bai Li gestured for Liu Er to lead the ox, saying, "Liu Er, take this ox back and help me raise it."

Bai Li didn't really want this cow, since raising it was too much trouble compared to breeding it.

It needs to eat and poop, and it's not unintelligent either; I might have to consider taking it for a walk.

But they had no choice but to accept it.

Over the course of time, Bai Li has come to some understanding.

He is indeed different from before.

"Okay." Liu Er nodded, walked over, and led the ox up.

"Village chief, is there anything else?"

Looking at Liu Dexi, who was not moving, Bai Li asked in confusion.

"Young Master Bai, the people from Zhangjia Village said that Wang Er from Wangjia Village is preparing to rebel and is gathering people from nearby villages. What do you think we should do?" Liu Dexi said cautiously.

Finally, Liu Dexi added.

"I heard that not only did the imperial court rob their village of its crops, but they also tried to arrest people and take them to the yamen for punishment. The people of Wangjia Village had no choice but to drive away those yamen runners."

Are the officials in Chengcheng really that stubborn?

Bai Li was speechless after hearing Liu Dexi's words.

Even he knew that growing grain was the lifeblood of farmers!

I'd rather starve than eat the crops I grow.

It's one thing to forcibly collect taxes, but now they're even robbing us from growing crops. They're not going to leave us any way to survive at all!

When he plays games, he knows to give the opponent a few big wins when he's winning big, to give them some advantages, so they won't give up and surrender.

Good heavens, the magistrate of Chengcheng broke through three routes simultaneously and pushed straight towards the crystal!

Natural disasters are unavoidable, and there are even man-made disasters, so it's no wonder there are so many peasant uprisings.

Bai Li shook her head.

In these villages, most of the people are related by blood, and the village chief is often the clan chief.

These yamen runners forcibly collect taxes everywhere, causing widespread suffering among the people.

The villagers had long hated him to the core and were hoping someone would take the lead and vent their anger. Even if they didn't join, they wouldn't go so far as to appeal to the emperor.

Moreover, it's Wang Er of Baishui! In other words, it's already the end of the Tianqi era, and the peasant uprising is about to officially begin.

"Let's not get involved in this matter," Bai Li said.

Liu Family Village is just beginning to develop; it doesn't have leather armor or crossbows yet, let alone the fact that it's mostly made up of farmers.

It would be unwise to clash with the imperial court.

If a few of our own villagers were accidentally killed, we would suffer a huge loss.

Upon hearing this, Liu Dexi breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that they have enough to eat and drink, they naturally don't want to clash with the imperial court.

However, if the immortal decree ordered them to go along, Liu Dexi would immediately arrange for the men in the village to go as well.