"Why has my son been depressed since he came back?" Chen's mother looked at her son and looked worried since she came back, which made Chen's mother very worried.

"It's nothing, I just can't figure out some things." Chen Mo shook his head. Before he could figure it out, he didn't want to tell his mother about it for the time being.

"Oh?" Chen's mother looked at her son after hearing this and smiled: "It's better to say goodbye to Wei Niang, but what happened in the city this time?"

"Yeah, that's true." Chen Mo nodded and said, "Mom, have you ever heard of collusion between officials and bandits?"

"Of course I've heard it." Chen's mother nodded.

"Shouldn't officials do things for the people? Why should they collude with bandits who do harm to the people?" Chen Mo asked.

"There are many reasons." Chen's mother was not like coaxing a child. She knew that her son had more burdens than other people's children and was more sensible than others' children. Some things, since he was thinking about it, must have encountered similar problems. She thought about it carefully and said, "But it is roughly divided into three types."

"Oh?" Chen Mo quickly sat upright and looked at his mother.

"The first type is nothing more than profit. Officials provide some convenience to the bandits, and the money robbed by the bandits will be given to the officials. This is the simplest, but also the most despised one."

Chen Mo nodded. This was also Chen Mo's long-standing understanding, but this was not the answer he wanted.

"But this is also the most complex and common." Chen's mother seemed to think of some past events and sighed leisurely: "Although it is despised by people, most people are doing it. The only difference is that some people do it secretly, while others do it too obvious."

The young Chen Mo couldn't understand, and Chen's mother didn't explain much. It was difficult to really understand many things before they really encountered them. He hoped that his son would never encounter such a thing in his life.

"As for the second type, it may be a compromise." Chen's mother smiled and said, "It is difficult to remove those bandits who have fallen into the bride."

"Why is this?" Chen Mo said in confusion.

"The bandits in this world are divided into three categories. One is living in a place without a fixed place. Wherever they pass, they pass, like locusts, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil. This is also the target of the government's efforts to wipe out; the second category is bandits. They gather in the mountains and forests, have their own places, and although they also rob, they will not be as bloodthirsty as bandits, and sometimes they will even help the people around them. These bandits are not very harmful and have the convenience of geographical advantage. If the official army comes to clear the troops, they will scatter in the four fields, but if the official army leaves, they will gather again. Generally, the county town does not have the power to suppress bandits alone, but if the heavy troops are gathered, they will consume food and people, and they may not be able to clear them. Therefore, as long as these people do not do excessively, the government will ignore them, which is a compromise."

"Sometimes this kind of bandit will make some transactions with the villages in various places." At the end, Chen's mother smiled and said, "As for the third type of collusion between officials and bandits, it is to raise bandits and respect themselves and ask the court for military rations and soldiers. I don't have to know this for the time being, and I usually can't meet it."

Chen Mo nodded. The bandits they encountered should be this second type. I felt relieved for some reason. After all, the government office had no choice, and Li Zheng was not considered a bad person when making a deal with them.

"Mom, what are the three types of thieves you mentioned before? " Chen Mo untied his heart and looked at his mother and asked curiously.

"This kind of thing is not usually called a bandit. They hide it among the people and even have a deep relationship with the government office. They usually look at Xiang Zheng's business vendors, but they do evil things in private, such as selling people, selling private salt and weapons." Chen's mother was also feeling a little heavy when she said this.

"What is selling people a little?" Chen Mo asked. He felt that this was related to his experience in the county town.

"Our dynasty law actually allows people to buy and sell people. Every year of disaster, some families who cannot survive will sell their children. This kind of selling method is generally recognized by the government and can be called "selling". However, after all, the year of disaster does not occur every year, nor does it happen in every place, but population trading is quite profitable. Therefore, there are people who secretly threaten and induce people, and they call it "selling", and some will directly bind them, which is called "selling". This is slightly different from stake, but its meaning is similar, and they are both contrary to the law."

"Mom, you know so much." Chen Mo exclaimed in surprise.

Chen's mother just smiled when she heard this. No matter how in the Chen family was, she was half a scholar. Besides, she had lived for half her life, so she naturally knew much more than Chen Mo, a ignorant child.

"Mom, I remember you said that our Chen family is also a scholar?" Chen Mo asked suddenly.

"Once it was." Chen's mother sighed when she heard this. They had a blood relationship with the Chen family in Hepu. This relationship is actually not far apart. It is only two generations, but the distance between these two generations is far to the Chen Mo area, and it is almost impossible to have any contact again.

"Would that mother be able to read?" Chen Mo's eyes suddenly shone a little.

"Know some." Chen's mother nodded and said, "My son wants to learn?"

"Yeah." Chen Mo nodded quickly. Reading and literacy is a very sacred thing. Chen Mo has always wanted to learn, but it was difficult to make a living just by making a living. His young shoulders had to take on the livelihood of mother and son. He had no energy and was young, and he didn't understand where reading was sacred.

But as his knowledge increases, his inner desire for reading continues to increase, and his family's situation is getting better and better. After seeing the beauty of the outside world and the glory of the Chen family, Chen Mo naturally is not willing to be mediocre for a lifetime, so at this time, Chen Mo was more eager to learn more and see the world better.

"Your father taught me some, but I didn't learn much." Chen's mother didn't know what she thought of and sighed: "If my son wants to learn, I will teach you."

"Thank you!" Chen Mo was overjoyed when he heard this.

"You kid..." Chen's mother smiled and shook her head, "Before tomorrow, I will teach you a sentence for my mother. You just need to remember this sentence and write it out."

"Yes!" Chen Mo nodded excitedly.

That night, Chen Mo did not fall asleep. Thinking that tomorrow, he could not only learn knowledge from his mother, but also martial arts from Uncle Wang, Chen Mo was very excited and tossed and turned all night until late at night.
Chapter completed!