Chapter 144: The Khitans
"That's it!" Li Zhang pointed to the charity village in front, and said with a hint of emotion on his face. He didn't expect that he would return here one day. Although this charity village is a gloomy place in the eyes of others, it is his and Li'er's first home in his eyes.
"Cousin, have you really lived here?" Zhao Zhen looked at the gloomy and dilapidated charity village, and Wu said with an incredible expression on his face. Although he had known that Li Zhang had lived in the charity village and had been acting in front of Liu E before, he knew that before he saw it with his own eyes, he could not understand how difficult Li Zhang's life was at that time.
"Yes, Li'er and I lived here for many years. At first we didn't know anyone else, but later we met Douzi, Huozi and Chou Niang. Everyone's situation was similar, so we kept holding each other to keep warm." Li Zhang introduced again, and as he said that he also pushed open the gate of the Yizhuang and walked in. Liu E and Zhao Zhen also stepped in. Of course, there were a large number of guards outside the Yizhuang, and there were countless imperial guards on the outer floor. No one was allowed to enter and exit within a few miles.
Zhao Zhen was also looking around at this charity village, while Li Zhang led the way in front and asked Zhao Zhen to see the small room he lived in. Since they left, the charity village has not lived in it anymore, but there were two more coffins in the main hall of the charity village, and it seemed that a new deceased had been sent.
Zhao Zhen didn't dare to go to the hall at all. When he stood outside the hall and saw the coffin inside, his little face turned a little white, especially when he thought that there was the place where Li Zhang lived next to him. If it were him, he would have to be scared to death.
"Cousin, aren't you afraid of living here?" Zhao Zhen asked again in a low voice.
"Of course I'm afraid, but there is no way. There are at least four wind-shielding walls here, and there is a tiles covering the rain above my head. In addition, Huozi and the others can only erect a shack outside the wall. It's okay when the weather is warm. If the weather is too cold, they will also go into the hall and sleep in the coffin there, at least they won't be frozen to death in winter." Li Zhang couldn't help but sigh at this time. He could move Douzi and the others to the city step by step, and have his own home, which is not easy to think about.
Liu E was also looking at the environment of this charity village at this time, and did not disturb Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen's conversation, because she knew that this was an important opportunity for Zhao Zhen to feel the suffering of the people, and what Li Zhang, a peer, said was far more convinced by Zhao Zhen than others.
Li Zhang also knew Liu E’s plan, so when explaining to Zhao Zhen, he also picked some harder things for him. For example, once he and Li'er only had one meal in three days. Although Lu Wu took care of them at that time, Lu Wu had too many things to do. He often ran around because of the case, and sometimes it took ten or half a month to go there, so they usually hungry.
After listening to Li Zhang's story, Zhao Zhen's little face also showed a meditative look. Finally, Liu E took them to Bianhe Town again. Zhao Zhen also saw the coolies on the dock who worked hard to make a living. These people worked hard every day, but they only wanted three meals a day. Apart from that, they could not save any money. When they were old, their fate would be very miserable.
Li Zhang and the other three did not stay in Bianhe Town for too long, and they returned to the city at almost noon. However, Liu E and Zhao Zhen did not return to the palace. In fact, she was just accompanying Zhao Zhen to take a walk today. On the one hand, she would let Zhao Zhen learn more about the lives of the people, and on the other hand, she also wanted to relax. After all, humans are not machines. She would feel very tired when she asked her to deal with those memorials that could not be processed every day.
Huiweizhai, this is also a place where Zhao Zhen had long wanted to come to see. Liu E rarely came out once, and she also educated Zhao Zhen in the morning, so she brought him here at noon and could also solve the problem of lunch.
Zhao Zhen not only likes Huiweizhai’s roast duck, but also this is the restaurant where he invests in it. Of course, this is his secret between him and Li Zhang. Apart from them, even Liu E didn’t know it, so he felt very novel when he came to Huiweizhai. Finally, he went to the kitchen to see how the roast duck was made?
The restaurant has been cleared, Liu E and Li Zhang sat opposite each other, and Chou Niang also brought them tea. Outside the window next to the two was the lively Xijiaolou Street, and you can even vaguely see the Daxiangguo Temple further away, which is also one of the most lively places in Tokyo.
"You taught me what Zhen'er said yesterday?" What Li Zhang never expected was that Liu E had just tasted the tea and then stared at his eyes and asked.
"Cough~, what Grandmaster, why can't I understand what you said?" Li Zhang was also shocked when he heard this, and then coughed dryly and pretended to be innocent.
"Hmph, you are a little bit tender when acting in front of me, but although Zhen'er's words are fake, the truth is true. He has been in the palace since he was a child and has no idea what the lives of the people outside are like. This is a big problem." Liu E did not blame Li Zhang at this time. At the end of the story, she showed a look of distress.
"Then let the prince come out and walk around for a while, so as not to stay in the palace all the time. I was worried that he would get sick!" Li Zhang saw that Liu E did not blame him, and he became more courageous at the moment, and then spoke up.
"It's light, there are mixed things outside. If something happens to Zhen'er, will you take the responsibility?" Liu E said with a blank look when she heard this.
"I...I can't afford it!" Li Zhang said with a dry laugh.
"Stop talking about you, I can't even bear the responsibility of being a mother!" Liu E sighed at this time. Zhao Zhen was the only one who continued the throne, so his safety is actually the safety of the Song Dynasty and the country, and this responsibility is too heavy.
"Then, the eldest lady, please take the prince out for a while. With so many guards following you, there should be no safety issues, right?" Li Zhang suggested again at this time, and Zhao Zhen called him "cousin, cousin" every day, and he had to be worthy of this identity at this time.
"I also want to go out and walk more, but it is not easy for women in the palace to leave the palace. I have also found many excuses for coming out this time. In addition, the cost of dispatching so many guards is not only huge, but also affects people's livelihood. If Zhen'er often leaves the palace, the cost alone will not be a small amount." Liu E shook her head again and said.
Li Zhang also felt that it made sense when he heard this. For example, Liu E and his mother were in a restaurant, but all the guests in Huiweizhai were kicked out today. It is quite similar to the fact that only the business of Liu E and his son in the restaurant today. This kind of thing is OK once or twice. If there are too many times, I am afraid that the restaurant business will lose money no matter how good the business is.
Chapter completed!