Seeing that this man actually said this to his colleagues, the others were all dumbfounded.
They knew that this man and the deceased had a very good relationship during his lifetime, so good that they would wear a pair of trousers.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to have the courage to speak to the dead.
At this moment, the rest of the people all felt a little regretful. If it was them who had just spoken, I'm afraid the ten taels of silver would belong to them.
In a poor place like Qianzhou, ten taels of silver are worth nearly a year's salary.
Muchuan didn't bother to make things difficult for these people. They were just villains who worked for the tiger, and the real villain was still behind the scenes.
Muchuan knelt down and planned to help the old woman up.
However, Muchuan frowned as soon as he stretched out his hand.
The old woman had no breath at all. It was obvious that she had just been kicked until she took her last breath.
The old woman's death was also witnessed by several officials.
Knowing that Muchuan might be angry, they quickly sneaked away, not even paying attention to the corpses of their companions.
"stop!"
Before they could take two steps, a loud shout rang out.
The little girl blocked their way at some point and was looking at them coldly.
The officials did not dare to offend the maid next to this noble man and could only laugh.
"Sister-in-law, we are just tired of standing, so we are going to change positions."
"Yes, yes, stand in a different position, otherwise your legs will be too weak."
Several people quickly used excuses to change their stance.
Mu Yingchen snorted coldly and was too lazy to pay attention to them, just staring closely.
It was impossible for her to let them go before Muchuan gave the order.
Muchuan didn't pay attention to the strange movements of the officials. He opened the old woman's arm and released the young man.
The young man had been frightened to death. Even if he regained his freedom at this moment, he still looked at the old woman's body stupidly without saying a word.
Muchuan sighed silently. He knew very well that the young man was frightened by his grandmother's death, and he estimated that he would always look this stupid and dull in the future.
"You guys, bury these two corpses."
Muchuan called the officials and threw away a few more pieces of silver.
The so-called money can make a fool of himself, let alone bury two corpses.
These officials are absolutely willing.
However, Muchuan still left one person behind because he had other instructions.
"Master, do you have any other instructions?"
This man was very excited. He knew very well that if Muchuan took action against Huo Chuo and acted for him himself, there would be many benefits.
Muchuan pointed at the young man and said, "Where is his home?"
"Uh, sir, please wait a moment, Rong Xiaoxiao wants to ask."
Then, the man pulled the young man and quickly got into the alley.
It seems that this official also doesn't know where the young man lives, but he will try his best to reward him with money.
After a while, the official pulled the young man out again.
The official looked excited and said: "Master! Master! I know where he lives, please come with me!"
Then, the official took Muchuan deep into the slum.
Along the way, Muchuan finally saw the true situation of the people at the bottom of the Tang Dynasty.
Compared with here, the slums in Chang'an cannot be called slums at all.
At least the people of Chang'an can eat every day at best.
However, the poor people in Nanping even exchanged their children for food.
In some broken pots in the open air, Muchuan could clearly see that the strange bones boiling in them were human bones.
Muchuan didn't say much about this situation.
He is not qualified to criticize people for not paying attention to ethics when they are about to starve to death.
If you want to blame it, you can only blame this fucking world.
Speaking of which, today is the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, and even then this situation still exists.
Thinking about those dynasties that suffered from large-scale natural disasters, the lives of the common people were probably even more miserable.
"Master, here we are."
The official took Muchuan to a wooden shed.
This wooden shed is not even comparable to the pigsty in Chang'an, but it is the common residence of poor people like Nanping.
Under the wooden shed, there are a few straw mats and some broken bowls and pots. These are almost all the assets of this family.
Something was cooking in the pot, and two women were gathered around it, seemingly waiting to eat.
These two women were one large and one young. The older one looked to be in her forties or fifty, while the younger one was only six or seven years old. They were quite thin and could be described as skinny.
Muchuan glanced into the pot and found that what was boiled in was half a pot of soil and all kinds of miscellaneous things. Without exception, these were all edible things.
Fortunately, this family is not desperate enough to exchange their children for food.
In the corner behind them, there is a bunch of straw mats wrapped up in a hug. Judging from the shape, it seems to be wrapping a person.
"Master, it's too dirty here, be careful not to get your clothes dirty."
The official was in front, clearing the way for Muchuan, and was extremely flattering.
At this time, the two women, one large and one small, also noticed the arrival of Muchuan and his party.
Their eyes were extremely dull, not the dullness of dementia, but the despair of a fruitless life, or even the emptiness that even despair no longer existed.
Di Renjie looked at all this, and his heart was no less shocked than Muchuan's.
He has lived a wealthy life since he was a child, and he has never seen such a scene.
Especially the look in the little girl's eyes made Di Renjie panic.
He has a sister who is exactly at this age, the most lively and cheerful age, but this little girl is so lifeless
"Are you two blind?
When you see the young master, why don’t you kneel down and salute!”
Seeing that the two of them were indifferent, the officer couldn't help but shouted.
In his eyes, the status of these two slum women was even lower than that of prostitutes.
Even if it is a prostitute, you will never come to the slums to scout.
The two of them were startled and quickly knelt down towards Muchuan.
Even though they were frightened, their eyes were still dull and hollow, not much different from the others here.
Muchuan sighed slightly and pulled the young man in front of him.
"Is this your family?"
There is no need to answer, the boy's actions have already told Muchuan that he agrees.
The young man ran to the old woman and hugged her.
"mother!"
Muchuan shook his head, took out some money and left it to the family.
Afterwards, Muchuan left this place.
Di Renjie was a little confused about Muchuan's approach.
He finally couldn't help it and said: "Master, we could obviously help them, why did we leave like this?"
Muchuan didn't look back and said: "The suffering in the world doesn't stop here. Even though we helped them, can we help this entire slum?"
Di Renjie was about to say a few words of defense, but Muchuan's next words made him fall completely silent.
"Even if I contribute money and effort to help the poor in Nanping City, looking at the world, there are endless poor people. How can you and I be able to help with our meager efforts?"
After a long silence, Di Renjie couldn't help but said in despair: "Master, is there no way to solve all this?"
Muchuan said nothing, just looked at the sky.
Blue sky, white clouds and clear skies, what a wonderful weather!
If you want to change the status quo, you can only change the social system.
This is Muchuan's ultimate goal, but is this goal really possible to achieve?
At this moment, Muchuan was also a little confused.
