It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road feel like they are dying.
There is no rain during the Qingming Festival this year, but the people in Chang'an City have lost their souls.
In the early morning, when it was just dawn, Pi San, a medicine seller, went out with a crutch and a piece of yellow paper in his sleeve.
When the Rong tribe came over, he was recruited by the imperial court to defend the city and do the hard work of moving rocks and arrows. Outside the city, the Rong tribe recruited civilians, and they did the same thing inside the city. Every household was under guard.
The quota assigned to the head.
Naturally, rich families can use money to buy people to live in their jobs, and young people from poor families can also provide money for rich families, so as to exchange for a sum of money to provide food and clothing for their families. If you can do things well in the city, you will be favored by the superior and be promoted to the army.
Working in a middle school may not be a way out for ordinary people.
Not long after Pi San, a drug seller, came to town, he broke his leg, and from then on he had to use a cane to walk. He was supposed to have a pension, but it was exploited layer by layer. In the end, when it was in Pi San's hands, it was almost the same as nothing.
Nowadays, the price of rice in Chang'an City is more expensive than gold. It is already difficult for ordinary people to live, not to mention that Pi San also broke his leg. In the past, he sold some rat poison and Dali pills to survive, but after breaking his leg, life became even more difficult. But there are snakes.
The road is like a rat, and by relying on the chicken thief's skills of deceiving and abducting, he actually survived.
After walking a short distance, I came to a tomb, lit the yellow paper, and sorted the withered grass in front of the tomb.
"Brother, are you worshiping your ancestors today?"
Before he had been working in front of the grave for a while, a man in brocade clothes came over. Pi San glanced at him and lowered his head.
"no."
The man in brocade clothes was stunned and said: "Is that a friend?"
"No." Pisan didn't even raise his head: "I'm not familiar with the people in the grave."
"Uh..." The man in brocade was completely speechless. It was neither a question nor a choice. Finally, he said, "What do you call me, brother?"
"Pi San, a medicine seller." Pi San showed off the cloth bag on his body: "Snake, insect and rat poison, for injuries caused by bruises, longevity medicine for longevity, tire repair medicine for infertility, and nourishing medicine.
I think you look a little weak, would you like some aphrodisiacs?"
Li Letian coughed violently: "No, no, my body... can still hold on."
"Do high-ranking officials also come to visit the grave?" Pi San asked.
"That's right." Li Letian sighed and said, "I don't need any more medicine. Brother, please chat with me for a while."
As he spoke, he put his hand into his arms and subconsciously wanted to take out the money, but found that he didn't have any money. Today, if you want to take a walk in the city, how can you bring gold and silver with you?
Pi San looked at him eagerly, and Li Letian couldn't lift his hand. He took off a bead from his belt and said, "Brother, buy some wine to eat."
"I can't buy any wine either." Pi San said, "I heard your tone was loud and thought you were going to give me the jade pendant."
Li Letian looked at the jade pendant hanging around his waist and gritted his teeth in his heart. Poor mountains and harsh waters lead to unscrupulous people...
"It's a family tradition, which makes me laugh." Li Letian smiled, sat cross-legged on the grass, and said, "How many children do you have in your family?"
"Three boys and two girls?"
"Having more children means more blessings. I'm so lucky."
"They're all dead."
"Uh..." Li Letian was speechless again.
"She starved to death right after she was born, and was sold to a wealthy family as a maid. Later, for unknown reasons, she jumped into a well."
"Should I pay some money?"
"The eldest son came to the house and was beaten violently. He said that my daughter had stolen someone else's things and it would be a good idea if she didn't ask me to pay for it. The eldest son was raised at home for three months, but his life was not saved, and he finally left."
Li Letian really has nothing to say until now, and there is no more smile on his face.
"Brother hasn't told me yet, who is buried in the grave?"
"Actually, I'm not familiar with her either. She used to be a brothel singer. She was said to be very famous and was supported by many dignitaries. But the Fireworks Girl had no control over her fortunes and misfortunes. She didn't know who she offended, and ended up working as a prostitute with a half-open door. Later I met her.
A former guest, who probably had no face to see others, committed suicide on his own."
Speaking of this, Pi San gradually started talking more and said, "That guest was quite nice. He gave me a sum of money and asked me to bury the person. It is said that he also did some other things, I don't know much about it."
"He is a righteous man." Li Letian nodded.
"It's a pity that I don't know the name of this gentleman. He looks quite vicious, but he is a good person at heart. People really don't care about appearance. Some pretty boys have thin skin and tender flesh, but they are very stingy at heart."
Li Letian touched his nose and thought: Are the people in Chang'an so bad-mouthed?
"Why is my brother's leg lame?" Li Letian.
"I was ordered to go to the city to move stones, so my leg became lame."
"He was injured while guarding Chang'an City. I am also a righteous man."
Pi San shook his head: "I'm not. Did I break this leg on purpose?"
Li Letian was stunned again: "You are in good health, why should you..."
"Well, you don't understand." Pi San sighed: "I hurt my leg, so I don't have to go up the city wall. There are ten people who went up to the city with me, and now I am the only one alive. This high official
Man, do you think a leg is more important, or a life?"
Li Letian was silent for a long time: "What I said makes sense, but I am confused."
"Did you just want to ask me why I burned paper for people who are not relatives or friends?" Pi San looked at the grave mound in front of him and said slowly: "Actually, I was thinking of the original guest. When I thought of that guest, I just
I feel that there are still people in the world who miss us and are willing to do something for us. Every time I see this tomb, I feel more at ease."
At this moment, Li Letian was no longer speechless, but completely ashamed. The empire was very big, and it belonged to the Li family, and people like Pi San were all subjects of the Li family. But after all, the Li family was a little uncomfortable.
qualified.
As the masters of the empire, does the Li family have more virtues or more sins?
Li Letian stood up, held his fists in both hands and said, "Thank you for your teaching today, brother. I have learned a lesson."
"How about giving me the jade pendant?"
"Uh..." Li Letian smiled, reached out and took off the jade pendant, and said: "The last question, according to me, can Chang'an City be defended?"
Pi San took the jade pendant, took a serious look at its quality, and finally muttered something.
"In a world of war and chaos, it's not easy to take action."
He raised his head and saw Li Letian still looking at him, expecting the answer to the question.
He put away the jade pendant and said: "If you want to guard it, you can guard it. If you don't want to guard it, you can't guard it at any time. As for whether you want to guard it or not, it depends on your Majesty's wishes."
Li Letian frowned and pondered Pi San's words. When he heard the last sentence, he was suddenly startled and looked at Pi San with wide eyes.