Shu Blossoms

Chapter 23 Sisters and Brothers
The green hills are continuous and deserted, the green streams are winding and flowing, and there is an ancient temple in the high place. The temple is called Jinling, and the old monk said that it has been more than 300 years ago.

Looking forward, the morning light is falling, the dew is swaying, the temple gate is mottled, and there are few pilgrims, but it is a clean and cultivated place.

At this time, Zheng Wei and the others were walking up the steps.

The mountain road was steep and difficult to navigate, and Tuo Bayu was still seriously injured, so he was carried by Wang Laohan and Wang Changgen.

Zheng Wei guessed that going up the mountain in such a hurry may be related to the news that Old Man Wang brought back last night.

Zheng Wei thought about what Old Man Wang said last night. He called the other party's lord. Obviously, the master is Xia Houqing and not Tuobayu.

The Xiahou family was the royal family of the previous dynasty. Although they defected to the Great Wei Dynasty, there were still many servants and servants of the previous dynasty in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Now it seems that Yang County Magistrate and Wang Laohan are two of them.

Then it's not difficult to know how Tuobayu and the other [-]th people infiltrated into Da Zhou.Although Banyang County is not close to Qingzhou City and Muling Pass, it is not difficult to know when Muling Pass will transfer the defenders.

But Zheng Wei felt that it was ridiculous to rely on a hundred or so people to guard against the natural danger, and he didn't think that the Great Wei Emperor would be so ignorant and arrogant.

Probably the late arrival of the reinforcements made Tuoba Yu vigilant. He did not enter through the city gate that day, and chose another place to hide.

But she didn't quite understand why Tuobayu hid in the temple on the mountain. If he was found, wouldn't it be more difficult to escape.

After a while, they arrived at the open space in front of the temple gate.

The square lotus-patterned incense burner in the center of the open space has not yet been lit, and only a few monks have just finished cleaning and walked out with a sweeping basket.

Going around the incense burner, Zheng Wei actually saw two little people, one big and one small, kneeling in front of the door.

A monk walked up to them, packed some food for them, and went straight to work.

The big little man split the food into two and gave half to the little one.

Xiao Chong showed a bright and pure smile to him, and then took it and nibbled at it.

The big one carefully wrapped the food, put it in his sleeve pocket, touched the small hair, got up and went to grab the monk's cleaning dust.

The two fought back and forth a few times, but the big one took it away, and skillfully started to do it with a sweeper taller than him.

The other monks seemed to be used to it and didn't pay much attention to it.

Zheng Wei was fascinated, Tuo Bayu and the others had already gone out quite a bit, and the Zhike monk was welcoming them into the door.

She quickly chased after her and entered the temple together with her.

"Three gentlemen, the guest room has been cleaned up, and if you need it, you can inform the guests."

Maybe the money for the incense from Xiahouqing was in place, and the monk monks were very enthusiastic and sent them to a courtyard called Shanyunju with a smile.

The reason why there are three gentlemen is because she is wearing coarse trousers at this time. Although it is coarse cloth, it is still clean and complete. It is the only good clothes for Wang Changgen when he was a child. Aunt Wang is not willing to cut and mend old clothes. Save it for future grandsons to wear.

Even if Zheng Wei changed her skirt, she was reluctant to let go.

"Why don't I have my house, where do I rest?"

Zheng Wei saw that Xia Houqing and Tuo Bayu had their own rooms, but they didn't have their own, so he ran to question them.

Tuoba Yu raised his eyebrows, looked at Xiao Langjun, who was dressed in rough clothes but was still delicate and beautiful, and teased: "The servants serve at any time, where do you want to rest in the bedroom."

Said and pointed to the narrow couch in the compartment outside the bedroom, "The night is there, anytime."

Zheng Wei gritted his teeth and turned around angrily and went out the door.

If she had money on her body, she wouldn't be so fussy.

After strolling around the temple, before I knew it, I walked to the gate of the temple again, and saw the two children were still kneeling.

Out of curiosity, she ran to ask the monk Zhike: "Why do those two children keep kneeling in front of the door?"

The Zhike monk sighed, "It's just a poor person among all living beings."

But it turned out that they were two brothers and sisters, sister Xiaonan and brother Fengsheng. Their father's surname was Zhuang, and they were from Shanqiao Village at the foot of the mountain.

Last year, there was little rain and drought in the north, and the harvest in Banyang County was low, but the imperial taxation went up.The family really didn’t have enough food, and just in time for the county government to recruit corvée, Zhuang’s father signed up for the county government to deduct taxes with his work.

In the late spring of this year, Zhuang’s father was robbed and severely injured by refugees when he returned from his work. When he came back, he was on the verge of death, and he passed away within a few days.

The family lacked a pillar, and Zhuang's mother fell seriously ill in acute pain.

The serious illness has not yet recovered, and there is no rice to cook at home, so he can only drag the sick body up the mountain to dig wild vegetables.

The house leaked every night, and it rained for several days in a row. The mountain road was difficult to go. When Zhuang's mother was walking back, she encountered a landslide and was submerged in the mountains and never came out!

It can be said that misfortunes do not come singly, the small family that was riddled with wind and rain collapsed in an instant, leaving only two young orphans struggling to survive.

After inquiring, I learned that my sister Xiaonan was eleven years old, but she was actually the same age as Zheng Wei.He looked like an eight or nine year old child.Fengsheng was only five years old, the age when he was working and not working. Even if he sold his body, no rich family in the hometown would buy it.

The reason why I talked about selling one's body was that a few days ago, a concubine came to the door and said that there was a wealthy family in the county who wanted to buy servants, and came to ask Xiaonan if she would like it.Xiao Nan is naturally willing, but Chan said that he can't bring A Di.

Every family in the village is short of rice and food, and no one wants to have an extra family member to eat. Xiao Nan thought for a long time before thinking of Jinling Temple on the mountain.

Her previous grandma in the village said that most of the monks in the temple are orphans, and Xiao Nan thought about sending Adi to the temple, where there is also a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Speaking of this, the monk monk sighed, "In this world, they often pick up a newborn baby at the door from time to time, and there are many more miserable than this sister and brother. The temple really has no spare capacity to take it in."

Zheng Wei listened to Zhike Seng's words, and his heart was sour and unbearable. He looked at the two small figures kneeling on the ground from a distance. Xiao Nan's small body was kneeling upright. He was pulled up by the elder sister.

She couldn't see the expressions on their faces, so she could only guess that Feng Sheng was playing coquettish with her sister with a small face.

The Zhike monk went to work after speaking, leaving Zheng Wei alone in a daze.

"Pity them?"

Xia Houqing didn't know when he came behind her, and sneered slightly.

Zheng Wei ignored it.

"In Dawei, the prisoners are slaves who can be traded and exchanged. You may not end up better than them." Xia Houqing seemed to be unhappy, and continued, "You should have pity on yourself."

Zheng Wei narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath.In fact, she wanted to roll her eyes at him more, but she was in a better situation than anyone at the moment, so she pulled the corner of her mouth and turned away without saying a word.

At night, Zheng Wei felt like he had a rock in his heart, and he was lying there tossing and turning.

Tuoba Yu couldn't sleep because of all the thoughts in his heart, and was upset by Zheng Wei's movement, so he changed the law to support her.

Zheng Wei didn't seem to be in high interest, but he did it honestly, and Tuobayu was surprised.

She lowered her eyebrows to please her eyes, but Tuo Bayu felt that it was boring, and pulled Zheng Wei to ask her what happened.

Zheng Wei was silent for a long time before talking about what happened during the day.

Tuobayu didn't understand why she was worried. Now the world is difficult, life and death are not uncommon, and it is not uncommon to even change children and eat, why only pity this pair of brothers and sisters.

　I'm sorry, the child's high fever has not subsided in the past two days, so the daily update time is uncertain!After a few days, you can resume the [-]:[-] update.

　　Song Dynasty Prime Minister Fu Bi's poem "Crossing Zichuan Immortal Village":
　　The green hills are deserted, and the green streams are busy.

　　It occupies a high place in the ancient temple of Shengyin, and leans against a cliff and a small village.

　　The sky in Yungao Cave is huge, and the sun and moon are long on the Immortal Stage.

　　The Tang Feng God of Wealth is still here today, and the paradise is not a dreamland.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)