The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 228 Returning to the old place

"That's okay!"

After hearing what the old man said, Li Xinni naturally knew what the old man was thinking and did not refuse. After all, there is someone to accompany you along the way, and you can also understand things you don't understand through the old man.

The next section of the journey became a bit boring. After all, we were on a hurry and could only walk on the road. As we gradually moved away from Chang'an, there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road.

Both sides of the road are becoming more and more desolate, but it is also because there are people accompanying us, so it does not seem boring or lonely.

The old man often told some interesting things that happened around him on the road. This was also a lifestyle that Li Xinni was not exposed to on weekdays, but he listened with interest.

Perhaps because of the familiarity, the children on the side are no longer afraid of Li Xinni, and they are getting closer to Li Xinni.

Li Xinni has an approachable and gentle temperament that attracts children even more, and the clear laughter of children is indispensable along the way.

But he saw a child sitting on the back of the snow, and Li Xinni and the old man walking slowly. Li Xinni then asked:

"It's time for him to start school, right?"

Looking at the child sitting on Texue's back, Li Xinni asked the old man beside him.

"It's indeed here!"

Hearing Li Xinni's words, the old man couldn't help but nodded, and then said: "I heard that in the previous dynasty, it was extremely difficult for the children of ordinary people like us to learn education!"

"And now, thanks to Princess Yong'an, children all over the world can receive education, which makes me shed tears of gratitude!"

"Oh? What's the explanation?"

Li Xinni pretended to be confused.

The old man on the side was also happy to explain, and said with a grateful face:

"Princess Yong'an established the Women's Palace so that all the poor lesbians in the world could be raised and educated like boys. Then she established the Junzi Tower to adopt the poor boys from all over the world. Finally, she built a house in the Women's Palace and the Junzi Tower. Set up a school among them and allow outside children to enter and study!"

"This also allows ordinary people's children to enter and study. They only need to submit some religious training, and their children can enter the school and take the imperial examination. How can we not make the world grateful?"

"indeed so!"

Li Xinni on the side nodded slightly, and gradually learned about the situation of the Virgin Palace and Junzi Tower in the world from the old man's mouth. This situation also made her very satisfied.

At least it really developed in the direction she expected.

The old man on the side continued: "Everything we ordinary people can have now is because of Princess Yong'an! I heard that Princess Yong'an is favored by the divine bird and can live forever. However, I have lived in Chang'an City for several months and have never seen Princess Yong'an. , it is truly a lifelong regret to kneel down and thank Princess Yongan in person for her kindness!"

Hearing this, Li Xinni finally moved slightly. She glanced at the old man next to her, and saw that the old man's face was sincere. These words should be sincere.

After a moment of silence, Li Xinni said:

"According to what my father-in-law said, Princess Yong'an is kind-hearted, as long as you are grateful in your heart, I'm afraid Princess Yong'an won't accept it even if you kneel in front of her, just keep it in your heart!"

"Who says it's not?!"

After listening to Li Xinni's words, the old man nodded in agreement, "There are so many people in the world who are grateful to Princess Yong'an, and how many people can meet Princess Yong'an in person? Only a few!"

"Therefore, people all over the world often make statues of Princess Yong'an at home, just like the Buddha in the temple. They worship her day and night. They don't ask for the protection of their families, but only want to repay Princess Yong'an for her kindness!"

Li Xinni: "..."

Buddha in the temple...

Li Xinni naturally knew that, but she never thought that one day she would be worshiped by people all over the world like Buddha, which made her feel a little happy.

Her heart was filled with a touch of joy, and the corners of her mouth could not help but raise slightly, revealing a faint smile. Coupled with her beautiful face, the flowers blooming on the roadside and the warm spring breeze seemed to be hidden in the spring breeze, drifting into the distance.

What does the world pursue?

Either fame and wealth, wealth, beautiful children, a happy family, or a good name after death...

Among them, there is always something suitable for someone, and the same is true for Li Xinni.

The same was true for the rest of the journey. Li Xinni learned many things about ordinary people's homes from the old man's mouth. After a month, they finally arrived at their destination - Longxi.

Of course, they were not walking fast. After all, they were walking. They stopped and stopped along the way. At the same time, the old man also told the young grandson beside him the interesting things on the way and the stories of ancient celebrities and patriots contained in some buildings.

"When she became Princess Yong'an and established the palace, she led a large number of children from the Western Regions back to Chang'an City. She also walked in the same way, telling the stories to those children along the way."

"And when those children grow up, they will all serve the country and live up to Princess Yong'an's teachings!"

The old man looked at the huge city in front of him, with a sigh on his face, "There is a girl accompanying me all the way, and feeding the old man and the child, which makes the old man feel grateful. In this case, why not sit in the old man's home, which is also a blessing. I have done my best to show my gratitude to the landowner?"

"...That's okay!"

After hesitating for a moment, Li Xinni nodded in agreement.

Immediately, the three of them slowly walked towards the city ahead. Compared with a hundred years ago, Longxi City became more majestic and magnificent. It seemed that the city had also been repaired and was very different from before.

This left Li Xinni unable to find a familiar place, but some subtle details could still evoke her memories.

A hundred years ago, she left her home here for Chang'an, and in the blink of an eye, a hundred years had passed.

When I came back again, my hometown had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Li Xinni was not in a hurry to return to the former Li family's residence, but followed the old man to his home.

The old man's home is not in Longxi City, but in a slightly remote place outside the city. However, there are also a large number of residents living there, which is quite prosperous and lively.

There are rows of wooden houses located on both sides of the street. Although they are very simple compared with the houses in Chang'an City, they are much better than the thatched houses Li Xinni remembered a hundred years ago.

"Old Zhao, you are back!"

"Old Zhao, didn't you go to Chang'an? Why are you back again?"

"Is this your grandson? If he looks good, he is smart!"

"Who is this girl?"

"Could it be that she is your daughter-in-law, Lao Zhao?"

"..."

Walking on the streets of the village, people passing by would greet the old man beside him from time to time. Only then did Li Xinni know that the old man's surname was Zhao.

With a smile on his face, Lao Zhao nodded and chatted. When someone misunderstood that Li Xinni was his daughter-in-law, he quickly explained: "This is a girl I met on the road. She comes from a wealthy family. This time she is from a wealthy family. I am walking here, and I have to travel all over the world. Along the way, I take good care of my grandfather and grandson, so I invite this girl to my home as a guest."

"I see!"

When the people in the same village heard Lao Zhao's explanation, they suddenly became enlightened. Then they couldn't help but look at Li Xinni carefully. From what Lao Zhao just said, they knew that Li Xinni was a girl from a wealthy family. At this time, there was a horse beside her and she was holding a horse in her hand. Bao Jian, his clothes are simple but not shabby, he is obviously an unusual person.

They also put away their contempt and became respectful in their hearts.

After all, there are still many differences between high-ranking officials and ordinary people like them.

Li Xinni had a smile on her face. When she saw someone greeting her, she responded with a smile.

After a while, Lao Zhao took him to a house. The house was a small courtyard with two entrances. Because no one had lived in it for a long time, the courtyard was full of weeds.

"You made me laugh, the courtyard is quite messy, please let me clean it up later!"

"Let me help!"

Li Xinni led Da Da into the courtyard, placed the sword on the stone table covered with fallen leaves, and then cleaned the courtyard with Lao Zhao.

Texue also snorted and walked to the wall beside him, lowering his head to eat the fresh green grass in the corner.

After all, he had just returned, and Lao Zhao's home was quite messy and needed to be tidied up for him to live in, so he couldn't let Li Xinni live there.

So Li Xinni found an empty courtyard next door to Lao Zhao in the village and rented it for a while.

Just as Li Xinni was cleaning up the courtyard she rented, the children accompanying her ran in, "Sister, sister! My grandfather asked me to invite my sister over for lunch!"

The little boy was very smart and politely invited Li Xinni to come over for lunch. Because Li Xinni did not let him in, he only stood at the threshold outside the door and shouted inside.

"Go now!"

Because they had been together for nearly a month, Li Xinni was no longer polite, and the meeting was not far away, just a few feet away.

After having a simple and hearty lunch, Lao Zhao thanked Li Xinni for taking care of him along the way. Only then did Li Xinni have time to walk to the village.

Because of Lao Zhao, the villagers in the village did not reject the newly moved Li Xinni. In addition, Li Xinni's appearance was quite beautiful, which also attracted the love of the villagers in the village.

There was even a matchmaker from the village who came to visit. The matchmaker carefully observed Li Xinni's appearance, and when she asked about what Li Xinni brought when she came, she wisely left on her own.

After purchasing some daily necessities in the village, Li Xinni returned to the yard she rented. The courtyard is quite spacious, and there is a huge pomegranate tree next to it. It is already covered with green leaves, and there are small flowers hanging on the branches.

There is a stone table under the pomegranate tree. Li Xinni is sitting at the stone table, carefully wiping the long sword in his hand.

"How long do you want to stay here?"

A swallow that Bai Zhi turned into landed on the stone table, and then he spoke human words and asked.

"Let's live here for a while..."

After hearing Bai Zhi's words, Li Xinni was silent for a moment, and then answered like this. Obviously, she didn't know how long she would live there, but the time she rented this courtyard was half a year, and it obviously couldn't be shorter than that.

In Longxi Chengji, it was the residence of Emperor Taiwu of the Tang Dynasty. The Li family's mansion in the city was given special care and ordinary people did not dare to destroy it.

Li Xinni walked out of the village and walked towards the magnificent city in the distance. As the distance approached, Li Xinni saw soldiers guarding the city wall. Apparently there were many soldiers stationed in Chengji City in Longxi.

Li Xinni slowly walked into the city following the flow of people. Suddenly, the sound of noise hit her face, and the bustling and lively scene came into view, as if she was in Chang'an City.

Longxi was originally located on the Silk Road. Many merchants from the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty stayed here. Some merchants from the Western Regions even just shipped their goods here and started selling them, which made the city more prosperous.

Perhaps this is also the reason why the city in front of you has become larger and more prosperous in the past hundred years.

However, some streets in the center of the city have not changed much. Li Xinni walked among them, which immediately brought back memories deep in her memory.

Staying at a corner, a shop, or a step all made Li Xinni become even more silent.

Then she slowly moved forward, and finally came to a rather grand mansion, and in front of the mansion, there was a burly gate guard.

Seeing Li Xinni standing in front of him for a long time, Menzi suddenly showed doubts, but seeing Li Xinni's beautiful face, he did not dare to drive her away.

After a while, he stepped forward and said, "Young lady, are you looking for someone?"

Li Xinni came back to her senses, looked at the door, shook her head slightly, and then walked towards the mansion. Although the Li family also lived in the former residence of Emperor Taiwu, there were not many of them.

The original Li family in Longxi has moved to another larger house in the city.

"Hey, girl, don't force your way in!"

The disciple saw that Li Xinni was a woman and did not look like a bad person, so he tried to persuade her with good words. However, at this time, Li Xinni actually wanted to break in again. How could he treat her calmly?

"Girl, please be careful, otherwise I will call the servants!"

Hearing the serious words of the disciple, Li Xinni was stunned immediately. Although he was returning to his former home, a hundred years had passed. Li Xinni was not angry, but took out a brand new token from his arms. , handed it to the door on the side.

The door took it and took a closer look, and his face suddenly changed drastically. The plane quickly turned into a normal look again, but his attitude became much more respectful, "Your Majesty, please come in!"

The doorman immediately led the way, but he quickly arranged for the people inside the door, and said loudly: "Hurry up and open the door of the mansion to welcome the nobles in!"

The gates of wealthy people's mansions are usually closed. Even if they are opened, they must be opened for important events, such as the entry of a canonized envoy from my court, the entry of a noble person, or the return of the head of the family from a distant place. The people in the mansion should open the gate to welcome them.

At this time, the token Li Xinni showed was obviously unusual, otherwise the disciple would not have reacted like this.

Li Xinni saw that the other party was going to a lot of trouble and quickly stopped her, "It doesn't have to be like this!"

After hearing Li Xinni's words, the doorman stopped what he was doing and still respectfully welcomed Li Xinni in.

As Li Xinni entered, everyone in the Li family's mansion was alarmed, and the Li family members who lived in the Li family's mansion quickly came out to greet him.

Because they already knew that Li Xinni showed the token, and the token Li Xinni showed was only owned by the royal family.

The gate guarding the gate outside is not an ordinary person, so he naturally recognizes the token.

The person living in this mansion at this time was a middle-aged man, who was obviously specially arranged by the royal family in Chang'an City to live in and manage this mansion.

(End of this chapter)