Li Er of the Tang Dynasty: Ancestor Xie is here!

Chapter 89: From Beijing to Fengxian County, [-] words

Du Fu stood there as if he was petrified, his lips trembling violently. He wanted to raise his hand, but he felt that his arm was suppressed by a huge weight and could not lift it.

During these years of wandering around for half his life, he has seen too much suffering.He thought that he was used to seeing separation between life and death, and his heart was as cold as stone. But when he saw his youngest son was so hungry that he could only breathe, and his youngest daughter fainted in front of him, Du Fu's brain instantly went blank.

The past flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern. After completing his studies, he wandered around various places, witnessing the hardships of people's lives and the tragedies one after another.Then he remembered the days in the capital, witnessing the extravagance of the Yang family and the extravagant and lustful life of the nobles. He felt as if his throat was being pinched tightly by a strong arm, unable to breathe.

Li Bai punched the doorframe bitterly. He hated himself for not having the heart. He didn't even notice that his best friend had fallen into this state.

Li Shimin also looked at Du Fu's home in disbelief. He couldn't believe it. Du Fu was an official after all, so why was his family so poor?
In other words, even the officials are like this, and they dare not think about what kind of life the people will live in this so-called prosperous age.

Looking at Du Fu's daughter, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of Li Mingda. He couldn't imagine how sad he would be if his favorite little Sizi was starved to look like this.

As he thought about it, he seemed to think of Li Mingda's pitiful appearance. He hugged the crying Li Mingda and couldn't help but shed tears.

At the same time, his anger gradually increased, and he secretly determined in his heart that even if he, Li Longji, was deceived by a villain, he would have to break at least three of his legs.

"Brother Zimei!" Seeing that Du Fu was in a bad state, Li Qing immediately stepped forward to help him.

Only then did Du Fu come to his senses. He looked at Li Qing like a zombie and suddenly hugged him and burst into tears.

"Don't worry, brother Mei, I'm here." Li Qing reached out and patted Du Fu on the back, comforting him softly.

He exchanged a few pills from the system, pushed Du Fu to Li Bai's side, walked to Du Fu's wife Yang, who was still sobbing, picked one and stuffed it into the mouth of the child who had only a trace of breath.

As soon as the medicine entered his mouth, the light in the child's eyes gradually returned, and soon he burst into tears.

Hearing the child's cry, Yang gradually came back to her senses. She wanted to thank Li Qing, but she didn't dare to put the child down.Li Qing saw her embarrassment and said warmly: "Sister-in-law, you don't have to be like this. Brother Zimei is my life-long friend."

If you can cry, it means the situation has improved.Du Fu, who had recovered his senses, rushed over, but was held by Li Qing, who was quick-sighted and quick-witted.

"Brother Zimei, don't act like a child!" Li Qing looked at him with stern eyes and said, "There is money in the car. You take Jingde out first to buy some rice and cook some porridge for your wife and children. We have been hungry for too long and cannot suddenly eat too well, as it is not good for our health."

"Hey!" Du Fu nodded heavily. Sometimes men don't need to say too much.He wiped his tears, turned around and left with Yu Chigong.

When Du Fu came back with the rice, his little daughter also woke up faintly.He quickly tidied up the stove, cooked a pot of porridge and brought it out.

"Drink some porridge, Ying Niang." Du Fu called his wife by her nickname and consoled her with distress while holding a bowl of porridge.

He didn't ask why his family was still in such a tight situation despite sending almost all of his salary back.Firstly, he doesn't want to make his wife sad, and secondly, he also knows that with the recent skyrocketing prices, it is really difficult to support a wife, three sons and a daughter with his meager salary.

"Du Lang..." Yang bit her lip and shook her head slightly, "I'm not hungry yet, let's feed the child first."

"Let me do it."

Du Fu stretched out his hand to pick up the child, but Yang dodged it. "Let me feed it. You have never fed a child before and choked him again."

"Well, Mrs. Sister-in-law, Brother Zimei," Li Qing stretched out his hand to interrupt their conversation, "It's better not to feed rice soup, it's not nutritious... I have milk powder here. You boil some water and I will make it for the child."

Xiao Du, who had taken medicine, was in good health except for being a little hungry, and didn't have to worry about lactose intolerance.

After the younger son's problem was solved, Yang looked at her younger daughter worriedly.The result was beyond her expectation. A pretty little girl was holding her little daughter in her arms, feeding her patiently with a bowl and comforting her in a soft voice.

The little person seemed to have infinite affinity. Du Fu's little daughter just snuggled quietly in her arms and ate the food she fed obediently.

"This is Brother Erfeng's daughter, Li Mingda. Du Fu introduced Li Mingda to Yang.

Yang praised Li Mingda endlessly and repeatedly praised Li Shimin for having a good daughter.

Li Shimin was also honored when his little cotton-padded jacket was praised.This is not the flattery of officials in the DPRK. Yang is definitely sincere.
Li Qing also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the butterfly effect was not severe, otherwise Du Fu's youngest son would have died of guilt if his youngest son had starved to death early.

This meal was eaten in silence, and even Li Bai, who was always cheerful, looked worried.

Du Fu took a few sips of porridge from the bowl and then got up to look for pen and ink.He has had a fire in his chest since he left Chang'an, and now the fire is getting stronger and stronger, almost gushing out, so he urgently needs to write something about the fire in his chest.

Li Shimin and others also stepped forward to see what was going on. Except for Li Qing, no one realized what they were witnessing.

"Du Ling has commoners, but the boss has changed his mind..."

Li Shimin recited in a low voice, and by the time he got to the point of "The wine and meat of Zhumen stink, and the bones on the road are frozen to death," his hands were clenched so hard that the joints turned white.

Fortunately, he came back in time and there was a trickster like Li Qing. Du Fu's sentence about the young son being hungry has been changed to "When you first hear howling, when the young son is hungry, he is close to death."

After writing the last sentence, "When you are worried about the end of Qi Zhongnan, you can't let go of the cave." Du Fu threw the pen heavily on the table, covered his face and cried loudly.

He doesn't know, he really doesn't know, why the world has become like this!
When Mrs. Yang heard her husband's cry, she put down the child and came over to hold him in her arms, comforting him in a soft voice.

She never complained that Du Fu wasted half his life and only had a small official. In her opinion, it was not Du Fu's fault. He had tried his best to make a good life for himself and his children. What else could he blame?

She only hates this world, this world where there is no way to serve the country and where traitors rule!
This world where the poor are oppressed and the rich are arrogant and extravagant!

The good guys are doing things like cows and horses, and the bad guys enjoy endless worldly affairs!
She considers herself to be a womanly person and does not understand those twists and turns. She only knows that if good and evil are not rewarded, there must be selfishness in everything!

"I...I love this Tang Dynasty!" Du Fu choked so hard that he couldn't help himself, "But...but who loves me!"

(End of this chapter)