Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 84 Order
Zhao Yunchun's eyes flickered, he raised his head slightly, glanced at the somewhat old gate of Su's family, there was a look of surprise on his brows, and he walked over.

His servant was startled, hurriedly followed, and said anxiously: "Little prince, walk slowly, be careful of slippery roads."

Although this area is relatively prosperous in the capital, and the streets are clean, but because it is too clean, the road is more difficult to walk after it snows, especially when there are many people who have been hit by snow outside the city. In the capital of the good place, there are yamen servants patrolling the streets every day, and there are still a lot of troubles, which made the governor of Kaifeng unable to sleep for several days.

The group of people queuing in front of the gate of the Su family were a little surprised when they saw Zhao Yunchun's attire, and many of them didn't even know where to put their hands and feet. In Kaifeng, it is really rare.

It's a pity that the people who will appear in this kind of place are too low-status, and they are all poor people who came into the city from outside the city to beg for a living. They will not recognize this young prince who is famous in Kaifeng. The door is about to become a crowd of people.

The appeal of the little prince cannot be underestimated.

Zhao Yunchun walked all the way and saw several people squatting under the nearby shed, rubbing their hands and stomping their feet to keep warm, pointing at the front, bowing their heads and whispering, they seemed to be very concerned about the situation of Su's porridge, but they didn't queue up to get the porridge Rice, but their clothes are shabby, and they look like poor people. They don't seem to just want to watch the fun here, so they couldn't help being startled, and couldn't help but leaned over and asked, "Everyone, have you ever had rice porridge?"

One of them, a fairly tall man in his forties, was stunned for a moment, then understood, and said with a smile: "I don't know something, the Su family's porridge is not too much, there are only ten pots a day, sometimes If there are fewer people coming, there will be enough. Sometimes when there are many people coming, it may not be enough. The few of us who are strong and have hands and feet can find some scattered jobs without the old and weak women and children. Of course, it is impossible to eat and drink enough with the money I earn, but there is no problem in living, and there is no need to rush to eat porridge with these old people and children with poor living ability."

The people next to him nodded repeatedly: "The front line is full of old and weak people. Those who are in good health mostly line up at the back. We can all find work, so we don't need to queue at all."

The other person also laughed and said: "Let's wait here. If the big guys have received the porridge and rice later, and there is still some leftovers, we will also go and drink a bowl. If there is no leftovers, then that's all. There is no errand for a while, let's get together and have a rest, so there will be no delay."

Zhao Yunchun frowned, quite surprised, the servant beside him also frowned, and muttered in a low voice: "What kind of family is this? Why is it that they don't even give away porridge to do good deeds? At least let everyone eat a few bowls." yes!"

However, the little prince obviously didn't think about these things. Generally, reasonable people know that they should not buy people's hearts too much in the capital, so as not to embarrass the court. This Su family only gives away ten pots of porridge every day, and there is a limit to doing good deeds. It is completely understandable, not only the Su family, but also other families cannot do good deeds endlessly.

His surprise was that the quality of these common people was really good—although it was the capital city, the common people in front of him were obviously poor people who could not read a single word. Not to mention people's clothes, but you can tell by their hands and feet that they are all poor.

There is a saying that is very good, you know etiquette when you have enough food, and you know how to respect the old and love the young when you can't fill your stomach, which is really surprising!

After thinking for a while, the little prince was really surprised, and finally couldn't bear it and walked over.

His temperament was so special that everyone consciously moved out of the way. Erlang and Ah Yue raised their heads, looked at Zhao Yunchun in surprise, then came back to their senses, pulled Ah Yue together and nodded politely.

"I don't know if this gentleman is thirsty? If you don't mind, you can also drink a bowl. It's snowing today and the road is freezing cold. It's okay to drink a bowl to warm your body. Please don't worry, these porridge rice The bowls and chopsticks are clean and not dirty."

Erlang glanced at the people queuing up behind him, and said with a smile, "I calculated, there are several porridge houses in the east of the city today, not too many people came, ten pots of porridge and rice are enough, maybe there will be more left over. "

Zhao Yunchun was startled, and glanced at the pot. The porridge was very dense. Of course it couldn't be compared with the precious rice he ate at home, but it was pretty good, at least it wasn't mixed with sand and stones.

However, the people in the queue at the back were all relying on porridge to fill their stomachs. He was embarrassed after all, but just shook his head with a smile and said: "Thank you, brother, but no need, I can warm up here."

The stove at the door of Su’s house is very special, it’s very warm when you get close to it, many people don’t leave after drinking the porridge, not because they want to drink a second bowl, but because they feel warm.

Zhao Yunchun looked at it carefully, and felt that this thing looked crude, not exquisite, and it was not as good-looking as the finely crafted steamer at home, but it must be very practical.

He has always been afraid of the cold, but now he saw the stove in front of him, and he couldn't feel his heart move. Maybe he can build one when he goes back. It doesn't matter if it doesn't look good. The most important thing is that it can make the cold winter less difficult.

Zhao Yunchun was deep in thought, Erlang listened to his words, looked up at his clothes and attire, he stopped persuading him, just smiled, made a space for the master and servant, turned his head and continued to give the body wholeheartedly. The common people in the past added porridge and rice.

Everyone is very orderly, one after another, the old and the weak are in the front, and the healthy people walk behind spontaneously. Erlang and Ah Yue are very fast and their movements are also neat.

The little prince just stood there quietly, watching silently, but his heart was not at peace.

It's not like he hasn't seen porridge in other places, especially when a catastrophe occurs, when the court provides relief, a large group of people swarm up, only strong men can grab food, children and weak women , Maybe they will be trampled, so it is not uncommon for them to die!
"I haven't been back for a few years. Could it be that the people in Kaifeng City have become 'sages'?"

Sure enough, as Erlang expected, after a while, the common people in front drank the porridge one by one, and slowly dispersed, and there was still half of the pot left in the pot. After waiting for a while, no one came, and only young people came. A few came for a second bowl.

After the work was done, Ah Yue heaved a sigh of relief, smiled and beckoned people to quickly move all the pots home, grabbed Erlang's hand and said, "It's hard to have a holiday, where should we go to play? The elder sister said I can go out to play." Bar."

(End of this chapter)