In the first year of Yuanping, the capital was treacherous.

On the surface, Chang'an is still prosperous.

The peddlers and pawns ushered in an endless stream of them, stuffing the inner city of Chang'an into a continuous spring of life. I don't know where the spring came from, and I can't find it, and it is surging with a stream of people.

Lively, noisy, buzzing with people...... It's been a lot of trouble all day. This is Chang'an, the most glorious and dazzling city in the world.

The people on the streets of Chang'an are undoubtedly the richest people in the world.

And they didn't know that such peace and tranquility were about to be interrupted by the treacherous inside the high walls of the Han Palace.

Their king, who is quiet and kind, and who is wise and wise, has not lived long.

Chang'an, however, is still calm.

At that time, Liu was eighteen years old, and like the people of the city, he was also an ant under the thick city wall. Tired every day, rushing to make a living.

He was a strange man, and in the eyes of others, his behavior was always different. For example, although he is slight, and no one cares about him at the feet of the Son of Heaven, but in the end, he is a royal clan member who has been a member of the royal family, and he has Zhang Heken's help, if he is self-reliant, it is always not difficult to find an official and a half-position.

But he didn't.

He mingled in the Chang'an market, making up for a living, laughing and scolding among the peddlers and pawns, and what was even more strange was that Zhang He turned a deaf ear to Liu's words and deeds.

Liu Ai's personality is a lot softer, and he has begun to laugh, and when he takes out his hand, he laughs with the hawkers around him, as if he was born to make a living by weaving and selling grets.

Sometimes, when others called him "a weaver," he just smiled, looked up at the man, and asked, "Hey, do you want to buy a basket?" And without a moment's delay, he buried himself in the basket and made up again......

A few vendors around him were very familiar with him, and they knew what kind of person he was, so they sometimes joked with him: "Hey, I'm sick, your daughter-in-law has a big belly, and she's about to give birth, right?" This boy has a good life, he marries a beauty, and the big fat baby will be born! ”

Several vendors responded and made fun of him.

When this boy heard about his daughter-in-law, he was not annoyed at all, but laughed very happily, raised the half-woven basket in his hand, and said, "There is a son, there is hope, who is not like this." ”

The vendors also laughed: "That's right! There is one, top 10,000 good! It's a lot of energy! Otherwise, Lao Tzu is tired and tired for half his life, for whom? ”

With that, the crowd burst into laughter. Sick and smiling, they are right, they are tired of work, and when they come home and see their wife and young son, they have no worries.

Thinking about it, the smile on his face became brighter......

Just as he was talking and laughing, someone came running to say a little bit of good, shouting as he ran: "It's not good, it's not good!" ”

The laughing crowd was stunned for a while, but when they saw that the latter who came came was out of breath, and he couldn't finish a sentence for a while, the big guy laughed again......

In this ugly street and alley, there is no "big thing" to think of, and the one who can talk about the "big thing" is either the widow and widow of Zhang Matchmaker on the street, or whose sow has given birth, otherwise, whose baby has been in the army for several years has returned...... The idea is so trivial that it can't be turned over.

Therefore, when they heard the later life shouting "It's not good", they were shocked at first, and they didn't go to their hearts for a while. After this life, he was sweating profusely, and it was easy to catch his breath, and he was about to tell the story, but he didn't think that none of these people wanted to listen to him.

Hou Sheng was in a hurry, stomped his feet, and shouted: "It's really bad!" He stepped forward, pulled out Ah Zhang, who was selling shoes, and said urgently: "What about you...... It's you! That...... That's not good, no, no, no......."

As soon as he was nervous, he stuttered.

Ah Zhang patted the insole on the shoulder of the poster, and said, "What's wrong?" Lao Tzu eats you and drinks you? Come up and curse me! Did I offend you? ”

Housheng opened his mouth and gasped twice, and said in a panic: "No, no, no...... You...... Ah Zhang, your wife...... Your wife ......."

"What's wrong with my mother-in-law? Could it be that you have discovered the thief? Hahahaha......"

Seeing that Ah Zhang was teasing like this, the group of people around him burst into laughter.

These hawkers are all country whacks, and they don't speak properly, and when they say it, they will pass, and no one will take it to heart.

Liu Yi had heard them messing around like this, so he didn't make a sound, silently lowered his head, and continued to weave the sliver in his hand.

Hou Sheng hurriedly grabbed Ah Zhang's collar and said in a panic: "Who is joking with you!" Ah Zhang, your daughter-in-law is rushing to the ghost gate at this time! You're not going to pull her up! ”

Ah Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then grabbed his collar with his backhand: "What's wrong with my daughter-in-law?" ”

"Your daughter-in-law is about to give birth! The big fat boy is too big to get down! I'm afraid it's not good! ”

"What?" Ah Zhang was so anxious that his face was sweating, and he couldn't care about wiping it: "What's the matter...... Why is this going to be raw? I'm fine when I'm gone! …… Why is this going to be raw? ”

"Not really! This isn't an urgent birth, blame your kid for not hurting his mother too much, he has to be beaten up when he is born, this is going to be your daughter-in-law's life! Only then did the latter say that he could say it smoothly, and said to Sù Zhang: "Very anxious! Even Wen Po didn't have time to rush to your house! You're going back, if something happens, the fat boy and your daughter-in-law...... Which do you want? ”

When everyone heard this, they all held their breath, the woman was in childbirth, it was the Lord of Yama who wanted to ask for her life! It's either a mother or a son, and you always have to ask for a soul to go,...... This Ah Zhang, I'm afraid I have to choose one or the other.

Ah Zhang turned around in a panic to pack up his things, while collecting, while trembling, they are people who live on small businesses, even if they encounter such an emergency, they must not lose their livelihood. Otherwise, how can you live?

Collect it, and the future life can't look at it: "Ah Zhang, your panicked legs are weak, and you can't run fast if you're afraid, between your daughter-in-law and your son, you choose one, I'll run back on your behalf, tell Wen Po first, let her make a decision...... Hurry up, delay for half a moment, and you can kill someone! ”

Everyone also said yes, and they were busy urging Ah Zhang to make a decision.

They are all honest and flat-headed people who beg for a living, and they have no malice, but when it comes to this kind of thing, they can't help but be anxious, and they are a little cruel when they make a momentary decision. Everyone said: "If it is a girl, it is enough, and it is necessary to have a good mother; If it is a male baby, I am afraid that Ah Zhang will become a widower. ”

Li is such a reason, but when he says it, it makes people feel cruel.

But what can they do? They are all ordinary people who live a life, who doesn't want to have a hope? This is an idea that has been circulating in the blood for thousands of years, what is the value of a female baby? It was because of this kind of thing that the daughter-in-law died, and the father-in-law's family was also able to understand.

It's so sad.

Ah Zhang trembled and said to the back: "...... Protect...... Keep my son...... Strike, strike......"

"Hey, yes!" The next generation responded: "This is also a question of this, who wants a mother to have such a thing?" I don't have a son, what kind of life do I have! Ah Zhang, don't be too sad, you can't keep the number of stable mother-in-law roads, your daughter-in-law has a big life, and the mother and son are safe! ”

"But...... But...... May it be ...... so"

"That's a fallacy." Suddenly, someone on the side coldly spat out these two words.

The voice was as old as a dead branch, which was clattered and shattered by the wind.

They looked around, but they saw an old woman on crutches squinting at them. Everyone was puzzled and asked, "Old woman, are you talking?" ”

The old woman nodded.

Everyone laughed and said, "Why did the old woman say that? Is there anything wrong with our words? ”

"It's not right, it's wrong." Step by step, the old woman approached. The cane "Dengden" chiseled into the ground, kicking up dust and ash. There was a faint smile on her face, not gloomy, but a little kind......

"Oh, don't come here to mess around! Which of our words are wrong? A Zhang's daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and the baby is difficult to come down, if there is a bad pool, it is natural to let the child be born, and the mother ...... Mother ......"

"Mother? Mother, damn it? ”

The old woman smiled. The smile was faint, but it made people tremble in their hearts.

"So what else? Who wants their daughter-in-law dead? What can I do? ”

"A son is more important than a mother?" The old woman asked. The light smile on his face is still hanging, and the slightest trace has not diminished.

"That's natural."

The good people replied so naturally.

The old woman sighed.

"It's not important, the son is naturally not as important as the mother."

But some people say so.

The old woman glanced over, but saw that the young man had just lowered his head and carefully knitted his basket again.

It was this young man who said this.

The old woman was quite curious, and said to the young man, "Little boy, what do you think?" Have another insight? ”

"Yes," Liu Yi raised his head and smiled lightly, "It's natural that a son is not as important as a mother." A wife is a man who accompanies me all my life, and there is no one like her in my heart. After saying that, he went to make up his basket in earnest.

"Oh?" The old woman found it interesting and said to him, "The old man begs a bad tongue, and the young man should not rest assured." - If the boy is unfortunate enough to have such a thing, what should the boy do? ”

Liu Yi already chuckled: "Then do you still need to think about it?" Naturally, it is a good and bitter life to keep a wife, and a wife to make a wife. ”

"Really?"

"Really." Liu Ai has said again: "If you talk about the benefits of children, you can't be in a hurry for a while, and there will always be children in the future." Besides, I just want to have children from my wife. ”

"Oh? Do you want to have a child? ”

Liu Yi smiled shyly: "I don't think about it so much." I just thought about it, it was not easy for my wife to come with me, and I couldn't lose my wife's life for a baby who had not yet eaten a mouthful of milk. ”

The old lady smiled approvingly: "What a good boy." …… Teenager, can you get married? ”

"I have married a good wife, and I am happy."

Liu Aiji's face did have a happy smile.

"That's good, that's very good," the old woman also smiled, "Young man, your wife, it's really a blessing that has taken several lifetimes to cultivate, and I can meet you in this life." ”

"That's not it, it's a blessing to be able to marry a good wife."

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered that Pingjun at home was still waiting for him to collect the stall and go back. For some reason, at this moment, he missed his wife at home like crazy, and ...... The little doll still in Pingjun's belly.

Then he set out to collect the stall.

The old woman said: "Let me ask the young man again, if you have a good wife, can you have children?" ”

Liu Ai was already full of happiness: "Yes, but ...... It hasn't been born yet. ”

The old woman approached him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Young man, the old woman came out in a hurry, penniless, and did not bring a messenger to the servant, this was the ...... It's getting late, and I'm bothering you to take your old body for a ride. ”

"Old lady...... Where is home? ”

"It's very biased," the old woman laughed, "it's better to ...... How about you come home later and send the old woman home? The old woman will be rewarded. ”

Liu's illness is already a little inexplicable.