Chapter 21: Compassion
Just after noon on this day, Li Po came to the gatehouse as usual.
Just in time for a guard to come out of the porter.
Li Po smiled and handed him two frozen fish.
The pawn smiled, and after eight or nine days, he repeatedly watched this person come and go with the homeless people, rushing endlessly, and he was also familiar with him, and the lower the status, the easier it was to deal with.
So these soldiers in the army are not as concerned about Li Po's identity as Liu Wuchang and others, he checked the frozen fish, and joked with Li Po, "We have heard that the food you make is extremely delicious, when will you make a meal to taste?" ”
Li Po arched his hand, "Don't laugh at the villain, look at me like this, who wants to let me get started?" ”
"By the way, is this drinking again in the house?"
"It's a cold day, how can you get by without a few drinks?"
Last ......
The pawn grinned, "Don't worry, Captain Wu's body is beaten with iron, even if he takes a few more old punches, he can stand it." ”
After speaking, the pawn smiled, obviously happy to see Wu Chang's blue face and swollen face.
Li Po smiled, confessed, and wanted to go back.
But there was a faint sound of horses' hooves, and the pawn immediately straightened up and looked over, and Li Po was also clever, and quickly took a few steps back and hid in the dark shadows of the gatehouse.
After a short time, he saw a group of knights coming from the city.
People and horses are like dragons, more than ten horses roared past, to the city gate, the speed slowed down a little, but did not stop, directly out of the north city gate, and walked away.
Although it passed quickly, Li Po saw it very clearly.
These knights carry swords and arrows, each of them is dressed in fur fur, and their horses are like flying, and they are very rich and twenty flamboyant, which makes this line of knights look full of momentum.
At the gatehouse, the young tax collector had already appeared.
"Who?"
The pawn immediately bowed down and replied: "The villain sees clearly, it's Li Gongcao...... I should have taken people to hunt. ”
The tax collector frowned, a hint of disgust flashed through his eyes, and then waved his hand and chased the pawn away.
Just as he was about to return to the house, he saw Li Po who was about to leave, and when he groaned slightly, he called Li Po and said, "Don't go out of the city again." ”
In a simple word, as a result, Li Po's days of leading people to fish are over.
There is no explanation, Li Po can only guess that it has something to do with the group of knights who went out of the city, maybe they are afraid that these people will see the homeless people out of the city, maybe it is some other reason, but no matter what the reason is, anyway, the good days of the homeless people who have just recovered are over.
Li Po was not much frustrated, and he was not resentful.
Because he, like other outcasts, can face up to his own humility.
It's just that he is different from other homeless people in that he always tries his best to survive in desperate situations, and never sits still.
Li Po was honest for two days, and when this shift was over, he went to the concierge to check again.
After changing people, they didn't recognize him, and they couldn't talk about anything anymore, obviously, when Mu Wuchang left, he didn't mention him at all.
What is particularly annoying is that the young tax collector has stayed.
Li Po turned around and went back to the camp, wanting to continue begging for a living at the city gate, but it seemed that it would not work, but it was a pity that his good ideas were unsuccessful.
If it continues, maybe in the spring of next year, except for the people from the government at the city gate, he will have the final say.
Li Po has been honest for two days, and he really needs to take a break.
Even if he didn't have a mirror, Li Po knew that he was already thin, but compared to the others in the camp, he was still the healthiest and strongest among them.
In the past two days, no one has bothered him, and he has been half-asleep and half-awake, accumulating physical strength.
However, don't look at the few times you haven't been out of the city, but the effect has already appeared.
Only four people have died in the camp in the past few days, all of them terminally ill old men......
During the two days of calm, the homeless people were very quiet, but Li Po didn't show up for two days, and finally someone couldn't help but come over to ask.
It's not that I asked about going out of the city to fish, but I was afraid that Li Po would be sick.
At this time, being sick is almost equivalent to stepping into the ghost gate with half a foot.
In fact, it has been discussed that if Li Gong is really sick, then they will sneak into the city at night to find some herbs, or even tie up a doctor, after all, if Li Gong survives.
The people who came were all blocked by Li Chun, and it took some time to make them believe that Li Gong was just too tired and needed to rest for a while.
Two days later, Li Po finally relieved his spirits a little, and the porridge made that day was very thick, because the soup kitchen was replaced by two monks.
According to Li Chun, the two monks were high-ranking monks from the temple in the city, and they were very charitable.
But Li Po was unmoved, and he couldn't see anything when he only gave porridge.
Faith is a thing, Li Po can't tell whether it's good or bad, but as far as the displaced people or themselves are concerned, faith is not of much use, neither can they not be afraid of the winter cold, nor can they not be plagued by hunger, and they don't care about it.
Although he thought so, this evening, Li Po still took Li Chun to get porridge together.
Seeing him coming, the homeless people who were trembling in the cold wind automatically moved out of the way, putting them in the first place.
The little official of the porridge shrank his shoulders, and when he saw Li Po coming, he still nodded slightly and smiled.
People with prestige always get more respect, even if it is given by a group of homeless people.
Of course, Xiao Yan and Li Po are already familiar with each other.
"It's time to open the porridge."
Soon, someone shouted by the neck.
Although he had heard it many times, Li Po still had the imaginary appearance of the emperor going to court in his mind.
Immediately, two steaming cauldrons were opened.
Li Po, like other homeless people, held a broken bowl and was given a large spoonful of porridge soup.
Li Po took a look, the porridge was indeed very thick, and he also saw two monks.
The two monks looked very kind, not only giving porridge with their own hands, but also clasping their palms together from time to time to pray for the blessings of the homeless.
Li Po didn't leave, squatting by the pot, drinking porridge while keeping warm, and looked at the monk who was cooking porridge by the way.
The monk is not good-looking, but he is very round, and the more he looks at it, the more Li Po feels that this monk with fine skin and tender meat, if it is slaughtered, may be more delicious than Tang monk's meat.
When the displaced people dispersed, the monk stopped wiping his sweat.
Coldly, Li Po asked, "Great monk, someone is sick, maybe take a look?" ”
The monk was a little stunned, this was the most special request he had heard today.
Other displaced people, either quietly receiving porridge or asking for the blessing of the Buddha, will not make excessive demands.
But now there are exceptions.
The monk was obviously embarrassed, but he was not angry, he looked at Li Po compassionately, and said with his palms together: "Birth, old age, sickness and death, this is a common invitation, why force it?" As long as there is a Buddha in your heart, you will gain something in reincarnation......"
Li Poya smiled, stood up, and clasped his palms together, "My Buddha is compassionate." ”