"Later, then I begged all the way to the direction of the capital, I think since it is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the situation should be better!" When Yun Shen said this, he laughed sarcastically, and without waiting for Shen Zhimeng to ask why, he continued, "I finally got to the outside of the capital, do you know what I saw, thousands of refugees, men, women, and children are all crowded on the outskirts of the capital, but the gate of the capital is closed!" Although many people outside the city set up porridge sheds, and the emperor also ordered the granary to be opened, how could thousands of victims be satisfied with a little food! I stayed outside the city for a month, probably because of my young age, so many people gave me food, and I just watched one person after another fall beside me, and after they fell, they didn't even have a place to bury, because after the catastrophe there would be an epidemic, so all their bodies were gathered in one place and burned directly. During that time, it was dark outside the capital, and the air outside the city was also burned to death, but no one dared to leave, only here can there be food that can make people live, and only here can they have the opportunity to live! When Yun Shen said this, his tone trembled as if he remembered what he had experienced at that time, "Ah Meng, do you know, I almost died at that time, but fortunately, I finally met your eldest brother." ”

When Shen Zhimeng heard Yun Shen's description, he remembered an old thing that his second brother had told him before, at that time, General Shen had just arrived in the imperial city, and he had no status at all, so when there was a famine outside the city, the general's mansion was not much better, plus General Shen was a benevolent character, so many times when the general's mansion couldn't open the pot, it was still relying on the help of the Fengfu side that the family survived the famine, and it was also after that time that Shen Zhiyi made up his mind to make money. At least let your family have food and clothing.

"I heard my second brother talk about what happened at that time, so how did my eldest brother find you later?" Shen Zhi dreamed of the memories he had, and then asked.

"You know, there are many people in the capital, so there are fewer and fewer people outside to give porridge, more and more people can't eat, and more and more people are starving to death, but even in this case, everyone still protects all the children, and all the food is given to the children. At dawn that day, there was the sound of horses' hooves on the other side, and the soldiers guarding the gate of the capital seemed to have received some news, and they were waiting on the city wall early, as if they were waiting for the owner of the horses' hooves to arrive before opening the door. Everyone looked at the side where the voice came, and it didn't take long for a group of people to come over on horseback, led by your father, now General Shen, followed by your eldest brother Shen Zhinan, and then there was a large number of soldiers behind him, who seemed to be in the dust, when General Shen arrived at the city gate, he did not rush into the city, but dismounted to comfort those of us who survived, and even your eldest brother followed us to say this to us children, let us rest assured, saying that nothing will happen. Yun Shen paused, and then continued, "You know, that is the first person I have seen in the famine for so long who is different from us children, although he is not dressed luxuriously, but he is better than neat, and he does not look hungry, compared to us, it is simply a heaven and an earth, so when he came to talk to me, I slapped his hand away and asked him, 'Are you the sons of officials able to live so well, we are all starving to death outside the city, You don't have the opportunity to enter the city, you just live a comfortable life, and you can go directly into the city in front of us, do you want us people to see what is the dignity and inferiority level, and what is the fate of the grass? It's just that before I finished speaking, I was covered by the aunt next to me, and then the aunt kept apologizing to your eldest brother. It's just that your eldest brother didn't get angry, but comforted me in turn, saying that they had persuaded the grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River to help the refugees in the north, and that food would arrive soon, and in the next few days before the food arrived, the emperor would continue to open a warehouse to release grain, so that everyone would not starve to death. ”

Shen Zhimeng nodded, this style of speaking is very similar to that of the eldest brother, no matter what the situation is, he will always explain the matter clearly, and then deal with other problems, "Later, just because you said this about my eldest brother, my eldest brother became attached to you?" ”

"Probably!" Yun Shen replied vaguely, "After your eldest brother explained to me, he asked me about the situation at home, and finally after thinking for a long time, he asked me if I should follow him home first. ”

"Then why did you follow my eldest brother home and become a monk on this mountain again?" Shen Zhimeng didn't understand a little, "According to the temper of the eldest brother, since he has brought you home, then you should be allowed to stay in the mansion!" ”

Yun Shen shook his head, "Your eldest brother first wanted me to stay in the General's Mansion, but I also knew a little about the situation in the General's Mansion at that time, your second brother was still young at that time, if I stayed in the General's Mansion, I was afraid that it would affect your family, so I thought about leaving and finding a way to survive in the capital by myself." At this time, I heard that someone was looking for your eldest brother, I was curious and went over to see, and then I met my master, when I agreed to leave with the master, General Shen and Mrs. Shen were strongly opposed, saying that I was the only one left in our family, and I should find someone to marry and live, if I became a monk, our family's incense would be broken! ”

"So you ended up going up the mountain?" When Shen Zhimeng asked this, his tone was full of regret, "You think, my mother is the daughter of the richest man, how can something happen to the General's Mansion, you can stay in the General's Mansion!" ”

Hearing Shen Zhimeng's words, Yun Shen gently touched her head and slowly spoke, "Ah Meng, you must know that we live in this world, not only to continue the incense, not to mention, what made me decide to go up the mountain at that time was not only the dilemma of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also another reason that I can't say!" ”

"So my eldest brother sent you up the mountain?" Shen Zhimeng's eyes were a little red when she spoke, there was no famine when she was born, and the Prime Minister's Mansion was not in a predicament, so her life has always been very moisturized, but she can think of the scenes and bloody facts that Yun Shen said just now.

"Yes, I begged your eldest brother to let me go up the mountain, and in the entire General's Mansion, he is the one who opposes me the most!" Yun Shen slowly spoke, looking at Shen Zhimeng's eyes were also a little dazed, I don't know if he remembered the previous thing.

Shen Zhimeng didn't speak again, and his mood was also depressed, he originally thought that the fate between his eldest brother and Yun Shen should be a relatively easy thing, but she didn't expect that she had survived such a heavy story, which only made people feel that they couldn't breathe.

"Ah Meng, do you know what the first thing I did when I went up the mountain?" Yun Shen looked at her depressed appearance and asked slowly.

"What is it?" The latter spoke.

"Chant the scriptures, to those who are dead and those who are not." Yun Shen opened his mouth and said, "Although I know that this may not be useful, but I can only do this, during that time, in addition to eating and sleeping, I have been kneeling in front of the Buddha statue and chanting, finally, after I went up the mountain for a month, the problem of famine was solved, and the sky outside the capital was finally clear, and there was no smell of burning people in the air." The day I received the news, I saw your eldest brother again, he lost a lot of weight, I heard that he went to find a way to solve the problem of famine, and later after the matter was resolved, the credit of the emperor and general was counted on the head of General Shen, and the general's mansion After this incident, it can be regarded as gaining a firm foothold in the imperial city, and everything is fine! ”

When Shen Zhimeng heard this, he looked at Yun Shen in surprise, "You mean, my eldest brother has made a great contribution to solving the famine?" ”

"Those grain merchants in Jiangnan are the ones he communicates." Yun Shen opened his mouth to explain: "Later, the first thing he said when he saw me was: 'The famine is fine, you don't have to worry about the dignity level will cost you your life!'" At that time, I knew that my month in the mountains was worth it. Yun Shen said this, so he didn't continue, so what Shen Zhimeng didn't know was that another reason why Yun Shen went up the mountain was that with the help of no hatred, he saw the future of the Prime Minister's Mansion, both of his parents died, and the only blood relatives were nowhere to be found.

Although Yun Shen's second half of the sentence was very wonderful, Shen Zhimeng was immersed in the worship of his eldest brother, and he didn't realize this, but just sighed, "Wow, I feel that my eldest brother is so powerful!" If only the eldest brother had been able to solve the problem earlier, maybe even fewer people would die! ”

"Everything has a fate, and these are all predestined." Yun Shen slowly spoke, "Ah Meng, what I just said is just a story for you to tell, not for you to feel how difficult the days were at that time, so don't always dwell on that, now, isn't everything okay!" ”

"I know, but I still feel a little uncomfortable!" Shen Zhimeng nodded, "Suddenly a little lucky, I was born a few years late, and I haven't experienced such a difficult time, you say, is my thinking too selfish?" ”