Chapter 0565: The World of Datong
Ma Jun left the palace with a smile, this time, he didn't wave his hand, just because he carried the package with both hands, put the package on the back of the thin horse, Ma Jun left the palace, he has a family property in Luoyang, this family business is left by the attack, only a courtyard, not a luxury, Ma Jun led the thin horse all the way, towards his own mansion, although Luoyang has undergone many expansions, there is still no major change in this inner city, his mansion is not far from the palace.
Arrived at the door of the mansion, Wenren Mansion, now the Ma Mansion, looks more and more shabby, all kinds of luxurious courtyards are erected around, the vermilion gate, so that this mansion looks really unsightly, Ma Jun came to the door of the mansion, for some reason, but a little nervous, sighed, knocked on the door, not long after, an old man opened the door of the mansion, walked out, opened his eyes, looked at the person in front of him.
"Father... I am back! Ma Jun said, he clearly saw that the old man in front of him was trembling, tears fell from his eyes, and he couldn't speak, Ma Jun stepped forward and gave his father a hug, looking at the rickety old man in front of him, Ma Jun felt unspeakably sad, this is his father, after the death of Wen Rengong, he took his father over, let him stay in the mansion, and help him take care of it.
After all, he was the eldest son in the family, and he had two sisters, both of whom were married.
Walking into the mansion with his father, his father was busy cooking, Ma Jun stopped him and went in person, not long after, the father and son sat in the front yard, eating in silence, both of them had a lot of words, wanted to tell each other, but they didn't know how to speak, or Ma Jun put down the dishes and chopsticks, and asked: "Over the years, my father has been doing well, why don't you see the slaves at home?" β
"Alas, I'm not used to being served... I bought him arable land and let him go..."The old man said, and asked, "What about you, Da Lang, why did you come back all of a sudden?" Don't say it beforehand?? β
"The highway is gone, I come back to worship..."
"Then you...."
Looking at the old man in front of him who couldn't open his mouth, Ma Jun said with a smile: "This time, I won't go back, I'm going to stay... Your Majesty also worships me as a master! I'm going to stay in Luoyang in the future...", hearing Ma Jun's words, the old man was extremely excited, "Okay, okay, my son has a chance, what kind of official will he be?" How much is it?? β
"It's an official under the command of the Three Princes, who is responsible for building the palace, and it's more than two thousand stones!"
"Okay, okay... Wonderfulβ" the old man admired, the wrinkles on his face huddled together, and smiled.
"My son, you are also not young, I have four grandchildren here, when can I see my grandchildren?"
"It's almost ... It's almost ... Father, what I told you before.... What's going on? Ma Jun asked again.
"I did what you said..."
Ma Jun nodded, and the old man said: "I don't know much about the specifics, over the years, I have used up all the money... But it's still not enough... Alas, these years, life has not been easy...", hearing the old man's words, Ma Jun nodded, and said with a smile: "This time, I got a lot more, it should be enough... After Shijun's death, although his money was a little poor, he continued Shijun's good deeds..."
The two chatted for a long time, and in the evening, the old man left the mansion with Ma Jun.
Ma Jun still brought a thin horse, on horseback, and a few more packages, the two came all the way to the west of the city, here is also just expanded, many places are still building houses, and some are about to demolish dilapidated houses, these were originally outside the city, and now there is no time to demolish, here and the most prosperous north of the city, the south of the city is different, there are many poor people living here, the environment is particularly bad.
When you step inside, you can smell a foul smell that will not be dispersed.
Walked all the way through the mud, came to a dilapidated house, this house has less walls, but it can still shelter from the wind and rain, there are some bricks and stones around, it is also a mansion to be demolished, walking here, the old man stopped, shouted a few times inside, as soon as he spoke, several thin figures came out of the house, there were more than 20 people, large and small, and many of them were around an old man.
These people, thin and weak, can be described as skinny, dirty, disheveled, they can't even walk into the rest of the streets of Luoyang, there are a few people lying on the ground, there is no movement, Ma Jun looked at these people, there was no speech for a long time, they saw the old man, they wanted to run over, but when they saw Ma Jun, they stopped, looked at him with some horror, did not dare to come, Ma Jun's father said: "Don't be afraid, this is my son..."
When he said this, everyone came over, bowed to Ma Jun, and called him a benefactor.
Ma Jun didn't speak, the old man opened the package on the horseback, found some food, and divided it for them, everyone thanked him, and bowed to the old man, the old man in the crowd was not in a hurry to receive the food, and many of them stayed, trembling and walked to Ma Jun's father's side, and said: "I'm tired of the eldest brother, I'm tired of the eldest brother, I just ask God to bless the eldest brother, bless this Langjun... Live a long life, live a long life!! β
Ma Jun then asked, "How many people are there?" β
When the old man heard this, he said: "There are still hundreds of people, not many, only we are the old, weak, sick and disabled here, thanks to our benefactors, we have all the strength to get errands, either for work or for farming, and they often help us, so we survived... Thanks to the kindness of the Son of Heaven...", the old man said, with tears in his eyes, Ma Jun sighed and asked, "Hundreds? How did it come to this?? The big man can't even support hundreds of people??? β
"Natural and man-made disasters... Helpless, how can you blame the big man? The old man said, "We are either old or young... Now I'm not allowed to beg in Luoyang, so I can only shrink here..."
"Where's the almshouse?? What about the almshouses opened by the temples? β
"Lang Jun laughed, those are all for the relief of the people who are famous in the household registration and have arable land, and we don't even have a pavilion to settle in..."
Ma Jun sighed again, without words, but the old man said with a smile: "Today's world is good, the old man lost his farmland due to a disaster twenty years ago, and everyone thought I was old and refused to use me, I could only beg in Luoyang to live, at that time, I met a great good man, and the good man also said his name, every two or three days, he would come to help the beggars in Luoyang... At that time, there were thousands of beggars in Luoyang... It's all thanks to him alone..."
"He's a great good man, a great good man, but it's a pity.... Now I don't even know his name, and since then, he hasn't appeared, and I don't know if the great good man is still there... After him, he was this benefactor, and he often helped us find errands and enter the house, and the Son of Heaven also implemented benevolent government, and he has been much better, but I don't know if the great good man is still alive...."
Looking at the old man's words, Ma Jun said: "He is still alive, I will follow his order, let my father do the work for you, and help you..."
Hearing Ma Jun's words, the old man's eyes widened, he took Ma Jun's hand, and asked, "Is the great good man okay?" Maybe let me go and thank you?? Ma Jun said: "My husband doesn't have to be like this, he is very good, he is a person who does not like to talk to others, or don't bother..."
"Okay, that's enough, that's enough..."
Ma Jun looked at the money in the package and thought for a long time before saying to the old man: "Uncle... I've got an errand here, maybe you can all help me..."
"Though the benefactor commands, we will never refuse..."
"Hmm... How many days do you wait... In five days' time, I will come back to you... I'm going to find you all an errand... Also, this money, you take ... Go buy some good clothes, and get ready to prepare...."Ma Jun took a lot of money and put it in front of the old man, at that moment, the old man's eyes were red, he cried, grabbed Ma Jun's hand, and cried and said: "Thank you, thank you, God bless you... Benefactor, God bless you... Thank you..."
Ma Jun shook his head, smiled, watched many beggars eat in large gulps, the tears in his eyes deeply pierced Ma Jun's heart, he somewhat understood, why Shijun would help these people for ten years, he stayed with Shijun for a long time, for a long time, but he never found these things, until Shijun was sick and was about to die, he pulled him to his side and told him all this.
He still can't forget it, his body has shrunk and smelled the attack, his twisted hands, his mouth crooked, tears flowing, and he spoke in a muddy voice, Ma Jun listened carefully for a long time before he understood what Shijun said.
"Meng Ping, when I was young, my family was poor, and my family was broken because of gifts, and I didn't have thirty-five dollars in my family... I have been begging everywhere since I was a child, sleeping on the streets, being bullied, trying to survive, fortunately, I have the help of my fellow villagers, and I met good people, good people and my money, let me buy farmland, but I didn't buy farmland, I looked at the group of people who followed me to beg, and finally, I used this money to buy meat, and went to the mansion of Zhang Gong, the name of Zhang Gong, the word Pingzi, was the great sage of the time..."
"I took the strips of meat and knelt in front of his house for two whole days, and then he recruited him into the house, but he had no intention of taking me as an apprentice, so he let me work in his house, and he taught me to read, and he had a lot of books, and I could read them at will, and I read them day and night, and this is what I have today... Zhang Gongzhi's grace, my disciples can't forget it...."
"After I became an official, I also learned from that good man and used the money of my family to help the beggars, but my money is so much, I can't save so many people, I can only find a way to earn money, save money for the treasury, save money for myself... Over the years, I have no slaves at home, no furniture, all of them are used to help others, I am leaving, I can't help it... You take all the money I have left, go to them and leave it for me.... Thirty-five bucks... Thirty-five dollars is enough..."
"I don't ask you to do all you can to help those poor people, I just want to... When you have the strength, you can help me and take care of them... Among them... Among the... Not necessarily nothing.... Tomorrow's Three Princes...."
Thinking about this, Ma Jun couldn't help but look at the clothes on his body, gritted his teeth, and said: "This world will definitely get better day by day..."
"The road is also a trip to the world, the world is for the public, the selection of talents and abilities, the letter and harmony, so that people do not only kiss their relatives, do not only have sons and sons, so that the old have the end, the strong have usefulness, and the young have growth........."
ps: I'm sorry, the old wolf is going to watch the game, I hope the national football team can abuse the Maldives, if the goal difference is more than two, the old wolf will update crazy tomorrow!!! Come on, Chinese team!!