Chapter 144: The Khitans
"Here it is!" Li Zhang pointed to the Yizhuang in front of him, and said with a look of emotion on his face, he didn't expect that he would return here one day, and although this Yizhuang is a terrifying place in the eyes of others, it is the first home for him and Tanuki in his eyes.
"Cousin, have you really lived here?" Zhao Zhen looked at this gloomy and dilapidated Yizhuang, and said with an incredible expression on his face, although he had long known that Li Zhang had lived in Yizhuang and was acting in front of Liu E before, but he knew that before he saw it with his own eyes, he actually couldn't understand how difficult Li Zhang's life was at that time.
"Yes, I have lived here with Tanuki for many years, at first we didn't know other people, and then we met Douzi, Huozi and Ugly Niang, and everyone was in a similar situation, so we have been huddled together for warmth." Li Zhang introduced again at the moment, saying that he also pushed open the door of Yizhuang and walked in, and Liu E and Zhao Zhen also stepped in, of course, there were a large number of guards outside Yizhuang, and there were countless forbidden troops on the outer layer to clear the field, and no one was allowed to enter or leave within a radius of several miles.
Zhao Zhen was also looking around at this Yizhuang at this time, and Li Zhang led the way in front and let Zhao Zhen see the small room where he lived, since they left, there were no more people living in this Yizhuang, but there were two more coffins in the Yizhuang hall, and it seemed that a new deceased had arrived.
Zhao Zhen didn't dare to go to the main hall at all, when he stood outside the hall and saw the coffin inside, his little face was already a little pale with fright, especially when he thought that next to it was where Li Zhang lived, if it was him, I am afraid he would have to be scared to death.
"Cousin, aren't you scared if you live here?" Zhao Zhen asked in a low voice again at this time.
"Of course I'm afraid, but there's no way, there are at least four wind-blocking walls here, and there is also a tile overhead to cover the rain, compared to the outside, Huozi can only arch a shack outside the wall, it's okay when the weather is warm, if it's too cold, they will also go to the main hall and sleep with the coffin there, at least in the winter, they won't freeze to death." Li Zhang couldn't help but sigh at this time and said, it was not easy for him to take the beans and them to move to the city step by step, and have his own home.
Liu E was also looking at the environment of this Yizhuang at this time, and did not disturb the conversation between Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen, because she knew that this was an important opportunity for Zhao Zhen to feel the suffering of the people, and the words from Li Zhang, a peer, were far more convincing to Zhao Zhen than the words of others.
Li Zhang also knew Liu E's plans, so when explaining to Zhao Zhen, he also picked some more bitter things to listen to him, such as once he and Tanuki only had one meal in three days, although Lu Wu took care of them at that time, but Lu Wu had too many things, often running east and west because of the case, sometimes going for ten days and a half months, so they usually starved.
After listening to Li Zhang's story, Zhao Zhen's little face also showed a contemplative look, and finally Liu E made the decision, and took them to Bianhe Town, Zhao Zhen also saw with his own eyes those hard working coolies on the dock, these people are tired and tired every day, but what they ask for is only three meals a day, and they can't save any money at all, and when they are old, their fate will be very miserable.
Li Zhang and the three of them did not stay in Bianhe Town for too long, and returned to the city at noon, but Liu E and Zhao Zhen did not return to the palace, in fact, she accompanied Zhao Zhen out today to take a turn, on the one hand, let Zhao Zhen know more about the lives of the people, on the other hand, she also wanted to relax, after all, people are not machines, and she will feel very tired every day when she is faced with those twists and turns that cannot be handled.
Aftertaste, this is also a place that Zhao Zhen has been clamoring to come to see for a long time, Liu E is difficult to come out once, and he has also educated Zhao Zhen in the morning, so he brought him here at noon, and by the way, he can also solve the problem of lunch in the afternoon.
Zhao Zhen not only likes the roast duck in Huiwei Zhai, but also the restaurant in which he has a stake, of course, this is the secret of him and Li Zhang, except for the two of them, even Liu E doesn't know, so he came to Huiwei Zhai and felt very novel, and finally simply went to the kitchen to see how the roast duck was made?
The restaurant has been cleared, Liu E and Li Zhang sit opposite each other, the ugly lady also served them tea, and outside the window next to the two, there is the lively West Corner Tower Street, and even the distant Daxiangguo Temple, which is also one of the liveliest places in Tokyo.
"Zhen'er taught all the words yesterday by you, right?" What Li Zhang never expected was that Liu E had just taken a sip of tea, and then stared into his eyes and asked.
"Cough~, what are you talking about, auntie, why don't I understand?" Li Zhang was also startled when he heard this, and then coughed dryly and deliberately pretended to be innocent.
"Hmph, acting in front of me, you are still a little tender, but although Zhen'er's words are false, the truth is true, he grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he doesn't know what the life of the people outside is like, which is a big problem." Liu E didn't blame Li Zhang at this time, but when she said the end, she showed a distressed look.
"Then let the prince come out and walk around a little more, so as not to stay in the palace all the time, I am worried that he will be sick!" Li Zhang saw that Liu E didn't blame himself, and he was also bold at the moment, and then opened his mouth to propose.
"It's light to say, it's mixed up outside, if something happens to Zhen'er, will you bear this responsibility?" Liu E heard this, but Li Zhang glanced at him and said.
"I ...... I can't afford it! Li Zhang said with a dry laugh.
"Don't talk about you, I can't even afford to be a mother!" Liu E sighed at this time and said, Zhao Zhen is the only person to continue the throne, so his safety is actually the safety of the Great Song Jiangshan Sheji, and this responsibility is too heavy.
"Then why don't you take the prince out and walk around more, there are so many guards to follow, there shouldn't be a safety problem, right?" Li Zhang proposed again at this time, Zhao Zhen called him "cousin, cousin" every day, and he had to be worthy of this identity at this time.
"I also want to go out and move around more, but the women in the palace are so easy to get out of the palace, I also found a lot of excuses to come out this time, and another time to send so many guards, not only the cost is huge, but also affects the people's livelihood, if Zhen'er often goes out of the palace, the cost alone is not a small amount." Liu E shook her head again and said.
Li Zhang also felt reasonable when he heard this, for example, Liu E and their mother and son were in the restaurant, but all the guests in Huiwei Zhai were kicked out today, and it is quite that the restaurant only does Liu E's mother and son business today, this kind of thing is okay once or twice, if there are too many times, I am afraid that no matter how good the restaurant business is, it will have to lose money.
Just when Li Zhang was pondering, he suddenly heard a commotion on the street outside the window, and then saw a group of knights galloping on the street, and the pedestrians on the frightened street dodged one after another, but the knights on the horse laughed arrogantly, Li Zhang also saw the knights on the horse clearly at this time, and then frowned and said: "Khitans!" ”