Chapter 213: Homeless
After a short time, Zhang Zhang moved the cover, and the time came to dusk, and the people who slept in the Wuyang Temple came back from the outside. Han Jian observed that most of the people sleeping in Wuyang Temple were homeless or homeless, their clothes were ragged and ragged, and most of the dinner they brought back was begged.
Han Jian couldn't help but sigh, yesterday he was accompanied by a talented woman from Jiangnan with a high bed and a warm pillow, and today he slept directly in the broken temple, which is too contrasting. However, Han Jian's mood is optimistic enough, he is sleeping in the broken temple now, and he feels more down-to-earth than in the National Post House, and finally no one is trying to design him, he can sleep well with peace of mind.
"Brother Li, if there is nothing else, I will go back first, and I will pick you up from work tomorrow morning." Zhang Zhang helped to say hello to the people of Wuyang Temple, so that Han Jian could take care of him, and then came over to say goodbye to Han Jian.
By the way, Zhang Zhang also brought dry food over.
Han Jian said: "With Brother Lao Zhang, I can handle it alone." ”
Zhang Zhang saw that it was also arranged, and left first. At this time, the sky also darkened, and someone began to light a fire in the middle of the Wuyang Temple.
Han Jian was lying in the corner, feeling comfortable in his heart, this feeling was like walking all over the world as his home, sleeping in the open air, and now there are tiles to cover his head, which is also a good thing. Han Jian nibbled on the dry food and felt that he couldn't eat it, so he wanted to sleep early.
However, it was still early, and Han Jian couldn't sleep, he was thinking about how to spend the next few days. If he can earn dozens of copper coins every day in the future, it won't take half a month for him to cross the Jiangbei, and it won't take more than a hundred miles to reach the boundary of the Wei Dynasty after the Jiangbei, and he won't go back to Luoyang so far. Going directly back to the river will be the best choice.
However, with his death, the relationship between Wei and Qi will be very rigid, the border between the two countries will not be peaceful, and it will be very difficult to cross the river.
Wuyang Temple is very lively at night, even many people who do not often live in Wuyang Temple, they will come to see at night to find a place to squeeze a night, this is also a paradise for homeless people. Han Jian suddenly remembered that there should be a dead girl sleeping next to him. But in the evening she did not see the girl come back. Originally, Han Jian also wanted to know if this girl saw the one who sold her body to bury her mother on the street yesterday. But then I thought about it, if it was really that girl, with the silver taels he donated yesterday, it would be enough for the girl to bury her mother. Leave Jinling and return to the countryside to spend the day. Even if you don't leave. I will never go back to such a dirty and shabby place, or even a complicated place to sleep, a girl's family will always worry that some strangers will be harassed in such a place.
Han Jian closed his eyes. I tried to fall asleep, but I listened to the place where the fire was lit in the center of the Wuyang Temple, an old man seemed to be telling some story, and many people gathered around to talk about the world, which seems to be the way to entertain people here at night, and people here can also exchange information from the outside in this way.
Han Jian didn't have the heart to listen, and was about to sleep, when he suddenly felt a person coming over, Han Jian opened his eyes, but he was a middle-aged man, Han Jian had seen it when he came to Zhang Zhang before, and this middle-aged man had a little power in arranging people to stay in Wuyang Temple.
"Hey, little brother, what are you doing lying here? Let's talk about it in the past? The middle-aged man's surname is Song, and Zhang Zhang calls him Song Laoyi.
"Brother Song, I don't know what's going on?" Han Jian was a little puzzled, could it be that this Song Laoyi had something to talk to him.
Song Laoyi sighed slightly: "Didn't you stay here and disturb other people's good things?" ”
As he spoke, Song Laoyi glanced not far away, and Han Jian suddenly came over. Not far away, a middle-aged couple fell asleep, and they wanted to "make love", but he stayed in the corner, a bit of a peep.
Han Jian smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't understand the rules just now." ”
"It's fine." Song Lao said, "Little brother just came, you will understand some things slowly, if you have a home, who is willing to come here to spend the night?" But it doesn't matter, it's good that everyone knows this kind of thing, and if you can avoid taboos, you can avoid taboos, and also give people some face. ”
Han Jian nodded, and said in his heart that this Song Laoyi didn't look at his ragged clothes, and his words made some sense. Han Jian followed Song Laoyi to the fire, a large number of people gathered together, Han Jian listened to these people chatting, and after a while, he was sleepy, after all, he didn't sleep for a day and a night, and he did another day's work during the day.
Han Jian was hazy and didn't know how long he had been asleep, and suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder, and Han Jian looked up and saw that it was Song Laoyi again.
"Little brother, just go back to sleep, don't be afraid to disturb anyone at this time." Song Laoyi.
Han Jian glanced sideways at the corner of the wall, and those couples who might still be "making out" either came to the side of the fire or also lay down to sleep. Han Jianxin said that sleeping in public is troublesome, and even this kind of thing should be avoided.
"Hmm." Han Jian couldn't open his eyes for a while, so he went back to his bed, fortunately, although the people here were messy, their hands and feet were clean, and no one stole the bedding or anything.
Han Jian was about to lie down, but he heard the sound of subtle footsteps. The footsteps were obviously a bit "tiptoeing", Han Jian was alert, and on this occasion, he could still be vigilant enough.
"Who?" Han Jian sat up suddenly, looking at the person with sharp eyes, but startled the person who came over.
"Yike...... Well? The voice was very delicate, and a pair of big eyes blinked at Han Jian, as if he didn't understand why a man appeared next to his resting place.
"I ...... That's where I slept. The girl was stunned for a moment before replying.
"Oh." Han Jian nodded, feeling that he was a little nervous. He smiled apologetically, and then turned to lie down. At this time, Song Laoyi came over.
Song Laoyi: "Little girl, although we said that we would not arrange anyone to sleep here, but you also know the rules of Wuyang Temple, and someone must always find a place to stay." Brother Li is knowledgeable, he is not a small person, you don't need to worry, if there is any trouble, he can take care of you. ”
The girl said: "With Uncle Lao Song, I'm fine." ”
Song Lao Yi didn't say anything and walked away. Han Jian also closed his eyes and prepared to sleep, when he heard the sound of the girl next to him as if she was packing up her baggage, and there was a faint sound of sobbing.
Han Jianxin said that it was no wonder that Song Laoyi and others would say that this little girl was troublesome behind their backs, and she was really crying, if she was crying all night, would it be possible for her to fall asleep?
However, the girl's sobbing was temporary, Han Jian turned over, and the girl said, "This big brother, I'm sorry, I made a noise to you." ”
Han Jian didn't expect this girl to be very sensible.
After this toss, Han Jian was not too sleepy.
"This girl, I heard that your mother just died?" Han Jian turned sideways and asked as he looked in the direction of the girl.
At this time, the fire in the center of Wuyang Temple had not been extinguished, and the light was not very strong in the beating of the fire, but Han Jian could also feel in the flickering light that although the girl had stains on her face and her clothes were a little shabby, she was also doing well.
"It's not. My mother passed away for a while, and the body had been parked outside Yizhuang until yesterday, when a kind person gave me money and let me bury my mother. There seemed to be some brilliance in the girl's eyes, but they soon dimmed, as if she was very lost.
"If you have the money, why don't you leave such a place?" In this way, Han Jian can be sure that she was rescued yesterday.
Hearing this, the girl glanced at Han Jian sideways, and suddenly looked at Han Jian carefully, as if she wanted to see Han Jian's face clearly.
"Girl, what do you see?" Han Jian asked with a smile.
"You...... Like the man who gave me money yesterday. The girl's gaze stayed on Han Jian's face and did not move away.
"People are similar." Han Jian smiled self-deprecatingly, yesterday he could directly give ten taels of silver to bury the girl's mother, and today he is sleeping on the street, the world is so impermanent that he is embarrassed to admit that he is the one who has done good things.
The girl probably also thought that yesterday's Engong would not be down to this point in a day, so she no longer looked at Han Jian, but her expression was still a little lost, and she said: "It's a pity that I just gave the silver to the people of Yizhuang and asked them to find a coffin for their mother to bury, and the silver was snatched away by some wicked people." ”
"Huh?" Han Jian was surprised, "Who robbed you of your silver in broad daylight?" ”
"That's it...... We can't afford to mess with some landlords, and they say that if I sell something on their land, I have to pay taxes. They robbed me of the silver and left me only some copper coins, but fortunately my mother's coffin was found and laid to rest today. ”
Han Jian sighed slightly and said: "It's not easy to be outside, even selling your body to bury your mother has become a business, and you have to pay taxes." It's ironic. ”
"This big brother, how do you know that I sold myself to bury my mother?" The girl looked sideways at Han Jian again.
"Oh, I hear from others. Girl, it's not easy for you, what are you going to do next? Han Jianxin said that she didn't hurt this girl, she could have sold herself to bury her mother, maybe she could enter a good family, and she had to pay for the silver, but as a result, she was homeless, maybe she would starve to death on the street, or be sold to the Qinglou by someone's teeth, that was his fault.
"Didn't think about it." The girl was a little lost, and there was a faint sob, and then she seemed to be a little firmer, and said, "But I want to go to my sister." ”
"Where is your sister now?" Han Jian asked.
"My sister she...... I don't know. I used to hear that my mother said that it was sold to a big family surnamed Sun to make maids, but the Sun family moved away, and my mother didn't find it, so I went to inquire in the future, and I heard that the Sun family moved to the county seat in the south, not too far. ”
Han Jian thought to himself, this girl is now completely homeless. What if she finds her sister? Her sister is just a maid who has signed a deed of sale, how can she give her sister the security of her life? It's hard work along the way, and it's a question of whether she can find it, maybe she will die of cold and starvation on the way, after all, it's autumn now, and winter is not far away.
After that, Han Jian didn't speak again, he lay down and wanted to fall asleep, but he couldn't sleep either. It's as if he did something wrong and made this girl's life go wrong, and his current situation has made him toss and turn. (To be continued......)