Li Xin led the horse, because the old man was in a hurry, but he walked towards the north of the city slowly.

"Uncle, I see that you are quite knowledgeable, what's wrong?" On the way, Li Xin asked.

The old man sighed and talked about his experience.

It turned out that the old uncle's surname was Jiang, and he had read books for a few years when he was young, and after he was admitted to Xiucai, he couldn't win this fame, and the family conditions were not so good, so he opened a book school in the town to teach children to read and write.

Life is okay, and the only son is studying at stake, but he encountered an accident when he went to Kyoto to take the exam last year. The old wife of the family was sick in a hurry, and the daughter-in-law was eight months pregnant, so the old man had to stay at home to take care of him, and there was no way to go to Beijing to bring back his son's bones.

In the spring of the next year, when the child is a little older and his daughter-in-law is well, he can take care of his old wife, and he is ready to go to Chang'an, Kyoto, to pick up his son home. I never thought that the little child was sick again, and the family couldn't do without people, so it was delayed again.

Li Xin's eyes drooped slightly, and the old man went to Beijing alone with his two little grandsons, unless he ......

“… Unexpectedly, in the event of a heavy snowfall that has been rare in 20 years, the grain in the land of the two lakes has risen to sky-high prices, and everything has risen with it, our family..."

Li Xin frowned, because the snow disaster in the two lakes was because the prince took the officials of the DPRK and China to discuss matters related to disaster relief, so she knew something. According to the news obtained from Kyoto, it should not be so tragic that the common people starved to death.

According to Uncle Jiang, although their family is not rich after his son leaves, they are still passable, even if someone in the family is sick, but one or two meals are still not formal.

Such people are now in great trouble, not to mention other poor people.

“… The old man came this time to bring his son's bones over and raise his two grandsons to adulthood..."

Li Xin silently walked in front and led the horse, if it was really like the old man If it was really like the situation that the old man said, then the matter of the two lakes was not small, and the local officials in Huainan Province and Jiangnan Province must have a problem.

It is very likely that their target is the crown prince.

I don't know the specific situation of the disaster, then the court's rescue will be biased, and more people will be killed, and the prince's reputation and political achievements will be affected.

"Uncle, I only came to Chang'an, Kyoto today, and I didn't see any homeless people outside the city wall, are you the only one who has arrived in Chang'an?"

At this time, anger appeared in the old man's eyes, but even in resentment, he scolded a few words and kept silent about specific things.

"Uncle, it's almost there."

After walking for nearly two quarters of an hour, and finally saw the dilapidated City God Temple, Li Xin helped the old man off the horse, and then went to the side to tie the horse up.

But before she could tie Lan Ruojiang up, a scream came from inside.

Li Xin hurriedly put down Alan Ruo and ran in, only to see that the stove made of the original bonfire was kicked everywhere and spread around, and there was no one in the broken temple who was crying.

"Brother Ping, Brother An. Oh my grandson! ”

The oiled paper that was originally wrapped in the old man's arms fell off, and the buns were scattered all over the ground.

Li Xin looked around and found a few empty oiled papers on the road, and he didn't know what was wrapped in it before, oily and stained with sesame seeds.

Li Xin picked up the oil paper, put it in his nose and smelled it.

Frowning slightly, "Duck meat?" ”

Li Xin counted it again, and there were three pieces of oiled paper.

"Uncle, don't worry, these two children should have just been taken away, I'll look for them outside, and you shouldn't stay here. The north of the city is the most chaotic place in Kyoto, and the area around the temple is even more unsafe. ”

The old man looked at Li Xin, and his old eyes were full of tears.

"But the old man has no other place to stay, and if he leaves, what if the old man's two grandsons come back and the old man can't be found?"

Li Xin shook her head, at this time she had no choice but not to hide it from the old man.

"I looked around here, your two grandsons should have been taken away, and it is impossible for them to come back by themselves."

Seeing that the old man was emotional, he was about to go out to look for it, Li Xin hurriedly said, "Don't worry too much, it's impossible for your feet to go so far to find someone now." I am quite familiar with Chang'an, and I know some people, you can rest assured, I will definitely do my best to help you find your two grandchildren. ”

Li Xin took out some broken silver from his body, "You take this money first." ”

"The old man can take Engong's money so much, no, no!"

Li Xin stuffed it directly into the old man's hand, "At this time, don't be polite to me anymore, I'll explain a few more words, and I'll help you find your grandson, you can hear and remember clearly." ”

"Okay."

"You take this silver, go out and find a horse to find the Champion Hou Mansion in Dongping Street, West of the Horse Raceway, find a guard named Luoyin, and say that Miss Li Wu asked you to find it, and then you tell him what happened here, and he will know what to do."

"Did you hear me clearly?"

The old man nodded and took Li Xin's hand, "Engong, you must bring back the two little grandsons of the old man, the oldest of them is only five years old, and the younger one is only one year old, the old man will repay your kindness even if he is a cow and a horse!" ”

Li Xin patted the old man's palm, reassured him, and let Hou pick up the few pieces of oil paper and ride away.

Li Xin started to check from the stall of marinated sauce and meat near the Licheng God's Temple, and the workmanship of the oil paper was average, and it should be used by some small vendors.

And after staying at the City God Temple, it should be eaten at the City God Temple. In this winter, the snow is falling, and it will not be long before this thing will freeze and be so cold that I can't bite my mouth.

So this place that sells roast duck should not be far away.

Li Xin went to three or four houses in a row, but it was not the smell on the oil paper, and he began to question the direction of his search, and finally in the fourth place, Li Xin asked about the familiar taste.

"This is it!"

Li Xin led Lan Ruo over, and the vendor thought that a well-dressed big customer had come and hurriedly entertained him.

"What does this guest officer want, the small one has everything here, there is a duck with braised duck sauce......"

"Boss, I'll ask you about something."

When the boss heard this, his eyes changed, and he inquired about the dress of the woman in front of him again, and saw the big white horse behind her, with shrewdness and cunning in his eyes.

"Oh~Inquire about something~"

Li Xin saw the black eyes of the vendor owner and knew what was going on, and took out a silver nude from his purse, "Can you say it now?" ”

The boss hurriedly took it, and immediately smiled, "Yes, I don't know what the girl wants to ask?" ”

Li Xin took out a few pieces of oiled paper, "You ask, the question on this oily paper is your duck." ”

The boss took the question, and then nodded, "This must be a small roast duck, this girl, don't look at the small place is simple, it can't compare to those big restaurants, but the small duck craftsmanship is ancestral, secret sauce, and only the small home roast duck is this fat but not greasy sweet and spicy ......"

Li Xin saw the boss gushing about his duck, and hurriedly stopped him, "I just want to ask, did anyone come to buy it just now, and bought a lot, more than three packs of oiled paper, and they may be eating it on the spot." ”

The boss began to think, and suddenly his eyes began to be wrong, and he was very dodgy, and he wanted to return the silver that was originally in his hand to Li Xin.

Li Xin frowned.