After the discussion, there was a noise outside the door, and Lian Shan put away the paper and pen on the table: "Today, the recommender hall sent someone over, do you want to take a look?" ”

Ming Yi went out and took a look, there were always twenty or thirty people, old and young, gray and gray, looking at the headache.

"So many people?" Ming Yi thought that he would only hire four or five people first, and there would not be such a big battle.

"There is another fight on the sandbank, what kind of uprising. The young and middle-aged went to the battlefield, and the old and weak women and children had nothing to rely on, so a large number of people fled to Chang'an. The recommender hall picked some that still have a little physical strength and eyesight, and recommended them to each family. Lian Shan added, "The price is very low, most of them only ask for three meals and one night, and they can do it with a little copper money." ”

Mingyi turned his head to Lianshan and said: "I won't choose a worker, you can watch it, just be honest and not stupid." ”

Lian Shan nodded: "Do you need to call a carriage for the lady?" ”

Mingyi waved his hand: "No, I can recognize the way back." "With that, go through the crowd.

Although the person walked out, the complex smell still lingered in the nasal cavity, including the grease smell of the elderly, the stench left on the clothes after staying with the cattle and sheep for a long time, and more of an indescribable unclean smell.

Mingyi clasped his hands together and felt a little chilly. That smell has the simplest name: "poor". When a person's next meal becomes a problem, no self-esteem, any cleanliness, is meaningless. In modern times, she has never really experienced poverty, although her parents could not give her a complete home, she did not lack her teaching and living expenses. With her education and brain, she has never worried about food and clothing.

Back in the late Tang Dynasty, no matter how bad it is, there is still a shop and half a mansion. What is lacking is a sense of security and confidence in the current situation. If she hadn't worn to the Chang'an merchants, but on the battlefield on the sandbank, I'm afraid she would also be among the fleeing crowds.

She paid special attention along the way, and sure enough, there were a lot of ragged people.

When he walked to Kindong City, he was hungry, Mingyi bought two pieces of scones, prepared to deal with them simply, and saw the fleeing woman with a young child on the side of the road, she couldn't bite down on this bite, and gave the cake to the child, and the woman asked the child to kowtow, so frightened that Mingyi ran away.

In modern times, she can pass by those beggars without changing her face, because she knows that most of them are professional beggars, eating and drinking spicy food after work. He did not dare to give kindness to those beggars who held babies, for fear that his behavior would encourage the trend of trafficking.

And in the face of those who are really desperate to escape the war. She couldn't be unmoved, she only hated herself for her limited ability to give more. Only by praying and earning more silver taels from those rich people can we have the spare strength to help others.

Passing by Hongyunfang, there were few guests, Mrs. Qiu's resentful eyes could burn through her clothes, she was about to walk away quickly, and met a very familiar man who stopped her, and thought about it, it was the city man who had seen her twice.

Shi Cheng smiled: "How is Ming Niangzi?" Last time I was really helpless, and I ask the lady to be considerate, we are small, and we really can't speak. ”

Ming Yi understood that he would rather offend the gentleman than the villain, not to mention that he was still mixing on the ground, so he also smiled: "How dare you, how dare you, everyone is just looking for a meal, Lord Shicheng has maintained it many times, and Ming Yi has kept it in mind." ”

Shi Cheng accompanied her to the gleaning fang, and said in a mysterious whisper: "The lady should be more careful when she comes and goes recently, I heard that the flower thief has plagued the East Market, and he has come and gone without a trace, and he has alarmed Jing Zhaoyin, and he has pursued him many times, but there is no progress." ”

When Ming Yi heard this again, he thought that he had been watched from time to time recently, and suddenly felt creepy: "What did this flower thief do?" ”

Shi Cheng was close to her ear: "Although there are many rumors in the market, they are actually chasing after the wind." In fact, a wealthy businessman in the city reported the case, saying that his concubine was ruined by a flower thief and was looking for death and life. According to the government's investigation, the concubine was indeed harassed by a man in the middle of the night, and she didn't know what kind of drug she had taken, and stole all the antiques that her husband had treasured, and offered them with both hands. Later, her husband found out, and it was difficult to explain, so she cried and wanted to die. ”

Ming Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "What kind of drug, probably because this concubine was snubbed and met a man outside, so she stole and wanted to elope, but the adulterer asked for money and no one, so he sought death." ”

Shi Cheng gave a thumbs up: "The lady is clear!" The government also thought so, and the rich merchant divorced the concubine. Unexpectedly, a few days later, the same thing happened again, this time it was an official lady, and the maid in the family also saw a black shadow flying out of the lady's room. ”

"Was that young lady humiliated?" Mingyi said curiously.

"I don't know about this matter, the official family is afraid that publicizing it will damage the reputation, so they hastily married the young lady out in a few days." Shi Cheng looked obscene, "Hehe, in my opinion, Miss is probably not finished." ”

Mingyi had already arrived at the gate of the gleaning fang, and he didn't want to entangle with him anymore: "Lord Shicheng, don't worry, Mingyi has no value or anything, and he is not in his prime, I'm afraid that the thief will not be able to look down on it." ”

Seeing that she looked like a rusher, Shi Cheng laughed embarrassedly: "It's better to be careful, I'll continue to do things, and the lady remembers to lock the door." ”

Ming Yi sent him away, and he was even more tired after walking all the way, so he closed the shop and went to the Westinghouse to rest.

After sleeping for an hour or two, he was in a daze, only to hear a knock downstairs, Mingyi put on his clothes and hurriedly answered the door.

When I opened the door of the shop, there was an old man with a white beard, dressed in a simple gray robe, and a carriage behind him, who respectfully delivered a post.

Ming Yi took a look: Invite Ming Niangzi to the house for a gathering, Wu Qianping.

It turned out to be that Wu Shaoyin, who had been busy these days, and Ming Yi almost forgot about him. Now that I see this name, I have mixed tastes, half expectation, half hesitation, and more distress - I feel sorry for my hard-earned money.

sighed in his heart, no matter what, this backer can't fall. He saluted the old man: "Please wait a while, I will pick up the shop and go." ”

The old man was expressionless: "Lady, please poop, don't let Lord Shaoyin wait for a long time." ”

Ming Yi had no time to care, went back to the shop and took two pieces of money at the counter, thought about it, and went back upstairs to take a piece of beautiful jade, and carried it in his arms, while praying that he could keep this piece of jade and not have to pay tribute.

The old man invited Mingyi to get into the carriage, and he also bowed in, sitting opposite Mingyi, without squinting. Heading north, a short journey, the carriage stopped.

Mingyi got out of the car and saw that the original appearance of Shaoyin's Mansion was similar to Mingyi's old mansion, which was slightly shabby.

The old man didn't knock on the door, he stood straight next to the car, and Ming Yi saw that the coachman stretched out his hand and understood. took the copper money and paid the fare, and wanted to greet Wu Shaoyin's whole family, even she had to pay for the carriage fare, and she was really a live iron rooster.

The old man only said lightly: "Lord Shaoyin lives a simple life, does not prepare a carriage at home, only raises a fast horse for himself, and is afraid that the lady will not know how to ride, so he specially let the old man rent a carriage to pick up distinguished guests." ”

Ming Yi sneered in his heart, stinginess still has such a reason, but he is really convinced.