Chapter 3: Keep people, can't keep hearts

"Childe must have never suffered anything, right? His ears do not listen to what is going on outside the window, and he only reads the books of the sages. But such a comfortable life is not something that everyone can have. ”

"Most of the people in our village were forced to embark on this road in desperation. Some are homeless beggars, and some are cornered by the court; But if there is a way, who wants to be a bandit? It's not for life, it's for food. ”

Whether it is the modern era of the rule of law society or the ancient feudal period, there are always some dark places and things that cannot be seen.

It's just that in her previous life, what she wanted was to expel the darkness and restore the world to light. But now she realizes how naΓ―ve her ideas are.

Jun Luo was full of disapproval, "There are a lot of unfairness in this world, so if you want to live a good life, you should work harder, if everyone is like you, if you get a little setback and go on the wrong path, are there any good people in this world?" ”

"How should the country develop? The ancients said that the heavens descended on the people, and they must first work their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, and empty their bodies. Why can't these disasters be treated as a grind and have to take such an extreme path? ”

"Besides, you are kings of the mountains and evil to the world, and it is not the innocent people who suffer! Light and darkness are just a thin line apart, it only depends on how you choose! ”

"Death is lighter than a feather and heavier than Mount Tai, this is the attitude of life. Not to mention that there is no choice, half of those officials in the court were born poor when they were young, and they have endured hunger and cold, but they have not lost their hearts, insisted on their dreams, and came to the present step by step. ”

How did this statement feel so familiar, like her instructor said? And when he said this, his expression was so serious, he was more like her instructor. It took a long time for her to come back to her senses, but she saw that the man had left her and walked away.

"Maybe you're right." Xia Xiaoxuan caught up with Jun Luo and said, "You said that different choices will have different results. What if there is no choice? Just like him. ”

Raising his hand to the lame old man who was tending to the flowers and plants in front of him, anger flashed in his eyes, "He is Uncle Liu, and he originally had a happy family, just because his daughter was beautiful, he was taken by the son of the prefect's family and forcibly snatched back to the house." ”

The two husbands and wives ran to ask for someone, but they were beaten out by their family, and the old woman was so weak that she was beaten to death. The daughter was so humiliated that she hanged herself. ”

Uncle Liu went to complain, but the officials protected each other, saying that he sold his daughter for glory, convicted him of a false accusation, and was beaten out of the lobby by a stick. Uncle Liu angrily took a kitchen knife to find the enemy desperately, but his legs were broken. ”

"He was desperate and went to the streets to beg. Where were the officials of the imperial court at that time? Spending all day drinking in the restaurant, busy getting promoted and making a fortune. The emperor is far away, shouting slogans every day: The official law is like a furnace, but there is another saying in the mouths of the people, the yamen is open to the south, and there is no money and no power to come in. ”

She looked at him with a straight face, and she really couldn't bear to extinguish his enthusiasm, but the dark side of this world should probably also let him see clearly, after all, the world is dangerous, and it is not as simple as he imagined.

"Jun Gongzi, I know that you are a scholar, and the idea of the imperial court is deeply ingrained in your mind, and you want to persuade us to go on the right path. But the right path simply does not tolerate us. ”

"People like Uncle Liu, we abound here. Ah Liang was only ten years old, and his hometown was hit by a famine, but the officials embezzled all the disaster relief food funds issued by the imperial court, and did not care about their lives or deaths. His family starved to death, and he and a few friends who survived had to survive by stealing and robbing all the way. ”

After a pause when he said this, he seemed to think of what he had encountered in the past ten years, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"You can say that we are bandits, robbers, bandits who are angry with the gods. But we also just want to fill our stomachs, in order to protect our loved ones, those old, weak, sick and disabled will not starve and cold. ”

"And we didn't harm the people, we robbed those rich businessmen and officials, and most of their money was hard-won anyway, but it was taken from the people for the people."

Jun Luo didn't speak, but his phoenix eyes looked at the group of children who practiced, the oldest was thirteen or fourteen years old, and the youngest was seven or eight years old. There are also the old people and weak women and children who do handicrafts under the big tree. The hand behind his back tightened, and his phoenix eyes were deep.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, it's getting late, let's go back." Feeling that this topic was too heavy, Xia Xiaoxuan smiled far-fetchedly.

"Okay." Jun bowed his head and followed her all the way back to his house.

The house he lived in was no longer the dark house he had been in when he first arrived, but the largest and most beautiful house in the place. It was Xia Xiaoxuan who insisted on him moving over, and his opposition was invalid, so he had to be a host.

After entering the room, Xia Xiaoxuan helped him sit on a chair and poured him a cup of hot tea.

Looking at the man's slightly serious expression, he spoke again, "Actually, the prince doesn't have to feel heavy, maybe what I said is only partial, and it is naturally impossible for all the court officials to be like this." Like you, you are kind-hearted and have the people in mind, if you can be an official, you will definitely be a good official for the benefit of the people in the future. ”

Jun Luo's expression finally looked better, took the teacup and smiled faintly, "Thank you Miss Xia for looking at it, if there is a day when you will gain fame, Jun will definitely remember what the girl said today, be an upright official, and work for the welfare of the people." ”

"Then what if you don't pass the test?" Xia Xiaoxuan blurted out, and regretted it a little, isn't this a curse, but she really doesn't want him to get any fame, let alone want him to be an official, so they are really incompatible.

The man didn't seem to mind, and said indifferently: "Do everything to see the will of God, if you really don't pass the exam, you can only accept your fate, and you have no chance to do it in this life, and you will go home to farm with your parents." ”

The small flame of hope that had just been raised by a certain woman was extinguished by him with a scoop of cold water. She originally thought that he would come back to her if he failed the exam, but people didn't seem to take her seriously at all.

Coming out of Junluo's room, Boss Xia's expression was like a frosted eggplant.

"Boss, seeing that you have been talking very happily with Jun Gongzi these days, have you decided to get married one day?" Zhaocai squinted at the shrimp and ran over happily.

"Actually, if I want to see that it is better to choose a day, it is better to visit the church tonight to get married, and the boss of the province, you suffer from lovesickness every day, so you can only sneak under the window of the house to peek." When it comes to the last sentence, Zhao Cai has a bad smile on his face.

Jinbao disagreed, "Of course not, the eldest marriage is a big deal, why do you have to beat gongs and drums to celebrate for three days and three nights, how can you act hastily?" ”

Fortune and Jinbao are her right and left hands, so she doesn't need to hide it in front of them. With a sigh, he sat down on the stone next to him. He hung his head and said, "Don't be busy, he will leave tomorrow." ”

"What? Why? ”

"That's it? Haven't you cultivated a good relationship in the past two days? ”

"This kid is too unpromising, boss, you have dressed him in women's clothes and cooked soup yourself, how can he not marry you?"

The two of them were all angry when they heard it, and it was even more incredible. It's rare that their boss is interested in him, but he doesn't appreciate it, which is really unreasonable.

"Forget it, I don't want to force him, the twisted melon is not sweet." Sitting on the ground with his knees crossed, he looked at a pale daylily not far away. Small flowers, blooming vibrantly in the moonlight.

She was indeed tempted, originally she just chose a husband for the sake of choosing a husband, and if it was a similar one, it would be okay.

People like her don't dare to have too many extravagant expectations. It's just that God just let her meet him, now that he has appeared, how can she give in again?

But people don't want to, she can't help it, she doesn't want to stay, she can only let go.

"Boss, are you just going to let him go?" Zhaocai was very unconvinced, and he couldn't wait to break in and smoke the two of them. Dog's day, I really don't know how to lift.

"Even if the person who keeps him can't keep his heart, sooner or later he will have to leave."

"But the boss ......"

Zhaocai wanted to say something, but was stopped by Jinbao, "Since the boss has decided, let's leave it alone." As he spoke, he dragged Zhaocai aside.