chsdbacks Chapter 154: Cyan Bull Immortal Temple
Chapter 154: Cyan Bull Immortal Temple
After shopping and eating for a while, Qin He bought two big bags of white noodles and left the city leisurely.
The big bastard was hungry last night, so Qin He stayed up all night to make a meal of steamed buns. There were four baskets in total, one for himself and the big bastard, and three for the little calf.
As a result, not only the dead body was not burned last night, but also Ermahun's body was not burned, so they had to put them all back into the yellow cloth bag and continue burning tonight.
Light snow fell intermittently, but the pier was still buzzing with people.
Vendors are buying and selling goods, and it is very lively.
Lifus were dressed in unlined clothes, drinking white gas in their mouths, and stepped on the bouncing bridge logs. The cargo bent their waists, but they still walked like flying, like walking on flat ground.
The little leaders of the Cao Gang waved their leather whips, and from time to time they whipped the slow-moving Lifu.
Crowds of refugees and beggars knelt on the side of the street, dragging their families along, begging for a bite of food or selling their strength.
The intensified famine finally made ordinary people in the capital feel the pressure.
Most of the northern half of the country has almost no rain for half a year, but the first drop of rain that falls turns into snow.
From time to time, a cart full of corpses passed by, and the time for transporting the corpses had been significantly prolonged.
The prosperous age and the end of the world are integrated at the pier of the canal, in a trance, this is the most familiar scene of the canal pier.
Qin He shook his head and sighed, the wine and meat of the Zhumen stinks, the roads are frozen to death, and in the countless granaries of the Zhongshan Palace, there are countless grains that are mildewing little by little.
And King Zhongshan is just one of the many fat and fat princes in Da Li who is not outstanding.
Dali is actually not as short of food as imagined.
There are thousands of hectares of fertile land, and the daily meal is no more than one dendrobium;
There are tens of thousands of luxurious houses, and the sleeping space is no more than five feet at night.
But the greed of people's hearts is like an abyss, which can never be filled. There are so many rich and powerful, corrupt officials, and filthy officials lying on the heads of the poor and sucking their bones and marrow, vowing to drain their last bit of blood.
Dali Dynasty is like a giant covered with tumors, it does not lack nutrients, but the nutrients are all absorbed by the tumor, the tumor grows bigger, but the body is shriveled and emaciated, already crumbling.
"when~"
A gong sounded.
Ahead, a guard blared a gong to clear the way, and a group of people came in a mighty way.
The four plaques are held high, one is quiet, the second is avoidance, the third is the magistrate of Hejian, and the fourth is Liang's family name.
There are eight tall horses behind the sign, and eight big sedan chairs behind the horses. The accompanying chariots and horses stretch for several miles.
Many people whispered.
"Liang Shijie's family killed more than a dozen members of the old man, and they have to carry eight sedan chairs in just a few days. It's very unfilial."
"Don't dare to talk nonsense, it is the emperor's decree to seduce love, Liang Shijie has returned from his duties, and he is about to take office."
"There are people in the court, otherwise they can rise to the top all these years and recover so quickly?"
"That's it."
"..."
Qin He took a look, isn't this Liang Shijie, the backer is very powerful.
Dongtu has ruled the country with loyalty and filial piety since ancient times. Gaotang passed away and had to return to his hometown to observe filial piety for three years.
Three years is not short for the ancients who didn't live long. The most important thing is that the original position is replaced by others, and they have to queue up if they want to recover after three years.
This class is likely to last far more than three years, and there are many people whose official careers end here.
So keeping filial piety is a big test for officials.
The test is about the connections in the officialdom, and the test is about the influence of the background.
Loyalty and filial piety, since ancient times, only "loyalty" can match "filial piety".
To put it bluntly, it is necessary for the emperor to make a decree, to be naughty, and I can't do without you, three years is too long, you should hurry back to work, if you don't come back, the Great Li Dynasty will collapse.
With this decree, the officials ran to Gaotang's tomb and cried again, father and mother, I'm sorry, my son is not filial, the emperor wants to take away my filial piety to you, I have to go to work, I can't accompany you up.
Hey, this is the so-called "defeating love".
To put it bluntly, it is a fig leaf.
Officials with power and background can invite the imperial decree, and return to their posts after finishing the funeral.
Officials with no power or background can only survive these three years. If someone interferes with it, it may be cold.
Qin He didn't care about Liang Shijie's background, what he cared about was the Liang family's promise.
I looked carefully, but I didn't see the housekeeper Laifu in front of the team.
He kept looking back, and finally found it at the very back. He was kneeling on the ground crying, kowtowing to see him off, with a desolate look on his face.
Qin He walked to a place where no one was around, put on his mask and buckled his bamboo hat, and came in front of Fu.
Lai Fu first saw a pair of feet, then looked up to see Qin He, and stammered: "Da... Daxian?"
"Are you kicked out?" Qin He asked.
Laifu wiped away his old tears, and said bitterly: "It's useless to be old, and I can't serve the master anymore."
"Then my temple?" The expectations in Qin He's heart suddenly dropped a lot.
"I'm sorry, Great Immortal, that temple..." Lai Fu directly kowtowed, and then briefly explained the matter of building the temple. Although the matter involving Liang Shijie was very subtle, Qin He could still guess.
To sum it up in one sentence: Liang Shijie broke his promise and insisted that he never said he would donate half of his family's wealth, and he refused to pay for the construction of the temple.
Laifu had no choice but to repair and repair a temple in an abandoned ruined temple on the northernmost side of the pier at his own expense.
The good news is that the temple has been built, but the bad news is that the temple was repaired from an abandoned temple.
Then Laifu took Qin He to the ruined temple.
Although Qin He was prepared, he was still taken aback when he saw it.
Shabby can no longer be shabby.
The plaque is a piece of wood with the words "Qingniu Immortal Temple" written on it.
The original statue of the god was removed in the hall, but it was not restored. Instead, a portrait of himself riding a bull was hung.
The altars and futons are second-hand, and the walls are full of holes, which have just been filled with new mud.
The hall is full of traces of weeds and shrubs that have just been pulled out. There is a big hole in the roof, and the beam looks like it will collapse at any time. A large oilcloth barely covers the hole, and snowflakes fall from above, covering the corner of the altar.
Qin He's face twitched, could this be the place where he would gain merit in the future?
Why does it seem so difficult?
The temple may have been an earth temple or a small temple of a canal water god. There are two other rooms beside the main hall. One has collapsed, and the other has no roof. It is also covered with oilcloth. Simple pots and pans and a pile of embers.
"You live here?" Qin He was taken aback.
"Before I went out to find people to watch things, I spent a lot of money, and my pockets were too small. The ruined temple is really simple, and please forgive my sin." Lai Fu had guilt and fear on his face.
"Heaven's evil is still forgiven, but self-inflicted evil cannot live." Qin He shook his head speechlessly.
After Huang Pizi asked for the title, Liang's family's luck has declined. If the housekeeper Laifu is still there, he can still last for two or three years, and if he is lucky, he can lose his life. He was not reimbursed.
At this point, Lai Fu knew that Liang Shijie had recovered, and went to the pier to bid farewell in tears.
Liang Shijie made mistakes and made mistakes again and again.
This Liang family is beyond salvation.
"Are you going to live here?" Qin He asked.
"I have been in the Liang family all my life, and I have nowhere to go after I leave, so I can only settle down here now." Lai Fu said.
"Okay, then you can rest first." Qin He nodded, then left him a bag of white noodles, and left.
As for Laifu's situation, Qin He wasn't worried. The qi-watching technique was clear. Without the support of the Liang family, he would be able to live better and have children in the future.
This is a blessing from the previous life, and it is not exhausted in this life.
After leaving, Qin He went to Tangji Restaurant to settle the bill, and then went straight back to the crematorium.
A group of people are still waiting for him to go back to the banquet.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the world was full of chills, but the Dongcheng crematorium was bustling with activity.
There is wine and meat, talking and laughing, and the coal stove is warm and harmonious.
Just like that Xanadu Genichi.
Xu Changshou was not there, but Ling Zhonghai and the others did not plan to let this meal go and set another table, but they all had sad expressions on their faces.
"What's wrong?" Qin He asked strangely after taking a sip of his wine.
"Nine borders are tight, the emperor has decreed that the salaries of officials will be stopped." Ling Zhonghai said.
"What does the suspension of official salaries have to do with you?" Qin He asked.
"The higher-ups' salary has stopped, so we have to stop with it." Li Tie explained, shaking his head at the end: "Prices are soaring, and it becomes a problem to support a family."
Qin He was speechless for a while, the team that was eating official rations could not stabilize, and the Da Li Dynasty was really in danger.
"Pour some coal, we can't let the whole family drink northwest wind." After a moment of silence, Ling Zhonghai wiped his mouth and said suddenly.
"That's the only way. Other crematoriums don't need to call, they will definitely do the same." Gao Linkun said.
After saying that, the three of them looked at Qin He at the same time, which made Qin He startled, "What are you looking at me for?"
"You have to join the gang~" Li Tie laughed.