Tibet

Chapter 9
Qiao Bin said with some embarrassment: "Brother Li, you are very important to my father. If he doesn't become a steward, he will be kicked out of the house by that bastard surnamed Hu, and our family will be ruined."

Li Ye patted him on the shoulder and said, "Without you, I would not be able to buy the antidote. I will keep this kindness in my heart. Don't worry! I will do my best to help your father."

Qiao Bin left gratefully. He resolutely handed over the money to Li Ye. This was originally money for Li Ye. How could he take it back?

Li Ye was full of doubts, who paid back the money for him?Who is that tall man? In his 30s, could it be his father in the Tang Dynasty?

Li Ye went back to the yard. His mother went to deliver the baby today, and she didn't know when she would come back. Aunt Mu was sitting in front of the well, washing clothes.

At this time, Li Ye's stomach was rumbling, and he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back. When it was time for meal, he hurried into the kitchen, but found that the stove was empty.

"Ma'am, don't you have lunch?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid! Who knows how to eat lunch, isn't it just two meals a day?"

Li Ye scratched his head, "But I am at noon every day"

"That's because you were injured. Your mother wants to feed your body. You won't even forget how many meals you eat every day!"

It turned out that the Tang Dynasty only ate two meals a day, morning and evening. Li Ye thought about it and asked, "What about the rich?"

"Rich people have no rules. They eat when they are hungry. As long as they can afford it, no one cares about eating ten meals a day."

It turned out to be because of poverty.

Aunt Mu got up and took out a piece of dry biscuit from the cupboard and handed it to him, "Eat this if you are hungry!"

Li Ye tore half of it for the aunt, and Aunt Mu smiled and waved her hand: "Good boy, aunt doesn't have the habit of eating lunch, you should hurry up and eat!"

She sat down to do the laundry again.

Li Ye simply moved a small beard stool and sat down beside him, and asked while eating cakes, "Auntie, do we have any relatives in Chang'an?"

Li Ye thought of what Qiao Bin said in the morning, and someone paid back the 30 taels of silver for him.

"Your mother said no, why are you asking this?"

"It's nothing, I'll just ask casually, aunt, my grandfather."

When Li Ye turned his head, he found that Aunt Mu had already got up and went back to her room.

"aunt!"

"I'm going to read the scriptures, I'm very busy, don't ask me this!"

Li Ye really lost his temper.

After stuffing the last piece of cake into his mouth, his stomach was still uncomfortably hungry. Li Ye took out the silver from his arms and weighed it. A thought flashed in his mind, he had never gone shopping since he came to Datang!

The last time I bought medicine was at night, and there were almost no pedestrians on the road. They hurried on their way and didn't notice anything.

Why don't you go to the West Market today and see what's delicious.

He came to Aunt Mu's room again, only to hear the sound of wooden fish knocking inside, and the aunt began to chant scriptures.

"Ma'am, I'm going to practice playing ball."

'Boom!Boom! ' Muyu knocked twice to show that he knew.

Li Ye immediately went back to his room. He had to change his clothes and bring some change. Of course he couldn't go out with 20 taels of silver, and he couldn't even get change for a bowl of noodles.

I am too lazy to change clothes, anyway, they are all coarse cloth, short clothes and old cloth shoes, which are standard for children from poor families.

Li Ye took out a small wooden box from under the bed, which he found the day before yesterday. It should be his predecessor's piggy bank. There were more than 100 Wen in it, which was packed in a small cloth purse.

He took out the small purse and put 20 taels of silver into the wooden box. After thinking for a while, he took out another [-] taels of silver and put it beside him, maybe he could buy a few books.

At this time, Li Ye suddenly found a foreign object, which really made him stunned. There was a note on the bed. Their house may have everything, but there is no paper.

Who has been in?
Li Ye hurriedly got up and went around the yard, but found nothing.

He went back to the room and picked up the note, only to see a sentence written on it, 'Old time, old place! '

Of course, this was not written by Zhang Xiaopang, that guy was illiterate, the handwriting was vigorous and strong, and it looked like the handwriting of an adult man.

Someone paid back 30 taels of silver for himself, and then the note appeared.

Li Ye had a feeling in his heart that he was about to solve the mystery. Perhaps this was the real reason why he ran to the temple at one o'clock the night before.

The strange appearance of the note made Li Ye no longer in the mood to go to the West Market, and within the time he and Qiao Bin were talking outside, someone entered his room, and the aunt was still washing clothes in the yard. Who could this person be?

He came to the temple with his cue in hand. There was a priest in the temple. He was a drunkard and old Taoist priest who drank heavily all day long. I don't know where he got the money to buy wine.

There was an old couple burning paper in the big yard. Li Ye looked around and walked directly to the backyard.

The temple is actually not very big, the courtyard is right at the entrance, the main hall is the god of society, the left is the Temple of the God of Wealth, and the right is the Hall of Seeking Son and Avalokitesvara. There were no two of them in the first place, but they appeared because of the needs of the people.

The room next to the main hall is Miaozhu's residence, and there is a small door next to it, which leads directly to the backyard.

The backyard is very big, actually a large piece of wasteland, covering an area of ​​four or five acres, close to the small river, where the old Taoist planted vegetables, and there was a well in the corner.

Li Ye felt that this place was very familiar, and the memory of his previous life leaked out a little bit, as if he had practiced playing polo in this wasteland.

He found an abandoned statue not far from the river, and it was fixed on the ground. The surface of the statue was spotted and its face was broken. It looked like the result of hitting rocks with his swing for many years. However, he was Where do you play from?
Li Ye found a strange thing. If the stone statue is fixed and cannot move, then the place where he swings and hits the ball is actually in the small river. How is it possible?

He walked quickly to the river, the river was very shallow, and he couldn't help frowning. The small river in the slums should not be expected to be very clean, but there are indeed a pile of stones in the water, which are the stones he used to practice playing polo every day.

Are you standing in the water and playing ball?To hit a stone in the water, how much resistance should be, and how much arm strength is needed.

Li Ye vaguely understood that he was not born with the ability to lift more than 200 catties.

At this moment, Li Ye was suddenly full of anticipation for the mysterious person who asked him to meet at night.

Pei Sanniang came back very late. She delivered babies today and was exhausted, but she made more money delivering babies. It cost [-] Wen to come to her door, and she would also give a red envelope of [-] to [-] Wen if the delivery was normal.

If it is difficult to give birth or the baby dies, if you are lucky, you will be kicked out of the house without a penny, and if you are unlucky, you will be beaten severely.

However, there are generally more natural births, and the meals in the slums are not oily, and there are almost no fat boys, and Zhang Xiaopang is a special case.

Pei Sanniang was in a good mood. Although she was tired all day, she earned four hundred wen and could buy a few catties of mutton for her son tomorrow.

"Mom, I want to tell you something!"

Li Ye wanted to give her 20 taels of silver, but Pei Sanniang was too tired, so she waved her hand and said, "I'll talk about it tomorrow, I can't open my eyes."

"San Niang, do you want to eat!" Aunt Mu asked.

"I've eaten, don't worry about me, I'm going to sleep."

"I'll boil some hot water to wash your feet!"

Pei Sanniang waved her hand, went back to her room and fell asleep without saying a word.

Li Ye sat in the room and waited for the time to pass. He was expecting and nervous, and it was really tormenting.

The first watch was from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] in the evening. The common people in the Tang Dynasty went to bed very early, slept at sunset, went to bed when it was dark, and got up at four or five o'clock the next day.

Of course, rich people want to have fun, and the nightlife has just begun at this time, and the Pingkang Square is full of laughter and bright lights all night long.

The old time stated on the note, Li Ye thinks that seven o'clock is unlikely, it should mean eight o'clock, and everyone said that it is eight o'clock in the evening.

The time gradually came to a correction, and it was almost eight o'clock at night, and Li Ye quietly went out.

(End of this chapter)