Tranquility

Around noon, the drunken duo got up, met in the yard, and greeted each other. Just as the two wanted to spoil each other's drink, they saw Tang Ning holding a medicine bag in one hand and holding a drug bag in the other. A child walked in through the door.

The two were stunned for a moment, and stepped forward to ask what was going on. Tangning didn't say a word, and motioned them to enter the room.

After entering the room, Tang Ning put Shu Hongyu, who was still asleep, on the bed. Zhao Qian looked at the child's thickly wrapped little feet and asked, "I heard that there was a drought in the west of the city a few months ago, and there was no spring rain. Now, recently a large number of victims of disasters have poured into the capital, and a small number of refugees have entered the territory of Weihai, so this child cannot be a victim of disasters, right?"

"Hmph, you didn't see that this child is white and tender. Although he is a little thinner, he looks like he has never suffered. How can the disaster victims look yellow and thin? In your eyes, the Jokhang Kingdom is either a natural or man-made disaster or the people are in dire straits, right? I think this child must be a young master who ran away from home and was abducted."

Tangning smiled wryly. It would be great if Shu Hongyu was what they said.He waved his hand to signal the two of them not to quarrel, and after drinking a saliva, he recounted what happened last night.

Tangning thought that the two of them would have to say something after hearing this, especially Zhao Qian who is usually the most cynical, but he didn't expect that his two friends were very calm after hearing this. Jin Yongfu even looked at Tangning in disbelief and said: "Since he has sold himself, if you want to save him, you can buy him directly. Why hide it? Now, his identity is very clear, but now he can't explain it clearly."

Tangning stopped holding the bowl and looked at Jin Yongfu in disbelief, "You bought him?"

"Exactly, although what his aunt did was unkind, it's not illegal for a mother to sell a son. If you don't like it, just buy him and release him as a slave. If you want to come to that dental shop, it's always for business. , Whoever sells is not sold, I should not deliberately embarrass you." Zhao Qian did not object for the first time.

Tangning was shocked by his friend's words. He didn't know what to say. For the first time, he realized that he was different from them. In his world, there was no such thing as selling people without breaking the law, and there was no such thing as buying people. He glanced at them. The child lying on the bed still couldn't put the word "business" on him.

Just as he was looking at the child and thinking about how to speak, the child on the bed opened his eyes.He immediately saw Tangning sitting at the desk. Although he didn't see clearly last night, he knew that it was this handsome brother who saved him. He immediately smiled at Tangning timidly and flatteringly, showing his white Little baby teeth.

Tangning walked to the bed, touched his forehead, and said with a smile, "Are you awake? Are you hungry, brother, can I get you something to eat?"

Shu Hongyu nodded obediently. Tangning was about to get up and go to the kitchen. Zhao Qian said, "It happens that I'm hungry too, so I'll go get it." Then he opened the door and left.

"By the way, get me some too." Jin Yongfu hurriedly chased after him and shouted.

Zhao Qian waved his hand, not knowing whether to agree or disagree.Jin Yongfu stared at his back, then turned to look at Tangning helplessly.

Tangning picked up the child, pointed at Jin Yongfu, and said, "This is Brother Jin."

The child looked at Jin Yongfu with big eyes: "Brother Jin."

Jin Yongfu looked at him, thinking of his three-year-old son at home, he stepped forward and patted his head cheerfully, "Boy, you are so powerful, you managed to escape from Ren Yazi, how did you escape?"

The child frowned, as if trying to organize his words, until Zhao Qian came back with porridge, and Tangning fed him a few mouthfuls before he suddenly said, "It's Brother Jun, I found a dog hole, I crawled out, the dog hole is too small, Brother Jun Didn’t crawl out. Brother Jun told me to run, he said they were going to sell us to the South Hall, Brother Jun said he would not go there even if he died.”

"Where is the South Pavilion?" Tangning was at a loss.

Shu Hongyu was also at a loss.

Zhao Qian choked and coughed desperately; Jin Yongfu swallowed the porridge with difficulty, and said with difficulty: "Well, the south wind prevails in the Jokhang Kingdom, and the south hall is similar to the brothel."

Tangning opened her eyes wide and looked at Jin Yongfu. He thought that Xiaoguan was written in novels, but he didn't expect it to exist in ancient times.

Jin Yongfu felt very embarrassed when he was seen, and felt that he was teaching a good child, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Who is Brother Jun you are talking about?"

"Brother Jun said that his family suffered a disaster and he came to Weihai to join his relatives. He separated from his family and was kidnapped by Ren Yazi. Brother Jun treated me very well. If I couldn't get food, he would grab it for me. , and fighting with others, young master, please rescue Brother Jun, too, okay?"

Tangning frowned slightly, "Hongyu don't call me young master from now on, just call me brother."

"But, they said that I have to be called Master, Master." Shu Hongyu was a little timid.

"Hongyu don't listen to them, I'm not your master, I'm your brother." Tangning rubbed Hongyu's head and said warmly.

Zhao Qian interjected, "I see that the child is articulate, smart and cute at such a young age, Brother Tang might as well take him in as a school boy, but you must know that he is a runaway slave now, you have to go to the government to file for the record if you take him in as your younger brother. "

Jin Yongfu also nodded, and added: "If you go to file for the record, he has to change his name, and if he is found out, he still has to be a fugitive slave. Dazhao's household registration management is very strict. Although you can bribe a small official to be an identity document, you can be careful. If you want to investigate, you can still find it. Although this child may not be deliberately investigated, it is always a hidden danger. "

Shu Hongyu also tugged on Tangning's sleeve, and looked at him pleadingly, "Brother, can you not change your name, Hongyu's name was chosen by Daddy, and Daddy even said he would teach me to write my own name, Daddy is a good man."

After hearing this, Jin Yongfu thought to himself, your father is a good man, but he is also a fool. He is so kind to the concubine, no wonder your aunt would dislike you.

Tangning pondered for a moment, and said, "After lunch, I'll go to the dental shop and buy you and Brother Jun's contract of sale together."

"Let me go with you. The people in the dental store are all philistines who walk around the streets. You offended them last night. It may not be easy to buy today. Even if they don't make things difficult for you, they will hit you hard. A ransom."

Tongfeng Yahang is also in the north of the city, not far from the place Tangning and the others rented, just a little bit to the southwest. After a while, the few people arrived at the back door of Tongfeng Yahang. A few people dragged a cloth bag out the back door.

The cloth bag was not big, but the men seemed to be struggling. Tangning's heart skipped a beat. He could vaguely see that there was a person in the cloth bag.

He paused, and unconsciously followed those men towards the north city gate not far away.Jin Yongfu hugged Shu Hongyu, motioned him not to speak, exchanged glances with Zhao Qian, and followed behind.

Tang Ning watched those people striding across the street, and greeted the soldiers guarding the city as they passed the city gate. Then they walked more and more sideways, and finally stopped on a dirt hillside.Tangning hurriedly found a hiding place to hide. After a while, those people passed them noisily and walked back.

He didn't show up until he couldn't see their backs, and ran towards the dirt hillside.

Before he got close, Tangning smelled a disgusting smell, which almost made him unable to go any further. He quickly covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, but felt that his feet were not right. When he moved away, he saw a small piece of white finger bone. When he was studying painting at Downing University, he had studied the structure of the human body, and even drew bones for a week. Of course he recognized the phalanges.

A chill crept up his spine, he suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance, and he froze.The desolate valley in front is full of dead people, a handful of bones, half rotten, and not rotten, and a few wild dogs are tossing around, it is hell on earth!

Tangning's throat rolled, her hands and feet were cold, and the bustling Yizhou City was a few kilometers away. Who would have thought that only a few kilometers would be the distance between heaven and hell!Tangning's mind suddenly came up with the cannibalistic feudal society that was written in the textbooks when she was studying.At that time, he didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just an exaggerated rhetorical technique, but it was not an exaggeration at all, the feudal society was indeed cannibalistic, and this was the feudal society he stayed in!

"Ah! Brother Jun!" Shu Hongyu's sharp shout pierced the dead silence around him.Tangning looked back and saw Jin Yongfu rushing over from behind with Shu Hongyu in his arms.Shu Hongyu tried his best to reach in one direction, kicking and kicking Jin Yongfu non-stop.

Jin Yongfu hugged him tightly, and approached sweating profusely, "This is a mass grave in Yizhou, and no one usually comes here, bah, why did I come to this ghost place, it's really bad luck."

Tangning didn't hear Jin Yongfu's words. He followed the direction Shu Hongyu pointed and saw an eight or nine-year-old child lying alone among a pile of bones. The skin and flesh are in good shape, the strangle marks on his neck are eye-catching, his eyes are open, his tongue is slightly sticking out, it is obvious that he was hanged, as he said, he will not go to that place when he dies.

Those people didn't even cover his body with a sack. Tangning was angry, sad, and powerless.

In broad daylight, the world is clear, those people just tossed a living life so blatantly, and threw them out of the city in a grandiose manner. No one blamed them, no one punished them, no one felt guilty about it, all because of a thin piece of paper , just because the law recognizes this piece of paper, just because some people's lives are worthless.

Tangning took the struggling Shu Hongyu from Jin Yongfu's hands, and carried him to his brother Jun.Shu Hongyu broke away from Tangning, fell to his knees, and cried loudly.

Tang Ning looked at this child who could vaguely distinguish the delicate outline, and felt bitter. He didn't recognize him, and he didn't know his name, but he knew that people who can help others in times of crisis are worthy of admiration, and he can He was given only sympathy after death.He slowly stretched out his hand, trying to close his eyes, but was preempted by a pair of hands.

Zhao Qian closed the child's eyes, sighed deeply, and patted Tang Ning's shoulder, "I've already asked Jin Yongfu to buy a coffin, and I'll hire a few more people to come over. There's not much we can do, we can only bury him properly. him."

The two stood silently beside the corpse, allowing Shu Hongyu to weep. It would be so desolate if no one shed tears for a person after his death.

The summer noon sun shone on Tangning's body, but he could only feel the utter coldness. He was completely chilled by the dark side of this society. At this moment, he could only rejoice that he had crossed over to a poor but stable family. With the care and love of his relatives, husband, doctor Lu, and sister Cheng, he couldn't imagine that if he had transmigrated to this handsome brother, or if the Tang family had also suffered a disaster and was displaced, with his appearance, it would never be possible to be Sell ​​to be an ordinary servant.

He is afraid, afraid, this society is by no means the same as in the previous life, as long as the people don't break the law, they can be stable for a lifetime. Under this feudal system, even if he doesn't do anything, he may be killed for various reasons The layers of mountains on my body were crushed beyond redemption.

He must work hard to climb up. Only by climbing to the highest level and being tied to the ruling class of this society can he ensure that his destiny will not be dominated by others.He is only one person, he is selfish, he cannot let everyone be free, nor can he overthrow this society, he can only do his best to dominate his own destiny, and he has the ability to protect the people he cares about!

Soon, Jin Yongfu brought many people over. Zhao Qian directed the crowd to dig a hole. Jin Yongfu was very careful. Except for the coffin, he bought all the paper money for the shroud, and even found a wandering monk to read a scripture.

After all the cutscenes were over, when it was time to carve the tombstone, several people encountered difficulties. None of them knew the child's name and origin, and Shu Hongyu only knew that his name was Brother Jun.

In the end, Tangning looked at the setting sun and said calmly, "Let's engrave 'A Jun's Tomb'!"