Chapter 73 The Beggar
A heavy snow suddenly fell. This was the biggest snowfall since the beginning of winter in Chang'an. With this cold wind blowing into Chang'an, this ancient city has experienced too much. The wind, frost, snow and rain are just a snack before the meal.
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But this is a big disaster for the people. There is too little snow this year.
In the windy and snowy days, the vendors on the streets of Chang'an all hid at home, not wanting to come out to earn a few taels of silver. They comforted themselves with the thought that the Chinese New Year was coming soon, and after a busy year, it was time for them to take a day off.
The situations in which they get along are different, and the thoughts in their hearts are also different. Beggars are now common in Chang'an. In order to get a bite to eat, they have to kneel on the street in this windy and snowy weather, hoping to meet a kind-hearted person who can give a few copper coins.
I heard that Cui's soup dumplings taste delicious, and I also heard that the food at Tayun Restaurant is delicious.
But these are just extravagant hopes. They are satisfied if they can exchange for a steamed bun to spend this winter.
Chang'an's east and west cities divide the city into two parts. The east city is where nobles and princes gather, while the west city has become a place where wealthy people live happily.
In a certain place in the East City, there were several people standing in front of a mansion. One of them, a pair of men, attracted people's attention. But at this time, apart from their family members, there was only a beggar on the other side of the street.
The man is tall and handsome, with a fair and handsome face, and his eyes are like water as he looks at the woman in front of him.
The woman was arranging the man's collar with her bare hands. She had a good appearance. If Chen Yu could score eighty-five points, then how could this woman be around seventy-five? The woman was arranging her man's collar and said softly.
"The weather is getting cold. Today is your first time taking office. Don't be impatient and just do your job well so as not to worry your parents."
There was a bit of reluctance in the words. Seeing that the two were about sixteen or seventeen years old, they should be newlyweds who had just tied the knot. They would inevitably miss each other after being separated for a while.
The man covered his chest with his bare hands, lowered his head and murmured a few words in a low voice, which made the woman blush, then got into the carriage and left.
When the carriage passed the only beggar, two coins flew out of the window and fell to the ground, but the beggar didn't even open his eyes and allowed the two coins to be buried in the snow.
Squeak! Squeak!
The footsteps made a sound in the snow, and the sound was getting closer and closer to the beggar.
"Why are you doing this to yourself? I want to marry you as a wife."
The beggar opened his eyes, smiled with his teeth as white as falling snowflakes, and stretched out his hand to take the two copper coins handed by the woman.
"I'm worried that he will be violent to you, I'm worried that your parents-in-law will make things difficult for you, I'm worried..."
He wanted to say that he was worried that he would be forgotten, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything. He took out the wine bag from his waist and drank heavily.
Snapped!
The wine bag flew far away. There was a hint of distress in the woman's eyes. She slowly knelt down, took out a handkerchief and wiped the cheek of the man who had protected her from any harm for nine years. She lowered her head and spoke softly.
"What can you do if he uses violence against me? What can you do if your parents-in-law make things difficult for me? Just rely on your martial arts skills to kill them? You have been convicted and wandering around the world, living a life of darkness. How can you let me feel at ease? Don't be stupid again.
Yes, I don’t want to ruin you.”
The beggar shook his head to avoid the woman's handkerchief and laughed at himself.
"If I can control my feelings, what use will I have?"
The woman stood up, took a deep breath, turned around and left, her shoulders shaking as she left.
At this moment, she felt regretful in her heart. If the young lady back then had been less tempered and more tolerant, she would not have become what she is now because of a trivial matter.
A young lady became a lady in the palace, and a graceful wanderer was willing to become a beggar to protect her again.
She regretted it, but had no choice.
She is not worthy of him because she is not a virgin.
The woman's figure disappeared at the door of the house, and the beggar smiled mockingly. If he hadn't been so proud and didn't care about face, how could she have left him.
There is love between the two, but there is one person missing who is willing to bow his head.
He stood up to pick up the wine bag, but found that the wine bag had already appeared in front of him. Wei Jiu stood in front of the beggar and bent down holding a wine bag. The beggar took it with a smile and drank heavily.
Wei Jiu frowned slightly, squatted down and said softly.
"Liu Wanzhi, the son of the Liu family who has produced seventeen prime ministers, and the hero who broke three of Lu Jun's ribs, is now in this situation."
The beggar known as Liu Wanzhi just glanced at Wei Jiu from the corner of his eye, with a sneer on his lips.
"Wei Wuliang, people in Chang'an say you have a sharp tongue, but it's of no use to me."
"She is just a girl from a small family. If you had revealed your identity, his family would never have allowed him to marry the son of a sixth-rank imperial minister."
Bump! Wei Jiu was kicked away.
The force was not heavy, Wei Jiu rubbed his buttocks and squatted down next to Liu Wanzhi again.
"Love is a fucking donkey thing. As for you, Liu Wanzhi, it's even more a donkey thing. You pretend to be a beggar here, and you feel comfortable. Who is feeling uncomfortable? It's that girl, she has something in her heart
You, I feel sorry for you, but I can't change anything. The person who tortured him was not that man, nor his parents-in-law, but you, the man who occupied her heart."
This time Liu Wanzhi did not take action, but handed the wine bag to Wei Jiu. Wei Jiu gritted his teeth, raised his head and drank heavily, wiped the corners of his mouth, and continued.
"To love someone is not to impose pressure on her, but to make her happy. How many years have you been waiting for her again? The whole of Chang'an knows that you are Liu Wanzhi, but she doesn't know. How can you, a liar, have the right to like her?
Is it possible to make a living by falling in love? If a girl's parents don't think about it, after she marries you, will she live in the world with you? What kind of willing love is true only when it is in your hands?"
Liu Wanzhi took back the wine bag and gave Wei Jiu a hard look.
"What if they are coveting my identity? How will the family status be reorganized?"
Wei Jiu's skill was to slap Liu Wanzhi on the back of the head, and Liu Wanzhi raised his leg to kick him, but this time Wei Jiu was not kicked away, but lay in the snow.
He stood up and squatted down again, sighed, pointed at Liu Wanzhi and yelled.
"Are you stupid for practicing martial arts? Do you think this woman is a woman who is greedy for money?"
Liu Wanzhi shook his head, Wei Jiu said.
"Since you are not greedy for money, what are you worried about? You have resources and you won't use them, you know? And you like this woman just to sleep with him? Your Liu family's status in the Tang Dynasty is not low. If this Chaoyi Lang
His son knows your identity, and he heard that you and his wife are good friends, so he pretends to be a beggar in such a sneaky way? If they only see that there is no love, he will probably send his wife to your bed, do you believe it? "
"I'll beat you to death now, do you believe it or not?"
Wei Jiu stopped talking, and Liu Wanzhi stopped talking, but Wei Jiu's head was a little confused at this time, and he shouldn't have taken that sip of wine just now.
He stood up to run but was caught by Liu Wanzhi, his eyes fixed on Wei Jiu.
"Do you really mean what you just said?"
"If you don't take it seriously, I'm afraid you'll beat me to death."
"you can help me?"
"Be my bodyguard for three years."
"You want to open an escort agency?"
"Be my bodyguard for three years and protect my safety. I'm worried that someone is going to kill me."
"In one year, I will help you kill Zheng Zimo."
"Three years, don't beep."
"Then I will kill you now and continue to be a beggar."
In the end, Wei Jiu compromised, and so did Liu Wanzhi.
For two years, Wei Jiu's life should be protected, but his freedom should not be restricted.
Finally, the eldest son of Wei fell asleep on the street and was dragged away by a beggar and sent to Pingkangfang.
The moment the beggar entered Pingkangfang, Lu Jun jumped down from the second floor and rushed towards him. He was kicked and lay motionless on the ground.
Chapter completed!