After shopping around for a while, Qin He bought two large bags of white noodles and left the city leisurely.

The big tortoise was hungry last night, so Qin He stayed up late and made a meal of steamed buns. There were four buns in total. He and the big tortoise ate one bun, and the calf ate three buns.

As a result, not only was the corpse not burned last night, but Ermahun's body was also not burned, so we had to put them all back into yellow cloth bags and continue burning them tonight.

Light snow falls intermittently, but the pier is still bustling with people.

Vendors were buying and selling goods, and it was very lively.

The laborers were dressed in single clothes, drinking white gas in their mouths, stepping on the bouncing bridge wood, their waists were bent under the weight of the cargo, but they still walked as fast as flying, as if they were walking on flat ground.

The young leaders of the Cao gang wielded their whips, and from time to time they would slap the whip on Lifu who was walking slowly.

Groups of homeless beggars kneel on the street, dragging their families with them, praying for a bite to eat or to work hard.

The increasingly severe famine finally made ordinary people in the capital feel the pressure.

In most of the north, almost no rain fell for half a year, but the first drop of rain that fell turned into snow.

From time to time, a large truck loaded with corpses passed by, and the time to transport the corpses was obviously extended.

The prosperous age and the end of the world merge together in a trance at the canal dock. This is the most familiar scene at the canal dock.

Qin He shook his head and sighed. The rich wine and meat smelled bad, bones were frozen to death on the road, and in the countless granaries of Zhongshan Prince's Palace, countless grains were rotting little by little.

The King of Zhongshan is just a not outstanding one among the many plump princes in Dali.

Dali is actually not as short of food as imagined.

There are thousands of hectares of fertile land, but the daily meal is only one dendrobium;

There are thousands of luxurious houses, but you can only sleep within five feet at night.

But the greed of the human heart is like an abyss that can never be filled. There are countless powerful people, corrupt officials, and corrupt officials lying on the heads of poor people, knocking on the bones and sucking out the marrow, vowing to squeeze out the last bit of their blood.

Da Li Dynasty is like a giant covered with tumors. It does not lack nutrients, but all the nutrients are absorbed by the tumors. The tumors are huge, but the body is shriveled and thin, and is already crumbling.

"Dang~"

A gong sounded.

Ahead, a police officer sounded a gong to clear the way, and a large group of people came.

Four plaques are held high, one is for silence, the second is for avoidance, the third is for Hejian magistrate, and the fourth is for Liang's family name.

Behind the sign were eight tall horses, and behind the horses were eight large sedans, and the entourage of carriages and horses stretched for several miles. When merchants and people saw it, they all gave way.

Many people talked in low voices.

"More than a dozen members of Liang Shijie's family, including the old man, have died. In just a few days, eight people have carried the sedan chair. It's extremely unfilial."

"Don't dare to talk nonsense. It's the emperor's decree to seize love. Liang Shijie has resumed his duties and is about to take office."

"There are people in the court. Otherwise, how could they have risen to prominence in recent years and recovered so quickly?"

"That's right."

"..."

Qin He took a look and thought, isn't this Liang Shijie? He has a very powerful backer.

Dongtu has governed the country with loyalty and filial piety since ancient times. After Gaotang passed away, he had to return to his hometown and observe filial piety for three years.

Three years is not a short time for the ancients whose life span is not long. The most important thing is that the original position has been replaced by someone else. After three years, you have to queue up to resume.

This wait is likely to last far longer than three years, and there are many people whose career ends at this point.

Therefore, keeping filial piety is a big test for officials.

What is tested is official connections and background power.

Loyalty, filial piety, loyalty and filial piety, since ancient times, the only thing that can equal "filial piety" is "loyalty".

To put it bluntly, the emperor must issue an edict, and he will be inseparable from you. Three years is too long. Come back to work as soon as possible. If you don’t come back, the Li Dynasty will collapse.

With this imperial edict, the officials went to Gaotang's tomb and cried, "Father, mother, I'm sorry, my son is unfilial, the emperor wants to take away my filial piety from you, I have to go to work, and I can't accompany you."

.

Hey, this is what is called "seizing love".

To put it harshly, it is just a fig leaf.

Officials with power and background could obtain imperial edicts and return to their posts after the funeral.

Officials without power and background can only survive these three years. If someone interferes with it, they may be in trouble.

Qin He had no intention of caring about Liang Shijie's background. What he cared about was the Liang family's commitment.

I looked carefully, but I didn't see the butler Laifu in front of the team.

I kept looking back, and finally I found him very far back. He was kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down his face, kowtowing to say goodbye, looking very desolate.

Qin He walked to a deserted place, put on his mask, and buckled his bamboo hat, and came to Fu.

Laifu first saw a pair of feet, then looked up and saw Qin He, and stuttered: "Great... Great Immortal?"

"Are you kicked out?" Qin He asked.

Laifu wiped away his tears and said bitterly: "I'm old and useless. I can no longer serve the master."

"What about my temple?" Qin He's expectations suddenly dropped a lot.

"I'm sorry, Immortal, that temple..." Laifu kowtowed directly, and then roughly explained the matter of building the temple. Although the matter involving Liang Shijie was very subtle, Qin He could still guess it.

To summarize in one sentence: Liang Shijie broke his promise, insisting that he had never donated half of his family wealth, and refused to contribute money to build a temple. He also accused Laifu of cheating and stealing family property with outsiders, and kicked him out of the house.

Laifu could only spend his own money to repair an abandoned temple at the northern end of the pier.

The good news is that the temple exists, 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 mentally prepared, he was still surprised when he saw it.

The shabby can no longer be shabby.

The plaque is just a piece of wood with the words "Qingniu Immortal Temple" written on it.

The original statue of the god was demolished in the hall, but it was not restored. Instead, a portrait of himself riding a bull was hung.

The altar tables and futons were old items, and the walls were full of holes, which had just been sealed with new mud.

The hall was full of traces of weeds and shrubs that had just been pulled out. There was a big hole in the roof, and the beams looked like they would collapse at any time. A large oilcloth barely covered the bottom of the hole, and snowflakes fell from it, covering a corner of the altar table.

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 turned out to be a temple of earth or a small temple of a canal water god. In addition to the main hall, there are two other rooms. One has collapsed, and the other has no roof. It is also covered with oilcloth. There is a bed inside, and

Simple pots and pans and a pile of embers.

"You live here?" Qin He was surprised.

"I went out to look for people to look for things. I spent a lot of money. I'm already short of money. The ruined temple is really crude. Please forgive me." Laifu looked guilty and frightened.

"You can forgive the evil you do by God, but you can't live if you do it yourself." Qin He shook his head speechlessly.

After Huang Pizi asked for the seal, the Liang family's fortunes were on the decline. If the housekeeper Lai Fu was still there, they could still survive for two or three years. If they were lucky, they could still die. However, Liang Shijie expelled Lai Fu and even spent the cost of searching for someone to look after him.

He was not even reimbursed.

At this point, Laifu knew that Liang Shijie was back and went to the dock to say goodbye with tears.

Liang Shijie made mistakes again and again.

This Liang family is beyond salvation.

"Are you going to live here next?" Qin He asked.

"I have been in the Liang family all my life, and I have nowhere to go after I leave. I can only settle here now," Laifu said.

"Okay, then you should rest first." Qin He nodded, left him a bag of white noodles, and left.

As for Laifu's situation, Qin He is not worried. He knows how to read Qi. Without the pressure of the Liang family, he will live a better life and will have heirs in the future.

This is a blessing that was cultivated in the previous life and cannot be fully used 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 were still waiting for him to go back and start the banquet.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the sky and the earth are filled with silence, but the East City Crematorium is bustling with activity.

There was wine and meat, talking and laughing, and the coal stove was warm and cozy.

Just like that paradise.

Xu Changshou was not here, but Ling Zhonghai and others had no intention of letting go of this meal. They set up another table, but there were many sad looks on their faces.

"What's wrong?" Qin He asked curiously, taking a sip of wine.

"Nine borders are in a tight situation. The emperor has issued an order to stop the salary of officials." Ling Zhonghai said.

"What does the suspension of official salaries have to do with you?" Qin He asked.

"The salary above has stopped, so we have to stop too." Li Tie explained, and finally shook his head: "The prices have soared, and it has become a problem to support the family."

Qin He was speechless for a while, as the team that was eating official food could not stand still, and the Li Dynasty was really in danger.

"Pour some coal, we can't let the whole family drink from the northwest wind." After a moment of silence, Ling Zhonghai wiped his mouth and said suddenly.

"This is the only way. Others who burn corpses do not need to say hello, so they will definitely do it this way." Gao Linkun said.

After saying that, the three of them looked at Qin He at the same time, which made Qin He stunned, "Why are you looking at me?"
Chapter completed!