Coming out of Fanglin Court, Li Longji turned and went to Grief Field Square.
Historically, Grief Field Square was managed by the monks in the temple and supported by money from the temple. Now, it was managed by the imperial court.
The money from temples and monasteries in the capital office was gradually decreasing. Occasionally, some rich families would give more.
Not only did the ordinary people not give money, but they also took the incense from the temples and monasteries to use at home.
In the past, the people believed in Buddhism and God. Their lives were really bad and they looked for a place to live.
As the circulation of newspapers increased, the people placed their hopes on the imperial court.
The newspapers always promoted the Chinese civilization, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor, and the descendants of the dragon.
However, they did not only promote Confucianism. Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, Military, Zongheng School, Miscellaneous School, and other schools of thought were on the same level.
The people looked at the content and the annotations. The historical background of every sentence included a short story. The people learned.
Usually, when they chatted, they would say one or two sentences and everyone would be impressed. The person who said it would feel knowledgeable.
In addition to the encyclopedia of life, the people found that they did not need to believe in other things. It was enough to believe in their own civilization.
It turned out that the ancestors had so many good things that they could not learn all of them.
Whenever they had spare money, they would donate one or two taels to Grief Field Square. They would treat it as doing good deeds and accumulating merit.
The imperial court would allocate another sum of money. The Grief Field Square in Chang 'an was better than other Grief Field Squares.
There were mainly old men, old women, orphans, and sick foreigners who had no one to take care of them.
There were volunteers from temples and monasteries to clean up. No matter how much they asked for money, they would provide manpower.
The imperial court would also send people to help take care of these people.
"Grief Field Square is a place for medical practitioners to practice. There are many sick and injured people. The Imperial Medical Department will send people, as will the pharmacies."
Guo Ziyi was in charge of explaining to Li Longji.
Li Longji and the rest wore masks for fear of being infected.
The volunteers also wore masks, but they were not disposable masks.
There were big shops and small rooms in Grief Field Square. The small rooms were for seriously ill people.
The big shops were for lonely old people. The old people were not idle. They knew how to weave things, except for those who could not move.
There were children with disabilities. They helped to do what they could.
The healthy or less severely disabled children were not there. They were delivering newspapers and shining shoes.
Li Longji sniffed the strong smell of medicine in Grief Field Square. "Field Square has a lot of people recently?"
Guo Ziyi: "…"
Hao Lingquan didn't say anything either. How would the two of them know about what happened at the memorial hall?
A memorial hall was a place where corpses were placed. It turned out that the Tang dynasty did not call it that. Since Li Yi insisted on calling it a memorial hall, they decided to listen to him.
The coffin was provided with a simple coffin and then buried.
It was not the memorial hall set up by the clan, but the one that appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The current law required that anyone who discovered a dead person had to help bury them, especially if they were from the same family, even if they were from a side branch.
Otherwise, it would be considered a crime. If it was someone he didn't know, he could ignore it, but he should report it to the authorities.
Those who died in Grief Field Square would be sent to the Mortuary Hall first, and then be dealt with by the Mortuary Hall.
The person in charge of Grief Field Square came over and looked at the three of them. "Do you want to donate money?"
"Did they say that we have to donate and how much?" Li Longji asked.
The man shook his head. "Up to you. It's fine if you don't want to donate. It's just that I'm not donating money, and I'm not doing volunteer work. Come over …"
Li Longji dug into his pocket and took out a stack of coupons. "Donate. Count how many there are."
The person in charge looked at Li Longji in surprise. He took the coupons, dipped his finger in his saliva, and counted.
"A total of 1,130 coins. Are you donating?" The person in charge was scared. There were 10 coins worth of coupons and 5 coins worth of coupons.
"Donate. Six Li Village in the west of the city." Li Longji nodded. It was only a little more than 1,000 coins. He didn't care if it was more than that.
"It's too much. This … I have to find someone. I don't dare to interfere." The person in charge's hands were trembling.
How could there be a rich man here? Six Li Village in the west of the city … the one with a giant panda?
"No need." Li Longji said and turned to leave. The smell of medicine was too strong.
He wanted to go to Six Li Village to have a look. Ever since Zhuangzi was born, he hadn't been there even once.
He wanted to visit Six Li Village before going to his daughter's little Zhuangzi. His eldest princess was not going back to the palace.
The person in charge of Grief Field Square hurried to find the person in charge. The person in charge was also anxious. There was too much money.
After looking around, he found Pei Yaoqing, who was still working as the County Magistrate in Chang 'an County.
Pei Yaoqing was not transferred to another county and was not promoted. He was not in a hurry. He felt a sense of achievement when he saw the people living a good life.
"Someone donated 1,130 coins?" Pei Yaoqing was shocked when he got the report. Who was so rich?
"It was said to be Six Li Village. The one with giant pandas. Sometimes, they even sell seafood." The person in charge provided the key information.
"Ah ~ ~ I know. Take it and spend it well. Don't be greedy."
When Pei Yaoqing heard about Six Li Village, a person appeared in his mind.
1,000 coins was not a lot. That person was rich. Even if he was not rich, there were still people helping him to earn money.
"Do you want to buy some meat to celebrate?" The person in charge swallowed his saliva and ate the meat.
"The leftovers from Zhang Family's village were not sent here? Oh ~ ~ You all don't eat leftovers? "Pei Yaoqing stared at the person in charge.
"Yes, sometimes we eat leftovers." The person in charge replied.
"Alright. You can make the arrangements." Pei Yaoqing did not say anything else.
After the person in charge left, the county's auditors went to check the accounts of Grief Tian Square.
Every day, Zhang Family's village would send the leftovers to Grief Tian Square. The Li Family Zhuangzi was holding a big event, and the leftovers were also sent to Grief Tian Square.
The people in Grief Tian Square knew it was leftovers, but they did not mind it.
If the person in charge did not eat the leftovers, how were they going to spend their money?
Li Longji did not know what happened in Grief Tian Square. He went to Six Li Village to take a look.
There were tourists in Zhuangzi. They were tourists who came to see the giant pandas. They also stayed and ate in Zhuangzi.
The people in Zhuangzi were very enthusiastic. They welcomed everyone with a smile.
Li Longji and the rest did not spend a single coin. They went to see the giant pandas for free. The people in the village also did not say anything.
"Let's go to Yuanshu's Zhuangzi. We can eat there." Li Longji looked at the sky and decided to go to his eldest daughter's place for dinner.
They came out and walked towards the south. It did not take long for them to see the village.
They also saw a group of people there. There were strong men, women, children, and old men and old women.
Li Longji strolled forward.
"Pepper! Authentic pepper! Pepper from other places! My pepper is cheap! Take a look, everyone!" I just sold one bag. Open the new one. Take a look and taste it. "
Someone in the crowd took out a bag made of fine linen and silk. It was one foot in diameter and one foot in depth.
There was something powdery in the bag. He stirred it with his hand and shook the bag. It proved that the top and bottom of the bag were the same pepper.
"A small spoonful only costs one coin. If you take it and sell it elsewhere, you can sell it for two coins. I can sell it even cheaper here. Six spoonfuls for five coins and thirteen spoonfuls for ten coins.
I just sold one bag. If you want to buy it, hurry up. I won't sell the remaining two bags. "
As he spoke, he put a spoonful of pepper on the paper and asked the people around to smell it and dip their fingers in it to taste.
When it came to Li Longji, Li Longji also pinched a little and smelled it. It was indeed the smell of pepper. He touched it with his tongue. There was no mistake.
But why was the price so low? Even two coins per spoonful was cheap.
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