"In the fourth year of the Kai Yuan Era, there was a locust plague in Lu. Fortunately, Master Yao tried his best to eradicate the locust plague, and the tragedy of human flesh being as cheap as dogs was avoided. But … a disaster is a disaster. Second Mother escaped from Lu at that time and came to Gusu."
Jiang He chewed the cake carefully and occasionally licked the cream on the corner of her mouth. She told Xu Qing about the past.
"She often said that this was a golden age and that Master Yao was a saint. Oh yes, she also kept Master Yao's longevity tablet in her house. Since the tablet was erected, Second Mother never had a full meal, regardless of whether the stockade village was poor or rich, because she always ate less than others.
First Master often scolded her for being stupid, but she only laughed and said that she could only enjoy half of the blessings. The other half was given to Great Benefactor Yao, so that this golden age could last longer. "
"Aren't you people of Jianghu? The longevity tablet for the imperial court officials? "Xu Qing always felt awkward. This Jianghu was different from the novels.
Weren't they usually irreconcilable with the imperial court?
Moreover, Second Mother was very superstitious.
"What's wrong with that?" Jiang He looked at Xu Qing and shook her head, "If it wasn't for him, Second Mother wouldn't have been able to leave Lu. Who knows how many people would have died. Second Mother said that she earned every day she lived. She also said that I didn't experience those things and didn't understand."
Xu Qing gritted his teeth, "Are you really from the Kai Yuan Era? Golden age is like this, troubled times … "
What should troubled times be like?
The history books were still too restrained.
"Sometimes the stockade village's harvest was not good and we didn't have enough to eat. At that time, the brothers who worked at home would try their best to save some food for those who went out to work."
Jiang He raised her head and thought about it. Her eyes showed a trace of reminiscence, "It was already a golden age without war, corvee, tyranny, and man-made disasters. With a saint like Master Yao fighting against the locust, drought, and natural disasters, it was a great golden age. Second Mother told me that we were living in a great golden age and shouldn't ask for too much."
She paused and looked at the cake in her hand with a complicated expression.
If that was a great golden age, then what was this?
"In the sixteenth year of the Kai Yuan era … the land of Yan is hungry." Xu Qing put down his phone and sighed. This girl was not exaggerating at all. The golden age was indeed different from what he had imagined. "The year you came was the golden age, but also not."
He felt an inexplicable sense of pride, but it quickly disappeared. Compared to Jiang He, he was just luckier. He just happened to be born in this prosperous era.
"Hurry up and eat. Let bygones be bygones." Xu Qing leaned back on the sofa and looked at Jiang He from a thousand years ago. He felt like he was in a trance.
"Thank you, Xu Qing."
Jiang He gulped down the cake in his hand, wiped the cream off his fingers, and looked at the remaining half of the cake.
She carefully avoided the words "Happy Birthday Jiang He" and left it in the middle.
"I want to keep it for tomorrow, is that okay?"
"If it's tomorrow, it won't be as delicious as it is now."
"It's also very delicious."
"… Okay."
Xu Qing did not interfere too much with her. He took the box from the side and asked, "Don't you want another piece?"
"Keep it for tomorrow."
After getting the answer, Xu Qing covered the cake with the box again. After thinking for a while, he tied a knot with a rope and pushed it towards Jiang He. "This is all yours."
"That's really nice …"
Jiang He pursed his lips and turned to look around the house. Finally, his gaze fell on the bright lights above his head.
Food could be casually thrown away for fun. Thighs and slender waists could be seen everywhere on the street. Even the intimate actions between husband and wife could be openly displayed.
Second mother was wrong. This was the golden age. Unfortunately, she would not be able to see it.
Xu Qing picked up the coke can and shook it. He handed it to Jiang He. "It's pretty good. To this era."
"To the golden age." Jiang He smiled.
She wanted to help everyone see the world more than a thousand years later.
…
In the following days, Jiang He worked very hard. She played games seriously during the day and secretly checked Baidu on her phone when she "got off work".
In her eyes, this was a miracle. No matter what question, whether it was farming, business, or daily necessities, there was no answer that she couldn't think of. Of course, sometimes the answer was very different from the question. She just thought that she didn't know enough and couldn't understand it.
"Why is your face red?" Xu Qing saw her coming out of the bathroom and felt strange.
"Nothing!"
Jiang He went into his room like a little rabbit. Xu Qing was a little puzzled. He scratched his head and continued to look at the stock market and electrocardiogram.
Generally, there were three types of people who bought stocks. Those with an account balance of less than 100,000 yuan scolded people every day. Those with 100,000 to 500,000 yuan rarely talked and focused on studying the market. Those with 500,000 to 1,000,000 yuan were very polite and liked to share their operating experience.
At first, Xu Qing also liked to share his operating experience. Later, he concentrated on studying the market. Now, he wanted to start scolding people. Of course, this was impossible.
He did not have 500,000 yuan.
He only had a pitiful 20,000 yuan.
"That …"
Just as Xu Qing was cheering for the liquor's eternal god, Jiang He came out again, holding the empty Seven Realms Pouch. His gaze was erratic, constantly wandering left and right.
"Hey, you should have said so earlier." Xu Qing suddenly realized. "Wait for me to buy a box online for you …"
He paused halfway and changed his mind. "I'll transfer you a few hundred yuan. You can buy these things yourself. I'll teach you how to shop at the supermarket later."
The first step to learning how to live was to learn how to buy things.
Although online shopping was convenient, it was better to let Jiang He have more contact with the basics of modern society. Anyway, she had to learn it sooner or later.
"Oh, and your white …" Xu Qing gestured with his hands. "Did you throw away the white strip? That thing affects your health. It's too tight … "
Seeing Jiang He lowering her head to stare at him, he lowered his voice and shook his head. "I'm just showing my concern … Modern people should behave like modern people. Here, living comfortably is the most important thing. Everything is to serve the people."
"… Okay!" Jiang He held it in for a while and turned his head to look elsewhere.
？？
What's okay?
Xu Qing was puzzled. He looked at her and guessed that she agreed with him. She just turned around and threw away the white strip?
However, he did not see her wash other clothes except for her coat. She must have washed them secretly in the middle of the night and brought them back to the bathroom to dry.
"That shirt … makes my back hurt." Jiang He gathered his courage and continued in a low voice.
"…"
This was beyond Xu Qing's knowledge.
"Let me try Baidu first." Xu Qing scratched his head. He did not dare to belittle her.
It was not easy for this girl to talk to him about life problems that could not be solved. If he could not solve it perfectly, it would be difficult next time.
"You can go back and try others first. I remember buying a bunch of clothes. Maybe the model is wrong."
"Okay!"
Jiang He turned around and went back to her room. Before closing the door, she looked at Xu Qing and hesitated. "We … are normal, right?"
"… Normal. Very normal." Xu Qing thought for a while and understood what she was referring to. He nodded seriously. "We are innocent. What's wrong with us?"
"You're right. We are innocent."
Jiang He thought for a moment. It was indeed so. She immediately felt relieved and closed the door in a serious manner.
Both of them were innocent and had a clear conscience. This was normal.
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