The other party's words were agreeable, so Bai Song responded: "There is a war in Fuling City, and we took refuge from Fuling to our hometown in Qiongdu."
"Are you from Fuling City?"
"That's right."
Hearing this, the young man in front looked happy and looked back at the driver.
The coachman worked hard to clear the snow, but the young man walked towards Bai Song through the snow.
The coachman wanted to stop him, but the young master whispered that it would be okay.
When the young master walked through the snow and arrived not far from Bai Song, he asked curiously: "I also heard that there was a war in Fuling City. I didn't expect to meet someone who had experienced it here. I wonder if I can ask this young master to help Xiaosheng."
Tell me carefully, what is going on?"
Bai Song frowned slightly and hesitated for a moment: "How do we ordinary people know so much? One night, the whole city was full of enemies, and I don't know how many people died. The defenders quickly evacuated, and we were plundered and saved.
Fearing for his life that it would happen again, he naturally chose to flee and return home."
"That's it..." After hearing this, the other party looked slightly disappointed.
"Are you from Fuling?" came the voice of the driver from behind, "The accent doesn't sound like it."
"The family is engaged in business and travels all over the world all year round, and their accent is spread all over the world." Bai Song answered calmly.
"I like to travel all over the world, but I have never been out of Shu. Young Master actually travels all over the world. Do you think you have gained a lot of knowledge?"
Bai Song stopped sweeping the snow, looked at the coachman a little further away, and then at the young man of similar age in front of him.
Bai Song felt that the coachman was suspicious and guarded, but this young man looked much more innocent. At least he was sincere when he said he liked to travel around the world. He just heard that Bai Song had traveled outside of Shu, and there was such a look in his eyes.
The envy and excitement are very real.
This kind of look made Bai Song less alert, and he also became a little curious: "You have never left Shu?"
The other party looked regretful after hearing this, lowered his head and sighed: "Yes!"
"Why?"
"The elders in the family have strict discipline..." He said and winked at the coachman behind him.
Bai Song saw it and understood.
It is estimated that a wealthy family in Sichuan is afraid that their children will be in danger when they go out, so they have to take this bodyguard with them wherever they go.
This also explains Jian Shisan’s previous judgment that this coachman is not a simple coachman.
The other party raised his hand towards Bai Songyi: "Li Changkun, a young student, is lucky enough to make friends with the young master today. I have many questions in my mind that I would like to ask the young master for advice."
Before Bai Song could answer, the few mountain roads in front of him had been cleared. The coachman walked up to Li Changkun and said with disdain, "I'm just a businessman, what's the point I need to ask?"
Bai Song didn't mind hearing this, but Long Shanshan laughed even more disdainfully: "Haha, there are so many people in this world sitting in wells looking at the sky, it's really ridiculous."
"Oh? Could it be that your young master is some kind of capable person?"
"I can't say he's a capable person, but when it comes to knowledge, I can't find anyone else in the world." Long Shanshan said in an airy voice, pointing at Bai Song.
Bai Song originally wanted to keep a low profile, but Longshan's words had already been spoken, so there was no other way.
Seeing that the servant behind Bai Song was so complacent, Li Changkun was even more curious: "In this case, the young master needs to ask for advice. There is a tea stall in front of him. Now that the mountain road has been opened, how about the young master invite the young master to drink a cup of hot tea and stop for a while?
?”
It's not impossible to stop for a while.
Bai Song and his party dispersed from Fuling. They hadn't met anyone along the way for a long time. It was a bit of fun to have someone to talk to.
"Since they say meeting is fate, it doesn't matter who invites whom. The tea stall owner has already prepared wine and meat. If you don't mind, let's have a few bites together."
"So good!"
Back at the tea stall, Li Changkun sat down and resisted when he saw a pot of dog meat cooked in sauce in front of him.
"It's best to have a bite of dog meat in this cold weather." Bai Song said with a smile, thinking that his dog meat was cooked with various spices. He specially arranged for the tea stall owner to operate it in his own way, and all the seasonings were made by himself.
Come on, this guy doesn’t know what he’s selling?
Li Changkun frowned and shook his head repeatedly: "Many people in Sichuan keep dogs to guard their homes and homes. You...how can you eat dog meat..."
"Tch..." Long Shanshan said disdainfully, "With this chaos of war and chaos, no one can survive, so who can take care of the dogs? There are countless wild dogs in this mountain, and they attack people in groups, which are more terrifying than wolves. Do you want to eat them?"
"
Long Shanshan took a large piece and handed it to Li Changkun.
Li Changkun still shook his head one after another.
"Hey, I don't know how delicious it is in the world!" Long Shanshan was speechless and handed it to the coachman standing behind him.
The driver did not hesitate, took it and took a bite. His eyes suddenly lit up and he praised: "It is really delicious."
Li Changkun glared at the coachman, dug out a piece of waxy dried meat from the package he carried with him, dipped it in the broth and took a bite: "Hey, I'm still used to eating rabbit meat."
Xiao Wu, who was sitting closely next to Bai Song, stared at him and immediately complained: "Tutu is so cute, but you want to eat Tutu! You are a bad person!"
Li Changkun froze on the spot, looking innocent.
Everyone was also stunned, and then laughed.
After some fun, the atmosphere gradually relaxed.
Bai Song ate meat and drank wine, and his body became much warmer. He felt a little sleepy after relaxing, so he asked when he was idle: "Didn't you say there are many people asking for advice?"
"Um... Young Master, I still don't know your surname?"
"Bai Yutang."
"Bai Yutang...a good name, matches the young master, and has a dignified appearance."
Bai Song yawned: "What do you want to ask?"
"Xiaosheng wants to know how the people outside Shu are doing?"
"How are you doing?" Bai Song was stunned, how to answer this question?
"What else can be done? Just do whatever you want."
"Xiaosheng means to ask whether they are better or worse than the people in Shu."
"Of course it is better. Now that there is war in the middle of Shu, can the people here have a good life?"
"What about before the war?"
Bai Song paused for a moment: "It should be about the same, right? In contrast, the closer you are to Chang'an, the richer the people's lives. Compared with Chang'an, the people in Sichuan are definitely worse. But if you want to compare with remote places,
For example, in Youzhou, the people in Shu are probably better off."
"Young master, you mean that under the rule of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the people lived well?"
"Everything has to be compared. If you compare it with the previous dynasty, naturally the present is better. But you have to compare it with the future. People's lives in the future will definitely be better than now."
"Why do you always hear that people all over the world are full of complaints about the current imperial court? Are the people living in dire straits?"
Bai Song shook his head and lamented that this was such an innocent boy: "Hey, you said you heard it yourself. How can hearsay things be as trustworthy as seeing them with your own eyes? No matter how much you hear, it's better to go out for a walk and see
At first glance, you have to make your own judgment on right and wrong, true and false. Now that there is a rebellion in Shu, all kinds of rumors about the Tang Dynasty will naturally spread in Shu, with the purpose of gathering people's hearts. As for the real situation,
Although the people of Tang Dynasty are not prosperous, at least there are signs of stabilization in people's hearts, which is far less serious than the dire straits you mentioned."
