Qiao Bin said with some embarrassment: "Brother Li, you are very important to my father. If he doesn't become the chief steward, he will be kicked out of the house by that bastard named Hu, and our family will be doomed."
Li Ye patted him on the shoulder and said, "Without you, I wouldn't be able to buy the antidote. I will keep this kindness in my heart. Don't worry! I will do my best to help your father."
Qiao Bin left with gratitude. He resolutely gave the money to Li Ye. This was originally money for Li Ye. How could he get it back?
Li Ye was full of doubts, who paid back the money for him? Who was that tall man? He was in his thirties, could he be his father from the Tang Dynasty?
Li Ye returned to the yard. His mother had gone to deliver the baby today. She didn't know when she would come back. Aunt Mu was sitting in front of the well washing clothes.
At this time, Li Ye's stomach growled, and he was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back. When it was time to eat, he hurried into the kitchen, only to find that the stove was empty.
"Auntie, isn't there lunch?"
"What nonsense are you kidding? Who knows how to eat lunch? Aren't they just two meals a day?"
Li Ye scratched his head, "But every day at noon"
"That's because you were injured. Your mother needs to replenish your body and give you food. You wouldn't even forget to eat several meals a day, right?"
It turned out that the Tang Dynasty only had two meals a day, morning and evening. Li Ye thought about it and asked: "What about the rich people?"
"Rich people have no rules. They eat when they are hungry. As long as they can afford it, no one cares about eating ten meals a day."
It turns out it was because of poverty.
Aunt Mu stood up and took out a piece of dry biscuit from the cupboard and handed it to him, "If you're hungry, eat some of this!"
Li Ye tore half of it and gave it to Auntie Mu. Auntie Mu smiled and waved her hand: "Good boy, Auntie is not in the habit of eating lunch, so hurry up and eat it!"
She sat down to wash clothes again.
Li Ye simply moved a small stool next to him and sat down. While eating the cake, he asked: "Auntie, do we have any relatives in Chang'an?"
Li Ye thought of what Qiao Bin said in the morning, about someone paying back thirty taels of silver for him.
"Your mother said no, why do you ask?"
"It's nothing, I'm just asking, aunt, about my grandpa."
When Li Ye turned around, he found that Mrs. Mu had already gotten up and gone back to her room.
"aunt!"
"I'm going to recite sutras. I'm very busy. Don't ask me these questions!"
Li Ye really lost his temper.
After stuffing the last piece of cake into his mouth, Li Ye still felt hungry. He took out the money from his arms and weighed it. A thought flashed through his mind. He had never gone shopping since he came to Datang!
The last time I bought medicine was at night. There were almost no pedestrians on the road. They were in a hurry and didn't notice anything.
Why not go shopping in the West Market today and see what delicious food there is.
He went to Aunt Mu's room again and heard the sound of wooden fish knocking inside. Aunt Mu began to chant sutras.
"Mom, I'm going to practice playing ball."
‘Dong! Dong!’ The wooden fish knocked twice, indicating that it understood.
Li Ye immediately returned to his room. He had to change his clothes and bring some change. Of course, he couldn't go out with twenty taels of silver. He couldn't even get change for a bowl of noodles.
I am too lazy to change my clothes. Anyway, they are only coarse cloth shorts and old cloth shoes, which are standard for children from poor families.
Li Ye pulled out a small wooden box from under the bed. He found it the day before yesterday. It should be his predecessor's money box. There was more than a hundred coins in it, which was placed in a small cloth money bag.
He took out the small purse and put twenty taels of silver into the wooden box. After thinking about it, he took out another ten taels of silver and put it next to him, maybe he could buy some books.
At this time, Li Ye suddenly discovered a foreign object, which really shocked him. There was a note on the bed. They might have everything in their house, but there would be no paper.
Who has come in?
Li Ye hurriedly got up and walked around the yard, but found nothing.
He went back to the room and picked up the note, only to see a sentence written on it, 'Old time, same place!'
Of course this was not written by Zhang Xiaopang. The guy was illiterate. The handwriting was very vigorous and powerful. At first glance, it looked like the handwriting of an adult man.
Someone paid back thirty taels of silver for himself, and then the note appeared.
Li Ye had a feeling in his heart that the answer to the mystery was about to be solved. I am afraid that this was the real reason why he ran to the temple at midnight the night before.
With the strange appearance of the note, Li Ye no longer wanted to go to the West Market. While he and Qiao Bin were talking for a few words outside, someone came into his room. The aunt was still washing clothes in the yard. Who could this person be?
He carried his clubs to the temple. There was a temple priest in the temple, an old Taoist priest who was an alcoholic. He was drunk all day long, and he didn't know where he got the money to buy wine.
There was an old couple burning paper in the big yard. Li Ye looked around and walked directly to the backyard.
The temple is actually not big. There is a courtyard at the entrance. The main hall is for the God of the Society. On the left is the God of Wealth. On the right is the Hall of Guanyin. Originally there were no two of them, but the people needed them and they appeared.
The room next to the main hall is the temple's residence. There is a small door next to it, which leads directly to the backyard.
The backyard is very large. It is actually a large piece of wasteland, covering an area of four or five acres, close to the river. The old Taoist priest planted some vegetables here, and there is a well in the corner.
Li Ye felt that this place was very familiar, and the memories of his previous life were leaking out bit by bit. It seemed that he had practiced playing polo in this wasteland.
He found an abandoned clay statue not far from the river, fixed on the ground. The surface of the clay statue was stained with spots, and its face was broken. At first glance, it was the result of his years of swinging and hitting rocks. However, he was
From which position do you play?
Li Ye discovered something strange. If the stone statue was fixed and could not move, then the position where he was swinging the ball was actually in a small river. How could it be possible?
He walked quickly to the river. The water was very shallow, and he couldn't help but frown. Don't expect the river in the slum to be very clean, but there was indeed a pile of stones in the water, which he used to practice playing polo every day.
Are you playing ball while standing in the water? How much resistance should be there and how much arm strength is needed to hit the pebbles in the water?
Li Ye vaguely understood that he was not born with the ability to lift more than two hundred kilograms of weight.
At this moment, Li Ye was suddenly full of expectations for the mysterious person who asked him to meet him in the evening.
Pei Sanniang came back very late. She was exhausted from delivering the baby today, but it was more profitable to deliver the baby. The door-to-door fee was 100 cents. If the baby was delivered normally, she would be given a red envelope of 300 to 500 cents.
If the birth is difficult or the baby dies, if you are lucky, you will be kicked out of the house and you will not have a penny, if you are unlucky, you will be beaten severely.
But generally, there are more natural births, the food in the slums is not very greasy, and there are almost no big fat boys. People like Zhang Xiaopang are special cases.
Pei Sanniang is in a good mood. Although she has been tired for a day, she has earned 400 coins and can buy several kilograms of mutton for her son tomorrow.
"Mom, I want to tell you something!"
Li Ye wanted to give her twenty taels of silver, but Pei Sanniang was too tired, so she waved her hand and said, "If you have anything to do, let's talk about it tomorrow. Mom can't even open her eyes."
"Sanniang, do you want to eat?" Aunt Mu asked.
"I've eaten, don't mind me, I'm going to bed."
"I'll boil some hot water to wash your feet!"
Pei Sanniang waved her hands, went back to her room and fell asleep without saying a word.
Li Ye sat in the room and waited for the time to pass. He was expecting and nervous, and it was really tormenting.
The first watch is from 7 to 9 pm. Ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty went to bed very early, rested at sunset, went to bed when it got dark, and got up at 4 or 5 o'clock the next day.
Of course, rich people want to have fun, and the nightlife has just begun at this time. Pingkangfang is full of laughter and bright lights all night long.
Li Ye thought that the old time mentioned on the note was seven o'clock, which was unlikely. It should refer to eight o'clock. When everyone said the first watch, they all meant eight o'clock in the evening.
The time gradually arrived. It was almost eight o'clock at night, and Li Ye went out quietly.