flstandardbreds Chapter 159 The Little Guy's Participation
Chapter 159 The Little Guy's Participation
Xiao Li didn't have a house in Liangzhou City, and he always stayed in an inn when he came to Liangzhou City.
Normally, as long as they are in Liangzhou City, they basically stay in inns. Obviously, this is not a normal situation.
Although the situation of the drought in the three northern states is much better now thanks to the disaster relief efforts of the imperial court, it is still impossible to deny that it will take a long time to truly overcome it.
At this time, let alone the inn, if anyone had some food and didn't hide it for their own use, and dared to take it out openly, they would probably be snatched away by those who were short of food and water one day.
Even if the government was providing disaster relief, it probably wouldn't dare to do so ostentatiously.
Although the situation in Liangzhou City was not so bad that nine out of ten houses were empty, it was not much better. Basically, every household stayed indoors, and most of the people walking on the streets were those who had to run around for a living, as well as those disaster victims from other places who were homeless and had nowhere to go.
As long as there is a way to survive, no one wants to be one of those vicious bandits. Therefore, with the disaster relief efforts of the imperial court, even if there were minor frictions among the victims in Liangzhou City, they were eventually suppressed and appeased, and civil unrest was avoided.
Yu Qingshan is mainly responsible for disaster relief. Even though he does not have a clear official position, with the endorsement of Taoist Qingxu, no one dares to underestimate his existence.
Because of his presence, Xiao Li and his group did not have to worry about accommodation. They were allocated a small courtyard in the house where they stayed.
The next day, Xiao Li was drafted into the army to help with disaster relief, and Xiao Ruixue also acted coquettishly and insisted on going with him, so Xiao Li finally agreed.
Once Xiao Ruixue left, Xiao Ruijing would naturally go as well. However, Xiao Jingnian didn't want to go, so he stayed with Lu Yuan and was taken to school by his little daddy.
It is said that Xiao Li took them to provide disaster relief, but this is actually not quite correct. As soon as little Ruixue left the sight of her little father, she ran around like a monkey, wanting to pay attention here and check out there.
Yu Qingshan had always wanted to take him in as his apprentice. Seeing this, he looked at him thoughtfully for a long time, then put on a kind smile and began to talk to the little guy, "Baby, do you want to go somewhere else?"
The little guy only saw the preparations and didn't see the real victims. So he wasn't afraid, but just very curious, "Where are we going and what are we going to see?"
Seeing this reaction, Yu Qingshan probably thought there was something going on, so he quickly picked up the little guy and let him ride on his neck. "Let's go see some grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, okay?"
Little Ruixue loves the hustle and bustle the most. When he was at the village, those children were his playmates, but they haven't seen each other for a long time.
When he heard that there were other children, little Ruixue suddenly became interested and said, "Let's go, let's go, baby, let's go!"
As he spoke, he gently kicked his short legs and urged, "Master Taoist, go and have a look!"
"Okay, okay!" Yu Qingshan held the little guy's two short legs and said with a smile: "Uncle will take the baby there right away! Don't worry, wait for uncle to ask big brother!"
Xiao Ruijing is a brother-con. Even when he is with Xiao Li, he can't help but cast his eyes on Xiao Ruixue from time to time.
In addition, they were not too far away, so Xiao Ruijing heard the entire conversation between the two.
So when Yu Qingshan looked at him, he also looked up at him. When he was asked if he wanted to go together, he nodded first, then looked at Xiao Li and asked sensibly, "Dad, my baby and I are going with the Taoist uncle?"
Young eagles always have to grow up. Even though the children are only about four years old now, Xiao Li has never thought of letting them live under his wings forever.
Of course, the main reason was that the person leading them was Yu Qingshan. Not to mention his little thoughts of always trying to seduce his son, his strength was indeed very strong. If he didn't have special abilities, he might not be able to defeat the other party if they really fought.
Considering the restrained and expectant look on little Ruijing's face, how could he possibly say no?
However, he pretended to think for a while before nodding and agreeing, "Okay, but Jing'er has to protect herself and then protect her brother, understand?"
Little Ruijing pursed his lips and nodded seriously, "Jing'er knows."
His younger brother is the most important person to him, and he will definitely protect him!
Seeing the determination in the little guy's eyes, Xiao Li felt relieved.
He patted the little guy's head and said with a smile, "Go, be good."
"Yeah." Little Ruijing walked to Yu Qingshan's side and looked up at him, "Uncle Taoist, Jing'er is fine."
Looking at this sensible little guy, Yu Qingshan couldn't help but think of making him his apprentice again. "Jing'er, do you want to learn martial arts from the Taoist uncle? Or medical skills? Or something you like? I'll see if you can do it, and if you can, I'll teach you, okay?"
Although little Ruijing is young, he is very difficult to fool.
He knew that Yu Qingshan wanted to take him in as his apprentice, so he didn't fall for his trick at all. He shook his head and replied, "Thank you, Taoist uncle. Jing'er likes reading, and Uncle Shen is teaching Jing'er to read."
Little Ruijing has always been studying with Shen Congzhou, and he has also been learning the rules of the scholars from aristocratic families.
Yu Qingshan had been rejected so many times that he was used to it. He just nodded and said "OK" with a smile, then turned his attention to Xiao Ruixue. "What about the baby? Does the baby want to learn from uncle? Uncle knows other things."
If conditions allowed, Yu Qingshan would have wanted to say: Baby, whatever you like, uncle will learn it and teach you!
Of course, ideals are full of hope, but reality is very skinny. He is old and has a lot of things to do every day. Even if he has the heart, he doesn't have the energy. He can only think about it in his heart.
"Master Taoist, daddy won't let me~" Xiao Ruixue's answer was no different from before.
But this is actually just an excuse. Although the little guy is smart at this age, compared to his steady brother, he is more like a child of this age. He loves to eat and play, does not like to read and write, and can't sit still.
Yu Qingshan was not surprised by this, but he secretly decided to wait until the little ones grew up a little bit, and then think of other ways to see if he could make them change their minds.
However, he never expected that what he thought would take a long time to happen would soon take a turn for the better.
Although the outcome was different from what he had expected, it was at least what he wanted, and he was satisfied.
Even if the little guy didn't become his disciple in the end, but...