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Chapter 37 Living in a White House, Buried More than Ten Thousand

Leaving Biji Lane, Zuo Qi suggested turning back to Yuan Mansion. Xu You chuckled and said, "Don't be so careful. I've been hit by you with a slap. I'm not going to cause trouble for me again in two or three days. Besides, I'm going to set off to Qiantang tomorrow. If there is something unfinished, I will always have to settle it before I can feel at ease!"

"What is Langjun's referring to?"

Xu You sighed. He suddenly realized that after Yixing came out, he liked to sigh more and more. This feeling was a bit premature, but it was not good. He had to change it. He said, "The more than 30 troops who died to protect me also have parents, wives and children. At this time, I don't know how sad it is in my heart... Feng Hu, where they live, take me to see!"

Zuo Qi was concerned about Xu You's safety and advised him wholeheartedly: "Since you are in the army, fighting to the death is only a matter of internal affairs. From the first day of the army, you have been ready to die one day under the sword, even me is no exception. If the husband is so sincere, they will be conscious of the heart even if they know him. But now they are secretly snooping, and I don't know when they will take action again. For safety reasons, it is better to go back to Yuan's mansion first."

"I returned to Yuan's mansion today. Are you going to leave the city tomorrow? You only have to be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days!" Xu You shook his head and said, "I have decided, so there is no need to say much!"

A touching look flashed in Zuo's tiger's eyes. He was also a generous man. Since he could not persuade him, he would not say more. He immediately took Xu You and the autumnal equinox to the residence of the family members of the tribe in Nancheng. This is a large square-format lifang divided into chessboards. Every fifty households live in one yard, with four doors on all sides, open on the day and close at night, similar to the community management in later generations. Most of the houses are mixed with civil and wooden structures, and the appearance is generally the same. The lower layer is soil, the upper layer is wood, and the openings are mostly odd. Generally,

It is three or five, with simple and simple shapes, lacking decorations and gorgeous colors. The beams and frames are painted with brown and black, while the outer walls are mostly white and green. "The Spring and Autumn Annals" says, "The Danhuan Palace is not polite. In rituals, the emperor will be Dan... The officials are cyan, the scholars are yellow, and the common people will not allow it, which is called white houses!", and Cheng Dachang of the Song Dynasty also said, "In ancient times, the official houses were moderate, and the officials were not as large as the number, and the living rooms were exposed, and they could not be used to pick paintings." Therefore, it can be seen that ordinary houses are mainly white, which is a reflection of the strict social system.

After entering the fangmen, Zuo Qi was obviously familiar with the people inside. From time to time, someone came to greet him. Although he was respectful in his words, he also showed a bit of intimacy. Xu You hardly spoke, but his eyes looked around without leisure. Whether for him or the Xu You before, what he lacked the most was the understanding of the ordinary people in the lower class of this country. It would be fine if he had no ambitions. If he had a little intention to climb up, he should not only know the rules of the game in the upper class, but also better understand the demands and mentality of the lower class people.

Only by understanding this era can you finally integrate into this world!

"Fenghu, if you want to be a famous general during war, you know the principle of treating troops as good as your son!" Another elderly man came over with a crutch to salute Zuo Qi. When he left, Xu You joked: "Just look at the attitude of these relatives towards you, you can see why you can convince the public. But don't underestimate these two words. If a general cannot convince the public, the morale of the military will not be available. Even if there are any strange plans, you will be defeated in a war!"

Zuo Qi said in panic: "My husband is a mistake. I have only been a military officer. I have been a military officer with a thousand troops. How dare I be called a general? Not to mention a famous general... The reason why these people are kind to me is just because we are all lowly people. We are born in troubled times. If we don't help each other, how can we gain a foothold in the world? Although I am a little higher, I am as close as my brothers to my subordinates. I treat others with my heart, and naturally treat me with my heart!"

"Treat people with heart? Feng Hu, you have such insights and are close to the back of the general! But treating people with heart alone is not enough. There are many people in this world who are greedy and seldom. If you treat each other with heart, you may not always be able to repay others with heart!" Xu You said while walking, "Do you know what a general is?"

Zuo Qi thought about it and said distressedly: "I thought this question should be easy to answer, but when I talked to you, I didn't know where to start."

"Haha, is this question difficult to say, but it is not easy to say. There are three so-called generals, one is the etiquette of generals. Before the military well is reached, the general will not say thirst; before the military curtain is completed, the general will not say tired: before the military stove is cooked, the general will not say hunger. when the winter is not furnished, the general will not hold a fan in summer, and the rain is not covered by the general. This is the etiquette of generals; the second is the virtue of generals. Wisdom, trustworthiness, benevolence, courage, and strictness. The fifth is the virtue of generals, which is the virtue of generals; the third is the power of generals. Punishment of great power, rewards for small power, and orders must be carried out, and rewards must be trusted, like heaven and earth, and the three armies use their lives. This is the power of generals; one of these three can be called generals, and the other can be called generals, and the third is the unparalleled famous generals in the world!"

Although Zuo Qi could not understand the profound meaning of Xu You's words for a while, he also felt his heartstrings move, as if he had touched the state he had never thought about before, and said convincedly: "A man's words are better than thousands of words from others. But I am really stupid, I'm afraid I may not be able to do one of them in this life!"

Xu You smiled and said, "That may not be..."

While speaking, Zuo Qi stopped, looked at the yellow and white broken paper hanging in front of the door, and said, "This is the home of Shichang Li Qi. He fought with Shayao that day. He was the first Shichang to be surrounded by people, but Shayao was shattered all his bones... Should you go in and take a look?"

Xu You nodded, his expression turned solemn, and he straightened his clothes and went from Zuo Qi to call the door. Lai Yingmen was a drooping child with big eyes and innocent eyes. He obviously recognized Zuo Qi and turned around and shouted, "Mother, Uncle Zuo is here."

The sound of quick footsteps came, and a woman walked out. She was only seventeen or eighteen years old, with a slightly dark complexion, but her eyebrows were pretty, but her face was haggard, and her eyes were red and swollen like a drum. I can imagine how the pain of losing her husband in the past two days was so heartbroken!

She was wearing mourning clothes that were cut off, which was not a seam. This was the most important regulation in the "five clothes". Generally, mourning clothes that children could only wear for fathers and wives. When she got closer, she bowed and said, "Military Wait...", she said only two words, and she choked and immediately burst into tears.

The most painful thing in life and death is the heart of human beings, and there is no way to persuade them to do this. You can only endure it slowly. If you can’t get through it, you can’t get through it. Many people will destroy their bones and will be in short order.

"Miss Li, this is the husband of the Yixing clan. I know about Li Qi and come to visit you!" Zuo Qi knew that Xu You didn't want to reveal his identity, so he just gave an vague introduction.

The woman was shocked and realized that the person in front of her was valuable. She hurriedly knelt down and put her hands on the ground, so she was so scared that she didn't dare to move.

There was a difference between men and women, so Xu You couldn't reach out to support him and said, "Get up quickly, let's come and pay condolences. The dead are the most important thing. There is no need to talk about these common etiquettes today!"

The woman stood up timidly, but lowered her head, very nervous. Xu You knew that the identity level was deeply rooted in the hearts of the world, and could not correct it for the moment. She no longer struggled with it and walked towards the mourning hall in the main room.

There was a thick cedar coffin in the hall. A bright flag made of crimson brocade was hung on the right side of the coffin with a bamboo pole, and the letter was written by "Li Qi, the chief of the Yuan clan of the Emperor Chu, was 21 years old." Xu You made a worship according to the custom, and then walked to the edge of the coffin. Although the corpse lying inside had been bathed and combed, you could still see the tragic situation after being severely hit. He was wearing a silk shroud, containing pearls and jade in his mouth, also known as "Fan Han", and his feet were fixed with swallows to wear shoes. Usually, he stayed for three days and was buried in a coffin and buried after waiting for relatives and friends to worship.

The woman cried and thanked her. Zuo Qi asked the child to help her get up and asked in a low voice: "Is the cost of the home good?"

"The more than 3,000 coins I sent to the military that day were not much left, but the burial of the next day was not prepared yet... I really don't know..."

"There will be rewards in the mansion, and we need to wait a few more days!" But if you wait a few more days, what should I do if I miss the funeral date? In the end, I just want to raise money everywhere and return it when I have money. However, the troops who died in the battle this time belong to the same 100-man team, more than 30 families, and each family is in a miserable state. Who should I find to raise money?

Zuo Qi said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, with me here, I will never let Brother Li be buried!"

Xu You turned around and looked at the child in front of him. Although he could not agree with the practice of those who were so serious about the dead and committed suicide, he could not say accusations. The people valued funeral rituals, and the trend of burial was prevalent since the Qin and Han Dynasties. The trend of burial was started from Cao Cao. As early as the tenth year of Jian'an, "the people were not allowed to have personal grudges, and the burial was prohibited. They had clearly stipulated that they were not allowed to be buried. Later, they practiced it themselves and chose a place to bury bones, and ordered that "those who buryed in ancient times must live in barren lands. The rules were the West Plain of the Ximen Bao Temple.

Because he is tall, he will not seal or tree," and then he made four boxes of clothes, noting spring, summer, autumn or winter. No matter what season he hung, he could wear clothes and burial immediately. When Cao Pi came to his father, he advocated a small burial, no tree seal, no bedding, no garden, no temple, no divine way, and no burial of gold, earrings, pearls, jade, copper and iron. Later, he was afraid that his descendants would disobey his wishes, and the edict specifically stated, "If the family changes the creation of corpses, I will kill the corpses underground, and kill them more, and die more. In order to despise the king and father, the ministers are unfaithful and unfilial, so that the deceased will know, and they will not be blessed!"

Therefore, no matter how many slander and ridicule Cao Cao and Cao Pi and his son in later generations, in terms of kings, they were actually far beyond most of their peers. After the demise of Cao Wei, there were decades of chaos, and the atmosphere of the previous dynasty had declined by most. When the Great Chu founded the country, the aristocratic clans were overwhelmed for more than a hundred years, so the trend of a grand burial resurrection began.

It is said that the members of the Xiao clan of Lanling held a funeral once. The relatives and relatives were old, and more than 10,000 people were sent to the mourning with white and white crowns. The wine calf tributes were used to fill the doors and streets, and the inscriptions, stone beasts, and stone pillars were sent to the cemetery. However, this scale was only medium among the aristocratic clans. The dignitaries and nobles competed to see who would make the tomb magnificent. If the tomb was not satisfied, they would rather stop the coffin and not bury them than renovate the tomb chamber.

As the saying goes, if the superiors like each other, the subordinates will be even more luxurious. However, the extravagant family is gradually assimilated under this atmosphere. Even if the family is barely submissive, they will have to spend their money and only make a fortune for the glory. In his previous life, Xu You read the "Book of Liang" and recorded that Zhang Mian's mother Liu's mother was too simple to bury her father because of her poor family and was ashamed of her life. She did not live in the main room or go to the government with her son. The people's attention to funerals at that time can be seen from this!

"Fenghu, you only have much money to pay. You have a household in charge, but you can't manage ten households! Let me leave this matter to me!" Xu You bowed to the coffin again and said to the woman: "Don't bother with money. Someone will send money tomorrow. Half of it can be used for Li Shi's funeral, and you can keep the other half for life. Do you have other relatives at home?"

The woman looked miserable, shook her head, pulled the child into her arms, and shed tears in her eyes, saying, "He was only five years old...but he lost his father, in the future, in the future..."

Xu You squatted down, looked at the child's eyes that were clearly black and white, with almost no dust at all, and said softly: "What's your name?"

The child raised his head and said softly: "My name is Tongnu!"

Pig means pig. People at that time often named it as cheap, thinking that this would make it easier to feed, and slaves are the most widely used, such as Pan An’s nickname, Tannu, and Liu Yu, who are well-known as Jinu, and Chen Shubao’s nickname is not very well known, and they are called Huangnu, and so on.

"Dongnu, what do you like the most?"

The pig slave bit his finger and thought for a while, saying, "Pu slave likes to eat mutton the most...

"From now on, you will be the only man in your family. You must live well, not only take care of yourself, but also your mother. When you grow up in the future, if you have no place to go, come to me with this thing. Then you will have mutton every day, okay?"

The child looked at the money made in Xu You's hand. For some reason, there was a corner missing from the upper left. He naturally didn't understand these. He looked up at the woman first, nodded in surprise when he saw the woman, reached out to take it, and bowed with his hands, saying, "Thank you, Mr.!"

Xu You touched his head, smiled slightly, then saluted the woman, turned around and left!

In this era, the richer are richer, and the poorer are poorer. Tens of thousands of dollars are just a meal for wealthy families, but it is the full meaning of these low-ranking lives that are desperate and sad for death!

There has never been absolute fairness in the world, but Xu You stood on the streets, looking up at the sky, and still wanted to say something:
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