Seeing the astonishment on Su Qingluan's face, the boy hurriedly explained: "Ms. Su, it's very cold today. Our shopkeeper Liang gave us orders, so I'm afraid that you might get your clothes wet while carrying the crab basket on your back. You're on your way. I never thought that your steps were too fast. I just pretended to be a fool and you left first!"
Su Qingluan was a little embarrassed when he heard this: It's not just about fast feet? She even forgot about "getting crabs" itself.
"Please wait here for a moment while the young man goes to bring the donkey cart over." The young man handed over the crab basket.
Su Qingluan heard this and said quickly: "No, I'm not used to that donkey cart, so I'd better walk faster." Otherwise, all the bones in his body will shake apart!
The boy pointed to the sky: "You'd better take the donkey cart. Although it may not be too comfortable, at least you will have some shelter. Otherwise, if it rains later, it will be bad if you catch the cold."
Su Qingluan looked up and saw: Sure enough, the weather that was just a little cloudy has now gradually become dense with clouds, and it is getting more and more backlogged.
"Then I'll trouble you." Su Qingluan nodded towards the boy. After all, she had just been ill a while ago. If she got cold again at this time, she didn't know whether her small body would be able to withstand it.
"Don't take it as a nuisance!" The boy smiled and went back to lead the donkey cart. Su Qingluan put the crab basket at his feet and looked around in boredom. However, he saw that the place where the notice was posted at the street intersection was crowded with many people this time. It seemed like he was watching something exciting.
Originally, the notice board here was usually a corner where "important matters are announced", because this is a fork in the road that must be passed when going out of the city or to every place in the town, and there is a large flow of people.
Generally speaking, the notices here are either posters offering rewards for the capture of wanted criminals, or there are government orders to be promulgated, which are also posted here.
It's not like Su Qingluan has never seen people watching here before, but this is the first time she has seen three floors inside and three floors outside - maybe it's because she has not traveled long enough and has little experience? Su Qingluan joked to himself in his heart.
Su Qingluan turned around and looked in the direction of Hongfu Tower. The boy didn't seem to be back yet, so Su Qingluan simply went over to see what was going on.
As he got closer, he realized that there were more people watching than expected. Su Qingluan was not too tall because she was still growing, so she could only look like a little rabbit behind the crowd, jumping around to take a look, and then Jump around and take another look.
After repeating this for several times, she herself didn't see clearly what was written on the "big-character poster" in front of her, but the people next to her were enjoying it.
"I'm talking about you, young man." Because Su Qingluan was dressed in men's clothing, the old man next to him stroked his gray goatee and said with a smile, "You are not tall, but you are quite curious. Be careful not to be taken away by others! Here you go! There are so many people and so many people, you don’t even know where to chase if you lose something!”
Su Qingluan scratched her head in embarrassment when she heard this: "I'm kidding you, I don't come to this town often. It's the first time I see so many people watching the fun. I'm curious. What's going on? I'm here to join in the fun."
The old man smiled and shook his head: "Not to mention you young man, this is the first time in my life that I have seen so many people, but this notice is unusual."
Su Qingluan became interested upon hearing this: Could it be that this old man knows something? So he couldn't help but leaned over and asked, "Old man, what exactly is this notice?"
The old man did not answer immediately, but only asked: "Little brother, do you still remember what happened about half a month ago?"
"Half a month ago?" Su Qingluan scratched her head: Did anything happen half a month ago?
Half a month ago it was almost the time when she went to Mu Xing's house for a "thank you banquet"... huh?
"Moon...well, Tengu eats the moon?" Su Qingluan asked.
"No!" The old man's eyes widened. "It was almost mid-month, but the sky was completely dark. It was... it was an ominous sign!" When he said the last four words, the old man's voice was low. Very low.
Su Qingluan: ...Well, this kind of "unlucky omen" happens every year, and sometimes it may happen more than once. It's just up to you whether you can observe it.
Of course, this couldn't be said. Su Qingluan just nodded along, but his curiosity about the "liveliness" also dropped.
But the uncle's next sentence aroused her curiosity again - "The one sitting on the dragon throne above was very worried, so he issued this edict of sin! Old man, this is the first time in my life. Those who see the sinner's edict must come to see the fun!"
Su Qingluan's mouth twitched when he heard this: Well, it turns out that the emperor is giving "reassurance pills" to the people.
After the "Edict of Sin" was issued, no matter it was "Tengu Eclipses the Moon" or "years of famine", "God is blaming the emperor." The emperor expressed deep self-reflection and wrote a letter of self-reflection for everyone. have a look.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but curse: Just writing a "repudiation" is of no use? Exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes make capitalists cry. She will always remember the first time she faced the situation of "the collected tax grain is more than what is left", and she will never forget the sad faces of the villagers despite the bumper harvest.
Thinking like this, she couldn't say these words. However, at this time, she heard someone vaguely calling her from behind, so she hurriedly said goodbye to the old man, turned around and looked for the sound. Sure enough, it was the young man driving the donkey. The car is parked on the side of the road.
"Hey, little brother, I'm here," Su Qingluan pointed to the crowd of onlookers on the third and third floors behind, "I was just watching the fun here."
"You scared me!" the boy laughed, "I was afraid that if you went back alone, our shopkeeper would give me a beating!"
Su Qingluan smiled and put the crab basket on the car board, and climbed up on it: "It's okay! Uncle Liang knows my temper and won't blame you for this, otherwise I will talk to him next time to save him 'Unjustly accusing the innocent'."
"That's not necessary. The shopkeeper can just roll chestnuts on my head. It will only hurt for a while." The boy smiled and scratched his head.
After lowering the curtain, Su Qingluan sat alone in the donkey cart. The windows on both sides were sealed with oil paper, and the light in the entire carriage was dim.
This reminded her of the previous "Edict of Sin".
According to the old man, he has lived for most of his life and has never seen a "Edict of Sin". However, as far as Su Qingluan knows, although the specific cause of lunar eclipses is not known in this era, there are also similar "Edicts of Sin". Official astronomical staff such as "supervisors".
So it stands to reason that there must be more than one or two lunar eclipses in a few decades.
So why did the ruler on the Dragon Throne issue the "Edict of Sin" this time?
Opening the car window, Su Qingluan looked at the increasingly thick clouds outside, and had a premonition for no reason: a mountain rain was about to come.
