Li Changshou was still an ignorant young man and could not bear the shock of his father's disappearance.
Therefore, Sima Ao did not tell his student Li Changshou the truth about Li Fulai's disappearance.
Dean, when will my father come back to see me? I miss my father so much. Why hasn’t my father come back to see me in these years? Has something happened to him?
Whenever Li Changshou asked his father a question, Sima Ao's heart ached and he didn't know how to answer Li Changshou.
Sima Ao, who was not good at lying, could only make up some reasons in pain and against his will.
Metaphorically, the palace is as deep as the sea and heavily defended. You cannot get out of the palace just because you want to.
Your father is a good old man and gave up his palace quota to other painters.
I heard from people in the palace that your father was appreciated by the emperor and was sent to Mogao Grottoes.
Li Changshou was dubious.
Every day when the sun was about to set, I would climb up to the roof tiles and look into the distance, waiting for my father to come back.
Every time they see Li Changshou sitting alone on the roof tiles, Sima Lian, Fat Ya, and Houwa feel very uncomfortable.
The three of them didn't know how to enlighten Li Changshou, so they climbed onto the roof tiles and stayed with Li Changshou quietly, waiting for his father to come back!
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Year after year, day after day, I don’t know how many years have passed.
The cool breeze is blowing, the fallen leaves are flying, and another winter is here!
Sima Ao watched his students grow up year by year, and he unknowingly entered the grave years.
Sima Ao, who has entered his tomb years, has gray hair, even his eyebrows and beard. His face is covered with weather-beaten wrinkles and he is still slightly slouched, but his energy and complexion are full, and his body is still strong.
Jiang Min, who has reached his grave years, looks a little wet and haggard!
Seeing that winter was coming, Jiang Min packed up the students' quilts and prepared to take them out to bask in the sun.
When Jiang Min was packing up the quilts, she found that many quilts were yellow and unusable. There were also some quilts that Jingjing helped buy ten years ago.
"This winter will definitely be colder than in previous years. The quilts used by students are all yellow and cold, and they look like cold stone when covered with them. Should we get new ones?"
Sima Ao was quietly listening to his wife's chatter, and calmly replied, "Then change it!"
"You three, come in."
Sima Ao called his daughter, his students Li Changshou and Monkey Boy. Sima Ao asked the three of them to go to the city and buy a batch of quilts, fifty pounds of rice, and some oil and salt.
Sima Lian took the money bag from her father and drove the carriage into the city with Li Changshou and Houwa.
There are a lot more soldiers guarding the city today, and they are strictly inspected when entering and leaving the city. It seems like something big has happened?
Two city guards stopped the carriages of Sima Lian, Li Changshou and Houwa.
Two soldiers guarding the city asked, "What are you going to do in the city?"
"Hello, Brother Official! We are from the "Shuxiang College". Winter is coming soon. Let's go to the city to buy some quilts for the students."
The Sima family has declined, but the Sima family's reputation remains. Therefore, the "Scholarly Academy" opened by Sima Ao is quite famous in the local area.
After all, Sima Ao once won the first prize in the exam. Children from ordinary people's families in the city or outside the city will all go to the "Scholarly Academy".
When the two soldiers guarding the city heard that he was from the "Shuxiang Academy", they glanced at Sima Lian.
When the two defenders looked at Sima Lian, Sima Lian smiled at the defender.
Sima Lianjing and his father went to the city to buy daily necessities, so the soldiers guarding the city recognized Sima Lian.
"It turns out that she is the daughter of the college."
The two soldiers guarding the city saluted Sima Lian and let him go.
Sima Lian drove the carriage into the city coolly.
The first thing the playful Sima Lian did when she entered the city was not to pick out quilts, but to run to find her uncle.
The task of purchasing winter supplies was left to Li Changshou and Houwa.
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Sima Lian came to her uncle's jade shop softly.
Sima Lian saw her uncle's shop, which was deserted, with no one visiting it.
The poor uncle was sitting on the counter, resting his chin on one hand, thinking listlessly.
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Sima Lian secretly smiled, walked quietly behind her uncle, patted her uncle on the shoulder, and shouted loudly: "Uncle!"
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Jiang Bin was so frightened by this naughty niece that he almost fell off his stool.
Hahaha!
Sima Lian laughed happily after successfully scaring her uncle.
Jiang Bin looked at Sima Lian angrily and said, "Why are you so bad? My uncle's heart almost died because he was scared to death by you!"
Sima Lian was speechless and said, "Uncle, why are you so timid?"
"This is not a matter of being timid or not. If you scare someone like this, everyone will be scared to death by you."
"Okay, it was my fault. I will never do this again!" Sima Lian apologized to her uncle for realizing her mistake.
Jiang Bin turned pale with anger and glanced at his niece Sima Lian.
"Uncle, I know I was wrong! Just forgive Jin Lian!"
Seeing that her uncle was still angry, Sima Lian had no choice but to resort to a bitter trick and coquettishly begged her uncle not to be angry with Yuan Liang.
"Okay! Okay! Uncle is not that stingy!"
Jiang Bin pinched his niece Sima Lian's face lovingly.
"By the way, my uncle's jade shop used to be full of customers, and he hired more than a dozen workers to make it busy. Now my uncle doesn't hire any workers anymore. He looks after the shop alone and has to look for fly swatters when he is free. The business of my uncle's shop, Why is it so cold?" Sima Lian asked.
Jiang Bin couldn't help sighing, "Oh! You will say that in the past, the Tang Dynasty was still there, but now the Tang Dynasty is no longer there. The people have no food to eat and no clothes to cover their bodies. Who can afford these? They are expensive and can't satisfy their hunger. , and something that can’t keep you warm.”
What?
The Tang Dynasty is gone?
Sima Lian couldn't believe it, even panicked. How could a dynasty that was so well established be gone?
Jiang Bin knew that he would leak the news, but after all, this news had to be announced to the world.
Jiang Bin briefly told Sima Lian the real reason for the demise of the Tang Dynasty.
Jiang Bin didn't know if his young niece could understand it, but regardless of whether he could understand it or not, he warned his niece Sima Lian not to let your father and Li Changshou know the news.
Knowing that the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, my father would be extremely sad.
The Tang Dynasty was destroyed, wouldn't Uncle Li Fulai be able to come back?
Sima Lian could understand not letting her father know that the Tang Dynasty had perished, but not letting Li Changshou know that the Tang Dynasty had perished was hard for Sima Lian to understand.
"Uncle said he won't let you talk, so just don't talk." Sima Lian received the reply.
After Sima Lian visited her uncle, she ran to visit her godmother (Jingjing).
The mother and daughter chatted for a long time!
Sima Lian looked at Shi Chen and saw that it was time to leave.
Sima Lian said goodbye to her godmother and headed to the bridge she had made an appointment with Li Changshou and Houwa.
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The monkey boy bought daily necessities such as quilts, rice, oil and salt early, and met Sima Lian and Li Changshou on the bridge.
Sima Lian looked at the carriage, but did not see Li Changshou, so she asked: "Why are you the only one, where is Li Changshou?" Sima Lian looked at the carriage, but did not see Li Changshou.
My grandfather and grandmother passed away a few years ago, leaving only my mother and servants in the house. It was rare for him to enter the city, and Li Changshou also wanted to go home for a visit.
The task of selecting quilts, rice, oil and salt is left to Monkey Boy alone.
Houwa could understand Li Changshou's homesickness and took on all the work without any complaints.
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