Sima Lian checked the items she wanted to buy and found out why there was less rice?
"The price of rice has increased several times, and the money the teacher gave us is simply not enough, so I can only buy less." The monkey boy replied.
"Oh, it's true. Prices are constantly rising. How can people live?" Sima Lian said with a sigh.
"Yes! Prices continue to rise, causing most people to have insufficient food and clothing!" Monkey Boy also sighed.
Sima Lian and Houwa waited for Li Changshou on the bridge for a long time, but they still didn't see Li Changshou coming.
"This Li Changshou, why hasn't he come back yet?" Sima Lian asked impatiently.
"Are you too homesick and want to stay at home for a few more days?" asked the monkey boy.
"Maybe!" Sima Lian replied unclearly.
Another hour passed, and Houwa and Sima Lian no longer waited for Li Changshou, so they drove the carriage back.
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By the way, when Li Changshou returned home, he saw his old mother sitting on a wicker chair, squinting her eyes and looking at the sun.
It's not winter yet, and my mother is already so afraid of the cold. If winter comes, won't my mother be even more afraid of the cold?
Li Changshou didn't understand that his mother was getting colder every year.
"Madam, the young master is back!"
The servant who was waiting for Mrs. Li saw the young master coming back and reported to Mrs. Li with surprise.
"My longevity is back?"
When Mrs. Li heard that her son was back, she stood up from her chair with joy and sorrow.
"Changshou, why did you come back suddenly? You didn't ask anyone to tell Sheng Niang before you came back." Mrs. Li asked in surprise and joy.
"I came back secretly."
Came back secretly?
Mrs. Li didn't understand what her son meant by stealing someone back. She thought her son had made a mistake and was driven back by Sima Ao.
"You made a mistake!" Mrs. Li asked nervously.
Li Changshou couldn't help but smile and said: No. It was the dean who asked Jin Lian, Brother Monkey and I to go to the city to buy winter supplies. I took this opportunity to go home and visit my mother. "
After hearing what her son said, Mrs. Li breathed a sigh of relief.
"The dean and dad are close friends. You must obey the dean's words. The dean's words are your orders."
"I know this!"
"Mom, are you cold?" Li Changshou suddenly wanted to ask first.
"No!" Mrs. Li replied hesitantly.
"It's not cold, why are your hands so cold?" Li Changshou asked again.
Mrs. Li hurriedly withdrew her cold hands and said, "Oh, my mother's body is a little cold, so her hands and feet look a little cold."
In order to prevent her son Li Changshou from worrying, Mrs. Li forced a calm smile on her face.
"Then, have you checked it with the doctor? What did the doctor say?" Li Changshou asked again.
"The doctor has looked at it and said that if you rest more, Madam, put aside your worries and take some tonics, your body will get better soon!" replied the servant dressed in attire.
"That's good!"
Li Changshou finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that his mother was not seriously ill.
"Come here, Changshou, let me see if you have gained weight." As she said this, Mrs. Li stretched out her hand to touch her son Li Changshou's face.
"Mom, I'm right in front of you. Can't you tell whether Changshou has gained weight or lost weight?" Li Changshou then realized that his mother's eyes seemed to be blurry.
"Mom is getting older and her eyes have become blurry!"
In order not to worry her son, Mrs. Li put on another indifferent smile on her face.
The servant on the side wanted to tell Li Changshou that his wife's eyesight was not clear, not because she was old, but because she missed Mr. Li (Li Fulai) too much. However, the servant finally held back!
Li Changshou believed it to be true and stopped asking any more questions.
Mother and son haven’t seen each other for a long time, so naturally they have a lot to talk about!
During the conversation, what Li Changshou asked the most was why his father (Li Fulai) hadn't come back for so many years.
The life or death of her husband (Li Fulai) was uncertain. Mrs. Li did not want to make her son sad, so she never told the truth.
Now the son asked again why his father didn't come back for so many years. Did something happen?
Mrs. Li was very conflicted and painful. She didn't know whether to tell her son the truth?
In the end, Mrs. Li still lacked the courage to tell the truth.
"Your father didn't come back to see us, but he wrote to us."
In order to prevent her son from being sad and having random thoughts, Mrs. Li could only lie to her son first.
"Really? Where is the letter? When did you receive it?" Li Changshou was very happy to hear that his father was still alive and wanted to read his father's letter.
"Um, where did I forget to put this?"
There was no letter at all, and Mrs. Li looked slightly panicked.
"It should be in the cabinet, right? I'll go look for it."
After saying this, Li Changshou went to the cabinet in his parents' bedroom to search.
Li Changshou searched all the cabinets and found no letters from his father.
"Didn't find it?" Mrs. Li asked pretending to be calm.
Li Changshou shook his head in disappointment.
Mrs. Li added: "Maybe it's not in the cabinet. Let me think about it carefully. When I remember it and find it, I'll send it to the college for you."
Li Changshou thought, this is the only way.
Mrs. Li stayed with her son for a meal. After the meal, she rushed her son back to the college.
It was a rare trip home, and Li Changshou didn't want to leave so quickly. He wanted to stay at home for a few more days before returning to the academy.
However, Mrs. Li disagreed and said that everything should be focused on academics.
Li Changshou did not dare to disobey his mother's order, so he could only reluctantly leave home.
After her son left, Mrs. Li cried sadly.
In fact, she was reluctant to let her son go. It's just that my son won't leave because he's afraid that he won't be able to help telling the truth.
When Li Changshou arrived at the appointed bridge, Sima Lian and Houwa had already left.
Without the carriage, Li Changshou could only walk back to the academy.
Since it was evening, the number of people entering and leaving the city was gradually decreasing. The soldiers guarding the city relaxed their guard, and a few of the soldiers guarding the city started chatting.
Li Changshou came to the city gate leisurely and heard from the conversations of several soldiers guarding the city that the Tang Dynasty had perished.
Did the Tang Dynasty perish?
The Tang Dynasty had already perished?
The Tang Dynasty was destroyed, so why hasn’t my father come back yet?
Li Changshou couldn't accept this fact. He grabbed the hand of a soldier guarding the city frantically and asked, "Did the Tang Dynasty perish? Did the Tang Dynasty really perish? Has the Tang Dynasty already perished?"
The soldier guarding the city made a backhand, grabbed Li Changshou by the lapel of his clothes, and threw Li Changshou to the ground heavily.
The frail Li Changshou could not withstand the fall, and immediately heard a "crack" sound from his bones. Li Changshou lay on the ground in pain, but the pain in his body was nothing compared to the pain in his heart.
Li Changshou cried heartbreakingly: "Dad! The Tang Dynasty has perished, why don't you go home?"
In order to prevent the people from rioting, Liu Taishou ordered the cities to be sealed off, and the news of the demise of the Tang Dynasty was announced.
If Li Changshou yells like this, the news will definitely leak out soon.
"Are you tired of living?"
With a choke, the city guarding soldier drew his sword angrily and wanted to silence Li Changshou.
The other two soldiers guarding the city saw that Li Changshou was crying so pitifully that they stepped forward to dissuade him.
"Forget it! He's already dead, so just let him live!"
The soldier guarding the city saw that Li Changshou was indeed pitiful and a filial son, so he let go of his sword.
The soldier guarding the city glared at Li Changshou and shouted loudly: "Get out of here, or I'll kill you."
