As soon as noon arrived, Xiao Yu walked into Chunhefang with Dendrobium.
Different from the feeling when he was riding in the car yesterday, today he could finally take a good look at the neighborhood he had spent a lot of money and effort to build.
Walking on the newly built street and looking at the brand new houses on both sides of the road, Xiao Yu still felt a sense of accomplishment.
It's just that there are very few vendors and vendors on the street, and all I see are expatriates who used to live here.
The glances they cast at Xiao Yu were wary at first. Some adults even saw them and hurriedly pulled the children playing on the street back home and carefully looked out through the crack in the door.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yu felt another emotion in his heart. There seemed to be an invisible and intangible barrier between these northern expats who were hugging each other for warmth and the aborigines of the Southern Dynasties, but it was difficult to integrate into each other.
After returning to the South, they did not receive proper courtesy, which made these expats feel disappointed with the Southern Dynasty they once longed for, and even no longer had a sense of belonging.
The Sinicization of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty further narrowed the gap between Hu and Han, which also allowed many Han people in the Northern Wei Dynasty to slowly accept the orthodoxy of the Northern Wei court.
If this situation develops further and no unified dynasty emerges, and the two dynasties develop independently, will Chinese civilization be permanently divided?
This is a false proposition. Thinking of this, Xiao Yu couldn't help laughing to himself.
But at this moment, someone stood in the middle of the road and shouted in surprise: "It's the young prince! Come out and see! The young prince is here!"
"The young prince...the young prince is here..."
"It's the young prince..."
"Why is the young prince here..."
Xiao Yu was a little overwhelmed. The originally deserted streets became as lively as the New Year in a short period of time.
When the people who were just wary heard that the young prince who had been helping them came, they all left their homes and poured into the streets.
Many old people and women brought various simple but sincere delicacies for Xiao Yu to taste.
Xiao Yu was a little dizzy being surrounded. Countless faces full of reverence were looking at him, almost treating him like a god, which made Xiao Yu even more uneasy.
Xiao Yu was squeezed back and forth in the crowd. A woman wanted Xiao Yu to hold her newborn child and begged him to give the child a name.
There is also an old man who wants to kneel down to him, saying that he has never seen a good prince like Xiao Yu in his life.
Others shouted that the young prince should come to Taicheng and become the emperor, so that all the poor people in the world would have food to eat.
Xiao Yu held the crying baby, comforted the crying elderly women and children, and warned those who didn't mind that there were too many things to do not fan the flames and talk nonsense.
Soon, several strong expat men who had followed the young prince's carriage back to the palace came over to maintain order and acted as bodyguards themselves.
Now Xiao Yu no longer had to be pushed around among the enthusiastic expats, but he was still uneasy in his heart.
No matter how noble the young prince is, he has never received such "superstar" treatment. No wonder some celebrities have to bring ten or eight bodyguards with them when traveling, otherwise it will really cause social chaos.
Xiao Yu looked back at Shi Hu, and the five-year-old young man was also frightened by this enthusiastic expat.
No matter how strong his martial arts skills are, he is still like a shy child at the moment, hiding tightly behind Xiao Yu, occasionally quietly poking his head to look at the enthusiastic people timidly.
Just when Xiao Yu was at a loss, he suddenly heard a thunderous voice coming from outside the crowd.
"What are you doing here! You won't go home to eat either!"
The crowd also fell into a brief silence at this moment.
That was Yu Tianmin's voice. Xiao Yu took a long breath. It seemed that the rescuer had arrived.
At the same time, a strong man acting as a "bodyguard" also shouted to the crowd:
"Brother Yu, the young prince is here! These people are refusing to leave just to see the young prince!"
"Ah? Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
The crowded crowd barely made a way, and Yu Tianmin squeezed in with difficulty holding a little girl.
He was originally followed by a few strong men, but those people stayed outside.
When Yu Tianmin saw Xiao Yu, he immediately bared his teeth and put the little girl on the ground with a naive smile.
"Haha...little prince, I, old fish, see you again! Haha...you are back, who is that?"
Yu Tianmin said that and stared looking for someone in the crowd, but only saw Shi Hu who was timidly hiding behind Xiao Yu.
"Eh? That's strange. Where is Mr. Dongfang?"
Xiao Yu didn't care much about this rude man's impoliteness, or rather his frankness.
He replied: "Dongfang Lao is not here."
"Not here? Where has he been!"
"I asked him to help me with something."
"oh."
After saying this, Yu Tianmin remembered to salute Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu waved his hand and told him to be polite.
Yu Tianmin looked around and then said in a low voice: "Little prince, did you go well last night?"
Xiao Yu frowned and looked around.
"Yu Zhuangshi, this is not the place to talk. Can you..."
Yu Tianmin suddenly understood. He raised his head, his eyes widened, and he looked like he was not to be trifled with. He shouted at the crowd of onlookers, his voice as loud as thunder.
"What are you doing! What are you doing! What time is it? Why don't you go home and light a fire to cook! The elderly and children at home should be hungry!"
Some people knew that Yu Tianmin was not easy to mess with, so they dispersed angrily.
Some people are now Xiao Yu's "die loyal" and are unwilling to leave no matter what. Yu Tianmin can only ask his subordinates to "persuad them to leave" with good words.
There were some people who looked like gangsters, but Yu Tianmin started to scold them directly and ran away.
Xiao Yu looked at what happened and felt secretly happy.
The originally crowded and lively street in front of me suddenly became much quieter and more spacious.
Xiao Yu relied on yesterday's memory and walked along the street.
Yu Tianmin held the little girl's hand and followed him half a body behind, while the others followed Yu Tianmin.
"Little Prince, if it's okay, you don't need to come to this place. We northerners are vulgar, but we don't have any bad intentions. We're just afraid that someone might bump into the Little Prince accidentally, just like today. If you need us for anything, please send us Just let the steward of the house come over and let me know."
Xiao Yu smiled and said: "We are here with the brave man Laoyu and all the brothers."
"Oh, please don't be polite, little prince." Yu Tianmin waved his hands hurriedly, "Where are you going, little prince?"
"I want to visit the brothers who were injured yesterday. I heard that several brothers died unfortunately. I also want to visit their relatives."
Hearing this, Yu Tianmin looked shocked, and his expression was so exaggerated that it looked like the sky was about to collapse.
"The young prince is benevolent and righteous. How dare you trouble the young prince? Besides, Manager Cui came here this morning. Cui has done all the condolences for the young prince. Leave the pension to us. Just do it.”
But thinking of what happened yesterday, Xiao Yu still felt a little uneasy. After all, someone risked his life.
He lowered his head and took two steps and said, "I'd better go take a look!"
Yu Tianmin seemed to be angry all of a sudden, and he was about to explode, but when he saw it was the young prince, he suppressed his anger again.
He let go of the hand holding the little girl, took half a step forward, and walked side by side with Xiao Yu.
To outsiders, this seemed like a disrespectful move, but Yu Tianmin's face had a solemn expression, like an elder who cared about the younger generation.
"Little prince, I, old fish, are a rough man. I don't understand any big principles, and I can't say anything nice. But I know that you are a prominent young prince in the Southern Dynasties. We are just a group of people that no one wants to care about." The untouchable asked. You are good to us, we know it, and we will repay you sooner or later. It was not the young prince's fault that the brothers lost their lives yesterday. Why did the young prince put down his body and shoulder the responsibility? I just I know that if things go on like this, some people will not remember the young prince, and take it for granted. The young prince has lost his prestige, and some people have also developed an arrogant and domineering character. Then we are not the expatriates returning from the north. . A few dead lives are lost no matter where they are. Little prince, I have to put it bluntly, it is not a pity, this is the way of the world."
"Human life is not valuable, so if it is lost, it will be lost?" Xiao Yu murmured.
"That's how the world is. Hehe, how can they die happily? It's better than starving to death, dying of illness, or being tortured to death by the rebel army."
Yu Tianmin thought for a long time and wanted to say something sensible, but his mind was empty, but what he said was quite practical.
Xiao Yu did not refute.
After all, times are different, and people’s patterns will also be different.
In this one of the darkest periods in history, there are not a few people who have such simple ideas. Every stage of historical development will have its inevitability and limitations. Within this historical framework, there are such productivity and production relations. , Yu Tianmin’s words are not ridiculous.
There were some nights when Xiao Yu lay on the bed unable to sleep. He would also think of many things from his past life. He also once thought about whether he could change the world on his own with the foresight of those in the future.
But man is too small to cover everything. Even if he can invent the steam engine and discover gravity based on a falling apple, he is surrounded by a group of primitive people who were born in the wilderness. What is the use of this knowledge? The process will not move forward, so it is better to teach primitive people to use fire first, and use the principle of lever and pulley to save effort.
People living in this world are more helpless and just go with the flow and follow the trend.
Xiao Yu secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, and he stopped listening to Yu Tianmin's "big principles" words in his ears.
Until Yu Tianmin called him: "Hey, little prince."
Xiao Yu responded and looked up at the tall and strong man.
"What's the matter?"
"Don't go to those people's houses! Your identity..."
Xiao Yu nodded: "Just don't go."
"It's getting late, hehe... the little prince hasn't eaten yet! Go to my house to eat!" Yu Tianmin said, turning to look at the little girl on the other side, "Ah Guo, hurry up and go home Let your mother-in-law make a fire and cook, and bring out the best things, the noble man is coming to the house today!"
"Eh."
The little girl replied obediently and ran home with a bound.
Xiao Yu quickly stopped her: "A Guo, don't keep your mother busy, I won't eat here."
The little girl stood there hesitantly and looked at Yu Tianmin
Yu Tianmin seemed a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he smiled.
Xiao Yu hurriedly said: "It's not that Shi Hu and I dislike it, it's because we came here after eating."
Dendrobium, who was following behind, nodded and made babbling gestures.
"Then... Come sit down at my house, little prince. Let's take a look at our new home. It's many times better than the drafty thatched house in Yanzhou."
Xiao Yu shook his head: "I want to go visit the dog."
"Dog?"
Yu Tianmin felt that the name was familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember who it was.
Ah Guo suddenly said crisply: "I know where Brother Gou'er lives!"
Yu Tianmin bent down and asked, "You know!"
"It's the brother who was snatched back by the uncles yesterday. Ah Guo followed him to see him at that time."
Yu Tianmin patted his forehead and suddenly realized.
A Guo led the way, and a group of seven or eight people arrived at the street where the Qingzhou Gang gathered.
Although the various gangs in Chunhefang have now made peace, they are still not used to hanging out on other people's streets, and the few big men who follow them at the intersection are about to go back.
An old woman went out to pour water. When she saw Yu Tianmin, she looked nervous and wary, which made the tall man feel a little uncomfortable.
"Yu Zhuangshi, go back!" Xiao Yu turned around and said.
"Oh." Yu Tianmin nodded in agreement, but something felt wrong when he thought about it, "Little Prince, you and I..."
"No need."
"Then I'll wait here."
"Let's go back!"
"Ah Guo, don't lead the wrong way!"
"Uncle, Aguo knows!"
Watching the young prince follow his little girl, Yu Tianmin lingered at the street corner, not knowing whether to go or stay.
After pouring the water, the old woman came home hunched over and looked at Yu Tianmin with curiosity rather than vigilance.
Seeing this, the tall and strong man turned around and walked back.
...
Pushing open the ajar door, you see an ordinary courtyard in front of you.
The little girl Ah Guo ran in jumping up and down, calling softly: "Sister, Ah Guo has brought a noble person here!"
Seeing no one answered, the little girl ran into a room.
Xiao Yu followed A Guo into the courtyard. He did not enter the house, but stood in the center of the courtyard and looked at everything around him.
He only felt that all kinds of daily necessities in the courtyard were arranged in an orderly manner, and the courtyard was so clean that there were no fallen leaves or debris on the ground.
It can be seen that the owner of the hospital pays special attention to the details of life and loves life.
A small flowerbed seems to have been deliberately developed in a corner of the courtyard, with delicate buds just reaching out of the ground.
Dendrobium was curious, so she squatted in front of the flower bed with her butt stuck out, wanting to reach out and touch the little bud.
"Dendrobium, don't touch other people's things!" Xiao Yu warned.
Dendrobium turned around. At this time, he was as happy as a child. He gestured and told Xiao Yu that he would not hurt the buds.
Xiao Yu smiled, and when he raised his head again, he saw A Guo coming out of the house: "Noble man, my sister is not inside, and my brother, the dog, is sleeping soundly!"
After A Guo said this, he said "Hey" and looked behind Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu also turned around at this time and saw a beautiful face looking at him in surprise.
The woman's face is fair, and her whole body exudes a kind of elegance and intelligence that is not in line with the rough clothes on her body.
Xiao Yu was also surprised when he saw her, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and the woman suddenly understood.
She hurriedly saluted. Her movements showed that she had an excellent education, but she looked a little nervous.
"Folk girl...Liu Yunniang, I have met the young prince."
Xiao Yu nodded quickly.
At that moment, he remembered the scene when they first met.
