Li Qing didn't care about Shen Xin anymore.
This guy's fate is already doomed, and Li Qing has even thought about how to deal with him.
'Hua la la...' It was raining and snowing outside. Li Qing opened the window, and the water vapor blew in with the wind, making it ice cold.
"We haven't even reached the winter solstice yet, but the temperature is already so low..." Li Qing frowned and muttered to himself. Hot air spurted out from his mouth and nose, turning into white mist that drifted with the wind and melted into the air.
He couldn't help but think of the scene when he and Yao Guangxiao were discussing the fate of the Ming Dynasty at Jiming Temple.
At that time, Yao Guangxiao calculated the cycle based on the way of heaven and calculated that the Ming Dynasty would encounter severe cold weather in the future, and used history as an example.
Now it seems that it has begun to come true.
So fast... Li Qing was a little surprised, but thinking about it carefully, he found that there were many clues, but they were not traceable.
In fact, from the beginning of his time travel, he discovered that the climate of the Ming Dynasty was different from that of later generations, and was colder.
But he didn't think much about it at the time. He just subjectively believed that the rapid development of modernization in later generations had polluted the air and caused global climate warming.
Looking at it now, perhaps it is not like that, but the earth has entered a new cycle.
A sense of powerlessness arose spontaneously. Although the situation was difficult, it was still possible to turn it around as long as he worked hard, but the climate... was really powerless.
Now that Ming's fundamentals have changed, he is not sure what the future holds.
Now the population has exceeded 100 million. How many people will the Ming Dynasty have in a few decades or hundreds of years?
Two hundred million, three hundred million, or more?
At least for now, the food is definitely enough, and there is still a lot leftover, but... what about the future?
In the future, as the population increases and the severe cold gradually intensifies, will there still be enough food to eat?
The so-called economic prosperity is based on above the food and clothing line. If you can't even have enough to eat, there will be no economic prosperity.
Li Qing hesitated. He suddenly felt that too many people might not be a good thing.
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The rain fell continuously, gradually slowing down, and finally turned into snowflakes, dancing with the wind.
Soon, the ground temperature could not dissolve it, and a thin layer accumulated.
"Huh~" Li Qing exhaled another breath of hot breath, closed the window, walked to the chair and sat down, frowning and saying nothing.
'Da, da, da...' The sound of the cane hitting the floor tiles came from far and near. Zhu Yunwen walked over with his body bent and said with a smile: "What are you thinking about, senior brother?"
"It's nothing, just a little emotional." Li Qing got rid of his negative emotions and joked: "The first snowfall in the first year of Jingtai is earlier than the fourteenth year of orthodoxy."
Zhu Yunwen walked next to him, sat down with his crutches, and nodded: "Yes, when I was a child, it was still very warm at this time of year."
"It's getting colder day by day," Zhu Yunwen sighed and smiled bitterly, "I can't go out, I don't have any warmth at all."
Li Qing said softly: "Keep warm and wear more clothes."
"Hey, I know." Zhu Yunwen nodded with a smile, "Let's go, the hot pot is ready. Today, the housekeeper bought some dog meat for lunch."
"Walk."
The steaming hot pot, with spices and dried red chili peppers, is fragrant and spicy, and really enjoyable.
Zhu Yunwen was old and couldn't eat much. He only tasted wine briefly and mostly talked and laughed and watched how many people were eating.
Zhu Qizhen, on the other hand, fluttered his cheeks and made a show of it. He was young and not afraid of accumulating food, and his mouth was full of oil after eating.
In other words, the hot pot was too spicy, otherwise he would have wanted to take some back to his wife.
"It's almost done, you eat some vegetables." Li Qing saw that he couldn't finish eating. He almost showed off a pound and a half of three kilograms of dog meat, and said with a sullen face, "Don't just eat the meat."
"What? Are you still not allowed to eat?" Zhu Qizhen felt extremely aggrieved and complained, "You are abusing, abusing..."
Zhu Yunwen rolled his eyes and said to Li Qing: "Brother, is he like this in the grassland?"
"...I won't eat anymore." Zhu Qizhen said bitterly, "If you eat some meat, you still have to look at your face."
"Okay, I didn't see you eating less, and you felt wronged." Li Qing shook his head in amusement, then looked at the little old man, "Master, why don't you eat?"
"I don't have much appetite today. I'm going to box for a while." Zhang Slutty sighed, got up and walked out, leaving Li Qing confused.
Li Qing drank all the wine in the glass, stood up and said, "You guys eat slowly, I'll go out for a walk."
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Zhang Slutty didn't box, he just walked in the snow with his hands behind his back, walking heavily.
Li Qing stepped forward quickly and asked softly: "Master, what's wrong with you?"
He rarely saw his master like this. The little old man was always so open-minded, and basically nothing could affect his mood.
Zhang Sloppy didn't say anything and continued walking.
Li Qing didn't ask any more questions and followed him for a walk.
After a long time, Zhang Suluo stopped and sighed: "Qingzi, Xiaozhu...it's only been these two months."
"What?" Li Qing was shocked, and the color on his face changed, "Master, I see that junior brother... he looks pretty good!"
"That's because I'm spending my energy with him." Zhang Slutty said weakly, "He got seriously ill at the beginning of last year. Although he was cured in time, the root of the disease was left behind. After all... he is older;
But this time, there is nothing I can do. "
Li Qing hesitated to speak, speechless and choked. Even the little old man couldn't do anything, so what could he do?
"Maybe... can you last until the New Year?"
"Reluctantly, I'll try my best," Zhang said sloppily, "If it's just to extend his life, there's no problem at all, but in that case, Xiao Zhu will only be able to lie on the bed all day long."
Li Qing was silent. He knew that Zhu Yunwen would not like that.
In the last days of life, especially people like Zhu Yunwen, who are enlightened and enlightened, they prefer to be more free and decent, rather than forcing themselves to continue their lives.
Both master and apprentice were silent for a long time, before Li Qing asked: "Junior brother, does he know?"
"Of course he knows about his own body." Zhang sloppily smiled bitterly.
Li Qing nodded slightly and said, "He wants to be buried in Xiaoling."
"I know this, this wish must be fulfilled for him." Zhang Slutty sighed, "He is a filial and good boy."
"Um."
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As time passed day by day, Zhu Yunwen became thinner and withered little by little.
The feeling of life gradually disappearing was so obvious that Zhu Qizhen felt it, and he stopped saying anything to anger him or quarreling with him.
Li Qing didn't do anything. With his master here, there was no need for him to take action.
The little old man was treated throughout the entire process, trying to buy Zhu Yunwen as much time as possible while ensuring his dignity.
Zhu Qizhen knew that he liked children, so he often held his daughter to show off to him.
Zhu Yunwen always smiled and accepted everyone's kindness to him.
Gradually, Zhu Yunwen became less active. He liked to sit at the door with a book and a cup of hot tea. Sometimes he would watch quietly and stare somewhere in a daze. When it snowed, he liked to admire the courtyard. Snow scene.
Time is fair and ruthless. It will not slow down for anyone, nor will it fall behind anyone.
It only...forgot Li Qing.
It's the twelfth lunar month, and the weather is a bit colder again. Snows are very frequent this year. One snowfall doesn't wait for it to melt, and another snowfall follows one after another, and it's all white before your eyes.
Everyone was surrounding Zhu Yunwen, and Zhu Yunwen was enjoying everyone's goodwill with peace of mind.
He likes to hide some candied fruits in his sleeves, so that he can give them to the little guy every time he comes, which will make the little guy who is under strict control at home happy for a long time.
He likes to see children laugh.
He was very emotional and satisfied.
As time passed, he finally fell down, lingering on the bed, unable to get up.
But he is still optimistic, in a positive mood, easy-going and stable. ΟиЪ.ōΓＧ
The New Year is coming soon, and he wants to make it through, and wants everyone to have a good New Year...
In front of the couch,
Li Qing was holding a small bowl of hot porridge, scooping it up and down with a spoon to dissipate the heat.
Wait until the temperature is moderate, put it on a tray aside, bend over and help Yunwen sit up, and put a pillow behind him to make him more comfortable.
"Today's Laba, this is cooked by my senior brother. Try it."
A smile appeared on Zhu Yunwen's tired face: "Senior brother's craftsmanship is always good. I need to eat more."
"Hey," Li Qing tried his best to raise the corners of his mouth, picked up the porridge bowl, and fed him the porridge. Li Qing, who had always been confident, was a little nervous at the moment, "How does it taste?"
"As delicious as ever." Zhu Yunwen affirmed with a smile.
Li Qing's mouth curved, but he didn't realize it was pointing down. He smiled and said, "If it's delicious, eat more."
"okay."
One is feeding porridge and the other is eating porridge, the atmosphere is soft and warm; both are very dedicated and are deliberately avoiding something.
But...some things are destined to be unavoidable.
Putting down the porridge bowl, Li Qing stood up and helped him lie down, but Zhu Yunwen gently waved his hand.
"Senior brother, come and talk to me."
"Yeah, okay." Li Qing nodded lightly and talked about the past.
The past of Hongwu Dynasty.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was still in good health;
At that time, Queen Ma was still there;
At that time, Zhu Biao was in his prime;
At that time, Zhu Yunwen was still a child;
At that time, everything was wonderful...
