Chapter 965： : The story of the old man and Gouwa!

"Yes, yes, we came from Xuanzhou City! It is said that Chang'an City is prosperous, with a large population, and it is easy to develop, hehe! Master, can you give me a little money for dinner?"

The old man came to a little fat man and spoke with a smile on his face.

However, when the matter of money was mentioned, the little fat man immediately changed his face. The little fat man shook his head and said: "I don't think it's good! The opera is good, but it can't be eaten! It really can't, how about Go to the palace and sing for the emperor, if you are appreciated by the emperor, you will have nothing to worry about for the rest of your life!"

"How can this be! It's just a trick, how can the emperor like it?"

"Yeah, you know it too, it's just a trick! Come on, let me sing one for you!"

"Yeah, one more, one more!"

When it came to giving money, the crowd fell silent.

When it came to singing, they yelled again.

The old man still greeted him with a smile on his face.

It is indeed a happy thing to be recognized by the audience.

But you are too poor to eat? How can I still have the strength to sing?

However, no matter how hard and tiring you are, you can't tire your granddaughter!

So the old man tightened his belt, and said with a smile: "Okay, gentlemen, then I'll show you another section, Baifalou! Goofy, play the violin!"

"Yes, grandpa!"

Behind the old man, there was a little girl in ragged clothes and a yellow face.

The little girl was about the same age as Li Chengfeng, about seven or eight years old.

However, she is small in stature, obviously malnourished, and hasn't had a full meal for a long time.

The old man is singing, and the little girl is playing the piano very hard.

Although the two are suffering from hunger, they have been singing hard all the time, hoping to be recognized and appreciated by the audience.

Seeing this scene, Li Chengfeng felt very uncomfortable.

This old man, how well he sings.

That little girl, how good she is at playing the violin!

This is the national intangible cultural heritage. In ancient times, you can't even eat enough?

"Brother Feng'er, let's go, it's just an opera singer, there's nothing to see!"

Li Lizhi was still pulling Li Chengfeng to leave.

However, Li Chengfeng waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, watch for a while, anyway, we have nothing to do now, right? Playing for a while!"

"Okay, okay, you like watching movies, I'll watch with you!"

Li Lizhi pouted, folded her arms around her chest, and stood beside Li Chengfeng.

In the past, only others depended on her, but now, she also depends on her younger brother!

…

After the Baifalou sang, everyone still cheered and said hello.

But no one gave money.

The old man's lips turned white, obviously he had no strength.

The old man couldn't help crying: "All kind people, please reward me with some money! If it weren't for the fact that there is nothing we can do, we wouldn't ask for help!"

"Hey, old man, you are really good at singing, but last year, the emperor distributed food and gold to people! The real gold and silver, did you not receive it?" asked the little fat man in the crowd.

The old man shook his head and said, "To be honest, I really haven't!"

"Oh? Why is that?"

Hearing this, Li Chengfeng's ears perked up, and Li Lizhi's eyes suddenly widened, looking at Li Chengfeng in disbelief.

This is impossible.

Li Shimin emptied the national treasury, how could there be people who have not received the disaster relief money?

I just heard the old man continue: "My hometown is Qian'an in Xuanzhou! Although there is only one word difference between Qian'an and Chang'an! But the two places are one in the sky and the other in the underground!

"This girl is called Gouwa. She's a poor life! I took Gouwa down for her! Gouwa's father and mother, one died in the army and the other died of illness! We are the only ones living together!"

"After hearing that Gouwa's father died in the battle, I have nothing to be sad about, old man. People are mortal. He died fighting for the country, and I am willing. I just feel sorry for my Gouwa. He is three years old, and he will die. Gone to his parents!"

"Old man, I have dragged her for five years, and now she is eight years old! A few years ago, the house in Xuanzhou's hometown suddenly collapsed by itself. Helplessly, the old man took the dog and went away to other places, and he made a living by singing operas!"

"Last year, there was a severe drought! The emperor was sympathetic to the common people, and distributed money and food even after the treasury was emptied! But, I'm not from Chang'an City, so I couldn't get it! Later, I went to Yangzhou to sing an opera, and I also got a share." No! The local officials said, you are not from here, and you will not get the money and food that you belong to, so hurry up and leave!"

"He advised me to leave quickly, so I took Gouwa back to my hometown in Xuanzhou! When I got back to my hometown, the local government didn't recognize me, saying that I was away all the year round, and if I didn't go home for five years, the house collapsed! Just removed my household registration and Gouwa’s! So, the old man didn’t get a dime or two of disaster relief money at all!”

"The local officials still suspected that I was bluffing and cheating everywhere. I must have cheated a lot of disaster relief funds by running back and forth between the cities, so they even took away the two taels of silver left on me!"

"My Gouwa and I can survive until today, thanks to the relief station set up by the emperor, there is still food and porridge to drink!"

"If it wasn't for Gouwa, the old man would be fine if he died as soon as I was old!"

"I'm thinking right now, when Gouwa is raised to be 12 years old and can get married, then get married as soon as possible!"

"I have no money, and I can't afford a dowry. All I can give her is a broken piano!"

"After the Gouwa is settled, I'll go down to find his father!"

"That's my own son too!"

…

Having said this, the audience present was collectively silent.

When Li Chengfeng turned his head, he saw big tears rolling down Li Lizhi's face like pearls with broken strings.

I never thought that there would be such suffering in this world!

That old man, singing such a desolate opera must have been experienced in his life, which is too vicissitudes.

He has already tasted all the sufferings in the world, so he is not afraid of anything.

The only thing she is afraid of is that her granddaughter Gou Wa will not grow up, and she will die!

Li Chengfeng was also moved in his heart!

This old man is a rich man, but in the end he was tortured by life to the point where his body was completely shattered!

His son died in battle, but ended up like this in the end?

Nobody cares?

Local government, all eat shit, right?

Li Chengfeng was angry But after that, he felt powerless again.

Because this world is not fair, there are even more pitiful people in places you can't see.

"The descendants of martyrs, no one to watch the officials? How unreasonable!"

While everyone was silent, Li Chengfeng suddenly stepped forward and shouted.

He is really angry.

On the side, Li Lizhi also groped around and found that she had no money with her.

So, he asked Li Chengfeng to borrow 10 taels of gold, and said, "Brother Feng'er, lend me 10 taels of gold first, and I will return it to you later!"

After borrowing the money, Li Lizhi handed all 10 taels of gold to the old man without saying a word.

Li Chengfeng also took out 10 taels of gold from his pocket and handed it to the old man.

When the old man received the last time, his eyes widened immediately, and he said: "You two kind people, I have given too much, we don't want it! I just ask you to give us two taels of silver, so that we can have a full meal!"