Dali Temple Conspiracy Records

Chapter 53
(21 years ago)

Yonghui 25 years.Chang'an.

After the vernal equinox, the officials of Chang'an City will disperse their duties at Shen Zhengshi, and the public and private schools in the city will also end school at this time.Of course, children, big and small, will not obediently go home to review their homework. Tug-of-war, Cuju, and spinning top are the most common games.

"Second son, will Cuju go?"

"Hmm...Okay! Let's go!" In fact, he wanted to play backgammon more, but children of his age didn't like to play such an elegant and mind-consuming game.But cuju is not bad, it is still very refreshing to kick.

Thinking of this, he happily ran to Chongji Temple with his little friend.There is an open space near there, which is the "queen" play place for children from several neighborhoods.Accompanied by the innocent noise and frolicking, the sun gradually went down. It wasn't until the children came home one after another that the second son suddenly remembered the mother's instructions before going out in the morning.

Come back early, no fun!
In fact, his mother said that every morning.It's a big deal to eat shredded pork with bamboo shoots, anyway, the buttocks are thick.

The second son touched his nose, said goodbye to his companions, and set foot on the journey home.His home is in Shengpingfang, but luckily it's not too far to walk back.Of course his name is not the second son, but Li Quan.He is six years old this year, the youngest in the family, and has an older sister.Of course, his elder sister's nickname is not Li Da, but Sister Xing.

Although Li Quan's family was not rich, they were well-to-do. His father was a merchant, and he specialized in long-distance business routes in the southwest.Hongshang is an itinerant merchant as opposed to Zashang. Zashang only operates in a local fixed location, while Hongshang travels between places, transports goods for wholesale, and does not worry about sporadic transactions with ordinary residents.

The Southwest Commercial Route transported tea, salt, silk, etc. from the Han region to the Tubo area, and brought local specialties such as medicinal materials, Yunnan tea, and dried fruits back to Chang'an.Although horses are also an important commodity for trade, they are generally only able to be handled by officials and large caravans.If the caravan is not very large, it usually only transports some lighter goods.

Li Quan's father specialized in translation, so he did not always follow a certain caravan.During the year, he stayed in the Southwest region most of the time, and moved between several large bargaining places to help negotiate business.Generally, I go home every Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival, and leave home again in early February.

Because his father was away all year round, the family was run by Li Guan's mother.As the youngest, although he is a bit naughty, he is clever and clever, so he is very popular.Every time I go home after playing, my sister will secretly make some delicious food to comfort him after my mother has taught me a lesson.At this time, the weather is getting hotter. After a while, the old sister will make crispy rice cakes, garnished with various dried fruits brought back by his father, which is a special offering of his family.

Thinking of this, Li Quan's saliva was about to drop.I had a great time today, and when he hurried home, it was almost dark.He stuck out his tongue, ready to face the storm, but when he ran to the door, he unexpectedly found——

wrong.

Very wrong.

Not to mention the gate of the house was open, and there were no lights on in the whole courtyard, it was pitch black, and it was so quiet that it was scary.Usually at this time, there is no fragrance in the kitchen; there is no mother holding a feather duster, the old lady eating melon seeds to watch the fun, the servants Xiaoyan, Ahua and Uncle Zhong, none of them.

Not all.

Nothing at all.

He walked into the empty house, and on this early summer night, the heat was clearly rising, and he was covered in thin sweat, but he only felt a chill through his heart.

(End of this chapter)