The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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In front of the color stage, a row of reservation tables has been occupied by 60 people. These people are tall and short, fat and thin, and all of them are well-dressed and arrogant. Although they are different in height, fat and thin, they have one thing in common. The characteristic is that they all wear blue mandarin jackets that symbolize the identity of the shopkeeper.

Su Jin rolled his eyes, did he poke the shopkeeper's nest or something, why did so many shopkeepers come out all at once, there were a few old men who looked like they were dying, panting like dogs with their tongues half out, and they were also supported to sit There, staring at the cloudy eyes, I don't know what to think.

On the color platform, Xiao Sui'er and a group of buddies stood there anxiously, seeing Su Jin Shi suddenly coming, Xiao Sui'er was about to burst into tears.

"Oh, I didn't expect Su Jin to have such a big face. Why did so many distinguished guests come to support me all of a sudden? Did Xiao Sui Er enjoy tea?" Su Jin bowed her hands sincerely with a haha ​​expression.

Xiao Sui'er almost didn't laugh out loud, the young master pretended to be a fool too much, and when Su Jin came, Xiao Sui'er was in a good mood, and she had a backbone in her heart, Xiao Bao's temper came up again.

"Going back to my son, the tea has been brewed early, and I drank several pots of water. I don't know if I haven't drank water for three days at home, so I came to our place to save money for tea."

The little girl's tongue was like a knife, and she even vented and sarcasm. The shopkeepers in the audience rolled their eyes, wanting to refute but respecting their status, arguing with a little girl, so what if you win?

There was a collective silence at the moment, and the shopkeepers who were just about to bring tea to their mouths froze there, neither drinking nor not drinking.

Su Jin snickered in his heart, but said with a serious face: "Don't speak out loud, is there anyone who talks like that? The shopkeepers are all distinguished guests, and I'm afraid they came here to discuss business with me, so I asked you to say that It seems that they all came to beg for food, so pay attention next time, and don’t make an exception.”

When a group of shopkeepers heard this, they were even more furious. The master and servant sang and sneered, clearly not taking their own group of people seriously.

The people around burst into laughter, and Su Jin began to taunt each other mercilessly as soon as he came, which made the people around feel extremely enjoyable. It seems that today's event is worth seeing.

Amidst the roar of laughter, one person stood up from the group of shopkeepers. This person was short in stature, with a big belly and fat intestines.

"Is this Young Master Su's family? I have admired him for a long time." The man clasped his hands and cupped his fists, trying to overcome the hindrance of the fat on his stomach and bent down to salute.

"This is Su Jin, sorry for my poor eyesight, I don't know what to call this big treasurer?"

"I take refuge in Tangji Cloth Village, and I take the position of the big shopkeeper of Tangji Cloth Village. I am the third in the family, and everyone I know calls me Tang San."

"Long admiration, long admiration." Su Jin returned the salute with a smile. He could see that on the surface, Tang San looked friendly and had the same smile as Maitreya Buddha, but his fat and slit eyes opened and closed. Jing is brilliant, obviously not a person to be provoked.

"Su Shaodong's family, today I am waiting for the storekeepers of cloth and garment shops in Luzhou to discuss something with you, not for tea as your maid said." Tang San's voice was soft, sounding in harmony with his image Totally inconsistent.

"The maid is ignorant and the child has a bad temper. Don't be offended by Shopkeeper Tang. It's just that I don't understand. Why don't you come to the shop or go directly to the mansion to talk to me, Su Ji? Why come to my Su Ji's business field? Woolen cloth?"

Tang San said with a smile: "This is because what you are talking about is related to the activities that Guiji has done here, the Young Master's family is busy, I'm afraid I can only find you here, I hope the Young Master's forgiveness .”

Su Jin pretended to be enlightened and said: "So that's the case, how about we talk about it in detail? These big shopkeepers also condescended to find a quiet place to drink tea and chat with me, so as not to delay my family's business , You have also seen that the business of my Su Ji is booming these days, a large group of you stopped at the entrance, and those who knew it said they were talking about something, but those who didn’t know it thought they were here to disrupt business and make trouble.”

One of the shopkeepers couldn't help shouting: "What are you pretending to be, is it you, Su Ji, or us? Su Ji's doing business like this is too unethical."

Su Jin followed the sound and saw that the person speaking was a white-faced man of about [-] years old. He was born upright, but he had a big distilled nose, which completely destroyed the pattern on his face, and he looked indescribably uncomfortable. .

"Who is this dear friend?" Su Jin asked with a smile.

"Liu Ji Tailor Shop Ganhou." Rosacea answered with a high-spirited look, looking up to the sky.

Su Jin turned around and said to Tang San: "Shopkeeper Tang, should I discuss with you, or talk to this Shopkeeper Gan? We're all so chattering here and there, let's not talk about it anymore. ?”

Tang San glanced at the rosacea and looked a little displeased, cupped his hands and said to Su Jin: "Su Shaodong, everyone is here in groups today, there is no need to pick one's head or not, anyone can talk, the young master can talk to anyone he wants."

Su Jin laughed and said: "This is interesting, beggars also have tricks, four or fifty of you came here, but you said that no one was recommended to come forward to talk about the matter. After a long time, I don't know what your purpose is here, whatever, my lord Today, you have to go all out, you go forward to report the name, talk about things one by one, and I will discuss things with you one by one here." Turning to Xiao Sui'er, he said: "Sui'er, take a chair and make a pot of tea, stand Tired feet."

Xiao Sui'er held back her smile and agreed, moved a stool and placed it under the stage, and brought a cup of tea up. Su Jin sat on the stool with a smile, and was at ease in front of Qian Pairs of eyes.

The noses of the people who made the trouble were almost crooked. I thought that a group of people came here aggressively, but the fledgling Su family's Shaodong didn't give a shit. I didn't expect this kid to be so difficult. Every sentence hides a needle in his mouth. Sitting there looking like a human being asked them to come forward and report their families one by one to talk, making it like a prisoner being tried in a yamen.

The people onlookers were amused. Although there was no inclination in their positions, seeing four or fifty people deal with a young man, the overflowing sympathy of the people was obviously emotionally inclined to Su Jin's side. Everyone waited to see the development of the situation, and secretly I was sweating for this young master.

The shopkeepers were whispering to each other, obviously they couldn't all go up and talk in a hurry, but they still needed to nominate a leader. Tang San discussed with the shopkeepers in a low voice for a while, and soon reached a consensus, and after a while Tang San Sanhe Jiusuna Ganhou and another short shopkeeper came out more and more.

Tang San cupped his hands with a smile and said: "Su Shaodong, what you said is that you shouldn't talk about things in a hurry, and with the trust of all shopkeepers, you ordered me and the other three to talk about business matters with Su Ji on their behalf. "

Without raising his eyelids, Su Jin focused on blowing on a green leaf floating on the teacup, and said lightly, "Can the three of you represent it?"

Tang San held back the anger welling up in his heart and said: "The next one is the shopkeeper of Tangji Cloth Shop, Mr. Gan is the shopkeeper of Liuji Clothing Shop, and that Mr. Liu is the shopkeeper of Huangji Cloth Shop. Could it be that the three of us can't represent Is it?"

Su Jin raised his eyes and glanced at him and said, "Well, since the three of you can represent the shopkeepers to discuss matters, the rest of you will be dispersed. You are all busy with business, so don't delay your own business. You are all serving other people's jobs. People who work in the workplace must talk about professional ethics, don’t they?”

Tang San was in a dilemma, what they said was reasonable, and someone had already spoken on their behalf, why bother to swarm around the stage?But Tang San knew that it was impossible to leave, the purpose of their coming today was to disrupt the situation, it was absolutely impossible for Su Jin to force them to leave with a few words.

"Su Shaodong, whether they leave or not is their own business, you just think they are here to watch the fun, anyway, isn't Su Ji making such a big fuss just to become a household name? As for their business matters, don't worry too much. Dong Cao is heartbroken." Tang San is not a vegetarian either.

"Well said!" Someone in the group of shopkeepers cheered, telling you to take care of yourself, we need you to worry about our own business, meddle in other's business and eat more farts!

Su Jin drank the tea in one gulp calmly, stood up abruptly, slapped the table and shouted loudly: "Fart!"

The people around were startled by Su Jin's outburst for no reason. An old fellow among the shopkeepers, who was trembling and drooling, slipped from his chair and sat down on the ground. People around rushed to pull him away. Get up; the old guy yelled vaguely: "I'm scared, I'm scared." The shopkeepers glared at Su Jin.

"Why did Su Shaodong say such vulgar words? There must be something wrong with it." Jiuzai Ganhou said angrily.

Su Jin stood up with a sneer, pointed at Gan Hou's nose and said, "You guys just said to come here spontaneously, and now you are electing a representative. In short, you are both you and you in the night. Do you think my Su family is easy to bully? Now you are elected. The three of you came to talk, but the others didn’t want to leave. They blocked me, Su Ji, from doing business. It was obvious that they were here to cause trouble; should I still be polite to you? Scolding you is considered light.”

Gan Hou said angrily: "You stinky yellow-mouthed child, don't be ashamed. You might as well tell you that your Su family has committed public anger, and public anger cannot be done. If you don't know how to praise, it will be a disaster."

Su Jin was furious, and the clay figurines were also very angry. Besides, he had no intention of giving these people a good face. Hearing this, he said loudly: "If that's the case, what are you talking about? Little pillar, take someone to remove the seats, these people All the teacups we drank were smashed, since they came to ruin my place at Su Ji, if we pretend to be cowards, we don’t have to be laughed at by the folks! Xiao Sui’er went to the state government office to report to the officials, saying that someone was obstructing the normal market order.”

Xiao Zhuzi agreed loudly, and led a dozen servants forward, twittering and pulling the shopkeepers who were sitting on the chairs from under their buttocks and throwing them onto the stage, their mouths still frizzy. It's not clean: "I won't give you a seat even if you ask pigs and dogs to sit on it. Get up and you..."

Taking advantage of the confusion, Su Jin recruited Yang Xiaosi to his side, and the two whispered a few words, Yang Xiaosi froze for a moment, then nodded repeatedly, and secretly pushed through the crowd without knowing where he was going.