The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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Su Jin has never been so entangled before. At this moment, two choices linger in his mind, as if it is not appropriate to choose; it is absolutely impossible to give up Su Ji, and he feels unsafe to live in this era just as a businessman. Maybe when, I will be pinched by the government like a soft persimmon, and there is no way to fight back.

After dinner, Su Jin walked alone among the grape trellises and flower bushes in the courtyard, sometimes sighing at the moon, sometimes stopping to concentrate, feeling very uneasy.

Millet stood leaning against the door frame, throwing melon seeds one by one into her small mouth and crackling non-stop, her eyes fixed on Su Jin's blurred figure, ready to obey orders at any time.

Xiao Sui'er anxiously walked up and down the porch, not knowing what to do.

"Xiaomi, can you stop eating melon seeds? The noise is so annoying." Xiao Sui'er finally started to have evil fire.

Xiaomier didn't know what offended her, so she blinked and said, "Is the sound of cracking melon seeds loud?"

"Not too big? If it gets bigger, the whole Luzhou city will be turned upside down. Are you still letting people live?"

"..." Xiaomi looked innocently at Xiao Sui who looked like his tail had been burnt. Ever since the young master and Xiao Sui came back, both of them looked unfriendly, like a powder keg that could explode at any moment. Fortunately, Xiaomi Er has been bullied by Xiao Sui'er for no reason on weekdays, but he doesn't care too much about it, he just holds a handful of melon seeds in his hand, neither eating nor not eating, is a bit embarrassing.

"Mi'er, I'm sorry, I feel a little bored." After Xiao Sui'er vented, she couldn't bear to see Xiaomi'er's pitiful appearance.

"Oh, that's all right, it's just...why are you bored?" Mi Er started to throw melon seeds into her mouth without realizing it.

"Can you stop eating, don't you see that the young master is bothering you? You are good, you only know how to eat when you are heartless."

"Oh... I see, the young master annoys you as soon as he annoys you, doesn't he?"

"It's not really... Today I talked back to the young master, and he got angry and said that he would send me to the old lady, do you think it's annoying?" Xiao Sui'er asked with puffy eyes.

"What's the trouble? It's good to serve the old lady. Anyway, I'm in Su's house. As long as I serve anyone in Su's house, I think it's good." Xiaomier said.

"You...you are a pig." Xiao Sui'er cursed again.

Xiaomi'er pursed her mouth, noncommittal, as if she wasn't the one who scolded her, after a while, Xiao Sui'er came to Xiaomi'er's side and said: "If the young master wants to send me to the old lady, can you help me to plead for mercy?" ?”

"What do you want? I'm not beating you or scolding you."

"Then... you go and serve the old lady for me."

"No..." Xiaomi'er shook her head like a rattle.

"Why? Anyway, you serve everyone the same." Xiao Sui'er didn't understand what Mi'er was thinking at all.

"Yeah, but I'm going, so I'm going to separate from you? Compared to the old lady's sister Xiang'er, I still like being with you." Xiaomi threw the melon seed husks in her hand into the basket Li, said calmly.

Xiao Sui'er was moved, hugged Xiaomi'er's half of the shoulders, and gave her a 'da' on her chubby face, making Xiaomi'er back away in embarrassment, and shouted: "Who did you learn this so differently?" Three or four, oops, it's all saliva."

Xiao Sui'er covered her mouth and giggled, even forgetting the worries in her heart while laughing.

At the garden gate at the west end, a light flickered over, and the lanterns on the porch illuminated the figures of Rouniang Huanniang and her sisters. Every night, Su Jin would go to the study to sit for a while, and today it’s almost two o’clock. Before going there, the two sisters were a little worried, so they came over with a lantern to take a look.

This time Su Jin was captured by the government, Rou Niang and Huan Niang were extremely worried, but they had nothing to do. After learning the news, they cried four or five times in secret. Take care of the matter at hand and wait for Su Jin to return.

God follows people's wishes. When Su Jin returned safely at noon today, Rou Niang was so happy that tears filled her face. After Su Jin went to Hefeng Tower, she knelt in the bedroom and said thank you to God. She has a big stomach I wanted to talk to Su Jin, so I finally couldn't hold back and brought Huan Niang along.

When Xiao Sui'er saw the two sisters, she didn't pout her mouth like before, but was unexpectedly enthusiastic. After some pleasantries, Xiao Sui'er begged Rou Niang to make the young master happy, and by the way, do herself a small favor so that Young master, don't send yourself to the old lady's room.

Rou Niang's face turned red, why did Xiao Sui'er go to make the young master happy by herself, it was obvious that Xiao Sui'er knew everything about herself and the young master, this girl was a ghost, and she didn't know how many times she had eavesdropped up.

But as soon as she heard that Su Jin was in a bad mood, Rou Niang put her reservedness behind her. Another side effect of this incident was that Rou Niang suddenly realized how much she was afraid of losing this Mr. Su. In addition to the affection of the skin, Rou Niang can feel that she longs to blend into Su Jin's heart, so Su Jin's joys and sorrows naturally become her joys and sorrows.

Rou Niang walked down the porch steps slowly, and walked towards the grape arbor along the gravel path. Su Jin was sitting at the stone table with her cheeks in a daze. Good baby.

Borrowing the moonlight, Rou Niang looked at Su Jin carefully for the first time. After filtering through the thin clouds, the moonlight covered Su Jin's body like a veil, forming a vague halo around him, light and dark. Under the reflection, Su Jin's facial features are more exquisite and distinct, with flowing black hair and a slender figure; although he can't see his eyes clearly, he can feel a mysterious attraction on him.

"Perhaps, this is the so-called charm." Rou Niang's mood fluctuated, and it was a great happiness to be possessed by such a man.

"Are you going to stand there all the time?" Su Jin's voice came, which startled Rou Niang.

Rou Niang hurriedly came out from behind the main pole with thick vines hovering like a dragon, bowed her head and came to Su Jin to salute with all blessings.

"The slave family has seen the young master, and saw that the young master is thinking about something, so the slave family did not come out to disturb."

"I don't have anything to think about. I just see the bright moon and the cool air. Let's take a breath and get clean." Su Jin took her hand and pulled her to his side.

Rou Niang hurriedly looked back down the corridor, fearing that Xiao Sui'er, Huan Niang and others would see her.

Su Jin smiled softly: "Don't worry, they can't see so far away, how many flowers and trees are there in between."

Only then did Rou Niang nestle in Su Jin's arms with peace of mind, but Su Jin suddenly said, "But Xiao Sui Er likes to eavesdrop and peek, so it's hard to guarantee that she won't stare at us from behind a certain flower bed."

Rou Niang was so frightened that she hurriedly got up, looked around in a panic, and suddenly a strong force came, and her body was pulled into Su Jin's arms. In a panic, her small mouth was blocked, and she opened her mouth to yell, but was caught by a The snake-like tongue slid into the mouth, and the little tongue entangled with him stirred.

Rou Niang's body was suffocated, and then she put aside her distracting thoughts and forgot herself to flatter her. After some lips and tongues intertwined, the two panted slightly and separated slightly. Rou Niang buried her pretty face in Su Jin's arms shyly, and smiled with her eyes closed.

"The pear blossom courtyard melts into the moon, and the catkin pond is light with wind." Su Jin sighed: "If this kind of time can stay, I will die without regret."

Rou Niang stretched out her hand to caress Su Jin's face, raised her face to look at Su Jin's handsome face under the moonlight, and said, "My lord, what's bothering you? Today's speech and behavior are different from before."

Su Jin held her face and kissed her face: "The immortal still has something to worry about. I am really conflicted about one thing. Why don't you give me an idea."

"What does the slave family know, but if you tell me, it may make you feel better." Rou Niang said softly.

Su Jin was moved, this is a woman, soft as water, as beautiful as orchid, as clear as the moon, and interpreting words as flowers.

Su Jin gently talked about the troubles she was facing, and Rou Niang listened quietly. The two of them were bathed in the moonlight, as if the couple were telling each other their hearts, rather than talking about major issues in the future.

"This is the problem I am struggling with now. If I listen to everyone's advice and go to study and take the imperial examination, Su Ji will have no one to manage. My mother is already old, and I must not let her suffer any more because of this time." Su After Jin finished talking, he sighed.

"Is the young master really going to be an official?" Rou Niang asked. <Is it on the list?"

"It may be more difficult for others. If you want to do something, I am afraid there is nothing to stop you. Even if it is the imperial examination, if you take the exam with your heart, you will definitely pass." Rou Niang said quietly.

"Su Jin squeezed her pink face and said with a smile: "You can talk, how can it be so easy, but from your tone, it seems that you are reluctant. "

Rou Niang said: "How dare the slave family interfere with the son's decision. I just remembered that my father became an official, but the family was ruined. After a few years, my mother passed away and my father was exiled in Yizhou. My sisters don't know where he is. "If Huanniang and I hadn't been blessed by the young master, we don't know where we would have fallen."

Su Jin is silent, Rouniang Huanniang has a pitiful background, she suddenly fell from the carefree life of an official's daughter to singing on the street, and experienced the pain of life and death among relatives, and I don't know how they survived, because of this, maybe Some distrust of official career.

"However...Young Master is also right. This unprovoked disaster is indeed a wake-up call. Even though the slave family is a woman, I know that this court values ​​literary talent and fame the most. Although the world's discrimination has gradually diminished, in the final analysis' The disparity in the status of scholars, farmers, and businessmen is obvious, if you are determined to do it, you can do it wholeheartedly and don’t have to worry about other things." Rou Niang straightened up, helped Su Jin pour a cup of herbal tea on the stone table, and brought it over.

Su Jin reached out to take it, and said in surprise: "What about the house? Who will take care of this big stall?"

Rou Niang said: "The family affairs are now on the right track, and you don't need to worry about it every day. Although you are studying in a state school or a certain college, you are not completely ignorant of world affairs. You can assign a few old shopkeepers to make decisions together. For trivial matters, when encountering important matters, I just come to ask you for instructions, why do I have to do everything myself?"

Su Jin slapped his thigh and almost poured herbal tea all over his body excitedly: "I can't even turn my brain around. I just think about trade-offs, but I didn't expect to be able to take everything in and out; I can set up a joint association of shopkeepers, and the trivial matters will be handled by a few experienced people." The old shopkeeper will carry it out, and if you encounter major issues, you can report to me; at the same time, you can ask Yan Dong’s family to help me with some urgent matters, her ability to deal with affairs is not comparable to mine, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?”

When Rou Niang heard the word 'eclectic', she felt a little weird. Aren't she and her sister the objects of the son's eclecticism?There is also the Yandong family, regardless of talent, appearance and character, they are all first-class, and no accidents, they are also the objects of eclecticism. The young master does not know how much he will save in the future.

"Then why is Dong Yan's family willing to help? Besides, how can Su Ji's business affairs be sheltered by outsiders? If any heresy arises, wouldn't it be difficult to prevent it?"

"She will help. Besides, she knows all about Su Ji's internal affairs. If there is any heresy, there is no need to worry about it. I will take you and Huanniang to her place tomorrow and formally introduce it to you. From now on You and Huanniang are responsible for getting in touch with her, and you can also learn some skills, maybe Su Ji will ask you to take the helm in the future."

Rou Niang hurriedly waved her hands and said: "Nu's family can't do it, Yan Dong's family is a big family who has seen the world, and Nu's family is just a singer, how can you compare with her?"

Su Jin laughed and said: "Why can't we compare? The same has hands, feet, limbs and limbs, and the same talent and appearance. What your sisters lack is training and learning. If it weren't for your sisters' intelligence and carefulness last time, the tailor shop would be afraid. His reputation has long been discredited; don't belittle yourself."

Rou Niang bowed her head and said: "Since the young master said so, the sisters of the slave family should learn some skills even if they die, so as to share your worries."

Su Jin said in astonishment: "Do you think you are going to the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire? You are still desperate...It's getting late, the dew seems to have come down, let's go back and rest."

Rou Niang quickly bowed her head and asked Su Jin to go first. Su Jin's heart was relieved, and she was in a good mood, so she hurried back to her room.

Rou Niang followed behind, looked at his back and said softly: "I'm not afraid to go up the mountain of knives, the sea of ​​fire, or go down to the frying pan."