The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Although there is still a small difference in the new book list on Monday, but anyway, it is the first new book in history, come on!Continue to ask for your support, red ticket collection. <Silence without speaking, Xiaoguan Su bows and salutes the reward from my ambiguous brother.

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Teahouses, restaurants, karaoke houses, and other places where gossip spreads all over Luzhou City. In the past few days, there has been a topic of discussion, that is, dozens of two-foot-high circles have recently been erected in an open space in the bustling area of ​​the Town God's Temple. It was made of wood, surrounded by white curtains on the outside, and Zheng Huan, who was more than a dozen helpers inside, didn't know what they were tinkering with.

According to a well-informed source, the Su family in Luzhou spent a lot of money to send the vendors in this vacant lot home and borrow the place for 20 days; the compensation for dozens of vendors in this vacant lot alone is enough It took more than 200 hits.

The idlers risked being scolded by the young servants of the Su family and looked inside the curtain, only to see helpers inside the curtain constructing a wooden platform at the half-waist of the log, nailing the frame clangingly, Know what's going on.

Life in Luzhou Mansion is leisurely, and the people don’t usually have much fun, so they talk about every new incident. The Su family is so grandiose but mysteriously set up a stage inside with a curtain. Is it okay to invite famous actors to sing on the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival?

But singing is not so mysterious. There are quite a few big families in Luzhou who invite opera troupes to sing big plays, and none of them are as mysterious as the Su family.

What's more, under the investigation of interested people, they found that Suji Cloth Shop in Dongcheng and Suji Clothing Shop near Sanli River in Nancheng had put up signs saying they were closed for inventory, stating that they would reopen in ten days.

From the third day onwards, countdown boards were hung at the gates of Chenghuang Temple, Suji Cloth Shop, and Suji Clothing Store. As the ten-day period approached, the numbers on the countdown boards gradually decreased, and people's curiosity also increased. It was getting thicker and thicker. Seeing that the young master of the Su family was shuttling back and forth in the market every day with his maidservant and a group of servants, the people of Luzhou who were eager to get a glimpse of the truth felt itchy.

On the eighth day, the top celebrities in the three famous brothels and the famous singers in the karaoke workshop in Beicheng received an irresistible invitation from the Su family: without selling flesh and singing voice, without having to deal with benefactors with smiling faces, Su The family hired them for ten days at ten guan a day; the condition was that everything was in accordance with the instructions of the young master of the Su family, and no one was allowed to reveal a word to outsiders.

Of course, the old bustard and the girls couldn’t wish for more. Ten guan for one day, ten days is a hundred guan. Even if the bill is divided in half, each of them can get [-] guan in ten days. How many tall, short, fat and thin people will they have to serve? A benefactor, or how many ditties you can sing to get a huge sum of money.

Especially when the young master of the Su family gathered them together and explained the details they should pay attention to, these people were dumbfounded. Isn't this young master of the Su family an idiot?Like giving money to others is not the way to give it. You don't have to do anything, just do this and you can earn ten coins every day. This is simply money falling from the sky.

As for the requirements of the young master, such as walking, appearance, and eyes, it is nothing to the girls who have enjoyed a lot of fun. It is just that the young master proposes that laughing is not allowed during certain links, and the usual money will be deducted for every laugh. , but they are not allowed to cry, but to be expressionless, which makes them puzzled, but it is not difficult, this handsome little man can do whatever he wants, who is rich? .

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye. In the past ten days, dozens of clerks and tailors at Suji cloth shop and garment shop have lost a lot of weight. But also tired.

The Su family is divided into two factions, one faction thinks that the young master is a prodigal, and spent nearly 600 yuan in more than ten days of such reckless tossing, plus the loss of two shops going out of business, at least nearly [-] yuan, this is a prodigal The old people of the Su family who held this point of view ran to Mrs. Wang to ask Mrs. Wang to stop the unnecessary squandering of the Shaodong family; although Mrs. Wang did not understand that Su Jin was playing What kind of tricks, but this is the first time for my son to be serious and busy with something, and he can't pour a ladle of cold water on it. After all, the Su family is well-off, even if Su Jin is so tossing around, he will think about it within a year and a half. It's not so easy to lose all the family property, plus I have said something first, this time I let Su Jin handle the matter of the cloth village, and I can't count what I said.

"Don't worry shopkeepers. My son is not a fool. He has his own reasons. Let's wait and see. Go back and run the store. The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching the peak business season, so don't be distracted by it." Mrs. Wang dismissed all the shopkeepers without confidence; The shopkeepers shook their heads and sighed helplessly. After all, they spent their own money. As an old man of the Su family, they could only remind them, and they could not really interfere. Sleep.

Another faction that firmly supports Su Jin is the old shopkeeper Zhang and the masters and shopkeepers of the cloth shop and the garment shop; these two shops are in the state of lingering, and if things go on like this, it will be Zhang Daji's fate sooner or later. Making a fuss about these two shops is actually saving their jobs; especially the return of the old shopkeeper Zhang gave everyone stronger confidence, and the old shopkeeper's full support for Su Jin also set an example for everyone. I know whether these actions of the Shaodong family will be effective, but there will be no trouble if you follow the old shopkeeper, even if you follow with your head covered, there will be no accidents. let them down.

Su Jin knew these things very well. He was very aware of the various reactions of the people. The only thing that surprised him was the reaction of old shopkeeper Zhang. This old shopkeeper in his 50s could understand his thoughts and give him firm support. This shows that These methods of mine are correct, ancient and modern are connected, and the same is true in business. The old shopkeeper is well versed in the way of business, and his approval has given Su Jin even stronger confidence.

On the morning of the second day of May, under the eyes of everyone, the curtain set up by the Su family on the square in front of the Town God's Temple was about to be lifted.

Before the Dragon Boat Festival, there are many people who come to the Temple of the City God to burn incense. The wives and ladies of the rich and powerful families of the officials and gentry will come out together. Hooligans will also gather here, those who are more thoughtful and fantasize about getting some benefits from the lady's wife, and those who are more realistic will take the opportunity to rub and touch the women around them, Or just steal a fancy dress.

Ordinary hawkers take advantage of the period before the Dragon Boat Festival to make extra money. The square in front of the Town God’s Temple has been bustling with people since the sun came out. There are all kinds of rings, lottery shakes, sugar figurines, wooden horses, diabolos, dough figurines, etc.

At the end of the hour, a row of more than a dozen mule carts arrived in a mighty manner. One by one, the cars stopped in the enclosed space behind the curtain, and the graceful figures in the carriage quickly got out of the car and slipped into the curtain. .

A sharp-eyed idler opened his eyes and shouted: "Little Fengxian! Isn't that Xiaofengxian from Mingyufang?"

"Where is it? Where is it?" A group of people squeezed their necks like duck necks, but they were all blocked back by the four big-armed young men from the Su family at the door.

In the midst of the commotion, I heard the "箜~咔嚓" second kicker soaring into the sky and resounding through the sky. Everyone looked up and looked around in shock, but saw the second kicker in the curtain continuously leaping into the air and exploding. At the same time, the two corners of the front of the curtain Several long bamboo poles coiled with small whips were stretched out, and the firecrackers were ignited with the stretched out firecrackers. The crackling fireworks rose, and the sound of firecrackers like popping beans attracted the attention of all the people in front of the Town God's Temple.

The sound of firecrackers lasted for a quarter of an hour before resting. As the smoke cleared, the sound of silk and bamboo music suddenly sounded in the curtain. It seemed that it was really a big show; with the sound of silk and bamboo curling, the huge curtain on the front slowly opened , The colorful stage that the Su family had been working on for ten days was finally presented to everyone.

I saw a wide wooden platform built among the logs about four feet above the ground. The wooden platform was covered with a thick red carpet, ribbons were flying around the wooden platform, and red silk was drawn around. Vice couplet, left handwriting: Buddha is clothed in gold, people are clothing, the eyes of the world are snobbish; right hand writing: only skin appearance, no bone appearance, the common people are covered with clothes.A horizontal batch is drawn across the top, and there are several large characters in black on a red background: Su Ji makes everyone shine.

Everyone saw that Monk Zhang Er was puzzled, while the talented young masters among the crowd and the boudoir girls who knew some poetry seemed to understand a little bit, but they didn't quite understand; so their interest increased greatly, and they looked forward to what would happen next.

The sound of firecrackers stopped, and the sound of silk and bamboo played again. After a cadence of zither sounded like flowing water, more than a dozen white-clothed women came out, dancing to the sound of the zither, with thin waists like cotton and arms like willows. Together, advance and return at first glance.

The next moment, a singer in Tsing Yi came out with her sleeves up, and after the Si Le became lighter, the singing sounded, and the voiceless sound slightly opened, filling the audience in an instant. In the song, "Bodhisattva Man" is tuned by Lu, but it is still early to listen to that song, and I am in a good mood when I wear a new shirt.

Woke up slightly cold, plum blossoms were left on the temples.

In the season, the morning breeze caresses slightly, watching this graceful dance in the pleasant air, listening to this heavenly singing, makes people feel refreshed.

After a song and dance, all the girls on the stage suddenly retreated to the backstage, and there was no one on the stage; the people in the audience were dumbfounded for a long time, and I don’t know who shouted "Okay!" , into a ring.