The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Early the next morning, before Su Jin got up, he heard a noise outside. He listened carefully, and there was a faint sound of shouting and shouting from the courtyard outside, followed by laughter after a while.

Su Jin frowned, looked at the sky that seemed to have just dawned, and thought: It must be Wang Chao Mahan and the others who got up early to practice. The yard is small, so it is very noisy.

After being woken up, she couldn't fall asleep anymore, so she got dressed and got up, and called Xiao Sui'er to fetch water to wash up; after shouting for a long time, she didn't see Xiao Sui'er coming in; Hastily entered the room and said: "My lord, the slave family is here to help you wash up. Miss Yan is here, and Sui'er is outside to greet her."

Su Jin said: "Oh? I came so early, what's the matter?"

While helping Su Jin comb her long hair, Huanniang covered her mouth with a coquettish smile and did not answer.

Su Jin asked strangely, "What are you laughing at?"

Huanniang said softly, "You'll find out when you get out."

After washing up, Su Jin went out suspiciously, walked through the small hall in front to the yard, looked around for Yan Biyun, only to see Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others kicking and punching in the corner of the yard With all his strength, Xiao Sui'er was standing in the yard talking to a young gentleman, and there was no shadow of Yan Biyun.

Su Jin thought: Bianliang people are so hospitable?It was a novelty to have neighbors visiting early in the morning.

So he coughed and stepped forward, "Brother, do you have any advice for visiting early in the morning?"

The young master was standing facing Su Jin, but when he heard this, he shook his body, opened the folding fan in his hand with a whoosh, covered his face, turned around and said: "Brother, please, I have nothing to do, just come to take a look."

Su Jin saw that something was wrong, and then looked at Huanniang beside him and Xiao Sui'er on the opposite side, covering their mouths and laughing, and suddenly understood, and opened the folding fan, who was it?His eyebrows were thickened, there was no makeup on his face, and there was no lip gloss on his small mouth, but even so, he was still a flirtatious young man with starry eyes and red lips and white teeth.

Su Jin laughed loudly and said, "What's the fun? It's interesting! Do you also pretend to be a man like other women?"

Yan Biyun snatched the folding fan, and said in a rough voice with square steps: "I can't understand what you said, brother Yan. I'm Mr. Yan from Bianliang, and I'm bothering you..." Without finishing the sentence, I couldn't hold back for a while, and laughed with a 'puchi'.

Su Jin had never seen Yan Biyun so funny and lively before, so he was immediately overjoyed, took the opportunity to step forward, took Yan Biyun's arm and pretended to be surprised: "Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Yan, sorry for your disrespect, Mr. Yan came to the humble house Flourishing and radiant, come, come, talk in the room!"

Yan Biyun blushed and swung his arms, shook Su Jin's hand away and spat softly, "What are you doing in front of so many people?"

Su Jin laughed loudly, and hurriedly said: "Sui'er get some snacks and make some tea to eat, his stomach is growling, Mr. Yan, do you want some?"

Yan Biyun rolled his eyes at him and said: "Eat your food quickly, the horses and carriages are waiting outside, don't you want to visit the capital? The slave family is here to guide you."

Only then did Su Jin understand her intention of disguising herself as a man. Yan Biyun was meticulous and avoided suspicion when she was out of town. Naturally, she couldn't be together casually in Bianliang, so she came up with a way of disguising herself as a woman, so that others would not recognize her. out of her.

Su Jin raised his finger and said, "What a clever idea, but this acting still needs to be refined."

Yan Biyun covered his mouth and smiled, "Whoever bothers to imitate your style is just a deception."

Su Jin nodded in agreement, looked behind her and said, "Why are you alone, where is Xiao Xianer? She won't go?"

Yan Biyun frowned and said, "Xian'er said she was uncomfortable and didn't want to move; I don't know what happened these past few days. Xian'er seems to be thinking about it, and she speaks much less. Did you offend her?"

Su Jin hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I... how dare I offend him, let her rest if she's not feeling well, and bring her more delicious food when she comes back later."

Yan Biyun chuckled and said, "You really know how to flatter."

Su Jin didn't dare to say anything more, so she forced a smile, and stretched out her hand to greet the big foodies to come in and eat. To Su Jin, the meal reduction order was simply a joke. These big foodies were kept at home, and they had one meal three times a day Can't wait for a meal, let alone miss a meal. If it is really a meal reduction, it's no wonder that these guys are still arguing.

Su Jin filled a few pieces of cakes casually, then wiped his mouth and got up, and said to Wang Chao and the others who were still chomping, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you don't keep your stomachs, you can eat delicious food later." Not much."

Zhao Hu laughed and said, "My lord, don't you know about us? Even if you come to Shanda to eat, you can eat cleanly."

Su Jin rolled his eyes, and went out first, followed by the others, each of the four big foodies forked a lot of pastries, and rushed to the front to open the way under Xiao Sui'er's murderous eyes.

A group of people walked along the alley to the outside of Yulin Lane. The whole street was already full of people, and the day in Bianliang City began early.

Yan Biyun pointed at the three carriages parked by the roadside with his fan: "Brother Su, please."

With a wave of Su Jin's hand, everyone got into the carriage in three groups. Su Jin and Yan Biyun sat in the first carriage, Huanniang, Xiao Sui'er and a maid brought by Yan Biyun sat in the second carriage. Zhuzhu squeezed into the third carriage, the coachman yelled, and the carriage started, heading straight for the inner city.

After leaving Yulin Lane, turn south to Baokangmen Street, and after walking for half an hour, finally came to the bank of the Bian River, where the most prosperous area of ​​Bianliang City began.

The carriage stopped at a market entrance, and Yan Biyun greeted everyone to get out of the carriage, saying: "From here on, we will walk all the way. Sitting in the carriage is not much fun, it is interesting to play while walking."

Su Jin smiled and said, "But according to Brother Yan's orders, I don't know where we are going at the first stop?"

Yan Biyun smiled and said, "Let's go to Daxiangguo Temple to have fun first. It's open today, there must be a lot of fun."

Su Jindao: "Daxiangguo Temple? Are you going to burn incense?"

Yan Biyun laughed and said, "Do you think that temples are places where incense is burned? The grounds in front of Daxiangguo Temple are open five times a month. During these five days, Wanmin buys and sells goods of all kinds here, and the rain and snow don't stop. The cold and heat are endless, from morning to night, the morning market, the white market, and the night market are connected, and there are endless crowds; in short, there are all kinds of delicious and interesting things, and I can't tell for a while."

Xiao Sui'er waved her small fist and shouted: "Don't worry about him so much, don't you know everything when you go? Let's go..."

Su Jin laughed out loud. Everyone looked left and right along the riverside avenue. Seeing the scene of thousands of people entering the market and the common people like knitting, Su Jin was greatly impressed. This is the prosperous capital in history, and now the largest city in the world. I actually walked in it and saw the living Qingming Riverside Scene. This scene was like a dream.

Not long after walking, all the shops on the right side of the river bank suddenly disappeared, replaced by a large square. Su Jin looked at the stone-step wharf under the Bian River, where boats gathered at the wharf to unload people and goods, and the people who came down People and goods kept rushing into the square, so they knew they must have arrived.

When I asked Yan Biyun, it was indeed the case. Everyone followed the crowd into the square, climbed to the top of the stone steps in the square, and looked around, their eyes were dazzled.

Facing it is a field the size of ten football fields, crowded with people, hawking, silk and bamboo, singing, cocks crowing and dogs barking, the sizzling of boiling water in the teahouse, and the gurgling of old soup in the noodle shop. , Shouting, swearing, laughing, crying... All kinds of sounds rushed towards everyone like a torrent.

Looking at the eyes again, the curtains are unfurled, colorful flags are fluttering, red lanterns, green flags, white curtains, black plaques, yellow railings, so colorful that the eyes can't see them.

Smell, smell, sour, strange smell, all kinds of smells on the nose, and the nose is too busy.

Su Jin was in high spirits, took Yan Biyun's hand, and plunged into this unreal bustling.