The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Su Jin took a look and saw Huanniang next to her looking lonely, and couldn't help but feel a twitch in his heart, turning around in his mind, and suddenly understood why Huanniang was so lonely and speechless.

Huanniang was born as a singing girl, although she has never performed in such a gouran, but this situation must have brought back unpleasant memories in her heart. Back then, she and Rouniang were living and singing on the streets, and I am afraid that they often encountered others throwing coins in the street. On the ground, and then saw the scene of the two sisters picking up money on the ground and laughing wildly. Seeing them again this time, of course, aroused memories, and I couldn't help feeling inferior.

Su Jin secretly scolded herself for being careless. No wonder Huanniang was at the end and refused to come in when everyone was about to come in. Thinking about it now, it must be because of this reason.

Su Jin reached over, gently held Huanniang's little hand, and whispered in her ear, "It's my fault, don't be sad, it's been a long time, I always remember those days of suffering It only increases troubles, isn't it good for us now?"

Huanniang looked gratefully at Su Jin and nodded slightly, gently pulled her little hand back, and glanced at Yan Biyun, but saw Yan Biyun looking at the stage with a smile on her lips, she breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her face Come.

Su Jin was relieved. It turns out that women don't really want much. Like the pair of Xieyuhua, Rouniang Huanniang, in fact, all I need is a look and a word of comfort to make them happy for a long time. I actually paid very little, but The two of them were able to feel satisfied because of this little contribution, and they didn't know whether it was their own luck or their misfortune.

After the woman on the stage picked up the copper coins and made a blessing and entered the stage, the scholar beside the stage said loudly: "The next young lady who will appear on the stage is the famous actress Xu Dongdong in the capital. If there are guest officials who are willing to order a song, please say hello next. You don't need to move, I will take the music book to your seat and let you order some songs; Miss Xu Dongdong's profit for a piece of music is eight hundred copper coins..."

As soon as the words fell, a woman in Tsing Yi came onto the stage holding a pipa, bowed her head and said a blessing and stood quietly on the stage.

The audience was quiet at first, and suddenly there was a buzzing sound. Some people were elated, some shook their heads and cursed, and some people thought that the [-] Wen's money to moisten their throats was too expensive. Son.

The scholar said with some embarrassment: "Everyone, Ms. Xu is a famous character in my Bianliang City. In the early years, she was as famous as that Chen Shishi, and she was also the number one in the Lvliu Village in Sangjia Lane. I can't invite her normally. Today It is extremely rare to be able to come to my Zhongwashe Lotus Pavilion to perform, don't you all want to hear her fairy voice?"

A luxuriously dressed young man got up and said: "Eight hundred Wen is really affordable, but what is Xu Dongdong old enough to see?"

The woman on the stage trembled and lowered her head even lower.

The middle-aged scholar apologized and said with a smile: "My lord is here to listen to the music, but not to see people. Besides, Miss Xu Dongdong is only in her early thirties this year, and she still has the same demeanor. How can she say that she is old?"

Mr. Huagui pointed at the woman and said: "You old man is so confused, you are not old in your 30s, look at the chicken skin on her face, if it falls off, it can be called two or two, why don't you go and invite someone?" The white-haired old woman came to play? This young master knows that Xu Dongdong's life is difficult, and he was raped by Liu Qi again. He made money and exchanged all of it for yellow soup and poured it into Liu Qi's stomach. Give her a tip, if she is really short of money, I can take her in, why don't you go and make a match?"

Everyone burst into laughter, and someone shouted: "Mr. Liu, you have a good idea. You say that the family is old and poor, and you want to take him in. You are lively and have more eyes than that frozen tofu."

Mr. Liu glared and said, "What do you know? My lord, I just don't like Liu Qi, an old man in his 60s and [-]s. Why are these people so devoted to him? But he has no skills, and he eats other people's soft rice. If you don't want to wear silk, you want to follow Liu Qige; if you don't want to be summoned by a king, you want to get Liu Qiming; if you don't want a thousand gold, you want to have Liu Qixin; .' This is ridiculous; since it is so, why do you come out to sing some songs, 'I don't want a thousand gold, but I want Liu Qixin,' now that Liu Qi loves me, I don't want to change a thousand taels of gold, why bother for this mere Hundreds of words to beg."

Everyone was dumbfounded, and felt that this person was a bit strange, but anyone who knew him knew that this person had some background in his family, and he wandered around on weekdays and made rude remarks. Although he didn't know how powerful the family was, judging from his behavior, he might be an official , can not afford to offend.

The woman on the stage was trembling, walking or staying, tears were rolling down, everyone could see clearly, but no one dared to stand out.

In the silence, someone in the far corner said clearly: "Xu Dongdong loves Liu Qi's literary talents, what's the matter with you? But you come to envy and hate, if you have the talent of Liu Sanbian, I'm afraid you won't fall in love with the oiran Is it? It’s just that even though your surname is Liu, I’m afraid you don’t have any stars in your stomach, and you’re just talking about sour grapes.”

Mr. Liu was furious, turned his head and looked around: "Who? Who is it?"

A young man in green clothes slowly stood up from a table in the southwest corner, and waved to Young Master Liu who was looking around, "It's Young Master, it's here, it's here."

Mr. Liu got up angrily and said: "Who are you? You dare to humiliate me, yet you don't even ask who I am?"

The young man in green shirt frowned and said: "Why are these street goods everywhere? Originally, I wanted to take a good look around Bianliang City today, but I came across such dirty things."

A maidservant with a pair of maids behind him giggled and said, "It's a little strange, no matter where you are, you can meet such buzzing flies."

The young man in the green shirt pretended to be angry and said: "What are you talking about? Are you saying that I am a big dung that attracts flies?"

The men and women at the table suddenly burst into laughter, and a pink-faced young man next to him covered his mouth with a folding fan and coughed.

The little maid blushed and said: "Young master, don't be upset, the little maid's metaphor is wrong, the young master is not a big dung, so you say, the young master is the wild flower that attracts bees, wherever you go, those annoying wild bees will come. "

The young man in the green shirt frowned and said, "Are you satirizing my grandfather?"

The crowd laughed again, and the four or five short guys standing behind the table twitched from laughter, almost holding back their breath.

The little servant girl blushed, grabbed the fan on the table and beat the five guys violently, saying: "I told you to make fun of me, beat you to death, beat you to death."

The five-headed foodie hurriedly hugged his head and begged for mercy, Su Jin said quietly: "Learn a bit, my son will give you an analogy, my son is a white swan in the sky, no matter where you go, you will meet a bunch of toads. Because toads always I want to compete with the white swan."

Xiao Zhuzi took the lead in applauding and said, "My lord is a good metaphor."

The five foodies hurriedly followed, applauding: "You are talented, you are really talented."

That Mr. Liu was ridiculed by these people as if there was no one there, so he was furious, and he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Why don't you go up and tear the mouths of these bumpkins for me, and see how you can be fooled by others?"

Several big men at the same table got up at the same time when they heard the words, picked up the bench without saying a word, and walked back. The middle-aged scholar turned pale with fright, and hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him: "Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu, give me a hand!" In the next thin face, just let this matter go, and I will apologize to you."

"Give you face, you still have face? Get out of here." Mr. Liu stretched out his hand and pushed, and the middle-aged scholar fell on his back and fell far away.

Seven or eight big men aggressively surrounded the table of Su Jin and others. Mr. Liu squeezed in through the gap between the two big men, pointed at the young man's nose and said, "Where did you come from, who dare to speak rudely to grandpa? I want you to look good."

The young man in blue put his arms around his arms and sneered, "I'm so scared, I'm going to be scared to death by you."

The modesty of the young man in blue made Young Master Liu even angrier, and he shouted angrily: "You are still stubborn when you are about to die. Kneel down and call grandpa three times, and I will spare you."

The young man in blue laughed loudly, raised his eyebrows and said, "Really?"

Mr. Liu said proudly: "Grandpa keeps his word, and I, Liu Binhua, never care about bumpkins."

The young man in green shirt said with a smile: "Then listen up, I'm going to scream."

"Call, louder."

"I really yelled, you have to agree, it doesn't count if you don't agree."

"That's a lot of nonsense, can I not agree to you calling me grandpa? Call me quickly."

The young man in green shirt laughed, and shouted loudly, "Grandson...quickly agree."

Liu Binhua subconsciously agreed, "Hey..."

Suddenly realized that he had been fooled, but it was too late, the boy Le on the opposite side slapped the table, pointed at Liu Binhua and fell down with a smile: "The promise is quite fragile, but where can I get such a big grandson like you? It's too late to get married in the stomach."

Liu Binhua's face was ashen with anger, and he waved his hands and shouted loudly: "You lazy boy, you still don't give me a beating, you beat me to death, and if you die, I will take care of you."