The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Ask for collection, ask for red ticket.

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In the afternoon of that day, beggars continued to come and harass in front of the major cloth shops and clothing shops. Yang Xiaosi had a bright mind, so in order to avoid suspicion, he also arranged several beggars to stay in front of Suji clothing shops and cloth shops.

But in comparison, the beggars in front of Su Ji’s gate are much cleaner and more polite. Although they are dressed in tatters, they don’t smell too bad, and they just sit far away at the gate, gnawing on the big cooking cakes given by the clerk, and they are not in front of the gate. Sao harassment; other people's cloth villages are not so lucky, the beggars leaned on the door frame and knocked on the dishes bitterly, no matter how the guys scolded them, they were indifferent.

In the end, the shop assistants had no choice but to drive them away, but beggars were killed, and whoever killed them would pay for their lives. The shop assistants looked vicious, but no one dared to do anything cruel; so the shopkeepers called the yamen servants to come Chasing them away, these beggars are ghosts, and I don't know how they passed on the news. Before the yamen servants arrived, they dispersed in a rush. Once the yamen servants left, they resumed their old business and even worsened.

The yamen servants in Luzhou Mansion got impatient after running back and forth a few times. They were not interested in playing hide-and-seek with these beggars, so they stopped coming altogether.

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After the morning, the color stage showed men’s and women’s dresses. After such a commotion in the morning, Su Ji’s reputation was greatly improved. The nobles of everyone’s great cause and the female relatives of officials and gentry flocked to them. Su Ji’s clothes were well modified. At that time, one by one secretly sent maids or servants to order with their own sizes. By the end of the evening, a total of 360 sets had been ordered, which was far beyond everyone's estimate.

Su Jin returned to the mansion comfortably. Today, not only did he succeed in making his troublemakers speechless, but his business was not affected. So many orders just show how big the market is. Today's clothes are priced at two hundred renminbi, and those people don't even bat an eye when ordering. My previous estimate of the market seems to be too conservative.

At the same time, Su Jin also realized that another key point of this successful exhibition is the characteristics of the clothing itself. After combining various elements and colors of later generations without changing the general style, these clothes It looks exquisite and luxurious, and even the servants can wear the style of a rich man, just in line with the old saying that "a man is a coat and a horse is a saddle".

In this regard, Su Jin knows that he has an advantage. With the knowledge of later generations, no matter how others imitate, he will never be able to catch up with Su Ji's pace of innovation.

There is one more thing that Su Jin needs to beware of at the moment. The provocations initiated by the Tang, Liu, and Huang families in conjunction with other small businesses have just begun, and they will not stop there. He also had to deal with insidious tricks such as arson secretly, but Su Jin was at a loss for what to do at the moment, so he could only solve the immediate matter first.

The harassment tactics of beggars are just a stopgap measure. Su Jin wants to let the runway show, which is still a few days away, go on smoothly, and then enter into a more severe frontal confrontation. Su Jin never believes that the shopkeepers will come forward spontaneously Come.

None of the real owners of these merchants showed up, so they were obviously plotting in secret; the story told by old shopkeeper Zhang today also made Su Jin feel great pressure. Although these people are ancient people, they can play tricks like undercover spying Guys, can you still underestimate them?

Food needs to be eaten bite by bite, and things need to be done one by one. Although Su Jin knows that there are dangers everywhere, Su Jin's good mood has not been disturbed. Told her all.

In fact, Mrs. Wang already knew all about today's events well, but when Su Jin talked about that period of adulthood, she still inevitably touched Mrs. Wang's tear ducts. In this situation, Mrs. Wang's tears began to pour down. < Ren, although the business has not improved much, but it is not easy for her as a woman.

"Son." Mrs. Wang habitually touched Su Jin's face with her hand, with a lot of snot and eye water, Su Jin couldn't avoid it, and could only express obedience like a docile sheep.

"Son, you've really grown up. In time, the Su Family's door will surely become prosperous in your hands. Mother has nothing to ask for. She is already worthy of your dead father by being able to raise you up."

Su Jin heard the sincerity in her words. Although she has no such experience, she can imagine how much Mrs. Wang has endured, especially struggling to survive in such an environment. She felt the pressure just today, Mrs. Wang But after struggling for ten years, thinking of this place, Su Jin's respect for Mrs. Wang is like a torrential river.

Mrs. Wang got up and led Su Jin to the inner room, and took out a copper box from the bottom of a locked cage. There was a delicate lock on the mouth of the box. Mrs. Wang took out a small key from her waist and opened it. The copper box, Su Jin looked inside curiously, there was a red cloth inside, and there was a key on the red cloth, Su Jin was confused.

"Son, since you said today that you will use a large sum of money to buy goods, although mother is a little bit displeased with such an approach, but you are now a young owner, and you can't lose your prestige when you speak and act, so I decided to let you go Do it." Mrs. Wang handed the key to Su Jin.

Su Jin thought, "I'm still worried.So he explained softly: "Mother, I have carefully considered the pros and cons. If this matter happens, I, Su Ji, will stand up again and regain my position in Luzhou City. After today's incident, we will I want to avenge my father's revenge through this matter. I want to teach these small businessmen who killed my father to have a bad life. Believe me, your son will not take the livelihood of dozens of members of the Su family. joke."

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "My good son, I have ambition, but revenge or not is the second priority. Our family is safe and happy, and the Su family's business is prosperous, which is what mother wants to see most."

Su Jin nodded in agreement, and said in his heart: If we don't ruin those guys, it will be a wonder if we can have a good life.

Mrs. Wang pointed to the key in Su Jin's hand and said: "This is the key to the door of the secret room. For the past ten years, I have stored the Su family's savings of [-] yuan in it every year, so that it can be useful when you can take charge of the family business. My mother once thought that if the Su family unfortunately fails to establish a foothold in Luzhou City, this money will be enough for our mother to live for the rest of my life, but since my son has the ambition to revive the family business, this money will naturally be handed over to you .”

Su Jin's heart was pounding. Mrs. Wang obviously put all the hopes of the Su family on herself. The money was said to be saved for Su Jin to revitalize the family business. , Su Jin felt that the burden on his body suddenly overwhelmed him. He was going to be a rich man, but it was not so easy to be a rich man.

"The secret room is in the small firewood room behind your study room. The east wall is a false wall, which can be moved left and right. After it is moved, there is a secret door. Use this key to open the door and you can go directly to the dark room." Mrs. Wang gently whispered in Su Jin's ear. road.

Su Jin could hear the resoluteness in Mrs. Wang's voice. This was not a sum of money handed over to herself, but the lives and future of the entire Su family were handed over to her; at this moment, Su Jin suddenly had a feeling that The impulse to refuse, but only for a moment, Su Jin rejected this idea, because it is absolutely impossible for him to be bullied with his tail between his legs in this era, so he must act.

Su Jin knelt down on the ground holding the key, and actually kowtowed three times to Mrs. Wang. Until then, his identity with this skin bag was completely integrated. This is no longer a simple fusion of memories. A high degree of integration of emotion and identity.