The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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Su Jin was looking forward to it, he picked up the lantern, gently lifted the lid, suddenly the golden light was dazzling, Su Jin unconsciously let go, and the lid closed with a 'bang', at this moment, Su Jin saw clearly The things in the box were neatly stacked in rows of gold ingots, shaped like small crescent shovels, slightly thinner in the middle and wide at both ends.

Su Jin closed his eyes and took a breath, and lifted the lid of the box again, only to see rows of golden gold ingots arranged on the upper layer of the box. It only weighs about half a catty. According to the calculation of 14 taels in the Song Dynasty, each ingot weighs about seven taels, and fifty ingots are 350 taels of gold. This is a huge fortune.

In the market, copper coins are usually combined into one tael of silver, and one tael of gold is equal to 14 taels of silver. That is to say, this small gold ingot is as much as a hundred guan, and fifty ingots equals five thousand guan; According to the calculation method, Su Jin knew that gold and silver wares in the Song Dynasty were all precious things, and they were not widely circulated, and silver was nothing, but gold was usually sold as jewelry, and the price was four or five times higher.

Even if it is not made into jewelry, the price of gold on the black market is twice as high as the official price; the most important thing is that this thing is easy to carry, and it is more than enough to travel all over the Song Dynasty with a few gold ingots.

Su Jin was in full bloom, eager to know what was under the gold ingot; he struggled to pick up the wooden tray containing the gold ingot, and picked up the lantern again to shine in it, but was disappointed, the bottom was basically empty, so he just put it A dusty shirt and a small black box.

Su Jin picked up the shirt and looked at it carefully against the light. He couldn't see the material, and the shape was very simple. It looked like a simple piece of underwear, but the weight was a little heavier; he picked up the black box again, and opened it for a look. , I saw three small black pills neatly placed in the box, Su Jin picked up one and put it up to his nose and smelled it. Putting the pills into the box, he took out a piece of yellowed paper in the box, unfolded it, and saw that there were dozens of lines written on it, and each line was scribbled with three or five characters. Unable to recognize.

Su Jin closed the black box, biting his lower lip thoughtfully, and the harvest was not bad. Although he didn't know what the clothes and the black pills were, the fifty ingots of gold made him feel good; With the understanding of later generations, copper is not valuable in later generations, while gold and silver are expensive, so in comparison, the shock brought by this huge pile of copper coins to Su Jin is far less than that of the fifty The gold ingots come big.

Su Jin closed the brocade box, wrapped the small box of pills in his dusty blouse and held it in his hand, blew out the candles and carried the lantern, got out of the secret room, closed the wall, and left the firewood room; he closed the firewood room casually At the moment of the small door, Su Jin suddenly understood the reason why the firewood room was not locked. This is the truth of the truth that what is empty is what is real. No one would have imagined that there are more than [-] yuan of money hidden in the ground in this ordinary house. In the dark room.

This treasure hunt lasted for more than half an hour, the surroundings were dark and silent, and the fresh air refreshed Su Jin's spirit. He looked up and saw the stars in the sky, the shadows of flowers on the ground, and the sound of insects was everywhere. No sound.

Su Jin carried the lantern and turned back to the study with light steps. Suddenly, a figure flashed in front of him. Su Jin shouted warily, "Who?"

That figure came out from the corridor, with a graceful figure, tremblingly said: "Is it the young master?"

Su Jin heard that it was Rou Niang's voice, she was puzzled, she stepped forward and said, "It's so late, why are you still awake?"

Rou Niang bowed her head and said: "My family got up... When I got up at night, I saw the bright lights in the study room, thinking that the young master was not asleep, so I came to see if I needed tea and snacks, but the young master was not in the study room, so I thought that the young master might be taking a walk in the yard. So... so let's take a look."

Su Jin compared her words with the direction she came from one by one, and agreed with her words. Su Jin suddenly felt a little sad for her cautiousness. It turns out that she is still a person who loves money. suspicious of others.

"It's shameful!" Su Jin scolded herself secretly, blew out the lantern, walked up to Rou Niang and smiled, "You guessed right, I went to the courtyard to get some fresh air, the night is beautiful."

Looking at the dust on Su Jin's face, Rou Niang smiled and said: "Young master is very elegant, but there is only dust all over his head and face. I'm afraid I have to take a bath again. My servant will boil water for you."

Su Jin's lie was exposed, he laughed and said: "No need, just fetch a basin of water and I'll wash my face. The only thing on my head is that the hat is dirty. Just wash the hat tomorrow."

Rou Niang agreed, and walked away in small steps. Su Jin hid the clothes and small box in her hand, took off her hat, soft footsteps came, Rou Niang brought a basin of warm water, Su Jin washed her face and just wanted to speak Without saying a word, Rou Niang took a towel and wiped Su Jin's neck and the back of her neck that had not been washed.

Su Jin's heart moved, and she closed her eyes and let Rou Niang wipe it. Rou Niang's little hand would touch the skin on Su Jin's neck unconsciously.

There was no sound in the surroundings, the candles were bursting with sparks, Rou Niang's wiping movements became slower and slower, and the breathing of the two became more and more rapid, both felt a strange desire growing continuously, Rou Niang Feeling bad, he stopped his movements and turned around to walk away. Suddenly, his waist lightened and Su Jin hugged him lazily.

There is a voice in Su Jin's heart that is constantly clamoring: "It can't be like this, it can't be like this."

But Su Jin's body gave another answer. The vital parts of the body became firm and thick irresistibly. Su Jin was horrified by this change, but then all these were thrown out of the blue. The body's needs Drowning out that faint voice in his head, he couldn't resist.

Rou Niang opened her mouth to yell, but was kissed by Su Jin on her lips. Rou Niang opened her eyes and looked at Su Jin's face in disbelief. She wanted to struggle to leave, but her whole body was powerless; Open fragrant lips and accurately grasp Rou Niang's little tongue.

With a whimper, Rou Niang was lost in Su Jin's omnipresent invasion, Su Jin couldn't hold back his desire anymore, and he didn't want to hold back anymore, he picked up Rou Niang and walked to a brocade bench in the study , Two or three times, she peeled off Rou Niang's coat like a rice dumpling, revealing the white, tender and delicious meat. With a light hiss, which was pain or happiness, the two of them were tightly pressed together.

There are words to prove this situation:

Slowly uncover the embroidered quilt and pull out the quilt, move the wrist to the phoenix, and pillow Pan Lang;

**, at this moment, the sachet is secretly released, and the belt is lightly divided....

The smoked furnace is covered with emerald green quilts, and the mandarin ducks sleep in the embroidered tent. Where do you know each other? I envy him for his first thrush;

Twenty-eight flower tins, the chest is like snow and the face is like lotus, and the earrings are worn with golden rings;

The Xia clothes are narrow, smiling and leaning on the river head to attract distant guests;

Poorly count some bodhi water and pour it into the two petals of the red lotus...

When Su Jin woke up, he felt comfortable. The sudden madness last night made him feel a little regretful. When he saw the delicate figure of Rou Niang staggering away, Su Jin couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt; Su Jin didn't know Why did he suddenly fall into an unstoppable madness? He always thought he was very restrained, so why couldn't he control it last night?Su Jin always felt that something was wrong.

Thinking about these flawlessly at the moment, today is still very busy: shopkeeper Zhang will bring people from the escort agency to withdraw money and set off soon, the clothing display on the color stage has entered the third day, and the two sisters, Rou Niang and Huan Niang, will go on stage to present their words. After composing and singing, I hope Rou Niang can still hold on. Whether or not she can be invited by the Luzhou literary world to join the "Luo Hua" poetry club for publicity depends on this poem.

After exercising and taking a bath, Yang Xiaosi came to report to the old shopkeeper Zhang that he was waiting in front of the house with a group of people from Luzhou Weisheng Escort Bureau. At this time, Su Jin had to reveal his secret. Exhausted, he could only let everyone in his courtyard follow him to the secret room.

The servant girls suddenly saw the pile of money with their tongues sticking out like hanged ghosts. They didn't expect that there was so much money hidden in the yard where they stayed every day. The big scene is worth dying for.

The peace trolley had to go back and forth six times before the Wanguan copper coins were handed over to Chief Escort Ma of the Weisheng Escort Bureau. After the two parties signed and signed the deposit, Chief Escort Ma left and set off on the road.

Su Jin sent the old shopkeeper Zhang and two clever men to the five-mile long pavilion at the south gate, and carefully told the two shopkeepers to take good care of the old shopkeeper, secretly gave the old shopkeeper a gold ingot, and waved goodbye.

From now on, Su Jin understands that he has no way out. Although the Su family will not completely decline because of the failure of this business, the importance of this business is self-evident. It was an important battle to establish Su Ji's prestige among the merchants in Luzhou City, and those guys must not be laughed at.

While eating breakfast, Su Jin secretly observed Rou Niang's complexion. Except for the slightly red and swollen eyes, Rou Niang's demeanor was normal. It was a little inconvenient to walk, but it didn't seem to be a big problem. Looking at Su Jin There was no resentment in his eyes when he was there, on the contrary, there was a teasing expression, as if he was mocking Su Jin's madness last night.

Before going out, Su Jin took a moment to make a face for Rou Niang, Rou Niang blushed and lowered her head to follow him to the inner room, Su Jin wanted to say something to apologize, but couldn't say it, she scratched her head She hesitated; but Rou Niang laughed out loud when she saw Su Jin's twisted look.

"My lord, I knew from the day I entered the Su Mansion that there would be today, and I didn't want to say anything. It is already a great favor for my lord to take our sisters in. I know that my status is very different, so I don't have any special expectations. I just hope that the young master can give the sisters of the slave family a place to live, and the young master does not need to worry about this matter."

Su Jin stared at Rou Niang's beautiful face with wide eyes, and was horrified by her words. She thought it would be a situation that would be difficult to deal with, but she didn't expect Rou Niang to think so; Su Jin himself had a crush on Rou Niang He didn't feel much about his status, but he also knew that a dilapidated official's daughter who became a singer would absolutely not be able to marry back home as a regular wife. If Mrs. Wang disagreed, the secular public opinion would ruin his reputation.

Su Jin remained silent, hugged Rou Niang tightly, and kept kissing her, expressing his apology and gratitude to Rou Niang.

Rou Niang silently leaned against Su Jin's arms, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Su Jin knew that the Song Dynasty was actually monogamous, and the other women were all concubines. The status of concubines was extremely low, and they could be transferred and sold at any time, and the offspring they gave birth were all concubines, so they could not obtain formal inheritance property. and title rights.

After the husband's death, the main wife has the right to expel his concubines, and they have the right to continue to live together unless they have children; therefore, generally women with a little status are absolutely unwilling to be other people's concubines. Generally, they are poor Or the women in the prostitutes will be willing to be concubines; of course, men with a little conscience will secretly prepare a sum of money for the concubines so that they will have no worries about food and clothing.

And Rouniang was able to make such a statement, firstly because of her status, she had to accept her fate, and secondly, she definitely had feelings for herself, otherwise, how could such a beautiful and intelligent woman not understand the truth; this is why Su Jin feels extremely guilty and cause of compassion