The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

After Qiu Dabao left, Su Jin sat down on the kang, lost in thought, Wang Chao Mahan looked at the bandits on the wall for a while, then entered the house and closed the door.

Su Jin said angrily, "What are you doing so sneakily?"

Wang Chao said: "We want to see the terrain, and if things go wrong, we can use the camera to escape."

Su Jin said: "Save me, the wall of the village is heavily guarded, and there are cliffs outside, so what if we can climb out of the wall? Can't you and I spread our wings?"

Ma Han leaned over and whispered, "Your lord, do you want to drive a wedge between the second boss?"

Su Jin frowned and said, "Did you hear it?"

Chao Mahan nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice, and Su Jin said with his mouth: "Yes, there is progress, that's what I think, the big boss is not easy to deal with, and it seems that he is unwilling to cooperate. Seeing that the second master seems to be unwelcome in the cottage, I tried to test him."

Ma Han said: "The method of attacking with fire just mentioned by the young master is very interesting. Since you have such a clever plan, why do you still come to the mountain to be a lobbyist?"

Su Jin said: "That's just to frighten them. Do you think this fire is so easy to start? The mountain is full of snow, and the rocket has a bird to use?"

Wang Chao scratched his head and said, "Didn't you say there is kerosene?"

Su Jindao: "Fucking kerosene, I made it up temporarily to scare the second boss, kerosene is such a precious thing, there is only an underground kerosene spring in the southwest of Linzhou in the northwest of the Song Dynasty. I have asked people, and it is not easy to collect it. And it needs to be refined, long-distance transportation to the mainland costs dozens of barrels just for the cost of mules and horses, do you think it is lamp oil in the countryside? The boiled rapeseed can be ignited by inserting a wick?"

Wang Chao said: "Didn't Ma Jun get a barrel from the warehouse in Shouzhou that day? Why don't you get it again?"

Su Jin said: "That's all the belongings in the warehouse. You are also here. Can you see that there is still kerosene in the warehouse?"

Wang Chao thought for a while and said, "I really haven't seen it. It's an oak barrel with a flame mark on it, which is easy to identify. It's really just this barrel."

Su Jin said: "Then you also said that a barrel of oil is not enough to ignite the fire. To ignite this snow-covered forest requires all arrows and the wind."

Chao Ma Han thought for a while, and nodded in agreement with Su Jin, Wang Chao said: "It seems that the second master seems to be a little bit tempted, why don't we find another opportunity to beat him."

Su Jin leaned on the kang, put his hands behind his head, and murmured: "I want to talk to him, but we can't go too far, if we are too hasty, he will find out that we don't have any cards; and I'm worried The most important thing is that he told the first leader what I said to him, and with the intelligence of the bandit leader, he could immediately know that I was alienating the second leader, and he was afraid that he would kill us immediately."

Wang Chao was surprised: "Didn't the young master say these things for the second master to pass on the message?"

Su Jin rolled his eyes and said: "What letter to send? We are in the bandit's lair, and we need someone else to send a letter? I have considered things simple, and this big boss is by no means simple."

Ma Handui said with a smile: "No matter how simple it is, isn't it true that when you come to the son, you don't see the big witch?"

Wang Chao spat: "Purpose Jing."

Ma Han raised his neck to retort, Su Jin waved his hands and said, "Can you save some strength? You were injured and bled just now, and you haven't had a good rest yet, and you're making noise again."

Only then did the two stare at each other, and each climbed onto the kang, and after a while they were already snoring like thunder.

Su Jin also wanted to sleep for a while, but he didn't feel sleepy. He was really worried that the second master would tell Shen Yaozu what he had said to him. Shen Yaozu gave people a gloomy sense of oppression from the beginning to the end. This person set up cards everywhere, trying to defeat himself psychologically, until finally he had to show up and was stabbed by himself before he lost his composure.

However, he tore up the calligraphy and painting in a rage, which reflected some of his psychology. There must be some regrets hidden in this person's heart. His name is Yaozu. Obviously, the implication of his parents giving him this name is to hope that he will honor his ancestors. And this person tried and failed, and finally killed people, there may always be some weakness in his heart, and maybe he can start from here when talking at night.

Before he knew it, Su Jin also fell asleep in a daze. When he woke up, he saw that it was completely dark outside, and Wang Chao Mahan was still snoring on the kang opposite.

Su Jin got off the ground, stood at the door and thought for a while, but there was no movement all afternoon, it seems that the second master did not tell Shen Yaozu what he said to him, this is a good thing, it shows that this Qiu Dabao is also quite scheming, He was not a rude and reckless person, but no one came to answer him when it was dark, it seemed that Shen Yaozu didn't plan to meet him anymore.

Su Jin walked out of the house slowly, and as soon as he took a few steps forward, several figures flashed out of the black shadows, and one of them held his spear horizontally and said: "Please, my lord, go back to the house to rest. The head of the house has an order. Without his permission, you cannot go out."

Su Jin said angrily: "Is this putting me under house arrest?"

The bandit said: "We don't know about this. We just follow orders. If you ask me, who should I ask?"

Su Jin had no choice but to go back to the house. Chao Mahan happened to wake up, rubbing his stomach and complaining of hunger. Su Jin had an idea: "You two go to the front and scold people. The worse the scolding, the better."

Ma Han asked, "Who are you scolding?"

Su Jin said: "Call that village master, and put us under house arrest. Just now, I was blocked when I took two steps out."

Wang Chao said: "Do you want to fight out?"

Su Jin waved his hands and said: "Don't do anything, scold, scold fiercely, until the village owner is scolded out."

The two stared at each other, what is this?He has always talked with his fists, but now he wants to be a gentleman, and he doesn't move his hands.

But since the son gave the order, he naturally has his reasons. The two came outside the house, but they were stopped again after walking a few steps. Swearing is a bit funny, these two are good at fighting and eating, but swearing is really not their strong point, they only yell "Straight mother thief! Thieves and birds!" .

However, the voices of the two were loud, and they spread throughout the village through the mountain wind, causing the bandits to watch from the bunkers in the village wall and point and talk.

Someone rushed to report, and after a while Qiu Dabao arrived with more than a dozen people holding torches. Wang Chao Mahan saw that it was effective, and the sharp-eyed Wang Chao saw a bandit chewing something like a chicken leg, and suddenly He became more annoyed and scolded more fiercely; moreover, it seemed that swearing could be practiced, the more he scolded, the more tricky he was to scold, gradually even Shen Yaozu's collateral relatives were involved, and it became more and more difficult to hear.

Qiu Dabao said with a serious face: "Shut up, if you two are chattering, don't blame me for being rude."

Ma Han jumped up and said, "Fuck you, I've come up to the mountain to talk to you bandits with good intentions, you just don't want to see me, and you put me under house arrest, and don't even give me food. If I have a clue, I will use a knife." Just hack and kill me and wait, what kind of a hero is this little chicken who kills with a soft knife."

Wang Chao took it over and said: "That's right, what are you talking about about the heroes of Bagong Mountain? According to me, they are all a bunch of turtle bastards who hide their heads and play tricks secretly."

This time everyone was involved, and the bandits quit, shouting and cursing one after another: "You are the bastard of a turtle, no matter how dirty your mouth is, I will tell you to regret that your parents gave birth to you."

"I won't give you dog officials food to eat, you starved to death, you few only sons, and you still want to eat, man, here is a hot noodle cake, do you want to eat it?"

"..."

The crowd was chattering, and Wang Chao Mahan immediately lost the wind. Fortunately, the two of them had a loud voice, but they didn't lose much in terms of momentum. Seeing that the two sides were arguing with each other, Qiu Dabao stomped his feet angrily: "Give it all!" I shut up!"

Seeing the second master's anger, everyone felt a little scared, Wang Chao Ma Han also saw the opportunity and stopped, Qiu Dabao said: "Go back and tell Special Envoy Su, please be safe and don't be impatient, the first master will go to the mountain to inspect, and he will arrive as soon as he speaks, and the food and drink are ready. , if the two of you continue to talk about not keeping virtue, I will be the first to tolerate you."

Su Jin hid in the house and heard this sentence, a stone fell to the ground in his heart, it seems that Shen Yaozu was wronged, at this time he should come out and say something, so he rubbed his eyes and yawned and left the room.

"What's the noise? You can't live in peace if you want to sleep, huh? Isn't this the second head of the family? Why are you here? Why are there so many brothers around here? Dynasty Mahan, did you cause trouble? Call you two Staying on the kang, the two of you just don’t listen, it’s really worrying.”

Qiu Dabao rolled his eyes, stepped forward, and whispered in Su Jin's ear: "Special Envoy Su, don't act, it won't do you any good if things get agitated, the boss doesn't want me to be so talkative, he hates others the most Insulting his parents and relatives, if this matter spreads to his ears, you probably won’t be able to eat it and walk around.”

Su Jin hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "This...I really don't know, who knows that these two idiots started to scold, and I will naturally apologize to the big boss in the evening, but it's so dark, what is the big boss singing? play?"

Qiu Dabao said: "The officers and soldiers at the bottom of the mountain actually attacked the cottage in the afternoon, and they were scattered by our random arrows. The boss is here to supervise the battle, but the fighting has stopped, and the boss will come back soon."

Su Jin was surprised and said: "Do it? These bastards don't wait for me to go down the mountain. They are killing me in disguise. After I go down the mountain, I will definitely read their book in front of the emperor; that... whoever wins?" lost?"

Qiu Dabao said: "Of course we won the victory."

Su Jin knew in his heart that this must be Li Chong's feigned attack at the foot of the mountain according to his own request. Although he didn't know what the method was, Li Chong would never rush into things. Even if the bandits suffered, Qiu Dabao would never say it in public.

Su Jin smiled and said: "Then congratulations, you won, and my head was saved."

Qiu Dabao took a deep look at Su Jin, turned around and took his leave with someone. Su Jin brought Wang Chao Mahan back to the house, savoring Qiu Dabao's expression carefully in his heart. , Su Jin's heart was greatly moved, perhaps Qiu Dabao really had more articles to do.