The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Su Jin came down to Peach Blossom Alley under the guidance of Yang Xiaosi. As Yang Xiaosi said, this place is quiet and quiet, far away from the street. A big house almost occupies most of the alley. My own house is not much different; it seems that the original owner of this house must have a good family background.welcome to read

Yang Xiaosi patted the door knocker, and after a while, someone opened the peep hole on the door and asked, "Who is outside the door?"

Yang Xiaosi said: "I am Yang Xiaosi."

The person inside hurriedly opened the door and said repeatedly: "It turns out to be Xiaoguan Yang, please come in quickly."

Yang Xiaosi bowed to ask Su Jin to go first, Su Jin looked at the person who opened the door, he was an old man, and asked Yang Xiaosi, "Who is he?"

Yang Xiaosi hurriedly said: "Big Boss, this is the servant, Uncle Zhang, who has been invited to serve. He also hired two cooks, a groom, and three maids."

Su Jin nodded and said: "You are still agile, very good."

Yang Xiaosi said with a smile: "How dare the little one neglect the things that the big boss ordered. Early this morning, I asked my wife to go to my mother's house outside the city to hire these people. They are all honest and responsible people. Don't worry, big boss."

Su Jin walked in, and found himself in a large courtyard. Apart from the stone road in the middle, there were dozens of peach trees all over the courtyard, and some green and red buds had grown on the branches without fear of the severe cold. .

Su Jin said: "No wonder it is called Peach Blossom Lane. In the third spring, the flowers will be in full bloom, gorgeous and beautiful."

Yang Xiaosi smiled and said: "Isn't it? Originally, there were peach trees inside and outside this alley, but later many houses were built and many were cut down. When I was young, I often played hide-and-seek in this area."

Su Jin clicked his tongue and said, "What a pity! What a pity!"

Yang Xiaosi led the way and led Su Jin into the main hall. A servant girl had already entered the inner house to inform her. After a while, there was a commotion, and more than a dozen women came in one after another chattering. When they saw Su Jin, they all fell to their knees without saying a word. to salute.

Su Jin hurriedly asked them to stand up, and said with a smile, "Are you still used to living here?"

Bai Mudan stepped forward to help Su Jin make tea, and said softly: "It couldn't be a better place, the young master has treated our sisters with the utmost benevolence."

Su Jin smiled and said: "What is this? Without your help, how could things in Yangzhou go so smoothly; this place is very quiet and elegant, and it is also very safe, so you can stay here for the time being, and go shopping on the street when you are bored .”

With tears in her eyes, Bai Mudan said: "My lord is so kind and virtuous, how can we sisters repay it? Such a big house also costs a lot of money, and the sisters of the slave family have some savings, so I took it and gave it to my lord to pay for it."

Su Jin laughed dumbly and said: "Are you embarrassing me? Don't mention it again; but have you ever consulted a doctor about your illness?"

A woman looked at Su Jin with her eyes and said with a 'pu chi' smile: "Young Master Su really cares about Sister Mudan, and he doesn't forget to ask about her health and take good care of her; she has already taken the medicine."

Bai Mudan hurriedly said angrily: "Sister Jasmine, keep your mouth open, Mr. Su is our great benefactor, so don't be presumptuous."

Su Jin waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's just a joke, if it's so well-behaved every time I come back, it would be so awkward."

Jasmine blinked her peach blossom eyes and giggled, "Did you hear that? Mr. Su doesn't like to behave well. Mr. Su doesn't have to behave when he comes back."

Su Jin's scalp tingled when he heard that, he really came from a prostitute, and he spoke violently, with a hint of teasing in his words, Su Jin was greatly stimulated, talking to these women was much more exciting than talking to Rou Niang and the others; no wonder the world A man's family has a beautiful wife and concubine, but he likes to work in brothels, what he wants is this kind of coquettish energy.

But even though the men like this coquettish energy, Su Jin still doesn't want these women to keep their dusty habits, especially this Jasmine, who has to find a way to get rid of it as soon as possible, she seems to be a restless master.

Bai Mudan said with a sullen face: "Sister Jasmine, we are no longer in the state of being in the Fugui Building, and no sister here is willing to live the life of being inferior to pigs and dogs. If you can't change the situation in the Fugui Building If you are not used to it, you have failed Mr. Su's original intention of rescuing us; don't mention these words in the future."

The woman named Jasmine blushed, showing resentment and resentment. She wanted to restrain her words and deeds, but the words she had been trained in the Fugui Building couldn't help being provocative, and it was difficult to switch roles for a while. Accidentally relapsed.

Su Jin smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I didn't say anything, it was just a joke; I came here to see if you are satisfied, and now it seems that the place is not bad, so I feel relieved, there are still things at home, This is my farewell."

After finishing speaking, she got up and wanted to leave, Bai Mudan hurriedly said: "My lord, stay here, my sisters have something to discuss with you."

Su Jin said: "What's the matter?"

Bai Mudan said: "We sisters discussed together for a long time last night. Since we were rescued by Young Master and escaped from the cage, we should behave like decent people. Although we all have some savings, we can't just sit and eat. We want to do something to support ourselves. , but my sisters don’t know what to do? What can I do? So I want to ask Mr. Su to help us decide, if there is anything suitable for the slave sisters to do, I will also help and take care of it.”

Su Jin smiled and said: "Are you afraid of being poor? Don't worry, although my Su family is not a big family, I can afford food and drink, so you can live in peace and go out for a walk in your free time. As for the work, Talk about it in a year."

Bai Mudan said: "Master Sheng En, but my sisters and I can't be like this forever, we have to stand on our own, otherwise how can we feel at ease?"

Su Jin frowned and glanced at the girls, and asked, "Are you all thinking this way?"

All the women said: "This is what I think."

But Jasmine said: "I don't think so. Since Mr. Su is willing to support us, why don't we accept Mr. Su's favor?"

All the girls looked at Jasmine with displeasure, but Jasmine didn't take it seriously and only glanced at Su Jin.

Su Jin ignored Jasmine's peach blossom eyes, and smiled at Bai Mudan and the others: "You are right, standing on your own is the first step to get rid of the past, if I don't agree, it would be a crime; but you don't have to worry , I, Su Ji, will open a business in Bianliang City next year. If you are really interested, I have an errand for you to do, and I can make use of your strengths. I don’t know the specifics today, but now I can live in peace of mind. Here, in short, I will teach you to be satisfied."

All the girls were overjoyed, chattering and chatting, going to Bianliang, that is the capital city, and working at Mr. Su's house, this is the best thing.

Su Jin looked at the situation of the girls looking forward to the future, and felt a little sighed in his heart; these girls might really have something to do, no matter how much the salary is, for them, this is a new chapter in life and a new hope where.

But that little Jasmine had a sarcasm on her face, she leaned to the side by herself with no expression on her face.

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Su Jin procrastinated until noon before returning to Su's residence. When he got off the carriage, his scalp felt numb. A large black sedan chair was parked at the side of the door, and several bearers and yamen servants were leaning against the door to bask in the sun.

"Mommy, you haven't left yet." Su Jin cursed secretly, bit the bullet and entered the house, walked through the courtyard to the flower hall, but saw Zhu Shiyong sitting in the flower hall chatting happily with Mrs. Wang. Seeing Su Jin, Zhu Shiyong immediately got up and cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Oh, Mr. Su, you are a busy person, so I have waited for you."

Su Jin laughed and said: "It turned out to be the Lord Fu Zun. I didn't know that the Lord Fu Zun came, so I was extremely negligent. Please forgive me."

When Mrs. Wang saw her son came back, she took her leave and went back to the inner hall.

Zhu Shiyong watched Mrs. Wang leave, turned his head and pretended to be unhappy and said to Su Jin: "Speaking of it, I really can't forgive you. If you don't tell my mansion when you return home, the mansion will welcome you ten miles away and receive it grandly. You This is a disrespect for the government."

Su Jin chuckled and said, "Master Fu Zun has a lot of things to do every day, so how dare I bother Mr. Fu Zun, besides, it's just going back to my hometown for the New Year, so there's no need for Mr Fu Zun to welcome you."

Zhu Shiyong said with a smile: "That's wrong. Mr. Su is famous all over the world. He is both wise and brave. Who in Luzhou's army and civilians is not proud of Mr. Su? Mr. Su is a young hero, and he has been favored by the emperor. He is indeed a role model for the soldiers and civilians of Luzhou, and my government admires Master Su very much, no, I rushed to pay a visit as soon as I got the news, just to express my respect to Master Su."

Su Jin was disgusted when he heard this, and cupped his hands and said, "Don't you dare? I should have gone to see the lord, but after returning home, there are many trivial matters at home, and I have no skills to do it, so I am rude."

The two came and went politely, knowing that both of them were speaking insincerely, but not knowing that it was old friends meeting each other, from the bottom of their hearts.

After some courtesies, Su Jin invited Zhu Shiyong to take a seat, and ordered someone to make good tea to replace Zhu Shiyong's broken tea.

"Master Su, the government has received official documents regarding the matter of Yangzhou. Master Su is so powerful that he swept Yangzhou into a flat Yangzhou city with a single strike. He gave the head to all the villains and villains. The people of Yangzhou are blessed."

Su Jin said with a smile: "What's the matter? Thanks to the great blessing of the saint and a little luck, the Yangzhou incident was calmed down; speaking of it, I am also very afraid. More than 300 people died before and after, all of them are under my nose." Down below, I'm terrified."

Zhu Shiyong was furious secretly. This guy was on business in Yangzhou, and he actually lost the lives of more than 300 people. This is an evil spirit. What's even more unbelievable is that this young man with a childish smile has nothing to say about this matter. He looked scared, but seemed a little proud.

"It's not an exaggeration for mobs and profiteers to kill three thousand people. It's just to tell the world that those who commit crimes should end up like this; but... Mr. Su made such a big move as soon as he took office. It's really unexpected; There are many civilians, but it is a difficult matter; but it does not matter, the flaws do not conceal the advantages, the Holy One will definitely not blame Lord Su for this matter."

Su Jin was stunned and said, "Accidentally hurt civilians? Who made the rumor? There is no such thing."

Zhu Shiyong laughed and said: "If I didn't say it, then you didn't hear it. Rumors... just rumors."

Su Jin raised his face and said: "That's impossible. Wouldn't this kind of rumor damage the reputation of the envoy? Who did you listen to, tell me; I want to find out where this rumor comes from?"

Zhu Shiyong was very satisfied with Su Jin's performance. After all, he was a young child, and he was irritated with a few sentences. It seemed that even though he became an official and served on imperial errands, the city was not too deep, and he was still so impulsive.

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