The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Su Jin once learned about Teng Wang Zhao Zongdan's fate from Ouyang Xiu. The emperor locked up Zhao Zongdan because of his kinship, but did not take his life; In such an episode, during this episode, the two righteous brothers actually died here, which made Su Jin feel very sorry. :Reading novels

To say that the friendship between Lu Dakui, Cheng Liangmu and Su Jin is not too deep, and the original sworn brotherhood seemed to be hasty. The behavior of jointly fighting against King Teng made Su Jin feel that Wang Anshi and others were worthy of deep friendship, so he did not refuse.

At this time, the two sacrificed their lives for the country, which made Su Jin suddenly feel the truth that good friends are rare and life is impermanent, and this is where the real sadness comes from, and he sighs.

"Brother Wei, has their family settled down? Especially Brother Lu, I am afraid there is no one else in the house except the old mother? Who will take care of the old man in the future?"

"Brother Jiefu has brought Mother Lu to Yingtian Mansion. Brother Jiefu blamed himself very much. He said that he should take Mother Lu as his elder and take care of the elders for Brother Lu until the end of his life."

Su Jin let out a long breath and said: "This is a remedy. Brother Jiefu finally didn't disappoint me; I will take time to visit the old man after the next year. If it doesn't work, I will bring her to live in Luzhou. All in all, I can't." Let Brother Lu feel uneasy after his death."

Wei Songhe nodded and said nothing; the two were silent for a while, and finally recovered, the topic began to turn to other things.

"Brother Su Xian is now the imperial court's special envoy for food affairs. We brothers are very happy for you, especially when we heard that you led troops to wipe out the bandits and discovered a shocking case in Yangzhou. We are very proud of talking about Brother Su in private. Woolen cloth."

Su Jin smiled and said, "Have these things spread to Yingtian?"

Wei Songhe said: "Master Bao said it all. When Master Bao learned that we are Jinlan brothers, he took extra care of us. He has invited me to dinner several times. The imperial palace newspaper will definitely report your matter, so he naturally agreed. Know this."

Su Jin said: "I was also forced to do nothing. Now that I have accepted the errand, I have to go forward with all my strength. To tell you the truth, brother Wei, this official path is far more difficult than you and I imagined. It can be said that every step is thorny and difficult. How many people Waiting to see me stumble, of course I will do my best to do my job; you know me, the more you want to see me laugh, the more I will hit him in the face with facts."

Wei Songhe said with a smile: "Brother Su Xian said it with a look of grief and indignation, and it seems that he has suffered a lot. It can be seen that the right path in the world is a vicissitudes of life, and there is no smooth and smooth path. You and I need to work hard to move forward."

Su Jin nodded and said: "Well said, today you and my brothers finally meet again, and we don't talk about these unpleasant things. Come, come, follow me into the room. I am writing Spring Festival couplets. Brother Wei has a good handwriting. It just so happens that we together Discuss."

Wei Songhe smiled and said: "Yes, but I still have some things to do, how about coming back in the afternoon?"

Su Jin was not willing to let him go, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, I will let Wang Chao and the others help you."

Wei Songhe balked and refused to speak, Su Jin became more and more curious, and asked again and again, Wei Songhe really couldn't hold him back, and finally said with a shy face: "I'm not afraid of my brother's jokes, I'm going to pawn shop to sell things."

Su Jin was startled and said, "What? Why do you want to pawn things?"

Wei Songhe said: "You may not know my family background. My family is poor, my parents are weak and sick, my elder sister married far away and can't take care of my parents, and I study abroad all year round; hey, to tell you the truth, I almost returned home this time. If I don’t come to Luzhou, the troubles on the road are a kind of burden to me. I sold some calligraphy and paintings along the way and then reluctantly returned to Luzhou; the winter vacation was on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month. It's been almost half a month."

Su Jin suddenly realized, no wonder Wei Songhe looked tired and thin, except for a pair of eyes that still carried an unyielding arrogance, his whole body was simply shabby.

"When I entered the house, the house was completely empty, people cut meat, bought vegetables and hung lanterns, and Zhang Hong was busy celebrating the New Year, but I was worried about three meals a day. Other people's children supported their parents to eat, clothe, warm and live happily, but my parents had to borrow money for me. It’s really useless to think of yourself as a son of man, thinking of Brother Yu will feel like a knife is piercing your heart.”

Su Jin said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Could it be that you looked down on Su Jin for gang beating?"

Wei Songhe hurriedly said: "No, no, I am also a person who wants face. How can I talk about such things with Brother Su? You and I are brothers, and being friends with you brothers is a happy thing in life. I also value it very much. Once it involves other things, wouldn't it change the taste from now on?"

Su Jin shook his head and said: "I didn't expect you to be so pedantic. You are afraid that money will change between friends, and you will not be able to hold your head up from now on, right? You are hurting us, do you know?"

Wei Songhe said embarrassingly, "How do you say that?"

Su Jindao: "You and I are sworn brothers. Since we are sworn brothers, we love brothers and sisters. In other words, your parents are also our brothers' parents. What you do is to disregard brotherhood and put us in a place of unfilial piety. If you are not harming us, what is it? "

Wei Songhe hurriedly said: "Although the truth is so, I, Wei Songhe, will never bother to eat the food that comes from you."

Su Jin spat, and said to Xiao Sui'er: "Go and get 100 taels of gold, what's the matter, my brothers are suffering from hunger and cold, can I eat delicious food and drink spicy food with peace of mind?"

Wei Songhe got up and left, looking like he would never accept Su Jin's gift.

Su Jin grabbed him angrily and said, "Brother Wei, why are you doing this?"

Wei Songhe said decisively: "You and my brother, I will only say these things, but it is absolutely not for you to give alms. If you still think of me as your elder brother, then don't embarrass me."

Su Jin rolled her eyes, is there really such a pedantic person in this world?Su Jin believes that some people don’t eat the food that comes from you, but Su Jinyi is skeptical when he says that Boyi Shuqi doesn’t eat Zhou Su and starved to death, but seeing Wei Songhe’s posture today, Su Jin has no reason not to believe it; Time is really stubborn, starving to death is a small injustice and a big one, this kind of thing will be regarded as a joke in later generations.

However, Su Jin also admires Wei Songhe's character. This person has a sense of integrity in his thin body, and he has known him for more than half a year. He has never heard him talk about the poverty of his family. On the contrary, Wei Songhe talked with them all The ambition of life, the current disadvantages of the court, and the determination to be positive; from the fact that he did not go home, he insisted on selling calligraphy and painting and trekking for half a month before returning to Luzhou, we can feel the will of this man. Resolute, the character is strong.

Su Jin thought for a while and said, "Well, aren't you going to pawn something? Let me see what it is?"

Wei Songhe took out a jade bracelet from his bosom and said, "This is my mother's dowry gift, and it's useless to keep it. It's better to exchange some money for food, rice and oil than to let it be useless."

Su Jin took it over and looked at it. It was obviously a worthless thing, but some old things were smooth and smooth to play with. It can be seen that Wei's mother must like it very much. After all, it is a dowry for marriage, and it may carry the memories of youth. Take it out and play with it from time to time.

Su Jin stretched out his hand and put it in his bosom, Wei Songhe said anxiously: "My dear brother, this is...?"

Su Jin said: "My Su family also has a pawn shop, so you can pawn this bracelet to me. Su remembers it. Anyway, your owner's family is also a pawn shop, and your western family's is also a pawn shop. Why don't you take care of my family's business?"

Wei Songhe scratched his head and felt that something was wrong, but he saw Xiao Sui'er came into the hall carrying 100 taels of gold covered by a red cloth, Su Jin said: "Take it, I will price this bracelet at 100 taels of gold, it's a fair deal, no one cheats."

Wei Songhe rubbed his hands again and again, not knowing what to do.

Su Jin ordered Xiao Sui'er to wrap the gold with red cloth, put it in Wei Songhe's hand and said, "If you are worried, I will ask the pawnbroker to write a pawn ticket, and you will come back to redeem it when you become rich. It's not a charity, it's a sale; the pawn shop's storage period is three years, if you don't come to redeem it after three years, this bracelet will be sold by my Su Ji auction."

Wei Songhe didn't know that Su Jin was trying to help him in a different way. Seeing Su Jin's sincerity and sincerity, and using the pawn as a name, it was reasonable. Although there were some small bumps in his heart, he couldn't hold on anymore, so he gave a long bow , as a token of appreciation.

Su Jin breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was begging to give him money, and he was really cheap; but this incident also made Su Jin know the value of Wei Songhe.

Su Jin understands that to gain a foothold in this world, of course you need the help of friends, but you are very particular about who you make friends with and who you confide in; some experiences in your mind can't help you in this.

For example, Ouyang Xiu, the literature of later generations praised him like a flower, but after Su Jin got in touch with him, he realized that it was not the case at all; if it was not driven by interests, he would never be willing to defend Su Jin.Even now, under certain circumstances, Ouyang Xiu would turn against him without hesitation.

Therefore, Su Jin still believes that the experience of later generations is not reliable. To make friends in this world where the jungle preys on the jungle, you still need to make friends and investigate in person; Knowing the essence of human beings, Su Jin will not hesitate to dedicate his sincerity.