The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

A small carriage came ten miles outside of Bianliang City, and joined the large group of people on the official road from the small path. The carriage was led to the Su family's convoy.

Sitting in the car was Xia Siling. When she learned that Su Jin was going to take her to Weizhou in the northwest to take office, Xia Siling was overjoyed, just like a canary in a cage would sing endlessly once it got out of its cage.

Su Jin got off the horse and got into the car, Xia Siling flew into her arms, kissed Su Jin's face with her small mouth, panting: "Brother Su, my family has left the capital."

Su Jin pinched her little face and smiled: "How many people dream of coming to the capital, but you are happy to leave the capital. If people know it, they will say that you are blessed but not blessed."

Xia Siling smiled coquettishly: "It doesn't matter if you don't enjoy that kind of blessing, my family is in a very good mood, and I will go out to ride a horse to see the scenery later."

Su Jin hurriedly said: "Grandma, don't mess around, this is still the border of the capital, maybe your father sent someone to follow and monitor secretly, don't make any trouble."

Xia Siling trembled, thinking of Xia Song, Xia Siling frowned, feeling gloomy again; Su Jin secretly blamed herself for not mentioning these things, after all Xia Song was her father, now don't say goodbye and don't leave her father alone, It is conceivable that Xia Siling will also feel self-blame and guilt in her heart.

Su Jin hugged Xia Siling and kissed twice, comforting: "Don't worry, your father and daughter will have a reunion day, just wait until everything is calm; Master Xia also came to see me outside the city when I came, and he told me Be kind to you."

Xia Siling almost jumped up, and said in surprise: "Does Daddy know that I'm with you? It's so troublesome, he will definitely send someone to chase me back."

Su Jin patted her on the back lightly and comforted her: "That's not the case, your father is such a smart person, he must be able to guess that you were rescued by me, but he has no evidence, even if he knows, there is nothing he can do; And now that I am the magistrate of Weizhou, he needs to think twice about what he does, but we also need to be more careful, so you can't show your face before you leave the boundary of the capital."

Xia Siling nodded and said: "My family understands, and these officers and soldiers escorting food and grass, if I appear as a woman, it will inevitably attract people's attention. After returning home, Daddy might want to interrogate these people, which is equivalent to losing evidence."

Su Jin smiled and said, "It's good that you understand."

Xia Siling leaned against Su Jin's arms, biting her fingers and thinking for a while, suddenly said: "How about this, Brother Su, go and help me find a set of men's clothes, and I will dress up as a man on horseback just like in Yingtian, wouldn't this be a deception Is it?"

Su Jin is very happy, how could I forget this, this girl has a criminal record, she has done many shocking things, she is indeed the daughter of Xia Song, the tiger girl of Jiangmen is different from ordinary girls.

Su Jin allowed her to make troubles, as long as she didn't show up as a daughter, it would be fine. After all, she followed her alone, so Su Jin naturally had a heart of pampering and pampering her.

The team was moving slowly, and the weather was hot and unbearable. The team that stretched for several miles needed to go back and forth to take care of it. Although Su Jin tried not to worry about it, there were always troubles of one kind or another, such as the cart carrying the grain breaking down. After a while, the animals flashed their hoofs again, and after a while someone fainted due to heatstroke, and everyone was busy like firefighters. Su Jin and Wang Lang were busy commanding and dispatching, and they were sweating profusely.

It was hard for the convoy to travel twenty miles. The scorching sun at noon had already made it difficult for the entire team. Su Jin glanced at the team's condition and thought that this was not possible. After traveling like this for less than three days, everyone would lose their ranks. Skin, you have to change the time of travel.

Su Jin called Wang Lang to tell Wang Lang his worries, and Wang Lang agreed with him, so he frowned and said, "Master Su said that the weather this year is extremely hot, and the weather like this is indeed unbearable. What should Master Su say? "

Su Jin thought for a while and said: "Since we are going along the official road, we don't have to worry about going the wrong way, so driving during the day and at night is the same. The weather is hot during the day, and such a long journey is not a day or two. Persistence can make it through, I think we should avoid high temperature periods, rest during the day and march at night, which will increase the marching speed."

Wang Lang said: "It's good, it's good, but it's hard to deal with the stubble during the march at night. After a hundred miles, we will leave the boundary of the capital and arrive at Yongxing Army Road. If horses and vehicles gather in one place, it may be difficult to guard against."

Su Jin nodded and said: "Master Wang is right to think about it, but compared to the torment of high temperature, I think the danger of being attacked is smaller; how about this, let me guard against enemy attacks, and Mr. Wang is in charge of the convoy at night. What do you think of the order of the road, leaving when the heat subsides at Youshi in the afternoon, and looking for a place to rest when the temperature rises at Sishi the next day?"

Wang Lang looked at the soldiers and civilian husbands who were dizzy from the heat, and he could only do so.

The convoy found a place in the woods beside the official road to rest. Wang Lang announced the decision, and immediately got everyone's unanimous approval. Wang Lang ordered everyone to cut some branches and make some torches. After kerosene, torches should last.

Everyone had been busy for a while, and it was already noon. After eating dry food and feeding water and fodder for the mules and horses, everyone fell asleep on the grass in the woods.

Su Jin was leaning against a corner of the edge of the forest, biting a grass stalk, chatting quietly with Wang Chao Ma Han, Wu Hengxin and others, when suddenly someone behind him shouted: "Master Su, I'm so polite in this humble position."

Su Jin turned his head to look, and saw a thin man in cavalry armor bowing his hands to him. Su Jin hurriedly stood up and replied, "Who are you? What's your report?"

The soldier of the horse army showed a sly look in his eyes and said: "The humble job, the humble job is just a casual chat to talk to Mr. Su."

Su Jin frowned and said inwardly: "Where did such a level-headed soldier come from? He is really courageous and dares to make fun of himself." Just as he was about to reprimand him, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Wu Hengxin's snickering face out of the corner of his eye. I understood immediately.

"Alright, I happen to be chatting a lot too. I saw a pond in the south of the woods, and I was about to take a bath in the pond. How about you go take a bath with me?"

"This..." The soldier had a panicked look on his face, and he cupped his hands and said, "I don't know how to swim in a lowly position, so I'm sorry."

Su Jin's stomach cramped with laughter, and said with a straight face: "This is a military order, do you dare to disobey it? Then you will have to take off your pants and beat the board."

The soldier stammered, "This...can't be made difficult by others."

Su Jin said with a straight face: "What is difficult for the strong, the only thing in the army is to obey the order, even if there is a cliff in front of you, you have to jump if the officer orders you to jump, how did you become a soldier, you actually pushed back and blocked, it seems that you want to be boarded gone."

The soldier raised his hands in surrender and said, "Okay, brother Su, you won, I knew I couldn't hide it from your eyes."

Su Jin laughed loudly and said, "I've seen you through once, and you still dare to play tricks in front of me. Isn't this hitting the knife's edge?"

That soldier was Xia Siling who was like a Ma Jun, she stomped her feet and said, "You are using military orders to suppress me by pretending to be public servants, how about my appearance?"

Chao Chao and others nodded in praise, saying that the appearance is very good, as long as you don't speak, you can't recognize it at a glance.

Xia Siling bowed to Wu Hengxin and said, "Thank you brother Wu for helping me find this suit of clothes that fit me. When I arrive in Weizhou City, I will treat you to a good meal."

Wu Hengxin laughed and said, "I want to eat chicken butt."

Su Jin staggered, this guy's habit of eating chicken butts has not been changed yet, and he has been appointed as the chief arrester of Weizhou Prefecture in the future, and he still looks like this; by the way, the few people around him It seems that my brother's IQ is a bit worrying, but this is the reason why I dare to confide in them.

Su Jin praised Xia Siling for her well-painted makeup. If it wasn't for the deliberate nitpicking, she really wouldn't be able to see the flaws. She was just an ordinary soldier of the horse army. It seems that holding back in the car really made this girl uncomfortable, so that's fine. If you mix among the soldiers of the horse army, you won't be noticed.

"Brother Xia, the government has specially assigned you to be my personal bodyguard, and report to the capital of the dynasty immediately." Su Jin smiled.

Xia Siling was overjoyed, and cupped his hands at Chao Chao, saying, "Xia Silin, a soldier from the horse army, came to report, please give me your advice."

Wang Chao laughed and said, "It is your duty to protect Lord Su and not leave him even a single step. You will take care of Lord Su's daily necessities."

Xia Siling's face turned red, and it was not easy to take up the quarrel. Ma Han muttered to the side, "I'm also responsible for washing Mr. Su's underwear..."

Su Jin staggered and almost fell to his death.