The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

The method that Su Jin and Yan Biyun said was nothing more than the way that later generations would engage in greenhouses. That night when he was the host of "Hefeng Tower" and invited Yan Biyun to dinner, Yan Biyun ordered some off-season vegetables to eat. Yes, although Su Jin is not interested, for people of this era, being able to eat fruits and vegetables that should not be produced in this season is also a matter of showing their status and face.

When Su Jin learned about Yan Biyun's method, he couldn't help laughing, but at the same time admired it.

Yan Biyun's method is also based on the principle of a greenhouse, but she made a few suspended vegetable beds and heated them with charcoal to keep the indoor temperature and soil warm so that the vegetables can grow.

Only then did Su Jin understand why Yan Biyun regarded those pots of vegetables as extremely precious dishes. The cost was high, the output was very little, and the growth period was so long, so how much money would be wasted to maintain the temperature; Dozens of stoves are baking, wouldn't it be carbon dioxide poisoning to go in?

Needless to say, the inside is very hot and suffocating. If you don’t pour water dozens of times a day, won’t all the moisture in the soil be evaporated?In addition, the soil thickness of the vegetable bed in the air is definitely not too thick. No wonder the vegetables planted are sick and yellow, and the tomatoes are like small bird eggs.

Yan Biyun felt very strange about the method proposed by Su Jin.

"Using sunlight? Would that work?"

"If it doesn't work, I'll cut off my head and give it to you as a ball." Su Jin couldn't choose what to say in a panic.

"Bah, why are you talking so nonsense, you mean to put glass on the roof? Let the light shine in?"

"Yes, do you know the three elements of plant growth?"

"..."

"Sunshine, air, water." Su Jin took the trouble: "Installing glass means getting sunlight, the temperature of sunlight can be stored in the greenhouse, and the temperature can be preserved after the roof is covered with straw curtains at night, um... In short, you believe I am."

Yan Biyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I just believe you, why can't you understand what you said? The glass you mentioned, the big pieces are all bought from Yitanli Kingdom with gold ingots, because it is easy to Broken, Shibosi has been unwilling to buy it in recent years."

Su Jin was dumbfounded. It turned out that the Huanghuang Song Dynasty didn't even know how to burn glass. Su Jin couldn't do anything about it. It was only natural to use glass on weekdays. When he got angry, he would smash the glassware to vent his anger, but he didn't expect Such an ordinary and simple thing is so rare here.

"Transparent or not, what should I use?" Yan Biyun frowned and thought.

Suddenly, Su Jin's eyes lit up, and there it is!Whispered a few words in Yan Biyun's ear, Yan Biyun blushed: "This... can it be done?"

"It's absolutely fine to mend it with a few more layers. There are no stones falling from the sky. You only need to open dozens of skylights on the roof. If it breaks, you can replace it. It's worthless anyway."

"Is it really possible?" Yan Biyun hesitated, this guy didn't know what was going on in his head, and the way he said seemed to make sense, but it always felt weird.

"Trust me once, at worst, I will pay for the construction of the greenhouse, so there will be no loss. If my family's business is not too busy, I would like to use this method myself. Don't take my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs." Su Jin felt strange. Strange, such a good method, actually asked others to use it, how fucking cheap.

Finally, the conversations on both sides came to an end, and the food and drinks on the table were changed again and again, and the time had already arrived; people on both sides were a little embarrassed because they had neglected each other.

At this time, Su Jin had the opportunity to raise his glass to toast Bao Zheng: "Master Bao, although you didn't help me get rid of my grievances out of personal friendship, if it wasn't for your lord's action today, Su Jin might be in trouble, so I will do my best first." Respectfully."

After saying that, he raised his neck and poured it into his stomach with a 'gudong'.Bao Zheng toasted and drank together, but he was deeply worried.

Li Zhong asked: "My lord, why is your face full of sorrow? Today's matter, Zhu Shiyong has lost face, and he will do his best in the future."

Bao Zheng sighed: "It's not that easy. The benevolent ruler is in power now, but the officials below are really not flattering. These things shouldn't be talked about on this occasion, but I feel really depressed. Let's take what happened today. In other words, Zhu Shiyong has been a state official for several years, and he has seen all kinds of cases, so that he doesn't even know how to identify the basic evidence, it is obviously perfunctory, or it is simply an accomplice to cover up."

Li Chong was startled and said, "Will it be so serious?"

Because Su Jin knew about the scarred face and black seven, he knew that he was in collusion with the chamber of commerce, but he was unmoved.

Bao Zheng drank a few more glasses of wine, talked more, and suddenly said: "Do you believe that Qin Dalang committed suicide?"

Su Jin thought for a while and said, "Master Bao, to tell you the truth, Qin Dalang is actually a spy sent by the Chamber of Commerce to my Su Ji. After he found out for me, I'm afraid he will be silenced this time."

Immediately told Bao Zheng about the cause of the incident. It was the first time Li Chong and Yan Biyun had heard of some details. Except for Yan Biyun, Bao Zheng and Li Chong never thought that the dispute between the Chamber of Commerce and the Su family would be like this Intense twists and turns, and even killed in the end.

After Bao Zheng listened quietly, he stared at Su Jin for a while and said, "The old man can't blame you for being a spy and using Qin Dalang as the mouthpiece of wrong news. After all, Qin Dalang couldn't help but lure the traitor who became Su Ji, but he had to Said, Qin Dalang's death has a lot to do with you, although you will not be prosecuted for punishment, but you should have some self-examination in terms of moral conscience."

Su Jin was depressed. According to Bao Zheng's logic, shouldn't Qin Dalang be offered as a bodhisattva politely?Just when he wanted to refute, he was pulled down by Yan Biyun from the stage. Only then did he realize that his idol was famously upright and resolute, and what he said was somewhat pedantic, but it was not unreasonable.

"Su Jin knew he was wrong. I have sent someone to buy a good coffin to bury him with honor. I also sent someone to his hometown to check if there is any old one, so as to help him."

Bao Zheng sighed and said: "That's the only way to go, but the case is not closed, then Qin Dalang was killed first, and then thrown into the river, and a forged suicide note was placed on him to frame you. The cause of death was already known yesterday. Find out."

"What?" The three exclaimed, since Mr. Bao knew the cause of death and knew that he was killed by others, why didn't he mention anything in the lobby today?

"I was at the scene when Wu Zuo examined the corpse. The abdomen of the corpse was empty. It was not drowning at all. The abdomen of the drowning person was swollen, and the face would turn pale due to long-term soaking, and the skin should also have wrinkles. But Qin Dalang There were no such symptoms. On the contrary, when Wu Zuo opened his mouth and eyelids, there were bloodshot eyes and mouth, but there was no mud, purple finger marks on his throat, and yellow soil on his body; combining these factors, my official It is concluded that Qin Dalang died of choking and suffocation, was buried in the soil after death, and was later dug out and fled to the reed bushes."

Su Jin was extremely surprised, and asked, "Why do you conclude that it was buried first and then dug out?"

Bao Zheng chuckled and said, "The soil soaked in the corpse is yellow, obviously not the muddy soil in the river. The muddy river mud is black liquid, while the loess is granulated. The difference between the two is more than just the color. It is actually not difficult to distinguish, what is difficult is that you have to know how to distinguish."

Su Jin was all over the place, just like what Bao Zheng said, other people also saw these things, but they turned a blind eye to them. Only those with a heart who know how to analyze and analyze them can gradually restore the true nature of things.

"There is only one truth." Su Jin couldn't help but think of a sentence often said by the protagonist of a cartoon in later generations. After Bao Zheng's analysis, the whole case almost happened in front of his eyes.

Qin Dalang was lured out by someone to strangle his throat somewhere, and his body was buried on a certain loess hill. When Su Jin suddenly got water in his head and beat Zhu Yanei, someone immediately came up with this plan to blame him; Under the deliberate delay, the people behind the scenes were able to dig out the body calmly, secretly transported it to the Feishui River in the south of the city, put in a fake suicide note, and threw it into the reeds. After the child found out, the suicide note on his body could still be identified. The plan to blame Su Jin was officially staged.

"What a vicious scheme, what a gang of traitors working together." Li Chong was trembling all over, out of anger.

Su Jin said: "Master Bao didn't call the name, is it because there is insufficient evidence, and he is afraid that he will be bitten back."

Bao Zheng said solemnly: "Bite back? What am I, Bao Zheng, afraid of? I am just worried that they will not be brought to justice. Everything is speculation at this moment. What can I say without half a piece of evidence? That person is one of the accomplices. Killing for another man, but unconscionably calling it a suicide, there are so many doubts, but they cover up one by one; the criminal officer, the foreman, the magistrate, the master, even the yamen servant and the subordinate officials are all involved! With so many people involved, I can do whatever I want Do you talk nonsense without evidence? It is indeed valuable to do things with enthusiasm, and what is even more valuable is to have courage and strategy."

Su Jin and Li Chong stood up at the same time, bowed deeply to this courageous and resourceful Mr. Bao, and said in unison: "I have been taught."

ps: Guess what Su Jin suggested to use instead of glass to make a light-transmitting thing, and then there will be a prize. Seriously, the person who can guess it is really kneeling.