Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 24 0023 [Bai Saburo]

In the Han River, two boats went down the river.

A passenger ship, smaller in size.

A cargo ship must be much larger.

The servants of the Bai family had been waiting on the shore for a long time, and as soon as the boat touched the shore, they immediately crowded over.

Fat pigs were driven off the ship one after another.There are also people who carry the burden, full of various ingredients.

There are still more than 20 days until the old lady's [-]th birthday, and the Bai family is already preparing for the birthday banquet.Moreover, there is a large number of running water mats, and there are not enough fat pigs in the surrounding villages, so go directly to the county town to buy them.

There are many sheep in the village, so the animals can just eat grass.

There are not many people who raise pigs. After all, pigs need food, so how can villagers have enough leftovers to feed pigs?

If sweet potatoes are popularized, more and more farmers will raise pigs.

The person in charge of the procurement is Bai Chongwen, the eldest son of the Bai family, who is over 40 years old.

He was very busy on the shore, but his third brother Bai Chongyan was leisurely and leisurely at the bow.

After working for a while, Bai Chongwen looked back at his third brother with a sullen expression on his face.

I am busy all day long, but my third brother is happy and carefree.But the father obeyed the third brother in everything, but he called him back and forth.Who can bear this?Psychologically unbalanced.

Bai Chongyan, the third son of the Bai family, is about 25 or [-] years old.Wearing a Dongpo scarf on his head and holding a white folding fan, he pointed to the distant mountain on the opposite bank and said: "This mountain is like a tiger, and the mountain behind my house is like a dragon. It is because of this feng shui that I settle down to build a house and open up wasteland to start a business."

"It's really a beautiful view." The scholar next to him nodded in approval.

The scholar's name is Li Hanzhang, the son of Li Rui, the general judge of Yangzhou, and he has lived with his father in Yangzhou for more than half a year.

Hearing that the state sentenced him to this position, he seemed to be Zhizhou's deputy.In fact, it is not the case. It was set up to contain Zhizhou, and it was almost on an equal footing with Zhizhou in the beginning.

The bureaucratic system in the Song Dynasty was complex, not only did civil officials restrain military officials, but civil officials also restrained each other.

The judge has the power to control the property!

"Brother Kezhen, please get off the boat." Bai Chongyan invited.

Li Hanzhang said: "Brother Juncai, I invite you first."

The two stepped off the boat humbly, admiring the pastoral scenery along the way.

They don't see the poverty of the people, they only know the pleasant scenery of the countryside.The old farmers who are working hard to hoe the grain, and the shepherd boy covered in mud are all the scenery in this landscape painting.

Not far away, I met two boys on the road.

A boy held a bamboo stick and shouted vigorously: "Old Jade Emperor, give me a stick from my grandson!"

Another boy quit: "You have been the Monkey King three times, this time it is my turn, and I am the Monkey King."

"I'll do it again."

"No, no, if you become Monkey King again, I won't play!"

"Then you will be Sun Wukong, I will not be the Jade Emperor, I will be Erlang God Yang Jian. The Jade Emperor is too careless."

"..."

Ever since, Monkey King and Erlang Shen started a big fight on the side of the road, and they fought with each other with sticks and sticks.

From time to time, he also cast spells and became eagles, temples and so on.

What the hell?

Li Hanzhang asked curiously: "Brother Juncai, the children's play in Guixiang seems to be unique. I don't know which poem, story and play it comes from?"

"I don't know either." Bai Chongyan was a little confused.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was already a "Da Tang San Zang Qu Jing Shi Hua", and the prototype of Sun Wukong was born long ago.But it's not Sun Wukong, it's still a passer-by name like "Monkey Walker".

As for Zhu Bajie, there is no one for the time being, only Monk Sha's prototype "Deep Sand God".

A hundred years ago, Song Zhenzong officially conferred the title of Jade Emperor, and the Jade Emperor was also surnamed Zhao.Since then, the Jade Emperor has become the Lord of the Immortals and quickly became a household name throughout the country.

Bai Chongyan called the boy and asked, "Why do you guys disrespect the Jade Emperor? Then who is Monkey King?"

The boy replied: "The Monkey King is the Monkey King, and the Monkey King is the Monkey King."

"Who is the Monkey King?" Bai Chongyan asked.

The boy said, "The Monkey King jumped out of a rock."

What is this all about?

The more Bai Chongyan asked, the more confused he became: "Who did you listen to?"

The boy said: "Zhu Xiucai told it, Zhu Xiucai can tell stories."

"Who is Zhu Xiucai?" Bai Chongyan asked.

"Zhu Xiucai is Zhu Xiucai." The boy replied.

How old is the kid, he must not understand, so Bai Chongyan waved the boy away.

It happened that a servant of the Bai family passed by carrying ingredients for the birthday banquet.

Bai Chongyan called and asked, "Is there a Zhu Xiucai in the village?"

The romantic scandal about Shen Yourong not only spread in the village, but also spread to the Bai family mansion.

Of course this servant knew about this, but Bai Chongyan and Mrs. Shen's deceased husband were classmates, and there was Mr. Li present at this time, so the servant did not dare to answer directly, and only vaguely said: "There is Mr. Zhu, Mr. There is a little Zhu Xiucai, a father and son from a foreign country, and these days they live in Mrs. Shen's house. They also said that Mr. Zhu...has traveled abroad with you to study."

Two big men, living at Mrs. Shen's house?

Bai Chongyan was suddenly angry, thinking that the widow of a classmate and friend was unruly.Even if you want to find a man, you should remarry seriously. What's the point of keeping a wild man at home?
Immediately, he began to wonder again, thinking about whether he had really met a scholar named Zhu when he was studying abroad.

Hearing the question and answer between the master and the servant, it seemed that some woman was involved, Li Hanzhang pretended not to hear, and turned to look at the scenery of the distant mountains.

This matter is not urgent for the time being, and I will go and see what is going on when I am free.

Bai Chongyan acted as if nothing had happened, and said to Li Hanzhang with a smile: "Brother Zhen has been exhausted all the way, so go to the humble house to rest for a night, and then go up to the mountain to watch the grand tea-picking event in the morning. My foolish brother occasionally found a spring in the mountain, let's call it' Lingquan', the spring water is sweet, and it is the top grade for making tea."

"Then I must taste one or two." Li Hanzhang said with a smile.

The two walked together, came to the Bai family mansion, and entered the house through the main entrance.

Walking through halls and rooms to an inner courtyard, the servant girl led them into the room.

"Grandson pays respects to grandma!" Bai Chongyan knelt down and kowtowed.

The old lady of the Bai family is about to turn 90 years old, her eyes are not blurred, her ears are not deaf, her body is quite strong, holding a string of beads in her hand, she said with a smile on her face, "Stand up quickly, let me see if you have lost weight."

Bai Chongyan stood up and introduced, "Grandmother, this is a good friend my grandson met in Yangzhou. Brother Li Kezhen, the son of Li Xianggong, was sentenced by Yangzhou."

When he heard that he was the son of the state judge, the old lady stood up and spoke in awe.

Li Hanzhang quickly said: "Mrs. Tai, please sit down."

After exchanging pleasantries, the two retired, and the old lady personally sent them out.

Immediately afterwards, he went to visit Bai Chongwen's parents.

The old white member is over 70 years old, and his health is worrying. After a stroke, he could not walk normally with one leg.

After warmly receiving Li Hanzhang, after some greetings, Mrs. Bai asked the servant to tidy up the guest's bedroom.

After bidding farewell to his parents, Bai Chongyan took his friend to see his wife again.

When Li Hanzhang went to the guest room to rest, a servant suddenly came over and said to Bai Chongyan: "Mr. Sanlang, the master has something to call you over."

"Wait a minute, I'm going right now."

Bai Chongyan changed into his home clothes and followed the servant to his father's room again.

The old white member asked, "When you were studying abroad, did you ever have a friend named Zhu?"

Bai Chongyan knew what his father wanted to ask, and replied: "My boy seems to have made friends with someone surnamed Zhu, but the friendship is not deep. Father, the father and son surnamed Zhu really live in Mrs. Shen's house?"

"It's almost ten days." Said the old white member.

Bai Chongyan said: "This matter is quite inappropriate. It will damage the reputation of the old friend, and it will also damage the reputation of our Bai family. What kind of indecent behavior is there for the father and son surnamed Zhu?"

Although the old white member never left home, he was very clear about the affairs of the village: "These two strangers raise a horse, which is a branded official horse. They help with the work during the day and teach the posthumous son ( Bai Qi) read books and told stories at night when it got dark. Hundreds of villagers listened to his stories every day. Other than that, I didn’t do anything else.”

"That's strange. Could it be a storyteller living here?" Bai Chongyan muttered.

The old white member said again: "The servants at home are also chewing their tongues. I asked people to ask questions, and finally asked two servants. One is the servant who waits on the firewood. He went out to cut firewood and heard about it. When you come back, you will tell everyone you meet. One is your mother's maid, but she was secretly instigated!"

"Who?" Bai Chongyan asked.

The old white member said with a sneer: "Who else? Bai Fude at the east end of the village. There are five brothers in this family who have jumped up and down in recent years. If it weren't for the sake of the same clan, they would have been driven out of the village."

Bai Chongyan said angrily: "This guy took a ridge of Mrs. Shen's land last year. There was no boundary tree planted in that land, and the boundary stone was moved by him. I can't explain the nonsense. I warned him at that time, don't hit Shen again. The lady's idea, I didn't expect him to be so wicked!"

The old white member said: "Ms. Shen's dead husband was a classmate of yours. Mrs. Shen's father also had some friendship with me. I don't care about this matter for the time being. I just wait for you to come back and deal with it yourself. Then the Zhu family's father and son , you go to find out the details, if you need to be beaten, you will be beaten, and if you need to be sent to the official, you will be sent to the official."

"My child understands." Bai Chongyan said.

The old white member said again: "Although the sister of the five brothers in Baiford has been a concubine for the nobleman, I have already found out. She gave birth to two daughters in a row, and the nobleman has a new love. She has long since fallen out of favor. In this case, You can do whatever you want, and you don’t have to worry about anything. This year, let them take turns.”

The fatal mistake made by the five Byford brothers was not jumping up and down, bullying men and women, but often not listening to the greetings of old white members.

For example, he had already been warned not to touch Mrs. Shen's family, but Bai Fude was still playing tricks, and even tried to use the old white staff to borrow a knife to kill someone.

In the past few years, there have been more than one or two similar incidents.

It is possible for a powerful person to kill someone without bloodshed, just let them serve as servants, and it is guaranteed that their families will be ruined.

"Yes!" Bai Chongyan said with a bow.

Bai Chongyan was about to leave when his father said, "The story told by the Zhu family and his son is not bad, and it is related to Tang Sanzang's study of Buddhist scriptures. Your grandmother believes in Buddhism, so she compiled the story into poetry and picked a servant who could speak well, and told it to you sooner or later. Your grandma can do it too."

(End of this chapter)