The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Su Jin got up very late, and her mind was very messed up last night. With the burning alcohol in her belly, she was in a daze until the middle of the night before falling asleep. After waking up and washing up, her head was still groggy.

After Huanniang helped him wash up, she brought a plate of snacks and made a pot of green tea and placed it on the small table in the yard. Su Jin leaned back on the chair, sitting in the early winter sun and drinking tea slowly. , eating snacks.

Huanniang was embroidering the sachet with a needle and thread, and Su Jin felt very comfortable with the gentle sound of pulling the thread and the jingling sound of the jade bracelets in her hand. He squinted his eyes and chewed the snack slowly, and asked, "Today Why is it so quiet? Where are Sui Er and Ma Han?"

Huanniang looked down at the half-rusted lotus on the purse, and said softly: "Sui'er took them to the street, and there are still a lot of things to buy at home, so I asked Brother Chao and the others to help move things."

Su Jin nodded and said, "No wonder it's so quiet, it's so rare, why didn't you go?"

Huanniang laughed and said: "My family doesn't like to run away, and besides, the son is at home, there must be someone to take care of him."

Su Jin smiled and said: "Is it because you are so tired after running around with me? I don't want to do this either, but people can't help themselves."

Huanniang blushed and said: "It's nothing, where is the son, where is the home of the slave family, the slave family is very satisfied."

Su Jin sighed, reached out and took her little hand and gently stroked it. Huanniang wanted to pull her hand back, but Su Jin grabbed her tightly, and then bowed her head in resignation.

There was an evil fire slowly rising in Su Jin's heart, and her breathing gradually accelerated. Huanniang also seemed to feel something, her face drooped lower, red like a big red cloth; After eating, I suddenly heard the sound of 'dong dong dong' knocking on the door outside the courtyard, which startled the two people who were ambiguous.

Su Jin raised his voice, "Who is outside the door?"

There was no sound outside the door, Su Jin got up and walked to the door, stretched out his hand and opened the door with a clatter, the outside was empty, a little white dog was frightened and barked angrily a few times, and fled far away.

Su Jin probed around to see that there was no one in the alley, and the hustle and bustle of the distant streets came to his ears, which seemed both distant and real.

Huanniang also got up and came to the door, asking, "Who is it?"

Su Jin shook his head and said, "No one, maybe the cat and dog knocked on the door a few times."

Huanniang let out a cry and was about to turn her head when she suddenly froze and pulled Su Jin's arm and said in panic, "Master, look."

Su Jin looked along where her finger was, and saw a small delicate dagger stuck on the door panel, with a piece of plain paper stuck on the dagger.

Surprised, Su Jin stretched out his hand to protect Huanniang behind him, looked around, and shouted loudly: "Where is my friend, what are you doing sneakily?"

There was no sound around, Su Jin yelled twice more, but got no response at all; quickly reached out and pulled out the dagger, turned around and entered the courtyard, fastened the door tightly, dragged Huanniang into the main room, and then moved the door of the main room The door was bolted firmly, and then the plain paper under the dagger was taken down and unfolded.

A line of small characters on the plain paper is twisted and twisted, and it reads: "Under the feet of the emperor, you dare to play and hurt people. Disasters are coming. I advise you to leave this place as soon as possible. It is not unpredictable."

Su Jin took a deep breath, read the note quickly, lowered her head in thought; Huanniang turned pale and said, "Master, this is the note from that person yesterday, it seems that they have found us."

Su Jin shook his head and said: "It should not be them. If he comes to make trouble, why bother to scare us with a note."

"Maybe...maybe they are the first to salute."

Su Jin smiled and said: "Where is the courtesy before the soldiers? Do you think the two countries are at war or the two factions are fighting each other? It's just a bunch of dandy hooligans."

Huanniang blushed and said, "Who is that? Did he deliberately scare us?"

Su Jin said: "If it's just scaring and scaring, we don't need to pay attention to it. It means that they have no guts. I'm not scared. No matter what, I can be regarded as a person who has seen big storms. I heard from the steward of the Goulan that the person who beat him yesterday was Xia Song's nephew doesn't seem like a timid person, could it be that they really want to take revenge?"

Huanniang said: "Anyway, we have to be careful, and I don't know who warned us in advance."

Su Jin picked up the note, sniffed it, looked at it carefully, and said slowly, "I guess this note was written by an acquaintance."

Huanniang said: "How can you see it? The characters on it are so crooked that you can't read them at all. How can you tell?"

Su Jin shook his head and said: "It is precisely because the words on the note are crooked and crooked, that makes me believe that it is a forecast from a familiar person. It must be because I am afraid that I will recognize the handwriting. If it is a stranger, why bother to cheat like this and write it on purpose?" It's so hard to tell; the note smells like powder, so maybe it's a woman."

Huanniang pondered and said: "A woman...a person she is familiar with...and kindly came to the forewarning. It must not be Miss Yan. She doesn't need to hide her head and show her tail like this. Even if she is joking, it doesn't fit her personality; if it is not her... "

Su Jin asked suspiciously, "Who are you talking about?"

Huanniang rolled her eyes at Su Jin and said, "Men are all forgetful, Miss Xia who has been with you for several months and lives in the same courtyard, has she forgotten so quickly?"

Su Jin patted his head and said: "It's her, it must be her, he is Xia Song's daughter, this Mr. Liu is Xia Song's nephew, maybe Xia Siling overheard him plotting revenge at home, so he sent someone to warn him For me, it is her, she is afraid that I will recognize her handwriting."

Huanniang smiled and said: "It seems that this Miss Xia is really kind to the young master. Instead of helping his cousin, he will help you instead."

Su Jin's heart was moved, and she was speechless; Xia Siling knew that she had come to the capital, but she didn't come to see her. This was the lingering anger towards herself, but she sent someone to show Jing. But it is obvious at a glance.

With mixed feelings in Su Jin's heart, he twirled the note and remained silent.

Huanniang was not in a daze, she hurriedly checked all the doors, took two wooden sticks from nowhere, and stuffed one in Su Jin's hand, Su Jin said: "What is this for?"

"As a weapon, if there are really bad guys coming, you can resist it for a while, and you won't be afraid when Brother Chao and the others come back."

Su Jin laughed dumbly and said, "Who can we two guard against, don't be joking."

Huanniang said: "Then what should I do?"

Su Jin took her by the hand and said, "It's best to go 36 times. Let's go out quickly and wait for Wang Chao and them on the crowded road. I won't be stupid and wait for them to come."

The two hurried out of the main room, opened the courtyard door and walked to the street. Just two steps away, someone said in a strange voice: "Su Jin, Mr. Su, where are you going?"

Su Jin looked back, and saw several figures flashing behind the thick mulberry tree trunk. The leader was Liu Binhua, who looked like a pig, who was scalded with boiling water yesterday, followed by seven or eight big men with their arms crossed.

"Run." Su Jin grabbed Huanniang's hand and ran to the front of the alley. A whistle came from behind, and a dozen men with sticks suddenly appeared from the slope, blocking the way ahead.

"If you can run, I will kneel down and kowtow to you. Wasn't it very arrogant yesterday? Why are you so cowardly today?" Liu Binhua teased, and led people to surround him, surrounding Su Jin and Huanniang.

Su Jin secretly groaned, protecting Huanniang behind her, while thinking about how to get out, she shouted: "In broad daylight, what are you doing? This is at the feet of the Son of Heaven."

"Fuck, why didn't you say you were at the emperor's feet when you poured boiling water on grandpa yesterday?" Liu Binhua spat at Su Jin with a pale face.

"In this way, you are looking for me and let my maid go. She has nothing to do with this matter."

"It's a good idea for you to let her call for someone? Besides, she was the one who smiled the happiest yesterday, so don't let any of you leave today."

A fat, burly and fleshy man said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Liu, if you have any ideas, do it quickly. I still have a lot of trouble with me. Xiao Yunzi from the East Second Chamber is also going to find the place today. , Master, I have to rush to help, the price is higher than yours, you still want money if you want to fight, or you want to play with this little lady, please hurry up, I don’t have time to listen to your long-winded words."

A trace of displeasure flashed across Liu Binhua's face, and he said, "Boss Hua, are you so impatient to do something for me? My father takes care of you a lot on weekdays. If it wasn't for my covering you up, would you be able to make a fuss in this left room?" It really made me angry, tell my uncle, tell the Kaifeng mansion to arrest all of you quickly, and make a fuss with me?"

Boss Hua scolded: "Don't use your mother's uncle to show off. My master and I have been in the capital for so many years that anyone can get it if they want, but it seems that you are still filial to me on weekdays. The price this time It's fair, we don't talk about these useless things with you, say, to what extent? As long as no one is killed, my old lady will definitely satisfy you."

Liu Binhua said: "It's like a human saying, if you tore off one of my master's arms, don't worry about this girl, I will deal with her."

Boss Hua rolled his eyes and scolded: "De Xing, do you want the right arm or the left arm?"

Liu Binhua said: "Which hand you want to eat with."

"Come on, that's the right arm." Boss Hua stepped forward, staring at Su Jin with a big fat face full of beards, and said solemnly: "Brother, I'm sorry, let's use other people's money to eliminate disasters for others." , your arm is going to be fixed today, don't blame me, I have no grudge against you, I'm just doing things."

After finishing speaking, she reached out to grab Su Jin's right arm, and several big men around her stepped forward one after another to prevent Su Jin from resisting; Huanniang almost fainted when she saw the battle. Well, my son, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep this arm.