The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Su Jin took a bath and changed clothes, and put on clean and brand new clothes. She was refreshed, and the fatigue caused by the wind, dust and bumps on the road was gone.

Xiao Sui'er personally scissored the knife, pinned Su Jin's oily powder face, red-winged golden hairpin on top, plain satin gown, black and white-soled official boots, and expensive three-yuan jade pendant around her waist; her long eyebrows fell into her temples Three-point pretty, with twinkling eyes like stars, fair skin, plump forehead, ruddy face, and unrestrained demeanor, he is simply a handsome young man.

The three girls, Rouniang, Huanniang, and Xiaosuier, looked at Su Jin who had finished dressing up, and hardly dared to stare at them; Xi Shi was in the eyes of beholders, so Rouniang and Huanniang couldn't help thinking wildly: If there were Pan An and Song Yu in ancient times, their beauty was unrivaled. , I am afraid that the young master's appearance can also be compared with it.

Su Jin looked at the mirror and frowned and said, "Why do you dress me up like a clown in an opera? How does this look look good? Why does my face look like a pocket?"

The three girls rolled their eyes, the young master's aesthetics are simply different, in today's Song Dynasty, everyone regards fair skin as beautiful, but the young master likes to tan his skin brown, he said that is the healthy and healthy skin se.

It's a pity that Su Jin's skin is the kind that can't be tanned. No matter how much he tosses, he is still a little boy. To Rou Niang and others, this is the handsome complexion; They put on a light layer of white foundation, and they were quite satisfied looking at this fair and handsome young master. In Su Jin's view, this is simply too motherly.

"Wash your face and put some brown foundation on me." Su Jin smacked her lips.

"Master, I'll do it myself, the maid is tired." Xiao Sui'er didn't bother with him at all. This kind of dialogue happened many times in the process of serving the Master every day, and Xiao Sui'er sighed and compromised every time. , this time Xiao Sui'er decided not to compromise.

"You...are you still my maid? Well...Go get the water by yourself. It's not bad to go to Washe to be an actor with this appearance. Maybe there will be some high-ranking officials at the banquet tonight. Isn't that what people say? Am I still stinky?"

"My lord, you look good like this. You are not very old. Why do you want to be so old-fashioned? It is a lie for a hero to be a teenager. Let those old officials envy you. I dare say that Sister Yan must also like you very much." This dress." Rou Niang carried out Yan Biyun to help herself.

"She likes this look?" Su Jin asked, tilting her head.

Xiao Sui'er, Rou Niang, and Huan Niang all nodded.

"It's so tasteless!" Su Jin smacked his lips.

The three of them were so depressed that they were dying, this sentence was equivalent to including Yan Biyun and himself.

"However... since you all insist, that's it; I'll keep my words in my head, if this makes a joke, next time you have to do as I said." Su Jin said.

Xiao Sui'er smiled and said: "All right, all right, listen to me, I will definitely apply a brown foundation for you."

"A row of small beards need to be glued on..." Su Jin said.

"...I just listen to my father."

"And beard..."

The three of them almost stumbled and fell to their death. The master's taste is too high-end, it is unreasonable.

Rou Niang and the others turned their heads and walked out. If they stayed any longer, they didn't know what strange request the young master would make. Su Jin was still talking to himself behind him.

"If you have a nai oily skin and a little beard, and walk on the street, all the women in the city will fall in love with it..."

"Putong" Xiao Sui'er slammed her head against the pillar, rubbing her forehead and sucking in the cold air, she can't stay here for a moment, if she stays for another moment, I'm afraid this little life will be sent here.

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In front of the luxurious Yan Mansion in Tianshuijing Hutong, there are lanterns, festoons, and caravans. Everyone knows that Su Jin, the food envoy personally welcomed by His Majesty, was recommended by Yan Sansi. This gentleman actually handled the food affairs properly, and even suppressed the bandits, and overthrew the officials in Yangzhou and Luzhou.

Maybe some dogs are suspicious of a mouse, but since the Holy Majesty came out to greet him in person, this kind of unruly courtesy just shows an attitude of appreciation.

The old fritters in the officialdom have already sniffed out the direction of the wind. Food affairs are not just food affairs. Behind the food affairs is who gets the position of prime minister. In whose hands the power will fall.

Yan Shu only distributed a few invitations. His original intention was to entertain Su Jin alone, and at the same time invite some real friends to accompany the guests. Wait, he didn't even invite Ouyang Xiu.

Because inviting Su Jin to the banquet can be regarded as the celebration of the Sansi yamen themselves. If Ouyang Xiu is invited, it is suspected of wooing; although Ouyang Xiu seems to be on the same front as himself, this relationship is better hidden. Alright, so I don't want to be talked about behind my back and cause trouble.

As for the other officials who came upon hearing the news, Yan Shu couldn't prevent these uninvited people from entering the door. These people were as smooth as congratulating the third division's food affairs under the banner of congratulations. It is necessary to build a good relationship with these people. If you don't ask them for help in the future, but if you don't get in the way, it is a kind of success.

When Su Jin led the crowd to the Yan Mansion, he was taken aback by the line of luxurious cars in front of the door. It seems that many people came to the banquet today, and you can figure it out with your butt. These people are from the imperial court. Officials, and the official positions are not small, although there are many officials in Beijing, but those who can be qualified to enter the gate of the Yan Mansion are naturally not ordinary people.

When the master arrived, the housekeeper who greeted the guests hurried to report. Not long after, Yan Shu came out to greet him in person, smiling and cupping his hands at Su Jin.

Only now did Su Jin have the opportunity to look at Yan Shu head-on. Yan Shu's plump and short body had lost a lot of weight, and his bloated figure had become more capable after being beaten by the food service for the past few months, and his hair had also turned gray, but The whole person seems to be in high spirits, especially his pair of eyes are shining brightly, with a kind of confidence and sharpness.

Su Jin went up and bowed and said: "I have met Lord Sansi, how can I greet Lord Sansi in person? It's such a waste of money."

Yan Shu smiled and stepped forward to hold Su Jin's arm and said, "Special Envoy Su, you have worked hard on your job, how can you be indifferent as a superior? It should be like this, so why do you need to say these things?"

Su Jin said with a smile: "Master Sansi has lived in fear for the past few months. I am not reliable in my affairs, and I am afraid that Lord Sansi has worried a lot."

Yan Shu rolled Su Jin's eyes and said, "So you understand very well, but the matter is in the past, so I don't want to mention it. Let's sit and drink first, and then you and I will talk about it after the banquet; today you are the protagonist. A lot of people came here, big and small, all to see Special Envoy Su's demeanor, today you are going to show off, haha."

Su Jin scratched his head and said, "Isn't it a family banquet? How did you get these people here? I don't know any of these people, so I'm a little apprehensive."

Yan Shu smiled and said, "The famous Special Envoy Su is still afraid of such an occasion? Don't be hypocritical, they are looking forward to it."

Su Jin knew that he couldn't escape this hurdle, so he stretched out his hand and said, "My lord, with you here, I have nothing to be afraid of."

Yan Shu chuckled, took Su Jin's arm and walked towards the expert.

In the main hall of the Yan Mansion, all the officials were looking forward to it as Yan Shu said, and most of them had never seen this Su Jin. If he hadn't made such a great contribution today, who would take care of this boy from a merchant background; , everyone became more and more curious, how could this kid be ordered to handle major food affairs without even taking the imperial examination?

Curious and pondering, everyone saw Yan Shu from a distance, smiling and talking and laughing along the side of the stone road with a young man in Tsing Yi on his arm.

The young man has picturesque features, a thin figure, and is dressed in oily hair, but he is a beautiful young man; someone muttered in his heart: "Master San Si is so happy that he has no shame in walking in and out of the public with his own child on his arm. It's just outrageous."

Those who thought the same among them covered their mouths and snickered. The value of this trip, although I lost some face uninvited, but I found out that Lord Sansi has such a hobby. It was cited as a joke in Chao Gang. It has been a long time since I had any fun. This time I just took advantage of it to have fun.

Some people vaguely guessed that this young man might be that Su Jin, but this kind of thought flashed in his mind, and then disappeared; such a pink and beautiful young man could not follow the eradication of bandits and purge the officials in Yangzhou and Luzhou. In just a few months, the ruthless character whose hands were stained with the blood of hundreds of people was connected; although the old proverb says, "A person cannot be judged by his appearance", the old proverb also said that "a face is born from the heart", such a ruthless character is this Such a slender and handsome appearance is obviously unacceptable.