The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

() Due to the many affairs in the northwest, Qinfeng Road was brought under Su Jin's jurisdiction, and there were many things that did not allow Su Jin to spend time in the capital. What's more, the negotiation with the Xia people agreed that in half a month's time, Su Jin would be in Weizhou City. Jin even has to hurry up and return to the northwest.

And the time of returning to Beijing this time is not coincidental, the baby in Yan Biyun's womb will not be born until the beginning of November, Su Jin will definitely not wait for that day, but Su Jin does not want to miss the birth of her first child ri, so quite entangled.

After several considerations, Yan Biyun couldn't bear to see Su Jin being single-minded, so he offered to follow Su Jin to the northwest, but immediately aroused strong opposition from the whole family.

"Sister, this can't be allowed. Weizhou is thousands of miles away. You have to trek along the way, eat and sleep in the open, and you are about to give birth. If something happens along the way, it will be a big deal." Rou Niang was the first to come out to object.

Xiao Xian'er also said anxiously: "Yes, miss, do you take this as a joke? Having a baby is a big deal, and it is also a very dangerous thing. If something happens because of this, what should we do?" . .

Facing the voices of opposition from everyone, Yan Biyun remained extremely calm, smiled and waved his hands and said: "Don't be nervous, it's not as dangerous as you said, Xianer, have you forgotten? Aunt Luo from the backyard of the Yan family Nine months pregnant, still carrying water and watering flowers, busy before and after, and weeding the moment before giving birth, isn't it the same as mother and child? Besides, it's not a problem for the husband to care about both ends. Now he is an official Things are busy, and he is a person who takes great care of his family. Do we have the heart to watch him leave regrets? Besides, the family business is also on the right track. I have nothing to do when I stay in the capital. After all, I have to follow him to the northwest , we can’t let him stay in the Northwest by himself, without a family around him; this time back to Beijing, didn’t you notice that he is a little taciturn, and Hei has lost a lot of weight?”

All the girls thought to themselves: Maybe they are so taciturn. I don’t know how lively they are every night after returning to Beijing. People who are tossing and tossing can’t stand it. All kinds of tricks are emerging one after another, and they are almost driven crazy by him; but it’s true that they have become black and thin. It became rough, obviously because the life in the northwest was not very comfortable, Xiao Sui'er couldn't do it alone, and that Xia Siling was originally Miss Jiao, so how could she take care of others.

"However, if you want to go, you can only go after the child is born. If we don't agree, even if the young master comes back, he will definitely not agree." Xiaoxian'er asserted.

After Su Jin returned home in the evening, this matter was solemnly brought up on the agenda; as expected, Mrs. Wang and Su Jin objected at the same time. Mrs. Wang said: "Daughter-in-law, this is the first grandson of my Su family. Whether it is a man or a woman, there can be no mistakes. They are raised in the capital with peace of mind. If Jiner can't come back, he can't come back. Regrettably."

Su Jin also shook his head like a rattle; he didn't want to miss the moment when his child was born, but he was also absolutely unwilling to take risks, if Yan Biyun made a mistake on the way, it would be a lifelong regret.

Yan Biyun patiently persuaded: "Mother-in-law, husband, I heard Biyun told you that the slave family asked the doctor, and they said that the first three months of pregnancy are the most dangerous for a woman. After those three months, they are actually not as fragile as everyone imagined. The slave family has made up their minds, go slower on the road, and bring the midwife and doctor with them, and enjoy the mountains and rivers along the way. Now that it is autumn and the weather is good, it is not good to be bored at home; my husband can go back first, we Just follow up slowly, bring enough things and prepare well, and there will be no mistakes."

Everyone was still worried and tried to persuade them in every possible way, but Yan Biyun insisted on his own opinion and finally broke up. After dinner, Su Jin asked Yan Biyun in the room why she was so stubborn. A message: "This is a private letter written by Miss Xia to my family, I'm afraid you don't even know about it."

Su Jin said: "Why did she write to you?"

Yan Biyun sighed and said: "You will never understand women's thoughts. Although what you do is a big thing, and in your opinion, it is something you have to do and has a good reason, but you can know it by reading this letter. When you decided to risk yourself, how bad and painful the mood of the people around you was; this letter was written by Miss Xia to the slave family when you insisted on going your own way and taking people to Huizhou to burn Xia Jun’s food and grass. Every line of tears and words of worry is painful; you never know that when you make a decision, it is not only your personal matter, but also affects the hearts of everyone around you."

Su Jin apologized: "I know, but I can't help myself."

Yan Biyun stroked Su Jin's face with his slender fingers and said, "I understand that a man will naturally do what a man should do. Maybe sometimes he would risk his life to die. I will not interfere with your decision, but I want to do it." The most important thing is to stay with you all the time, no matter what your decision is, I must cherish everything I have now; like Miss Xia, I don't want to stay in the capital every day, worrying and looking forward to it, and I can't tolerate being in the capital. When my husband is working hard, I can’t be by your side to accompany you, so this time I will go to the northwest with you no matter what, even if I die on the way, I will have no regrets; you will let the slave family escape from the past. Suffering, do you have the heart to let my family suffer again?"

Only then did Su Jin understand Yan Biyun's intentions. Yan Biyun is not like a woman in the traditional sense of this era. She only knows that everything follows the arrangement of fate, and she doesn't know what to fight for. It has been a long time, and her knowledge is higher than others. It is not too much for her to stay with Su Jin and cherish every day.

In fact, Su Jin also understands that she has her own responsibility for all of this. There are too many adventurous elements in her personality, which puts a lot of pressure on the women around her, so they don't have much sense of security. In comparison, Yan Biyun can understand herself, but it is not too much to ask to be together all the time.

At this point, Su Jin could not refuse. In fact, going to the northwest is far less dangerous than everyone thinks. Just be more careful on the road. Now that the war is over, there is no need to worry about the nuisance of the Xixia Army. Under the protection of a large number of horse soldiers The bandit Zhi on the road didn't dare to show his head, the only thing he had to do was to make Yan Biyun less bumpy and pay attention to his body.

Su Jin was persuaded, which left everyone in the family speechless. Mrs. Wang scolded Su Jin for being heartless and completely ignorant of taking care of her daughter-in-law. After two full days of fiddling, Mrs. Wang was asked to get on the carriage for a test ride, and Mrs. Wang was suddenly speechless.

It turned out that Su Jin had to use his brains to invent an invention in order to make Yan Biyun less bumpy on the rough official road. The carriages in this era are all wooden wheels. Although the speed of movement depends on the speed of the horse, but The speed of the horse pulling the cart is not determined by the bumps. Su Jin has no other materials, so he has to sew a leather bag on the wide wheel surface according to local conditions, and then wrap it with three or four layers of thick cowhide. , Nailed tightly, such a simple anti-vibration wheel was made, although I don't know how long it will last, but the effect is really good.

Su Jin originally planned to find a way to install shock absorbers on the axles, but steel is inferior these days, and there is no such thing as springs at all, and wooden axles cannot withstand much modification. To make a fuss in the carriage, in addition to laying thick cotton blankets and thick cotton pillows on the walls to prevent collisions and falls, etc., the roof of the carriage was transformed into a convertible that can be opened in case the interior of the carriage is too stuffy.

In this way, in two days, a car for pregnant women was completed. Mrs. Wang was full of praise after sitting in it. Even her old bones didn't feel uncomfortable, so Yan Biyun shouldn't feel uncomfortable.

Everyone was amazed at Su Jin's cleverness. They didn't expect him to have such a skill. Although no matter how ingenious the craftsman's craftsmanship is, people don't pay attention to it these days, but Su Jin was able to modify the car for Yan Biyun's trip by himself. The heart is real.

Of course, Xiao Zhuzi was the most surprised. As the chief coachman of the Su family carriage team, he was amazed by the cleverness and skill of the young master. It is more comfortable to do it and work hard, but it has never been as easy as that of the young master, which makes Xiao Zhuzi admire him all over.

"Could it be that the young master was with me in the previous life?" Xiao Zhuzi thought in private.