Chapter 75: The noble man

During the twelfth lunar month, two snows had fallen in Chang'an. The snow on the roofs and walls of the city had not melted yet. Today, the sun climbed to the top of the city tower early; plus today it was another ten-day holiday, so the public officials did not need to pay the price, which was indeed a good day.

The first version of "Mathematics" printed by the Provincial Escorts came out to find a workshop has appeared in Chang'an City. It may not be available in relatively remote places yet, but it has been sold in various parts of Guanzhong.

It was on vacation, and Su Jin got up early in the morning and wore a cotton robe and an old servant leading a horse. The two of them leisurely came out from Anyifang to travel south, and went to the place where ordinary people lived in the south of the city to see the situation.

By looking at the sales of new books, you may be able to see signs of whether the new imperial examination system will start well, just like half a poem left by a hermit in Zhongnan Mountain. The mountain monk did not understand how to count the Jiazi, and a leaf fell to know the autumn of the world.

When Su Jin was middle-aged, after experiencing great ups and downs, he no longer had the impression of being red in his lips and white teeth in the past. When he went out for private visits, his clothes were ordinary, his legs and feet were not very convenient. Few people paid attention to him when walking in the market. He looked like a down-and-out literati. Who would passers-by know that he was a celebrity under his disciple today?

As soon as the master and servant walked to an outside of a bookstore, they heard a quarrel at the door.

Su Jin asked the groom to help him off the horse and stood aside to watch the fun.

The one with the biggest voice was a fat woman. She patted a book and pointed at the nose of a young man in her twenties next to her and cursed: People call you a butcher, you are really excited. You really think that you are a literati and poet. She took the money from the shop to buy this bird book!

Su Jin looked calmly and found that the book that the woman slapped was the first edition of "Mathematics", which was called "Bird Book" in her mouth, and Su Jin couldn't help but frowned.

The woman let go of the bird book, spread her hands and continued to curse: I can't control you if you want to buy a book, and I usually give you a lot of wages. You are lazy and gambled, why should you buy it with the money from the shop?Today you have to return the book to me and buy it yourself and find a way to go!

An old man in long clothes seemed to be the shopkeeper of a bookstore. He came forward and said: The store’s business is fair and reasonable, and he will not return it on credit. The book has been bought, but you have greasy on the surface. How can you return it?Don't deal with the theory, don't stop me from doing business here.

The young man, who was called Wen Butcher, had a greasy hair and had no scholarly temperament on his sleeves.

He didn't argue with the woman, but just spoke softly. It seemed that the woman said that she stole the money from the store and did not wrongly accuse him.

Butcher Wen said kindly: It was just a short time ago, and he was in a hurry to buy this book, so he came up with this bad idea.Why bother and sister-in-law make a big fuss in the street for a little money?

The woman said angrily: You can get two stagnants at one time. Do you still think that you are a young master? Is this a little money?

Butcher Wen advised again: Brother and sister-in-law, you have to look far away. Today, when I issued an edict to seek imperial examinations and recruit talents, this time I can be granted a title of marquis and prime ministers, I will definitely not be wrong.Isn’t it just to spend two cents of money to buy a book? Isn’t this a trivial matter?Zhang San still owes me a few chunks of gambling money on the street. I will go and ask for it to pay it back to you another day?Our family doesn’t speak two words, I just borrow some urgent needs. See how you say it?

Humph... The woman sneered with her waist, "You don't treat yourself as an outsider. We take in your family because you think your family has suffered a natural disaster. You are borrowing someone from the roof, do you understand?"

The woman said this really sounded a bit ugly. Unexpectedly, Butcher Wen was also thick-skinned and still said nice things with a smile on his face.The woman did not hurt Butcher Wen, but instead stimulated Su Jin who was watching on the side.

When people heard that borrowing others from the rooftop, Su Jin remembered that he went to join his father-in-law's house when he was in a downturn. During this period, he was inevitably ridiculed by cold words and ridicule. I still remember it very clearly.

The young man who was called Wen Butcher in front of him should also be living in a relative's house. The brother and sister-in-law should be the wife of a distant brother of the same clan. He did not even say anything in a roundabout way. Su Jin couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for him.

I saw Butcher Wen had a smile on his face and looked very thick-skinned.

However, after Su Jin thought, this person must have a hard time, and it doesn't matter whether it really is...

Otherwise, why should he pay attention to the imperial examinations? Aren’t he still persistent in making a name for himself?

Seeing this, Su Jin limped up, took out two pieces of green money from his cuff, and said lightly: I bought this book and gave it to this young actor.

The onlookers had already felt uninterested, but the woman was just a little bit interested, but there was no shortage of shrews in the market. At this time, a righteous lame man came out from the road, which suddenly aroused everyone's interest.

If you take a load and take a break, you will put down the shoulder pole and leave after reading the right and wrong.

The woman and the butcher Wen were both surprised and looked back at the unpretentious Su Jin, a lame middle-aged scholar.

The expression on Su Jin's face was very indifferent, but it was different from the indifference of those who had no desires and no desires.

Butcher Wen vaguely felt a kind of momentum, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: How could you be rewarded for nothing?

Su Jin said: Don’t be polite.Life has ups and downs, and there are always times when I encounter difficulties. I just want to raise my hands and don’t need to worry about it.

After he said that, he was about to leave. Butcher Wen hurriedly hugged his hands and bowed deeply to his forehead: It is better to obey your order than to be so respectful. Please accept a bow from your younger generation.Didn't ask the name of Mr.?

In the blink of an eye, the two of them were both polite and polite, but the woman couldn't speak out and stood there at a loss and became much quieter.

Su Jin accepted his bow calmly. As a cabinet minister, he was often respected and flattered. At this time, he didn't feel like he was worshipped by a person without an official or a position in the market. He waved his hand and said, "It's no need to meet by chance."

When he walked to the front of the horse, suddenly Butcher Wen chased after him again and said: Sir, stay, wait for me a little.

After saying that, he hurried to the crowd and found someone, and said hurriedly: Zhang San, it turns out that you are here, come and pay back the money!

Zhang San, who looked vulgar and dressed in the same sloppy clothes, immediately smiled: When the money is enough, we can still not pay you back... By the way, the Taoist priest just now told me that I would have good fortune within this year.

Where did Butcher Wen still have the tone of Wen just now when he talked to Zhang San?He cursed: Do you believe the Taoist priest who travels around the world?

An old Taoist holding the hexagram next to him was also watching the fun here. He squeezed out of the crowd and looked up and down at the literary butcher and said: "Young students have good fortune in literature and will definitely be able to enter the officialdom in recent years. The old Taoist first talks first, and then everyone will see if they are talking nonsense today."

The old Taoist said this, and the butcher Wen was interrupted with a word. When someone said something auspicious, can he say that the Taoist priest is fake?

People in the world believe in gods and ghosts, but how could they say they would not be lucky?

The old Taoist pointed to Su Jin who had already gotten on the roadside and said to Butcher Wen: This man is a noble man. God gave you a noble man. Could you miss it?

Su Jin also heard the Taoist priest's words and his face was slightly surprised. The groom whispered: This old Taoist actually has some vision.

Su Jin turned his head and took a casual look. He saw the Taoist priest dressed in worn-out clothes, but he saw flowing hair, bright eyes, and a very good complexion on his face. He felt a little free and complacent in his every move.

Looking at temperament gives Su Jin a little favor. People with such temperament are indeed rare in the market. Could it be that they are really hidden among the market?

Butcher Wen was busy holding Zhang San and talking: I am embarrassed today, I will give you a cheap price.I want to invite that gentleman to have a drink. As long as you pay for the wine, the few chunks of money you owe me will be gone.

Su Jin seemed to be indifferent to leaving, but he listened to the words of Butcher Wen and thought to himself: This young man is heartless.

However, he was a civilian in the aftermath, and he didn't have much interest in making friends. Instead, the down-and-out old Taoist on the street made Su Jin a little interested. After all, the emperor Xue Chongxun and the empress dowager Taiping were both known as Taoist practitioners.

Just as Su Jin thought of this, the old Taoist priest laughed and said to the butcher Wen: If you invite me together, you will probably have a chance to invite the gentleman over there.

Hearing this, Su Jin was slightly surprised again. The old Taoist priest was really a person who could figure out people's thoughts.

If you want to drink, just say it clearly, why are you going so far?Zhang San said angrily because he was paying the bill.

After hearing this, Butcher Wen ran to the horse, clasped his fists and said: "Sir, you are righteous, it is rare to be destined to be acquainted. If you don't dislike it, how about asking the gentleman and the old Taoist there to go to the restaurant to have two glasses of wine?"

Su Jin glanced at the old man and said: Since that's the case, why don't I come and serve as an agent? You can enjoy the wine I invited.

After hearing this, the Butcher Wen was not obsessed with anyone asking for it. Anyway, seeing this middle-aged scholar being generous is not a lack of money. If he doesn't lack money, just as he said, it would be worthy of others who can drink his wine.

So after a quarrel at the entrance of the bookstore, three people with different identities, including old and young, went to drink with laughter and laughter.The onlookers dispersed one after another with satisfaction.