The end of the twelfth lunar month is the year.
In a suitable snowstorm, the New Year is coming, which allows the people who have worked hard all year to finally rest in peace for a while and spend a good New Year with their families. Especially for the people of Jiangzhou City, this year is a year worthy of celebration. Not only is the weather good this year, it is a good year, but the water bandits on the river who have caused trouble for a long time have also been wiped out. I think everyone will have a better life in the coming year. It will flourish.
In comparison, although people in the government have stopped official duties early, they still have no leisure time. Regardless of their status, there are still many entertainments that they need to deal with before and after the year. Otherwise, a banquet may not arrive and a glass of wine may not be served. Unknowingly, he offended a colleague and his boss, causing endless trouble.
Even though Sun Tu had only been in Jiangzhou for half a year and had not yet had much friendship with many officials in the city, he was busy for some time after the new year. He was either drinking at banquets or rushing to the next game. On the way to the banquet, he had very little time to spend with the little girl Ya'er.
Of course, it can be seen from the fact that he is now widely invited by officials and gentry in the city that Sun Tu's status in Jiangzhou is indeed not low. Not only because he has been regarded as a hero among the people, but also because everyone knows that he is already a close confidant of the prefect Cai Dezhang, and the prefect Cai has now subdued the official Yuan Wang, so Jiangzhou has become his one-stop shop. , I wonder who among those who are interested in fame would not try their best to please the prefect, and by the way, they also showed enough enthusiasm and goodwill towards Sun Tu.
Although he was tired of dealing with such official dealings, Sun Tu still did not forget his own job, so on the third day of the third year of junior high school, he deliberately took the time to personally lead people to deliver bags of polished rice noodles and cloth to the same subordinates. Resting in the hands of the local soldiers at home, this made the subordinates really flattered. They thanked him profusely and were even more grateful to Sun Tu, the regimental trainer.
The status of warriors in this era was already low, and ordinary soldiers were even less valued. Naturally, it was impossible for later generations to labor during the holidays. Only when they won foreign battles would they receive additional rewards. Others It is the greatest blessing to be able to get military pay on time and on time. And now the boss, Sun Tu, not only never deducts their military pay, but also thinks of them during the New Year and sends New Year gifts, which naturally makes them grateful.
What everyone didn't know was that Sun Tu did this for another reason besides winning people's hearts, which was to try to take out the things in the Jiezhongjie warehouse system to check their quality.
Sun Tu was a bit speechless about the warehouse system. Since his official position was promoted and his reputation became more and more famous, the system level has been improved a lot, and five or six warehouses have been opened one after another. But those warehouses did not bring him any substantial benefits, because the five warehouses were all stacked up like hills of rice and flour. According to preliminary estimates, there may be hundreds or even thousands of tons. .
In terms of quantity, the goods stored in these five warehouses are quite rich. However, Sun Tu can't suddenly change his profession to become a grain merchant after he has been a good official. Moreover, these grains had no legitimate origin. A large quantity would inevitably attract the attention of some people, which would only cause trouble. Therefore, Sun Tu could only leave them there in the end and pretend that he had never opened a new one. storehouse.
It wasn't until this New Year that he thought of the rural soldiers who had worked hard for several months, and wanted to see the quality of the food for future generations, so he took out a batch of food and sent it over, and planned to ask them what they thought about it after the New Year. How does the rice noodles feel
In addition to attending banquets and visiting his superiors to express condolences to his subordinates, Sun Tu also had to meet many subordinates and friends at home during the New Year, especially the subordinates in the prison camp under his control. This is an opportunity to come and show your kindness. Sun Tu didn't want to be too selfless, so he naturally wanted to meet and talk to them.
It can be said that from the first day of the new year to the Lantern Festival, Sun Tu was very busy. Even if Song Jiang came to see him and offered to go to a restaurant with him for a drink, he politely declined. After all, he was too busy.
However, Song Jiang, who was quite popular some time ago and was a busy man with constant banquets every day, has become completely deserted these days. Not only Sun Tu, but also Dai Zong, Li Kui and others were busy with various welcome and send-off matters and could not get together with him for a long time. As for Zhang Shun brothers and other friends in the Jianghu, they stayed behind because their families were outside Jiangzhou City. In the countryside, Song Jiang was a prisoner. Although he was much freer than ordinary prisoners, he could not leave Jiangzhou City at will, and he could only refuse their invitations.
As a result, Song Jiang was not used to it. You must know that his temperament is to be lively and make friends. When he was a superintendent in Yuncheng County, during the holidays, his house would be full of friends and he would have no time to spare. But now that he was in a foreign land, he felt deserted.
Finally, at noon on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, while the wind and snow had stopped, Song Jiang went to Xunyang Tower alone to buy some wine, hoping to get drunk and relieve his worries.
However, the good wine that used to make people forget their worries after a few glasses of wine did not work today. Instead, after getting a little drunk, he thought of his own situation: "I think I, Song Jiangkong, have ambitions and talents, but I can't." Except for the false reputation of calling for Baoyi and Timely Rain, there is nothing...
"Now I am thirty-six years old. Not only have I served the country and made contributions, but I have also lost my original official position. I have to leave my hometown and be sent to this city of Jiangzhou to suffer. It is really a failure. When I complete my sentence, I am afraid that I will all I am nearly fifty years old, and I have no achievements left to speak of..."
The more he thought about it, the more panicked Song Jiang felt in his heart. He looked up and saw many poems written by previous drinkers on the wall of the private room. He also had similar thoughts and turned his head outside. He shouted: "Man, I've got some pen and ink for you."
The waiters in Xunyang Building have long been familiar with Song Jiang, a regular customer, and also know that some drinkers like to write and write when they are drunk. Today there are no guests in the building, so they hurriedly agreed and soon brought all the pens and inkstones. Come up and respectfully deliver it to Song Jiang.
Song Jiang's drunken eyes were slightly squinted at this time and he didn't say much. He immediately took out the pen, soaked it with ink, turned around and started writing on the large white wall behind him. Although he is not a great calligrapher, his background as a swordsman and penman is deep enough, and every word is extremely powerful. Like a spear and a halberd piercing this wall, a small order that is not too neat has been written in one go. .
After picking up a glass of wine and draining it in one gulp, he turned his head and glanced at the poem from a distance. He laughed again. When he was drunk, he picked up the pen again, and followed the poem with another seven-character poem.
The quatrains were also inscribed, and finally he left his own name, Songjiang, Yuncheng, Shandong.
It wasn't until the last inscription was written by him that Song Jiang felt that the weight in his chest had dissipated with the two poems. He threw the pen in his hand on the table and gave the waiter who had stared straight at him a fist in the air. He casually took out a bunch of big money and threw it into his arms, then strode away with a high smile.
"Mr. Song, you are drunk. Do you need a taxi to take you back?" It was not until he saw him leaving that the waiter, who was shocked by his wild inscriptions, came to his senses and hurriedly chased after him and asked.
But Song Jiang waved his hand: "No need, the weather is perfect now to sober up, I can just go back." As he spoke, he left Xunyang Tower with some staggering steps. Although he was drunk, he still knew the way back. He quickly entered his cell in the prison camp again, fell on the bed and fell asleep.
When he woke up the next day, Song Jiang only remembered that he had been drunk upstairs in Xunyang Tower. As for the inscription afterwards, he had long forgotten it...
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Sun Tu, who was busy socializing, didn't know what Song Jiang had been doing these days. It wasn't until the evening of the 13th day of the first lunar month that he sent away a group of guests who he didn't know the specific relationship with, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally... After you have received all the guests you know and don’t know, you will pretend that no one will come to your door after that, right?”
As soon as he turned around, he saw Ya'er sitting on the corridor a little aggrieved, pouting her little mouth and looking at him secretly. This made Sun Tu feel guilty, and he quickly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Who is messing with my Ya'er? Are you angry? Tell Third Brother and I will go find him to vent your anger."
Ya'er did not answer immediately this time, but tilted her head, and after a while she whispered softly: "I know whoever made me unhappy... I obviously promised that she would accompany me for a walk outside the city during the Chinese New Year, but in the end... snort… "
The little girl is really unhappy. Before, the third brother always left early and came back late, and couldn't say a few words to herself every day. He thought that after finally celebrating the New Year, the two of them could finally have a good time, but in the end, he was even more busy, either going out or meeting guests at home, but he was left alone at home with nothing to do.
Although the family now lacks everything and life is much better than before, Ya'er does not feel happy. Instead, she misses the ordinary days when she opened a hotel in Yuncheng County.
When Sun Tu saw this, he quickly apologized, rubbed the little girl's hair with his hand and said: "Okay, third brother knows that he was wrong, and I shouldn't have ignored Ya'er. Hey, this is called involuntarily. In fact, I I also want to stay at home with you or go out for a walk. But don’t worry, no guests will come to your door after today. I will take you for a walk tomorrow. And it will be the Lantern Festival soon, so we can still Let’s go see the lanterns in the city together.”
"Really?" Ya'er felt a little happier now, turned her face back, and asked with her big eyes blinking.
"Of course, when have I ever deceived Ya'er?" Sun Tu nodded in response.
Just when Ya'er smiled again and was being pulled by Sun Tu to go to the living room for dinner, the doorman hired by the family rushed over to report: "Master, Mr. Huang is outside asking for a meeting, saying that he has something important to report..."
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