Su Jin once learned from Ouyang Xiu about the fate of Teng Wang Zhao Zongdan. The emperor imprisoned Zhao Zongdan out of concern for his flesh and blood and did not take his life; but Su Jin did not know what else happened in Yingtian Mansion.
Such an episode, in which two sworn brothers actually lost their lives, made Su Jin extremely sad. :Read the novel
The friendship between Lu Dakui, Cheng Liangmu and Su Jin was not very deep, and the initial sworn vows seemed hasty. Their joint fight against King Teng made Su Jin feel that Wang Anshi and others were worthy of close friendship, so he did not refuse.
It was at this time that the two of them sacrificed their lives for the country, and Su Jin suddenly realized that good friends are rare and unpredictable in life. Only then did he feel truly sad and sigh.
"Brother Wei, have they settled down at home? Especially Brother Lu, I am afraid there is no one else in the family except my mother? Who will take care of the elderly in the future?"
"Brother Jiefu has already taken Lu's mother to Yingtian Mansion. Brother Jiefu blames himself very much. He said that he should take Lu's mother as his eldest son and support the elderly for Brother Lu until the end of his life."
Su Jin took a long breath and said: "This is a remedy. Brother Jiefu finally did not let me down. I will take time to visit the elderly after the new year, but if it doesn't work, I will bring her to live in Luzhou. In short, I can't
Let Brother Lu not have peace of mind after his death."
Wei Songhe nodded and said nothing; the two of them were silent for a long time, finally recovered, and the conversation began to turn to other things.
"Brother Su Xian is now the special food envoy of the imperial court. Brothers and I are very happy for you, especially when we heard that you actually led the troops to annihilate the bandits and uncovered a shocking case in Yangzhou. We are very proud when we talk about Brother Su Xian in private.
Woolen cloth."
Su Jin smiled and said, "Have these things also reached Yingtian?"
Wei Songhe said: "Master Bao said it all. When Master Bao found out that we were Jinlan brothers, he took special care of us and hosted banquets for us several times. The imperial newspaper will definitely inform you of your matter, so he will naturally
Got this."
Su Jindao: "I am also helpless. Since I took the job, I have to move forward with all my strength. To be honest with Brother Wei, this official road is far more difficult than you and I imagined. It can be said that it is thorny and difficult at every step. How many people are there?"
Waiting to see me stumble, of course I will do my best to run the errand; you know me, the more you want to see my joke, the more I will slap him in the face with the truth."
Wei Songhe said with a smile: "Brother Su Xian spoke with a look of sadness and anger. It seems that he has suffered a lot. It can be seen that the right path in the world is a vicissitudes of life, and there is no smooth road. You and I need to work hard to move forward."
Su Jin nodded and said: "That's good. Today you and I finally meet again. We don't want to talk about these embarrassing things. Come on, come with me into the room. I am writing a Spring Festival couplet. Brother Wei has made a good calligraphy. It just so happens that we can come together."
Let’s discuss it.”
Wei Songhe smiled and said: "That's true, but I still have some things to do. How about coming back in the afternoon?"
Su Jin was not willing to let him go, and said with a smile: "Whatever it is, I'll just let Chao Chao and the others handle it for you."
Wei Songhe hesitated and refused to say anything. Su Jin became more and more curious and asked again and again. Wei Songhe couldn't resist him, and finally said with a shy face: "I'm not afraid of my dear brother's jokes. I'm going to a pawn shop to sell something."
Su Jin was surprised and said: "What? Why do you need to pawn things?"
Wei Songhe said: "Maybe you don't know about my family background. My family is poor, my parents are weak and sick, my sister married away from home and can't take care of my parents, and I study abroad all year round. Hey, to tell you the truth, I almost came back this time.
If I didn’t come to Luzhou, traveling on the road would be a burden to me. I sold some calligraphy and paintings along the way and then reluctantly returned to Luzhou. The hospital had its winter vacation on the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month. I trekked all the way to Luzhou yesterday, and it was really a good time.
It’s been almost half a month.”
Su Jin suddenly realized that it was no wonder that when he saw Wei Songhe looking tired and thin, except for a pair of eyes that still carried an unyielding pride, his whole body was simply shabby.
"When I entered the house, the walls were bare. People were cutting meat, buying vegetables, hanging lanterns and busy celebrating the New Year, but I was worried about three meals a day. Other people's children provided for their parents to eat, clothe and live happily, but my parents had to borrow money for me.
You really deserve to be the son of a human being. Thinking of Brother Yu makes your heart feel like a knife."
Su Jin said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Do you look down on Su Jin who was fighting in a group?"
Wei Songhe hurriedly said: "No, no, I am also a face-saving person. How can I talk about these things to Brother Su? You and I are brothers. It is a pleasure in life to make friends with brothers. I also value it very much, but if
Once it involves other people, won’t it change from now on?”
Su Jin shook his head and said: "I didn't expect you to be so pedantic. Are you afraid that money will change the relationship between friends, and you won't be able to hold your head up from now on? Are you aware that you are harming us?"
Wei Songhe'eran said: "How do you say this?"
Su Jindao: "You and I are sworn brothers. When we are sworn brothers, we feel like brothers. In other words, your parents are also the parents of our brothers. By doing this, you are ignoring the brotherhood and putting us in an unfilial place. If not harming us, what are you doing?"
"
Wei Songhe said hurriedly: "Although this is the truth, I, Wei Songhe, will never bother to eat food that is brought to me."
Su Jin spat and said to Xiao Sui'er: "Go and get one hundred taels of gold. What's going on? My brothers are hungry and cold. Can I enjoy the food and drink spicy food with peace of mind?"
Wei Songhe stood up and left. It looked like he would never accept Su Jin's gift.
Su Jin grabbed him angrily and said, "Brother Wei, why are you doing this?"
Wei Songhe said flatly: "You and I are my brothers, so I am saying these things, but I am definitely not asking for charity from you. If you still treat me as your brother, don't embarrass me."
Su Jin rolled his eyes, are there really such pedantic people in the world? Su Jin believed that there are people who don't eat what they eat, but they said that Boyi Shuqi would starve to death if he didn't eat Zhou Su. Su Jin was skeptical, but seeing Wei Songhe today
Su Jin had no reason not to believe this attitude; the tempers of ancient people were sometimes really stubborn, and starving to death could be a minor indiscretion but a big mistake. This kind of thing would be regarded as a joke in future generations.
However, Su Jin also admired Wei Songhe's character. This man's thin body contained a sense of integrity. He had known him for more than half a year, and he had never heard him talk about his family's poverty. On the contrary, Wei Songhe only talked to them.
The ambition of life, the current problems of the imperial court, and the determination to make progress; from the fact that he had no money to go home and just relied on selling calligraphy and paintings to travel for half a month before returning to Luzhou, you can feel the strength of this person's will.
Determination, strong character.
Su Jin thought for a while and said: "In this case, aren't you going to pawn something? Bring it to me to see what it is."
Wei Songhe took out a jade bracelet from his arms and said, "This is my mother's dowry. It is useless to keep it. It is better to exchange it for some money, food, rice and oil than to let it go useless."
Su Jin took it over and looked at it. It was obviously a worthless thing, but it was something of an age. It was slippery and smooth when played with. It was obvious that Wei's mother must have liked it very much. After all, it was a dowry, perhaps it carried the memories of her youth.
Take it out and play with it from time to time.
Su Jin stretched out his hand and put it in his arms. Wei Songhe said anxiously: "Brother, is this...?"
Su Jin said: "My Su family also has a pawn shop, so you can pawn this bracelet for me. Su remembers it. Anyway, your family is pawning it, and so is your family. Why don't you take care of my family's business."
Wei Songhe scratched his head and felt something was inappropriate, but he saw Xiao Sui'er walking into the hall carrying a hundred taels of gold covered with a red cloth. Su Jin said: "Take it, I'll price this bracelet at a hundred taels of gold. It's a fair transaction, no one can be deceived."
Wei Songhe rubbed his hands repeatedly, not knowing what to do.
Su Jin ordered Xiao Sui'er to wrap the gold in red cloth, stuff it into Wei Songhe's hand and said: "If you are worried, I will ask the pawn shop owner to write a pawn ticket. You can come back to redeem it when you are rich in the future. I can't
This is not a charity, this is a sale; the pawn shop’s keeping date is three years, if you don’t come to redeem it after three years, this bracelet will have to be auctioned by Su Ji.”
Why didn't Wei Songhe know that Su Jin was trying to help him in a different way? Seeing that Su Jin was sincere and sincere, and in the name of pawn, it was reasonable and reasonable. Although there was a little pimple in his heart, he couldn't insist on it anymore, so he bowed and bowed.
, to express gratitude.
Su Jin breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was begging to give him money, which was really a shame. However, this incident also made Su Jin realize the value of Wei Songhe.
Su Jin understood that to gain a foothold in this world, of course, one must have good friends to help him, but it was very particular about whom he made friends with and who he confided in; some experiences in his own mind could not help him in this regard.
For example, Ouyang Xiu, later literature praised him as a flower, but after Su Jin got in touch with him, he realized that this was not the case at all. If it were not driven by interests, he would never willingly defend Su Jin. Even if
Now, under certain circumstances, Ouyang Xiu would fall out with him without hesitation.
Therefore, Su Jin still believes that the experience of future generations is unreliable. To make friends in this world of the jungle, you still need to make personal contacts and inspections. Fortunately, Li Chong, Wei Songhe and others all meet their own standards for making friends. Since it seems
After understanding the nature of human beings, Su Jin devoted himself to sincerity without hesitation.