Chapter fifty-ninth life is short and things are impermanent
Update time:2012-11-04
The world is not so easy to run. It is better to have a lot of money in hand and a carriage, horse, and slaves. Otherwise, there will be many inconveniences in food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and the basic conditions for survival will be problematic. What else can we talk about? Just like being a hermit in the mountains is not an ordinary person.
So Zhang Ning didn't prepare too much verbal persuasion. He just prepared this clean yard, plus some firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. It didn't cost much but it was very effective. He carefully observed the expressions of the old and the young and found something different.
Less stuff.
As a paid employer, the current relationship between him and Lao Xu is actually a two-way choice. Whether cooperation can be reached is probably being tested.
Zhang Ning spoke gently and slowly, remaining cautious and only talking about trivial matters. At this moment, he suddenly felt that all kinds of relationships between people actually have something in common, just like the current relationship between cooperation and love.
Slowly expose yourself to temptations, fearing that speaking out directly will scare the other person away, or that the other person may not intend to express your feelings there, which will be useless.
Sure enough, Zhang Ning faintly heard the girl whispering to Lao Xu: "I have nothing to do to show my courtesy..."
He didn't take it seriously and said with a cheeky smile: "We have already eaten at home at this time. Do you two mind if I stay and eat before leaving?"
"Young master is the master and we are guests." Old Xu said calmly, "Let Wenjun cook and we will wait for a while."
It turned out that the girl's name was Wenjun, which was pretty good. Coupled with the feeling Lao Xu gave him, Zhang Ning judged that the two of them were probably related to each other and might have been wealthy before. He did not express any words of praise for the girl's name.
Even deliberately being cold-shouldered, after all, keeping a distance from the young lady makes people feel safer, right?
So Zhang Ning asked Lao Xu to come out of the woodshed, and he held a lamp and went to the north main room to sit down together.
"I haven't asked you for your surname yet," Old Xu said.
Zhang Ning said calmly: "My surname is Zhang, the judge of Yangzhou Prefecture, Tianzhu Official."
Old Xu looked Zhang Ning up and down, stood up hurriedly and said: "It turns out that you are an official, so you are disrespectful and disrespectful."
"That's all, sit down and talk." Zhang Ning made a gesture of support. Since he admitted that he was an official, then Lao Xu and the others were arrested today... Perhaps Lao Xu has guessed that the incident was just a test. Being arrested
It was okay for Lao Xu to guess that Zhang Ning himself had no ill intentions. Now that he had the intention, Lao Xu might be able to feel more at ease. Then Wenjun's muttered sentence of "being courteous for nothing" does have some truth. Some people are being courteous to him for no reason.
You don’t know the purpose, so it would be weird if you don’t take precautions.
Now that he had revealed his identity, he could have asked Lao Xu about his origins, but Zhang Ning still felt that the heat was not enough, so he sat and pretended to look at the dark scenery in the yard without asking. After a while, he didn't think about it.
Ask in a polite tone to avoid being cold-hearted: "What are Lao Xu's plans for the future?"
Lao Xu's face suddenly showed some vicissitudes of life, maybe it was an illusion caused by too many wrinkles? He said unhurriedly: "What kind of plan can a person who walks around the streets and alleys sell and sing? We are all at home."
Zhang Ning nodded and said casually: "Life is short."
Lao Xu couldn't help but smile: "Sir, you are so young, but you lament this?"
"Young or old, there are things to do at every stage of life. If you miss it, you will inevitably be hasty and embarrassed in the future." Zhang Ning said with a smile, "I have to start a family now, and I have to be aggressive in my future, otherwise I will be middle-aged in the blink of an eye.
Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to have no future or achieve nothing? How easy is it to make up for lost time and opportunities temporarily? "
"My lord is young and promising, and I am very sensible. I commend you for that." Lao Xu nodded, but his expression became slightly worried.
Zhang Ning looked at Lao Xu calmly with a smile that seemed unfazed by honor and disgrace, and said softly: "I have little experience, so I don't know what to say. Lao Xu is already in his twilight years, and he is free and easy to live all over the world.
It is not far away when the body becomes weak and cannot support itself. This is just the natural way of the rise and fall of life due to the replacement of all things. There is no need to be sentimental but we must also observe it."
"What's wrong with an old man with a low status and a nameless body buried in the grass?" Old Xu's face looked a little unhappy.
Zhang Ning died of illness in his previous life and has never experienced the feeling of the elderly, but he has seen a lot. Most people see their children getting married and starting a business. In the end, they have to prepare a coffin for themselves and feel relieved when everything is done.
Zhang Ning knew that the older people were, the more stubborn they were. Even if he had a higher status, he would not be happy if he said this. But the truth was what Lao Xu said, and Zhang Ning knew it was working: Lao Xu had always behaved very calmly, so why was he suddenly so sad?
Overjoyed?
He didn't care about Lao Xu's feelings, and continued: "Even if you don't plan for yourself, you still have to think about your granddaughter, right? If her daughter's family doesn't have her parents and elders to make the decisions, and she doesn't have anyone to see her identity, how can she be a family all over the world?
?If your situation does not improve and Lao Xu is no longer here, you should think about what kind of situation she will be in..."
Lao Xu suddenly stood up and said with an unusual look on his face: "You and I don't owe each other, there's no need to gossip about our family's affairs!"
Zhang Ning knew that he couldn't say any more, so he stood up and said at the right time: "That's it. It seems that I will not be able to enjoy this meal. I will take my leave first."
After saying that, he gently threw the key on the chair he was sitting on, turned around and left without saying anything.
After a while, Wenjun walked in with a large bowl of soup on a piece of cloth and put it on the table. He saw Lao Xu sitting on the chair with a straight face and said nothing. He didn't even look at himself.
He kept asking: "What's wrong with grandpa? Where is that person...the key?"
"Let's go." Old Xu softened his expression, paused and said, "He is the judge of Yangzhou. He probably brought ten taels of silver last time just to test us."
Wenjun curled his lips and said: "There are a few stinky money people who treat people like monkeys! But it doesn't matter if we find someone who takes advantage of us. The ten taels plus the jade pendant will be enough for us for a long time. Or we can keep it.
What can I do with this money?”
Lao Xu said: "What can we do? We don't have enough land to buy, so we can only buy some household items and become tenants. But it is not easy to settle down if we are not familiar with the place. We are also afraid that the government will investigate us and find out the details... Judge Zhang should see this
We have some skills and want to win over us, but I can't think of any other purpose. You can see that he put a lot of thought into the preparations in this yard. If there is no purpose, there is no need to do this."
"There is no corvee for planting the land under the name of these officials, and the grain tax is light." Wenjun said softly, "But he is definitely not trying to win over us as tenants in his name. We don't have any labor, and he doesn't have to spend so much.
It’s that kind of person you need to find…”
Hearing that there was no labor force, Old Xu's mouth twitched slightly and said: "That's it. In the world, you have to do whatever you are given. Zhu Hai, the gatekeeper, was reused by Lord Xinling of Wei State, and he was dedicated to killing Wei.
The general's plan to steal the talisman to save Zhao was successful, but he could only wait for the army to march out and cut his neck to apologize. Today, Judge Zhang does not care about his status as a corporal, and what he asked us to do is definitely not a light thing. Can we handle this bowl of rice? "
Wen Jun said kindly: "If it doesn't work, forget it. It's because grandpa has the ability. Otherwise, why would the official just look at you instead of anyone else?"
...After drinking a bowl of sweet and crystal white fungus soup and eating some pastries, Zhang Ning took a bath in the hot water and washed himself, changed into close-fitting and comfortable fine cotton clothes, and sat at the table in front of the window for a while to prepare for rest.
Soft lights, comfortable big houses, the difference in the amount of resources between people in this world is too obvious. Maybe fairness, like morality in classics, can easily become an excuse for shuffling the cards. Humans have learned it first.
Call enslaved animals, and then learn to enslave the same kind.
However, in the face of the change of life and age, everyone is indeed equal. He sat quietly for a while and saw pens and papers on the cabinet, so he got up and took something over. On a whim, he poured a little water from the teacup into the inkstone and took an inkstone.
I dipped my uncleaned pen in it and wrote four words with a strong sense of willpower: Life is short.
After losing his interest, he threw the brush into the inkstone, took off his clothes and went to bed. After a while, Han Wu walked in timidly and silently packed up the messy things for him. A man was in the bedroom.
Zhang Ning couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling when he did such a thing, but this was because he wanted a valet himself and he couldn't blame others.
When he got up early the next morning, Zhang Ning packed up, went to the stable to pick up the horse, and went straight to the yard in the northwest of the city. He led the horse to the door, took a look at the door of the yard, and thought that if people left, there would be no need to leave.
So he could lock the door, didn't he leave the key inside? He stretched out his hand and pushed it gently, and unexpectedly the door opened. As soon as he entered, the courtyard was clear, and he saw that his grandfather and grandson were still there.
Old Xu was sitting on a wicker chair on the steps, holding a tea cup in his hand, while Miss Wenjun was standing in the middle of the yard holding a wooden stick, looking back. Old Xu stood up and said: "Zhang
grown ups."
Zhang Ning nodded, closed the courtyard door smoothly, and then tied the reins to a tree. After completing these trivial tasks unhurriedly, he walked forward and asked, "Are you two still there?"
Do you have to get used to it?"
"Not bad, very quiet." Lao Xu said.
Zhang Ning said calmly: "I paid the rent for half a year, and it will be empty if it is empty. I am used to staying here for a while. If I am not used to it, just say something."
"Master Zhang, please sit down in the room and talk." Lao Xu said.
The two of them entered the main room and took their seats. After a while, Wenjun came up with two cups of tea and stood at the door, curious to listen to what they said. Lao Xu was speechless, so Zhang Ning naturally let her go.
After a few polite words, it seemed that there was nothing left to say. Old Xu took a sip from the tea cup and said slowly: "I was originally serving as the commander and governor of the Guards in Shaanxi. It is true that my surname is Xu. I didn't lie to you."
"Yeah." Zhang Ning nodded and didn't interrupt, just listened.
Lao Xu continued: "I had an only son who was also a military attache in the guard station. Unexpectedly, he fell ill and died in an unfavorable year. I only left me a granddaughter, Wen Jun. Her biological mother failed to pass down the incense to the Xu family.
Her husband passed away and she remarried early. A few years ago, the Chief Envoy of Shaanxi Province sent someone to escort Ben Qianfu to Beijing. Wei Li ordered me to lead troops to escort him, but on the way I encountered a thieves. The thieves came from all over the mountains and fields and walked like the wind.
The battle between the officers and soldiers was unfavorable, and many brothers lost their money and property. They were robbed of all their money. The people from the Chief Envoy colluded with the commander of the guards and passed most of the blame on the old man. The old man had no choice but to sell off his family's property and all valuable things.
Even though the compensation was still short of more than two thousand taels, there was nothing we could do. A brothel in Xi'an took the opportunity to buy Wenjun with one hundred taels. In anger, the old man injured several people and fled with Wenjun.
It’s been several years in the blink of an eye…”
"Everything in the world is unpredictable." Zhang Ning sighed, thinking that if he were not careful when he became an official, he might lose his iron job.
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