Kaifeng City is a place that can not be biased anymore, a middle-aged woman is doing embroidery in the yard of more than ten square meters with a sad face, and when she closes the distance, it turns out that she is making close-fitting clothes for babies, and her craftsmanship is very good, and the five poisons are vividly embroidered by her.

The two children with pigtails on the side are playing happily by themselves, and the puppets in their hands look shiny, presumably they are also their beloved things, and the children are very well-behaved, taking turns to play, not noisy or noisy.

The woman seemed to remember something, put down the needlework in her hand, and when she opened the rice bowl in the kitchen, the sadness on her face became even stronger, and the rice in the tank could only support until today, and there would be no rice to eat tomorrow.

When the children were growing up, the family had a little money left over to buy meat for them to supplement their nutrition, and when they returned to the bedroom, they turned out the money bag at the bottom of the wardrobe, and a few copper plates in their hands seemed to be laughing at themselves.

Under the money bag, there is an object hidden deeper, the woman took it out and looked at it, as if to make up her mind, a bracelet with mixed colors and lusters, is the most valuable property when she got married, the family has experienced several embarrassments before, but in the end they all persevered, this time it seems that it will not work.

She has a deep understanding of the hardships of living in the capital, and it is not wrong to say that a penny is difficult for a hero, many times he told her husband, we don't want to be that petty official, but her husband asked rhetorically, what can we do if we don't become officials.

"Xiao An, Xiao Ge, you play at home obediently, and my mother will buy you something delicious on the street."

The children can feel that their mother has something on their minds in the past two days, but they still can't understand what the lack of money is, why everyone is the same person, but the family background is different, they can't think of these, they won't worry, they still feel relieved to hear the delicious toys in their hands, and give their mother a happy response.

Lingering at the door of the pawnshop for a long time, she was hesitating whether she wanted to go in, and the people at the door could probably see this woman's entanglement, who didn't come to the pawnshop in a desperate place, and there was a little hope that she wouldn't choose to be her favorite thing.

"Five hundred Wen, the most, if you have more, you can find someone else!"

"Can you give me more? This is the dowry that my grandmother passed on to me, and she said that the material was very good. ”

"Okay? A few years ago, your bracelet was still worth about a consistent amount of money, but now you don't know that the jade in the Western Regions and the south has arrived in the capital, and it is still for the sake of Lord Li's face to give you 500 Wen, and I won't give 100 Wen for another person, and I won't give out any more. ”

When it's still inappropriate, 500 Wen is too far from what I thought, if the child is going to be hungry tomorrow, I will be fine if I am hungry for a while and a half, but what about the child?

The hero can't resist the four words of firewood, rice, oil and salt, Wang Sha returned home with five hundred yuan, and bought two strings of sugar gourds for the two children on the way, and wanted to eat it herself, but after looking at the money in her hand, she still held back.

Rice, a pickled radish, and a fried cabbage, there is no oil and water when you look at it, but the two children still eat it with relish, and she regrets her behavior when she was young.

Wang Sha is a strong woman, the thought of regret flashed, she knew what she should do, the embroidery in her hand should be able to subsidize a few days, if her husband's money is sent, there should be no problem this month.

Look at the sky, it's time for the husband to go down

, I don't know what a secretary from the eighth grade is busy with all day long, it is better to be a small official at the beginning, at least someone will give a small gift or something in a few days, and it can also subsidize a little family.

"An'er, Ge'er, do you miss your father today, come and see what your father has brought you." The man is in his thirties, his image is well cleaned up, and his clothes look a little old, but they are very clean.

He has the same name and surname as Tang Gaozu, but apart from his name, everything else seems to be different.

You say he's incompetent! But he can change himself from an official to an official, don't underestimate this, the official becomes an official, this is a change in identity from the root, the official is the people, not the official, this is the change that hundreds of thousands of officials in the Great Song Dynasty dream of.

You say he's capable! The life of his wife and children is so poor, and even his wife has to sell his own dowry, in Wang Sha's eyes, her husband is a capable person, otherwise she would not have married him without hesitation.

Li Yuan took out something wrapped in oiled paper from his arms, and the boy said excitedly: "Daddy, I smell it, it's roast chicken, right, it must be roast chicken, we still ate it last month?" "Actually, the children don't remember, the last time they ate roast chicken was during the Chinese New Year last year.

"An'er is so smart, this time you and your sister are half of each other, but you can't eat it all alone."

The child can still take care of these, there is roast chicken to eat, he has forgotten the rice in his bowl, Wang Sha did not stop his son, watched the brother and sister start to eat, and then said to her husband: "Didn't you have a fortune?" How can you still have the money to buy them roast chicken to eat. ”

Li Yuan felt sorry for his wife for a second, and said: "Someone invited me to dinner, I brought it to my two children when I left, and the court didn't know what was wrong. ”

"It's not that you haven't sent it alone, you have to look at the place when you complain in the future, don't keep the door open."

"Don't let people say it at home, they dare to do it, we are not allowed to say it, the family is running out of money! I'll go to that bank tomorrow and borrow a little bit later. ”

Hearing about borrowing money, Wang Sha was instantly unhappy, usury, donkey rolling, she has seen countless people sell their children and daughters with her own eyes, and how many families are separated because of this wife.

"You are not allowed to borrow usury, I sold that bracelet today, and it can last for ten days and half a month, maybe your money will also come down at that time, what are you borrowing that thing for."

Li Yuan said: "The bank is not a loan shark, I have a lot of colleagues who have borrowed it in it, I have heard that the interest rate is very low, it is quite cost-effective, and the bank is opened by the imperial court, and they dare not give usury!" ”

Wang Sha is as strong as a cow, anything else is okay anyway, there is no room for negotiation in this matter, looking at his wife's appearance, Li Yuan felt that he could only cut it first and then play, otherwise don't even think about it.

The days of September were still long, and Wang Sha asked her husband while doing embroidery, "Aren't you in the yamen?" I didn't hear what was going on, and it hadn't happened for several years. ”

Li Yuan was lying on the bamboo chair, thinking in his mind that when he had private money in the past, he could go to the Ya to drink a bottle of beer, and that kind of day was so fucking comfortable! was beaten back to the prototype by his wife, and said weakly: "It seems to be some kind of fight, we are small people."

Clear there. ”

Wang Sha sighed and said: "It's only been a few good days, what if you say that the court doesn't send it, we have no other income, An'er will go to school next year, tuition, teachers' constraints, these all need money, as well as pen, ink, paper and inkstone." ”

The more Li Yuan thought about it, the more annoyed he became, the Great Song Dynasty had been smooth in recent years, and the imperial court didn't know how to seek some benefits for these low-level petty officials, so he remembered the story that a colleague told him.

Do you want to quit your job and go to the sea to do some business, I heard that the South Seas are full of gold, this idea came up, and was soon vetoed by him, his wife will never agree, an official put down his identity to do business, do a lowly profession, he said it, his wife is afraid that he will be the first to reconcile with himself.

"No, no matter how long it takes, the people below will also have opinions, there are not many people like us in the capital, the imperial court will not let this matter continue endlessly, if I can rise up again this year, all the problems will be solved."

When Wang Sha heard her husband's words, she was excited, and the needle in her hand pierced her fingers, in front of her husband's appreciation, what is it to prick it, as long as it can be raised, ten times, and a hundred times, she is willing.

"Really? Can it really be raised? Let's not stay in the capital, let's go to the place! The local prices are not so high, and we can still sell this small yard at that time, and then we will have money to spare, and we will not live like now. ”

Li Yuan smiled bitterly: "What I'm talking about is that there is a chance, and there is nothing to do with the eight characters." ”

Wang Sha's heart was gone, and she wanted to mock her husband for two sentences, but she still didn't say anything when she saw his tired face on his mouth.

"Is anyone there?"

The yard was not big, and the words of the doorman outside were heard very clearly, Wang Sha looked at her husband, because her husband had many friends, and he often came to the house to eat and drink, and Wang Sha was very unhappy when he thought of this.

Li Yuan shook his head, this voice was very young, he confirmed that he had not heard this voice, Wang Sha saw her husband sitting still, and poked him, "Go open the door!" In broad daylight, the police roam the streets all day long, what are you afraid of? ”

After Li Yuan opened the door, he saw a white and pure young man, dressed very decently, but the jade pendant on his waist could blind his eyes, and he glanced at the carriage behind the young man, which was expected to be the mark of the Beihou Mansion, these things would never be mistaken by the officials at the bottom of their ranks.

After thinking about it, it seems that his family has nothing to do with Wangbei Houfu, "Is Childe looking for the wrong person?" ”

Shen Kuo smiled: "Is it the secretary Lang Li's family?" I came to my cousin, her name is Wang Shasha. Shen Kuo's memory was almost gone, but he couldn't stand his superb father, and he thought it wasn't a big deal, so he inquired by the way.

"Yes, yes, yes, please inside."

Wang Sha was also puzzled when she saw Shen Kuo, calling her cousin, it seems that no one is in the capital who can compete with the young man in front of her!

"Cousin, have you forgotten, we haven't seen each other for nearly ten years, I'm Xiao Kuo, and I happened to be recuperating in Luoyang when my cousin got married, so I missed my cousin's wedding."

Wang Sha looked at Shen Kuo and couldn't believe it, "I remember when you were a child, you were black and thin, how did you come, how did you find my family." "Maybe it's because my cousin saw my embarrassment, or because I was surprised by my cousin's change.