There are many piers in Bianliang.

The river passes through the city, the boat swims in the middle of the city, Bianliang is like a water city, in this steamy morning, there are cargo ships docked.

"Su Yi!"

A group of coolies swarmed away.

Su Yi was nibbling on the cake in the back, and a partner called him in front, "Hurry up, otherwise it won't be your turn." ”

Someone shouted: "His son is an official in the south, and he has to fight with us for this money?" ”

Su Yi took a sip of water, burped, and said, "Come right away." ”

He followed the coolies to the front, and the owner of the ship shouted, "The old rule, take the sign and count the money...... Let's go. ”

Su Yi was at the back, and when it was his turn, he bent his knees slightly, and two of them picked up the sack and put it on his back.

"Lao Su, this batch of goods is heavy, be careful."

"Yes."

Su Yi trembled a few times, and then walked forward steadily.

After carrying a few bags, he felt that his waist and legs were a little sore, but his spirit was good.

"Lao Su, your son is a big official, you are not at home to enjoy the happiness, what are you doing at the dock?"

The owner of the ship asked reservedly, standing aside with a large teacup in his hand to drink.

Su Yan never came back, and gradually, the legendary boy of Bianliang became history.

Su Yi held the skewer in his hand and said, "There's nothing to do at home." ”

"That's it?" The owner of the ship smiled, "You're not afraid of embarrassing your son?" ”

Su Yi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "That kid is a person from the dock, and he also grew up." This person can't forget his roots, today he is a coolie, and tomorrow he will be an official, he will look down on a coolie, that is a person who forgets his roots, he has few good ones. ”

The shipowner shook his head slightly, "You ...... It's a shame. ”

Seeing that Su Yi didn't think so, he said: "I thought that Han Gaozu became the emperor back then, so I took my father here, and I was afraid that he would be lonely, so I built a village according to the appearance of my hometown...... What do you sing when you return home...... Gale, gale, gale......"

This shipowner probably hasn't read a book, and the environment of the Great Song Dynasty is relaxed, so he dares to compare Han Gaozu with the Su family.

"Your son is an official, an official is an official, he should be a master, you, a good person, don't do it, you have to do this, what is this called?"

Someone said, "This is called ignorance ...... bad."

Everyone was laughing, and Su Yi was laughing.

The dock is a mixed place, this level of ridicule is just ordinary, if you feel that you are clear and clean, and you are not willing to be humiliated, then pack up and go home as soon as possible and find a new job.

"In the morning, someone said that your son came to Bianliang, and said that he had seen the official family, Su Yi, hurry up and go home." Someone was shouting.

Su Yi shook his head, "He didn't say it in his letter, so he definitely didn't come back." ”

The coolies were laughing.

Teasing Su Yi every once in a while is the time when they are most happy.

Think about it, the father of a big official is working with us, and we can still tease him, how cool is this!

Someone said: "Su Yi, your eldest man asked you to work here, this is unfilial." ”

Su Yi smiled: "No, Da Lang is very filial, and he has always said that he took a certain person to Hangzhou, but he has been here for a lifetime and left here...... I'm afraid my soul will be gone......"

The so-called haunting dreams, except for lovers, are probably only hometowns.

"What's wrong?"

Su Yi found that everyone was silent, and they were all looking behind him, and couldn't help laughing: "Isn't it an official here?" ”

The dock is a place where the petty officials and the sergeants of the inspection department often come, so Su Yi turned around disapprovingly.

Then he saw that familiar face.

"Daddy."

Su Yan knelt down, hugged his legs and cried: "The child has been gone for a long time, and you have suffered. ”

It is a Chinese tradition to kneel down to the elders after returning from a long journey.

The long-lost son suddenly appeared in front of him, Su Yi touched the top of his head excitedly, and said happily: "Why did you come back?" Why did you come back? ”

Su Yan raised his head, "The child was ordered to return to Beijing to report on his work, and he just came out of the court. ”

"Hurry up."

Su Yi pulled him up and looked at him carefully, "Well, it looks okay, it's just that I've lost some weight." ”

In the eyes of parents, their children will probably always need nourishment, and they can't wait for their children to eat all the things they need to nourish for a lifetime under their noses, and then they can rest assured.

"Su Yi, hurry back."

The owner of the ship came over and saluted, saying, "It was just a joke, don't care." ”

Su Yan glanced at him, his expression was very calm, but the owner of the ship was somehow afraid, and hurriedly changed his words: "The villain was unobstructed just now, and I ask for forgiveness." ”

Is this official authority?

Su Yi frowned slightly, he remembered what happened to him in the village when he was young.

"In the past, when my father was young, the family was ordinary. At that time, the most feared were the small officials, and those small officials came in to ask for money and food, and they didn't give it? If ......you don't give it, I'll clean you up," Su Yi recalled: "What did they call it back then? Guanwei ...... Da Lang, don't you want to get this official authority to scare people......"

Su Yi didn't know what officials needed, but his years of experience made him hate the so-called official authority, so he said: "If you are okay, you can accompany your father to carry a few bags of goods." ”

He didn't know how to educate his son, but he instinctively felt that letting him return to his old business would bring back the simplicity he had back then.

It's better to be an official or be simple!

Those corrupt officials will definitely not end well.

This is the idea of coolie Suyi, very simple and ordinary.

The shipowner's cheeks twitched, and he felt that Su Yi was dizzy, and he actually let the son of the Hangzhou City Bo Sitong Judge carry the work.

"You...... Those wealthy businessmen have to bow their heads when they see Su Tong's judgment, a certain ...... I'm not afraid of your jokes, it's your blessing, so that I can see Su Tongju face to face, and let Su Tongju carry the bag, don't dare! ”

The shipowner smiled bitterly, but Su Yi frowned and said, "What about the general sentence?" Don't eat? Don't eat or drink Lazar? Don't swear? Don't make mistakes? If you forget your roots, you will make mistakes, Dalang, come. ”

He looked at his son with anticipation in his eyes.

He hopes that his son will still be the same son, even if he has been an official for a long time, he will not forget his true colors.

Su Yan smiled and strode towards the cargo ship.

it!

The owner of the ship was dumbfounded and shouted: "Su Tongju, the villain doesn't dare, don't dare!" ”

Hangzhou City Bo Sitong judged that the God of Wealth in the eyes of this Bianliang wealthy businessman actually gave a certain job......

I'm afraid I won't be able to be a man!

The coolies couldn't believe it either.

"I've been a big official for a long time, how can this Su Dalang still be willing to carry the job?"

"Isn't he ashamed?"

"A certain son felt ashamed to be a coolie, and the last time he met a certain person at the dock, he pretended not to know him."

“……”

In the midst of these discussions, Su Yan walked to the side of the boat, took off his official uniform, Su Yi followed, and then hugged it carefully.

This is his son's official uniform, the pride of the old Su family, and it can't be soiled.

While letting his son carry his life and find his duty, while cherishing his official uniform, the two seemingly contradictory behaviors appear together, but they are very harmonious.

Su Yan bent down, but the two big men who loaded the goods carried the sacks but didn't dare to send them up.

Su Yan looked back and smiled: "Hurry up, I'm going home for lunch after I finish loading." ”

He didn't eat breakfast, and he had to eat lunch, otherwise he would be hungry.

The two big men put the bag on his back and carried the corners, for fear that he would not be able to carry it.

But Su Yan's body shook up, and he easily picked up the sack, and then walked to the shore with vigorous steps.

Su Yi heard his son's words, and said distressedly: "Dalang, you wait, for my father, I will go and buy mutton steamed buns." ”

In his opinion, the best food to eat is mutton, and mutton steamed buns are the most convenient, and they are full of oil in one bite.

When he came back with a few mutton steamed buns, Su Yan had already finished his work, sweating profusely and talking to the coolies.

“…… Children must read, and if they don't read, you won't be able to understand the things that will appear in the future. ”

"For example, those things that are being pondered in the academy, and when there are those things on the dock in the future, it will be easier to work, but when the work is easy, there will be more people, and some people will not work? What to do? They don't understand anything, what can they do? I had to go back to work as coolies. So read books. ”

Shen An repeatedly emphasized in the academy that education is the foundation of the future development of the Great Song Dynasty, and if this foundation is not strong, no matter how powerful the Great Song Dynasty is, it will become a passing cloud.

After hearing and witnessing a lot, Su Yan had a lot of insights into this.

Someone said, "I can't afford to read it." Now those places where you teach cost a lot more money, and our children can't afford to study! ”

"It's good to be able to feed a child, but it's too difficult to study, so it's better to let the child help work at home."

This idea persists thousands of years later.

"There will be later."

Su Yan remembered Shen An's words.

——In the future, there should be a school in every place in the Great Song Dynasty, and every child should strive to be able to make them literate and hyphenated...... Learn the skills to make a living.

Yes, Shen An didn't think about any lofty goal at all, he just wanted more children to read and write.

As long as they can read and hyphenate, they will be able to continue to learn and improve in the years that follow.

"There will be many gentlemen in the future, and it will be cheap to read......"

Shen An said that those children should not need money to study in the future, even if Su Yan worships him again, he still feels impossible.

"But when you go to school, there are fewer people at home."

These coolies are still thinking about letting their children repeat their lives, simple, but reliable.

"But after the school comes out, the child can go to other things, those jobs are easier and earn more money."

Su Yan said: "Look at so-and-so, so-and-so also worked on the dock back then, and later studied hard in the academy, how many people laughed at so-and-so at that time? It's whimsical to say so-and-so, but what about now? ”

Su Yi hugged his official uniform and burst into tears.

Now that he has returned from Hangzhou, he can meet the officials and talk with the Zaifu......

Who thought of this back then?

Everyone had some longing, and someone said: "There is a scholar waiting for the exam in a certain alley, looking poor!" Go back and give him some money every month to see if he can teach his children......"

"Okay, that's for the best."

Su Yan laughed, feeling that this was a good start.

"Da Lang, eat the steamed buns while they're hot."

Su Yi saw that his son was speaking calmly, and the coolies, and even the shipowners and shipwrights were listening attentively, not to mention the pride in his heart.

"Dad, you eat too."

"Hey!"

Su Yi took the steamed bun with one hand, and with the other hand, he was still carefully holding his son's official uniform.

It's good that a certain son hasn't forgotten his roots!

"Da Lang, is this Li family's steamed bun still delicious?"

"Well, it's delicious. It's full of oil in one mouth, and it's so fragrant. ”

The father and son walked and ate as they walked and slowly left the dock.

Later, the news that Su Yan went to the dock to carry the work as soon as he returned to the capital in Hangzhou City, and the whole city was shocked.

Shen An smiled, very satisfied.

Zhao Shu nodded and said to Chen Zhongheng: "Don't forget your roots. I have seen many officials who were originally born in poverty, but once they became officials, they forgot their duties, stood tall, far away, and looked at the people with disgust. Such an official, he can't be reused. Su Yan is so good, I like this. ”

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