Chapter 026: A Little Wisdom
The next day, the weather was clear.
Su Wuming hurriedly went to Dali Temple after some preparations, when he came to Dali Temple, there were not many colleagues in it, and after waiting for about half a pillar of incense, those people came one after another, and saw Di Bu stepping into Dali Temple, Su Wuming hurriedly greeted him: "Lord Di, yesterday you said that you would let your subordinates patrol the streets with you today, I don't know when it started?" ”
Di Bu saw that Su Wuming came so early, not a person who likes to be lazy, and he had a little good impression of him in his heart, so he said: "Patrolling the streets is an errand of the officials, and we don't have to go to Dali Temple. ”
Listening to Di Bu's meaning, his attitude was a little better than yesterday, Su Wuming's heart was overjoyed, and he agreed again and again.
After Di Bu entered his office room for half a pillar of incense, he walked out in plain clothes, and he beckoned to Su Wuming: "Let's go!" ”
The two of them went out of Dali Temple, Tang Xiong was already waiting at the door, Di Bu saw Tang Xiong, was a little surprised, and asked, "Who is this?" ”
Su Wuming hurriedly explained: "Master Huidi, this is my brother, his martial arts are very strong, I asked him to follow him, in case of accidents." ”
Di Bu's eyebrows condensed slightly, but he didn't say much, flicked his sleeves, and walked straight ahead, Tang Xiong followed behind, with an angry face, because he felt that this Di Bu was too faceless for his big brother Su.
The capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and there are not many people who cause trouble on this bustling street, so the three of them have walked for more than an hour and have never encountered any disputes.
At this time, the sun was shining, although it was mid-spring, but the temperature had risen, everyone had walked for more than an hour, somewhat tired and thirsty, so Su Wuming suggested finding an inn to rest for a while, Di Bu frowned again after listening to Su Wuming's words, but still agreed.
The three of them found an inn on the street casually, and asked for wine and food, Su Wuming knew that Di Bu was high, so he was not very flattering and said some words of persuasion, and a few people just drank very casually.
And just after a few people had a few glasses of wine, there was a sudden sound of quarrel outside the inn, Di Bu heard the voice, glanced at Su Wuming, and said, "Go out and see what's going on!" ”
Su Wuming responded again and again, then put down the wine glass and walked out with Di Bu.
Pushing aside the crowd and rushing forward, they found two men fighting over a sheepskin, both of whom were ordinary people, one of whom had a bundle of firewood beside him, presumably a woodcutter, and the other with a bag at his feet, but he did not know what was inside.
Both of them held the sheepskin at this time, and both said that the sheepskin was their own.
After seeing this situation, Di Bu smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and then looked at Su Wuming and said, "Do you have a way to tell whose sheepskin this sheepskin belongs to?" ”
Su Wuming saw Di Bu's smug and confident face, thinking that he already knew how to conclude that Su Wuming was willing to lose, so he smiled lightly and said, "My subordinates are willing to give it a try!" ”
Di Bu made a gesture of please, Su Wuming nodded his hand, how to take a step forward and came to the two people arguing with each other, and shouted: "Please stop, you two, I can help you distinguish the owner of the sheepskin." ”
When the two saw that it was a scholar, they both looked disdainful, and refused to let go first, lest if they let go, the sheepskin would be taken away by the other party.
Seeing that the two of them didn't let go, Su Wuming's brows furrowed slightly, and at this time, Tang Xiong stepped forward one step earlier, grabbed a person with one hand, and pulled them away, while the sheepskin had already arrived in his hand.
When the two saw that someone was using force, they were both angry and shouted that they wanted to report to the official.
Tang Xiong snorted coldly and said: "My eldest brother Su is an official, what else do you report to the official, my eldest brother Su kindly helped you find out who is the owner of the sheepskin, you are good, and you refuse to appreciate it." ”
As soon as they heard that the scholar in front of them was an official, the two of them immediately panicked, and knelt down again and again to say goodbye.
Su Wuming is not very accustomed to accepting others to bow down on the street, and today Di Bu is here, and in his eyes, he still thinks that he is a person who likes to be powerful, so as soon as the two of them knelt down, Su Wuming hurriedly helped them up and asked, "Why are you two fighting for this sheepskin?" ”
Su Wuming asked this, and both of them had to answer first, Su Wuming saw that the two of them were like this, it was just a lot of time, so he pointed to the woodcutter and said, "You say it first!" ”
The woodcutter nodded again and again, and said: "Back to the adult, the villain is a woodcutter, often go up the mountain to chop firewood and then pull it to the city for sale, the villain's family is poor, and the mother has nothing to do at home to raise a sheep, but who knows that one day the sheep suddenly died, I and my mother are sad and sad, and finally can't, so I have to peel the sheepskin, sell the mutton for some food to eat, and the sheepskin is hung on the tree to dry, this morning I saw that the sheepskin has dried, so I carried the firewood cut yesterday to the city to sell, but who would have thought that on the way to meet this splash skin, He actually said that my sheepskin belongs to his family, and he must return it, and the adults are aware of it, don't let the villain eat this wrong! ”
After the woodcutter finished speaking, the other person was already angry and wanted to scold, but Su Wuming was here, and he was there again.
After listening to the woodcutter's words, Su Wuming looked at the other person and said, "You say! ”
The other person nodded and said, "Go back to my lord, a guy from the villain's inn, today the innkeeper asked me to buy salt, and take the sheepskin left by the sheep I just killed a few days ago to the market to sell, the villain first went to buy salt, and then prepared to take the salt to the market to sell the sheepskin, thinking that if I can sell it at a good price, the shopkeeper may be able to reward me with a few cents, but who would have thought that I have not yet reached the market, I met this scoundrel, he has to say that this sheepskin belongs to his family, and wants me to return him, this ...... This sheepskin was asked to be sold by the shopkeeper of my family, how can it be his family's things, adults must be aware of it! ”
After the two of them said this, it sounded reasonable, and passers-by talked about it, but no one could tell whose sheepskin it was.
Dibu stood in the crowd and looked at Su Nameless and smiled, as if waiting, waiting to see how Su Nameless would find out Allah in sheepskin.
After listening to what the two said, Su Wuming frowned slightly and asked, "When the two started to fight, did they put their respective wood and salt on the ground?" ”
"This is natural, I carry firewood on my back, and I can rob him there!"
"Hmph, I'm afraid I'll spill my salt!"
As soon as the two said this, Su Wuming suddenly smiled: "Okay, I have a way to find out who is Allah in sheepskin." ”
Everyone was surprised when they heard Su Wuming say this, and at this time, Su Wuming looked at Tang Xiong and said, "Brother Tang, you put the sheepskin in a clean place, and then find me a wooden stick." ”
Tang Xiong listened again and again, and at this time, one of the people in the crowd had already handed over the wooden stick.
Su Wuming smiled lightly, then came to the sheepskin with a wooden stick, and then whipped it on the sheepskin with a wooden stick, and after beating it for a while, he called the woodcutter and the innkeeper to see, and the two came to the sheepskin and looked at it carefully, but they didn't see anything, so they were very puzzled.
Other passers-by were also puzzled, and they didn't know what Su Wuming was letting people see.
At this time, Su Wuming got up and said, "I beat the sheepskin with a wooden stick, and this fell from the sheepskin!" Su Wuming said, pointing to something under the sheepskin, everyone stretched their necks to look, and saw a little white particles on the ground, not salt.
When the woodcutter saw the salt, he still refused to stop, and still saw that this sheepskin was his own, and at this time, Su Wuming suddenly snorted coldly and said, "Since the two of you put down the things in your hands as soon as you tear it up, if this sheepskin is yours, how can there be salt grains?" This sheepskin clearly belongs to this innkeeper, he bought salt to sell the sheepskin, and there will be salt grains on this sheepskin, can you be guilty? ”
Being drunk by Su Wuming, the woodcutter suddenly knelt down in fright, begged for mercy again and again, and finally told the truth one by one.
It turned out that he chopped firewood every day very hard, and he didn't make much money, today he went into the city to sell firewood, and when he saw the sheepskin of the innkeeper, he thought to himself that no one could tell whose sheepskin it was, as long as he thought about it, he might be able to get the sheepskin in his hands, so there was a dispute later.
Su Wuming reprimanded the woodcutter, saying that although he didn't have to be very responsible, he couldn't forget his righteousness and take other people's things, so the woodcutter swore again and again that he would never do this kind of thing again.
After Su Wuming finished speaking, he didn't dare to let the woodcutter leave, and ran to ask Di Bu for instructions, Di Bu saw that Su Wuming was not as incapable of judging the case as outsiders said, and his disgust for him disappeared, so he said to the woodcutter: "Knowing that mistakes can be changed, good is great, you go, don't do it again in the future." ”
When the woodcutter received the order, he hurriedly picked up his firewood and left, and at this time, the onlookers burst into applause.
The three of them returned to the inn again, and Di Bu's opinion of Su Wuming had changed, and he raised his glass to invite him to drink, so he was not happy.
After seeing Su Wuming's ability, Di Bu naturally would not continue to patrol the streets, so he took Su Wuming back to Dali Temple, while Tang Xiong went back to the inn.
But it was said that after Su Wuming and Di Bu returned to Dali Temple, everyone was very shocked when they saw Di Bu and Su Wuming talking and laughing, because they knew that Di Bu would only be like this to people with real talent and learning.
Although the capital is big, the news of Dali Temple is very well-informed, so this evening, the colleagues of Dali Temple have all known about Su Wuming's wisdom on the street today, and after knowing, they have to admire Su Wuming's wit and intelligence.
Therefore, when Su Wuming left Dali Temple on this day, many colleagues came forward to say hello, and those who were on the same road were invited together, although Su Wuming felt that these people were too snobbish, but he didn't want to offend people more, so he finally readily agreed.