Chapter 6 The Down-and-Out Sima
Jia Fu pulled Liu Sheng out of the prison area and smiled bitterly: "That's it, Brother Sheng will accompany me for a walk......
"Hey, it's so difficult for people to live, this world is ......" Liu Sheng heard Jia Fu say that he wanted to go, and he also smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking about what happened in Jiangling, he was even more helpless, and he could relieve the depression in his heart by walking.
Unconsciously, I have arrived on the Yangtze River, and I have a bird's-eye view of Jiangling Mansion from the top of the river, and I only feel that the flowers are blooming. Hundreds of boats compete for the flow above the Yangtze River, and the side of the Yangtze River is brightly lit. The other side of the river is even more prosperous.
In the evening, the riverside is full of people. Or couples in pairs, or groups of friends in groups, so leisurely. Ships come from afar to gather here, and the lights on the ship are indescribably prosperous. A small boat rowed from not far away, and the crowd on the shore surged one after another, and the Gangneung Poetry Society kicked off.
Liu Sheng and Jia Fu stood in the distance and watched, this is the grand event that Xiao Er of the restaurant and they said, it was really lively. Thinking about this experience, I feel indescribably ironic.
"What do you see on the other side?" Liu Sheng pointed to the other side of the river and asked Jia Fu.
Jia Fu scratched his head and replied suspiciously, "Public Security Mansion?"
According to legend, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei seized Jingzhou and supported the four counties of Jingnan to garrison troops here. The correspondence asked Zuo Public Security if it was true, and Liu Bei said public security every time he replied, so the public security got its name. In the same year, Zhou Yu occupied Jiangling, and the two sides fought for me. But I don't know what will happen if it was more prosperous in the past than it is today? “。 Liu Sheng saw that Jia Fu was puzzled, and told what he was thinking.
Jia Fu listened to what Liu Sheng said and said indifferently: "The great cause in the history books is just a conversation between the two after all. Instead of suffering all your life to do the difficult grand plan and hegemony, it is better to do business and buy real estate and enjoy a lifetime, what do you say, Brother Sheng? “。
"Maybe, everyone's pursuit is different, and you can only judge whether it is worth it or not." Liu Sheng had finished answering, but he was still weighing Jia Fu's question in his heart, with a contemplative expression on his face.
"Brother Sheng, you see that we are now, sometimes we are not even as good as beggars" Jia Fu finished speaking, pointing to the crowd in front of him, a middle-aged man in ragged clothes, also moving forward. The people around him pointed and pointed, as if to say that such a grand event was really insulting.
People are gradually getting closer, and Liu Sheng's thinking is gradually clear. A closer look at the man revealed that he had a beautiful face. Judging from the appearance, where is the middle-aged, looking at the age, I am afraid that it is the same as them. It's just that the ragged clothes and the dust on his face make people think that he is an older middle-aged man.
Liu Sheng sighed to Jia Fu: "Another hard-working person like us, you look at his appearance carefully."
Jia Fu also looked carefully when he heard Liu Sheng say this, just when Jia Fu was about to reply. The beggar suddenly fell to the ground, and the people around him suddenly scattered like birds and beasts, fearing trouble.
"Well, it seems that we are all miserable people. Since this is the case, we will help out, and it can be regarded as a collection of blessings for us," Jia Fu said to Liu Sheng, and walked quickly towards the beggar. Seeing this, Liu Sheng hurriedly went to help, and the two of them carried the beggar to the restaurant together.
The next morning, on a bright spring day, a young man opened his eyes and looked the room up and down with a puzzled face. I scratched my hand on my head, and I was even more puzzled when I looked at the clothes on my body.
The "......squeak" door was pushed open, and Liu Sheng and Jia Fu walked in together. Liu Sheng saw the man's puzzled expression and asked, "This brother has forgotten yesterday."
"Yesterday?" Suddenly, the man thought about it, and thanked Liu Sheng and Jia Fu: "The surname is Sima in Xiafu, and the single name is a Zhao character." He was originally from Quanzhou Mansion and wanted to go to Beijing to take the exam. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden flood halfway through, so that it fell here. The entanglement in the outside world for a long time is gradually decreasing, and now I am penniless, ashamed and ashamed."
After Sima Zhao finished speaking, his face was full of shame, and he thought of what happened along the way, and his heart was sour. After listening to Sima Zhao's words, Jia Fu asked puzzledly: "Flood? Rushing to take the exam? “。
"When passing through Jiangsu and Zhejiang on the lower road, the south of the Yangtze River burst almost into a piece of Zeguo. In the past, my classmates and friends often told me that there have been many natural disasters in the past few years, and I didn't care about it at first. Last year, there was a severe drought in Hebei, but this year there was a sudden flood in the south. Hey, the world is difficult, why bother." Sima Zhao said as he remembered what he had seen and heard along the way. The surging flood flooded houses, fertile fields and human lives, and along the way, I was accustomed to seeing the ugliness of human nature and the cry of helplessness.
Liu Sheng and Jia Fu were silent for a while after hearing this, Liu Sheng thought for a while and said to Sima Zhao: "The world is difficult, and it is also our fate to meet here. I heard you say that you want to go to Beijing to take the exam, do you already have a reputation? “。
"I'm ashamed, fortunately blessed by my ancestors, and I was lucky." Sima Zhao's expression gradually soothed and replied, with a hint of pride in his tone.
When Jia Fu heard Sima Zhao say that he had already made a name for himself, he asked puzzledly: "Since you think you are raising people, why don't you apply to the imperial court to be an official?" If you are lucky, you can make up for a county, and even if you don't do a county, you can get a good job. It's better than the pain of wind, food, rain and dew that you are now thousands of miles away."
Sima Zhao smiled slightly and said to Jia Fu: "Who in my generation doesn't want to win the title of the gold list in one fell swoop. At that time, I ascended the Jinluan Hall and saw the Son of Heaven express my heart directly, how fast it was."
"You're just like Brother Sheng. People, why are you so tired? So great, are you tired? “。 Jia Fu pursed his lips and looked at Sima Zhao and sighed deliberately.
Liu Sheng patted Jia Fu on the shoulder: "You, everyone has their own ambitions." Are you tired of thinking about it like this, haven't you heard a word? Aren't you a fish and a fish? If you think it's worth it, do it, and if you don't think it's worth it, don't do it, you say? Ahh
"Alright, alright, here you go again. It's a nice day, but it's still early. Why don't the three of us go out and have a look, how is the riverside in this spring? “。 Jia Fu knew that he couldn't say it, Liu Sheng hurriedly diverted the topic, looked at the weather outside the house, and the weather was good, and the greenery was full of greenery, and he hurriedly suggested.
Liu Sheng also looked outside, saw that the flowers were in full bloom outside the restaurant, and the scenery was pleasant, and said to Sima Zhao: "Brother Sima is now in the spring mood, and it is still early for the day to be beautiful today, why don't we go out together?"
"It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate" Sima Zhao also has the heart to be with them, and it is rare to talk about it. went out together, but also with their wishes.
Seeing Liu Sheng say this, Jia Fu hurriedly said unhappily: "You guys are really polite, it's boring and boring."
After Jia Fu finished speaking, he didn't wait for them to reply, and took the lead to go out. The two looked at Jia Fu like this, and hurriedly followed with a wry smile at each other.