Chapter 454 Friendship

At dusk, at the end of the day, the streets were full of horseback riders and carts, and peddlers and pawns were walking slowly, much differently than in the morning. But Su Jin looked a little anxious, he dismounted and tied the horse to the yard and limped in, still wearing a cyan official uniform, which had only been worn for a few days.

When the two children saw him, they ran over to call their father, Su Jin touched their heads and didn't stop, and asked, "Is your mother at home?" The child replied, "My mother is cooking in the kitchen." ”

Su Jin left the two children and walked straight to the kitchen, and saw a well-positioned woman busy by the stove. When the woman heard the footsteps, she looked back and said, "My husband is back, you go and change your clothes first, and you can have dinner later." ”

"What do you think this is?" Su Jin smiled and took out a bag of things from his sleeve pocket and handed it over. Lin Shi took it and heard a commotion inside, so he put it on the side of the stove: "Isn't there still half a moon left in the days of Fa Lu?" ”

Su Jin said: "You see, it's not just the money, the most important thing is the house deed and the title deed. King Jin is really very kind, and the Anyi Fang chosen by the house, close to the East Market, is an inch of land! It's very convenient for you to buy anything in the future, and I'm close to the value. This land deed is Yongye Tian, I entered the official register in the Ministry of Officials, according to the law, there is land and salary, not only has an industry but also has something, it is much more convenient for people with official status, and no one dares to be embarrassed. In addition, this money is pre-allocated by the pro-kingdom government office, we can move to the new house in these two days, just use this money to hire a few slaves first, one is someone to wait for the horses and paperwork, and the other can also help you do some work, and after a while, you can live the life of waiting for people again......"

He said a lot in one breath, his face was red, and he looked very interested. People's moods will always be shaken when life changes drastically, and Su Jin is not immune to vulgarity when he returns home. In contrast, Lin seemed more restrained and calm than him. I saw her scoop a basin of cold water and put it down, and said casually: "Take out the water, let the children wash their hands first, and they don't know what to do when they frolic around all day." With that, she picked up a plate of pancakes and walked out of the kitchen, and the bag of money and belongings placed by the stove seemed to have been forgotten by her.

Su Jin had no choice but to pick up the bag of things, looked at her back and sighed, and then lowered his head and pondered.

After a while, the Lin family came in with a child in one hand, and when she saw Su Jin still standing there stupidly, she said, "Gentleman Yuanku, what are you still doing here?" ”

"Hmm." Su Jin's originally high interest in meeting his wife also cooled down, "After a while, I have to find a private school for the boss to read and learn calligraphy, I am busy on weekdays and have no time to teach him, so it will be too late if I don't study...... When I was his age, I could write a few poems in five words. ”

Lin smiled: "If you weren't famous since you were a child, how could my father let me follow you?" ”

"That's ...... too," Su Jin had to quietly stuff things into his clothes and put them away.

Lin said quietly: "King Jin is kind to you, you have to do your best, but you still can't lose your good book in everything." ”

"Madame is right." Su Jin's face was a little heavy, and he solemnly clasped his fists and saluted.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting outside: "Is Brother Su Xian at home?" ”

Lin said: "Someone is visiting you, you hurry out and see who it is." ”

Su Jin turned around and walked out, and when he got out of the courtyard, he saw one or two carriages leaning against the side of the road, and there were two servants on horseback next to him, and an old man with white hair and a red face was standing next to the carriage. Su Jin was stunned for a moment, and quickly recognized that it was He Zhizhang. In the past, when everyone was an official in Beijing, the relationship between the two was quite good, and they could talk about it very well; However, after the turbulent situation and the withering of human feelings, Su Jin estimated that he was afraid that he hadn't seen He Zhizhang for a few years. Last time, I heard that he was transferred back to Jingshi from Luoyang, and Su Jin was not easy to visit as he was at that time, but now He Zhizhang took the initiative to come to the door.

He Zhizhang laughed and said: "It's rare to have a reunion, I really didn't expect that the virtuous brother is still in the capital!" ”

"I have to feed my family." Su Jin also laughed, "Brother He, please go inside, ha!" The home is relatively simple, don't laugh. ”

He Zhizhang said: "Isn't the virtuous brother going to move to a new house, I just heard about it." While the two were leaving, He Zhizhang sighed again, "A few years ago, everyone was displaced, and I was demoted to Luoyang, and many old friends couldn't communicate with each other. I just returned to the capital not long ago, and I didn't know that my brother was close at hand, otherwise I should have come to visit earlier. ”

Su Jin didn't care, he was a person who had experienced encounters and separations, and he didn't have to blame others for being snobbish, as long as he was a friend and not an enemy when his identity was the same, it was also a rare acquaintance...... The so-called friendship of hearts, how many can you ask for in the world? Su Jin said: "I heard that Brother He returned to the capital, but I made up my mind to live in seclusion in the city and survive, so it was inconvenient to visit. But the king of Jin came to the cottage to invite sincerely, and his words were sincere, and it was difficult for me to reply. Now that he has entered the officialdom, he wanted to visit Brother He to reminisce about the candles after moving properly, but he didn't want Brother He to come first, which was rude. ”

"Let's not mention this, it's not easy in the past few years, the past is over, let's talk about it later."

Su Jin pointed to the food on the table and said, "I was just going to eat, why don't you eat together?" ”

He Zhizhang glanced at the pancakes on the plate, and said with a hearty smile: "I'm old, I can't bite such a hard cake." A few glasses of wine are also competent. ”

"There is no good wine to entertain, Brother He has to make do with a few drinks for the time being, and I will invite you to make up for it in a few days." Su Jin made an invitation.

He Zhizhang sat down and asked, "The new house is over there in Anyifang?" ”

Su Jin said quietly: "Originally, I thought it was inconvenient to accept the prince's kindness without making an inch, but the prince said that Wang Shaobo had no place to live at the beginning, so he gave him a house, and today I can't favor one over the other." I couldn't find a reason to refuse, so I had to be ashamed. ”

As soon as He Zhizhang heard this, he said in his heart that Wang Changling was a confidant and strategist under the Jin Palace, and Su Jin's treatment was compared with it, and the future was worth it? He laughed dryly twice, picked up the wine handed over and took a sip, "Wine is not good or bad, it depends on who you drink with, and the person is good for the wine." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the relationship seemed very harmonious. Lin Shi served the wine and turned around to go to the kitchen to cook again, at first he didn't expect the guests to come, but the food was too casual.

He Zhizhang put down his wine glass and said: "When I returned to Chang'an, I found that the people in this court have almost changed, and there are few familiar ones. Our brothers have been friends for so long, and we have to help each other in the future. People in officialdom can't rely on friends, if it weren't for Zhang Jiuling's words this time, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to come back. ”

Su Jin hurriedly said politely: "Brother He, look at the clothes I am wearing, I will have to carry you a lot in the future." ”

"Hah!" He Zhizhang said with a smile, "At this time, you can't just look at the color of your clothes...... Let's talk about a heart-to-heart word, the things that the virtuous brother and Wang Shaobo and others talked about together are all those things discussed in the political hall, and the old man is a waiter in the Ministry of Works, and he can't even touch the edge. ”

The two officials were drinking in the dining room, and the Lin family couldn't even serve the dinner table, so after setting up the wine and food, he took his two children to get some food and went to the back room to make dinner for dinner.

Although laughter was often heard in the dining room, both of them felt that after a few years of rustiness, it seemed as if they were separated by a layer, and they were not as real as before. They complimented each other and talked about the scene, and before it was dark, it seemed as if they felt that they had finished speaking, and there was nothing to ramble on. What candles talk at night, how can a person who has nothing to say do it?

After an hour, He Zhizhang got up to say goodbye, Su Jin left a few words and sent him out, and when he parted, he mentioned that he would visit Yunyun another day.

After sending people away, Su Jin immediately put down his posture when he returned to the house, which was very different from his attitude of ignoring his wife just now, and he asked with concern, "Are you full?" Lin nodded.

Su Jin pulled an old stool and sat down, looked forward to it for a moment and said, "He Jizhen, you also know, the people who used to come and go often have become like this in a few years, alas. ”

Lin said: "He didn't make a move when our family was in trouble, and now he is an official in the same dynasty, although we don't care, he will also have a little mustard in his heart." ”

"Forget it, don't worry about it, in short, the He family is also an old friend, but it is more reliable than many people who know each other on the spot, Su is not a narrow-minded person, and what he can do is not ambiguous." Su Jin said calmly.

Lin said softly: "The husband's behavior is reassuring. He Jizhen came first, and there will be many more people in the future, so we should really move to a decent place...... I'll see which street the deed is on. ”

Su Jin hurriedly took out his things, looked at the dilapidated courtyard in the moonlight, and let out a laugh from his nose: "The door is full of birds, and when the time comes, it will be like a market, and the world will rise and fall between the hot and cold." He was not sighing when he spoke, but with hesitation in his tone, a new atmosphere was already in sight.

I saw a pile of grass piled up in the courtyard, and the faint light sprinkled on it with a blue color, and the simple scenery revealed a very untimely tranquility. Q