(kneel and beg for collection)

Song Nan mixed here for an afternoon, and he also poured a lot of wine in his stomach, and got up to leave with the smell of wine, and diners also arrived in the evening, Song Nan saw that Aunt Fang was very busy, and he didn't say hello to her.

Fang Gu was busy with her hands, but her eyes looked at Song Nan's back, her expression was a little solemn, although she didn't know what Song Nan and Jiang Bin were talking about secretly, but judging from the demeanor and movements of the two, it was obvious that they were planning a secret matter.

Fang Gu was not interested in knowing what was going on, she just felt that it was a little inappropriate for Song Nan, a little showman, to mix with a soldier like Jiang Bin, Song Nan had a good impression in her mind, and after mixing with Jiang Bin for a long time, it was inevitable that she would become the kind of person she hated.

Song Nan returned to Xiaoshiqiao's house with the smell of wine, the family was already waiting very anxiously, the atmosphere of the Song family has been a little discordant recently, all because of Song Nan's fall, Song Nan locked himself in the room all day to study, and there was no smile on his face, which made Song's mother, Xiaoping and Uncle Zhong very worried; Today, I finally saw him go out for a walk, and when he came back, he was full of alcohol, and several people were even more worried.

Song Nan said hello and returned to the room, fell on the bed and quietly recalled today's events, for Song Nan, there is no good or bad thing about studying, doing business and joining the army, he just wants to have a way out, the situation of the Jinyi Wei arresting people in the small restaurant of Datong Mansion that day brought a great shock to Song Nan, and he often remembers that scene in his mind, and always reminds himself that this is not a future generation that advocates equality for all, but a feudal dynasty that divides the rich and the poor into class hierarchies, if there is no power in hand, everything is not guaranteed.

It is precisely because of this that today Jiang Bin invited him, Song Nan is willing to help him come up with ideas and help Jiang Bin get out of the predicament, so that he can really get Jiang Bin's help, no matter how much he has a military career, as long as he can have a way to step into the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, he has to try.

The plan to help Jiang Bin is not small, but the principle pursued by Song Nan is that the greater the risk, the richer the reward, the only thing to consider is the detailed arrangement, how not to leak the news, how to force Wang Dan to comply; Song Nan firmly believes that his own laws are still applicable in this era, and no high-ranking official will die with a single fish who has nothing, the same is true in ancient and modern times, I hope Wang Dan is not different.

Song Nan was lying on the bed racking his brains and thinking, this was the first time he had seriously thought about one thing in so many days since he came to the Ming Dynasty, because this matter was very important and related to his future life path.

It was dark, there was no light in the house, and the darkness could not see the five fingers; The door was gently pushed open, a ray of light shone in from outside the door, the light moved, and a figure walked in softly with a candle flame.

Song Nan didn't move, he could hear from his footsteps that his mother had come in, originally he wanted to discuss with Song Mu tonight about joining Jiang Bin's curtain as an official, but before the details of the plan were considered, he couldn't rush to tie up with Jiang Bin, so he didn't say anything.

There was the sound of the candlestick on the table, the footsteps rustled, a warm hand caressed Song Nan's forehead, Song Mu sat lightly on the edge of the bed, looked at Song Nan lovingly, and sighed softly.

"Nan'er, are you still angry with your mother?" Mother Song saw Song Nan's eyelashes trembling, and knew that he was not asleep, and said softly.

Song Nan opened his eyes and looked at the loving and dignified face in front of him, and slowly shook his head and said, "How dare you be angry with your mother." ”

Song's mother picked up Song Nan's sideburns and long hair and said: "You don't say that you are a mother, you also know the way, for your mother to force you to study and take the exam, you must be unhappy in your heart, otherwise why did you go out and get drunk and return, you must know that in the past 16 years, my mother has never seen you drink like this." ”

Song Nan got up and held Song's mother's hand and said, "Mother, don't think so, it's just a few drinks with a friend, and my son is not unhappy." ”

Mother Song sighed: "Knowing your son Mo Ruomu, how can your mother not be aware of your thoughts?" Since you recovered from a serious illness, your temperament is also very different from when you were a child, when you were a child, you vowed to study for the exam, and you studied very hard, and your mother didn't know what Lu Dao was for you are not interested in reading now, Uncle Zhong said, when you went to Datong Mansion to take the exam, you said that this exam must not be successful, but you were afraid that your mother would be unhappy and reluctantly go, and your mother didn't understand, why is this? ”

Song Nan was silent, and said in his heart: If I tell you that I am not your son at all, can you accept it? Your former son can read ancient books and write good articles, but I don't have that ability.

Mother Song said softly: "Well, my mother is thinking, the reason why you are so different from before may be because you have grown up, my son is already a man, and he has his own ideas; My mother doesn't want to see you unhappy, so my mother doesn't force you to study, you want to be in business, and there are more than 1,000 taels of silver last time, and you took all of them as capital; In fact, there is nothing wrong with being in business, our Song family was originally a business family, your father was an official, didn't he also become a businessman later? ”

Song Nan was surprised: "Does my mother actually agree that I don't study for the exam?" ”

Mother Song smiled bitterly: "Reading is your father's last wish, if you don't want to study, your mother will not be able to force it, and the way out is not a way out of the imperial examination, my mother will fulfill your wish, in short, I want my son to be happy." ”

Song Nan was moved, he could see Song's mother's regrets, and in his bones he still hoped that he could study and enter the office seriously, but in order not to make herself unhappy, she still chose to compromise; Mother's love is sometimes so unprincipled, even if she knows that it goes against her wishes, even if she knows that her son has chosen not a normal path.

Song Nan jumped out of bed to bow his head, and said in a loud voice: "Thank you mother for understanding the child, the child is not unmotivated, but he knows that the road of reading is not passable, so he chooses another way; The child will not teach his mother to be disappointed, and will teach his mother to live a good life, please rest assured. ”

Mother Song smiled and pulled Song Nan up and said: "Son, you have to remember what you said today, your mother is waiting for the day when you enjoy Qingfu, you grow up, and your mother can't force you to do anything, as long as you feel that you are doing the right thing, make your own decision, just remember what your mother said: no matter when, you must be an upright person, don't smear your Song family ancestors." ”

Song Nan said categorically: "You should keep it in mind." ”

……

The next morning, Jiang Bin really came to Xiaoshiqiao to visit, a thousand households of Ulzhou Wei with more than a dozen soldiers sent into the residential area into the courtyard of Song Nan's house, which really scared the neighbors a lot, everyone thought that there was a problem with the silver that Song Nan took back from the Song Mansion last time, and now the military master came to the door, obviously something was missing.

The neighbors who took Song Nan's silver at the beginning were scared, and the women who instigated their men to take the silver began to complain that their husbands didn't have long brains, why did they accept Song Nan's gifts, if there was really a leak, wouldn't they be implicated?

Someone hurriedly took out the silver hidden in the rice jar and under the ashes of the stove, kicked it in the waist and prepared to return it to the Song family, the people who spent the silver stomped their feet and regretted it, but they were not willing to be implicated, and secretly probed around the Song family to find out the news, and made up their minds that if Song Nan was locked and took out the door, he would smash the pot and sell the iron and collect the silver and return it.

However, the situation in the courtyard of the Song family made everyone stunned, more than a dozen soldiers stood under the wall in an orderly manner, and Brother Nan of the Song family drank tea in the courtyard with the fierce and vicious Qianhu, the Qianhu was strong and tall, and it looked a little funny and ridiculous sitting on the low wooden pier.

The neighbors took the opportunity to ask the little sister of the Li family, who was staying at the Song family to help serve tea and pour water, and the answer they got surprised everyone.

"Can't you expect others to be good? The Lord of Qianhu is not here to find fault, he personally came to invite Young Master Song Nan to serve in Weili in Ulzhou, don't look at it, hurry up and go home and get busy, beware of making Lord Qianhu angry. ”

The little sister of the Li family ran away with two pigtails like a gust of wind, leaving the neighbors to look at each other, the little brother of the Song family has such a big face? All the lords of a thousand households came to invite him personally? What the hell is going on?

In the courtyard, Song Nan was pouring tea for Jiang Bin personally, Jiang Bin had two black bags under his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot, and it was obvious that he didn't sleep well last night.

Song Nan understood very well that in Jiang Bin's situation, it was strange to be able to fall asleep, especially after discovering that there was hope for surviving this catastrophe, it was even more impossible for him to sleep soundly.