Water Margin official

Jingnan, also known as Nanping, was built by Gao Jixing, King of Nanping during the Five Dynasties and the Later Tang Dynasty. Its capital is Jingzhou, and it has jurisdiction over the three prefectures of Jing, Gui, and Xia, and is governed in Jiangling.

In the fourth year of Jianlong's reign in the Song Dynasty, the Song army marched south, and Gao Jichong, the last leader of Jingnan, rushed out to meet them in panic, and surrendered after surrendering.

Therefore, Jingnan was abolished and Jiangling Prefecture was established to govern Jiangling City.

Suisheng's home is in a small mountain village south of Jishan Mountain and five miles north of Jingnan City.

By the time Zhang Zhengdao, Sui Sheng and Shan Shiqi left Jishan and rode to the village, it was already past noon.

The village is built close to the mountains and rivers, with only twenty or thirty families living in sparse houses. Suisheng's mother lives in the innermost part of the village.

The three of them entered the village and outside a thatched house, a native dog jumped out of the yard and barked at the three of them.

"Ah Huang, come back!" An old woman's voice came from inside the house.

The native dog heard the old woman's voice, wagging its tail, and ran back into the yard.

"Mom, the baby is back!" Suisheng shouted loudly.

Immediately, he saw an old woman groping out of the house with a cane.

Wei Sheng rolled off the saddle, stepped forward quickly, and rushed to the old woman. With a "pop", he knelt on the ground.

"Is Sheng'er back?" the old woman asked with a trembling voice.

Su Sheng looked up and saw his old mother's eyes were distracted, staring straight ahead, as if she couldn't see anything. She raised her left hand and groped forward.

"Mom, what's wrong with your eyes?" Suisheng grabbed my mother's hand and asked anxiously.

"There's nothing wrong. The doctor said that my mother is getting old and her eyesight is blurred and she can't see clearly." The old woman smiled.

This man's eyes were moist, and tears fell down. He wiped them with his sleeves and shouted: "Mom, I made a lot of money this time when I went out. I will take you to the city to see a doctor."

The man immediately stood up and wanted to help his wife and walk out.

The old woman waved her hands and said: "No, mom won't live much longer. It's not easy for you to make some money. Save it up and you can find a good wife in the future and give the family a queen. When mom goes to see your father,

It would be nice to have an explanation."

Sui Sheng sobbed: "Mom, my child has made a lot of money this time, enough to beg ten wives. You should stop worrying about my child."

Zhang Zhengdao and Shan Shiqi also got off their horses and entered the yard.

"Brother, my mother's eye is broken. I will take her to the city to see a doctor first." Sheng wiped his eyes again.

"Sheng'er, who are you talking to? Is there a guest at home? Come to the house quickly and have a drink of water." Mrs. Sheng turned around and wanted to go back to the house.

Zhang Zhengdao said: "嬭嬭, don't be busy, we are all brothers of Sui Sheng. Since you have an eye disease, let's go to the city to see a doctor."

Su Sheng said: "Brother, my mother doesn't know how to ride a horse. Why don't I go to the village to find a big cart, hitch the horses and go into the city."

Zhang Zhengdao ordered: "Brother Shiqi also goes to help."

Shan Shiqi said: "Brother, don't worry."

Fu Sheng hurriedly took Shan Shiqi to the village to find the car.

Zhang Zhengdao supported Suisheng and returned to the house to rest.

"This child Sheng'er is said to have followed an official to somewhere in Hebei, leaving me alone as an old woman with an eye disease. I must have been sympathized with and taken care of by the villagers. Otherwise, he would have gone to find his father long ago." The woman fumbled around, took out a bowl, and found a clay pot, ready to pour water.

Zhang Zhengdao took the teapot and said, "Don't be busy, I'll do it myself."

The old woman smiled and said: "Then I have to work for the official. The old woman's eyes can't see clearly. Alas, she is old and useless."

Zhang Zhengdao poured water and replied: "Don't worry, I will take you to the city to see a doctor in a moment to cure your eye disease."

The old woman said: "The villagers also found a doctor for the old woman, but they all said there was no cure."

Zhang Zhengdao took a sip of water and said with relief: "Maybe that doctor's medical skills are not very good. We will go to the city later and find a good doctor to treat him."

At this time, Sui Sheng and Shan Shiqi left and returned.

"Brother, I borrowed a car!" Suisheng shouted.

When Zhang Zhengdao came out of the house, he saw that the borrowed wheelbarrow was a wheelbarrow and there was no way to hook up the horses.

"None of these neighbors have any livestock, and they only borrowed a cart." Suisheng explained.

After Zhang Zhengdao thought about it, he said: "In this way, Brother Shiqi will stay here, and Brother Suisheng and I will take Niannian into the city to find the doctor."

Shan Shiqi said: "It's better to put Nao Nao on the horse, and brother Sui Sheng will lead the horse in front."

However, Zhang Zhengdao was worried that Sui Sheng's mother would not be able to ride safely.

"Brother, you might as well give it a try. If it works, it's better than me staying here alone." Shan Shi said curiously.

"That's fine." Zhang Zhengdao agreed.

Su Sheng left the car, went to the house, took my mother out, and helped her onto the horse. He was afraid that she would fall off, so he let me lie on the horse's back, and carefully led the horse around the yard for a few times.< /p>

"Okay, brother." Sui Sheng said happily.

When Zhang Zhengdao saw the old man, he was sitting comfortably on the horse and said with a smile: "Fill the water bag, have lunch, rest for a while, and when the weather gets cooler, we can go into the city again."

Fu Sheng first helped his mother off the horse and asked her to go back to the house to rest while he found rice and vegetables and prepared lunch.

There was no meat in the countryside, only some vegetables. Shan Shiqi saw the big yellow dog wagging its tail in the yard and laughed and said, "Brother, why don't you train this beast and make it a meal?"

When Zhang Zhengdao saw the dog having fun behind Sui Sheng, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Dogs understand human nature, so it's better to eat less."

Shan Shiqi exclaimed in surprise: "Brother has never eaten dog meat?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "I have never eaten it before, but speaking of delicious food in the world, it must be beef."

Shan Shiqi smiled bitterly and said: "Since we opened the village and distributed all the cattle to the people, I haven't eaten beef in some days."

Su Sheng interjected from the side: "I still like to eat mutton!"

Shan Shi said curiously: "Brother Suisheng only chooses the most expensive ones to eat."

During the founding of the Song Dynasty, most people, from high-ranking officials to peddlers, liked to eat mutton.

However, within the territory of the Song Dynasty, there were not many good sheep-raising lands, and most of them were purchased from Liao and Xixia.

Therefore, it is difficult for ordinary people to eat mutton.

Not to mention ordinary people, even officials with low salaries can hardly get a full meal.

Among the meats on the market, beef and mutton are the most expensive, followed by dog ​​meat, and only pork, which is as cheap as dung.

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "There are several excellent pastures on Jeju Island. Tens of thousands of good sheep will be raised in the future, and the brothers in the village will eat them until they don't want to eat them anymore."

Sui Sheng grinned and said, "Does the leader of the village really mean what he said?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "When have I ever deceived you? When we conquer Goryeo in the future, we will also go to the Goryeo palace and taste the royal food that the Goryeo king usually eats!"

During the chat, Sui Sheng brought the cooked meal into the house and served his wife to eat first.

Then, after the three of them had eaten, they tidied up again. When the sun turned west and the weather got cold, they helped the old man get on his horse and headed towards Jingnan City.