Chunyin

"Third brother, you can go with me."

I stood under the window, watching the heavy snow falling in the courtyard, and heard Song Zhuo talking to Shen Zhuyun in the room.

The umbrella that Song Zhuo had propped up was leaning against the pillar of the porch, and a patch of snow rustled on the side of the umbrella.The weather is too cold, people have been in for a while, but the snow has not yet started to melt.

Song Zhuo's voice came out again: "Third brother is so smart, if you go with me, my parents will be at ease."

Shen Zhuyun coughed a few times, and persuaded: "You have never traveled far, the sky is high and the road is far away in Dali, and you go there without relatives and no one to take care of you, how can uncles and aunts rest assured?"

"That's why I came here to beg the third brother." Song Zhuo said, "You are physically tired. You can't go around doing business like the eldest brother, and you can't go to the exam for fame like the second brother. Why don't you suffocate to death when you stay at home all day? Go out with me and have a look, if you earn money, you and I will face each other, if you don’t earn money, you can enjoy the scenery, no matter what happens, you won’t lose money.”

Shen Zhuyun was funny and helpless: "You also know that my body is dragged down, and I can't even get out of bed recently. Wouldn't it be difficult for you to take me to do business?"

"I'm going to talk to my third brother about this!" Song Zhuo said excitedly, "The weather in Dali is pleasant, and the seasons are like spring. Not to mention snow, even rain is rare! And I heard that there are many hot springs in Dali, At that time, we will set up a clean house with a hot spring. Third Brother, go to take a dip every day. It will definitely be of great benefit to your leg problems. I also heard that there are some special medical skills among the Wuman tribe over there. Let them see it. Just look at it, maybe third brother, all your problems will be cured!"

Song Zhuo happily said a lot, Shen Zhuyun listened, and after a moment of silence, asked: "Where did Brother Zhuo hear about these things?"

Song Zhuodao doubted the truth of what he said, and said firmly: "I read it from the "Geography of the Southwest Kingdoms" written by Wang Hengzhi from Sichuan! Everything written in black and white is true!"

Shen Zhuyun smiled, and said: "It's really weird, Yanqing will find such a strange book to read."

Shen Zhuyun teased him, and Song Zhuo became annoyed. I didn't hear what the kid said in a daze after that, but I heard Shen Zhuyun quarreled with him with great interest, and finally made the final decision. He said with a smile: "Thank you brother Zhuo, since you have invited me so kindly, brother Yu will be grateful to you."

Hey... the wall made me feel very melancholy. I sighed and walked outside into the snow-covered courtyard.

This winter in Suzhou, the weather was extremely cold, and there were two heavy snowfalls in the first month. Shen Zhuyun's leg ailments recurred and became more and more serious in the bad weather. It doesn't help.

Song Zhuo Nian visited him a few times during the year and year. At first Shen Zhuyun could walk a few steps with him, but later he could only sit and talk to him.After Song Zhuo went back, he first went to the quack doctor in the streets and alleys, and then went back with a stack of books and read it for a few days. When he came out again, he told his family that he was going to Dali to do business.

Mr. Song and Mrs. Song were confused by him—Sichuan people go to Dali for business, it is convenient and close. I have never heard of Suzhou people going to Dali for business. What do you think?

Song Zhuo did a good job of preparation, plausibly saying that Dali's knives, spices and medicinal materials are all excellent, and the price is also cheap. People in Sichuan can sell them, why can't I?

Master Song said that you are ignorant of fighting cockfights and running dogs. Do you know how to do business and how to deal with people?

Song Zhuo said it was easy, the third brother knew, I asked the third brother to help me.

Master Song got angry and said it was absurd and nonsense!

——I also think this is really absurd and nonsense, I think Shen Zhuyun also knows that this is absurd and nonsense, but he just agreed, and he said to Song Zhuo, "It's hard to turn down the kindness, thank you is not sensitive."

Standing in the snow, I heard Song Zhuo ecstatic inside from a distance, and he was still pretending: "Third brother, if we work together, we will definitely make a lot of money!"

Shen Zhuyun didn't expose it, and said with a smile: "Okay."

Shen Zhuyun knowingly committed the crime, and decided to follow him to the absurd and nonsense.

It's just that Song Zhuo was so stupid that he didn't realize it at all.

It was the first month of the month, and there was still some snow on the withered grass beside the official road outside the city.Under the worried gazes of the Song and Shen families, the two young men walked slowly away from the gate of Chang with a cart and a horse, and a pair of servants.

The year Song Zhuo left Suzhou with Shen Zhuyun, he had just held the coronation ceremony, he was twenty years old.