Soup-filled steamed buns are the soup-filled dumplings of later generations. People in the Song Dynasty really liked to eat them, and they were quite expensive. In particular, Fengle House was the best restaurant in Yangqu, with the best craftsmanship and the highest prices.
So Lin Xiaoyi said without hesitation: "Two baskets of grouted steamed buns, plus six vegetables, cost a total of 500 cash. Hao Supervisory Academy will reward me with 20 cash each time, so that's 520 cash."
Di Jin clicked his tongue: "You really know how to eat!"
This one meal was enough for an average person to eat for half a month. Hao Qingyu probably ordered food from Fengle House, which would have cost even more.
This is no wonder that in the previous description, the deceased was in an anointed state, with loose fat on his body.
The key point is that Di Jin stared at the house that had not yet hung up the white lanterns: "Look at this house, does it look like it's a place where people spend a lot of money and enjoy delicious food in restaurants?"
Lin Xiaoyi looked at it for a moment and was a little confused: "It doesn't look like..."
Di Jin said: "In fact, the monthly money of the prison is not enough for such expenses."
Jinyang Academy is indeed an aristocratic academy in this era, but after all, the Supervisory Academy is not the head of the mountain, nor is it a lecturer. It is just a job at best.
Regular income may allow the prison family to live a decent life, but it will never lead to lavish enjoyment.
However, the appearance of Hao Jianyuan's family was not wealthy, which was in contrast to his personal life style.
Di Jin looked at the entrance of the alley again: "Fengle Building is at the end of Maxing Street. This is an alley. The two are not far apart. When Hao Supervisor ordered delicious food for himself, did Hao Jianyuan ever send a copy back? Home?"
Lin Xiaoyi shook his head: "I haven't given it as a gift, maybe someone else gave it to me?"
Di Jin stopped asking: "Go and call the door!"
Lin Xiaoyi knocked, and with a creaking sound, a maid opened the door. Di Jin expressed his intention and was invited in.
This house is very small. You can see the mourning hall immediately after entering the door. Hao Qingyu's coffin has been placed in the hall, and several servants are already decorating the mourning hall.
Kneeling in front of the coffin were two women in mourning clothes. The older one was in her forties, while the younger one looked like she hadn't even had haircuts yet.
Five or six lecturers from the academy were chatting in low voices on the edge of the hall, all looking unhappy.
"Dishlin?"
Wei Yuan, who was elected to enter Guo Chengshou's courtyard yesterday, was also among them and came over in surprise when he saw this.
Di salutes: "Well done gentlemen, students have come to express their condolences to Hao Jianyuan."
Wei Yuan put away his surprised expression, replaced it with a solemn expression, and said quickly: "Please!"
Di Jin walked into the mourning hall, and two women in mourning slowly came up to him. The older woman saluted: "I, Hao Achen, and my little daughter, have met the scholar!"
Commoner women in the Song Dynasty often did not have their own names, but just added the word "A" before their surnames. For example, girls from the Li family were called "A Li", girls from the Wang family were called "A Wang", and the prototype of He Xiangu was called "Ah". The official name is "Ah He". When you get married, you can then use your husband's surname, such as "Wang Ah Li", which sounds quite awkward...
This Hao Ah Chen is obviously the woman whose original surname was Shen, as she was called after she married Hao Jianyuan. Di Jin returned the greeting: "Ms. Hao, please express my condolences!"
After a very brief conversation, Hao Achen retreated, took her daughter back to kneel down in front of the soul.
Di Jin found that Mrs. Hao was thin, and the underage lady behind her was also thin and small. She didn't even cry, and her eyebrows were quite numb.
It was extremely rude to stare at a female family member. Di Jin did not observe too much. After paying homage to the prisoner who had never seen him before, he bowed to the lecturers and retreated outside.
The sound of footsteps was heard, and Wei Yuan followed him out: "Di Shilin, please go slowly. Is there any result from County Captain Pan?"
Di Jin had been standing waiting for him and replied: "This case is not that easy to interrogate. I'm afraid it will take a long time..."
"Yes! How can it be so easy when it involves the Guo family..." Wei Yuan smiled bitterly and murmured: "But if this happens, it will be a big blow to the reputation of the academy!"
Di Jin waited until he finished talking to himself, then asked: "Are Hao Jianyuan's family planning to follow Buddhist customs and go overboard?"
Wei Yuan shook his head: "No more than the first seven."
On the first seven days, spiritual tablets are set up at home, relatives and friends come, and filial sons cry. This custom originated from Buddhism. At this stage, many people who do not believe in Buddhism will not perform such a ritual. It will not be completely popularized until later generations.
Di Jin said: "In that case...why don't you see the academy students?"
Wei Yuan paused after hearing this, and said with some embarrassment: "After something like that happened, they must not have time to come here!"
This was a strange thing to say. No matter what Hao Qingyu said, he was also a colleague of these lecturers. Now that they are dead, there is no one to come to pay homage. They are also shameless, but at this time, there is a hint of understanding in his tone.
Di Jin did not expose it and continued to ask: "May I say something offensive, student? Madam Hao just now didn't seem to have much grief?"
Wei Yuan glanced inside, with a bit of dissatisfaction in his tone: "That one is the successor of Hao Supervisory Academy. She was originally the maid of the original wife. After the death of the wife, she was able to straighten her up. After all, she is..."
He shook his head, saying nothing.
Di Jinqi asked: "What about the children of Hao Prison? Is there only one daughter Cheng Huan?"
Wei Yuan explained: "There are four daughters in Hao Prison. The eldest daughter has died of illness. The second daughter has married far away in Shaanxi and has sent letters, but she obviously didn't come back in time. The third daughter died in infancy, leaving only the youngest daughter to keep vigil. Both little ladies are born to Hao Achen."
Di Jin said: "Then she is also a miserable person."
Wei Yuan sighed: "Isn't it..."
After a moment of silence, Di bowed and said, "Then I'll take my leave. In two days, I'll go to the academy to formally enroll. I'll see you again then."
Wei Yuan nodded: "The deceased is gone, you and I will meet again in the academy!"
After leaving Hao's house, walking out of the alley, and returning to Mahang Street, Di Jin glanced at him and led Lin Xiaoyi towards a tea shop.
I just observed that there is only one exit from this alley to the main road, so just wait here.
After waiting for more than an hour, during which time the tea was not replenished to avoid going to the toilet, I finally saw several gentlemen from the academy riding out of the alley with their respective bookboys and servants.
Di Jin watched them go away, then took off the money bag from his waist and said to Lin Xiaoyi: "Give this bag of money to the Hao family and their daughter in the name of the academy students and see their reaction..."
Lin Xiaoyi took it, straightened her clothes, and ran into the alley.
His legs and feet were nimble, and he ran back in only two quarters of an hour, with a kind of sadness that he felt on his face: "Master, they are very grateful and thank me constantly. Madam Hao even shed tears. Kneel down!"
Di Jin asked carefully and sighed softly: "I died playing the role of husband and father, but my wife and daughter looked indifferent. It is indeed possible that they are emotionally indifferent, but there is also a possibility that they were forced by life! They lived It’s very difficult, and funeral arrangements are a huge expense. There is no energy for sadness at all, only endless confusion about the future..."
Lin Xiaoyi couldn't understand: "Hao Prison is so generous and generous, why is the family so poor?"
Di Jin said: "It depends on where he gets his money and who he is willing to spend it on..."
Lin Xiaoyi looked stunned, obviously not understanding.
Di Jin said: "Let's put it this way, if you make a mistake and the academy teacher informs you without mentioning your name, and he discovers your mistake, what do you think his attitude will be?"
Lin Xiaoyi knew that this was talking about Hao Supervisor, so he said matter-of-factly: "It's so that I can correct my mistakes!"
Di Jin said: "What if you can't correct it? Or what if this kind of mistake cannot be corrected?"
Lin Xiaoyi scratched his head: "Then I can only hope that sir will not tell anyone about his mistake...ah!"
At the end of the sentence, the little book boy was shocked.
"It seems you understand..."
Di Jin said coldly: "Understanding other people's faults, you can teach them earnestly and make them repent and rehabilitate. You can also use this to blackmail and extort a large sum of money. This may be the reason why after a person dies, no students are willing to come to pay homage. s reason."
If this is true, then the image of the victim has undergone earth-shaking changes!
