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Chapter 41 - Winter Comes

Nanyang Mansion

Li Wen, who was far away in Nanyang Mansion, was immersed in reading. He did not know how much impact the letter he wrote back had on the villagers of Lijia Village, and what kind of impact it would have on the future of Lijia Village. Influence. Li Wen only did what he could do for the village. As for the future of Lijia Village, it still depends on the efforts of everyone in Lijia Village.

After the provincial examination was over, the students who had gone to Nanyang Mansion to take the scientific examination left one after another.

Nanyang Mansion has gradually returned to its former appearance. The roads in the city extend in all directions. There are merchants, carriages and horses, and goods coming and going every day. Before the winter comes at the end of the year, these merchants can still do some business. There are various small stalls on the street, with people buying and selling goods, and people coming and going. It is still bustling and lively.

As soon as September passes, it's October.

Winter has entered in early October this year. It has become colder day by day, and snow has fallen quietly all night. When people got up the next day, opened the door and went out, they saw the snow on the ground outside, and then they knew it was snowing.

"Master, it snowed all night last night. It's getting cold today. Master, you need to put on more clothes when you go out today. Don't freeze." Li Tong brought hot water over to wash their young master's face, reminding their young master that he needs more clothes. Add an item of clothing.

"It snowed last night. Well, I understand." Li Wen took the twisted towel and wiped his face and hands. Seeing that the little book boy's face and hands were all red from the cold, Li Wen said, "Put on your hat and gloves later."

"Hey, it's the young master." He got up in a hurry in the morning and forgot about it.

After opening the door of the house and going out, Li Wen saw snowflakes all over the ground outside the yard, and patches of snow on the roof. Overnight, the whole world changed a color.

It was really freezing that day. Li Wen stood at the door for a while, thinking about something.

When he got up in the morning, Li Wen was still boxing in the courtyard, day after day, regardless of the cold or heat. After the boxing, I ran a few laps around the yard. After the exercise, my body became slightly warm and I didn't feel so cold anymore.

After breakfast, Li Wen went to Dean Fu's place.

Spring is coming in February next year, and during this time Li Wen is concentrating on studying at home. Now he no longer has to go to the academy to study or run out every day. He gets up on time every day and studies on time. If there is nothing going on outside, he doesn't go outside either. He either stays in the study or goes to Dean Fu's yard.

"Student has met sir." Li Wen brought the written article to Dean Fu to read.

"Yes." Fu Yihan motioned for the disciple to sit down. He assigned his disciple an article to write every day, and when it was finished, he brought it over to him. Today's article is remarkable and doesn't have any big problems. After Fu Yihan read the article carefully, he talked to his disciples about some minor issues in the article.

Li Wen listened to the teacher's speech carefully. In terms of study, Li Wen learned from his teacher with a humble attitude. He did not think that he had caught up with his teacher now. For him, even if it takes another twenty years, Li Wen doesn't think his knowledge can catch up with his teacher.

If we look at it in modern times, Dean Fu is definitely a true scholar of Chinese studies, with profound knowledge that cannot be matched by someone who has only read books for more than ten years.

After finishing the article, Fu Yihan began to give lectures to his disciples. Now he is giving lectures to his disciples. He is not talking about the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics, but about some things about the previous dynasty, why the previous dynasty perished, and then about Today's Dacheng, from the founding of Dacheng to the emperor who now dominates the world, will inevitably talk about the ministers who help the emperor conquer the world.

Why did the previous dynasty perish? It was nothing more than the incompetence of the king, the treacherous ministers in power, tyranny and excessive taxes, and natural and man-made disasters. The people had no way to survive, so they rebelled. Taizu Emperor Wu led his soldiers to capture the capital. The previous emperor died in the palace, and Emperor Wu took the throne. After the previous dynasty fell, the country was renamed Dacheng, and today's Dacheng Kingdom emerged.

Li Wen had read the history of the previous dynasty in the book, but it was not as good as Dean Fu said. There were also some things that he could not find in the book, and he could learn from Dean Fu.

"The relationship between the court and China is complicated. If you enter the court in the future, you must at least know who they are first. I don't want my Fu Yihan's disciples to be sold without knowing the money once they enter the court. "In Fu Yihan's eyes, although his disciple is doing well in studying, he would be too young to become an official in the Chao Dynasty.

His teacher was afraid that he would be sold and helped count the money, so he specially added a history class to him. Li Wen touched his nose and understood the teacher's painstaking efforts and said, "Yes, I understand the teacher's intention."

"Last time we talked about the founding of the country by Emperor Wu. After Emperor Wu left, the crown prince, now Emperor Zhaozong, Yang Hongli, succeeded to the throne. Today we are going to talk about Emperor Zhaozong." Fu Yihan is familiar with the previous dynasty and the current Dacheng. History, the emperor Zhaozong, and Fu Yihan, who was in and out of the court at that time, were somewhat familiar with each other

and could not discuss the emperor outside, but behind closed doors, no one could shut them up.

Fu Yihan told his disciples about the people and things in the emperor's family, not with too many personal opinions, but mainly to let the disciples know what the current emperor and the current court are like. When talking about the emperor, we will inevitably talk about the emperor's sons and the concubines in the harem. This means talking about the various aristocratic families in the capital and the people behind them.

There are a lot of things to talk about here, and Fu Yihan doesn't even remember to finish talking about them all in one day. Every seven days, he takes an hour to talk about these things to his disciples. Some of the relationships were smoothed out by the disciples. As for things that are too complicated, let the disciples explore on their own.

But Li Wen listened carefully and found that the people and things Dean Fu talked about seemed random, but in fact, every one of them was connected. There were connections between the characters. He knew that Dean Fu was reminding him Something.

When Dean Fu started to tell him about the characters and relationships in the court, Li Wen realized that he had thought too simply about becoming an official in the court. This is not a matter of modern times, where being a small civil servant is just a matter of receiving your own salary and living a good life every month. Fortunately, he has a good teacher who can explain these things to him in advance, so that he won't have to go to court and not know anything at all, or even be sold as a piglet without knowing it.

It seems that he has too much to learn.

The current class is much more interesting than before, and Li Wen was still a bit unsatisfied. Dean Fu yawned several times and felt a little tired. He waved his hand and told the disciple to go back and said, "We will talk about the rest another day."

Did Dean Fu not sleep well last night? Didn't sleep well last night?

"Yes." Li Wen saluted the teacher and went out.

The warmest place in winter is the bed. When winter comes, Fu Yihan becomes lazy, a bit like a white fox hibernating in a cave, noble and beautiful. After the disciple left, he fell into the man's arms. Fu Yihan squinted his sleepy eyes, looked at the man holding him, and yawned.

The man touched Fu Yihan's face and said, "I'll have someone bring you some food. Eat for a while before going to sleep." "Yeah 3." Fu Yihan didn't care much and found a comfortable position on the man's generous chest. , listening to the man's heartbeat, he closed his eyes. There was a little helplessness in the man's eyes, and a little smile.

After returning from the teacher's place that day, after having lunch and taking a nap, Li asked and continued to study in the study.

The further north you go at this time, the colder the weather becomes.

The heavy snow in the capital is falling one after another. There are not many people on the streets that used to be lively. There are also fewer hawkers setting up stalls for business. Scattered people are walking on the streets with their heads lowered. Carriages on the road pass quickly, leaving traces of snow on the ground. The next two lines are deeply marked.

"His Royal Highness

Yang Shaomu waved his hand and asked the people below to go out. He opened the door of the room. Zhao Xiangyi was already waiting for him inside.

They returned to the capital at the beginning of the month. This time they went to Pingzhou to deal with the disaster relief and came back. Yang Shaomu, this The prince was praised by the emperor and many ministers in the court. The emperor gave many good things to those who accompanied him this time. Zhao Xiangyi was promoted to a higher rank after he returned

. The emperor's attitude towards the prince.

Even if the current emperor is old and fatuous, he will not change his son to be the prince because of a few words from others. As long as the prince has no fault, even he, the emperor, cannot replace the prince without reason. As the emperor grew older, his sons grew stronger and more mature, and there were more thoughtful people.

The emperor was an emperor first, and then a father. For his sons who were growing up, the emperor felt the same. So this time when the prince came back, the emperor didn't actually give him much except some material rewards.

Yang Shaomu understood his father's thoughts, so after returning to the capital, Yang Shaomu He is acting more low-key than before. Now he, the prince, has to guard against not only his brothers, but also his father, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, to reassure him that he, the prince, will not think of him. This prince is a threat, so that he can sit firmly in his position as prince.

Once he is removed from his position as prince, Yang Shaomu understands what outcome he will face if he is alone. That's fine, but behind him there are his mother and many connected people.

"Sit down, there's no need to salute, it's just you and me. "When Yang Shaomu saw that Zhao Xiangyi was about to salute, he raised his hand so that there was no need to be more polite. Yang Shaomu sat down in his seat and took a sip of hot tea before he felt warmer.

Zhao Xiangyi followed and sat down next to him. , took out a piece of paper from his arms and put it on the table. Yang Shaomu picked it up, looked at it, and laughed, "The boss is seeking his own death, and no one can stop him. "

They are talking about the eldest prince. The eldest prince has amassed money excessively. The case of Pingzhou's corrupt officials is closely related to the eldest prince. I just don't know how his father will handle this matter.

So many people in Pingzhou died . The people, because of what this group of corrupt officials have caused, how innocent the people are! When he thinks of the scene of corpses everywhere in Pingzhou, Yang Shaomu feels a fire burning in his heart, and he also feels that the few corrupt officials arrested this time have been arrested. There are fewer people, but it's a pity that these people can't be uprooted.

"What are you going to do about this matter? " Zhao Xiangyi asked.

Yang Shaomu laughed and said, "You don't have to wait for us to take action, there are plenty of people to do it. "None of his brothers is a fuel-efficient lamp. Their return this time is already eye-catching. Yang Shaomu does not want to attract too much attention from his good father. At this time, it is better for them to keep a low profile.

Zhao Xiangyi He nodded and understood.

This year's winter is earlier than in previous years. Not only is it snowing heavily in the capital, but it is also cold at the border. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the border. In recent years, the food and salary allocated to the border by the court has been increasing. The fewer soldiers have had a hard time, and the lives of the soldiers below are even more difficult.

The situation at the border is now unstable, and foreign enemies may attack at any time. It is a pity that the emperor in Beijing is living a good life and cannot truly understand it.

The two people in the room realized how hard the lives of the soldiers at the border were .

Maybe the emperor understood in his heart that the emperor had many concerns, and some of his thoughts were not unpredictable

. A few days ago, there was a document in the court about the impeachment of the eldest prince.

In the royal study, the emperor threw the document at the feet of the eldest prince and said, "Look, look, it's all your fault.

The eldest prince cried and admitted his mistake with runny noses and tears, "Father, I know that I was wrong. It was because I failed to control the people below me. " Erchen didn't know these things. It was the people below who did these unreasonable things in the name of Erchen.

Father, my son and I have been wronged..."

"Humph, you have been wronged! "The emperor kicked his son away and looked at his son who was kneeling on the ground crying.

The eldest prince knew that he was wrong, but the mistake was not made by him, but by the people below. Yes, he, the master, has Wrong, but it is also the fault of not controlling the people below, which will lead to big mistakes.

In the royal family, even if they are really wrong, it is not the fault of the masters, it will only be the fault of the people below. Son, it is impossible to put such a big crime on his own son.

The eldest prince is the emperor's eldest son. The emperor has high hopes for this eldest son. Even if this son has disappointed his father many times, is the emperor right? She was willing to break this son's wings. Due to lack of evidence and the emperor's deliberate protection, the emperor just accused the eldest prince of being lax in his duties and gave him a small punishment. One time.

As for the several high-ranking officials who were escorted back to the capital, they were all sentenced to death, all their property was confiscated, and they were pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded...

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Chapter 42 Green Cloth

Before winter, the textile workshop in Zhuangzi was established. At this time, all the grain in the fields was harvested, and all the spare hands were transferred to the textile workshop to work.

When the steward in charge of the workshop saw the newly returned looms, he still didn't understand the difference between these looms and the previous looms. It was only when he saw the weaver operating the loom with his own eyes that the cloth weaved was fast and good, that the steward discovered the beauty of these looms.

The manager was a shrewd person. After he realized the difference between these things, he immediately strengthened the management in the workshop to prevent anyone from leaking these things. At the same time, I sent the latest news to the master's house.

After learning that cloth was being woven in the textile workshop, Li Wen couldn't sit still. He closed the book in his hand and walked straight out, shouting, "Let's go and have a look."

During this period of time, he I was so focused on reading that I completely forgot about Zhuangzi.

"Master, Master..." Li Tong chased after him. Studying is important. What's so good about just a piece of cloth

?

It was a cold day, so the master and servant took a carriage to Zhuangzi.

When the steward at Zhuangzi saw the young master coming, he knew that the young master was here for cloth production in the workshop, so he was busy and took people inside to watch.

This was the first time Li Wen came to the textile workshop after it was built. He didn't even know what it looked like inside.

After arriving here and looking around, Li Wen knew that this place was built as he said. The areas inside the workshop are divided one by one, and each area is responsible for different things. This is also to prevent others from learning the craftsmanship.

On the way the steward took him to visit, Li Wen also put forward some suggestions on some management issues here. As for how to manage internal staff, internal staff must be well controlled and cannot secretly steal things. Take it out.

"Yes, what the young master said is true, and these little ones understand it." The steward felt that what the young master said made sense, and when he turned around, he would do what the young master said.

The improved looms are slightly different from the old looms. The improved looms now used in the workshop have eight upright spindles arranged vertically and driven by a spinning wheel. When controlling the loom, when the spinning wheel drives the spindle, the speed is increased by eight times.

Inside is the textile area, where there are twenty weavers weaving, because there are currently only twenty new looms of this type, which is still a little less. The steward said, "Last time, I just asked the carpenter to make twenty looms like this. Now I have asked people to make another batch."

There are craftsmen in Zhuangzi, and all these looms are made by Zhuangzi. It was made by a carpenter, so there is no need to worry about the craftsman leaking the drawings.

"Well, let the other side hurry up and prepare it and send it over." Li Wen stood there and watched the weavers weaving. He also chatted with the weavers and asked them if they were used to using these looms. Let's talk about the use of these looms.

Weavers who use these looms all say that after using them a few times, they find that these looms are better than what they used before. After using them for two days, they can I gradually got used to using this loom, and now I can work faster and faster.

Therefore, based on the current basis, the weaving speed of these women can be increased by at least two to three times, Li Wen calculated in his mind.

The yarn wheel drives the spindle to rotate rapidly, and the weaving speed is greatly increased. Think about it, if it originally took eight days for one person to produce a piece of cloth, but after using this improved loom, one person can now produce one piece of cloth in one day, which is equivalent to eight days. A piece of cloth.

Originally, Li Wen didn't want to set up a textile workshop. At first, he just wanted to build a workshop to process cotton and make ready-made clothes. If this is the case, someone else will have to buy the cloth. In this case, he thought why didn't they produce their own cloth? That's why he later thought of improving the loom.

Now it seems that the improved loom is still better than the original one in use.

If we can solve the problem of power and use machines for production, we can achieve mass production like modern factories. But considering that in this backward era, don't think about those distant things for the time being. It would be good if you can do the first step well first. After he takes the next two exams and has time, it would be good to think about these things slowly, Li Wen thought while stroking his chin.

After visiting the previous workshop, the steward took the young master into the other workshop, "Here, as the young master said, cotton is processed into ready-made clothes."

There are two connected workshops. The one in the front is responsible for cloth, and the one in the back is responsible for cloth. This workshop is responsible for processing and making ready-made

garments. Each working area in it is independent, and each area is responsible for different tasks. This is a bit similar to modern assembly line production. People are gathered together to work together, and each area is responsible for its own affairs. This can greatly increase the speed of production.

"Young Master, you're here."

"Yes, come and have a look." He also met many familiar faces along the way. Li Wen greeted everyone with a smile, asked how everyone is doing here, and got to know everyone by the way. A situation of work inside.

"It's good, it's good. We have work here and we get paid for it. Otherwise, there would be no work in the fields. Anyway, we would be idle at home. Now that we come here to work, we can add more money to the family." It's not about money."

When they heard that the young master was concerned about them, they all said a lot.

It can be heard from everyone's words that everyone is still willing to come here to do things, and they don't dislike the hard work here. As long as there is money to be paid, no matter how hard the work is, everyone is willing to do it.

This year's cotton harvest is good. After processing, the recovered cotton can be made into garments, quilts and other items. However, this amount of cotton was still too little. Li Wen said to the manager, "Next year, we will ask people who are willing to grow cotton, provide them with seeds, and lead more people to grow some cotton. Then let the supervisor arrange manpower." Go teach everyone how to grow and manage it. "

Cotton is a good thing. It can be used to make clothes, shoes, hats, and quilts. It is also cheap and can be afforded by poor families.

As long as they expand cotton cultivation, they will be able to produce large quantities of clothes when they have more cotton next year. By setting the price at a lower price, they will be able to make money, and poor families can afford it.

It's just that today's Dacheng has not promoted cotton cultivation on a large scale in China. For people here, growing food crops is the most important thing. There are still very few areas where cash crops are grown. The main reason is that no one harvests the cotton grown, and people do not see the value of this thing. Moreover, many people are not familiar with cotton cultivation and do not even understand how to cultivate it.

There are a few experienced cotton growers in Zhuangzi, so it would be okay to first lead their tenant farmers near Zhuangzi to grow cotton.

"Yes, I will ask someone to ask about this matter later." The steward responded hurriedly.

Li Wen talked with the manager about his plan to go to the capital to take the scientific examination in the next year. If he wants to do well in the examination, he will most likely stay in the capital. "But you don't have to worry. I will work with you on matters here." My husband has already said that he will make arrangements there."

"Yes, it's important for the young master to study. Just leave the matters here to others," the manager nodded hurriedly

.

However, before going to the capital, Li Wen was very satisfied to see Zhuangzi's workshop being built. At least he could say that his attempt was successful. If it goes well in the future, we can start it in Nanyang Mansion first.

Dean Fu, who was at home, knew that the disciple had thrown away the book and ran to Zhuangzi. Fu Yihan laughed and scolded the boy, "You don't read well, and you just know where to run all day long." He was not angry at all. It means, after all, the boy has been studying in the house for so long during this period, without even stepping out of the door.

The co-manager walked around the workshop. If he saw any problems, Li Wen would make a point.

After watching the two workshops, Li Wen came out and found that they were basically running as he said. Li Wen was generally very satisfied with it. Some issues that needed improvement should be corrected for the better.

Several workshops in Lijiacun are now running very well. With this premise, it is not too difficult to run the workshops in Zhuangzi well. It's just that he will no longer be here in Nanyang, and Zhuangzi can no longer personally come to guide the affairs here. However, I believe that even without him, the deputy dean will arrange someone to manage the affairs here.

Originally, the things Zhuangzi had here were just things he toyed with in his spare time. Unexpectedly, it actually turned out to be somewhat fruitful in the end.

He will go to Beijing to take the scientific examination in the next year, and it is more likely that he will stay there in the future. However, there is no certainty about these things now. We can only take one step at a time and wait and see. The final result is not yet certain.

No matter how busy he was with studying during this period, he almost forgot that he left Li Siya in Zhuangzi. He happened to be here, so Li Wen stopped by to see how Li Siya was doing. Knowing that her brother was coming, Li Siya ran out from inside. When she saw her brother in the distance, she shouted, "Brother."

"Stand still." Seeing that the little girl was about to pounce, Li Wen shouted to stop her.

Li Wen asked the person in charge to go out first. The person in charge said "yes" and went out. He closed the door and closed the door.

Only the two siblings were left in the room, and the book boy followed their young master.

"Sit down, I won't let you stand." Li Wen sat down on the chair, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. Li Siya sat down on the opposite side and stared at her brother. To be honest, Li Siya was

a little .

Seeing that the little girl was obviously afraid of him and was trying to please him, Li Wen chuckled and asked, "Am I that scary?"

"No." Seeing her brother smiling, Li Siya quickly shook her head.

"I almost forgot you were here. I came here to ask you, what are your plans? Do you want to stay in Nanyang, or go home? I will go to Beijing after the year, or do you want to follow me? " Nian It's decided that he will go to Beijing in the end, and he won't be here by then.

In fact, Li Wen wanted to throw the person back home. It would be troublesome for a little girl to follow him. He was responsible for the little girl when he took the person out. This responsibility was not easy to shoulder.

Who would have thought that this little girl who was not afraid of death would go to Nanyang to find him alone, and then refuse to go home. By leaving the person here, I also wanted to leave the little girl in the cold for a while, so that she could clear her mind and think about this matter clearly.

Lest your brain gets hot and you dare to do anything.

"I'm not going back. Brother, I want to follow you, don't leave me here alone." Li Siya stared at her brother with a pitiful expression, fearing that her brother would really leave her here alone. Li Siya didn't want to go home. Going home meant that her family would kiss her.

In short, Li Siya made up her mind to follow her brother and didn't want to go home.

"I don't think you're doing well here." Li Wen glanced sideways at Li Siya and said. Li Siya quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, no, brother, I miss you. I can't see you here. Brother, just take me with you. I will serve you tea and water like a little girl." "Okay.

" "You are so rough-handed and you still treat me like a little girl." Li Wen laughed and glanced at the little book boy behind him, and saw that Li Tong looked worried that Li Siya would snatch her away. Li Wen had no intention of changing his job to someone else, and said, "You'd better stop trying to steal the kid's job."

"Come on, the store has been busy lately. You go to the store. Go and help. The little boy has been waiting with me recently. If you don't have time to go over there, go and do some work. When I go to Beijing in the next year, you can come with me and I'll write a letter to tell my family. "Here, do you have anything to say to your father and mother?" "

This is equivalent to agreeing to let Li Siya stay with

Zhuangzi . The other way around is to just go back to the store and do some work, go out and meet people. Seeing the happy look on the little girl's face, Li Wen said, "If you can't even do this job well, just do it on your own." He packed up my luggage and went back to my hometown.

"Brother, don't worry, I will do it well. " "Li Siya was so happy that she was about to fly. Hahaha, her brother was the best to her. She knew that her brother was reluctant to leave her alone here and ignore her.

"And in the future, when you go out, just If you don't call her Li Siya anymore, let's call her Li Jinwan. For a woman who is as jade-like and dignified and beautiful, let's call her Jinwan. "It can be seen that his second uncle is also unreliable. The girls are so old that they don't even have a serious tomorrow. Li Wen doesn't know how to spit out the matter in his heart.

Li Wen got it in the cup A little tea and the word "Jinwan" was written on the table.

"Jinwan?" Jin Wan. Well, this name sounds nice, thank you, third brother. "Li Siya recited these two words twice, and the more she read them, the more she liked them. She finally had a decent life tomorrow. They had many girls in their family, but the girls were not worth much. She had been called Siya since she was a child, and she was used to it. , the family never thought of changing her tomorrow.

When she heard the name her brother had given her, Li Siya, now Li Jinwan, her eyes suddenly turned red,

"Get ready, go to the store today." , I asked the boy to send you there. "Seeing the little girl's expression of being moved to tears, Li Wen hurriedly interrupted her speech. If I have this time to be here to express my sorrow for Spring and Autumn, it's better to go and pack things quickly. They are going to prepare it right away. After leaving, he doesn't have time to wait for her here.

In the past few years, he has only had Li Tong with him. It's better to have one more person here. It's better to ask someone to do anything. The people he found outside were good. What's more, he brought Li Siya out on his own. This little girl was brave and careful. If she used it well, she might be able to help him a lot in

sending people back to Lijiacun . It's because the talent was buried. Maybe the family married off the little girl hastily within two years. It would be better to take the little girl to the outside world, let her see the outside world, and go out with him to have some adventures. Therefore, Li Wen decided to take Li Siya to Beijing with him.

Li Wen gave Li Tong a few instructions and asked him to arrange for the little girl to go there and arrange a place for her to live there

. When it came to their young master, Li Tong responded, "The fourth lady can do whatever she wants, as long as she doesn't take away his job of serving the young master.

"Brother, wait for me, I'll pack things right away. "The little girl shouted, and the person ran away.

After telling the steward at Zhuangzi, Li Wen took the person away.

After returning from Zhuangzi that day, Li Wen wrote several modern marketing methods for Dean Fu knew that Dean Fu would have people deal with these matters, so Li Wen ignored them and concentrated on reading his book.

Not long after, the first batch of cloth came out from the workshop. The green cloth was three feet long and five feet wide. Although the material was rough, it was thick and durable. The price was even cheaper than the existing cloth in the cloth shop outside.

As soon as the cheap green cloth came out, it quickly occupied the market in Nanyang Prefecture. Ordinary people were willing to take a piece of green cloth home to make clothes for their children.

With the introduction of green cloth, the first batch of cotton coats were also made and began to be sold in the market of Nanyang Prefecture. Cotton coats are thick and cheap, and ordinary people can afford them. Therefore, as soon as the cotton coats are shipped to the city and sold, everyone rushes to grab them. When the merchants who heard about it saw that there was money to be made, they wanted to buy in large quantities. If they transported these cloths and clothes to other places and sold them, the price could be doubled several times, so they could make money.

The book boy who came back from outside would tell him about the things outside, "Master, do you know? The green cloth and cotton-padded clothes, shoes and hats produced in the workshop are now very popular. Many businessmen outside are asking where these things come from, and they all follow I placed an order with the cloth shop and wanted to buy more. "

Dean Fu has several cloth shops in the city, and the goods are all sent to the cloth shop for sale.

"Good thing." After hearing what the boy said to him, and knowing that the cloth and ready-made clothes produced by the workshop were very popular, Li Wen no longer worried that the goods produced by the workshop would be unsalable.

From this point of view, no matter how much goods are produced by the workshop, outside businessmen can help them digest it.

Today, Li Wen still doesn't know how much impact and impact their cheap green cloth will have on the original market, but that's a story for another day.

Chapter 43 Chinese New Year

The weather during the Chinese New Year is getting colder and colder. Snowflakes are falling outside, and people inside can hear the sound of falling snow outside. There was a fireplace in the room and the whole room was warm. Li Wen stayed at home and studied. Every few days he would write an article and bring it to Dean Fu, and listen to the teacher give him lectures. Time passed quickly.

I originally wanted to go out before the New Year, but with the weather outside now, the road is really difficult to walk. I hope the road will be easier after the New Year.

As soon as the winter moon passes, the twelfth lunar month comes.

After eating Laba rice, the year is coming to an end.

As soon as Laba is over, the New Year is coming. Years ago, he gave the workers in the store a holiday, and Li Wen asked the little girl who worked in the store to go to Zhuangzi to celebrate the New Year with everyone, which was also lively.

Years ago, he packed his luggage piece by piece. After studying in Nanyang for so many years and living here for so many years, he had a lot of stuff. Li Wen didn't want to move everything, so he just asked the little book boy who was waiting on him to pack a few thick clothes and quilts for him. It was really hard to buy these things outside, and he was worried that it would be cold when he got there. These warm things It's best to bring a few extra items.

There are also a few books that I want to read and some reading notes that I want to take with me.

I will keep the remaining things here. Maybe I will come back some time, and I can also come back to Dean Fu to stay for a few days and stay with his teacher.

Li Wen knew that Dean Fu said he disliked him, but he liked him in his heart, otherwise he would not have left him as a student to live with him for so many years. The housekeeper and servants in the house treated him as half a young master. .

Once a teacher, always a father. Dean Fu was not only a teacher, but also half a father to him.

The school in Lijiacun was built two years ago. We only need to invite the husband to come over after the new year to start classes. At that time, if there are children of appropriate age at home, they can be sent to the school to study. Nowadays, in Lijiacun, everyone's life is getting better year by year. With this life, everyone also has hope in their hearts.

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the workshop closed its doors, paid everyone's wages, and went home for the holidays to celebrate the New Year. It didn't open until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

The workshops in Lijia Village are the property of the whole village, so at the end of each year, the workshops will use part of the money to distribute to everyone. The villagers in Lijia Village now know what dividends are. It means that when the workshop makes money, the money distributed to them at the end of the year is called a year's dividend.

Except for a few families who did not work in the workshop and did not receive dividends, most families received dividends.

Li Ping is the steward of the workshop. This year's dividends earned him more than twenty taels of silver, which was equivalent to half a year's salary. Including the wages and bonuses for the month of December, there are thirty taels of silver. In the past, who would have dared to think that you could get so much silver in one month.

This is free money, real money, put in your own pocket.

"How much dividends did your family get?" After everyone took the money, someone always asked how much other people's families got.

"Not much, just seven or eight taels."

"Ah, your family's seven or eight taels is not much. Our family only took more than three taels." He had to ask himself whether it was really more than three taels.

Every year at this time, it is the busiest time for Li Valley. The last batch of goods from the workshop is shipped out, and then he takes someone to settle the wages for the workers in the workshop and distribute the wages for this year. The accounts should be checked clearly and there should be no mistakes.

With so many things on his hands, Li Shangu was so busy that he didn't even have time to go to Nanyang to see his son.

After finishing the work in the workshop and shop, the New Year is coming soon, and I have to rush to the town with others to buy New Year's goods in preparation for the New Year.

This year, my son will not come home to celebrate the New Year. He sent a letter back to his family two years ago, telling his family that he will leave for the capital to take the exam after the New Year. Time is tight, so he cannot come back, so that his family can understand him and not worry about him.

The child ran to the door every day to see when his brother would come back. After watching for a long time, I saw that my brother had not come back, so I asked my grandma, "Aniang, where is my brother? Why doesn't he come back?"

In previous years, my brothers would all go home at this time.

"Didn't your brother say that he is going to take the exam in Beijing this year, so he can't come back to celebrate the New Year this year." Sun Yi explained to her younger son the reason why her elder son could not return home. The mother also missed her son very much. For several nights, she couldn't sleep thinking about her son.

The child seemed to have forgotten that his brother had written a letter and told him that he would not be coming back this year.

Just waiting for his brother from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, after knowing that his brother could not go home, the child felt very disappointed and angry with his brother, and even ignored his mother.

When she saw the angry child, the woman comforted him a little.

Mrs. Li was sitting on the chair next to the fireplace. She saw her grandson getting angry with his mother-in-law. The old lady knew that her eldest grandson would go to the capital to take the exam next year, so he couldn't come back this year. The grandson had liked his brother since he was a child. , knowing that his brother could not come back, he was not happy, "My dear grandson, come to Grandma, let Grandma hug Grandma's sweet grandson."

The child glanced at Grandma from the corner of his eyes, and came to Grandma with a little pout. He walked forward and burst into tears, looking extremely aggrieved.

"My dear grandson, don't cry. Don't cry. Your brother will come back when he wins the first prize." The old lady wiped her grandson's tears. Sun Yi on the side looked at the appearance of her youngest son, feeling funny and sad at the same time. She took the baby from her mother's hand, wiped her tears, and coaxed him for a long time without making him happy.

The last day of the twelfth lunar month is the New Year. People have been busy all year just to have a good meal on the New Year day.

There was a heavy snowfall two years ago. The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. I hope the coming year will be a good one.

Two red lanterns were hung in front of the door of Fu's house. The inside and outside of the house were cleaned, and paper-cut windows were put up in preparation for the New Year.

In previous years, Li Wen had gone home to celebrate the New Year, and it was after the Lantern Festival when he came back, so this year was the first time that he stayed here in Nanyang Mansion to celebrate the New Year with Dean Fu. But it's not that Dean Fu is very rare that he spends the New Year with him.

On the New Year's Day, Li Wen went to Dean Fu's place for dinner and dug out two jars of plum blossom wine from under the plum blossom tree in his courtyard. He had buried the wine three years ago. It had not been touched and he did not know. How it tastes.

The mouth of the jar was opened, and the smell was pretty good. Li Wen opened a jar, poured a cup for Dean Fu, and said, "Teacher, you will like the taste if you try it."

Fu Yihan smelled the smell, lowered his head and took a sip. , the taste was mellow, and he said, "It's OK."

It was good to be able to say "OK" from Dean Fu's mouth. Li Wen knew that it was good. He said, "I had nothing to do in the past few years, and I buried it in our hospital. Several jars of plum blossom wine. I dug up two jars today, and there are still a few jars left. If you want to drink it, teacher, ask someone to dig it up for you. "

I know that Dean Fu is good at wine. At this point, Li Asking is infinitely satisfying to him.

But there was something worrying. Li Wen had to tell him, "Teacher, don't be greedy. Drinking too much wine is poison." But it's not a good thing.

How many more altars are there? As soon as he heard this, Fu Yihan's eyes lit up, and he thought about asking someone to dig it out. However, when he heard the disciple later telling him not to drink too much, Dean Fu's forehead turned black, and another disciple came to tell him not to drink too much.

"I need you to tell me, hurry up and eat your food!" Fu Yihan knocked this kid on the head. If he doesn't hit him for a day, he will climb on his teacher's head.

"Ouch..." Li Wen covered his head and shouted. It didn't really hurt, he was just pretending.

Today they eat soup made from mutton bones and large white radish in a pot, which is fragrant and rich. There was mutton on the table. The lamb was slaughtered today and the meat was very tender. There were also fresh mushrooms and vegetables, all grown in Zhuangzi. Any excess that was not eaten could be given away.

Zhuangzi built a greenhouse there, where they could grow vegetables even in winter, specifically for the family. It can be said that Li Wen has continuously improved the quality and standard of life of Dean Fu during his several years here.

Looking at the entire Nanyang Mansion at this time, there are not many homes that can eat such fresh dishes in the cold winter.

Three people in the room were washing the pot around the stove, with a layer of red oil and chili floating on it. The fried mutton was dipped in the specially prepared chili sauce. A mouthful of good wine and a mouthful of meat made the food spicy and refreshing.

Fu Yihan's head was full of food, and there were beads of sweat on the tip of his nose.

The man on the side handed him a piece of silk. Fu Yihan took it, wiped it casually and threw it aside.

After drinking the wine, Fu Yihan was a little drunk. His face was red and his complexion was like a flower, which was really good-looking. Li Wen raised his eyes and took a look, wanting to take a second look. There would not be many opportunities to see Dean Fu in the future.

The man on the side held Dean Fu's waist domineeringly with one hand and glanced at the young man casually.

"..." Li asked.

"Teacher, Uncle Man, I'm going back when I'm full." Li Wen touched his nose, stood up and said goodbye to the teacher. I didn't pay attention when I was drinking just now, but when I paid attention, I realized that they drank a jar of wine, and the master and apprentice drank the most.

Li Wen stood up and found that his head was a little hot. After saying goodbye to Dean Fu, he left the teacher's place.

It's warm inside the house, but when the wind blows outside, anyone with a fever will wake up.

As soon as the little book boy waiting outside saw their young master coming out, he quickly went up to help him, "Master."

"Go back quickly." Li Wen was startled and asked if the little book boy had gone to eat just now. The servants also made New Year's Eve dinner, it would be nice to know that people have eaten there. It was freezing outside with ice and snow, so he hurried back to his

small yard and felt warmer only after he went back inside.

The master and servant were sitting in front of the fireplace warming themselves. Suddenly they thought of the old lady, parents and younger brother at home. They didn't know how they were doing at home. Li Wen asked, "Do you miss your father and mother?"

The book boy didn't know why his young master asked this, but he knew that his young master didn't like to hear lies, so he nodded and said, "Yes.

" Well, I miss them too. After the exam is over next year, we can go back and see them." Li Wen patted Xiaotong on the shoulder to comfort him. The little book boy was very touched. The young master was so kind to him.

After sitting outside for a while, until he sobered up, Li Wen went to take a shower, changed his clothes, went to bed and covered himself with a quilt to sleep.

He slept until dawn the next day before he woke up.

The waiter brought hot water to the boy to wash his face. After washing his face and changing into new clothes, Li Wen took the boy to pay New Year greetings to Dean Fu and took two big red envelopes, one of which was given by Dean Fu. One was given by Uncle Man behind Dean Fu.

The inside is so thin that it feels like a banknote.

Fu Yihan said some words of encouragement to his disciples and sent them back.

When I got back and opened it, I saw that Dean Fu and Uncle Man were so generous! Li Wen saw the banknotes inside, but thought that he had done a lot of things from Zhuangzi in the past few years, and had never taken a penny from Zhuangzi. In addition, with the workshop he built later, these two Just think of the lucky money as a reward from Dean Fu. Li Wen took it with peace of mind.

[Can we be friends?]

Hehe, I like the rich teacher the most. Please give me a dozen!

Chapter 44 Departure

the first and second days of the Lunar New Year, except for going to greet Dean Fu every day, Li Wen stayed in the house reading and sleeping, and did not go out to play. He had already arranged the affairs of Zhuangzi a year ago. After handing them over to the people who took over later, he would no longer care about the matters there.

The New Year is not over yet, and they are preparing to leave for the capital on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

The road from Nanyang Mansion to the capital is not said to be very far, but it is definitely not very close.

It usually takes fifteen to twenty days to go from Nanyang to Beijing by carriage. In order to prevent any unexpected situations on the road, more time should be reserved. If they go out on the third day of the new year, they should do it before the first month of the year. You should be able to reach the capital. The Chunwei exam started on the ninth day of February, so there was still some time left to prepare when we got there.

As long as there are no accidents on the way, there is still plenty of time.

Li Wen originally wanted to go there before the year before, but the results were not released until September after they finished the provincial examination in August. By the time the results were released, it was already October, and it would start to snow when winter comes in October. He was afraid of snow. It's hard to walk on the road, so I can only go out again after the New Year.

This will be just after the beginning of spring, and the arrival of the beginning of spring means the arrival of the breath of spring. At the beginning of spring, when the sun rises and everything is spring, the days begin to slowly become longer, the nights become shorter, and the daylight hours are relatively longer. The sunshine after the beginning of spring is not as cold as before, but will gradually become warmer, making people begin to feel the breath of spring. As the saying goes, "On the first day of spring, the water is three times hot", and there is also such a saying.

But the beginning of spring does not mean that spring has really arrived. The climate in early spring is unstable. At this time, there are alternations of cold and warm, and the temperature fluctuates. The weather is still dominated by wind and cold. The alternation of cold and warm will also bring rainfall, so don't think that the beginning of spring is the beginning of spring. The weather is getting warmer, but it may still be cold this day, so it's not too early to be happy.

However, the weather looks pretty good these days, and I hope it will continue to be good.

The morning light was slightly bright, and two carriages were parked in front of the door. The luggage was moved to the carriage at the back, and the carriage in front was free for him to sit on. Dean Fu arranged for four guards and a steward to take him to Beijing. Li asked himself that there were three people here, including himself.

Before leaving, Li Wen wanted to say goodbye to his teacher. Once he left, it would be difficult to see him again in the future.

"Teacher, the student is about to leave for the capital today. The teacher has taught the student for many years, and the student will never be able to repay the teacher's kindness in this life." Li Wen knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the teacher, sincerely thanking the teacher for his cultivation. of grace. In his life, in addition to his father and mother, he also had his teacher who was kneeling at this moment.

A teacher is a father, and the man in front of him is his teacher and his father.

Fu Yihan looked at the disciple kneeling in front of him, straightened his face, and said, "Get up and talk!" Fu Yihan was not a rigid teacher who always made his disciples kneel down. He treated himself with tolerance and love, and never beat or scolded him without reason. Punish the disciples.

"Yes, teacher." Li Wen stood up and saw Dean Fu looking at him, knowing that Dean Fu was also reluctant to let him go.

Seeing that the person stood up, Fu Yihan's expression improved a little, and he said to his disciple, "You are going to Beijing to take the scientific examination this time. I have told you everything you need to say. Just remember what I told you. "

Go to the exam well. I'll arrange for someone to take you there. Please be careful when you're out."

"Yes, students understand. Students will remember what the teacher said," Li Wen nodded.

"Teacher, before I leave, my disciple prepared a gift for the teacher." Li Wen turned around and said to the boy next to him, "Give me the gift."

The boy following behind handed him a box, and Li Wen took it and put it in his hand. The box was given to Dean Fu.

Under Dean Fu's puzzled gaze, Li Wen smiled slightly, opened the box, took out a miniature crossbow, and said to Dean Fu, "Teacher, this is what I have prepared for you. Stretch out your hand and give it to me." "Me."

He asked a craftsman to beat it and bring it back years ago. I believe that modern children are familiar with this thing. Li Wen played with this kind of thing when he was young. It's just that when he was a child, he played with small toys made of plastic, and the crossbow in his hand was an upgrade from the toy he played with when he was a child. The drawings Li Wen drew asked the craftsmen to make it out of iron, and it was lethal. A complete weapon.

"What is this?" Fu Yihan asked, still reaching out his hand.

"This should be called a crossbow. It is similar to a bow and arrow, but it is not a bow and arrow." Li Wen tied the crossbow to Dean Fu's wrist and explained it to Dean Fu while returning it. After fixing it, he loaded the iron arrow with it. Go up and ask Dean Fu to aim the arrow at the pillar not far away, and then click it down. With a "swift-" sound, the iron arrow flies out.

The iron arrow pierced into the pillar, three points!

If it were a human head, this person would definitely die.

Fu Yihan's eyes widened immediately. He looked at this small thing on his wrist and couldn't believe it had such powerful lethality. Even the man standing behind Dean Fu glanced at the iron arrow driven into the pillar, and then his eyes fell on the thing on Fu Yihan's wrist, with a little inquiry in his eyes.

"This is what I asked the craftsmen to make two months ago, and it was made last month. The student had nothing to give to the teacher, so before leaving, he gave this crossbow to the teacher for self-defense. The box contains If the teacher needs it, he can find someone to make it according to the drawings above." Li Wen took out a piece of paper from the box and left the drawings with the teacher, not forgetting to tell him, "Teacher, please come back more often. Just practice and the head shot will be accurate. Be careful not to hurt yourself during practice."

Li Wen knew that there were not many chances of someone hurting Dean Fu, but he always had to take precautions in everything.

Do you think he is a fool? Fu Yihan flicked a knife to this disciple, still a little curious about the crossbow on his wrist. He had seen one before, but it was definitely not as clever as the thing in his hand. The iron arrow was shot with such force that even a weak scholar like him could use it.

People outside were waiting. Li Wen knew that they had to go out as soon as possible and it was time to leave now. "Teacher, it's time for the students to leave. In the future, the students will not be around the teacher. I hope the teacher will take care of himself."

"Well, go . Come on, be safe on the road, and ask someone to send me a letter when you get there. If you encounter anything outside, you can figure it out yourself. Don't write to me about anything big. 3" Fu Yihan put the thing on his wrist. He put it back in the box, waved to the disciple who was about to leave, and let them go.

Could he understand that Dean Fu's words meant that if he encountered something he couldn't solve, he could write back and ask him? Sure enough, his teacher was still as sarcastic as ever. Li Wen just figured it out in his heart and had no intention of saying it out loud.

"Yes, teacher, the disciple has left. Take care, teacher." After Li Wen saluted, he turned around and walked

out.

Fu Yihan, who was in the room, felt a little reluctant and sad for no reason when he saw the young man turning away. I remember that when the child stood in front of him and called him teacher, he was just a nine-year-old child. In the blink of an eye, he became the teenager he is today. Time flies so fast.

The stewards and guards at the door were already waiting outside.

There were seven of them, two guards were responsible for driving the carriage, and two guards were following on horseback. Li Wen and the little girl sat in the carriage in front, Li Tong followed the guard and sat on the edge of the carriage, and the steward who followed him sat in the carriage in the back.

"Uncle Chen, take care and see you tomorrow."

"My young master, have a safe journey. I wish him that he will definitely go to high school when he goes to Beijing to take the exam." The butler saw the young master off at the door on behalf of his master.

"I'd like to borrow some words from Chen Bo." Li Wen got on the carriage and waved to the old housekeeper at the door.

The day of departure was sunny and windy, suitable for travelers to travel far.

"Drive_"

The driver drove the horse, and the carriage slowly left. Li Wen, who was sitting in the carriage, opened the curtain of the window and watched them getting further and further away from the Fu Mansion. He didn't put it down until they finally disappeared. curtain.

On the first day he came to Nanyang Mansion, Li Wen knew that this place was just a stop in his life. He would stay here, but this was not the destination where he would finally stop. After staying here for enough time and learning what he needs to learn, he will set off to the next station.

What is the capital like? Li Wen imagined it in his mind.

He has never been to the capital, so he doesn't know what the capital will look like, but he knows that it must be a more prosperous place than Nanyang Mansion.

In the early morning, Nanyang Mansion woke up from the silence. Stalls began to be set up in twos and threes on the street. The cages steaming the steamed buns were steaming, and the aroma of the meat buns could be smelled from a distance.

The yawning boy is opening the door of the store and getting ready to do business.

He lived in this place for five or six years, walked through the streets and alleys of Nanyang Prefecture, tasted all kinds of snacks in this place, and swam across the river by boat with his classmates and friends. The scenery on both sides of the river remained the same. Li Wen knew where there were small stalls selling good food on the street, which restaurant had good signature dishes, and which shop had good chefs making good food. Now, at the moment when he was about to leave, all the pictures became vivid before his eyes. Standing up, scenes unfolded before his eyes.

The people and bustle on the street were blown away by the wind, and finally turned into a silent sigh. He was leaving, and he didn't know when he would return.

Compared with Li Wen's melancholy, the little girl sitting in the car with him was obviously curious about things outside. The little girl opened the car curtains and looked outside, and everything she saw was novel.

"Sit down and don't stick your head out to look around." Li Wen saw the little girl lying by the window and was reluctant to leave. It was not too cold to open the curtains and let in the cold wind on this day. The little girl put down the curtain, sat up straight, stared at her brother with her eyes, and hummed in her heart, the little girl didn't dare to say anything.

The little girl was in a very good mood to be able to go outside. The last time she came to Nanyang from home, she took the boat all the way. She spent several days huddled in a small cabin alone and could not see anything. There is only the

white river water. It's not like sitting in a carriage now, you can see the streets outside, the stalls and people outside. The city gate has been opened, and soldiers are checking people coming in and out.

At this time, people were still celebrating the New Year at home, so there were not as many people entering the city as usual, and not even many people leaving the city. Nowadays, there are no refugees left outside the city gate. The flood in the south has been resolved. In addition to the refugees who have been sent back to their original places, some have found work outside, or have other places to go. They

arrived in the city. At the gate, the soldiers guarding the city checked their certificates and found out that there was a Juren master sitting in the carriage, so they became polite and let them go.

Their carriage left Nanyang Mansion smoothly.

They were going towards the capital, and they were taking the official road to the capital. The road along the official road is easier to walk, and there are pedestrians, carriages and horses on the road, so it is safer. I am afraid of encountering bandits and robbers on the road. The world is not very peaceful these days, and there are many bandits and robbers who rob on the road.

The four guards who escorted him were all experts in martial arts.

Li Wen himself was only half-experienced in the Three-Legged Cat Kung Fu. He could hunt a rabbit, but if he met a strong one, he would only get beaten by others. He asked the craftsman to shoot two crossbows, one for Dean Fu, and one for Li Wen to keep with him for self-defense. He was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.

Don't even take the exam and get stuck on the road. At this time, whoever dares to stop him from going to the capital to take the exam will make him anxious!

There were two layers of quilts in the carriage, so the shaking of the carriage was not too uncomfortable.

Li Wen was leaning on a soft pillow behind him and covered with a blanket. There was a small low table beside him, with a small candle lamp on it and a few books to read. After the car left the city, he picked up a book and read it in the dim light.

Seeing her brother reading, Li Jinwan shut her mouth, knowing that she could not disturb her third brother's reading.

Chapter 45 On the way

The journey on the road was very boring, and they were mostly in the carriage along the way. It was still very cold in the first month of the year, and the wind outside was as sharp as a knife. They didn't want to go out for anything, and it was still warmer in the car.

They still had to stop and rest from time to time on the road, even if they didn't need to rest. Horses also need to be fed and rested. Otherwise, if they keep running like this, these horses will fall on the road before they reach the capital. By then, without the horses, it will be fatal for them to reach the capital on their own two legs.

Li Wen asked the four guards to take turns driving each other. They tied two horses together to pull the cart, so that while the two guards were driving outside, two people could rest inside.

On the evening of the first day of departure, they entered a small town and found an inn in the town.

"Come in, please come in. Do you gentlemen want to stay in a hotel or have something to eat?" When the waiter saw the guests coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Stay in the hotel and prepare some food to bring over. There are also some horses outside the door that have been fed for us." The steward rewarded the waiter with some money and asked someone to feed the horses. When you go out, you still have experienced stewards who have seen the world. The stewards are responsible for your accommodation and food.

"Yes, sir, don't worry, we will definitely feed the horse for you." After receiving the reward, the waiter changed his attitude and asked the waiter to take the horse to the stable behind to feed it. The waiter wiped the table and money with the towel on his shoulder, invited some gentlemen to sit down, and asked diligently, "What kind of dishes do you gentlemen want to eat? I'll let the kitchen prepare it right away.

" There was nothing to be picky about, so I asked the kitchen to cook a few dishes and ordered a large plate of steamed buns. After everyone had a simple meal in the lobby, they went upstairs to rest. Everyone was tired after a long day's journey and would have to continue their journey tomorrow.

"Let's stay here for one night and wait to leave early tomorrow morning."

There are seven of them, four guards and two in a room, the steward and Li Tong live in a room, Li Jinwan is a girl and lives alone in a room, and finally Li Wen also slept in a room by himself.

How can you be as comfortable outside as you are at home? Even with the charcoal stove in the inn room, there is still an air-conditioning in the room. The cup on the bed was cold and hard. Fortunately, they brought their own quilts and spread their own quilts on them before they could lie down and sleep. Otherwise, with a thin quilt in this weather, it would be freezing the next day.

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Lying on the bed in the inn at night, Li Wen pulled the quilt over his head and went to sleep.

Early the next morning, the group had breakfast in the lobby. The horses had been fed and harnessed. Everyone got in the car and continued on their way.

After two days of traveling, the little girl who was so excited when she first set off became exhausted within two days. The former Li Siya, who was now Li Jinwan, looked at her brother with a face about to cry.

"Oh, it's still early." He had just started to leave. It would be good to be in the capital by the end of the month. When Li Wen saw the little girl looking like she was about to cry, he couldn't bear to hit her.

"..." Is it too late for her to go back now? Li Jinwan stared at her brother.

"Li Jinwan, I will teach you something now. Only by enduring hardship can you become a great person. If you can't even bear the hardships on the road, I advise you to go back to your hometown as soon as possible to find someone to marry, and go back to support your husband and raise children. It's still early and we haven't gone very far. If you want to go back, I can arrange for someone to take you back. If you have to leave for two more days, it will be too late for you to regret and want to go back^" Li Wen's smile was a bit evil, and he advised If the little girl can't bear this hardship, go home.

He remembered a joke he had seen before. The ancients did not have such entertainment as televisions, mobile phones, and computers. What did they spend so much time on? The answer to the later answer is that the ancients spent all their time traveling.

Isn't that right? The lowest way to travel is to walk on two feet. Ordinary people usually use oxen or donkeys to pull carts. Now that they have carriages, it is considered the highest level. But from Nanyang to Beijing, even if the journey goes smoothly, it will take about fifteen to twenty days to get to Beijing. In modern times, this is just a flight, and you can fly back and forth on the same day.

Only by enduring hardship can one become a master!

"No, I don't want to go back! Brother, I want to follow you to the capital." Li Jinwan waved her fist, she didn't want to admit defeat, she didn't want to go back. When she thought about the possibility of being forced to marry her cousin when she went back, the little girl suddenly felt that she was not afraid of any hardships along the way.

"Haha, just don't regret it yourself." Li Wen regretted bringing the little girl out. He took a book and covered his face, closed his eyes and squinted for a while. If it hadn't been so cold today, he would have wanted to go out and ride a horse, which would be better than being stuck in this carriage all day.

There was really nothing to do in the carriage, so Li Jinwan had no choice but to read and learn from her brother. Besides reading, Li Wen was still in the mood

to teach the little girl reading and arithmetic.

The stewards who followed them were all familiar with this road. Stewards guided them along the way. They would pass through any towns and villages along the way and find a place to stay wherever they could find a place to rest.

It is not a good thing to sleep outside in such cold weather. Not only are there bandits and robbers outside, but there may also be hungry wild beasts coming out to look for food, and they may fall into the belly of the wild beasts. Therefore, it would be better if they could find a place to live. This time, thanks to the steward who followed them, they were able to find a place to live after a few days of driving and would not sleep in the wilderness.

The day they went out was the third day of the first lunar month, the New Year had not yet passed, and they met no one on the road. It wasn't until they were on the road for three to five days that they encountered a caravan. The caravan was rushing to transport a batch of goods to sell elsewhere after the new year.

Li Wen did not ask what kind of goods the other party was transporting. Generally, traveling caravans were not willing to reveal to others what kind of goods they were transporting this time. He doesn't have the curiosity to inquire about other people's things.

The leader of the group was a man in his thirties. They met on the road and saw that the young man had an extraordinary conversation. When they asked about it, they found out that the young man was a scholar who had come to Beijing to take the exam. The man was surprised. He held up his hands and said to the young man, "Young man has eyesight but does not know." Taishan, he didn't know that the young man in front of him was the Master

of Juren. "It's spring time after the new year, and all those who can come to Beijing to take the exam are the masters who have passed the Juren. The young man in front of him is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but the man doesn't know that he is a young man. He is a great master.

"Don't dare, don't dare. It's just a fluke. My eldest brother is older than me. Just call me Brother Li. Why don't you call me Master Juren? The eldest brother is so different from my younger brother." When he heard the other party calling him Master Juren, he said Li Wen wiped the sweat from his forehead. He really wasn't used to people calling him Master Juren.

How old is he? He's not even eighteen yet!

However, compared to other candidates, Li Wen is really much younger.

Knowing that the other party was a young man, the men in the caravan had a slight change in their attitudes towards the young man. People in this world were in awe of scholars. At first, they thought it was some house's steward servant who was sending the young master somewhere, but they didn't expect that he was sending the juren master to the capital to take the exam.

Looking at the entire Dacheng, even in the previous dynasty, there were really not many people who were fifteen or sixteen years old.

Having a few more companions on the road means more safety, plus the other party is willing to go with them. After Li Wen discussed with the steward and confirmed that the caravan group was not bad people, they decided to temporarily travel with each other for the next few days.

It's just that the caravan and the group are not going to the capital. They want to transport the goods to another larger city to sell, so they can go together in the middle, but they will be separated later.

After walking like this for four or five days, they could find a place to stay in front of them. Sometimes it was a small town or village. After passing through a village, they could only stay in the homes of people in the village. If they paid a little money, there would naturally be people willing to provide them with food. and a place to live.

The further north you go, the thicker the snow is on the road and the journey becomes slower. The weather is gloomy and doesn't look good.

"The weather doesn't look very good today." The experienced man in the industry realized that the weather was probably not very good. As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the rain fall.

It's a cold day, and the rain falling on the ground has turned into ice beads. They also brought goods this time. If the goods were destroyed, they wouldn't even be able to make back their capital on this trip, so they had to find a place to take shelter from the rain quickly. .

Even if it snows today, they are not afraid. What worries them most is that it will rain. Once it rains, the rain will turn into ice and the road will become difficult to walk on.

The man leading the team shouted, "There is a village in front of us, let's go over there and take shelter!"

There is no village in front of it or a shop in the back. It takes a while to get to the nearest village, and they can't get there now. Arrive at the village. The man who led the caravan remembered that there was a Yizhuang in front of him, and shouted, asking everyone to rush to the Yizhuang in front to take shelter for a while.

"Young Master, let's go over there to take shelter." The manager knew that the weather was not suitable for traveling, so he could only take the Young Master to Yizhuang to take shelter from the rain.

Li Wen still didn't realize where Yizhuang was at this moment. The carriage was moving so fast that he was jolted in the carriage and could only hold on to things next to him to stabilize his body. The little girl in the carriage was a little frightened and grabbed her brother tightly with both hands.

The group of people rushed to Yizhuang before the rain started to fall heavily.

"I'm on the third day of dismounting. I went out with some brothers and passed by this place. I wanted to use this precious place to shelter from the rain for a while. It's also convenient." The man who led the caravan reached out and knocked on the door and said in front of the door. .

Just at this moment, Li Wen and the steward, who were coming from behind, got off the carriage.

"IW——"

The heavy door opened, revealing a sinister aura.

"Go in."

A group of people walked in, pulling the carriages, horses and goods.

Li Wen followed the steward and walked in before he remembered where Yizhuang was. Is it still too late for him to exit now?

Yizhuang is a place used by the ancients to store the dead. The ancients said that the soul of a person still exists in the world seven days after death. It will take seven days for the human soul to disperse, so the body can be buried at this time. If someone died in a nearby village, the person would be carried to this righteous village for storage and would not be buried until seven days later.

In modern terms, Yizhuang is equivalent to a modern morgue, a place used to store the dead.

No wonder they felt a spooky atmosphere as soon as they walked in here. How could a place where people were released not be spooky? But now they have no better choice than here. It takes at least half an hour to get to the nearby village. It is raining heavily outside now, and the winter rain is full of ice and debris. The person still hurts.

Li Jinwan held her brother's hand, feeling a little scared. Li Wen patted the little girl's hand soothingly, telling him not to be afraid.

"Let's rest here for a while and take shelter from the rain." Ma San, the team leader, asked the brothers to take shelter here.

They did not go into Yi Zhuang. There happened to be a place for them to rest at the door. They rested here outside. We found a few pieces of firewood, blocked the door with something, and lit a fire in a corner sheltered from the wind. We gathered together to warm ourselves up by the fire, so that we could stay warm.

Once it rains, the weather will obviously get colder and colder.

"I don't know when it will rain. I'm afraid we will have to spend the night here tonight." It was already afternoon. If things went smoothly, they could have rushed to a nearby village to stay for one night.

But now I don't know when the rain will stop. I'm afraid I'll have to spend the night here and wait until dawn tomorrow before leaving.

Chapter 46: Ghost hits the wall

"Da da da..."

The group of them had just settled here when they heard the sound of horse hooves coming towards them. "Someone is coming." Ma San was the first to become alert, and the brothers in the caravan all picked up the guys in their hands and made defensive movements.

The person who comes at this time may be a good person or a bad person.

The guards responsible for escorting Li Wen to the capital exchanged glances with each other and placed their hands on the sword handles at hand. The guards protected the young master behind them.

"Hu-"

As the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, a group of men in black riding horses gradually appeared in their sight. The men in black on the horse turned over and dismounted one by one. They all wore pendants on their waists. sword. The following guards said to their master, "Master, there are already people inside."

"This is no one's place." This means that they can go in even if there are people.

The stern-faced man glanced sharply at the people already inside, and then his eyes caught the white-faced little scholar behind the crowd.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves outside and knowing that someone was coming, Li Wen subconsciously looked in the direction of the door. Unexpectedly, he saw a familiar face. He had seen this man twice. What is this man's name? Oh, it seems his surname is Zhao. After thinking about it for a while, he remembered this person.

When the two people's eyes met, the other's eyes looked away.

"..." Li asked.

He also wanted to tell everyone not to be nervous, he knew the person coming, but luckily he didn't say this, otherwise he would be embarrassed. Since the other party acted as if he didn't know him, and they weren't very familiar with each other in the first place, forget it, just pretend they don't know him, and save money on saying hello.

Zhao Xiangyi held his horse with one hand, took the lead in stepping into the gate of Yizhuang, and walked in without looking back.

Behind them were a group of people leading horses, following their master in.

The space at the door was already occupied, so they could only walk inside. Fortunately, this yizhuang is big enough, and there is a courtyard when you walk in. There are free places on both sides for people to rest.

After a group of people passed by, the men of the caravan put down their weapons.

Ma San and his brothers whispered, "The other party probably won't take the initiative to stir up trouble. Let's just not provoke them. Let's all put down what we are doing." Judging from his more than ten years of business experience, The group of people who just entered had their knife edges licked with blood, and they had definitely killed someone before. These people were not people they could afford to mess with.

Judging from the horses they were riding, they were not something ordinary people could afford. Such a good horse, so from these details, Ma San can be sure that the group of people who just entered are not bandits and robbers. At most, they are just people like them who came here to take shelter from the rain.

As for those who shouldn't inquire, Ma San knew they couldn't provoke those people.

This place is not their place in the first place. Anyone can come in to take shelter from the rain, and they cannot stop them.

Seeing Zhao Xiangyi leading a group of people in, Li Wen was sure that the other party was not a bad guy who did all kinds of evil, so he told the guards protecting him not to be nervous and all sat down to warm themselves by the fire.

When it rained, the temperature dropped significantly, and the day became colder and colder.

While waiting, the time passed little by little. It was still raining outside, and it was getting late quickly on a rainy day. It seemed like it was going to be dark

. "Little Master, it seems that we have to stay here for the night. "The steward said to the young master, "Let's stay together as much as possible tonight. Don't run around alone, young master. If you want to go somewhere, ask someone to accompany you.

"This is not an ordinary place. Just in case, the young master." What happened? He couldn't explain it to the master when he went back

. "Well, I understand. Everyone is hungry. There is dry food in the car. Boy, go get it and share it with everyone." It's cold today, people The body's calories were consumed very quickly, so Li Wen asked people to go to the carriage to get food and share it with everyone.

"Yes, young master, I'll get it right away." Li Tong went over to get the dry food.

They simply built two small stoves with stones to make a fire. Fortunately, they found a lot of dry firewood inside, otherwise they would not be able to find dry firewood outside in this weather.

They boiled a pot of hot water to feed the horses, and prepared some fodder in the cart to feed the horses, otherwise the horses would be hungry and unable to pull the cart. They took good care of the horses along the way. Even if the people couldn't have enough to eat, they still had to let the horses have enough food. They had to rely on these horses to get to the capital.

They brought a lot of food with them in the car. They used dried meat and dried vegetables to make a pot of soup. It was a cold day, so

everyone could still take a hot sip after making a pot of soup. They also put gnocchi in it, and some It can fill your stomach.

The dry food was cold and hard, so Li Wen asked people to skewer the steamed buns together and put them on the fire to roast until soft before eating. He also brought out meat sauce, which will be used to sandwich the steamed buns to eat later.

Even if you are outside, you can't hurt your stomach, right?

Li Wen invited the people in the caravan to eat together. He knew that the man leading the caravan was named Ma. He called out, "Brother Ma, we have cooked so much noodle soup. You can also drink a bowl. It's cold here. Drink it." A bowl of hot food will keep you warm. "

He specially asked people to cook more, but they couldn't eat it. The others were eating the dry food in their hands and watching them eat meat and soup. He couldn't do such a thing. Come.

"Okay, the eldest brother has just thanked the younger brother. We won't be polite." After traveling together for a few days, everyone helped each other with anything. Ma San stopped being polite to Li Wen and left the brothers alone. Go scoop up a bowl of gnocchi soup and drink it. There are meat and vegetables in the soup, but they usually can't eat such good things at home.

In fact, everyone has prepared dry food when they go out. Usually they just eat some dry food with hot water to fill their stomachs. No one thinks so carefully. Today, thanks to the young master, they drank a bowl of broth and tasted it. All the men in the caravan said it was delicious. The soup was fresh and sweet.

A group of people in the courtyard tied their horses to several nearby pillars. They burned firewood on the ground, ate the dry food they brought with them, and smelled the aroma of food coming from outside.

"Master, you should also eat something to fill your stomach." It was raining outside, and they couldn't leave here for a while. It seemed that they would have to wait until tomorrow to leave. They were not even afraid of killing people, they were even afraid of death, so they didn't pay too much attention to spending one night in this righteous village.

Zhao Xiangyi took the dry food handed over by his subordinate, took a bite, and started eating without any expression on his face.

Li Wen, who was outside, was drinking hot soup and eating soft baked buns, and glanced inside unconsciously. After a while, Li Wen was somewhat full, but he still got up. When the steward asked him what was going on, he shook his head, took some sour buns and went inside with the soup in his hand.

Hearing the footsteps approaching, the people inside put their hands on the handles of their swords. Zhao Xiangyi waved his hand, and everyone put their swords in. More than a dozen pairs of eyes looked at the person coming.

"Um..." Li Wen walked here and realized that he appeared here, which seemed a bit abrupt. Facing a group of strangers with wary eyes, he looked at the man sitting in the middle.

But now that he's here, he can't turn around and leave. Li Wen glanced at Zhao Xiangyi, and handed the soup in his hand to the man. Seeing that the other party refused to take it, Li Wen angrily thrust it into the man's hand and said, "Here you drink."

As well as the two steamed buns in his hand, Li Wen also stuffed them into the man's hands, turned around and left.

Zhao Xiangyi looked at the extra bowl in his hand. The soup in the bowl was steaming, and he could feel the temperature in his hand. Seeing the young man walking away angrily, a smile flashed in the man's eyes, too fast for anyone to catch.

"Master."

They are away from home, and they cannot eat food given by outsiders.

Zhao Xiangyi raised his hand and said, "Nothing." The young man would not harm him. Lowering his head, the man took a sip of the soup the boy gave him, and then he finished the soup and sour buns the boy gave him in one bite.

Li Wen returned to his seat and sat down. Although he was a little annoyed, he still whispered to the book boy to fill some soup in a small can and bring it to the people inside. Although Li Tong felt a little strange in his heart, he still did as their young master said.

Not long after the boy left, a child came over with a pot of food.

Seeing so many people inside, the child tremblingly realized that his young master asked him to get it. After putting it down, the child ran away.

Zhao Xiangyi had already finished all the soup and meat in the bowl, and he handed the bowl to the subordinate next to him. After receiving a nod from their master, someone went to bring over the can of soup and everyone shared it. A guard returned the can and bowl and thanked the young man.

Seeing the empty jar returned, Li Wen was in a good mood, with a smile on his face, and asked the child to put it away.

Ma San glanced at the young master opposite, but said nothing. It's not his business to do what others want to do, he won't say a word.

It's getting later and darker outside.

The cold wind was blowing loudly, and at night, the entire Yizhuang became even more gloomy. The wind whistled in the ears through the corridors. I don't know if it's raining and cold tonight, or if they make people feel cold in this place.

Yizhuang is usually a place where no living people go, only the dead are carried here.

They couldn't find a place to stay tonight, so they could only rest here for one night and wait until dawn tomorrow before leaving.

"You sleep in here. Don't run around alone. Call me if you need anything." They

were all men, and there was only one girl. Li Wen asked the little girl to sleep in the corner inside.

"Yeah, brother, I know." It was her first time traveling far away. No matter how courageous the little girl was, she would feel scared when she got to a place like this.

After eating now, everyone has to rest so that they can leave early tomorrow morning.

They brought quilts, so it wouldn't be a problem for everyone to wrap themselves up in quilts and rest together for the night.

In the evening, two people were left at the caravan to keep watch, and they also left two people here to keep watch. In the latter half of the night, they changed people. After

drinking soup just now, Li Wen felt the urge to urinate after a short sleep and wanted to pee. As soon as he moved, the steward asked him what he wanted to do. Li Wen whispered that he was going for a convenience and would be back in a while, so no one needed to follow him.

After getting up, Li Wen walked a few steps, and when he was in a deserted place, he unzipped his pants and let out the water. After letting out the urine he had been holding in, he felt much better.

Pulling up his pants, he walked back.

It was obvious that he hadn't walked very far just now, but after he didn't go out for a while, Li Wen realized that something was wrong. When he thought about where he was, he felt a little scared. Could it be that he had encountered the legendary Ghost Wall?

In his previous life, he had only seen this in a ghost movie. He thought it was a lie, but he didn't expect it to be real.

The rain stopped at some point, the clouds opened, the moon appeared, and the cold moonlight shone on the courtyard. Here, that eerie feeling lingers.

There was a straight road ahead, and Li Wen didn't know where he was going. Behind him was a dark road, with the wind howling in his ears. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and keep walking, hoping to find a way out.

Wuwuwu...

I don't know if it's the sound of wind or the sound of people crying.

Goosebumps appeared on his arms. Li Wen coughed and told himself not to be afraid. He has never done anything bad in his two lives, and he has never harmed anyone. He is just a kind-hearted civilian. Even if he encounters a ghost, he has a reason to say it. There is nothing to be afraid of!

He didn't know how many laps he had made here. No matter how he walked, there was a door blocking his way.

Damn it! It's fun to play with him, right?

Angry, Li Wen stretched out his hand to push the door open, asking you to let me come back here every time, isn't it just to let you in? If I go in, you can still eat me! Li Wen thought so, and he reached out to push the door open^

"Drink!"

Suddenly an extra hand grabbed his hand, making him take a breath of air and almost scream.

"What are you doing here?" Zhao Xiangyi just saw the young man coming out alone, and thought he might be going for a convenience, but no one was seen in an instant. He felt a little strange, so he came over. Unexpectedly, he saw the young man going to push the door of the house, which was most likely the place where the dead were put. Zhao Xiangyi frowned and asked.

Scary people can scare people to death, you know? !

Li Wen heard a familiar voice ringing in his ears, turned around and saw the man's familiar face, his heart still beating loudly.

Seeing the scared look on the young man's face, Zhao Xiangyi knew where this place was, his face turned cold, and he said in a cold voice, "Don't wander around when you go to strange places in the future. Some places are not for you to wander around."

"I didn't wander around ." Run." He just went to pee!

Now that he met an acquaintance, Li Wen didn't feel so scared anymore. The warmth from his hands made him know that the other person was a living person like him. Nothing made him happier than seeing him at this moment. Finally meeting someone, otherwise he would not know how long he would have to go around here before he could get out. Li Wen breathed a sigh of relief.

"You didn't run around and you came here?" Zhao Xiangyi grabbed the boy's hand without letting go, and pulled the boy away.

"You dare to embarrass yourself in front of me even if you are a trivial person."

There was a wall in front of them blocking their way. Zhao Xiangyi pulled out the sword in his hand, and a sword energy passed through. The wall in front of them disappeared and a road appeared. Zhao Xiangyi carries an evil aura around him. The sword in his hand kills people and ghosts. Even ghosts will retreat when they encounter him.

Wow, this big brother is really awesome!

Seeing that the road blocking them in front disappeared, Li Wen's eyes showed novelty.

It seems that even ghosts bully the weak and fear the strong! Li Wen complained in his heart.

"Let's go." Zhao Xiangyi pulled the boy forward, turned a few corners, crossed the courtyard, and returned to where he was just now. As soon as Li Wen came out, he saw the steward who was anxiously waiting for him. As soon as the steward saw him, he came over and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, where have you gone and why have you been gone for so long?"

"Thank you. "Li Wen said thank you to the man who sent him back. If it hadn't been for this man just now, he wouldn't have known how long he would have been in there alone.

After sending the boy to him, Zhao Xiangyi returned to his own people without saying a word.

Li Wen explained to the manager that he had just gone to the convenience store and accidentally took the wrong way. Fortunately, the older brother just met him and sent him back. When he saw the young master coming back, he let go of his worries and said, "Young master, next time you go, please find someone to accompany you."

The steward is a man who has experienced things and knows that in a place like Yizhuang, the young master should not be left alone to go anywhere by himself. The young master is young and doesn't understand anything. Some dirty things like to get around young and handsome men like the young master. It's because he was careless.

Fortunately, the young master was fine, otherwise he would not have the shame to go back and see their master.

Chapter 47 Parting ways

Not long after they parted ways, the two guards who went out to look for the young master also came back.

Li Wen apologized to the people who went out to look for him. It was his fault for causing others to go out to look for him in the middle of the night. "It's good that the young master is fine," the guard said.

Back at his own place, Li Wen pulled the quilt and wrapped it around himself. When Li Jinwan saw her brother coming back, the little girl asked, "Brother, where did you go just now?" She was worried after not seeing her brother back for so long.

"I haven't gone anywhere, let's go to sleep." Li Wen said.

After what happened tonight, Li Wen knew that there are still many things in this world that science cannot explain, but they are real and exist. Thinking of what happened tonight, Li Wen felt a little scared. Fortunately, the man found him and took him out.

I don't know why that man came to find him. Did he come specifically to find him?

In fact, what Li Wen didn't know was that his own soul came to this world. Although his soul was consistent with this body, some things liked to find people like him. And Zhao Xiangyi is a man who has killed countless enemies on the battlefield. He has an evil aura about him, and even ghosts and gods will retreat when they see a person like him.

Everyone stayed here in Yizhuang all night, but fortunately no one came out later. What's up.

By dawn the next day, the rain from last night had already stopped.

Early in the morning, Zhao Xiangyi and his people left on horseback. Li Wen saw the group of people leaving in front. If the man had found him last night, he himself would have known what would happen in Nayizhuang. .

A group of them got on the carriage, set off on the road with the caravan, and left Yizhuang.

On the afternoon of the third day, their group arrived at Source City.

Yuancheng is a relatively large town that passes through on the way to the capital. Caravans traveling from north to south will pass through here. The gathering of caravans and people has led to the prosperity and development of this city. This is also the destination of Ma San's caravan. The caravan will transport the goods to Yuancheng to sell.

When they got here, they were about to part ways with the caravan.

There is always a banquet in the world, and when we get together, we part ways. It is their fate to be together on this journey, but they are going to different places, so they will eventually go separate ways.

"Little brother, we are separated here. I wish you to take the science and technology high school exam this time." Ma San was about to leave with their people and goods, and said goodbye to Li Wen.

They got along quite happily along the way and helped each other. Li Wen was very grateful to the other party for the help he gave them. "Thank you, brother. I also wish you a smooth business this time. We are destined to meet again." "Haha, we are destined. Goodbye." Ma San, a cheerful man, laughed.

Li Wen had a certificate of candidates who came to Beijing to take the exam with him. He showed the certificate at the city gate, and the guard guarding the city let them in without much difficulty. When they arrived at Source City, they separated from the caravan. The caravan arrived at their destination, but they had to continue to the capital.

When they got here, they were halfway through the journey. They still had about this long to go to the capital.

At this rate, they will definitely be able to reach the capital before the end of the month.

They had a relatively smooth journey along the way. They didn't encounter any bandits or robbers on the way, and they even met a caravan traveling with them. They also encountered some minor situations on the road, but they were resolved quickly and did not affect their journey.

"Young Master, let's find an inn to stay."

"Okay, let's go."

There were many people, carriages and horses in the city, and they stayed at an inn in the city that looked relatively clean. Their horses were taken to the stable at the back by the young man and fed. The steward rewarded the young man with some money and had the horses fed.

"Yes, sir, don't worry, we will take good care of your horse." With money, the boys who work will naturally work harder.

From the steward, Li Wen learned that this was a relatively large town. Caravans traveling from north to south and candidates heading to the capital would pass by and settle here.

Li Wen met here the candidates who had gone to Beijing to take the exam like him, but Li Wen would not rashly go up to say hello and chat with someone he was not familiar with. When you go out, you must be wary of others. It is good to be wary of strangers.

Basically, those who can pass the proficiency test are not poor people. Even those who don't have some mining at home will not be able to pass the proficiency test. Going to Beijing to take the exam is a huge expense, and it is not something ordinary people can afford.

If their family hadn't opened a shop and a workshop in the past few years, they wouldn't have the money to send him to Nanyang to study. Even now, they have spent so much money to let him go to the capital to take the scientific examination and have food along the way. Accommodation is a big expense, and the cost may be even greater after arriving in Beijing.

"Let's stay here for one night. We'll be on the road early tomorrow morning. Let's go back and go to bed early." said the manager.

They had dinner in the lobby, and then the group went back to their rooms to rest.

Li Wen went up to the room and told the little book boy who was waiting on him, "Little boy, go and have someone bring some buckets of hot water. I want to take a bath." He, a modern man who takes a bath every day, came here. In winter, no matter how cold it was on weekdays, he would take a bath every three to five days.

This time I took a shower the day before I went out. It had been many days since I had taken a shower. How about taking a shower while the conditions of the inn here are better? You may have to go to the capital to take a shower. Thinking about it, it feels scary

. "Yes, young master, I will send a few buckets of hot water to you." Li Tong knew that their young master always liked to be clean. When he heard that his young master wanted to take a bath, Li Tong sent someone to bring a wooden bucket and hot water.

Not long after Li Tong left, the inn's waiter and two boys carried a large bathtub over, put the bathtub behind the screen, and then brought several buckets of hot water over and poured them all into the bathtub. .

"Okay, you all can go out."

"Yes, young master, if you have any orders, just call us."

Seeing the steaming hot water in the tub, Li asked, took off his clothes and got in. Put him in hot water and ask the child to use a towel to rub his back. The child stood outside the bathtub with a towel, wiping his young master's back.

"More up, um, yes, wipe it harder."

"Master, is this here?"

"Yes, yes, wipe it for me."

Li Wen didn't take a shower for so many days, and his whole body felt itchy. He wanted to wash his hair by the way. He felt that his scalp was itching. Fortunately, the quality of their shampoo is good. It relieves itching and removes dandruff. After scratching it twice, my scalp feels much better.

After his whole body was flushed red, Li Wen got up from the tub and asked the child to help him wipe his hair.

"You can have some more buckets of hot water brought over. You can also take off your clothes and go in to wash them." Li Wen lay on the bed, not wanting to move at all.

Li Wen couldn't bear that he hadn't taken a shower for so many days, and of course he couldn't bear that the kid who waited on him every day didn't take a shower once a month, and his body smelled terrible.

Knowing that their young master disliked him, Li Tong smelled something on himself and said, "Oh, young master, I'm going to wash up right away. I'll just use the water you just washed with. No need to let me wash it." Someone brought water

It cost money to have water delivered, so he could just use the bath water used by his young master to wash himself. Anyway, the bath water used by his young master was not dirty, or so Li Tong thought.

Both the master and the servant took a hot bath, and Li Wen's hair was dried.

It was already dark outside now, so Li Wen asked the child to sleep with him at his place. The stewards were all asleep at this time, so as not to wake up the stewards when he went back. The young slave had no choice but to nod after hearing their young master's words.

But young master, it would be better if you didn't hit me when you go to bed in the middle of the night!

Boom!

The little slave who was kicked out of bed by his young master in the middle of the night, fortunately, he had a quilt to cover himself at night. He didn't have to worry about being like last time, when their young master beat him in the middle of the night and snatched away all the quilts. Li Tong pushed their young master inside to sleep, rolled up his quilt and climbed into bed to continue sleeping.

When Li Wen woke up the next morning, he had no idea what he had done to his little boy.

"Master, you're awake. I asked the inn for hot water. You get up and wash your face." Li Tong had gotten up early. He went downstairs and brought some hot water up to wash the young master's face. Li Wen sat on the bed and yawned. He had not slept as comfortably as he did now for a long time. "Well, wait until I get dressed. Why did you get up so early?"

"Master, let me help you. " "Okay." Li Tong went over to help his young master get dressed, and told his young master that everyone had already gotten up and had breakfast downstairs, and asked his young master to go down and have breakfast soon.

"Oh." It turns out that everyone is awake, he is the only one missing.

Li Wen's movements were smooth. He quickly put on his clothes, wiped his face, and then went down with the child to have breakfast in the lobby below.

"Young Master, please eat slowly. It won't be too late for us to leave when you are full." The steward and the others had already had

breakfast downstairs, and the steward was asking the waiter to prepare some dry food and steamed buns for them to take away later.

The stewards are responsible for handling these things along the way.

Li Wen nodded. Still feeling a little sleepy, he opened his mouth and yawned, squeezing out a few tears from the corners of his eyes. After a while, the waiter brought porridge and food to him. Li Wen hurriedly started eating. Seeing the little girl looking at him, Li Wen took a steamed bun and handed it over, "Do you want more?"

Li Jinwan thought. She said she was full, but when she saw the steamed buns handed to her, she swallowed and couldn't help but take it again.

After he had eaten breakfast and the dry food they asked for was ready, the group got on the carriage and continued on the road. At this time, the New Year was over, and more and more people were going out.

There are caravans going from Yuancheng to the capital and candidates coming to the capital to take the exam. There is no need to worry about no one on the road.

After all, it was already the beginning of spring, the days were slowly getting longer, the sun was setting slower day by day, and the nights were getting longer day by day, so they could have more time on their way. When the sun comes out during the day, they can still feel the warmth of the sun.

The dry grass and trees sprouted some green buds from nowhere, and people could feel that spring was gradually coming.

They didn't stop much on the way. They were basically on their way. Except when they felt the horses were tired halfway, they would stop to rest for a while. They took good care of the horses along the way, so even after walking for so long, the horses didn't show any signs of illness.

I hope they can reach the capital smoothly, Li Wen thought in his heart

Chapter 48 Wild Store

We have walked more than half way to Ye Dian, and we are getting closer to the capital.

Along the way, they were not always so lucky to find a village or a town to settle down in. They had stayed in Yizhuang and the ruined temple.

It was getting late that day, and they still had a long way to go to the village ahead. It was difficult to travel after dark, and the road was not safe. Fortunately, there is a wild shop on the roadside, and they plan to stay here for one night.

Wild stores are usually small shops built on the roadside, which are specially designed for passers-by to rest. The places are usually not very good. But it's okay to stay for one night, which is better than sleeping outside in the wilderness.

"Are the guests going to stay in the hotel?" The waiter came up to us and asked people to go inside.

"Staying in the hotel, do you have any vacancies here?" The steward asked someone to take the horse down to feed him, then led the young master inside and asked.

"Yes, yes, please come in."

"How many guest rooms do you want?"

There were several tables of guests drinking and eating food in the lobby. It was noisy inside. As soon as they entered, everyone looked at them. come over. The proprietress of the shop raised her eyes, and when she saw a handsome young man coming in, she came over and greeted her warmly, "Please come in, please. Please come in."

Li Wen nodded to the proprietress and walked into the small shop. There was a strange feeling in his heart when he was in the store. He couldn't pinpoint what was strange, but it just didn't feel right.

Sitting in the center of the lobby were several tables of men, with large plates of meat and wine placed on their tables.

Li Wen glanced at the two tables of people sitting in the corner. When he saw the man he had just met a few days ago appearing here, he did not rush over to say hello.

They had all been eating and living together all this time. Li Wen was not a person with a strong sense of class, so he always asked everyone to sit at the same table to eat. Li Wen said to the steward, "Let's sit down and have something to eat first."

"Yes, young master."

The steward followed behind their young master, and they sat down at an empty table.

Li Wen saw Zhao Xiangyi, Zhao Xiangyi He also noticed the young man who came in. The man frowned slightly.

Zhao Xiangyi made a calm gesture to the people at the same table. The group sat quietly in their seats, holding cups in their hands. While I was drinking, in fact, no one drank the wine in the cup, and basically no one touched the food on the table.

"Eat wine, eat wine." "

'Khan〇',

several big men picked up large bowls of wine, drank and ate meat with large mouthfuls, and their voices were very noisy.

"What do you want to eat, the guests? "The boss lady, who was wearing a big red flower on her head and dressed up in a fancy dress, came to greet people in person. The shopkeeper was sitting in front of the counter, chasing the few people who came in with a pair of small triangular eyes, and after taking one look, he looked away.

"You guys If there's anything delicious here, let's just fry up some side dishes and give you a plate of steamed buns. "The steward said.

"Okay, let the guests sit down for a while. "The proprietress asked the waiter to go to the kitchen and ask someone to fry some vegetables and bring a plate of steamed buns.

"Guests, please have a cup of tea first. The food will be here shortly. If you have anything to do, just ask. I still have some work to do, so I'll get to work first. "The eyes of the landlady turned around on the young man's face, and the woman twisted her waist and left.

The eyes of the several big men who were drinking fell on the old ladies who were twisting their waists, with lewd smiles on their faces. The big man laughed loudly while drinking.

Behind the stable, two young men touched the horses that were brought in, and said with a smile, "There is a little scholar here.

The scholar doesn't know martial arts, but he still looks the same." If your family is not short of money, you will probably have some silver with you.

"Tie them here first." The two boys took the hay and put it in the manger to feed the horses.

After the people inside are dealt with, these horses can be taken out and sold, and they can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver.

In the cellar of the small shop, there are corpses that have been stripped of their clothes and lying naked inside. Among these people are the owners and workers of the small shop, as well as some people who used to live in the shop, and now they are dead here. No one knows.

People in the kitchen were chopping vegetables, and the knife clattered on the standing board.

They were sitting in the corner here, and Zhao Xiangyi and his group were sitting in the corner over there, just in opposite places. They were not sitting on the same side, so Li Wen did not see that Zhao Xiangyi and the others did not touch the food on the table.

After a while, the waiter brought the fried vegetables and steamed buns over and said, "Guests, please take your time.

The sun has set now, and the last light on the horizon is slowly disappearing.

The food is here . , the steward did not move the chopsticks first, he touched the young master's hand with his hand, and winked at the guards. As soon as Li Jinwan saw the food coming, she felt hungry. She grabbed her chopsticks, took a bite of the food, started eating, and shouted to her brother, "Brother, eat it while it's hot. "

"Um. "Li Wen responded, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the food and didn't put it into his mouth immediately, but put it into the bowl. He used the corner of his eye to look at the big men at the tables, and found that all of them were Lian Jiazi.

"Master, eat a steamed bun. "Li Tong grabbed a steamed bun and gave it to their young master. He grabbed a bun himself and took a bite. He used the chopsticks in his hand to pick up the vegetables and started eating with big mouthfuls.

Their dishes came one after another, and when they saw The two of them ate the food and it was fine. The steward wanted the guards and the young masters to eat the food together and rest.

"There's something wrong with the wine..."

"They put medicine in the food..."

Zhao Xiangyi said. His eyes made his men pretend to be stunned, and they fell down one by one.

"Hey, tie them all up!" "As soon as they saw that everyone over there was unconscious, several strong men put down the wine bowls in their hands, took out big knives and ropes from under the table, and planned to go over and tie everyone up.

"Brothers, let's tie them up. Today I will do something big.

"Who are you going to tie up? " "A voice sounded faintly. Zhao Xiangyi sat on a chair, raised his head and looked at these people, and asked.

"Bang! "

There was a loud noise from the other side, and people from both sides moved their hands.

"Brother, why am I so dizzy? "Li Jinwan put down the chopsticks in her hands, put her head on one hand and asked.

"Four girls. "Li Wen shouted. As soon as the little girl closed her eyes, she fell into his arms. Li Jinwan completely lost her meaning.

Li Tong on the side shook his head, and she also fell down.

Li Wen cursed. There was a sound, and the little girl was hugged tightly.

The two parties over there were fighting. The strong men who were sitting there drinking just pulled out big knives, and the waiter and the waiter all held knives in their hands. , the landlady asked someone to close the door, stood at the door with her hands on her hips, and said, "Don't even think about running away today. "

The short boss stood next to the landlady, looking respectful to the landlady.

"Young Master, there is something wrong with their food and wine." The steward said. Fortunately, he had been careful and didn't let the Young Master and the guards eat first. He was still careless today. If he had known that they would have rushed to the next village while it was dark, they would not have encountered such a thing today. This store was clearly a shady store.

"We will go out as soon as we find an opportunity." Li Wen said.

"Yes, young master."

Xiao Yak and Li Tong both fainted. Li Wen and the steward each supported the other, and four guards stood in front of them. The waiter who greeted them just now noticed them and led someone over to them.

One of the four guards standing in front of them was watching them, and the rest of the guards started fighting with the other party's people.

"What a loud tone!" Zhao Xiangyi hadn't even moved the sword in his hand. His eyes were like knives sweeping towards the woman standing in the middle. It was obvious that this woman was the leader of their group. I don't know how many people these people killed while robbing their homes here.

When the old ladies saw the handsome man, they had coveted expressions on their faces. The expression on the woman's face made Zhao Xiangyi sick.

The other party obviously overestimated their own strength and underestimated the other party's force. If there was really someone on the other party. After drinking the food and wine they added, maybe they will really succeed now. It's just that no one on the other side ate the food and wine they added. They all pretended to be stunned and deceived them. They just waited for them to show their fox tails and then dealt with them

. "You must be obedient and capture them today. I can still leave you with a whole body." Zhao Xiangyi Said to the woman.

"Fuck you!" The proprietress pulled out two knives from the counter, threw one to her man, and

held one in her own hand.

The two of them are the famous couple in the world. They have done so many cases and killed so many people. The government is still looking for them. However, their whereabouts are mysterious, and no one has encountered them yet.

"It seems that I am very lucky today. I actually met the two famous mandarin ducks in the world. If I chop off your

heads, I can receive a reward from the government." Zhao Xiangyi took out the long sword in his hand, blocked the two men's knives, and disappeared. A trace of panic, but he was able to cope with it with ease.

He also knew some people in the world. The reason why he knew these two people was because they were on the government's blacklist.

"Haha... you've heard of my name. Are you scared?" The woman laughed loudly and didn't take the government officials seriously. She would kill as many government officials as they came. The martial arts of the Mandarin Duck and the Two Demons alone are average, but when the man and the woman are paired together, their sword skills are weird and their cooperation is perfect.

But here in Zhao Xiangyi, all the weirdness will be wiped out.

"Bang!" The sword in Zhao Xiangyi's hand blocked the drawn knife. At the same time, he turned his body back, turned around and kicked the short man directly to the ground.

"Ahem..." The short man got up from the ground and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Old ghost, are you okay?" When the woman saw her man being beaten, she suddenly became jealous and shouted, "Bastard, I'm going to fight you today!"

Even if someone wanted to fight him, Zhao Xiangyi's face would not show up. There was no expression on his face, just these two things were not enough for him to take seriously.

Chapter 49: Almost life-threatening

The weapons collided and made a ringing sound.

After a while, they saw that more than half of their own people were dead and wounded, and the woman knew that this time they had hit a hard board.

After two rounds of fighting with the man, the woman knew that even if they worked together, they were no match for the man, so she decided to give up. The green hills left behind were not afraid of running out of firewood, which was better than being here today.

"Pfft..." One of the guards was injured.

"How are you?" Li Wen caught the guard who fell over. Two of the guards he brought with him were also injured. There were many people on the other side, and they all held weapons, and their martial arts were not weak.

The waiter who just welcomed them in took a dagger in his hand. The gleaming dagger was stained with blood. He smiled proudly and said, "Little scholar, for the sake of your thin skin and tender flesh, we will kill you in a while." Have fun."

Zhao Xiangyi's men over there killed several bandits, and Zhao Xiangyi was not at a disadvantage against the two evil spirits. Li Wen saw that Zhao Xiangyi's people had dealt with several bandits, but he didn't feel too scared. He knew that if Zhao Xiangyi was here today, nothing would happen to them.

The woman glanced back from the corner of her eyes and saw the little scholar being protected by everyone behind her.

The couple looked at each other and understood what the other was going to do. The man resisted in front, while the woman attacked the little scholar behind. Of their four guards, three were entangled with the waiter and the others, and the remaining one guarded Li Wen and the steward.

Li Wen didn't know that the woman's purpose was him. At that time, he wanted to wait until Zhao Xiangyi's people had taken care of all these people before they could leave. When he saw the woman approaching him, he had no way to escape.

"Young Master, leave quickly!" the guard shouted.

Women are highly skilled in martial arts, and the guards left behind are no match for women.

Seeing the woman's hand reaching for him, Li Wen subconsciously hid, but he was still holding someone in his hand, so his movements were half a beat slower. The woman grabbed him by the collar, and the next moment a knife was placed across his neck.

"Bang!,'

''Pfft...,,

over there, Zhao Xiangyi was entangled by a short man. From the corner of his eyes, Zhao Xiangyi noticed that the woman's target was the little scholar. He kicked the short man against the wall and rushed over to save the little scholar. Scholar, the woman caught the little scholar,

"Stop it!" "The woman grabbed the little scholar and called her man.

The short man fell to the ground and passed out half-conscious. This group of robbers killed many people this time, and there were still a few alive, including a man. He stepped forward to help their boss up. The woman put the knife in her hand against the young scholar's neck and shouted, "If you let us go, I will let this scholar go." "

If not..." The woman put away the knife in her hand. Otherwise, she would kill the little scholar, and at worst, everyone would die together.

Li Wen, who had a knife pressed against his neck, was still confused at the moment. Blank.

What should I do if a robber puts a knife to his neck? Waiting online, I'm so anxious!

"Young Master, please let our Young Master go!" "When the steward saw that the young master had been arrested, he wanted to step forward to rescue their young master. He was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.

"You just try. "Zhao Xiangyi's expression became even colder, and he looked sharply at the woman holding the little scholar. He did not put down the sword in his hand, "Let him go, and I will leave you with your whole body. "

The people brought by Zhao Xiangyi all moved closer to him. The swords held by these people were stained with blood. Without their master's order, they would not let this group of people leave.

"No, you can't come forward. Our young master is still in their hands. "The steward stopped the people from coming forward and begged the woman to let their young master go, "Please let our young master go, don't hurt our young master, I will give you as much silver as you want. "

Several guards wanted to step forward to save their young master, but when they saw the other party's knife pressed against their young master's neck, they did not dare to act rashly.

"Bah! "The woman spat on the ground and tightened the knife in her hand. The little scholar's neck was cut open by the knife, and a trace of Yin Hong's blood flowed down. The woman shouted, "If you dare to take another step forward, I will kill you." If we kill this little scholar, at worst, he will be buried with us.

"My dear, my dear, please spare my life. Please tell me what you have to say. " "Li Wen felt a pain in his neck and knew that his neck was bleeding. At this moment, he finally found his tongue, and his face turned pale with fright.

The sword has no eyes, and the knife in the opponent's hand had to take another step forward to cut off the The blood vessels in his throat were damaged, and even the best modern medical technology could not save his life, let alone this era of backward medical technology.

"Let them go!" "Don't you just let them go! Zhao Xiangyi, just say something to the hell, let them go and then catch them! Li Wen's eyes looked at that man with blazing anger.

Wuwuwu...

Could it be that he even He didn't pass the general examination, and he didn't pass the top exam, so he was going to end up on this small road? He has already passed the exam in 2016 and almost finished it. Is he this bad in his life?

Did God just let him travel here to play a trick?

"You guys stand back and put your hands on me ?" Put down the sword. "The woman really didn't dare to move when she saw the other party. As long as they leave here alive today, they can make a comeback in the future. Seeing

the little scholar's pale face with fright, Zhao Xiangyi finally raised his hand to tell the people behind him not to come forward.

The waiter in the shop He went to open the door of the inn, and the few surviving thieves escorted their elder brother and sister-in-law out.

Li Wen was almost dragged away by the woman, who easily carried him out.

"Sister, you, let go . Just let me go..." Li Wen begged for mercy, and his mind began to calm down. He was thinking about how to save himself. This woman may not let him go. What if she doesn't let him go after a while? It's better to send him away. There's a knife!

"Go get the horse. "

Someone went to bring some horses over.

"Sister-in-law, leave this little scholar to me. You go up first and leave with the boss first. I will stop here. "The thief put the unconscious boss on the horse and said to the woman. The woman glanced at the unconscious man, nodded and said, "Okay, be careful. "

Li Wen, who was being carried by the woman at this time, felt the strength in the woman's hand loosen when the two people exchanged him. Li Wen took the opportunity to escape.

"Bad boy! "How dare you run away.

"Catch him! "

These two people obviously didn't expect that a weak-legged scholar like him could do martial arts. Just when they let go, Li Wen seized this opportunity. This was his only chance. With his body's flexibility, he became shorter. The man slipped under the horse's belly.

The woman's hands formed five claws, and she rushed to catch the little scholar.

At the same time that the woman was about to reach out to catch him, Li Wen finally remembered what he was carrying, and what he had on his body. Moving faster than his mind, he opened his sleeves and pressed the sleeve arrow on his wrist.

Suddenly,

the iron arrow flew out and hit the woman's throat, killing her instantly

. ,'

The woman's eyes widened, and then she fell down.

"Sister-in-law!" the big man shouted.

"Kill! Leave no one behind!" Zhao Xiangyi put down the order, and the people behind him rushed forward with swords and started fighting with the remaining few people. Li Wen's eyes widened as he was about to chop him down with a big knife in the corner of his eyes, and for a moment he even forgot about escaping.

"Orbit -"

A sword blocked the falling knife. Zhao Xiangyi glanced at the stupid little scholar and concentrated on dealing with the big man in front of him. Li Wen turned over and took a few steps back. He almost peed in fear just now!

The big man on horseback slapped the horse's butt, and the horse galloped away.

"Chase!"

The two men got on their horses and chased the fleeing man.

Looking at the woman dying in front of him, this was Li Wen's first time killing someone. He watched the woman stare at him with a dead eye.

He killed someone!

He killed someone...

His heart was beating fast, out of nervousness and fear.

"Are you okay?" After Zhao Xiangyi finished taking care of the man, he walked over to the little scholar. When he saw that the man was still sitting on the ground stupidly, he lifted the little scholar up and saw that the little scholar was completely frightened. Zhao Xiangyi frowned.

Just now he saw something on the little scholar's wrist. Zhao Xiangyi took the little scholar's wrist and took a look. He didn't expect that a little scholar would carry such a thing on his body. It actually saved his own life^

If it weren't for the fear of Fu Yihan. Knowing that something had happened to his disciple in front of him, Zhao Xiangyi did not want to pay attention to the little scholar because he was afraid that Fu Yihan would not come to General Zhao's house in the capital to look for him with a ruler in hand.

"I, I, I killed someone..." Li Wen grabbed the man's sleeve. He looked up at the man, his upper and lower teeth still chattering, completely out of the control of his own brain. In his two lifetimes combined, he had never killed even a chicken. This was his first time killing someone. Although it was for self-protection, this person died in front of him, and

he killed it with his own hands.

The old man was spurting out blood, and the woman's body was still twitching when she fell down.

He is afraid!

The young man's eyes told him so. Zhao Xiangyi's frown did not relax. He didn't know how to comfort the little scholar. He held it in for a long time and said, "She deserves to die."

"I know." I was just scared, whimpering. Ugh...

Li Wen didn't shed tears when someone held a knife to his neck just now, but now his eyes couldn't help but become moist and tears fell.

One, two...

Ma Dan's tear glands are completely out of control. Tears will fall at will, and he still wants to lose face.

"Young Master, Young Master..." The steward ran out from inside. When he saw that their young Master was fine, he burst into tears and shouted, "Young Master, it's great that you are okay. Young Master, what's going to happen to you?" , How can I go back and explain to the master, it's okay, it's okay! Young Master, it's okay, "

No, I'm not good, I killed someone, I'm scared! "

Li Wen didn't want to cry at all, but his tears were uncontrollable. After a few puffs, he stopped crying. A pair of red eyes looked at the man in front of him. The man was frowning at him. Li Wen stared at the man, why are you frowning?

"Your neck is bleeding." Zhao Xiangyi withdrew his gaze from the little scholar's face, He took out a bottle of medicinal powder from his arms and dabbed it on the little scholar's neck.

"Hey..." It hurt so much that Li Wen wanted to hide.

"Don't move." Zhao Xiangyi asked the little scholar to stay still, applied the medicine, and said, "It will heal after a while.

The effect of this medicine is very good. As soon as it is applied, the bleeding wound will slowly heal." The bleeding stopped. He was too nervous just now and didn't feel the pain. Now when the medicine was applied, it hurt so much that he burst into tears, "It hurts so much." ,'

"It'll be fine in a moment."

People from the two sides fought, and it was obvious that the people brought by Zhao Xiangyi were on top, and they quickly killed the last person who resisted, leaving no one behind.

"Master." The subordinate came over to report.

"Go and notify the people from the government and let the people from the government come and handle it." Zhao Xiangyi was not in the mood to deal with these matters, so he might as well leave it to the people from the government.

"Yes.

Many people died inside and outside the inn, and there were corpses everywhere. Obviously this place cannot be lived in. The steward asked the guards to pull the carriage over, and said to their young master, "Young master, hurry up. Get in the car. Let's go ahead and see if we can find a place to stay. "

Li Wen's hand was still holding Zhao Xiangyi's sleeve. Zhao Xiangyi looked at the little scholar and uttered two words, "Let go." "

Don't let go! That's what Li Wen meant in his eyes. For him at this moment, Zhao Xiangyi is just a driftwood in his hand. Why he has such an idea, Li Wen himself doesn't know.

"This Young Master, I don't know where you are going. We have to send the young Master to the capital to take the exam. If you are on the way, why don't we go together. "After some coaxing, the steward saw that the young master refused to let go of each other, so he had no choice but to attack this young hero.

Moreover, there were many people on the other side, and they all seemed to have strong martial arts skills. If they could go together, they would not be able to meet them on the way. No longer afraid of any danger.

With this thought, the steward decided to persuade the other party to go on the road with them.

Zhao Xiangyi's brows had not relaxed since he met the little scholar, who looked pale. The little scholar in front of him was just a boy of fifteen or sixteen who had never left home. No wonder he was afraid of killing someone. If it weren't for the fact that the little scholar was Fu Yihan's disciple, what would Zhao Xiangyi be like? They didn't wave the young man's hand away.

His Highness the Prince wanted to win over this little scholar. It didn't matter if he was a good person for once, just think of it as helping His Highness.

"Let's go." "Zhao Xiangyi held the boy's little hand with his backhand. The boy's little hand was cold.

At this moment, Li Wen's reaction was still a little slow, and his brain couldn't keep up with his body.

This means he agreed to go with them! It's great, the manager is happy He raised his eyebrows and was about to let the young master go back into the carriage.

Zhao Xiangyi whistled, and a black horse trotted over and appeared in front of him. The man's

strong arms easily threw the young man onto the horse's back. He sat astride him.

The two guards who went to hunt down the escaping bandits also came back.

In the fight just now, only one person on Zhao Xiangyi's side was injured to varying degrees, and everyone was still injured. He could ride a horse.

All the bandits who had done all kinds of bad things were killed by them, including the two famous mandarin ducks in the world. The woman among them still died in the hands of the thin-looking little scholar. .

Today I can only blame these thieves for not being smart and meeting Zhao Xiangyi and the others.

"Let's go." "

Yes, Master.

Zhao Xiangyi was a little curious about what was on the little scholar's wrist. He had never seen anything like this.

All the people got on their horses, and the steward and his entourage got on the carriage.

When they saw their young master, the man in black In his arms, knowing that the other party would not harm their young master, the steward ordered the escort in the car to follow them.

Chapter 50: Traveling Together

Two people riding together rode a horse together.

Sitting on the horse, Li Wen's mind was still in a blank state when he first came. The cold wind blowing in front of him jolted him, and Li Wen came back to his senses and found himself sitting in Zhao Xiangyi's arms. He also recalled what he had just held onto Zhao Xiangyi.

"Are you awake?" A man's voice asked him in his ear.

Li Wen hummed. Sitting on horseback, the wind blowing in front of him made him feel cold, but at the same time his mind became clearer.

The image of the woman dying in front of him is still very clear, as well as the dead body lying on the ground. The image is very shocking. Thinking about it now makes people feel itchy in the throat and a little bit like evil. vomit.

"Have you ever killed anyone?"

Isn't this nonsense? Li Wen felt that he was a bit silly for asking this question.

But he didn't expect that the man did answer him. Zhao Xiangyi spit out two words, "Killed."

Well, he just saw it.

"Did you feel scared when you killed someone for the first time?" Li Wen recalled that when this man killed people just now, his movements were clean and neat. It could be seen that this man had killed many people. He couldn't help but wonder about this man's identity.

This man's surname was Zhao, and Li Wen thought of a family named Zhao in the capital.

The lessons Dean Fu gave him were not in vain. At least before going to the capital, Li Wen had a basic understanding of the people and things in the capital. I wouldn't say that I didn't know anything when I stepped into the capital with a blindfold on.

Zhao Xiangyi thought for a while and answered the young man, "No." He didn't know what fear was. The sons of the Zhao family were born to go into battle to kill the enemy, and they killed all the people who deserved to die. Why should they be afraid?

"These people today, if you don't kill them, they will kill you." Zhao Xiangyi said to the young man.

The man didn't know if he was trying to comfort the boy by saying this.

"Haha..." Li Wen was embarrassed and couldn't help laughing. The wind was blowing so hard that his face was freezing. Li Wen still didn't want to go back to his carriage. He wanted to get some fresh air outside with the cold wind.

For some reason, when he was with this man, he felt at ease in his heart. Maybe it was because he helped him that night in Yizhuang, or maybe it was the aura of a strong man exuding from him. This man was strong enough. It can give people a sense of security.

Today was the first time he killed someone. The woman died in front of him, shot to death by an arrow. Everyone would be scared by this, and Li Wen was no exception. He is just a mortal, and it is normal to be afraid, Li Wen comforted himself in his heart.

Indeed, the group of people they met today were all a group of murderous bandits. Today, either they killed each other, or the other party captured them, so either you die or I die. He didn't want to be killed by the other party, so he killed the other party. This is human nature, in order to keep himself alive.

It was already dark at this time, and the night wind was very cold. The group walked for a while at night and found a ruined temple in front of them. They could only stay here for one night.

"Are they two okay?" Li asked the two people who had not woken up yet.

The little girl and Li Tong fainted, and they still haven't woken up yet.

"It won't be a serious problem. I'll wake up tomorrow." Zhao Xiangyi said.

"Oh." Li Wen was relieved.

They haven't eaten dinner tonight, and everyone is hungry by now.

Although he didn't have much appetite to eat here, his own stomach was growling with hunger. Even if he didn't eat, others would have to eat. Li Wen led the people to the carriage to get the iron pot and food, and prepared to prepare it. Order something to eat with everyone, and finish dinner first.

They found dry firewood in the ruined temple, lit a fire, put an iron pot on it to boil water, and when the water boiled, they poured the meat and mushrooms in first, and then put the gnocchi in it to cook. , it will be cooked quickly, just put some salt in it and eat it.

"It's cooked. Let's come over and eat." Li Wen invited everyone to come and eat together. He poured a bowl for Zhao Xiangyi and said, "Eat it."

Zhao Xiangyi glanced at the boy and took it.

"Everyone, eat something. Let's go to bed early when we are full." The steward was there to help everyone get food and dry food for everyone to eat.

"Eat, my skills are average, as long as I can't kill anyone." Li Wen filled a bowl of gnocchi, grabbed a steamed bun, sat down next to Zhao Xiangyi, and ate with the man. Zhao Xiangyi glanced at the young man sitting next to him, then at the noodle soup in the bowl, and said, "It's already very good."

After hearing the man's words, Li Wen glanced at the man in surprise, with a smile on his face. .

The people over there got their master's nod, and everyone went over to get food.

I cooked a large pot of noodle soup and a large bag of dry food. Each person packed a bowl to eat, but it was gone after a while.

After eating, everyone found a place to rest.

At this moment, Li Wen didn't want to sleep and couldn't sleep, so he wanted to find something to do. He found a skewer, skewered the sausages and put them in the fire to bake. The oil in the cooked sausages sizzled, and soon the aroma came out.

Seeing that it was cooked, Li Wen handed one to the man sitting next to him and said, "Try it?"

Zhao Xiangyi took it and was arranging the food in his hand. Li Wen glanced at Zhao Xiangyi and said, "Eat, what are you looking at?" He grabbed one himself, blew on it, and then took a bite. The oil inside was full of oil and it was delicious.

Zhao Xiangyi took a bite and thought it tasted pretty good.

The flames of the wood fire were dancing. They sat by the fire to keep warm, and no one spoke.

I don't know how long he sat there, but the young man's eyes gradually became blurred, his head moved slowly, and then his head rested on Zhao Xiangyi's arm, and he closed his eyes and fell asleep. The man sitting there did not move, letting the young man's head rest against him. Zhao Xiangyi glanced at the young man who fell asleep against him, and helped the young man pull up the cloak that had fallen off.

The man added some firewood to the fire to make it burn brighter.

The night was getting deeper and deeper. The boy who originally slept with his head on his arm turned into two arms holding him tightly. Zhao Xiangyi thought in his heart whether to push the person away, and finally saw the boy sleeping. , still held back.

Zhang Mingyu, who was sleeping, opened a little of his eyelids, glanced at the expression on their boss's face, smiled inwardly, crossed his arms over his chest, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

The temple was in ruins on all sides, and the wind was blowing in everywhere, making it even colder in the second half of the night.

The night was very quiet. Zhao Xiangyi stayed up all night and allowed the boy to crawl along his arms and into his arms to sleep. Zhao Xiangyi had several impulses in his heart to push the boy away, but in the end he didn't.

The dark clouds in the sky dispersed bit by bit, and the sky outside became brighter.

"Drink!" Li Wen had a nightmare about what happened yesterday. He sat up all of a sudden and almost hit Zhao Xiangyi's chin. Zhao Xiangyi tilted his head to prevent the boy's head from hitting him. He wanted to ask the boy if he had a nightmare. Thinking that the boy had encountered such a thing yesterday, it would not be surprising to have a nightmare.

After waking up, Li Wen realized that he had run into Zhao Xiangyi's arms at some point. He rubbed his forehead and said to the man, "Sorry."

"It's okay," Zhao Xiangyi said.

Everyone woke up by now, and after arranging themselves, they were ready to set off.

Zhao Xiangyi whistled, and a black horse ran in front of him. The man got on the horse and made a forward gesture.

The people behind him all mounted their horses.

"Let's follow them." Li Wen said to the steward and climbed back into his carriage.

I didn't sleep much last night. It was still early now, and I felt dizzy when I woke up. Li Wen climbed into the carriage and rolled up the quilt. The carriage swayed as it walked, and he fell asleep after a while. On fire.

When I woke up, it was already broad daylight.

A group of them entered the city. Li Wen sat up in the carriage. Hearing the voices of people outside, he opened the curtain and took a look outside. He saw a man riding a horse in front. Li Tong, who had been sleeping all night, woke up, scratched his head, and asked, "Master, where are we?" "Master, where are we

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Li Tong scratched his head suddenly. After a pause, I remembered what happened before I fell into coma. I took a deep breath and couldn't even speak coherently. I stammered, "Young, young, young master, we..." Did we meet a bad guy?

"It's okay. Yes, we are entering the city now. Knowing that Li Tong had come to his senses, Li Wen comforted him^

"Oh." "Li Tong's brain is not very clear yet. After he passed out last night, he didn't know what happened next, so he didn't even know that their young master almost died at the hands of a robber.

They were in an inn He stopped in front of the door.

At this moment, Li Jinwan also woke up. The little girl climbed out of the carriage, glanced around, locked eyes with her brother, and rushed towards her brother. The girl's head said, "We are fine, don't be afraid. "

The little girl burst into tears. She had never encountered anything like this before in her entire life. She was obviously frightened.

The group of them entered the guest house and asked the servants in the shop to pull the horses down to feed them, and then searched inside. The two tables sat down.

"We are not on the road today, so let's rest here for the day. "Li Wen said this to the manager and the man over there. It's not too far away from the capital now. They have been on the road for the past half month and have not rested at all on the way.

In addition, Something like that happened yesterday, and some of them were injured. It would be best to find a doctor soon and treat the wounds.

He looked into the young man's eyes and knew that the young man was asking what he meant. , Zhao Xiangyi said "yes" and agreed.

Seeing that the man agreed, Li Wentong told the supervisor to ask him to find a doctor later and treat everyone's wounds. "Yes." "After breakfast, the steward asked the waiter in the store to help find a doctor.

On this day, the yamen received a report from someone, and the police officer took the officer to the wild shop on the roadside and saw There were dead bodies on the ground, and several of the dead people were wanted thieves.

"Sir, we found many corpses there. "The officer below opened the cellar and saw more than a dozen corpses in the cellar that had been dead for a long time. If it hadn't been for the cold weather, so many corpses would have rotted inside. But it was also obvious that these people had been dead for a long time.

"Let's go and have a look . "The policeman waved his hand and led the people over there to see it.