Ao Xiang Gong was pleasantly surprised when he saw the door of the courtyard open, strode into the courtyard, grabbed Fang Qingyin's arms, and said excitedly: "I heard today that there is a person named Li Yu who is the emperor in Jinling, and he is recruiting talents everywhere, no matter whether he is high or low, he can be hired."

Isn't this a great opportunity for a virtuous nephew to come and work? If you can seek an official position, you will not live up to your parents' upbringing. ”

Hearing the news, Fang Qingyin was so excited!

But suddenly, he frowned again, and said softly: "Thank you Ao Xianggong for your kindness." Qingyin thought: Let's just do it!"

Ao Xianggong knew that Fang Qingyin was arrogant and unspeakable, so he persuaded: "Don't worry, nephew, even if you pack some luggage as soon as possible, I will prepare enough for you to make the best of it." ”

"How can this be?" Fang Qingyin prevaricated, "After the death of my parents, I already owe a lot of silver taels to Ao Xianggong, how can I accept Ao Xianggong's money now?"

Although your father is a guest, he has a slight friendship with me, and people are in love. You don't want to do business with me, and you don't want to be the bookkeeper teacher, how will you live alone in the future?

Only hating the chaos in the world has delayed your full learning. Today is the time for you to soar into the clouds, how can you easily miss it? It is a matter of course for me to sponsor you, so you don't have to take it to heart. Ao Xianggong tried his best to persuade him.

Fang Qingyin was originally studying hard in the cold window, aiming for fame, and wanted to achieve a career in the future, when he heard Ao Xianggong's cordial and sincere words, his mind moved, so he bowed again and said: "Ao Xianggong's great kindness, how to repay Qingyin in the future." ”

"The virtuous nephew doesn't have to say the words of repayment, as long as the virtuous nephew can achieve some fame, I will be satisfied. Ao Xianggong tightly held Fang Qingyin's arm.

While the two were talking, the servant Hu San hurriedly came to report: all the wooden shopkeepers gathered in the Tan Mansion, waiting for Ao Xianggong to go back to discuss the matter of wood.

When Ao Xianggong heard the news, he said goodbye to Fang Qingyin, and instructed before leaving: "Nephew Xian quickly pack some luggage, and later, I will ask Hu San to wrap the clothes and send them together." ”

As I said, Ao Xianggong and Hu San left in a hurry.

At dusk that day, Hu San really sent all the clothes over. Fang Qingyin was overjoyed.

The next day, he happily cleaned up the inside and outside of the house, and put incense on Kaoyan's spirit card, toasted it, and then covered it with a red cloth to prevent it from being difficult to return for a long time and the spirit card from dust.

Early in the morning of the third day, Fang Qingyin changed his robe, boots and socks, from head to toe, from the inside to the outside, all with a new look, but there was also a bit of a jade tree in the wind, so that it looked like a romantic one.

After the whole bundle was finished, he wrapped the gray cloth around his shoulders diagonally, hurried out of the house, and came to the Tan Mansion to say goodbye, passing by Meiniang's wine shop on the way.

Meiniang had already heard that Fang Qingyin was going to Jinling to seek fame, because she was angry, so she was depressed, and she looked out of the wine shop from time to time every day, it turned out that Fang Qingyin had to pass through the Wuli Xiang Wine Shop to come and go, for fear that in the blink of an eye, Fang Qingyin would fly out of her heart.

Early this morning, the beautiful lady was wiping the counter with a rag, looking outside, and seeing Fang Qingyin striding with a spring breeze on her face, she hurriedly adjusted her dress, straightened her temples, and leaned against the door with a puff.

Mei Niang was originally a small family jasper, after the death of her parents, she was forced to marry the little shopkeeper of Wuli Xiang Wine Workshop, but she preferred the seeds of reading, and thought that reading talents were doing great things, so others chattered endlessly when eating wine on credit, and when Fang Qingyin was in charge, he was willing to give him wine on credit.

Fang Qingyin originally relied on the grocery store opened by his parents in the town, and he lived without worry, and he only read the books of sages.

But unexpectedly, the family suffered a change, both parents died, life was lost, because he only knew how to study, did not know how to make a living, so for more than a year, gradually fell into poverty, he had long been addicted to the contents of the cup, stomach poisoning, borrowed wine to eliminate sorrows, but often there was no silver to deal with, eight times out of ten times on credit, carefully calculated, but also owed a large amount of wine money to the beautiful girl.

After the beautiful girl broke her husband, although there were many men who teased her, they were not in the eyes of the law, just because she was similar to Fang Qingyin, she fell in love with him. Everyone next to him could see it, but Fang Qingyin never looked at each other, which made it more difficult for the beautiful girl to give up.

As he spoke, Fang Qingyin had already strode to the door of the wine shop.

When the beautiful lady saw it, she greeted her with a smile and greeted: "Young Master Fang, dressed up so handsomely, do you want to go on a blind date?"

"Don't make fun of the beautiful girl, I'm here to pay you back the wine money today. Fang Qingyin lowered his head, just entered the store, took a piece of broken silver and put it on the counter and said, "What you owe on weekdays, I will pay it back to you together." ”

The beautiful lady followed in quickly, leaned on the counter, pinched the silver in her hand, stared at it, and said sourly: "Fang Gongzi, you are running today, the loess is gold, this shot is a piece of silver, so generous!"

"Don't laugh, don't laugh, forget the wine money, I have to say goodbye to Ao Xianggong and go on my way." Fang Qingyin was quite uncomfortable.

"It's really not as good as before, but I remember when you ate on credit. This fame has not yet been earned, but this tone has changed. The beautiful girl smiled.

Fang Qingyin was in a hurry, and he didn't want to entangle with the beautiful girl, so he said, "Okay, just pay for your wine." ”

Before the words fell, Fang Qingyin turned around and hurriedly walked towards the door.

Seeing that he seemed to dislike his own son, the beautiful lady was sad and resentful, so she raised her hand and threw the piece of broken silver towards Fang Qingyin: "What you owe to the old lady, can you pay it off with a piece of stinky silver?"

The piece of broken silver was hitting Fang Qingyin's vest, and it fell to the ground with a click.

Fang Qingyin was stunned for a moment, turned around, silently picked up the piece of broken silver, raised his eyes and saw that the beautiful girl's pear blossoms were raining, and she was sad in the cabinet, so she said: "What the beautiful lady said is true, she has always taken good care of Qingyin, so Qingyin will add you another piece of silver." ”

After that, Fang Qingyin walked back to the counter in three or five steps, took another piece of silver, and put it on the counter together with the original silver, and there were as many as two taels by sight.

"You ungrateful, you are ten thousand taels of gold, and I am not rare to you, old lady!" The beautiful girl was heartbroken, and with a wave of her sleeves, she threw the two pieces of broken silver to the ground.

Fang Qingyin was about to speak, and the mother-in-law had already come in from the back hall unhurriedly.

When the mother-in-law saw this scene, she understood seven or eight points, and while picking up the silver in a panic, she scolded the beautiful lady.

The beautiful girl hid her face and wiped her tears, and ran to the back hall crying.

Fang Qing was speechless, turned around, and hurriedly walked out of the wine shop.

When he arrived at Tan's Mansion and entrusted him with the matter of taking care of the family house, Fang Qingyin bowed to Ao Xianggong. Ao Xiang Gong instructed and ordered Gongying to drive him for a ride.

The public screening was sent to Xiaoyi in Huayang Town, and he said goodbye: "I wish Brother Fang a smooth sailing and a prosperous journey." ”

Fang Qingyin replied: "Brother Xian is also a person who reads poetry and books, why not go to Jinling and fight for it to come back?"

Gongying said: "In this troubled world, my father only hopes to keep a family business, and besides, my mother has gone, and staying by my father's side is also Gongying's wish." ”

"The virtuous brother is filial, deeply admired for his brother, and his brother wants to support his relatives but his relatives are not there, only this body is lonely, and the lake and sea are scattered. Fang Qingyin said sadly.

"Brother Fang doesn't have to be so sad, a good future is waiting for Brother Fang. Gongying said with relief.

"I hope so. Brother Xian, please go back. Fang Qingyin said that he said goodbye to Gongying Gongyi.

Gongying returned the salute and saw Fang Qingyin board the car and go away, and then returned to Tanjiazhuang.

Fang Qingyin won the help of Ao Xianggong, sometimes by carriage, sometimes by ox cart, sometimes on foot, along the way to Jinling in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, when it was the autumn rain in the south of the Yangtze River, the trip was rained, and he fell ill, but he thought about the recruitment list, so he still walked forward in the rain with illness, and when he arrived at a place called "Yanzhen", his condition had worsened, and it was difficult to move an inch, so he had to stay in an inn called "Jucai" and take a temporary break for treatment.

The shopkeeper saw that Fang Qing looked like a scholar and made a generous move, so he took care of him and took his money. In fact, Fang Qingyin was generous, not because he was rich, but because his understanding of gold and silver was very superficial, so he fell in love.

After more than a month, although Fang Qingyin's illness was cured, the bag was completely scraped away, and he was expelled from the store by the shopkeeper, and even the soft wrap was taken away, and he still thought that he did not repay the great grace of saving his life.

Fang Qingyin was ransacked in the open, exiled in a foreign land, penniless, and without any skills, and had no life, but his heart of fame was still not dead, so he begged all the way to Jinling.

When he arrived in Jinling, Fang Qingyin was already in rags, described the dry draft, and asked people along the street about the Zhaoxian Hall. If you ask how it is, one sentence is sick, two mouthfuls of saliva foam, and there are countless contempts and sneers.

In the end, three or five beggars were enthusiastic, and guided Fang Qingyin to the gate of the Zhaoxian Pavilion, and then watched from a distance.

Fang Qingyin was overjoyed, straightened his ragged clothes, walked to the door of the Zhaoxian Pavilion, and saluted respectfully to the two guards: "May I ask the official, this is the Zhaoxian Pavilion?"

"Are you blind, can't you see the words written on this plaque?" scolded.

"Xiao Ke is not called Huazi, Xiao Ke is called Fang Qingyin, he is here to apply, please let the official know. Fang Qingyin was neither arrogant nor humble.

"You're here to respond, get out!" the doorman sneered, raising his gun and preparing to pick up Fang Qingyin.

"Wait!" Doorman B had seen the wind and waves, Lao Cheng was heavy, grabbed the barrel of the gun, and asked, "Since you have come to apply, do you have a recommendation?"

"Nope. ”

"Good ......" Doorman Yi pulled Fang Qingyin over, whispered behind his back, and made a gesture to count money, "That...... This one...... There can be ......"