"Since it's so fateful, let's live together. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Shen Zhu enthusiastically proposed.

Anyway, everyone has to find something to do and review during this time, and two people living together can not only be companions but also encourage each other, which is better than being alone.

However, Li Yuan's return to Beijing this time was not just for scientific research, he also had a bigger purpose, so he didn't really want to live with Shen Zhu. After all, with someone by his side, his actions are not so open. Therefore, Li Yuan waved his hand and said: "My little brother has a lot of bad habits, one of which is that he likes to stay alone when reviewing, and second, he always likes to run out in addition to reading books and reviewing, so I'm afraid it's not ......very convenient."

Shen Zhu said: "It doesn't matter, I also like to stay alone when I review, so let's stay separately at that time." I also like to go everywhere, and we can go wherever you want. ”

Li Yuan shook his head resolutely and said, "No, I'm still used to living alone." I'm sorry. ”

Seeing his resolute attitude, Shen Zhu was no longer reluctant, and asked with a smile, "Which hotel are you going to stay in tonight?" What about we live in the same family but are different? ”

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Shen Zhu.

Shen Zhu looked quite a rough person, but he seemed extremely patient in these details. This also doubled the favor in Li Yuan's heart.

However, he really didn't want to live with others, especially someone who might work with him in the future, because it would be too easy to reveal his identity and behavior. So he came to his senses in an instant and replied, "I don't plan to stay in a hotel." ”

Shen Zhu asked with a surprised face, "Then where are you staying?" ”

The same people who have just arrived in the capital, who are not familiar with the place, where do they live in a hotel?

Could he be trying to sleep on the side of the road or under a bridge at night like a beggar on the street? Thinking about it like this, Shen Zhu was already inexplicably distressed.

Li Yuan knew what he was thinking at the moment, and said with a smile: "Brother Shen, don't worry, I won't sleep on the side of the road or under the bridge." ”

"Then you stay overnight...... Green/Lou? Shen Zhu asked in a low voice.

Li Yuan's face suddenly turned red, and he waved his hand as if he couldn't avoid it: "No." I plan to rent a place to live. If you rent for a long time, it is more cost-effective than staying in a hotel, and it is quieter. ”

Shen Zhu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "I didn't expect Brother Yuan to be so good at living, so I will rent a place to live with you...... If you don't like it, we'll rent one for each of us. ”

Li Yuan thought about it, and finally nodded: "Okay, it is said that there are more houses for rent on Moon Street and Phoenix Street in the west of the city, and the prices are relatively cheap, we can go over there and ask after lunch." ”

"Okay, listen to you."

The two immediately ate and drank all the food and wine on the table, and then checked out and left.

It takes more than an hour to walk from the east to the west of the city. However, both of them are accustomed to walking the road, so they don't feel hard.

When Shen Zhu entered Beijing for the first time, he was inevitably interested in the scenery along the way, so he looked at it while walking, so he walked slower than Li Yuan.

But Li Yuan didn't seem to be interested in all the scenery, and just kept moving forward.

Shen Zhu also found that he seemed to be familiar with every street and every intersection here, and he was suddenly suspicious.

"Brother Yuan, you seem to be quite familiar with this place."

Li Yuan replied unhurriedly: "I have a relative who used to be an official in the capital, and I often correspond with him, so I also know a little about the capital. As he walked, he continued, "But my relative retired last year and returned home. ”

"No wonder."

The two first searched around Moon Street, but when they didn't find a suitable one, they went to Phoenix Street again.

The sun is setting in the west, and the temperature is slowly dropping.

Both of them put on their coats.

After a while, they took a fancy to a one-way old mansion on Phoenix Street.

"My father used to be a showman, but at that time the situation was very turbulent, my grandfather was afraid that he would be unprovoked after he became an official, so he did not let him take the examination, and then he followed my uncle to start a tea business, and later made some money from this business, so he set up a four-in, four-out house in the south of the city, and this old mansion was vacant......" The owner's son explained to Li Yuan and Shen Zhu with a smile.

Perhaps because he learned that the two of them were candidates who entered Beijing to take the exam, his tone was quite polite.

Today, there is nothing left in the old house except for two very old wooden beds. However, the flowers and plants planted in the courtyard are still there, and since the owner sends someone to prune the branches and leaves every three months, it does not look like it is deserted.

Entering the house, the owner's son said: "After all, this house is our ancestral house, so we have never rented it out, and now that we are so close to the two of you, I will make an exception to rent it to you." I hope that in the future, you will be able to take more care of our tea business. ”

Li Yuan and Shen Zhu hurriedly thanked him.

As a result, they rented the old house at a lower price than the market price.

After renting the house, the two went to the street to buy bedding, pots and buckets, etc., and were busy until it was completely dark.

This night, Shen Zhu invited Li Yuan to a nearby tavern for dinner.

"Now that we've settled our home, the next step is to find something to do. We have to find a job that won't take too much time, otherwise we won't have time to read and review. Shen Zhu said while eating.

Li Yuan nodded and said, "Well, it's best not to be very far away from the residence." ”

"Have you ever thought about what kind of things to do?" Shen Zhu asked Li Yuan.

The more he got in touch with Li Yuan, the more he realized that Li Yuan was an extremely wise person, so he believed that Li Yuan had thought about this problem.

"I have some ideas, but I have to ask if I can do it." Li Yuan replied while eating.

"Let's see?"

Li Yuan replied calmly: "As a calligrapher 1, I heard my relative say that there are several bookstores in the capital that often recruit calligraphers, as long as our font is good and the speed of copying is fast, they should be willing to recruit." He also said, "If you can copy more than 200 copies a day, it is not a problem to earn 30 yuan a day." ”

Shen Zhu immediately clapped his hands and said, "My handwriting is not bad, then let's do this." ”

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Okay." Then we'll go to the bookstore early tomorrow morning and ask their boss. ”

"Well, in the future, we will try to spend half a day copying the amount of the day every day, and then spend half a day reading books and reviewing."

Li Yuan nodded.

Shen Zhu patted Li Yuan's shoulder and said sincerely: "Brother Yuan is really my nobleman, he helped me solve two important things at once." ”

Li Yuan also smiled and patted Shen Zhu's hand.

Judging from today's contact, Shen Zhu is smart, cheerful, and righteous towards people, and Li Yuan feels that it is not bad to be able to make such a friend. Anyway, he might need his help in the future, so he himself was secretly glad to have met him.

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Note 1: In ancient times, calligraphers referred to book copyists, and before the advent of printing, the dissemination of books was entirely hand-copied, so such an industry arose. (To be continued.) )