The rooster has crowed several times, the sky has just been bright, everyone is still in the dream, about half an hour later, Li Fan woke up, got dressed and came to the yard. By this time, the rain had stopped, and the sky was no longer overcast, but the fog was heavy, and when the sun came out to bask for a while, and when the fog cleared, you should be able to continue on the road.

Yesterday's rain made the morning air more refreshing, and the old man and the old lady were already preparing breakfast, although they could not work in the field for the time being, but people of this age would not sleep lazy.

Li Fanyi hurriedly stepped forward to greet the second elder, turned around and went to fill the horse with hay, saw the old man chopping wood, and hurriedly went up to work with him, but was stopped by the old man.

The old man said: "It's okay, young man, my body is quite tough, and this little strength is not a problem," but Li Fan knows that the grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by a spring, and he has no ability to save the family's suffering, just a gesture.

After breakfast, the weather was already clear, Li Fan led the horse and prepared to say goodbye to the second elder, but under the pretext that he forgot to take something, he actually returned to the house and put some of the silver taels that had been prepared on the table.

When he went out, Li Fan bowed and hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for the hospitality of the second elder, Fan Yi remembered it, the second elder should take care of his body more, we will have a period later," After speaking, he also went to hug the old man's well-behaved and cute little granddaughter.

The second elder said: "Young man, you should also take care, pay attention to safety along the way, you go north from here, if the horse is fast, you can reach the capital in half a day."

The old man continued: "Young man, you must have the confidence to pursue your own life, don't panic when you encounter problems, a great future awaits you,"

Li Fan nodded and thanked him, said "goodbye", said goodbye, turned over and got on his horse, and went north in high spirits. The second elder returned to the house, saw the silver two on the table, knew that it was Li Fan's stay, and hurriedly chased him out of the house, a man and a horse had long been gone, the second elder looked at the endless road, waved silently, and blessed silently.

Here, Li Fan walked all the way north, afraid that he would not be able to reach the capital after dark, and he did not dare to delay time along the way. As the old man said, that is, half a day's work, he came outside the capital.

Looking from afar, the strong and square, the majestic city wall gives people a kind of solid and difficult to violate the majesty, on the city wall is a neat line of soldiers, the soldiers hold waist knives, firm eyes look ahead, under the city wall is the patrol captain, the city gate is impressively two big characters 'capital', the crowd of people coming and going at the city gate is subject to the soldiers' cross-examination.

Li Fan turned over and dismounted, crossed the moat, came to the city gate, passed the soldiers' inspection, and entered through the north gate. It's too late to look left and right for the prosperity of the capital, and the top priority is to find a place to settle down first. After walking not far, there were rows of inns, and I found one at random, only to see four big words "Qingfeng Inn", and walked in.

"Objectively, please, are you sharp-nosed or staying in the hotel," Seeing someone coming in, the guy who ran the hall hurriedly shouted, this person was Zhao Jin, seeing that he was only eighteen or nineteen years old, he was born with sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, a pair of smiling eyes, he was clever and smart, and his mouth was sweet and could speak. But who is willing to serve people, no matter whether the person who comes is poor or rich, especially the scholars who enter Beijing to take the exam, he is waiting seriously, thinking that one day, he can be appreciated, this is the only opportunity he thinks can change his fate.

Li Fan looked at the inn and said in a low voice: "Man, I live in a hotel, I don't need to go to the room, it would be better if there was a cheaper one, but Marco has to feed me."

As soon as Li Fan went out, he didn't bring much silver, plus it was for the old man, so he could only ask for the cheapest room.

Zhao Jin said: "Master, please okay, you must use good forage for your horse, make sure that it eats shiny oil, and mosquitoes can't stand on it,"

After Zhao Jin finished speaking, he smiled, and leaned into Li Fan's ear and whispered: "Master, it's not that a small dog looks down on people, but he does things according to your requirements, and I won't tell you that the partial house in the west is half the price of an ordinary house, but it is close to the stable, and it has to be lived by two people, this will, there is already a master in the room, if you don't dislike it, I will take you over, what do you think?"

Historically, most of the literati who went to Beijing to take the exam were born poor, and they had been in the cold for decades, just to become famous, which is also the only way for them to change their fate.

Shopkeeper Xue was in the abacus, looked Li Fanyi up and down, and said, "If you take him over, don't collect the forage,"

"Okay, shopkeeper," Zhao Jin replied.

Li Fan said after listening: "Business is prosperous, thank you for the shopkeeper's tolerance, and wait for me to take a look," he said, took off the blanket from the horse, waited for Zhao Jin, the young man, to tie the horse, and then came to the room that Zhao Jin said.

Pushing the door in, the room was a little damp, accompanied by the smell of a stable, a bed on the north and south sides of the wall, and two not very stable desks on the west, one of which had a few books on the table, and it seemed that there was a man of culture living in the house.

The guest officer inside was resting, maybe he wasn't asleep or was disturbed, he heard someone walk into the house, and was looking up at Li Fanyi and Zhao Jin, Zhao Jin saw this and hurriedly said: "Yo, master, rest!" But it's disturbing your dreams? You'll have to bear with me,"

Zhao Jin continued: "Master, this master is also the owner of the hotel, and the two of you happen to have a chat partner."

After Zhao Jin finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Li Fanyi and said, "Master, what do you think of this room?" Cheap,"

"Oh, it's not bad, it's better than I thought," Li Fan replied as soon as he put down his coat.

Zhao Jin said: "Okay, those two masters are resting, what do you need to do as you order, the little one will retire first," Zhao Jin turned around and left.

As soon as Li Fan relaxed himself, he came to the eldest brother and said: "Under the next Li Fanyi, he is twenty years old this year, he came to the capital to seek fame, and dare to ask his brother's surname?"

"Haha, I'm glad to be happy, sit down, don't be so polite, in the next Zhang Wenbo, he also came to Beijing to seek a way out, a few years older than you, if you don't dislike it, you will be commensurate with brothers in the future," Zhang Wenbo replied, looking confident.

Li Fan said: "Where, where, we don't dislike the smell of this stable," After speaking, the two laughed.

When looking at Zhang Wenbo closely, the heavenly court is full, the earth pavilion is round, the square is wide, the silkworm eyebrows are lying on the silkworm, and the complexion is dark, but a pair of eyes are bright, medium stature, and he is wearing a white robe, although there are patches on the robe, it looks clean and tidy.

This person has been studying hard for more than 20 years since he was a child, and now he is full of wealth and erudition.

Li Fan was tired for a long time, and his stomach was already hungry, and when he first came to the capital, he wanted to watch it on the street, so he said to Zhang Wenbo: "Brother Wenbo, do you have time to go around the street together and fill your stomach by the way, how about it?"

Zhang Wenbo said: "Okay, I came a few days earlier than you, and I didn't bother to go out, and I haven't admired the culture of the capital yet," and the two followed each other out of the inn and onto the street.

I saw the pavilions and pavilions in the city, row upon row; Carved fence jade, poetic and picturesque; Green pines and cypresses, 10,000 years long; The willows blow the embankment, and the spring is full of joy; Moqing slate, antique, Zhong Lingyu show, passing thousands of years.

The street stretches out in all directions, east, west, north and south, and the shops on both sides of the street hang various signboards; There are those who sell wine, meat, cloth, shoes, and jewelry; rice shops, teahouses, oil shops, grocery stores, dart boards, pawnshops, money banks, carriages and horses; Large and small inns, taverns, bun shops, all kinds of snacks are readily available; It's a bustling scene.

Of course, it is indispensable to let the men be drunk with purple and gold, singing glamorous songs, the girls are dressed very charmingly, and then use frivolous words to put the silver in your pocket into the bustard's pocket, and you are happy to come again.

The bustling crowd shuttles through the ancient streets full of charm, some are ready to go out, some are going home, and some are in a sedan chair and are in a hurry. There are caravans of horse gangs coming and going, and there are also disciples of the world's first gang in the horns, who are working with a broken bowl.

"Coriander, chili cabbage, green onions, tender celery, lentils, eggplant, cucumbers, buy radish, carrots, radish, toons with young sprouts, garlic and leeks", a vegetable farmer with a flat shoulder shouted in a very penetrating and very beautiful voice, eloquent, melodious and tactful.

Such a prosperous scene formed a strong contrast with the purity and elegance of Li Fan's mountains, which made his heart seem a little lonely and unaccustomed.

What attracted Li Fanyi was a couplet, "I hope that people in the world are disease-free, and I would rather put medicine on the shelf to produce dust", and a plaque above the entrance hall reads "Wish-Seeking Pharmacy"; Of course, people don't patronize pharmacies for the sake of visiting, but for only one purpose, to cure the disease, and to fulfill their wishes, I hope that this world is really as written in couplets.

This couplet reminded Li Fan of the simple and kind old man, the old lady, and the little girl, and couldn't help but feel sad.