Whether to take the road of the imperial examination, this is also a very important life choice for Li Zhang, so he was a little undecided for a while, in fact, if he can really be admitted to the imperial examination, of course it is very good, but Li Zhang is worried that after many years of hard work, it will be empty, after all, there are only a few titles on the gold list in history, and there are countless candidates who have fallen to Sun Mountain under the gold list, although he is a traverser, but he only has more than a thousand years of knowledge than the ancients, which does not mean that his IQ is higher than that of the ancients.

Han County Lieutenant watched Li Zhang fall into deep thought, and did not disturb him, but admired Li Zhang even more, because if he was another person, I am afraid that he would have agreed to this kind of good thing a long time ago, but Li Zhang can stay calm at this time, this concentration alone is not something that ordinary teenagers can have, and even he feels that his younger brother, who is known as a prodigy, is inferior to Li Zhang in this regard, of course, he doesn't know that under Li Zhang's youthful appearance, he is the soul of a middle-aged man, and no matter how smart Han Qi is, it is impossible to compare with an adult.

The ox cart moved forward slowly, and at this time it had already passed through Bianhe Town, and there was Yizhuang in front of it, and at this time Li Zhang finally raised his head, and then solemnly saluted to the county lieutenant Han and said: "Thank you for the county lieutenant's attention, but I can't agree!" ”

"Why?" Han County Lieutenant didn't expect Li Zhang to refuse, after all, he was willing to sponsor the other party to study, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a son of a fool, and he couldn't think of any reason for the other party to refuse.

Han Qi next to him also showed a shocked expression at this time, and then said with some eagerness: "Li Zhang, you have to think about it carefully, don't give up such a rare opportunity easily!" ”

Just as they were talking, the ox cart had already come to Yizhuang, and there was already a small figure waiting anxiously in front of the gate, when she saw Li Zhang on the ox cart, she also showed a happy smile, and ran forward and shouted: "Brother, you are finally back, why have you been there for so long!" ”

"Hehe, I'm going to help Uncle Wu solve the case, so naturally it will take some time!" Li Zhang also rubbed the yellow hair of the raccoon dog dotingly at this time, but she has been able to eat enough in the past few days, and the complexion on the face of the raccoon dog is much better, although the clothes are shabby, but it still can't stop the innocence and innocence on her body.

"You...... Do you have a sister? Han Qi couldn't help but be surprised when he looked at the raccoon dog that threw himself into Li Zhang's arms, but Han County Lieutenant sighed secretly at this time, he seemed to have guessed the reason why Li Zhang disagreed.

"My little sister is young, and there are more than a dozen orphans following me, I can't let them go, so I can only appreciate the kindness of the county lieutenant!" Li Zhang thanked the county lieutenant Han again at this time, although this county lieutenant Han wanted to take Lu Wu at the beginning, but he was not a bad person, but he still wanted to help himself, so Li Zhang was also very grateful to the other party.

"A dozen children, what do you usually do for a living?" Han County Lieutenant also frowned when he heard this, he thought that it was not easy for Li Zhang to bring a younger sister, but he didn't expect that there would be more than a dozen orphans.

"Selling folding baskets on the docks, that is, collecting leftovers from restaurants and mixing them together to heat up a hodgepodge, the coolies on the docks like to eat these!" Li Zhang didn't have anything to hide, and he was not embarrassed to eat with his own skills.

"Can you eat leftovers?" Han Qi felt that his three views had been refreshed again, but he had learned the lesson of saying the wrong thing just now, and this time his voice was also inaudible.

"How difficult it is for people's livelihood!" Captain Han also sighed when he heard this, since he took office, he has also been in contact with the lives of many low-level people, so he is not too surprised by Li Zhang's life, but he feels that there are such poor people under his rule, which makes him feel that the burden on his body is much heavier.

Li Zhang also helped the raccoon dog get out of the car at this time, and then bowed down to say goodbye to the two brothers of Han County, Han Qi was still a little reluctant at this time, but Han Countywei sighed at this time and said: "Okay, since this is the case, then I won't force it, if you have any difficulties in the future, just go to the yamen to find me!" ”

In the face of Captain Han's promise, Li Zhang also expressed his gratitude again, and then watched the other party's ox cart leave. Han Qi looked back from time to time, and finally met a peer who interested him, but unfortunately the other party was unwilling to be his companion, which made him very regretful, but he didn't know that after this encounter, the fate of him and Li Zhang would also be closely linked in the future.

Early the next morning, Lu Wu came back tired and told Li Zhang that the case had been solved, and that Liu Da was indeed killed by his own nephew, in order to make money, as for the accomplice who was also caught, it was a splash skin in Xiashui Village, who usually made a living by catching fish and shrimp in the river, the two killed people, took Liu Da's money and shared the spoils in the small boat that splashed the skin, and as a result, they scuffled together because of the uneven distribution of the spoils, and finally the splash took advantage of the good water to drag Liu Da's nephew into the water and drowned, and the splash was caught without escaping from Xiangfu County.

In the next few days, Li Zhang still stayed at home to recuperate from his injuries, and now his ankles have become swollen and can barely walk, but he will have to wait a few more days to fully recover, but now he is not in a hurry, because the Divine Bird has been blocked by the forbidden army, even if he recovers from his injuries, I am afraid he will not be able to get over.

This morning, Li Zhang moved his legs and feet with the support of the raccoon, although his injuries need to be healed slowly, but he can't lie still all the time, and it is also beneficial to move properly.

After a few turns, Li Zhang was also tired and sweaty, so he sat down to rest, and the raccoon dog also hurriedly ran to pour water for him, but at this moment, he suddenly saw Douzi walking in from outside angrily.

"What's the matter, the splashes on the docks are asking you for money again?" Li Zhang couldn't help but ask suspiciously when he saw the appearance of the beans, they made money by selling the folding basket, but it also caused some scoundrels to blush, two days ago, there were splashes to find beans to collect protection money, fortunately, Li Zhang bought the patrol officials on the dock through Lu Wu in advance, and finally these pranksters were beaten by the officials who rushed to the scene, and finally did not waste the two hundred dollars sent by Li Zhang.

"Big brother, I'm afraid we won't be able to do our business anymore!" As soon as Douzi said this, his eyes turned red all of a sudden, and there was a bit of crying in his voice.

"What's going on?" Li Zhang couldn't help frowning at this time and asked again.

"There was another seller on the dock today, and several restaurants also informed me just now that they could no longer sell us leftovers in the future." Douzi finally couldn't help but shed tears when he said this, in his opinion, the folding basket is the lifeblood of their gang, and even he thought that when he made enough money in the future, he could fulfill one of his wishes, but now it seems that it is all going to be ruined.

However, Li Zhang looked very calm when he heard this, but reached out to help Douzi wipe his tears and smiled: "What are you crying about, I didn't want to keep doing the business of folding baskets!" ”

"Huh? Big brother, what do you mean? Douzi, who was wiping his tears, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Li Zhang's words, and during this time, he also felt that he couldn't understand Li Zhang's thoughts more and more.

"Hehe, there is nothing difficult about folding baskets, it's nothing more than collecting leftovers, heating them up and selling them, we can do it, others can do it, but others didn't expect it at the beginning, and now someone sees that we make money by selling folding baskets, so they will naturally follow suit, so I don't plan to do it for long." Li Zhang smiled again at this time and said, folding the basket is just an expedient measure, and he already knew that there would be such a day.

"But our basket is so profitable, and we were robbed like this, don't you feel distressed, big brother?" Douzi was still a little unwilling at this time, during this time he also followed Li Zhang to learn and count, and knew that he could earn hundreds of wen every day, which was much better than ordinary small businesses.

"Look at your unproductive appearance, although there is a lot of income in a day, it is not a lot of money, if you lose it, you will lose it, now that we have the capital, it is time to do some serious business!" Li Zhang smiled again with confidence, as long as he has the capital, he has the means to make money.

Li Zhang's self-confidence also infected the beans, although he was still a little distressed, but at this time he finally cheered up, and Li Zhang gave him some money, let him buy a pig like last time, today everyone improved the food, by the way, Li Zhang also discussed with them a new way to make money.

Douzi heard that there was meat to eat today, and immediately forgot all the troubles just now, and immediately promised to take the money and ran out, half an hour later, he ran back with a bag of water, speaking of which, although he made some money during this time, Li Zhang has been thinking about using the money to do other businesses, so he doesn't dare to spend it indiscriminately, and usually buys some meat every three or five to improve the food.

At this time, Li Zhang also pointed out how to deal with the beans, especially the cleaning method of the pig's intestines, which tore off the casing inside, and then added flour and salt to rub it and wash it cleanest.

But this method is too luxurious for Li Zhang, after all, neither flour nor salt is cheap, and it is a pity to throw away the fat in the casing, after all, people in this era are short of oil and water in their stomachs, so he can only use another method, that is, after soaking in rice water, turn it over and rub it repeatedly, so that the washing is relatively clean, and the clean rice can also be left to boil porridge.

After the water is cleaned, all of them are thrown into the pot for a pot of marinade, when the first time I made the marinade, because the seasoning is insufficient, the taste is also average, during this time, with Li Zhang's understanding of the outside world, I found that many later seasonings are actually available, such as star anise, cinnamon, angelica and the like can be bought, with these, the taste of the marinated water is also better, and the taste of the boiled in the brine is heavy, and it can also cover the peculiar smell of the water, and they also love to eat beans.

The brine in the cauldron was steaming, Li Zhang personally lit the fire in order to master the heat, and at the same time his mind was also thinking about the new business, since the business of the folding basket was not going to be done, then it was simply broken, and the new business was prepared from tomorrow, he had been thinking about this business for a long time, and he had also considered the cost and market.