However, when Zheng Qi walked into the dining hall of the Caotang Temple (the canteen of the Tang Dynasty temple), he was surprised, and he saw that the long table in the hall had already been empty, leaving only some food bowls and bamboo baskets, which was obvious that the monks had eaten here.

Zheng Qi is smart, and immediately his face was hot, and his heart was very uncomfortable.

The sound of the bowl was just the monks of the Caotang Zen Temple playing with him, probably he had sent food for too long, and there was nothing to offer alms, and the snobbish monks were afraid that they had already wanted to drive him away, so they secretly gathered together to eat first, and then rang the iron bowl after eating, so that he could pounce on him.

Zheng Qi, who understood in an instant, did not make a noise, but walked straight into the room of the master of the inner courtyard, and said that he was about to leave Zhongnan Mountain and enter Chang'an City to prepare for the spring test of the coming year.

The temple master wished that the "thin rooster" would leave early, but he also pretended to say something that seemed to be retained.

After bidding farewell to the temple master, Zheng Qi sighed, walked down the stone pedal road under the temple gate, returned to the hut below, packed his bags, and looked at the beautiful scenery in the mountains and forests, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

At this time, the chirping sounded, and a group of macaques from Zhongnan Mountain, curled their tails and climbed down from various tree trunks, as if psychic, offering some fruits to Zheng Langjun, as if they knew that he was leaving, and came to say goodbye.

"The Ten Philosophers of Hong Lim!" Zheng Qi is about to come out with tears, this "ten philosophers" is ten old monkeys, is his friends who get along day and night during the summer class in Zhongnanshan, but I didn't expect it to prove now that monkeys are more emotional than people.

After saying goodbye to Shizhe, Zheng Qi was hungry, led his donkey and suit, and began to walk towards Chang'an City......

In the afternoon, Chang Gon's people stood in front of the gate of the Caotang Temple, and the monks heard that this was sent by the prime minister of the dynasty, and they all stood respectfully, and the result was that the people who came opened their mouths and said that they wanted to find Zheng Langjun in Xingyang.

Knowing that Zheng Qi had left, the visitor turned around in disappointment and chased after him.

Then in the lecture hall of the Caotang Temple, the temple master looked worried, and said to the monks that if Zheng Langjun was in high school this time, he would become a big official in the future, and he still hated our mountain gate.

The monks were also indifferent, and in the end, it was the seat of the Caotang Temple that suggested the temple master, didn't Zheng Langjun write a few poems in the Caotang Temple?

Yes, yes, the temple master said busily.

Frame it up and put it in the scripture building, if Zheng Langjun is really developed in the future, properly preserve Zheng Langjun's poems, presumably Zheng Langjun will not be compared.

The temple master and the monks said yes, yes, yes, "There are also ten monkeys who get along with Zheng Langjun day and night, and they can also be painted into murals for the scriptures in the hall." ”

At this time, Zheng Qi, who had arrived at Tongjifang, was already hungry and tired, and Zheng Qi felt sorry for the donkey, so he no longer rode it, but came down to lead it along the Qujiang River.

It was twilight, and as soon as Zheng Qi walked on the Qujiang West Embankment, he suddenly heard bursts of shouts and footsteps, which were very rhythmic.

"What's up ahead?" Zheng Qi hurriedly asked the famous vendor.

"Lang Jun, you don't know yet, it's Taofen Shed walking!" The merchant then looked Zheng Qi up and down, and said, "I'm afraid that this Langjun is also here to participate in the Spring Festival, I advise you, either join Taofen Shed, or go home as soon as possible." Don't you know that the current market is, if you want to enter the field, ask the third year of high school first! ”

"What a senior in high school, a deceptive and famous." When Zheng Qi heard that it was Gao Yue, he couldn't help but say indignantly.

Before he finished speaking, Gao Yue ran over with dozens of shed friends.

Zheng Qi couldn't dodge, and immediately turned around in embarrassment, "Isn't this Zheng Wenming?" But he was recognized by Gao Yue at a glance and leaned over very enthusiastically.

After the night, Zheng Qi sat in the five-frame room, thanking Gao Yuezuo, Liu Deshu and Song Shuangwen, and the dining table in front of his knees was full of hot Biluo rice, as well as mutton Gu Ningzi poured with tempeh sauce and spicy seasonings, and Zheng Qi followed by gobbling it up.

Next to him, Wei Cigong looked at Zheng Qi, his eyes were vigilant, and even a little dissatisfied, he didn't know what the shed took in Zheng Qi for, but he always felt that Zheng Qi was more foe than friend.

"Zheng Langjun is going to come to Chang'an?" Gao Yue asked with concern.

Zheng Qi swallowed the food that filled his throat and nodded.

"Anyway, now that our Taofen shed will also be seventy percent of the sheds, and even Tonghua's lifts have been defeated, it is better for Zheng Langjun to simply join my shed."

In the face of Gao Yue's direct invitation, Zheng Qi was a little ashamed, he seemed to want to open his mouth to refuse, but now he and the little donkey he was driving were eating other people's soft mouths, which was ......

"Yes, once civilization joins, our shed will really be famous in Chang'an this time." Liu Demuro also persuaded.

But then, Zheng Qi's forehead and neck were full of green tendons because of his hard work, and because he was long and thin, he was more conspicuous, and in the face of Gao Yue's invitation, he refused or agreed, and the whole meal ended in this ambiguous atmosphere.

However, after eating, in the shade of the tree in front of the house along the wall, Zheng Qi found Gao Yue alone and whispered, hoping that he could lend him ten yuan to himself.

"Civilization, money is not a problem." Gao Yue was very refreshing.

"When you have enough money, you will definitely pay it back with interest."

“......”

Seeing that Gao Yue wanted to speak and stopped, Zheng Qi knew what he was interested in, so he sighed lightly and said, "Actually, the reason why I am in the Thatched Hall Temple of Zhongnan Mountain is because the supply at home is cut off. ”

"Why?"

"When the ancestor was alive, from the perspective of maintaining the family style, he once said that his descendants were forbidden to participate in the Jinshi Examination of the Spring Rite Department." Zheng Qi saw Gao Yue's incomprehensible expression on his face, so he continued to explain, "The first gentleman had a saying, if you don't want to enter the market, you must accept the insults and scolds of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, search your body, and pretend to be a tribute. In order to get to the top, the articles that cut off the scriptures cannot be done, and the words and chapters are carved at the end of the year, which is full of ugliness. In this way, it is difficult for me to recognize and accept as a child of the Zheng family in Xingyang. ”

It's just a selection exam, why do you take it so seriously? Gao Yue complained in his heart (at this time, Gao Yue still didn't feel the fierceness of the struggle between the two roads of the imperial examination and the door shade in the middle and late Tang Dynasty), but he didn't say it, but he still politely listened to Zheng Qi, "But the official position of the first gentleman stops at the history of Chizhou Thorn, and I, Zheng Qi, want to revitalize the lintel, and there is no way and opportunity to rely on the door shade, so I can only take the road of Yingju." After I sold my family's property and came to Chang'an, the patriarch of his house took the opportunity to cut off my supply, and now I am a hero with shortness of breath......"

It turns out that this Zheng Langjun is really isolated now, no wonder he wants to borrow ten yuan from me.

So Gao Yue immediately called Huang Shun, the "head of the warehouse" of Taofen Shed, and asked him to take out the money from the shed and lend it to this Zheng Langjun.

Zheng Qi also expressed his gratitude lightly, and said that he had nothing left to be a hostage, only a little donkey...... Gao Yue even said forget it, everyone has a time when they are in trouble.

The next day, Zheng Qi said goodbye to the five-frame house of Taofen Shed, and as soon as he led the donkey to the street of the north courtyard of the Great Ci'en Temple, he met Chang Gon's people......