As soon as Li Yanqing returned to the inn, Shopkeeper Han greeted him and said, "Little official, the three of them have been sent to the military camp outside the city for training, and their luggage has also been moved to martial arts. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Li Yanqing was stunned, didn't the training camp start on the tenth day of February? How in advance.

"How long are they going to be training?"

"It seems like a month or two! I don't know the specifics. ”

Li Yanqing had a big head for a while, and he still had several things to discuss with everyone, but he didn't expect them to be isolated and trained like this.

Helpless, Li Yanqing had to shake his head and walk towards the stairs, and when he reached the staircase, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said to the shopkeeper: "If I want to rent a house outside, how can I determine the level?" ”

Shopkeeper Han said with a smile: "This matter is easy to say, but it is difficult to say, but Xie Yuan, a petty official, is a first-class household, can live in five rooms, and is exempt from tax and military service, this is the benefit of a scholar!" ”

"Do you have to do it yourself?"

"This kind of thing can't be done in person, you have to find a tooth person, you pay a commission to the tooth person, it is determined that the first-class household must have a consistent money, and the government will take 20% of the tooth tax, you will give me the certificate and money later, and I will help you do it."

"Then it's troublesome!"

Li Yanqing went upstairs, and the shopkeeper shouted in the back: "If the petty official wants to rent a house, I will find you another housekeeper!" ”

"Thanks!"

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Without three good friends, Li Yanqing was bored alone in the inn, and when he saw that it was still early, he hired an ox cart and went out again.

In Bianjing, hiring an ox cart is like taking a taxi in later generations, the streets are full of ox carts and donkey carts, beckoning and stopping, which is very convenient and very cheap.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Li Yanqing returned to the Big Buddha Temple where he had come in the morning, at this time, the ox cart stopped in front of an alley, and the coachman pointed to the alley and said with a smile: "This is Erhuai Lane, there are three Huai Lane, four Huai Lane, and Jiuhuai Lane in front." ”

"Thank you!"

Li Yanqing took out ten cents and gave it to him, and said with a smile: "Why don't you wait here for me for a while." ”

"It's okay for me to wait for a petty official, but I want to make it clear, if you add five cents after a quarter of an hour, I won't wait for more than half an hour."

"I'll be out soon."

Li Yanqing walked into the alley, this area is a place where public rental housing is concentrated, most people can only live in one room, so that the alley is full of people, very noisy and noisy, there are groups of children running everywhere, several times almost hit Li Yanqing, the women are busy cooking dinner at the door,

A few days ago, it had just rained, and the sewage on the ground was flowing sideways, and the air was filled with oil smoke and a pungent sour smell, which made Li Yanqing frown, how could his father choose such a place?

Li Yanqing walked all the way to the end, and at the top was a private house, about the size of an acre of land, and a large locust tree was planted, which shrouded the yard like an umbrella cover.

The gate was hidden, Li Yanqing pushed the door in, and there was another lively scene inside, five or six children squatting on the ground fighting grass, the yard was surrounded by a circle of houses, which was divided into seven or eight rooms, and there was a well in the corner of the yard, and several women were squatting by the well to wash clothes.

Li Yanqing found that there was a wooden sign hanging on each door, with the name written on the front and the household level on the back, and on the wooden sign of the third room on the left, Li Yanqing saw his father's name, Li Daqi, and the fifth class household was written on the back of the wooden card.

"Who are you looking for?" A woman's voice came from behind him.

Li Yanqing turned around, she was one of the women who was washing clothes by the well just now, and saw that she was about twenty-five or sixteen years old, with fair skin, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, no powder on her face, and a flying phoenix copper hairpin inserted in her hair, but her face looked a little haggard after years of hard work.

She was wearing a cloth dress and a thorn skirt, her hands were very rough, and she was holding a basin of freshly washed clothes in her hand, and she was looking at Li Yanqing suspiciously.

Li Yanqing smiled, "You're Aunt Yang!" ”

He pointed to the name on the wooden sign, "This is my daddy!" ”

"You are.... Yanqing! ”

A hint of panic flashed in the woman's eyes, she was a little at a loss, and she didn't know what to do?

At this time, a young woman about twenty years old walked out of the next room, sleepy-eyed, wearing a nightdress, her hair was unkempt, holding a handful of melon seeds in her hand, and asked while knocking: "Xiuniang, who is this little official?" ”

"He... He is the Son of the Great Instrument. ”

The woman finally came to her senses and hurriedly said, "Yanqing, come into the house and sit down!" ”

Li Yanqing handed her the package in his hand, "This is a gift for Aunt Yang, two satins." ”

The young woman next to her craned her neck and exclaimed, "Ouch! It seems to be lake silk, Xiuniang, you are really blessed! ”

"You kid, you're here, why are you shopping!"

The woman was flustered, she didn't pick it up, she didn't pick it up, there was a mess next to her, she had to let Li Yanqing into the house first, "Your father happened to be absent for the past two days, the house is quite messy, don't be weird!" ”

Li Yanqing walked into the room, only to see that although the room was slightly narrow, it was very long, two feet long, and a few wooden screens were placed in the middle to cover it, which was considered to be divided into two, this is the advantage of renting a private house, there are always some workarounds.

The room is very simplely furnished, there is a square table in the middle of the outside, next to a large wooden box, on the other side is a small low table, on the table some dishes and chopsticks and the like, through the gap in the screen, you can see that there is a bed inside, and there is a suitcase at the end of the bed.

Although the room and furniture are very basic, it is very tidy and makes it feel that the owner is a person who loves cleanliness.

"Yanqing, I'll get you some tea!"

"Don't bother, I'll just drink a bowl of water."

"That's... That's fine, you must not have eaten! I'll buy you something to eat. ”

Li Yanqing said with a smile: "Aunt Yang, don't be busy, I've eaten, I'll come over and take a look, sit for a while and leave!" ”

At this time, the young woman next door enthusiastically brought a cup of hot tea over, and said with a smile: "I heard Daqi say that the junior official has passed the exam, and the person has to drink tea, not white water." ”

Li Yanqing was quite embarrassed when he saw Aunt Yang holding a bowl of water, so he smiled and said, "I'm thirsty, Aunt Yang give me the water too!" ”

A cup of tea and a bowl of water appeared in front of Li Yanqing, and he asked the young woman with a smile, "What do you call the eldest sister?" ”

"Oops! Call me eldest sister, my nickname is Sanniang, and the little officials just call me Sanniang. ”

Li Yanqing saw that the other party seemed to be very familiar with his father, and poured tea for himself again, not to say that he was always a little embarrassed, but he didn't prepare extra gifts today.

He reached out and touched it in his arms, and inadvertently touched a silver bracelet, which was a meeting gift he was going to give to Li Dongdonghun's family, but he didn't go to his house today, and he forgot to give it to Li Dongdong.

However, it seems that the silver bracelet is a bit expensive to give to this female neighbor as a gift, although he is not a stingy person, but he still takes the teachings of the saint to heart, 'Only women and villains are difficult to raise, and those who are near are not inferior, and those who are far away are resentful.' ’

Li Yanqing hesitated slightly.

At this time, the young woman sat down next to the small square table, looked Li Yanqing up and down, and said with a smile: "Brother Qing'er looks like a talent, and he is a person, how many little ladies must be fascinated, or I will arrange a blind date!" ”

"Sanniang-" Aunt Yang was a little unhappy.

"What's this, men should get married, women should get married! Didn't Daqi say last time that his biggest wish was to marry a good daughter-in-law for his son, did you forget? ”

Although Li Yanqing knew that his father's greatest wish was to be admitted to the Jinshi by himself, he still felt that it was necessary to send this overly enthusiastic female neighbor away immediately, he no longer considered the teachings of the saint, and took out the silver bracelet and handed it to her, "The first time we meet, this is a meeting gift for Sanniang." ”

The young woman was startled, it was actually a silver bracelet with white flowers, she waved her hand again and again, "How can this be made, how can I ask for such expensive jewelry, you give it to Xiuniang!" I can't ask for it. ”

Aunt Yang next to her said: "Sanniang, since this is Yanqing's intention, you can accept it!" ”

The master opened his mouth, and the young woman accepted it with joy, and did not care about the matchmaker, and gave a blessing and went away happily.

Aunt Yang sighed, "I'll let you break the bill as soon as I come, that one is my brother-in-law just now, and she is a good person, she just likes to be a matchmaker, and she is always not serious all day long." ”

"Then it's not an outsider."

Li Yanqing took out another jade box, and in the box was a golden hairpin inlaid with sapphires, this golden hairpin was also one of the trophies copied from the Bai family's three heroes, it was very valuable, at least worth hundreds of yuan, and it was the best piece of all jewelry.

He put the jade box on the table and said with a smile: "This is a little bit of my heart, thank you Aunt Yang for taking care of my father in the past few years, I specially brought it from Xiangzhou, please accept it." ”

The woman showed a smile on her face, she was very afraid that Li Yanqing was coming to Xingshi to ask for guilt, but now she is sending silk and jewelry, although she is not a greedy person, but at least it shows that Daqi's son has no ill will towards her, she has been worried for three years, and it was not until this moment that she breathed a long sigh of relief.

The woman's name is Yang Xiu, a native of Jianzhou, Bashu, her parents died when she was a child, her husband died five years ago, and she has no children under her knees.

Li Wenyou saw that she was virtuous and very guarded, so he matched her with Li Daqi, and she followed Li Daqi with all her heart.

Yang Xiu was a little nervous these days, she heard Daqi say that Yanqing would come to the capital soon, although Daqi repeatedly comforted her and would explain it clearly to her son, but Yang Xiu couldn't imagine that Daqi hadn't had time to tell her son, Yanqing would come to the door.

"Yanqing, where do you live now?"

"I live at Tang Ji Inn, has Aunt Yang been there?"

"I haven't been there, but I've heard your father talk about it, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I've been in the capital for more than half a year, and I've been around for more than half a year, and I've never been anywhere else, hey! Your dad is too busy. ”

Li Yanqing took a sip of water, looked at the house again and said: "The living conditions here are too bad, I have already asked someone to find a house, the house will be settled tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you and your father will move over, of course, if Aunt Yang is willing, you can also go to live in Tangyin's old house." ”

Yang Xiu lowered her head slowly, her eyes were a little red, she was really moved in her heart, Yanqing actually let her go to live in the old mansion.

"Thank you for your kindness, I'm still with your father, he lives alone, no one can take care of him."

"It's okay, I'll rent the house tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and Aunt Yang will move in first."

Yang Xiu hesitated for a long time, "Or.... Let's wait until your dad comes back! ”

Li Yanqing no longer insisted, since Aunt Yang had been in the capital for more than half a year, she didn't care about waiting a few more days.

"Oh well! I went back first, and when my father came back, he asked him to come to the Tang Kee Inn to find me. ”

Li Yanqing casually put an ingot of twenty taels of silver on the table, he was really a little dissatisfied with his father, even if he invited a maid, he would not be dressed so shabby.

Li Yanqing left, Yang Xiu looked at the pile of belongings on the table in a daze, at this time, her brother-in-law sneaked in, and said excitedly: "Xiuniang, the son of the big machine is generous!" This silver bracelet weighs three taels and is engraved with a peony pattern, which is worth at least three or four thousand ....."

She suddenly opened her mouth wide, looked at the silver and golden hairpins on the table and was stunned, and only after half a ring did she exclaim: "My mother, Xiu Niang, you are not poor!" How do you say he's a poor scholar? ”

Yang Xiu said blankly: "I don't know, I never ask about him, I ....."

"Xiuniang, you are deliberately hiding from me and Erlang!" Sanniang glared at her dissatisfied.

"I really don't know, Sanniang, how could I hide it from you."

"That's what he's hiding from you! His son still has gold, oh my! It's a gem! I still saw it once, this is twenty taels of silver, his family is so rich, what are you doing in this shabby place? Xiuniang, you are really too honest. ”

Yang Xiu shook his head, "Whether he is poor or rich, I don't care, as long as I can follow him, even if I eat bran vegetables, I am willing." ”

"You don't have a backache when you stand and talk!"

Sanniang looked at the golden sapphire hairpin on the table, and a trace of vinegar flashed in her eyes, "Xiuniang, I'll tell you first, if Daqi is really rich, don't ignore us!" ”

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