When Li Yanqing returned home in the afternoon, Uncle Zhong greeted him and said with a smile: "Little official, the formalities for the magpie have been completed." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Did you give the money?"

"I gave it, but I didn't give it to Zhang Ping, I gave it to him directly."

Li Yanqing shook his head, it was useless, if the magpie mother could control her husband, their family would not pawn the two daughters, Li Yanqing didn't bother to ask any more, so he walked quickly to his room.

Uncle Zhong said in the back: "But the magpie cried all morning. ”

"Why?" Li Yanqing stopped and asked puzzled.

"I don't know why, Ju Niang and my wife persuaded her, but it was useless, but I didn't cry at noon."

Li Yanqing felt pity in his heart, this little lady must be very sad when she thought that she was pawned by her father, this sale is ten years, without the love of her parents, it doesn't matter! In the future, she will be given a holiday home during the New Year's holidays.

Tomorrow, Li Yanqing and a few partners are going to the county, and they specially asked the master for a day off, and the master happily agreed, but the conditions were not ambiguous, they had to make up for the homework delayed by the leave, and he had to stay up late tonight.

Li Yanqing just took out the pen and paper, but saw the magpie put a plate of ink that had been ground in front of him, this little girl was also well-behaved, knowing that she would save time for herself, Li Yanqing suddenly liked it in her heart.

"I heard Uncle Zhong say that you cried all morning, why?"

"It's nothing, it's my own fault."

The magpie whispered, "I didn't serve the petty officials well, and I feel sad. ”

Li Yanqing was stunned in his heart, "You're not..... Are you sad because your father pawned you? ”

"Didn't you?"

Maybe it is because she feels Li Yanqing's concern for herself, Uncle Zhong and Sister-in-law Ju are very good to her, and the magpie gradually loses the timidity of yesterday, and occasionally reveals the innocence unique to the little girl.

She pursed her lips and said to Li Yanqing angrily: "Daddy starts beating me and my mother every time I drink and get drunk, and my brother can't stop robbing me of food and making me starving, I.... I've wanted to leave home for a long time. ”

"So I'm thinking too much, so why are you crying?"

The magpie immediately remembered his dereliction of duty this morning, what if the master sent him home? She was about to be beaten to death by her father, she was scared and anxious in her heart, her eyes were red again, and she said in a choked voice: "I don't even know that the little official left in the morning, I.... I didn't serve the petty officials well on the first day, and I was sad. ”

Li Yanqing smiled dumbly, knocked her little brain melon and smiled: "It's not your fault!" I have to get up at five watch every morning to run, in fact, there is nothing to do, I don't need your service, you just sleep a little longer. ”

"This won't work!"

The magpie's head shook like a rattle, "My sister told me that getting up early to serve the master is the most important thing, otherwise the maid will be useless, yes.... It's me who is too lazy, petty official, and I will correct it tomorrow. ”

Li Yanqing is a little helpless, this little girl is too timid, it's useless to talk too much, let's get used to it slowly! Li Yanqing had to leave it to her.

Li Yanqing began to concentrate on writing, and he had no problem studying in the county five years ago, and he is now going all out to prepare for the release test at the end of the year.

Master has told them more than once that the difficulty of the solution test is not great, that is, the amount is large and miscellaneous, it takes many years of accumulation, and the requirements for calligraphy are very high.

The key is to have excellent calligraphy, his calligraphy is very beautiful, but the regular script is a little lacking, and most of the exams require regular script, so he is ready to practice regular script more in the past few months to make up for his weakness.

.........

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden cry in the main church. With a sound, Li Yanqing suddenly woke up, he got up and put on a coat, and walked quickly to the door, but saw a figure in the room in a panic to pack something.

"Who is it?" Li Yanqing asked.

"Little official, is it?" In the darkness came the timid response of a magpie.

Li Yanqing was strange, what was he doing in the living room without sleeping, he turned around and lit the oil lamp, and walked out of the room with the oil lamp, only to see a chair overturned on the ground, knocking down a basket of radishes at the door, the radishes rolled all over the ground, and the magpies were picking up all over the house.

Li Yanqing saw that her clothes were neatly dressed, no different from last night, so he asked in surprise, "You have always been here?" ”

The magpie blushed and whispered, "I was afraid that I would oversleep again today, so I sat here and took a nap, and accidentally overturned." ”

Li Yanqing was angry and funny, and didn't know what to say about her, Li Yanqing had to comfort her: "Don't be so anxious, you will get used to it slowly." ”

The magpie lowered his head and didn't speak, Li Yanqing was speechless for a while, so he had to scratch his head and ask, "What time is it now?" ”

"It's been a long time since the fourth watch, and it's estimated that it's almost the fifth watch."

"Oh well! Do you have your hair tied up? ”

"I will, I have to help Daddy tie his hair every day."

Li Yanqing's hair has grown very thick and dense, and tying his hair every day is his biggest trouble, he always ties a knot indiscriminately, and the knot is not firm, and he is often scattered in the school, and is laughed at by everyone, and the magpie will tie his hair to avoid a big worry for him.

Li Yanqing sat down, and the magpie took a comb and hairpin, stood behind Li Yanqing, and skillfully combed and twisted his hair.

It is not difficult to tie the hair, twist the hair at the top of the head or even the back of the head into a strip, it will naturally coil when tightened, and then coil it up in a circle, hide the ends of the hair, press the hairpin down and lift it into the bun, and finally put on the headscarf to complete.

However, although it is simple to tie her hair, it is not easy to tie it well, Li Yanqing felt the warmth of the magpie's little hand, so she asked her with a smile: "Magpie, how old is your brother, what are you doing at home?" ”

"My brother is the same age as a junior official, and my grandfather originally asked him to study, but he didn't want to study after a few days, so he played at home all day, and was going to go to the capital to help his uncle in two years."

"What about you, do you want to study?"

The magpie sighed lowly, "The little official tells jokes, how can the little lady go to school?" ”

Li Yanqing said with a smile: "I didn't say that I wanted to go to school, you will study ink for me in the future, and I will teach you a few words by the way, and you will always need it in the future." ”

The magpie was pleasantly surprised, reading and reading was something she never dreamed of, but she thought of what Uncle Zhong said in the morning, the little official is going to participate in the imperial examination, so will he teach himself to delay the imperial examination?

She was a little worried and said, "Otherwise..... It's better to wait for the petty officials to finish the imperial examination. ”

Li Yanqing laughed, "Teaching you to recognize a few words won't delay me, let's talk about it later!" I have to go. ”

The magpie hurriedly put on a headscarf for the owner, Li Yanqing touched his hair, it was very strong, and he went to the well to wash his face and brush his teeth with satisfaction.

How could such a beautiful thing go to the county seat without Wang Gui and Tang Huai, after running, the four of them rode on donkeys to the county seat.

Talking and laughing all the way, at noon, they arrived at Tangyin County.

"I'm hungry, let's go get something to eat first!" Wang Gui touched his stomach and suggested.

Wang Gui's suggestion was unanimously approved by everyone, and Li Yanqing said with a smile: "Go to Shunfeng Building, I invite everyone to eat mutton buns!" ”

The buns of Shunfeng Lou are a must in Tangyin County, the thin skin is filled, the juice is sufficient, especially the mutton buns are made delicious, and then a bowl of Hu spicy soup made of thirteen kinds of ingredients is simply the greatest enjoyment in this cold season of spring, and the appetite of the four people is greatly boosted, urging the donkey to run to the city.......

The county seat is very lively today, full of children's laughter, faintly heard the sound of drums in the distance, and the number of itinerant vendors in the streets and alleys has also quietly increased, and people are hurrying, greeting each other, and their faces are full of smiles.

All these signs indicate that an important festival is coming.

"Have you all forgotten?"

Wang Gui suddenly shouted excitedly, "What will be the day in a few days!" ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and they all shouted together excitedly, "Spring Society! ”

The Spring Society is the day of the society, the second day of February, the land festival, is the oldest and most joyful traditional festival in the land of China, it brings people joy even more than the New Year and the Shangyuan Festival.

Thinking that the Spring Society was coming, the four of them even forgot about the county exam on the fifth day of the second month.

"I'm going to give a gift to Master on the day of the Society, we can just buy something to go back!"

Li Yanqing proposed to everyone, but this time it was Yue Fei who was the first to respond, he raised his hand and smiled: "I bought a book for Master, and he said the day before yesterday that the selection of Tang poems was rotten and he needed to buy a new one." ”

"Of course you know what Master needs most, so what should we do?"

Wang Gui muttered, he thought for a while and said, "Master likes to eat mutton buns the most, I'll buy thirty for Master to go back." ”

"What about you, old soup?" Li Yanqing asked Tang Huai with a smile again.

Tang Huai shook his fan elegantly, "Master's shirt is old, I'll buy him a fine green cloth." ”

"That's right! How did I not think of that? ”

Wang Gui salivated, stepped forward and put his arm on Tang Huai's shoulder and said with a smile: "Old Tang, why don't we change it, you buy buns and I will buy cloth!" ”

"Go!"

Tang Huai pushed him away, "Whoever has no taste like you, and he likes to eat steamed buns, he has to buy them for the master, if you think it's not good, then buy a few books!" ”

"Lao Li, what are you buying?" Wang Gui turned back to find Li Yanqing.

"I have long wanted to buy a set of four treasures for the master's study, and I happened to meet the day of the society."

"So what do I buy? You've got me ideas! Wang Gui was a little anxious.

At this time, Yue Fei hesitated and said, "Actually, I have a suggestion, you can listen to it." ”

"What advice?" Wang Gui hurriedly turned around.

"Isn't that big green donkey in your family about to give birth? I gave birth to a little donkey and gave it to the master, the old donkey of the master has been riding for twenty years, and it is almost dying, the master is old, and it is inconvenient to walk, so he can't do it without foot strength. ”

Wang Gui slapped his head fiercely, "I'm a fool, I actually forgot about this, okay!" I'll give the donkey. ”

Wang Gui's family opened the largest livestock store in Tangyin County, and more than half of the donkeys in the county were sold by their family.

"Eat buns first, then buy gifts!"

Li Yanqing waved his arms, and the four of them responded enthusiastically, urging the donkeys to rush towards Shunfeng Tower.......

The four of them spent most of the day in the county, not only to treat themselves, but also to buy gifts for the master, Li Yanqing bought a set of four treasures from the Jiuzhitang in the capital, although it is not the best in the world, but it is also the best in the capital.

Yue Fei bought a hardcover edition of a selection of Tang poems, although it was only two hundred yuan, but it also exhausted all his savings, Tang Huai bought a high-quality green muslin in the old store in Fuzhou, and Wang Gui led a two-year-old big green donkey from Wang Ji Livestock Company, his big green donkey was born in two months, but he couldn't wait.

However, there is another important thing for Li Yanqing today, he has to go to Shilinyuan Bookstore to hand in the last draft, and he has completed the contract between him and Shilinyuan for five years.

Shi Linyuan's shopkeeper has been replaced, the original Luo shopkeeper was promoted to the Daimyo Mansion, and the current shopkeeper is surnamed Zhao, a native of Anyang County.

Shopkeeper Zhao and Li Yanqing have dealt with each other a few times, and compared to Shopkeeper Luo, his enthusiasm is significantly reduced, but the etiquette is still very thorough.

He arranged for his men to greet Yue Fei and the others, and invited Li Yanqing to the second floor.

"This is the last one!"

Li Yanqing handed the last manuscript to Shopkeeper Zhao and said with a smile: "It's finally over." ”

"The petty officials have worked hard in the past few years."

Shopkeeper Zhao flipped through the manuscript, put it in the box, and prepared to send someone to the Daimyo's Mansion in a few days.

"How was the lawsuit in Shanzhou last time?" Li Yanqing asked.

Shopkeeper Zhao shook his head and sighed: "Like other places, although the lawsuit was won, it could not be rigid, and in the end, it was still closed. ”

In recent years, although the Great Sage Monster Hunt has been selling very well in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty, the piracy is too serious, and the bookstore can't make money at all, which also seriously affects Li Yanqing's income, Li Yanqing signed an agreement with Shi Linyuan, handed over the last manuscript, and their contracts were all over.

Li Yanqing saw that the atmosphere was a little solemn, so he changed the topic and said with a smile: "I heard that Shi Linyuan opened the fourth bookstore in the capital, congratulations!" ”

Zhao's shopkeeper showed a smile on his face, "It's still thanks to the book of the little official, the shop can slowly make a reputation, last month's Beijing book store evaluation, the shop ranked seventh, and it was one more improvement than last year, and the proprietor also said that if you have the opportunity, you must thank the little official in person." ”

"Your proprietor is too polite."

Shopkeeper Zhao took out fifty taels of silver from the cabinet and handed it to Li Yanqing, "This is the manuscript fee for the last part, please accept it from the junior official." ”

Li Yanqing was not polite, he accepted it happily, his heart was like a big stone falling, so he got up to say goodbye, at this time, Yue Fei and they had already bought a large bundle of exam books, and were about to pay the bill, Zhao Shopkeeper hurriedly said: "You don't have to pay for these books, even if it is a little bit of the shop's heart." ”

Everyone thanked them repeatedly, took the books and left, and when they went out of the city, Wang Gui said triumphantly: "I made a lot of money today, I don't need money to buy so many books, and I will come back in a few days." ”

Tang Huai shook the folding fan and sneered: "Come on! Your face is not worth much, Lao Li's face is valuable, don't believe you to try it, Lao Li is not here, you take another book and don't pay? It's strange if I don't beat you out as a thief! ”

Wang Gui raised his head and snorted, at this time, Li Yanqing found that something was missing, and hurriedly asked Wang Gui: "Old Gui, where did you put the mutton buns you bought for Master?" ”

As soon as Wang Gui touched the donkey's bag, he suddenly screamed, turned the donkey's head and galloped away in the city, hearing him shout from afar: "I forgot to be in the bookstore!" ”