A Bianhe River runs through the north and south, and fast boats come in and out in all directions, extending the prosperity of the imperial capital to several miles outside the city.

Although it was a ship from Qinzhou to pay tribute, it took a long time to wait for those merchant ships to move the waterway.

A group of scholars arrived here in the morning and watched the passing ships. When he saw that he was dizzy, the ship finally docked, and Recao began to carry the tribute in the ship with his people.

The young people of Kaifeng Mansion were very happy during this time. Most of the tributes from all the states of the world came by water. Although these things were also guarded by local carriages, it always required some extra strong labor to carry them from the ferry boat to the wagons and then to the post station.

The money of officials, especially those who come to Beijing from other places, is the most profitable.

Guarding the ferry every day, as long as you have some work, it is dozens of dollars. If there is a family that raises mules and horses, they will drive and transport them, and they will earn hundreds of dollars a day.

Shen Yun and the others naturally paid for the carriage and horses, and followed the brigade to the pavilion - to pay tribute, as well as to record for them, they needed to send officials to the Ministry of Rites in advance.

This will not be done immediately, and it will take another day or two to board and then accept the summons before you can go.

If you're unlucky, it's during the rest of the day, and the wait will be longer.

There is a special warehouse in the pavilion, watching the tributes sent in, and then locking the door and affixing the seal, and then ordering the soldiers to take turns guarding day and night, Li Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The remaining half of the mouthful, naturally, has to wait until everything at hand is taken care of before you can completely relax.

In the early stage, Shen Yun and others did not need to accompany Shen Yun and others to deliver the documents.

Along the way, Shen Yun's performance was also recognized by Li Cao, holding the document issued by Lu Xu, and called Shen Yun over: "Shen Sheng, you come with me." The rest of the beings will have a good rest. ”

After washing up, my spirit is much better. Although he didn't know what Li Cao called him, Shen Yun still chose to follow him and go to the city together.

After taking the carriage to the gate of the city, after checking his identity, he slowly walked on the crowded road for about half an hour, when the carriage suddenly stopped. The coachman lifted the curtain slightly: "Two, the Ministry of Rites has arrived." ”

Xu is has recently arrived in Kaifeng with a lot of tribute teams, and in front of the ceremonial department, which is usually very deserted, there are many people who are surrounded at this time.

There are those who watch the excitement, and naturally there are those who do the right thing like Shen Yun and Licao.

Although Shen Yun came to pay tribute, he was still white in the end, so he could only wait quietly at the door according to Li Cao's instructions. Recao, on the other hand, stood behind the short line at the door, holding the paperwork.

The time to deliver the documents was not slow, but after waiting for a while, a scribe came out, took away all the documents in the hands of the people in the queue, let everyone stay for a while, and brought a pile of paper from inside.

Similar to a receipt, fill in the reason for submitting the document and your name, and then stamp it with a seal to let the queue disperse on its own.

Li Cao put away the receipt and walked over with a smile: "I was lucky today, I didn't come for a moment, and I sent the paperwork in." Fortunately, it's time for us to come, the two waiters of the Ministry of Rites have just passed the rest day, and they will wait for three days at most when they go back, and then they will come again. ”

"So, you have to wait for everything you have to do here before?"

Shen Yun asked curiously. Because in his heart, it's not just about handing over a paperwork, how long can it take.

"Don't you know, a foreign official like me, when he comes here, people don't even open their eyes and don't even look at it. Although the color of the clothes is the same as that of the Jiupin officials, but in the end, the identity is placed here, and in the eyes of other people's officials, only the clothes can barely get into the eyes. ”

Well, crimson is already the color of the five-grade official's uniform. No wonder people say that the prime minister is a seven-rank official in front of the door.

With a wry smile, Li Cao also seemed to see it: "When I came last year, I waited for a long time, if I didn't make some silver, I was afraid that I would have to wait longer." There are some worse than me, from early morning to afternoon, and there are all those who have sunburned. ”

Shen Yun couldn't help but secretly say when he heard it, the king of Hades saw that the little ghost was difficult, probably that's what it meant.

As if he felt that he had lost his words, Li Cao Yaoyao nodded: "Don't talk about this, I brought you here today, but it was for another matter." ”

"I don't know what is going on, but there is a place where Shen Yun can be used, although he is told."

"But I want to find an inn with you, and then you will stay in Beijing for at least four months, if you can't find a good place to live, I'm afraid that after I go back, I will be reprimanded by the prefect."

Li Cao was very dedicated and explained these things to Shen Yun, and then asked, "In your opinion, where should we choose?" ”

Just all the way, Shen Yun can be regarded as the first glimpse of the prosperity of the inner and outer cities of Kaifeng, at this time Li Cao asked, he could only say helplessly: "In my opinion, before the provincial exam, it is reasonable to study poetry and books quietly, and find a secluded place is the most suitable." ”

"It's just that I just peeked at the leopard, and I felt that no matter where it was, it was the same prosperity, which was really a bit undecidable. If this is the case in all the cities, you might as well find a clean and cheap inn to live in, and you don't have to waste the money in the state. ”

Shen Yun's answer was beyond Li Cao's expectations.

He originally wanted to consult with Shen Yun for a while, and it was best to settle in the inner city.

After all, the inner city is the most prosperous place, and many of the state's scholars live here. When the time comes, there will be many benefits to the imperial examination. But according to Shen Yun, it should be more suitable for the outer city.

Rei Cao was a little difficult.

But then, I thought of a very suitable place.

What Shen Sheng said was really wonderful. It occurred to me that if you had listened to it, you would have agreed. ”

"Oh? I would like to hear more about it. ”

"Near Tongyu Street in the outer city, there are many temples and temples, as well as Guozi Xuetaixue. Only at some time here, because of the Immortal Buddha Festival, a large number of believers will go. Other times, few people are there. ”

Taixue, Guozixue, these two top official schools in the Great Song Dynasty, the surrounding reading environment is bound to be excellent. Moreover, Longju Shanyuan, where there is official learning, the style of writing will inevitably not be bad.

When Shen Yun heard Li Cao's words, he became overjoyed.

"That's for the best. Although we can't enter Guozixue and Taixue, as far as I know, there are six scripture inscriptions outside the gate of Guozixue, and there are many libraries nearby. If we live here, we will definitely get great benefits. ”

The industrial chain is not only available in later generations, but the Great Song Dynasty thousands of years ago has already taken shape. What is the biggest deal around the government school? Pen, ink, paper, inkstone, books and articles, these things are necessary for readers.

What Shen Yun values is two kinds of articles and classics.

The two hit it off and hurried to Tongyu Street.

Shen Yun and the others came early, and few people ignored the prosperity of the inner city and came here to live an ascetic-like life. The major state capitals also adhered to the principle of "no matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education, and no matter how hard you are, you can't be miserable for the scholars", and they have spent a lot of money to provide good food and drink for the scholars who should be raised.

After coming over, after only walking around, I found an inn near Guozixue.

The inn calls Wen Chang, but it is also quite wishful.

is about a sentence of hateful life, and all the endings of Wenchang are said clearly. The inn is in Wenchang, and the natural financial resources are a little nervous. When Shen Yun and Licao walked in, the guys in the inn were sleeping on the table in the front hall, and there was no shopkeeper behind a curved ruler cabinet.

"Dude, wake up."

Shen Yun could only walk up and shake it, startling the teenage guy.

Rubbing his hazy eyes, he was very accustomed to shouting: "Oh, you're here, I don't know if it's a tip or a hotel." If you are sharp, there are chickens, ducks, fish and sheep in the small shop, as well as good wine. If you are staying at a hotel, you can choose from a variety of rooms. ”

Recao coughed lightly, drawing the little guy's gaze. It's just a green official uniform, and it can't bring him any majesty in the end.

"Call your shopkeeper, I'll take a look at it first. If you like it, you will have to rent dozens of rooms for more than four months at a time, which is not something you can decide. ”

"Ha, it's the scholar who came to answer the ceremony. Okay, okay, I'll call the shopkeeper now. ”

smiled happily on his lips, but in his heart he despised Shen Yun and Li Cao. Many people in big cities look down on outsiders, and this kind of mentality of city people looking at hillbillies can be regarded as a relic of the ages.

Li Cao Gang wanted to speak angrily, but was stopped by Shen Yun.

In fact, even when you go to the inner city, you still get the same treatment. It's nothing more than for the sake of money, and the surface will be a little better. Besides, the two of them are in their sixties combined, to say the least, and they can't afford to worry about a child.

The young man ran inside and shouted, and in a blink of an eye, a lean middle-aged man came.

Xu ran all the way, and when he came to Shen Yun and the others, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and then asked with a smile: "It's the two, who said they wanted to see the house?" ”

After being looked down upon by the young man before, Li Cao also brought some emotions: "Yes, you can take the two of me to take a good look, if you can, you can rent a room and move here tomorrow." ”

With such a big business, the shopkeeper is old and sophisticated, so naturally he will not be like that little guy. hurriedly took Shen Yun and the others to the backyard.

The guest rooms are a three-story wooden building, and there are ten guest rooms on each floor, which are equipped with the same furnishings, all utensils, tea tables and desks. Moreover, there are two people sleeping in each room.

There are three such small buildings in the backyard, but they are equally empty.

Li Cao and Shen Yun were taken to inspect it in detail, and they were very satisfied with both the furnishings and the environment of the house.

Xu felt that Shen Yun's requirements were already very low, and he couldn't let them suffer more grievances, so Li Cao waved his hand very boldly and took over the entire small building he fancied.

"According to what the shopkeeper said, this room costs ten cents a day, and each person eats three meals a day and fifty cents, so I will charter this small building for April. Pay the monthly room money and meal money first, which is counted as a fixed payment. Every month after that, the gentleman settled with the treasurer. ”