In the later modern society in which Xiao Mu lived, almost everyone knew such a wise saying-"When God closes a door for you, he will definitely open a window for you." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Of course, in ancient China, there was also a famous sentence containing similar philosophical principles, that is, "the lost east corner of the harvest of mulberry elm", the meaning of this sentence is very clear and clear, but at this moment, the two brothers who have just entered the capital, especially the younger brother, obviously do not have a deep enough understanding of this sentence, because many things and truths can only be truly understood after personal experience.

Although he also failed in the end of this entrance examination, this man's reputation in later generations was much greater than that of many "successful people" who were admitted to the Jinshi - of course, he did not know this now, in fact, in the original history, until his death, he also did not know.

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At this time, the two brothers were walking aimlessly on the streets of the capital, and it didn't seem so appropriate to describe the two with "aimless", because the purpose of the two brothers had always been very clear, that is, to find an inn and inn with environmental conditions, and it was best to be able to stay for a long time and stay until the end of the test.

But there is a way is "Chang'an is not easy to live", because it is almost time to try, the business of the inns and hotels in the capital is very hot, the two have gone to many places, found a lot of inns, and the results are nothing more than that: the room is full, the room is not full but only the best room is left, the daily room fee is a few taels of silver, the room is full but there is still a firewood room next to the stable, I don't know if the two guest officers are willing to condescend......

Of course, the price of this last firewood room is not significantly better than that of a normal room, because even if they don't live in it, someone will go to live in it sooner or later, and then he won't be able to live even if he wants to live - the shopkeeper and the guys of the inn are all well versed in the market, so when the two left, they didn't keep it, after all, the inn business in the capital is a complete seller's market, and consumers only pay obediently, not bargain.

Of course, no matter how hot the inn's business is, and how exaggerated the seller's market is, it is not worth mentioning in front of the imperial power, so the day before yesterday, Xiao Mu could easily charter an entire inn to interrogate Li Xiaoer, who sold stinky tofu, Wang Lao Wu, a scoundrel, and Lu Da, who later found out that he had a lot to do with Liang Yanyang. Even when he chartered this inn, he didn't need to use Xiao Mu's identity as the emperor, but a few brocade guards did this "little thing", and if Xiao Mu was not there, he could not give money at all - in the end, the owner of the inn and the original guests could only be happy, because Xiao Mu only occupied the inn for about an hour.

Of course, things that are easy for Xiao Mu and Jin Yiwei are difficult for the two brothers at the moment, so although the purpose of the two is very clear, after looking for many inns and failing to find their favorite accommodation, the two of them also seem to have a "aimless" feeling when they walk.

Since it was summer, and the afternoon was the hottest time of the day, the two of them walked a lot and found many inns, but they were already very tired at this time, and the water bladder they had drunk before was already empty.

"Brother, it seems that we are still late this year, almost all the inns in the capital are full, if we can't find a place to live before dark, we have to find a kind person to spend the night." The younger one said.

The older one also agreed with his brother's statement, "Since this is the case, it can only be like this, let's look for it again, if we really can't find a suitable inn, we can only follow what the virtuous brother said......"

It's just that before he finished speaking, there was no sound, and the younger brother, who was originally walking in front, looked back, but found that his brother's body was shaking, and then fell backwards.

The younger brother tried to reach out and pull it, but he couldn't, and just watched his brother fall to the ground.

Just when the younger brother was very nervous, his brother was caught by a passer-by and did not completely fall to the ground.

Seeing that the elder brother did not fall, the younger brother's heart was also slightly relieved, and then he saw that he had caught his brother by a middle-aged passer-by-the previous passerby's face was covered by his brother's body.

"Thank you brother Tai for your help!" The younger brother gave a deep bow to the passer-by and expressed his gratitude, and then he held his brother back up, "If there is no brother to help, my brother may be more than lucky." ”

"Whereever, whereever, no thanks." The passer-by waved his hand and excused himself, "The weather has been hot recently, and Brother Venerable must have symptoms of heat stroke." ”

"It's not a secret, my brother in Xia and my brother came to the capital to take the exam, but the inns in Beijing are all full, and we haven't found a place to stay from noon to now, my brother must be anxious, plus the weather is hot, so my feet are unstable."

"No wonder I don't feel like a local when I hear the accent, it turns out that I went to the city to catch the exam, and I am fortunate to be lucky!" When the passer-by learned that the two brothers were scholars who had come to Beijing to take the exam, his attitude was noticeably more enthusiastic, and it was evident that this man had great respect for the scholars - and this was indeed the case, and when the passer-by heard that the two brothers had no place to live, he immediately suggested, "If you can't find a suitable place to live, you might as well come and give up for a few days, and when you have found a suitable place to live, it is not too late to leave." ”

"How can this make you, how dare you come to the door to disturb." The younger brother excused himself and said.

"It's okay, I won't tell you, I respect the most scholars on weekdays, and there are a few enlightened students in the family, if the two of you deign to come and give up, you can also set an example for them." The passer-by further warmly invited, this level of enthusiasm is definitely suspicious of being a fraudster in Xiao Mu's later life, "And Brother Venerable is in urgent need of rest and recuperation now, the weather is so hot at the moment, don't delay." ”

The younger brother was already struggling to find a suitable place to live, since this passer-by was so enthusiastic, and the elder brother really needed to rest, so he agreed, "Then it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate, I don't know what to call Brother Tai?" ”

"Under the surname Wang, the name is Jingyuan, I don't know the names of the two high surnames?" Wang Jingyuan introduced himself and then asked the other party's name.

"Don't dare, don't dare." The younger brother replied, "The surname in the family is Song, the brother's name is Yingsheng, and the next name is Song Yingxing." ”