The big boat went directly along the Bianhe River and entered the capital, and all the students stood on the bow of the boat to enjoy the scenery of the capital, Xu Gang was no exception, and he was still very excited, this was his first time in the capital.

Boats on the Bianhe River come and go, end to end, or the slender man pulls, or the boatman rocks, some are full of goods, upstream, some are berthed, and are nervously unloading.

The streets along the coast are densely populated, with people resting and chatting in teahouses, eating in restaurants, and walking on the streets. Xu Gang and their big ship continued to sail forward, and soon saw a large-scale wooden arch bridge in front of them, which had a delicate structure and beautiful form, like a flying rainbow, so it was named Hongqiao.

In order to cross the arch bridge, the boatmen had to lower their masts and switch to slurry. After crossing the bridge, the boat stopped at Hongqiao Wharf, which is also bustling with traffic.

"This capital is really prosperous!" A student standing next to Xu Gang couldn't help but open his arms and let out a sigh of emotion!

was about to get off the boat, all the students came to Xu Gang's side and asked him if he would invest in the store together, Xu Gang smiled and said: "You don't have to invest in the store, the stay in the store has been arranged, just follow me to Jucai Building!" ”

When all the students heard this, they were all happy, and they were all grateful to Xu Gang! They had heard the name of Jucai Lou before they went to Beijing, it was a very high-end restaurant and inn, which had been open for less than a year and was often full. The most important thing is that Jucai Building is very close to the Treasure Temple, and the Kaibao Temple is the place where the Ministry of Rites will try to lift the children of the whole country.

Every time they take the test, tens of thousands of students flock to the capital, and the accommodation problem suddenly becomes a pain point for them, because those shrewd businessmen will increase the cost of room and board, and many students have no choice but to accept it in order to live closer to the Gongyuan!

In order to improve Xu Gang's prestige and facilitate him to learn more knowledge from other students, Wu Ling'er also worked hard! There are 12 students from Shouchang Academy who went to Beijing to take the exam this time, charter boat fees, three-month accommodation expenses, plus food and accommodation, an average person has to spend thirty or forty copper coins, which means that Wu Ling'er spent as much as three or four hundred yuan this time!

"Look, Kaibao Temple!"

Everyone followed the prestige, and they were all amazed! The tower of Kaibao Temple is about 20 zhang high, octagonal 13 layers, the tower body is reddish-brown, the shape resembles iron casting, it is said that it is built with iron-colored glazed bricks.

"I heard that when you climb to the fifth floor, you can see the street scene in Kaifeng Mansion, you can see the suburban farmland and the moat embankment when you climb to the seventh floor, and you can see the Yellow River like a belt when you climb to the ninth floor, and if you climb to the top floor, you will suddenly feel that you are haunted by auspicious clouds, and you will enter a fairyland!" A student looked at the tower stupidly and muttered to himself.

"Don't be stupid, when the exam is over, you can go to the tower to nostalgic and write poems, let's go!" Xu Gang smiled, put away the map, and walked in the direction of Kaibao Temple Tower.

Along the way, there are tea shops, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, grocery stores, gold and silver shops, etc., and the pedestrians of the market are shoulder to shoulder, and the river is endless, some are riding horses, some are sitting in sedan chairs, and more are on foot.

Soon, Xu Gang and others reached the gate of Kaibao Temple, and then walked about 100 steps forward, a brick and wood structure building appeared in front of Xu Gang's eyes, the building has three floors, the head of the door is hung with the city banner, the name of the store is written on the plaque of the dragon, and it is the handwriting of the famous artist at a glance.

"Xu Xu Gongzi!" As soon as Xu Gang walked into the door, he caught a slightly surprised and unusually familiar voice from the noisy noise! He immediately muttered, "Did you call me?"

As soon as Xu Gang saw the middle-aged man walking towards him quickly, a smile gradually appeared on his face, only to see him bow his hand, and said happily: "Shopkeeper Li, don't come to harm!" ”

This shopkeeper Li is none other than Li Lin, the shopkeeper of Meizhou Inn! His dress was still as simple as before, his face was much more ruddy than before, and the whole person looked very energetic, but a trace of white hair grew out of his ears and temples, Xu Gang looked at it tightly, and suddenly realized that Shopkeeper Li was starting to get old.

"Young Master Xu, why did you come to the capital! They are! Xu Gongzi, did you also come to the capital to participate in the examination? Shopkeeper Li walked in front of Xu Gang, with a smile on his surprised face, just said a greeting, and found that the people behind Xu Gang were all staring at him, he saw that those people were all dressed as gentlemen, and they were all carrying a book basket, and he immediately understood!

"Xu Jieyuan, who is this?" Seeing that Xu Gang stopped talking to Shopkeeper Li, one of the students asked Xu Gang.

"Xu Gongzi, have you passed the Meizhou Autumn Exam to solve the yuan?" Shopkeeper Li was stunned when he heard the words "Xu Jieyuan", and then looked at Xu Gang's eyes, which were full of incredible colors, and his tone was naturally full of surprise.

Although he has always called Xu Gang a son, he has never regarded Xu Gang as a scholar, but now Xu Gongzi in his eyes has incarnated as Xie Yuan, standing in front of him, how can he not be surprised, how not to stay!

Of course, Xu Gang also guessed the reason why Shopkeeper Li was surprised, scratched the back of his head, smiled slightly, and answered yes, and then he took out a voucher from his body, handed it to a student behind him, and asked him to take everyone to the guest room to rest first.

"Young Master Xu, just give the room reservation voucher to Xiao Lao'er!" As soon as Shopkeeper Li saw the voucher that Xu Gang had taken out, he immediately knew that the person behind him was the Meizhou student who had booked the guest room in Jucai Building early! With that, he called a fellow to come.

"Shopkeeper Li!" As soon as the guy saw that Shopkeeper Li called him, he hurriedly ran over, bowed his head and shouted.

"Ouch, why didn't I think that Shopkeeper Li was the head of Jucai Building?" Seeing this, Xu Gang suddenly snorted and looked straight at Shopkeeper Li.

After the shopkeeper Li finished instructing the guy, he turned his head to look at Xu Gang and smiled at him: "Xu Gangzi, let's talk upstairs!" ”

"Xu Jieyuan, let's go to the guest room first!" At this time, the students of Shouchang Academy also bid farewell to him one after another.

Xu Gang followed Shopkeeper Li directly to the third floor and entered a palatial private room, and soon Xu Gang knew what happened after Shopkeeper Li left Meizhou, and immediately sighed.

After Shopkeeper Li came to the capital with his daughter, with his talent for business, he quickly accumulated a large amount of wealth, and then bought this building and the courtyard behind it, making it what it is now.

When Shopkeeper Li asked about his situation, he also mentioned Wu Ling'er, and Xu Gang told Shopkeeper Li lightly that they found the antidote very smoothly and saved Wu Ling'er, and then he went to study in Shouchang Academy, and later passed the examination to understand Yuan, and then came to the capital as soon as Chinese New Year's Eve passed.

How shrewd Shopkeeper Li is, as soon as he listens to Xu Gang's description, he knows that he has many things that he has not said, but he will not ask more! Hearing that Xu Gang was going to stay elsewhere, Shopkeeper Li suddenly became anxious.

"Xu Gongzi, the place where you live is too far away, it will definitely be very congested when you take the test, if you put aside the roll call and enter the venue, it will be a bad thing, just live in the little old man's house, in the backyard!" After speaking, Shopkeeper Li sent another guy to the Wang branch to report the news.

Xu Gang couldn't resist the shopkeeper Li, so he stayed. (To be continued.) )