Chapter XXIV. The Road to the Imperial Examination (Part I).
The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, Xiao Mo had already been woken up by Xiao Shenyan and was ready to rush to Yiqiē in Changzi County. Easy to read on your phone: α. Organize it
If you don't care about Deng Shangquan's identity, then he is indeed the most perfect servant in the world.
Xiao Shenyan had already gotten up early, but when he got up, Deng Shangquan had already gotten up for a long time, and everything in the small courtyard had been taken care of in an orderly manner.
Breakfast has been prepared, the warm water used for washing has been prepared for a long time, the courtyard has been cleaned, the hall is spotless, and all the things that Xiao Mo needs to rush to Changzi County have also been sorted out and packed by Deng Shangquan, and even many things that Xiao Shenyan has ignored Deng Shangquan has thought of.
And when Deng Shangquan was doing this, he was silent, and he didn't disturb the sleeping people in the slightest.
Looking at what Deng Shangquan did, Wang Jirui was ashamed, these things should have been done by him, but now they were done by Deng Shangquan unconsciously, and even when he did these things in the past, he was far from doing as well as Deng Shangquan.
At least, the breakfast made by Deng Shangquan and the tea he brewed were far better than Wang Jirui's craftsmanship.
Thinking of Deng Shangquan's identity and origin, and then looking at Deng Shangquan's actions at this moment, Xiao Shenyan looked at Deng Shangquan's eyes, and couldn't help but be a little complicated at this moment.
As for Xiao Mo, he still had a calm face, after yesterday's conversation, he took Deng Shangquan's actions for granted, anyway, Deng Shangquan has been learning these things since he was a child, and he is afraid of others who treat them as spies all day long, so it is better to enjoy this qiē with peace of mind.
Just when a few people finished eating breakfast and drinking the tea brewed by Deng Shangquan, Xiao Shenyan gave thousands of instructions to Xiao Mo's uneasy advice, Deng Shangquan, who had been standing quietly behind Xiao Mo, suddenly bowed down and said in Xiao Mo's ear: "Young master, someone is here." ”
Xiao Mo was slightly stunned, and then heard Wu Go's voice coming from outside the courtyard.
"Little brother Xiao, brother, I'm here."
Glancing at Deng Shangquan with a little surprise, Xiao Mo nodded and motioned for Deng Shangquan to open the door.
In the face of Xiao Mo, Wu Gou was as kind as ever.
Entering the room, Wu Gou still saluted Xiao Shen first, and then smiled at Xiao Mo: "Little brother Xiao, brother, I'm looking for you again, won't you annoy me?" ”
Xiao Mo smiled: "Where, the shopkeeper Wu came to see me, I should feel honored." ”
Wu Gou shook his head and sighed: "Little brother, you are about to participate in the county test, originally I shouldn't bother at this time, but people are old, and doing things is not as comprehensive as before, yesterday left a little money for the little brother and a set of four treasures of the study, but forgot that the distance between Changzi County and Shanxian County is far away, there is no carriage to travel, but it is also troublesome, and during this time, there are many scholars in Shanxian County to go to Changzi County, and it is not easy to rent carriages in Shanxian County, so no, brother, I came in a hurry, Bring a carriage from the family to travel for the little brother. ”
Hearing Wu Gou's words, Xiao Shenyan next to him looked moved. When he went to rent a carriage before, because the time was a little late, there were not many carriages in the car dealership, so he could only rent one with the other two scholars, and he was worried that this would make Xiao Mo, who was quiet and quiet, inconvenience, but Wu Gou's actions solved this problem for him.
However, as soon as Xiao Shenyan wanted to agree, he saw Deng Shangquan behind Xiao Mo take a step forward and replied respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, but my young master has already rented the Tianzi carriage of Wantong Automobile Company in advance, so this matter is not to worry about Shopkeeper Wu." ”
Facing Xiao Shenyan and Xiao Mo's surprised gazes, Deng Shangquan nodded unobtrusively, indicating that he had taken care of everything.
Hearing Deng Shangquan's words, Wu Gou was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "It turns out that I am worried too much, and yes, with the wisdom and wisdom of Little Brother Xiao, these things have naturally been handled properly." ”
Listening to Wu Gou's praise, Xiao Mo's face was slightly red, since the crossing, he has never cared about this kind of trivial matters in life, and it has always been handled by the Liu family or Xiao Shenyan.
After a few small talks, Wu Gou said goodbye with interest.
"When did you prepare the carriage?"
After Wu Gou left, Xiao Mo turned his head to Deng Shangquan and asked.
"I'll make arrangements when I wake up early in the morning." Deng Shangquan's expression was as humble as ever, without the slightest hint of pride: "Although Wantong Automobile Company said to the outside world that they no longer had a car, in fact, as far as I know, their two carriages of 'heaven' and 'earth' have always been idle, but they are just not rented from outside. ”
Xiao Mo frowned: "Then how did you get the loan?" ”
"I also taught the young master to learn that all the Wantong car shops in Dachu are the industries under the name of Songshan Academy, which were originally built to make it more convenient for the students of Songshan Academy to return to their hometowns or enter Beijing to participate in the imperial examination, but then they slowly became bigger and became big car dealers all over the country, and many people know about this."
Xiao Mo nodded, and didn't say anything more.
He was used to these bright and dark forces in Songshan Academy.
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After lunch, the time to leave finally came, and under Xiao Shenyan's send-off, Xiao Mo took Wang Jirui and Deng Shangquan to the outside of the county.
Outside the city gate, sure enough, a carriage had been waiting here for a long time.
Originally, Xiao Mo was also worried that since it was a carriage with the "Tian" name of Wantong Automobile Company, it should be very luxuriously decorated, but he didn't want to attract too many people's attention at this time, who knew that this carriage looked very ordinary, although it was very simple and clean, but it did not have the slightest sense of luxury, but the horses pulling the carriage looked tall and stable.
It's just that after seeing Xiao Mo and the other four, the driver left quickly after handing over the carriage to Deng Shangquan.
Facing the strange eyes of Xiao Mo and the others, Deng Shangquan explained: "I can do this kind of thing, and it is better than that person." ”
Listening to Deng Shangquan's explanation, for some reason, Xiao Mo actually had an urge to laugh.
But this urge to laugh has nothing to do with joy and the like.
It was not early, and after Xiao Shenyan told Xiao Mo again with anxiety, Xiao Mo finally got in the car and left.
And Xiao Shenyan sighed after the carriage completely left his field of vision, turned around and slowly went back.
On the other side, after entering the carriage, Xiao Mo finally realized the difference between this "Tian" carriage, not to mention anything else, but the delicate small stove, as well as the thick silk cushions attached to the feet and four walls, are not what ordinary carriages will have.
Inside the carriage, there was a small cabinet, which contained some expensive snacks, as well as a few books, some of the pages in the book were marked, Xiao Mo opened it and took a look, but it was all the content that he had guessed in advance that he would get in the county examination.
And just when Wang Jirui was still looking at the carriage curiously, Deng Shangquan's voice came from outside the carriage.
"Drive!!"
The carriage moved, moving smoothly in the direction of Changzi County.
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P: Today's fourth update.