Without Uncle Liu's emotion of three steps and one stop, Liu Chenxing and his entourage significantly accelerated their footsteps, and they lined up to enter the city after a while.

Liu Qianli goes to the county seat several times a month, Liu Qingshan is studying in the county seat again, and the father and son are very familiar with the county seat, and as soon as they enter the city, they go straight to a private hotel to settle down.

Compared with the modern hotel, which requires an ID card, the ancient hotel was not strictly inspected when entering the city, and as long as you can afford to pay the room rate, you can stay.

Don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, at this time the businessman already knew that he would go with the market, and when he saw the annual county examination, this kind of private hotel naturally had to raise the price.

Liu Chenxing is a little lady, it is impossible to live in that kind of pull-through bed, not to mention a quiet preparation environment, so you can only ask for a single room, one for sixty wen a night.

This does not include the cost of food during the stay, and you have to pay for it separately if you want to eat at the hotel.

Fortunately, Liu Chenxing is still young, he will only turn thirteen next month, he can barely be regarded as a girl, and he can still live in a room with Liu Qianli in a small county town that is not very particular, as for Liu Qingshan, he has to go back to the school hall at night.

But after looking at it, he gave sixty texts, thinking that he would have to live for several days in a row, Liu Chenxing still couldn't help but sigh, it was too expensive to study the imperial examination in ancient times, and it seems that the road to making a fortune is still a long way to go.

In order not to be slaughtered again, Liu Chenxing put his bags in the hostel and went out for lunch with his father and brother.

After so many years, a mutton soup in the place where agricultural and sideline products are sold in the market, because of the taste is correct and the real materials, the business is still booming, and it is also a shop that the father and son must eat every time they are in the county.

"Yo! Liu Er! I'm here again with my son and daughter! The shopkeeper is already very familiar with Liu Qianli, and when he saw the father and son seated, he also greeted him with a big iron spoon that scooped mutton soup, "It's still the same, one person, one bowl of mutton soup and one Hu cake?" ”

got an affirmative answer, and the store neatly served three bowls of mutton soup and three hu cakes, and took advantage of this time to look at Liu Qingshan and said: "Ming'er is the county test, Xiaolangjun is also going to end?" ”

As the saying goes, everything is inferior, only reading is high.

When the surrounding diners heard that Liu Qingshan was a scholar, they all looked at it in unison.

Of course, it can also be seen from the honorific title of the store that the reader is a little different in the hearts of the people.

Therefore, at this time, it is not easy to study for the imperial examination, and the common people are still eager to do it.

Liu Qingshan has the heartiness of the northerners, and he doesn't care about the eyes of the people looking around, he sits with a big golden knife, takes a big bite of the crispy and fragrant Hu Biscuit, and responds loudly: "Exactly!" I'm going to take the exam tomorrow! ”

The shopkeeper couldn't help but feel a little emotional, eight years ago, the father and son came to eat for the first time, and they were still poor, and now the days are getting better and better, not to mention, the son is going to participate in the imperial examination, and he can't help but envy: "Brother Liu, you have raised a good son!" He looked at Liu Chenxing again, "Ah Xing, when your brother passes the exam, it will be a good life in the future." ”

Liu Chenxing was eating mutton soup with a hearty meal.

This store is honest and sincere, after so many years, the soup is still full of lamb belly, sheep intestines and sheep lungs!

She was in a good mood to eat, and when she heard the words of the store, she also smiled, and nodded straight as if the chicken pecked rice, "Hmm! Just waiting to live a good life with my brother! ”

The shopkeeper is also a fifty-year-old person, and he has long hugged his grandchildren, looking at the childish Liu Chenxing, he has a bit of his own little granddaughter's appearance, plus he can be regarded as watching Liu Chenxing grow up, seeing Liu Chenxing's smiling and well-behaved appearance, he was very happy, scooped a small half spoonful of sheep water from the pot, and added it to Liu Chenxing's bowl, and said with a smile: "Look at your bowl is almost gone!" Add a few more! ”

Hahaha!

Liu Chenxing's mouth suddenly laughed behind his ears, and he didn't hesitate to say sweetly: "Uncle! Your lamb soup is delicious! In the future, when I go to the county seat, I will come to you to eat! ”

Of course, it is good to have diners to take care of business, and the restaurant also smiled and squinted, but it was already noon, and the number of diners gradually increased, so he couldn't care about the family anymore.

The father and son here have eaten almost enough, and they should have ended this lunch happily, but there are always troubles and people in the world that can't be shaken off.

"Second brother! As a brother, I know that you are here for lunch! I've found you! Liu Wanli came over with a pair of children, and when someone left next to him, he immediately sat down and asked for mutton soup and Hu cakes for their family.

Liu Chenxing looked at Liu Wanli who he found, and had a bad premonition in his heart - there is a saying that there is nothing to do and not to go to the Three Treasures Palace.

In order to reduce losses, Liu Chenxing decided to strike first, and said happily: "Aye, the price of the hotel has risen, we have paid, and the food expenses are not enough!" At this time, I just asked my uncle to borrow it! ”

Liu Wanli, who just asked the store to add another plate of cut mutton: ......

"Second brother!" Liu Wanli's face was extremely ugly, "You can afford to repair the house, why don't you go out without enough money!?" ”

Liu Qianli is a spoiled daughter, although he doesn't know what medicine is sold in his daughter's gourd, he doesn't expose it.

That's the default.

Liu Wanli was angry, "Second brother, since you don't have any money, don't live in a single room!" ”

Liu Chenxing's eyes widened, and he said incredulously: "Uncle, how do you know about the single room we live in?" ”

Liu Wanli coughed, and said righteously: "Ah Xing, you are too young, and the uncle is worried that you will be afraid of staying in a hotel alone, so he specially asked Ah Bao to stay with you, so I went to the hotel to inquire." Fortunately, there are only three hotels in our county, and we just went to the first one and found the right one. ”

I'm really afraid of something.

Liu Chenxing: ......

Probably Liu Chenxing's expression was too undisguised, Liu Baoer remembered the mismatch between the two when they were children, her cheeks were hot, and she was busy pretending to eat lunch, but her head was almost buried in the mutton soup bowl.

Liu Wanli didn't seem to see this, and said to Liu Qianli very comfortably: "Second brother, with Ah Bao accompanying Ah Xing, you can rest assured!" Their sisters have to refer to it, this is just right to live together! After speaking, he suddenly remembered something, and said casually: "By the way, Bao's bags have been placed in the hostel, as for me and Qingyun will not live with you, Qingyun wants to go back to the school, and I also have a poetry club to participate." ”

Everyone has been sent to him, what else can Liu Qianli say?

If so, Liu Bao'er was thrown to them, and Liu Wanli, who was Aye, waved his sleeves and left in style.

Fortunately, Liu Chenxing put the words in front of him, and finally saved money for a meal of mutton soup for his family, but this money paid Liu Qianli for the room fee of the shop.

This is the ancient society full of human touch.

Blood relatives, and even neighbors, are obligations that cannot be cut off, especially after you embark on the road of the imperial examination.

Liu Chenxing glanced at his cousin who was laying on the floor next to him, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

A dreamless night.

The next day arrived as scheduled.

The prefectural test has begun.