When the two arrived in Yezhou, they and the prince naturally wanted to take Gong Qin to walk around the street.

Yezhou is the hometown of Lord Gong, but it is a city that he has never been to for Prince He, and it is very fresh.

Walking on the street, Master Gong sighed while looking at this city that he was once familiar with, but now it is so unfamiliar.

Yezhou is a border city, and it cannot be compared with the capital in all aspects.

Although the night market in Yezhou is not as prosperous and lively as the capital, it is also full of vitality and characteristics.

There are a lot of items and foods that are characteristic of Yezhou on the street.

He was naturally very curious, and he had to go and see every stall. It's like a country kid going into the city for the first time, and I'm curious about everything.

Lord Gong can also be regarded as a revisit, although these are very familiar to Gong Qin. However, the mood at this time is very different from the mood when I was a child.

On the way with the prince, he was shopping, tasting and eating, and he was very happy.

He is the prince and is only responsible for buying and eating. Lord Gong followed behind, buying and eating together, and had to pay for the silver.

The two walked and walked to a building. This is the largest green building in Yezhou City - Mo Shanglou.

Lord Gong stopped, stood in front of the building, raised his head and looked at the front of the building, looking at the bustling people coming and going.

"Would you like to go in and sit down?" And the prince said calmly.

"Nope. As an official of the imperial court, he always maintains his image, and this kind of fireworks land is not a place where we should go. Let's go. There was some regret in her respectful tone.

"What's this? This king goes there often. Could it be that Lord Gong still wants to go back to the inn to change his clothes and come back? "And the prince did not forget to joke with Gong at any time.

Gong turned around and walked back, not answering the prince's words.

Prince He looked at the back of Gong Qin leaving, and seemed to talk about the story of Gong Qin and this place.

Eight years ago, Gong Qin was only 14 years old at that time.

This year has been a very big change for Gong Qin, and this change has changed Gong Qin's life.

His father died that year, leaving only his mother and Gong's relatives.

My mother was responsible for all the farm work and housework by herself, and her physical strength was already weak. Even if he worked hard day and night, he could only barely support Gong Qin, and there was no more money for Gong Qin to study.

That night, Gong's mother found Gong's relatives and wanted to tell Gongqin the truth about the situation at home.

For this matter, the mother thought about it for many days and thought of many ways, but finally decided to tell Gong the truth.

There was no furniture in the hall, except for a round table and a few stools.

The dim candlelight in the room, the elongated shadow candlelight, seemed a little cool. Shining on the mother's face, the more the mother is tired, old, helpless, helpless, and unbearable.

Gong Qin is a sensible child, watching his mother stop talking, the words came to his mouth and swallowed back.

Gong Qin knows that since his father left, it is not easy for his mother to support the whole family alone.

In his spare time, although Gong Qin will also help his mother do some farm work, it is only a drop in the bucket.

Over the past year, my mother has aged a lot.

In the past, when Gong's father was there, his father took care of all these things in the field alone. My mother was at home, doing some housework.

Now the family is also destitute and has no savings.

These Gong relatives all know that in order to make their mothers feel guilty and blame themselves.

Gong Qin lost his temper, "I don't care, I'm going to study, the master said, I will definitely become a pillar of the court in the future." ”

"Mother knows, but now Mother really can't come up with extra money to let you go to school." The mother's tone carried the grievances of a wife, as a mother's guilt for her child.

"I don't care about this, even if I smash the pot and sell iron, I have to go to the school. This is still my mother's business, why can't I go to school because of my mother. When Gong Qin said these words, his heart was like a knife.

"Gong Qin, why are you not sensible at all." The mother was a little guilty and a little angry.

"Sensible, can I go to school?" Gong Qin picked up the most hurtful words.

The mother was speechless. This matter really has nothing to do with Gong's understanding or ignorance, and it is a fact that the family is poor.

"In a few years, when the situation at home improves, shall we go again?" Mother comforted.

"No, I'm going now. Next year is the triennial imperial examination, and I must go. Gong Qin said and ran out of the house angrily.

Ran into the woods, sat alone in the woods, and this left tears.

What a master's praise, the talent of the pillars of the court. Perhaps in the future, it can only exist in the words of sighing and regret of others.

Gong Qin felt very uncomfortable and unwilling, but the reality was so cruel.

Gong didn't want to go home, so he went to wander around the street aimlessly, absent-mindedly, with his head down.

Walking and walking, I walked to the door of Mo Shanglou.

Mo Shanglou is a famous green building in the city.

Fifteen-year-old Gong Qin stood at the door, looking at a sign at the door that recruited the second girl. The remuneration is also clearly written on it, which is quite expensive.

After all, if you want to work in the Qinglou, you will naturally be criticized, and if the pay is not high, I am afraid that you will not be able to find a second female in this life.

Gong Qin stood next to the recruitment sign and looked at it for a long time.

In the end, he was driven away by the second person who solicited guests in the Qinglou, saying that he was a poor man and had no money, so he drove him away.

Gong Qin returned home, lying on the bed, tossing and turning.

He is not reconciled, he likes to read, and he wants to serve the country.

However, because of the sudden death of his father, he had no money to pay for tuition, and he was about to drop out of school. Although he is unwilling, his family background is like this.

In order not to embarrass his mother, Gong Qin also lost his temper in front of his mother. Although it was deliberate, it was also contrary to the filial piety taught by the Master.

Standing in front of Mo upstairs, looking at the sign of recruitment revelation, Gong Qin was inexplicably laughing in his heart. If you have money, you can't study, and you can't afford to pay the tuition.

If Gong Qin is a girl, Gong Qin can go upstairs to be the second female in Mo. But if Gong Qin is a girl, she may not be so persistent about reading. Marry another woman, husband and children. Like my mother, it's a lifetime.

Gong Qin had a very bold idea in his heart, why can't he disguise himself as a woman, make money by himself, and pay his own tuition. Continue to go to school, take the imperial examinations, and serve the country.

When Gong Qin was still a little, he often finished on the street with his partner, and there was a storyteller on the street. In the story of Mr. Storyteller, there are often stories of women dressing up as men.

If there are stories of women dressing up as men, why can't there be women dressing up as men?

Gong Qin was ecstatic, and sat up a little nervously. Ran to the yard and took a set of mother's clothes in the yard to change into. Imagining my mother's hairstyle, I messed myself up. Then I went upstairs to Mo again, standing in front of the recruitment sign.

Gong Qin's two fists were clenched tightly, and his nails were held in the palms of his hands, and he was also sweating.

Gong Qin was very nervous, he was afraid that he would be found out after he went in and then driven out. But he was unwilling, this may be the only way for Gong Qin to go to the academy and participate in next year's imperial examination.

Gong Qin stood in place with a lot of thoughts in his heart, he kept convincing himself, and kept stopping himself; keep laughing at yourself and encouraging yourself; Keep letting yourself accept your fate, and keep giving yourself hope.

Contradictory, and don't want to give up.

Until a woman in green, holding a puff fan, appeared in front of her delicately.

"Why, do you want to come to this job?" The woman said in a cold tone.

Gong Qin was very loud, so loud that I am afraid that no one can hear it except him. Bowing his head, he replied, "Hmm." ”

"But there are only girls here, not men."

Gong Qin still lowered his head and snorted.

"I've been watching you upstairs for a while, and you've been standing here. If you really want to do it, you will be swept away by the bustard mother immediately. But I can help you. ”

Gong Qin raised his head, looked at it for the first time, and saw the woman clearly.

Gong Qin was a little shy and a little grateful, "Really? ”

At that time, Gong Qin was still very simple, and someone was willing to help him, which felt no less than pie in the sky.

"Really, your clothes, and your hair, not at all. Come with me, I'll help you get it all over again. With that, the woman in green turned around and walked towards the back door where Mo went upstairs.

This is the first time Gong Qin has entered Mo upstairs, he is very nervous, he has been lowering his head, looking at the corner of the skirt of the woman in green, and following her closely.

Soon arrived at the woman in green's room, and the woman in green found a piece of her own clothes for Gong Qin to change into, and put on makeup.

Just now, it looked a little dirty, a little sloppy, and at first glance it was a female teenager pretending to be a man.

After such a toss, she really became a beautiful girl.

"Later, I will tell the bustard's mother, you are my distant relative, come to me. It just so happens that this Mo needs a second female upstairs, and you just can. But you're a boy, and your voice is different from a girl's. I'll tell the bustard mother that you never speak. You should be able to write, right? ”

"Words, I can write." Gong Qin said excitedly.

"That's good, you can't speak, but you can write. It's also a specialty, and you can stay upstairs in Mo. ”

"Thank you, sister."

"Don't thank me, I may be hurting you, but not necessarily."

"No, it won't."

The woman in green was stunned for a moment. "Don't you even ask me why I'm helping you?"

"Don't ask, I'm already grateful to Dade for helping me, no matter what the consequences, no matter why you help me, I'm only grateful to Dade."

Hearing this, the woman in green was a little shocked and had a slight mood swing. Turning around, he walked out the door, "My name is Xie Zijin, and I am your cousin." I met at the time, and then I had little contact. There was an accident in your family, and I only knew that I was upstairs in Yezhou Mo. Then you came to me. Remember? ”

"Yes, I remember it all, and I won't trouble my sister." Gong Qin said respectfully and gratefully while following behind.

Xie Zijin took Gong Qin to find the bustard's mother and explained the situation. Mother Bustard looked at Gong Qin, very satisfied, the only thing was that she couldn't speak.

But it doesn't matter, it's good-looking, and you can write well. It's enough to be a two.

Gong Qin has never done this, and he has to learn, but fortunately, Gong Qin is more clever and learns it quickly.

After a busy night, Gong Qin quietly returned home and lay on the bed.

This night was very tortuous, tossing and turning in the first half of the night, unwilling. In the second half of the night, excited and full of hope.

It's really in response to the sentence that the mountains and rivers are full of doubts, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village.

Early the next morning, Gong Qin got up.

hurriedly knelt down for his mother and admitted that he was vexatious last night, which made his mother sad and sad. Take the initiative to apologize to her mother and ask for her forgiveness.

Gong Qin promised his mother that he would not make his mother sad in the future.

The matter of going to school is postponed for a moment.

Mother looked at Gong Qin, who was so sensible, and hurriedly asked him to get up.

Gong also told his mother that he would go to the master in a few days and explain the situation to the master.

A few days later, in the early morning, Gong Qin went to the school and came back from the school.

The mother looked at Gong Qin with a smile on her face, and asked Gong Qin, "What makes you so happy?" ”

"Mother, just now I went to the master and explained the situation to the master. But the master said, "I don't have to pay tuition in the future." Let me study in the academy with peace of mind and serve the court in the future. ”

When the mother heard this, she cried with joy, "Since the master is so kind, then the mother must go and thank the master in person." ”

"Mother, the master said, I won't let you go."

"Why?"

"Mother, you also know that the master is very afraid of the master. If the master knows, the master will definitely be punished. Mother, do you want to see the Master, being punished for being a child? ”

"That's good. Then after you are in high school, let's go and thank the master again. ”

"Okay."

From then on, Gong Qin went to study in the school during the day. At night, after waiting for my mother to sleep, I quietly slipped out. Be a person upstairs in Mo, a second who can't speak.

When he first started working upstairs in Mo, Gong Qin didn't wear women's clothes, let alone makeup, and he didn't bring two steamed buns.

Nowadays, Gong Qin can not only skillfully wear women's clothes, but also pick women's clothes; Not only do I put on my own makeup, but I also paint all kinds of makeup.

After all, working in the land of fireworks, Xie Zijin also taught Gong Qin some practical basic self-defense methods.

The relationship between Gong Qin and Xie Zijin is also getting closer and closer, just like real cousins.

Later, when the imperial examination began, Gong Qin traveled thousands of miles to the capital to participate in the imperial examination with a coil of entanglement and hope.

Gong Qin has been gone for more than half a year.

Fortunately, there is no one who has a heart in kung fu, and Gong Qin not only got admitted, but also won the champion.

After the high-weight champion, he naturally has to return to his hometown.

In the evening, after the mother and the accompanying officials had fallen asleep, Gong Qin changed into women's clothes again and painted women's makeup.

Standing in front of Mo's upstairs door, she was also full of emotion.

Although Mo Shangupstairs is a place for fireworks, if there is no such place, there will be no Gong relatives who are the top students in high school today, and they have returned to their hometowns.

and Xie Zijin, who helped him and took care of her. Without her help, Gong Qin would not have been able to enter Mo upstairs so smoothly.

This is a very secret place for Gong Qin, and it is also a place where hope is ignited in the center.

It is also a place where you can never talk to people.

Gong Qin walked to the back door of Mo, and as before, entered the Mo upstairs.

He was going to tell Xie Zijin the news of his high school, so that he would be happy and happy.

But when Gong Qin arrived at Xie Zijin's room, he found that he was no longer there, leaving only a letter.

So is the letter

Gong Qin, when I saw you for the first time, I stood in the observation pavilion upstairs and looked outside.

If it weren't for seeing you, wandering in front of Mo. Curious, I might have died. You never ask about that.

Seeing that you are willing to do anything for your ideals, my heart was shaken by you.

A lowly and despised job in Qinglou Er, you are also so happy and full of energy.

Every time I see you, I think, what am I living for?

I'm also a big sister with a golden spoon in my mouth. But my parents left early, and I was left in the dust. After all these years, I'm also a little tired.

When I heard that you were a top priority, I felt like I had found what I wanted to do.

I left Mo and went upstairs to see the outside world.

Meditation. After that will be indefinite.

Gong Qin took the letter and looked at the empty room.

I suddenly understood the meaning of the idiom that things are not people.

That night, Gong's relatives tossed and turned, and he and Xie Zijin were connected by the same fate. It's all because of the change of my parents at home, which has led to a huge change in my life.

Gong Qin was glad that he was lucky and had Xie Zijin's help.

However, not all people will be as lucky as Gong Qin to meet Xie Zijin.

There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck.

Since blessings and misfortunes are inevitable, there is no way. In the event of an accident, if it is because of money, you can also maintain the original life of the family and the education of your children.

From Mo upstairs to the inn, Gong Qin's face was heavy.

"Gong Qin, you're all back, don't you go in and take a look, has the old man who was kind to you come back?"

"It's been eight years, and when I come back, I shouldn't go upstairs anymore."

"Also, the most glorious time for the woman who went upstairs is only a few decades."

"Gong Qin, we're all here, let's go in once." He Prince pulled Gong Qin and ran upstairs to Mo, and dragged Gong Qin in.

And the prince is a frequent visitor to the Qinglou, so he naturally knows what the location of the Qinglou is. Pulling Gong Qin, he went to the location on the second floor and found a perfect position to sit down.

Now Gong Qin has entered Mo Upstairs with a completely different identity from the beginning, and there is an inexplicable feeling of déjà vu, but very unfamiliar.

Mo upstairs is still the same as eight years ago, but now the pillar of Mo upstairs is already a newcomer.

A second male came over, "Two sons, what do you order?" ”

In the past, Gong Qin was doing these things here, but at that time, Gong Qin couldn't speak, only write.

"Raw autumn grass, drunk and supportive, peach blossom red." Gong Qin said it unconsciously.

At that time, Gong didn't know how many times he passed the names of these dishes to the kitchen, and he had already formed a conditioned reflex.

"The guest officer looked a little strange, but he didn't expect it to be a regular guest of our Mo upstairs." The second said with some surprise and patting.

"That's right. Been here many years ago. Second, I remember that when you went upstairs, there was a girl named Xie Zijin, who is still there? "And the prince will answer.

"Xie Zijin? I'm sorry guest officer, I only came to Mo upstairs 5 years ago, and the girl before Mo went upstairs didn't know very well. ”

"Okay. Go down. ”

"Okay, the guest officer waits slowly, and the food and drink will be served in a while."

After a while, the two came with food and wine.

"Two sons, your food and wine. Please use it slowly. I just went to the back kitchen to inquire with the chef, and the son said Xie Zijin. It seems that there is such a person, but it seems that he left eight years ago. He hasn't come back yet. ”

"Oh, it's your reward." And the prince took out a mina of broken silver, and gave them to the two.

"Thank you, Childe. The two sons use slowly. ”

Since Xie Zijin left and never came back, it can be regarded as breaking Gong's thoughts.

After the two sat upstairs for a while, they also left.

After all, there is still a task to go to Yezhou this time.

On the one hand, we have to repair the ancestral tomb, secondly, we have to go to the restaurant in the mouth of the mother, and thirdly, we have to go to the strange ancient house to see.

It's good to hurry.

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