Chapter 166: Entering Beijing to Catch the Exam
Because Zhao Hui came back after dark, this matter did not attract the attention of the villagers. After dawn, the grain was already in the cellar, and the village was as usual.
Han Yi hadn't shown up for nearly a month. Several times Jinshu wanted to talk to him about the fruit, but the guy who came to the restaurant said that he had not come since he returned to Ren'an County. Jin Shu guessed that he should have gone to deal with the waterwheel drawings, so he didn't look for him again.
The business of Sishiju is the same as usual, and everyone is doing their own thing in an orderly manner. It's just that due to the weather, the number of visitors has decreased recently. Shopkeeper Lin also talked to Jinshu about this matter. But this is also normal, Jin Shu didn't say anything, just told everyone to do things seriously.
It's finally the end of summer. Seeing the water level of the Qingshui River dropping lower and lower, the villagers also realized that the weather was unusual. Fortunately, the grain in the field is almost ripe, so everyone's anxiety has eased a lot.
When the last round of fruits on the tree is finished, the brocade book can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Who's wrong, but Li Yunzhi came to the door at this time. After some conversation, Jin Shu learned that he planned to leave for Zhongjing, the capital of the Xia Kingdom, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he came to say hello to Ye.
Li Yunzhi had already passed the autumn season last year and planned to take the entrance examination in February next year. However, Ren'an County is at least a month's journey away from Zhongjing, so in order to avoid missing the exam, many candidates will rush to Zhongjing to live in Zhongjing before the year and use the rest of the time to prepare.
There was nothing wrong with this, it was impossible for the Ye family to go with him, so he could only tell him to be careful on the road. Jinshu gave him another fifty taels of silver, so that he would not have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation when he arrived in Zhongjing, and he could just prepare for the examination with peace of mind.
Li Yunzhi said that he didn't want anything, and said with a serious expression: "I have already prepared the silver in Beijing, and I must not accept these fifty taels!" I just wanted to say hello to my second sister-in-law this time, so as not to worry about my second sister-in-law. ”
Ye Shi persuaded: "I know that you are a good one, and Xiao Jin didn't mean to slap you in the face with silver." But it's impossible to say what will happen to you when you go to Zhongjing, so it's always more reassuring to put more money on your body. If you feel uneasy, then the money should be borrowed from your second sister-in-law. Take it! ”
Li Yunzhi still wanted to excuse himself, but Jinshu couldn't help but speak: "Uncle, when did you become such a mother-in-law?" Didn't my mother say it, just borrow it from you, and wait for you to get fame in the future, and then pay it back. ”
Jinshu knows that some scholars are just a temperament, so it is understandable that Li Yunzhi does not accept this money. However, she also remembered all the kindness that Li Yunzhi had to their mother and daughter when she was in the Li family in the past, so she was very generous to him. Now it seems that her generosity can be regarded as not vain generosity. After all, Li Yunzhi is not comparable to those wolf-hearted people in the Li family.
Seeing that Ye and Jinshu forcibly asked him to accept it, Li Yunzhi could only take the silver taels with both hands with a thousand thanks. Before going out, Jinshu suddenly thought of the jade pendant that Han Yi had given her, so he immediately stopped Li Yunzhi and ran back to the room to get the jade pendant.
"Uncle, just in case, if you get into trouble after going to Beijing, you can take this jade pendant and go to Yuelai Restaurant to ask the Han family for help. I heard Han Yi say that his family's Yuelai Restaurant has branches throughout the Xia Kingdom, and there must be some means in Zhongjing. You are so far away from home alone, and we will not be able to help you if there is any trouble at that time, and this is the only thing we can do for you. ”
Li Yunzhi was moved, looked at the silver and jade pendant in his hand, and choked up a little when he spoke.
"Xiaojin, your kindness uncle has written it down, and my uncle will repay it in the future!"
Jin Shu just smiled slightly: "What did Uncle say, we are a family." ”