Their ox cart was still parked at the entrance of the hospital, and when they got to the ox cart and were about to get on the cart, they heard Xiaobao ask behind them, "Brother, what is your name?" Hearing Xiaobao's question, she paused, thought about it, turned to Li Bokang and said, "This brother's name is Li Bokang." Then he got into the ox cart and drove away.

Hearing her words, Li Bokang and Xiaobao were a little embarrassed, Li Bokang didn't expect her to say his name, Xiaobao didn't think that she only said a name that was not her own. However, Xiaobao still said loudly in the back: "Brother Li, thank you, I will definitely work hard." I will work hard to take care of my father and grandmother, and Brother Li will definitely pass the exam this time, come on, Brother Li! After listening to his words, Yang Xue waved her hand to him from afar and said, "Go back." ”

In this way, Xiaobao watched their ox cart leave, and after not seeing the shadow of the cart, he slowly turned around and returned to the hospital. After returning to the medical center, the village chief asked him, "Xiaobao, what did Li Gongzi and them tell you?" When Xiaobao heard this, he said: "Brother Li asked me to take good care of my father and grandmother, let me try not to think crankily, and gave me some money." As he spoke, he took out a tael of silver that Yang Xue asked him to show them.

When he saw the silver in Xiaobao's hand, the village chief said, "They are really good people, Xiaobao, you have to remember them." "I know the village chief's grandfather." Xiaobao continued the words of the village chief. After saying that, the village chief said to Zhang: "Sister, you see that this hour is not early, we will go back first." It's all right, I'll come back to you tomorrow and bring you some clothes. I'll take care of it for you at home, so you can rest assured that you'll be taken care of here. "Then thank you village chief, for causing you trouble. We will remember your kindness, and the family will ask the village chief. Zhang said gratefully.

When the village chief heard this, he said, "Hey, what's there, this is what I should do, and besides, I can't help much." When Zhang heard this, he immediately said: "How come, the village chief has been helping us since last night, and we all remember what you did, village chief." "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, it's going to be even later, then we'll go." As he spoke, he called Shanzi to go outside the medical hall, and his second child was still watching the car outside.

After the village chief left, Zhang took Xiaobao to take care of his son, and by this time everyone had moved to the room where the patient was placed in the hospital. The room was not big, there was only a bed, a table, and four wooden stools. Except that the patients have no place to sleep, but they have no money and are ready to make up here for a few days.

Speaking of both sides, here Yang Xue and Li Bokang bought some food in the county seat and continued to hurry. Because the morning event delayed a lot of time, the two of them sped up their journey in the afternoon, and even the meal was eaten in the car. But in the afternoon, she drove by herself, and in the morning, Li Bokang caught up, and it was time for him to rest.

When she was eating on the way, she asked Li Bokang: "Bokang, do you blame me for giving the money to Xiaobao and them?" Li Bokang was not surprised by her words at all, he said: "No, I know you will do this, but I don't know how much you will give them." But she was surprised by Li Bokang's words and asked, "Why do you know?" "Because you're a good person, you're kind. In the past, when you didn't have money, you would save me from fainting on the side of the road, and you spent so much money for me, you know, we didn't know each other at the time. What's more, it's like their family, and they have gotten along. ”

After saying this, Li Bokang was silent for a while, and then continued: "And today, combined with hearing what you said as soon as possible, and meeting them on the road, plus the things in the medical hall, I am sure that you will help them." "I see, you really know me." She said with a little flirtatiousness, but she was still quite happy in her heart, she didn't expect him to know her so well, and she felt a little like drinking honey.

Li Bokang didn't react when he first heard her words, but when he slowly tasted the teasing in his words, he suddenly became happy. He knew that she was slowly accepting him, otherwise she wouldn't have said such things. Then he blurted out, "Of course, because I like you." He regretted it, but he was still expecting to hear what she had to say.

However, she didn't say anything with some regrets, and after a pause, she changed the topic and said: "Actually, I still have other ideas, and I also feel fate." Second, I also think that Xiaobao looks very good, he can be so sensible at a young age, I think he may have a future in the future. In addition, it can be regarded as doing something good to pray for your exam, hehe. After speaking, he smiled, and then said: "Alas, I suddenly feel a little distressed, five taels of silver, I have to earn it back in a year." ”

Li Bokang was still very moved when he heard the latter words, but he didn't expect that part of it was because of him. However, when I heard the last sentence, I felt a little funny, but I still thought in my heart that he had to work hard, so that she could live a life without worrying about food and clothing, and not be embarrassed and heartbroken for this little money.

After laughing like this for a while, Li Bokang fell asleep in the car. The two of them had been camping in the wilderness that night, and they had passed through a village before, but because it was still a little early, she did not stop and continued on her way, thinking that she might be able to reach the next village. But they didn't expect that when it got dark, the two of them couldn't meet the village again, so they could only sleep in the wild. But fortunately, they have all slept out a few times, not many times.

In the evening, she calculated that they had been out for six days since they set off, and that they had spent almost seven taels of silver in these six days. Judging from their inquiry, if nothing else, they should arrive in Fucheng in two or three days. It's March 13 now, and the government exam is the ninth day of April, so it should be enough for so long.

Sure enough, they traveled for another three days, and at noon on the third day, that is, at noon on March 16, they arrived at Fucheng. Looking at the name 'Jincheng' on the city gate, she also sighed, the time they had been in for nine days had finally arrived, and she was tired of this journey.

There weren't many people coming into the city at this time, and there were only two or three people in front of them, and they would soon be there. When they arrived, the soldiers defending the city said, "Bring me your household register." "They also made understanding and preparation when they set out, and after taking out everything and inspecting it, the soldiers let them in.

There are a lot of people who come to the city, even if it is not early now, but it can still be seen that the prosperity of Jincheng is many times more prosperous than the county they have seen before. Because they were driving ox carts and not allowed to go to the main city street, they wanted to find a place to settle down first, and then talk about the rest. After inquiring in the city, most of the inns near the examination institute have been booked or fully occupied, and the inns farther away from the examination institute can still be stayed, so the two of them found a relatively close one in these inns to live in.

This time they asked for two medium rooms, the upper rooms were too expensive, they cost 50 wen a day, and the inferior ones were all Datong shops, so they could only live in the medium ones, and the medium ones were 30 wen each. In fact, it's still quite expensive, but I have no choice but to live. After all, they have to live for almost a month, and it will cost more than one or two taels of silver for accommodation alone, and the two of them will live in after paying a deposit of one or two. By the way, there is also a storage fee for their ox carts, which is two cents a day.

But then I heard that there was a small courtyard, two taels of silver a month, and the two of them changed to a small courtyard, and there were three rooms in the courtyard, one kitchen and two bedrooms. In fact, it is mainly because the inn is too miscellaneous, and it is inconvenient for her to have a daughter's house, although she is also wearing men's clothes, but it is still inconvenient to live for so long, so they decided to live in a small courtyard when they heard that there was a small courtyard. And although the small yard is a little more expensive, it is not much more expensive, and you can also cook by yourself. As for the cow, I still let the inn take care of it, and it was fifty wen a month.