Chapter 5 Road Encounters
After the spring rains, the roads are slightly slippery and the air is a little humid.
In a gazebo, Chen Yu took out a map, looked at it, and roughly estimated the itinerary and date.
There is still about a week to take the test, and if you calculate according to your current schedule, you will probably have two more days, or noon on the third day.
After putting away the map and resting in the gazebo for a while, Chen Yu fed himself and the little fox in his arms some food and water, got up and continued on the road.
At noon, Chen Yu walked outside a somewhat lively town.
After all, it is already close to the capital, and it is much more prosperous than the towns that Chen Yu passed by before.
Whether it is the surrounding buildings or the clothing of pedestrians, they are much better than other places in Chen Yu's impression.
And unlike before, Chen Yu is often the only one on a road, and occasionally sees other pedestrians passing by in a hurry.
Outside this town, pedestrians from all walks of life need to go in to resupply and rest, so they also meet some peers, but most of the pedestrians are wary of each other, and no one deliberately gets close to others.
Walking into the town, for the first time, he really saw the ancient customs, and Chen Yu observed everything around him with great interest.
Especially those knights with swords, but Chen Yu also swept them away.
In case you run into some hot-tempered people, it's not good to have a "what are you looking at".
At the same time, because it was the first time to see so many people, the little white fox was also a little scared, so he didn't roll around Chen Yu's neck as a scarf, but buried his whole head in Chen Yu's arms, and looked around with his eyes from time to time.
Although most of the pedestrians around were a little curious when they saw Chen Yu holding a little white fox with pure white fur, there was nothing that made some audiences like to see the plot.
A pure white white fox can certainly be sold for a good price, but that also depends on the identity of the owner.
Chen Yu's dress and appearance look like a big family, plus Chen Yu is carrying luggage, it seems that he wants to enter Beijing to take the exam, and no one will not be blind.
It is not without accident that there have been accidents of famous people, at least in Chen Yu's memory, two years ago, he was just a showman, and he was interested in being seen.
After the family reported to the official, the government conducted a thorough investigation and finally found that the murderer was a disciple of a medium sect.
The final result was that the two were beheaded for public display, the disciples of the sect were sent into exile, and the sect was requisitioned by the imperial court.
This is also the reason why Chen Yu dared to take the little white fox openly.
Chen Yu's status as a lifter is actually not low in this world.
If it's just for a white fox, as long as it's a person with a normal IQ, he won't offend him because of this greed.
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Chen Yu stopped in front of a shop, ready to go in and buy some pastries for the next supplies.
Just as Chen Yu was about to go in, a young man dressed in a servant costume walked straight towards Chen Yu quickly.
After approaching, Chen Yu looked at the clothes on his body and knew that this was the official in the county government.
Chen Yu thought about the location of this town and knew that this person should be from Linjing County.
Walking in front of Chen Yu, the official took a slight breath and hugged his fist at Chen Yu and asked, "Are you the one who went to Kyoto to take the exam?" ”
There was a slight sweat on his forehead, and at the same time, he secretly said in his heart, fortunately, he caught up, but he didn't expect to be watching in the town for a while, and he almost missed one.
At the same time, he also turned a blind eye to the little fox in Chen Yu's arms.
Chen Yu nodded, and after hearing this person's question, he had a guess about the intention of this servant.
Sure enough, I saw that the official continued, "This ......"
Chen Yu said, "My surname is Chen. ”
"Chen Xiaolian, that's it." The officer and soldier first bowed his hand to Chen Yu again, "I am on an errand in the county government of Linjing County, and our county commander is afraid that you will be tired of lifting people and suffering from the fatigue of carriages and horses, so we have prepared some carriages and sent you to the capital." ”
Chen Yu felt a little interesting, and said with a smile, "Your county magistrate is quite good at doing business. ”
One wants fame, the other wants profit, but it's just right.
The official also smiled, "It's also considered to take what you need." ”
"I don't know if you want to be filial piety?" Then the official asked Chen Yu.
Since he could make a carriage, Chen Yu naturally wouldn't go stupidly and walk on two legs, so Chen Yu said to the officer, "Naturally, you can." ”
The official showed a hint of joy, "Chen Xiaolian, I don't know when you have time, please come with me to the county government to verify your identity." ”
Chen Yu thought for a while, he didn't have anything to do here, and said to the servant, "It's okay now, but I have to wait a while, I'll go buy some pastries." ”
And the pedestrians passing by next to him, because of the fact that there are many such scenes during this time, no one came to join in the fun, just passing by to take a look.
"Chen Xiaolian, you go first, I'll wait for you here." The official hurriedly said.
After Chen Yu walked into the store, a guy greeted him, "I don't know what the son wants?" Our pastries in Fuping Zhai are somewhat famous in the entire Liang Dynasty, and the year before last, they paid tribute to the palace. ”
Chen Yu looked around, chose three flavors, and said to the guy, take these three, the same box, and wrap them for me.
"Yes, Childe."
After handing the packaged pastry to Chen Yu, the guy said to Chen Yu, "Welcome to Childe next time." ”
Chen Yu paused for a moment, and suddenly asked the guy, "By the way, do you know the official outside?" ”
Although it is very unlikely that someone would dare to openly pretend to be a servant in broad daylight, for the sake of safety, Chen Yu still decided to confirm it.
After hearing Chen Yu's words, the guy stretched his neck to look out, and said to Chen Yu, "I know, I've seen him many times during this time, and this one is specially in Linjing County to pick up people who came to Beijing from other places to take the exam." ”
"Originally, he still had a few companions guarding the entrance of the town, because the exam time was approaching, and most of the lifters had already arrived, so in order to avoid wasting manpower, he let him receive the rest of the lifters by himself."
Speaking of this, the guy arched his hand to Chen Yu, "I didn't expect that you were still a person who went to Beijing to take the exam, so I will congratulate you in advance on the title of the gold list." ”
Chen Yu smiled, "Thank you Ji Yan." ”
Walking out of Fupingzhai, Chen Yu said to the official who was still waiting on the side, "Let's go." ”
"Okay, Xiaolian is here."
"How far is it from your county office?"
The official thought for a moment, "This town is not far from the county government, depending on the speed of the foot, it ranges from a quarter of an hour to half an hour. ”
Chen Yu nodded, indicating that he knew.
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