"Thank you, officer, a total of ten cents!"

The old woman of the stall owner leaned over and walked over slowly.

Li Mao stretched out her hand into her arms.

Oops!

I forgot to bring the money!

"Did you bring any money?"

Li Mao had no choice but to turn his gaze to Tian Ergeng.

It's been three or four months, and this is the first time he's eaten out, and he hasn't thought about the need for money.

After Tian Ergeng heard this, he also stretched out his hand into his arms.

"Childe, the villain forgot to bring money when he went out today!"

He looked embarrassed, and his eyes kept wandering around, hoping that Dongchang Fanzi in the distance would come to relieve the siege.

"What? You don't bring money with you when you go out? ”

The smile on Li Mao's face gradually disappeared, and there was a chill in his tone.

It makes sense that he doesn't bring money himself, after all, as an emperor, how can he spend casually outside.

But Tian Ergeng, as an official of Dongchang, will inevitably eat, drink and feast everywhere, and when spending money, if he never brings money when he goes out, it means that he is definitely not a good official.

"Your Majesty...... Childe, the villain will naturally bring money when he goes out, but he won't bring copper coins. Dongchang has its own canteen, and villains rarely eat out, except for important things. But in this case, the villain generally pays the money directly. ”

Tian Ergeng explained anxiously, and in this instant, his forehead was full of fine and dense beads of sweat.

At the same time, his hands did not stop, constantly groping in the purse on his body, trying to find even a piece of broken silver.

The old woman of the stall owner saw that the two of them had been fumbling for a long time, but they hadn't taken out the money yet, so her face suddenly turned bitter, and she said in a complaining voice: "Two guest officers, if you really don't have any money, forget it!" ”

When Li Mao heard that the old woman was not collecting money, her face immediately became very surprised.

How could an old grandmother who went out to set up a stall because of poverty be so generous one morning?

And looking at her wrinkled face, she was also extremely reluctant.

"Ten cents shouldn't be a small amount for you, right?"

"Don't worry, Ben Gongzi will definitely pay for eating noodles!"

Li Mao smiled gently.

While he was talking, he also figured out why the old woman took the initiative not to ask for money.

It was entirely because her expression just now was too scary, and the old woman didn't dare to offend, so she took the initiative to back down.

"Childe, I found the money!"

At this moment, Tian Ergeng took out a gold grain the size of a little thumb from his belt.

"Old woman, give you the money, my son and I are not the ones who eat overlord meals!"

Tian Ergeng handed the gold to the old woman with a big grin.

"Uncle, there is too much money, and the old body can't afford it, otherwise forget the noodle money, it's not much for ten cents, and the old body can sell two more bowls."

The old woman took the gold grain, and the heavy weight immediately made her sure of its authenticity.

But she knew that the gold was real, but she still didn't dare to accept it, because she really couldn't find that much money in her hands.

Just such a little gold, just one or two.

According to the official exchange rate of Datang, that is, ten taels of silver.

If you convert it into copper coins, you will have a hundred yuan.

This is only the official exchange rate, and the actual conversion ratio is higher, and these two gold can be exchanged for more than 120 copper coins.

It's equivalent to more than two years for a family of five.

"No need to look for it!"

Tian Ergeng waved his hand, not taking this money to heart at all.

Seeing this, Li Mao remained silent on the surface, but in fact, he already doubted in his heart whether he had embezzled and accepted bribes.

"Let's go! Let's go through the other doors! ”

Li Mao left the noodle stall with Tian Ergeng, leaving only the old woman holding the gold grains in a daze.

……

In the Guozi Prison, the candidates who entered first were already looking for their seats.

In this imperial examination, almost all of the systems were handled in accordance with the Song and Ming dynasties.

Even the number house used for the exam was built in the style of the Ming Dynasty.

"Oh no, why does this place stink?"

A well-dressed gentleman who looked like he was either rich or expensive pinched his nose and frowned.

"Brother, you're out of luck! Your location is close to thatched houses! ”

There was a scholar next to him gloating and explaining.

"Alas! How could I be so unlucky? If I fail the imperial examination this time, after I go back, it will be strange if my father doesn't beat me to death! ”

The rich man looked depressed.

"Hahaha!"

"Let's take the next subject again!"

"Hold on, brother! It's not a big deal, you just plug your nose! ”

"Or you can go to Luoyang, I heard that there will also be an exam in the fall."

……

In the face of other people's ridicule, the rich and noble man could only pinch his nose and sit down.

"Shun is in the acres, Fu said that it is lifted between the plates, the rubber is lifted in the fish and salt, Guan Yiwu is raised in the Shi, Sun Shu Ao is raised in the sea, and Baili Xi is held in the city. Therefore, the heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically. ”

A stern voice came suddenly.

Then a young scribe dressed in white walked towards it.

"Brothers, the exam is about to start, and you are still gathering here, aren't you afraid that the invigilator will come and cancel your exam qualifications?"

As soon as these words came out, the candidates who were watching here suddenly scattered.

After the young man in white watched the onlookers walk away, he smiled at the rich and noble scholars: "A group of bed bugs, don't take it to heart, just take the exam with peace of mind." ”

After finishing speaking, the white-clothed man walked generously into the house closest to the thatched house.

"Dare to ask Brother Tai's name?" The rich man looked admiring.

"I am ...... ...... vomit"

As soon as the words came out, a sound of vomiting came out.

Immediately afterwards, I saw that the white-clothed man ran out of the house in a hurry.

"It stinks...... ...... vomit"

The white-clothed soldier vomited as he ran towards the forbidden army guarding in the distance.

"It's so smelly here, can you help me change the location?"

Seeing this, the admiration on the face of the rich man gradually disappeared.

At the same time, he also stared closely at the reply of the forbidden army.

If he could change places, he wouldn't want to take the exam with such a stinky house.

"You're thinking beautiful! Still thinking about changing positions? ”

The forbidden army's disdainful response made the white-clothed man extremely angry.

When the rich man heard this, his disappointment came to his heart.

"Brother, forget it! His Majesty is very concerned about this exam, and in order to eliminate cheating, all candidates are randomly assigned seats, and we are assigned a stinky number, so we can only be naturally unlucky. ”

"If we change positions, what if Your Majesty thinks that there is a cat in it and cancels our test results?"

The rich and noble man persuaded with pleading words.

The white-clothed man frowned, and after thinking for a while, he still said to the forbidden army: "You go and inform the examiner, just say that Li Bai wants to ask to see him." ”