"Okay." Xiao Er outside the door responded, "Don't delay it too long, after all, our guest room here is tight, and it's not good for me to blame the boss." ”

"Definitely, definitely." After Gu Qian sent Xiao Er away, he touched the few copper plates left in his pocket, and he had mixed feelings in his heart.

"Alas, the consumption in this capital is too high..."

"I heard that there are a few pawnshops that are willing to lend money to the poor students who are studying at a very low interest, why don't I borrow some and use it for turnover?"

Gu Qian muttered to himself, thinking about it, he felt that there was only one way.

The father and daughter who sold wontons had helped him before, and the mysterious boy had also helped him.

When I spoke to them again, I was too embarrassed to speak.

The father and daughter met with themselves, and they helped them win the lawsuit.

The mysterious boy also has a great kindness to himself, but he doesn't even know who he is.

Or, just go to Huang Weiyin to borrow some money?

As soon as this idea appeared, it was vetoed by Gu Gan.

Huang Weiyin and himself are gentlemen's friends, and if he has achieved something, he will definitely be able to speak, but now he is embarrassed to find someone.

It's really that the consumption in the capital is much higher than in their hometown.

Even if you save money on three meals a day, the cost is not much less.

Moreover, the price of books related to arithmetic skyrocketed a few days ago, and in order to supplement the knowledge of arithmetic to cope with the third round of imperial examinations, Gu Qian also bought a lot of books.

For him, books are the most important treasure.

Because today is the day of the list, Gu Qian didn't fall asleep last night.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that he slept for a while.

This is true not only of him, but of many other students.

Moreover, Gu Qian also has a plan.

If you can't get into the top 100 in the third round of the imperial list, then you will also go to the capital to find an errand with the status of the top 100 in the second round of the imperial examination.

After coming out and seeing the bustling world, Gu Gan's mentality also changed a little.

You have to make a name for yourself.

Otherwise, he is already thirty years old, and he can't stay in his hometown to farm all the time, wasting time, right?

Thinking like this in his heart, Gu Qian came to a pawnshop named Yu Ji Pawnshop.

can open a pawnshop in the capital, and the background is relatively hard.

Especially since this imperial examination, Yu Guangsheng, the owner of Yu Ji Pawnshop, took out money to give loans to some well-known scholars, and his reputation has soared.

According to the gossip among the students, the owner of Yu Ji's pawnshop has connections with many scholars in the capital, so he can make such a big business.

Moreover, he also has a close relationship with some senior officials in the DPRK and China.

In addition, Yu Guangsheng has a good reputation, so there are many poor scholars who come to their house for loans.

This kind of thing is a win-win situation for Guangsheng.

gave some loans to poor students, and he didn't expect everyone to repay the money.

As long as some scholars with a good reputation can come out, he will make a lot of money.

Only by casting a long line to catch big fish can you make a business for a long time.

After a while, Gu Qian came to the door of Yu Ji's pawnshop.

Gu Qian said politely to the little two at the door, "Hello, it's Gu Gan, a student of Wushan Mansion, who wants to see your shopkeeper, and I want to say hello." ”

"Gu Qian?"

"Oh."

"Got it."

"You wait here."

Xiao Er's nostrils were facing the sky, and he looked at Gu Qian, who was full of poor and sour appearance, and said lightly.

"Okay."

Gu Qian nodded, but he didn't think much about it.

He has seen a lot of this kind of thing.

It's just that he doesn't understand why a guy in Yu Kee's pawnshop, who has a good reputation, has such a bad attitude.

Leave him alone.

I'm here to ask someone to do something.

If you don't have money, you can't move an inch in the capital.

Let's wait a minute.

Immediately, Gu Qian sat down on the stool that entered the door.

But waiting left and right, after about a cup of tea, Xiao Er was still cleaning, and he didn't mean to pass the word to the shopkeeper.

Gu Qian saw that Xiao Er didn't do anything at all, so he said in an unhappy tone, "This little brother, when will you go and inform your shopkeeper?" ”

Who knows, Xiao Er snorted coldly and looked at Gu Gandao, "You said you are Gu Qian of Wushan Mansion, right?" I advise you not to waste your thoughts, my master will not meet a poor scholar like you. ”

"What?"

"Why do you humiliate me?"

"Do you know that I was among the top 100 scholars in the first two rounds of the imperial examination?"

What Gu Qian couldn't stand the most was that others looked down on him, so he stood up and looked at Xiao Er and scolded angrily.

No matter how poor you are, you are also a reader.

A scholar has the character of a scholar, and a scholar can be killed but not humiliated.

What does this mean?

"Huh."

"What about the top 100 in the first two rounds?"

"The third round of the imperial examination has not yet been released, if you can enter the top 100 unless the sun hits the west."

"I can hear from your fellow villagers that you went to work in a private school since you were a child, and you were kicked out of the door by the daughter of the king of your hometown the year before last, and was abandoned by a woman..."

"Don't be cheeky and lie here, how can my master see someone like you?"

Xiao Er's tone of looking down on people openly exposed his shortcomings.

The so-called beating does not slap people in the face, and exposing people does not expose shortcomings.

Gu Qian's face was so angry by Xiao Er's words that his face turned blue and trembled.

It turned out that after Mao Fei was arrested a few days ago, this person was released after being killed in the yamen of Shuntian Mansion and handed over some money.

Who is Mao Fei?

He was originally a person who would repay him, and Huang Wei couldn't afford to offend him, so he naturally vented all his anger on Gu Gan.

So, Mao Fei hyped Gu Gan's past.

As a result, many people know about it.

Moreover, Yu Guangsheng of Yu Ji's pawnshop originally wanted to win the favor of the world's scholars at the beginning.

But these days, there are too many people who come to cheat to eat, drink, and cheat money.

So, Yu Guangsheng specially ordered that all students with a bad reputation should not be seen.

This little second is also a cloud of people, thinking that Gu Qian is a poor ghost and has a bad reputation.

That's why we have the current scene.

"You..."

"You're deceiving people too much!!"

Gu Qian looked at Xiao Er's face, and only felt extremely disgusted, so he had to brush his sleeves and leave.

"Hehe, what's wrong with bullying you?"

"You waste, do you still want to beat people?"

Xiao Er pursed his lips and looked at Gu Gan's back and said disdainfully.

Hearing Xiao Er's heart-piercing words, Gu Qian stumbled and almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

What can I do?

He has no power and no power, and even a junior has to bully himself.

What the hell is wrong with the world?

Gu Qian only felt that his chest was clogged, and he felt that the whole world was full of malice.

Being poor and having a bad background is the original sin.

Everyone is human, why should we look down on people?

In Gu Qian's heart, there were too many thoughts.

Like the walking dead, he walked aimlessly down the streets.

Even this imperial examination caused him to have self-doubt.

The policy of the Son of Heaven is benevolent government.

But there are too many villains in the world.

He also knew that Mao Fei must be crazy about himself.

But what about yourself?

If you can't make a difference, you will still be bullied by Mao Fei when you return to your hometown.

"Quick, it's on the list, go and take a look..."

"Really, the emperor list that has just been released."

“......”

Suddenly, Gu Qian saw the people on the street frantically rushing towards the Xuanwu Gate of the Forbidden City, and a glimmer of hope seemed to be ignited in his heart.