A few days later, Jin Lian took the little maid and the servants to visit him in Wujia Village, and at the same time brought him the news: when he left, Pan Wei would take the same passenger ship with him and go to Beijing to take the exam together.

During this time, Jin Lian came to Wujia Village more frequently, because she knew that soon after, Wu Zhi would go thousands of miles to Beijing to participate in the provincial examination, and it was estimated that she would not be able to return to Qinghe County for a long time.

Wu Zhi also cherishes the good time with her, and every time Jin Lian arrives, Wu Zhi will put down everything in his hands and take time to accompany her.

"Ancient vines and old trees, faint crows, small bridges and flowing water. Ancient road west wind thin horse. The sun is setting, and the heartbroken man is at the end of the world. Walking in the courtyard and after telling Wu Zhi about Pan Wei, Jin Lian suddenly groaned and whispered, and then stared at Wu Zhi with admiration on her face, smiling and looking forward to it.

Wu Zhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then realized that this was the words he borrowed from Ma Zhiyuan of the Yuan Dynasty when he explained the test, "Tianjingsha • Qiusi", is it popular now?

"Is it well written?" He asked her modestly.

He is also too shameless, if this word is not good, can it be sung by the world for hundreds of years?

"Well, that's so well written!" Jin Lianmei stared at Wu Zhi, nodded with a smile, and then muttered again, wanting to speak and stopping, and her look of anticipation was unobstructed.

Wu Zhi looked at her with a smile, knowing it well. He thought for a moment, suddenly took her little hand, raised his feet and walked towards the small study.

was grabbed by Wu Zhi's little hand abruptly, Jin Lian was stunned for a moment, her face was flushed, she struggled, and wanted to take her hand back, but she couldn't break free, so she had to give up. Being held by Wu Zhi, Jin Lian followed him into the small study with a shy face, and her heart was beating with a deer fluttering along the way, and she was both ashamed and happy.

When she arrived in the small study, Wu Zhi let go of her soft buds, and her hands were full of fragrance. Jin Lian glared at him with disgust, he laughed, then walked to the desk, took out a piece of paper, spread it out, picked up the pen, pretended to be pensive, and slowly wrote after a while: "Wind and rain send spring back, and flying snow welcomes spring." It is already a cliff with a hundred feet of ice, and there are still flowers and branches. Pretty doesn't compete for spring, only reports spring. When the mountains were full of flowers, she laughed in the bushes. ”

Jin Lian stood next to him, quietly watching him write, she read out softly every time she wrote a sentence, and when she read "When the mountains are full of flowers, she laughs in the bushes", she couldn't help but be stunned: good words!

"This song "Fortune Operator" is for you." Wu Zhi finished writing, picked up the words he had written, and handed them to her.

"For me?" Jin Lian was overjoyed. She took it in surprise, chanted over and over again, then put down the paper, twisted her hands lightly, and looked at Wu Zhi with a radiant look, with a pretty face full of spring, a face full of joy, and a look of worship of a fan girl. To this day, Jin Lian has finally appreciated Wu Zhi's talent.

This poem is so well written, the artistic conception is lofty, and people read it, and they have endless aftertaste.

After the ink of the words and sentences dried, Jin Lian carefully put away the paper and put it away closely.

This poem is the handwriting of the founding boss, which can be described as the masterpiece of "Yongmei", which can kill the eternals in seconds, and he used to be thrilled and amazed every time he read it. He was cheeky to borrow it, can the current people not be surprised and admired?

Wu Zhi watched Jin Lian put away the words he had written, and when he saw her happy, he was also happy in his heart.

With a heart in her heart, Jin Lian raised her head and saw Wu Zhi staring at her directly, her pretty face flushed, and she couldn't help but be stunned, lowering her head and saying nothing shyly.

Looking at Jin Lian's red face, Wu Zhi couldn't help but feel excited, and couldn't help but lean forward, stretched out his right hand, and gently hugged her in his arms.

As soon as she entered Wu Zhi's arms, Jin Lian was shocked, struggled for a while and couldn't break free, and suddenly lost her strength, so she had to lean her head on Wu Zhi's chest, let him hug herself, she was very shy, her mind was blank, she only heard her panicked heartbeat, and completely lost her ability to think, surprised and happy.

After hugging Jin Lian, Wu Zhi didn't make more movements, although Jin Lian was full of fragrance, rich and elastic to the touch, which made people's hearts shake, but Wu Zhi still controlled himself, he didn't want to desecrate the pure girl in his arms, he just wanted to silently feel the warmth of the two when they were together at the moment.

Seeing that Wu Zhi was not chaotic and did not take himself lightly, Jin Lian's frightened heart gradually calmed down, and she leaned on Wu Zhi silently, she also felt Wu Zhi's strong affection, and her stiff body slowly relaxed. can be hugged by Wu Zhi, she is also secretly happy.

At this moment, time and space seem to have frozen, and the two young hearts have come together! There is no need for any vows, no rhetoric, in the intersection of hearts, the two embraced each other, and finally made a private decision for life.

After sending off the satisfied and affectionate Golden Lotus, Wu Zhi, Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, and Xiao'e began to prepare for the trip to Beijing to catch the exam.

In the middle of November in the third year of Shaosheng, at the end of autumn, the weather began to turn cool, and the fallen leaves were fluttering, so it was advisable to travel far away. At noon on this day, Wu Zhi packed his luggage, brought bamboo grenades, loaded the ox cart, took Xiao'e, and knelt down to say goodbye to Feng Niang with tears.

Rushing to the Golden Village, Pan's house was also busy, and Pan Laoyuanwai, Qin's family, Jin Lian and others had been waiting for a long time. After staying for a long time, after bidding farewell to Pan Laoyuanwai and Qin's family one by one, Wu Zhi hugged Jin Lian, who was crying into tears, and said goodbye. Pan Wei had already returned to Enzhou ahead of schedule and was waiting for them in Enzhou.

The three of them rushed to the county seat of Qinghe County and came directly to the Enzhou Mansion to meet Pan Wei.

In the Enzhou Mansion, Zhizhou Pan Weimin, Tongju Zhou Tong and Pan Wei's mother Tang were all there, and they were sitting in the lobby of the mansion saying goodbye to Pan Wei. Seeing Wu Zhi and the three of them coming in, the four of them suddenly stopped talking and got up to greet the three of them.

"Hello uncle! Hello Auntie! Hello Lord Zhou! Hello Brother Pan! Seeing this, Wu Zhi hurriedly bowed and saluted, and greeted the four of them in turn. The way he greets him is really different!

"Xiao'e has seen her uncle and aunt! I've seen Uncle Zhou! I've seen Brother Pan! Xiao'e was also very well-behaved, and greeted the four of them one by one.

Wu Xiu is familiar with Pan Weimin and the Tang family, and they are very familiar with each other, and they are very happy to meet each other. Pan Weimin naturally introduced him to Zhou Tong, and the two exchanged pleasantries.

Tang took Wu Zhi and Xiao'e's hands, and talked to the two with a smile.

A moment later, Pan Weimin and Zhou Tong came over and talked to Wu Zhi. The two repeated what they had just said to Pan Wei, and told Wu Zhi earnestly about the precautions for the provincial test, and finally kept encouraging him. Wu Zhi listened carefully and nodded his head again and again.

After the exam, a teacher-student relationship will naturally form between the local examiner and the students, and it is reasonable that Wu Zhi will go to visit Zhizhou and pass the judgment before he is lucky. At this time, the two of them were in front of them, which saved Wu Zhi's time to walk back and forth. It can be seen that Pan Weimin and Zhou Tongju are full of expectations for Pan Wei and Wu Zhi.

There is a feast in the world, and a thousand words can not tell the feelings of parting. After a long time, Wu Zhi, Xiao'e and Pan Wei said goodbye to everyone, Wu Zhi with tearful eyes and Xiao'e, together with Pan Wei's servant Wang Er, got into a carriage driven by the government officials of the Zhizhou Mansion, rushed to the Yuhe ferry more than 20 miles away from the city, boarded a large passenger boat, and prepared to rush to Bianliang, Tokyo.

Although Wu Xiu and Feng Niang were very reluctant to Xiao'e, they were afraid that Wu Zhi would have no one to take care of them in their daily life, so they asked Wu Zhi to take Xiao'e with them. Although Wu Zhi said that he could take care of himself, he also wanted to take Xiao'e out to see the world and gain a long insight, so he preferred her to follow.

In Xiao'e's heart, she was in a dilemma, not only sad and sad about leaving her parents, but also a little faintly looking forward to being able to go to the capital with Brother Da Lang, and a trace of indescribable little excitement.

There are many boats moored on the river surface of the ferry, there are boats for transport, passenger boats carrying passengers, and some short-distance small boats.

To get from Enzhou to Tokyo Bianliang, you can take either land or water. The land route is not easy to walk, and the walk is slow, and the mountains and forests are not very peaceful along the way. It is faster to take the waterway, you can directly pass through Enzhou, Linqing, Yongji, Guantao, Daimyo Mansion (Weizhou), Neihuang, Weizhou, Wuzhi from Wuzhi, and then turn east from Wuzhi to enter the Bianhe River, through Heyin to Tokyo Bianliang, the journey is more than 1,000 miles, the morning and evening stop, it is estimated that you can reach the capital in ten to twenty days.

Moreover, it is more comfortable and labor-saving to take a boat, but the cost is more expensive, so many poor families still choose to go to Beijing by land. But there is the eldest son of Lord Zhizhou on the passenger ship, and Wu Zhi doesn't have to worry about the cost, he and Xiao'e sit back and enjoy their achievements. Anyway, it will be a family in the future, and Wu Zhi will accept it with peace of mind.

They sit on a square-nosed flat-bottomed boat, square bow and stern, flat bottom, upturned at both ends, the bottom plate and gunwales are single-layer wooden structure, and the bottom of the boat is longitudinal veneer tiling, also known as "sand boat". Sand boats were one of the main types of inland waterway, offshore and ocean-going ships at that time, with a wide hull and a low center of gravity, which could fight against strong winds and waves. Not only that, the sand boat is flat-bottomed and has a shallow draft, which is especially suitable for driving in shallow water, which makes up for the defect of increasing resistance at the square head and has a faster speed. The sand boat has a wide hull and can be equipped with more masts and sails, making full use of the wind and sailing.

The hull of this ship is relatively large, the cabin is divided into more than a dozen cabins, each room can accommodate one or two people, carrying twenty-one guests of all kinds, plus six boatmen and boatmen, a total of twenty-eight people, mixed personnel, Pan Wei himself lived in a single room, his domestic servant Wang Er shared a house with others, Wu Zhi and Xiao'e lived in a single room together. The hull is wide, but it doesn't look cramped and crowded.

Going down the river, sometimes sailing against the current, after a few days, Xiao'e gradually adapted to the discomfort at the beginning, Wu Zhi had a good physique, and there was no discomfort at all.

Morning and evening stop. During the day, he would take Xiao'e out of the cabin to look at the style of the two sides of the strait, and Xiao'e was also more interested after adapting to the boat, and followed him around; At night, the boat stopped to rest, for safety reasons, the boatman did not dare to dock easily, only anchored in the calm and windless place of the river bay, and stopped the boat to rest.

At night, Wu Zhi would read by the oil lamp, and Xiao'e couldn't stay up next to him, so he would always go to sleep first, and he hadn't yet developed the habit of going to bed early. Sometimes, in the dim light of the oil lamp, he would also quietly think about some problems, think about the way out in the future, and plan future actions.

This time he went to Beijing to catch the exam, the future was uncertain, and Wu Zhi was a little apprehensive in his heart.

On the way, Pan Wei did not have too much contact and communication with Wu Zhi except for the greetings and greetings when they met every day, after all, the two were not very familiar with each other. Wu Zhi was busy with his own affairs, and he didn't have much intersection with him.