Chapter 39, Foothold
"I see. Qin Mo somewhat understood.
"By the way, you have a Qianmo bow in your hand, you must be from the Jiang Yi clan, so, which descendant are you? Li Bai asked suddenly.
"I only know that my mother's name is Jiang Hanshuang, and I don't know anything else. Qin Mo said.
"Jiang Hanshuang, it's her ......" Li Bai looked at Qin Mo with some incredulity, his expression a little strange.
"Why are you looking at me like this?" Qin Mo had goosebumps all over his body.
"Why don't you look like her at all? She was the first beautiful woman in the imperial city at that time, and she was also the first talented woman. Li Bai looked at him strangely.
"The first beauty, the first talented woman?" Qin Mo was a little surprised.
"Yes, I was young at the time, but my goal was to marry her when I grew up. Li Bai said, giving Qin Mo a strange look, "If that didn't happen, perhaps, you wouldn't exist." ”
Qin Mo glanced at him, although Jiang Hanshuang was not his real mother, he was also connected by blood, but he also knew that Li Bai was joking.
For such a beautiful woman, I am afraid that any teenager will have such thoughts, just like the current Turin, the only daughter of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, even if she is not talented, she is slim, and that identity alone is enough to make countless people reverie.
However, in Qin Mo's eyes, Turin was still the chubby and sweet-looking little girl, but now this little girl has grown up.
Seeing that Qin Mo stopped talking, Li Bai hurriedly confessed, thinking that Qin Mo was angry and immersed in that sadness.
"Is she still alive?" Qin Mo suddenly asked.
"This is for you, he is a mother, don't you know if she is alive?" asked Li Bai.
Qin Mo was suddenly silent, because his father Qin Lin had told him that Jiang Hanshuang left after giving birth to him, and this Qianmo bow also fell into Qin Mo's hands after several tosses.
There was silence in the carriage again, and at this time Qin Mo suddenly had an idea, he decided to find Jiang Hanshuang, and also fulfilled one of his father's wishes.
"Really don't go to my house?" the carriage stopped next to an inn, and Li Bai stretched out his head and asked.
"Don't bother, if you have time tomorrow, come with me to find a place to stay. Qin Mo said.
"There's nothing, it's just that you have a lot of free time, and anyway, the school palace hasn't started classes yet. Li Bai said and shrank in again.
"Wait. Qin Mo stopped.
"Why, changed my mind. Li Bai stuck out his head and smiled.
Qin Mo shook his head and said, "Help me pay for the house." ”
"......" Li Bai's face turned black at once, and he threw out a few spirit coins and said to the groom, "Let's go, go home." ”
Qin Mo caught the spirit coin, smiled awkwardly, and then walked into the inn.
Early in the morning of the second day, Li Bai came to the inn, and the two went out and wandered around the city, but after searching for a long time, they did not find a house to rent.
Li Bai frowned: "It seems that the major families are deliberately not letting you stay in the imperial city, and they actually do such tricks, but unfortunately although my Li family's business is all over Zhongzhou, only the share of this imperial city is less." ”
Speaking of this, he looked at Qin Mo and said, "Otherwise, you can live in my house, anyway, the land is big, and many rooms are unoccupied." ”
"No!" Qin Mo shook his head resolutely, "In case I am assassinated, your house will not be in ruins, not good, not good." ”
Li Bai actually knew that Qin Mo didn't want to cause trouble for him, although he had already caused a lot of trouble, if he didn't go to the Li family, it would be difficult for the major Gu families to find trouble with the Li family.
"Let's continue to search, I don't believe in this huge imperial city, and we can't find a courtyard yet. Li Bai was ruthless.
However, half a month passed, and they almost turned around most of the imperial city, but they did not find a place to rent, and two major events happened in this half month.
The first major event was that the master accepted his ninth disciple, and unsurprisingly, it was the little monk of Dongjian, and there was a lot of discussion in the entire imperial city, but most of the discussion was in the market.
The second major event was that the Tianjian Pavilion sacrificed to the heavens and took out the long-sealed Sacred Dao grains, which would be sown in the Terrans from now on to improve the food of the Terrans.
Although the first major event was big, it was still overshadowed by the second.
"If the holy path grains are sown, the physique of the human race will be greatly improved in the future, and there will be no need to fight to the death with the ancient beasts. Li Bai couldn't help but sigh, "However, this holy path grain must have been sown in the counties controlled by the ancient family and the family first, so I don't know if ordinary people like us can enjoy it." ”
Hearing the previous paragraph, Qin Mo was still a little worried, but when he heard the latter paragraph, Qin Mo's face became strange: "The only heir of the dignified Li family, the richest person in the future, is also an ordinary person?"
"Hey, hey. Li Baican laughed, "Of course I am an ordinary person, at least compared to those ancient families, those traditional families, they all look high." ”
Speaking of this, Li Bai thought of the master's acceptance of apprentices again, and muttered in a low voice, "This old guy doesn't know what medicine he took wrong. ”
"The partition wall has ears. Qin Mo reminded.
During this period of time with Qin Mo, Li Bai not only did not restrain himself, but became more and more open-mouthed, and from time to time a few words of grievances for Qin Mo would come out, which was also a sigh.
Sure enough, Li Bai didn't care, but his voice was louder, but it was not a big deal to talk about the master, even when the Xuanyuan Holy Emperor was alive, people would talk about it, but it would not be excessive.
Regarding the matter of the master's acceptance of apprentices, Qin Mo was very downbeat in his heart, especially when Li Bai was upset for him, he seemed very calm.
"By the way, you said, if the master really takes you as an apprentice...... Li Bai turned around, but found that Qin Mo was gone, and looked around, but found that Qin Mo had gone to an alley, and he hurriedly chased after him.
In the alley, Qin Mo looked at a sheep cart with a pestle, and Li Bai asked strangely, "What's so good about this?"
"I saw this sheep cart some time ago. Qin Mo looked at the gate next to the sheep cart, "This should be the old gentleman's home." ”
"Isn't this just an ordinary sheep cart, there are so many in the imperial city, what old gentleman?" Li Bai looked strange.
He was wondering, but Qin Mo went to knock on the door, and after a while, the door opened, only to see a dignified-looking young man walk out, give a salute, and say, "Is there something wrong with this guest?"
Qin Mo pointed to the sheep cart and asked, "I don't know if this sheep cart belongs to an old gentleman?"
"That's a tutor. The young man said strangely, "Do you know the teacher?"
"A few days ago, when it was snowing heavily, there was a relationship at the gate of the city, and fortunately the old gentleman pointed out that he got rid of the heart barrier. Qin Mo explained.
The young man looked Qin Mo up and down, and suddenly smiled: "No wonder that magpie cries on the branch all morning, it turns out that a distinguished guest has come to the door, please." ”
Li Bai, who was standing on the side, really couldn't stand the conversation between the two, Qin Mo was already hypocritical enough, and now this one was even more hypocritical.
"Hey, when I think of the days of the school palace in the future, I can't help but feel sad from my heart. Li Bai sighed, and then followed.
This is a simple courtyard, a stone path, three or two side houses are scattered, lush vegetation, simple and a little elegant.
"Teacher, there are guests visiting. The young man walked to the hall and spoke.
After a while, the door of the hall opened, and a sturdy old man walked out of the hall, with gray hair and wrinkled face, looking very old.
Unlike that day, the sun was shining today, and the old man's body was not trembling, although he was dressed plainly, he had a different temperament.
"I've seen the old gentleman. Qin Mo bowed.
Seeing that it was Qin Mo, the old man had some strangeness in his eyes, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Mr. Xiao, thank you Mr. Xiao for the wine and robe that day." ”
Although Li Bai next to him didn't speak, he also gave a salute, but he obviously couldn't interject, and couldn't help pacing in the courtyard curiously.
"It turned out that the teacher's wine and clothes were given by the little gentleman that day. The young man looked at Qin Mo strangely and said, "No wonder the teacher chatters from time to time as soon as he comes back." ”
"It's a gesture. Qin Mo replied.
"Sending charcoal in the snow, how can it be regarded as a gesture. The old man then instructed the young man to make tea, "Since the little gentleman is here, let's sit here for a while, so that the old man can fulfill the friendship of the landlord." ”
"Excuse me. Qin Mo nodded, Li Bai originally wanted to say that he was going to find a house, but seeing that Qin Mo agreed, it was difficult to refuse, so he could only keep his mouth shut.
In the hall, Qin Mo and the old man chatted very speculatively, just like at the city gate that day, chatting and chatting about the master's acceptance of apprentices and the matter of the holy path and grains.
The grass people in the market seem to be particularly interested in this kind of thing, but those wealthy families dare not discuss it easily, for fear of saying the wrong thing.
"What does the little gentleman think of the master's acceptance of apprentices?" asked the old man.
Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Don't dare to discuss." ”
"Don't dare, is there any objection?" said the old man with a smile, "That old man is afraid that he is more confused than me, and he has accepted a heresy." ”
"The old gentleman's words are wrong, if the human race is in the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, maybe it is not a heresy, but a kind of faith. Qin Mo said, "It's a pity that now the human race is suffering from internal and external troubles, and dangers are lurking, but it is unknown. ”
Hearing this, the old man was silent, and the young man looked at him strangely and said, "Mr. Xiao is insightful." ”
"What a good insight, heresy is heresy, the only belief of our human race is the Holy Emperor, how can those bald people say that all beings are equal. Li Bai was dissatisfied.
Qin Mo smiled bitterly, and when he saw that the tea was almost drunk, he got up and said goodbye: "Disturb the old man, the kid still has some things to do, so I'll leave." ”
"Oh, what's so urgent?" asked the old man.
"It's just to find a place to live, those damn ......" Li Bai originally wanted to talk about the Gu family, but when he thought that this was an ordinary family, he changed his words, "Damn the merchants, none of them are willing to rent." ”
The old man was silent, and at this time the young man glanced at the old man and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiao really has a relationship with the teacher, no, there is a vacant house in my house, just across the door, if Mr. Xiao does not dislike it, how about renting it to Mr. Xiao." ”
Qin Mo hurriedly got up and said, "It's good to have a place to live, where will I dislike it." ”
"Mouthy. The old man glared at the young man, but the young man just stuck out his tongue and grimaced, which was very strange.
The old man said again: "In this way, you go and clean up, so that the little gentleman can move in, at this price, how about a spirit coin a month?"
"Old man, you are robbing, the inn outside, a spirit coin can live for a month. Li Bai immediately said dissatisfied.
Because it was his money spent, even if it was just a spirit coin, it was extremely distressing, but he didn't know that the price of a night in Yanyu Pavilion was enough for Qin Mo to rent for several years......