At this time, it was already January, and it was less than 20 days before the start of the examination, so there were people from all over the capital coming one after another.

It has brought a lot of vitality to the originally quiet city of Beijing.

Songjiang Mansion, Huating County, Du Mansion.

The three of them were sitting in the middle of the hall, one of them was about forty-five or sixteen years old, with a somewhat fat figure and a faint smile on his eyebrows.

The other two, slightly younger, sat on either side of each other, looking at the older man with a smile on their faces.

The three of them are Du Ling, Xu Guangqi and Du Ling's father Du Wen.

It's a pity that Du Wen has been taking the exam all his life, that is, he is a showman, but he didn't expect his son to be angry, and he was admitted to the exam at a young age.

"Ling'er, you have to be a good companion when you go to the capital, he is Yayuan of Yingtianfu, you let him guide you." Du Wen said with a smile.

After Xu Guangqi heard this, he hurriedly said modestly: "Uncle Shi is polite, I have read more books than Brother Zimei, and I can't talk about teaching, we are discussing knowledge." ”

"Look at it, look at the people, you are still so modest when you win the Asian Yuan, you look at you, you are lucky to be lifted and your tail will go to the sky." Du Wen pointed at Du Ling and said that he hated iron and steel.

"What is a fluke, haven't you failed the exam yourself in your life?" After hearing this, Du Ling muttered in a dissatisfied voice.

"What did you say?!" Du Wen heard his muttering, and his beard fluttered in anger.

Du Ling hurriedly admitted: "I said that Dad, you are right, I must have a good consultation with Brother Zixian." ”

"That's pretty much it."

"Xu Gongzi, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Lingtang." Du Wen taught Du Ling a good lesson, turned his head to Xu Guangqi and smiled.

"Then it's going to be troublesome Uncle Shi."

"Why be polite between you and me."

The two of them were polite, and then they were ready to pack their things and leave.

Before leaving, Du Mu carefully groped for Du Ling, with a face full of reluctance.

"He went to take the exam, and it's not that he won't come back, it's like life and death parting." Seeing this, Du Wen scolded.

"My son, I'm glad to do it." Du Mu pushed back.

"You, you are a woman's kindness."

"A loving mother has many defeated children." Du Wen shouted hesitantly.

"Hmph, no matter what my son says now, he is still a person, and he is much better than your half-show."

Du Wen was directly silent by this sentence, thinking that he Du Wen studied hard every day, and he didn't pass the exam all his life.

My son, I know that I play with my classmates every day, and I passed the exam twice.

"Is this my son after all?" Du Wen couldn't help but have this question in his heart.

Immediately, he hurriedly shook his head in denial.

Seeing that Du Wen was silent, Du Mu tidied up Du Ling's clothes, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Ling'er, you just take the test well, don't have too much pressure, if you don't pass the test, there will be a next time." ”

"Before the exam, what do you say about the frustration, how can you think about the next time before the exam." Du Wen said in a deep voice.

Du Ling was afraid that they would quarrel again, so he hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Father, mother, the child is gone, you take care of your health." ”

After that, he knelt and kowtowed to his parents three times.

Then he stopped staying, and followed Xu Guangqi and slowly left home.

Du Wen and his wife looked at Du Ling's back for a long time and refused to return to their senses, until his back disappeared around the corner, and then they reluctantly withdrew their eyes.

After Xu Guangqi and Du Ling came out of the house, they ran directly towards the wharf, this time they had to take the waterway from the East China Sea to the Yellow Sea to Qingdao first, and then directly into the capital.

In this way, the distance will be greatly shortened.

At the same time, Du Ling also wanted to go to Qingdao to see what kind of magic there was about Qingdao.

"Let's go, Brother Zixian." Du Ling smiled.

"Hmm."

The two of them made an appointment and boarded the boat.

The people who traveled with them also had the same purpose as them, and of course most of them were businessmen who went to Qingdao.

They spent most of their days on the ship in the cabin.

Xu Guangqi spent most of his time in Wenshu, and seized the time to review and consolidate again.

"Knock knock......" There was a knock on the door outside.

Xu Guangqi put down the book with a smile and got up to open the door.

When he walked out of the cabin, he saw Du Ling looking at him with a smile on his face.

Du Ling looked inside the house and saw the books that Xu Guangqi had not put away.

"You won't miss this time." Du Ling joked with a smile.

Xu Guangqi smiled slightly, and then went to the deck with him.

As far as the eye can see, the sea stretches as far as the eye can see.

"The giant sea is quiet, and the Yangtze River is clear." Xu Guangqi couldn't help but murmur in a low voice.

"When I look at the sea, it's not as calm as it seems."

Du Ling replied with a smile.

From time to time, large fish jump out of the water and then fall into the water, making a splash.

The passengers on the deck couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

The two of them stood on the deck, admiring the scenery of the sea, and occasionally pointing at the islands not far away.

"Two sons, the ship is stormy, you better go back to the cabin." Seeing that Du Ling and the others were dressed extraordinarily, the business boss stepped forward and smiled.

"Out of the way, out of the way."

The boss saw that he was kind enough to persuade him, but the two did not appreciate it and stopped persuading.

In the distance, a dark cloud was growing larger and wider, spreading towards them.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed.

"Boom!"

Then there was thunder, and dark clouds came up in the distance.

The sky that had been clear suddenly began to rain heavily.

Pedestrians on merchant ships were in a mess, looking for shelter from the rain.

"Come into the cabin, get into the cabin." The boss hissed and shouted.

Xu Guangqi and Du Ling no longer hesitated, and ran straight towards their cabin.

"Crackling ......"

The heavy rain continued to fall, and the big waves hit the merchant ship one after another, and Xu Guangqi was in the cabin, only feeling that the mountains and the sea were overturned.

"Steady it for me, steady it." The captain is in the operation room, directing the master who drives the ship.

The heavy rain far exceeded his expectations and caught him off guard.

Now that the life of the entire ship was in his hands, he could not show panic, so he had to brace himself.

He also joked with the guy next to him from time to time to relieve his nervousness.

After the active atmosphere of the boss, the tension of the guys gradually disappeared, and the work in their hands became a lot more stable.

Heavy rain continued to fall, and merchant ships swayed with the waves in the vast sea.

The passengers in the cabin are hugging their families, shivering as if the world is apocalyptic.

When the time came to the middle of the night, the heavy rain gradually subsided, and the ship was much calmer, and Xu Guangqi's nerves that had been tense for half the night were finally relieved.

After a while, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, early in the morning.

"Look, look, we're here." Xu Guangqi was woken up by a commotion.

He rubbed his eyes, got up and walked out of the cabin, and an island appeared in front of him.

It's not so much an island as a small county town.

After half a year of development in Qingdao, many merchants have taken a fancy to his investment value and have purchased land in Qingdao.

Suddenly, Qingdao's buildings sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

"Is this Qingdao? It's kind of prosperous. Du Ling also walked out, looked at the merchant ships at the Qingdao wharf, and couldn't help but admire.

Xu Guangqi smiled and nodded.

Soon the ship docked, and the passengers on board picked up their packages and disembarked without looking back.

Du Ling and the others also hurriedly packed their luggage and hurriedly got off the boat.

After getting off the boat, looking at the crowded dock, Du Ling proposed: "Brother Zixian, let's find a place to eat something first." ”

"I was scared to death last night, I didn't feel hungry at the time, but now I'm so hungry that I can't walk."

"Well, I'm a little hungry too."

Xu Guangqi touched his stomach and laughed softly.

Then the two of them went inside and began to look for food on the street.

About 5 minutes later, the two walked into a small shop.

When a young man saw the two of them come in, he hurriedly greeted them with a smile.

After Du Ling and Xu Guangqi sat down, Du Ling smiled and said, "Boss, give me a copy of all the specialties in your store." ”

"Hey, it's too much, let's not waste it." Xu Guangqi stopped.

"Out of the way, out of the way."

"We're sure we'll be able to finish eating, and we're finally here, if we don't taste some special things, won't we come in vain?"

The guy saw Du Ling's bold move, and shouted with a smile: "Two guests, stewed yellow croaker, steamed yellow croaker, braised yellow croaker......"

More than 10 dishes were shouted in a row.

After Du Ling heard this, his face darkened.

However, if he said it and spilled the water, he couldn't pull it back.

In his expectation, the guy kept shuttling, and after a while, more than ten dishes were served.

"It's okay, it's okay, these fish aren't big." Du Ling secretly rejoiced.

This boss is quite realistic, and the small yellow croaker he served, if it was a big yellow croaker, it would be enough for them to drink a pot.

"Brother Zixian, please." After the dishes were served, Du Ling sat down with a gesture of invitation to Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi hurriedly returned the salute.

Immediately, the two were no longer polite and began to pick up chopsticks to taste these delicacies.

"Hmm!" With a bite of fish in his stomach, Du Ling couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"This money is not spent in vain, you can't eat such delicious food in Jiangnan."

"yes, I just don't know how much it costs." Xu Guangqi replied with a smile.

"Hey, you've won the top prize, so you still have to care about that."

"Don't torture me."

Xu Guangqi replied with a red face.

When they were full of wine and food, they called their men.

"Man, how much?"

"Two guest officers, a total of three taels of silver."

"It's not expensive." Du Ling said secretly.

After all, he eats a lot.

There are more than 10 dishes, and the location of this restaurant is excellent, so it is estimated that the rent is not cheap.

Du Ling happily took out the silver, paid the man, and then walked out of the store with Xu Guangqi.

The streets of Qingdao are extremely clean, which makes people feel a little better at first glance, and there are many scholars who are dressed like them on the streets.

"Brother Zixian, it's still early, let's go shopping first." Du Ling suggested with a smile.

Xu Guangqi smiled and nodded, and then the two began to travel throughout Qingdao together.