He Ren was still walking in front, and Lu Li was a little depressed, and slowly followed behind. Lu Li's parents died when she was born, and no one told her how her parents died for so many years, every time she asked, her mother-in-law showed disdain, glared at Lu Li fiercely, and made her dare not say more.

"Lu Li. He Ren finally stopped waiting for Lu Li, and Lu Li quickly retracted his thoughts and trotted two steps to He Ren's side. "There's a newly dug canal ahead, I'll show you there. ”

"What's in the canal?

"You'll know when you get there. ”

The two of them walked through the bustling streets again, and finally came to a clean place, where there was a black oppression in front of them, and a little light was faintly visible, and a river channel was artificially dug out of the thirty-meter-wide land in the middle, but there was no water here.

"Brother He Ren, why are you digging such a big pit?"

"It's not a pit, it's a canal. ”

"What are the canals for?"

"This capital is an inland plain, and the water system is not as developed as in the south, so the nobles in Beijing came up with such a method to use manpower to forcibly dig out an artificial river. As soon as there is a curfew tonight, the dam will be opened upstream to release water, and the people of the capital will see a wide river early tomorrow morning. ”

Lu Li lowered his head and looked at the ground, it was full of potholes, and the two of them had already walked to the riverbed, "It's so strange in the capital, what do you have to do with a river?"

He Ren looked at Lu Li and smiled awkwardly, "Lu Li, the capital is different from our small village, this is the big world. ”

Although Lu Li didn't understand what He Ren said, he still smiled and nodded, "Well, Brother He Ren, will we live in the capital in the future?"

"Yes, I live in the capital. ”

The corners of Lu Li's mouth curled, and he looked at the ground again, "Hey, why is there a big hole here." ”

The two of them walked a little bit, and then they saw a big hole next to it, "This was originally a well." You see this river, it was originally all people, and the people here were cleared in order to build the canal. ”

"Huh, where are they going?"

"The court will settle itself. He Ren paused, and saw that Lu Li was going to the well to check, "Lu Li." ”

"Huh?"

"I can't marry you anymore. This sentence was like a thunderbolt from the sky, Lu Li's smiling face quickly converged, and his eyes widened. "Lu Li, I'm sorry. ”

"Why, why?" Lu Li trembled when he heard his voice. But He Ren lowered his head and didn't speak, Lu Li was anxious, and took He Ren's hand, "Brother He Ren, you're lying to me, aren't you? Don't scare me!" He Ren still lowered his head and didn't speak. "You speak, don't be like this, you speak, you tell me why, you said, you will marry me if you are admitted to the top prize!" Lu Li's voice became louder and louder.

"What a champion!" He Ren finally began to speak, this voice seemed to pour out all the grievances in his heart, "In the eyes of others, I am just a stinky reader!"

"How can it be? You are the champion, there is only one champion in the country, how can you be a stinky student?"

He Ren finally raised his head and looked into Lu Li's eyes, "Lu Li, forget it." ”

"What's it, what's it?" Lu Li finally cried.

"Lu Li, look at this capital, this canal, these are things we have never seen before. Those sons of families don't need to study hard for ten years like me, but their futures are much brighter than mine. Do you know why?" He Ren put his hands on Lu Li's arm, "It's because they are the sons of a family, and I am an orphan! Why? What am I worse than them? Just because I don't have a good family, they mock me everywhere, target me, and look down on me! You look down on me, don't you?"

The more He Ren spoke, the more excited he became, Lu Li was already trembling all over, tears were raining down, and he shook his head frantically, "No, no." ”

"Lu Li, let's get together and disperse. ”