Wang Li got up early the next morning, and when he went out, he saw Kong Chengfu sitting in the courtyard loading bamboo arrows with arrows and arrow feathers, so he greeted: "Brother Fu is early." ”

Kong Chengfu smiled heartily and nodded: "Little brother got up so early, I have to go into Xiaoman Mountain to hunt early this morning, come back at noon, and my eldest brother and I will go into the city in the afternoon and sell some furs and medicinal herbs, do you have any plans?"

After talking with Wang Li last night, Kong Cheng Fu guessed that Wang Li was not from the Great Yao Kingdom, so he asked him what he thought in the future.

Wang Li couldn't stay in Kongjia Village forever, Kong Chengfu saw the glass crystal bottle that Wang Li had never seen before, and thought that Wang Li must have some secrets.

Although he is now in the countryside, his family has also been brilliant, and he knows that the crystal bottle is not ordinary. In contrast, although the hosta was dazzling, it was just a rich thing, and he had seen it before, which was not unusual.

Chen Kongshi told him last night that Wang Li may have fled because of the treasure, and he could not stay for a long time, so as not to hurt himself.

Kong Chengfu scolded her and said that although the Kong family has declined, he is not a person who will not be saved when he sees death, no matter how many treasures Wang Li has, he Kong Chengfu will never steal it, whether he is a fugitive or a reverse journey, since he has saved Wang Li, he will not stand idly by.

This caused Chen Kong's disobedience, she said that she didn't drive him away, but just asked her husband to keep his mind, how could she be a femme fatale?

Kong Chengfu left his thoughts today, although he didn't want to drive Wang Li away, he just wanted to hear Wang Li's own plans, so that he could give Wang Li, who was not familiar with life, some help.

Wang Li pondered for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Fu, don't hide it, I'm not from Da Yao, my hometown is far away, and it is difficult to return, so let's go to Yucheng to make a living first." ”

When Kong Chengfu heard Wang Li say that he was not from Da Yao, he said in his heart that this was indeed the case, but when he heard that he did not plan to go back, but was looking for a place to go in Yucheng, he couldn't help but think: "Isn't it true that he is fleeing abroad?"

Kong Chengfu is not a suspicious person, and after a little bit of it in his heart, he just nodded and said: "This afternoon, my little brother and I and my eldest brother will go into the city together, my father still has a few old friends to rely on, let's help you make a living." ”

Wang Li said: "I don't know if Brother Fu Lingzun is actually ...... Condolences!"

Kong Chengfu shook his head and said gloomily: "It's okay, my father has been gone for many years." Little brother will tidy up in the morning, then...... Clothing customs are different, you will be inconvenient to wear your own clothes in Dayao, my clothes you will wear for the time being, it is easy to behave, when everything is settled, it is not too late to prepare. ”

"How dare Wang Li dislike it!" Wang Li listened and hurriedly said: "So, thank you Brother Fu." ”

At noon, Wang Li was playing with Xiao Wu in the yard, and the big yellow dog lying in the sun suddenly pricked up his ears and jumped out suddenly.

Not long after, Kong Chengfu and another man walked into the courtyard carrying a beast with a long wooden pole, followed by Rhubarb, who shook his head and tail.

The man behind Kong Chengfu had a white face, and his appearance was very similar to Kong Chengfu, but he had a more elegant temperament.

Xiao Wu jumped at the sack in Kong Chengfu's hand, "Oh! Oh! Big white pear! Daddy brought Xiao Wu a big white pear!"

Rhubarb also circled around Xiao Wu, Kong Chengfu smiled and threw the sack in his hand to Xiao Wu, rubbed Xiao Wu's head with his hand, and then introduced to Wang Li: "Little brother, this is my eldest brother, Kong Chengshi." ”

Wang Li greeted him: "Brother Shi!"

Kong Chengshi nodded gently: "Cheng Fu told me about you, Xiaoli will go into the city with us this afternoon." ”

At this time, Xiao Wu looked up and wondered, "Are Dad and Uncle going into the city?"

Looking at Xiao Wu's hopeful eyes, Kong Chengfu shook his head and said: "This is not good, Dad has something to do when he enters the city this time, you see, this big bear daddy has to be sold." As he spoke, he patted the beast on the pole.

Only then did Wang Li see that the brown beast was actually a giant bear!

A bamboo arrow pierced the bear deep into his right eye and passed through the back of the head, which should have killed him with one arrow. The bear is huge, and although it is dead, its momentum is still there, and it is still terrifying to look at.

Wang Li was surprised by the bravery of the Kong brothers, and exclaimed: "I didn't expect Brother Fu Shi to be so brave!"

Kong Chengshi smiled: "It's mostly Cheng Fu's strength, haha, I'm just carrying it down the mountain." Kong Chengfu said: "Big brother, you are a scholar, and this brute force is my work." ”

Kong Chengshi smiled and was about to answer, Chen Kongshi walked out of the house with a crude dried fur, and when he saw Kong Chengshi, he bowed his head and said, "Uncle." ”

Kong Chengshi and Kong Chengfu put down the burden on their shoulders and put the giant bear in the yard, Kong Chengshi said: "Is this the sable that Cheng Fu hunted a few days ago?"

Wang Li knew that the fur in Chen Kong's hand was quite beautiful, it was a purple mink.

This morning, Chen Kongshi scraped the inside of the sable skin shovel with a blunt knife, and the fur was roughly processed.

Looking at the curiose, Wang Li didn't know what kind of animal fur it was, and when he heard Kong Chengshi say it, he reacted.

Chen Kongshi said: "Well, it just so happened that the second brother told me last night that he was going to enter the city with his uncle today, so I made it out this morning, so that you could sell it by the way." ”

Kong Chengfu took out a big chopping knife from the kitchen, quickly cut off the bear's left forepaw, held the bear's paw with both hands and smiled: "That's right! There is no need to sell it, my eldest brother and I have important things to do when we enter the city this time, we originally planned to use this bear's paw to explore the way, but now there is an extra sable skin, it should be more secure." ”

Hearing this, Kong Chengshi nodded, only Wang Li and Chen Kongshi were confused.

Chen Kongshi only knew that Kong Chengfu and his uncle had entered the city to sell mountain goods today, but he didn't know that his husband had other plans, so he was surprised, but he didn't ask too much.

Xiao Wu hid behind Wang Li in fear, and after thinking for a while, he tried to drag the sack containing the big white pear into the house, thinking that he was afraid that Kong Chengfu would take his beloved big white pear and sell it.

Kong Chengfu then quickly chopped off the remaining paws of the giant bear, and said to Chen Kong's family: "You keep this front palm, and leave it to Xiao Wu to supplement the body in the future, the left front palm has to be packed separately, and the remaining two back palms are wrapped together, by the way, the sable fur is also packed separately, and the left palm is put together." The dried mushrooms before that were also loaded, and these were to be sold. ”

Chen Kongshi sighed softly, Kong Chengfu hugged the four bear paws, and went to the warehouse next to the kitchen with Chen Kongshi to clean up.

......

It was sunset, Wang Li estimated that it was two o'clock in the afternoon, he packed his backpack, and Kong Chengfu and Kong Chengshi went on the road.

Sitting on the ox cart of Kong Chengshi's house, the two oxen conjugated forward, the ox back pulled a simple cart, although the cart was paved with thick straw, but the road was still bumpy.

They took the official road, and Kong Chengshi told Wang that Kongjia Village was located in the western suburbs of Yucheng, and it would take about an hour to enter the city.

Kong Chengfu sat in front of the car to drive cattle, Wang Li and Kong Chengshi chatted in the car, and Kong Chengfu had nothing to say and said some interesting things. After some conversation with Kong Chengshi, Wang Li learned more about Yucheng and Da Yao.

Although Da Yao is a scholar of literature, unlike Wang Li's previous life, there is no contention of a hundred schools, and naturally there is no Confucian Shijia, and Taoism is the only giant in this world.

The literati relied on Wenxin to go to school, and Wang Li expected that this Wenxin was probably the personification of moral standards such as etiquette and music, but relying on Kong Chengshi's words, Wang Li did not have a specific understanding.

Da Yao's literary examination is mainly divided into three categories, every three years there is a test of talent, the next year in the spring of the small literary ju, that is, the Wengong is selected, every five years, that is, the small literary juju after the autumn of the year after the big literary ju, that is, the great act of manifestation.

After the trial, the court did not give the title, and the state government raised it as a scribe, and the first person on the trial list could get the imperial gift from the imperial court and obtain the title of the holy scholar.

After the Wengong was elected, the imperial court was named and given the title of Wencheng, and the first in the Wengong Zhengxuan list was awarded the title of Daxian Wencheng.

After the manifestation of the saint, he was named Wenxian, which is different from the previous two, after the great move, the emperor has a great ceremony, and the first one is given as a literary saint.

These three article names are used as the text position, and the first article name is different from the same list text name, so it is also called the first text under the list.

Although there is no Confucianism, the literati are still called Confucians, Confucians, and scholars. It's just that it has nothing to do with Confucianism in the previous life.

Kong Chengshi himself is not famous, he once participated in a talent test, but failed. Wang Li was full of resentment when he saw Kong Chengshi's words and this matter, and he was afraid that there would be a reason.

Kong Chengshi said: "This year's examination is only in October, and the Bu Ling Zhishou, who was only transferred to Yucheng this year, is an old friend of his late father, so he plans to go to find out the way." If this subject doesn't make the list again, my Kong family will never recover!"

If the age exceeds 40, you will not be eligible to participate in the examination again, and you can only give up the text. Kong Chengshi is reaching forty this year, and if he falls off the list this year, he will really have no chance of career.

Kong Chengshi sighed after speaking, and Wang Li was silent.

Bu Ling Zhishou is similar to the mayor, and Wang is a few of them, and he should be the chief examiner of the examination and examination. It's June, and it's not far from October, so it's just time to take care of the door.

The atmosphere was silent for a while, and Kong Chengfu turned back to Wang Li and said, "By the way, I will also make a living for the little brother, haha." ”

Wang Li touched his nose and said, "Don't bother Brother Fu, I never thought that you and Brother Shi had such a heavy task on this trip, how could I only care about myself and let you suffer." I'm a big man, and it's still okay to find a livelihood. ”

Kong Chengfu feigned anger and said: "Don't talk about this again! I told you this morning, how can the eldest husband go back on his word!"

Wang Li was about to persuade, but Kong Chengshi on the side also said: "Xiaoli doesn't need to say anything, my brothers will definitely help you." You are not familiar with this life, how can you find a life?" said and smiled, and then said: "Just talking about the matter of making up for the register, if you have no one and no silver to open the way, the knife and pen officials in the foreign government and household department will inevitably let you take off a layer of skin!"

Wang Rinne said, "This ...... This ......"

Kong Chengfu said: "That's it, little brother doesn't need to say much." ”

Wang Li had no choice but to give up, and said solemnly to the Kong brothers: "In this way, thank you Brother Fu and Brother Shi." ”

Kong Chengshi smiled and said, "Helping others is like helping yourself, why thank you?"

Wang Li touched his head and laughed as well.

After a long journey, Wang Li saw a tall city wall in the distance, so he asked, "Brother Fu, are we almost there?"

Kong Chengfu shouted and shook his short whip, and said, "The front is the Jade City, which is the West Water Gate of the Inner City." Little brother, after entering the city, you will go with us to sell these mountain goods, and then find a hotel to spend the night, and tomorrow my eldest brother and I will have to go to the Taishou Mansion to pay homage to Lord Liu. It's good that you're familiar with Jade City for the time being. ”

Taishou is to give orders to know.

"Huh. ”

Wang Li hugged the backpack in his arms, looking at the jade city and the tall city gate that became more and more clear, his heart suddenly became nervous, he was amused in his heart, and said secretly: "I have been a human being in two lives in vain, and I have seen the ancients, but that's it!"

No wonder Wang Wei sighed secretly, since he saw the Kong family and inquired about some stories, he thought that this world should be the same as the previous life. And his own knowledge transcends the ages, and he has learned from the past and the present, so he has a mentality of looking at the eye, and he also guesses that the jade city is similar to the ancient city in the previous life.

How did he know that this inner city gate was as tall and majestic as a mountain, and his heart was naturally nervous, but he didn't notice the subtle changes in his mentality, but Kong Chengshi smiled and said: "I don't know which is more beautiful than this jade city and Xiaoli Sangzi? ”

Wang Li said: "Each has its own merits, and the jade city is more ancient. ”

When entering the city gate, Kong Chengfu showed the soldiers at the city gate directions, bribed some more silver taels, and told each other with good words. The soldiers guarding the gate got silver taels, and skipped the carriage as if it were customary, so they did not check Wang Li's road, and the ox cart entered the Jade City smoothly after a rough search.

After the West Water Gate, it is a long straight and wide street, and the green bricks are neatly paved. On both sides of the street are all kinds of shops and shops, and a row of oblique banners looks at the past, and it has the charm of six or seven points in the ancient Jiangnan in the previous life, but it lacks the gentleness of the water waves and the talented and beautiful woman.

There are countless pedestrians who seem to be separated from the king, and there are people selling goods along the street, selling daily necessities, and the business of Yucheng seems to be very developed.

At this time, Kong Chengshi said to Kong Chengfu: "Chengfu, let's go to Yongning Inn to settle down first." ”

After Kong Chengfu answered, Kong Chengshi said to Wang Li: "Tomorrow I have to go to my father's old friend Liu Taishou's mansion to make some way, and today I have to go to Baoqifang to sell mountain goods, this Yongning Inn is in the north of Yucheng, closest to Taishou Mansion and Baoqifang, just walk along this Shangluo Street, and then turn north to Jiyuan Road, go north a little way to arrive, and spend the night there today." ”

"Hmm. Wang Li nodded, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Brother Shi, why don't you sell the herbs to Yulutang, but go to Baoqifang to sell them?"

Kong Chengshi said: "Although Yulutang is fair, the price is not as good as Baoqifang. ”

Kong Chengfu said with a smile: "Yulutang itself has a special medicine collector, there is no shortage of these, if we come to sell these medicinal materials, they will not accept them." Baoqifang is different, the folk have the permission of the Qingyu Pavilion to open a medicinal herb shop - most of them are cabinet ministers' family business, Yulutang medicinal materials are few, and never outflow, the people's demand for these medicinal materials is naturally much higher, but the price is quite expensive. ”

Wang Li was puzzled and asked, "There are also people among the people who want these herbs?"

Kong Chengshi explained: "Most of them are the families of the Qingyu Pavilion officials, which are used to cultivate the children of the medical Tao, or to supply them with pharmacies. Ordinary people do not have the pavilion inheritance of Qingyu Pavilion, and they are not allowed to open a pharmacy without permission, which is a felony and will kill their heads, and folk medicinal materials have to flow to their pharmacy. ”

Wang Li looked at Kong Chengshi, who had a bitter face, thoughtfully.

Yongning Inn is a three-story hotel, although it is not prosperous, it is also comfortable and clean.

Kong Chengfu and Xiao Er booked two sets of Tianzi upper rooms, Wang Li did not have a road guide, that is, an ID card similar to the previous life, but the Da Yao system was relaxed, Kong Chengshi and Kong Chengfu jointly made a guarantee, and gave Wang Li an introduction certificate at the inn, under the pretext of losing the road guide in the city, and the identity of a virtual outsider was fine.

The three of them cleaned up cursoly, then went out and walked east.

Wang Li was carrying a backpack, and when he saw Kong Chengfu carrying a sack of herbs in one hand, walking like flying, walking in the front, he couldn't help but be embarrassed and hurriedly followed.

After passing through many narrow streets, I finally saw Baoqi Fang in a slightly open area.

Baoqi Fang is located in the northeast of Yucheng, there are six floors high, it is said to be a square, but it is the style of a building.

Merchants outside the door are endless, enter the door, the first floor is extremely open, there are many shops with counters and vendors on both sides, the building is hollowed out, and you can see a big word of "treasure" carved on the top of the building when you raise your eyes.

Kong Chengshi told Wang Li that the first floor of this Baoqi Fang is a free zone, where people are allowed to trade and buy with each other, and there are all kinds of books and medical materials and jade treasures.

After walking inside for a while, the Kong brothers stopped at the counter of a pharmacy called "Zhengshantang". There was no one in front of the counter, and it was a little deserted.

Sitting behind the counter was a thin old man, who was stunned at first when he saw Kong Chengfu and Kong Chengshi, and then hurriedly stood up and said enthusiastically: "It's been so long, I still remember." Sure enough, he said that he would come, and you two brothers are covenant-keeping people, haha. Is the little brother next here with you too?"

Wang Li saw that although the thin old man looked ugly and had a dark face, his eyes were upright and his speech was peaceful, not the appearance of a wicked man and a profiteer, so he nodded and said, "I came with Brother Fu and Brother Shi." ”

The thin old man looked at Wang Li, didn't ask much, and asked Kong Chengfu, "How much did you bring this time?"

Kong Chengfu lifted the sack to the counter and said, "Shuzhi has forty catties, and phantom mushrooms are thirty catties." Shopkeeper Xu, take a look?"

Shopkeeper Xu carried the sack and said with a smile: "I still can't trust you?" Haha, the price has risen a little, one or two Shuzhi is one hundred and ninety-six wen, and forty catties is ......" As he spoke, he took out an abacus and began to calculate quickly, "It is ninety-four thousand and eighty wen, a total of ninety-six taels of silver! This phantom mushroom is two hundred and forty-five wen and one tael, and thirty catties is ...... Ninety taels of silver, a total of one hundred and eighty-six taels!"

After speaking, he flicked the abacus with a "snap" and asked, "That's right, right?"

Kong Chengshi said: "That's right. ”

Nodding, the shopkeeper Xu turned around and called the servant to get the silver.

Wang Li thought for a while and roughly figured out the conversion standard of Da Yao. One catty should be twelve taels, and one tael of silver is about nine hundred and eighty copper coins, and this one hundred and eighty-six taels weighs fifteen catties, which is also a huge amount of money.

didn't wait long, Kong Chengfu took the wooden box containing the silver coin, opened it for inspection, checked it with his hand, and handed the medicinal materials to the shopkeeper Xu, and after saying goodbye, he left the counter with Kong Chengshi and Wang Li.

The shopkeeper looked at the backs of the three of them leaving, suddenly thought of something, and stared at Wang Li tightly until he disappeared into the crowd, and then came back to his senses.