Traveling through ancient times

"It seems that your county magistrate is a man who gets things done. The people of your county are blessed!"

Gu Dalian was sincerely happy!

"Yes, yes, we ordinary people all hope to have a good official as our parents!"

The shopkeeper agreed repeatedly, but his expression seemed a little unnatural!

The night is quiet, have a good sleep!

The road we walked on became more and more prosperous, and another day passed like this!

At noon on the fourth day, we finally arrived outside the city wall!

The city wall is ten meters high and majestic. The arrow towers and corner towers on the wall stand tall, showing its majesty and grandeur.

There are two big words "Henan" on the top of the city gate, and the two heavy city gates are open, with pedestrians coming in and out in an endless stream!

Qi Huli lined up and went forward to the city gate official to pay the city entry tax for everyone, three cents per person, which was not too high. The carriages entered the city in an orderly manner!

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage followed the official road and entered the neighborhood!

The street layout here is very clear. The official road divides the houses into east and west streets. There are also many slightly narrow streets. Most of the rows of houses are buildings, which is really unexpected!

"Our capital city... after all, it is the capital city of Henan County, so it is naturally more prosperous than other places... Dalian... today, you should go back to the mansion with grandma to rest, and grandma will take you around tomorrow!"

Feng Qinglan probably felt that they were finally getting home, so she let out a long sigh and held onto Gu Dalian tightly, fearing that the girl would not want to go back with her!

In fact, Gu Dalian had no plan to follow Feng Qinglan into the mansion directly. It would be inconvenient to disturb her rashly. Although she knew that Feng Qinglan's house was simple in population, she could not be impolite!

Gu Dalian smiled and said:

"...Grandma, you must be tired today, go back home and rest first!"

"...Lun'er and I will settle our men first, and then go to see my second brother. If we have time, I will bring my second brother and Lun'er to visit you at your house. How do you think?...!"

Feng Qinglan knew that she was a little impatient. After hearing this, she felt that it made sense, so she stopped insisting and took out a pen, ink and a piece of paper from the small pavilion. Aunt Awei was busy grinding the paper, and Feng Qinglan slowly wrote a line of words:

Li Mansion, East Lane 3, Hongning Street

Handed it to Gu Dalian and said:

"Girl, remember this address. Tomorrow, come here to find grandma, and she will take you to meet your family members!"

Gu Dalian: Although I felt that grandma was very kind, it was a bit too fast to get to the stage of adopting her as a godparent all of a sudden!

Looking at Gu Qinglan's pair of eyes full of hope, Gu Dalian couldn't help but say "hmm"!

Feng Qinglan left a smart maid for Gu Dalian, and then left in a carriage!

The residence in ancient times was quite particular, with nobles and wealthy families living on the east and west streets respectively.

Ordinary people usually live in North Street, which is the saying: poor people don't go south, and rich people don't go north! It means that poor people don't go south, and rich people don't go north!

The maid introduced the layout of the city while guiding the carriage to turn a few more streets. Then they saw a row of tall buildings with strings of lanterns hanging outside the doors, each with the following words written on it:

Three words "between water and clouds"!

"This name is quite elegant. I guess the master is also an elegant person!"

Gu Dalian chuckled, jumped off the carriage, and everyone went to the door!

"Sir, please come in!" A waiter came up and greeted him warmly:

"Excuse me, are you guys here for a quick stop or to stay overnight?"

The maid hurriedly said:

"They are guests of our Li Mansion. Ask your shopkeeper to arrange it personally!"

Before he finished speaking, a white-faced man in his forties came out with a smile, bowing and ushering people in:

"Excuse me, Mr. Zhu. Please come in. Wang San, go and open the two Tianzi rooms for our distinguished guests!"

Gu Dalian said as she walked in:

"Boss, open two more plots!"

The shopkeeper bowed and said:

"Oh... My dear, it's such a pity that the provincial examination is being held these days. All candidates have gathered in the provincial capital. The inns are full, and even many candidates are staying in the courtyards of ordinary people!"

"Our two Tianzi rooms are also the VIP rooms of the Li Mansion, so they can be vacant..."

Gu Dalian frowned: "No more rooms?"

The shopkeeper was somewhat embarrassed:

"Yes, there is, but there is only one bunk bed left, which can hold three or four people..."

After thinking for a while, Gu Dalian said:

"The dormitory is open now, so Master Hu and Lixia will have to squeeze in first!"

Since such a big inn is overcrowded, let alone small and medium-sized inns!

Just now on the street, you can see many people dressed as scholars walking around asking for directions and looking for an inn!

After everyone was settled, Gu Dalian asked everyone to rest first, while she changed into men's clothes and left the inn with Gu Lun and Qi Huli!

She wanted to go see her second brother first, mainly because her second brother said last night that Chief Hu was also here this time. This man took good care of her second brother and gave Gu Lun guidance many times, so she wanted to take something to reward him!

After walking through two streets and three alleys, I finally found an inn called Youkelai!

This inn is not small, and all the people coming in and out are scholars. It’s easy to imagine that they are all here to take the exam!

As I approached the door, I saw a waiter and a scholar pushing and shoving each other as they tried to get out!

"You are such an unreasonable scholar. I told you that the woodshed is full but you still don't believe me. If you have the time, you might as well find another one!"

The scholar had a plain appearance, but his temperament was elegant. Although he was dressed simply, he did not look humble. He just stood alone and explained with his hands clasped:

"I have already visited many houses, but they are all full. Even a corner of the woodshed will do. If there is a way, why would I embarrass my second brother?"

He spoke calmly and calmly from beginning to end, which made people admire him!

"Where are you from, sir? Do you mind sharing a bed?"

This voice is definitely my second brother’s!

Gu Wenzhi was seen wearing a crescent-shaped white gown, a scarf of the same color as his headband, a white jade hairpin on his head, thick and straight eyebrows, and a pair of bright and lively phoenix eyes. What a handsome young man!

The scholar was touched to hear that someone was willing to share his bed with him, and he bowed and thanked him:

"I am from Liu Village, Xiyu County. My surname is Liu and my courtesy name is Shengzhi. I am deeply grateful for your generosity. I am content to have a corner of my home to rest!"

"Brother, are you coming out to pick us up?"

Gu Lun jumped and ran to his second brother, smiling happily!

After Liu Shengzhi paid the bed fee, he followed Gu Wenzhi to the Renzihao

As soon as I opened the door, a sour and stinky smell hit me in the face, making my forehead hurt!

"Hey, second brother, did anyone put dead fish and rotten shrimp in this room? Why does it stink so badly?"

Gu Lun covered his nose with one hand and pulled his elder sister aside with the other!

Gu Wenzhi's forehead was twitching. There was nothing he could do. One of his classmates had athlete's foot. Although he soaked his feet every day, he couldn't wash or change his shoes every day in the current environment!

But, this smell, you get used to it after a while!

"Brother Liu, given the current environment, we can only make do with it!"

Liu Shengzhi looked inside and saw that in order to make more money, the boss put four beds where there were originally two beds, and there were three beds on the floor!

Two beds put together can accommodate three people without any problem!

There is a wooden table near the windowsill, with each person's book box on it!

"Brother Liu, put your bookcase on the right, and put your luggage under the corresponding bookcase under the table!"

Hu Shiwei and Chen Jiaoyu were resting in the Renzihao when they heard someone knocking on the door.