Bianshanhan [farming]

Li Qingzhuo was on vacation and had time to go to the academy with a group of people.

Most of the academy's students from the capital city went home a few days ago, and the usually crowded door suddenly became empty.

Giving the gift of the year to the doorman, Li Qingzhuo said that he would take his relatives in for a tour. The doorman opened the gate, and a crowd of people waited to enter.

In their line of business, not only Li Qingwen and Li Qingrui, but also Jiang Liping's two sons originally wanted Jiang's sister-in-law to come with them. Aroma, I hope my head will be brighter in the future.

The green brick floor in the academy is spacious and tidy, with many trees, pavilions and pavilions, and the fragrance of ink has not dissipated.

After all, Wenzheng Academy has a long history, and there have been many famous people. Every pavilion or pool has some stories. Li Qingzhuo told them what he thought was true.

The big guys just think it's amazing.

Li Qingwen stopped for a moment in front of the four-storey Zangshu Pavilion, and heard his second brother say that there are countless books here, except for the ones on the top floor, all others can be borrowed, and he was very envious.

The tattered books he bought yesterday cost a lot of money. It is really enviable for the students studying here to have so many good books.

Behind the Zangshu Pavilion is the library for discussing Taoism and scriptures. Only famous literati and bachelors in the capital will give lectures here, and it will be open.

The academy was quiet, and Li Qingzhuo, who was wearing plain clothes, walked casually, with a tall and slender figure, which was especially in line with the elegant scenery around him.

Li Qingrui took a few glances and was relieved in his heart. It was indeed not wrong to let his second brother come to study in the capital.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Li Qingwen again, Yaodi is also a material for studying, it depends on what he wants.

The back hill of Wenzheng Academy used to be a field. In the past, the students had to take turns to work in the field, so as to let them know the difficulty of farming.

Later, it gradually became a flower planting, and there were special flower farmers to serve it. There are a large area, and many of them are still in bloom.

After walking around the academy, and then coming out of the gate, Li Qingshun and the others had only one thought in their minds, that is, no matter what, they would earn money and send their children to study. Even if they can't read, it's good to be able to read.

When they went back, they bought a bag of white noodles. Thinking of the whole sheep that Zhou Congxin sent yesterday, Li Qingwen bought a bundle of celery by the way. He chopped the celery, Li Qinghong chopped the mutton, Fang's kneaded the noodles, and made a meal of noodles. A large spoonful of fried lamb with celery in each person's bowl as a topping.

After dinner, Li Qingrui told Fang that he would not be able to come back today if he wanted to deliver a letter, so he didn't have to share the three of his brothers' meals in the evening.

When they came to the capital this time, they brought several packages of letters. Apart from the caravans that were sent to the north and south of the river, there were also dozens of letters in the capital.

In order to be quicker, Li Qingrui made some inquiries and found a groom who was most familiar with the capital.

Li Qingzhuo didn't go, he carried Li Qingshun and others around the neighborhood, this time he insisted on calling Fang's, and traveled thousands of miles to the bustling capital, even if he didn't buy anything, he should go out and have a look.

So, after eating the noodles, the two groups of people walked away as soon as the door of the small courtyard was closed.

The letters to Hongzhou were all in Qin Dongmeng's possession, and Li Qingrui's hands were all letters from exiles from border towns and officers and soldiers.

The groom surnamed Zhang was really familiar with every corner of the capital, and he could find it in every nook and cranny. In one afternoon, they sent out more than a dozen letters.

The four of them ate outside in the evening, and the three of Li Qingrui ate clear water noodles, and ordered wine and appetizers for him alone.

Because of the food and drink, the groom stayed in a cheap and simple inn at night, and the groom didn't complain at all.

While sending them, they shuttled among the caravans going to various places in Daliang, entrusting letters from other places to others one by one.In addition, the three brothers also went to the pearl and jade shops that Zhou Congxin told them, and sold those small pearls for silver. At this time, Li Qingwen knew that the stones that Jiang Cong touched at the bottom of the river beach were not agates. , but carnelian.

Because the color is bright red and the voice is crisp, it is very popular among women. In addition, this kind of thing is also called "Fu Hui" in some places, so the price is not low.

This bag of carnelian sold a lot of gold and silver. With so many yellow and white things, the three brothers felt a little uneasy. When they ran to the north of the outer city, they went home and dug the money and buried it behind the toilet.

I feel uneasy in the house, so I deliberately chose such a dirty place that no one wants to get close to.

After the burial was over, Li Qinghong immediately stopped smelling in the latrine, and said, "Li Qingyong told me eight hundred times about you going to Fanyang City to sell things. It's gone, it's dead, now I finally understand him."

Seeing so much gold and silver exchanged for a bag of stones, no one could fall asleep because of tossing and turning.

Li Qingwen said: "Second brother, I'm afraid your ears won't be free when you go back this time, and I'll sell the pearls he dug up..."

Moreover, the money for this sale is his own.

Li Qinghong also smiled.

Joking is also taking time, they have to get in the car and go on.

Lao Zhang, who was driving the car, knew that their brothers were cheerful people, so he talked more than before, and said: "You can send these letters to the driver in the alley. You only need to pay some copper coins, and they will definitely deliver them to you in two days." Every household still needs to spend this effort to run from place to place.”

Everyone is a living person, and the detailed accounts are very clear. The groom only earns money for running errands. The distance is different. A letter can vary from a few copper coins to dozens of copper coins. For their pile, two or three taels of silver are enough Finished.

But Li Qingwen and the others hired carriages and horses all day long, and lived and ate outside.

It stands to reason that the three elder brothers take care of their own business, and Lao Zhang should keep silent about this, but seeing that their brothers are really frugal, they either bring dry food or eat noodles when they go out, and they sleep as much as they can, so he couldn't help but start talking. out of this mouth.

"Thank you, brother." Li Qinghong just finished drinking water, wiped his mouth, and said: "I don't know, these letters are sent to us by people thousands of miles away. It’s not easy, you can feel at ease when you deliver it to someone in person.”

They also know ways to save money and effort, but they still want to be safer after all.

"This road is not in vain." Li Qingrui also smiled and said: "My second brother has been studying in the capital for several years, and he hasn't walked a few miles away. The three of us just came here, and we walked hundreds of miles. Look at the colorful things outside. My eyes are not working well."

Yes, Li Qingzhuo had never heard of the temple market that Zhou Congxin took them to that day. During these years in the capital, the furthest place he went was his teacher's house.

Lin Weisheng's house was not far from Wisteria Alley, about a few miles away. Li Qingzhuo went to Lin's house early in the morning with New Year's gifts. Most of the gifts were prepared in the border town, including pine nuts and hazelnuts, dried mushrooms, bacon and various medicinal materials.

Without any accident, he was left to eat, and was not released until it was getting late.Lin Weisheng let go of his mouth so happily, because he knew that someone from the Li family came to see him from the border town, and he wanted the disciple to reunite with his family more.

Of course, on the way back, Li Qingzhuo's shoulders were heavy again. It was the teacher's wife and senior sister who pretended to return the gift together, waving goodbye and laughing at the same time. It was the first time for so many disciples to carry the burden to give the gift.

When walking back from Lin's house, it was going to be dark, and when Li Qingzhuo passed a narrow alley, he was suddenly bumped by a person.

He only took a few steps back, but the other party fell to the ground. The person sat on the ground and didn't get up for a moment. Li Qingzhuo was taken aback when he saw the blood on her body.

The one who was knocked down was a woman with disheveled temple hair and disheveled clothes. She looked around in panic and grabbed Li Qingzhuo with a terrified expression, "Please, help me!"

When Li Qingzhuo was asked for help by a strange woman, Li Qingwen and the others only had two letters left in their hands. These two letters were a bit tricky. One was that the recipient had moved, and the other was delivered to a place where the other party said they did not know each other. Those who send the letter, let them send it back wherever they got it from.

Then, Li Qingrui and Lao Zhang asked where the mover had gone, and Li Qingwen and Li Qinghong stood at the door of the house that did not know the messenger.

"This family and the person who sent the letter are brothers, but they just don't want to accept it." Li Qinghong said after he had just asked the fish seller next to him.

The person who wrote the letter was an exile from the border town. He accidentally killed someone and was convicted by the court. His family felt ashamed and moved back to their hometown in the capital from the south. They just wanted to make a clean break with him and were unwilling to accept this letter.

As the so-called "good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles", even if the case happened in the south, it was still spread to the capital, and the neighbors in the neighborhood knew it, and it became clear after inquiring.

Li Qingwen was a little worried, he made a mistake, the court had already imposed a penalty, he would not comment, all he had to do was deliver the letter, and the other party was unwilling to accept it, which was a bit difficult.

Just as he was waiting, a small dirty hand grabbed at the corner of Li Qingwen's clothes. Li Qingwen lowered his head and saw a child who was not as tall as his thighs. he.

"Brother, I'm hungry..." The child looked at him pitifully.

Li Qingwen was stunned for a moment, and took out the sorghum pancakes in the bag, "Why are you alone, where are your family members?"

This child is dressed in ordinary clothes, but his body is very clean. He doesn't look like a beggar, then he should be a doll of an ordinary family, but there is no one else around him.

The child was very hungry, and he swallowed the rough pancake mouthful after mouthful. Li Qingwen was afraid that he would choke, so he quickly broke off the other half from his hand.

The child was eating happily, but he didn't realize that there was only half of the pancake left in his hand. After eating, he pursed his mouth and looked at Li Qingwen with wet eyes.

Li Qingwen fed him small pieces this time, and coaxed him to go to the side after eating, and asked someone to ask whose child it was.

However, after asking around, everyone around said they had never seen it.