Bianshanhan [farming]

It was very hot in the capital in June, and it hadn't rained for a long time, and it was dry and dry. There was no shelter outside the gate of the official department, and it was really a bit sunny.

Moreover, most of the places around here are fortified yamen, and there is not even a shop. Fortunately, they brought water before they came, otherwise they would feel uncomfortable if they were not thirsty.

But both of them held back and didn't dare to drink more, keeping it for Li Qingzhuo, and they didn't know when it would end, so they could only wait.

Li Qingzhuo was the first batch of Jinshi to resume the imperial examination after decades, and this election was the first time in decades.

Until noon, Li Qingwen and Li Qinghong took out the dry food from the car, and ate standing up like everyone else, with their backs turned to the direction of the gate, or they would have choked if they hadn't looked at the rows of majestic soldiers. .

In the afternoon, someone came out, and a group of people waiting outside immediately went up to meet them, and immediately looked disappointed.

Originally, Li Qingwen and Li Qinghong wanted to go over and inquire, but the people who got out got into their carriage and left.

Li Qingwen thought, according to the results of the second brother, he should come out in the top ten. Sure enough, just like when he entered, Li Qingzhuo was the ninth to leave the gate of the official department. Khan's cloth towel bumped up to meet him.

Li Qingzhuo was sweating a little, the tip of his nose had a gleam of water, his face was as white as jade, his eyes were clear, and he looked calm and self-sufficient.It is no different from when I first entered.

"I didn't expect to wait inside for so long." Li Qingzhuo asked, "Have you two eaten yet?"

Li Qingwen and Li Qingzhuo nodded repeatedly and asked, "Second brother, how are you doing?"

"It's hard to say." Li Qingzhuo drank his saliva and said, "Go back and wait for the letter."

Knowing that Li Qingzhuo was tired, the two brothers got into the car together and went back to Dongcheng without asking any further questions.

Because of the previous reputation, the Yangxiezi shop in Dongcheng is doing well. There are customers in front, and their carriages go directly to the gate of the back yard.

The yard has two entrances. The Yangxiezi Hot Pot at the front is on the second floor facing the street, and at the back is the first entrance yard where Li Qingyong and the others live. The second entrance yard is not only spacious but also very quiet. s room.

Three days off, and one more day, Li Qingwen was not in a hurry to go back to his private school, slept with his second brother and third brother for one night, went to find Su Yuanbao the next day, played with him for a long time, took the big bag that Li Qinghong gave him, This is out of town.

When Li Qingwen returned to the private school, Zhu Zuyuan was the only one who lived there. He took out the snacks packed by the third brother, and the two ate them separately, so they didn't go down for dinner.

The weather was hot, the windows in the house were wide open, it was still dark, and the wind blowing in was still very hot, but it was better than nothing.

Li Qingwen washed his hands after practicing calligraphy, Zhu Zuyuan lay on the bed, probed to Li Qingwen and asked, "Did you go to the official department yesterday?"

Li Qingwen wiped his hands and said, "Yes, my second brother Quanxuan, I'm going to join in the fun, how do you know?"

"I went to the inner city yesterday to see something, and I saw a figure that looked a bit like you..." Zhu Zuyuan froze for a moment, then sat up, "Your second brother? Could it be Li Qingzhuo?"

"Yes." Li Qingwen looked back at him, "You know him?"

Zhu Zuyuan and Li Qingzhuo took the provincial examination in the same year, Li Qingwen thought they met at that time, although there were many candidates in the same year, it is not surprising that they met by chance.

"I just heard his name, but I haven't met him..." Zhu Zuyuan's expression was a little subtle.

"My name, what's your name?" Li Qingwen was also tired, yawned, lay on his side on the bed, and looked at the person opposite.

The four beds in their room are opposite each other, Li Qingwen and Zhu Zuyuan's are leaning against the door, not far from each other.

"You, don't you know?" Zhu Zuyuan looked at Li Qingwen and said, "The touching past of your second brother and Miss Ruozhu from Zihua Pavilion giving poetry and wine is now a good story..."

Li Qingwen: "..."

Suddenly no longer sleepy, Li Qingwen sat up cross-legged, "What girl?"

During the Chinese New Year, my mother, sister-in-law and aunt asked if there was a girl they liked, and the second brother said that he was too busy studying and had no time to meet anyone, so why did a girl from Ruozhu suddenly appear?

It has become a good story, why doesn't he know? !

"Miss Ruozhu." Zhu Zuyuan said: "The red lady in the Zihua Pavilion is proficient in poetry, tea, wine, flowers, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and swords. She is very famous in the capital. You can't see ordinary people. Like a fairy."

Li Qingwen opened his mouth, but he didn't say those two words. After a while, he asked, "Where is Xihua Pavilion?"

"The brothel." Zhu Zuyuan said, he could see that Li Qingwen really didn't know about it.

Li Qingwen was silent, and a thought came to his mind, could it be that the second brother was afraid of the girl's background, so he never told his family about it?

However, as far as he knew, the second elder brother didn't leave the gate of Wenzheng Academy, and the second brother didn't leave the gate, so it didn't make sense to have free time to talk about love, let alone with the girl from the brothel...

Moreover, when he first arrived in the capital, his second brother repeatedly told him not to go to those messy places. Li Qingwen was sure that his second brother was not that kind of person.

"You, you tell me first... how did it spread outside?" Li Qingwen asked.

"I only heard about it when I was in the capital..." Zhu Zuyuan said: "It is said that a talented man from a poor background met a beautiful woman. Because he had no money, he exchanged poems for wine and wrote hundreds of poems for Miss Ruozhu. Poetry, with the help of Miss Ruozhu, this talented man has also passed the Jinshi, and now everyone is guessing whether the talented man will marry a beautiful woman."

Li Qingwen's eyebrows twitched when he heard "poetry". What he knew was that his second brother's poems were all exchanged for silver, which had nothing to do with wine.

Li Qingwen said: "That should not be my second brother, my second brother doesn't like drinking."

Zhu Zuyuan looked at him and thought, if a man invites a woman to drink, what does that have to do with whether he likes drinking or not?

But he is still a bit afraid to confirm now, because not long ago, he went to the Li family's Yang Xiezi to eat hot pot, such a big shop, the business is not small, and Li Qingwen's family doesn't seem to be poor...

However, Li Qingzhuo's name was impressively listed on the list of Jinshi, and there was only one surnamed Li, and it was impossible to have the same name and surname.

So, he didn't continue talking.

Li Qingwen didn't care either, the rumors about this thing were just nonsense.

Because he went to bed early the first day, Li Qingwen was the first to get up on the morning of class, and went for a run before dawn. When he came back from the run, the sky was still dark, but it was bright.

Zhu Ze and the gardener were watering, and Li Qingwen came over to help after wiping off his sweat.

Many of the flower buds in the flowerbed near the south were very large. Li Qingwen stared at one of them, looking at the trembling stamens inside, thinking that the border town had already planted the ground at this time, and his saplings didn't know what to do. up...

"This is a camellia. Although the flower is small, it is very fragrant." Zhu Ze introduced to Li Qingwen: "Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you can smell the fragrance."

"But it looks like it's about to bloom now." Li Qingwen squatted on the ground, pointing to the petals that were faintly exerting force.

"It seems to be like this yesterday." Zhu Ze said.

"Really?" Li Qingwen stared at the flower bone, and said thoughtfully: "Maybe it needs some encouragement, let me sing a song for it."

Zhu Ze standing next to him: "..."

Li Qingwen stood up, took a deep breath, and sang: "Who brought the ancient call, who left the thousand-year prayer, could it be that there are wordless songs..." (Note: 1)

When he sang "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" a few times at a high pitch, several heads appeared from the window next to him, shouting: "I haven't woken up yet, so keep your voice down..."

Just as it couldn't be tuned up, Li Qingwen looked at the bud that hadn't changed at all, and said, "It seems that it's not ready to open yet, I'm going to eat first."

Li Qingwen ran to the dining place, and after a few steps, he heard Zhu Ze's surprised voice behind him, "Bloom, bloom, really, the flowers are blooming!"

Li Qingwen seemed to smell a faint fragrance, smiled, and ran away without looking back.

Maybe it's cracked.

The results of the election came out soon. In mid-June, Li Qingzhuo was inspected by the Ministry of Education, and Xie Brown was appointed as a judge in Dali Temple.

Officials awarded by the Ministry of Officials are all below the sixth rank. Although the official position of Dali Temple is low, barely below the eighth rank, but it is a Beijing official, and it is an important place like Dali Temple. This result can be said to be beyond everything. people's expectations.

Hearing the good news, Li Qingwen left school that day and immediately returned to the capital to celebrate with his second and third brothers.

Because of this, Li Qingyong and the others went out to buy a lot of vegetables. After Li Qingwen arrived, he immediately washed his hands and went into the back kitchen. When the big iron pot was heated, it began to stir fry.

Li Qingyong lit the fire, and while wriggling his nose, he said, "I haven't eaten Zai'er's dishes for a long time."

This is true, since Li Qingwen was injured and started to take care of his body, Chen and Jiang didn't let him smell the oily smoke at home.

Last winter, I finally went out for a trip. In order to hurry up, I kept eating dry food. After a big snowstorm, Li Qingwen was taken out by Jiang Cong again. They were no longer like in the forest in previous winters. One or two meals made by Li Qingwen.

When they arrived in the capital, Li Qingwen lived in the suburbs, so they could only think about the old days.

The two pots were burning at the same time, Li Qinggui and the others helped, and when it was dark, they finally got busy cooking a large table of rice.

To celebrate, Li Qinghong specially reserved a large room on the second floor. When the door was closed, all members of the Li family sat at the table, all beaming.

Their ancestors have been farmers for generations, and Li Qingzhuo was the first phoenix to fly up the branches. If the ancestors of the Li family knew about it, they would have smiled crookedly.

Before everyone was seated, many officials came to the shop, claiming to be from the Ministry of Punishment, and came to look for Li Qingzhuo.

A group of officials dressed in dark soap suits suddenly poured into the shop, the diners inside were startled and avoided them one after another, for fear of causing trouble.

Li Qingwen's heart skipped a beat, and he went forward with his second elder brother, and when he heard the officer say that Lin Weisheng hanged himself in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice last night, he froze in place.

Li Qingzhuo swayed and was supported by Li Qinghong, who quickly stabilized himself.