Bianshanhan [farming]

While delivering the tea, Li Qingwen saw Mr. Xu from the private school talking to Li Qingyong. After he checked out and left, Li Qingwen went to ask Li Qingyong.

"He is a regular customer of our shop. I heard from my brother and the others that they often patronized us when they were in the west city, and they came here again this year. They also praised our new shop in the east city for being well-chosen and spacious..." Li Qingyong said.

Thinking about the meals at the private school, Li Qingwen also ate a pot of sheep bones before leaving before the end of his ten-day vacation.

Originally, he could eat more, but he was afraid of getting angry if he ate too much, so he restrained himself a little.

When leaving the city, Li Qingwen deliberately went to look for the officer and soldier before him, but he didn't see him, so he wondered if he was there for medical treatment.

Every ten-day vacation, Li Qingwen is the first to leave and the last to go back. There are many students like him. It goes without saying.

Back at the private school, Li Qingwen saw many people bending over to pick petals in the flower garden, probably to make scented tea.

Not only Li Qingwen, but Zhu Zuyuan also leaned against the window to watch those workers. He expressed his feelings and recited a poem by the way.

Most of the workers were from nearby farmers. Because of their different accents, Li Qingwen went to ask if there were any in Bingzhou. He hadn't forgotten that he promised the villagers to find their relatives.

However, there was no one he was looking for, but the farmers in the outer suburbs told Li Qingwen that many Bingzhou refugees had gathered at the dock to find work, and they might find someone there.

The pier was several hundred miles away from here, and it would take several days to go back and forth. Li Qingwen couldn't get there at this juncture, so he asked someone to deliver the letter to Third Brother, and asked him to find someone to take a look.

Entering July, the atmosphere in private schools became even more tense, and many schools lit up lights at night until dawn.

Li Qingwen still rests and studies in the same way, knowing the exact time of the exam, so that he can stay awake at dawn, so as to better cope with the next exam.

There are many kinds of examinations offered by the imperial court, such as Xiucai, Mingshu, Mingfa, Mingjing, Jinshi, etc. Over 1% of the scholars who participated in Jinshi and Mingjing subjects, Mingjing is the easiest, because Da Liang emphasizes Jinshi , Li Qingwen chose to be admitted to Jinshi just like his second brother. (Note: [-])

The provincial examination and the provincial examination are almost the same, they are all pasted scriptures and essays, three policy questions, pasted scriptures are similar to filling in the blanks in the previous life, the scope is two books of the great classics "Book of Rites" and "Zuo Zhuan", one of the Chinese classics "Yi "Li", two small classics "Shangshu" and "Book of Changes", essays including poems, Fu, admonitions, inscriptions, discussions, discussions, etc., and five policy questions, asking questions and answering questions about the country's laws and government affairs. (Note: 2)

The test of posting scriptures is the easiest for Li Qingwen, because he has already memorized the memorization of these books. If he asked questions, he found clues from his second brother's notes, drew up dozens of questions himself, and did a few questions. For a [-]% answer, poetry and prose are short boards, which cannot be filled in a year and a half. For this subject, it is not enough to ask for literary talent, but neatness and charm are enough.

Before the exam, Li Qingwen focused his study on policy questions. According to the three previous provincial examinations, this is very important. After all, the imperial court selects students to be officials, and being an official involves handling practical affairs. Talented in governance.

The first time he heard about the content of the exam, Li Qingwen knew that the exam was not like the college entrance examination in his previous life, but more like a public exam.

Li Qingzhuo had been delivering letters to the border towns for Uncle Qin and Uncle Cheng, and Qin Lin would write to him alone every time. This year, Li Qingwen also received a letter from Uncle Qin.

The letter encouraged him to study hard, and also briefly explained to him the various affairs and solutions they encountered in the state capital. Each time, it was a thick stack, which was of great benefit to Li Qingwen's strategy and questions.

After all, they are the rulers, and all decisions and actions will affect the people of one side, which is more meaningful.

In addition, the prefect Zhu's term of office is about to expire, and they will return to the capital a year ago. If they have the opportunity, they will go to the border town.

The pumpkins in the private school were still growing, and the ones planted by Li Qinghong came down first. He rented a few acres of land in the suburbs to grow vegetables, and someone took care of them all the time.

Old man Du pulled more than a dozen pots of flowers to Dongcheng, and brought back a lot of pumpkins. He didn't go home, and went straight to Xueyin Private School.

Li Qingwen had promised him before, after class, he changed his clothes and went to the private school's kitchen, where he made baked pumpkin with salted egg yolk, dry-roasted pumpkin, steamed pumpkin meat, brown sugar pumpkin balls, pumpkin red date cake, pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup...

Because someone helped, Li Qingwen spent more than an hour cooking a pumpkin feast, and there was not a single pumpkin left.

Old man Du sighed and regretted while talking about the delicious food. He really should go home first, even if there are a few left behind.

Sun Zhenwang asked him if he was finished, and promised to pay him back some money in the future, only then did Old Man Du stop talking.

Everyone else on the table was very happy. The fresh and slightly sweet food was delicious, and it didn't taste greasy at all in this weather.

This meal, except for old man Du, was all from the private school, but most of them were masters, only Li Qingwen was a student, so at the end of the meal, all the masters asked Li Qingwen how he prepared and how sure he was for the exam...

Li Qingwen complained endlessly in his heart, but he had to show respect on his face, and then it was Old Du who said that he was tired and went to rest quickly, and Li Qingwen left safely.

Ten days before the exam, Li Qingwen went to the Yuebei Private School, and listened to the lectures given by several masters from the Imperial College. There were many people who came to listen. They were originally in the room, but later both the masters and the students came out. There are many roads around.

After a few days, the voices of several wives became hoarse, it was really hard work.

These days, the food in the private school has improved, and outside tourists are not allowed to come to the garden after dusk, so that the students taking the exam can have a good night's sleep.

Li Qinghong went out of the city to see Li Qingwen the next day, and asked him what he wanted to eat, and if he couldn't make it, he went to the city to eat.

It's not easy to change the three meals before the exam, if you eat a bad stomach, it will be troublesome, Li Qingwen in turn advised the third brother not to be nervous, it's fine.

In his previous life, he had taken countless big and small exams. It would be an exaggeration to say that the exam is like drinking water, but he is really not nervous. He should learn what he should learn and memorize it, and then he will see the questions and perform on the spot.

On the contrary, Li Qingwen still had some expectations, and wanted to see how his current level was compared to other scholars. Although the exam could not represent all of them, there was no other way to compare them.

Before taking the exam, Li Qinghong went to the temple to burn incense and prayed for his younger brother and second elder brother, wishing them all the best.

In the township examination in August, all prefectures and counties started the examination on the same day. The examinations in private schools outside the capital belonged to the students of Jingzhao Prefecture. In the first year, more than 1000 students took the same exam, and this year, more than 3000 took the exam.

Because scholars from various prefectures and counties flooded into the capital, the number of people in Jingzhao Mansion was naturally large.

The number of people doubled, Li Qingwen and others took the exam in the inner city of the capital, the students of the sixth school and the third hall were in the east courtyard, and they were in the west courtyard.

The exam started early, and to save trouble, students moved from various private schools to the inns near the Gongyuan one after another a few days earlier to save trouble. Those who moved late had no room available, so they had to stay near the gates of the outer city and inner city.

How close can be.

Li Qinghong booked a room for his younger brother early, because there was someone in the family who had taken the exam before, so he was well prepared and didn't panic.

The night before the exam, Li Qinghong and Li Qingyong came over, but Li Qingzhuo didn't come because he was busy with business.

As a result, that night, Li Qingwen fell asleep normally, and Li Qinghong and Li Qingyong stayed upright until morning, not even daring to turn over, for fear of shocking Li Qingwen.

Woke up as usual, checked the pen and ink, inkstone, water, dry food, etc., and the three of them walked to the Gongyuan.

In the southeast of the inner city, the Gong Yuan was divided into east and west gates. Li Qingwen and others had to enter through the west gate, while the students of the Taixue waited at the east gate.

When passing through the gate, the Mozi plaque of "Gong Yuan" is particularly obvious, and there is a memorial archway next to it, except for the students who take the exam, everyone else is stopped outside the gate. The gate is guarded by officers and soldiers. Students can enter the venue in advance. There are already people searching in front of you.

Saying goodbye to the nervous third brother and Li Qingyong, Li Qingwen lined up in the line, followed the front and moved forward, and cooperated with the officers and soldiers to untie the skirts and search the clothes and baskets.

The scorching heat of August has not dissipated, and most of the people are wearing thin clothes. After the inspection, they follow the crowd.

When entering the courtroom, Li Qingwen took a special look at the couplets on both sides. He heard that they were written by the calligraphers of the previous dynasty.

There are several wooden fences outside the examination room, and every room will be sealed off after the examination starts.

There is a wooden sign outside each house. Find the place where you will take the exam. After entering, you will find your seat, and then wait for the time to start the exam.

The place of the exam is a bit like a private school, there are rows of desks, one table for each person, but the distance is a little farther, whether it is front, back or left and right.

When the thin sweat faded away, there were more and more people in the room. I don't know how they were arranged. Li Qingwen didn't know any of them.

When the drums sounded, everyone in the room held their breath. When the country test papers were handed out, Li Qingwen went through them from the beginning to the end. He didn't see anything unfamiliar, so he read it a second time carefully. After confirming the answers for each position, he went Start grinding the ink.

It was a rare time for Li Qingyong to come to the inner city. Before he came, he was ready to look around with great interest, but at this time he was squatting outside the gate of the Gongyuan, his calf was cramping and he couldn't move.

He watched so many people go in helplessly, and when he heard that only a dozen people were taken, he immediately fainted. It was too difficult, and he had to compete with so many people.

Li Qingyong is literate, after all, he was taught by his parents in the school in the border town for a while, but he has read Li Qingwen's book, good guy, it's full of words, and it makes him dizzy after a few more glances.

Although I don't know what the test is, but taking the farming that he understands as an example, it is not difficult for thousands of people to help the plow sticks, plant seeds or weeds together, and it is not difficult to finish the work. Black.

So, now he is not only worried about Li Qingwen inside, but also about his son who will study in the future.

When the drum sounded again, everyone put down the paper and pens in their hands. The invigilator collected the test paper and sealed the candidate's name, hometown, etc. with a white paper in front of everyone. get up.

Just like when they came in, a group of people came out of each room and headed for the exit.

Li Qingwen came out early, among the people waiting outside, he found Third Brother and Li Qingyong, and the three went back to the inn together.

Because most of the people living in the inn are scholars who have applied for the exam, and these two days have been hanging lanterns and changing the names of the dishes, all of which are auspicious names such as high school and admission. As long as it doesn't raise the price.

After three exams in a row, Li Qingwen returned to the inn, while drinking porridge, he read all the poems and essays of himself and his second brother.

The second essay exam was the one that Li Qingwen had put in the most effort to study since he arrived in the capital, and it was also the subject he had the least grasp of.

In the previous two years of township examinations, essays were tested on poetry and fu, so the private school focused on teaching these two. Li Qingwen's poems and fu were evaluated by the master as upper-middle class, with artistic conception and lack of aura.

Regarding this point, Li Qingwen felt that he was influenced by the experience of a science student in his previous life. Even if he studied hard for a few more years, his progress in this aspect would probably be slow.

Because he had already prepared in his heart, Li Qingwen was not very surprised to see that it was indeed a metrical poem and a Fu during the exam on the second day.

They usually practice metrical poems with five characters, six rhymes and twelve sentences. Because there is no restriction on rhyme, Li Qingwen copied a poem praised by his master, and copied it to it.

Fu titles pay attention to neat antithesis and accurate rhyme, which is much more difficult than poetry.

Li Qingwen's "Ode to the North", the first paragraph describes the traveler going north, the autumn wind chills, and the road ahead is vast; the second paragraph describes stepping out of the gate full of war marks, the sky is covered with snow, and the cold frost bullies the trees; the third paragraph It describes thousands of miles of ice and snow, difficult roads, beasts running, and all kinds of buried bones. The fourth paragraph, amidst the freezing cold, at the end of the journey, plum blossoms and snow fall, and spring in a blink of an eye.

This is what Li Qingwen thought when he was 13 years old when he followed Jiang Cong all the way to the border town. Now he only remembers his mood at that time. After the soldiers in Hongzhou were pardoned, looking back at his experience back then, the despair and hardship were less. , more of a surprise upon arrival.

Hope and warmth in the despair of an endless journey, and the surprise of turning a corner.

Because it is a personal experience, this poem is mixed with emotion, which is more vivid than others.

No better than the first day's ease, when Li Qingwen put down his pen on the second day, his back was soaked.

After he finished writing, the examination room suddenly darkened, the clouds covered, and it was going to rain.

Because of the darkness, the examination room was lit with lights. Li Qingwen had already checked it, and he didn't write any more until the sound of the drum.

The second day's exam had just finished, and there was a heavy rain. Although the heat was dissipated, the rain drenched people thoroughly. When the three of them ran back to the inn, at least half a basin of water could be drained from head to toe.

Fortunately, the people in the inn were clever, they prepared warm bath water early, and the three of them took turns to wash off.

When it rained, it was a bit cooler. After taking a shower, Li Qinghong specially ordered ginger soup for Li Qingwen, in case he would catch cold.

As a result, after a night's sleep, Li Qingwen felt refreshed, but Li Qinghong and Li Qingyong lost their voices and their foreheads felt hot.

The rain outside hadn't stopped, and Li Qingwen resolutely refused to let the two of them go see him off. Before the exam, he asked a doctor to see a doctor and ask for medicine.

The two of them are not in bad shape, so they won't fall ill because of a rain, but they have been too nervous these two days, haven't slept well, and their spirits are not good, so they haven't blocked the evil wind.

When he arrived at the examination room in a coir raincoat, Li Qingwen's sleeves and trouser legs were still a little wet. It was still early, so he wiped them carefully with a handkerchief, especially his hands. It is also very important that the rolls are neat and tidy, especially for such long texts as current affairs policies. Exams with a lot of words.

Current Affairs Policy is the least suspenseful of the three exams. It is still a matter of choosing five questions and answering them by yourself.

Li Qingwen's first article was about relief and loans, the establishment of Changping warehouses, when the weather is good, the imperial court and local governments collect a large amount of grain, the price should not be too low, so as not to hurt the people with cheap rice, and the grain is released from warehouses during disasters, so as to restrain merchants from controlling grain prices. Add fuel to the flames.

The second article is about the use of decomposed manure and green manure, not to mention Bingzhou and Hongzhou. According to Li Qingwen's knowledge from the officers and soldiers in the border towns, all parts of Daliang don't pay much attention to manure. Try your best.

The third chapter proposes to reduce or exempt taxes, and the tax is determined according to the location;

These have been brewed in the mind long ago, and it is enough to write them down.

The third exam was over, and the sky just cleared up. As soon as he left the tribute courtyard, a cool wind blew, and a beautiful rainbow hung in the distance.

Looking at the rainbow, Li Qingwen thought, it would be even better if his relatives far away in the border town could also see it.

Li Qingwen took the exam for three days, but he was a little tired, while Li Qinghong and Li Qingyong got down on the ground and asked him how he was doing in the exam softly.

After greeting each other with his classmates from the private school, Li Qingwen took them back to the outer city. When they arrived at the shop, Su Yuanbao, a beautiful baby, was sitting there waiting for him. Li Qingwen struggled to pick up his "big gift" and turned slowly in a circle.

After being kissed twice by Su Yuanbao's soft mouth, Li Qingwen sighed, exhausted, rolled up his sleeves and made pumpkin chicken wings for the little guy.

Knowing that he finished the exam today, Su Shuqing took Su Yuanbao to wait here, and saw three of their brothers come back, one was full of energy, the other was hot and sore, and for a moment he couldn't tell who was going to take the exam.

Later, Li Qingzhuo also came back, wearing the official uniform of Dali Temple. Because of his good life, he insisted on supporting his shapeless clothes.

Li Qingwen hadn't seen his second brother for a while, seeing him like this, somehow reminded him of the officer and soldier at the gate of the city, maybe it's because they were both wearing clothes.

Li Qinghong and Li Qingyong lay down to drink porridge, which didn't stop Li Qingwen and the others from having a hearty meal. After eating, it was late, and Su Shuqing and his uncle and nephew Su Yuanbao stayed overnight in the backyard.

Su Yuanbao was wearing a red bellyband, with white and soft flesh exposed, like a doll in a New Year's painting. Li Qingwen couldn't hold back, rubbed it, and the little guy burst into tears from laughing. Li Qingwen hugged him and said several times story.

While talking, Li Qingwen fell asleep first, and Su Yuanbao's big eyes slowly closed.

The next day, Li Qingzhuo and Su Shuqing went out together, Li Qingwen was relaxed after the exam, and played a good game with Su Yuanbao.

Occasionally, when the front was too busy, Li Qingwen went to help, and Su Yuanbao obediently followed behind him, like an obedient little tail.

Li Qingwen saw Xu Qingyuan again, watching him gnaw on the sheep bones like no one else, it could be seen that Master really likes to eat them.

Before he finished eating and left, Li Qingwen deliberately filled a bag full of pumpkin pies.

Li Qinghong planted a lot of pumpkins, and after he came down, he hung a wooden signboard of pumpkin pies in the shop, which was regarded as a signature feature.

As soon as it came out, it was very popular with children and the elderly, and many people came here specifically for the pumpkin pie.

Su Yuanbao was no exception, he liked it very much.

Pumpkin cakes are made with glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour and pumpkin puree. Because they use sorghum syrup, the price is not high. If there are children coming, one or two cakes are also sold.

Ever since Zhu Chun and Qin Lin reported the matter of making sugar from sorghum stalks to the imperial court, sorghum has been grown in many places in the north in recent years, and the syrup is cheap, and even the price of white sugar has been lowered than before.

When Li Qinghong recovered, Li Qingwen had no choice but to send the tearful Su Yuanbao back to the Su family, and went to the pier with Li Qingjiu and others.

Li Qingwen has been on a boat once, and has been to this pier twice. Compared with the past, there are many changes now. There are many ships in the distance, and there are a few shack-like houses beside the pier. The people who go in and out of it are thin and numb. , In just three years, this place seems to have become a slum.

The shacks were next to each other, with stinky dirty water flowing out of them, and because it was close to the sea, the stench was very strong. When I walked in, I saw a woman with half of her shoulders bare, bargaining with the man in front of her without hesitation.

After spending some money, they found a guide here. Under his leadership, Li Qingwen went to several Bingzhou fellows' homes.

The hard work of life allowed them to hear the same accent, and there would be no disturbance in their eyes. Li Qingwen found two families in the village next door to his hometown. When fleeing famine, each family consisted of a dozen or so members. Now several relatives have passed away.

In order to make a living, the old man and the child walked more than ten miles to the nearby town to pick up vegetables and leaves, the women sewed, and the men fought against the goods at the pier, barely surviving starvation.

In the past, I didn't dare to do anything, and my family still had a few acres of Susukida. After living in a foreign country, I didn't have enough food and clothing, and it was very difficult.

They also want to go home early, but without money, the thousand-mile journey is like a moat, cutting off all thoughts.

Li Qingwen asked them if they wanted to go home, no matter men, women or children, they all cried and nodded.

Hearing that Li Qingwen was going to help them go home, these people fell to their knees with bruises on their foreheads.

After staying at the wharf for three days, Li Qingwen ran all over the area, and found more than 30 households from Bingzhou, including Liushan County and other counties. He left some money and things for them, and asked them to pack up as soon as possible and go on the road together. , Hurry back home before the weather gets cold.

Originally, Li Qingwen wanted to find a caravan for them to go with them, but these people said no, they didn't want him to spend any more money, and thanked Li Qingwen a thousand times.

After solving this matter, when Li Qingwen was about to return to the capital, a large ship came from the north, and he vaguely heard someone shouting "Linsu", so he couldn't help but stop.

Although it was a little far away, Li Qingwen recognized this boat when he saw it, it was the one he was on before.

When they were on the boat before, they were taken care of by the boss of the boat. Li Qingwen wanted to wait until the boat stopped, go up to say hello, and then get them some food and wine.

With this thought in mind, Li Qingwen didn't leave and stood outside the checkpoint.

The big ship broke down, and before it stopped, someone beside the ship made a sound of vomiting, and then a dog barked "Wow".

When he heard the dog barking, Li Qingwen was stunned for a moment, looked up at the big boat, saw someone carrying something on his back, and saw some kind of dog, his excitement just now returned to normal.

After carrying the thing for half an hour, laborers on the pier came forward to help, and then Li Qingwen saw someone carrying a brown thing off the boat, halfway down, the brown thing jumped to the ground with a "swoosh".

With flexible and familiar movements, Li Qingwen couldn't help shouting, "Taozi!"

Then, the brown thing turned its head abruptly, looked at Li Qingwen, and ran towards him excitedly.

They had never seen such a big dog before, and the officers and soldiers were taken aback. Just as they were about to raise their spears, Li Qingwen went up to him and explained, "It won't hurt people, so don't be afraid..."

Before he finished speaking, the big dog flew over, threw Li Qingwen to the ground, and licked it quickly with his long tongue.

Li Qingwen landed on the back of his head. He was already prepared, and it didn't hurt too much. Holding his big hairy head, he asked excitedly, "Taozi, Taozi, who did you come with?"

Of course Taozi would not answer Li Qingwen, instead she turned her head and barked, and then all the dogs that got off the boat ran over. A group of dogs surrounded Li Qingwen, their tails wagging into a group of drizzles. The scene was so spectacular that everyone around was dumbfounded.

Only Maomao, although very eager to get close to Li Qingwen, still restrained himself from yelling at other dogs.

Because of Mao Mao's order, Li Qingwen, who was licked and dizzy, got a chance to breathe. He supported Mao Mao, and stood up with his dog hair all over his body.

"Zaier!" The two familiar voices overlapped.

Li Qingwen raised his head violently, knocking a pile of dog hair away, and saw a familiar face walking quickly towards him, "Little Fourth Brother, Dad..."

The voice trembled, full of too many inconceivable and surprises.

As if in a dream, Li Qingwen saw the dogs far away in the border town, his father and fourth brother, and the cousins ​​in the village at the pier.

Li Qingfeng walked not slowly, before he reached Li Qingwen, he suddenly bent down and vomited out with a "wow".

The dogs dodged away skillfully, their fur was still clean.

Li Qingwen stepped forward and hugged the man's arm, very pleasantly surprised, "Father, why are you here? What's wrong with my fourth brother?"

Holding Dad's hand, it only felt a little rougher, and Li Qingwen's eyes began to heat up.

Li Maoxian was also very surprised. He knew that the pier was hundreds of miles away from the capital, and he never expected to meet his youngest son as soon as he got off the boat. He had a dark face with a deep smile, "Zaier, your mother is worried about you, let dad come and see , your little fourth brother is seasick."

Of course, Li Maoxian was concerned about his sons, the second son was going to work in the capital, the third son led his clansmen to make a living, and the youngest son didn't know how he was doing... There were fellow clansmen and the eldest son in the border town, so he came to the capital.

Now seeing his youngest son's face flooded with light, his heart was half relieved.

Seeing that the fourth brother vomited so badly, Li Qingwen hurriedly borrowed water, and asked, "Father, is the house okay, is it okay for you to take the boat?"

Li Maoxian smiled and nodded repeatedly, "It's all good, all is good."

Except for Li Qingfeng, the others and the dog were fine.

When Li Qingfeng stopped vomiting, straightened his waist, and leaned his head on his younger brother's shoulder, Li Qingwen talked about why he appeared here, and Li Qingdong and others who were with him said it was a coincidence.

Hearing Li Qingwen talk about helping fellow countrymen go back to their hometown, Li Maoxian sighed, right now, he should help.

They brought a lot of things, and they had to hire carriages and horses at the pier. Li Qingwen learned from his father and cousins ​​that the owner of the boat was the one who sent them here, so he took this opportunity to meet with him, and spent some money to book an appointment. The food and wine were brought over.

The boat boss and the others gave Li Qingwen a lot of seaweed, and asked him when he would go back, he must take their boat.

After reminiscing about the past, the chariots and horses left the pier in a mighty manner.The dogs ran after the car.

Li Qingfeng lay sleepily on Li Qingwen's lap, "We went to Anyang Pass and brought back a lot of sheep. If I had known earlier, I would never drive sheep from home to the border town..."

Li Qingwen reassured him that sheep and sheep were of different breeds, and perhaps the offspring would be better if two groups of sheep were crossed.

After all, his little fourth brother has suffered so much, and he can't erase his credit and hard work just because of this.

Li Qingfeng sighed and muttered, "It's better not to go to Anyang Pass..."

His voice was very vague, Li Qingwen couldn't hear clearly, so he stuffed a pickled plum into the fourth brother's mouth to relieve his chest tightness.

Li Qingwen asked everyone in his family and the village in a low voice. He heard that everything was fine, and then he casually mentioned Jiang Cong.

Li Maoxian didn't notice his son's thoughts, but said that Jiang Cong was very busy, so he took out a letter to Li Qingwen.

The corners of Li Qingwen's mouth turned up immediately, and he kept saying, "Oh, I'm so busy here that I don't think of him much..."

He pretended too much, but attracted Li Maoxian to look over, and Li Qingwen immediately retracted his head.

Li Qingfeng landed on the ground, took a nap, and immediately regained his energy. Looking at the place passing outside, he looked suspicious, "Is this the capital city?"

There are villages and farmland next to it, dirt roads full of holes, and donkeys defecating all over the ground, which is no different from the border towns thousands of miles away.

After walking and resting until he reached the outskirts, Li Qingfeng looked like he had "suffered in vain". When he saw the majestic city gate from a distance, he raised his eyebrows a little, and finally showed some interest.

When they entered the city, they ran into trouble. The officers and soldiers at the city gate did not let Mao Mao and them in, and even caused panic in the people around them.

No matter how docile a large dog is, it is not small in size and weight. Even with a rope around its neck, obediently tilting its head to look at people, and sticking out its tongue harmlessly, it will not change the fact that they have claws and fangs.

There was no other way, Li Qingwen could only stay outside the city with Maomao and let the coachman take him to the Yangxiezi Hot Pot shop in Dongcheng.

It was impossible to wait outside the city all the time. Li Qingwen brought a group of dogs back to the private school. Along the way, there were countless screams.

When they got to the private school, Maomao and them were all wilted. Afraid of scaring the students again, Li Qingwen went around to the back, went to find Zhu Ze, and asked him if he had a vacant house, so he could stay with the dogs for a while.

Suddenly seeing so many big dogs, Zhu Ze took half a step back in shock, and led Li Qingwen to several vacant houses behind the manor.

Finally having a place to stay, Li Qingwen couldn't get away, so he gave Zhu Ze money to help him buy some meat.

Is there someone else here? Li Qingwen didn't let go of the rope, tied them up, and then went to get water to bathe them one by one.

After washing them, Li Qingwen was sweaty all over. He simply scrubbed them and rubbed off several balls of dog hair. Li Qingwen put them away and prepared to make a dog hair mat for himself.

Li Qingwen made food for Maomao and the others so that Zhu Ze could buy him some steamed buns and snacks, otherwise Li Qingwen would be hungry if he didn't miss the meal.

After a long journey, Mao Mao and the others couldn't bear the small crime. They were dry, full of food, and their eyes were turning brighter than each other. Li Qingwen spread a mat on the ground casually, lay on it, crossed his feet, and read Jiang Cong's Xin, the dogs lay down in a circle, leaning their heads from time to time, and Li Qingwen scratched them.

When Li Maoxian and Li Qingfeng were reunited in the courtyard of Dongcheng, Li Qingwen read the letter over and over again, smiling like a fool.

This night, while sleeping, Li Qingwen dreamed of Jiang Cong, and the two of them talked to each other inside.

After waking up, Li Qingwen hurriedly wrote down what the two of them had said in the dream, it was so meaty and catchy, it could be written into a poem by changing it.

Although he wanted to be with his father and the fourth brother earlier, Li Qingwen couldn't entrust Maomao to others, so he could only live in a private school. Zhu Ze asked someone to buy meat for him a few times, and finally found out that Li Qingwen didn't seem to be wearing money. simple.

At the beginning, Zhu Ze tried to stay away from Mao Mao and other dogs, for fear that he would be bitten off a piece of meat. Later, seeing the big tail shaking, he couldn't help it anymore. After asking Li Qingwen, he licked more than a dozen dogs. Still a little worried, Zhu Ze's eyes gradually blurred, and his hands began to get out of control.

Li Qingwen wanted them to rest, but on the first night of the private school, all the fish in the manor pond were fished out and put together.

When they were discovered early in the morning, each of them had become dried fish.

When he heard Zhu Ze talk about this strange thing, Li Qingwen was leaning on Taozi to read a book, and then he caught a glimpse of two dogs with averted eyes, and couldn't help feeling suspicious.

Li Qingwen held the heads of the two dogs one by one, pointed in the direction of the pool and asked them what they knew. Their guilty looks were too obvious. Then Li Qingwen pretended to be sleeping, but actually observed secretly, and found that they could get rid of the rope flexibly and form a group. They ran wildly in the flower garden in groups, and played in the pool...

The next day, Li Qingwen silently gave Zhu Ze some money, asking him to buy some more fish to put in.

Zhu Ze has gotten along with Maomao and the others a lot, knowing that they are docile and their fur is particularly easy to touch, and he doesn't believe that these honest dogs from afar would do such a thing.

Li Qingwen's suggestion to him is, you try.

In order to get rid of their crimes, Zhu Zexin bought more than 30 fish and put them in the pond in front of the dogs.

That night, Zhu Ze, who was hiding in the grass and was bitten by mosquitoes all over his body, witnessed the scene of the dogs jumping into the pool like dumplings, splashing countless water splashes, and then bringing up fish one after another...

Some fish bounced to the ground and were covered with soil. They would even put their mouths in the pond for a rinse, and then put them on...

On the other side, Li Qingwen hugged the anxious Mao Mao and did not let go.

The person in charge is gone, and the rest are not going to be crazy.

Because of the timely rescue, most of these fish survived, and Li Qingwen re-knotted them.

In fact, it’s not their fault. In the border town, the dogs would be praised by everyone if they could catch fish. Which dog can resist a sincere praise.

On the third day, Li Qingyong came to take care of the dog for Li Qingwen. Li Qingwen stroked Maomao and told it to help Li Qingyong, otherwise he really couldn't handle so many dogs alone.

Li Qingwen finally escaped and returned to the city to reunite with his family.

Knowing that the sons were mostly taken care of by old man Du and Su Shuqing in the capital, Li Maoxian visited them separately when they arrived. When they went, they brought various special products from the border town. When they came back, Li Qingwen had Su Yuanbao in his hand, and Li Qingfeng held a pot of flowers.

Li Maoxian wanted to see Lin Weisheng and his wife the most, and when he learned that they both passed away, he couldn't help feeling sad.

After returning, when everyone was sitting around eating, Su Yuanbao was crying. Li Qingwen was startled, held his fleshy face, and anxiously asked what was wrong with him.

Su Yuanbao was crying, his eyes were red, and his mouth was vague. After a long time, Li Qingwen saw a piece of white dog hair held by his little hand, and realized that the little guy thought that his hair was gray and old, and he was going to be picked up like a seed. It is so sad to be buried in the ground.

Li Qingwen explained that it wasn't his hair, and the little guy wiped the tears off his face, sighed, and said seriously to Li Qingwen, "Don't grow old."

Li Qingwen laughed, he couldn't do this, so he could only promise Su Yuanbao that no matter what time he was, he was only a few years older than Su Yuanbao, and he would never change.

Su Yuanbao nodded happily because he didn't read enough books.

Li Qingdong and the others were dazzled when they first arrived in the capital. They heard that they had bought this shop and this big yard, and they all said that their old Li family had finally come out to be promising.

It's not bad for Li Qinghong to bring so many people out of the village. Li Qingzhuo became an official by studying, and he was the first one in the village and the Li family to get ahead. He must talk to his ancestors about this new year's festival.

Li Qingzhuo and the others have already written a letter about Qin Lin's change of office with Zhu Zhifu, but they haven't sent it out yet. Just in time, Li Maoxian came and carefully read the letter written by his elder brother.