Bianshanhan [farming]

On a July day, it was so hot that it seemed that the world was on fire.

On such a day, the hot pot is a place where the more you eat, the more you sweat. Generally, the business is very deserted, but there are a few shops that are just the opposite. The customers here are facing the boiling soup inside, eating the meat and vegetables cooked inside, sweating profusely. Drink another glass of cold and refreshing beer, and feel extremely comfortable from head to toe.

Beer is a new thing for the people in the capital, and the wine in these wooden barrels has the unique coldness of the border city. Under the white foam, the yellow liquid has an attractive aroma. Many people who do not eat Came here specifically to buy wine.

Beer is the most transported from border towns this year. There are hundreds of barrels. After the three hot pot shops in the east city, west city and outer suburbs started serving beer at the same time, the wine in the cellar quickly emptied. By this time, there were only a few ten barrels.

I didn't expect this wine to sell so fast, and as soon as the beer spread in the capital, it bottomed out. In the end, the wine was reserved for old man Du and the masters of Xueyin's private school. No matter how much the diners urged, they didn't take it out .

Not only beer, mushrooms, jams, honey, dry goods, candles, medicinal materials, etc. in the border towns all sold out quickly, and money flowed into Li Qingwen's pockets.

After all, one side of the soil nourishes the vegetation on the other side. The mushroom meat in the border town is thicker, and the stew tastes more fragrant. There are more than a dozen kinds of jams, most of which are sweet and sour. The eyes are brighter and the face is much smoother.

Of course, this was said by the girl and aunt in the alley, which is why the jam sold so fast.

There are also pine nuts and hazelnuts in the south of Daliang, but the ones in Biancheng are bigger, the fat inside is heavier, and the taste is more fragrant after frying. Of course, the price is also slightly higher.

Ever since Biancheng and Hongzhou started to make candles, there has been a lot of activity. Interested people have seen one or two and tried to make some. Now candles are appearing in other places one after another. The price is much cheaper than before, but a bundle can still sell for a few. Baiwen, the people in the border towns boil sugar in winter and make candles.

Some of the medicinal materials sold in the shop are picked from the wild, and more are grown in the ground. Whether they are biennial or five-year-old, there are dozens of them.

When he went to the border town for the second time, Li Qingwen began to grow medicinal materials in a serious way. At the beginning, they were commonly used. People may get sick if they eat whole grains. The border town is too far away from other towns. , They already have a doctor with excellent medical skills, and a variety of medicinal materials is the right way.

For so many years, medicinal materials have been planted and harvested. Let Zhou Yao choose first. After she uses up, the rest will be transported to the capital for sale.

In addition to these, there are golden, sweet and soft persimmon cakes, fish floss, sorghum sugar, etc. These delicious things are also very popular in the capital.

At the beginning, in order to understand the military rations of the Northwest Camp, the people in the border town took out almost all the food in their homes, leaving only one year's rations for the family. On the way to escort the food, thousands of officers, soldiers and exiles ate meat floss.

Meat floss is dry and fragrant. After a few bites, you won't be so hungry. It is a good ration for long-distance marches.

Later, after the plight of the Northwest Military Camp was over, the border town still had to supply tens of thousands of catties of dried meat floss to that side every year, and they were only escorted to Anyang Pass, and then Anyang Pass sent people to the Northwest Military Camp.

Of course, there is a difference in taste between the meat floss used as rations for generals and the meat floss brought to the capital.

Li Qinghong bought a piece of land next to the main road in the outer suburbs, built a hot pot shop and an inn, and spent more than 2000 taels of silver. I made it up, and there are still several thousand taels in hand.

After the election, Li Qingwen was picked up by the third brother who came at some time, changed his sweat-soaked clothes, picked up the ledger and began to calculate.

Not long after he sat down, Su Yuanbao also came. The little guy was waiting for Li Qingwen to finish his calculations, and the two of them were lying on the mat together, showing their soft white bellies.

However, after lying down for a while, Li Qinghong entered the room and covered them with thin shirts.

Li Qingwen didn't sleep. He was thinking about Qin Shuyuan. After he came back, he inquired about it and found out that this person was from the Imperial Academy.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Qingwen didn't have a clue, so he stopped thinking about it. Anyway, he sent someone to tell him, see you in three days, and it's not too late to ask again.

On the second day, Li Qingwen went to the private school as usual, had dinner with Qin Yu and the other three in his spare time, and told Quan Xuan all about him, only hiding Qin Shuyuan's matter.

The three of them felt that Li Qingwen should be close to each other this time. After all, the imperial court adopted a lot of what he wrote in the exam, which was the first time since the exam started.

Li Qingwen was very self-aware. He never thought about his official career, but just wanted to do his best to do more things, and his extraordinary energy was not in vain.

Because he had already passed the township and provincial examinations, Li Qingwen gave each of the three of them a share of all the things he had sorted out in the past few years. Of course, they were all about current affairs and policies. He didn't understand poems and songs. Not a single drop of the barren effort was left.

The three of them are very grateful and hope that they will arrive soon so that they can live up to the expectations of their relatives, their hard work and the encouragement of their friends.

After getting together with his former roommate, on the appointed day, Li Qingwen didn't go to the city, but sat in a hot pot shop in the outskirts, and sure enough, he met Qin Shuyuan at Shen Shi.

Li Qingwen saluted politely, but Qin Shuyuan didn't come empty-handed, and handed him the two cans of things he was carrying, which made Li Qingwen a little confused.

However, when he smelled the familiar smell in the bamboo tube, he couldn't help showing surprise.

"Liu He asked me to give you the honey." Qin Shuyuan sat down and said, he had just come in from the scorching heat, but there was no trace of enthusiasm on his face.

Li Qingwen nodded his thanks repeatedly and poured tea. He was a little curious as to how an official of the Imperial Academy could have anything to do with the hermit tribe in the northern forest...

He wrote the question clearly on his face, Qin Shuyuan said with a smile: "When we met last time, it's not easy to say too much, because of your status, you can't get too close to the students who are taking the exam, otherwise you have to avoid suspicion."

Li Qingwen understood this rule, he asked: "I don't know Mr. Qin..."

"I'm also from the Chatu tribe." Qin Shuyuan didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "Because of a coincidence, I came to the capital. Liu He wrote a letter saying that you have arrived in the capital. I hope I can take care of you, but I have been busy before. This opportunity."

Li Qingwen: "..."

No wonder Mao Mao and the others saw Qin Shuyuan as if they were relatives, but they were not relatives.

and also……

He remembered that when he and Jiang Cong went to the tribe last year, Liu He also told himself that there are people from the tribe in the capital, and when they come back to him, if they need help with anything, just ask, you're welcome.

When he first heard that, he thought it was the Chatu tribe who sold animal skins and antlers in the capital, but he didn't expect to work in the Imperial Academy. People from their tribe must be promising wives.

Daliang's official uniforms are very particular, and purple can only be worn if you are above the third rank. It is really surprising that Qin Shuyuan is an important minister of the court at such a young age.

Li Qingwen said respectfully: "In the future, Lord Qin will ask for your advice."

Qin Shuyuan finished drinking the tea, "Don't be so cautious, eat something first, I heard that your sheep scorpion tastes very good, I wanted to try it on the opening day, but unfortunately I was delayed by other things."

Li Qingwen got up quickly, went to the back to pick up the bone, and then came back to light the fire. He did all of these neatly without the help of others.

Qin Shuyuan was wearing normal clothes, and he rolled up his sleeves while gnawing on the bones. His movements were elegant, but he ate very quickly. The bones after gnawing were very clean. It could be seen that he was really hungry, and he praised while eating.

Qin Shuyuan not only heard that sheep scorpion is delicious, but also knows beer. He is not an outsider. Li Qingyong and the others went to the cellar to bring dozens of kilograms of wine barrels and opened them in front of them.

Such a calm person, whether eating meat or drinking, is a good hand, when he finally put down his chopsticks, his face was satisfied.

After eating, Li Qingwen went to see Qin Shuyuan off, and the two walked towards the gate of the city. Qin Shuyuan turned to look at Li Qingwen, and said with a smile, "I thought you would ask me if I helped you in the previous exam."

Unexpectedly, he would say this suddenly, Li Qingwen blurted out: "I think those exams were good."

Qin Shuyuan slowed down, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "That's right, but you passed the exam on your own."

It's just that a small thing happened in it, and it was discovered in time and corrected.

Before he reached the city gate, a carriage came towards him. The driver saw the two people walking, and quickly reined in the reins, and said in a high-pitched voice, "Master Qin, this servant has found you."

Someone came to pick him up, Li Qingwen stopped, Qin Shuyuan didn't get in the car in a hurry, but said to Li Qingwen: "The patriarch also sent a letter saying to take good care of you, since I agreed, I have to do it, what errand do you want, what do you want?" Well, send a letter here, as long as it’s not so special, I can make the decision.”

What does this mean, is that he has passed the general election and can be appointed as an official?

Qin Shuyuan opened the back door of the carriage, but before he got in, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure inside, closed the door again, and said to Li Qingwen, "I remember that there is still a lot of wine left in the barrel, if it's convenient, let me take it back."

In the end, before Li Qingwen could figure out the matter of conferring an official, he turned back with the carriage and even loaded the barrel and wine into the carriage.

This time Qin Shuyuan said goodbye to Li Qingwen, and asked him to think about it and write to him earlier.

He was probably the first to know the result of the election, and he was announced face to face by the chief examiner.

Li Qingwen stood there without moving for a long time, is this a great convenience?