The longer we go north, the colder the weather becomes.

After crossing the Minjiang River, the north wind howled and slapped on their faces. There was no way, Xichun and the others did not dare to open the curtain and look outside.

"Hey, young master, we are approaching Yudu County." The coachman stopped the carriage and then reported inside.

"Oh, you're arriving at the Imperial Capital so soon?" Fu Changfeng opened the thick curtain and looked at the wall at the city gate. It was indeed the Imperial Capital.

"Great, let's rest here for the night and start again tomorrow."

The imperial capital already falls under the jurisdiction of the capital, so it is not far from the capital at this time, about three days' journey.

"This imperial capital is just a county town, and it is already so much more prosperous than our Weinan County. I wonder how prosperous the capital city is?"

Tao Zi sighed as he looked at the hustle and bustle going south and north in Yudu County.

"We'll find out in a few days. This trip can be regarded as an experience for us."

I found an inn, which was also full of people, mostly scholars.

Xichun finally had time to wash up. After crossing the Minjiang River, in order to save time, they traveled at the fastest speed throughout the journey.

I no longer have the leisure time I had in the early days, and my meals mainly consist of dry food, so this is really a rare leisure time.

Asking for water and taking a quick bath, Xi Chun felt that his whole body was getting warmer.

"Most of the people living in this inn are scholars going to the capital to take exams. Brother Zeng and Brother Xie and I just made inquiries. It is said that there are two straight Jieyuan in the inn now. Next year's Jinshi will probably be among them. arisen from it.”

Fu Changfeng looked confident at first, but now he was a little worried.

"What are you worried about? If you put it this way, there is Jieyuan everywhere, so what else should other people take exams for? Let them take care of it?
The cruelty of the imperial examination is not new just now. Even if we fail, we just want to have fun and accumulate experience.

You're still young anyway, what's the big deal if you do it again in the future? "

"My lady is right, I can't think about it myself. Why should I worry about this when my lady is with me?"

Hearing this, Fu Changfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The carriage continued on its way, and three days later, they finally arrived at the gate of the capital.

"Wow, this is the capital, right under the emperor's feet. It's really high enough. Compared to where we are, this city gate is really grand!"

Tao Zi looked at the city gate with reverence. The soldiers guarding the city around him looked very energetic, which made people tremble.

"The emperor's feet are truly extraordinary!" Even Fu Changfeng agreed.

Although Xichun had seen the ancient city gate on TV before, seeing it in person was still very powerful.

After sighing with emotion and queuing for a long time, I finally entered the capital gate with my identity.

This is a capital city where officials are everywhere and there are as many dignitaries as dogs. Fu Changfeng and the others can easily catch people like this, especially in the days before the examination.

None of them had been to the capital, and what they needed most at this time was to find a place to stay.

"Let's find an inn to stay in first, and then move after we find a more suitable place to stay."

Fu Changfeng, Zeng Juren, and Xie Juren all decided unanimously.

"Brother Fu, I think we should go look for it tomorrow. If there is any private courtyard to rent for a while, I think it would be more convenient than staying in an inn." Zeng Juren went to Fu Changfeng to discuss the subsequent settlement.

"To be honest, Brother Zeng, I think so too. This capital city is expensive. Just staying in an ordinary inn costs a hundred cents a night. With so many of us, it's really too expensive to stay here."

"Brother Fu, I feel relieved. Now that there are less than two months until the examination, we can look at a suitable yard."

"Sister Xichun, I was so noisy that I couldn't sleep well this night. I heard someone in the room next to me reading a book all the time. I'm afraid I didn't sleep all night."

Tao Zi, a young man, was so noisy by the people studying next door that he couldn't sleep. He came out with two dark circles under his eyes.

"No, look at me, I also heard someone reading." Xiaoyue also looked sleepy.

"It seems that we should find a place to move out as soon as possible. This inn is still not suitable for long-term stay." Xichun didn't fall asleep last night. Although no one was reading, there were people snoring loudly.

"Taozi, let's go out in a moment and find a broker to help look at the yards near Gongyuan."

"Sister Xichun, brother-in-law, you are all out. I'm worried that no one will look at the luggage, otherwise I won't go. Just watch here and you can go."

Taozi thought for a while, they had a lot of luggage, and if Xiaoyue was just to keep an eye on them, he would be worried, so he simply wouldn't go.

In the end, only Xichun and his wife took Zhunian and Zeng Juren to see the house.

After walking around for a day, I didn't come across anything suitable. The expensive ones were too expensive, the cheap ones were too bad, and I didn't see any that were either good or bad. They were basically booked in advance.

"Let's check it out tomorrow. No matter what, it will be more comfortable than us in the inn. I didn't sleep all night last night and listened to people reading."

Sister Cao couldn't help but shook her head when she thought about what happened last night.

As soon as he arrived at the inn, he saw police officers coming in and out. Xichun was worried that something had happened and quickly asked the people around him.

"I seem to have heard that someone lost something. It's pitiful. These are all scholars. If they have anything valuable, I'm afraid they were spotted by those petty thieves as soon as they moved in."

"No, those scholars from other places think that we don't have any thieves, so they just go out so confidently. Isn't it bad?"

Fortunately, after they entered, they learned that it was not them who had been stolen, but someone else.

"I saw someone sneaking around downstairs today. I have been dealing with gangsters on the street for so many years, and I can tell their identities at a glance. Nothing is missing."

Taozi laughed and started eating the croquettes Xichun bought for him.

"Taozi still has the foresight. Everyone should be careful next time. At least someone must be in the house when you go out, and no one can take advantage of it."

"Master, we all know."

Just when Xichun and the others went out to look for a house again, the boy next to Xie Juren thought that the thief would not come again. When he went out to use the toilet, the things in the house were stolen.

Fortunately, they had put away their valuables in advance. The clothes and some money they brought were missing, so the master and servant had to go out to buy clothes.

"Fortunately, we found the house, otherwise there is no way to guard against thieves. There will always be times of negligence."

Xichun couldn't help but sigh with Sister Cao. Today they found a small courtyard with two entrances and lived in one house. Although the price was not cheap, it was clean and safe.

The two families moved out the next day, and Fu Changfeng and Zeng Juren finally had time to study.


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