As soon as Li Yanqing returned to the inn, Manager Han came up and said, "Little officials, the three of them have been sent to the military camp outside the city for training, and their luggage has also been moved to the martial arts."

Li Yanqing was shocked. Didn’t the training camp start on the tenth day of February? Why did it be in advance?

"How long will they take to train?"

"It seems like one or two months! I don't know much about the specifics."

Li Yanqing was in a hurry and he had several things to discuss with everyone, but he didn't expect that they would be isolated and trained.

Helplessly, Li Yanqing had to shake his head and walk towards the stairs. When he walked to the entrance of the stairs, he suddenly remembered something and quickly said to the shopkeeper: "If I want to rent a house outside, how can I determine the level?"

Manager Han smiled and said, "This matter is simple and difficult, but the Jieyuan of a small official is a first-class household, and can live in five rooms and be exempt from duty. This is the benefit of scholars!"

"Do you have to do this yourself?"

"This kind of thing cannot be done in person. You must find a tooth. You just pay a commission to the tooth. It is determined that the first-class household needs a consistent amount of money. The government will pay 20% of the tooth tax. You can give me the juren's certificate and money later, and I will help you do it."

"Then I'll trouble the shopkeeper!"

Li Yanqing went upstairs, and the shopkeeper shouted from behind: "If the little official wants to rent a house, I will find you another housekeeper!"

"Thank you!"

.........

Without three good friends, Li Yanqing was bored in the inn alone. Seeing that it was still early, he hired a ox cart to go out again.

In Bianjing, hiring a ox cart is like taking a taxi in later generations. The streets are full of ox carts and donkey carts, and they stop at the waving hand. It is very convenient and the price is very cheap.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Li Yanqing returned to the Great Buddha Temple where he came to the morning. At this time, the ox cart stopped in front of an alley. The coachman pointed to the alley and smiled: "This is Erhuai Lane. There are Sanhuai Lane, Sihuai Lane in front, and all the way to Jiuhuai Lane."

"Thank you!"

Li Yanqing took out ten cents and gave them to him, and smiled and said, "Why wait for me here for a while."

"It doesn't matter if I wait for the little official, but I have to make it clear. I will add five cents in a quarter of an hour, and I won't wait in half an hour."

"I'll come out soon."

Li Yanqing walked into the alley, which was a concentrated place for public rental housing. Most people could only live in one house, which made the alley full of people and was very noisy and noisy. There were groups of running children everywhere. They almost hit Li Yanqing several times, and the women were busy making dinner at the door.

It had just rained a few days ago, and sewage flowed on the ground, and the air was filled with oil smoke and a pungent sour smell, which made Li Yanqing frown. How could his father choose such a place?

Li Yanqing walked to the end, and at the very top was a private house, about the size of acre of land. He planted a large locust tree, covering the sky above the yard like an umbrella.

The door was closed, and Li Yanqing pushed the door open and there was another lively scene inside. Five or six children squatted on the ground to fight grass. There was a circle of houses around the yard, divided into seven or eight houses, and there was a well in the corner of the yard. Several women squatted beside the well to wash clothes.

Li Yanqing saw a wooden sign hanging on each door, with the name written on the front and the resident level on the back. From the wooden sign in the third house on the left, Li Yanqing saw his father's name, Li Daqi, and the wooden sign was written on the fifth-class household.

"Who are you looking for?" A woman's voice came from behind.

Li Yanqing turned around and was one of the women who had just washed clothes by the well. She saw that she was about twenty-five or six years old, with fair skin, pretty eyebrows and eyes, no makeup on her face, and a flying phoenix copper hairpin was inserted on her head. However, her long-term hard work made her look a little haggard.

She was wearing a cloth dress with rough hands, holding a basin of freshly washed clothes in her hands, and was looking at Li Yanqing in confusion.

Li Yanqing smiled, "You are Aunt Yang!"

He pointed to the name on the wooden sign, "This is my dad!"

"You are...Yanqing!"

A hint of panic flashed in the woman's eyes. She was a little helpless and didn't know what to do?

At this time, a young woman in her twenties walked out of the room next to her. She was sleepy, wearing a nightgown, with a messy head, holding a handful of melon seeds in her hand, and asked while kowtowing: "Xiang Niang, who is this little official?"

"He...he is the son of a great man."

The woman finally recovered and hurriedly said, "Yanqing, hurry up and sit in the house!"

Li Yanqing handed her the package in his hand, "This is a gift I bought for Aunt Yang, two pieces of satin."

The young woman next to her stretched her neck and exclaimed, "Oh! It seems like a lake silk, Xiuniang, you are so lucky!"

"You kid, you came here, why are you buying things?"

The woman was panicked, and she didn't answer, and she didn't answer. There was a mess next to her, so she had to let Li Yanqing into the house first, "Your father happened to be away these two days, and the house is quite chaotic, don't be surprised!"

Li Yanqing walked into the room and saw that although the room was a little narrow, it was very long, two feet long, with a few wooden screens in the middle covering it, which was divided into two. This is the benefit of renting a private house. There are always some solutions.

The room was furnished very simple. There was a square table in the middle of the outside, next to it was a large wooden box, and on the other side was a small table with some bowls and chopsticks on the table. Through the gaps in the screen, you could see a bed inside and a suitcase at the end of the bed.

Although the room and furniture are very simple, the tidy cleaning is very neat, making people feel that the owner is a very clean person.

"Yanqing, I'll go and make some tea for you!"

"No need to worry, I'll just drink a bowl of water."

"Then...that's fine, you must have not eaten! I'll buy you some food."

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Aunt Yang, don't be busy. I've eaten, I'll come over and take a look, sit for a while and leave!"

At this time, the young woman next door enthusiastically brought a cup of hot tea and said with a smile: "I heard from a great man that a young official passed the exam. A juren must drink tea, but he cannot drink white water."

Seeing Aunt Yang holding a bowl of water, Li Yanqing was quite embarrassed and smiled and said, "I'm so thirsty, Aunt Yang will give me the water too!"

A cup of tea and a bowl of water appeared in front of Li Yanqing. He smiled and asked the young woman, "What do you call her eldest sister?"

"Oh! Call me eldest sister, my nickname is Sanniang, and the little official just needs to call me Sanniang."

Seeing that the other party seemed to be familiar with his father, Li Yanqing poured tea for himself again, and was always a little embarrassed if he didn't say he was a little embarrassed, but he didn't prepare any extra gifts today.

He reached out and touched it in his arms, and accidentally touched a silver bracelet. This was a gift he was going to give to Li Dongdong's house, but he didn't go to his house today and forgot to give it to Li Dongdong.

However, it seems a bit expensive to serve as a meeting gift for this female neighbor. Although he is not a stingy person, he still remembers the teachings of the saint, "Only women and villains are difficult to raise. If they are close, they are not inferior, and if they are far away, they are resentful."

Li Yanqing hesitated for a moment.

At this time, the young woman sat down next to the small square table, looked at Li Yanqing up and down, and said with a smile: "Brother Qing is a handsome man and a juren, so many young ladies must be fascinated by her. Why don't I arrange a blind date!"

"Sanniang" Aunt Yang was a little unhappy.

"What's the matter? Men are married when they are old and women are married when they are old and women are old! Didn't the last time that his greatest wish was to marry a good wife for his son, you forgot?"

Although Li Yanqing knew that his father's greatest wish was to pass the Jinshi exam himself, he still felt that it was necessary to kill this overly enthusiastic female neighbor immediately. He no longer considered the teachings of the saint and took out a silver bracelet and handed it to her, "The first time we met, this is a meeting gift to Sanniang."

The young woman was startled. It was a white silver bracelet. She waved her hands repeatedly, "How can I ask for such an expensive decoration? You give it to Xiuniang! I can't."

Aunt Yang next to him said, "Sanniang, since this is Yanqing's wish, you can accept it!"

The master spoke, and the young woman accepted it happily, and didn't care about the matchmaking, so she left happily after giving her blessings.

Aunt Yang sighed, "I'll make you spend money as soon as I come. The one I just now was my sister-in-law, who is pretty good. She just likes to be a matchmaker and never gets serious all day long."

"That's not an outsider."

Li Yanqing took out another jade box, which was a golden hairpin inlaid with sapphire. This gold hairpin was also one of the spoils copied from the three Bai family heroes. It was very expensive and worth at least hundreds of cents of coins. It is the best of all decorations.

He put the jade box on the table and smiled: "This is my little wish. Thank you Aunt Yang for taking care of my father over the years. I brought it specifically from Xiangzhou. Please accept it."

A smile appeared on the woman's face. She was very afraid that Li Yanqing was coming to seek punishment, but now she gave silk and ornaments. Although she was not a greedy person, it at least showed that her son, who was a great man, had no malice towards her. She was worried for three years, and it was not until this moment that she breathed a sigh of relief.

The woman's name is Yang Xiu, from Jianzhou, Bashu. She died of both her parents since childhood. Her husband died five years ago and had no children. She had no support. She went to Xiangzhou to seek refuge with her brothers three years ago and washed clothes for a living at the wharf.

Seeing that she was virtuous and very polite, Li Wenyou matched her up to Li Daqi, and she followed Li Daqi wholeheartedly from then on.

Yang Xiu was quite nervous these days. She heard from Daqi that Yanqing would come to the capital soon. Although Daqi repeatedly comforted her and would explain it to her son, Yang Xiu never thought that before Daqi could tell her, Yanqing came to her house.

"Yanqing, where are you living now?"

"I stayed at Tangji Inn. Have Aunt Yang been there?"

"I haven't been there, but I heard from your father that I'm not afraid of you making fun of you. I've been in the capital for more than half a year and have been in the surrounding area. I haven't been there any other place. Alas! Your father is too busy."

Li Yanqing took a sip of water and looked at the house again and said, "The living conditions here are too bad. I have asked someone to find a house. I will settle the house tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. You and Dad will move there. Of course, if Aunt Yang wants to, you can also live in the old house in Tangyin."

Yang Xiu slowly lowered her head, her eyes a little red. She was really moved. Yanqing actually asked her to live in the old house.

"Thank you for your kindness. I'm still with your father. He lives alone and can't take care of him."

"Okay, I will rent the house tomorrow or the next day, and Aunt Yang will move it over first."

Yang Xiu hesitated for a long time, "It's better... wait until your father comes back!"

Li Yanqing no longer insisted. Since Aunt Yang has been in the capital for more than half a year, she doesn't care about waiting for a few more days.

"Okay then! I'll go back first. When my father comes back, he will come to Tangji Inn to find me."

Li Yanqing put a ingot of twenty taels of silver on the table. He was really dissatisfied with his father. Even if he hired a maid, he would not have been dressed so shabby.

Li Yanqing left, Yang Xiu stared at the pile of money on the table. At this time, her sister-in-law sneaked in and said excitedly: "Xiu Niang, the great son is generous! This silver bracelet weighs three taels and is engraved with peony patterns, worth at least three or four thousand words..."

She suddenly opened her mouth wide, stared at the silver and gold hairpins on the table, and she was stunned for a while before she exclaimed: "My mother, Xiu Niang, you are so talented! Why do you say he is a poor scholar?"

Yang Xiu said blankly: "I don't know either. I never ask about his affairs, I..."

"Xiangniang, you are deliberately hiding me and Erlang!" Sanniang stared at her with dissatisfaction.

"I really don't know, Sanniang, how could I hide it from you?"

"That's because he is deliberately hiding you! His son actually has gold, my god! There are gems on it! I saw it once. It's twenty taels of silver. His family is so rich, why do you still live in this broken place? Xiuniang, you are really too honest."

Yang Xiu shook his head, "I don't care whether he is poor or rich. As long as I can follow him, I'm willing to eat braised vegetables."

"You are standing and talking without any pain in your back!"

Sanniang looked at the golden sapphire hairpin on the table, and a trace of jealousy flashed in her eyes, "Xiang Niang, I'll tell you first. If you are a rich man, don't ignore us!"
Chapter completed!