When Li Yanqing returned home in the afternoon, Uncle Zhong came up and smiled and said, "Little official, the procedures for magpie have been completed."

"Have you given the money?"

"I gave it to it, but I didn't give it to Zhang Ping, I'll give it to him directly."

Li Yanqing shook his head, it was useless. If Xima Niang could control her husband, their family would not sell both daughters. Li Yanqing was too lazy to ask about it anymore, so he quickly walked towards his room.

Uncle Zhong said in the back: "But the magpie cried all morning."

"Why?" Li Yanqing stopped and asked in confusion.

"I don't know why, but Ju Niang and my wife advised her, but it was useless, but they didn't cry at noon."

Li Yanqing felt pity in his heart. The little lady must be very sad when she thought she was sold by her father. This sale lasted for ten years, and she would not have the love of her parents. It would be fine! She would just go home during holidays during the holidays in the future.

Tomorrow, Li Yanqing and several partners are going to the county and specially asked his master for a day off. The master agreed very happily, but the conditions are not vague. They must complete the homework they delayed when they asked for leave. He has to stay up late tonight.

Just as Li Yanqing took out the paper and pen, he saw the magpie put a plate of ink in front of him. The little girl was well-behaved and knew to save time for him. Li Yanqing immediately fell in love with her.

"I heard from Uncle Zhong that you cried all morning, why?"

"It's nothing, it's my fault."

The magpie whispered, "I feel sad because I haven't served the little official well."

Li Yanqing was shocked, "Aren't you...Isn't you sad because your father sold you?"

"Not?"

Perhaps because she felt Li Yanqing's concern for herself, Uncle Zhong and Ju Santa treated her very well, the magpies gradually lost their timidity as yesterday, and occasionally showed the unique innocence of the little girl.

She pouted her mouth and said to Li Yanqing angrily: "Every time my father got drunk and got crazy, he would start beating me and my mother. My brother would always rob me of food, making me hungry. I... I've wanted to leave home long ago."

"So I'm thinking too much, why are you crying?"

The magpie immediately remembered her dereliction of duty this morning. What if the master sent her home? She was about to be beaten to death by her father. She was scared and anxious, her eyes turned red, and she choked and said in a choked voice: "I don't know if Xiaoguanren left in the morning. I... I didn't serve Xiaoguanren well on the first day and felt sad."

Li Yanqing laughed in silence, knocked on her little head and said, "It's not your fault! I have to get up at five o'clock every morning to run. In fact, there is nothing wrong with it. If you don't need your service, you just sleep for a while."

"This won't work!"

The magpie's head was shaking like a rattle, "My sister told me that it is the most important thing to get up early to serve the master, otherwise the maid will be useless. Yes... I'm too lazy, I will correct it tomorrow."

Li Yanqing was a little helpless. This little girl was too timid and it would be useless to say too much. Please adapt slowly! Li Yanqing had no choice but to let her.

Li Yanqing began to concentrate on writing. He had no problems five years ago when he was Kaoxian. Now he is doing his best to prepare for the end of the year.

The master told them more than once that the difficulty of exploring the test is not very difficult, but it is large and complicated, which requires years of accumulation, and it also requires high requirements for calligraphy. His accumulation is no longer a problem, just do more questions.

The key is to have excellent calligraphy. His running script is very beautiful, but regular script is a little lacking in quality, and most of the exams require regular script, so he is planning to practice regular script more in the past few months to make up for his weakness.

.........

In the middle of the night, a "bang!" suddenly sounded in the main hall, which immediately woke Li Yanqing up. He got up and put on a coat, walked quickly to the door, but saw a figure in the room in a panic to clean up something.

"Who is it?" Li Yanqing asked.

"Little official, is it me?" The magpie's timid response came from the darkness.

Li Yanqing was surprised, what to do in the living room without sleeping. He turned around and lit the oil lamp. He walked out of the room with the oil lamp, but saw a chair overturning to the ground and knocking down a basket of radishes at the door. The radishes rolled all over the ground, and the magpies were picking up the whole room.

Seeing that her clothes were dressed neatly, which was no different from last night, Li Yanqing asked in surprise: "You have always been here?"

The magpie blushed and whispered: "I'm afraid I'm overslept again today, so I sat here and took a nap, but I accidentally fell over."

Li Yanqing was both angry and funny, and didn't know what to say to her, Li Yanqing had to comfort her and said, "Don't be so anxious, you will get used to it slowly."

The magpie lowered her head and didn't say anything. Li Yanqing was speechless for a moment and had to scratch her head and ask, "When is it now?"

"It's been a long time since the fourth update, and it's probably almost the fifth update."

"Okay! Will you wear your hair?"

"I can do it. I have to help my dad out of hair every day."

Li Yanqing's hair is already very thick and dense. Bundling his hair every day is his biggest trouble. He always tied knots randomly, but he couldn't tie it tightly. He often draped it in the school and was laughed at by everyone. Magpie would tie his hair and avoid his big trouble.

Li Yanqing sat down, and the magpies stood behind Li Yanqing with a comb and hairpin, skillfully combing and twisting his hair.

It is not difficult to tie your hair. Twist your hair in a back of the head or even the back of your head. When you tighten it, it will be curled naturally. Then, you will tie it up in circles, hide the ends of your hair, press the hairpin down and push it into the bun, and finally put on a turban and finish it.

However, although it is simple to tie your hair, it is not easy to tie it up properly. Li Yanqing felt the warmth of the magpie's little hands and asked her with a smile: "Magpie, how old is your brother? What are you doing at home?"

"My brother is as old as a little official. My grandfather asked him to study, but he didn't want to study for a few days. He played at home all day and planned to go to Beijing to help his uncle in two years."

"What about you, do you want to study?"

The magpie sighed softly, "The little official is telling a joke, how can the little lady go to school?"

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "I didn't say I wanted to go to school. From now on, you can grind the ink for me. I will teach you a few words to know. I will always use it in the future."

The magpie was very surprised. Reading and literacy was something she didn't dare to think about in her dreams, but she thought of what Uncle Zhong said in the morning, "The little official is going to take the imperial examination, so will he teach himself if he delays the imperial examination?"

She said a little worriedly: "Why...... I'd better wait for the young official to finish the imperial examination."

Li Yanqing laughed, "Teaching you to recognize a few words will not delay me. Let's talk about it later! I'm leaving."

The magpie quickly put a headscarf on the owner. Li Yanqing touched his hair and tied it very strongly. He went to the well to wash his face and brush his teeth with satisfaction.

How could such a good thing to go to the county town be missing? Wang Gui and Tang Huai? After running, the four of them rode on donkeys and headed towards the county town.

They talked and laughed all the way, and at noon, they arrived at Tangyin County.

"I'm hungry, let's go and eat something first!" Wang Gui suggested touching his stomach.

Wang Gui's suggestion was unanimously agreed by everyone, and Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Go to Shunfenglou, I'll treat everyone to mutton buns!"

The buns in Shunfenglou are a masterpiece in Tangyin County. They have thin skin and large fillings and plenty of juice. Especially the mutton buns are extremely delicious. Another bowl of Hula soup made of thirteen ingredients is the greatest enjoyment in this chilly spring season. The four people's appetites are greatly boosted, and they urged the donkey to run into the city...

The county town is extremely lively today, with children laughing and laughing everywhere, drums are faintly heard in the distance, and mobile vendors in the streets and alleys are also increasing. People are walking in a hurry, greeting each other, with smiles on their faces.

All these signs indicate that an important festival is coming.

"Have you all forgotten?"

Wang Gui suddenly shouted excitedly, "What's the day in a few more days!"

The three of them looked at each other and shouted together with excitement, "Spring Club!"

Spring Festival is the social day. The Land of Land Festival is the second day of February. It is the oldest and most joyful traditional festival on the land of China. It brings people even more joy than the New Year and the Chinese New Year.

Thinking of the coming of Spring Festival, the four of them even left behind the county examination on the fifth day of the second month.

"We want to give gifts to our master on the social day, so we can buy something back!"

Li Yanqing proposed to everyone, but this time it was Yue Fei's first response. He raised his hand and smiled: "I bought a book for my master. He also said that the day before yesterday that the selection of Tang poetry was broken and he needed to buy a new one."

"Of course you know what Master needs the most, so what should we do?"

Wang Gui muttered, and he thought for a while and said, "Master likes to eat mutton buns the most. I'll buy thirty for Master to go back."

"Where are you, Lao Tang?" Li Yanqing asked Tang Huai with a smile again.

Tang Huai shook the fan elegantly, "My master's shirt is old, I'll buy him a good green cloth."

"Yes! Why didn't I expect it?"

Wang Gui salivated his face, stepped forward and put it on Tang Huai's shoulder and smiled, "Old Tang, why don't we change it, if you buy buns, I will buy cloth!"

"go!"

Tang Huai pushed him away, "Whoever is as untasteful as you and likes to eat buns, you have to buy it for your master. If you think it's not good, then buy a few books!"

"Old Li, what did you buy?" Wang Gui turned around and found Li Yanqing.

"I have long wanted to buy a set of four treasures of the study for my master, and I happened to meet the social day."

"Then what should I buy? Give me some advice!" Wang Gui was a little anxious.

At this time, Yue Fei stuttered: "Actually, I have a suggestion, you can listen."

"What suggestions?" Wang Gui quickly turned around.

"Isn't your big green donkey going to give birth? I gave it to my master a little donkey. The master's old donkey has been ridden for twenty years and is almost out of reach. The master is old and has difficulty walking, so he can't do without foot strength."

Wang Gui slapped his head hard, "I am a fool, I actually forgot about this, OK! I'll give it to the donkey."

Wang Gui's family opened the largest livestock business in Tangyin County. More than half of the donkeys in the county were sold by their family. The prizes from the Boy Club that year, the four donkeys were sponsored by the Wang family.

"Eat buns first, and then buy gifts!"

Li Yanqing waved his arms, and the four of them responded enthusiastically, urging the donkey to rush to Shunfeng Tower...

The four of them spent almost half a day in the county town. Not only did they reward themselves, but they also bought gifts for their masters. Li Yanqing bought a set of four treasures of study from Jiuzhitang, Beijing. Although it is not the best in the world, it is also a top-notch in Beijing.

Yue Fei bought a selection of Tang poetry in a hardcover book. Although it only costs 200 cents, it also exhausted all his savings. Tang Huai bought a high-quality blue cotton cloth in an old store in Fuzhou. Wang Gui led a two-year-old big green donkey from Wang Ji Livestock. His big green donkey was born in two months, but he could no longer wait.

However, there is another important thing for Li Yanqing today. He wanted to go to Shilinyuan Bookstore to submit his last manuscript, and then he completed the five-year contract between him and Shilinyuan.

The shopkeeper of Shilinyuan has been replaced. The original shopkeeper Luo was promoted to Daming Mansion. The current shopkeeper's surname is Zhao and is from Anyang County.

Manager Zhao and Li Yanqing have had several dealings. Compared with Manager Luo, his enthusiasm has been significantly lower, but his etiquette is still very comprehensive.

He arranged for a friend to greet Yue Fei and others, and invited Li Yanqing to the second floor.
To be continued...