No matter if you are a human or an immortal, you can still farm for me after traveling through time!

Because they wanted to visit their elder sister, Li Erlang and Li Sanlang decided to set off without waiting for the second day of the second month.

So, with their family watching, the two brothers rode on one horse, packed their luggage and things for their sister and set off.

After a long period of maintenance, the scabs on Li Erlang's face have completely fallen off, revealing pink tender flesh. In the future, as long as he continues to apply ointment, the scars left behind will disappear. Although it cannot be restored to its original state, it can always be healed. It's a pity that the half eyebrow that was burned off will never grow back.

The wind in February is still as cold as a knife, and anyone who goes out will wrap themselves up tightly.

On the tall horse's back, Li Erlang tried to teach his younger brother how to ride a horse.

When Li Sanlang was no longer afraid of holding the reins himself, Li Erlang would let him hold the reins as long as the road conditions were good.

The two arrived at Luojia Village and met the elder sister who had become rounder.

Li Zhenniang was of course very surprised to see her two younger brothers, and immediately asked her husband to prepare a meal to entertain them.

Seeing that his elder sister was being well taken care of and his little nephew was growing up to be plump, Li Erlang felt relieved.

This time, he not only brought more cotton, but also brought seeds, and told my sister to plant cotton this year, and to send someone home to tell my father and eldest brother if there were any problems.

"Okay! Now that one of you is a captain and the other is a scholar, naturally no one dares to bully me, so don't worry, am I that stupid?" Li Zhenniang smiled happily and said, "Last year, my husband and I had no say over the land. Now that it has been divided, we were just planning to go to the county government to get cotton seeds this year, and we didn't expect you to bring them here!!"

"If Sister wants to plant it, she can take it home and let the villagers plant it too."

Li Zhenniang nodded and started chatting with her brother about other things.

After dinner, the two brothers were about to leave. Li Zhenniang knew that Li Sanlang was going to Chang'an to take the imperial examination, so she did not insist on asking them to stay. She just went out with Luo Liangcheng and held the child to see him off.

Before leaving, Li Erlang took out another gold bracelet and put it on his nephew.

"Erlang, swords have no eyes, so be careful in the barracks. I hope your military luck will last long and you will win the first battle. Don't forget that your sister is looking forward to your return to drink a celebratory wine with you."

"Sanlang, I hope you can take advantage of the wind and get on top of the list of successful candidates."

The two brothers hugged their elder sister and said, "Thank you for your blessing, elder sister."

After leaving Luojia Village, they immediately rushed to the county. Their travel permits and some documents that Li Sanlang would need for the exam had not been signed yet, so they had to go to the county government office.

Ji Qingyue from the county waited until several days had passed on the second day of the second lunar month, but still did not see Li Sanlang. He could not help but wonder in his heart: Did something happen to Sanlang? Or had the pass been prepared long ago?

It shouldn’t be!

He had applied for a travel permit and knew that it had a time limit. It would be very troublesome if he failed to reach his destination within the time limit, so few people applied for a travel permit in advance.

Just when Ji Qingyue decided to wait patiently for two more days, he saw two men leading a horse appearing on the road in Shandan, one in front and one behind.

The one walking in front is Li Sanlang, and the one leading the horse behind is Erlang!!

The two brothers were heading towards the county government office.

Maybe it was because his gaze was too sticky and intense, but the extremely alert Li Erlang immediately raised his eyes and looked over, scaring Ji Qingyue so much that he immediately looked away.

It's not that I feel guilty or afraid, I'm just subconsciously a little timid.

He didn't expect Erlang to come back. In this case, it is not impossible to find a way to tell Li Erlang.

When Ji Qingyue turned back, he found that Li Erlang had already walked far away, with only a small figure left.

He immediately felt a little angry. Even though he had put on makeup, curled his hair, and grown a beard, Ji Lang didn't recognize him? !

It's totally unreasonable! And you still say you have good eyesight!

The angry Ji Qingyue decided not to recognize him immediately. Instead, he angrily finished the cake in his hand and went home without looking back.

Go back, pack your things and get ready to go!

Ji Qingyue, who was very angry, didn't know that Li Erlang, whose back was only visible, was actually laughing, and it was a laugh that came from the heart.

Li Sanlang looked at his brother in horror. His second brother actually laughed for no reason? It was the kind of laughter that came from the heart, like ice melting and snow melting.

"Why are you so happy, brother?"

Li Erlang coughed and pulled up the windproof mask that he had taken off for the inspection when entering the city to cover the corners of his mouth that could not be closed.

"happy event."

Ok?

When the two men came out of the county government office and passed by the stall again, the Hu merchant was no longer there.

Li Erlang felt a little disappointed, thinking that it would have been better if he hadn't made the other person angry just now. But then he remembered something and laughed playfully.

Seeing his brother laughing twice in a row like a peacock spreading its tail, Li Sanlang reached out to touch his brother's forehead worriedly: "You don't have a fever...?"

"I am not ill."

The next day, after the city gates were opened, people entering the city poured into the county, and the number of caravans leaving the city also gradually increased.

Ji Qingyue drove a horse-drawn carriage with a carriage and passed the customs inspection very smoothly. After leaving the city, he headed east along the official road.

Although the temperature is still very low, it is warmer than the cold snowy season. Tender green buds are beginning to grow on the bare branches on the road. There are more convoys and pedestrians passing by along the way, including many people dressed as students.

Ji Qingyue had inquired and found out that the number of successful candidates in previous years usually fluctuated between two thousand and three thousand, which means that there were two to three thousand candidates who went to Beijing to take the exam.

However, these numbers were obtained based on the annual examination. Now it has been changed from once a year to once every three years. The number of people taking the exam this year will only increase, not decrease, as everyone wants to give it a try in the last year.

As mentioned before, because of the annual examination in the past, there were still many people in Chang'an City who had not been granted official positions. Wasn't the reason why the emperor wanted to change the examination system to reduce the number of idle officials?

As a result, this year's Spring Examination will be very cruel.

The large number of candidates and the small number of places is a permanent nightmare for candidates.

Ji Qingyue felt a pang of regret, and at the same time cheered Li Sanlang in his heart.

Speaking of Sanlang... Ji Qingyue looked forward, then looked back, but still did not see Li Sanlang.

When he was leaving the city, he saw Li Sanlang riding a horse and being inspected. Sanlang might just be walking slowly. After all, he didn't ride a horse often, so he didn't dare to ride fast.

After walking for most of the day, it was getting dark soon. Li Sanlang would definitely stay in an inn along the way, so Ji Qingyue decided to wait in the inn. It happened that he had to stay in the painting for eight hours tonight.

There are many inns and post stations on the official road, which are convenient for merchants, travelers and messengers to stay overnight and rest. Precisely because there are more inns than caravans, and it is not the peak passenger flow period yet, the number of inn rooms is still sufficient.

Ji Qingyue walked into an inn, parked the carriage at the designated location, asked the innkeeper for a room, then ordered two dishes and ate in the lobby.

He ate while waiting, and when night fell, finally two familiar-looking men walked into the inn.

What surprised Ji Qingyue was that Li Erlang also came?

After the two came in, they just glanced casually at the lobby, then asked the shopkeeper to check the registration and went straight upstairs and walked directly into the guest room, even eating in the room.

After confirming that Li Sanlang was safe, Ji Qingyue finally put down his chopsticks and planned to go upstairs to his room to rest.

The weather was cold and there was no one on the road. The lights in the inn were turned off and the door was closed early, and the building also became quiet.

We have to get up early tomorrow morning to travel, so everyone went to bed.

Ji Qingyue returned to the room and was about to take out the scroll and go in, but the next second he heard the window being pushed open from the outside.

“What… um…!” Before Ji Qingyue could call for help, his mouth was immediately covered by someone.

"Yue Lang, it's me."

Hearing Li Erlang's voice suddenly, it was as if he was in another world. Ji Qingyue couldn't help but redden his eyes and muttered, "Why don't you let go of me now!"

Li Erlang gently let go of his hand, and before he could ask what happened after the fire, Ji Qingyue rushed over and fell into his arms.

What's there to ask?

Li Erlang immediately hugged the person tightly. It was not known who took the initiative first, but a sticky sucking sound was heard in the room.

After a long time, Ji Qingyue stepped back and slightly increased the distance between them, and could no longer continue.

A long kiss made the atmosphere in the room extremely hot.

"When did you recognize me?" Ji Qingyue asked the question that puzzled him.

The answer was exactly what he thought.

Li Erlang stepped forward and said, "I recognized you the first time I saw you in the county."

Ji Qingyue murmured inwardly: "Can you recognize me even with all this makeup on?"

"I should say that I'm the only one who can recognize you with this makeup on!"

Ji Qingyue was amused by Li Erlang's words: "Then tell me why?"

Li Erlang pressed harder and harder, holding Ji Qingyue's face and kissing him directly: "Because I am the only one who looks at you like this. Yuelang, open your eyes."

Ji Qingyue, who subconsciously closed his eyes, opened them obediently and found Li Erlang smiling and kissing him lightly: "Now you know?"

Ji Qingyue raised his hand to block the two of them, preventing Li Erlang from continuing to kiss him. "Okay, so you had your eyes open! You lunatic! No..."

Before he could finish his words, Ji Qingyue was blocked by someone again. The culprit really didn't want to be separated from them even for a single second.

"Yue Lang, I'm going crazy thinking about you..."

"I also... um..." This scoundrel only cared about talking to himself and didn't let anyone else speak. Every time he finally managed to get the foreign object out of his mouth, as soon as he opened his mouth, that clever thing would roll up again.

"Okay... let's talk..."

Ji Qingyue, whose lips were about to break from the kiss, pushed the person on him away with great force. If this continued, neither of them would be able to stop the accelerator.

In the darkness, Li Erlang pulled Ji Qingyue to sit beside the bed. While calming himself down, he asked his lover about what happened after the painting was burned.

Ji Qingyue briefly told Li Erlang all about his experiences at Lu's house and in Chang'an.

"So this painting is in the hands of Lord Lu." Li Erlang thought, "Yes, Lord Lu is in a high position and people in those days liked to give paintings as gifts, so Lord Lu's home must have a variety of paintings."

I don't know where the last painting is...

"What about you? What's wrong with your face..." Ji Qingyue had already noticed something wrong with Li Erlang's face. The smooth touch was different from other skin, as if it had just grown.

Li Erlang held Ji Qingyue's hand and comforted him softly, "It's okay. You've been applying the ointment for a year now. If you continue to apply it for another year or two, it will be back to normal."

Ji Qingyue pursed his lips and guessed that it must have been burned by the fire.

"Mad man, you are really a mad man..." After saying that, he couldn't bear to let his lover continue to suffer, so he turned around and pushed her down on the bed.

……

Because the room was too simple, the two of them never reached the last step. Most of the time, Ji Qingyue was helping Li Erlang "climb to the top". Having tasted the sweetness, Li Erlang naturally wanted to let his lover indulge himself once, but before he could stretch out his hand, Ji Qingyue suddenly disappeared on the bed.

This is really hard for Ji Qingyue...

He sat on the mountain, feeling the cold wind and doubting his life, while Li Changxiang outside was looking at the bed full of clothes.

All the clothes are taken off, that's it?

So Li Erlang handed the clothes to Ji Qingyue one by one. After Ji Qingyue put on the clothes, his body calmed down completely.

The two chatted in low voices for a while. Ji Qingyue rubbed his eyes, said goodbye to Li Erlang, and went down the mountain.

After all, the inn is not a place to talk. After no longer hearing Ji Qingyue's voice, Li Erlang reluctantly put down the drawing paper, opened the door and left.

Back in his and Li Sanlang's room, Li Sanlang was shocked that his brother had been in the toilet for nearly an hour, but he was too embarrassed to ask, so he just closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

People on the road woke up very early. Some brought their own dry food, while others had breakfast in the inn.

Li Erlang changed his usual behavior. He neither set out early nor had breakfast in the inn. He just sat in the lobby.

“Second brother…?” Li Sanlang was totally confused. Just as he was about to ask a question, Li Erlang suddenly stood up and asked him to set off.

What makes you so fickle?

Soon, Li Sanlang knew why his brother had become like this.

Shortly after leaving the inn, when they reached a more remote section of the road, Li Sanlang saw a horse-drawn carriage parked on the side of the road, with a man dressed as a Hu merchant sitting in the carriage.

At least in his opinion, he was a Hu merchant.

As they got closer to the carriage, the man in the carriage greeted them: "Hi! Sanlang, are you okay?"

Li Sanlang was so frightened holding the horse rope that he was stunned. After a long time, he stammered, "Brother Ji?!"

"Well, it's me."

Li Sanlang jumped off his horse with surprise on his face and rushed forward to confirm that the person in front of him was Ji Qingyue.

Sure enough, it was not an illusion. The man dressed as a Hu merchant was Ji Qingyue! !

"Brother Ji, I'm so glad you came back safely!" At the moment of reunion, the eighteen-year-old Li Sanlang rarely gave up his scholarly demeanor and spoke loudly.

He was really afraid that Brother Ji would never come back. If Brother Ji really couldn't come back, Second Brother's heart would definitely follow Brother Ji.

Ji Qingyue pulled Li Sanlang, patted his back and comforted him: "You haven't had breakfast yet, I made a lot of buns and soy milk, let's eat while we are on the road!"

After crying, Li Sanlang felt much more relaxed.

All the unspeakable distress was resolved the moment he saw Ji Qingyue.

So, Li Sanlang got on Ji Qingyue's carriage, and Li Erlang still rode his horse, and the three of them headed towards Ganzhou while eating buns.

"Let's make up our statements in advance. When we get to Chang'an, I'm the Hu merchant 'Pu Yan', from the Tuqishi in the Western Regions. I came to Dali to sell seeds." Ji Qingyue explained his current identity to Li Sanlang while eating a bun: "Your second brother can only accompany me halfway, and we will go together for the rest of the journey."

"Hmm." Li Sanlang ate the big bun in his hand with big mouthfuls, and kept sighing in his heart: Nowadays, the things made by Brother Ji are becoming more and more diverse and more and more delicious!

Vegetable buns, pork buns, barbecued pork buns, lava buns, yam buns...