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When talking about Song Miaomiao, Cui Yuwei still feels a little scared.

Seeing that Shi Lidie was interested, he told her everything he had heard.

Ever since Shi Lidie left Luoyun Town, all the business of brewing and selling wine has been entrusted to Cui Yujie.

Cui Yujie is a man of courage. In order to expand his business territory, he reached a cooperation with the former wine merchant Sun Xian, allowing him to sell further south and open up sales channels.

Sun Xian thought this was a profitable business, and the two of them hit it off and headed south.

Song Miaomiao's family was charged with "murdering an imperial official" for the assassination of Qi Jingze and was exiled to their hometown, Yueya Village, which is in the south.

Sun Xian happened to pass by Yueya Village and saw the miserable situation of Song Miaomiao's family of four.

Four people blamed each other -

They blamed Song's father and mother for acting impulsively and assassinating Qi Jingze; they blamed their family for listening to Song Miaomiao's advice and causing such trouble; they blamed Song He for being useless and unable to help them gain a foothold in the south...

In the past, the four people who were united because of Song Miaomiao's halo as the heroine and the koi luck are now falling apart.

As time went by, the resentment between the four people grew deeper and deeper. In addition, Crescent Village was poor and was harassed by barbarians and bandits all around. They were almost unable to survive.

In the end, Song Miaomiao got poison from somewhere and put it in the water, and the four members of the family all died.

These are the news brought back by wine merchant Sun Xian.

After all, the incident involving Song Miaomiao caused a big stir in Luoyun Town at the time, so Sun Xian told Cui Yujie about it for fun. Later, the news reached Cui Yuwei, and now he told Shi Lidie.

After listening to the whole process, Shi Lidie smiled and said only four words:

"It's your own fault."

When Cui Yuwei saw that he had said everything he wanted to say, he offered to take his leave. After all, he had been in the county lord's mansion for quite some time, and he had to find a place to stay in the capital before dark.

When Shi Lidie heard this, she asked:

"Didn't Second Master Cui arrange accommodation in advance?"

"Not yet." Cui Yuwei said, "Before I left Luoyun Town, my brother asked someone in the capital to help find a suitable house, but he couldn't find one because the Spring Examination is coming soon. Students from all over the country who have the conditions have come to the capital, and the suitable houses are all occupied."

Even some inns had no rooms available. Students who came from other places booked long-term rooms in inns in the capital and would not leave until the imperial examination was over.

Shi Lidie thought for a moment and said:

"As an old friend, I should have entertained you, but I am the only young woman in the county lord's mansion now. If you live here, it will inevitably give people a reason to talk, which will be bad for both you and me."

"Well, I opened a pub in the capital. The pub is very big, with several floors, and a front hall and a backyard. Currently, only the Liu family of three live in it."

"Uncle Liu and his wife are servants I hired to work in my tavern. Their son, Liu Luping, is also a student who is about to take the imperial examination."

"If you don't mind, why don't you settle down there? Aunt Liu will prepare three meals a day, so you don't need to worry about it. In addition, you can exchange knowledge with Liu Luping in your spare time. What do you think?"

How could Cui Yuwei refuse?

He had just arrived in the capital and was unfamiliar with the place. Asking him to find a suitable place to live temporarily was not a big deal. Even if there was a vacant house, it might be in a remote location, making it inconvenient for him to interact with others.

Now the place recommended by Shi Lidie to him has a good location, provides meals, and even has a student with whom he can study and improve. With such good conditions, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?

Cui Yuwei is not a pedantic person, and he is not so noble that he is unwilling to "live under someone else's roof".

At present, everything must give way to the imperial examination.

So he agreed.

Shi Lidie brought Wen Tan and personally sent Cui Yuwei to the tavern. She explained the situation to the three members of the Liu family and said that Cui Yuwei would stay here until the end of the imperial examination and asked them to bear with her.

Old Man Liu immediately said:

"What are you talking about, Master? This house was originally sold to you. It's your right to let anyone live here. We are grateful to you for your kindness and we are very grateful to you for letting us live here. How could we not want to accept Master Cui?"

"It just so happens that there is an empty room on the second floor, right next to Ping'er. I'll ask his mother to clean it up and make a study room for it. Master Cui can live here from now on."

Cui Yuwei bowed and thanked the old man of the Liu family:

"Thank you, Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, and Brother Liu. I won't stay here for free. I will pay you for three meals a day and the room fee according to the prices in Beijing."

“Well, Mr. Cui and Ping’er are both scholars who are about to take the imperial examinations. If they both pass, we can be considered as classmates. Our family will still not lack for a few meals.” Uncle Liu declined.

Both parties are reasonable and kind-hearted people, so there is nothing wrong with borrowing someone's room.

Soon, Cui Yuwei settled down here.

Shi Lidie returned to the County Lord's Mansion and continued to be busy with her own affairs. In addition to going to the tavern to brew wine regularly, she also completed elegant tasks and grew vegetables for the Queen.

Time passed day by day, and the first month of the year was over.

The snow in the capital city slowly melted, shedding its silver coat to reveal the original red walls and black tiles.

As she expected, Cui Yuwei and Liu Luping became good friends, because they had a lot in common.

First of all, both of them came to the capital from small places to take the imperial examinations.

Liu Luping is from the remote Jianzhou, and Cui Yuwei is from Luoyun Town. Although Liu Luping came here a few years ago, the campus bullying, isolation and frame-up in the academy made him feel no sense of identity with his peers in Beijing.

Instead, it was Cui Yuwei, whom he had just met, who made him feel what normal classmates of the same age were like.

Second, both of their families were in business, and they studied to change their fortunes.

The Cui family runs a restaurant business in Luoyun Town, and the Liu family runs a tavern business in the capital, which are more or less similar.

Third, both of them can be called "good people". In this era, they have almost the same values, can talk to each other, and are quite similar in some aspects.

Therefore, the two of them studied hard every day, often exchanged knowledge, learned from each other, and made progress together.

When the Empress' belly was slightly bulging and she was a little pregnant, the imperial examination held once every three years in the Dayin Dynasty finally began on a rare sunny day.

Cui Yuwei and Liu Luping packed up all their luggage, took their usual pens and ink, as well as a series of things including dry food and bedding, and walked to the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall, where they lined up in a long queue.

The imperial examination during the Dayin Dynasty lasted seven days.

During these seven days, students can only stay in the examination room arranged by the Imperial Academy. They can bring a servant to help with their daily life, but they are not allowed to leave the examination room.

Therefore, when candidates entered the Imperial Examination Hall, all their luggage would be carefully searched to prevent smuggling.

Whether they were examinees or servants, they had to take off all their clothes in a separate room and check for any special marks on their bodies to prevent them from cheating.