Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

The family packed Han Zheng's luggage.

Because the county exam required one night in the examination room, thick quilts were needed. Li Yu was afraid that Han Zheng would get cold, so he brought his thickest quilt. He also chose thick clothes to wear. In addition, Li Yu bought a set of knee pads for Han Zheng to prevent his legs from getting frozen.

Han Zheng prepared the writing brush, inkstone and inkstone by himself. As for food, Li Yu brought him braised meat and steamed buns, which he could eat in the examination room with hot water.

Fortunately, the weather is not hot now, otherwise these things cannot be stored at all.

"It's a pity that you can't bring medicine, otherwise I would make some nourishing drink in advance and you can take it to the examination room." After hearing Mr. Shen say that the examination room was simple, she was particularly worried about Han Zheng's health.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will take care of myself." Han Zheng carried the quilt out and put it on the carriage.

This time, the three of them plus Qi Yue went to the county. In order to prevent Qi Yue from being seen, Li Yu rented a carriage.

Originally, Li Yu had not planned to take Qi Yue and Han Xiaomei with her, but yesterday a traveling merchant said that a high-ranking official from a government office had come to the county. She suspected that he was Qi Yue's family member and decided to take him to see what was going on.

Those people who were chasing Qi Yue have not appeared in the town in the past few days. I think they really went to other towns. In this case, there should be no problem taking Qi Yue away.

But just in case, Li Yu transformed Qi Yue into a girl.

He was about the same height as Han Xiaomei, so Li Yu bought him two new sets of clothes according to Han Xiaomei's body shape. After he put them on and put on a little makeup, he sat next to Han Xiaomei and looked more like a girl than Han Xiaomei.

"That's all." Li Yu helped him straighten his clothes and said, "Don't run around when we get to the county. Just follow my instructions."

Qi Yue nodded heavily.

*

After taking everything he needed, Li Yu entrusted Ah Fu to the care of Aunt Wu, then locked the door and drove away in the carriage.

Han Zheng was not surprised that Li Yu could drive a carriage. His second sister-in-law had been different since the family split. It was enough for him to know this and there was no need to ask.

Han Xiaomei didn't think as much as he did, so she asked directly, "Second sister-in-law, how do you know how to drive a carriage?"

Li Yu replied, "I learned it by watching other people driving a horse-drawn carriage." In fact, she learned it when she was an extra in a film studio. During college, a crew came to a city near their school to film. She was dragged by her classmates to watch the weekend and was chosen by them to be an extra. After that, she went to other crews to be an extra several times. She learned the skill of driving a horse-drawn carriage by chance.

Han Xiaomei believed Li Yu's words without a doubt and applauded her second sister-in-law for being awesome.

*

The carriage ran fast and soon left Huangmei Town.

On the way, Li Yu saw many scholars.

Those whose families had some money would ride in the carriage with her, while those whose families were poor would carry their own book boxes on their backs.

Li Yu saw several people from Mingtong Academy, but because Han Zheng was in the scholar class and was not very familiar with the students in the student class, Li Yu did not stop to greet them.

The county examination was the first test for scholars on the road to the imperial examination. The closer to the county town, the more scholars there were on the road. Some of the more diligent ones even recited their lessons in a low voice while walking.

Li Yu looked at it with great emotion.

Among the four classes of people, scholars had the highest status in ancient times, so everyone tried their best to pass the exams, but how many of them could make it to the final step?

It is better in modern times, even if you fail to get into university, there are other ways out. Unlike in ancient times, most scholars regard taking the imperial examination as their biggest dream. If they fail, some stubborn people will waste their whole life on it, and finally drag down their parents, wives and children, and achieve nothing.

"Han Zheng, I don't ask you to do very well in the exam, as long as you have a clear conscience, okay?" Li Yu said again through the car curtain.

Han Zheng understood her thoughts and said, "I will definitely remember my second sister-in-law's teachings."

Li Yu nodded.

*

The carriage was much faster than walking, and in just over half an hour they arrived at the gate of Jiangyang County.

After paying the fee to enter, Han Zheng got out of the car and observed the inns on both sides of the road with Li Yu.

Li Yu wanted to find a quiet place, so he stopped people on the roadside to ask. He learned that the place next to the county government office was the quietest, so he drove there immediately.

The inn next to the county government office is called Yipinju. It not only has a good environment, but is also close to the examination venue.

When Li Yu and his companions arrived, there were already quite a few people in the inn.

Li Yu asked Han Zheng to watch the carriage outside and went in to ask if there were any rooms available. She wanted to book two superior rooms, but unexpectedly other rich people had the same idea as her and also wanted to find a quiet place close to the examination hall to review, so the superior rooms were sold out early and only the middle-class rooms were left.

It’s a medium-sized room, let’s book it first.

Li Yu took out her purse and was about to place an order when she heard someone calling her. She turned around and saw a man dressed as a middle-aged scholar walking towards her.

"Boss Li!" Hua Shi spoke to Li Yu from a distance, "It's been a long time since we last met. Boss Li, are you coming here to book a room? I have a small courtyard in Jiangyang County. The environment is elegant and no one lives there. If Boss Li doesn't mind, you can stay there."

Li Yu didn't want to trouble him, but in the time it took Boss Hua to say a few words, the last medium-sized room was booked by a few scholars who were traveling together. Li Yu didn't really want to book a waiting room, so after thinking about it, he thanked Boss Hua and said, "Thank you for your help."

*

Boss Hua's courtyard was not far from here, and it could be reached in about a quarter of an hour on foot. Li Yu thanked him for providing the house, and let Han Zheng pull the cart while she walked aside and talked to Boss Hua.

Boss Hua first praised Li Yu's craftsmanship, then changed the subject, "Boss Li, when we were at Qin's house, you asked me to help you connect with Zui Xiang Lou, and I kept my promise. But why did Boss Li later become unwilling? Did he have other concerns or did he find a new partner?"

Li Yu could sense something was wrong with his words: "Boss Hua mentioned it to Zui Xiang Lou? But I haven't seen anyone from Zui Xiang Lou here."

Boss Hua: "...Impossible, I went there in person to tell them, and I saw them leave the city to look for you."

Li Yu looked at Boss Hua deeply and said, "I have never met anyone from Zui Xiang Lou."

Boss Hua fell into deep suspicion. Could it be that Luo Peng had cheated him?

Thinking of the comments about Luo Peng that he had heard from others in private, Boss Hua's face changed slightly.

"Boss Hua, maybe the people at Zui Xiang Lou were busy and remembered the wrong address, so they didn't find me." Li Yu said, "Boss Hua, don't take this to heart. Zui Xiang Lou and I couldn't cooperate because we were not destined to be together. But I promised to teach Boss Hua how to cook, and I will teach him as usual."

Boss Hua felt a little uncomfortable, "I didn't do what you asked me to do."

Li Yu said: "It's okay, the recipe is my thank you gift to Mr. Hua, thank you for providing us with a place to stay."

Boss Hua knew that she was trying to save face, so he agreed.

After saying this, they walked a short distance before arriving at Boss Hua’s courtyard.