[There are only two updates today and tomorrow. I will take a rest and keep my fingers. I have been typing for two years and it hurts so much. I will update on Monday and Wednesday]

Li Yanqing felt all the way. Although today was only a short time, Aunt Yang was indeed a very virtuous woman who could endure hardships. From her dress and the little bit of food she couldn't bear to throw away from her bowl, it can be seen that she lived a very poor life.

Li Yanqing could not understand that his father had 3500 stagnant of money after the disbandment of the business, and bet on his own that he won 800 taels of silver in Anyang. He was obviously very rich and insisted on living such a hard life, but he also had to hide the woman he had with him for three years.

What did my father think? When he comes back, he must ask carefully.

Li Yanqing also hopes that his father can remarry. After all, he is only over 30 years old. His wife died of illness just two years after getting married. He should marry again whether it is reasonable or not.

But Li Yanqing was very worried that his father would marry a Hedong Lion like his aunt, but Aunt Yang was good. You could vaguely see the shadow of her mother from her. Perhaps her father accepted her because of this.

At this time, Li Yanqing's stomach was rumbling and he remembered that he had not had supper yet.

"Brother of the coachman, what famous food is there in the capital?"

The coachman smiled, "The little official asked too much. There are countless famous foods in Bianjing, such as Cao's meat cakes, Yulou buns, Sun Haoshou steamed buns, Jiajia Hushang, Gaoyang main store, Sun Yang main store, Rendian, Zhuangyuan Tower, Qingfeng Tower, Panlou Hotel, etc. However, the most famous restaurant is Alum Tower, which is a place where princes and nobles gather. You can still see Li Shishi, the first prostitute in Bianjing, who is the moon palace fairy!"

"Have the coachman has been to the Alum Building?"

"You asked me before? How could it be possible? How could a person like me enter the alum building? It's not that I'm not qualified to enter, but that I don't have money. I heard that I only charge cash in it, and I need at least ten taels of silver for a breakfast, ten taels of silver! I have to save up for three months without eating, drinking or paying rent, but they're just a breakfast."

Although Li Yanqing was quite generous in his actions, he was far from being too luxurious to spend ten taels of silver to have breakfast. He immediately gave up the idea of ​​going to the alum building, but he was very interested in Li Shishi and wondered what this famous beauty in history looked like?

He was about to go to Xiwashe in the state, but suddenly he remembered that he had no money on him and left all twenty taels of silver to Aunt Yang, so he had to go back to the inn first.

"Brother coachman, take me back to the inn first!"

"Okay!"

The coachman whipped the ox and drove towards Tangjia Inn faster.

......

Walking into the inn, Manager Han waved to Li Yanqing from afar, "Little official, it's done!"

Li Yanqing walked up to take the grade of the Investigation of Guohu households. It was just a thin piece of paper, which read: "I have certified the Investigation of the Xiangzhou tribute, Li Yanqing, as a Investigation of Guohu households in Kaifeng Prefecture, can use this book to handle house rental matters." The official seal was stamped at the bottom.

"Is it just a piece of paper?" Li Yanqing smiled.

"You little official, don't underestimate it. Without this piece of paper, you have no place to rent a house, you can only stay in an inn."

"Is there any news about the house?"

"I have asked someone to look for it. There should be news tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. The little official will wait patiently."

"I'm really troubled by the shopkeeper."

Li Yanqing bowed with fists and turned around and walked upstairs, "Little official, go slowly!" The shopkeeper quickly called him.

The shopkeeper ran over and said, "Look at me, I almost forgot about important things. Someone is looking for a small official, and I have been waiting for a while."

"Who is looking for me?"

"It's me!"

A man stood up in the corner of the lobby and saw his face dark and shiny, with a stubble with husks under his jaw. He was the black-faced boy I met on the road.

"How do you know I live here?" Li Yanqing walked down and asked in surprise.

The boy's face turned red, but fortunately his face was dark, and most people couldn't see his embarrassment. He smiled and said, "I saw their address when I registered in the martial arts school. I thought you should live together, so I came to ask the shopkeeper, and the guy really lives here."

"Then why didn't you go to the training camp?" Li Yanqing became even more confused.

"Is this guy free? I want to ask you something."

"Please sit down!"

Li Yanqing invited the black-faced boy to sit down. The shopkeeper quickly asked the friend to bring them two cups of tea, and asked again: "Do you want to have a meal? I have ready-made meals here."

The food of soup was as unpalatable as ever, and Beijing was no exception. Li Yanqing quickly waved his hand, "Thank you shopkeeper, I'll go out to eat later!"

Li Yanqing took a sip of hot tea and asked, "Can you tell me first why they were going to the training camp? Did they get something wrong?"

"No mistake, I have participated in the training of township soldiers in the county, but they have not, so I have to participate in the training camp. This is a condition for going to the Ministry of War, and I must have military resume."

So that's it. Li Yanqing thought that the three of them had participated in the training of the Scholar Army, but the Scholar Army was not a regular army, and martial arts may not be recognized.

"I'm going to see Li Yanqing of Tangyin County. May I ask my brother's name?" Li Yanqing then remembered that he didn't know the other party's name.

The black-faced boy hurriedly said, "My name is Niu Gao, from Lushan County, Ruzhou."

Li Yanqing was stunned. It was Niu Gao. He really didn't know each other without fighting! After a while, Li Yanqing laughed, "Then why are you in Chenqiao Town?"

"I went to Fengqiu to find a friend, but my friend was not at home, so I had to go to Beijing alone. I happened to meet you in Chenqiao Town. I was too reckless in speaking."

"Brother Niu is interested in my bow!"

Niu Gao scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "My master said that the bronze bow and iron arrow are unique in the world. Only the iron armed hero Zhou Tong can use it. I wonder who is the brother of Zhou?"

"He is my master, and he passed this bronze bow to me. My three brothers are also his disciples."

"So Daxia Zhou is in Tangyin County!"

Niu Gao was extremely upset, "I wanted to be his teacher, but I couldn't find it everywhere. If I had known I would have gone to Tangyin County. Brother Li, is Zhou Daxia still in Tangyin now?"

Li Yanqing smiled and shook his head, "He has only been in Tangyin County for a year and will return to the capital in a few days. If Brother Niu wants to see him, I can recommend it!"

Niu Gao jumped up with joy and hurriedly bowed deeply to Li Yanqing, "Brother Li is so kind, Niu Gao is so grateful!"

At this time, Li Yanqing was so hungry that he said, "Why don't we go and have a drink? Brother Niu is willing to give him a favor?"

Niu Gao was a cheerful person. He happened to have no meal, so he agreed immediately.

Li Yanqing returned to his room to withdraw money and left the inn with Niu Gao. The most prosperous moment in Bianjing was at dusk. After a busy day, people began to enter a leisure nightlife, and the various restaurants in Bianjing were full.

The two of them found several taverns but had no seats, so they simply came to Zhouxi Washe, not far from the inn. The tile was composed of several streets. The main entrance was a archway with four big words "Zhouxi Washe". There were no houses, all of which were dense shops, with greenhouses on them, and lanterns were hung on them, and the tile was brightly lit, illuminating the tile as daytime.

The tile house was extremely lively, with restaurants on both sides, shouting and hawking sounds endlessly, and all kinds of meat fragrances were filled with fragrance, and the fragrance of the noodles was swelling, and the crowd was full of people.

Li Yanqing's eyes were blurred, so he pointed to a 'Zhang Hanzi' and roasted big piece of meat' and smiled at Niu Gao: "Just go to its house!"

Niu Gao smiled, "I like to eat big pieces of meat!"

The two walked into the store, and the guy came up, "Two little officials, please come in!"

The two sat down at an empty table, and the guy smiled and said, "When you come to our store, you must eat a large piece of meat, one piece of meat, two pounds, how about two people?"

"Come two pieces! Apart from large pieces of meat, what other pasta is there?" Li Yanqing asked.

"There are also big meat buns, just steamed, and four in a basket."

"Then let's have four cages, a few more dishes and a pot of wine!"

"Okay! Two guests here, a pot of wine, a set of five blessing platters, four cages of big meat buns, and two pieces of honey and big meat!"

Soon, the wine and food were delivered to you like flowing water. Li Yanqing rewarded his friend with a few cents, and the friend thanked him for a long time and left.

It can be seen that Niu Gao was also hungry. The two of them ate four cages of buns like wind and clouds, and their stomachs were only a little full. Li Yanqing poured two glasses of wine and smiled and said, "Brother Niu is also going to Beijing to study martial arts!"

"My family is poor. Thanks to my uncle's support, I only studied in elementary school for a few years. Later, I made a living by harvesting firewood. I was born with great strength and could carry 400 kilograms of firewood at the age of thirteen.

One day I took firewood into the city to sell it, and my master took a fancy to him, so he taught me martial arts for a year. Later, he went to Taiyuan Prefecture and gave me a pair of corrugated gilt maces before leaving. This year, I won the first place in the martial arts of Ruzhou with this pair of gold maces. The magistrate rewarded a horse and fifty taels of silver. After settled my mother, I went to Beijing to study martial arts."

"How could your master know Master Zhou?"

Niu Gao scratched his head and said, "My master was also a stick coach in the imperial guards. I am good at stepping on the bow, but I don't know how to ride and shoot. The master suggested that I go to find Zhou Daxia. He said Zhou Daxia is the best riding and shooter in the world."

Li Yanqing's heart moved and asked with a smile: "Is your master's surname Wang? His name is Wang Jin!"

"How do you know?"

Li Yanqing suddenly realized that Niu Gao was the apprentice of Wang Jin, the coach of sticks. Li Yanqing knew that Wang Jin was excluded by Gao Qiu, so he left the imperial guards and wandered around, and finally defected to Taiyuan Zang Master Dao. Teaching Niu Gao martial arts was the eve of going to Taiyuan Prefecture.

"I have also heard from my master that the four major coaches of the Imperial Guards, Wang Jin, Lin Chong, Xu Ning, and my master Zhou Tong."

"I don't know this. Since I am a disciple of Zhou, why don't you go to martial arts?"

"I am both civil and military, and this time I went to Beijing to study at the Imperial Academy."

"oh"

Niu Gao was extremely envious, "I actually wanted to continue studying, but my family was poor and my father died early. I had to rely on me to support my mother. However, I had been studying for three years and would not be ignorant."

The two of them drank and chatted until late at night. They drank more than a dozen pots of wine. They were a little overwhelmed and then they broke up. Niu Gao returned to the martial arts dormitory, Li Yanqing returned to the inn, and fell asleep.

[Note: Niu Gao in this book is slightly different from his or her age, so don’t care].
Chapter completed!