At this time, Li Yan and his carriage were passing through the long city gate opening. The city gate opening was very long, but it was not damp inside. The tall and wide design made the city gate opening ventilated, dry, and well-lit. Li Yan and the others were satisfied After walking for dozens of seconds, the carriage left the city gate and entered the city.
Facing the city gate are three roads, all paved with large bluestones. Due to the constant traffic of cars and people walking on them, the roads look shiny and shiny, even the slightly uneven sections on the surface of the bluestones or the gaps between the two bluestones. They all look round and smooth. The middle one is obviously wider than the roads on both sides, and it should be the main road without a doubt. The two branch roads extend to both sides, and it is unknown where they are going. There are many buildings on both sides of the road, most of them are There are various canvases and signboards at the entrances of the two- and three-story buildings. People are coming and going, shouts and greetings are coming and going. Even though it is afternoon, it is still a lively scene.
Pedestrians passed by on the street, and Li Guoxin and his carriage drove slowly. Li Yan and the three of them couldn't keep their eyes open when they were sitting in the carriage. They kept turning their heads around, feeling very new. Many of them were things they had never seen before. Something I have seen and something I have never heard of.
"Brother Yan, you see there are iron railings and a counter inside that door. The man outside can only stand on his feet and stretch his face to talk to the small hole. It must be a pawn shop, right?" Li Yu asked when he saw a pawn shop.
"Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, look at that three-story restaurant. It's so grand and smells so good. I've never smelled it before. Even when the wild boar is roasted, the oil on the wild boar doesn't smell like this. If you come here in the future, If you are an apprentice here, you will be very capable," Li Shan said, pointing to the restaurant he just passed by.
Li Guoxin turned around and said with a smile, "You will live here for a long time in the future. I will watch you, but you must learn your skills well, otherwise you will be driven back to the village. That will be embarrassing. You are going." The place is still ahead.”
Li Yan also felt that his eyes were full of freshness at this time. There were many things that he had never seen before. Some of them he had heard from his father and the people in the village, and some he had never heard of before. He couldn't help but sigh at how vast the outside world was and what he had experienced. His shortcomings.
After the carriage moved forward among the crowd for a while, it stopped at a two-story restaurant. Although this restaurant only had two floors, it had many storefronts. There were seven or eight street-facing storefronts running horizontally. Between these facades, the insides are all open, making the lobby particularly spacious and bright. At this time, it is not yet time to check in, but there are some guests coming in and out. They come as they please. The restaurant's sign spans the middle facades. It looks very grand and eye-catching. It reads "Natural Wine House".
Li Guoxin drove the carriage to the street facade on the far right side of "Natural Wine House", found a place to stop under a big tree, tied the reins to the big tree, then asked Li Yu to get down, and asked Li Yan and Li Shan to stand beside the car. After waiting, he took Li Yu and walked in through the middle door. Li Yan and Li Shan stood beside the car, looking at the lively scene on the street.
, the two of them stopped talking for a while. In fact, as Li Yu left, they also knew that the time of separation had come, and they would live alone in this strange place. The excitement and longing before were gone now. There was only a trace of fear in their hearts, a trace of fear as if they were alone and helpless in a foreign place. Both of them had their own thoughts and were silent.
After some time, Li Guoxin was seen walking towards the carriage with Li Yu, followed by a fat man in his thirties, wearing a long gown. Several people slowly came to the carriage. Li Guoxin asked Li
Yu said, "Take out the gift." Then she turned to the fat middle-aged man and said with a smile: "Manager Li, I will take this contract back to the child's parents. The child will be left here. I hope Manager Li will read it."
In the name of my fellow sect, I will take care of you more in the future. I would like to express my thanks here.” After saying this, he bowed to Manager Li with a fist in his hand.
Manager Li also had a smile on his fat face, "Don't be polite, Guoxin. You and I are the same elders, so we should take care of ourselves. Don't worry about this baby here. As long as he can endure hardships, there will definitely be more children in the future."
Make a living".
Li Guoxin waved to Li Yuyi and said, "Follow your uncle. In the future, you must be more diligent, your hands and feet must be quick, and you must ask more questions and do more when you encounter problems."
Li Yu had already walked away and saluted, choked with sobs and said to Li Yan, Li Shan said, "Brother Yan...Brother Shan...brother, come...visit me when you have time." After saying this, he almost burst into tears.
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Li Yan and Li Shan also squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying and replied respectively:
"Okay, I'll come over and see you when I have time."
"Xiaoyu, do your job well, and Brother Shan will come to eat the food you cooked."
When Manager Li saw this, he smiled and said, "Let's go." After saying that, he bowed his hands to Li Guoxin and turned around to walk towards the wine shop. Li Yu followed him with a salute, turned around after a few steps, and followed reluctantly. In the end, he still
Disappeared into the concierge.
At this time, Li Guoxin also called the two of them to get on the carriage, untied the reins from the tree, and after sitting on the shaft, he said to the two of them, "A man, you don't want such children. They are here to learn their skills. Once they have learned their skills, they will take care of their parents."
That's the man." After saying this, he drove forward without looking at the two of them.
The carriage continued to move forward, and after turning a few more turns, it also stopped at a place called "Iron Pavilion". Just like before, Li Shan was asked to get out of the car and follow him, leaving only Li Yan alone.
Next to the car. Also after a while, Li Guoxin and Li Shan came back, but this time they were followed by two people. One of them was over 10 feet tall, naked, and his muscles were stronger than Li Guoxin's, glowing in the sun.
Black light, when you raise your hand and move, the muscles will beat one by one, like a mouse jumping on the body. This man has thick eyebrows and ringed eyes. He is about forty years old. There is another man about the same age as Li Shan next to him.
He is a half-grown boy, but this boy also has a thick body, big hands and feet, and is much thicker than Li Shan.
Hou Li
Yan learned that this person was the owner of the family, his name was Lu Kui. He was an expert at making weapons and equipment. Whether it was forging ordnance or making farm tools, he was unparalleled in the city. He also often repaired for the garrison troops.
Guarding Ordnance. The one next to him was his eldest disciple Liang Shi. What happened next was just like what Li Yu had done before. After explaining some words, Li Shan said goodbye to Li Guoxin and Li Yan with red eyes and followed the two men away.
The boy experienced several partings in one day, and his mood was extremely low at this time.
Li Guoxin looked up at the sky and said to Li Yan, "We have to go to the school martial arts field as soon as possible. It should still be Shenshi time. If it's later, it might be tomorrow." Li Yan quickly gathered his mood and nodded in agreement. He was now surrounded by Li Yu and Li
Shan and Er's previous appearance made their minds wander. They missed their parents, brother, and sister a little. But they also knew that at this time they could only take one step at a time. The future was confusing and unknown.
Li Guoxin took Li Yan and drove to a place quickly. Not long after, they arrived at a gate surrounded by a high courtyard wall. Li Yan saw that the courtyard wall extended in an arc to both sides.
, where he could see, he still couldn't see the entire scope. He thought that the courtyard wall must be huge. Li Guoxin stopped the carriage farther away and tied it to a hitching post, which was also hitched.
There were many horses and carriages, and then they led Li Yan towards the gate.
At this time, there were more than a dozen soldiers guarding the gate with weapons, and there were also a dozen young people and a dozen people who seemed to be escorts lined up at the door. When these people saw the two of them coming, they were not too surprised.
At the same time, he glanced here and then turned to look at the soldiers at the gate.
When the two of them arrived at the gate, a soldier came over and asked, "Are you here to participate in the recruitment of the Guards?"
Li Guoxin pointed at Li Yan, then bowed and replied, "Yes, Master Jun, he is participating in the examination."
The soldier pointed to Li Yan with his hand and said, "Just right, then come over and go in with this group of people."
Li Yan quickly stepped forward and followed the soldier to stand at the back of the dozen young men.
After the soldier saw them standing, he turned to Li Guoxin and the others, pointed his finger to one side and said, "You guys go over there and wait. It is estimated that the results will come out around You hour."
Only then did Li Guoxin notice that far away on the other side of the gate, there were many dark people sitting on the ground or standing somewhere looking over here. He thought these must be the escorts who had arrived earlier.
Looking at it this way, there should be quite a few people participating in the recruitment this time. After all, the duty of the Guards this time has tempted many villagers.
Li Guoxin looked at Li Yan, and Li Yan also looked in his direction. Li Guoxin pointed at the place and then at himself, meaning where he was waiting for him. Li Yan nodded to express his understanding. Li Guoxin did the same thing as before.
The dozen or so people walked toward the waiting area together.