"It turns out it's the second boss. You guys are looking for the boss. Unfortunately, he's not here now. Why don't you wait for a while." As a clerk in the Zhou family's shop, he naturally knows that Zhou An is the second young master of the Zhou family and has never been here.
They had never seen it before in the county seat, but Zhou An could tell his name straight away, so the clerk naturally believed it eight points, and the remaining two points would be confirmed after the boss came.
"Isn't my eldest brother in the shop at this time?" Zhou An looked at the weather and found that it was almost Shenshi time, which is around four or five o'clock in the afternoon. After another hour, the cloth shop will be closed. Will Zhou Dabao come?
I don't know for sure, after all, the Zhou family has several shops, so I don't know where Zhou Dabao lives.
"The owner doesn't often come to the store. He only inspects the store from time to time to see if there are any mistakes. So in normal times, the store is usually managed by our shopkeeper." The clerk explained.
"Is there any way you can contact my elder brother?"
"Our shopkeeper should know. I'm going to ask our shopkeeper now. Second boss, please wait a moment." The waiter walked quickly towards the back hall, and after a while a sixty-year-old old man came out.
"My name is Zhou Hong, and I am the shopkeeper of Zhouji Cloth Shop. It is a great honor for my second boss to come to Zhouji Clothing Shop," the shopkeeper said.
"Okay, don't say any more. I'm looking for my elder brother now. You tell me where he is now and I'll go find him." Zhou An said.
"This... this, why don't I send someone to invite the young master? He will arrive in about an hour." Zhou Hong hesitated and said.
Judging from the hesitant look on Zhou Hong's face, Zhou Dabao wouldn't be doing something shameful, but Zhou Hong couldn't tell and he didn't ask. After all, it was Zhou Dabao's privacy.
"Then I'll wait for a while and you can send someone to notify him."
Zhou Hong asked his waiter to go find Zhou Dabao. Zhou An was waiting in the back hall. Zhou Hong had some tea and cakes brought up to entertain Zhou An and the others. Zhou Aiai picked up the cakes and ate them, and Zhou An also ate a few.
After a long wait, Zhou An finally arrived at Zhou Dabao. It was just that Zhou Dabao's clothes were particularly messy, his body was wet, and his face was a little panicked, as if he had just escaped from the water.
"Second brother, please wait here for now. Let's chat after I finish changing my clothes." Zhou Dabao said and hurriedly walked to the back room.
After a while, Zhou Dabao changed his clothes and walked out. Although his hair was still a little wet, he didn't look as embarrassed as before. He looked much neater.
"Second brother, I'm sorry, it's your first time in the county and you saw me like this." Zhou Dabao said with an embarrassed look.
"What happened, do you need my help?" Zhou An said with concern.
"The main thing for you now is to sign up for the Qianshan Gang. I have nothing to do here." Zhou Dabao had already received the news from Zhou Dacai and knew that Zhou An came to sign up for the Qianshan Gang.
"If you really have anything to say, just say it, we are brothers." Zhou An said.
"I know you are very powerful. Don't worry. If I encounter any trouble, I will definitely come to you." Zhou Dabao said:
"Okay, I'll arrange a guest room for you now. Take a rest. After dinner, you can sign up in the evening." After saying that, he sent a waiter to take Zhou An and the others to the prepared guest room.
After traveling all day, Zhou An also felt a little tired, so he returned to the guest room, lay down on the bed and rested.
I don't know how long I had been lying there when there was a knock on the door and Zhou Aiai's voice: "It's dinner time, Brother An is eating."
Zhou Dabao treated Zhou An and Zhou Aiai to a sumptuous dinner. As for Zhou Qiang, he left the package he brought with him in the guest room and has not come back yet.
Zhou An guessed that he might have gone to find Xiao Qing'er.
After eating, Zhou An and Zhou Aiai went to the registration office of the Qianshan Sect to sign up. Zhou Dabao found out that the registration place was at the foot of the Qianshan Sect, and the Qianshan Sect was in a low place in the east of the city.
On top of the mountain.
Zhou An and Zhou Aiai walked out of Buzhuang. They admired the night view and walked towards Qianshan Sect.
To be honest, the night view is really nice. Although there are no electric lights or neon lights from the previous life, there are red lanterns hanging all over the place, and people set off fireworks regularly every day. There are even many small vendors selling various things.
Yell and greet the passers-by.
Zhou Aiai was very excited when she saw it. She had never seen such beautiful scenery before. She also bought a lot of delicious food and watched the night view while eating.
By the time she reached the foot of Qianshan Gang, she had bought a large bag of food. This was not all she had bought. She also ate some of it.
He is a total foodie.
When he arrived at the Qianshan Gang registration office, Zhou An was stunned. There was a long queue of about two hundred people. How long would he wait in line?
"Sir, do you need help arranging the queue? We are not expensive. We only need three taels of silver and we will help you queue up for free." A man who looked like a gangster walked up to Zhou An and said in a low voice.
Zhou An was immediately confused. There were still scalpers here, but he didn't have much disgust. He was very happy that he didn't have to queue up anymore, so he immediately asked him to queue up. However, the scalper did not go there in person, but sent two people to do it.
queue.
When it is their turn, they will find Zhou An and Zhou Aiai and ask them to sign up.
Taking advantage of this time, the two of them went to a nearby tavern to have a drink. Unfortunately, Zhou Ai's belly was so big that she couldn't eat anything because of the snacks she loved to eat. She could only watch Zhou An angrily as she drank.
I also want to drink it, I really want to drink it, but now I can only watch.
Looking at the endless flow of pedestrians outside, Zhou An really didn't expect that there were so many people at night in ancient times. He remembered that in his previous life, there seemed to be a curfew at night in ancient times, but there was no curfew here, and instead it was very lively.
Zhou An planned to see if Xiao Qing'er and the others had come to sign up, but he was very disappointed when he didn't see her.
"Master, the guests are full now, can you let this scholar sit here? He said that after he sits down, he will pay for the treat." The waiter in the tavern said to Zhou An.
Behind the waiter is a young scholar, wearing a blue gown and carrying a book basket on his back. He does not look like a rich man.
"No, if he wants to sit down, just sit down. He eats his, and I eat mine," Zhou An said.
"Thank you, young master." The scholar saluted Zhou An, sat on the bench opposite Zhou An, and at the same time took down the book basket behind him.
After he sat down, he ordered some food from the waiter and said to Zhou An, "I'm Lian Hao, I don't know the name of the young master."
"My name is Zhou An." Zhou An said calmly.
"You are the prodigy from Zhoujiazhuang." Lian Hao said hesitantly.
Zhou An was stunned, not thinking that Lian Hao had heard of his name. Looking at Lian Hao's expression, he understood why he hesitated, and said: "I am fourteen years old now, and I look more mature, like seventeen or eighteen years old."
Don't be offended by how old he is."
"No wonder, no wonder, I have heard of Brother Zhou's name a long time ago. When he was ten years old, he passed the Tongsheng Examination, and when he was twelve, he passed the Scholarship Examination. Now, at the age of fourteen, he has become a famous scholar. And I am now twenty.
I was six years old before I was admitted as a scholar. Compared with you, I am far behind." Lian Hao waved his hand and said.
"I heard that the examination will be held on the day when the dragon raises its head in February next year. Will you participate?" Zhou An asked, thinking of next year's examination.
"Of course I will participate. I came to Jian'an Academy to study this year just for next year's examination," Lian Hao said.
"Are you a student of Jian'an Academy?" Jian'an Academy is the most famous academy in the county. They recruit only knowledgeable and talented people, but they don't recruit mediocre people at all. Since Lian Hao was recruited, he still wanted to be recruited.
Some talented people are at least better than themselves.
"I just received the notice a few days ago that I was recruited to Jian'an Academy, so I hurried here."
"It just so happens that Brother An has also been recruited into Jian'an Academy. From now on, you will be fellow residents and you will have to help each other." Zhou Aiai interrupted.
"Who is she?" Lian Hao looked at Zhou Aiai and asked.
"She is my friend, her name is Zhou Aiai." Zhou An introduced.
"Hello." Lian Hao said with a smile.
"How about you, uncle." Zhou Aiai said with a toothy smile.
Uh? Uncle? I'm not married yet, so why have I become an uncle? Just when he was about to explain, his food came up.