When it comes to writing, Mr. Li's biggest weakness is. After more than a year of practice, he can still write neatly only a few numbers such as "Li You", "accurate", "no", "re-examination".
If you don't have money, just leave. It's too boring to argue with a snobbish old madam here. To be honest, Li You didn't get angry when he was contradicted. He is not a middle-aged boy. He can't blame others for being ridiculed for not having money.
What.
When he turned to leave, he saw a few more people coming in from the outside. The young man in charge was very young, probably similar to Li You. He had a handsome face, was dressed luxuriously, walked straight in with his head held high, and had an imposing manner.
However, this is too common in the inner city of the capital. Within a ten-mile radius, especially around the imperial city, there are the largest number of dignitaries in the world. It would be strange to wander around here for a day without encountering a few dignified people.
Back then, a minister of the Ministry of Rites was traveling. An old woman walking alone on the road did not give way. She bumped into the guard of honor and was scolded by the minister's men. As a result, the old woman pointed at the minister and cursed, "I have seen many officials like you, ants, what's the point?"
Sir? Master Shangshu smiled bitterly and left, and it became a legend in the capital.
Back to the subject, these people did not attract much attention from Li You and were not worth making a fuss about. Even Zhang Sanhanzong turned a blind eye to this.
But there was a person behind the young master who Li You stared at for a few times. It was none other than Cui Jingcui, an out-of-school proctor who had no choice but to work as a clerk in the Nanjing Public Affairs Department but could never find a good job.
gentlemen.
Half a year ago, Supervisor Cui was still working as an official in Jiangnan Tixueguan, and he cooperated with Mr. Li to commit fraud. As mentioned before, Grandmaster Tixueguan also had to take the Jiangnan Provincial Examination this year, and after that he would become an official. However, Li
When You left Suzhou and went to Beijing, the provincial examination had not yet been held.
Cui Jiansheng actually appeared in the capital today and worked as a helper for the noble master An. Based on Li You's understanding of him, he is probably unemployed again and is trying to find a new career...
It is estimated that the old Jiangnan academic officer retired and went home directly after supervising this scientific administration. Cui Jiansheng did not get any benefits, and for some reason he came to the capital to work again.
Li You stopped, not because he wanted to reminisce about the old days with Mr. Cui, who was suffering from bad luck. He wanted to inquire about the results of the provincial examination. His great-nephew Li Zhengmeng also went to take the provincial examination after being selected as a scholar. He has not yet received a letter reporting the results. Although he knew it was basically hopeless.
, but you have to ask.
For some reason, Mr. Li suddenly felt much better when he saw the miserable Cui Jiansheng.
When your young master saw Madam Lu standing on the steps, he called out: "Mother Lu! Is Miss Yuzhi here?"
Madam Lu nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, yes, but I'm not happy. Mr. Lin is well here. My daughter listens to you the most. Please help me coax her away."
After saying that, she stepped aside and invited Mr. Lin to come in. When she looked up, she saw Li You still waiting at the foot of the stairs, so she shouted: "Mr. Wang, we are really full now! Spend your few taels of silver elsewhere!"
Mr. Lin, who was arriving at the door, heard the words "a few taels of silver" and couldn't help but burst into laughter. He turned around and said, "Where is this country rich man? Are you just coming to the capital?"
Madam Lu joked: "Yes, yes."
Although he recognized Li You, Cui Jiansheng lowered his head in the crowd and pretended not to know. He had also just met Mr. Shang Lin, a noble man. He didn't know his temper very well, so it was better not to talk too much at this time. In case he offended him
The noble man is unhappy, this hope is gone again.
Tolerate? Or not to bear? The despised Li You couldn't decide... Mainly because he couldn't determine the identity of this person. However, the person Cui Jiansheng could reach would probably not be a truly powerful person.
If he is a relative of the emperor (the kind who only has pomp and power but no real power), you can resolutely push him back and show your literati character; but if you are a minister of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan Province... then you should just keep your tail between your legs.
In the end, Mr. Li had no choice but to shout: "Cui Jing, come out! I have something to ask you!"
The word "Official" that Li You shouted was very unpleasant. No one would call him this kind of person when he came to this place. No matter what his status was when he entered the door, the young ones were called Young Masters, the older ones were called Lao Ye, and the rich ones were called Yuanwai.
, those who have no money are called sir. Of course, the real "official" will not come here in person, and will be summoned directly when necessary.
I thought it was Li You who was showing off his identity on purpose. Young Master Lin raised his eyebrows and was about to speak arrogantly when suddenly there was a loud noise and shouting at the gate, causing everyone to turn their heads to look. It was late and then fast.
I saw more than a dozen people swarming in, each armed with sticks and other objects, and rushed straight to the front of the hall in a fierce manner.
Li You took a closer look and saw that among the group there was a middle-aged woman in her forties who seemed to be the leader. He guessed in his mind, whose Hedong lion was coming to capture his husband? It was a good show.
Hearing Madam Lu scream again, she cooperated and quickly ran away with small steps.
But they saw this group of people forcing Mr. Lin and his party who had come in earlier... It seemed that unlike what Li You had guessed, they were too old to match.
"Wang Yannu! What are you going to do!" Mr. Lin shouted. His voice actually changed, his expression was frightened, and his handsome face was actually distorted.
The woman named Wang Yannv said in a cold voice: "There is no one in the house, but here we are. It's time to remember it." Besides, she didn't talk nonsense, and rebuked him happily: "Hit!"
Li You became more and more curious, what was the relationship between the two people? Some people couldn't tell.
Mr. Lin is obviously a noble man. The middle-aged woman looks simple in dress but very imposing. If this person named Wang Yannu is an elder, how dare Mr. Lin call her by her first name? If she is a slave in the family, why is he so afraid?
appearance?
Ordinarily, there were six or seven people on Mr. Lin's side, and they should be able to fight against more than a dozen opponents. But what Li You didn't expect was that in the blink of an eye, everyone around Mr. Lin fled, leaving only
Cui Jiansheng is a...
Wang Yannv was not interested in other people. Immediately, more than a dozen strong men like wolves and tigers rushed forward, surrounded Mr. Lin and beat him hard.
Li You watched vigorously from the side, his teeth cracked as he watched. Mr. Lin was beaten, kicked and beaten with sticks. The scene was so horrific that it was difficult to describe it. This was not a funny and nonsensical beating in a TV movie, this was really happening in front of his eyes.
A one-sided beating.
Cui Jiansheng seemed to be somewhat of a loyal protector. He blocked the left and the right and tried his best to protect Mr. Lin. However, how could his thin figure stop the attack of more than a dozen big men? So he was beaten together, and he was not much more.
In a short time, Lin and Cui were lying on the ground unable to move. Their hair buns completely fell apart, and their clothes were torn into several pieces and hung on their bodies. Their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen beyond recognition, and there were several traces of blood, and they didn't know where they came from.
"Go back home!" the woman named Wang Yannv greeted, and as soon as the perpetrators were done, they really left like a whirlwind.
Li You became even more strange. He heard that Wang Yannu and Mr. Lin were from the same house, so why did he strike so harshly? Mr. Lin must not be an ordinary person. He didn't even have such a face. He was beaten like this and left here without any care.
?
Life is really unpredictable. Mr. Lin, who was arrogant and domineering just a moment ago, has become Mr. Lin who rushes into the street in a moment.
Seeing that the show was over, Mr. Li stepped forward and looked at Cui Jiansheng. He was breathing well and still alive, so he kicked Cui Jiansheng with his toes.
It was said that Cui Jiansheng, who had thrown himself into the street, was lying helpless on the ground. He was looking forward to seeing Mr. Li coming over to lend a helping hand. However, he heard Li You ask: "Can Mr. Cui speak? How is my great-nephew doing in this year's Jiangnan Provincial Examination? How is he doing?
Please let me know."
In pain, Supervisor Cui vomited a few mouthfuls of blood (his mouth was broken). He raised his finger and pointed at Mr. Lin beside him, who was rushing to the street with him.
go."
Li You was silent.
Mr. Lin, who was lying on the side, suddenly started crying silently, and a few crystal tears slowly flowed out of his eyes.
The beautiful boy with a pig head crying bitterly is very pitiful. Unfortunately, Mr. Li is neither a rotten girl nor a glass person. He has a heart of stone and turns a blind eye.
Li You was never willing to take the initiative to get involved in such troublesome matters where he could not see the inside story (although he was always passive), let alone in a place with bottomless water like the capital. He waited for a while to see Cui Jiansheng.
After talking, he planned to leave.
Li You turned around and thought that today was probably the most enriching day since time travel... In the morning, he made friends with the royal family's Tanhua, at noon he was treated to a drink and forced to write ten quatrains, in the afternoon he was besieged in the Imperial College, and in the evening he watched in the Jiaofang alley.
There was a good show of gang fights. If this happened every day, life would be too colorful.
What he didn't know was that the colorful day had not passed and was still going on.
Just as I was recalling Mr. Zhu Fanghe's expression of being shocked by his "talent", I suddenly heard Zhang San beside me say in surprise: "Zhu Bulang?"
Li You was startled. How did Zhang San know what he was thinking? He looked up and saw Mr. Zhu Fanghe standing not far away, looking at him meaningfully.
Li You hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and said, "What a coincidence. I didn't want to leave at noon and meet Mr. Fang He again at night."
"You...you don't mean what you say, you don't mean what you say, you are really a hypocrite." Zhu Fanghe nodded and teased Li You.
Li You looked around and asked, "Why are Mr. Fanghe here?"
Zhu Fanghe sighed: "I just woke up at noon and heard the urgent report that one of my disciples was trapped here, so I came to rescue him."
Li You was surprised and asked: "Could it be Mr. Yilin?"
"How do you know? Have you seen it?"
Li You silently led Zhu Fanghe to the steps and pointed at the two human bodies lying on the ground.
It was getting dark just now, so Zhu Fanghe didn't notice the two people at the front steps of the hall. When he got closer and saw it, he probably didn't expect it to be so tragic, so he was stunned for a moment.
Li You asked: "Mr. Fanghe, what do you think should be done? I want to help, but I am embarrassed where to send it..."
Zhu Fanghe pondered for a moment, struggled for a moment, and said to Li You: "I only brought one follower, so I want to borrow your strength."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Li You instructed Zhang San, Han Zong, Wang Dalang and Wang Erlang to lift the two human bodies and throw them into the sedan chair.
Then Zhu Bulang and Li You walked in the carriage to take Mr. Lin back to his residence.
Not a quarter of an hour later, at the entrance of an unknown alley, Zhu Bulang stopped and said to Li You: "Brother, I have something to hide. The house in front of me is Mr. Lin's house. Could you please send Mr. Li to him?"
Li You's heart trembled. Could it be that the place where even Zhu Bulang, who had a transcendent identity, wanted to avoid, was the dragon's pond and the tiger's den? Zhu Bulang actually said the word "brother"... He couldn't help but ask: "Please let me go."
Mr. He said bluntly, I would rather go through fire and water in vain."
Zhu Bulang laughed dumbly and said: "I'll teach you a trick. When you send Mr. Lin to his house, don't learn Mandarin. Just speak Suzhou dialect. If you have Xujiang dialect, it will be better. You will have no worries."
Li You couldn't refuse Mr. Zhu, so he had no choice but to carry Mr. Lin, who was unconscious but fortunately still strong, towards the alley.
On the way, Wang Dalang said: "Master Li, I can tell where this is..."