After eating Taixue Steamed Buns, the next step is to find a place to stay.
According to Cai Que's suggestion, Taixue still has some spare rooms, so he can just find a few empty beds for Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi.
But Zhang Yue didn't dare to go to such trouble, not to mention that Tang Jiu was by his side and Huang Haoyi also had a book boy.
So Cai Que found an inn for the two of them next to Taixue and asked them to stay for the time being.
At the inn, Cai Que went in and negotiated the price with the two of them, and cut it in half.
Zhang Yue, Huang Haoyi and others were outside the door. Ma Wu and Zhang Yue had already sent him home. Before leaving, Zhang Yue gave him a sling of money to spend on the road. Ma Wu kept thanking him.
However, after paying the inn, Zhang Yue had spent more than half of the money he had brought with him on his trip to Bianjing.
Cai Que went out to do some good things and said to the two of them: "These days, Jinmingchi is competing for bids and the capital must be lively. But you two, don't be greedy for this excitement. You should study in the store and pass the imperial examination. You will see it in the future."
It takes a lot of effort."
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi both said yes.
Cai Quedao said: "It's best not to go out when you get to the inn. If you have any food and drinks, just bring them to the room directly. Don't chat with people from all walks of life."
“You can save money by not leaving the inn, but you can’t even leave the guest room?”
Cai Quedao said: "Indeed, unless you need to take out the toilet, you can also eat in the shop."
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi looked at each other.
Cai Que looked at the two of them sideways and said, "You don't listen to me?"
Zhang Yue said: "I don't dare. It's just that we have traveled thousands of miles and are not ignorant people. Brother Chizheng does not need to treat us as three-year-old children."
Cai Que shook his head and said: "I'm not a three-year-old child. Let me tell you something. Just a few months ago, there was a student named Wu in our Imperial College. He had a lot of gold and silver in his family. Not to mention that he had cars and horses coming and going. Only that
The Khitan saddle is worth an unknown amount."
"One day when he was traveling, he met a wealthy businessman. The wealthy businessman treated him very highly and brought many fruits and vegetables to the Imperial College to express his condolences. One day, he even invited him to his home and invited his wife to have a banquet with him. However, the Imperial College student named Wu himself had a wife.
But he is still confused by the beauty of the wealthy businessman’s wife.”
"One day, his wife invited the imperial student surnamed Wu to her home and said that the wealthy businessman was not at home. This man also went to his home in a lustful mood, but was caught and raped by the wealthy businessman on the spot. The imperial student surnamed Wu, his father and his in-laws were all members of the family.
How could a high-ranking official dare to speak out? Feeling guilty, he gave up hundreds of thousands of dollars to plead for cover. After many days, this person learned that the wife of a wealthy businessman was a prostitute pretending to be a prostitute.
After leaving Bianjing, this man fell seriously ill."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, isn’t this the Immortal Dance? It turns out that Song Dynasty has already made great achievements.
Huang Haoyi’s face turned red when he heard this.
Cai Que thought for a while and said: "You are not deeply involved in the world, and there are all three religions and nine schools in Bianjing. You should study with peace of mind before the imperial examination and don't cause trouble. You need to know that there are only so many places in the Imperial Academy. The two of you are
Those recommended by the state are already a little more confident than others, but in the past, there were people below the list who deliberately misbehaved, and a little notoriety can make them miserable for ten years, and their achievements have been undone."
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi were agitated when they heard this.
Cai Que said with his hands behind his back: "Speaking of prostitutes, I would like to give you a few words of advice. In addition to scholars, the most popular people in our Taixue Gongyuan are prostitutes. Remember not to covet good looks and have fun for a while."
Zhang Yue laughed and said: "Brother Chizheng is too worried. We two have a lot of money, so how can we have fun?"
Cai Que said with a smile: "That's true, but you can't help but be distracted. If you believe me, you won't leave the guest room for ten days. If you don't believe me, just think that I said it in vain. Farewell!"
After saying that, Cai Que walked away with his big sleeves fluttering.
Zhang Yue watched Cai Que leave and couldn't help but said to Huang Haoyi: "Brother Chizheng looks like a good man!"
Huang Haoyi said with a look of disbelief: "Sanlang, what are you talking about? Brother Chizheng is certainly a good person. Otherwise, we just met him by chance, how could he bother so much to help."
Zhang Yue smiled without saying anything.
So Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi lived in the same guest room to study, and they really didn't go out except to empty the toilet.
So it’s the sixth day.
Huang Haoyi thought to himself that the inn has been calm these past few days and there is nothing else going on. Senior Brother Cai is caring and caring, so it is unnecessary to make some alarmist remarks.
I felt a little bored after staying in the guest room for six consecutive days. I thought about having a drink downstairs without leaving the hotel. It wouldn't be too contrary to Senior Brother Cai's words.
Huang Haoyi saw that Zhang Yue was sleeping during the day again. He thought that Sanlang was too cautious and would not agree to it, so he opened the door and walked out of the room.
Huang Haoyi went downstairs to find the shopkeeper and asked for a pot of wine and a fat chicken.
I immediately sat in the shop, poured myself a drink, ate happily, and sometimes chatted with others.
At this time, there were many prostitutes coming in and out of the inn. These prostitutes went to the table to sing without calling, and left with some small money and gifts. This was called "drinking and sitting".
Prostitutes in Bianjing City can be said to be everywhere. For example, in hotels, restaurants, and teahouses, there are often such prostitutes meditating and drinking.
Huang Haoyi didn’t pay much attention to it at first. Then a woman walked in, sat down in front of Huang Haoyi, held up the Long Ruan Qin and Se, and sang a Liu Ci song.
Having just passed the hairpin year, when she first married the cloud servant girl, she started to learn singing and dancing.
The princes and grandsons came to the table and made promises to each other.
It's just a matter of idleness, but if you smile, you'll spend a fortune.
I am always afraid that I will exchange my flowers easily and my time will be wasted.
…
Huang Haoyi originally wanted to take a few copper coins to spend, but when he heard the melodious singing, he couldn't help but raised his head and glanced at the woman, and then his soul trembled.
There is such a beautiful woman in the world!
After singing the song, the woman leaned forward and said: "My slave's life is hard, and I make a living by singing songs. I also ask the officials to see the reward. Even if it is a drop of kindness, I will be grateful."
At this time, Huang Haoyi's soul was only halfway back. He didn't know how much it would cost to get such a fairy-like person to sing a song.
So Huang Haoyi immediately collected his money bag, took out all the money he had and put it on the table, and then said embarrassedly: "I don't know if these are enough. If it is not enough, I will ask my friends to borrow it."
The woman looked at Huang Haoyi and couldn't help but smile. Then she took dozens of copper coins from the table and said, "That's good."
After saying that, the woman bowed to Huang Haoyi, and then Yingying got up and went to another table to sing.
Huang Haoyi, on the other hand, stared at the woman absentmindedly.
When the woman left, Huang Haoyi couldn't help but ask others about the woman's identity.
Only then did I learn that this woman's background was indeed pitiful. Her father was a bad gambler. He beat and scolded his wife after drinking, and forced her to sing songs to earn money for her to eat and drink. Her mother sang songs for a living when she was young, and later sang when she got older.
When she stopped moving, her daughter continued singing to support the family of three.
Huang Haoyi felt very sad after hearing this. He wanted to beat up the other party's father, but also felt sorry for the woman. He felt an inexplicable surge of heroic feelings in his heart and wanted to rescue you from the sea of misery.
Three days later, Huang Haoyi returned to the guest room with Zhang Yue exhausted.
Zhang Yue immediately said: "Silang, where have you been these past few days? There will be an exam in the next day. Didn't Brother Chizheng tell us to stay in the guest room these past few days? I've seen you fall asleep when you return to your room these past few days.
Sleeping is really strange."
Huang Haoyi sat down slumped and said, "Sanlang, you are so amazing. You didn't even leave your room for eight days."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, "What the hell? I'll be given a mobile phone after college, so I can stay awake for a month!"
Zhang Yue said: "Silang, what's wrong with you? You've been out of your mind these past few days! Tell me if you have anything to do!"
Huang Haoyi smiled when he heard this, and after a long silence he asked, "Sanlang, can you lend me some money?"
"ah?"
Zhang Yue was startled and looked Huang Haoyi up and down: "What did you borrow the money for?"
Zhang Yue looked at Huang Haoyi's tired and listless look, and couldn't help but slap his legs and said: "You are not going to... at least tell me!"
“You know everything?” Huang Haoyi asked in surprise.
Zhang Yue: “???”
“It’s hard to put it into words.”
Huang Haoyi stopped talking next. Zhang Yue asked a few questions, and the other person turned his face to the wall.
On the third day.
Taixue Examination.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi both packed up their pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and then went to Taixue.
As the two of them walked along, Zhang Yue looked at Huang Haoyi's silent expression, and said: "Silang, you are a bit wrong these days. You will have a big exam soon. I heard that the officials who were in trouble with the Imperial Academy will meet you and me in person. You are like this."
How can he be happy?"
Huang Haoyi sighed after hearing this and said: "Since ancient times, although the word love hurts people."
After a pause, Huang Haoyi said, "I understand Sanlang's good intentions."
After saying that, Huang Haoyi really cheered up. Zhang Yue was a little relieved to see Huang Haoyi like this.
The two of them entered the Taixue gate and then arrived in front of the hall.
But I saw that six or seven people had already come here. After asking, it turned out that they were all people who had been promoted to the Imperial Academy from various states. These people were all leaders in their state, and of course they all came with a sense of pride.
Several people on one side were pointing their fingers at the country. Zhang Yue didn't want to disturb their enjoyment, so he turned to the two people on the other side.
Zhang Yue stepped forward to say hello and was listening to a man chatting with his companions.
But I heard this person say somewhat melancholy: "Originally, I didn't come to Bianjing. After all, it is too far away from our Shu region. Where to study is different? So when Zhouxue recommended me to Taixue, I was in a dilemma.
I thought for a while. At that time, I thought, it would be too far to go to Bianjing, so if I don’t go to Bianjing, it would be okay if I didn’t go to Bianjing.”
Another person also put his hand on his forehead and said: "Me too, I didn't want to go to Bianjing at that time, but my relatives, teachers, and classmates persuaded me for a while, so I had the idea to come to Bianjing, but I thought of it.
I have to rent a house in Bianjing again. You also know that living in Bianjing is not easy. How can I have such money? Later I heard that Taixue provides food and accommodation to its students. I thought, since I can eat and drink for free, I will come.
coming."
After saying that, both of them smiled.
After Zhang Yue listened to what the two said, he looked back at Huang Haoyi and thought, these two people are much more powerful than you.
Huang Haoyi smiled enigmatically when he heard this.
The two of them looked at Zhang Yue again, and Huang Haoyi asked: "Why did you come to Taixue?"
Huang Haoyi rushed forward and said: "I feel ashamed to say it, but I heard that Taixue's steamed buns are good! So I came to give it a try, but I don't know if it will work or not."